Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime

Tuesday, April 18th, 2017 8:43AM CDT

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Were any of you dissapointed to find out that Takara's TLK Voyager Optimus was the same as Hasbro's? Well, Takara is releasing a special limited redeco of this figure as part of an advanced ticket sale for Transformers The Last Knight in Japan. It is very blurry, but the Snakas Blog this picture was found on states that they can make out purple eyes so this may be Takara's take on the "shadow spark prime" deco. This figure now joins a long line of advance ticket sales exclusives in Japan like the Darkside Optimus Prime for DOTM and G1 color Grimlock for AOE.

Credit(s): Snakas Blog

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Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1875741)
Posted by Prowl4 on April 20th, 2017 @ 7:11am CDT

What's the difference between hasbro and takara berserker and hasbro and takara barricade?

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1875742)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 20th, 2017 @ 7:12am CDT

Prowl4 wrote:What's the difference between hasbro and takara berserker and hasbro and takara barricade?

Nothing really. The wave 1 Hasbro guys are pretty much identical to their Takara counterparts

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1875744)
Posted by Prowl4 on April 20th, 2017 @ 7:20am CDT

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:
Prowl4 wrote:What's the difference between hasbro and takara berserker and hasbro and takara barricade?

Nothing really. The wave 1 Hasbro guys are pretty much identical to their Takara counterparts

Is there any visible differences at all?

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1875746)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 20th, 2017 @ 7:31am CDT

Prowl4 wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:
Prowl4 wrote:What's the difference between hasbro and takara berserker and hasbro and takara barricade?

Nothing really. The wave 1 Hasbro guys are pretty much identical to their Takara counterparts

Is there any visible differences at all?

I think Beserker has a bit of red hue in the legs that the Hasbro one doesn't have, but I think that's the only real visible difference

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1875752)
Posted by william-james88 on April 20th, 2017 @ 8:28am CDT

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:
Prowl4 wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:
Prowl4 wrote:What's the difference between hasbro and takara berserker and hasbro and takara barricade?

Nothing really. The wave 1 Hasbro guys are pretty much identical to their Takara counterparts

Is there any visible differences at all?

I think Beserker has a bit of red hue in the legs that the Hasbro one doesn't have, but I think that's the only real visible difference

Yup, the only difference in all of wave 1 is a few red bits on the legs of Berserker. Everything else is the same.

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1875768)
Posted by Bumblebee21 on April 20th, 2017 @ 9:27am CDT

i guess this is new
https://twitter.com/autobase_aichi/stat ... 1621486592

heres a better one
https://www.facebook.com/TransformersNe ... 4711827399

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1875825)
Posted by Va'al on April 20th, 2017 @ 2:09pm CDT

Bumblebee21 wrote:i guess this is new
https://twitter.com/autobase_aichi/stat ... 1621486592

heres a better one
https://www.facebook.com/TransformersNe ... 4711827399

It was newsed over here: https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... oys/37846/

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1876139)
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on April 21st, 2017 @ 12:55pm CDT

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:
Prowl4 wrote:What's the difference between hasbro and takara berserker and hasbro and takara barricade?

Nothing really. The wave 1 Hasbro guys are pretty much identical to their Takara counterparts

Which sucks. But at least in let's me feel better about getting the cheaper alternative and doing some customizing magicssss!

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1876498)
Posted by WreckerJack on April 22nd, 2017 @ 11:29pm CDT

TakaraTomy has posted on their website with the latest info on exclusive Transformers: The Last Knight giveaways! The first giveaway is the silver Temenos Sword, which will be exclusive to ToysRus stores in Japan.

Optimus Prime's Age Of Extinction shield will also be a giveaway item later in the Summer. If you are lucky enough to get one of these swords make sure you keep the ticket that comes with it. Those who do will be able to obtain a "Clear File" which is a clear plastic file folder featuring Transformers artwork on it.

