This iteration of Prime is largely an academic thing for me since I'm well past the age-group that'd be primed (heh) for the nostalgia bait, but it is neat to see other bits of the fandom getting their due finally. I wonder how many other "dude that combines with their own trailer" releases they can trickle out successively...
Armada Prime isn't my favorite design, but as a fan of RID 2001 Optimus and the ability to combine with his trailer, this looks really good for fans of the design. (Now I hope we get one for RID version!)
Me: I've got all the transformers toys of the characters I love. Nothing is going to make me buy another. Armada Prime Legacy Toy: looks amazing. Me: my wallet.... Please forgive me.... I simply cannot see anything to even nit pick with it. To me, it looks exactly like the character AND an amazing toy/transformer all round.
I think Commander class was a game changer for Hasbro engineers because they could finally do these larger, more expensive toys with larger budgets and modern engineering.
This was my first Optimus Prime toy back in 2003. Got it on a clearance sale. This is a must buy for me. It is gonna be weird to have articulated legs on this design after having played with the OG for years.
@Allan Casas There is a posable Mega SCF figure of the Super Mode that exists but it was released in the 2000’s and probably not common to find on the aftermarket. They even did the other characters in the animation accurate styles.
It's so weird, I was a kid when G1 was a thing, but Armada Prime is easily one of my favorite designs. I can't explain why, but this new toy has me so happy. Absolutely getting this one. Now where's Tidal Wave?!
@@pillarsofsnow7940 Absolutely, you're spot on. Normally people latch onto the Prime that they grew up with, but in my case, Armada Prime is just so cool. Though to be fair, I don't really have a lot of the hardcore G1 love compared to some. Some stuff worked, some stuff didn't, and plenty of characters from later lines really nailed it.
@@galmorzu I grew up on beast machines, lemme tell yah, growing up with hair brained hippy monkey man still does not positively incline you to that design
Looks amazing, I love the main prime robot mode a ton better than the MB-15 Naval Commanders one. Super mode looks a lot more posable than that one, too, and probably easier to pose too haha.
Man when it was in early prototype stage i tried to get them to change the design making his shoulders little widrr, since it looked like crap, but fans hobby did replied and said it was too late. But when they announced megatron me and this other dude told them the shoulder looks little off, why not make it wider like in the show and they did fixed it.
The vehicle mode as well, the way they put the headlights as part of the breastplate on Naval Commander instead of the shoulders left the front of the truck looking nothing like how he's meant to, this is way more accurate and looks way better. I have Naval commander (like many it's broken now but still) but I will definitely be getting this figure
even though i dont collect mainline anymore i always liked armarda optimus design especialy his wirist blasters this is definatly got me thinkin of picking it up
I love him so much, my prime is perfect. Also, he has a waist swivel in Super Mode, just under the crotchplate. Also, the core classes accessories are just 3d printed
Yeah, I noticed that too. Reports did say that normal Optimus doesn't have it but he does in his super mode. Optimus in his normal robot mode also has an ab crunch because those joints are used for the super mode shoulders. Which is pretty cool.
I bet they could get away with a cab-only Nemesis repaint for Velocitron as a voyager. That way BotCon Astrotrain could be possible from a leader Jetfire down the line.
That depends on what parts are gang molded and if gating can be used to only cast part of the mold in such a way as to avoid casting trailer parts for such a hypothetical release
I'm glad we're getting him! the figure looks fantastic! although I wish he had that "long-tailed commanders coat" that the toy and some art made it look like he had, might be able to fix that in the future. looking forwards to Armada Megatron in the future, and hoping for an Armada Jetfire to go with this. maybe an overload too, since he could work as some kind of future weaponizer.
The prophecy is coming true, Armada Optimus Prime will return. And we have a leak first look at his figure. And he's awesome. The best Optimus Prime design outside of G1 continuity.
Forgive me for saying so TJ, for I know this is a PG channel, but I bust the world's biggest nut looking over how amazing this toy looks! While my butter zone of the Unicron Trilogy is in fact Cybertron, Gary Chalk's Armada Optimus Prime is THE definitive Optimus Prime to me. I own the Cybertron repaint of the "Bendy" Prime, But I will pay top dollar to get my paws on this toy as soon as I can! The back looks primed to have a Jetfire or Overload Legacy toy to combine with it too! And reading the comments, seems the original Armada Overload MIGHT still fit. Have to do a bit of research on that, but if it's true, hopefully I can track one down without breaking my wallet too badly.
