In-Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Elita-1

If you remove the bulk of her forearms, and gave her some new weapons that aren't on her shoulders, then I think she might make a good figure in bot mode. Jet mode is still too similar to Screamer, and I don't plan on using her in a similar looking torso mode yet.

Acesmcgee wrote:I'm sure it was probably mentioned before, but those are TR Scourge guns on her shoulders, correct?

Incorrect.



They are somewhat similar in shape, but mostr accessories like guns can't be freely switched out between figures due to the parts gang-molded with them.

Quantum Surge wrote:If you remove the bulk of her forearms, and gave her some new weapons that aren't on her shoulders, then I think she might make a good figure in bot mode. Jet mode is still too similar to Screamer, and I don't plan on using her in a similar looking torso mode yet.

Agreed on all accounts!

william-james88 wrote:I really wish those gauntlets were a different colour than the forearms. I still have issues with these proportions. And I think the combiner torso is super lame, especially how the head is basically the same as her normal head. At least Starscream had that crown to give it a different look.

Agreed on most of these points, and yet... I'm really digging Elita-1 actually! I probably won't be a huge fan of the combined mode, and jet mode is likely gonna suck for me once I actually get it in hand, but that robot is really appealing to me right now! I mean, some of it might be the comparison to Screamy McScreamFace that's making her seem so good, but I dunno, something about the little design changes just works perfectly for me so far

The proportions dont bother me as much as their did with Starscream.
It might because of the head position.

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:The only problem I have with Hun-Gurr's torso mode is that the stickers for the sides of the combiner chest are a terrible color match for the purple paint used. That's a double fail, for me. They should have just painted those parts to match the rest of the chest if they couldn't get the stickers to even look close to the right color. I bet there are deco artists at Takara Tomy right now who are just loosing their **** over these compromises, lol!

Elita-1 looks fantastic, though. At least her stickers seem to match the colors of her plastics and paint apps fairly well. I love the sculpting too. She's got so much character! She's a much better use of the base mold/engineering than Starscream. Here's hoping we get Greenlight and Lancer in 2019 to round out the cast of Season 2 Female Autobots, A.K.A., Alpha Trion's Angels.

Pretty sure the stickers on the necks of the dragon mode (those ones, right?) are supposed to be red, why? dunno, but, they look to be red, and don't seem to have been intended to blend in with the purple paint

The red color seems to come from old sticker details from the G1 toy on the sides of the beast mode necks. I still think Hasbro should have gone with purple to complete the color and shape of the original combiner mode chest. Having red detailing on the sides of the combiner chest is something that's accurate to neither the G1 toy nor the G1 cartoon. For a combiner, I think the most important consideration is the accuracy of the combined mode, not the alt mode. They could have used purple stickers (or better yet, paint!) for the beast mode necks and I bet no one would have complained one bit.

william-james88 wrote:I really wish those gauntlets were a different colour than the forearms. I still have issues with these proportions. And I think the combiner torso is super lame, especially how the head is basically the same as her normal head. At least Starscream had that crown to give it a different look.

Basically the same? They're only vaguely the same. The combiner head doesn't even have the round things iconic to Elita-1, instead she has a bunch of lines and doesn't seem to be based on anything specific.

I think the thick arms are like one of those exercises in perception where you either see an old lady or a young woman in a picture. It's clear that there's a group of people that can't see the armor on the arms of Starscream and Elita-1 as anything but part of the arm because of the color, while another group (that I'm a part of) has no problem seeing the extra armor as separate from her actual arm. I'm guessing the designers saw it that way as well, otherwise they would have sculpted (or even painted) a thicker line between the two parts.

Emerje

I like it. I'm surprised they went with a Sukhoi 37 for the jet, but it's a nice surprise; Russian aircraft are pretty cool.

Wolfman Jake wrote:They could have used purple stickers (or better yet, paint!) for the beast mode necks and I bet no one would have complained one bit.

Better yet, red on the outside of his legs/dragon necks (which appear on Abominus' back) and purple on the inside so they appear on Abominus' chest. This way you get accuracy in all modes. If we're lucky ToyHax will correct this.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:

william-james88 wrote:I really wish those gauntlets were a different colour than the forearms. I still have issues with these proportions. And I think the combiner torso is super lame, especially how the head is basically the same as her normal head. At least Starscream had that crown to give it a different look.

