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News Credits: 387 · by **Bounti76** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 4:07 am

I must be in the minority, but I DO NOT like this figure, The aesthetic looks completely different than the first few seasons of Prime, and frankly, looks a LOT like Animated, which I never cared for at all. It looks way too Playskool to me. The robot mode is okay, but that head! It doesn't look at all like Optimus to me. The only way I could tell it's him (aside from the packaging) is the fact that it's a red truck with blue bed/legs.

Speaking of packaging, what's up with the Prime bios? They're barely a sentence or two long on the Deluxes, and as far as I've seen, non-existent on the Voyagers. Is that a new trend? Bumblebee's was barely even a sentence, and one that said he was a scout, and found some weapons. It's like Hasbro fired the copywriters and used the savings to make the toy bigger.

News Credits: 4 · by **King Kuuga** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 4:52 am

In lieu of bios they're including chapters of an ongoing narrative on each figure's instructions. Each chapter is centric to the character it comes with.

News Credits: 10 · by **Trikeboy** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 5:47 am

You know what this reminds me of, Guiltaur.

With a little repainting, either Botcon or customizer, it would look just like him.

News Credits: 9 · by **Mykltron** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 7:08 am

The robot mode looks better and better but the alt mode sucks (Robots in disguise? Not so much). Oh well, it might be worth buying.

News Credits: 251 · by **Mindmaster** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 8:54 am

Trikeboy wrote:You know what this reminds me of, Guiltaur.

With a little repainting, either Botcon or customizer, it would look just like him.

I'd do it. His him a proper Optimus head, paint his legs Megatron style, slap a Decepticon label on him, and there we have Prime/Classics Guiltar!

News Credits: 1 · by **RhA** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 9:43 am

Let's just buy this one, okay?

Okay.

by **RAcast** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 9:57 am

RhA wrote:Let's just buy this one, okay?

Okay.

Indeed! And so the trip down the next rabbit hole begins. :lol:

News Credits: 104 · by **Cyber Bishop** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 11:12 am

Wow.. I kind of dig this fig.. I am not too hot on his head though.. Maybe a head swap (for me) would make this fig more complete..

by **Doubledealer93** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 11:44 am

RhA wrote:Let's just buy this one, okay?

Okay.

did you seriously just tell yourself you were only going to buy just ONE? no one ever buys just ONE

Website · by **Varia31** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 12:14 pm

I'm really starting to like this guy. The bot mode is great, the only thing that would make it perfect is a mouth plate in my opinion, because I've just always preferred Optimus with a mouth plate, but I digress. Now I'll be honest, I LIKE the vehicle mode, I just DON'T like the window paint apps, the green windshields and yellow side windows detract from the rest of it for me. It just looks out of place, they should have been blue, or just plain clear.

Otherwise, I'm starting to consider picking this guy up...

News Credits: 15 · by **PrymeStriker** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 12:20 pm

Doubledealer93 wrote:no one ever buys just ONE

I do.

Unless I break, frag up, or lose my first one.

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 12:27 pm

PrymeStriker wrote:
Doubledealer93 wrote:no one ever buys just ONE

I do.

Unless I break, frag up, or lose my first one.

Same here.

In the case of Vehicon, for example, not even one.

by **noctorro** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 1:03 pm

Doubledealer93 wrote:oh hell yeah. we got our beefy voyagers back.

^
This

And I'm especially glad they ditched the Movie Optimus design forced on the other 2 Primes. First Edition is pretty good, but he's to movie then G1

This guy has Star Convoy written all over it, and I love that he looks like he has a simple transformation.

Dumbing down TF's? Hasbro hasn't released a simple-to-transform transformer since Movie 1 2007. The Unicron Trilogy transformation difficulty was pretty much gone since then. And I may be one of the few, but I like simple transformations

News Credits: 15 · by **PrymeStriker** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 1:05 pm

Va'al wrote:
PrymeStriker wrote:
Doubledealer93 wrote:no one ever buys just ONE

I do.

Unless I break, frag up, or lose my first one.

Same here.

In the case of Vehicon, for example, not even one.

Oh! Thanks for reminding me.

I also pick up more than one if it's an army builder.

by **Optimum Supreme** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 6:57 pm

noctorro wrote:
This guy has Star Convoy written all over it,

That or Cybertron OP.

News Credits: 251 · by **Mindmaster** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 7:08 pm

Optimum Supreme wrote:
noctorro wrote:
This guy has Star Convoy written all over it,

That or Cybertron OP.

I'm not getting a Cybertron Optimus vibe here. Rather, a mix of Star Convoy and Movie Optimus with his flight gear.

News Credits: 1 · by **YRQRM0** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 7:17 pm

Looks pretty dang awesome. I could do without the green windows, but if that's how it looks in the show then I'll accept it. But is the sword supposed to be the star saber? If so, I'm disappointed that it's not at least blue (again, fine with it if it's green in the show).
I like the face, but yeah, I'd rather have a face plate. Maybe we'll get lucky and get a leader with the face plate?

This gets me super pumped for the show, I know if he gets reformatted into this there's gonna be an episode where he first encounters some Decepticons and beats the crap out of them.

News Credits: 251 · by **Mindmaster** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 7:21 pm

YRQRM0 wrote:But is the sword supposed to be the star saber?

Yup, that's the Star Saber. Even says so on the box.

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 7:56 pm

noctorro wrote:
Doubledealer93 wrote:oh hell yeah. we got our beefy voyagers back.

^
This

And I'm especially glad they ditched the Movie Optimus design forced on the other 2 Primes. First Edition is pretty good, but he's to movie then G1

This guy has Star Convoy written all over it, and I love that he looks like he has a simple transformation.

Dumbing down TF's? Hasbro hasn't released a simple-to-transform transformer since Movie 1 2007. The Unicron Trilogy transformation difficulty was pretty much gone since then. And I may be one of the few, but I like simple transformations

I do too. No transformation should be longer than the time it takes you to hum the Transformation sound.

by **Gundamu** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 8:07 pm

He can fly? He can FLY?! I really hope that when he can in season three. I'm totally getting this guy.

News Credits: 251 · by **Mindmaster** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 8:12 pm

Gundamu wrote:He can fly? He can FLY?! I really hope that when he can in season three. I'm totally getting this guy.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 8:32 pm

Mindmaster wrote:
Gundamu wrote:He can fly? He can FLY?! I really hope that when he can in season three. I'm totally getting this guy.

My first thought was the "You can fly?! YOU CAN FLY!!!" moment from The Iron Giant.

News Credits: 251 · by **Mindmaster** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 8:35 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Mindmaster wrote:
Gundamu wrote:He can fly? He can FLY?! I really hope that when he can in season three. I'm totally getting this guy.

My first thought was the "You can fly?! YOU CAN FLY!!!" moment from The Iron Giant.

Forgot about that moment. Man, that movie was great. Watched it dozens of times in my younger days. :grin:

by **hinomars19** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 9:08 pm

This thing is pure garbage, I honestly cannot believe all the positive comments it's getting.

I really don't get it.

And no, I'm not a gee-wunner Prime hater. I just look at this exact figure and see rubbish. :HEADHURTS:

News Credits: 15 · by **PrymeStriker** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 9:19 pm

hinomars19 wrote:This thing is pure garbage, I honestly cannot believe all the positive comments it's getting.

I really don't get it.

And no, I'm not a gee-wunner Prime hater. I just look at this exact figure and see rubbish.

Well, a lot of people like it. Probably because of the badass wings. Not everyone has to agree with your opinion.