Official Press Release:
Get ready to hero up in Spring 2012 with an elite crew of military KREON forces to battle against an alien invasion and save the Earth with the new KRE-O BATTLESHIP line. The eight products in this line are based on the Universal Studios summer movie BATTLESHIP, directed by Peter Berg, which hits theaters on May 18th, 2012 in the United States. The KRE-O BATTLESHIP line features KREON figures of soldiers and aliens for kids to mimic the action of the film, while providing construction fans with tanks, ships, and helicopters made of KRE-O bricks to battle the incoming alien race on sea, land, or in the air!
The fate of the world is in your hands in Fall 2012 as the AUTOBOTS battle against the DECEPTICONS in the QUEST FOR ENERGON. Kids can lead the search for these long lost pieces of the TRANSFORMERS lifeblood in order to keep the ultimate ENERGON weapon from falling into the wrong hands. Each new 2012 KRE-O TRANSFORMERS set is a 2-in-1 build featuring favorite TRANSFORMERS characters in vehicle and robot modes and includes several exclusive ENERGON bricks which can be combined to build a collectible ENERGON weapon and aid in the ongoing battle between good and evil!
The 2012 KRE-O BATTLESHIP line includes:
KRE-O BATTLESHIP OCEAN ATTACK Set
(Ages 6 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $7.99/Available: May 2012)
Keep the aliens from invading even the farthest depths of the ocean with the KRE-O BATTLESHIP OCEAN ATTACK set. Place the KREON combat diver atop the scuba sled and pretend to race along the ocean’s floor or use the sled’s two missile launchers to attack the KREON alien figure. Set includes two KREON figures and 66 pieces.
KRE-O BATTLESHIP LAND DEFENSE BATTLE PACK
(Ages 6 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $11.99/Available: May 2012)
An intense alien assault on a KREON military troop is right at any kid’s fingertips with the KRE-O BATTLESHIP Land Defense Battle Pack! Build barricades for the Battle Sergeant, Star Colonel, and Recon Soldier KREON figures to take cover behind. Or make the alien KREON figure swoop in for an attack on his glider wings. Or create missile launchers to take the enemy down! Set features 81 bricks and 4 KREON figures.
KRE-O BATTLESHIP COMBAT CHOPPER Set
(Ages 7 to 14 years /Approx. Retail Price: $19.99/Available: May 2012)
With the KRE-O BATTLESHIP COMBAT CHOPPER set, kids can pretend to take their missions to the skies. Construct the helicopter vehicle, place the KREON fighter pilot inside the cockpit, push the lever to spin the rotor, and launch missiles at incoming alien attacks! Includes 174 bricks, one KREON fighter pilot and one alien KREON figure with a twin turbine jetpack.
(Ages 7 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $29.99/Available: May 2012)
Pretend to battle the aliens alongside KREON Hopper just like the BATTLESHIP movie’s most intense scenes with the ALIEN STRIKE set. Take control of the military attack boat and lead the fight against the alien warship, while avoiding its vicious capture claw and dangerous flick-fire missiles. The alien warship also features a main cockpit and a second alien gunner station. Includes 277 bricks, attack boat, and four KREON figures. Boat is not intended for use in water.
KRE-O BATTLESHIP MINE STRYKER Set
(Ages 7 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $24.99/Available: Fall 2012)
Build an armored recon vehicle featuring six moving wheels and a giant missile launcher turret and you’re ready to take on alien foes! KREON figures can ride along in one of the two interior play spaces, or builders can flip down the tank’s rear ramp to unleash the military mine sweeper vehicle to clear your path! Comes with 199 bricks and three KREON figures.
KRE-O BATTLESHIP AIR ASSAULT Set
(Ages 7 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $24.99/Available: Fall 2012)
The BATTLESHIP fight for good vs. evil reaches new heights with two different air assault vehicles. The military fighter plane and alien scout ship feature launching missiles, moveable back wings, and cockpits that can fit one Combat Fighter or alien KREON figure. Includes 237 pieces and two KREON figures.