Basically the same? They're only vaguely the same. The combiner head doesn't even have the round things iconic to Elita-1, instead she has a bunch of lines and doesn't seem to be based on anything specific.

I think the thick arms are like one of those exercises in perception where you either see an old lady or a young woman in a picture. It's clear that there's a group of people that can't see the armor on the arms of Starscream and Elita-1 as anything but part of the arm because of the color, while another group (that I'm a part of) has no problem seeing the extra armor as separate from her actual arm. I'm guessing the designers saw it that way as well, otherwise they would have sculpted (or even painted) a thicker line between the two parts.

Emerje

I'd say "vaguely the same" is Hun-Gurr to Abominus. He's a roboman with a visor and a helmet with a little crest-thing (and a long nose and pouty lips), and his face is purple. Elita-1's heads share the same basic silhouette, the same color layout, the same eye shape and color even (which I think actually matters a lot when it comes to heads and faces looking similar). The biggest differences I can see are the single pointy bit on top of the combiner's head, and the lack of circles (which personally I'd never seen noticed before now, let alone would I call them iconic). I stand by my own assessment of the combiner head being a "slightly stylized" version of Elita's own.

Elita's arms I can see either way if I try hard, but for me what makes them okay is that at least her hands are a different color. Starscream really bothered me with his all-one-color forearms that made him look like the Hulk had ingested a can of spinach, but with different-colored hands I can see the forearms as big bulky gauntlets instead of just being giant forearms.

I was just thinking. We haven't seen listings yet for the Terrorcons in Takara's Power of the Primes line-up for later this year. There's still a chance they might save them for a revival of the Unite Warriors line, possibly as a Takara Tomy Mall exclusive release. The Dinobots were never a classic combiner, so it's possible Takara doesn't have as much interest as far as what Volcanicus "should" look like. However, for Abominus, they may consider him important enough to "do it right," even if it means as a higher-priced exclusive release. Just some food for thought!

After being disinterested in most of PotP so far, this Elita One looks pretty good. She still has most of Starscream’s problems but she certainly is letting them hold her down. Hopefully we get some more photos soon.

Jim Maximus wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Jim Maximus wrote:Picked mine up this morning here in Oregon.

Did you see anything else from POTP wave 2?

Rated X wrote:The whole point of chug is to give us the toys from the cartoon we never had.

Nope. The whole point of CHUG is to have toys on the shelves in between films and tv show based lines to keep brand awareness.

What is included in a CHUG line or how the toys look will change depending on which designer is in charge of the line, there is no set rule.

There were two Hun-Grrs and two Elita-1 toys in my local Walmart. There was also the leader class Optimus Prime (I bought him last month) and the Rodimus Unicronus (spelled right I hope).

THE HUNT IS ON! Too bad my week looks terrible with workshops. ;_;

Qwan wrote:

Emerje wrote:

william-james88 wrote:I really wish those gauntlets were a different colour than the forearms. I still have issues with these proportions. And I think the combiner torso is super lame, especially how the head is basically the same as her normal head. At least Starscream had that crown to give it a different look.

Basically the same? They're only vaguely the same. The combiner head doesn't even have the round things iconic to Elita-1, instead she has a bunch of lines and doesn't seem to be based on anything specific.

I think the thick arms are like one of those exercises in perception where you either see an old lady or a young woman in a picture. It's clear that there's a group of people that can't see the armor on the arms of Starscream and Elita-1 as anything but part of the arm because of the color, while another group (that I'm a part of) has no problem seeing the extra armor as separate from her actual arm. I'm guessing the designers saw it that way as well, otherwise they would have sculpted (or even painted) a thicker line between the two parts.

Emerje

I'd say "vaguely the same" is Hun-Gurr to Abominus. He's a roboman with a visor and a helmet with a little crest-thing (and a long nose and pouty lips), and his face is purple.

I'm not sure if vague even describes how slight those similarities are.

Elita-1's heads share the same basic silhouette, the same color layout, the same eye shape and color even (which I think actually matters a lot when it comes to heads and faces looking similar).

I guess my definition of "vague" is different from others since these are things I would describe on the overall head (the shape is similar, but sculpted very differently) as vaguely similar since...

