Takara Tomy Transformers: The Last Knight TLK-19 Megatron (Leader Class)

Posted by Va'al May 28, 2017 at 1:45pm CDT 42,698 views

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In apparently the same magazine that brought us TLK-15 Optimus Prime, from the upcoming live-action movie Transformers: The Last Knight (King, in Japan), we also have a look a the Takara Tomy version of Leader class Megatron - and nothing much has changed, other than a slight paint coat, as suggested by other figures in the line seen so far.

What is entirely new is the small Legion class Megatron entirely in red - and we have seen a red Cybertronian show up in the latest international trailer for the movie. Check out the page scan below, courtesy of Twitter user ????, and let us know what you think in the Energon Pub!

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Comment by Jelze Bunnycat May 28, 2017

And the classic typo pops up yet again.

"Caliber" refers to firearms, specifically to the size of the bullet. The correct spelling should be "Caliur", derived from the fabled sword Excalibur. It's used quite a lot in Japanese pop culture for significant sword type weapons.

I'm guessing that moniker is used to distinguish the Leader from the standard yet exclusive Voyager release.

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Comment by Va'al May 28, 2017

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:And the classic typo pops up yet again.

"Caliber" refers to firearms, specifically to the size of the bullet. The correct spelling should be "Caliur", derived from the fabled sword Excalibur. It's used quite a lot in Japanese pop culture for significant sword type weapons.

Surely you mean caliBur.

TPYOS EVERYWHERE

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Comment by Jelze Bunnycat May 28, 2017

Va'al wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:And the classic typo pops up yet again.

"Caliber" refers to firearms, specifically to the size of the bullet. The correct spelling should be "Caliur", derived from the fabled sword Excalibur. It's used quite a lot in Japanese pop culture for significant sword type weapons.

Surely you mean caliBur.

TPYOS EVERYWHERE

I sure did. :oops:

which goes to show everyone is susceptible.

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Comment by User897 May 28, 2017

And yet again we have an Optimus Prime figure that HasBLO should make available in the USA, instead of another lousy repaint. Lame.

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Comment by SW's SilverHammer May 28, 2017

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Va'al wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:And the classic typo pops up yet again.

"Caliber" refers to firearms, specifically to the size of the bullet. The correct spelling should be "Caliur", derived from the fabled sword Excalibur. It's used quite a lot in Japanese pop culture for significant sword type weapons.

Surely you mean caliBur.

TPYOS EVERYWHERE

I sure did. which goes to show everyone is susceptible.

Man this new Soul Calibur game looks great :-P

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Comment by TimothyR May 28, 2017

User897 wrote:And yet again we have an Optimus Prime figure that HasBLO should make available in the USA, instead of another lousy repaint. Lame.

Or maybe they should've reworked and improved the leader figure. But clearly that's not high up on the priorities.

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Comment by william-james88 May 28, 2017

TimothyR wrote:
User897 wrote:And yet again we have an Optimus Prime figure that HasBLO should make available in the USA, instead of another lousy repaint. Lame.

Or maybe they should've reworked and improved the leader figure. But clearly that's not high up on the priorities.

Or maybe make a new mold. I get that both Hasbro and Takara kept reusing the ROTF Leader Prime since it was really hard to improve, and they did eventually end up giving us a new mold (coming out this year) when technology caught up. But this Leader AOE mold is not something worth improving upon, its not a great mold and removing the backpack doesnt make him all that much more similar to what we see onscreen. The kibble around the feet is still obscene and the shoulders and hip guards arent accurate. The next Leader Prime in this design I pick up will be a new mold and if that never happens, then so be it.

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Comment by galvatron00 May 28, 2017

SW's SilverHammer wrote:Man this new Soul Calibur game looks great

THE SOUL STILL BURNS!!

Also, dang it. I thought I didn't need another leader Bayverse Optimus. Now I don't want my Armor Knight anymore :-(

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Comment by Sarahthecutevixen May 28, 2017

so....Japan does the movie toys right?

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Comment by william-james88 May 28, 2017

GalvatronG1 wrote:so....Japan does the movie toys right?

I don know, you used toys as a plural and so far this is the only toy that is different from the Hasbro line.

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Comment by Sarahthecutevixen May 29, 2017

william-james88 wrote:
GalvatronG1 wrote:so....Japan does the movie toys right?

I don know, you used toys as a plural and so far this is the only toy that is different from the Hasbro line.

i'm going with AOE also, with Despinsor and Darkside Soundwave,

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Comment by Jelze Bunnycat May 29, 2017

GalvatronG1 wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
GalvatronG1 wrote:so....Japan does the movie toys right?

I don know, you used toys as a plural and so far this is the only toy that is different from the Hasbro line.

i'm going with AOE also, with Despinsor and Darkside Soundwave,

AoE/Lost Age is an exception to the rule that initial waves of movie toys are the same between Japan and the rest of the world. Not only is Calibur Optimus Prime a somewhat later figure (TLK-15), he's not an original mold, so either company can take it into the direction they see fit. Hasbro is into simple redecos (of older molds no less), while TakaraTomy likes taking things a step further.

Since the toy ID's have come up, I do find it kind of bothersome that for TLK TakaraTomy has decided to lump it all into a single line, instead of splitting it like they did for AoE/Lost Age and Adventure. Why?

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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal May 30, 2017

That riot prime... wow. I still need a movie Prime with an ax, and that thing is pretty wicked! I liked Striker Prime's riot shield/stealth force stuff (still really wish I could have gotten him) but this is still pretty cool too!

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Comment by WreckerJack May 31, 2017

A fun image has popped up online featuring a sign at Toysrus in Japan. On it, we get our first look at the Takara version of Last Knight Voyager Megatron. As with the rest of the line, this seems to be the same toy as his Hasbro counterpart. However, we do learn that, like the TLK Voyager Optimus, Voyager Megatron will be a Toysrus exclusive there. Feel free to compare the Takara version to the Hasbro version to see if there are any differences.

From what we can see on this poster it appears to be coming out on July 15th, 2017. The figure will cost 4,499 yen which is roughly $40.59 USD with current exchange rates.

Also, the sign shows yet another image of the one movie toy that is exclusive to Takara so far in the line: Calibur Optimus Prime. Enjoy! Thanks to Type-R from TFW2005 for sharing this image.

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Comment by Jelze Bunnycat May 31, 2017

So in other words, the Voyager versions of Optimus Prime and Megatron are exclusives, and not main retail, in Japan. Good to know.

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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal May 31, 2017

Thanks to the Planet Iacon Facebook page, we have some new images of the upcoming Leader class Calibur Optimus Prime and Megatron set to come out as part of The Last Knight's toyline! These new images show off Prime and how is backpack now comes off and transforms into a shield, much like Striker Optimus Prime did with his Stealth Force gear. Also shown off is how Prime comes with his standard battle shield/blaster, this time done up in bright gold. The figure is also set to come with an ax. Megatron also shows up, and looks very similar to his Hasbro counterpart. Check out the images and let us know what you think!

EDIT: Updated with more images including Calibur Optimus Prime packaging.

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Comment by Kurona May 31, 2017

He looks a bit more... Gundam-y.

Much spikier yet defined in a way that looks much more Anime-esque than the extremely realistic approach of the movies.

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Comment by fruityrobo May 31, 2017

Is this part of the Takara line or part of Hasbro Premier Edition?

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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal May 31, 2017

Story updated with new images!

https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... bee/38305/

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Comment by Sabrblade May 31, 2017

The gold-colored shield, named "Gold Vector Shield", is a campaign item, rather than a standard accessory to the Optimus figure.

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