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How Did Hasbro Manage This!?!? | #transformers Rise Of The Beasts Studio Series Optimus prime

[@NinAmuro57]

I think the issue people have with the smoke stacks is that they don't rotate, meaning they don't face the right way in robot mode. I could be wrong, but that's the only thing I can think of. I wish he wasn't so hard to get right now, I'd absolutely love to have him.

[@Saiyan1229]

The main issue people have is that they are too big.

[@ryanbryancyan]

Yes they're too big and they don't rotate.

[@minilla2934]

I’m considering buying it on eBay because of how bad I want it

[@BreadBear27]

Hello there nin lmao

[@segitigagaming2436]

They are kits for a pair of rotational smoke stack. But the fact that hasbro cut a budgets over that rotational smoke stack kinda bothers me a bit…

[@zenerstorm95]

Fun fact: The smoke stacks can move out of the way to accommodate for the weird arm poseabilty. It doesn't serve any purpose in transformation so it's definitely an articulation thing

[@Knight_gaming9612]

UNTOLD TRICK! You can store inside the chest safely by opening the chest, if you don’t like the gun / the official storage for the gun(which is on the back) I have tried myself and it works. Note: only works for the robot mode

[@AfterthymeGaming]

Bruh-

[@SushiRainy]

ty for the trick 🔥🔥🔥

[@unnamed12346]

This really did alot for what it was I know it's sacrilegious, but imagine if he had a Leader Class Budget to design him. At that rate there'd be so much opportunity to make all those fixes (Triggerhappy Shoulders aside since it seems that just is the preference of that one Hasbro toy designer as of late I swear) Also as a US Collector, I can NEVER find him at any kind of Target store

[@shinzero0271]

Considering he's a store exclusive they might as well have given him a higher budget and sold him at a custom price between Leader and Voyager like some of the Generations Selects and Shattered Glass figures they release. Honestly, a lot of characters in SS would do better to have a budget class higher even at a smaller scale. RotB Arcee could've been great if she had a deluxe scale budget and was screen accurate. SS Nightbird looks like they had to skimp on her wings to maintain deluxe price.

[@unnamed12346]

@@shinzero0271 Oh yeah, definitely. I know that it's a controversial topic, but I absolutely am fine with characters smaller than the figures of that scale if they're made to be honestly the best version they can be.

[@Thisappaintreal]

@@unnamed12346oddly enough I find most leader class TFs at game stop and my local comic stores. Usually takes forever tho

[@MrFedoraFilm]

I will always prefer the Studio Series 38 BB Optimus Prime, I got the 35th anniversary version that came with the G1 Optimus Prime toy. But I do admit, how cool this SS Rise of the Beast Optimus Prime figure is.

[@HANDEL_03]

one thing I wanna point out is that his leg tabs leave a major stress mark. And I know why. There’s a weird raised lip on the actual tab for friction, and the port doesn’t have the indent to support that lip. So it ends up stretching the ports plastic. It heals itself when you leave it untabbed and alone, but it’s something to look out for.

[@braydenpage1808]

Interesting, I've never had that problem with my figure 🤔

[@HANDEL_03]

@@braydenpage1808 me and around 5 others have experienced it. It’s noticeable if you look at the tabs overhead in vehicle mode

[@braydenpage1808]

@@HANDEL_03 when I transform him next I'll definitely look out for it. Thanks for the tip 👍👌

[@JRK_Bricks]

I have the stress marks too, I have the most defects : mushroom peg on the waist keeps popping off, loose asf gas tanks, ALOT of paint chipping or not painted fully pieces on the silver parts of the chest, stressmark, loose ab crouch:(

[@braydenpage1808]

@@JRK_Bricks I wonder why I have almost none of those issues that many seem to have? My mushroom peg is perfectly normal, I haven't noticed any stress marks, and I have a little paint mishap on the chest but I always thought that was a little bit of battle damage.

