Cyberverse Optimus Prime Battle Base Trailer Revealed to be Toysrus Exclusive + Official Pics

No Cyberverse Roller Bummer

I wonder if the trailer can fit on other Optimus Prime truck modes.

Asepticon wrote:I wonder if the trailer can fit on other Optimus Prime truck modes.

I don't think so: Warrior Class Optimus Prime has no hitch, it looks like the trailer relies on the stick-out feet for the connection.

I went Dutch instead

That Optimus and trailer set look pretty damn decent.
Shockingly, I consider buying one more Cyberverse.

"Toys R Us Exclusive" seems an odd phrase these days.
Still not used to the fact that my nearest store closed down and has now been replaced by a kitchen showroom store. There are no Transformer figures in that building now.

Nice to see a new Prime with a trailer and a base mode, the base is a bit sparse.

Still after what happened with TRU, you would think Hasbro would stop giving them exclusives

leokearon wrote:Nice to see a new Prime with a trailer and a base mode, the base is a bit sparse.

Still after what happened with TRU, you would think Hasbro would stop giving them exclusives

Irrelevant. Because those TrU exclusives will be distributed by other means in the USA anyway.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

leokearon wrote:Nice to see a new Prime with a trailer and a base mode, the base is a bit sparse.

Still after what happened with TRU, you would think Hasbro would stop giving them exclusives

Irrelevant. Because those TrU exclusives will be distributed by other means in the USA anyway.

Relevant when you don't live in America

Might have to pick this up if it makes it over here to Blighty.

leokearon wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

leokearon wrote:Nice to see a new Prime with a trailer and a base mode, the base is a bit sparse.

Still after what happened with TRU, you would think Hasbro would stop giving them exclusives

Irrelevant. Because those TrU exclusives will be distributed by other means in the USA anyway.

Relevant when you don't live in America

Even more relevant when we don't have the equivalent of Target and such here in the UK. Added to even more, when instead of stepping up too fill the void, the toy "specialists" we have, have actually gotten worse since TRU closed doors here.

ThunderThruster wrote:
Even more relevant when we don't have the equivalent of Target and such here in the UK. Added to even more, when instead of stepping up too fill the void, the toy "specialists" we have, have actually gotten worse since TRU closed doors here.

Yeesh... One would assume that someone, somewhere would pick up the slack. Even if it's only online stores.

By the way, even if we have Toys R Us in Quebec, many exclusives don't get distributed here because of random language laws.
RIP every single MPM Transformers after MPM Optimus.

leokearon wrote:Still after what happened with TRU, you would think Hasbro would stop giving them exclusives

Why? It is a thriving and profitable entreprise in the places that still have it, like Asia and Canada. Hasbro will still give it exclusives, and Entertainment Earth or Amazon could handle those exclusives for the US (if they care to).

william-james88 wrote:

leokearon wrote:Still after what happened with TRU, you would think Hasbro would stop giving them exclusives

Why? It is a thriving and profitable entreprise in the places that still have it, like Asia and Canada. Hasbro will still give it exclusives, and Entertainment Earth or Amazon could handle those exclusives for the US (if they care to).

I don't know, I would be cagey about giving Exclusive to a company that nearly went bankrupt

leokearon wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

leokearon wrote:Still after what happened with TRU, you would think Hasbro would stop giving them exclusives

Why? It is a thriving and profitable entreprise in the places that still have it, like Asia and Canada. Hasbro will still give it exclusives, and Entertainment Earth or Amazon could handle those exclusives for the US (if they care to).

I don't know, I would be cagey about giving Exclusive to a company that nearly went bankrupt

Canadian and Asian Toys R Us were never really in trouble. That's why they are the only ones that remain.

leokearon wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

leokearon wrote:Still after what happened with TRU, you would think Hasbro would stop giving them exclusives

Why? It is a thriving and profitable entreprise in the places that still have it, like Asia and Canada. Hasbro will still give it exclusives, and Entertainment Earth or Amazon could handle those exclusives for the US (if they care to).

I don't know, I would be cagey about giving Exclusive to a company that nearly went bankrupt

I dont think you understand what happened. It WENT bankupt. Toysrus as we know it is gone. Over. Those how owned it and managed it no longer have it in their possession. The company is instead now independently owned by different people in different countries.

It is now under Farfax capital in Canada, the company headed by Canada's version fo Warren Buffet. So yeah, its a new company and better than it was financially for the past 25 years.

Its a better option than Walmart (at least for me). Walmart treats their exclusives like pure garbage. Either going online only or just outright never bothering to list them and selling them away to market six stores.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

leokearon wrote:Nice to see a new Prime with a trailer and a base mode, the base is a bit sparse.

