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Autobase Aichi have posted the four remaining Japanese Primes from the "Cybertron Satellite" campaign, they been added to the list below.


Autobase Aichi have posted some images of a Transformers Prime Arms Micron retail display including the "Cybertron Satellite" that we saw earlier in the scans from Dengeki Hobby. This Matrix shaped display monitor is part of a campaign to sell store exclusives at Japanese retailers. Check out the images mirrored below.







Additionally store mascots based on location have also been designed.

Akiba Prime for the district of Akihabara


Kawasaki Prime for the city of Kawasaki


Tachikawa Prime for the city of Tachikawa


Umeda Prime for the district of Umeda.


Nagoya Prime for the city of Nagoya


Saitama Prime for district of Saitama


Ginza Prime for district of Ginza


Mito Prime for the city of Mito


Sapporo Prime for the city of Sapporo


Itami Prime for the city of Itami


Fukutsu Prime for the city of Fukutusu


Ikebukuro Prime for Ikebukuro Station


Yokohama Prime for the city of Yokohama


Sendai Prime for the city of Sendai

Wow is that Fort Max in the center of the Matrix?

joevill wrote:Wow is that Fort Max in the center of the Matrix?

YES it is! Very interesting, hmm...

El Duque wrote:

Ironhide?

must...not...fly to japan...and steal...shop display... >:x

also, good catch on Fort Max. hmmmmmm?

joevill wrote:Wow is that Fort Max in the center of the Matrix?

Appears so. Hasn't there been a rumor flying around about a new Fort Max release?

Lord Onixprime wrote:

joevill wrote:Wow is that Fort Max in the center of the Matrix?

Appears so. Hasn't there been a rumor flying around about a new Fort Max release?

Indeed there is. It was mentioned a couple weeks back, actually. A spokesperson for TakaraTomy said they were looking into a possible reissue.

I think the monitor on the Matrix might just be showing all the Autobot leaders, since that's what the images on the sides are showing, why Ironhide's there though, and in that cartooney art style, is beyond me.

I want that display!!!!!!!!!!!

Why can't we get kool stuff like that over here? That's it, I'm enrolling next year to learn Japanese, then I'm moving over there.........

Fortress Maximus? Hells yeah...........

fort max teasing?!

joevill wrote:Wow is that Fort Max in the center of the Matrix?

Good eye, bud. I like the display there. Also pretty happy to see Fort Max come back into the public eye. Hopefully the reissue rumors finally pan out.

TulioDude wrote:

El Duque wrote:

Ironhide?

He certainly looks like Ironhide, but....

My Japanese is probably getting rusty, but why does it say, "Nagoya Prime?"

i spy a voyager megatron... awesome!.


or is it?

SKYWARPED_128 wrote:

TulioDude wrote:

El Duque wrote:

Ironhide?

He certainly looks like Ironhide, but....

My Japanese is probably getting rusty, but why does it say, "Nagoya Prime?"

Because that's the name, Nagoya Prime. Can't make heads or tails of the kanji however, but he is indeed a Commander (Shireikan). After some wiki'ing (which you all should do more often), it seems he's the mascot of the city of Nogaya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

philtron3030 wrote:i spy a voyager megatron... awesome!.


or is it?

The Arms Micron version uses the Deluxe mold, not the Voyager one.

bleh, double post.

Added some additional character cards.

El Duque wrote:Added some additional character cards.

Those are interesting and seem to be mostly new characters. Tiger stripe Ratchet, whatever he is, looks pretty striking. Neat stuff. I wonder what the deal is with those. New manga maybe?

Flux Convoy wrote:

El Duque wrote:Added some additional character cards.

Those are interesting and seem to be mostly new characters. Tiger stripe Ratchet, whatever he is, looks pretty striking. Neat stuff. I wonder what the deal is with those. New manga maybe?

Like I said before, mascots of certain Japanese cities, according to TFWiki. The ones added are:

- Akiba Prime (for Akihabara, often shortened to Akiba)
- Kawasaki Prime (for Kawasaki, 3 different towns, most likely one being Kawasaki, Kanawaga Prefecture)
- Tachikawa (for Tachikawa)
- Umeda Prime (for Umeda)

Roid Rage Bumblebee?

Still love the alphabet.

That looks like a very angry yellow Ratchet with a tail.

Fort Max reissue=pure Win

Tiger Force Ratchet!

All are Primes for the "Cybertron Satellite" promotion. All are mascots for each location of Japan they represent. They are all designed after previous characters, but are not those same characters they each resemble.

Hmm... all these are repaints of Ledgends class figures... im sure Takara would repaint the ledgends in these colours. That would be pretty cool IMO

gavinfuzzy wrote:Hmm... all these are repaints of Ledgends class figures... im sure Takara would repaint the ledgends in these colours. That would be pretty cool IMO

No, they are not.