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[D-Maximal_Primal]

Still no luck on the Shockwave front sadly. Dunno where those leader are at. The $50 price point I've been seeing only belongs to the G1 prime reissue

[no-one]

Still no luck on the Shockwave front sadly. Dunno where those leader are at. The $50 price point I've been seeing only belongs to the G1 prime reissue

So no place reserved on the shelves? That would suck. I've seen the WFC leader stickers at both WM and Target. They'll get there eventually, especially with so few leader figures in this line.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Still no luck on the Shockwave front sadly. Dunno where those leader are at. The $50 price point I've been seeing only belongs to the G1 prime reissue

So no place reserved on the shelves? That would suck. I've seen the WFC leader stickers at both WM and Target. They'll get there eventually, especially with so few leader figures in this line.

No place. The voyagers are housing the lower shelves, with the G1 reissue and Botbots taking up the upper shelves that are not pegs

[Nemesis Maximo]

Just keep an eye on your Wal-Mart, D-Max. I finally found Siege Leaders last week, you can’t be that far behind Michigan.

[no-one]

Just keep an eye on your Wal-Mart, D-Max. I finally found Siege Leaders last week, you can’t be that far behind Michigan.

I spotted Magnus at a Wally in Mississippi an hour and a half from home, but nothing here yet. I'm in no rush though.

[Cobotron]

D-Max! I just saw leaders for the first time at Walfart today.

[william-james88]

Still no luck on the Shockwave front sadly. Dunno where those leader are at. The $50 price point I've been seeing only belongs to the G1 prime reissue

Mine has the tags for them but still no luck. I dont know whats worse, having this hint of them coming but never being there (day after day) or just not knowing when the module itself will change.

[Wolfman Jake]

Honestly, Walmart is just a crapshoot nowadays. You're much more likely to find what you're looking for, sooner and more consistently, at Target.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Oh yeah, Target is my main place to go look when I'm actively hunting. Walmart is convenient cause i literally live right next to one.

I'm thinking the new wave of Studio Series and Shockwave will show up at the same time, making for a helluva expensive day

[Rodimus Prime]

To all of you who are coming up empty at Walmart, ask someone who works there, preferably a toys department manager. It's very easy to check if the figures are in the back or not. That's how I got my WFC stuff, I checked in the back. I work there, so I didn't have to ask anyone else, but the point is that Shockwave and Ultra Magnus were in the back stock room for 3 days before I found them and were never put on the shelf, despite the price tags being there. Maybe it's laziness, maybe stupidity, or both. But I'm guessing that at least some of the Walmarts that have an empty space where the leaders are supposed to be have the figures in the back, especially after all this time that they have been released. It takes literally a few seconds to scan the barcode on the price tag and see if the figures are in the back.

[Nemesis Primal]

The local Walmart I have access to here at school, after serving me decently well last year in terms of PotP, Studio Series, and some Titans Return remnants, has now caused me to boycott them until Wave 2 of Siege is out, because apparently the only TFs they sell now are Siege Deluxes and I already have all the Wave 1 Deluxes I want (i.e. everyone except Sideswipe). Nothing else has a tag, and an employee confirmed for me that they no longer sell any Studio Series of any size class. Granted, in terms of Siege all I was looking for this wave was Magnus, and now I'm not sure if I want to snag him at full price anymore after seeing Prime, but it's still disappointing.

At least it means I'll be covered when Sixgun and Ironhide arrive...

[Emerje]

It's difficult for toy packaging to stand out in the aisles these days. And while the current Transformers Siege line has seen some the most radical departures yet (Deluxes in boxes? Madness!) their most intriguing feature is barely visible to the naked eye. If you tilt the side of Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader class boxes with the character art on it you can just make out hints of something that's "more than meets the eye".

Thanks to Seibertronian Lunatic Prime and a UV light we're getting our clearest look at all the hidden details on Voyager Optimus Prime and Megatron's boxes. This goes beyond the "simple" hidden messages found on promotional Siege posters last year. Revealed under the right lighting not only do we get code words that can be used on the Transformers website (though strangely the code on Optimus Prime's box is written as "Lacon" instead of "Iacon"), but also several new character details, faction symbols, and the character's name at the bottom. But more than anything it's just a really cool feature!









Got more examples of Hasbro's clever hidden art from the Siege line? Share them with your fellow Seibertronians in the Energon Pub forums below!

[SpikeyTigertron]

So I really dig each “Prime” has his own silhouette. The Neme-Pax even has that lanky evil vibe. Was shocked their cabs all scaled decently. Bonus point. Magnus and PotP trailer scales too!

[Immortal Starscream]

My optimus and Megatron dont have this. They were picked up online when the first few showed up back in november. I dont know if it was just a fluke, or if some of those early wave figures just didnt have them, because a one friend got them early too, and he doesn't have it eithet, while another friend got his just a couple weeks ago, and they do have the blacklght bits.

