New Video Review of Netflix Transformers War for Cybertron Voyager Class Optimus Primal and Rattrap
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Greetings Seibertronians! YouTube reviewer and fellow Seibertronian PrimeVsPrime has uploaded a video review of the upcoming Netflix voyager release of Optimus Primal and Rattrap! These figures are due to be released in wave 3 of the Walmart-exclusive Netflix subline later this year.
Both figures in this two-pack are redecos of their regular Kingdom releases in slightly different colors, mostly featuring a darker color palette. Neither deco is truly any more accurate to their original appearances in the Beast Wars cartoon, so their color schemes are likely depicting what they will look like in the upcoming Kingdom portion of Netflix's War for Cybertron Trilogy.
You can view PrimeVsPrime's video review embedded below:
What do you think of these redecos? Do you think they look better that the Kingdom releases? Will you be picking this up? Let us know in the Energon Pub forums!
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Posted by o.supreme on April 15th, 2021 @ 5:48pm CDT
sol magnus wrote:I already got them, I ain't double-dipping.
I don't have them, and these aren't different enough for me to want them either. These are the most minimal changes to a release i can recall in recent memory. These could just be considered a running change of the toys colors and very few would notice if they were in the traditional Kingdom packaging.
Posted by Sabrblade on April 15th, 2021 @ 6:14pm CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 15th, 2021 @ 7:12pm CDT
Posted by Rodimus Prime on April 15th, 2021 @ 7:34pm CDT
Posted by sol magnus on April 15th, 2021 @ 9:03pm CDT
Rodimus Prime wrote:The only one I want. Of course.
Cheetor??
Posted by o.supreme on April 15th, 2021 @ 9:24pm CDT
If any of these deluxes have any appeal, I guess it would be Cheetor. I posted the pic of the small endcap display a couple weeks ago at a local walmart, there were 4 of each deluxe, I passed on them all. I'll be getting the Seeker merely for the BM's, and Megatron just for Skelivore (and hoping to sell Megatron). Wave 3 is by far the weakest of all the Netflix waves. Aside from hardcore completionists, it really doesn't offer much of anything.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 15th, 2021 @ 10:19pm CDT
Posted by Changewinds on April 15th, 2021 @ 10:31pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:blackeyedprime wrote:Yeagh Japan's sometimes odd and great for exclusives in retail shops, otherwise I'd have probably never have got my potp Throne monkey (for about £35). I think green Unicron was about £80 at some bic stores but way too much to see and do over there on top of buying cool stuff.
Did Takara include the... black and smelly toxic waste in the box?
It smells? Had no idea Hasbro made you go excavating for pieces until I saw some of the Netflix reviews.
Still on the fence about Cheetos since I like the darker blue, but not the lack of paint apps elsewhere. And since I already own normal Prime, I’ll skip out on the latest set.
Posted by Spider5800 on April 15th, 2021 @ 10:35pm CDT
In other Netflix figure news, the Wal-Mart near my house had three Cheetors...and nothing else, LOL. I would have expected it to be the reverse, like the above pics, so no idea what happened there. All I wanted was the Cheetor, though, so I was fine with it.
Waiting on my Dinobot to arrive from Pulse and I'm done with the original five (I'm just sticking with Generations Rhinox and Rattrap, they look great with the other Kingdom figures). Still need to find an Airrazor, and likely a Tigatron whenever he comes out.
Still need some more Predacons for this line. Megatron is AMAZING, and Blackarachnia is pretty good, but I'm surprised the only other one they've officially announced is Scorponok. That's over half of the S1 Preds with nothing official on the horizon. I'm filling the gap a little with my Generations Waspinator, but throw us a bone here, guys!
Posted by Razorbeast88 on April 15th, 2021 @ 10:39pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on April 15th, 2021 @ 10:56pm CDT
Some are beginning to speculate that his deco may actually be based on any of the blue Sideswipe generics seen in the background of the Siege episodes.o.supreme wrote:and I seriously doubt Deep Cover will be in Kingdom...
Posted by Wolfman Jake on April 16th, 2021 @ 8:54am CDT
Tuned Agent wrote:
I can understand preferring the Netflix colors, but I think PriveVsPrime is way off base if he thinks they are more "animation accurate" to Optimus Primal as seen in the original 1996 Beast Wars cartoon. The white is too off white and the red is too dark. The feet are more on model, but the chest is less so. I think the theory that it's all to make the gorilla mode more realistic is the best explanation so far, but who can really say but Hasbro and Takara Tomy?
