Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing

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Who doesn't love a Black Repaint? As Seibertron.com prepares its various Age of Extinction Nemesiseses characters galleries, Yodobashi.com has listed the Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug, with nice images to accompany it, on which we reported a while back. Currently listed at 3456 Yen (approx $34), the figure appears to be set for a November release. Check out images below!

Credit(s): Yodobashi.com

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Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1604184)
Posted by monstrinhotron on September 5th, 2014 @ 9:18am CDT

i do love a black repaint. My bright purple slug just got thrown over my shoulder to land in the trash through a tiny, comedy basketball hoop to make space on the shelf for this bad boy.

I will probably regret that, when i find out the only way i can buy it is importing it at great personal cost, waiting months for it to arrive only for it to be seized by Royal Mail until i pay the import tax and £20 ransom fee.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1604254)
Posted by Sabrblade on September 5th, 2014 @ 3:15pm CDT

I really can't tell if this is supposed to be Takara's answer to a movie-accurate redeco of this mold, or if they just wanted to do it in black for fun.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1604264)
Posted by shajaki on September 5th, 2014 @ 3:26pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:I really can't tell if this is supposed to be Takara's answer to a movie-accurate redeco of this mold, or if they just wanted to do it in black for fun.

i assumed it was their version of movie accuracy.

at the end of all this... im going to have so many AOE dinobots...
retail fruity dinos, sdcc, platinum 5pack, and MAYBE these bastards too...

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1604275)
Posted by RSDADDIMUS2 on September 5th, 2014 @ 3:48pm CDT

Shiny!! I just showed my wife.If I don't get it for her..she says apparently I never loved her. lol

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1606954)
Posted by mooncake623 on September 17th, 2014 @ 9:26am CDT

Thanks to Takara Tomy's Transformers Twitter account, We get new images of the Lost Age LA-13 Nemesis Prime. This figure is a black and teal redeco of the Power Battlers Optimus Prime and is expected to be released in Japan this weekend. Check out the images we've mirrored below.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1606962)
Posted by RhA on September 17th, 2014 @ 9:47am CDT

It's like Takara wanted some kind of exclusive deco, but couldn't find s decent toy to put it on. Welcome to the Age of Extinction toyline.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1606964)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on September 17th, 2014 @ 9:50am CDT

RhA wrote:It's like Takara wanted some kind of exclusive deco, but couldn't find s decent toy to put it on. Welcome to the Age of Extinction toyline.

More like, "We already have an Optimus toy, what do we do with the Power Attacker to avoid duplicate characters outside of Grimlock?"

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1606965)
Posted by mooncake623 on September 17th, 2014 @ 9:53am CDT

I'm buying this... =X

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1606966)
Posted by RhA on September 17th, 2014 @ 9:57am CDT

mooncake623 wrote:I'm buying this... =X

Don't legitimize their horrible toys.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1606968)
Posted by mooncake623 on September 17th, 2014 @ 9:58am CDT

RhA wrote:
mooncake623 wrote:I'm buying this... =X

Don't legitimize their horrible toys.

It's a black Prime... I gotta have them all!... sigh..

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1606976)
Posted by GuyIncognito on September 17th, 2014 @ 10:33am CDT

This is sure to be popular among 5-year-olds who collect repaints. >:oP

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1606977)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on September 17th, 2014 @ 10:36am CDT

GuyIncognito wrote:This is sure to be popular among 5-year-olds who collect repaints.

Wouldn't be a repaint to Japan, as they never got the Power Attacker Optimus in some form until now. They did get the One-Step as an exclusive.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1606980)
Posted by GuyIncognito on September 17th, 2014 @ 10:44am CDT

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
GuyIncognito wrote:This is sure to be popular among 5-year-olds who collect repaints.

Wouldn't be a repaint to Japan, as they never got the Power Attacker Optimus in some form until now. They did get the One-Step as an exclusive.

