Legacy Armada Prime: The Buttflap is Wrong On Purpose
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- čas přidán 19. 09. 2023
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I swear, I can count the number of legacy evolution boxes I’ve seen on store shelves on my fingers. Half the places are still running Legacy wave 1. This is ridiculous.
That's not even my problem, my problem is stuff like Nemesis Lio Prime, and what not aren't selling so shelves are PACKED till they are falling over with those.
At my Walmart I've finally found a 86 spike witwicky in person.
@@DarthRakdos0805 yeah, legends class seems to be the only class immune from this stocking curse. I’ve seen nemesis prime, the dinobots, the pretenders, and Skywarp. But outside of that I’ve only seen twincast, Metalhawk, Bludgeon, Medix, and crashbar once each (except Metalhawk, seen a good number of him). IDK if it’s because the procurement people are just seeing “legacy” and not the subheader so they think there’s no point in getting new stuff, but this didn’t happen with Earthrise and Kingdom after Siege just because they were all WFC, so IDK.
@@rubiconprime1429 Well, the core class isn’t entirely immune. While I have started to see more spike figures, I’ve still yet to see 86 Rumble figures.
And for Legacy, they’re still a bit stuck on Igaunus. I also haven’t seen the core class Slag or Sludge figures either. I found Grimlock, Swoop, and Skarr, but Slag and Sludge should have been out before those three.
I speculate It's because everything is headed with legacy so regular store people think it's all the same thing
You can transform the back piece in combined mode differently to clean up the backpack and get more out of the waste joint.
I should have mentioned that I think it's better like this, since it's out of his way.
I used to have the old Armada Prime toy when I was a little boy and he was good, this newer version is an godsend to me that got my child self's heart racing. I'm really impressed with how he looks :o
It didn't hit me quite that hard, but when I did finally get it into combined mode, my chest felt lighter.
I won't lie, seeing the combined mode backpack like that hurt my soul because I do what the instructions say and let the missle kibble below his waist hang down and tabbed into itself so it doesn't make his back look absurd. Not a complaint, your toy, your choice, but wow that back is CHUNKY.
See I feel like the missiles hanging down like that actually makes it look worse. Like this at least it's out of the way.
I'm officially a member of team "always read the instructions" and a firm enemy of the "puzzlebox" team. Too many times I've seen mistransformations, even for parts that should be obvious, and sometimes too there's a small feature you'd miss if you don't read them.
The instructions have been so bad lately that it's sometimes easier to just figure it out myself, and maybe look to it for reference on where stuff needs to end up. That part with armada prime's grill here, no way could that be deciphered from the instructions, that one I needed to see someone demonstrate and I was finally like, oh yeah, easier that what I was trying to do to shove it in the backpack.
yeah, i've had studio series rotf megatron for a while now and just found out why the alt mode was constantly crooked, if you go with the puzzlebox side you would have NEVER found out the knees are on a sliding rail.
Same, but mainly just to avoid breaking the figure. There have been several times where I applied way too much force on a specific joint than I should've, even when watching a transformation video. I can't imagine what would have happened to my figures if I just went in blind.
I didn't grow up with Armada. Being introduced to the franchise through the Bayverse, I watched most of the shows that came after, and a hefty chunk of G1. But over the pandemic, I decided to binge through the entirety of the Unicron Trilogy and I got a weird nostalgia I felt like I shouldn't have. Watching Armada felt like it brought me to a simpler time. I'm happy that these designs get to shine again.
Im glad the armarda fans got some really great new figures of some characters that needed them
Yeah it's nice to let other people play with the ball for once.
The core robot mode has ab crunch. It's minimal, but it's there. It makes the core robot looks natural and a tad bit dynamic. I always see the back kibble as sort of a trench coat or a super hero cape. Naval commander one has a lot more junk in the back.
I did notice the ab crunch and used it to my advantage for the dabbing scene, but as a general rule I dont think it's useful since the chest piece comes undone to use it, so it just hides any change you do.
I have this prime and it feels so good to transform over and over.
As for the arm cannons of the core prime, my guess is it's suppose to be the "evo-fusion" where it'll peg to the side of the big blaster but we'll never know because they didn't actually put any in the box(I think they gave up, lmao).
For the Super Mode I usually either fold the turret to the buttflap so I can use the waist swivel or
I just detach it and peg it to the arm via the core robot's port under the toe.
Edit: That recliner mode looks awesome and hilarious at the same time I love it haha.
You know what with the auto badge being removable i just hope that we get an armada jetfire before legacy is over.
