Stock Images for Transformers Power of the Primes Nemesis Prime Reveal New Heads for Both Robots
Tuesday, April 17th, 2018 9:26AM CDT
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We get a look at all his modes and accessories and we are revealed something pretty awesome: the smaller Orion Pax mold sports a new head. We also see the Giza bird/sword partner in all its modes. We also see a black and purple matrix and an image of Nemesis Prime in his box. The box is much larger than the typical Power of the Prime leader box (we included an image of those for comparison). This much larger box definitely adds to the notion that we are looking at an exclusive release, along with the mention of Hasbro that there are no new POTP leaders released at retail after Optimal Optimus.
Now, the leader Optimus toy has gotten mixed reviews, especially with the shortcomings of the alt mode, and with this possibly being a higher price (both for the added accessories and exclusive nature, meaning no opportunities for later discounts) is this a toy you plan on purchasing? And at what price?
The images for Nemesis Prime come from TFND and it was fellow Seibertronian Albatross who sent them our way.
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Posted by Sabrblade on April 17th, 2018 @ 9:38am CDT
Posted by ZeroWolf on April 17th, 2018 @ 9:50am CDT
Posted by Albatross250 on April 17th, 2018 @ 9:53am CDT
Too bad its still a Digibash
Posted by Nathaniel Prime on April 17th, 2018 @ 10:10am CDT
Albatross250 wrote:I do want a Primus Megatron (SG Megs) soon, i can't wait for such teases
Too bad its still a Digibash
Don't play with my feelings like that...
All things considered though, I knew there would be a Nemesis Prime to go with Nemesis Rodimus(Unicronus sounds corny), but I couldn't figure out how they would do it with Orion Pax in there. Now I know( And knowing is half the battle! ) I also expected him to come in this exact deco. If price is good, He'll be the one to pick up instead of Optimus( Optimus just looks awesome in black )
Posted by Evil Eye on April 17th, 2018 @ 10:15am CDT
Posted by AlphaBass on April 17th, 2018 @ 10:17am CDT
Nathaniel Prime wrote:Albatross250 wrote:I do want a Primus Megatron (SG Megs) soon, i can't wait for such teases
Too bad its still a Digibash
Don't play with my feelings like that...
All things considered though, I knew there would be a Nemesis Prime to go with Nemesis Rodimus(Unicronus sounds corny), but I couldn't figure out how they would do it with Orion Pax in there. Now I know( And knowing is half the battle! ) I also expected him to come in this exact deco. If price is good, He'll be the one to pick up instead of Optimus( Optimus just looks awesome in black )
Can't disagree there. I really wanted a Nucleon Convoy back in the day, and I don't want to drop $$$ on the 3rd party release of it, so this will satisfy my desire plus keep my wallet from running out on me! My wife, OTOH...
Posted by Zeek99g on April 17th, 2018 @ 10:21am CDT
Posted by Nemesis Destron on April 17th, 2018 @ 10:51am CDT
Zeek99g wrote:...But exclusive where? How hard will it be to get this figure? I want him now!!!
Ah so no word on who will be carrying this epic figure?
Posted by william-james88 on April 17th, 2018 @ 10:54am CDT
Nemesis Destron wrote:Zeek99g wrote:...But exclusive where? How hard will it be to get this figure? I want him now!!!
Ah so no word on who will be carrying this epic figure?
None. My guess from the past is that this will not be a retailer exclusive. Probably available at SDCC and then on Hasbro toy shop for $60. Something similar to Skateboard Prime of last year (who was also a black redeco of a gen leader Prime).
Posted by Lore Keeper on April 17th, 2018 @ 10:55am CDT
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on April 17th, 2018 @ 11:07am CDT
Posted by Skritz on April 17th, 2018 @ 11:35am CDT
Posted by RiddlerJ on April 17th, 2018 @ 11:51am CDT
william-james88 wrote:Nemesis Destron wrote:Zeek99g wrote:...But exclusive where? How hard will it be to get this figure? I want him now!!!
Ah so no word on who will be carrying this epic figure?