Still after what happened with TRU, you would think Hasbro would stop giving them exclusives

Irrelevant. Because those TrU exclusives will be distributed by other means in the USA anyway.

Thundercracker would like a word with you.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

leokearon wrote:Nice to see a new Prime with a trailer and a base mode, the base is a bit sparse.

Still after what happened with TRU, you would think Hasbro would stop giving them exclusives

Irrelevant. Because those TrU exclusives will be distributed by other means in the USA anyway.

Thundercracker would like a word with you.

Thundercracker in Canadian TrU be like...

Carnivius_Prime wrote:"Toys R Us Exclusive" seems an odd phrase these days.
Still not used to the fact that my nearest store closed down and has now been replaced by a kitchen showroom store. There are no Transformer figures in that building now.

Check the Toaster.

Your fellow editor found the latest release from the Transformers Cyberverse line, Optimus Prime with Battle Base Trailer. It was found in the Montreal area. It is $39.99 CAD ($29.99 USD) regularly but was recently on sale for much less online. This toy is a global Toysrus exclusive meaning that it will be found in most Toysrus stores around the world (wherever those stores are still around). Of course, since that store is no longer in the US, the toy will be exclusive to another retailer. A recent listing matching this description on Walmart.com means that this will be a Walmart exclusive in the US.

Thanks to Car Robots, every time I hear the name "Battle Base" (especially in regards to an Optimus Prime's trailer), I can't help but think of Black Convoy's own trailer.

This Optimus gets a trailer, I wish seige Optimus got a trailer

Ultra Markus wrote:This Optimus gets a trailer, I wish seige Optimus got a trailer

Don't count on it. Lately, only the Optimuses for little kids deserves a trailer.





I have that "deluxe" Rescue Bots one. It's sweet for what it is.



The only way I'll ever buy a Siege Optimus is if there's some special edition at the leader price point. It would have a proper Cybertronian trailer that have a geewunesque battle station mode. Complete with a non-transforming Cybertronian Roller who also work as gun storage. I'd be down for that.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Ultra Markus wrote:This Optimus gets a trailer, I wish seige Optimus got a trailer

Don't count on it. Lately, only the Optimuses for little kids deserves a trailer.

A bunch of Cogs can give Siege Optimus a trailer.

william-james88 wrote:

These days being a Walmart exclusive in the US is only slightly better than being a US TRU exclusive.

Emerje

Sabrblade wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Ultra Markus wrote:This Optimus gets a trailer, I wish seige Optimus got a trailer

Don't count on it. Lately, only the Optimuses for little kids deserves a trailer.

A bunch of Cogs can give Siege Optimus a trailer.

william-james88 wrote:

That is way too awesome!

Cog Trailer is messy as hell.

But I just cannot hate it.

The is a lot coming down the Cyberverse pipeline and with the current idea of having several toys of different sizes/classes for the same characters, it can get very confusing, especially sicne there is no sense of scale in these images. So we will break it down for you.

Below you will find images of:

One Steps: Bumblebee, Prowl, Megatron, Optimus Prime

Warrior: Soundwave, Prowl and Hotrod. All of these have action features, such as Hotrod's flip out flames and Lazerbeak coming out of Soundwave's chest.

Ultra: Optimus Prime and Slipstream. These are voyager sized.

Ultimate: Bumblebee. This is leader sized. He has a great looking alt mode.

A lot of these toys look real mediocre, but that Soundwave looks great. I'll be picking him up for sure. I hope that Laserbeak is a sepreate piece, and not fixed in his chest.

Also, I can I just comment on how horrible the vehicle mode is on that 1 step Optimus. I've never seen worse vehicle kibble on a transformer in my life. Also didn't they just release a 1 step Prime? What's the need for another one?

What's Crackin'? wrote:A lot of these toys look real mediocre, but that Soundwave looks great. I'll be picking him up for sure. I hope that Laserbeak is a sepreate piece, and not fixed in his chest.

Nope, fixed to the chest.

Warrior Prowl looks decent, at least.

Sabrblade wrote:Warrior Prowl looks decent, at least.

I dont know, he looks like he had breast augmentation surgery.

william-james88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Warrior Prowl looks decent, at least.

I dont know, he looks like he had breast augmentation surgery.

I meant articulation-wise.

william-james88 wrote:

What's Crackin'? wrote:A lot of these toys look real mediocre, but that Soundwave looks great. I'll be picking him up for sure. I hope that Laserbeak is a sepreate piece, and not fixed in his chest.

Nope, fixed to the chest.

How do you know. Do you have any images of the gimmick in action?

