New Image of Transformers Autobot Alliance Battle Blade Optimus Prime

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010 9:01AM CDT

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Seibertron member MADCAT4 has informed us that Japanese Online toy store - Red Mercury has open the pre-order for the new Autobot Alliance Battle Blade Optimus Prime.
This is a brand new Voyager Class figure that revealed in the recent Toy Fair 2010.

According to Red-Mercury, the release date of this figure in Japan will be on the 25th September 2010.

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Re: New Image of Transformers Autobot Alliance Battle Blade Optimus Prime (1066198)
Posted by mesh on April 20th, 2010 @ 9:11am CDT

it looks like it's not transformed correctly.
something is not right about this fig.
i need to see a properly transformed version to even comment.

Re: New Image of Transformers Autobot Alliance Battle Blade Optimus Prime (1066199)
Posted by Sabrblade on April 20th, 2010 @ 9:11am CDT

Do my eyes deceive me, or am I looking at what could be the perfect Voyager Movie Optimus Prime? =P~

Re: New Image of Transformers Autobot Alliance Battle Blade Optimus Prime (1066201)
Posted by Varia31 on April 20th, 2010 @ 9:17am CDT

Once again, this guy's pretty cool, but I think I'll stick to my custom Leader. It is neat that he has two guns and two blades, but wow, the general mold looks like a miniature of the Leader. :lol:

Re: New Image of Transformers Autobot Alliance Battle Blade Optimus Prime (1066202)
Posted by UltraPrimal on April 20th, 2010 @ 9:18am CDT

Wait, so this Prime has 2 swords and 2 guns? That's better than even Buster Prime, from a technical standpoint. Only thing I don't like is all that unpainted gray plastic. It just looks sooooo bad!

Re: New Image of Transformers Autobot Alliance Battle Blade Optimus Prime (1066203)
Posted by Mykltron on April 20th, 2010 @ 9:23am CDT

Maybe I'll change my mind when I see a bigger picture but it looks more accurate than the leader.

Re: New Image of Transformers Autobot Alliance Battle Blade Optimus Prime (1066205)
Posted by SlyTF1 on April 20th, 2010 @ 9:28am CDT

It looks like Leader Prime, but smaller! :APPLAUSE:

Re: New Image of Transformers Autobot Alliance Battle Blade Optimus Prime (1066208)
Posted by Jacob P. Galvatron on April 20th, 2010 @ 9:35am CDT

Looks awesome.
I guess I will be buying three Optimus's this year.

Re: New Image of Transformers Autobot Alliance Battle Blade Optimus Prime (1066210)
Posted by Ravage XK on April 20th, 2010 @ 9:41am CDT

Nice, it does look like that they have taken some transformation cues from the Leader figure. Only the pieces of the trucks bonnet/nose on the arms spoil it.

Re: New Image of Transformers Autobot Alliance Battle Blade Optimus Prime (1066212)
Posted by Mach on April 20th, 2010 @ 9:52am CDT

UltraPrimal wrote:Wait, so this Prime has 2 swords and 2 guns? That's better than even Buster Prime, from a technical standpoint. Only thing I don't like is all that unpainted gray plastic. It just looks sooooo bad!

Dont worry, this thing shd have 100099 repaints in the pipeline.... :lol:

Re: New Image of Transformers Autobot Alliance Battle Blade Optimus Prime (1066213)
Posted by PsYcHoDyNaMiX on April 20th, 2010 @ 9:57am CDT

The legs appear to be really thin and the feet too small (proportion wise).

Re: New Image of Transformers Autobot Alliance Battle Blade Optimus Prime (1066221)
Posted by decepticonblitz77 on April 20th, 2010 @ 10:30am CDT

the perfect optimus. now can we get voyager jetfire? pleeeeaase? i don't even care if it doesn't combine

Re: New Image of Transformers Autobot Alliance Battle Blade Optimus Prime (1066222)
Posted by Fires_Of_Inferno on April 20th, 2010 @ 10:38am CDT

I can't quite remember, but was it THIS voyager figure that was canceled which was going to be packaged with those Jetfire parts that you can attach or turn into a trailer? Or was that the 2007 voyager Optimus? If it was this one then I might wait to see if they're still going to release it with the Jetfire trailer, otherwise I'd be buying this one AND that one.

Re: New Image of Transformers Autobot Alliance Battle Blade Optimus Prime (1066223)
Posted by Flint on April 20th, 2010 @ 10:42am CDT

I wonder if this new Prime will see a single packed release here in the states. I'd like to pick one up without having to get a Bumblebee

Re: New Image of Transformers Autobot Alliance Battle Blade Optimus Prime (1066226)
Posted by Hip-Hoptimus Rime on April 20th, 2010 @ 10:52am CDT

Looks great, except the way his hands are semi-hidden within the alt mode body panels on his forearms. Maybe the panels slide backwards.

