Toy Images of "Welcome To Transformers 2010" Primus

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First out of the package toy images of "Welcome To Transformers 2010" Primus has been posted by HK-TF forum member Taru.
The toy is available in Asian countries this weekend or next week.
This version of Primus is basically a repaint, as the Transformers Creator receives no modification.

You can view the original post here.

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Re: Toy Images of "Welcome To Transformers 2010" Primus (1139138)
Posted by Solrac333 on October 24th, 2010 @ 8:18am CDT

Looks better but I still like how I painted mine.

Re: Toy Images of "Welcome To Transformers 2010" Primus (1139139)
Posted by Julie85 on October 24th, 2010 @ 8:20am CDT

Very cool, but too expensive for me.

Re: Toy Images of "Welcome To Transformers 2010" Primus (1139142)
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on October 24th, 2010 @ 8:32am CDT

Still a bad looking figure. Was always just too much of the planet modes shapes remaining in robot form for it to look at all convincing.

Re: Toy Images of "Welcome To Transformers 2010" Primus (1139145)
Posted by Rated X on October 24th, 2010 @ 8:44am CDT

I never liked Primus. Cybertron was never meant to be a transforemer. And I hated the role Unicron played on Armada as well. I hate big dumb lifeless characters that dont move, fight, or do anything but take up space. Unicron was so much more cool in the G1 movie because he actually had a personality and his body was in motion throughout the movie. In Armada, the final battle between Primus and Unicron was so wack. The didnt even lock fists, move, or talk.

Re: Toy Images of "Welcome To Transformers 2010" Primus (1139161)
Posted by Overcracker on October 24th, 2010 @ 10:31am CDT

Looks cool, but other than the planet surface in that nice shiny silver there's nothing here compelling me to buy him considering I already have the Cybertron version.

I'm also not liking the overuse of the blue plastic. Specially the blue omega lock, blue arm cannons, blue hands.
They should have been black or gunmetal gray.

Re: Toy Images of "Welcome To Transformers 2010" Primus (1139166)
Posted by First-Aid on October 24th, 2010 @ 10:44am CDT

Rated X wrote:I never liked Primus. Cybertron was never meant to be a transforemer. And I hated the role Unicron played on Armada as well. I hate big dumb lifeless characters that dont move, fight, or do anything but take up space. Unicron was so much more cool in the G1 movie because he actually had a personality and his body was in motion throughout the movie. In Armada, the final battle between Primus and Unicron was so wack. The didnt even lock fists, move, or talk.

There was no battle between Primus and Unicron in Armada, I don't think. I believe it was a minicon generated version of Unicron.

It's funny you mention the Unicron personality in G1. I was actually thinking about that the other day. If Unicron were a true force for Chaos, I don't think he'd actually say anything. Think about it: if you have a personality of any type, you could conceivably be predicted enough information is available. I think personally that the total lack of coherent thought would be more of a chaotic gesture than any well-laid plans. Primus would then be his opposite, a calm, compassionate, and intelligent being that simply could not predict what Unicron would do next. That element of unpredictablility could generate more fear than any plan.

I know, weird huh?

Re: Toy Images of "Welcome To Transformers 2010" Primus (1139169)
Posted by OptiMagnus on October 24th, 2010 @ 10:49am CDT

I think Takara really wants my money if they keep releasing stuff this awesome.

Re: Toy Images of "Welcome To Transformers 2010" Primus (1139171)
Posted by Mkall on October 24th, 2010 @ 10:55am CDT

Pre-order cancelled.

This will be one of the few rare figures that I'll wait to see if I can get him cheaper.

Re: Toy Images of "Welcome To Transformers 2010" Primus (1139172)
Posted by Covenant on October 24th, 2010 @ 11:09am CDT

Love Primus, always have. To me, it's always been dumb that in the universe of Transformers, there was no failsafe for the final form of Primus (Cybertron) that would allow transformation. His creations transform, their nemesis transforms, but the god of the TFs couldn't? I mean, I get a huge part of the Matrix Quest in G1 was that Primus entombed himself so to speak, using an avatar in Xaaron to leave & interact with his self-made prison, and that totally kicked ass in its playout. But, to me, there should always have been that fail-safe, that last resort that allowed a former hardlight, life-energy-embodied entity that became the life of Cybertron, the planet itself, to reconfigure to a planet-sized representation of his former self, as Unicron did. That's why, my lack of interest in the story of 'Transformers: Cybertron' aside, Cybertron Primus has always been one of my favorite figures since his debute. His detailing is great, articulation fan-fuggin-tastic, and the way two huge parts of his planet mode tower over his shoulders look powerful, regal even, something impressive in the aesthetics department.