[@coffeeinhandproductions3238]

As someone who poses everything in robot mode this is about as perfect as it gets, and i was already pretty impressed with the original Bee Voyager release. Truck mode though not as clean still a very mean and intimidating look for Optimus and I love it. I used to love the HFTD one, and while it's probably the best Bayverse iteration of a movie voyager it's no longer my favorite Voyager Optimus. Really looking forward to a main line release of this one in Canada.

[@alc4528]

It’s frustrating how almost perfect this thing is. Ab crunch, feels amazing. Kick, amazing range. The sculpt, looks amazing. Then the shoulder articulation just sinks it so hard in my opinion, definitely need those new ones from DNA.

[@dominikcobb1355]

It’s the same shoulder articulation as ss bayvers ratchet but worse

[@zefmaka8603]

the ab crunch takes some of the chest of and the mainline did the ab crunch better

[@alc4528]

@@zefmaka8603 you’re not wrong but it doesn’t bother me personally. The kick on the studio series is better.

[@BlitzStudiosIsinsideyourhome]

@@dominikcobb1355definitely not, ratchet is worse

[@dominikcobb1355]

@@BlitzStudiosIsinsideyourhome the shoulder articulation looks natural for ratchet plus he has a second joint on the arm so the shoulder doesn’t even have to move.

[@philsswweightlossdiary2944]

Transformation seems a bit less complex than the Bumblebee movie version which is good. The robot mode I think is pretty much spot on but there are a couple of ropey articulation points and of course the leg kibble on vehicle mode. Also, love the blade but hate the gun. Overall, I love it. Issues aside it's great fun to mess around with.

[@MrJoshimusPrime]

I absolutely adore this figure, I've transformed it agood couple of times now and I can not get tired of it. The articulation is absolutely stellar, and the accuracy is pretty much spot on. Yes the back of the truck mode doesn't look great, but that's what the DNA upgrade kit is for. I use ShowZ to preorder this kit and there's a method where you can use ShowZ points that you built up to purchase instead of using real money

[@AfterthymeGaming]

This Optimus Prime figure is what Studio Series TLK Hot Rod to Deluxe classes for the Voyagers. They got more stuff than the others. This guy got a freaking abdomen crunch which other characters in his class doesn't. Same goes to Hot Rod where he has ankle rockers while other deluxe class figures only gets up amd down pivots rather than side to side. At this point, Hasbro is just being stingy. And the reasoning is ✨B U D G E T✨

[@Deinobi]

SS100 Bee has side to side ankles but not front to back :/

[@zerofade]

Yeah, ball-joints really break the bank when it comes to figure design... SMH.

[@TFF1Ponchy]

This is the peek of studio series and the rise of better toy

[@alc4528]

I actually think studio series TF1 starscream is peak.

[@needleswasteland420]

Not even remotely true even worse when you consider the body is sorta a downgrade from the original BB mold… I WOULD KNOW considering I did have him before I lost him to the fabric of space

[@needleswasteland420]

@@alc4528 Peak indeed

[@braydenpage1808]

​@@needleswasteland420how's it a downgrade? He looks more V shaped than square shaped. And the backpack was annoying on BB movie Prime because of how wide it was and you could see it from the front. This figure fixes that by making the backpack not as visible from the front. And the legs don't want to constantly come apart on this figure.

[@Saiyan1229]

@@needleswasteland420definitely not a downgrade💀 you trippin. Only thing arguable is the shoulder articulation

[@tavinprice2310]

This thing was so damn hard to get a hold of, but i managed and it felt incredible. I LOVE this toy, partially because i fought for it, but also because it look so god damn good

[@ehkok6858]

The shoulders used to make posing hard, but I found out you can rotate the shoulder assembly where it's mounted, which makes them look more natural, and the smokestacks aren't in his face so much.

[@jletterpbpp8259]

What were you doing? 38 was restocked on Hasbro pulse for like an entire week 2 weeks ago

[@mitchsantona]

great review brother!

