Transformers War for Cybertron: Earthrise Leader Class Optimus Prime In Package Images
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Additionally, we have images of Optimus out of packaging and giving us some action poses, as well as showing us what is likely the final deco for the figure. A while back, there were images posted of what now seems to be a custom painted figure, with blue hands and codpiece, as well as blue eyes, rather than the G1 toy accurate yellow eyes.
What do you think of these pictures? Will Optimus end up with grey hands and yellow eyes? Or were those previous images a hand painted sabine of what the figure will turn out to look like? Feel free to speculate below!
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Posted by Sentinel_Primal on November 20th, 2019 @ 9:35pm CST
Ultra Markus wrote:so why the hell is roller out of the picture
Possibly holding him back for a Micromaster release? A small part of me is hoping we'll see a G1 styled IDW Roller released, with one accesory being the standard Roller, but I know that that's very unlikely
Posted by STngAR on November 20th, 2019 @ 9:38pm CST
Posted by cloudballoon on November 20th, 2019 @ 10:48pm CST
But I got my MP, and a custom painted Siege OP as my go-to G1 OP already. With maxed out shelf space and limited toy spending budget, unless it changes my mind in-hand, I really don't need to pick this one up...
It'd be a different story if I never had the Siege version. Maybe if it's on sale and shelfwarming, I might pick it up to help clear my local toy store space... if I feel generous.
Posted by syntax_error25 on November 20th, 2019 @ 11:15pm CST
Worst case scenario: There was no way to rectify the blue hands, so a 3rd party company will likely make an upgrade kit.
Medium case scenario: The hands are blue, yet the eyes remain yellow, so I will use a gel pen to blueify them.
Best case scenario: The in-hand photos are not customized and the prime will have the blue hands and eyes.
About roller: Roller might likely be sold at the battle master price point.
I am currently thinking of ways that Hasbro could pull a siege and release a superior version of this mold. The only thing I can think of at the moment is a classic animation counterpart which seems rather unlikely. I do hope that there is a Nemesis prime repaint possibly released through selects.
Posted by Microbot on November 20th, 2019 @ 11:18pm CST
Bounti76 wrote:In Demand Toys have posted, on their Facebook page, images of Leader Class Optimus Prime both in and out of package! As you can see, he's packaged with his trailer opened up to repair bay mode, in order to accommodate it in the packaging space.
Additionally, we have images of Optimus out of packaging and giving us some action poses, as well as showing us what is likely the final deco for the figure. A while back, there were images posted of what now seems to be a custom painted figure, with blue hands and codpiece, as well as blue eyes, rather than the G1 toy accurate yellow eyes.
What do you think of these pictures? Will Optimus end up with grey hands and yellow eyes? Or were those previous images a hand painted sabine of what the figure will turn out to look like? Feel free to speculate below!
I really don't want grey hands....was perfect with blue .....damn Hasbro gives us a perfect OP is too hard!???!?
Posted by TFfangeek on November 20th, 2019 @ 11:36pm CST
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Posted by Wolfman Jake on November 21st, 2019 @ 1:10am CST
I am a bit hopeful that these "in-box" images are still early mock-ups and not finalized products. For one, the "out of box" pics are the same ones from Hasbro's press release about Earthrise at NYCC, so the in-box shots might be similarly old and out of date. Second, looking at the figure in the box, it looks like it's not really carefully posed at all. Optimus Prime's legs are extremely spread out, and all that's securing him in place is two paper ties around the torso. In a package like this, we'd more likely get two clear plastic trays fitting one atop the other, the bottom one to hold the trailer in place, and one over that to keep Optimus Prime and his accessories in place. The box art and actual cardboard is likely finalized product, but I'd not be surprised if they still didn't have a finalized production sample of Optimus Prime or the inner packaging ready by the time they shot these pictures.
Posted by noctorro on November 21st, 2019 @ 1:14am CST
Then Hasbro made Earthrise Optimus... with trailer.
Born in 1985, Hardcore Transformer fan, will die march 2020 of happiness when he's released.
Posted by william-james88 on November 21st, 2019 @ 6:17pm CST
Posted by sol magnus on November 21st, 2019 @ 7:03pm CST
william-james88 wrote:John Warden said the hands would be grey since day 1 and even said why. I wouldnt expect anything different.
Hope against hope.
I'm still getting at least one for my boy.
Posted by MadProject on November 22nd, 2019 @ 11:17am CST
videoreview of Optimus!BLUE HANDS!