In the Fall Optimus' Dark of the Moon axe will become a promotional item, a bonus for those who got the shield. Make sure to keep those tickets someplace safe so you won't miss out!

Unfortunately, these giveaways are only for Japan. If you live in the US the new Transformers The Last Knight toys will hit stores Monday, April 24th!

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1876578)
Posted by Overcracker on April 23rd, 2017 @ 10:06am CDT

WreckerJack wrote:... If you live in the US the new Transformers The Last Knight toys will hit stores Monday, April 29th!

The 29th is Saturday. Monday is May First. Unless you are talking about some other year. :lol:

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1876583)
Posted by Va'al on April 23rd, 2017 @ 10:13am CDT

Overcracker wrote:
WreckerJack wrote:... If you live in the US the new Transformers The Last Knight toys will hit stores Monday, April 29th!

The 29th is Saturday. Monday is May First. Unless you are talking about some other year.

Actually we meant 24th. Typo!

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1876586)
Posted by Overcracker on April 23rd, 2017 @ 10:58am CDT

Actually we meant 24th. Typo!

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1877049)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 25th, 2017 @ 5:13am CDT

Well, this is it. The TAKARA 1-steps are exactly the same POS as the Hasbro ones:

Hound:
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10444508

Barricade:
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10444507

Optimus:
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10444506

Bumblebee:
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10444505

They are pretty much the same price as the US or Canada. That's not counting shipping, obviously.

Sigh... Guess I'll wait for a clearance sale for Hound.

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1877052)
Posted by Va'al on April 25th, 2017 @ 5:23am CDT

Fellow Seibertronian -Kanrabat- has spotted four new figures from the upcoming live-action movie Transformers: The Last Knight over on 1999.co.jp, as part of the related Takara Tomy line of toys. Where Hasbro has One-Step Changers, we now see the Speed Change TLK-06 Bumblebee, TLK-07 Optimus Prime, TLK-08 Hound and TLK-09 Barricade!

Check out images below of the two modes and the transformation sequence, and let us know what you think of this initial Japanese offering in their striking similarity to the Hasbro version of the same toys.

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1877066)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 25th, 2017 @ 7:09am CDT

It's still a bit hilarious and sad how little paint these guys have. Takara = Hasbro here

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1877249)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 25th, 2017 @ 4:25pm CDT

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:It's still a bit hilarious and sad how little paint these guys have. Takara = Hasbro here

That's usually the case with the initial waves. It's a bit later down the line that TakaraTomy offers "premium decos".

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1877292)
Posted by william-james88 on April 25th, 2017 @ 6:45pm CDT

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:It's still a bit hilarious and sad how little paint these guys have. Takara = Hasbro here

That's usually the case with the initial waves. It's a bit later down the line that TakaraTomy offers "premium decos".

But their AOE line had different/superior decos to Hasbro's from the get go.
It looks like they are going back to the method of the first film where both companies released the same toys.

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1877294)
Posted by Sabrblade on April 25th, 2017 @ 6:54pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:It's still a bit hilarious and sad how little paint these guys have. Takara = Hasbro here

That's usually the case with the initial waves. It's a bit later down the line that TakaraTomy offers "premium decos".

But their AOE line had different/superior decos to Hasbro's from the get go.
It looks like they are going back to the method of the first film where both companies released the same toys.

Some of the movie 1 toys had differences between the Hasbro and Takara versions. Most notably the normal Leader class Optimus Prime toy.

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1877298)
Posted by william-james88 on April 25th, 2017 @ 7:05pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:It's still a bit hilarious and sad how little paint these guys have. Takara = Hasbro here

That's usually the case with the initial waves. It's a bit later down the line that TakaraTomy offers "premium decos".

But their AOE line had different/superior decos to Hasbro's from the get go.
It looks like they are going back to the method of the first film where both companies released the same toys.
Some of the movie 1 toys had differences between the Hasbro and Takara versions. Most notably the normal Leader class Optimus Prime toy.

