Lets kick off 2012 with in-hand images of the Transformers Alternity Goldbug toy from Takara-Tomy, thanks to Autobase Aichi and Snakas.  The figure is a recoloured version of Transformers Alternity Bumblebee and Cliffjumper using metallic gold paint and with a dark blue head based on the G1 Throttlebot character / toy.

Transformers Alternity week continues at Transformers At The Moon with Transformers Alternity Bumble (Champion Yellow) being the 3rd of the great Transformers Alternity toys to be featured.

Bumble is of cause the Japanese name for Bumblebee, the poular Generation One Transformers character made even more popular with the live action Transformers Movies.

The first of our Transformers Alternity toy galleries has now gone live.  The first figure in this gorgeous looking range is Convoy Vibrant Red Version.

The Yahoo! Japan blog "Cyber Gundam" have published the specific Japanese release dates for some Transformers items between April and June.  The items are basically the new pre-orders that Big Bad Toy Store listed recently, but this time Japanese retail prices are available.

24th April 2010 - Transformers EZ Collection Vol. 3 - TBC yen
24th April 2010 - Transformers RA-31 Mudflap and Agent Simmons - 5,000 yen
29th May 2010 - Transformers Alternity A-04 Okamora Orochi / Starscream (white) - 4,500 yen
29th May 2010 - Transformers Alternity A-04 Okamora Orochi / Skywarp (purple) - 4,500 yen
29th May 2010 - Transformers Device Label Transformers USB Flash Memory (2GB) Cheetor - 3,800 yen
26th June 2010 - Transformers Disney Label Buzz Lighyear Spaceship - 3,800 yen
26th June 2010 - Transformers Movie MR-01 Jet Power Optimus Prime - 6,800 yen
26th June 2010 - Transformers Movie MR-02 Megatron - 4,200 yen

Cybergundamblog have posted some photos from the 2009 East Japan toy trade fair, at which TakaraTomy showed off their upcoming Donald Duck Disney Label, Transformers Alternity Bumblebee and Cliffjumper and Transformers: Revenge Human-Alliance toys.

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SGCollect's forum member Tensiongraphix has posted some images of the upcoming Transformers Alternity Bumblebee and Cliff Jumper figures.  The Cliffjumper toy features a remoulded head as well as being a repaint.  You can view the mirrored images below.

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Update: The original source of the images is Toys R Us Japan who have updated their listings with the un-watermarked versions.

・オルタニティ　A-03　SUZUKI　SWIFT　SPORT　バンブルチャンピオンイエロー
・オルタニティ　A-03　SUZUKI　SWIFT　SPORT　クリフ　シュプリームレッドパール

Cybergundam blog has posted some scans from the latest issue of Dengeki Hobby Magazine which includes a page showing both of the final versions of Transformers Alternity Megatron, Henkei Smokescreen and Red Alert (the last two figures in the Henkei series as confirmed by this months Figure King) as well as a Transforming Autobot symbol.

TakaraTomy have updated the Alternity section of the Transformers website with a silhouette of a new figure and the words "Comming Soon", and no that's not a typo on our part, but is wrong on the TakaraTomy page.

Credit to Seibertron.com for the spot.

TFWiki has posted a translation of the story and profile for Transformers Alternity Convoy.

“From Here to Alternity”

[World ID: Primax 109.0 Beta]

The time is 2009. The place is another Earth. There, the robot life forms called Cybertrons and humanity live peacefully together. However, a quarter century after they first met, an unknown threat endangers the world. On the four outer planets of the solar system, large marks resembling the claws of a beast have simultaneously appeared.

On Earth, following the appearance of the marks, a mysterious ring of light appeared in the skies above Vancouver, America. When the Cybertron army deployed there, the ring of light floated above their heads in the shape of a closed racetrack, and around it was racing something that appeared to be a silver sports car. When Commander Convoy saw this strange sight, he whispered, “The promised time has arrived,” and he stopped his compatriots as they prepared for battle. “That visitor is our friend. To be more precise, that is the me of another world. It is Convoy.”

Two years before, he had met a messenger from another world and made a secret promise. In the year 2009, the evil Megatron would bring the terrifying Beast of Time and come to destroy the Earth. The beast “Hytherion” was a super-dimensional life form and a powerful enemy that those on Earth could not even touch. The only thing that could act against this threat was the power of the multi-dimensional space protectors called “Alternity.” Convoy agreed that when the danger appeared, he would become a member of Alternity and fight alongside them.