Posted by Microbot on November 22nd, 2019 @ 12:14pm CST
Posted by william-james88 on November 22nd, 2019 @ 12:29pm CST
sol magnus wrote:william-james88 wrote:John Warden said the hands would be grey since day 1 and even said why. I wouldnt expect anything different.
Hope against hope.
You might get what you hope for afterall.
Posted by william-james88 on November 22nd, 2019 @ 12:43pm CST
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Posted by Jeddostotle7 on November 22nd, 2019 @ 2:11pm CST
Now the only thing it needs is the middle pelvis rectangle to be yellow and to have the yellow arrow decal on the forearms, which Reprolabels will likely fix easily.
Posted by Wolfman Jake on November 22nd, 2019 @ 2:32pm CST
william-james88 wrote:sol magnus wrote:william-james88 wrote:John Warden said the hands would be grey since day 1 and even said why. I wouldnt expect anything different.
Hope against hope.
You might get what you hope for afterall.
Sometimes hope pays off, Will!
Posted by sol magnus on November 22nd, 2019 @ 2:47pm CST
Wolfman Jake wrote:william-james88 wrote:sol magnus wrote:william-james88 wrote:John Warden said the hands would be grey since day 1 and even said why. I wouldnt expect anything different.
Hope against hope.
You might get what you hope for afterall.
Sometimes hope pays off, Will!
Now I don't have to explain to my son why the hands are gray. WIN!
Posted by toycave_studios on November 22nd, 2019 @ 3:10pm CST
1: why break up the trailer with a shield gimmick and not have functional regular doors?
2: the colors of plastic and lack of paint literally make the trailer look like it died in the 86 movie.. lolz
3: eyes are blue now, but the face behind the mask is a dark blue? meh yay for blue hands at least.
4: elbows should be red, I agree with previous commenter
5: reprolabels can fix the yellow arrows and center rectangle on crotch piece, but couldn't they have too?
6: those gray panels on the insides of the legs where the trailer connector port REALLY bother me.. they were blue in one of the promo images, and it really made the legs feel cohesive. Now I can't unsee them.
7: where is ROLLER?
8: enough with the transforming gun gimmick..
9: definitely should've had the tires in the back fold up in a way that you don't see the rectangle in the back
10: final thoughts: the mold is good, but lack of Roller and the back door on the trailer bleh, and the need to get a professional custom painter to repaint it would be a hassle. do we even know if the siege cars fit inside the trailer? I hate to say it, but with the reprolabels on Siege Prime that I have... I think I'm going to pass on this one.
Posted by TulioDude on November 22nd, 2019 @ 3:46pm CST
Posted by Wolfman Jake on November 22nd, 2019 @ 3:52pm CST
Blue eyes is always a yay for me with Optimus, though I can certainly agree that yellow provides a better contrast.
The elbow joints should be red in Optimus, yes, but the dark grey doesn't look bad, at least. Not like the blue plastic elbows we saw in some of the recent Takara Tomy photography!
It would have been nice had they colored in the yellow rectangle on the pelvis. That's a weird omission, but the lack of yellow arrows on the wrists isn't as big a deal to me. That's not a detail from either the show or the original toy. I'd have to do some digging, but I think it's one of those weird things that happened because of the old Studio OX promotional drawings and such, kind of like the silver painted shin vents that should be solid blue like the rest of the lower legs.
The gray panels on the insides of the legs did bother me at first, but they bother me much less so now. I think the additional blue paint apps on the fists and pelvis have helped make that issue much less drastic instead of "one more thing wrong" with the deco.
It would be nice to have Roller with the whole package, but he might be a later Battle Master release, or part of a Micromaster set. There are a few other modern Roller options out there too, like the one that came with Legends Optimus Prime in Thrilling 30.
I think the way this Earthrise Optimus Prime transforms is just fine. The kibble on the back is no worse than what we've seen with other iterations. He's had a big bumper butt before with "Classics," Combiner Wars prime had a bunch of combiner-related compromises, and Siege Prime has a huge flat panel on his back that you can see clearly from the front. The tires in the small of the back I think may be another Studio OX thing, too.
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Posted by Jeddostotle7 on November 22nd, 2019 @ 5:49pm CST
blackeyedprime wrote:Would have been nice if the trailer control room could have all the options of the g1 toy plcement wise and if it could have had an opening canopy/fit a titan master. The hands being jointed doesnt really seem to have a purpose or to be able to pose fingers other than slightly open or closed fist with out it looking weird.
