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News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 10:31 am

HOLY MONKEY FIGHTING FOLDED SHIRT!! MUST HAS!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! It'll be my "Optimus Primal" and my OG BW TM2 Optimal Optimus will stay Optimal Optimus!! Huzzah for the shopkeep, huzzah!!

News Credits: 10 · by **Agamemnon** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 10:34 am

I don't need this. I really don't...

:-s

Aw, who am I really kidding...? :ic$:

Pssst....weren't we supposed to get a peek at Repugnus? O_o

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 10:36 am

Agamemnon wrote:Pssst....weren't we supposed to get a peek at Repugnus? O_o

We did, his knee to be exact. Look at the Blast Off box images :lol:

News Credits: 18 · by **leokearon** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 10:42 am

This looks awesome. Why did it have to be an exclusive, I hate exclusives

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 10:46 am

"What if Optimus Primal, instead of Megatron, had been the one who seized total domination over Cybertron following his return to the planet from after Beast Wars?"

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 10:48 am

Well done hasbro, you've made my jaw drop. This is a toy worthy of being exclusive.

by **RustedCross** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 10:49 am

I was interested for a second.
Then I saw the stickers.
The type of stickers that are coming off before you open the box.

You almost had my money, Hasbro.
Almost.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 10:51 am

Worth noting is that this set leads credence to there being 15 Prime Masters instead of 12. The second from the right (which I've dubbed "Matrix Prime" for now) is one of the 3 unknown symbols.

News Credits: 194 · by **RodimusConvoy13** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 10:52 am

RustedCross wrote:I was interested for a second.
Then I saw the stickers.
The type of stickers that are coming off before you open the box.

You almost had my money, Hasbro.
Almost.

So then you've skipped all of Titans Return and Power of the Primes?

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 10:54 am

Based on these images, I'm hoping that plastic bit in the back of the throne can hold all the prime masters and spin around so we can play the Cybertron version of "Wheel of Fortune", Wheel of Power ;)^

Maybe that's how they got all those random collector cards that comes with all the figures, sit in the throne, give it a spin and your card prints out of the bottom

News Credits: 1 · by **Lucky Logician** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 10:54 am

Dear whoever is going to SDCC,

Please hook me up with this monkey. He looks amazing and I need him for my Optimus collection.

Sincerely,

A person who will love you forever.

by **RustedCross** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 10:55 am

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:
RustedCross wrote:I was interested for a second.
Then I saw the stickers.
The type of stickers that are coming off before you open the box.

You almost had my money, Hasbro.
Almost.

So then you've skipped all of Titans Return and Power of the Primes?

No...I got mostly Takara Titans Return.
As for Power of the Primes...I got a few deluxes.
I'm still hoping that, sometime in the future, Takara reissues the Dinobots as a Cartoon Accurate Unite Warriors set without stickers.
Same with Abominus.

News Credits: 61 · by **EvasionModeBumblebee** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 10:55 am

You can see sketches of the other prime contenders on the sides of the throne - Shockwave, Arcee, Hound, and Star Saber are the ones I could identify.

Also, Starscream must be really jealous that someone else got a throne and crown :lol:

News Credits: 56 · by **o.supreme** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 10:56 am

So...I got off my own throne not too long ago (sorry somebody had to do it :lol:

), to see this news. I really hope this is not the only way Hasbro intends to release the last 3/4 Prime masters, because I have no intention of purchasing this. I'm really hoping they still get single releases, that would be pretty messed up on the part of Hasbro if they did that.

News Credits: 6 · by **Dr. Caelus** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 10:57 am

Sabrblade wrote:"What if Optimus Primal, instead of Megatron, had been the one who seized total domination over Cybertron following his return to the planet from after Beast Wars?"

Wasn't that in the DLC? Beast Wars III: Tyranny of King Primal?

I'd be very tempted to put a bunch of Titan Masters on the scepter and in the 'halo' and then sit Elita-1 on that throne.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 10:59 am

o.supreme wrote:So...I got off my own throne not too long ago (sorry somebody had to do it ), to see this news. I really hope this is not the only way Hasbro intends to release the last 3/4 Prime masters, because I have no intention of purchasing this. I'm really hoping they still get single releases, that would be pretty messed up on the part of Hasbro if they did that.

Wouldn't be the first time they did that. They did something similar with TR Wingspan and Cloudraker and the Titan Masters of Ultra Magnus and Scorponok after their initial plans for those figures' releases got scrapped.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 11:02 am

The 13th Prime's deco looks like Marvel Comics Prima:

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 11:06 am

Sabrblade wrote:The 13th Prime's deco looks like Marvel Comics Prima:

Not just the deco, the molding matches as well (except for the reused torso). Yet Prima Prime is standing right next to him :shock:

News Credits: 12 · by **Evil Eye** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 11:09 am

Welp, I now officially want this. Damn.

News Credits: 56 · by **o.supreme** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 11:09 am

Sabrblade wrote:
o.supreme wrote:So...I got off my own throne not too long ago (sorry somebody had to do it ), to see this news. I really hope this is not the only way Hasbro intends to release the last 3/4 Prime masters, because I have no intention of purchasing this. I'm really hoping they still get single releases, that would be pretty messed up on the part of Hasbro if they did that.
Wouldn't be the first time they did that. They did something similar with TR Wingspan and Cloudraker and the Titan Masters of Ultra Magnus and Scorponok after their initial plans for those figures' releases got scrapped.

Sure, however I believe both of those will/would be arguably easier to obtain. before TRU.com went down, they still had Grotusque's in stock for $19.99, and Arcee before that. Assuming this will be a SDCC exclusive it will probably cost something on the order of $60-$70, and will no doubt sell out quickly on HTS soon after, possibly never to be offered again.

I'm not saying its a deal breaker, I mean I'm ok with having only 9 Prime Masters (8 with Pretender Armors), in my collection, but it would have been cool for Hasbro to see something through. I mean we got 15 Titan Masters (regular retail releases) other than the 4 exclusives in TR, but yet again, this just smacks of a line that was cut short mid-way through.

If this is the only release of the last 3 PM's, I do NOT consider this as Hasbro "releasing all the Primes", because it will ultimately be available to only a very small portion of the fandom.

News Credits: 1 · by **Cheetron** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 11:14 am

From the moment I saw him, I wanted him!

It's official, I'm losing it

News Credits: 11 · by **Munkky** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 12:20 pm

That set is a thing of beauty. I'm so glad I didn't pre-order Optimal Optimus because I'm definitely getting this! It's fantastic that he comes with the three missing Prime Masters, though it would seem I will have to get Predaking for Onyx (sigh), or just hope the Ebay prices for Onyx on his own aren't too crazy.

News Credits: 1 · by **Tranzilla** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 12:21 pm

Sabrblade wrote:Official pics - https://sdccblog.com/2018/07/hasbro-san-diego-comic-con-2018-exclusives/

Hidden Remote has Hasbro’s latest San Diego Comic-Con exclusive, the Transformers: Generations Power of the Primes Throne of the Primes. The SDCC exclusive set features Nexus Prime, Amalgamous Prime, Prima Prime and the Legendary 13th Prime Comic-Con exclusive Prime Master figures. There’s also a Scepter of Sparks accessory, designed to hold four Prime Master figures. The Halo of Primus display can be used to create a display of Prime Master power, with the ability to hold 12 Prime Master figures. No word yet on pricing, but we’ll update when we know more.

I can soooooo see someone firing up the 3D scanner and making an actual 3D-printed throne using this as a base. Heck, a 3P couLd make a retail version and make some coin. Just sayin'. :-D