The biggest differences I can see are the single pointy bit on top of the combiner's head, and the lack of circles (which personally I'd never seen noticed before now, let alone would I call them iconic).

These are things I see as more obviously different between the two, especially when you add the different shaped forehead "light".

Just because you never noticed the circles before doesn't make them any less an integral part of her design. The circles can be found in pretty much every piece of official art, new and old.






This figure is the only time I can think of them not being used in her head design (even the art for the Thunderblast repaint above added them).

Emerje

Emerje wrote:

Qwan wrote:I'd say "vaguely the same" is Hun-Gurr to Abominus. He's a roboman with a visor and a helmet with a little crest-thing (and a long nose and pouty lips), and his face is purple.

I'm not sure if vague even describes how slight those similarities are.

Elita-1's heads share the same basic silhouette, the same color layout, the same eye shape and color even (which I think actually matters a lot when it comes to heads and faces looking similar).

I guess my definition of "vague" is different from others since these are things I would describe on the overall head (the shape is similar, but sculpted very differently) as vaguely similar since...

The biggest differences I can see are the single pointy bit on top of the combiner's head, and the lack of circles (which personally I'd never seen noticed before now, let alone would I call them iconic).

These are things I see as more obviously different between the two, especially when you add the different shaped forehead "light".

Just because you never noticed the circles before doesn't make them any less an integral part of her design. The circles can be found in pretty much every piece of official art, new and old.
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This figure is the only time I can think of them not being used in her head design (even the art for the Thunderblast repaint above added them).

Emerje

Hmmn, I see your point. I guess I am just unobservant then I'd still say that, since Elita's actual head shape is so distinctive, it overrides the presence/absence of any other details because just those general shapes so clearly signal the one particular character to me.

But on the other hand, I can totally see now why you think they look different! In that case, I'm glad for you since you aren't bothered by "same-head syndrome" like some of us are. I envy you in fact

Qwan wrote:I envy you in fact

Thanks, I don't mind being easily pleased. The same arguments could be made about CW Optimus Prime. As long as they aren't doing a total duplication I'm fine with a few similarities.

Emerje

Curious to know if anyone else thinks or has noticed this: While the toy is labeled as "Elita-1", her name is more commonly spelled as "Elita One"; at least it has been in IDW, which has been her largest role in fiction to date. Anyway, I wonder if the reasoning behind this is because of the stickers and tampos on her jet mode looking "cooler" or "better" as E1 on the jet parts that end up next to her combined mode head, rather than as EO, which would just look odd. Thoughts?

Bounti76 wrote:Curious to know if anyone else thinks or has noticed this: While the toy is labeled as "Elita-1", her name is more commonly spelled as "Elita One"; at least it has been in IDW, which has been her largest role in fiction to date. Anyway, I wonder if the reasoning behind this is because of the stickers and tampos on her jet mode looking "cooler" or "better" as E1 on the jet parts that end up next to her combined mode head, rather than as EO, which would just look odd. Thoughts?

Elita One's name just goes through hell on a regular basis. Her names have apparently ranged from the most common 'Elita One', to 'Elita-One' and 'Elita-1', to insanity like 'Eleta-1' and "Aleta-1'.

As for how they chose this one, who knows? Hasbro probably has a hat with all her different names in there, and they just pull out a random piece of paper each time they want to use the character

Qwan wrote:As for how they chose this one, who knows? Hasbro probably has a hat with all her different names in there, and they just pull out a random piece of paper each time they want to use the character

Probably not too far off, just depends on which one they can get the trademark on at any given time.

Emerje

Elita is looking pretty nice I must say, though I'll reserve final judgement till I see in hand pictures of her combined mode with limbs.

@black hat's epic response :applause:

Remember when the Combiners combined into a new robot with a "unique" personality? This is one thing I dislike about Elita-1 and Starscream.

I still would have liked Elita-1 to have a land mode instead of a jet, but they the wouldn't have the immediate Star Scream mode reuse.

I hope they make the other female Autobots from the G1 episode so we can have them as a single combiner.

OMG!!! I was in Yuba City yesterday for an event. I thought about going to the TRU because I know its closing down, passed right by the Wal Mart, didn't have time for any shopping though... Never in a million years have I ever been close to a possible *first* sighting* . That's what I get for not checking up on the weekends. Of course this will never happen again.