Looks like another buy.

Re: New Image of Transformers Autobot Alliance Battle Blade Optimus Prime (1066228)
Posted by Swiftknife24 on April 20th, 2010 @ 11:04am CDT

SlyTF1 wrote:It looks like Leader Prime, but smaller!

Yarp! It's same with Human Alliance Bumblebee...Ideal chest mould, so they've upscaled it for Battle Ops and now they've downscaled it for the new Deluxe. :-B

Anyway, this new Optimus Prime looks a heck of a lot better than the previous Voyager...Do I dare consider a purchase?

Re: New Image of Transformers Autobot Alliance Battle Blade Optimus Prime (1066229)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 20th, 2010 @ 11:07am CDT

Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:I can't quite remember, but was it THIS voyager figure that was canceled which was going to be packaged with those Jetfire parts that you can attach or turn into a trailer? Or was that the 2007 voyager Optimus? If it was this one then I might wait to see if they're still going to release it with the Jetfire trailer, otherwise I'd be buying this one AND that one.

Nothing was canceled. TakaraTomy's Jetpower Optimus Prime is still upcoming, and it's a repainted 2007 Voyager, with Jetfire parts.

Re: New Image of Transformers Autobot Alliance Battle Blade Optimus Prime (1066273)
Posted by Dead Metal on April 20th, 2010 @ 1:57pm CDT

Two blades and two guns plus a movie accurate wheel placement on the legs?
Epic!

But I'll wait for the inevitable shiny repaint Takara will be producing by the end of the year. Takara always does that, normal version very similar to Hasbro and then overkill super painted version a few months later, maybe that will come with hooks too?

Re: New Image of Transformers Autobot Alliance Battle Blade Optimus Prime (1066285)
Posted by Megazarak on April 20th, 2010 @ 2:23pm CDT

Hm, he looks pretty good, definitely more movie accurate than the current one, but he just looks a little weird. His upper body seems really large versus his lower body. Notably his giant chest and his skinny legs. I'd like to see more before saying if I like it or dislike it.

Re: New Image of Transformers Autobot Alliance Battle Blade Optimus Prime (1066310)
Posted by kirbenvost on April 20th, 2010 @ 3:14pm CDT

Hmm. Looks pretty good, but since I already own 3 versions of Movie Prime, I'm going to have to pass? Unless they make this one combinable with some version of Jetfire, anyway.

Re: New Image of Transformers Autobot Alliance Battle Blade Optimus Prime (1066330)
Posted by Blurrz on April 20th, 2010 @ 4:38pm CDT

And this looks like the one to get... epic.

Re: New Image of Transformers Autobot Alliance Battle Blade Optimus Prime (1066338)
Posted by mightwork on April 20th, 2010 @ 4:54pm CDT

It looks like his feet are mis-transformed, if you look close you can see his toes folded under his feet. But this is gonna be a definite buy!

Re: New Image of Transformers Autobot Alliance Battle Blade Optimus Prime (1066355)
Posted by Mindmaster on April 20th, 2010 @ 6:11pm CDT

Dude, I thought it was a leader class at first, I was like "Wow, cool, they're gonna have the Buster Prime in the U.S!", but then I saw it was a Voyager, then I was like "Wow, I can't believe I fell for that! How stupid could I get?" Well, this is as stupid as I can get:

Buh buh buh bird bird bird buh bird's the word!!!

Re: New Image of Transformers Autobot Alliance Battle Blade Optimus Prime (1066366)
Posted by ang3l3s on April 20th, 2010 @ 6:36pm CDT

Nice voyager prime but i got too many leader primes already!!

Re: New Image of Transformers Autobot Alliance Battle Blade Optimus Prime (1066372)
Posted by Autobot032 on April 20th, 2010 @ 6:42pm CDT

Well, overall, I'm impressed. I really am.

Pros:
Dual guns
Dual swords
Takes what makes the Leader Class great and downsizes it

Cons:
The guns need a bit of work, they aren't quite..."right"
The arms are stuck with the hood half formed on them, and it looks weird
The legs are a bit spindly and makes his torso seem a bit disproportionate
The gold/copper/yellow plastic (which may not be permanent) just stands out too much

The cons, at least imo, far outweigh the pros, and the Leader Class is still the best in my book. He's definitely Masterpiece quality, and should be given far more positive marks than he's received.

For me, this Voyager will never do what the Leader has.

Re: New Image of Transformers Autobot Alliance Battle Blade Optimus Prime (1066469)
Posted by Dead Metal on April 21st, 2010 @ 3:19am CDT

You know we can't really form a final opinion on this toy based on these pics.
You remember the pre-order pics of Buster Prime? Those looked horrible and where missing 90% of it's paint all we could tell from those pics where that it had a new head and a blaster and look how that turned out.

I'm sure that once we get test shot pics in like 2 months time this will look very different.