Some, sure. But not most. Which was totally reversed for AOE.

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1877318)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 25th, 2017 @ 8:40pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:It's still a bit hilarious and sad how little paint these guys have. Takara = Hasbro here

That's usually the case with the initial waves. It's a bit later down the line that TakaraTomy offers "premium decos".

But their AOE line had different/superior decos to Hasbro's from the get go.
It looks like they are going back to the method of the first film where both companies released the same toys.
Some of the movie 1 toys had differences between the Hasbro and Takara versions. Most notably the normal Leader class Optimus Prime toy.

Some, sure. But not most. Which was totally reversed for AOE.

The first few waves were generally speaking identical. It's the later redecos and retoolings that sported the differences from what I can tell. AoE and Lost Age were exceptions, I'll give you that.

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1877400)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 26th, 2017 @ 9:56am CDT

Thanks to the Transformers Never Die Facebook Page we have some new images of the upcoming wave 1 figures from Takara's The Last Knight toyline. The 5 figures in wave 1 are Deluxe Bumblebee, Barricade, Berserker, and Slash, along with voyager Grimlock. The figures deco differs only slightly from their Hasbro counterparts, which have started to show up across the world. Check out the Takara packaging images, or their stickers, at least, and let us know what you think in the comments section below!

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1877411)
Posted by william-james88 on April 26th, 2017 @ 11:22am CDT

Holy SHIT!

Its 2007 all over again with how japan is releasing the same exact toy package and all with a sticker for the japanese text. I didnt think we would get back to that. And I didnt know that meant we were seeing the final packaging at the Tokyo toy show.

Well, technically, since Takara did the engineering on these toys and its the same deco for takara, all of us who own any The last Knight figure now owns a Takara toy and vice versa.

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1877416)
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on April 26th, 2017 @ 11:37am CDT

I just don't get how Takara can be ok releasing that Bumblebee redeco. Bad enough for Hasbro but Takara who usually go the extra mile? May as well have re-released the far more beautiful AoE version where the Hasbro version was good, the Takara version even better and both far lovelier than this TLK release.

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1877421)
Posted by Sabrblade on April 26th, 2017 @ 12:05pm CDT

Anyone else notice that the Japanese logo for the movie doesn't have any Katakana in its subheading?

Of the previous four films, all three of the sequels were given different names from the English ones for their respective Japanese releases, but whose subheadings were all still foreign word names rendered in Katakana:

ROTF: トランスフォーマーリベンジ Toransufōmā Ribenji, "Transformers: Revenge"
DOTM:トランスフォーマーダークサイド・ムーン Toransufōmā Dākusaido Mūn, "Transformers: Darkside Moon"
AOE:トランスフォーマーロストエイジ Toransufōmā Rosuto Eiji, "Transformers: Lost Age"

Here, however, the title's subheading is instead rendered in Kanji (along with a の Hiragana):

トランスフォーマー最後の騎士王 Toransufōmā Saigo no Kishi-ō, which means "Transformers: The Last Knight King"

This sounds to me like it could give a bit more context as to who the titular knight is. He's not just a knight, but the king of the knights.

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1877451)
Posted by Va'al on April 26th, 2017 @ 1:51pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:Anyone else notice that the Japanese logo for the movie doesn't have any Katakana in its subheading?

Of the previous four films, all three of the sequels were given different names from the English ones for their respective Japanese releases, but whose subheadings were all still foreign word names rendered in Katakana:

ROTF: トランスフォーマーリベンジ Toransufōmā Ribenji, "Transformers: Revenge"
DOTM:トランスフォーマーダークサイド・ムーン Toransufōmā Dākusaido Mūn, "Transformers: Darkside Moon"
AOE:トランスフォーマーロストエイジ Toransufōmā Rosuto Eiji, "Transformers: Lost Age"

Here, however, the title's subheading is instead rendered in Kanji (along with a の Hiragana):

トランスフォーマー最後の騎士王 Toransufōmā Saigo no Kishi-ō, which means "Transformers: The Last Knight King"

This sounds to me like it could give a bit more context as to who the titular knight is. He's not just a knight, but the king of the knights.