WOW! All this years! I knew Armada Prime`s Super Mode reminded me of someone... I never figures out until you just said it now! Wheeljack!
I'm glad I was able to blow your mind.
I like how you figured out sword hands for the super robot mode. Thanks for that!
I don't know that I'd say figured out, more it's just kind of built in, if you've not finished the transformation yet.
Transformers Armada was my introduction to the Transformers IP.
Well this should do you proud.
always a good time when PerspectiveEnd uploads.
Some Movie fans are becoming the new Geewuners
Indeed. Though I was being a bit of a dick there my self.
>the buttflap wrong on purpose
>complains on big backpack because he lifted up buttflap
Your videos are an interesting one to watch, as they give a different perspective of others which i find rare these days
AHHHHH! I see what you did there!
It was more unintentional then intentional oh well
Armada Prime has an awesome feature with his Heads
They painted a dark blue trim around his eyes that makes them pop super hard
I was noticing that while editing the video.
The launcher bay part of the "backpack" folds down as a back skirt, but I can see why one would prefer not to have that. I haven't seen this at retail yet (in the US Midwest) and got mine from a major online retailer.
Yeah I know that. I just think it's better this way since it's out of the way.
NEED IT, seriously, this looks like one of the highlights of all of Legacy to me
Hot-Rod shoulders are a detail Armada Prime ALWAYS had
Show, toy every prior Armada Prime version has been there
They could have fixed it.
Guys I think this is related to the hit 2002 series transformers: Armada
I don't know if it was a hit, but it was popular enough in it's day.
I know people have done this for you before, but it would be great if more fans can help you acquire figures to review.
It is weird that Hasbro's distribution is so fucked. Even online retailers don't have stuff in stock. That's nuts.
Yeah, no one's really offered in a while, but if someone would I'd accept.
I think having a list somewhere of things you need would probably be a good idea
"Optimus prime, Super mode!"
Thank you for the comment.
I don’t know why I got a Mandela affect from this video thinking you already reviewed it 🧐
Funny, cause I had the same effect for a little while where I was sure I already had this covered before it arrived in the mail.
You forget his mini robot modes ab crunch
I used it to dab, but outside that since the chest unclips to do it, I don't think it looks like it does anything.
I only hate Hot Rod shoulders when the shoulders make contact with the head (Crankcase is a good example) but on this and Tarn they’re far enough that they don’t look bad at least to me
Another problem with them is that you can't fake them for more, so you have a maximum range on the up.
@@PerspectiveEnd If only they took inspiration from Kingdom Cyclonus and at least put details into the arm hinges so it looked like it was part of the body. But least it isn't a Kingdom Tracks
@@ZackarySchejbalCODBO2RGM2 F Kingdom Tracks all my homies hate Kingdom Tracks
4:48 truly a chair to surpass metal gear
Oooo I got mine yesterday and now you upload ur review :0
Must be becoming more available, I got mine at the stat of last week.
Mine had the base robot knee/super mode elbow stress crack on the first transformation it was so tight… waiting to hear back from Hasbro on a replacement part. Also surprised you didn’t mention the super mode eyes being the wrong color XD
Me personally, I don't have that much issue with the backskirt on the combined mode (which you folded up to clean him up), since it's accurate and I quite like that style.
Thank GOD someone actually realized that I did that on purpose. So many people have been telling me how to fix that that I had to change the title of the video.
Yeah I get that individual tastes will vary on that.
@@PerspectiveEnd I actually just read the other comments where you mention it + I've seen it done by others before.
""""""cleaned him up""""""
@@bytisoliyou can't blame people though cause it's wrong and it's from someone who advertises the fact that they don't read the instructions, something that no reviewer should not do
@@DiggitySlicewhere do I blame people, tho.
Yo Perspective, if you’re having problems separating the supermode upper body from lower body, try pinching the grey tabs on the sides of the waist, they push the clips in so you can release Optimus easier, it also helps when getting into super mode.
I do that, but it still holds on with a ton of force, I don't know what's up. I don't even know how I got if off the waist before I figured that out.