KRE-O BATTLESHIP BATTLE BASE Set
(Ages 7 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $39.99/Available: Fall 2012)
Regroup on attack strategies and guard against alien invasions with the KRE-O BATTLESHIP BATTLE BASE set. Construct an ocean fortress complete with a rescue chopper, landing pad, multiple battle stations, missile launchers, a jail, and watch towers! Set features cool KREON accessories including four KREON figures, and 359 bricks to build both the base and a KREON helicopter. Set not intended for use in water.
KRE-O BATTLESHIP U.S.S MISSOURI Set
(Ages 8 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $69.99/Available: May 2012)
Man your battle stations on deck of the military’s last defense against the alien invasion, the U.S.S. Missouri, the iconic flagship straight from the BATTLESHIP movie! Spanning 21.5” long once assembled, the U.S.S. MISSOURI build features double barreled missile launchers, single fire rocket launchers, and a deployable attack boat with gunner station. The ship is also equipped with several areas of interest including the Captain’s navigation tower, a central control room, maximum security alien prison, soldier barracks, & more! Kids can command Admiral Shane and Naval Fighter KREON figures into the heat of battle against alien forces. Set includes 545 pieces and five KREON figures. Set not intended for use in water.
KRE-O TRANSFORMERS CYCLE CHASE Set
(Ages 6 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $11.99/Available: Fall 2012)
Put the pedal to the metal, builders! DECEPTICON BARRICADE has stolen ENERGON and a team of AUTOBOTS must race to get it back! The two-in-one CYCLE CHASE set includes over 73 KRE-O bricks and accessories, allowing builders to create a projectile launcher and a motorcycle and robot drone for “high speed” AUTOBOT and DECEPTICON KREON races. Includes 77 pieces, three KREON AUTOBOT figures, and one KREON BARRICADE figure.
KRE-O TRANSFORMERS DECEPTICON AMBUSH Set
(Ages 6 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $11.99/Available: Fall 2012)
Build a cool KRE-O quad vehicle to aid the CLIFFJUMPER KREON figure in his escape from an onslaught of enemies! CLIFFJUMPER has taken ENERGON from a group of DECEPTICONS and needs help to keep it safe. The 2-in-1 DECEPTICON AMBUSH set can be built into CLIFFJUMPER’s ATV or a robot drone. Includes 80 pieces and three DECEPTICON KREON figures.
KRE-O TRANSFORMERS ROTOR RAGE Set
(Ages 7 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $24.99/Available: Fall 2012)
The ROTOR RAGE set lets builders engage with the TRANSFORMERS world either on the ground or in the air as the fight for ENERGON continues. The 234 KRE-O bricks and accessories can be combined to form the VORTEX character in vehicle mode as an attack helicopter or in robot mode as the sinister COMBATICON military member. Includes 217 pieces as well as VORTEX, SWAT Commander, and Pilot KREON figures.
KRE-O TRANSFORMERS STEALTH BUMBLEBEE Set
(Ages 7 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $29.99/Available: Fall 2012)
The KRE-O TRANSFORMERS STEALTH BUMBLEBEE set lets fans create their favorite AUTOBOT sidekick with an undercover design edge so he can fly under his enemies’ radar and protect the ENERGON bricks. In addition to building BUMBLEBEE in either vehicle mode as the classic sports car or robot mode, builders can also construct a guard station for KREON figures, and a new KREON bulldog figure to keep watch! Set includes 277 bricks, one motorcycle, and four KREON figures.
KRE-O TRANSFORMERS STREET SHOWDOWN Set
(Ages 7 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $29.99/Available: Fall 2012)
Builders can go from racecar to robot with the STREET SHOWDOWN set. AUTOBOT WHEELJACK must get the ENERGON fragment back from DECEPTICON KNOCKOUT during a high-speed chase through city streets. Create TRANSFORMERS WHEELJACK and KNOCK OUT characters in robot mode and have them face one another in an extreme brick battle, or deconstruct the robot modes to create two separate vehicles to take this TRANSFORMERS challenge to the streets. Set includes four unique KREON figures and 297 bricks.
