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Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Ultra Magnus Prototype?

Posted by El Duque Jan 30, 2013 at 4:46pm CST 110,126 views
What appears to be a Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Voyager prototype has appeared on the Chinese social website weibo. The figure appears to be a heavy retool of the "Robots in Disguise" Voyager Optimus Prime mold, and is speculated to be the rumored "Beast Hunters" Voyager Ultra Magnus. As you can see below the figure features many similarities to Ultra Magnus as he appears in IDW's Transformers Prime: Rage of the Dinobots miniseries.


Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Ultra Magnus Prototype?
Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Ultra Magnus Prototype?

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Comment by optimuscarlos Jan 30, 2013
Glad I didn't buy the one it is now in stores.
I knew I have to wait!!!
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Comment by TransformersGuy96 Jan 30, 2013
I hope that he appears on the show, that would awesome. :D
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Comment by Gearslide Jan 30, 2013
It looks like a Blue and White Optimus Prime wearing armor on his upper body...
WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT ULTRA MAGNUS SHOULD BE!

Also, Optimus gets the Star Saber and Magnus gets the Forge of Solus Prime? Neato.

I wonder if the chest, shoulder, and wing armor is detachable for reconfiguration in vehicle mode? Or if the top of the cab is freakishly modified in transformation?
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Comment by Megatron Wolf Jan 30, 2013
i knew hasbro couldnt resist turning optimus into magnus, well magnus having his own mold was nice while it lasted.
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Comment by Mindmaster Jan 30, 2013
I kinda dig it. I'm not a fan of the first mold. Let me see the complete, colored images, and then I'll ask my wallet to donate some of its organs for a "good cause".
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Comment by BeastProwl Jan 30, 2013
Well. His lack of red has been fixed.
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Comment by King Kuuga Jan 30, 2013
I'm not digging it. I really like the RID mold that he got, and I don't want him reduced to a Prime clone unless there's some explanation for it in the fiction.
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Comment by Mkall Jan 30, 2013
Haven't needed an Ultra Magnus since FP's City Commander. I don't think I'll start now.

Looks good though.
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Comment by Mindmaster Jan 30, 2013
BeastProwl wrote:Well. His lack of red has been fixed.


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Comment by Sodan-1 Jan 30, 2013
Greetings, not-so-Ultra Magnus.

I absolutely love the RiD Magnus, but if Hasbro are falling back into old ways with the character then I can't help ask what was the point in the Rid one?

Magnus has gone from the one PRIME character I HAD to have to the one character I may well skip. I just hope he won't still transform into a long nose truck. :-(
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Comment by PrymeStriker Jan 30, 2013
It looks great. He comes with the Forge, too! Yay!

I just hope that backpack is removable. :SICK:
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Comment by XDMan Jan 30, 2013
That mold looks nice, but let's wait for Toy Fair 2013, shall we?
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Comment by Doubledealer93 Jan 30, 2013
i can always deal with more ultra magnus
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Comment by RAcast Jan 30, 2013
That's the most hilarious official kitbash I've seen yet. :lol: It's definitely a good look for UM, and it makes sense.
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Comment by Ultra Markus Jan 30, 2013
and what was wrong with updating the other ultra magnus mold to a beast-hunters super armor version i was kind of hoping
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Comment by RAcast Jan 30, 2013
Ultra Markus wrote:and what was wrong with updating the other ultra magnus mold to a beast-hunters super armor version i was kind of hoping

Because the PRiD mold is awful? I certainly won't miss it, what with the absurdly TINY shoulder struts, obnoxious back kibble, and weirdly proportioned legs. :lol:
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Comment by Doubledealer93 Jan 30, 2013
im not complaing about this magnus, i think its awesome, but what was wrong with this one? why do people hate it?
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Comment by RAcast Jan 30, 2013
Doubledealer93 wrote:im not complaing about this magnus, i think its awesome, but what was wrong with this one? why do people hate it?
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Okay, perhaps I should have been more clear, sorry. It DOES look good. Like, sitting there, in a decent pose (provided you cover up those struts), it looks good. Again, on paper.

But I've had it in hand I'm utterly disappointed. In person I just don't like it, which is a shame, because originally I thought UM would be the standout from his wave. As it stands, I LOVE Thundertron, and PRiD UM is an easy pass. Also, that back kibble bugs me the way it sits above-his-shoulders enough to be in the way of the head and lightpiping but not-high-enough to be Huffer-esque. It just looks like it's in the way.
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Comment by PrymeStriker Jan 30, 2013
Ultra Markus wrote:and what was wrong with updating the other ultra magnus mold to a beast-hunters super armor version i was kind of hoping


Because that's not what Ultra Magnus looks like in Prime's official canon. He has an entirely different model from PRiD.

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Comment by Doubledealer93 Jan 30, 2013
RAcast wrote:
Doubledealer93 wrote:im not complaing about this magnus, i think its awesome, but what was wrong with this one? why do people hate it?

Okay, perhaps I should have been more clear, sorry. It DOES look good. Like, sitting there, in a decent pose (provided you cover up those struts), it looks good. Again, on paper.

But I've had it in hand I'm utterly disappointed. In person I just don't like it, which is a shame, because originally I thought UM would be the standout from his wave. As it stands, I LOVE Thundertron, and PRiD UM is an easy pass. Also, that back kibble bugs me the way it sits above-his-shoulders enough to be in the way of the head and lightpiping but not-high-enough to be Huffer-esque. It just looks like it's in the way.

understandable, i am really disappointed that he has a real lack of paint too. he could have had much better paint.
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