I love what I'm seeing for the Base Optimus. But I have to say the third-party Naval Commander/Super Optimus is slightly better than this version in terms of visual appeal
This is nostalgic for me because I was in college and after RID…Armada was giving me that nostalgic G1 feel and I watched the show to completion. It only lost me near the end of Energon…..on the flip side..how in the world are the manufacturers letting this stuff walk! This isn’t even announced yet.
If you look at the image of the combined mode where he looks like he's ready to hug you (one of the first ones), it actually does look like he has a waist joint. It looks like the blue section that the truck front pegs into is separated by a swivel from the legs and the front crotch skirt, with the hip skirts being mounted to the waist above the swivel rather than below.
@13:59 it looks like the super mode has a waist or below the waist joint. Look at the gold parts on his hip. They seem to be ever so slightly off centre's when compared with the horizontal blue bar above. Either way, super stoked for this figure!
No apology needed! You were ... um...intentionally spacing them out.. to.. err... build up excitement and anticipation... as a good creator should! They are so much more satisfying when you DO actually get to the reviews! 🙂..yeah... thats it! Although I love watching the episodes and then follow it up with your analysis... I still watch every video because... just like everyone else. I like YOU! You could be reviewing the newest wave of Paw Patrol toys.. and I would still watch!
The only thing, the only _minute detail_ that I don't like about the super mode is the eye colour. They kept the yellow eyes when he actually had red eyes in super mode. Again its nothing uber important but it would have been nice for them to give the super mode its proper eye colour.
Rambling about one toy? No, you're fine man. The king of that is Dr. Lockdown. Great commentary but an hour and twenty minutes to cover a figure, their history, and nuances is goddamn wild. Condense that shit. You're good.
Yayy!!! Armada Optimus!!!! WOOOOOO!!!!!! This is **MY* Optimus Prime!!! Go Convoy!!!! Also, why do people INSIST on putting Starscream's cannons flat against his back?
@TJOmega the blaster from the Grimlock isn't a new piece. It's just the barrel section from the Pinpointer Targetmaster from the Siege Netflix release of Megatron, the barrels pop off very easily and you can even see the hinge where it connects in the photo its also using Pinpointer's included blast effects.
This figure has been a running joke on my channel for a long time. That gray model definitely threw everyone off. It drove us nuts. And now we find out they basically nixed it lol.
on one hand I am super excited to see this but... on the other hand I'm extremely pissed, because we could have had a more faithful Galaxy Force / Cybertron Optimus Prime instead of Galaxy upgrade Optimus Prime...
Sweet, so happy Armada Prime is getting some modern love. Armada Optimus Prime is my favorite. I still have 'Bendy' Optimus on my desk, along with the Nemesis repaint.
Man, he looks absolutely fantastic. I wish Cybertron Optimus would get this kind of love. Will definitely snag this guy when he comes out. Let's hope his quality control is better than Starscream. I hope Mini-cons are on the way, we need a Sparkplug, Swindle, Jolt, and whoever else may come out.
If they dared to make another pair of Micromasters again, I'd want it to be Sparkplug and Over-Run. And, specifically, a new mold for Over-Run to recreate his gun mode. We got plenty of car molds to choose from for Sparkplug.
The original actually had 7 points of posability in Super mode. Head swivel, shoulder rotation, bicep rotation, and elbows. Each arm has 3 points and then the head has the 1.
I NEED THAT ARMADA PRIME. Inject that shit into my veins! But really, I think Armada Prime was the first Transformer I ever owned (that or Armada Megatron) so I need this figure. It's already leagues better than the original toy with actual articulation and poseable legs in the Super Mode instead of them just being something to prop the figure up.
He does look -really- good. I agree though. At the deluxe class and even the voyager class, no minicon was forgivable. Not at the commander class. (Same for Cybertron Metroplex) Leads me to believe Armada Megatron won’t have one either.
So, uh, do you think the Super Base Armada Prime is Plastic Addict quality now that the new Evolution Armada Prime is here? Also, a bit of an opinion here, but who among the Armada cast do you think should carry the Skyboom Shield and Requiem Blaster in the Legacy line in general? Many people are having fun passing around the Star Saber from Legacy Armada Starscream, I'm pretty sure they even give it to Hot Shot (better than giving him the freaking Matrix).