That said, I did always think the Cybertron mode was a bit too colorful. This new figure did a good job of covering that little ish pretty well, but ended up with two other issues that will keep me from purchasing. Too high a pricetag, and lackluster in the impressive department for robot mode colors.

Keep waiting for a Golden Age Cybertron edition. :grin:

Re: Toy Images of "Welcome To Transformers 2010" Primus (1139212)
Posted by Blurrz on October 24th, 2010 @ 1:37pm CDT

Rated X wrote: In Armada, the final battle between Primus and Unicron was so wack. The didnt even lock fists, move, or talk.

Get your Transformer continuity straight son, that did not happen in Armada and you are over-exaggerating it to the max.

This repaint is boring to me...

Re: Toy Images of "Welcome To Transformers 2010" Primus (1139233)
Posted by Sodan-1 on October 24th, 2010 @ 2:31pm CDT

Overcracker wrote:Looks cool, but other than the planet surface in that nice shiny silver there's nothing here compelling me to buy him considering I already have the Cybertron version.

I'm also not liking the overuse of the blue plastic. Specially the blue omega lock, blue arm cannons, blue hands.
They should have been black or gunmetal gray.

I do agree with you, but I'm trying to put a postive angle on things. The all silver planet mode with gold buildings is indeed an improvement. Yes there is a large amount of blue, but its a good contrast to the orange of Unicron. Plus its consistent. Cybertron Primus had so many different coloured parts that he looked like a Picasso, or a damaged car who's owners can't find the matching parts to fix it. Might have him lend 2010 Primus a hand or two.

And a couple of cannons.

Re: Toy Images of "Welcome To Transformers 2010" Primus (1139244)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on October 24th, 2010 @ 2:57pm CDT

...and I just bought a Cybertron Primus on eBay. *sigh*

this one looks good, though. I do like the color scheme in planet mode better. Robot mode makes no difference.

Re: Toy Images of "Welcome To Transformers 2010" Primus (1139250)
Posted by MINDVVIPE on October 24th, 2010 @ 3:08pm CDT

First-Aid wrote:
Rated X wrote:I never liked Primus. Cybertron was never meant to be a transforemer. And I hated the role Unicron played on Armada as well. I hate big dumb lifeless characters that dont move, fight, or do anything but take up space. Unicron was so much more cool in the G1 movie because he actually had a personality and his body was in motion throughout the movie. In Armada, the final battle between Primus and Unicron was so wack. The didnt even lock fists, move, or talk.

There was no battle between Primus and Unicron in Armada, I don't think. I believe it was a minicon generated version of Unicron.

It's funny you mention the Unicron personality in G1. I was actually thinking about that the other day. If Unicron were a true force for Chaos, I don't think he'd actually say anything. Think about it: if you have a personality of any type, you could conceivably be predicted enough information is available. I think personally that the total lack of coherent thought would be more of a chaotic gesture than any well-laid plans. Primus would then be his opposite, a calm, compassionate, and intelligent being that simply could not predict what Unicron would do next. That element of unpredictablility could generate more fear than any plan.

I know, weird huh?

You're saying Unicron didn't need to speak, or convey his plans to Galvatron. Well he did. And to be fair, his plans weren't the most thought out, and more direct, pretty chaotic anyway. Being a God of chaos doesn't mean your completely unpredictable if this god has one major obstacle from becoming the ultimate god of chaos where nothing can stop him, Primus. good/evil, ying/yang, chaos/order, they both oppose each other, yet are driven to always be forced together in this universe. Unicron might be god of chaos, but he is driven to negate the god of order and light....
Plus its a cartoon, man... don't read too far into it. haha. Unicron still pwns Galactus any day.