Wow, those all look horrible. No wonder I had a hard time picking a transformer for a 5 year old this year. Sheesh

What's Crackin'? wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

What's Crackin'? wrote:A lot of these toys look real mediocre, but that Soundwave looks great. I'll be picking him up for sure. I hope that Laserbeak is a sepreate piece, and not fixed in his chest.

Nope, fixed to the chest.

How do you know. Do you have any images of the gimmick in action?

All action gimmicks are fixed, here is a render he comes out in bird mode:



Look, you can always hope that it is detachable, but I am sure it aint.

william-james88 wrote:

What's Crackin'? wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

What's Crackin'? wrote:A lot of these toys look real mediocre, but that Soundwave looks great. I'll be picking him up for sure. I hope that Laserbeak is a sepreate piece, and not fixed in his chest.

Nope, fixed to the chest.

How do you know. Do you have any images of the gimmick in action?

All action gimmicks are fixed, here is a render he comes out in bird mode:



Look, you can always hope that it is detachable, but I am sure it aint.

Thanks. Hmm... yeah it looks like your right. That's a shame, but it's not a huge deal breaker.

What's Crackin'? wrote: Thanks. Hmm... It looks like a head just flies out of his chest.

Head, neck, and wings.

Sabrblade wrote:

What's Crackin'? wrote: Thanks. Hmm... It looks like a head just flies out of his chest.

Head, neck, and wings.

Yeah, I just noticed. I had to edit my reply.

The boots of Bee look hollow.Prowl is another Jazz variante with bad feet.Hotrod has a stupid tail and a small head.Splitstream is kind of anorexique,the best overall.

Not a fan of Ultra OP's hands, to be honest. Why couldn't they have designed him so that the front panels can just fold over to the side?

bluecatcinema wrote:Not a fan of Ultra OP's hands, to be honest. Why couldn't they have designed him so that front panels can just fold over to the side?

A better question:did they ever thought about removable back pack?Maybe with extra tool.

Yes,with TLK Barricade.

I think all of these look great.

I'm afraid the Cyberverse line just isn't doing anything for me. Haven't felt motivated to collect any of them so far. The only thing I think I've felt is a slight degree of resentment that they're taking up so much shelf space that stores don't seem in any hurry to get the Siege figures on the shelves.

Liking Ultra Class Slipstream, as well as Warrior Prowl.

Consifering that not much time ago,most didnt even transform into vehicles,these are big step up.
They look fun.

I'm fine with Prowl, reminds me a lot of the Cyber Battalion figure. Soundwave looks OK in bot mode if you forget about the gimmick, but I just now noticed that thanks to his transformation he has a second unpainted chest on his legs.

Emerje

that first picture of optimus prime the truck mode at least doesnt look like the front of a transit bus like the ultimate one does

Wow! I am loving this man.

Voyager (ehm, Ultra) Optimus looks solid. Easy to transform, no fake chestery going on. I'll 3d print a gun for him, done!

Slipstream looks great! Love that she got a completely new body and not just a simple retool like before. Love the fact she has lipstick and the colors are great. So that's a must, really want her.

Hot Rod looks like a beef monkey. Like a He-Man barbarian style toy.
But I like him, I don't think he has elbow joints. But will pick him up, I'm a sucker for the Hot Rod colors.

Prowl looks like a cool easy to transform Car Robot. A must for me, hope he gets 2 repaints to Bluestreak, Smokescreen. And put a different head on it and call him Jazz I'd be okay.

Soundwave looks exceptionally nice. Lovint the head sculpt. Robot mode looks good, better than the RID we got last time. A Must as well.
Vehicle mode is a bit underpainted. I loke the sentry gun thing on the top.

I'm liking this line more than the previous RID line. Maybe because of the Energon like simplicity (soooo tired of the Movie line).
And all look very G1'ish. I'm happy here

You know, I don't hate that giant Autobot symbol energy shield of Prime's as much as I used to now that I know he uses it in the cartoon. It's still silly, but at least it's accurate.

Emerje

While the Transformers Cyberverse Optimus with Battle Trailer playset is a Toysrus exclusive anywhere which still has a Toysrus, we now know who is going to carry it in the US: Walmart. It has been found in stores very well stocked for the rather affordable $30 USD (see this Optimus actually comes with a trailer and costs $20 less than the upcoming G1 reissue). This was part of a new Bumblebee themed display sent to Walmart from Hasbro. The display also had Studio Series figures and the latest wave of deluxed sized Rescue Bot Academy figures which includes Hot Shot. Those were priced at $7.88 and you can talk about them in their thread if you so desire. We thank Scottimus Prime for letting us know of this sighting.