KRE-O TRANSFORMERS BATTLE FOR ENERGON Set
(Ages 8 years & up /Approx. Retail Price: $39.99/Available: Fall 2012)
The leaders of the AUTOBOT and DECEPTICON worlds enter into an epic faceoff as builders put their skills to the test with the BATTLE FOR ENERGON set. OPTIMUS PRIME and MEGATRON engage in an epic battle through the streets to find one of the coveted ENERGON pieces. Construct the OPTIMUS PRIME and MEGATRON characters in vehicle mode to create their familiar semi-hauler and tank forms or unleash the ‘robots in disguise’ and build each character in robot mode. Additional bricks and accessories allow builders to also create a bank, complete with ATM machine and vault that can hold an exclusive ENERGON crystal. Set features four unique KREON figures and 403 bricks.
KRE-O TRANSFORMERS DESTRUCTION SITE DEVASTATOR Set
(Ages 8 years & up /Approx. Retail Price: $79.99/Available: Fall 2012)
Builders can take control of the most feared DECEPTICON weapon on Earth with the DESTRUCTION SITE DEVASTATOR set. A simple construction site becomes the scene of the ultimate Transformers face-off between AUTOBOTS and the DECEPTICON’s secret weapon of destruction, DEVASTATOR. Offering multiple builds in one, fans can create four construction vehicles including a crane and bulldozer, deconstruct the vehicles to create four different robot figures, or combine all vehicle builds together to form one of the largest and most epic enemies of the AUTOBOT world, the CONSTRUCTICON DEVASTATOR character, complete with wrecking ball and spinning auger accessories. Set includes 590 KRE-O bricks and six unique KREON figures.
Continuing in the KRE-O TRANSFORMERS collection:
KRE-O TRANSFORMERS BASIC OPTIMUS PRIME Set
(Ages 6 years & up /Approx. Retail Price: $6.99/Available: Now)
Even beginner builders can create one of the greatest AUTOBOT characters of all time with the KRE-O TRANSFORMERS BASIC OPTIMUS PRIME set. Featuring more than 65 KRE-O bricks and pieces, kids can build OPTIMUS PRIME in one of two modes, semi-truck vehicle or robot mode.
KRE-O TRANSFORMERS BASIC BUMBLEBEE Set
(Ages 6 years & up /Approx. Retail Price: $6.99/Available: Now)
Build an AUTOBOT character brave enough for the biggest DECEPTICON battles with the KRE-O TRANSFORMERS BASIC BUMBLEBEE set. Whether kids want to spotlight BUMBLEBEE in robot mode or in iconic vehicle mode, the more than 70 bricks and pieces included in the KRE-O TRANSFORMERS BASIC BUMBLEBEE set give builders the basics they need to help this AUTOBOT hero ‘roll out!’
KRE-O TRANSFORMERS MIRAGE Set
(Ages 6 years & up /Approx. Retail Price: $9.99/Available: Now)
Go from robot to racecar with the KRE-O TRANSFORMERS MIRAGE set. Featuring more than 100 KRE-O building pieces and a cool KREON figure, builders can take their AUTOBOT action on the go. Just place the included KREON figure inside the constructed race car vehicle and get ready to shift your imagination into high gear.
KRE-O TRANSFORMERS AUTOBOT JAZZ Set
(Ages 6 years & up /Approx. Retail Price: $9.99/Available: Now)
Take this TRANSFORMERS character’s motto to heart, “Do it with style or don’t bother doing it.” Complete with more than 90 KRE-O pieces and one KREON figure, builders can assemble the KRE-O TRANSFORMERS AUTOBOT JAZZ set in either vehicle mode or robot mode for multiple ways to play. Once assembled, just open the door to this super cool sports vehicle to take your KREON figure for a ride.
KRE-O TRANSFORMERS PROWL Set
(Ages 6 years & up /Approx. Retail Price: $14.99/Available: Now)
The KRE-O TRANSFORMERS PROWL set is ready to help builders enforce order in the AUTOBOT world. Assemble PROWL in robot mode or create a police car to hit the road in vehicle mode. Open the car door and place the included KREON figure inside for a KRE-O TRANSFORMERS adventure! Set includes handcuff and weapon accessories and more than 150 KRE-O bricks.