Re: Toy Images of "Welcome To Transformers 2010" Primus (1139252)
Posted by Mindmaster on October 24th, 2010 @ 3:10pm CDT

The only thing I like about this repaint is his color scheme in planet mode. I do own the original version (and sadly, no decapitated Unicron head :-(

), and it's not that bad. Otherwise, this is a pass for me. Sorry creator god of all Transformers. :lol:

Re: Toy Images of "Welcome To Transformers 2010" Primus (1139264)
Posted by Skullcrunchberries on October 24th, 2010 @ 3:34pm CDT

Overall, superior to the original. I love the new paint scheme, especially the planet mode. It looks spectacular.

...but, it's not enough to convince me to spend $100 - 140 on him, since I already have the original. Unicron? totally worth a second purchase. This guy? I say, if you don't have him and really want him, go for this since it's by far prettier, otherwise you're good.

Re: Toy Images of "Welcome To Transformers 2010" Primus (1139326)
Posted by evers on October 24th, 2010 @ 5:54pm CDT

hmmm is this worth it for the mail away item? I am not really sure what that thing is as is besides being a stand what does it do?

Re: Toy Images of "Welcome To Transformers 2010" Primus (1139340)
Posted by Mindmaster on October 24th, 2010 @ 6:35pm CDT

evers wrote:hmmm is this worth it for the mail away item? I am not really sure what that thing is as is besides being a stand what does it do?

Here's an elaborate list of what Mr. Primus can do:

*He can transform into Cybertron (obviously)

*His accessories include: Omega Lock, 1 pair of missiles, an Autobot Cyber Key, and if you had gotten one of the previous versions, a decapitated Unicron head.

*He has 3 modes: Humanoid, Planet, and Space Station. Highly recommend not displaying him in Space Station mode.

*In order to transform him properly, the Lock needs to be plugged into 4 places during the process: the top of the planet, which will become his back later on, the sides of his lower legs, when twisted, will cause the planet quarters to rotate into position, and his chest, which when pushed up, will place his head and shoulder guards into their proper position.

*He can fire 2 missiles from his shoulders.

*If you plug the Key in the slots of his arms, 2 pairs of double-barreled cannons pop out of his forearms.

*The Lock lights up when plugged into either of the above-mentioned slots for the Lock.

*He has little "repair arms" that can fold out (unfortunately, you have to fold them out manually).

Overall, this guy has a crap-load of gimmicks. But is he worth $100 or more? Definitely not, but if you want to go for a pricey version of the big guy, go right ahead.
NOTE: This list of his gimmicks is not official; I tried to think of it from the top of my head, so please don't start criticizing how bad I am at trying to list stuff.

Re: Toy Images of "Welcome To Transformers 2010" Primus (1139355)
Posted by Flux Convoy on October 24th, 2010 @ 7:05pm CDT

Cybertron Primus is a great toy and I really like the deco for planet mode on this version. Unfortunately, I'm thinking this will have to wait until Botcon. Money isn't getting me as far as I'd like these days.

Re: Toy Images of "Welcome To Transformers 2010" Primus (1139371)
Posted by grimdragon2001 on October 24th, 2010 @ 7:50pm CDT

had to cancel my preorder on this guy today, sadly i just cant justify him like i thought i could

Re: Toy Images of "Welcome To Transformers 2010" Primus (1139373)
Posted by Liftgate on October 24th, 2010 @ 7:52pm CDT

Looks better than Cybertron version, but dosn't really capture G1, if that's what they were going for (what's this suppose to represent if it's not??). Why skimp on some simple paint aps or color changes for a figure in this price range? Pretty lame compared to the job they did with Unicron.