Legacy has accuracy, and naval commander has playability. I’m not sure I’m gonna get legacy since I’m already neck deep with fans hobby and my budget, but hopefully I can pick him up in the future.
13:00 Seeing the shot of Super Mode Prime pointing his gun at the screen reminds me quite a bit of a Hatena Blog post from Bandai's Kamen Rider development team showcasing bits of their then-upcoming toys (specifically new Legend Rider versions of the Typhoon and Arcle, and the Shindai Siblings' Seiken before one of the devs raise the prototype Jikokuken Kaiji at the camera as if to attack the cameraman. It's basically a message telling you to stop peeking at spoilery stuff.
Really hoping those panels around his hand are mistransformed- like maybe the whole forearm shifts back or something- cause god I HATE that you can't see his hands from all angles. (I WILL cut them off) Other than that, looks great. I prefer the prototype but this is good too. Now I just need 2 nemesis prime repaints (1 to keep and one to customize with tendril arm and wires hanging out of face) and 2 final battle repaints. (one to keep holding the requiem blaster and one to dent the mouthguard, scar the chest, stick a pole through his back windshield, rip off a wheel, ect.)
Personally, if I get this toy, I'll use the removable Matrix to recreate the scene from the final episode, where he throws the Matrix away so he can fight Megatron not as Supreme Commander of the Autobots, but simply as another Transformer.
Never been my favorite design of Optimus Prime. I never liked those tight skirts they're supposed to give it this Samurai look. I am however looking forward to the robots in Disguise Optimus especially if they go ahead and do Ultra Magnus with it to make the combined form Omega Prime
Surprised you didn't mention that this commander armada prime is backwards compatible with the old overload. Just an Easter egg, but it's bound to drive prices up on overload
I got the final battle (dark Grey, Maroon an off blue with a gold goldbug) ver for Christmas back when I was a young kid, I hope they release that color again
If the Megatron is even half as good as Armada Optimus looks here, I'll be happy, as that means I can get rid of that Combiner Wars Megatron that pretended to be Armada Megatron. I mean, I don't hate that toy, but it's not the same as a legit Armada Megatron. Honestly, a lot of Armada toys and characters should be given a second run over as so many of them could have had better articulation, had the room for it, but never got it. Sideways comes to mind especially for me, he really could use the modernization treatment. (Plus without firing missiles, his arms will work much better than they originally did.)
The Armada bendy Optimus Prime was the first Optimus Prime toy at bought as an adult in my 20s and where I started collecting I had both molds and I still preferred the cheaper better articulated $10 deluxe Optimus Prime even though it didn't have the super mode but the super mode on the original toy stunk and there's a lot of information out there why which I'm not going to go into But it looks like they're combining the deluxe Prime with the leader toy and giving the pants trailer actual legs in super mode which to me makes this the perfect Armada Optimus Prime The only thing missing is the spark plug (or leader-1 as he was called for one episode early on in the series) minicon but no pun intended it's a very small complaint I like what I see I want this as the small robot is perfect and again the super mode fixes all of the problems with the original leader class toy.
when he showed that grey one and i do remember seeing years ago and i was hyped and then it just stopped and then naval commander happened and i wanted that because one year i had $300 and i was ready to pay for a $184-$185 toy but i let time go on and just let people speak their minds on it and all i got was bad news about naval commander that it was cracking and breaking in spots that it shouldn't and to make things worse i heard that a extra $50 was put on it for shipping and jacking the price from $184-$185 to over $200+ and i wasn't pay for a $200 toy and not hardly have any money left and so i looked for something else and i found titans class scorponok and i got that instead for $160 and free shipping and now i see that new optimus prime i don't know if or when its gonna come out but it had better be under $100 and i will get that if i can. rip naval commander.
I cant believe it has been 20 years since I got the Armada Optimus prime as a kid, sadly it was the version without the trailer so it lacked the transformations with jetfire and the other one which ironically I had them.
Knowing hasbro, I have a feeling they will release the prototype mold in the future maybe as a select? Or as apart as legacy as a leader. I mean they have done something like that in the past, I fail to see why they can't do that now. Not only that, the prototype mold was shown on the box cover for legacy.
My Transformers childhood ranged from G2 through Armada, so this Optimus Prime is technically the last Prime design I see through rose-tinted glasses. It looks fantastic, and I hope I can afford to pick it up by the time it releases.
The gun that core class grimlock is holding is not a new accessory. It is one of the barrels of one of the target Masters that came out in siege/Earthrise.
From what I can tell the legacy artwork is based on the old prototype due to the chest design so either the artwork was made before this design was finished or this is the version of the prototype that was within the budget.
If you look closely, it does seem like the super mode has waist articulation. If you look in the picture with his arms out, the bottom part of his pelvis is on a slight pivot
I got out of collecting Transformers a few years ago, but getting HasLab Star Saber made me reeeeaaally itch to get back in. I'd been on the fence with Legacy Tarn, Leo Prime, and Animated Prowl being my biggest temptations. But this guy? Oh yeah. This is the straw that breaks my back.
Armada Optimus is definitely a case of being my childhood Prime, and my favorite Prime design and character thus far. Garry Chalk's Optimus Primes are the last instances of a dad-like Prime we've ever gotten, and I really miss that approach to him. When I saw that prototype years ago I was so hyped to get ANYTHING of Armada Optimus again, to the point I would happily accept a stylized re-imagining of him, but when things went silent on him I just felt my heart sink. It did showcase that more of the community wanted Armada than people likely thought, and resulted in us getting third party Armada toys for the first time, but those have just been... _off_. Namely the Fans Hobby Optimus with all of its' wonky proportions and design choices, it just didn't look right or fun to me. But Hasbro, my god, seeing them make a show-accurate Armada Prime, and hit it out of the park like this, I've been nothing but giddy since yesterday. This is a day-one-pre-order from me the moment he's posted. I'm so hopeful we get some Minicons in some form at some point, but otherwise I can't think of anything else this figure needs besides *to come out sooner.*
technically armada prime did have the traditional optimus look with chest windows until he scanned his earth mode
I want a toy of that version of OP, it's one of the coolest designs done yet never got a toy!! Also it was a awesome first appearance!!
Dude that, and they could give us a Nemesis version of this toy.
I remember that from episode one
@@robertdelgadocapetillo8684 nemesis is cool and all but I like the colors Prime gets near the end of the Armada series
so true
Got Naval Commander but I'm an Armada simp so I'll be picking this up as well.
Ok, that shot with the super mode hand coming out, i *have* to say it... Trukk IS munke
This iteration of Prime is largely an academic thing for me since I'm well past the age-group that'd be primed (heh) for the nostalgia bait, but it is neat to see other bits of the fandom getting their due finally. I wonder how many other "dude that combines with their own trailer" releases they can trickle out successively...
Armada Prime isn't my favorite design, but as a fan of RID 2001 Optimus and the ability to combine with his trailer, this looks really good for fans of the design. (Now I hope we get one for RID version!)
Me: I've got all the transformers toys of the characters I love. Nothing is going to make me buy another.
Armada Prime Legacy Toy: looks amazing.
Me: my wallet.... Please forgive me....
I simply cannot see anything to even nit pick with it. To me, it looks exactly like the character AND an amazing toy/transformer all round.
"I'm sorry little one..."
I think Commander class was a game changer for Hasbro engineers because they could finally do these larger, more expensive toys with larger budgets and modern engineering.
This was my first Optimus Prime toy back in 2003. Got it on a clearance sale.
This is a must buy for me.
It is gonna be weird to have articulated legs on this design after having played with the OG for years.
*Deluxe Armada Optimus Prime exists*
@Allan Casas Weird, not bad.
@Allan Casas There is a posable Mega SCF figure of the Super Mode that exists but it was released in the 2000’s and probably not common to find on the aftermarket. They even did the other characters in the animation accurate styles.
This is a %100 pick up for me, I'm super excited
It's so weird, I was a kid when G1 was a thing, but Armada Prime is easily one of my favorite designs. I can't explain why, but this new toy has me so happy. Absolutely getting this one.
Now where's Tidal Wave?!
Why’s it strange? it’s a good design.
@@pillarsofsnow7940 Absolutely, you're spot on. Normally people latch onto the Prime that they grew up with, but in my case, Armada Prime is just so cool. Though to be fair, I don't really have a lot of the hardcore G1 love compared to some. Some stuff worked, some stuff didn't, and plenty of characters from later lines really nailed it.
A Q&A appeared on somewhere in the Hasbro thing, THEY are making it, considering Armada Megs is on the pipeline. we got the confirmation.
@@galmorzu I grew up on beast machines, lemme tell yah, growing up with hair brained hippy monkey man still does not positively incline you to that design
@@pillarsofsnow7940 LOL, touché! 😂
Looks amazing, I love the main prime robot mode a ton better than the MB-15 Naval Commanders one. Super mode looks a lot more posable than that one, too, and probably easier to pose too haha.
Man when it was in early prototype stage i tried to get them to change the design making his shoulders little widrr, since it looked like crap, but fans hobby did replied and said it was too late. But when they announced megatron me and this other dude told them the shoulder looks little off, why not make it wider like in the show and they did fixed it.
The vehicle mode as well, the way they put the headlights as part of the breastplate on Naval Commander instead of the shoulders left the front of the truck looking nothing like how he's meant to, this is way more accurate and looks way better. I have Naval commander (like many it's broken now but still) but I will definitely be getting this figure
Naval Commander Super Mode looks better than the Legacy imo, but yeah the core robot is way better in Legacy
even though i dont collect mainline anymore i always liked armarda optimus design especialy his wirist blasters this is definatly got me thinkin of picking it up
LETS GO
This thing is so aggressively anime inspired and I love it
I love him so much, my prime is perfect. Also, he has a waist swivel in Super Mode, just under the crotchplate. Also, the core classes accessories are just 3d printed
Yeah, I noticed that too. Reports did say that normal Optimus doesn't have it but he does in his super mode. Optimus in his normal robot mode also has an ab crunch because those joints are used for the super mode shoulders. Which is pretty cool.
Gary chalk was my optimus as a kid, this figure means so much to me
I bet they could get away with a cab-only Nemesis repaint for Velocitron as a voyager. That way BotCon Astrotrain could be possible from a leader Jetfire down the line.
That depends on what parts are gang molded and if gating can be used to only cast part of the mold in such a way as to avoid casting trailer parts for such a hypothetical release
Cab only Nemesis and Cab only Final Battle color. PLEASE.
Ok, people, time to guess who's going to release a jetfire and an overload that combine with this prime first, write your guesses
It's Overload.
@@TheZero1312 whoops, sorry, let me correct it asap
Armada Prime was the very first Optimus I ever owned, so seeing this design fully realized is truly special
I'm glad we're getting him! the figure looks fantastic! although I wish he had that "long-tailed commanders coat" that the toy and some art made it look like he had, might be able to fix that in the future. looking forwards to Armada Megatron in the future, and hoping for an Armada Jetfire to go with this. maybe an overload too, since he could work as some kind of future weaponizer.
Even if we don’t get Overload, at least it’s confirmed in one of the photos that you can balance the original for a semi-convincing look!
The prophecy is coming true, Armada Optimus Prime will return. And we have a leak first look at his figure. And he's awesome. The best Optimus Prime design outside of G1 continuity.
Forgive me for saying so TJ, for I know this is a PG channel, but I bust the world's biggest nut looking over how amazing this toy looks! While my butter zone of the Unicron Trilogy is in fact Cybertron, Gary Chalk's Armada Optimus Prime is THE definitive Optimus Prime to me. I own the Cybertron repaint of the "Bendy" Prime, But I will pay top dollar to get my paws on this toy as soon as I can! The back looks primed to have a Jetfire or Overload Legacy toy to combine with it too! And reading the comments, seems the original Armada Overload MIGHT still fit. Have to do a bit of research on that, but if it's true, hopefully I can track one down without breaking my wallet too badly.
Happy got this guy to be my first optimus since the ROTF voyager, He FEELS military
I love what I'm seeing for the Base Optimus. But I have to say the third-party Naval Commander/Super Optimus is slightly better than this version in terms of visual appeal
This is nostalgic for me because I was in college and after RID…Armada was giving me that nostalgic G1 feel and I watched the show to completion. It only lost me near the end of Energon…..on the flip side..how in the world are the manufacturers letting this stuff walk! This isn’t even announced yet.
If you look at the image of the combined mode where he looks like he's ready to hug you (one of the first ones), it actually does look like he has a waist joint. It looks like the blue section that the truck front pegs into is separated by a swivel from the legs and the front crotch skirt, with the hip skirts being mounted to the waist above the swivel rather than below.
It looks very nice, shame that they didn't go with the stylized design from the original gray prototype though.
@13:59 it looks like the super mode has a waist or below the waist joint. Look at the gold parts on his hip. They seem to be ever so slightly off centre's when compared with the horizontal blue bar above. Either way, super stoked for this figure!
No apology needed! You were ... um...intentionally spacing them out.. to.. err... build up excitement and anticipation... as a good creator should! They are so much more satisfying when you DO actually get to the reviews! 🙂..yeah... thats it! Although I love watching the episodes and then follow it up with your analysis... I still watch every video because... just like everyone else. I like YOU! You could be reviewing the newest wave of Paw Patrol toys.. and I would still watch!
The only thing, the only _minute detail_ that I don't like about the super mode is the eye colour. They kept the yellow eyes when he actually had red eyes in super mode.
Again its nothing uber important but it would have been nice for them to give the super mode its proper eye colour.
Rambling about one toy? No, you're fine man. The king of that is Dr. Lockdown. Great commentary but an hour and twenty minutes to cover a figure, their history, and nuances is goddamn wild. Condense that shit.
You're good.
We need a Masterpiece Armada Optimus Prime from TakaraTomy in the works.
Bendy mold didn't have the combining smokestacks like leader. Just came off pointlessly and got lost
Definitely a Day One Pickup!!!
8:36 This will be the first Optimus Prime who can do a hand stand.
Yayy!!! Armada Optimus!!!! WOOOOOO!!!!!! This is **MY* Optimus Prime!!! Go Convoy!!!!
Also, why do people INSIST on putting Starscream's cannons flat against his back?
@TJOmega the blaster from the Grimlock isn't a new piece. It's just the barrel section from the Pinpointer Targetmaster from the Siege Netflix release of Megatron, the barrels pop off very easily and you can even see the hinge where it connects in the photo its also using Pinpointer's included blast effects.
My first REAL exposure to transformers was Armada so this has me feeling super nostalgic
This figure has been a running joke on my channel for a long time. That gray model definitely threw everyone off. It drove us nuts. And now we find out they basically nixed it lol.
I LOVE IT!
I NEED IT!!!!!!!!!!!
on one hand I am super excited to see this but... on the other hand I'm extremely pissed, because we could have had a more faithful Galaxy Force / Cybertron Optimus Prime instead of Galaxy upgrade Optimus Prime...
Armada Prime looking absolutely awesomely PRIME, but way out of my price range.
Wow that base mode was mis transformed
Technically Optimus never gave the Matrix to Hot Shot. Sparkplug gave the Matrix to Hot Shot after Optimus Prime was already "dead".
I hope we get a repaint of him in his power link/final season colors.
A "Mortal Combat" Selects set between him and the Armada Megatron thats in the listings would be absolutely choice
Sweet, so happy Armada Prime is getting some modern love. Armada Optimus Prime is my favorite.
I still have 'Bendy' Optimus on my desk, along with the Nemesis repaint.
Man, he looks absolutely fantastic. I wish Cybertron Optimus would get this kind of love. Will definitely snag this guy when he comes out. Let's hope his quality control is better than Starscream. I hope Mini-cons are on the way, we need a Sparkplug, Swindle, Jolt, and whoever else may come out.
Well they did release a Cybertron Prime during Siege, or did you want even MORE love?
@PancadaPls Yeah, I meant a toy that was designed as a Cybertron prime. Not a retool of Ultra Magnus. It also has the terrible siege marks on it.
If they dared to make another pair of Micromasters again, I'd want it to be Sparkplug and Over-Run. And, specifically, a new mold for Over-Run to recreate his gun mode. We got plenty of car molds to choose from for Sparkplug.
THE ARMADA OPTIMUS PRIME IIIIIIIIIISSSSS REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The original actually had 7 points of posability in Super mode. Head swivel, shoulder rotation, bicep rotation, and elbows. Each arm has 3 points and then the head has the 1.
I NEED THAT ARMADA PRIME. Inject that shit into my veins!
But really, I think Armada Prime was the first Transformer I ever owned (that or Armada Megatron) so I need this figure. It's already leagues better than the original toy with actual articulation and poseable legs in the Super Mode instead of them just being something to prop the figure up.
He does look -really- good. I agree though. At the deluxe class and even the voyager class, no minicon was forgivable. Not at the commander class. (Same for Cybertron Metroplex)
Leads me to believe Armada Megatron won’t have one either.
Might pick this up was always a fan of the Armada design. I really hope they do a Cybertron Optimus Prime
So, uh, do you think the Super Base Armada Prime is Plastic Addict quality now that the new Evolution Armada Prime is here?
Also, a bit of an opinion here, but who among the Armada cast do you think should carry the Skyboom Shield and Requiem Blaster in the Legacy line in general? Many people are having fun passing around the Star Saber from Legacy Armada Starscream, I'm pretty sure they even give it to Hot Shot (better than giving him the freaking Matrix).
I find it interesting that adult collectors don’t seem to understand that adult collectors started existing in 1984.
Legacy has accuracy, and naval commander has playability. I’m not sure I’m gonna get legacy since I’m already neck deep with fans hobby and my budget, but hopefully I can pick him up in the future.
I dont really collect Transformers as much as I used to, but I had Armada Optimus when I was a kid. I am very tempted to pick this one up.
13:00 Seeing the shot of Super Mode Prime pointing his gun at the screen reminds me quite a bit of a Hatena Blog post from Bandai's Kamen Rider development team showcasing bits of their then-upcoming toys (specifically new Legend Rider versions of the Typhoon and Arcle, and the Shindai Siblings' Seiken before one of the devs raise the prototype Jikokuken Kaiji at the camera as if to attack the cameraman. It's basically a message telling you to stop peeking at spoilery stuff.
Hopefully we get a new Armada Jetfire so they can combine.
Really hoping those panels around his hand are mistransformed- like maybe the whole forearm shifts back or something- cause god I HATE that you can't see his hands from all angles. (I WILL cut them off) Other than that, looks great. I prefer the prototype but this is good too. Now I just need 2 nemesis prime repaints (1 to keep and one to customize with tendril arm and wires hanging out of face) and 2 final battle repaints. (one to keep holding the requiem blaster and one to dent the mouthguard, scar the chest, stick a pole through his back windshield, rip off a wheel, ect.)
This is my first optimus prime! The cybertron trilogy was my introduction to transformers lol
Personally, if I get this toy, I'll use the removable Matrix to recreate the scene from the final episode, where he throws the Matrix away so he can fight Megatron not as Supreme Commander of the Autobots, but simply as another Transformer.
Never been my favorite design of Optimus Prime. I never liked those tight skirts they're supposed to give it this Samurai look. I am however looking forward to the robots in Disguise Optimus especially if they go ahead and do Ultra Magnus with it to make the combined form Omega Prime
Surprised you didn't mention that this commander armada prime is backwards compatible with the old overload. Just an Easter egg, but it's bound to drive prices up on overload
And Geats has turned into a giant to fight alongside Optimus and Grimlock
I got the final battle (dark Grey, Maroon an off blue with a gold goldbug) ver for Christmas back when I was a young kid, I hope they release that color again
If the Megatron is even half as good as Armada Optimus looks here, I'll be happy, as that means I can get rid of that Combiner Wars Megatron that pretended to be Armada Megatron. I mean, I don't hate that toy, but it's not the same as a legit Armada Megatron. Honestly, a lot of Armada toys and characters should be given a second run over as so many of them could have had better articulation, had the room for it, but never got it. Sideways comes to mind especially for me, he really could use the modernization treatment. (Plus without firing missiles, his arms will work much better than they originally did.)
Also, the ultimate Easter Egg was the cameo of a Revolve Change Kamen Rider Geats MagnumBoost in that last shot.
It's better than the Fans Hobby Naval Commander. I'm floored.
Lol, I like how there is a Kamen Rider Geats toy in the background of the last pic.
why didnt you mention geats being in the background of the last shot you showed?
The Armada bendy Optimus Prime was the first Optimus Prime toy at bought as an adult in my 20s and where I started collecting
I had both molds and I still preferred the cheaper better articulated $10 deluxe Optimus Prime even though it didn't have the super mode but the super mode on the original toy stunk and there's a lot of information out there why which I'm not going to go into
But it looks like they're combining the deluxe Prime with the leader toy and giving the pants trailer actual legs in super mode which to me makes this the perfect Armada Optimus Prime
The only thing missing is the spark plug (or leader-1 as he was called for one episode early on in the series) minicon but no pun intended it's a very small complaint
I like what I see I want this as the small robot is perfect and again the super mode fixes all of the problems with the original leader class toy.
