Title:
Optimus Prime
Description:
Optimus Prime (Super, 2003, 2004)
Takara ID number: SC-01
Accessories: Fire-1, Copter-2, Digger-3, Submarine-4, trailer, rifle, missile
Known designers: Takashi Kunihiro (TakaraTomy), more»
Super class Energon Optimus Prime transforms into a Cybertronic short-nosed truck cab. A switch on his back offers four selectable sound effects, each one corresponding to one member of the Prime Force, the four drone vehicles contained within Prime’s parallelogram-shaped trailer. A tiny, slightly recessed button above the switch activates the sounds. When Prime transforms to robot mode, the trailer stands upright to become a launch base of sorts for the Prime Force, with three of the trailer’s four storage compartments featuring launching mechanisms that propel the vehicles into action. The Prime Force consists of Fire-1, a fire truck with an extending ladder and rotating turret; Copter-2, a helicopter with spinning rotors; Digger-3, a drill tank with a gear-wheel-activated spinning drill; and Submarine-4, a submarine with opening capture claws beneath its bow. The four interchangeable drones can combine with Prime to create his Super Mode; any drone is capable of forming any limb. When in Super Mode, Prime’s chest panels are opened, in turn pressing a button on his side that creates more electronic sounds and lights up a red LED in his chest, representing the Spark of Combination.
Prime is armed with a spring-loaded missile launcher that stores on the rear of his truck mode (which becomes the backpack of his robot mode) when not in use. Like most of the weapons of the Energon line, it sports a 5mm post, allowing it to be held by most every Energon figure, to combine with assorted other weapons and Energon weapons released in the series, and to peg into numerous compatible ports shared by many figures, like the hole in the radar of Prime’s own trailer, or even conveniently placed 5mm screw holes like those of the Prime Force.
In lieu of combining with the Prime Force, Optimus Prime can also merge with Energon Wing Saber in a similar fashion, with Wing Saber splitting into four components that connect to Prime as limbs. Wing Saber’s red and white torso components can become arms for Prime while his legs attach to Prime’s own, creating Prime’s "Flight Mode”, but the parts can also be swapped around, with Wing Saber’s legs deploying large missile launchers and becoming arms to make Prime’s "Fight Mode”. Alternately, Prime can combine with Energon Omega Supreme to form what his packaging calls "Powerlinx Omega Supreme”, but which the cartoon named "Optimus Supreme”. The Prime Force drones can attach to four connectors on Optimus Supreme’s body.
The earliest releases of Energon Optimus Prime have no ridges on the inside of the chest windows and a different head sculpt featuring an Optimus Primal-style mouth-slit in Prime’s mouthplate. This was soon replaced with a full mouthplate, and it was this version of the toy which appeared in the Energon cartoon and was released by Takara. Other changes made to Takara’s version of the toy involved a chromed front grill, more vibrant plastic colors on Digger-3 and Submarine-4, a darker blue plastic on Prime himself, and more intricate paint operations. Takara’s release lacks the electronic sound effects seen in Hasbro’s version, which were commonly gutted for the Japanese releases of any Autobot toys who had them, though Prime retains his light-up chest.
The mouth-plated version of this mold was redecoed into Platinum Edition "Year of the Snake” Optimus Prime.
Takara ID number: SC-01
Accessories: Fire-1, Copter-2, Digger-3, Submarine-4, trailer, rifle, missile
Known designers: Takashi Kunihiro (TakaraTomy), more»
Super class Energon Optimus Prime transforms into a Cybertronic short-nosed truck cab. A switch on his back offers four selectable sound effects, each one corresponding to one member of the Prime Force, the four drone vehicles contained within Prime’s parallelogram-shaped trailer. A tiny, slightly recessed button above the switch activates the sounds. When Prime transforms to robot mode, the trailer stands upright to become a launch base of sorts for the Prime Force, with three of the trailer’s four storage compartments featuring launching mechanisms that propel the vehicles into action. The Prime Force consists of Fire-1, a fire truck with an extending ladder and rotating turret; Copter-2, a helicopter with spinning rotors; Digger-3, a drill tank with a gear-wheel-activated spinning drill; and Submarine-4, a submarine with opening capture claws beneath its bow. The four interchangeable drones can combine with Prime to create his Super Mode; any drone is capable of forming any limb. When in Super Mode, Prime’s chest panels are opened, in turn pressing a button on his side that creates more electronic sounds and lights up a red LED in his chest, representing the Spark of Combination.
Prime is armed with a spring-loaded missile launcher that stores on the rear of his truck mode (which becomes the backpack of his robot mode) when not in use. Like most of the weapons of the Energon line, it sports a 5mm post, allowing it to be held by most every Energon figure, to combine with assorted other weapons and Energon weapons released in the series, and to peg into numerous compatible ports shared by many figures, like the hole in the radar of Prime’s own trailer, or even conveniently placed 5mm screw holes like those of the Prime Force.
In lieu of combining with the Prime Force, Optimus Prime can also merge with Energon Wing Saber in a similar fashion, with Wing Saber splitting into four components that connect to Prime as limbs. Wing Saber’s red and white torso components can become arms for Prime while his legs attach to Prime’s own, creating Prime’s "Flight Mode”, but the parts can also be swapped around, with Wing Saber’s legs deploying large missile launchers and becoming arms to make Prime’s "Fight Mode”. Alternately, Prime can combine with Energon Omega Supreme to form what his packaging calls "Powerlinx Omega Supreme”, but which the cartoon named "Optimus Supreme”. The Prime Force drones can attach to four connectors on Optimus Supreme’s body.
The earliest releases of Energon Optimus Prime have no ridges on the inside of the chest windows and a different head sculpt featuring an Optimus Primal-style mouth-slit in Prime’s mouthplate. This was soon replaced with a full mouthplate, and it was this version of the toy which appeared in the Energon cartoon and was released by Takara. Other changes made to Takara’s version of the toy involved a chromed front grill, more vibrant plastic colors on Digger-3 and Submarine-4, a darker blue plastic on Prime himself, and more intricate paint operations. Takara’s release lacks the electronic sound effects seen in Hasbro’s version, which were commonly gutted for the Japanese releases of any Autobot toys who had them, though Prime retains his light-up chest.
The mouth-plated version of this mold was redecoed into Platinum Edition "Year of the Snake” Optimus Prime.
Theme:
Energon
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
2003
Date Added:
2022-10-01 18:20:00
Date Added:
2022-10-01 18:20:00
