Mission to Cybertron Transformers: The Last Knight Optimus Two-Pack Sighted at Singapore Retail

It turns out our fellow Podcaster Scotty P was right when saying that his initial impression of Transformers: The Last Knight Deluxe Hot Rod was seeing it as mostly a new mold. In hand images of this toy have been uploaded to Transformers Never Die fan site by Blackai, covering the toy's many angles and, more importantly, includes images next to Lockdown. It is here that we see that this toy is more of an inspiration from the Lockdown mold, using its design as a base and building from it like Titans Return Chromedome did with Combiner Wars Dead End, rather than a more common retool. Wha sells this is the upscaled nature of this toy. In both modes, this toy is larger than the Lockdown mold, at least from what the pictures show. While the transformation remains very similar to Lockdown's there is a new trick for the arms. In terms of parts and scale, this is very much a new and distinctive toy, offering a unique build for Hot Rod, while still having a familiar car mode and transformation.

For those unaware, this is a Walmart Exclusive in the US (and presumably in other countries where Walmart operates).

Enjoy the images and click here to be brought to the original post for more.

"Wha sells this is the upscaled nature of this toy."

I'm guessing there's a typo there, unless I'm having a brain event.

ETA
Oh, just got it, it's a simple missing T to make wha into what. Whew, glad it wasn't my brain. I need that to live.

featuring a $99.99 SGD (72 USD) two-pack evolution-esque set of Deluxe Optimus Primes: the Dark of the Moon mold and the 2007 Protoform mold!

$72 for two deluxes? I dunno about protoform but deluxe DOTM OP is NOT worth $36 in any universe I live in. Even at half that price it'd be a ripoff. I hope it's just local market forces driving the price and it'll be much cheaper if/when it winds up in other locales, because holy smokes.

Definitely going to have to pick this up. It's a massive retool, in all the good ways.

I wonder if they'll give us a traditional Hot Rod deco later down the road.

Optimum Supreme wrote:

featuring a $99.99 SGD (72 USD) two-pack evolution-esque set of Deluxe Optimus Primes: the Dark of the Moon mold and the 2007 Protoform mold!

$72 for two deluxes? I dunno about protoform but deluxe DOTM OP is NOT worth $36 in any universe I live in. Even at half that price it'd be a ripoff. I hope it's just local market forces driving the price and it'll be much cheaper if/when it winds up in other locales, because holy smokes.

We already know how much it is in the US: $40

Some pretty impressive retooling going on here... reminds me a bit of Titans Return. Hasbro have upped their game in the mold re-use area and they've no intentions of going back.

Huh the only things that show it's a retool is the white/silver neck piece, the lower legs and feet and presumably the Transformation.

While it's a shame the chest is not raised and the feet are Lockdown's this Hot rod seems to be a good figure for him.

I'd have liked that Proto-form Optimus in the Cybertron (Beast) Optimus Prime Colours - or even Optimus Primal colours he's always reminded me of that toy & toys.

The Silver-gray is kinda plain looking - I need to see what it looks like next to the blue Grey Original - not something I'm going to be chasing though with much enthusiasm.

Optimus seems very similar to the original mould - I like the gun though.

Damn that Hot Rod is so very nice and being bigger than Lockdown is a big surprise too. A very likely purchase from me! I need to know which UK store will have him.

ALso it's a bit odd that on the box Bumblebee is the main focus and pushing Hot Rod off the edge. As if Bee doesn't have enough attention already.

So wait, this toy doesn't come with any weapons? Awwww.....

Wish this toy had the back wing doors the movie version had.

New figure old figure I don't care he looks interesting I'll be buying this figure

I hope the optimus 2-pack doesn't have it's price inflated like the legion 2-packs...

Downshift55 wrote:So wait, this toy doesn't come with any weapons? Awwww.....

Where do the weapons come from that the figure is holding in that collector's images?

Deadput wrote:Huh the only things that show it's a retool is the white/silver neck piece, the lower legs and feet and presumably the Transformation.

