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Thanks again to the gang over at ActionFigureExpress who have posted new shots of the Energon Optimus Prime action figure. We will warn you, this is a very different Optimus Prime than you have seen before. He's a combiner this time and will be in stores for $49.99 in january 2004 with the other Energon toys. See the pics of Energon prime HERE.
Check out the AFX site page for information on how you can pre-order this item HERE.
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Re: Transformers Energon Ready for Prime Time (Score: 1) by entropicana on Monday, October 06, 2003 @ 09:12:21 AM
Ugh.
The more I see, the less I like it. So, not only does it look like a megazord, it's also colored like one, plus it's got numbers on the vehicles... just like a megazord! It's a damned Power Rangers Robot, with the gimpiest Prime since Machine Wars for a torso.
Obviously Hasbro is once again desperate to make the line successful by cashing in on someone else's idea. First the PokeCons, now this.
I repeat, ugh.
Re: Energon Gets Ready for PRIME Time (Score: 1) by Johan on Monday, October 06, 2003 @ 10:13:33 AM
I think it's not so bad. After all, who wants the same thing over and over again?
By the way, I do think Prime isn't a megazord at all, he's more like something from the Brave line... It kinda reminds me of it...
I'm getting this one. No matter how hard the rest of Energon will suck.
Re: Energon Gets Ready for PRIME Time (Score: 1) by maxconvoy on Monday, October 06, 2003 @ 10:37:35 AM
When I first saw the animated version he reminded me of StarConvoy, and after seeing photos of the toy spread out to other websites I'm beginning to dislike its engineering.
I was cracking jokes a month ago with a my friends, that Energon Optimus Prime was the love child of the orginal Optimus Primal and God Ginrai, which has curlers for a head design.
Maybe TAKARA's watching too many GAOGAIGAR episodes or Hasbro's been planning to compete against Voltron?
Take your pick ladies and gentlemen. =)
Re: Energon Gets Ready for PRIME Time (Score: 1) by razorclawzero on Monday, October 06, 2003 @ 10:56:45 AM
seems to me that poor old Prime is just getting worse and worse on design. maybe it is more like a roller coaster. There have been a few good primes like Fire Convoy for example. But then there are the black sheep of primes like Armada prime or now POWER RANGER/VOLTRON PRIME. What were the designers thinking the power ranger 5 megazord to big megazord ideal is and always was stupid. THey turned a timeless character is all of sci-fi and just flipped him all aroud into some pathetic excuse for a transformer hell he doesn't even look stock would you really see that on the road. Maybe i should say would you want to. Still i do give credit it is nice to see them try new things but we have all seen the 5 robot to one ideal played over and over again.
Re: Energon Gets Ready for PRIME Time (Score: 1) by r0drox on Monday, October 06, 2003 @ 12:18:49 PM
Ye so Voltronimus Prime may not be the koolest, but i guess it aint so bad. Check the flip side. We got Masterpiece comin'.
Re: Energon Gets Ready for PRIME Time (Score: 1) by Tranceformer on Monday, October 06, 2003 @ 12:55:05 PM
Energon is making Armada look good and that is saying a lot because Armada sucks eggs. Whew, that Sumo/Pregno/Zord/whatever Prime thing looks crazy. Hell, TFs cant be all G1. Its an evolution, YES. A revolution, NO WAY. Orson, you were supposed to be looking out for us pal?!?! What happend to a "more adult" line?
Yeah and I thank the gods for that 20th fig. Least, someone (Takara) has some passion for making great toys. I will pass on fatty Prime for the real deal with them stacks a mile high! :)
Re: Energon Gets Ready for PRIME Time (Score: 1) by Athimus on Monday, October 06, 2003 @ 01:13:54 PM
I've seen worse. And, I'd rather have this one than Universe Optimus. YELLOW? Please.
Re: Energon Gets Ready for PRIME Time (Score: 1) by J_Flare on Monday, October 06, 2003 @ 01:34:27 PM
Selling this Prime for $49.99 is a STEAL! He should cost $39.99. I mean just look at him: Okay, first of all, the cab looks like crap. It leaves a lot to be desired. The cockpit is as flat as a pancake. The back of the cab where the arms are exposed is crooked. I think Hasbro should have excluded the matrix compartment and thus made the cockpit sharper like in the image that shows Energon Prime and a possible Arcee release.
The Optimus Prime robot that u get by transforming the cab looks like an obese Prime. To make it worse, it looks like he's smiling. Hasbro messed up the mouthplate. Ugh! What an ugly optimus. He looks fat and very chunky. I'll call him Chunky Chicken Prime!
As for the big robot (prime combined with the vehicles), it looks okay. The problem is he's got zero weapons. One missile launcher is not enough. Hasbro is getting too cheap!
The worst thing about this toy is that it looks BOOTLEG. The OP vehicles look so damn cheap. They need a more detailed paintjob. The treads in the yellow tank aren't even fully painted!
As for Prime's trailer, it kicks ass! I love the futuristic style! The tower thing is marvelous. I love how it stores the 4 vehicles. What I love most about Energon Prime is this: He's got a submarine for finding Energon underwater. He's got a drilling tank for unearthing Energon undergound. He's got a helicopter for locating Energon in the sky/stratosphere. And finally, he's got a fire truck for getting Energon from perhaps a volcano, lava, or extinguishing a wildfire caused by the Decepticons and Omnicons. It's nice to see Prime being concerned about nature. Nice job, Hasbro.
Overall, I'm gonna get this Prime even though the effort put into him sucks so bad that I feel like vomitting. But what the heck. Oh and another thing, why the heck does Optimus have two Autobot insignias on both of his shoulders? Isn't one enough! And he's got a mega-huge one in the back of his trailer. When I saw the Autobot insignia
Re: Energon Gets Ready for PRIME Time (Score: 1) by Primal-Convoy(primal.prime@talk21.com) on Monday, October 06, 2003 @ 04:46:29 PM
*cue cheesy syth-guitar rock* "Go Go POWERMASTERS! GO GO POWERMASTERS! YOU CHEESY, COPIED POWER-M A S T E R S!"
Hahahahahhahaha!
Re: Energon Gets Ready for PRIME Time (Score: 1) by yellowjacket on Monday, October 06, 2003 @ 05:01:31 PM
haha...go go power rangers!!!
Re: Energon Gets Ready for PRIME Time (Score: 1) by skywarp2005 on Monday, October 06, 2003 @ 05:05:48 PM
well...a close up and detailed picture. scanning...scanning...HOLY POWER RANGERS VOLTRON! well, almost! hasbro is pushing it with this one! the combined version looks okay, but nothing spectacular, and i will just be quiet regarding the other forms...all i will say is that i think the well of ideas for optimus prime have finally dried up. oh well, can't beat the original...
Re: Energon Gets Ready for PRIME Time (Score: 1) by Blaster77 on Monday, October 06, 2003 @ 08:38:34 PM
YEAH,YOU TELL EM,IM TOTALLY WITH YOU ON THIS SUBJECT!..... WHEN WILL THEY WHY CANT THEY LUST FOLLOW PAT LEE'S IDEA.HOW ABOUT A SHOW BASED AROUND THE OTHER COMICS OUT THERE,WAR WITHIN ,GENERATION ONE GEEZ!...AH WELL
Re: Energon Gets Ready for PRIME Time (Score: 1) by Primus_feather on Monday, October 06, 2003 @ 08:46:05 PM
yah he looks bad, damn right Power Rangers bad ( and thats bad) But hey I've worked at a toysRus and Power Rangers sell better then any other robot toy in that store. So if Hasbro wants to get in on the "Power Ranger Money Wagon" they can. Just be glad they havnt done it before now. We ( the "older" fans) are getting reissues, which kids look at as " huh whats that?, and besides hasbro/takara DID think of Us this year. With the release of "Crapergon" we get Alternators, I mean its G1 reborn for Primus sake!!what else could you ask for???
Besides, so far only Prime really sux. I mean we're getting Galvatron and Arcee!!!! ARCEE!!! since they havnt done either of these figures before, in a recent toy line, theres nothing to screw up. Hasbro has us in mind for these two. I mean 1 "Piece of shit!!!" isnt bad compared to every fan saying "HOLY SHIT, IT WILL BE MINE!!!" heard around the world.
Re: Energon Gets Ready for PRIME Time (Score: 1) by chaosbringer on Monday, October 06, 2003 @ 10:50:53 PM
1-why is this line being made and not a war within toy line? some energon toys look good and war within inspired.. i just dont get it... why no war within toys??
2-Prime sucks, even if he's not in megazord mode, he's chunky and he's legs suck to (a la demolisher), big backpack, transformation is just awfull.. i mean.. it doesnt have to be dificult to be good, look at prime g1, look at war within prime, look at laser optimus/rid scourge), plus the windshields are too big.
3-prime's trailer is nice, i woul go more for another kind of trailer, but it looks ok i guess.
Re: Energon Gets Ready for PRIME Time (Score: 1) by TF_Razorsaw on Tuesday, October 07, 2003 @ 01:05:42 AM
Yeah, he's disproportionate.
And so were "Mr. Legs" Magnus and Midnight "Giant Limbs" Express.
And he's only similar to Power Rangers in concept.
Re: Energon Gets Ready for PRIME Time (Score: 1) by seraphin on Tuesday, October 07, 2003 @ 01:39:33 AM
ok so its not the best prime eva i like the ocmbines mode but perhaps numbers and the different co,ours point towards voltron or power rangers too much keep one paint colour like traditonal red silver white blue and the smaller prime needs to have his body more in proprtion and more detail made to the figures on a good note i like his face and his trailer and how the smaller parts fit into the trailer smart idea lets just hope they dont get 5 little warriors in tight suits to control them in the show
Re: Energon Gets Ready for PRIME Time (Score: 1) by automar2003 on Tuesday, October 07, 2003 @ 01:29:23 PM
I am very dissapointed in Hasbro for this monstrosity. How dare they destroy a legend in it's own right in order to make a profit among young people who truely have no idea what an icon Optimus really is!!! This has got to be the worst I've ever seen him & I'm scared to even think what they will make him out to be within the future, but just like someone said, the 20th anniversary edition Prime will be coming out & maybe then will I be satisfied. But for now, again, Hasbro, GET UR "Sugar Honey Iced Tea" Together. Thanx
Re: Energon Gets Ready for PRIME Time (Score: 1) by skywarp2005 on Tuesday, October 07, 2003 @ 05:29:32 PM
well, i can say that i agree with one thing-i am very curious to see what they do with arcee and galvatron-i've heard rumors that he will be a homage to g1 galvatron, and i think arcee has her original g1 paint scheme, so hopefully there will be two new figures worth getting from this line. all i know for myself is...I CAN'T WAIT TO GET MY G1 SEASON 3 BOXSET!
Re: Energon Gets Ready for PRIME Time (Score: 1) by protoformX on Tuesday, October 07, 2003 @ 09:47:21 PM
OK. I'll come clean. I quite like some of the Power Rangers Zords. The Dinozords, Thunderzords, Ninjazords and Shogunzords were cool. Then it got crap. Then the Wildzords aren't bad. As a result, I don't mind Energon Prime too much. OK, the blue arm is complete rubbish with it's TINY hand. I do definately see why people hate this figure, it doesn't have a lot going for it. But unfortunately, I've always been a sucker for gestalts of any sort. I think that's why I like the Zords. I hate every other aspect of Power Rangers, but I like the zords. It's not the worst Prime ever. That title goes to the crappy Universe Prime. Come on! The Car Robots/RiD mold was FANTASTIC. I love Fire Convoy, but now he's barf yellow. To those who don't like Prime and Energon, ignore them and pay attention to the true greatness of Masterpiece Convoy and the BinalTech line. Now THERE are some real Transformers! The first ever as they actually transform into actual vehicles with high detail. This is a line that no TransFan worth his Energon cubes can hate.
Re: Energon Gets Ready for PRIME Time (Score: 1) by lifetoons on Wednesday, October 08, 2003 @ 03:55:55 AM
First let me start by saying I have been a fan of transformers for years and have followed through all of the toy lines. I think that this toy isn't too bad, I kind of like the idea. The color scheme works form me after all the original prime was blue and red while white was added for ultramagnus. The only color I don't like is the yellow should of kept it as the same color as the other leg. At least the combined from offers some articulation unlike zoids and voltron. Also I don't think the figure is that disproprtioned after all you are looking at a scanned picture that is shot from above so yeah it is going to look sort of funny. Last thing, we have seen combining primes before-power master, RID, armada, and so on so this isn't really new territroy, oh yeah and who can forget roller which is what the four vechiles remind me of. So all in all I don't think this is too far fetched
Re: Energon Gets Ready for PRIME Time (Score: 1) by Tekyuinajar on Wednesday, October 08, 2003 @ 06:46:27 AM
Thankfully, I am no longer revulsed by the sight of Energon Prime. In all actuality, I've come to look forward to his release because despite the beer-belly and Megazord stigma following him around, he actually looks pretty cool and if he's as poseable as I pray then he's easily worth the money. My only problem to this day is that eyesore of a trailer, other than that he's got some nice innovation behind him and doesn't have that horrifying lack of articulation or that ugly gap in his super mode back like Armada Prime does.
Tekyu ^_^: Satan's poolboy
The hand-tooled leather support brace on the burly back of Bastardry
http://www.angelfire.com/ok2/tekyu/BGCU.html - Bubblegum Universe
http://www.angelfire.com/ok2/tekyu/index.html - Tekyu in a Jar
Re: Energon Gets Ready for PRIME Time (Score: 1) by Omega-Stoo-Preme on Wednesday, October 08, 2003 @ 08:52:32 PM
OK guys, lets be realistic here, he may look odd, but as we're all obviously as transformer obsessed as we can get (would we be in this transformer website otherwise, i don't think so), we're all going to buy the damn thing anyway, so why bother bitching about it.
I admit I'm not as keen as i was with Fire Convoy, but I've bought all the rest so missing this one would be sacrilage.
Think of all the classic toylines over the years that have come and gone with no-one even noticing, as enthusiasts for what is still really a minority hobby we should be glad that we get anything new at all.
So my message is guys, GROW UP, STOP WHINGING, AND JUST THINK......WOW COOL, A NEW OPTIMUS PRIME!!!!!
Re: Energon Gets Ready for PRIME Time (Score: 1) by overload on Friday, October 10, 2003 @ 12:19:52 PM
i will probaly just buy him even if he really SUCKS
and make armada prime look really good
Re: Energon Gets Ready for PRIME Time (Score: 1) by Hordak on Sunday, October 12, 2003 @ 11:50:47 AM
Worst looking Prime EVER!
Hasbro just fail again and again with their cheap shoddy designs....
90% of the energon Autobots look terrible in robot mode Prime looks bad in both modes.
Here's an idea for free Hasbro, take the hint go bakc to letting your Japanese counterparts in Takara design and make Transformers from now on, unlike you they can still make kick ass designs *cough* CAR ROBOTS *cough*
Hasbro you stick to trying to make a decent cartoon insted of letting the Japanese write wack TF cartoon series's all the time and let Takara design and build the toys.
oh and hire a decent Animation studio and decent recording studio for the voice acting both Armada and RID's voice acting just plain sucks, and Armada's animation sucked big time, go hire Dong Woo Animation in Korea, they've done a kick ass job at the new masters of the universe, which is far more enjoyable than your stinking Armada series.
Re: Energon Gets Ready for PRIME Time (Score: 1) by Nar78 on Wednesday, October 15, 2003 @ 12:35:22 AM
wow.. and I used to think I was the only one who felt the newer Transfomer toys were getting cheaper in quality..
My two cents...
Personally, if this toy promised to be made partially out of metal and have real rubber tires,(same ones used in G1) and applicable stickers (like G1) I'd probably buy it. Its fun adding those cool metalic stickers. The now painted versions look...generic almost.
I've seen the Armada Prime and thought...hmmm ... Fisher Price......
The structures of these toys are a bit....well..weird looking.
I mean, i remember liking TF because they transfomed into real things to conceal their identity such as "real" cars, tape recorders, guns and such.
Now they just transform into what seems to me, jibberish elaborate nonsense (overload).
The only new TF toys I bought that i felt still had some coolness to them, were the japanese versions of Build King, God Magnus and that bullet train set of 3. But the rest... sweet geezuz.
No more metal part other than screws, and no more soft rubber tires which gave that brand new smell we all know and loved when opening a fresh box of a G1 transfomer toy.
...I dont know, ... these new TF toys look a bit stupid and sucky to me. But in their defense..I am 25. Even as a comic book artist...i just cant accept the new ones. Too difficult. Id rather buy a Megazord. lol.
Well, thank God for those reissues. :]
-Nar!-
Re: Energon Gets Ready for PRIME Time (Score: 1) by Fujikuro on Wednesday, October 29, 2003 @ 06:06:56 AM
I'll be honest... I don't know what all the fuss about FireConvoy was... poorly engineered toy that falls apart as soon as you look at it. The actual Optimus in it is OK, but not great by any stretch of the imagination. The smaller Armada Prime is much nicer looking and much better engineered. FireConvoy even hangs behind BigConvoy and PowerMaster Prime in my opinion. This Energon Priome looks alright... not great, but at least it's supposed to be a semi of some sort, not a fire truck or large mammal. In my opinion there have been precious few "good" Primes that have been made over the years, and certainly not a single one of them has a "beast" mode.
Re: Energon Gets Ready for PRIME Time (Score: 1) by Daemonicus on Wednesday, November 12, 2003 @ 01:49:59 PM
"Yeesh, Am I the only person whom likes this?"
No.
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Personally, I don't know what the fuss is about it. In my opinion, I think it's no better or worse than any other Prime I've seen. Other than chunky limbs in gestalt mode (expected, for an individual entity being each limb), I see nothing wrong with it. I have been collecting Transformers since I was four years old, and a TF fanatic like everyone else on this site. And I, for one, do not understand why no one likes it. I like it, and the only thing stopping me from buying it is an empty wallet.
Re: Energon Gets Ready for PRIME Time (Score: 1) by Davicon on Tuesday, November 18, 2003 @ 06:40:49 PM
It looks OK but I'll wait for Masterpeice & the Alternator Series. Plus I would take the ORIGINAL Voltron over Takara/Hasbro's take on the combination of robots.
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