-Kanrabat- wrote:Verdict:
It's still a buy, but only on sale. HFTD Battle Blades Optimus is still the undisputable champion of the Movie voyager Optimuses, followed closely by Evasion Mode from AoE.
I'm still undecided on the order of these (and I'd include TLK Prime as one of my faves too though very different design than these three are doing). There are things each of them does far better than the others. For example the HFTD BB (or Revenge as I have with the chrome and such) looks better at first glance but has some faults of it's own such as the tiny feet, the crappy shoulder pads that aren't even shoulder pads (since they annoyingly hinge on the upper arm and barely touch the shoulder at all and are too flat, and the huge truck kibble panels on the forearms that make posing them kinda awkward when correctly slid up, the backpack is horrible, and the hands aren't 5mm ports like most figures so cannot easily give him better guns. Also it's main feature, the swords, just ruin the look of the forearms even more, especially when they are folded back into 'storage' position and are rubbery so kinda easy to bend/warp. The blades on the SS figure are firm, detailed and totally detachable (so can be removed completely or if you like can attach to other figures), which to me looks far superior and cleaner.
Evasion Prime has it's own inaccuracies and annoyances too such as the forearms, and the huge joints on either side of the chest and obviously a useless toy if wanting to turn into the original movie truck.
There is no perfect Voyager Optimus Prime, just several really fun and different ones all kinda great in their own ways. Just pick your fave I guess.