Kre-O
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Not to be consfused with KREO.


KRE-O is a line of construction toys (similar to Lego
Lego
Lego is a line of construction toys manufactured by the Lego Group, a privately held company based in Billund, Denmark. The company's flagship product, Lego, consists of colorful interlocking plastic bricks and an accompanying array of gears, minifigures and various other parts...

 and Megabloks) manufactured by Hasbro
Hasbro
Hasbro is a multinational toy and boardgame company from the United States of America. It is one of the largest toy makers in the world. The corporate headquarters is located in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States...

. Kre-O has been announced to release in stores in Fall 2011, although Hasbro started shipping out the first Transformers sets in early June 2011. The creators of the toy franchise got the name "Kre-O" from the Latin word "creo
Creo
Creo, now part of Eastman Kodak Company, was a Burnaby, British Columbia Canada-based company involved in imaging and software technology for computer to plate and digital printing. The name derives from the Latin creo, "I create."...

", which means "I create".

Kre-O Transformers

Kre-O Transformers is the first line of all the Kre-O sets ever released. They were first shown at the New York Toy Fair 2011.

$7 "Basic" price

  • Bumblebee
    Bumblebee (Transformers)
    Bumblebee is the name of several fictional characters from the various Transformers universes. In most incarnations, Bumblebee is a small, yellow Autobot with the altmode of a compact car.- Transformers: Generation 1 :...

    - 75 bricks, can be built as a robot or a car. No Kreons included.
  • Optimus Prime - 90 bricks, can be built as a robot or a semi-truck cab. No Kreons included.

$10 price

  • Jazz
    Jazz (Transformers)
    Jazz is the name of a fictional character from the various Transformers universes. He is usually portrayed as a music loving robot and talks with a slang accent. He is also a good friend of Optimus Prime's...

    - 90 bricks, can be built as a robot or a sports car. Comes with 2 Kreons, Jazz, and a driver.
  • Mirage
    Mirage (Transformers)
    Mirage is any of several distinct fictional characters in the various Transformers series. Mirage is one of the single most re-used names in the Transformers series, and is almost entirely synonymous with characters possessing Formula One racing car alternate modes.-Transformers Generation 1:Some...

    - 100 bricks, can be built as a robot or a race car. Comes with 3 Kreons, Mirage, and 2 drivers.

$15 price

  • Prowl
    Prowl (Transformers)
    Prowl is the name of several fictional characters in the Transformers series. "Prowl" is one of the most re-used American names in the assorted Transformers series, and its use has become almost synonymous with Autobots who possess a police car alternate mode...

    - 150 bricks, can be built as a robot or a police car. Comes with 3 Kreons, Prowl, and 2 drivers.

$20 price

  • Ratchet
    Ratchet (Transformers)
    Ratchet is the name of several characters in the Transformers universes. According to the original creator of the Transformers names, Bob Budiansky, Ratchet was named after the character of Nurse Ratched from the film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. The name Ratchet is almost always portrayed as...

    - 200 pieces, can turn into a robot or an ambulance. Comes with 2 Kreons, Ratchet and a driver.
  • Sideswipe - 220 bricks, can be build as a robot or a car. Comes with 2 Kreons, Sideswipe and a driver.

$25 price

  • Bumblebee
    Bumblebee (Transformers)
    Bumblebee is the name of several fictional characters from the various Transformers universes. In most incarnations, Bumblebee is a small, yellow Autobot with the altmode of a compact car.- Transformers: Generation 1 :...

    - 336 bricks, can be built as a robot or a car. Comes with 3 Kreons, Bumblebee, Red Alert and Driver.

$30 price

  • Megatron - 310 pieces, can be built as a robot or truck. Comes with 4 Kreons, Megatron, Shockwave
    Shockwave (Transformers)
    Shockwave is the name of several fictional characters in the various Transformers series. Throughout his incarnations, he is usually distinguished by a laser cannon in lieu of one of his hands and his distinctive face, which is featureless save a single robotic eye...

