Transformers Masterpiece MPM-12 Bumblebee Movie Optimus Prime Revealed

Man, that actually looks really good. Weird he comes with a Matrix since one wasn’t seen in the movie but it’s welcome regardless.

Okay, possibly a dumb question having not seen all the movies, but did any of the movies involve the Matrix? I don't think so but not 100% sure. If not, then why are they including it for a MPM figure?

I wonder if the Matrix has an concept art that wasn't part of film or if they just made the Matrix for this toy.

TulioDude wrote:He looks pretty nice,I don't think the truck matches with the one in movie though.

Day 422 of waiting for Transfomers Armada Masterpiece news.

Well, I really wanted to hate this guy. When I figured out they were giving us the BB Optimus prime from leaks last week, I couldn’t have been more annoyed. There’s just SO many characters from the movies left that are screaming for MPM treatment, and they go for another Optimus. Typical.
With that being said, I really freaking dig this guy. No, he doesn’t look nearly as good as the other third party offerings, but he looks immensely more fun, he’s gonna be in scale with my other MPM’s, and he’s not gonna cost $300+ dollars. And as for me, I don’t know of a BB Optimus that can claim all 3 of those properly. I’m gonna happily get this guy and give hasbro a pass with giving us another optimus prime in the MPM line IF they choose this year’s MPM decepticon very carefully. We still need blackout, bone rusher and brawl from the first movie and we all know that’s the cast lineup they’ve been attempting to complete since they started this line. If they get distracted now by giving us some m BS Camero BB Movie Bumblebee for the 2nd figure this year, then I’ll be triggered.
But for now, I’m unexpectedly excited.

I agree that including the matrix is an odd choice but maybe it could have more to do with current live action movie plans. Still not keen on this design, I would have preferred it less G1 but c'est la vie

Nice!

Prime looks good but also looks needlessly fiddly and complex like every other MPM figure. Ya know Target and Hasbro have a long history with exclusives so I'm not that surprised it's another Target exclusive, it's still going to probably be a pain to get though. Any guesses on price? I'll be surprised if this goes for less than $125.

Agent 53 wrote:I wrote it on TFW2005, but they got the wrong truck again, in the film, if we assume that the truck on the Golden Gate bridge with Bumblebee really was Optimus, then the truck is a freightliner like G1 Optimus, whereas this figure is based more on a Mamon COE, like the Studio Series figure.

Ironically, in Age of Extinction Optimus did use a Mamon COE before switching the the Western Star alt mode he used for the rest of the Film and in Last Knight, while the Evasion Mode figure based on that design used a Frieghtliner, to draw it closer to G1 Optimus.

It's possible that they had to use an early design concept that used this truck design. That happens a lot with movie toys in general, not just Transformers movie toys.

Rtron wrote:We'll see when more images come out, but I feel like the truck mode is a serious step down from the Studio Series one, without really improving on the robot mode beyond the extra size and paint that come with a higher price point. I mean, the Studio Series one is practically perfect in truck mode. I understood it with Starscream, because his MPM robot mode is waaaaaaaaaaaay better than the Studio Series one. But the alt mode downgrade here just seems pointless.

I'm with you on this, the truck looks bad. It has cat ears.

A video showing the toy in hand.

The bot mode look impressive, but that truck is a real mess. It's serious garbage. Especially with the silly cat ears.



I won't preorder this.