Re: Toy Images of "Welcome To Transformers 2010" Primus (1139389)
Posted by bvzxa on October 24th, 2010 @ 9:15pm CDT

Man...I'mm bummed. The pics that they showed prior to his release seemed like his chest and head were blue. All they did was take the better paint scheme from Cybertron, gave him blue forearms and hands, and paint the shell parts silver. This feels like what they did to some of the 2003 Universe repaints where some parts were painted slightly different, but not enough to warrant a repaint. I have bills ot pay but i won't sacrifice another chunk of change for this. while the paint job on Unicron is decent, this one is very lackluster.

lets also consider the fact that neither Cybertron Primus nor GF Primus have anything totally different at all, exception the box.

the pics we saw before these final pics of the actual toy differ. This is what they did with Dark Skyfire. He looked like Astrotrain but instead he was all black. Im staring not to like Takara this round, Hasbro seems to be getting it right.

Man am I pissed.

Re: Toy Images of "Welcome To Transformers 2010" Primus (1139390)
Posted by Rated X on October 24th, 2010 @ 9:20pm CDT

Blurrz wrote:
Rated X wrote: In Armada, the final battle between Primus and Unicron was so wack. The didnt even lock fists, move, or talk.

Get your Transformer continuity straight son, that did not happen in Armada and you are over-exaggerating it to the max.

This repaint is boring to me...

I watched the whole armada, energon, and cybertron series right before Botcon in May. I was a pretty drunk every night I watched, but if I recall correctly Unicron had no personality what so ever. Nethier did primus. They both talked kind of through mental telepathy to other characters. And in the end their really was no physical battle between the two. Other characters really called the shots. My only point is I liked Unicrons role in the G1 movie better. He does not need to be a god, just a real bad ass robot. And in my opinion primus was kind of a cheap way to even the playing field for the autobots. Like, lets give cybertron a robot mode...that was laim in my book.

Hey at least I gave it a chance, right ??? Im G1 to the core...

Re: Toy Images of "Welcome To Transformers 2010" Primus (1139437)
Posted by Pretender Skywarp on October 25th, 2010 @ 4:33am CDT

Back in the day I scored the Cybertron Primus for £25, half price at my local TRU, on clearance. I really can't justify £100, albeit including shipping, on this one...

Re: Toy Images of "Welcome To Transformers 2010" Primus (1139468)
Posted by Counterpunch on October 25th, 2010 @ 7:51am CDT

Rated X wrote:
Blurrz wrote:
Rated X wrote: In Armada, the final battle between Primus and Unicron was so wack. The didnt even lock fists, move, or talk.

Get your Transformer continuity straight son, that did not happen in Armada and you are over-exaggerating it to the max.

This repaint is boring to me...

I watched the whole armada, energon, and cybertron series right before Botcon in May. I was a pretty drunk every night I watched, but if I recall correctly Unicron had no personality what so ever. Nethier did primus. They both talked kind of through mental telepathy to other characters. And in the end their really was no physical battle between the two. Other characters really called the shots. My only point is I liked Unicrons role in the G1 movie better. He does not need to be a god, just a real bad ass robot. And in my opinion primus was kind of a cheap way to even the playing field for the autobots. Like, lets give cybertron a robot mode...that was laim in my book.

Hey at least I gave it a chance, right ??? Im G1 to the core...

Primus and Unicron don't really fight.

Primus is only awakened to close the black hole that was caused by Unicron's destruction.

Re: Toy Images of "Welcome To Transformers 2010" Primus (1139471)
Posted by Counterpunch on October 25th, 2010 @ 8:33am CDT

I think I'm still on the boat for this one. I tried a lot of ways to justify saying no, but...whatevs.

Re: Toy Images of "Welcome To Transformers 2010" Primus (1139476)
Posted by Jazz-1982 on October 25th, 2010 @ 8:54am CDT

This guy is the same as 2010 Unicron, the paint job is totally superior to any of the earlier releases but if you have him already, there is no point in picking him up (unless you sell the old one to make space because who wants two figures this size that are the exact same, but you'd struggle to recoup even $30 for him now).

2010 Unicron was a great buy, absolutely pissed all over Energon or Armada. :APPLAUSE:

Re: Toy Images of "Welcome To Transformers 2010" Primus (1139486)
Posted by kirbenvost on October 25th, 2010 @ 9:15am CDT

He looks good, really epic, but pretty similar in robot mode. The only real improvement is in planet mode, and who's going to display him like that? I still want to pick up the Cybertron version for much cheaper

Re: Toy Images of "Welcome To Transformers 2010" Primus (1139490)
Posted by Counterpunch on October 25th, 2010 @ 9:23am CDT

kirbenvost wrote:He looks good, really epic, but pretty similar in robot mode. The only real improvement is in planet mode, and who's going to display him like that? I still want to pick up the Cybertron version for much cheaper

I plan to display him in planet mode, getting punched by Unicron.