@@PerspectiveEnd you also need to pull the little red thing all the way forward, although it normally does that automatically
Animated prime and bumblebee was released and they look immaculate
I saw them. I have thoughts as I so often do.
i want it sooo badly i will bye it when i find it its sooo cool i cant stop gushing about it and there are pics of legacy animated prime
This is one of my favorite designs of Optimus cause it’s fresh and unique so I’m really glad this got the update it deserves. Also hotshot in the Japanese version of the show was called hotrod
It definitely carries the Flavor of Optimus, without it just being G1.
glad you finally got yours in. I am recording and rerecording today's Blindformers video about this guy. Thanks for the help with the connection between the gril and the trailer treaded backpack. Also thanks for pointing out the autobot signal that can be removed. For some reason I thought it would be in the bag with the guns not already atttached to the figure. :) Keep an eye out for my transformation video today! Be well mate. O, got any tips for TFCon? I am going to my first one this october.
he goes from a smol boi to a TRUCK MAN
Once I get this figure, you bet I will display him and my Megs dabbing on top of my shelf together.
8:57 He looks pissed and it looks awesome
Perspective have you found a legacy evolution Shrapnel cause i would love a double review with him and Bombshell (when Bombshell releases)
I have, and I'm hearing people have already found Bombshell, so that has been my plan.
Transformers Armada was my first introduction to the Transformers universe, and Optimus Prime was my first introduction to the character. I remember watching the show as a kid, seeing Optimus Prime in action. He was the greatest. In my hero lineup, he was rank third. First was Spider-man, second was Superman, and fourth was Batman. I even own his toy from the show. Only the truck cab that came with a drone plane minicon. But sadly was lost in the sands of time. So after so many years, when this version of Optimus Prime resurface, from the leak photos of it to Hasbro's official reveal, nostalgic hit me like a bullet train. It was prophesied that one day Optimus Prime, before he was a truck with flame decos, or a flying firetruck(we can skip Energon), would return with his battle station trailer and transform into his supermode to rescue minicons from the Decepticons grasps and save the universe before the phrase "Our Worlds Are In Danger" was written into Cybertron's theme song. And after so long, that Optimus Prime returns. Standing tall and big blaster in hand, ready to face what threat arises in the Legacy multiverse. I got him from Hasbro Pulse last week. And he's amazing. He is the true Optimus Prime in my collection. I only wish he came with his minicon Sparkplug, but I hope that Hasbro makes a minicons box set that includes him.
-Speaking of Optimus Prime, his Animated Universe figure was reveal yesterday for the third year of Legacy. To me, he looks great. Hope Animated fan like the figure.
I also sometimes do butt flap fold up in the backpack thing too sometimes, it kinda helps
Had this guy for a week and love him a lot! Not sure why his eyes are yellow in super mode, but an easy fix from that a guy did on the tffw2005 forum with the help of a KitKat wrapper made the eyes pop a LOT better! Seriously, that metallic red shine just pops no matter what direction I turn the head in.
i used a kit kat wrapper too!
Looks great
Yeah, I’m super excited for this guy. I’m hoping to get him at Christmas.
growing up, I had the old bendy prime (Still have him, and replaced his broken grill with a later mold) and he's been THE armada Optimus of my collection. This big expensive monster is just gorgeous. it's nice seeing the Optimus of my childhood get the toy he deserves.
How did you make the prime recliner? I am struggling to make it.
Another thing is the super tight kneew ratchets can be remedied by loosening the screws.I dod it to mine and now they are fine.
ive had this figure for months and its still figure of the year for me
Legacy evolution boxes are extremely hard to come by here in the south (Texas). I’ve searched long and hard and the only legacy evolution figure I’ve found (and bought) that wasn’t Nemsis Leo was Blitzwing
They are hard for me to find here in the west too. And I still see a TON of Blitzwings around.
And Nemesis Leo infests every store right now.
oh perspective, I feel so bad for you for having to make him dab for a bit
As far as Hasbro figures are corncerned, this one is quite great. I also wonder how many repaints we could get from this (with or with out the trailer).
As for removable bagde, I'm preaty sure they gonna do Nemezis. And if so, I can't wait to see the black super mode.
And as for the question of the video...
A day ago they showed Legacy Animated Prime figure. If you seen it, can I ask what you think of it?
(for me the robot mode is looking great, but the truck mode unfortunetly looks to me like an unfinished Prototype. With his front been too long. His wheels been way too back. And his ugly front bumper wheels.)
I have. It's intersting.
I don't entirely hate it, but it is weird. It kind of has all the problems of the Animated Designs, while not looking all that much like animated.
Truck mode looks like some kind of wannabe APC not a Fire Truck.
I was hoping for a size comparison especially since you mentioned it was smaller than you thought. Other than that great review at usual.
I put him next to the Legacy Megatron.
Here's a tip: click the inner shoulders (the grey joints) up once. It creates a much mire dynamic silouhette and looks perfectly fine since the hip-shoulders have a bit of play inwards.