[@youcantalwaysgetwhatyouwan8419]

Awesome toy, couldn’t agree more. I missed tfn this year but good to know you had a great time! Tfn has been my nerd holiday for a decade

[@cslance6863]

0:15 Yo that Scourge theme remix is nice!🔥

[@MewtwoPrime84]

It's amazing that the mainline and ss ROTB Optimus Prime are so good that you have to choose between a good robot or a good truck

[@leftygurl]

i still think ss38 prime is better, at least for me. i dont like the more athletic proportions on this design, i really value the chunk and visual weight of the bumblebee movie design. one thing i think this version has over 38 though is colours, he’s a lot brighter and i like that, with the exception of the grey that just… really needed to be more silver, it’s giving games workshop grey to me.

[@minejack7773]

I'm with you on absolutely everything except the colors. I like the more muted colors of SS38! But that's pretty much it. The clunk I find very charming, and as you said, he looks like he'd hit HARD. My only issue with 38 is the forearm kibble. That's the only clunk I'm not a fan of, though idk how they could have worked around it. But anyhow I'll probably get this one at some point, but I'd rather go for the newer wave of SS100 as of rn, and wait for the mainline release (or Premium Finish >>>)

[@etonymous1632]

Man the shoulders. They’re not the worst but…. Ugh. DNA thankfully fixed it

[@richieboon1119]

It would be cool to see a SS concept figure, or a third party figure of bumblebee movie Optimus prime based on the cybertronian mode. But instead of transforming into a freightliner truck he transforms into a cybertronian truck. Plus it’ll allow the designers to really focus on the robot mode

[@ATMNS]

yo, props to that intro 🔥 Scourge's theme was pretty good

[@Cyber_Horse_Studios87]

Honestly, if the figure wasn’t so hard to find, it would be pretty great. It improves some things SS38 did, it did some things that SS38 did better, but all I’m all it’s really well done. Just again, i wish it wasn’t so stupidly rare in a lot of places.

[@360degressboy]

I just noticed that youre actually 100k subscribers now congrats dude keep it up

[@newchangeunlisted_viewer5594]

Peak was found a long time ago It was the transformers revenge of the Fallen leader class optimus prime

[@Xenosthewatcher]

Does the truck mode leave a bit to be desired? Yeah it does. Does the absolute PERFECT robot mode make up for just about any other shortcomings? Without a shadow of a doubt. This is a near flawless figure and I got beyond lucky to find him on the shelf at target. IMHO, he's one of the best movie Prime toys we've ever got in a mainline release.

[@braydenpage1808]

I absolutely agree. I love the Robot mode and never leave my Transformers in vehicle mode for long so the superb Robot makes up for the truck.

[@CHARIZARD1926]

Lol and OMG. That figure is so cool. Coolest intro ever. I love the music and colors. Cool weapons, music, and colors.

[@ThornOfSociety]

I agree with the whole "upgrade" kit situation, I am fine with kits that add on to a figure like include accessories the original was missing, but we shouldn't need kits to fix things that should never have needed fixing in the first place let alone cost more than the original figure. I'd rather stick to trying fanmoding.

[@fennekin1750]

This guy looks like an absolute MASTERPIECE! I NEED him so bad!! His bot mode is NEAR perfection! His truck mode is awesome, the back doesn't bother me much at all. I NEED this Optimus's normal release to come out VERY soon!! By far one of the BEST Studio Series Optimus Primes! SS38 looks sick, but his proportions are a little off & hes a tad too clunky, RotB Optimus looks more refined & comfortable. SS38's truck mode is great, the back is CLEAN, but RotB Optimus's is super clean as well, apart from the insignificant back kibble. The accessories this guy comes with are great, more so the blade (which is awesome), the gun is too small, it should've been at least a little bigger. His axe that comes with Primal is sick, I need SS Primal for his accessories AND ofc himself, he looks amazing!

