Transformers Movie 2 Leader Optimus Prime
Transformers Movie 2 Leader Optimus Prime
With the destruction of MEGATRON®, OPTIMUS PRIME® thought that he was finally, after millions of years, at peace. Little did he know that the escape of STARSCREAM® would draw dozens of new DECEPTICONS® to Earth. The desire that burns brightest in his Spark is that the war will soon end. He is determined to see that end come, and so he works with his human comrades and the other AUTOBOTS® to hunt the DECEPTICONS that have come to Earth, and destroy them, one by one. Prepare for battle with this AUTOBOT® leader by your side! In robot mode, this mighty warrior features electronic speech and light-up eyes and chest that are sure to discourage enemy attackers! With snap-out energy swords, this good guy is ready to take on DECEPTICON forces once and for all! In tough truck mode, get in gear with engine revving and racing sounds and cool conversion sounds that let you know this hero means business! MECH ALIVE gearing reveals moving armor panels and internal gears that let you recreate some of your favorite movie scenes ?or create your own! Team up with this awesome ally and roll out!
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Best movie Transformers toy period!
This hands down the best Transformers toy I have ever bought. I am very picky with the figures I buy being an accurate representation of the character they are based on. I didn’t by the first movie Prime because of this, it was a box that transformed into a truck. I was blown away when I saw the ROTF figure. Almost every detail they could possibly match with the CGI character is there. The toy has incredible articulation. It has Peter Cullen’s voice. It makes the well known G1 transformation sound. Dual pop out swords. Now, the first few times you try to transform this guy is going to be incredibly frustrating. I looked up a video for help since the packaged instructions don’t help much. It gets alot easier after that. Not a toy for children, unfortunatly; it is just too complex, and they will come to you every ten mintues asking you to transform it. Rubber tires would have been cool, but doesn’t take away from the figure. It is painfully obvious alot of time and effort went into the design and
5 Stars the best optimus ever
This is one of the most detailed, movie accurate, and greatest transformers toy ever made! The transformation can be a pain the first time, an I nearly spent two hours watching the video and transformation on youtube! but it was worth it. Sometimes pieces will pop off and putting them back on can be a pain, but overall, this thing is amazing.
4 Stars His Name Is Optimus Prime!
His name is Optimus Prime! He’s the leader of the Autobots and an all around awesome guy. This is Optimus’ leader class Revenge of the Fallen figure and it’s pretty sweet.
For Kids:
He’s a 13 inch tall giant robot with lights and sounds and swords that pop out. What’s not to love? And he can turn into a big rig. Again, what’s not to love? Well there is the matter of the transformation. I don’t think anyone under their teenage years will enjoy that part much. And it’s pretty tough for an adult too.
For Adults:
The biggest draw of this figure is that it looks very much like the actual movie version of Optimus. If you’re familiar with the last movie’s toy line you know that while that leader class Prime was a fine toy it really didn’t match up to it’s movie counterpart well being fat, blocky and clunky. That’s not the case here. This guy is lean and mean and really looks like Prime off the screen.
In robot mode he’s very poseable and has a few features. Pressing down on a button on his front (or just tilting his head back) will cause his chest to lift (like he’s standing up straight and proud) and light up and he’ll say, “My name is Optimus Prime!” He sounds so awesome I wish he had more lines but that’s it. He also has energy swords that fold back and swing out at the push of a button on each forearm. They do get in the way of his arm articulation when folded back.
During transformation he makes a transformation sound but only once about mid way through when a certain part is snapped apart or together. Once in truck mode he has a button in back that causes an idling engine sound for a few seconds if pressed or continuous if held down. His tires are plastic and not rubber but that’s no big deal as they are well done. His back wheels are on hinges and tend to flip up though. Still he looks great in truck mode too.