In the center of the ring, a spacetime window opened and a shining metallic frame appeared from within. Convoy fused with the frame, and before the Cybertrons’ eyes, he was reshaped and transformed into a form matching that of the silver visitor. In that instant, he was reborn as a manifestation of the Alternity super-beings. As Convoy raised his hand into the skies and cast aside the veil of the dimensions, the row of Hytherion’s giant fangs became visible covering the heavens. And so, with modern Earth as its stage, an unimaginable battle began.


Higher Definition

Biology: Alternity is a future form of the Transformers which, after 900,000 years, have evolved into a celestial being. Their bodies are made of a higher-dimensional material called Alternium, and they have huge forms that straddle multiple parallel worlds. As a result, it is impossible for terrestrial beings to comprehend the entirety of their appearance. Each individual fuses with their selves of countless parallel worlds to make up a giant manifold being. The word Alternity, referring to their multi-dimensional nature, has become the name for the entire species.

Abilities: They are able to “reach out their hand” to various time periods and dimensional worlds, and they can use their powers to manipulate reality and duplicate timelines. Furthermore, when taking individual action on the mortal plane, they use Transformer bodies called “Auto-Avatars.” Each avatar’s mechanical function is about the same as that of a modern Transformer, but various high functions have been added through the technology of the Alternity. The Auto-Avatars normally transform into the form of a sports car, which is the most efficient method of transportation for using the super-dimensional locomotion of the Timaeus Drive.

Weaknesses: The Alternity are experts on dealing with multiple dimensions, but they are not omnipotent in the matter of time travel. Their greatest weakness is that they cannot move under their own power to any time prior to when Alternium was first created; that is, Earth date 2007. This often works to their disadvantage when battling Hytherion. For missions that go past this barrier, they must use long-range time-space weapons, or the aid of non-Alternity agents called “Protectors.”


A-01 Masterlord Convoy

Alternity Grand Commander Convoy

Alt-mode: Nissan GT-R

Convoy’s new form, which transforms into a GT-R sports car, is a very unusual transformation in which he uses the super-material frame built into his body to link with the hyper-being from the future, “Alternity.” This body, which is known as the “Auto-Avatar,” is in a way an avatar of Convoy that has evolved into a higher form. Alternity includes a collective of many Convoys from different dimensions, and each of them can have its own avatar. So far, the two Auto-Avatars that are known to exist are the silver one known as “Vector 01” that was created in the “BT World” from which Alternity originates, and the red traditionally-colored “Vector 109.” Each has ranged space-time weapons on both arms called “tachyon blasters,” and in car mode, they can activate the Timaeus Drive that opens the super-dimensional portal. With these new abilities, Convoy will continue his mission to protect peace on Earth and defend freedom, and will thus challenge Megatron’s ambitions.

* Ten-Dimensional Processor Block [head]: The brain-part that controls multi-dimensional thinking and consciousness.

* Timaeus Powertrack Generator [chest]: Generates the racetrack for the super-dimensional-locomotion Timaeus Drive.

* Universal Emulation Engine [waist]: Universal mechanism that replicates all mechanical devices.

* Phasic Isolation Shield Emitter [knee]: Shield emitter that erases one’s presence and offers total protection.

* Timestorm Detector Array [door-wing]: Able to remotely detect the generation of changes in time-space and immediately calculate their coordinates.

* Alternium Hyper-Frame [clavicle]: Higher-dimensional-material receiver that physically links the Auto-Avatar and the true Alternity.

* Anti-Hytherion Spacetime-Piercing Tachyon Blasters [forearm]: Super-long-range armaments that can strike targets existing in the past, the future or in other dimensions.

* Planet Force Storage Reactors [lower leg]: Where the vibrational energy of the planets is gathered as backup energy storage.

Cybergundam blog has posted some scans from the latest issue of Dengeki Hobby Magazine which includes a page showing both of the final versions of Transformers Alternity Megatron, Henkei Smokescreen and Red Alert (the last two figures in the Henkei series as confirmed by this months Figure King) as well as a Transforming Autobot symbol.

Amazon Japan has been updated with a listing for Alternity A-01 Convoy (Super Black Edition). 

The listing includes an image of a photoshoped version of the toy, showing that it will be based on the Scourge (Nemesis Convoy) colour scheme.

The figure is due out in June and will cost 4,725 Yen.

Thanks to "Road to Heaven"for sending through three images of his recently purchased Transformers Alternity Convoy and Transformers Disney Label Mickey Mouse.  The images include a nice size comparison of the figures which can be viewed below.