I swear we've had this conversation before. :-?

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1877454)
Posted by Sabrblade on April 26th, 2017 @ 1:54pm CDT

Va'al wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Anyone else notice that the Japanese logo for the movie doesn't have any Katakana in its subheading?

Of the previous four films, all three of the sequels were given different names from the English ones for their respective Japanese releases, but whose subheadings were all still foreign word names rendered in Katakana:

ROTF: トランスフォーマーリベンジ Toransufōmā Ribenji, "Transformers: Revenge"
DOTM:トランスフォーマーダークサイド・ムーン Toransufōmā Dākusaido Mūn, "Transformers: Darkside Moon"
AOE:トランスフォーマーロストエイジ Toransufōmā Rosuto Eiji, "Transformers: Lost Age"

Here, however, the title's subheading is instead rendered in Kanji (along with a の Hiragana):

トランスフォーマー最後の騎士王 Toransufōmā Saigo no Kishi-ō, which means "Transformers: The Last Knight King"

This sounds to me like it could give a bit more context as to who the titular knight is. He's not just a knight, but the king of the knights.

I swear we've had this conversation before.

Not with me.

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1877457)
Posted by Va'al on April 26th, 2017 @ 2:13pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
Va'al wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Anyone else notice that the Japanese logo for the movie doesn't have any Katakana in its subheading?

Of the previous four films, all three of the sequels were given different names from the English ones for their respective Japanese releases, but whose subheadings were all still foreign word names rendered in Katakana:

ROTF: トランスフォーマーリベンジ Toransufōmā Ribenji, "Transformers: Revenge"
DOTM:トランスフォーマーダークサイド・ムーン Toransufōmā Dākusaido Mūn, "Transformers: Darkside Moon"
AOE:トランスフォーマーロストエイジ Toransufōmā Rosuto Eiji, "Transformers: Lost Age"

Here, however, the title's subheading is instead rendered in Kanji (along with a の Hiragana):

トランスフォーマー最後の騎士王 Toransufōmā Saigo no Kishi-ō, which means "Transformers: The Last Knight King"

This sounds to me like it could give a bit more context as to who the titular knight is. He's not just a knight, but the king of the knights.

I swear we've had this conversation before.
Not with me.

I swear this conversation has been had on the site before. :-?

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1877582)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 27th, 2017 @ 12:51am CDT

The Planet Iacon Facebook Page has found some new images of the upcoming Limited Edition The Last Knight Voyager Prime! This version of Prime, teased about 2 weeks ago features some new paint decals, purple eyes, a purple sword, and the title "Dark Optimus Prime." This figure is available as part of a deal with advanced tickets to see the movie in Japan. Check out the images, and let us know what you think in the comments section below!

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1877586)
Posted by Autobot Roadburn on April 27th, 2017 @ 1:39am CDT

Well dang, that looks near perfect as far as this mold goes! I'd hope there'll be a way to get him stateside, but I doubt he'll come cheap.

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1877590)
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on April 27th, 2017 @ 2:12am CDT

That is very nice. Reckon I can get the regular Hasbro release looking almost as nice with a bit of paint with flames provided by Toyhax/Reprolabels who I hope are working on a sticker set.

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1877591)
Posted by Autobot Roadburn on April 27th, 2017 @ 2:15am CDT

Carnivius_Prime wrote:That is very nice. Reckon I can get the regular Hasbro release looking almost as nice with a bit of paint with flames provided by Toyhax/Reprolabels who I hope are working on a sticker set.

Good point, I honestly completely forgot about Reprolabels! I'll probably start painting my Prime in a couple days, I'm excited to see how accurate I can make him.