Jazz-1982 wrote:2010 Unicron was a great buy, absolutely pissed all over Energon or Armada.

Nah, I own all of them. 2010 Unicron looks great, but isn't superior to the previous versions, especially not Energon.

Re: Toy Images of "Welcome To Transformers 2010" Primus (1139499)
Posted by kirbenvost on October 25th, 2010 @ 10:04am CDT

Counterpunch wrote:
kirbenvost wrote:He looks good, really epic, but pretty similar in robot mode. The only real improvement is in planet mode, and who's going to display him like that? I still want to pick up the Cybertron version for much cheaper

I plan to display him in planet mode, getting punched by Unicron.

I stand corrected. :lol:

That will look pretty amazing, come to think of it.

Re: Toy Images of "Welcome To Transformers 2010" Primus (1139643)
Posted by Stormrider on October 25th, 2010 @ 6:23pm CDT

Counterpunch wrote:I think I'm still on the boat for this one. I tried a lot of ways to justify saying no, but...whatevs.

peer pressure...peer pressure...

Re: Toy Images of "Welcome To Transformers 2010" Primus (1139695)
Posted by Covenant on October 25th, 2010 @ 8:37pm CDT

Jazz-1982 wrote:This guy is the same as 2010 Unicron, the paint job is totally superior to any of the earlier releases...

If you're talking about his planet mode, I'd agree entirely. Should you be speaking of his robot mode, I disagree completely. The robotic mode has been doused with blue, even down to his hands and forearm guns, sadly. Its far from something superior, in that respect. And it confuses me a bit. Someone mentioned earlier the fact these 2010 figures are getting a real G1 overhaul, but in Primus' case it seems only present in planet mode, his robot form getting a dumbed down treatment of his Cybertron colors. I mean, the gray of the world aspects on this figure look great, give it almost a Dreamwave treatment. But for his colored-otherwise parts, I'd have prefered a take on pre-Cybertron-entity Primus meets what little aspects of Primus we viewed off of his panels in Generation 1 comics. THAT would have been more fitting.

Re: Toy Images of "Welcome To Transformers 2010" Primus (1139728)
Posted by angelababy on October 25th, 2010 @ 11:10pm CDT

Looks better but I still like how I painted mine.

Re: Toy Images of "Welcome To Transformers 2010" Primus (1139767)
Posted by Mindmaster on October 26th, 2010 @ 4:54am CDT

James_alex wrote:Hi..

I am Alex James and I am a newbie to this forum. I join this forum to discuss about transformer toys and their dealing. Dealing in the sense buying and selling of toys. I love transformer toys and always try to collect these toys for my collection and also my shop. I will share my views about these toys here and will expect that you also share your views so that we all will come to know something new about transformer toys.

Thanks...

Welcome to Seibertron, homie! Talk all you want to about the figures; that's what we're here for!

Re: Toy Images of "Welcome To Transformers 2010" Primus (1139888)
Posted by GEEWUN on October 26th, 2010 @ 1:29pm CDT

Mindmaster wrote:
James_alex wrote:Hi..

I am Alex James and I am a newbie to this forum. I join this forum to discuss about transformer toys and their dealing. Dealing in the sense buying and selling of toys. I love transformer toys and always try to collect these toys for my collection and also my shop. I will share my views about these toys here and will expect that you also share your views so that we all will come to know something new about transformer toys.

Thanks...

Welcome to Seibertron, homie! Talk all you want to about the figures; that's what we're here for!

Don't forget all the other Transformers crap we talk about....

Re: Toy Images of "Welcome To Transformers 2010" Primus (1139906)
Posted by Counterpunch on October 26th, 2010 @ 2:12pm CDT

You guys are talking to a bot...

