Japan Lawson Exclusive Black Optimus Prime Figure

g60force wrote:HELLLL I'd buy someone the figure + ticket combo...
and let them see the flick for free if they send me the figure!!
I'm terribly ill so I can't leave the house... (+ the fact I'm in F'kin Netherlands)

Hey fellow Dutchie

You may want to add it's a repaint of Battle Blades Optimus Prime, and not the Leader, Diem. Just to avoid confusion, false hope, and fan-rage.

BATTOUSAI XD wrote:"Transformers: Darkside Moon" Who came up with that...

Dark of the Moon = Dark Side (of the) Moon. It was probably done to ease the Japanese pronunciation of the title, as Japanese doesn't have that much of a distinction between h and f with certain vowels. If anything, the "fu" sound is noticeably softer compared to English, to the point of it sounding like a hard "hu" (hence the Engrish "Fu fu fu").

Intentionally or not, it's a clever reference to the Predacon ship in Beast Wars, which was retroactively called "Darksyde" from the line "Welcome to the dark side" in the cartoon.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

BATTOUSAI XD wrote:"Transformers: Darkside Moon" Who came up with that...

Dark of the Moon = Dark Side (of the) Moon. It was probably done to ease the Japanese pronunciation of the title, as Japanese doesn't have that much of a distinction between h and f with certain vowels. If anything, the "fu" sound is noticeably softer compared to English, to the point of it sounding like a hard "hu" (hence the Engrish "Fu fu fu").

Intentionally or not, it's a clever reference to the Predacon ship in Beast Wars, which was retroactively called "Darksyde" from the line "Welcome to the dark side" in the cartoon.

Oh ok that makes sense! Thanks for clearing that up for me. And that's a pretty cool reference to BW.

Razorclaw0000 wrote:

Flux Convoy wrote:I'm glad that I don't jump through hoops for movie stuff. That or feel compelled to buy black movie Prime figures. Thank God my mania has limits.

Limits? What are they?

For you? God only knows. LOL! For me, $500 for Henkei Wildrider and exclusive movie stuff. I appreciate and enjoy so little of it anyway.

That price seems like over-kill, we'll see if it shows up more plentifully on eBay.

Razorclaw0000 wrote:That price seems like over-kill, we'll see if it shows up more plentifully on eBay.

Yea, that's too much.

I'm interested in this guy (cuz I love me some black repaints!) but a buck and a half is just crazy for a Voyager ... that's what the Leader Prime black repaint was in 2009.

Already have the Leader Class one so pass on this one.

Blurrz wrote:I'll rather put my money into getting the Black Jetwing Optimus Prime.

That is the far nicer exclusive here. That should be an epic figure. I'm guessing $250-$300 for it.