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1877592)
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on April 27th, 2017 @ 2:22am CDT

Autobot Roadburn wrote:
Carnivius_Prime wrote:That is very nice. Reckon I can get the regular Hasbro release looking almost as nice with a bit of paint with flames provided by Toyhax/Reprolabels who I hope are working on a sticker set.

Good point, I honestly completely forgot about Reprolabels! I'll probably start painting my Prime in a couple days, I'm excited to see how accurate I can make him.

Yeah me too (when I get my figure). Hm, that Dark Optimus Prime's truck flames are much better than the ones Hasbro actually did bother do to. That might be a harder thing to 'fix'. But the robot mode shouldn't be too difficult.

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1877934)
Posted by Diem on April 28th, 2017 @ 9:09am CDT

Me: Alright, I can probably skip all the recurring characters and just grab any new characters or any figures that get exemplary reviews.

Also me, noticing that Barricade comes with a 5mm-compatible truncheon: ffffffffffffffff

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1877994)
Posted by Va'al on April 28th, 2017 @ 12:06pm CDT

Via Dengeki Hobby once more, we have some new official photography of a Takara Tomy Transformers: The Last Knight (King) toyline figure: TLK-02 Deluxe Barricade! Check out the images below, and compare to our various in-hand takes of the Hasbro Decepticon toy to spot the differences - which doesn't seem many at all.

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1878228)
Posted by RAR on April 29th, 2017 @ 3:58pm CDT

Is there any more Limited Editions (like scruffy Bumblebee and Evil Optimus ?) - I heard there was a Barricade Limited Edition (possibly Black instead of blue) - but I've yet to see it ?

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1878330)
Posted by primalxconvoy on April 30th, 2017 @ 6:38am CDT

There aren't any differences between this and the USA version because it IS the USA version. Takara slapped a few stickers on the USA/European boxes and called it a day. I just saw Barricade, BB, Grimlock, the Predator thing, etc for sale in Aeon Mall in Japan, alongside the Japanese versions of Grimlock.

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1881490)
Posted by Va'al on May 14th, 2017 @ 4:10am CDT

Via Twitter account TokuToku Scans, we have some promotional material for Japanese audiences for Transformers: The Last Knight (King), in the form of a spread featuring one steps, Turbo Changers, Legion class Optimus Prime and Bumblebees! Check out the image below, from Terebi-kun a younger readers TV magazine.

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1882986)
Posted by Va'al on May 20th, 2017 @ 10:53am CDT

From the official Twitter account for Takara Tomy Transformers, we have news - with two images - of a limited edition TLK-EX Dark Optimus Prime, which appears to use the Voyager mold of the figure. The figure will be release in conjuction with retailer 7eleven's online service Omni7 and their advance tickets for the movie, due out in June (the listing however mentions July and the DVD category, so we may need some better translations here..). Check out the images below!

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1882987)
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on May 20th, 2017 @ 11:53am CDT

Better than the regular version but still missing a lot of painted areas and I'm happier with the way my custom is turning out even with my lousy paint skills.

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1883068)
Posted by Emerje on May 20th, 2017 @ 10:32pm CDT

Revealed? The first three regular images were uploaded to Myfigurecollection.net on 4/27. I thought they had already been posted here so I didn't say anything. Just a week or so ago I was hoping to order one off of the Omni7 site, only to find out these are only available in 7eleven stores, they're just reserved on the site.

The advance ticket release is 7/25 while the non-ticket release is 9/29. What's the Japanese release date, I can't find it anywhere? it's strange that the advance ticked would come out after the the movie has already been in theaters a month. People seem to think the September non-ticket release is for the BR/DVD release.

Emerje

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1883115)
Posted by BERSEKAEL on May 21st, 2017 @ 10:39am CDT

hmm I wonder if this is the legion class reference

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1883117)
Posted by Va'al on May 21st, 2017 @ 11:28am CDT

Emerje wrote:The advance ticket release is 7/25 while the non-ticket release is 9/29. What's the Japanese release date, I can't find it anywhere? it's strange that the advance ticked would come out after the the movie has already been in theaters a month. People seem to think the September non-ticket release is for the BR/DVD release.