[@CrosshairsProductions]

good thing I spotted that hip skirt in the spaghetti

[@BryanChumbers]

This is a amazing figure and I’m glad to have him one of the best ss figures

[@MRanger04]

Bumblebee prime to me looks better in both modes. They are not the same bot from movie to movie though. I have both of these and love them. My ss38 is more fiddly and not as well put together than this figure. Without weapons ss38 is heavier by more than a half ounce. Ss38 ion blaster looks good in this guys hands too. Can’t go wrong with either

[@mrwolf9095]

So glad I was able to pick one up. Best of luck to the rest of you

[@cpr731107]

I really want to buy this one, but the hole in his abs along with the chest make it look like optimus has a smiling face with glasses on his entire middle section

[@chriscarpenter3370]

there's a special place in hell for whoever decided this should be a buzzworthy exclusive.

[@EuanEchidhog]

I got mine some weeks ago and aside from the elbows being a bit loose as well as the messy rear of the truck mode, he is a really good figure. Not sure where the UK is abundant with him outside of online stores as I've not seen him in any stores ^^; Hope to one day to to TFN as I wasn't able to this time.

[@HEXdidnt]

It says something about my eyesight that, with your thumbnail's caption positioned so close to Prime's forearm, and in a very similar colour, I read it as "Peak OF mediocre", and went in expecting a very different experience. Still not convinced, mind you.

[@Jude-72]

I went to a target with my mother and we had planned to go to a few that day to look for this as I really wanted one and my mother understood this wasn't just a toy and the very first one we go to sitting there is this figure and I was so happy it's indescribable I haven't been able to put him down for the past three weeks now!

[@tonyfiorilli2270]

You can peg the skirt pieces into place on the legs in vehicle mode.

[@Stringer7390]

That opening is just 👌

[@ballisticblocker9163]

“In the Uk they are super abundant” Anybody mind telling me where these super abundant SS Optimus Primes are?

[@TRENCH_7]

That music Merge goes hard

[@stellarr6557]

" so im not gonna walk through this step by step" proceeds to walk through the entire transformation lolol

[@andres6v893]

I was playing around with him last night and left the gun on the table… my mom has poor eyesight and thought it was trash and yeeted it directly at the fireplace

[@godzillaprimekingkaiju2193]

2:07 you got the reprolables sticker for the mainline figure

[@TheGreatSoundwave]

I got this figure recently and I love it, I love the mainline as well but if I were to pick one, I’d say Studio Series does some things just a little bit better, I don’t really care about Triggerhappy shoulders and I don’t display my figures in vehicle mode, so I’m ok with them making sacrifices to make the robot look as good as it does

[@shockwave_datafiles8099]

I was at TFNation. Saw these at the IDToys booth. Ended up getting Nova Prime and Dreadwing instead though.

[@Optimusprime809]

I was analysing the figure and there are so many small things they could've done to have fixed the back of the truck, the simplest way would've been by not pinning in the shin parts so that we could've partsformed and removed the entire blue sections if we wanted to.

[@leGUIGUI]

There exist a mod that put the legs of Studio series 38 on this figure and it basically make it perfect.

[@therealpaulgoodman]

This is by far the best ss figure, just the price alone is insane, and to all those haters " let them come " 🗿🦍🥶

[@thedeadpoolwhochuckles.6852]

Lol come.

[@OfficialFinnTDK]

I disagree with the Triggerhappy shoulders looking "natural", it's really not. It looks ridiculous.

[@braydenpage1808]

Yes you finally reviewed him. I love this figure, pain the the butt to get it though. The Robot mode is what does it for me. I don't ever display my Transformers figures in vehicle mode so his unsightly kibble back there doesn't bug me too much. I definitely want the upgrade DNA kit to fix that truck bed though. But because of how expensive it is I'll probably skip it too and just keep him in Robot mode.

[@itsjust_zak217]

The leg in truck mode got me like 💀, im keeping him in robot mode

[@likaafa4404]

Mine just got delivered yesterday and I love it. It was released understood yesterday

[@Cwronaga216]

You should definitely do a re-review when the amazing DNA design upgrade kit comes out. They fix pretty much every issue including the kibble on the back of the vehicle mode. PS I commented this right before you said the thing😂 but still

[@Alexprime-ve1od]

It transforms the same way as in the movie. 😅😮

[@OLSGears3]

Nice vid just makes me want it more, but I’m still waiting for my preorder as it’s been on back order for a month for me in the states so not sure how abundant they are.

