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News Credits: 5749 · Fri Dec 14, 2012 4:40 pm

McDonald's have revealed that their next wave of Happy Meal toys will see the return of Transformers Prime. Unlike the first wave of Transformers Prime Happy Meals toys that came in vehicle mode, these come in robot form. The set features Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Bulkhead, Megatron, Starscream, and Breakdown. Check them out below.

Fri Dec 14, 2012 5:01 pm

Sigh...Another Breakdown figure that ISN'T the Voyager

News Credits: 15 · Fri Dec 14, 2012 5:41 pm

Come on! Why didn't they give us robot modes of Knock Out and Ratchet? :-x

News Credits: 1 · Fri Dec 14, 2012 6:24 pm

Oh joy, more unposeable, untransformable, and utterly meaningless promotions.

At the very least the Armada Happy Meal toys actually transformed to a small degree.

Fri Dec 14, 2012 7:12 pm

And the Beast Wars happy meal toys are STILL the best ones.

Fri Dec 14, 2012 7:49 pm

These are the only good transformable happy meal toys mcdonalds has ever made

That was in the last century though, it seems their budget is much more limited forcing them to offer cheaper toys.

Fri Dec 14, 2012 9:12 pm

Not the best I've seen, but I think they are kind of okay.

fordprefect294 wrote:Sigh...Another Breakdown figure that ISN'T the Voyager

Well, I feel the same way for you as well, but luckily for me, I was able to stick with the AM versions instead of the US versions.

Fri Dec 14, 2012 9:51 pm

XDMan wrote:Not the best I've seen, but I think they are kind of okay.
fordprefect294 wrote:Sigh...Another Breakdown figure that ISN'T the Voyager
Well, I feel the same way for you as well, but luckily for me, I was able to stick with the AM versions instead of the US versions.

Yeah, really trying hard to resist importing him

Fri Dec 14, 2012 11:24 pm

fordprefect294 wrote:
XDMan wrote:Not the best I've seen, but I think they are kind of okay.
fordprefect294 wrote:Sigh...Another Breakdown figure that ISN'T the Voyager
Well, I feel the same way for you as well, but luckily for me, I was able to stick with the AM versions instead of the US versions.

Yeah, really trying hard to resist importing him

dont resist. that will only make prices go higher. just buy it and everything will be ok.

News Credits: 5749 · Sat Jan 12, 2013 4:16 pm

Quick update on McDonald's upcoming Transformers Prime HappyMeal toys. According to their website these will become available on January 25th. The set features Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Bulkhead, Megatron, Starscream, and Breakdown in their robot modes.

News Credits: 251 · Sat Jan 12, 2013 4:29 pm

All the more reason to get God's greatest gift to humanity: a double cheeseburger and a mocha frappe. 8-}

News Credits: 3 · Sat Jan 12, 2013 4:56 pm

Heh, that's odd I think those are already out in Luxembourg for three weeks already...

Sat Jan 12, 2013 6:12 pm

fordprefect294 wrote:Yeah, really trying hard to resist importing him

Think of the stickers.

News Credits: 462 · Sat Jan 12, 2013 6:33 pm

Did Breakdown ever have two hammers in the show?

News Credits: 15 · Sat Jan 12, 2013 7:01 pm

Sabrblade wrote:Did Breakdown ever have two hammers in the show?

Yes. In "Operation: Breakdown."

I can't get a clear enough snap (because I can't find the damned episode in HD), but skip to 18:18 here and look at Breakdown:

Sat Jan 12, 2013 8:33 pm

Cute, but unnecessary IMO

News Credits: 1 · Sat Jan 12, 2013 10:53 pm

I miss the days when happy meal toys transformed, no matter how horrid they looked.

Sat Jan 12, 2013 11:33 pm

why they just dont bring over the Arms micron stuff instead beats me. Seems like those would be perfect for Mcdonalds . I remember way back when Gobots was still around and Wendys had a set of them, fully transformable, plastic was good, ect ect. And they were already assembled

Seems like the arms microns would be excellent choice for McDs

News Credits: 8 · Sun Jan 13, 2013 4:14 am

if your not going to make transformers that transform at least give them some articulation, seriously how cheap can you be?

News Credits: 10 · Sun Jan 13, 2013 7:08 am

Is Bumblebee doing the Carlton dance from Fresh Prince of Bel Air? Megatron is pretty cool looking and if you look hard enough, you can see Starscream has a red crest.

News Credits: 462 · Sun Jan 13, 2013 6:54 pm

jamarmiller wrote:why they just dont bring over the Arms micron stuff instead beats me. Seems like those would be perfect for Mcdonalds . I remember way back when Gobots was still around and Wendys had a set of them, fully transformable, plastic was good, ect ect. And they were already assembled

Seems like the arms microns would be excellent choice for McDs

Absolutely not. There's a reason model kits are not marketed to young children. There are risks of swallowing/chocking on tiny pieces, poking/cutting body parts with sharp/pointy edges, and losing pieces, among other things.

Not to mention the complexity of putting them together and applying the teeny-tiny stickers in ever so precise a manner could get frustration for those kids with short patience and/or shaky hands.

Happy meal toys are meant to be safe, simple, and Preschool child-friendly, which the Arms Microns (or most any model kits for that matter) are not.

News Credits: 5749 · Sat Jan 26, 2013 8:28 pm

Jim McCanney dropped by to let us know he caught a commercial for McDonald's latest wave of Transformers Prime Happy Meal toys. This set includes Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Bulkhead, Megatron, Starscream, and Breakdown, and is available now.

Sun Jan 27, 2013 12:51 am

Breakdown is the only one worth getting. He's a little too tall, but close enough to Commander scale that I threw him in with my Cyberverse display.

Sun Jan 27, 2013 7:18 am

I like Breakdown, but there is not enough blue. Still I might get him.

Sun Jan 27, 2013 2:51 pm

After the commercial, we now realized what has happened to the little ant:

He got squished by Optimus(?) when the toy did not expect the so called "mascots" to promote McD's, so he walked away and went to search for Ronald, Grimace, etc.