Rodimus Knight wrote:Remember when the Combiners combined into a new robot with a "unique" personality? This is one thing I dislike about Elita-1 and Starscream.

I still would have liked Elita-1 to have a land mode instead of a jet, but they the wouldn't have the immediate Star Scream mode reuse.

I hope they make the other female Autobots from the G1 episode so we can have them as a single combiner.

There could be a few surprises left. Regarding the combined form name just treat her as if it's a mega mode where the consciousness of the others is being suppressed so there's only one personality. If that still bothers you make a new name up

Not too blown away with Hunn-Gur. Robot mode's face-sculpt is kind of derpy, and his beast mode seems badly proportioned, with under-sized, single piece stub legs and necks that fill half of its length. Combined mode structurally looks good, but wish the head was cartoon accurate.

Liking Moonracer a whole lot. Shame about all the back kibble in robot mode. Elita-1 is pretty awesome too. Jet and robot modes are really awesome. Combined mode is even more garbage than Starscream.

Ok, so finally catching up:

Neat news about Blastoff having a clear Megatronus. But I hate individual -master guys since they don't really have a place to go. Rodimus Prime will go with LG-63 G2 Megatron's dragon dude, Thunderwing is with Nitro Zeus, and Scorponok with Tidal wave, but finding more guys to pair these guys with kinda sucks.

Moonracer looks pretty good, I don't mind her backpack.

snarl looks awesome, may be my favorite Dinobot, not surprising since I love the Stegosaurus.

Hun Gurr looks pretty good. Dragon mode is kinda wonky but ok, and he kills the torso.

Elita looks pretty awesome! They did far more with her than I thought. And they killed it.

Wave 2 showing up? Pre-orders for these figures aren't showing them coming till March or April. That sucks. And people are finding Rodimus Unicronus, which is awesome and he is the figure I want most from wave 2. Please come to me soooooooooooooooooooooooon!!!!

Elita definitely looks better than Starscream. Probably the feet make the difference.

I'm happy I didn't jump on him and waited until onw.

With the Hun-Grrr voyager, the forelegs look like they don't pose at all beyond the swivel where they join to the body. And the hind legs don't look much better. I'll have to wait and see how it handles. But in robot mode? The dragon heads open the mouths to become the feet. Does that mean Hun-Grrr can 'taste' everything he steps on whenever he walks?

DeathReviews wrote:With the Hun-Grrr voyager, the forelegs look like they don't pose at all beyond the swivel where they join to the body. And the hind legs don't look much better. I'll have to wait and see how it handles. But in robot mode? The dragon heads open the mouths to become the feet. Does that mean Hun-Grrr can 'taste' everything he steps on whenever he walks?

Yes. Yes it does, and may i just say LICK,LICK,LICK

Hotconvoy wrote:

DeathReviews wrote:With the Hun-Grrr voyager, the forelegs look like they don't pose at all beyond the swivel where they join to the body. And the hind legs don't look much better. I'll have to wait and see how it handles. But in robot mode? The dragon heads open the mouths to become the feet. Does that mean Hun-Grrr can 'taste' everything he steps on whenever he walks?

Yes. Yes it does, and may i just say LICK,LICK,LICK

Gotta sacrifice something for that open mouth feature we didn't get back in 1987. Also you could just say that he's taking in matter, to be used as projectiles upon transformation to alt mode.

Qwan wrote:

william-james88 wrote:I really wish those gauntlets were a different colour than the forearms. I still have issues with these proportions. And I think the combiner torso is super lame, especially how the head is basically the same as her normal head. At least Starscream had that crown to give it a different look.

Agreed on most of these points, and yet... I'm really digging Elita-1 actually! I probably won't be a huge fan of the combined mode, and jet mode is likely gonna suck for me once I actually get it in hand, but that robot is really appealing to me right now! I mean, some of it might be the comparison to Screamy McScreamFace that's making her seem so good, but I dunno, something about the little design changes just works perfectly for me so far

Maybe it's because the contours seem a little more 'feminine' in robot mode (although the forelimbs are still ridiculously bulky). And the foot tips look more like heeled shoes in that configuration. But unless they fix that rotating, flipping rear wing section on the back, it's a no-go. The combined modes actually look a lot like the Bayverse movie starscream toys from 2007.

