Takara Tomy Transformers Prime Arms Micron "Dark Guard Optimus Prime" and "Unicron Darkness"

Tuesday, October 30th, 2012 8:05AM CDT

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Two new Takara Tomy Transformers Prime Arms Micron store exclusives have been listed for pre-order by Japanese retailer Yodobashi Camera. The figures are listed as "Dark Guard Optimus Prime" and "Unicron Darkness", but no images are currently available. One would assume these will be repaints of AM-01 Optimus Prime and AM-19 Gaia Unicron. Dark Guard Optimus Prime is scheduled to release on December 1st and Unicron Darkness scheduled for a March 23rd release.

Credit(s): Yodobashi Camera

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Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Prime Arms Micron "Dark Guard Optimus Prime" and "Unicron Darkness" (1435324)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 30th, 2012 @ 10:29am CDT

First Megatron Darkness and now Unicron Darkness.

Wonder what Dark Guard OP will look like.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Prime Arms Micron "Dark Guard Optimus Prime" and "Unicron Darkness" (1435325)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on October 30th, 2012 @ 10:33am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:First Megatron Darkness and now Unicron Darkness.

Please don't let it be based on Energon Unicron...

Sabrblade wrote:Wonder what Dark Guard OP will look like.

Nightwatch Optimus Prime anyone?

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Prime Arms Micron "Dark Guard Optimus Prime" and "Unicron Darkness" (1435328)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 30th, 2012 @ 10:39am CDT

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:First Megatron Darkness and now Unicron Darkness.

Please don't let it be based on Energon Unicron...

IMO, that would actually be kinda cool, as I liked that color scheme and wouldn't mind seeing it again. :KREMZEEK:

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Prime Arms Micron "Dark Guard Optimus Prime" and "Unicron Darkness" (1435330)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on October 30th, 2012 @ 10:41am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:First Megatron Darkness and now Unicron Darkness.

Please don't let it be based on Energon Unicron...
IMO, that would actually be kinda cool, as I liked that color scheme and wouldn't mind seeing it again.

That's why, I wouldn't know what to do with that one if that was the case. :lol:

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Prime Arms Micron "Dark Guard Optimus Prime" and "Unicron Darkness" (1435336)
Posted by Rushie on October 30th, 2012 @ 11:02am CDT

Wait, am I the only one seeing that image of a blue translucent Unicron on the main news page?

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Prime Arms Micron "Dark Guard Optimus Prime" and "Unicron Darkness" (1435339)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 30th, 2012 @ 11:03am CDT

Rushie wrote:Wait, am I the only one seeing that image of a blue translucent Unicron?

That's just a photo of the regular Gaia Unicron with the colors inverted to negative. It's being used as a placeholder until we get a real image of the figure.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Prime Arms Micron "Dark Guard Optimus Prime" and "Unicron Darkness" (1435341)
Posted by Mindmaster on October 30th, 2012 @ 11:12am CDT

I smell a hint of black repaint for Unicron...

...but not for Optimus. We already got Nemesis on the way. So that's gunna be the baffler.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Prime Arms Micron "Dark Guard Optimus Prime" and "Unicron Darkness" (1435352)
Posted by El Duque on October 30th, 2012 @ 12:01pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
Rushie wrote:Wait, am I the only one seeing that image of a blue translucent Unicron?
That's just a photo of the regular Gaia Unicron with the colors inverted to negative. It's being used as a placeholder until we get a real image of the figure.

Yep.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Prime Arms Micron "Dark Guard Optimus Prime" and "Unicron Darkness" (1435353)
Posted by PrymeStriker on October 30th, 2012 @ 12:03pm CDT

Doesn't need to be a black Prime. Could be in Nightwatch Prime's deco.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Prime Arms Micron "Dark Guard Optimus Prime" and "Unicron Darkness" (1435354)
Posted by Gauntlet101010 on October 30th, 2012 @ 12:06pm CDT

I rarely regret buying any given TF, but I do regret buying Gaia Unicron. It's easily the worst Unicron mold ever produced (I think I was even more satified with McUnicron). No matter the color scheme, it just can't make up for Unicron's suckiness.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Prime Arms Micron "Dark Guard Optimus Prime" and "Unicron Darkness" (1435364)
Posted by Handels-Messerschmitt on October 30th, 2012 @ 1:25pm CDT

Would be funny if the Prime swapped places for the red and blue. Not sure if they've done that gimmick before.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Prime Arms Micron "Dark Guard Optimus Prime" and "Unicron Darkness" (1435368)
Posted by PrymeStriker on October 30th, 2012 @ 1:54pm CDT

Handels-Messerschmitt wrote:Would be funny if the Prime swapped places for the red and blue. Not sure if they've done that gimmick before.

These two are the closest we've gotten to such a deco:

The combined Energon Wing Saber & Optimus Prime in the top left corner

and Movie Legends Optimus

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Prime Arms Micron "Dark Guard Optimus Prime" and "Unicron Darkness" (1435396)
Posted by RAcast on October 30th, 2012 @ 3:48pm CDT

I'm still waiting on images of Jet Vehicon General, have we gotten any yet? Optimus might be interesting at least.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Prime Arms Micron "Dark Guard Optimus Prime" and "Unicron Darkness" (1435398)
Posted by Pretender Skywarp on October 30th, 2012 @ 3:54pm CDT

Is this that two pack that surfaced a while back?

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Prime Arms Micron "Dark Guard Optimus Prime" and "Unicron Darkness" (1435399)
Posted by El Duque on October 30th, 2012 @ 3:56pm CDT

RAcast wrote:I'm still waiting on images of Jet Vehicon General, have we gotten any yet? Optimus might be interesting at least.

Not yet.

Pretender Skywarp wrote:Is this that two pack that surfaced a while back?

No, these have separate pre-orders and those didn't appear to be repaints just repacks.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Prime Arms Micron "Dark Guard Optimus Prime" and "Unicron Darkness" (1435427)
Posted by XDMan on October 30th, 2012 @ 5:36pm CDT

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Prime Arms Micron "Dark Guard Optimus Prime" and "Unicron Darkness" (1435453)
Posted by Cobalt Prime on October 30th, 2012 @ 7:21pm CDT

I dislike the concept of the Prime (Gaia) Unicron as a whole. It's a shame that they didn't design a more "machine based" Unicron instead of one made out of rocks IMO.