[@acat2338]

Mine just got dispatched today I can’t wait!

[@8BitPasta]

This is the first Optimus Prime I have ever bought, I don't know why I waited so long, but I am glad it's this one. It's incredible

[@kyledobiecki5365]

I was Tow-Line, Target!😁

[@andyreeves6771]

“ HOW Did Hasbro Manage This!?!?” Well how did they manage it? Not that well they held back what would have been a easy masterpiece for the voyager range, what they did with the leg transformation is criminal especially now that we have a KO that fixes this by restoring the cues from SS38 and makes it clear this was how it was originally designed before Hasbro Hasbroed all over it.

[@justsomeguywholikesnerdstuff]

lucky bastard I WANT IT also 10:11 is that a legacy armada prime i see 👀👀👀

[@MattiusYT]

It is a very good figure, its only bad points are the articulation of the shoulders and the truck mode, taking into account the price

[@GeoQueenNaviaFr]

Cab Over Optimus transformations are always my favorites

[@Saiyan1229]

I been waiting to see your thoughts on him. Its soooo damn good. Seen a lot of people hating hard as shit on him to cope with the fact that they cant get a hold of him. You can tell those who have valid criticisms but others were being so dramatic💀 havent had this much fun with a transformer in years.

[@quack499]

So glad I found this figure at my target

[@predatron4197]

A couple reasons why I'm skipping this figure: -Most of the reasons are because its not based on the movie design. Its based on earlier concept similar to the one in the deleted scene "Are You Ready". Uses the Bumblebee movie head. Shoulder panels on wrong side of smoke stacks. Missing panels under windshields. -Vehicle mode is horrible. legs are horrible and the front cab is way too slim. The wheels should not be sticking out like a hot wheels toy. -Shoulder joints are inexcusable. Especially when this started as a retool of SS38 with the most perfect shoulder joints. -Target/Pulse exclusive. -Horrible excuse of a blaster.

[@giovonniiclayton]

Facts the rise of the beast studio series figures are objectively the worst just off the inaccuracies alone

[@AJOlaks]

I don't have a huge collection, most of it being Legacy. I can say with certainty that this is the best voyager I own

[@TheMagicRobot]

I'm happy with my SS38 so I'm not too bothered by the exclusivity, though I would like to have one eventually. I hope you're right about the eventual repack.

[@kenshi1558]

This toy was awesome i love it so much! Im so lucky my friend works at target so he told me when they came in and got it first day!

[@ironspyder175]

I'm getting Legacy Armada and Rise of the beast Optimus and I really can't wait to get both of them!!

[@Ultrabot5964]

I planned on getting the mainline but I got this one and I just said screw mainline this guys fucking awesome

[@hamscam9782]

good review but was that the new shattered glass sideswipe in the vehicle comparison?

[@kisekisifr4478]

The upper torso on mine comes clean off the mushroom peg whenever I go to rotate it for transformation (though I've not had issue with the hip skirts on mine) No matter how much I try to push the torso back in, it doesn't feel secured in place That and along with me personally not liking how the DNA upgrade kit goes about "fixing" the leg transformation (it just turns him into any other G1-styled Optimus Prime transformation), I think for me he stays in robot mode for now The robot mode is definitely where it shines the most

[@uainjansun]

It's peak but the only bad part is the back cab. I would've just shift them down and hold the boxes inside. That way despite having a obvious robot mode legs, it's going to be similar to MM01

[@imnotgoodatnames318]

I got mine a couple of days ago and if you want to make it cooler you can use the swords that came with the revenge of the fallen Optimus and it looks so good

[@ionacustoyreviews857]

Was that mechanical alliance dark commander? I have him and he is nice. Glad tfnation was a blast. Tfcon is next weekend here in the states. Though I’m not going there, it’s in Florida and I’m in Michigan

[@DDhedgie]

If only it wasn't a buzzworthy bumblebee exclusive cause personally thats annoying since most targets don't stock this stuff it would've been easier to find if it wasn't an exclusive