None. My guess from the past is that this will not be a retailer exclusive. Probably available at SDCC and then on Hasbro toy shop for $60. Something similar to Skateboard Prime of last year (who was also a black redeco of a gen leader Prime).
Oh Boy! Another day where you have to be watching HTS at that specific twenty seconds or else you're out of luck
Posted by bodrock on April 17th, 2018 @ 11:57am CDT
I'm finding the SS line in stores much more readily than wave2. Still no sign of Submarauder....I want more PMs.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on April 17th, 2018 @ 12:35pm CDT
Posted by KVO Prime on April 17th, 2018 @ 12:58pm CDT
This does beg the question.. why is the one figure that USED this gimmick to begin with, Ultra Magnus, not being incorporated into it, lol... I get that we already have a UM fig with Minimus Ambus, but this gimmick was his to begin with.
KVO PRIME
Posted by Wolfman Jake on April 17th, 2018 @ 1:13pm CDT
Posted by AlphaBass on April 17th, 2018 @ 1:20pm CDT
KVO Prime wrote:I want this...
This does beg the question.. why is the one figure that USED this gimmick to begin with, Ultra Magnus, not being incorporated into it, lol... I get that we already have a UM fig with Minimus Ambus, but this gimmick was his to begin with.
KVO PRIME
A Shattered Glass/Decepticon Ultra Magnus?
I could go for that.
Posted by homicide on April 17th, 2018 @ 2:39pm CDT
Posted by SureShot18 on April 17th, 2018 @ 3:16pm CDT
Posted by The_Cryptid_Person on April 17th, 2018 @ 3:17pm CDT
AlphaBass wrote:KVO Prime wrote:I want this...
This does beg the question.. why is the one figure that USED this gimmick to begin with, Ultra Magnus, not being incorporated into it, lol... I get that we already have a UM fig with Minimus Ambus, but this gimmick was his to begin with.
KVO PRIME
A Shattered Glass/Decepticon Ultra Magnus?
I could go for that.
Sadly, Hasbro's prime poll told us there would be a new toy for the winner, but not what KIND of new toy! Had we all known about the evolution gimmick, Ultra Magnus and fellow "perfect fits" Star Saber and Thunderwing would have had much better chances.
If they retooled him from this figure, it would continue the character's history of sharing a mold with Scourge.
Posted by ZeroWolf on April 17th, 2018 @ 4:15pm CDT
Posted by gothsaurus on April 17th, 2018 @ 4:16pm CDT
As is, still wondering what the story behind this Orion Pax guy is. He looks a lot like Soundblaster. Are they intending that (with the bird partner)... or something else?
Posted by DeathReviews on April 17th, 2018 @ 4:22pm CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 17th, 2018 @ 6:33pm CDT
He looks awesome! The black actually makes the truck mode look cohesive!
Posted by Octobotimus on April 17th, 2018 @ 7:15pm CDT
Albatross250 wrote:I do want a Primus Megatron (SG Megs) soon, i can't wait for such teases
Too bad its still a Digibash
where did you find this.....
Posted by WreckerJack on April 17th, 2018 @ 8:19pm CDT
If you find any new figures, please let us know or use our sightings page! Happy Hunting!
Posted by Sabrblade on April 17th, 2018 @ 10:33pm CDT
Because Ultra Magnus (and the equally applicable Star Saber) lost the fan vote to Optimus Primal. Magnus was one of the options in that poll, and if he had won, we'd be getting a new Evolution toy of him instead of the actual winner, Optimus Primal.KVO Prime wrote:I want this...
This does beg the question.. why is the one figure that USED this gimmick to begin with, Ultra Magnus, not being incorporated into it, lol... I get that we already have a UM fig with Minimus Ambus, but this gimmick was his to begin with.
KVO PRIME
Posted by Ultra Markus on April 17th, 2018 @ 10:38pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Because Ultra Magnus (and the equally applicable Star Saber) lost the fan vote to Optimus Primal. Magnus was one of the options in that poll, and if he had won, we'd be getting a new Evolution toy of him instead of the actual winner, Optimus Primal.KVO Prime wrote:I want this...