My point is that it doesn't make much sense to take a toy designed for pre-schoolers and give it a paint job that appeals to collectors. The audience for one-step changers probably don't know who Nemesis Prime even is. It's a strange combination. Then again, Japan is a strange country.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1606984)
Posted by Arrancon on September 17th, 2014 @ 11:19am CDT

Well... at least the box art is cool...

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1606988)
Posted by Sabrblade on September 17th, 2014 @ 11:23am CDT

Full name is "Battle Attack Nemesis Prime".

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1606990)
Posted by OptimalOptimus2 on September 17th, 2014 @ 11:27am CDT

Not the best repaint, but it's interesting.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1606998)
Posted by rpetras on September 17th, 2014 @ 12:26pm CDT

I like me some Nemesis Prime repaints, but this one I think I can skip.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1607005)
Posted by RhA on September 17th, 2014 @ 12:57pm CDT

rpetras wrote:I like me some Nemesis Prime repaints, but this one I think I can skip.

... Which is the general consensus. :michaelbay:

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1607016)
Posted by Noideaforaname on September 17th, 2014 @ 1:21pm CDT

So wait, he has 4 arms? 2 of which just sort of sprout out of nowhere for the gimmick attack?

And yeah, it's weird making a collector-orientated version of a kiddie toy.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1607021)
Posted by Sabrblade on September 17th, 2014 @ 1:46pm CDT

Noideaforaname wrote:And yeah, it's weird making a collector-orientated version of a kiddie toy.

This figure is no different from the decos of the other Lost Age Series toys.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1607028)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on September 17th, 2014 @ 2:22pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
Noideaforaname wrote:And yeah, it's weird making a collector-orientated version of a kiddie toy.
This figure is no different from the decos of the other Lost Age Series toys.

Or from any other general retail black repaint, like Armada Nemesis Prime (Scourge was exclusive however) and Arms Micron Nemesis Prime.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1607030)
Posted by GuyIncognito on September 17th, 2014 @ 2:40pm CDT

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Noideaforaname wrote:And yeah, it's weird making a collector-orientated version of a kiddie toy.
This figure is no different from the decos of the other Lost Age Series toys.

Or from any other general retail black repaint, like Armada Nemesis Prime (Scourge was exclusive however) and Arms Micron Nemesis Prime.

Except those were figures from the main toy line, aimed at all TF fans, as opposed to toys that were specifically designed for young children who probably have never even heard of "Nemesis Prime". How would pre-schoolers be familiar with Nemesis Prime? Was he a featured character in TF Animated or Rescue Bots?

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1607031)
Posted by Sabrblade on September 17th, 2014 @ 2:44pm CDT

GuyIncognito wrote:Except those were figures from the main toy line, aimed at all TF fans, as opposed to toys that were specifically designed for young children who probably have never even heard of "Nemesis Prime". How would pre-schoolers be familiar with Nemesis Prime? Was he a featured character in TF Animated or Rescue Bots?

This is the main line in Japan. Lost Age Series. The Movie Advanced Series is the secondary line to this one in Japan. And practically all of the Lost Age Series toys have premium collector-aimed decos with metallic paint and everything.

And how would preschoolers in Japan even know about Rescue Bots anyway? Or Animated, for that matter, since that one might have been before their time over there.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1607041)
Posted by GuyIncognito on September 17th, 2014 @ 3:33pm CDT

Power Battlers are the main TF line in Japan? Sucks for them.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1607043)
Posted by Sabrblade on September 17th, 2014 @ 3:39pm CDT

GuyIncognito wrote:Power Battlers are the main TF line in Japan? Sucks for them.

No, not solely Power Battlers, the entire Lost Age Series line contains molds from all of the simplistic toys: 1 Step Changers, Power Battlers, Flip & Change Grimlock, and the Takara-made Battle Command Optimus Prime.