I like how the inside of prime's face on both modes is in a darker shade in contrast to the rest of his blue head
Never really got into armada, but recently I did find Hot Shot on shelves and had to pick it up, now debating if I want to get this to go along with it
I think it's better than the Hotshot.
I'm so gonna order this Friday. I can smell my childhood watching this. Yes I grew up with bayformers and the unicron trilogy [g1, beast wars, and animated are my favorite do don't think I'm using some nostalgia defense] and I really always like this redesign.
I got this guy last Tuesday from Amazon (after I forgot that I had pre ordered it back in April) and I love it. Having it next to my Deluxe class original Armada Prime is so let my inner child out (or maybe that just what these Armada figures do for me)
This is the figure I thought my original was when I was a kid.
2023 was a good year for commander class Armada Optimus and 86 Magnus where great and also on the crouch of gamer Starscream it looks like Waspinator’s face is on his crouch
It was a Remarkably good year for both Armada and Optimus Prime.
This is probably my fav CHUG figure ever, dethroning my 86 Grimlock and Siege Jetfire
Wow. For me those are still over this, but I do like it alot, glad you are loving it so.
how in the hell has this not occurred to me, until right this second? Umm.... we've got a single, just one, a lone if you will, Decepticon commander class figure... Yup, go ahead, I'll wait... mmm hmmm, just that singular, lonely boy.... Poor guy..
I'm not picking up what you are laying down.
Great review. We need more unique designs for matrix.
hold on you might be onto something with the prime recliner ngl it looks like he's about to get a haircut at a salon
Got the Armada Megs and Starscream, can’t wait to finally pick this dude up!
Is this the new schedule. If so, this makes much more sense, as it's easier to cover reveals or it's more exciting to build up to a non-review video on a Sunday.
4:48 - 4:50 and this was the birth of the greatest thing the world has ever created
Every time I see the super mode face I see the whataburger logo.
I absolutely had to get this guy. Aside from a few Beast Wars toys the original deluxe Armada Prime was my first transformer (maybe I should say my first Autobot?). When this figure was announced I knew that I would not satisfied until I had both figures standing next to each other.
I also had quite a big of trouble getting those trailer pieces to move. I didn't want to use too much force for fear of breaking it so I just slowly and occasionally applied pressure over the course of an hour or two until it came out.
God tier figure. He also looks great next to my Siege Optimus.
Sounds like you kind of had the experience with Armada that I had with G1 and Beast Wars.
I had a Few G1 figures, and then I got everything from Beast Wars, though I don't remember for sure what the first BW figure I got was, it would either be the Optimus Bat, and Croc Megatron 2 Pack. Rattrap, Cheetor, or Dinobot.
@@PerspectiveEnd Yo the Bat Optimus and Croc Megatron always looked like awesome figures. Maybe sometime we could get new figures of those guys.
Hey perspective end have you seen the hasbro pulse con livestream yet?
I was compleatly wrong about what the "rock lords" are going to look like.
The trailer legs were a pain, so I'm guessing Hasbro is going to make a Red Alert next to complete the trio.
I had the same problem with the trailer being stuck to itself in the exact same place. At least im not the only one. And i would recommend using soap if your not into flexing
great video by the way
I’ve been collecting a lot of different versions of prime to complete my council of primes (I have g1, bay verse, cybertron, Lego, and smol prime, and am planning on getting animated prime) but this guy, while I will use him for my council, I’m getting this guy cause I want him. He looks so great even if I was born after the unicron trilogy, I love this design and this figure seems like so much fun
Will Sunday's video be covering pulse con's reveals?
Dang is the figure awesome, like the design itself, I think super mode ears tried to be based on that parts on side of his head, it is great to hear it is worth it, as I always wanted a toy of that design, it is awesome redesign, different transformation and I think best combination with trailer (powermaster looks weird when all of truck is relocated to upper torso)
One of the leg panels snapped on mine snapped because it was screwed on to tight but besides that this is by far the best optimus that i own
Oh man, I'm sorry to hear that.
Glad you still enjoy it despite that.
I wonder if we'll ever get Legacy versions of the Energon combiners (Constructicon Maximus, Bruticus Maximus, Superion Maximus) in the future?
There's a Non 0 chance of that, but it's approaching 0.
I’m glad you like him so much. I love him, armada got me back in the game so I have a hard time separating nostalgia from him. I like the back pack to hang down more like a back skirt but flap. Makes it a lil egregious
I find that as a skirt, I notice it way more personally, so I like it up, since it's hidden from the front.