This does beg the question.. why is the one figure that USED this gimmick to begin with, Ultra Magnus, not being incorporated into it, lol... I get that we already have a UM fig with Minimus Ambus, but this gimmick was his to begin with.
KVO PRIME
even though i like that Optimus Primal i would have liked to see Star Saber more so
Posted by Albatross250 on April 17th, 2018 @ 10:45pm CDT
Lore Keeper wrote:I love that they gave Pax a new head, as I was disappointed Nemesis Hot Rod didn't go that extra mile. I wonder what the smaller robot's name will be. Ooh, how about Scourge? A Scourge that turns into Nemesis Prime? Yes, please!
SHHH. don't let make more ideas again
Posted by Sabrblade on April 17th, 2018 @ 10:45pm CDT
I get the feeling that that John Warden and his team were hoping/anticipating the likes of either Star Saber and Deszaras "Unknown Evil" would win instead.Ultra Markus wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Because Ultra Magnus (and the equally applicable Star Saber) lost the fan vote to Optimus Primal. Magnus was one of the options in that poll, and if he had won, we'd be getting a new Evolution toy of him instead of the actual winner, Optimus Primal.KVO Prime wrote:I want this...
This does beg the question.. why is the one figure that USED this gimmick to begin with, Ultra Magnus, not being incorporated into it, lol... I get that we already have a UM fig with Minimus Ambus, but this gimmick was his to begin with.
KVO PRIME
even though i like that Optimus Primal i would have liked to see Star Saber more so
Posted by Skritz on April 17th, 2018 @ 11:32pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:I get the feeling that that John Warden and his team were hoping/anticipating the likes of either Star Saber and Deszaras "Unknown Evil" would win instead.Ultra Markus wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Because Ultra Magnus (and the equally applicable Star Saber) lost the fan vote to Optimus Primal. Magnus was one of the options in that poll, and if he had won, we'd be getting a new Evolution toy of him instead of the actual winner, Optimus Primal.KVO Prime wrote:I want this...
This does beg the question.. why is the one figure that USED this gimmick to begin with, Ultra Magnus, not being incorporated into it, lol... I get that we already have a UM fig with Minimus Ambus, but this gimmick was his to begin with.
KVO PRIME
even though i like that Optimus Primal i would have liked to see Star Saber more so
I'm surprised they didn't just fake Star Saber winning. Or just made Star Saber anyway.
Posted by Emerje on April 17th, 2018 @ 11:46pm CDT
Skritz wrote:I'm surprised they didn't just fake Star Saber winning. Or just made Star Saber anyway.
They still could. Since Star Saber doesn't really evolve so much as power up with armor they could easily make him part of the War for Cybertron line and he'd fit the theme fine since the line doesn't have a unifying gimmick. We know Hasbro designs these before the pole results are revealed so at least some of the hard work is already done.
Emerje
Posted by Skritz on April 17th, 2018 @ 11:49pm CDT
Emerje wrote:Skritz wrote:I'm surprised they didn't just fake Star Saber winning. Or just made Star Saber anyway.
They still could. Since Star Saber doesn't really evolve so much as power up with armor they could easily make him part of the War for Cybertron line and he'd fit the theme fine since the line doesn't have a unifying gimmick. We know Hasbro designs these before the pole results are revealed so at least some of the hard work is already done.
Emerje
I hope so! Not going to lie: sure, I'm a Beast Wars fan and voted for Primal but back when I did it was under the idea he'd 1) never win and 2) didn't know about the gimmick. Not that a single vote mattered but still...
Posted by ZeroWolf on April 18th, 2018 @ 4:12am CDT
Posted by Deadput on April 18th, 2018 @ 6:43am CDT
Posted by Skritz on April 18th, 2018 @ 11:31am CDT
Design-wise there have been far less terrible re-imagining, really.