    , and 2 drivers.
  • Starscream
    Starscream
    Starscream is a fictional character in the Transformers franchise. He is one of the most prolific characters in the Transformers fictional work, appearing in almost all incarnations of the story. Starscream is usually portrayed with the same characterization...

    - 316 bricks, can be built as a robot or a jet fighter. Comes with 3 Kreons, Starscream, and 2 pilots.

$40 price

  • Sentinel Prime
    Sentinel Prime
    Sentinel Prime is the name of several fictional characters in the various Transformers series. First mention of Sentinel Prime was in issue #65 of the US Marvel Comics Transformers series, where he was mentioned to hold the Autobot Matrix of Leadership before Optimus Prime. Sentinel Prime has since...

    - 375 pieces, can be built as a robot or a fire truck. Comes with 5 Kreons, Sentinel Prime, Soundwave
    Soundwave (Transformers)
    Soundwave is the name of several characters in the various series Transformers series. His most famous disguise is that of a microcassette recorder and has an iconic voice done by a vocoder.-Transformers: Generation 1:...

    , Thundercracker
    Thundercracker
    Thundercracker is the name given to multiple fictional characters in the Transformers universes. Thundercracker is almost always depicted as a blue color Decepticon who turns into a jet fighter.-Transformers: Generation 1:...

    , and 2 drivers.

$60 price

  • Optimus Prime - 500+ bricks, can be built as a robot or a semi-truck cab with trailer. Comes with 5 Kreons, Optimus Prime, Skywarp
    Skywarp
    Skywarp is the name of several fictional characters in the Transformers toy line. He is usually depicted as a black or purple Decepticon jet with teleportation powers.-Transformers: Generation 1:...

    , Bluestreak, and 2 motorcycle
    Motorcycle
    A motorcycle is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions.Motorcycles are one of the most...

     drivers
    .

$5 price

  • Fire Station - 1000 bricks, built a fire department. Comes with 3 Kreons, Fire Station, Person, Fireman, and Fire Truck.
  • Police Station - 900 bricks, built a police department, Comes with 4 Kreons, Jail, Police Station, Prisoner, Police Car, Police Man, Police Woman, and Security Guard.

$9 price

  • Hospital - 2000 bricks, built a hospital. Comes with 10 Kreons, Hospital, 3 Doctors, Patient, 2 Nurses, Ambulance, Ambulance driver and Surgen.

Kreon

Kreon figures are mini super-deformed figures. They will be released with Kre-O construction sets. The Kre-O Transformers line will feature Kreon figures. Kreon figures are similar to Lego minifigures
Lego minifigure
A Lego minifigure is a small plastic articulated figurine available as part of the construction toy Lego, produced by Danish toy manufacturer the Lego Group. They were first produced in 1978, and have become hugely successful, with over 3.7 billion produced, and the figure appearing in a variety...

 (e.g. Lego Batman
Lego Batman
Lego Batman is a theme and product range of the Lego construction toy, introduced in 2006, based on the superhero character Batman, under license from DC Comics. The sets feature vehicles, characters and scenes from the comics and films. The inspirations for the design of these varies widely...

, Lego Star Wars
Lego Star Wars
Lego Star Wars is a Lego theme that incorporates the Star Wars saga. The first Lego Star Wars, released in 1999, included model 7140, the first Lego X-Wing. Star Wars was the first intellectual property to be licensed in Lego Group history . The first few sets based on the original trilogy were...

, Lego Atlantis
Lego Atlantis
Lego Atlantis is a product range of the construction toy Lego, themed around the underwater world of Atlantis. The range was announced in 2009, for launch in early 2010. Sets include models of buildable underwater vehicles, as well as 'heroic diver' and 'shark warrior' minifigures...

, Lego City
Lego City
Lego City is a theme under which Lego building sets are released. As the name suggests, City sets are based on city life, with the models depicting city and emergency services , airport, construction and civilian services....

). In the Kreon Transformers line there was 29 Kreon figures released (17 of them Transformers including an exclusive version of Optimus Prime that comes with the Matrix and 12 of them Humans.)
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