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News Credits: 2 · by **MantaScorp** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 11:19 am

Just so everyone knows, the Optimus prime voice changer has two versions: one features Peter Cullen's voice and other features a knock-off voice. The packaging is almost identical except that when looking at the packages, on the left side, the Peter Cullen one has a yellow sign that says "TRY ME! Feturing the REAL Movie Voice!" and the knock-off voice one says "TRY ME! Press buttons for Battle Phrases!"

Target had the knock-off, while Toys R Us had BOTH versions side-by-side!

Be aware! I bought the wrong one first and then found the other one (of course, I'll keep both!).

News Credits: 21 · by **dragons** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 11:26 am

ouch sorry for your loss kinda know how you feel thanks for the tip.

News Credits: 38 · by **TheMuffin** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 12:08 pm

Front paged man. Thanks for the info! You're a lifesaver.

News Credits: 1 · by **Danish-Liokaiser** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 12:23 pm

Thank you! I was close to buy one of them today, it could have been the unreal voice

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 12:24 pm

I think all I saw today were the KO voices... I played it and asked PQP does this sound anything like Cullen to you? It didn't.

News Credits: 6 · by **City Commander** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 12:26 pm

Definetly gotta take care when buying one then.
Good advice!

by **Nuts** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 12:38 pm

what a bunch of retards for making 2 versions... and the fake one doesnt sound like Cullen at all!!

News Credits: 8 · by **Liege Evilmus** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 12:39 pm

I don't know which I'd want more

News Credits: 23 · by **1337W422102** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 12:45 pm

Liege Evilmus wrote:I don't know which I'd want more

Heh heh, sarcasm, nice!

News Credits: 150 · by **GetterDragun** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 12:50 pm

I wasn't expecting Cullen, then someone pressed it and I said, ****! That's Cullen! Purchased!

News Credits: 2 · by **Shadowman** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 12:56 pm

So, Blue Eyes = Real, Yellow Eyes = Not Real.

I'll have to remember that. I got the Darth Vader Voice Changer, and it was awesome. Now, I need PRIME.

by **Noisemaze** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 12:59 pm

This is retarded!!!!

News Credits: 2 · by **Shadowman** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 1:02 pm

Noisemaze wrote:This is retarded!!!!

Retarded? THIS! IS! TARGET!

Also, purely business for companies that want to make a quick buck off an existing product. In this case, some small-time company took Prime's Helmet from Hasbro, and edited it, so it was "Their" product.

MantaScorp, did you find the Hasbro Logo on the knock-off?

by **featofstrength** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 1:04 pm

Id get one...if i knew it would fit my fat head

News Credits: 2 · by **Shadowman** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 1:06 pm

featofstrength wrote:Id get one...if i knew it would fit my fat head

The inside of the Vader Helmet is HUGE. I didn't think it would ever fit, but it did.

The Prime Helmet should fit just as good.

Unless you're Godzilla.

News Credits: 23 · by **1337W422102** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 1:07 pm

Shadowman wrote:
Noisemaze wrote:This is retarded!!!!

Retarded? THIS! IS! TARGET!

You're made of win, Shadowman.

It's not retarded unless you bought one of the old ones and didn't keep the receipt, Noisy. Now you can get Optimus' REAL voice!

News Credits: 38 · by **TheMuffin** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 1:07 pm

Shadowman wrote:
Noisemaze wrote:This is retarded!!!!

Retarded? THIS! IS! TARGET!

Also, purely business for companies that want to make a quick buck off an existing product. In this case, some small-time company took Prime's Helmet from Hasbro, and edited it, so it was "Their" product.

MantaScorp, did you find the Hasbro Logo on the knock-off?

I certainly wouldn't call it a knockoff. Both are straight from Hasbro. Just one uses a different voice. What probably happened is they hadn't signed Cullen yet so they decided to just make the helmet with the Janitors voice. Then when Cullen did sign on they figured they might as well use Primes real voice and put new recordings on the chips. They certainly wouldn't recall a perfectly good product just because it's someone elses voice.

News Credits: 23 · by **1337W422102** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 1:11 pm

So the first helmet had a knock off VOICE, but it was not a knock off PRODUCT. Gotcha, Watchman!

News Credits: 2 · by **MantaScorp** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 1:12 pm

Nightwatcher, you are 100% right. Most of these toys were probably produced months ago - if you listen, most of the toys which feature Optimus talking (the communicator, the cyber stomper, etc) have a fake Cullen voice which is laughably bad (like the 20th Anniversary Masterpiece Prime).

But both helments are legit and hasbro-produced.