Posted by Ultra Markus on April 18th, 2018 @ 1:49pm CDT
Skritz wrote:Star Saber is definitely a guy I can see showing up as a Leader or gimmick-gutted Voyager in future lines, especially if they choose to remove his Saber-to-Star Saber gimmick which everyone think would have been perfect for 'Leader Evolution'. There's the potential to simply make him re-imagined as one larger spaceship, which would make his design a bit less like the Victory anime/toy and a bit more like his crappy comic self.
Design-wise there have been far less terrible re-imagining, really.
Yeah but when I look at leader POTP optimus and rodimus I'm thinking they could have done a better job its like their alt modes were an afterthought
Especially optimus primes
Its like they got lazy
Posted by william-james88 on April 18th, 2018 @ 1:56pm CDT
Ultra Markus wrote:Yeah but when I look at leader POTP optimus and rodimus I'm thinking they could have done a better job its like their alt modes were an afterthought
Especially optimus primes
Its like they got lazy
I really think they did an amazing job for Rodimus' alt mode. That cybertronian winebago is easily his best looking mode.
Posted by Skritz on April 18th, 2018 @ 2:33pm CDT
Posted by Ultra Markus on April 18th, 2018 @ 4:04pm CDT
its lazy because they made hotrod just attach to a camper and didn't at least make the car section a little more truck like, everything else is fine thoughwilliam-james88 wrote:Ultra Markus wrote:Yeah but when I look at leader POTP optimus and rodimus I'm thinking they could have done a better job its like their alt modes were an afterthought
Especially optimus primes
Its like they got lazy
I really think they did an amazing job for Rodimus' alt mode. That cybertronian winebago is easily his best looking mode.
Hotrod buy himself is really good rodimus prime botmode is ok
Posted by Sabrblade on April 18th, 2018 @ 4:09pm CDT
And yet, no one complained years ago when FansProject did the exact same thing in their making their Protector armor trailer attach to Classics Rodimus's vehicle mode.Ultra Markus wrote:its lazy because they made hotrod just attach to a camper and didn't at least make the car section a little more truck like,
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 18th, 2018 @ 4:14pm CDT
Ultra Markus wrote:its lazy because they made hotrod just attach to a camper and didn't at least make the car section a little more truck like, everything else is fine though
Hotrod buy himself is really good rodimus prime botmode is ok
Turn the car 180, flip up the back, add a new front piece...
Nope, impossible
Posted by Flashwave on April 18th, 2018 @ 4:18pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Ultra Markus wrote:its lazy because they made hotrod just attach to a camper and didn't at least make the car section a little more truck like, everything else is fine though
Hotrod buy himself is really good rodimus prime botmode is ok
Turn the car 180, flip up the back, add a new front piece...
Nope, impossible
Nah, just expensive
Posted by Ultra Markus on April 18th, 2018 @ 9:51pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:And yet, no one complained years ago when FansProject did the exact same thing in their making their Protector armor trailer attach to Classics Rodimus's vehicle mode.Ultra Markus wrote:its lazy because they made hotrod just attach to a camper and didn't at least make the car section a little more truck like,
yeah i dont know much about that one for one its also an addon to an existing official figure
this rodimus prime is 100% official
im just saying that we got this
instead its should be more like this
Posted by william-james88 on April 18th, 2018 @ 9:58pm CDT
Posted by Ultra Markus on April 18th, 2018 @ 10:05pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:I disagree. There is a transformation aspect to the Cybertronian winnebago mode where the tubes connect to give the impression of a continuous vehicle. I much preffer this to the major cheat that was MP 09. So yeah, with no exageration, POTP Rodimus' alt mode is above MP quality engineering.
you cant be serious
Posted by Sabrblade on April 18th, 2018 @ 10:06pm CDT
It's just that the car's front has a really long nose.
Posted by Ultra Markus on April 18th, 2018 @ 10:08pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:The back end of the car goes pretty far inside the trailer; about halfway through it, even.
It's just that the car's front has a really long nose.
i guess the long nose of the car is my issue everything else about the figure is fine
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on April 18th, 2018 @ 10:10pm CDT