Those toys are the ones being marketed under the name of the movie, while the Movie Advanced Series is the other line for the Japanese that contains the AOE Generations molds.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1607072)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on September 17th, 2014 @ 5:15pm CDT

At first, I was

when I saw that small Nemesis Prime in package, with the perfect vehicle shown at the obviously perfect angle. For a good few seconds, my hopes were up for a Cyberverse revival.

Then, the in-hand robot mode pictures showed up... :SICK:

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1607203)
Posted by Va'al on September 18th, 2014 @ 9:56am CDT

As the Takara Tomy mall website updates, more figures are revealed from the Lost Age line (the Takara version of the Hasbro 'simplified' Age of Extinction figures). Check out below official images for LA-15 Grimlock (Power Battlers), LA-16 Slug (Power Battlers), LA-17 Snarl (Power Battlers), LA-18 Galvatron (Power Battlers), and LA-SP a multi-pack of One-Step figures including Silver Knight Optimus Prime, Galvatron, Slug, and helicopter Drift.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1607207)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on September 18th, 2014 @ 10:15am CDT

Wait, I only have up to LA13 Nemesis Prime, who's LA14? :shock:

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1607210)
Posted by Lockdownhunter on September 18th, 2014 @ 10:30am CDT

OOOO, LOVE THAT SNARL AND GALVATRON.GRIMLOCK HAS AN ARM CARRYING A MACE FOR A TAIL,LOL :lol:

LOVING THE POWER ATTACKERS SO FAR.ALSO LOVE THE NEMESIS PRIME VERSION OF POWER BATTLER OPTIMUS PRIME.IRONICALLY, POWER BATTLERS OPTIMUS AND GALVATRON HAVE NO BACKPACK KIBBLE BUT THEIR LEADERAND VOYAGER COUNTERPARTS ARE KIBBLETASTIC. WHAT ON EARTH IS GOING ON???

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1607217)
Posted by Noideaforaname on September 18th, 2014 @ 11:15am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:This figure is no different from the decos of the other Lost Age Series toys.

*sees the others* I didn't know they were doing a whole line of them. Huh...

(Granted I'm totally lost on the whole AoE business. Grabbed Kreon Lockdown and Galvy, saw no Cyberverse, and just ignored everything else)

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1607224)
Posted by Siger on September 18th, 2014 @ 11:50am CDT

Lockdownhunter wrote:OOOO, LOVE THAT SNARL AND GALVATRON.GRIMLOCK HAS AN ARM CARRYING A MACE FOR A TAIL,LOL
LOVING THE POWER ATTACKERS SO FAR.ALSO LOVE THE NEMESIS PRIME VERSION OF POWER BATTLER OPTIMUS PRIME.IRONICALLY, POWER BATTLERS OPTIMUS AND GALVATRON HAVE NO BACKPACK KIBBLE BUT THEIR LEADERAND VOYAGER COUNTERPARTS ARE KIBBLETASTIC. WHAT ON EARTH IS GOING ON???

Why all caps? Get off the PCP, it's not good for you! I like the Galvatron, looks better than the voyager one IMO.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1607240)
Posted by Sabrblade on September 18th, 2014 @ 1:02pm CDT

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Wait, I only have up to LA13 Nemesis Prime, who's LA14?

http://takaratomymall.jp/shop/g/g4904810822158/

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1607254)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on September 18th, 2014 @ 1:27pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Wait, I only have up to LA13 Nemesis Prime, who's LA14?

http://takaratomymall.jp/shop/g/g4904810822158/

Thank you dear.

So "LA14 Battle Command Optimus Prime & Bumblebee Strongest Tag Set" eh? Tag as in tag-team I bet.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1607264)
Posted by Evil Eye on September 18th, 2014 @ 1:59pm CDT

Sorry Takara, even your wonderful paintjobs and hilarious adverts can't make me like these.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1607276)
Posted by thedistinctroom on September 18th, 2014 @ 2:50pm CDT

Why? Oh, why do these things exist? Is there really a market for these?

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1607283)
Posted by Zeek99g on September 18th, 2014 @ 3:09pm CDT

Why is there 372 written on Grimlock's left shoulder? :-?

