The Energon Pub

[El Duque]

Takara Tomy has announced more campaign Arms Microns! These four all use the R.A. Arms Micron that originally came packed with AM-04 Ratchet in translucent purple, yellow, red, and green, who combine to form the Rainbow Shield. These will be available at select Japanese retailers with the purchase of Transformers Prime Arms Micron figures starting September 29th.

Here's a rough translation of where these will be available courtesy of Google Translate:

(Clear Red) Shining Allouez R: 3000 yen or more goods in all stores TF Prime Toys R Us.
Shining Allouez GR (Clear Green): Toys ion at the box office, master Optimus purchase Arms.
Allouez Shining P (Clear Purple): 3000 yen or more goods TF Prime Joshin at Bic Camera.
Allouez Shining Y (clear yellow): 3000 yen or more products EDION TF Prime, Yamada, Yodobashi at.

[AutobotMR2]

Not sure why....but I really want this!

[Megatronsdemise666]

BRIGHT VIBRANT COLORS!!!!! (:

[CBratetron]

No. Just no.

What Optimus Prime mold is that? The chest windows are undoubtedly TFP but I don't remember FE or RiD Prime having such skinny legs.

[joevill]

This is just way too cool to pass up.

[Jelze Bunnycat]

The Micron's standard name is R.A., the first two letters of "Ratchet". Almost all Autobot Microns base their names on the ones of their larger partner. And the Prime mold shown is the Weaponizer, sold in Japan as "Arms Master Optimus"

And this is getting silly. Four of the same combining? You know, I'm suddenly reminded of the Exotic Brothers of Goseiger, four copies of the Dragon Headder.

[Rogueknight]

Seriously what is my problem?

I grew up with Headmasters, Targetmasters, and Powermasters(Micromasters were not as cool but I "got" them). Mini partners are Frakking cool. But I just cannot get into these- alt modes are cool but the robot are just weak sauce, they just look lame.

I couldn't even get into Armada Mini cons- vehicle were good, but Micromasters were so many levels up from the deformed bodies of the Mini-cons.

Is it just the difference of a 12 year olds mind to a 36?

[Sodan-1]

What Optimus Prime mold is that? The chest windows are undoubtedly TFP but I don't remember FE or RiD Prime having such skinny legs.

Looks like the Weaponizer/Arms Master mold.

It's just as well I don't want this thing. I know each figure would be available throught the various online stores, but having to go to four different highstreet stores to get four different components of a combo weapon is a joke.

[Bumblevivisector]

Say, I did pretty much the same thing with the green, orange, and pink variants of Cruellock's Energon weapon: stacked 'em up and called it the Krull-saber!

But this? These are probably the first Arms Micron's I have no serious interest in getting, though the pinwheel does look cool enough that I wouldn't mind owning it, so I guess that's the definition of a good exclusive.

[Nemesis Destron]

Attack with the rainbow...taste the rainbow. So how many OP so far in the Prime line both Hasbro and Takara not including Cyberverse?

[GuyIncognito]

They're gearing up for a Rainbow Brite crossover.

[Jelze Bunnycat]

Attack with the rainbow...taste the rainbow. So how many OP so far in the Prime line both Hasbro and Takara not including Cyberverse?

It's less severe than you think. Takara has yet to release the Deluxe mold, aside from that every Hasbro release has a Takara counterpart. Then there's Hasbro Dark Energon and Takara's Shining

[RodimalToyota]

Skittles Prime! How flamboyant!

[PrymeStriker]

Taste the Rainbow!

[XDMan]

A Power Rangers and Skittles combination together? How unusual.

[craggy]

so there's a Green, Red, Sinestro and Indigo one...the Blue one comes with the Matrix-having Prime Prime, so we only need a pink Sapphire one, an Orange one, and maybe a black one and a white one...or was R.A. in the Shadow Micron set? That could be the Black one, and maybe normal could be white?

[Actar]

Cyclone, Heat, Luna, Joker, Maximum Drive! Bicker, Final Illusion!

[BeastProwl]

Megatron! your evil ways, must be vanquished! RRRAAH! TASTE THE RAINBOW!

[Blurrz]

The exclusivity of these are crazy.

[Mykltron]

I thought rainbows had seven colours. Has the economic climate forced cutbacks there as well?

[RhA]

BRING THE PAINBOW!

[Genocide G2.0]

These are getting stupid sounds like something a care bear or a my little pony should be wielding to fight off some heavy rain . Next thing ya know prime will be cross dressing at this rate.

[peacethrotyrrany]

Realy Takara? I'm not gona stick four multicolored, translucent Ratchet knives together, put it in Prime's hand, call it a shield, and expect people to take me seriously. They've just gone to far with these A.Ms