From what I can tell, the lower legs and more importantly, the basic skeleton is reused from Lockdown, with the new Hot Rod parts built around it.

Carnivius_Prime wrote:

Downshift55 wrote:So wait, this toy doesn't come with any weapons? Awwww.....

Where do the weapons come from that the figure is holding in that collector's images?

One of them is AOE Hounds gun and I don't know about the second but I assume it comes from the same place.

Deadput wrote:

Carnivius_Prime wrote:

Downshift55 wrote:So wait, this toy doesn't come with any weapons? Awwww.....

Where do the weapons come from that the figure is holding in that collector's images?

One of them is AOE Hounds gun and I don't know about the second but I assume it comes from the same place.

I still wish weapon packs were a thing. Just a whole bunch of random and awesome guns, swords, shields and such with 5mm posts. Easily equip weaponless figures without depriving others of theirs.

Carnivius_Prime wrote:

Deadput wrote:

Carnivius_Prime wrote:

Downshift55 wrote:So wait, this toy doesn't come with any weapons? Awwww.....

Where do the weapons come from that the figure is holding in that collector's images?

One of them is AOE Hounds gun and I don't know about the second but I assume it comes from the same place.

I still wish weapon packs were a thing. Just a whole bunch of random and awesome guns, swords, shields and such with 5mm posts. Easily equip weaponless figures without depriving others of theirs.

They were a thing at one point? :O

I really do wonder why Hasbro or Takara don't release playsets with their toys

Rainmaker wrote:
They were a thing at one point? :O

Not for Transformers as far as I can recall but other toylines have had them including Hasbro's own GI Joe.

Id kill for a weapon pack of those little pistol rifles that come with Titan Return Blurr, Chromedome and their repaints since it's the perfect standard troop firearm.

More of a reason for me to bye multiple Getaways as Autotroopers.

That Hotrod will be a sure buy for me. Even at the dreaded 30$CAN price.

Only thing I don't like is he have the face of an ant for some reason.

Ohhhhhh way to much for Legions if it was a two pack of Drift or Crosshairs with Megs MAYBE I would get it but another Bee , a crappy repaint of a crappy repaint not that really into that OP or Grim either cause I already have and will have that mold As 2014/15 Grimlock, Prime Rippersnapper and Predacons Rising Rippersnapper. Not impressed

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Deadput wrote:Huh the only things that show it's a retool is the white/silver neck piece, the lower legs and feet and presumably the Transformation.

From what I can tell, the lower legs and more importantly, the basic skeleton is reused from Lockdown, with the new Hot Rod parts built around it.

So, would we then call it a reshell?

I mean, Lockdown to Hot Rod seems about as similar a change as Titan class Metroplex to Titan class Fortress Maximus was.

Quite impressed with the Hot Rod fig. He ends up taller than Lockdown!
I'm not quite sure if he'll be sold here in my country since we don't have Walmart but I'm crossing my fingers.

Sabrblade wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Deadput wrote:Huh the only things that show it's a retool is the white/silver neck piece, the lower legs and feet and presumably the Transformation.

From what I can tell, the lower legs and more importantly, the basic skeleton is reused from Lockdown, with the new Hot Rod parts built around it.

So, would we then call it a reshell?

I mean, Lockdown to Hot Rod seems about as similar a change as Titan class Metroplex to Titan class Fortress Maximus was.

A better comparison would be CW Skydive into Air Raid, or any other major CW retool for that matter. The only difference is that it's not pre-planned and the retool ends being taller thanks to longer body parts.

More news from that same Weibo post as we have some new stuff about the toyline for The Last Knight as well! In this case, the packaging for the Toys R Us-exclusive Mission to Cybertron Infernocus figure. A redeco and rather major retool of Beast Hunter Abominus, we see here that the packaging proudly displays Infernocus in his combined form along with the tiny little Quintessa figure on the side. Take a look and tell us what you think in the forums!