The hands open to hold the Matrix.
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Posted by frogbat on November 23rd, 2019 @ 1:29am CST
Still looking forward to him and hope they release some sort of roller figure. I recall his original long form bio stating that prime was in essence three components... cab, trailer and roller. Think the little guy deserves some chug homage.
Hope that if they do a megs, he’s even more diff than his siege form.... would in a way make sense if they attempt some kind of gun (nerf) gun again... or maybe a chopper form as a nod to TFA
Posted by Sabrblade on November 23rd, 2019 @ 11:06am CST
He's had two:frogbat wrote:Think the little guy deserves some chug homage.
Posted by Skritz on November 23rd, 2019 @ 11:59am CST
Posted by Sentinel_Primal on November 23rd, 2019 @ 12:02pm CST
Skritz wrote:So what do we even know of the 'mercenary' faction which gets mentioned? I assume those are the guys working for the Quintessons which have been also hinted at/leaked (if true!) for Earthrise? If they are a new feature of the line I'm a bit curious as to why none has been shown yet. Do they appear in later waves? Do they have their own logo? What is their roster? I'm willing to be its going to be extremely disappointing as to not get my hopes too high.
I mean, I'm currently hoping that Doubledealer and his Powermasters, in addition to Armada Sideways and his headmasters will get new figures as a result of the Mercenary faction, but I'm probably going to get disappointed
Posted by sol magnus on November 23rd, 2019 @ 12:07pm CST
Posted by frogbat on November 23rd, 2019 @ 1:23pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:He's had two:frogbat wrote:Think the little guy deserves some chug homage.
Forgot bout these cheers!, but somehow I still hope they release something to go more with the earthrise prime.
Posted by Sentinel_Primal on November 23rd, 2019 @ 1:28pm CST
frogbat wrote:Sabrblade wrote:He's had two:frogbat wrote:Think the little guy deserves some chug homage.
Forgot bout these cheers!, but somehow I still hope they release something to go more with the earthrise prime.
I mean, personally, I'd love to see a voyager, maybe taller deluxe, based on IDW Roller, with one of his accessories being a G1 Roller drone or something to that degree. That way, IDW fans get a Roller that isn't only available through an expensive boxset, G1 fans get a Roller for Earthrise Prime, and Hasbro gets more money because some people will buy the figure exclusively for G1 Roller
Posted by Wolfman Jake on November 23rd, 2019 @ 2:17pm CST
Skritz wrote:So what do we even know of the 'mercenary' faction which gets mentioned? I assume those are the guys working for the Quintessons which have been also hinted at/leaked (if true!) for Earthrise? If they are a new feature of the line I'm a bit curious as to why none has been shown yet. Do they appear in later waves? Do they have their own logo? What is their roster? I'm willing to be its going to be extremely disappointing as to not get my hopes too high.
Did we ever get confirmation that the "Mercenaries" were going to be part of Earthrise? I thought that was just a think in the collectible card game for now.
Posted by Jeddostotle7 on November 23rd, 2019 @ 2:31pm CST
Wolfman Jake wrote:Skritz wrote:So what do we even know of the 'mercenary' faction which gets mentioned? I assume those are the guys working for the Quintessons which have been also hinted at/leaked (if true!) for Earthrise? If they are a new feature of the line I'm a bit curious as to why none has been shown yet. Do they appear in later waves? Do they have their own logo? What is their roster? I'm willing to be its going to be extremely disappointing as to not get my hopes too high.
Did we ever get confirmation that the "Mercenaries" were going to be part of Earthrise? I thought that was just a think in the collectible card game for now.
If I remember correctly we were explicitly told they'd be appearing in the Earthrise toyline.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on November 23rd, 2019 @ 2:39pm CST
Jeddostotle7 wrote:Wolfman Jake wrote:Skritz wrote:So what do we even know of the 'mercenary' faction which gets mentioned? I assume those are the guys working for the Quintessons which have been also hinted at/leaked (if true!) for Earthrise? If they are a new feature of the line I'm a bit curious as to why none has been shown yet. Do they appear in later waves? Do they have their own logo? What is their roster? I'm willing to be its going to be extremely disappointing as to not get my hopes too high.
Did we ever get confirmation that the "Mercenaries" were going to be part of Earthrise? I thought that was just a think in the collectible card game for now.
If I remember correctly we were explicitly told they'd be appearing in the Earthrise toyline.