Posted by Sabrblade on April 16th, 2021 @ 9:04am CDT
Posted by Rodimus Prime on April 16th, 2021 @ 9:38am CDT
Yeah. I don't care about the Sparkless and the drone and even though I like the Sideswipe mold and love that blue deco, Deep Cover has no real attachment to me, so unless I can get him at a discount, he'll be a pass as well. But i want that Cheetor. I didn't get the Kingdom version because that light blue looks bad.sol magnus wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:The only one I want. Of course.
Cheetor??
Posted by sol magnus on April 16th, 2021 @ 9:40am CDT
Rodimus Prime wrote:Yeah. I don't care about the Sparkless and the drone and even though I like the Sideswipe mold and love that blue deco, Deep Cover has no real attachment to me, so unless I can get him at a discount, he'll be a pass as well. But i want that Cheetor. I didn't get the Kingdom version because that light blue looks bad.sol magnus wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:The only one I want. Of course.
Cheetor??
I actually have a Netflix Cheetor. I got it and the regular and compared them, decided to just go with Kingdom version. If you want it it's yours.
Posted by just_aCloud on April 16th, 2021 @ 10:26am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on April 16th, 2021 @ 10:35am CDT
For those who missed out? Like ME? The shelves of my stores were always devoid of Wave 1 Kingdom Voyager figures.just_aCloud wrote:I hate to be a complainer, but this is just cruel Hasbro. Why re-release these figures with nothing different other than a very slight change in coloration? Am I missing something??
Posted by Changewinds on April 16th, 2021 @ 10:53am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:For those who missed out? Like ME? The shelves of my stores were always devoid of Wave 1 Kingdom Voyager figures.just_aCloud wrote:I hate to be a complainer, but this is just cruel Hasbro. Why re-release these figures with nothing different other than a very slight change in coloration? Am I missing something??
I just started seeing wave 1 Kingdom in abundance this week at Target, though I did see Rattrap really early on when Thrust was still around. Still no Cyclonus, which is who I want.
Posted by Sabrblade on April 16th, 2021 @ 11:07am CDT
That's why I specified "Voyager class".Changewinds wrote:Sabrblade wrote:For those who missed out? Like ME? The shelves of my stores were always devoid of Wave 1 Kingdom Voyager figures.just_aCloud wrote:I hate to be a complainer, but this is just cruel Hasbro. Why re-release these figures with nothing different other than a very slight change in coloration? Am I missing something??
I just started seeing wave 1 Kingdom in abundance this week at Target, though I did see Rattrap really early on when Thrust was still around. Still no Cyclonus, which is who I want.
Posted by Rodimus Prime on April 16th, 2021 @ 11:33am CDT
PM'd.sol magnus wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:Yeah. I don't care about the Sparkless and the drone and even though I like the Sideswipe mold and love that blue deco, Deep Cover has no real attachment to me, so unless I can get him at a discount, he'll be a pass as well. But i want that Cheetor. I didn't get the Kingdom version because that light blue looks bad.sol magnus wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:The only one I want. Of course.
Cheetor??
I actually have a Netflix Cheetor. I got it and the regular and compared them, decided to just go with Kingdom version. If you want it it's yours.
Is the Netflix Primal closer to being show accurate?
Posted by Sabrblade on April 16th, 2021 @ 11:38am CDT
Hasbro's leaving it up to each of us to answer that question:Rodimus Prime wrote:Is the Netflix Primal closer to being show accurate?
Left is Netflix, right is Kingdom.
Posted by o.supreme on April 16th, 2021 @ 12:29pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:For those who missed out? Like ME? The shelves of my stores were always devoid of Wave 1 Kingdom Voyager figures.just_aCloud wrote:I hate to be a complainer, but this is just cruel Hasbro. Why re-release these figures with nothing different other than a very slight change in coloration? Am I missing something??
I would think it would be easier just for Hasbro to do another run of the same toy, You would think Primal would be a slam dunk to release again in a later voyager wave. I guess this is their "compromise" between having tons of shelf warming repack waves as was the case towards the end of TR, and Not producing enough (PotP wave 2), and actually going back and producing more.
