Transformers: Tribute Optimus Prime Orion Pax Evolution Pack Revealed

kurthy wrote:Planet Iacon has news of Orion Pax in an evolution two pack with an Optimus Prime.

So this is a movieverse set with no movie toys?

That's kinds dumb.

And I already have the WFC Optimus so I'm not seeing the need to buy another one. I might have bight Orion Pax if he was sold alone but I'll probably skip this.

That just screams Target exclusive

I kinda want that Orion repaint but I don't need a second Linebacker Prime. Is the WfC OP deco any different?

I don't get what it's a tribute to...

Two pre-Earth toys of Optimus, both as versions of him from a point set before he got the Matrix. Weird.

Carnivius_Prime wrote:I don't get what it's a tribute to...

tribute for people like me who missed the first wfc optimus prime.

bacem wrote:

Carnivius_Prime wrote:I don't get what it's a tribute to...

tribute for people like me who missed the first wfc optimus prime.

Really great for people like me who are getting the takara kup and don't have linebacker prime.

carytheone wrote:Is the WfC OP deco any different?

Yes. The red looks to be deeper, the gray darker, and all the pink Tron-style lights are light blue instead of pink.

Oh I'm getting this. My WFC Optimus fell from the shelf and his right antennae broke and that Pax looks too good to pass up. I was getting worried they go all out homage and include Dione in the Wheelie mold.

bacem wrote:

Carnivius_Prime wrote:I don't get what it's a tribute to...

tribute for people like me who missed the first wfc optimus prime.

Heh, ok. I passed on that WFC Prime many times as it didn't interest me and that Kup mold looks pretty bad so I don't mind passing on this set.

Another WFC Prime? Boo. That mold is such a pain to transform.

I like the Pax version of the Kup mold. Normally I would say he looks good. However, seeing him next to that sweet cherry red WFC Prime makes him look.... kinda dull by comparison. Pax looks like he needs to go to the car wash and get a premium wax.

Rainmaker wrote:Ooo another Evolution Pack! Me likey. This is part of the Tribute line apparently...maybe that's where the Orion Pax comes from. Although nothing from the packaging confirms this is a Takara product, it looks like Hasbro packaging. I thought the Tribute line was Takara.

We knew it was Hasbro since Takara toys never get leaked (at leasst not that I know of) and the instructions shown were Hasbro instructions with English everywhere:
https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... med/38363/

Also takara doesnt really do stuff like this, with current molds, aside from E-hobby stuff but thats another story.

Carnivius_Prime wrote:I don't get what it's a tribute to...

Optimus Prime?

william-james88 wrote:Optimus Prime?

From which universe???

Carnivius_Prime wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Optimus Prime?

From which universe???

All of them?

Cobotron wrote:

Carnivius_Prime wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Optimus Prime?

From which universe???

All of them?

These other double pack figures make much more sense to be in an 'evolution' two pack with movie Prime on the box than this WfC and Kup mold.


It's all just a bit weird...

william-james88 wrote:

Rainmaker wrote:Ooo another Evolution Pack! Me likey. This is part of the Tribute line apparently...maybe that's where the Orion Pax comes from. Although nothing from the packaging confirms this is a Takara product, it looks like Hasbro packaging. I thought the Tribute line was Takara.

We knew it was Hasbro since Takara toys never get leaked (at leasst not that I know of) and the instructions shown were Hasbro instructions with English everywhere:
https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... med/38363/

Also takara doesnt really do stuff like this, with current molds, aside from E-hobby stuff but thats another story.

Carnivius_Prime wrote:I don't get what it's a tribute to...

Optimus Prime?

Could be the tenacious D song too

Huh, that looks pretty neat. Assuming I don't get Legends Kup at some point I might spring for this.

Carnivius_Prime wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Optimus Prime?

From which universe???

But when isn't Optimus Prime Optimus Prime? He's always the same character, Peter Cullin says so every chance he gets.

But if we want to get nerdy, we do know that the High moon games both serve as a peripheral prequel (either canon or not) to both the films and the alligned continuity since there are references to both of those continuities within the games (Lockdown and Dark energon for instance). Now we know Orion Pax is also part of the Alligned Continuity, specifically prime. So Movie Prime, WFC Prime and Orion pax are all loosely connected in the multiple iterations of the evolution of the various optimus prime depicitons and designs throughout the years

They are a quasi prequel to the aligned continuity, even though WFC was meant to be a G1 based universe, but where does the Movie references come in?