[@jurassith2]

11:04 "all over target" Bruh I've never hated Target more than I do now. They keep showing up in random stores but they refuse to restock it on their website

[@nomadicsprtanii4693]

Living in Australia, never thought I’d find him anywhere. Now I’m excited for him to arrive in the next few days

[@Knight_gaming9612]

Glad he is jb hi fi exclusive and mine just arrived yesterday

[@domydomy6668]

@@Knight_gaming9612yeah same here I bought him form job yesterday and saw a lot of new shit like toxitron,brawn,Cliff etc

[@humanpersonthatpersonslike6381]

Damn I’ve been up and down the east coast on travels and haven’t found this guy anywhere

[@bryantoo6057]

Fun fact: The fold down hips engineering is prominent in modern MG Gunpla actually. Nice to see it on A TF figurine.

[@hgadsden25]

I hope they do they release him regularly one day

[@Nemesis-Killer5246]

Dude, this damn figure is awesome

[@HillbillyHymns-qc2kw]

Have you seen the trick where you give him SS38 arms it gets ride of the horrid/trigger happy shoulders (And still transforms)

[@Jonathan-zu8tk]

you uploaded this at 8:00 for me cos im aussie

[@kattoprime8435]

I'm in the UK and I gotta say, this figure is sold out everywhere, idk where you get the idea that the figure is abundant over here but it's really not.

[@corrupteddata3533]

My biggest issues are the lack of paint and and the weapon size. The grey plastic makes it look cheap. I will surely love it more after the dna design treatment.

[@andrewzapata9819]

Idk why but I get the feeling they’ll rerelease the bumblebee movie optimus and just use this mold and just add more red paint to it and add some more detail like the premium finish version

[@seatedbotot]

As a Canadian, its more harder to find this guy at a reasonable price than to find a person whos not nice

[@randallator5525]

This guy looks so good and I really want him but you said they were abundant in the UK I live in the UK and I haven't been able to find him anywhere, do you have any idea where he would be in the UK?

[@Howza_the_lego_guy7784]

He is so EZ to get here in Australia and I’m so happy

[@jlg1362]

say what you want, THIS FIGURE RULES! btw what is the soundtrack you use in the intro? it sounds super cool! love your stuff btw

[@izzik2781]

I just wish it could pose, or transform without falling apart, or had an acceptable truck mode

[@jlg1362]

@@izzik2781 it poses fine, i havent had min fall apart, the truck mode i get why people are mad at, the back kibble is inexusable. i just personally dont see the first two points there, to each there own though! quality control is whack. my battletrap's waist pops off all the time lol

[@izzik2781]

@jenniferlguidry1362 put it this way, Titans Return Delux Kup from 2017 can out pose this figure. Yeah mine just fall in half at the waist during transformation. I've heard other people have a similar issue. Sure it might be bad QC, but it shouldn't have been a problem to begin with

[@jlg1362]

@@izzik2781 thats fair, im just saying mine doesnt have the QC, and i have no problem with the slightly weird posing

[@killianadams4779]

I would love to see this made into a bumblebee movie prime

[@garinhash]

for the hip skirts @2:30 i popped them of and flipped them to have them point up (this is going to primarily stay in robot mode).

[@mecha53107]

I saw a "leaked" photo of a 2pack of Prime and Scourge as a regular SS release and not a Buzzworthy release. It may be fake, but considering how many leaks these days are real, I've got hope.

[@omegamaximus1727]

Lucky , I still haven’t found this toy.

[@omegamaximus1727]

Fresno, California has to be the worst when it comes to toy stocks.

[@Soundwave0fKaon93]

@@omegamaximus1727someone actually did find one in a Fresno Target about three weeks ago, then again… their stock has probably dried up by now.

[@americancookie5095]

I have heard he is abundant in Targets, but there are no Targets near where I live, so that’s pain.

[@Undrave]

I can see why people like this toy, but since I'm not made of money I'm fine with just my core seres one. It's satisfying enough and I actually think the transformation's better.