Pictorial Review - BotCon 2015 Transformers Exclusive G2 General Optimus

Posted by Va'al Jun 18, 2015 at 5:50am CDT 42,367 views

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Fellow Seibertronian gema brings the final pictorial review of BotCon 2015 exclusives, as confirmed by a recent report from the event here - featuring the Generations Roadbuster redeco into Generation 2 General Optimus Prime, in green camo! Check out thoughts and photos below, and head here for more.

The paint apps and finishing is nicely done and detailed. Even the rims are fully painted.
Not sure about the others but when I first saw him, the camo itself is not enough to identify him. Luckily, the G2 Autobot logo narrowed down the search.

While the original G2 version transformed into a dumper truck, having a new version of General Optimus Prime that transform into a fully weaponize off-road vehichle is not really a bad choice (personally).

Personally, the alt mode is just okay for me, not bad but not great either. But I'm really surprised how the robot mode turn out to be with G2 General Optimus Prime's paint scheme.

Not only he has the same star on the chest just like the unreleased G2 version, the head sculpt does resembles the original mold which can explain why Roadbuster mold was chosen in the first place.

The quality of the figure is pretty much the same as previous variants and the joints are even tighter than my Generations Roadbuster.

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Comment by Carnivius_Prime Jun 18, 2015

Flares everywhere.

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Comment by Jelze Bunnycat Jun 18, 2015

I want those bugs

Adding Reflector in the mix was probably forced, bumping up the value to the standard Scout-Deluxe grey area, and being gang-molded with Skrapnel. :-?

btw Anybody notice that the bio card has no faction symbol of any kind:

Zaptrap himself is more like an animal, with Beet-Chit as his master or "pilot". They have to be from the Diaclone universe, now part of the Cymond cluster along with other TF-related franchises (like Microman, Yuusha/Brave and even Starriors). Can't wait to see the other Souvenirs.

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Comment by ScottyP Jun 18, 2015

SW's SilverHammer wrote:
RiddlerJ wrote:So I guess we're not getting a Flywheels from Generations Blitzwing after all.

Some members of funpub have said, on other sites, that they either dislike the mold, or find it too "difficult".

They don't want to mess with the crap shoulder engineering. I'm good with it.

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Comment by GuyIncognito Jun 18, 2015

I think General OP is the best-looking version of the Roadbuster mold, by far.

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Comment by Jelze Bunnycat Jun 18, 2015

Guys, I may have found the name of the Reflector redeco: Spy-Eye. If it sounds familiar yet a bit lame, you'd be right as that's the name of a Super Gobot:

Spy-Eye on TFU.info.

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Comment by Tranzilla Jun 18, 2015

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Guys, I may have found the name of the Reflector redeco: Spy-Eye. If it sounds familiar yet a bit lame, you'd be right as that's the name of a Super Gobot:

Spy-Eye on TFU.info.

I was just going to call him MicroX.

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Comment by ScottyP Jun 18, 2015

Tranzilla wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Guys, I may have found the name of the Reflector redeco: Spy-Eye. If it sounds familiar yet a bit lame, you'd be right as that's the name of a Super Gobot:

Spy-Eye on TFU.info.

I was just going to call him MicroX.

Ooh, yeah, I like that idea.

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Comment by Jelze Bunnycat Jun 18, 2015

ScottyP wrote:
Tranzilla wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Guys, I may have found the name of the Reflector redeco: Spy-Eye. If it sounds familiar yet a bit lame, you'd be right as that's the name of a Super Gobot:

Spy-Eye on TFU.info.

I was just going to call him MicroX.
Ooh, yeah, I like that idea.

Also, the red makes him resemble Spectro:

Happy accident

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Comment by Sabrblade Jun 18, 2015

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Guys, I may have found the name of the Reflector redeco: Spy-Eye. If it sounds familiar yet a bit lame, you'd be right as that's the name of a Super Gobot:

Spy-Eye on TFU.info.