[Wolfman Jake]

My optimus and Megatron dont have this. They were picked up online when the first few showed up back in november. I dont know if it was just a fluke, or if some of those early wave figures just didnt have them, because a one friend got them early too, and he doesn't have it eithet, while another friend got his just a couple weeks ago, and they do have the blacklght bits.

Interesting. I wonder if we'll see a revision that corrects the "Lacon" lettering on Optimus Prime's Voyager box. This kind of stuff will sure drive completionists crazy.

[Nemesis Destron]

Honestly, Walmart is just a crapshoot nowadays. You're much more likely to find what you're looking for, sooner and more consistently, at Target.

Yeah that reality has been a constant for a loooong while now IMO.

[GeekyGamer Gal]

Honestly, Walmart is just a crapshoot nowadays. You're much more likely to find what you're looking for, sooner and more consistently, at Target.

Yeah that reality has been a constant for a loooong while now IMO.

I will say Walmart is still good to watch out for, just because I've had some rather interesting luck there. Mainly with the POTP stuff, but I've had the early stock before release Roddy Unicronus, the only place to get wave 2 Sludge and Snarl, and just released half priced clearance on OP and regular Roddy.

Otherwise, Walmart so far has been rather disappointing as all of them I've been in do not have even a tag for Siege leaders, Studio Series, the trading cards, or Botbots. They've only had low quantities of the weaponizers and pegs full of deluxe class.

[starrhero]

TonTon Reviews just uploaded their review on Siege Leader Cybertron Optimus Prime. He actually goes into detail comparing the Siege figure with the original Cybertron version.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxCuap0yVlc&t=28s

[Lunatic Prime]

[Sentinel_Primal]

Ugh... I was really hoping those cannons would be removable if nothing else but for the C.O.M.B.A.T. system. Still really like the look of him though. Wish he had compared him to Ultra Magnus though. And I was hoping the base head would have been more like the normal head from the old figure rather than just G1, but yellow eyes

[RobRobRobRobRob]

Finally concluding our saga of leaks, today we received quite the shocking review of the yet-unconfirmed (by HasTak) WFC Siege Leader Class Optimus Prime, courtesy of TonTon Review! This serves as easily our most thorough look at the Unicron Trilogy-inspired Prime yet, as TonTon’s mechanical monologue goes into detail regarding the figures articulation, paint and mold detailing, vehicle modes, robot modes, weapons, Six-Gun compatibility and size comparisons against both Siege Deluxes and the Cybertron original! We also see some unfortunate things, such as the Super Mode head being visible in alt mode (upside down or not), and that the wheels must be partsformed when converting to robot mode.

We also cannot understate how unusual this truly is, as not only has there been no reported sightings of this figure yet, but there has also never been an official statement directly from the mouths of anyone at either Hasbro or Takara even confirming this figures existence, let alone visage. This seems to suggest that some retailer may have accidentally released the figure early, in which case the hunt is most certainly on for Siege fans everywhere, or that TonTon is a HasTak employee. If you happen to be as lucky as TonTon and find this bewildering figure, be sure to let us know in your area’s sightings forum.

Special thanks to Riley Hoffman, Survivefan23, and Powermaster Ultra Prime for all sending this review our way!



Seeing as this is our first in-depth look at the figure, be sure to discuss your thoughts on the figure (as well as how TonTon may have acquired the figure) in the forums below, and stay tuned to Seibertron.com for more Transformers news and reviews!

[ZeroWolf]

Actually, I wouldn't say this came from a retailer...more like from the factory itself, as its just like the case with studio series #38 Bumblebee Movie Optimus Prime...i would think we were supposed to have seen this for the first time at toy fair for a wave 2 leader release.

[Agent 53]

You'd think that, given that this figure and BB Optimus have been so thoroughly leaked at this point that Hasbro would've just done the official "reveal" on social media, like they did back... however long ago now it was they revealed the FOC Combaticons and the likes of Prime Knockout.
I mean I know they'll have planned some big Toyfair reveal for these figures, and I'm sure there will be some surprises (Siege Omega being properly revealed fingers crossed) but they have to know by now that the gig is up. These figures exist and anyone who cares knows it.

[TAAO]

Thanks for the video. He looks ok, I guess. There's just something off about it to me. I think the most distracting part for me would have to be the unpainted "wing wheels" on the outside. I know they were going for the aesthetic of the Cybertron version, but if they were at least not molded to look like wheels on the outside, I think it would have looked better. And I think the "hollowness" of this mold, primarily the cannons, also really makes it standout from the rest of the Siege line. Not necessarily in a good way. Just my two cents.

[Nemesis Maximo]

Man, someone at HasTak has got to be pissed.

But man, that thing looks good.