I think it's more the characters rather than the "faction". The lines have had only Autobots and Decepticons as faction for years, because like in real life, there's only good and evil
Posted by Skritz on November 23rd, 2019 @ 7:11pm CST
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Jeddostotle7 wrote:Wolfman Jake wrote:Skritz wrote:So what do we even know of the 'mercenary' faction which gets mentioned? I assume those are the guys working for the Quintessons which have been also hinted at/leaked (if true!) for Earthrise? If they are a new feature of the line I'm a bit curious as to why none has been shown yet. Do they appear in later waves? Do they have their own logo? What is their roster? I'm willing to be its going to be extremely disappointing as to not get my hopes too high.
Did we ever get confirmation that the "Mercenaries" were going to be part of Earthrise? I thought that was just a think in the collectible card game for now.
If I remember correctly we were explicitly told they'd be appearing in the Earthrise toyline.
I think it's more the characters rather than the "faction". The lines have had only Autobots and Decepticons as faction for years, because like in real life, there's only good and evil
'Real life' sounds a lot like the internet and politics! /terrible joke
Posted by AcademyofDrX on November 23rd, 2019 @ 9:15pm CST
Jeddostotle7 wrote:Wolfman Jake wrote:Skritz wrote:So what do we even know of the 'mercenary' faction which gets mentioned? I assume those are the guys working for the Quintessons which have been also hinted at/leaked (if true!) for Earthrise? If they are a new feature of the line I'm a bit curious as to why none has been shown yet. Do they appear in later waves? Do they have their own logo? What is their roster? I'm willing to be its going to be extremely disappointing as to not get my hopes too high.
Did we ever get confirmation that the "Mercenaries" were going to be part of Earthrise? I thought that was just a think in the collectible card game for now.
If I remember correctly we were explicitly told they'd be appearing in the Earthrise toyline.
I don't think there's any reason to assume that Mercenaries are working for the Quintessons. In the TCG, they're characters working for themselves or for the highest bidder as bounty hunters or medics. Of course, I'm also skeptical of the Quintessons "leak," so I'm not inclined to fit them in anyway.
The TCG cards have a Mercenaries faction logo in the corner. It will be interesting to see if Hasbro puts them on toys or not, since the probable figures have historical factions. Personally, I would rather have a Decepticon logo on a Lockdown, but I have the G1ish RotF figure anyway, so it doesn't matter much either way.
The Mercenary faction was announced for Earthrise by Hasbro at NYCC in a press release. This is explicitly in the context of the toyline, so it's not just for the TCG.
"As the battle rages through space, success depends on who can best adapt to the battlefield beyond. But it’s not just the battlefield that commands adaptability. Allegiances can shift just as rapidly, with a new Mercenary faction introduced into the Earthrise world alongside the Autobots and Decepticons."
(Copied from an article at Bleeding Cool.)
Posted by Skritz on November 23rd, 2019 @ 9:20pm CST
Posted by AcademyofDrX on November 23rd, 2019 @ 9:49pm CST
Lockdown is another slam dunk because his alt-mode and transformation scheme are so close to ER Wheeljack. His car front / feet would need to have a change to accommodate the engine block, and that could throw off the proportions, but I think it could work with only minor retooling. Lockdown is such an interesting character and makes a logical fit for the narrative, especially if IDW's new continuity leans on the Drift stories of the last one. I don't know if it's notable, but the TCG art is based on that model from the comics and the aforementioned RotF toy rather than a potential ER design.
Deadlock and/or Drift are virtually guaranteed. I'm sure he'll show up in the comics sooner than later, plus he's in Cyberverse. He's overdue for a Generations figure, too. Doubledealer is my other major pick. We've already gotten a triple-changing leader with Astrotrain, and he's the original G1 mercenary. I'd be very disappointed if we don't see him.
The TCG has a Cybertron Mudflap character, of all things. There is no reason to assume that means he would be in Earthrise, though like Detritus he's an obvious choice as a redeco, in this case from Grapple. More generally, I could absolutely see characters from non-G1 toylines being ported in as Mercenaries, especially if they have existing G1 names but fundamentally different alt-modes. (I'm thinking of Cyclonus or Jetfire as an example, though I have no reason to think they would be included, just that they might be Mercenaries if they were.)
Obviously, if there are Quintessons, and if the "Earthrise" concept is only loosely followed, then it would make sense to have Sharkticons or Allicons.
Posted by Sabrblade on November 23rd, 2019 @ 10:44pm CST