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Why Does Hasbro Refuse To Make Mainline Deluxe Class Optimus Primes | #transformers DOTM Deluxe Optimus

[@yoy5903]

Hasbro refuses to do a lot of things *cough cough fix the yellow plastic issue* but at least they make nice toys. I think they do do some stuff in cheaper classes for the sake of just being able to get it like the warrior class stuff but it's really only for TV shows, wish we got some for g1, the movies, comics, etc.

[@twistederror]

According to tfwiki with the yellowing issue : "Hasbro has attributed this issue to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic making it difficult for them to send dedicated quality control agents to their factories in Vietnam."

[@MECHA_DI]

Tbh if bandai made TF figures plastic quality wouldn't be a problem

[@uainjansun]

@@MECHA_DI ltrl

[@skybite]

@@MECHA_DI aka Machine Robo

[@jeaniradiante4536]

What cought cought fix yellow you talking about

[@monkeyprank6810]

With the way the classes have been shrinking in size over the years, all you have to do is wait a little longer for "leader" class to be the same height as what we used to call "deluxe" class 10 years ago.

[@ronaldpaterni5081]

Design-wise, it’s great! The problem is when the price doesn’t lower for the leader turned deluxe…

[@fizzcat3321]

Hasbro had to make the toys a good size for houses. If you have The Whole first movie autobot collection that’s probably taking 1 foot of space but back than it was bad and un affordable

[@microwaveablegun9183]

@@fizzcat3321 plus they’re mostly more posable now

[@Caymand29]

@@microwaveablegun9183 I’m an idiot I meant to comment that on the video not this guys comment

[@microwaveablegun9183]

@@Caymand29 no you’re not, I make mistakes like that all of the time 😂

[@somerelativleyuninterestin4763]

The thing is in lines like earthspark, the rotb mainline or cyberverse they do have deluxe versions of the main characters. It’s really just a mainline thing

[@scourgeprime263]

BTW, he works very well with Studio Series Lockdown (to me at least)

[@ThatToyGuy]

Never thought of that. Pretty neat

[@MassHystarix]

That's neat, though Prime should be quite bigger than Lockdown

[@thedesucomplex4365]

I have the AOE silver version of this mold and I really hope to track this one down sometime, something that doesn't smudge and get covered in fingerprints.

[@austinhinton3944]

What was with AoE and silver chrome?

[@heavyarms01h]

I have no clue. The color scheme certainly had absolutely nothing to do with anything we saw from Prime in "Age of Extinction."

[@uSCOTTpwnd]

I kind of fell in love with the effective simplicityof Deluxe DOTM Optimus when i got that overly chrome one in a two pack with FOC Grimlock from AOE (So many wild repaints and repacks then werent there?) Movie Optimus can be so complex sometimes... so its a nice desk toy to transform back and forth!

[@Undrave]

Same here and I feel like it's slightly more stable? If you get it in the right A-stance it doesn't automatically fall over. Don't nudge him tho :p

[@andrewtimothy1937]

This was my first ever prime, and even with the floppy arms and legs it holds a special place in my heart. Had so much fun with it.

[@TheMightyKite]

Besides the Minicons being the main reason I got so many legends/legion/deluxe/cyberverse, and now Core. Lass, the fact they were easier to get when I was younger made it fun because I was able to get so many!.❤

[@ronaldpaterni5081]

I can relate - 84/85 G1 small robots started out at a few bucks. So, I bought them in 3s. So much fun… I like Target doing $7.50 Core, but it’s not all of them…

[@m0stlyGh0sty]

I'm not a huge scale nut. I just like my toys to scale with how I prefer them to. I don't care if Waspinator is supposed to be bigger, I like how small his Kingdom toy is. I would honestly love characters in different size classes in the same lines again. I really hope the upcoming Legacy Animated Optimus is a small voyager, and that they make a Leader Animated Megatron in the future that dwarfs him, since I've always loved the size difference between the two in that show.

[@tfuniverse1651]

Animated will be interesting to see because if they keep the scale the same, Prowl should go up to the beginning of his Autobot logo on his left shoulder. So I will be curious to see if they keep the scale like that and if they keep the Decepticons like say Starscream way taller than the Autobots.

[@COMBOY]

The Deluxe mold of Animated Optimus from the "The Battle Begins" 2-pack and Leader Megatron scale so well and accurate! That's the main reason why I prefer that Deluxe Optimus over the Voyager mold, it scales nicely with most of the entire Animated line!

