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Transformers Studio Series Deluxe #97 - Rise of the Beasts Airazor - Hasbro 2023
While the Beast Wars and Beast Machines eras of Transformers were never my favorite, I have grown to respect the series for the number of female characters they introduced. The first time I appreciated Airazor was when the recent Kingdom toy was released. Before that, all her figures were designed with a male character in mind and didn't appeal to me. But that figure, while largely androgynous, had some distinct female qualities that I was drawn to. In the upcoming Transformers: Rise of the Beasts film, Airazor is played by Michele Yeoh and I'm very excited to see her on screen. I don't have a solid grasp on what her robot mode will look like on screen because the toys and images shown so far depict her differently (and we all know how misleading the initial Shatter toys were for Bumblebee ). This Studio Series Deluxe figure is (predictably) androgynous, but there is a Jung