Title:
Onyx Primal
Description:
Onyx Primal (Basic Class, 1996/1997)
Accessories: 2 electron-scimitars
A redeco of the Basic-class Optimus Primal toy, Onyx transforms from a large vampire bat to robot mode with a one-step spring-loaded transformation. He has two scimitars, stored on the underside of his wings. (Most of the art associated with Onyx shows these swords held in the same fist as a sort of double-bladed weapon.) He is notable for being the first Transformers convention-exclusive toy specifically cast in new plastic colors (the previous year’s exclusive was only a repaint, using the same plastics as one of the retail versions of the mold).
He came in a large box with no real padding and incredibly low-resolution artwork on the cover half. A "VIP” (Very Important Predicon) packaging variant was given to guests of the convention; the toy inside was the same.
He was available exclusively to pre-registrants and attendees at BotCon 1996... at first. Reportedly, BotCon ’96 organizers Men in Black had to have 1700 Onyx Primals produced in order to have them at all, and as such ended up with a lot of overstock. So much that for their unofficial convention "TransCon ’97”, they offered attendees Onyx Primal again. And in hotel rooms "coincidentally” within the facilities for later BotCons... plus they had another way to move more of them...
This mold was also used for the Optimus Prime-colored Convobat toy.
Accessories: 2 electron-scimitars
A redeco of the Basic-class Optimus Primal toy, Onyx transforms from a large vampire bat to robot mode with a one-step spring-loaded transformation. He has two scimitars, stored on the underside of his wings. (Most of the art associated with Onyx shows these swords held in the same fist as a sort of double-bladed weapon.) He is notable for being the first Transformers convention-exclusive toy specifically cast in new plastic colors (the previous year’s exclusive was only a repaint, using the same plastics as one of the retail versions of the mold).
He came in a large box with no real padding and incredibly low-resolution artwork on the cover half. A "VIP” (Very Important Predicon) packaging variant was given to guests of the convention; the toy inside was the same.
He was available exclusively to pre-registrants and attendees at BotCon 1996... at first. Reportedly, BotCon ’96 organizers Men in Black had to have 1700 Onyx Primals produced in order to have them at all, and as such ended up with a lot of overstock. So much that for their unofficial convention "TransCon ’97”, they offered attendees Onyx Primal again. And in hotel rooms "coincidentally” within the facilities for later BotCons... plus they had another way to move more of them...
This mold was also used for the Optimus Prime-colored Convobat toy.
Theme:
Beast Wars
Manufacturer:
3H Enterprises
Year:
1996
Date Added:
2022-02-27 17:59:31
Date Added:
2022-02-27 17:59:31