Looks better, but still not for my collection. If I purchase it, she will be for my daughter so she may have a little more complex TF than what she has already.

Between Moonracer and Elita one my collection is going to have SO many ladies XD

WreckerJack wrote:Between Moonracer and Elita one my collection is going to have SO many ladies XD

A whole two?

Do you have a bunch of fembots in your collection?

The United States is becoming a real haven for first sightings in the Transformers Power of the Primes line. Not only was it the very first country to get the first toys in the line, but it is also the first place to get the wave 2 voyagers, leaders and Prime Masters (the latter were found at Meijer). Adding to all these wave 2 sightings is another, sent to us by TF fan Micosay, about the wave 2 Legends class toys being found at US retail.

Micosay found Power of the Primes Roadtrap at their local Walmart in Bolivar, Missouri. This is one of the components for Battletrap which combines the aforementioned Roadtrap and Battleslash. Legends class tailgate is also part of this second wave. These toys retail for around the $10 mark and were supposed to be coming out in march. Power of the Primes seems to be coming out quicker than expected in general in the US.

If you want in hand images of Roadtrap and Battleslash, click here and click here if you want to see a video review.

The only wave 2 toys left to find are the deluxes so please let us know if you find any. If you find any wave 2 (or even wave 1) Power of the Primes toys, you can let the members of the community know by writing a short post in the sightings forums and indicating it in the sightings section.

Just got these duo! TRU btw! Great update!

Bounti76 wrote:
Do you have a bunch of fembots in your collection?

Getting there. It's mostly a want list but I can get overly excited if I want to.

WreckerJack wrote:

Bounti76 wrote:
Do you have a bunch of fembots in your collection?

Getting there. It's mostly a want list but I can get overly excited if I want to.

I don't have that many fembots but more are always welcome!

I was also wishing the recent TR Arcee (with Leonad lol) was Combiner-compatible....her, Moonracer, Elita-1, Novastar, and TBD would be a great Combiner or Super-Suit of the Primes for Elita-1.

EDIT:
I gotta say Metalhawk is my favorite Prime Master of wave1 and possibly wave2 -- but Skullgrin is kinda adorable.

I've barely seen any of wave 1 and wave 2 is already showing up. Nice to see distribution has gotten better with PotP.

Emerje

bodrock wrote:

WreckerJack wrote:

Bounti76 wrote:
Do you have a bunch of fembots in your collection?

Getting there. It's mostly a want list but I can get overly excited if I want to.

I don't have that many fembots but more are always welcome!

Not counting Minicons:

BW Airazor
BW Transmetal Airazor
BW Blackarachnia
BW Transmetal Blackarachnia
BM Blackarachnia
Energon Arcee
Cybertron Override
Universe(?) Fracture
Animated Blackarachnia
Animated Arcee
Prime Arcee
Prime Airachnid
R.I.D.2 Strongarm
T-30 Arcee
T-30 Chromia
T-30 Windblade
CW Torchbearers
TR Windblade
TR Nautica
PotP Slash

Plus 3rd party versions of Glyph, Arcee, Elita-1, and Solus Prime.

I had movie Fembots too, but I've sold at least half of my movie figures now.

Eventually I want to get Cybertron Thunderblast, some version of Strika (I wish they'd retooled CW Onslaught), and of course PotP Moonracer and Novastar. Still on the fence about PotP Elita-1. Edit: Want a Slipstream too.

I picked up Tailgate last night from Walmart. They had the Battletrap figures but I passed on them. Didn't ring up in the system so I told her it was $4.99 and she rang it up that way.

He's not as MTMTE as the last one. Like, a combination of the two would be perfect.

zodconvoy wrote:I picked up Tailgate last night from Walmart. They had the Battletrap figures but I passed on them. Didn't ring up in the system so I told her it was $4.99 and she rang it up that way.

Alternatively, you could have told her he was $9.98, and just stuck one of the Battletrap figures under your shirt. Would have been the same difference, right?

Caelus wrote:

zodconvoy wrote:I picked up Tailgate last night from Walmart. They had the Battletrap figures but I passed on them. Didn't ring up in the system so I told her it was $4.99 and she rang it up that way.

