

For once it was clear that the WFC version of Optimus Prime was a solid inferior to the Megatron produced from the same line. The results were interesting with his over-engineered, shell-former transformation and the bulk of a figure twice its class size. Optimus on the other hand was a case of what happens when Hasbro tries too hard to constrain figures to a deluxe size.

To me, Bumblebee was the worst offender for his bulky shell and proportions that made him like the robot equivalent of Mr. While a fan of War for Cybertron game, I wasn’t too happy with the figures of Optimus Prime and Bumblebee. The 2012 Generations line starts with the launch of the Transformers: Fall of Cybertron video game in deluxe class figures for Optimus Prime, Shockwave and Jazz in the first wave. Optimus Prime has seen many incarnations over the years, now he sees his second form from the High Moon Studios video game series based in the Aligned Continuity (Hasbro’s new universe encompassing key elements from every Transformer brand from G1 to Prime into a single universe). “I sense your presence through the Matrix…”
