Happy Lunar New Year of the Tiger 2022 - Gung Hey Fat Choy! For a time, Hasbro used to make special Transformers Chinese Lunar New Year editions with cool zodiac themes starting in 2012 and discontinued by 2017. Most of these were offered as major retailer exclusives with BBTS carrying them as well. The great thing was Optimus Prime was featured quite a bit with some interesting releases as follow:
2012 Year of the Dragon - DOTM Ultimate Optimus Prime Redeco Amazon Exclusive
2013 Year of the Snake - Energon Optimus Prime Redeco Toys R Us Exclusive
2014 Year of the Horse - MP-10 Optimus Prime Redeco Toys R Us Exclusive
2015 Year of the Goat - G2 Laser Optimus Prime Redeco Toys R Us Exclusive
2016 Year of the Monkey - Air Attack Optimus Primal Redeco BBTS Exclusive
2017 Year of the Rooster - THS-02 Hybrid Style Convoy Reissue Wal-Mart Exclusive
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__scaled_800.jpg "Daily Prime - Cancelled Transformers Built To Rule Energon Optimus Prime")
