Dicelings TOTALLY aren't a Bakugan rip-off

Dragons, Beholders, and Owlbears! Oh my! Jett Kuso examines and reviews DICELINGS, the hottest new toy from the Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves movie! Everyone says they're just like Bakugan, or are they more like Transformers? Or are they totally unique? And beyond all that, SHOULD YOU BUY THEM?? D&D truly is so hot right now. Post #hot in the comments if you actually read this description.

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[BetraBees]

If they ever release a Mimic, I will personally go and shake Hasbro’s hand and give them a Thank You. And then proceed to waste all my money on it

[TheSandwhichman]

Not gonna lie a toy that also functions as an actual d20 is an interesting concept.

[_Seileach]

Beastbox is a pretty recent Chinese toy line that transforms into a cube, not much histroy but still interesting designs.

[groundcontrol]

Fun fact: Melf is one of the oldest dnd characters in the game's history. Creator of the spell Melf's acid arrow and whose name literally comes from Male Elf.

[OtakuUnitedStudio]

Tiamat and Bahamut would be amazing to have as Dicelings. Especially since they can be used as miniatures of their Aspects.

[epicgam]

“I made up one of those names. And it wasn’t Melf.” Was it short sword?

[niconicokms]

I’m thinking maybe the weird weight distribution in the d20 form could be integrated in the core game by making them part of some special effect like a cursed blade that lets you use them instead of a normal dice in exchange of hp or something. Also nat20 wouldn’t count as critical rolls. Kinda like how in Mario party different characters have different chances on their dice

[sneazymcsneaze]

Fun fact, the LJN toys actually appear on and off in D&D proper.
Most recently, (as far as I know) They appear as a pretty major plot point in the 5E adventure "Wild Beyond the witchlight"

[loganfrandrup]

If I remember correctly, they already announced that they are going to be working on a Mimic one that can close its mouth, basically making it a d20, a chest, and a Mimic.

[Dargonhuman]

Continuing the comparison to Bakugan, they could do larger, more complex monsters like Tiamat using a combiner set the same way Bakugan does (or ... did - I haven't paid much attention to Bakugan since my nephews grew out of it and I stopped working at Toys R Us 13 years ago... I have no idea if that's still a thing) and considering they've already got two chromatically themed dragons with at least one more on the way, I don't see why they couldn't design a larger figure that incorporates the existing dragons into a Tiamat combiner.

On a different note, if these Dicelings really take off, it would be fun to see the company do a limited run of Stranger Things themed Dicelings, specifically focusing on the Upside Down monsters. Given how integral D&D branding is to the show's characters and plot points, it would be a perfect cross promotion to hype up Season 5. Heck, considering the toys, they already have a perfect built-in tag line, "Stranger Things, Season 5, rolls out [insert date] on Netflix!"

[precascer]

This makes me kinda excited to see JettKuso playing D&D or any RPG.
I mean, the Bakugan can make neat monsters or stuff, specially with a collection THAT big.

[dixailia]

Moblile Suit Gundam has a very similar toy to these. They all start out as Haro(Gundam Mascot) then convert to tiny Gundam suits

[fennecrocks]

You're telling me they made a DND toyline, with monsters, meant to resemble inanimate objects, and a Mimic WASN'T their first idea?

[awesomeguy]

The beholder while simple i enjoy the most due to its simplicity, also something that could make some good customs from. This displacer looks good and a mimic while probaly having a complex transforma.... conversion to become a chest would be cool heck maybe ditch the chest and have a mimic be the dice itself.

also also bakugan melee i might have away to have geogan fit. how they would work is each player has 1 geogan and to use it drop it on a card. if the geogan lands and opens acting as a obstacle and the atributte the geogan has lets say darkus the darkus number on the gate card would get the extra BP from the geogan so if its gate card of 100 darkus but a geogan of 300 BP the total bonus would be 400 for darkus only. once a battle is over the geogan win or lose goes is discarded.
theres probably details that need to be worked out but i liked the idea of having away to put obstacles in the game to maybe encourage different roll styles

[redstoneraptor]

If you ever play D&D, you should play a Battle Smith Artificer and have your steel defender companion be a Bakugan that you can throw onto the battlefield to summon.

[LogogoFromKeron]

I got a Rakor diceling a few months ago. It was a bit confusing for me to fold it back up so I just keep it in the dice form to fidget with. May pick up that blue Beholder from wave 2 if I see it on store shelves.

[Tajealos]

Honestly the comparison to Bakugan is surface level at best

Considering the lack of any magnetisation, spring-loaded auto-transformation, or accompanying game system, these have a lot more in common with those old transforming toys from the 90s - 2000s that turned into rocks that I forget the name of now

[cardinalhamneggs]

This is the ultimate cross between Dungeons&Dragons, Bakugan, and Dungeon Dice Monsters (from _Yu-Gi-Oh!)_

[Impulse]

These are a pretty cool idea and I do hope the line keeps expanding.

[haosmagnaingram]

1:31 that’s weird looking subterra tentaclear you got there