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1607305)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on September 18th, 2014 @ 4:32pm CDT

I LOVE that Galvatron! I'm looking forward to find him in stores. Unfortunately, it wont have that great paint job, but that mold look just fantastic. I'm buying for sure.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1607311)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on September 18th, 2014 @ 4:57pm CDT

Zeek99g wrote:Why is there 372 written on Grimlock's left shoulder?

It's molded in, and most likely an mold ID number.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1607337)
Posted by ausbot on September 18th, 2014 @ 7:07pm CDT

I like this version of the dinobots but only a G1 color make over would totally sell me on them.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1607366)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on September 18th, 2014 @ 10:05pm CDT

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Wait, I only have up to LA13 Nemesis Prime, who's LA14?

http://takaratomymall.jp/shop/g/g4904810822158/

Thank you dear.

So "LA14 Battle Command Optimus Prime & Bumblebee Strongest Tag Set" eh? Tag as in tag-team I bet.

Aww man. If I knew this set was coming I would've waited.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1607383)
Posted by Sabrblade on September 18th, 2014 @ 11:21pm CDT

thedistinctroom wrote:Why? Oh, why do these things exist? Is there really a market for these?

Apparently so. This is the main line for the movie in Japan, branded under the movie's name for its label, with the Movie Advanced Series being the secondary line.

Get a load of how Takara's marketing it:

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1607428)
Posted by Va'al on September 19th, 2014 @ 6:40am CDT

And in further Takara Tomy Transformers news, here are a couple of images of their version of Age of Extinction Generations Voyager Slog: Movie Advanced AD-29 Slog! You can compare the Takara deco to the Hasbro one by checking out the Seibertron.com gallery of the latter to the pictures mirrored below.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1607478)
Posted by MarkNL on September 19th, 2014 @ 9:57am CDT

Very nice.
I love the G1 dinobots, but I like these spikey dinobots very much as well.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1607545)
Posted by Siger on September 19th, 2014 @ 1:41pm CDT

I have slog and really like his mold. Just be careful with his dino-head when transforming into bot mode. The sliver paint on the nose got rubbed off a little bit on mine because I tried to press it too much into the back.

Other than that, I really enjoy this bruiser dinobot in both modes. Better than Grimlock IMO.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1607778)
Posted by LOST Cybertronian on September 20th, 2014 @ 11:02pm CDT

A flyer that was included with the newly released LA-13 Battle Attack Nemesis Prime includes our first color look at AD-31 Armor Knight Optimus Prime. The images are thanks to Autobase Aichi. This is a heavily retooled version of the Age of Extinction Leader Class Optimus Prime. The retool includes a new head, chest, arms, weapons as well as a premium paint job.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1607785)
Posted by Lockdownhunter on September 21st, 2014 @ 12:10am CDT

At last, a almost show accurate OP withblack windows.Love the paint job

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1607787)
Posted by Lockdownhunter on September 21st, 2014 @ 12:15am CDT

Finally, an almost show accurate optimus!

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1607794)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on September 21st, 2014 @ 12:58am CDT

Lockdownhunter wrote:At last, a almost show accurate OP withblack windows.Love the paint job

Lockdownhunter wrote:Finally, an almost show accurate optimus!

I heard ya the first time, you know. >:oP

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1607798)
Posted by Burn on September 21st, 2014 @ 1:50am CDT

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Lockdownhunter wrote:At last, a almost show accurate OP withblack windows.Love the paint job

Lockdownhunter wrote:Finally, an almost show accurate optimus!

I heard ya the first time, you know.

Getting really tired of your sarcastic attitude towards other members, especially new ones. Great way to welcome them to the site.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Black Knight Dinobot Slug Sharper Images and Listing (1607810)
Posted by Sabrblade on September 21st, 2014 @ 4:29am CDT

I have held off buying any version of the Leader Optimus mold to wait for the most movie-accurate version of the toy, and this could very well be what I'm looking for.

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