Takara Tomy Teases Potential Canon Camera Collaboration Nemesis Prime Reveal for March 9

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In a tweet a few hours ago Takara Tomy's official @TF_pr account teased four sets of new reveals for this coming Thursday, March 9. Among them is a new collaboration with Canon Camera featuring what appears to be Nemesis Prime. There isn't anything else to go by, but I think we can guess what it'll look like since Optimus Prime was already a black camera. They also teased several other figures being announced within the franchise, one of which is the Premium Finish set of Beast Wars Optimus Primal and Megatron from their respective Kingdom releases we reported the other day. Less interesting is the tease for the Japanese release of Legacy Evolution Prime Skyquake, Metal Hawk, Shrapnel, Animated Prowl and Core Grimlock and Studio Series Rise of the Beasts Scourge and Cheetor.

We'll bring you more as we learn about it and you can always bring the discussion to the Seibertron.com Energon Pub forums.

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Re: Takara Tomy Teases Potential Canon Camera Collaboration Nemesis Prime Reveal for March 9 (view post)

Comment by -Kanrabat- Mar 8, 2023

Obviously, there will be a Nemesis repaint. I think this one will end up looking the best due to the more consistent color scheme all over. It will still look like a big fatso with an overwhelming beer gut.

That's why I cancelled my Reflector preorder. Plus the fact that the damn thing will be over 200$CAN didn't help.

Re: Takara Tomy Teases Potential Canon Camera Collaboration Nemesis Prime Reveal for March 9 (view post)

Comment by Gauntlet101010 Mar 8, 2023

The different Matrixes are so neat. HasTak missed a trick by not making multiple versions of Matrixes that can be swapped around like this toy has (yeah, I know the thing Reflector has isn't really a Matrix; still).

Nemesis might look the best, but I'm in for Reflector once he arrives at BBTS.

Re: Takara Tomy Teases Potential Canon Camera Collaboration Nemesis Prime Reveal for March 9 (view post)

Comment by Brokebot Mar 8, 2023

Ok, I can see Reflector, but Optimus/Nemesis? Over $150 and it's not even a functional basic camera?

No. That's just stupid.

Re: Takara Tomy Teases Potential Canon Camera Collaboration Nemesis Prime Reveal for March 9 (view post)

Comment by -Kanrabat- Mar 8, 2023

Brokebot wrote:That's just stupid.

I think that's the entire point. :lol:

Re: Takara Tomy Teases Potential Canon Camera Collaboration Nemesis Prime Reveal for March 9 (view post)

Comment by Brokebot Mar 8, 2023

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Brokebot wrote:That's just stupid.

I think that's the entire point.

Well, mission accomplished.

Re: Takara Tomy Teases Potential Canon Camera Collaboration Nemesis Prime Reveal for March 9 (view post)

Comment by Sabrblade Mar 8, 2023

More images from last week's leaks:

And official images from Amazon Japan and Dengeki Hobby.

The new Matrix isn't a Matrix. It's the AllSpark.

Re: Takara Tomy Teases Potential Canon Camera Collaboration Nemesis Prime Reveal for March 9 (view post)

Comment by Rodimus Prime Mar 8, 2023

I'm not a photographer so I had no interest in the previous ones, but this actually looks pretty neat. If I really wanted it, I'd get 2, 1 for each mode.

Re: Takara Tomy Teases Potential Canon Camera Collaboration Nemesis Prime Reveal for March 9 (view post)

Comment by First-Aid Mar 8, 2023

Can the person who didn't think this was going to happen please raise their hands?

(looks over crowd of tens of thousands of Transfans, all with their hands down)

Yup.

ANYTIME there is an Optimus, there will be a Nemesis until people stop buying repaints.

Re: Takara Tomy Teases Potential Canon Camera Collaboration Nemesis Prime Reveal for March 9 (view post)

Comment by Rodimus Prime Mar 8, 2023

First-Aid wrote:ANYTIME there is an Optimus, there will be a Nemesis...

Well maybe not ANYTIME, but certainly in recent history.

I really hope that's the case for the Legacy Commander, I'll be all over that like s#it on Velcro.

Re: Takara Tomy Teases Potential Canon Camera Collaboration Nemesis Prime Reveal for March 9 (view post)

Comment by -Kanrabat- Mar 8, 2023

First-Aid wrote:ANYTIME there is an Optimus, there will be a Nemesis until people stop buying repaints.

Not true.

SS Bee Voyager Nemesis Prime never happened so far.
At least, not officially.

Re: Takara Tomy Teases Potential Canon Camera Collaboration Nemesis Prime Reveal for March 9 (view post)

Comment by Sabrblade Mar 8, 2023

-Kanrabat- wrote:
First-Aid wrote:ANYTIME there is an Optimus, there will be a Nemesis until people stop buying repaints.

Not true.

SS Bee Voyager Nemesis Prime never happened so far.
At least, not officially.

The MP of it did get a Nemesis version, at least.

Re: Takara Tomy Teases Potential Canon Camera Collaboration Nemesis Prime Reveal for March 9 (view post)

Comment by -Kanrabat- Mar 8, 2023

Sabrblade wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
First-Aid wrote:ANYTIME there is an Optimus, there will be a Nemesis until people stop buying repaints.

Not true.

SS Bee Voyager Nemesis Prime never happened so far.
At least, not officially.
The MP of it did get a Nemesis version, at least.

I know and it's nice.

But I'm amazed that the easiest one to repaint was never done. Not even in Buzzworthy.

Re: Takara Tomy Teases Potential Canon Camera Collaboration Nemesis Prime Reveal for March 9 (view post)

Comment by william-james88 Mar 9, 2023

-Kanrabat- wrote:
First-Aid wrote:ANYTIME there is an Optimus, there will be a Nemesis until people stop buying repaints.

Not true.

SS Bee Voyager Nemesis Prime never happened so far.
At least, not officially.

It's a trend among movie primes, they don't always get redecos into Nemesis.

Re: Takara Tomy Teases Potential Canon Camera Collaboration Nemesis Prime Reveal for March 9 (view post)

Comment by D-Maximal_Primal Mar 9, 2023

That dark allspark looks pretty awesome. I am still waiting on BBTS to get Reflector, that is the only one of these that I want. And that is partly because he is technically Alternity Reflector, especially since he has the quantum dial.

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Comment by -Kanrabat- Mar 9, 2023

william-james88 wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
First-Aid wrote:ANYTIME there is an Optimus, there will be a Nemesis until people stop buying repaints.

Not true.

SS Bee Voyager Nemesis Prime never happened so far.
At least, not officially.

It's a trend among movie primes, they don't always get redecos into Nemesis.

So far, most if not all the Movie Optimus have been Nemesis'd by Takara at the very least. That is, all of those prior to the Studio Series line.

Hasbro is not a big fan of Nemesis repaints for some reasons so it's no wonder no Movie SS Optimusses have been Nemesis'd yet.

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Comment by triKlops Mar 10, 2023

My Reflector shipped a couple days ago from Pulse. Just waiting on getting in hand to inspect.

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Comment by triKlops Mar 11, 2023

Just got Refraktor delivered this AM. In hand, he is really amazing for a collabo figure. Masterpiece quality of camera design, if the bot himself isn't a little generic. Very professional looking camera mode. At some point down the line, a comparison to G1 and CHUG Reflector/ Refraktor would be a great lineup to see.

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Comment by Jelze Bunnycat Mar 12, 2023

-Kanrabat- wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
First-Aid wrote:ANYTIME there is an Optimus, there will be a Nemesis until people stop buying repaints.

Not true.

SS Bee Voyager Nemesis Prime never happened so far.
At least, not officially.

It's a trend among movie primes, they don't always get redecos into Nemesis.

So far, most if not all the Movie Optimus have been Nemesis'd by Takara at the very least. That is, all of those prior to the Studio Series line.

Hasbro is not a big fan of Nemesis repaints for some reasons so it's no wonder no Movie SS Optimusses have been Nemesis'd yet.

You'd be amazed at how many haven't. In fact, they didn't start until Dark of the Moon with the color scheme, and Age of Extinction for the character proper.

Re: Takara Tomy Teases Potential Canon Camera Collaboration Nemesis Prime Reveal for March 9 (view post)

Comment by -Kanrabat- Mar 12, 2023

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:You'd be amazed at how many haven't. In fact, they didn't start until Dark of the Moon with the color scheme, and Age of Extinction for the character proper.

Oh? So that ROTF leader Optimus Dark Version (Along with Megatron) was made after DotM came out? Interesting. :-?

As for the 07 leader "dark" version, he's mostly green so I call him Nemesish Prime. :lol:

Re: Takara Tomy Teases Potential Canon Camera Collaboration Nemesis Prime Reveal for March 9 (view post)

Comment by Jelze Bunnycat Mar 12, 2023

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:You'd be amazed at how many haven't. In fact, they didn't start until Dark of the Moon with the color scheme, and Age of Extinction for the character proper.

Oh? So that ROTF leader Optimus Dark Version (Along with Megatron) was made after DotM came out? Interesting.

Ah, didn't see the DVD one. Not really a Nemesis without the teal tho...

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