The big thing here is the transformation. It’s difficult! Don’t get me wrong, it’s like any transformation in that you’ll get used to it after a while but those first few times are a killer and can take half an hour or more. More than any other transformer I’ve ever dealt with (including the other leader class Optimus) he has to have things slotted and tabbed in just so – there are tons of little tabs and slots and many delicate parts. There’s one point in the transformation where its clear what you need to do but it really looks like you’ll break the toy – very nerve wracking as he isn’t cheap (I watched a video of someone else doing it to get my nerve up). It’s a cool transformation and way different than the last movie Prime and like most transformers once he’s in vehicle mode he’s solid and looks great. I do see lots of potential for breakage though so would not recommend for impatient kids… or adults. Also of note is that those energy swords tend to pop out and get in the way when least expected.
All in all he’s pretty awesome with only minor annoyances (energy swords and flipping wheels) and he looks great. Just be ready to spend some time transforming him those first few times. Not for the impatient.
5 Stars OPTIMUS Prime is Prime
I just bought this today. At first I wasn’t going to because I have the Optimus Prime from the first movie, but the level of detail in this figure sold me. This one is very movie accurate in robot and vehicle mode both. The attention to detail on this figure is is extremely intracate. They did take away the ablitity to move the fingers though.
I gave Durability a 4 because some of the parts come off during transformation, but they due snap bacl on very easily.
Here is the reason I gave Fun a 4: Do not get this toy for a very young child though. I gaurantee that the child would have no fun with this toy. The direction are absolutely horrendous. This was one thing that Hasbro did not improve on. It took me a few hours to figure out how to transform Optimus from robot to vehicle mode.
Overall though, a great figure for those like me who are collecting figures from the movie. I would also recommend the other figure as well. I have also bought most of those from ROTF.
5 Stars Best Movie Optimus Ever! The bar has been rised…
I just got this toy yesterday in the afternoon, and boy, was I excited!
I immediately started trying to transform it to alt mode (truck) while in my car, but couldn’t until I got home and closely examined the pictures of the instrucion leaflet.
So, yes, this one is hard to transform the first time, especially from robot to truck mode, but then transforming it back to robot is much, much easier. I did it even without looking at the instructions. Transformation now is completely different from the old toy!
First impression is that in truck mode, it seems a bit smaller than the old TF movie Optimus Prime (2007). This has got to do with the new proportions, which are now more accurate. Fact is, the truck about 1/16″ longer than the old toy.
When in robot mode, it also seems smaller than the old Prime, but again it has to do with proportions -the older toy was really bulky- and the new toy is 1″ taller. The robot itself is very poseable, and you can even use the piece that holds the head to swivel it up and down a bit.
I then spent the next two hours examining all the reference pictures I have from the truck and the CGI robot… and I can say that this is a very nice piece of engineering (or re-engineering).
The truck has all the details from the real truck, and most hinges remain well hidden. All the tiny lights and reflectors are molded in quite accurately, and even the door handles have 3 bolts and a keyhole molded in the correct place (they are just dots, but they’re there).
The new toy is molded in brighter colors than the old one, but paint is used wery well too.
Also of note are the clear plastic tail-lights, headlights, windshield and side windows
In robot mode, again the attention to detail is amazing, and it is a very good representation of the CGI model.
Granted that the back of the toy robot still isn’t the same as the movie model, but this is as close as we can get, and it still is much better than the old toy.
The only gripe I have is that in robot mode almost all the movie toys lack a lot of paint applications and resort to molded colored plastic instead: Leader Optimus’s chest and feet, Deluxe Sideways’s torso and Breakaway’s everything.
Articulation and poseability are good, and several hinges used for the transformation can be furter used to aid certain action poses. Sadly, Hasbro cut some costs by removing some articulation, which can still be seen in the prototype photos on the back of box; the most obvious being that Optimus’s hands are now just one molded piece with no articulation.
Then again, years ahead of the old Prime toy.
I definitely recommend this toy to any TF fan or anyone that liked the movie. It is complicated at first, so 10 years or older is a safe age.
The other version being marketed right now is the Takara-Tomy version, which may be a better quality toy than Hasbro’s because Takara uses better materials (die cast metal at times, or stiffer plastic with better colors or better metallic finish).
I don’t have the Takara toy, but I don’t see much difference in the pictures, so I don’t think I’ll get it. I would get a second toy only if they ever release a chromed Premium Leader version like they did with old Prime.
Meanwhile, get this one. You won’t regret it.