Posted by just_aCloud on April 16th, 2021 @ 12:38pm CDT
o.supreme wrote:Sabrblade wrote:For those who missed out? Like ME? The shelves of my stores were always devoid of Wave 1 Kingdom Voyager figures.just_aCloud wrote:I hate to be a complainer, but this is just cruel Hasbro. Why re-release these figures with nothing different other than a very slight change in coloration? Am I missing something??
I would think it would be easier just for Hasbro to do another run of the same toy, You would think Primal would be a slam dunk to release again in a later voyager wave. I guess this is their "compromise" between having tons of shelf warming repack waves as was the case towards the end of TR, and Not producing enough (PotP wave 2), and actually going back and producing more.
I feel ya Sabrblade. There's two or three at my Target but yeah, it is hard to find characters consistently.
I have to say, looking at the comparison pix, the Netflix version is way cooler. Maybe they should have done the original in that color scheme, and made the Netflix version all "beat up"? Ah whatever, I'm just glad BW is back on shelves.
Anybody heard any more word on that potential Grimlock figure? Redeco of Dinobot? I haven't these forums consistently in the past three months.
Posted by concrusher792 on April 16th, 2021 @ 6:18pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:For those who missed out? Like ME? The shelves of my stores were always devoid of Wave 1 Kingdom Voyager figures.just_aCloud wrote:I hate to be a complainer, but this is just cruel Hasbro. Why re-release these figures with nothing different other than a very slight change in coloration? Am I missing something??
Dang, and I just saw 4 Primal and Cylconus each at a Target in my area yesterday. I was like, I hear about all these people never seeing a Cyclonus and here was a whole trove of them.
Posted by Changewinds on April 16th, 2021 @ 9:34pm CDT
concrusher792 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:For those who missed out? Like ME? The shelves of my stores were always devoid of Wave 1 Kingdom Voyager figures.just_aCloud wrote:I hate to be a complainer, but this is just cruel Hasbro. Why re-release these figures with nothing different other than a very slight change in coloration? Am I missing something??
Dang, and I just saw 4 Primal and Cylconus each at a Target in my area yesterday. I was like, I hear about all these people never seeing a Cyclonus and here was a while trove of them.
Haha my Target was all Primal, no Cyclonus. As in 10 boxes of Primal and a few SS Hotrods.
Posted by Autobot N on April 16th, 2021 @ 10:04pm CDT
I saw a few Primals once at Walmart but no Cyclonus. Haven't seen any Voyagers sinceChangewinds wrote:concrusher792 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:For those who missed out? Like ME? The shelves of my stores were always devoid of Wave 1 Kingdom Voyager figures.just_aCloud wrote:I hate to be a complainer, but this is just cruel Hasbro. Why re-release these figures with nothing different other than a very slight change in coloration? Am I missing something??
Dang, and I just saw 4 Primal and Cylconus each at a Target in my area yesterday. I was like, I hear about all these people never seeing a Cyclonus and here was a while trove of them.
Haha my Target was all Primal, no Cyclonus. As in 10 boxes of Primal and a few SS Hotrods.
Posted by aronjlove on April 16th, 2021 @ 10:28pm CDT
But I also lucked out and found much of the wave near the beginning of sightings. By the time I got Dinobot, Walmart was stocking back up so they had plenty of Netflix Wave 3 Deluxe and Wave 2 Voyagers on the shelves. I wonder if Wave 3 Voyagers will be on the shelves themselves or what...
Posted by Razorbeast88 on April 16th, 2021 @ 11:05pm CDT
Saw one cyclonus once, bought him and never saw him again
Saw inferno and dinobot (1 each) the day before the dinobot I ordered was delivered
Posted by Nuclearxpotato on April 17th, 2021 @ 12:40am CDT
sol magnus wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:Yeah. I don't care about the Sparkless and the drone and even though I like the Sideswipe mold and love that blue deco, Deep Cover has no real attachment to me, so unless I can get him at a discount, he'll be a pass as well. But i want that Cheetor. I didn't get the Kingdom version because that light blue looks bad.sol magnus wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:The only one I want. Of course.
Cheetor??
I actually have a Netflix Cheetor. I got it and the regular and compared them, decided to just go with Kingdom version. If you want it it's yours.
Personally the only problem I have with Cheetor (and the reason why I'm stuck waiting for the Netflix one to be available) is that pastel blue. He looks very washed-out.