[@thomasjohnson1885]

@@COMBOY SAME that was my childhood Optimus toy

[@moonwhooper]

I love that all decepticons were monster sizes in animated

[@ronaldpaterni5081]

@@thomasjohnson1885 I liked that Optimus, too, but didn’t he have “battle damage”? It’s kind of a pet peeve of mine, if the only figure has “damage” you can’t hide or remove. Especially since that Optimus had a cool vehicle mode. 👍

[@GoddessWhoUsedToKnowToMuch]

Guess what we're getting now :3

[@captainfordo3978]

I used to have that figure, but as time passed, I lost both the figure and the trailer (lost the trailer years after I lost the figure itself). If I bought this figure, I'd throw away the figure in a storage cabinet somewhere and use the trailer for the Volvo Optimus Prime.

[@jackerie]

I’m 18 now and I remember having this Optimus and another with like a clear orange battle axe that turned into a gun too (fire burst Optimus prime) Good times😭

[@sharkpansoup]

I feel like loose joints are just a problem with this figure for everyone lol. I owned both they original and the chrome AOE version of this guy, and they both had horribly loose joints even after I tightened them

[@Sp00kyBones]

I really keep forgetting that you also like Pacific Rim, up until I see the rare occasion where a figure is present in the background.

[@IMosuGoji]

I have him, but in a pretty chrome He came with a g1 colored WFC/FOC Grimlock from the AOE toyline

[@Jaminplaysyt]

2024 Tf One Optimus Prime, Am I a Joke To You?

[@Greenland-Drip]

That video title aged like milk

[@RaymondPerry-tj4vv]

The arms going to the back cab reminds me of the 2007 leader class bay Optimus

[@unknowndata7745]

Got the silver knight repaint of this figure on ebay for £5. I absolutely agree they need more primes at this scale, honestly never seen any of your videos before but this video has made me want more. So I'll be sure to watch now. Editing is brilliant, and you are actually funny

[@pokeprime94]

I got one of these in Tenerife years ago for pretty cheap and I was so happy to finally have a trailer! Sadly the trailer only works with him, and I THINK mine is a KO? The plastic feels…weird, and I worry it’s fragile, but I also got Titans Return Blurr and Sentinel Prime (which were new at the time from the same shop) and they felt fine, the box and everything seemed fine, it’s always been so weird to me. Also I think mine opens like a traditional trailer with 2 doors which makes it EVEN WEIRDER! It was sealed in a authentic looking box, it’s an enigma to me

[@nemesisstudio2377]

If you want to get this mold, They resell this specific mold at universal Hollywood so if you go on holiday and go to universal you can get this guy for around $30

[@LIMITLESS2774]

do they sell it at a different place like amazon i live in turkey i want this guy so bad

[@ironwolf3654]

Damn so none at Orlando

[@Gaming4871]

Actually Hasbro recently started this trend again with ROTB mainline Optimus. You can find a review here on KZbin.

[@kahlaarabbani2907]

This optimus prime is one of the reasons why I didn't get the SS optimus, back when I hated faux parts, now I'm just tired arguing about it. This figure uses actual truck windows and it's much simpler to transform, even the truck mode is clean.

[@juliangracia8360]

I've seen reviews on how SS44 is fiddly to transform. And the trailer on that figure was disappointing because it wasn’t able to deluxe figures in them. Since I already have mainline DOTM Optimus, I've been thinking about seeing if I can get this trailer separately, and get the jet pack upgrade kit as well. That way I don’t spend too much money.

[@muigokublack6487]

I lowkey love this figure. I had the Walmart exclusive version of Prime cause I couldn't afford the Voyager or Leader one and later the Movie Trilogy one with the trailer. I'd say he still holds up today as a great figure. Figure has six ports so you can load him with some firepower if you wanted to and the transformation is REALLY simple and best part is he looks good in both robot and vehicle. (yes the front of the truck becomes a backpack in robot but it doesn't bother me plus it's lightweight so it won't affect posing). I actually had mine use the Arms Micron Prime toys as his weapons (they were a small version of TFP Optimus that transformed into a gun)

[@Longinusprime1320]

This was one of my first Optimus Prime figures as a kid and I loved it so damn much

[@crsntmoon744]

This is 34 seconds old, I just happened to click on the community tab

[@mrscruffles801]

This honestly is the most satisfying transformation ive seen on a peterbilt prime, god damn.