Alternatively, you could have told her he was $9.98, and just stuck one of the Battletrap figures under your shirt. Would have been the same difference, right?

But then I'd have Battletrap. I didn't want Battletrap.

I've got a prediction for the later part of the Power of the Primes line. We're all hoping for and anticipating more Season 2 Female Autobots to complete the Elita One combiner. We've got Elita One as the torso and Moonracer and Firestar as two limbs. That's two more limbs to go, but three characters left to choose from: Greenlight, Lancer, and Chromia. We already have a Generations Chromia figure from Thrilling 30 several years ago. It would make the most sense to make Greenlight and Lancer the other two limbs. However, that still kind of leaves Chromia out of the mix, making the team one iconic member short. I can see her as a Legends scale "sixth member", a la the new Slash for the Dinobots. She may not combine with her teammates as was the trend for combiner teams during Combiner Wars, but she'd still be available to display with the others if desired. I could see a redeco and retool of CW Groove work, or Hasbro could surprise us with a brand new mold altogether.

I could see a chromia from a retool of Groove actually, in the same colour scheme as her IDW self

ZeroWolf wrote:I could see a chromia from a retool of Groove actually, in the same colour scheme as her IDW self

I'd go with Afterburner.

WreckerJack wrote:

Bounti76 wrote:
Do you have a bunch of fembots in your collection?

Getting there. It's mostly a want list but I can get overly excited if I want to.

I too am excited for the ladies to come! so far, I have the T30 and TR Windblade, Chromia, Nautica, Arcee, Victorion and components, and Slash, so Elita, Firestar, and Moonracer are welcome additions. I wouldn't mind Lancer and Greenlight, but the picture on the side of Jazz's box shows the Elita-1 combiner with him as a leg and Moonracer as an arm, with a black colored Jazz (maybe, could be a shadow color over it too) as the other leg, so maybe a Ricochet in wave 5. But I still would like the other 2 ladies!

And those ladies are just my generations gals. I have 3 Strongarms, an RiD Windblade, BH Arcee, Cyberwarp,
and Skyjack. There is going to be a massive girls night out eventually!

EDIT: forgot about airachnid

In terms of fembots, the only ones I have in my primary display collection are Thrilling 30 Arcee and Chromia, and Takara Legends Blackarachnia. I also have a Prime Deluxe Airachnid which I don't particularly want any more, but I doubt I could ever sell her because of how unpopular a figure she is. The only upcoming fembot I'm definitely going to buy is Elita-1, while Moonracer and Novastar are still on my maybe pile.
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I intend to get Unite Warriors Megatronia fairly soon. I don't like Victorion or the Torchbearers all that much, Takara's Waifucons (as I like to call them) stand out more to me as characters.

To be honest, I don't look at *most* Transformers as male or female (with the exception of Arcee because my daughter loves her ). But I just get, as with anything, what matches the play pattern/gimmick I'm interested in.

I bought TR Arcee especially as a gift for my daughter. Nautica was given to her as a result of purchasing the Velocitron set. I also have Victorion and Megatronia, because I am a Combiner completionist. I also have PotP Slash because she goes with Volcanicus. I anticipate purchasing PotP Elita-1, Moonracer, Novastar, and any others that happen to be components of combiners.

I've been pretty vocal about not liking Windblade, its just that Hasbro has had this whole *THIS IS WHAT YOU, THE FANS WANTED, WHAT YOU VOTED FOR SO NOW HAVE IT X1000!!! approach that bugs me. I'll be perfectly content never owning a Windblade toy, unless she somehow becomes part of a combiner.

I like having plenty of ladies in my collection. I've got Legends Arcee, Prime Arcee (standing in as Chromia, she'll be getting a new head soon), Animated Blackarachnia and the Megatronia team thus far. I do have an Animated Arcee too but she's awaiting customization into a Minerva.

I will say, I'm not too happy with the latest direction of "Barely retool a male character and call it a female" they've been doing, but it has been getting better. Elita 1 looks pretty OK for a retool. Though I am disappointed that Warden's first original female mold, Moonracer, is as flawed as it is. I'll probably still buy her but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't underwhelmed by pictures of her.