I am gonna wait until the inevitable Nemesis Prime repaint of this character
Remember my brother have this and I always want to play with it. But we got a silent rule with us to just see no touch with our own toy collection.
I love to get it but monoskirt and huge backpack is a big turn off.
Great and honest review as always!
Thank you, and yeah, I'd tend to agree the skirt is the worst part, though I'm ok with the backpack.
@@PerspectiveEnd Found out there is an upgrade kit to make it a lot better! I think it's DNA kit... Now I'm really considering it and putting that on my long list of "to buy when I got money to spare"
Another thing I do like that helps with the blue face beneath the mouthplate is that they very use a darker shade of blue on there to separate it from the helmet and let the eyes pop more.
Still wish the super mode eyes were red out of the box since the yellow gets kinda subsumed by the gold of his mouthplate and the pipes on either side, but it takes like five minutes with some acrylic to get that. Probably won't even need a sealer since the eyes are so recessed that the only way you're getting at them is if you're trying to use it as a voodoo doll and WANT to scratch them up.
The head isn't glued together - just unscrew it and then, you'll have no issue painting them, since they're on the back piece of the head.
I’ve been debating for a while if I wanna get this thing (recently finished armada’s japanese dub, genuinely amazing). This might be the push to make me get it-
I absolutely adore this design for Optimus. I grew up on Armada. Mainly the Ps2 game. So you could imagine my excitement when this was first shown off. I'm really hoping to get one on my birthday on the 26th.
For some reason I didn't get notified for this
So how do you feel about the new animated figures
I found this at a store and I just had to grab it or i would regret it.
Now all i need is either Jetfire to combine or a Legacy Cybertron prime.
Also for god sake i too had a problem with the trailer leg first time. My hand cramped so much trying to get it out that I waited another day before doing super mode.
The only issue I have with this figure is that the grill rubs up against the faceplate in combined mode.
So the faceplate paint chips.
How high would this go in whats the best Optimus Prime list?
You can choose to remove that detatchable part from the back and tilt the flap down for a more clean back.
I could, it's nice that I have the option, but I prefer not to partsform a figure if possible, and I think it's more out of the way like this.
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Armada optimus prime is not only the best legacy figure of all time, but he’s possibly considered to be the best commander class figure of all time, there is one minor problem on him and that’s his chest piece in his robot mode, idk if it’s just me but the chest feels like it doesn’t feel right like it feels kinda off, but other than that everything else about him feels really great, and I even think he’s perfect, so overall I’m happy for this commander class figure and I do hope we get another commander class figure that’s just as amazing as this.
Forgive my ignorance, but I remember seeing a gray tone version of Optimus Prime way back in 2002, (NOT Nemesis Prime) and had I think gold hood trim.
I don't feel like watching Armada again because it's action, script and story is something for the Gong Show.
I'm just curious how or why he turned gray.
Me and my mom went to a swap meet basically a big yard sale, and I found a guy selling transformers old transformers, like he had a G1 Soundwave for 10 bucks but since it was scorching hot, I only got two figures. One was a small revenge of the fallen rampage easy to transform and I think I’m gonna take it to work as like a fidget toy the second was an original beast wars depth charge without the tail gun or discs death Charj was my favorite character from beast wars and the best part rampage was one dollar and depth charge was 15 16 bucks for all transformers. That’s a deal.
My only issue with this figure is that he's missing the long mono back skirt on the super mode as seen in the anime.
I have that backpack smaller as I have it down as a butt flap as I like the coat like look it gives to him. My main issue with this fig is that my grill got a big scratch on it, it was my fault first time into super mode, but still having a fully painted surface slide in like that is pain. Also I’m usually more accepting of those kind of shoulders, like are they annoying yes, are they easy to not do, also yes, but for what ever reason it’s this figure that those shoulders bug me the most on.
I remember getting the Costco colored Armada Optimus Prime. I wonder how Prime will do if he was a combiner with Jetfire and Overload.
9:26 the waist swivel isn’t such a mess if the butt flap was in place. You’ve got it tucked up with the backpack. Unless you prefer that look at the sacrifice of a relatively easy to use waist swivel.
I do prefer the look of it, but I didn't stop to think about how it was interfering when the normal way wouldn't.
I'm curious who will be the commander class for legacy united
Maybe Lugnut? Probably Tidalwave.
Fun fact the figure has a Abe crunch
Kind of technically if you untuck the shirt.