Here's hoping that Nightprowler's colours really , I've been patiently waiting for a Nightprowler.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 17th, 2021 @ 1:22pm CDT
He just posted his video review of the Netflix Sparkless Seeker! That seeker come with a nice green and brown deco, earning him an unflattering but cool nickname by the community. He come with two Battlemasters as a set. Sparkless Seeker is one more addition to the ever growing Siege Tetrajet seekers family.
View the video review here:
Are you exited by this release? Are you planning to buy him as part of your seeker armada or will it be the first one? Please share your thoughts below!
Posted by Autobot N on April 17th, 2021 @ 1:46pm CDT
Posted by Lore Keeper on April 17th, 2021 @ 2:04pm CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 17th, 2021 @ 2:14pm CDT
Posted by aronjlove on April 17th, 2021 @ 2:19pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:Prime VS Prime is a early bird and again, he get the worm!
He just posted his video review of the Netflix Sparkless Seeker! That seeker come with a nice green and brown deco, earning him an unflattering but cool nickname by the community. He come with two Battlemasters as a set. Sparkless Seeker is one more addition to the ever growing Siege Tetrajet seekers family.
View the video review here:
Are you exited by this release? Are you planning to buy him as part of your seeker armada or will it be the first one? Please share your thoughts below!
Hell yeah, I want him but I won't be calling him Sparkless. I used the Sparkless Deluxe as a failed clone of ER Barricade but this guy is gonna be just another Siege Seeker but with jungle camo. I never got the Rainmakers, but I wish I had Redwing so I could have another trio with this guy, Redwing, and Hotlink.
Posted by Razorbeast88 on April 17th, 2021 @ 2:23pm CDT
aronjlove wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Prime VS Prime is a early bird and again, he get the worm!
He just posted his video review of the Netflix Sparkless Seeker! That seeker come with a nice green and brown deco, earning him an unflattering but cool nickname by the community. He come with two Battlemasters as a set. Sparkless Seeker is one more addition to the ever growing Siege Tetrajet seekers family.
View the video review here:
Are you exited by this release? Are you planning to buy him as part of your seeker armada or will it be the first one? Please share your thoughts below!
Hell yeah, I want him but I won't be calling him Sparkless. I used the Sparkless Deluxe as a failed clone of ER Barricade but this guy is gonna be just another Siege Seeker but with jungle camo. I never got the Rainmakers, but I wish I had Redwing so I could have another trio with this guy, Redwing, and Hotlink.
I think Redwing is on BBTS for around $45 rn
I really want the sparkless seeker as well and might consider doing the same to have a siege mold trio
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 17th, 2021 @ 2:31pm CDT
aronjlove wrote:Hell yeah, I want him but I won't be calling him Sparkless.
That's why we call him Shitstorm.
Posted by Cyber Bishop on April 17th, 2021 @ 2:41pm CDT
Posted by aronjlove on April 17th, 2021 @ 2:59pm CDT
Razorbeast88 wrote:I think Redwing is on BBTS for around $45 rn
I really want the sparkless seeker as well and might consider doing the same to have a siege mold trio
Thanks but he is already sold out
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 17th, 2021 @ 3:03pm CDT
Cyber Bishop wrote:Early Bird?? Been seeing that wave for almost a month now..
INCLUDING the voyagers?
You're one of the few lucky ones in that case.
Posted by Razorbeast88 on April 17th, 2021 @ 3:04pm CDT
aronjlove wrote:Razorbeast88 wrote:I think Redwing is on BBTS for around $45 rn
I really want the sparkless seeker as well and might consider doing the same to have a siege mold trio
Thanks but he is already sold out
((((((
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 17th, 2021 @ 3:13pm CDT
Razorbeast88 wrote:aronjlove wrote:Razorbeast88 wrote:I think Redwing is on BBTS for around $45 rn
I really want the sparkless seeker as well and might consider doing the same to have a siege mold trio
Thanks but he is already sold out
((((((
Amzon.com got you covered.
https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Gen ... 371&sr=8-1?tag=seibertron07-20&
Posted by aronjlove on April 17th, 2021 @ 3:24pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:Razorbeast88 wrote:aronjlove wrote:Razorbeast88 wrote:I think Redwing is on BBTS for around $45 rn
I really want the sparkless seeker as well and might consider doing the same to have a siege mold trio
Thanks but he is already sold out
((((((
Amzon.com got you covered.
https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Gen ... 371&sr=8-1?tag=seibertron07-20&
Oh, nice! There are a few too so hopefully, he will be available Friday morning when my paycheck hits.