KRE-O TRANSFORMERS AUTOBOT RATCHET Set
(Ages 6 years & up /Approx. Retail Price: $19.99/Available: Now)
In a building block emergency? It’s the KRE-O TRANSFORMERS AUTOBOT RATCHET set to the rescue! Kids can construct AUTOBOT RATCHET into robot mode or vehicle mode, creating an ambulance that opens in the back to fit a KREON figure plus one figure in the front seat. Set includes more than 200 bricks and pieces, three unique KREON figures, and stretcher, fire axe, and extinguisher accessories.
KRE-O TRANSFORMERS SIDESWIPE Set
(Ages 7 years & up /Approx. Retail Price: $19.99/Available: Now)
Get your building skills ready for the road. The KRE-O TRANSFORMERS SIDESWIPE set includes more than 200 KRE-O bricks and pieces so kids can build the traditional TRANSFORMERS SIDESWIPE figure or a sports car. In vehicle mode, the car door will open and builders can place the included KREON figure inside for a ride. Or, attach accessories to the figure in robot mode to prepare SIDESWIPE for battle.
KRE-O TRANSFORMERS BUMBLEBEE Set
(Ages 7 years & up /Approx. Retail Price: $24.99/Available: Now)
Bring the popular BUMBLEBEE character “to life” like never before! The 2-in-1 KRE-O TRANSFORMERS BUMBLEBEE set allows fans to create and recreate their favorite AUTOBOT character in robot mode or in vehicle mode. In robot mode, builders can use the wings on BUMBLEBEE as a glider for KREON figures to balance on. In vehicle mode, open up the driver’s door and take up to two KREON figures for a spin. Set includes two KREON figures and more than 300 bricks.
KRE-O TRANSFORMERS MEGATRON Set
(Ages 8 years & up /Approx. Retail Price: $29.99/Available: Now)
Lead the DECEPTICONS into battle with the KRE-O TRANSFORMERS MEGATRON set! Kids can build the menacing MEGATRON character in truck mode or robot mode, complete with ‘pincers,’ a launcher brick for awesome blasting action, and a secret jail cell available in both modes for captured AUTOBOT figures. Set includes more than 275 bricks and pieces and two KREON figures.
KRE-O TRANSFORMERS STARSCREAM Set
(Ages 7 years & up /Approx. Retail Price: $29.99/Available: Now)
Take your construction skills to new heights! Builders can construct the KRE-O TRANSFORMERS STARSCREAM set to form the STARSCREAM character in one of two modes: vehicle or robot. In vehicle mode, builders can open this DECEPTICON jet’s canopy to fit a KREON figure into the cockpit, blast off removable ‘rockets’ and ‘turbo thrusters,’ or use the retractable wheels to pretend they’re taking off the runway. Comes complete with more than 300 bricks and pieces and two KREON figures.
KRE-O TRANSFORMERS SENTINEL PRIME Set
(Ages 8 years & up /Approx. Retail Price: $39.99/Available: Now)
Go on a mission for advanced builders. The KRE-O TRANSFORMERS SENTINEL PRIME set allows kids to assemble this character in robot mode to create a powerful AUTOBOT with included shield and sword accessories or enjoy classic vehicle play by assembling the more than 350 KRE-O pieces into a fire truck complete with two ladders and three KREON figures. The KRE-O TRANSFORMERS SENTINEL PRIME set also features a launcher brick for blasting action in both modes.
KRE-O TRANSFORMERS OPTIMUS PRIME Set
(Ages 8 years & up /Approx. Retail Price: $59.99/Available: Now)
‘Roll out’ and get hands on with the biggest building set in the KRE-O line up: the KRE-O TRANSFORMERS OPTIMUS PRIME set. Complete with more than 500 bricks and pieces, builders can assemble the popular OPTIMUS PRIME character in vehicle mode as the notable semi-hauler or in robot mode to create the leader of the AUTOBOTS. When in vehicle mode, the truck’s removable cab converts into a mini-command station and the trailer opens to fit the two motorcycles and four unique KREON figures included with the set. The trailer can also be disassembled and built into a command center playset for the KREON figures. When in robot mode, builders can blast into action with a projectile launching brick! The KRE-O TRANSFORMERS OPTIMUS PRIME set includes orange traffic cones and cool decorative decals.