[@lumityforever]

I had this optimus and that trailer for so long it's very nostalgia to me

[@ecming7004]

that prime has the most mcdonalds toy quality paint job ive ever seen on a transformer

[@andyestrada2432]

I have the same optimus prime and i bought it at universal studios, the alt mode is great, but the arms in robot mode in my copy are loose as heck, and sometimes don't even tab in, but it's a good toy

[@Keithchan2024]

Same here. I got mine in Orlando last spring

[@MachineD3vil]

I remember getting the figure back then at my local K-Mart and on my copy, the legs were loose

[@ronaldpaterni5081]

Great video! I think my nephew has him. Great toy! So, G1 Bumblebee/Cliffjumper had terrible heels, and fell over all the time. I used to slip a standard paper clip under their heels - yeah, they lean forward a little, but then stand OK.

[@JunniferLuzeytonz]

Bruh i miss this figure so much especially when i was a huge fan of optimus and dotm when i was 3 to 5 and i hated myself for so many years because of dumb child me losing its limbs and trailer and now its just a torso with one leg

[@NexusProductions-rz1sv]

There's a deluxe of Earthspark Optimus coming this year.

[@ElaineClush]

The Lunar Fire repaint of this is one of my childhood favorite figures. The Mechtech canon I gave to the Studio Series 15th anniversary Prime for my current display.

[@canadaw.e6461]

ehehehe the title is a bit inaccurate now, but eh- the deluxe were getting is a...special, case

[@doubleaye_vee4817]

This aged well

[@Jason49110]

I actually own the Universal Studios exclusive version of this figure, and i just broke off the truck front off his back. Now he can stand no problem And this doesnt hinder the transformation, yes it does give you partsforming, but if you're someone who doesnt mind partsforming, like me, then i recommend doing this

[@red_crayon9771]

Remember when deluxe class figures didn't cost an arm and a leg? Pepperidge Farm remembers

[@GrandWarinerWhiti]

Back in 2017, I was in Singapore Universal Studios and my mom bought me this toy because I wanted it so bad. Since I was a dumb, stupid kid, I always break my toys and I ragdolled the heck out of the Optimus Prime toy. Till this day, The only remaining parts it has is the torso and head :(. I regret doing such a small but bad mistake.

[@jaybeematthewbacarro9001]

I owned the Lunarfire variant which was a Walmart exclusive and came with a recolor of Voyager DOTM Primes’ blaster so much better. Now I know the best release of this is in between the Movie Trilogy and the Chronicles version. This was a good deluxe prime for its time alongside Generations Pax and the WFC video game primes. We don’t talk about the other classics Prime XD

[@uSCOTTpwnd]

"Make the most important toys the expensive ones" omg that really was the transformers experience for ages especially during the Unicron Trilogy. No way my parents going to get me a $50 Optimus or Megatron thats a foot tall and chock full of lights, sounds and other gimmicks.

[@the_rustydoornob1164]

BRO THIS TOY WAS THE BEST I HAD TWO OF THESE PRIMES (one in the mainline and one was the silver redeco)

[@COMBOY]

Got that Prime for $20 complete with package in 2013. I'll never regret it! 👍

[@blastbot7339]

The reaspn i think prime and megs are in voyager is scale. because theyre not as short as characters like wheeljack neither are they as tall as characters like ultra magnus. So theyre put in voyager

[@Sporkmanb]

I think this guy would fit really well with the core class bumblebee

[@Transformers_nerd_stop_motions]

Some day in the future, leader class figures will be as big as the revoltech bumblebee

[@x-modulator4067]

Movie prime is basically just robot doomguy but he says he’s chill

[@vesuviustitanus4006]

TTG's most haunted episode. trailer rattling dogs barking, next video a ghost shows on the video.

[@michaelclickard6264]

Dude, I know how you feel, I used to have that Prime when I was in my teens back then, it was good, but realized that it suffered from mold degradation a few years later, it might have worked better if the plastic used for the legs didn't self destruct at the thighs after a few years, this is why the original mold had been used so much, I think Hasbro has mostly learned make their figures better, and in some cases, it's not always true due to the QC issues plaguing a lot of their toys, believe me, I've suffered from this problem a lot from the figures I owned and lost over the years. At least Hasbro is starting to understand what's going on, we know about the QC issues, or not, depending on how you look at it.

[@seeeabaasssiliketransforme9904]

I used to put my Lego guys on the trailer and pretend they were having a concert

[@Caymand29]

BRO I REMEMBER THAT ONE DUDE I LOST ITS ARM WHEN I WAS LITTLE

[@Crab_cos]

So weird seeing a truck mode with a clean back nowadays...

[@thelosersside5622]

I got this exact model because my parents showed me a picture of this figure with the trailer included, and I thought it was the Ultimate Optimus Prime. I was still surprised at how good it was and I enjoyed it until it broke because of age.

[@Mythic2099]

God I remember going to target or toys r us if I remember correctly and picking this guy up because the concept of Optimus having his trailer included was always giddy for young me loved him so much the good ol days thanks again for tickling the nostalgia bone yet again haha

[@beybladeproductions5932]

I really with the used these legs on studio series. Retooling ss44 with it would of been really good

[@teab0244]

The arm transformation reminds me of the G1 Powermaster Prime

[@B1_224]

A deluxe optimus scales with a commander class ratchet, bee, sideswipe, jazz and a commander class ironhide

[@skybite]

This Optimus prime suffers from misassembly error on the legs.

[@shiny9690]

I had an orangey/firey walmart exclusive (i think???) deco of this mold, and he looked neat, but the combination of the backpack, the lack of heels, and my copy had a real problem with loose legs at the ball joints which only made him fall over more

[@BLOODBORNE_cx]

I have the original light silver version I bought years ago in Walmart. Not my favorite Optimus but its still a nice deluxe. This dark grey version looks way better for sure.

[@thaspidergotcha]

How many Optimus primes are we goin to keep getting 🤦🤦🤦

[@projectshininglight]

Right now I only have that small legends scale movie shockwave and coronation starscream in my collection... anyone have anything they can trade

[@IAmPrincipality]

$2 for both.

[@projectshininglight]

@@IAmPrincipality dude I'm so broke I'd absolutely take u up on that :(

[@Mikey.Plays203]

I remember having this ass a kid, still have the trailer with out its door sadly

[@thebrandonrobert5693]

Goodness. This video reminded me of how DOTM was a gimmick slave.

[@jasongoodman3495]

I like this prime because i have such a fond memory of going to buy this with my dad

[@primusvsunicron1]

the deluxe is actually in scale with DOTM Voyager Megatron

[@coffeeinhandproductions3238]

I honestly have no idea when DOTM released this one. Only remember seeing the solar paneled voyager, and the one with the enormous transformable trailer. Robot mode here isn't exactly great, but truck mode/trailer fares a lot better than any of the studio series voyagers with the exception of the Bumblebee one. Interesting too that this is a deluxe when it sizes about the same as most of the Studio series voyagers as the trailer looks about right for earthrise. Also deluxes here in Canada are about $35 already so outside of Core not all that affordable opposed to the $15 they were about 10+ years ago.

[@busterdog9455]

adore your intros man. keep it up

[@Gurl_pNg]

I remember having this optimus when I was younger and I still remember how the legs on mine were extremely loose but I loved the shit outa that toy

[@Springboi9832]

0:44 YYYOOO GIPSY AVENGER IS IN THIS

[@OrionRVW]

well, at least for Earthspark line we have megatron and optimus in warrior and deluxe class

[@Oterakin]

I think the figure doesn't need heels if they made the backpack fold up UPDATE: I bought the figure and damn is it fun to transform back and forth

[@kennythetrend3688]

7:00 Watch the movie again, DOTM Prime has a HUGE trailer.

[@Patolagos]

I feel like they should have a series of slightly smaller scale Transformers. Like, they could make voyagers into deluxes, deluxes into cores, etc.

[@ronaldpaterni5081]

I mean, if they did this as a special line, it would be cool…

[@kightofprimus]

i think i just found a old toy i had when i was a young child :0

[@Renkencen]

The reason why Optimus and Megatron are always voyagers now these days is because they are always the tallest among their peers! Like Optimus is always taller than Bumblebee. Regardless I do agreed and I am longing for a deluxe class of the two! I prefered deluxe over voyager due to the cost and size (I put my in storage than to display them)! I regret not buying the Generation WFC Optimus and Megatron of the T30 Megatron!

[@RadimentriX]

glad to hear that they make the figures more or less to scale. if they made primes etc as deluxe i'd like to have some sort of naming convention or so to tell me which scale a figure is so i can get the correct ones to display them. atm i'm just hoping that the studio series, legacy and kingdom wfc more or less fit together

[@Talentedcowgirl]

I love your Editing😊

[@G0LDMUS_PRIME]

I think I had this one when I was a kid

[@dialNforNinja]

It's probably an image thing, with him being one of the most widely known media characters on the planet - the "serious" OP toys are VOY and up because they'll sell anyway and that way they have the budget to make them intricate and cool, a big toy of the wave/quarter/etc. for kids and collectors to get excited about if not the actual "capstone," while Dumbassotron and other lesser characters or lower price point gimmick toys serve as the onramp. Well, nominally at least, I think the Prime Changer (effectively Warrior class) TF One Optimus looks better than Studio Series for one, and Earthrise Warrior definitely is better than the Deluxe for the hips alone. And it works too, I am most assuredly hyped up about Piano Convoy despite the price point meaning it'll be a real financial strain.

[@Hrothmeir]

If price is your issue, there's always Authentics :)

[@dr.spicememedefender8779]

i own both toys r us tlk version and silver knight and i gotta say hes a fun boi

[@TheThundermation]

Alr. So most TF figure always had a part that is loose. But the weird thing is, its only that PART that loose. Let me explain this easy. Left arm loose, and right arm not. And most other figure always had that problem when one part is loose and the others not. Like, why haven't no one talked about this? We talk about loose, but i see no one question this problem.

[@MrMajorasmask101]

I think you they still sell the base version of this figure at Universal Studios along with the DOTM Bumblebee. Correct me if I’m wrong tho

[@faxmuchine]

Fun fact: you can get a brand new at Universal Studios for 30 dollars lol

[@cloversgood_luck9290]

Nah, Characters like Megatron and Optimus should be Leader Class or Voyager class at the smallest.

[@HerooftheWild]

I saw this one at Target but passed on it, the only Optimus Prime I'm after is the Optimus Prime from the Bumblebee Movie

[@Soundwave_gun]

Who is excited to see monke primal in rotb

[@TheTallGeekGuy]

At least yours can pose mine just falls over and is loose as shit. Doesn't fall over cuz of no heels, just cuz the joints are INCREDIBLY loose

[@alumlovescake]

I had the sliver version 2 pack with FOC Grimlock (weird combinbation but ok) the arm just came off one day no off the balljoint but the ENTIRE balljoint and arm

[@classicalslayer4109]

I've always wanted to see the head of this optimus prime or the battle blades optimus on the ss optimus body

[@ericsonbruh]

Yo this was one of my first ever transformers figures! Yeah the legs kinda sucked cause of the ball joints and lack of heels, but I remember it was one of my favorites.

[@AlphaMinke_OFFICAL]

I actually wished they made optimus in all scales and do the thing that deluxe class optimus did with the chest on all studio series toys of optimus because no one likes a face chest right?

[@Jellybean2994]

Do your's arms pop off easily? My original does, and I got the walmart exclusive, and that one does as well.

[@madmel2172]

I have one that came with the mech tech weapon but the head is stuck and one of the mushroom pegs in the thigh snapped off but it is still fun to mess with and I really like the deco of it.

[@madmel2172]

oh and it has a gold paint on it that looks real cool. and the paint on the hip ball joints are gone so its real loose. but i fixed the problems that i had.

[@linkimusprimeproductions7890]

Oh my god I was just messing around with this guy a few minutes ago

[@moomanchu608]

If their budget is limited, I’d rather them focus on not making multiple size classes of the same character. It gets boring

[@raymonddudley36]

They should fix the gold plastic syndrome issue

[@muisverriet]

They have done. It hasn't been an issue since 2015. Stuff like BlackZarak has a lot of gold plastic and there's zero issues.

[@tylervanpeursem7627]

I remember the time I ruined my first ss prime with too much paint (like, almost EVERYTHING was metallic paint) so I had to settle with this fine mold until the 15th an pack

[@dishnlaughs8318]

PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PLEASE TELL WHERE YOU GOT HIS CANNON & SWORD FROM IN 0:22 PLEASE!!!!!