Kurona wrote:More news from that same Weibo post as we have some new stuff about the toyline for The Last Knight as well! In this case, the packaging for the Toys R Us-exclusive Mission to Cybertron Infernocus figure. A redeco and rather major retool of Beast Hunter Abominus, we see here that the packaging proudly displays Infernocus in his combined form along with the tiny little Quintessa figure on the side. Take a look and tell us what you think in the forums!

I may get it. I want the Quintessa figure more than a bunch of Prime legions but Infernocus looks kinda neat combined.

So the middle figure doesn't have an alt mode?

There appears to be an issue with the news article title.

MagicDeath wrote:There appears to be an issue with the news article title.

My mistake; totally forgot to give it a title when writing it. Thanks for catching that for me!

Why did they change the color to black? It looks fine regardless, but why the last second color swap?

RiddlerJ wrote:So the middle figure doesn't have an alt mode?

Correct. As evidenced by the back of the box:

Terrsolpix wrote:Why did they change the color to black? It looks fine regardless, but why the last second color swap?

Just CGI rendering errors with color

Overcracker wrote:

RiddlerJ wrote:So the middle figure doesn't have an alt mode?

Correct. As evidenced by the back of the box:

I smell a fan mode

Terrsolpix wrote:Why did they change the color to black? It looks fine regardless, but why the last second color swap?

What do you mean? They were always black.

Sabrblade wrote:

Terrsolpix wrote:Why did they change the color to black? It looks fine regardless, but why the last second color swap?

What do you mean? They were always black.

This ain't black unless it turns out I colorblind. Should have listened to those clickbait videos.

Terrsolpix wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Terrsolpix wrote:Why did they change the color to black? It looks fine regardless, but why the last second color swap?

What do you mean? They were always black.

This ain't black unless it turns out I colorblind. Should have listened to those clickbait videos.

Hasbro stock photography has a penchant for being saturated and lighting-altered. I was never expecting they toys to look like that.

Sabrblade wrote:

Terrsolpix wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Terrsolpix wrote:Why did they change the color to black? It looks fine regardless, but why the last second color swap?

What do you mean? They were always black.

This ain't black unless it turns out I colorblind. Should have listened to those clickbait videos.

Hasbro stock photography has a penchant for being saturated and lighting-altered. I was never expecting they toys to look like that.

I wasn't expecting an exact replica of the CGI renders, but the main color being changed to pitch black is quite a surprise, even with hasbro's track record.

I must admit, I was hoping for a dark graphite/smokey look. I was also thinking it would be smoky clear since those limbs were often seen in clear plastic. But this looks cool. Way too expensive for me though. I am starting to think I will be buying very few retailer exclusives this time.

Dunno how much Infernicus will be but if he's a TrU exclusive, he'll be available aplenty and come on sale soon enough.
Thank god for the now standard tri-lingual packaging.

william-james88 wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Wave 2 is decent and does include almost every Megatron I plan to get (which is all but one)

Mot getting the deluxe?

The transforming shampoo bottle is the only one I am not getting. Getting the deluxe most certainly. And every other one too save the shampoo.

Hot Rod does look good, but he should have been based on a better mold, maybe to add his door wings?

Also holy cow can't wait for Infernocus!

that thing looks metal as hell. i'll probably pick it up even though i already have basically all the molds.

Here is a very handy list I wish we had for more countries. While we know of the retailer movie exclusive figures in the US, the availability and retailer will change from country to country, since Hasbro must find a retailer in each country to buy that extra stock which they must sell in addition to the mainline movie toys. Some retailers may take some but not all, like how Walmart Canada had the exclusive legion figures for AOE but didn't stock the Beast Wars based figures.

We have such a list for Australia, thanks to some super sleuthing from Griffin of Ozformers. As he says, this is very handy to know what is coming so that Australians can know in advance what exclusives they shouldn't wait to find and instead plan other ways of acquiring them. In short, it seems like Australia is mainly getting all the Toysrus Exclusives except for the Cybertron Planet toy. There appear to be no plans on any retailer to stock any toy of Hot Rod.