Emerje

It's also June, which is why the dates listed are confusing.

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1884779)
Posted by william-james88 on May 28th, 2017 @ 8:33am CDT

It's about time we saw something different from Takara's TLK line for Transformers: The Last Knight. Thanks to a tip from fellow Seibertronian bacem, we found new images of a further remold to Takara's Movie Advanced Knight Armour Optimus Prime, which was a retool of the Age of Extinction Leader Prime. This upcoming Leader Optimus Prime is called TLK-15 Caliber Optimus Prime and the backpack the Leader figure is known to have will be removeable to turn into a riot shield, similar to what Striker Prime had. He also comes with a new axe weapon. This figure is set to retail for 8,000 yen in July, 2017. While nothing is confirmed, it is likely that this will be a Japan exclusive toy replacing the Leader Optimus Prime reissue Hasbro is doing for their Transformers: The Last Knight toyline. These images were found on a Facebook page.

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1884786)
Posted by LOST Cybertronian on May 28th, 2017 @ 9:33am CDT

Well this is hella neat. Makes the toy infinitely better.

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1884816)
Posted by Va'al on May 28th, 2017 @ 1:44pm CDT

In apparently the same magazine that brought us TLK-15 Optimus Prime, from the upcoming live-action movie Transformers: The Last Knight (King, in Japan), we also have a look a the Takara Tomy version of Leader class Megatron - and nothing much has changed, other than a slight paint coat, as suggested by other figures in the line seen so far.

What is entirely new is the small Legion class Megatron entirely in red - and we have seen a red Cybertronian show up in the latest international trailer for the movie. Check out the page scan below, courtesy of Twitter user マクベス, and let us know what you think in the Energon Pub!

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1884820)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on May 28th, 2017 @ 2:15pm CDT

And the classic typo pops up yet again.

"Caliber" refers to firearms, specifically to the size of the bullet. The correct spelling should be "Caliur", derived from the fabled sword Excalibur. It's used quite a lot in Japanese pop culture for significant sword type weapons.

I'm guessing that moniker is used to distinguish the Leader from the standard yet exclusive Voyager release.

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1884821)
Posted by Va'al on May 28th, 2017 @ 2:16pm CDT

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:And the classic typo pops up yet again.

"Caliber" refers to firearms, specifically to the size of the bullet. The correct spelling should be "Caliur", derived from the fabled sword Excalibur. It's used quite a lot in Japanese pop culture for significant sword type weapons.

Surely you mean caliBur.

TPYOS EVERYWHERE

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1884824)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on May 28th, 2017 @ 2:19pm CDT

Va'al wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:And the classic typo pops up yet again.

"Caliber" refers to firearms, specifically to the size of the bullet. The correct spelling should be "Caliur", derived from the fabled sword Excalibur. It's used quite a lot in Japanese pop culture for significant sword type weapons.

Surely you mean caliBur.

TPYOS EVERYWHERE

I sure did. :oops:

which goes to show everyone is susceptible.

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1884839)
Posted by User897 on May 28th, 2017 @ 4:13pm CDT

And yet again we have an Optimus Prime figure that HasBLO should make available in the USA, instead of another lousy repaint. Lame.

Re: Possible Exclusive Shadow Spark Deco for Takara TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (1884840)
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on May 28th, 2017 @ 4:14pm CDT

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Va'al wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:And the classic typo pops up yet again.

"Caliber" refers to firearms, specifically to the size of the bullet. The correct spelling should be "Caliur", derived from the fabled sword Excalibur. It's used quite a lot in Japanese pop culture for significant sword type weapons.

Surely you mean caliBur.

TPYOS EVERYWHERE

I sure did. which goes to show everyone is susceptible.

Man this new Soul Calibur game looks great :-P