The name supposedly comes from the comic, and those who have it say he works with the Diaclone guys, so his toy is a good guy but comes with bad guys.

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Comment by ScottyP Jun 18, 2015

Sabrblade wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Guys, I may have found the name of the Reflector redeco: Spy-Eye. If it sounds familiar yet a bit lame, you'd be right as that's the name of a Super Gobot:

Spy-Eye on TFU.info.
The name supposedly comes from the comic, and those who have it say he works with the Diaclone guys, so his toy is a good guy but comes with bad guys.

Good guys, bad guys - going off where we've seen some of these decos in the club comic, this was all just SG without being SG, wasn't it?

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Comment by It Is Him Jun 18, 2015

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:I want those bugs Adding Reflector in the mix was probably forced, bumping up the value to the standard Scout-Deluxe grey area, and being gang-molded with Skrapnel.

btw Anybody notice that the bio card has no faction symbol of any kind:

Zaptrap himself is more like an animal, with Beet-Chit as his master or "pilot". They have to be from the Diaclone universe, now part of the Cymond cluster along with other TF-related franchises (like Microman, Yuusha/Brave and even Starriors). Can't wait to see the other Souvenirs.

I'm super into this as a warudaros homage. This definitely makes the set for me. At first I was disappointed the freebie wasn't a deluxe, but this is pretty much perfect

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Comment by Seibertron Jun 18, 2015

ScottyP wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Guys, I may have found the name of the Reflector redeco: Spy-Eye. If it sounds familiar yet a bit lame, you'd be right as that's the name of a Super Gobot:

Spy-Eye on TFU.info.
The name supposedly comes from the comic, and those who have it say he works with the Diaclone guys, so his toy is a good guy but comes with bad guys.
Good guys, bad guys - going off where we've seen some of these decos in the club comic, this was all just SG without being SG, wasn't it?

Where is he in the comic? I want to make sure I get the "factions" right when I do group shots this afternoon.

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Comment by DedicatedGhostArt Jun 18, 2015

Man I wish I could vote. -_- Favorite Character: Prowl. Best Combiner: Devastator. I casted my opinions. >:oP

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Comment by Jelze Bunnycat Jun 18, 2015

Wow, FunPub is clever.

I just found out that Burnout and Lift-Ticket aren't new names, rather they're two characters from the G.I. Joe franchise. Not for nothing, as Henshin Cyborg, Microman and Diaclone are all descended from our G.I. Joe.

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Comment by Mr_Autobot411 Jun 18, 2015

hmm not as f'ugly as i thought it would be.

still gonna pass, but he looks good. Enjoy him to the ppl that get him

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Comment by Seibertron Jun 18, 2015

So you want some pics of the all-new BotCon 2015 souvenir exclusives!?!? Check them out exclusively at Seibertron.com! We just posted a mini gallery of the full roster of Botcon 2015 Souvenir exclusives that you can only get when you attend the convention in St. Charles, IL this weekend. This gallery includes images from our upcoming galleries of the Waruder Drones, the G2 Autobots, the Diaclone homages, and a set of adorable little Kreons! Once you've had a chance to take in all of the images in this mini-gallery, make sure to stop by the Seibertron.com Energon Pub forums to share your thoughts about these exclusives by clicking here and make sure to check out the full galleries when they're posted next week along with images of the toys included with the box set.

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Comment by SW's SilverHammer Jun 18, 2015

aw I was hoping the pink one would be more unique in character. It's interesting they used one of the new head budgets for G2 SGT hound, yet the head doesn't appear anywhere else. Maybe they're saving it for the TFSS like with breakdown?

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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal Jun 18, 2015

Those look pretty cool. I like em

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Comment by RiddlerJ Jun 18, 2015

That's a lot of Waspinators.

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Comment by ScottyP Jun 18, 2015

Looking good! Very glad to have these secured. Love the horde of mini guys.

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