Here is the full list of exclusives Australians should be seeing in stores:

Griffin wrote:C2034 TRA MV5 Turbo Changer (1-step) TF5 Figure 6pk (Walmart & Big W) (for June toy sale at BigW)
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C2022 MTC Legion TF5 Figure 2pk (TRU) (already found at some TRU stores here)
C2023 MTC Deluxe TF5 Figure (TRU) (this could be both Skullitron and stealthbomber Megatron)
C2024 MTC 5 Bot Combiner Infernocus Figure (TRU)
C2025 MTC Deluxe TF5 Optimus Prime 2pk (TRU) (already found at some TRU stores here)

I really, really wish Infernocus' torso had an alt mode. I mean, I'll probably get it anyway, but still, a pity.

Also it'd be cool if we got a larger scale CW-compatible Infernocus. Never gonna happen but it would be neat.

Black Hat wrote:I really, really wish Infernocus' torso had an alt mode. I mean, I'll probably get it anyway, but still, a pity.

Also it'd be cool if we got a larger scale CW-compatible Infernocus. Never gonna happen but it would be neat.

My hopes is for the Combiner Wars line to be resurrected at some point but this time, it will be the BEAST combiners.

Predaking, the Seacons, the Horrorcons, and those from Beast Wars 2.0 as well.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Black Hat wrote:I really, really wish Infernocus' torso had an alt mode. I mean, I'll probably get it anyway, but still, a pity.

Also it'd be cool if we got a larger scale CW-compatible Infernocus. Never gonna happen but it would be neat.

My hopes is for the Combiner Wars line to be resurrected at some point but this time, it will be the BEAST combiners.

Predaking, the Seacons, the Horrorcons, and those from Beast Wars 2.0 as well.

That would be awesome, though if they do the Seacons I wonder if they'll just scrap the "Scramble City Targetmaster" gimmick. It'd be a shame if they did.

Black Hat wrote:That would be awesome, though if they do the Seacons I wonder if they'll just scrap the "Scramble City Targetmaster" gimmick. It'd be a shame if they did.

My guess is one will be chosen to be a legend as they did with CW.

william-james88 wrote:We have such a list for Australia, thanks to some super sleuthing from Griffin of Ozformers. As he says, this is very handy to know what is coming so that Australians can know in advance what exclusives they shouldn't wait to find and instead plan other ways of acquiring them. In short, it seems like Australia is mainly getting all the Toysrus Exclusives except for the Cybertron Planet toy. There appear to be no plans on any retailer to stock any toy of Hot Rod.

Here is the full list of exclusives Australians should be seeing in stores:

Griffin wrote:C2034 TRA MV5 Turbo Changer (1-step) TF5 Figure 6pk (Walmart & Big W) (for June toy sale at BigW)
-
C2022 MTC Legion TF5 Figure 2pk (TRU) (already found at some TRU stores here)
C2023 MTC Deluxe TF5 Figure (TRU) (this could be both Skullitron and stealthbomber Megatron)
C2024 MTC 5 Bot Combiner Infernocus Figure (TRU)
C2025 MTC Deluxe TF5 Optimus Prime 2pk (TRU) (already found at some TRU stores here)

First of, Hot Rod is the Walmart-exclusive character for TLK, like Stinger was for AoE

Secondly, product codes! From the looks of it, the Legion and Deluxe ones are for the whole assortment, not individual figures. Toys 'R Us did that earlier with RiD's Clash of the Transformers.

After the Singapore news we reported on here, we also have confirmation that the Transformers: The Last Knight Mission to Cybertron Optimus Prime (Evolution) two-pack is now at US retail! Site Moderator Cobotron reports the sighting from Omaha Toys'R'Us for $39.99 - if you come across the same figure, or any other, make sure to report it in the Sightings Database, and happy hunting!

Anybody want the movie prime if I go halfsies for the protoform?