How does this look better than fans hobby naval commander?
when he showed that grey one and i do remember seeing years ago and i was hyped and then it just stopped and then naval commander happened and i wanted that because one year i had $300 and i was ready to pay for a $184-$185 toy but i let time go on and just let people speak their minds on it and all i got was bad news about naval commander that it was cracking and breaking in spots that it shouldn't and to make things worse i heard that a extra $50 was put on it for shipping and jacking the price from $184-$185 to over $200+ and i wasn't pay for a $200 toy and not hardly have any money left and so i looked for something else and i found titans class scorponok and i got that instead for $160 and free shipping and now i see that new optimus prime i don't know if or when its gonna come out but it had better be under $100 and i will get that if i can.
rip naval commander.
Would it be possible to revive the idea of the Plastic Addict Armada Optimus episode, using it as a side by side comparison to the new toy?
MY Optimus prime was a tie between UT Cybertron Prime and Animated Prime. though because I want to see more UT toys, I WILL be getting this guy
I cant believe it has been 20 years since I got the Armada Optimus prime as a kid, sadly it was the version without the trailer so it lacked the transformations with jetfire and the other one which ironically I had them.
Great summary of the upcoming cool figure!
Knowing hasbro, I have a feeling they will release the prototype mold in the future maybe as a select? Or as apart as legacy as a leader. I mean they have done something like that in the past, I fail to see why they can't do that now. Not only that, the prototype mold was shown on the box cover for legacy.
I was too young to watch Armada as a kid, so I grew up on Animated. I hope they give Animated Prime this treatment lol
He’ll almost certainly be way out of my price ceiling - I don’t go higher than Leader class. Y’all have fun!
It's gonna be nice to experience this toy again without the motor inside getting stuck and making him fall everything I breathe near him
Makes you wonder if Jetfire and Overload could now be a thing. Oh, what if they make those two combine with each other, Energon-style?
I wish the supermode had a battle skirt like the 3d party one but I can't see much to criticize with this design.
My Transformers childhood ranged from G2 through Armada, so this Optimus Prime is technically the last Prime design I see through rose-tinted glasses. It looks fantastic, and I hope I can afford to pick it up by the time it releases.
The gun that core class grimlock is holding is not a new accessory. It is one of the barrels of one of the target Masters that came out in siege/Earthrise.
Maaaaaaan this was the Optimus I grew up with I'm so hyped
Frick yeah that's my childhood Prime
From what I can tell the legacy artwork is based on the old prototype due to the chest design so either the artwork was made before this design was finished or this is the version of the prototype that was within the budget.
If you look closely, it does seem like the super mode has waist articulation. If you look in the picture with his arms out, the bottom part of his pelvis is on a slight pivot
Armada Prime was definitely my first Prime
The only complaint that I have and may lead to me not getting this figure is this Optimus not having a waist swivel
I got out of collecting Transformers a few years ago, but getting HasLab Star Saber made me reeeeaaally itch to get back in. I'd been on the fence with Legacy Tarn, Leo Prime, and Animated Prowl being my biggest temptations. But this guy? Oh yeah. This is the straw that breaks my back.
This thing is so aggressively anime inspired and I love it
Armada Optimus is definitely a case of being my childhood Prime, and my favorite Prime design and character thus far. Garry Chalk's Optimus Primes are the last instances of a dad-like Prime we've ever gotten, and I really miss that approach to him. When I saw that prototype years ago I was so hyped to get ANYTHING of Armada Optimus again, to the point I would happily accept a stylized re-imagining of him, but when things went silent on him I just felt my heart sink.
It did showcase that more of the community wanted Armada than people likely thought, and resulted in us getting third party Armada toys for the first time, but those have just been... _off_. Namely the Fans Hobby Optimus with all of its' wonky proportions and design choices, it just didn't look right or fun to me. But Hasbro, my god, seeing them make a show-accurate Armada Prime, and hit it out of the park like this, I've been nothing but giddy since yesterday. This is a day-one-pre-order from me the moment he's posted.
I'm so hopeful we get some Minicons in some form at some point, but otherwise I can't think of anything else this figure needs besides *to come out sooner.*
Those yellow eyes make him look like an upgraded version of one yellow eyed prime in my collection...
buster master said there is actually a waist swivel in the super mode!
now all we need is a jetfire and overload and we can make this a full on power house
Im so looking forward to this figure!