The Energon Pub

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 9:47 pm

Toy Fair 2012 offered us many looks at the Transformers Prime Cyberverse line. The full gallery can be view by clicking here. On display were the play sets, Wheeljack with Starhammer and Knock Out with Energon Driller along with the recently revealed Optimus Maximus. Commander Ironhide and Legion Evac were also on display.

by **griftimus prime** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 9:53 pm

that optimus maximus or whatever is ridiculous

News Credits: 1 · by **Erailea** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 9:55 pm

This is the 1st line where I'm really digging the mini guys... well, aside from the HFTD OP, Megs and Screams.

I'm leaning more and more towards their end despite my general liking for deluxe and voyager.

Thanks for the pics!

Now I wish I had picked some of these guys up when I saw the the other day...

News Credits: 4 · by **craggy** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:07 pm

agree, Erailea, the little guys are very cool in this line. Optimus Maximus is made of WTF but I really like all the Commanders, and the majority of the smaller ones, and the driller and Wheeljack playsets look good. Might get a bunch of these, and I normally never intentionally buy Legends versions of big characters.

News Credits: 3 · by **metaphorge** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:10 pm

Why in the blazes is Breakdown a Legion and not a Commander? He's waaaaaaay too small.

News Credits: 4 · by **craggy** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:16 pm

metaphorge wrote:Why in the blazes is Breakdown a Legion and not a Commander? He's waaaaaaay too small.

I'm going to guess it's an inversion of the reason Bumblebee is one of the leader sized Weaponizers. I think the pre-orders we've seen for Takara Micron Arms line have Breakdown's larger figure listed as a Deluxe as well. Sad, but true.

News Credits: 3 · by **metaphorge** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:21 pm

craggy wrote:I think the pre-orders we've seen for Takara Micron Arms line have Breakdown's larger figure listed as a Deluxe as well. Sad, but true.

TFSource does, but BBTS has Breakdown at Voyager price point. Curious.

by **CrimsonPrime** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:47 pm

Not hating or anything but the CVs look ridiculous this time around...The only one(s) I like is :-

1) Bulkhead
2) Megs(bot mode)
3) Starscream(Bot mode)
4) Ironhide
5) Optimus(Bot mode)
6) Breakdown

That being said...I probably wont buy any of em since 3 of em are only nice in bot mode while the other 3 looks nice and all but doesnt fit being a small guy.

Fortress Maximus looks more ridiculous than Ultimate OP >.>...That being said Ultimate OP is also ridiculous...So yeah you get the point...

PS : Thank you Hasbro for saving more of my money <3~

News Credits: 3 · by **NatsumeRyu** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:51 pm

We're getting a tiny evac toy in the Prime line? hahahaa!

I'm also digging some of these smaller guys. Shame, cause the rest I REALLY dislike. X[ So I'll never go for all of em. :/

News Credits: 8 · by **Megatron Wolf** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 11:22 pm

ironhide looks good, ill add him to the very short must have list. that prime base thing is pretty bad, good idea bad execution.

by **Captnhooker** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 2:55 am

Commander Prime is normally just sitting in that thing? He is not even transform(powermaster style or something)?
It`s kinda remind me a Dark Helmet from "Star Balls".

by **frogbat** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 4:19 am

These r completely off my radar... I loved the original micro masters and their connecting bases as a kid and cyber verse reminds me of them somewhat

That op might look ridiculous but I think kids will dig it...don't know how many crappy tf's I wanted as a kid thinking they were the coolest things ever... Sky lynx for example I got him recently and man thats a craptacular toy but I always wanted hi as a kid....

Btw it's "spaceballs"

by **Captnhooker** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 8:04 am

What is wrong with SkyLinx? I`m still think that he is one of the coolest transformers ever.
It`s just Prime - it`s like he weared daddy`s hat.

News Credits: 8 · by **Flashwave** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 1:54 pm

Anyone else here OptiMax SCREAMING to be Metroplex by the alt form? Anyone?

frogbat wrote:Sky lynx for example I got him recently and man thats a craptacular toy but I always wanted hi as a kid....

Sorry, but I think you're outvoted on this one. I wasn't even around for G1, and I think Sky Lynx is cool. I'll give you that by today's technology we could get some awesome posability out of his neck, but he's a cool figure and an intiguing concept.

News Credits: 4 · by **craggy** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 4:23 pm

Flashwave wrote:Anyone else here OptiMax SCREAMING to be Metroplex by the alt form? Anyone?

I get what you're saying, but Metroplex was a good toy.
I've said it before, that it's really cool Hasbro is sort of trying to do this. BUT, it is also really half-assed and sad how terribly fail-worthy their attempt is. A different paint scheme and a minor remold as a different character and it might have worked. A Cyberverse Commander Prime with a big huge action feature packed trailer that converted into a base/playset kind of thing would have definitely worked. But this...oh, it just makes me cry for all the dinosaurs that died to make it a possibility.

Still, the drill and spaceship playsets look good, and at the lower price-point I could see them coming up with one or two other molds for that assortment.

News Credits: 1 · by **Sodan-1** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 4:54 pm

I was remotely intrigued by the idea of Optimus Maximus, but seeing it now it's just a bit of a blocky mess.

News Credits: 3 · by **metaphorge** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 4:56 pm

craggy wrote:A Cyberverse Commander Prime with a big huge action feature packed trailer that converted into a base/playset kind of thing would have definitely worked.

This... a proper update into a less brick-like Star Convoy would have ruled all over the place.

News Credits: 1 · by **mbd88prime** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 5:34 pm

so anyone curious about the "maximus" class? thought i read that it was a new class of which this prime thing was the first. could "maximus" be a hint at a future mold for the class?