Re: Toy Images of "Welcome To Transformers 2010" Primus (1139928)
Posted by bvzxa on October 26th, 2010 @ 2:47pm CDT

Covenant wrote:
Jazz-1982 wrote:This guy is the same as 2010 Unicron, the paint job is totally superior to any of the earlier releases...

If you're talking about his planet mode, I'd agree entirely. Should you be speaking of his robot mode, I disagree completely. The robotic mode has been doused with blue, even down to his hands and forearm guns, sadly. Its far from something superior, in that respect. And it confuses me a bit. Someone mentioned earlier the fact these 2010 figures are getting a real G1 overhaul, but in Primus' case it seems only present in planet mode, his robot form getting a dumbed down treatment of his Cybertron colors. I mean, the gray of the world aspects on this figure look great, give it almost a Dreamwave treatment. But for his colored-otherwise parts, I'd have prefered a take on pre-Cybertron-entity Primus meets what little aspects of Primus we viewed off of his panels in Generation 1 comics. THAT would have been more fitting.

I agree 100%. I just can't get the fcat that the colors from the magazine scans in robot mode had his head and chest the same blue as the hands and fore arms. When I see this now it seems the figure's repaint focus was more in tuned to the planet mode, and not the robot. The blue would have igven him a new distinct look. I want that so much to go in contrast to Pumpkin Patch Unicron.

However, I know some sill get what is going on with the repaint and like it. Maybe Ryan will get a hold of it and take pics comparing the two.

Re: Toy Images of "Welcome To Transformers 2010" Primus (1139997)
Posted by Mindmaster on October 26th, 2010 @ 6:51pm CDT

Counterpunch wrote:You guys are talking to a bot...

...We are? #-o

Boy, am I stupid or what? :lol:

Re: Toy Images of "Welcome To Transformers 2010" Primus (1140084)
Posted by angelababy on October 27th, 2010 @ 12:47am CDT

Looks cool, but other than the planet surface in that nice shiny silver there's nothing here compelling me to buy him considering I already have the Cybertron version.

Re: Toy Images of "Welcome To Transformers 2010" Primus (1140087)
Posted by Jazz-1982 on October 27th, 2010 @ 1:02am CDT

bvzxa wrote:
Covenant wrote:
Jazz-1982 wrote:This guy is the same as 2010 Unicron, the paint job is totally superior to any of the earlier releases...

If you're talking about his planet mode, I'd agree entirely. Should you be speaking of his robot mode, I disagree completely. The robotic mode has been doused with blue, even down to his hands and forearm guns, sadly. Its far from something superior, in that respect. And it confuses me a bit. Someone mentioned earlier the fact these 2010 figures are getting a real G1 overhaul, but in Primus' case it seems only present in planet mode, his robot form getting a dumbed down treatment of his Cybertron colors. I mean, the gray of the world aspects on this figure look great, give it almost a Dreamwave treatment. But for his colored-otherwise parts, I'd have prefered a take on pre-Cybertron-entity Primus meets what little aspects of Primus we viewed off of his panels in Generation 1 comics. THAT would have been more fitting.

I agree 100%. I just can't get the fcat that the colors from the magazine scans in robot mode had his head and chest the same blue as the hands and fore arms. When I see this now it seems the figure's repaint focus was more in tuned to the planet mode, and not the robot. The blue would have igven him a new distinct look. I want that so much to go in contrast to Pumpkin Patch Unicron.

However, I know some sill get what is going on with the repaint and like it. Maybe Ryan will get a hold of it and take pics comparing the two.

Agree to disagree. The blue and silver/grey on this guy look awesome. He looks like a real collector's piece unlike the previous version whose paint job (like the previous unicrons) just made him look too much like a kid's toy for me (and one with way too many colours/unnecessary details on his paint job). 2010 wins.

Re: Toy Images of "Welcome To Transformers 2010" Primus (1140229)
Posted by kirbenvost on October 27th, 2010 @ 11:22am CDT

I'm torn on the color scheme, actually. I really like the darker colors a lot - but I HATE the fact that they made his whole arms & hands blue. I think the blue/grey/black combo of the arms on the first one looked great. Oh well, if I ever see 2010 Unicron & Primus on clearance, I'll get them. Like that will ever happen. :lol: