Omar's Collection Spotlight #7: Optimal Optimus
So we've come full circle once again to find Optimus in the spotlight. This has got to be one of my favorite Transformers toys. Not only is it an Optimus Prime figure, but it is also quite massive. And the sculpt, is very show accurate. Taken from the third season of Beast Wars, at this point in the timeline, Megatron has discovered the Arc (the ship which carries the classic Transformers that we all grew up with: Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Soundwave, Megatron, etc.) In order to ensure victory for the Predicons, the ancestors of the Decepticons, Megatron plots to destroy Optimus Prime, and the Matrix of Leadership along with him. Vary narrowly succeeding, and assuming that he had, Megatron leaves the scene of the crime, and Optimus Primal discovers that only Prime's body had suffered, but the spark was not far behind. In an act of maternal heroism, Primal takes Prime's spark within himself for safekeeping, as he and the other Maximals (ancestors of the Autobots), work to restore Prime's body. With this act, Primal not only absorbed much of Prime's personality, but it also altered his body, making him larger and more powerful than his prior Transmetal body had been. 
That is where this figure fits in. This figure is large, the largest released in the Beast Wars toy line, and as such, has more than just the regular 2 alternate modes. Optimal Optimus is able to transform from a robotic gorilla (Primal's alternate form in the entire Beast Wars/Beast Machines run), a robot, a jet, and a ground vehicle. Even though the Transformers in the show slowly evolved to more Tech-driven designs, they retained some of their organic aspects. This figure has patches of brown and black fur melded with the robotic elements, tying it to it's mammilian roots. It has lights that illuminate the robot and gorilla eyes, as well as the gun turret. It has 15 points of articulation, the thumbs and fingers are particularly nice. The color scheme is very show accurate, as well as aesthetically pleasing. Besides the 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime figure, this is my favorite Optimus figure. Both very different, but both very much in the spirit of the character. Heroic, immense, and inspiring. I give this one a solid 8 out of 10. Next Up: What has 4 arms, and coughs?? Stay Tuned!
So we've come full circle once again to find Optimus in the spotlight. This has got to be one of my favorite Transformers toys. Not only is it an Optimus Prime figure, but it is also quite massive. And the sculpt, is very show accurate. Taken from the third season of Beast Wars, at this point in the timeline, Megatron has discovered the Arc (the ship which carries the classic Transformers that we all grew up with: Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Soundwave, Megatron, etc.) In order to ensure victory for the Predicons, the ancestors of the Decepticons, Megatron plots to destroy Optimus Prime, and the Matrix of Leadership along with him. Vary narrowly succeeding, and assuming that he had, Megatron leaves the scene of the crime, and Optimus Primal discovers that only Prime's body had suffered, but the spark was not far behind. In an act of maternal heroism, Primal takes Prime's spark within himself for safekeeping, as he and the other Maximals (ancestors of the Autobots), work to restore Prime's body. With this act, Primal not only absorbed much of Prime's personality, but it also altered his body, making him larger and more powerful than his prior Transmetal body had been. 
That is where this figure fits in. This figure is large, the largest released in the Beast Wars toy line, and as such, has more than just the regular 2 alternate modes. Optimal Optimus is able to transform from a robotic gorilla (Primal's alternate form in the entire Beast Wars/Beast Machines run), a robot, a jet, and a ground vehicle. Even though the Transformers in the show slowly evolved to more Tech-driven designs, they retained some of their organic aspects. This figure has patches of brown and black fur melded with the robotic elements, tying it to it's mammilian roots. It has lights that illuminate the robot and gorilla eyes, as well as the gun turret. It has 15 points of articulation, the thumbs and fingers are particularly nice. The color scheme is very show accurate, as well as aesthetically pleasing. Besides the 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime figure, this is my favorite Optimus figure. Both very different, but both very much in the spirit of the character. Heroic, immense, and inspiring. I give this one a solid 8 out of 10. Next Up: What has 4 arms, and coughs?? Stay Tuned!
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