I splurged and bought Siege Jetfire yesterday on Amazon since I was so heated at Hasbro Pulse. They put him back in stock, but barely enough for Premium Access to put him back outta stock. I get Hasbro has to push Pulse but dang, this is the third time he's been back in stock then sold out before I got to him.
And Netflix Wave 3 Voyagers on shelves!?!? I've seen all the Wave 3 Deluxe figures but they are barely putting Wave 2 Voyagers up.
Posted by Dark Starscream on April 18th, 2021 @ 4:50am CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:aronjlove wrote:Hell yeah, I want him but I won't be calling him Sparkless.
That's why we call him Shitstorm.
I'm calling mine "Casugrab" based on his color scheme, shifty face, and shameless existence.
Posted by Emerje on April 18th, 2021 @ 7:35am CDT
Dark Starscream wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:aronjlove wrote:Hell yeah, I want him but I won't be calling him Sparkless.
That's why we call him Shitstorm.
I'm calling mine "Casugrab" based on his color scheme, shifty face, and shameless existence.
I'm staying on team Skyquake. The pallet is so similar (green, brown/copper, and black) I can head canon this as his early form as a Seeker during this part of the war.
Emerje
Posted by o.supreme on April 18th, 2021 @ 11:25am CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 18th, 2021 @ 11:30am CDT
Posted by aronjlove on April 18th, 2021 @ 11:37am CDT
aronjlove wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Razorbeast88 wrote:aronjlove wrote:Razorbeast88 wrote:I think Redwing is on BBTS for around $45 rn
I really want the sparkless seeker as well and might consider doing the same to have a siege mold trio
Thanks but he is already sold out
((((((
Amzon.com got you covered.
https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Gen ... 371&sr=8-1?tag=seibertron07-20&
Oh, nice! There are a few too so hopefully, he will be available Friday morning when my paycheck hits.
I splurged and bought Siege Jetfire yesterday on Amazon since I was so heated at Hasbro Pulse. They put him back in stock, but barely enough for Premium Access to put him back outta stock. I get Hasbro has to push Pulse but dang, this is the third time he's been back in stock then sold out before I got to him.
And Netflix Wave 3 Voyagers on shelves!?!? I've seen all the Wave 3 Deluxe figures but they are barely putting Wave 2 Voyagers up.
I couldn't wait, I used some of my 4/20 money and got him. Funnily enough, I think he will be delivered on 4/20 lol nice.
I was worried about Hasbro Pulse selling out of the Sparkless voyager but I think it's just a matter of time before my Walmarts are flooded with him. The wave 1 voyagers must have sold so bad it just took this much time to finally go through them. Hopefully, wave 2 voyagers won't do the same. I know Netflix Soundwave was impossible to find in the beginning but I've seen plenty now that the prior wave is gone. It's hard waiting though, FOMO kicks in because you never really if you'll see a figure or not.
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on April 20th, 2021 @ 9:47am CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 20th, 2021 @ 11:04am CDT
TF-fan kev777 wrote:So has anyone else's area been a complete barren wasteland as far as the wave 3 deluxes? I'm just south of Chicago and have been stalking my local Walmarts ever since the first sightings and have seen absolute zero on wave 3. I've seen the Wave 2 voyagers come back in as well as the headmasters, but still nothing on the Netflix deluxes. Completely empty shelf spot for 3 months in 3 of the stores by me and a few stragglers of Elita-1 at the other 2 stores.
My local Walmart have been a barren wasteland for EVERYTHING except Cyberverse figures for months.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 20th, 2021 @ 11:36am CDT
TF-fan kev777 wrote:So has anyone else's area been a complete barren wasteland as far as the wave 3 deluxes? I'm just south of Chicago and have been stalking my local Walmarts ever since the first sightings and have seen absolute zero on wave 3. I've seen the Wave 2 voyagers come back in as well as the headmasters, but still nothing on the Netflix deluxes. Completely empty shelf spot for 3 months in 3 of the stores by me and a few stragglers of Elita-1 at the other 2 stores.
My local Walmart just got Wave 3 Deluxe in. I was tempted by Deep Cover (blue is my fav color), but he's not a priority. Got a few stragglers in the form of Wheeljack, Red Alert and two Elitas, one of which has the misassembled shoulders.