Dark Energon was never mentioned on screen, and Lockdown, to my knowledge, never appeared in Prime. If you mean Rise of the Dark Spark game, it's established in game those are two different universes that the Dark Spark jumps across.

Insurgent wrote:Dark Energon was never mentioned on screen, and Lockdown, to my knowledge, never appeared in Prime. If you mean Rise of the Dark Spark game, it's established in game those are two different universes that the Dark Spark jumps across.

There you go, they are all all connected in some way.

I wonder who else will be in this tribute line

Wake me up when there's a Megatron tribute figure. Heh.

leokearon wrote:I wonder who else will be in this tribute line

You know, a WFC Megatron with Deluxe Thrilling 30 Megatron would be a good choice.

However, we'll surely get Bumblebee in some form as we got for the AOE Evolution 2 packs.

Maybe Grimlock again too.

The Orion Pax instructions had Asian writing on them, could this be a Hasbro Asia/GDO release?

Bought on sight.

william-james88 wrote:

Insurgent wrote:Dark Energon was never mentioned on screen, and Lockdown, to my knowledge, never appeared in Prime. If you mean Rise of the Dark Spark game, it's established in game those are two different universes that the Dark Spark jumps across.

There you go, they are all all connected in some way.

Oh. Multiversal versions of the same guy. I thought you were saying there ws a more solid connection, nit just they all interacted with the same object as their ony link. Although that has to be an alternate universe bayverse to the main movie one because that game can't possibly take place in main movie continuity.



What was this thread about again?


I never got the wfc megs, but it's one i fancied so a megs tribute would be nice.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:The Orion Pax instructions had Asian writing on them, could this be a Hasbro Asia/GDO release?

You sure that wasnt just a weibo username watermark?

The same weibo user that leaked the original photo of the set has now released further stock photos and packaging shots of the Transformers Tribute Optimus Prime Orion Pax two pack! The photos reveal Orion's Titan Master, as well as pieces of Optimus's bio!

william-james88 wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:The Orion Pax instructions had Asian writing on them, could this be a Hasbro Asia/GDO release?

You sure that wasnt just a weibo username watermark?

In the bottom-right corner, yes. In the bottom-center, no.

It's a headmaster I must buy it no matter the cost both literally and figuratively.

Well, that explains the weird transparent but painted? dyed? tinted? colored wheels on Kup, it was part of premolding for this guy.

Deadput wrote:It's a headmaster I must buy it no matter the cost both literally and figuratively.

It will be 50$ plus 30$ shipping from Robot Kingdom, the only place I am sure will have it. That makes it $108 CDN before custom fees if applicable. These are estimates, but based on my experience with this.

You'd still be up for it? because that will pretty much be what it will end up costing you one way or another.

I've heard so many good things about the Kup mold but I never fancied getting him with that head and those colours - so this would be perfect for me.

... would be perfect. If only I could get Orion for a Deluxe price Gonna hold out for Crosshairs!

WFC Prime is one of the nicest Optimus Deluxes ever made so - I'm pleased they chose him over FOC or the Classic Deluxe.

But you know what I'd not mind at all if they made a Nemesis Evolution with FOC Nemesis Prime that evolved into the much decryed Classic Deluxe in Black colours.

But I want every Optimus mould to be made in black. Orion looks nice enough - I look forward to getting a better look at his face.

A set i'd get - even though I have Takara & Hasbro WFC Prime - I like the blue on this one way more than the pink on the original.

Black legs might have been a nice change though perhaps.

william-james88 wrote:

Deadput wrote:It's a headmaster I must buy it no matter the cost both literally and figuratively.

It will be 50$ plus 30$ shipping from Robot Kingdom, the only place I am sure will have it. That makes it $108 CDN before custom fees if applicable. These are estimates, but based on my experience with this.

You'd still be up for it? because that will pretty much be what it will end up costing you one way or another.

Dude I just bough the last Chaos on Velocitron in my area for $112.00 just the other day even though I barely had enough to get it, and I payed almost $200 For Lio Convoy and Godbomber on Ages Three and up just about a month ago, $50 for Brainstrom a couple months ago from BBTS, I'm saving money for the second boxset from BBTS which I have preordered, I have legends Hot Rod, Kup, Sharkticon and Kickback on preorder, I plan to get that possible exclusive Bludgeon.

If I have the money I will buy it since I'm only buying Headmaster stuff and once Titans returns is over I'll probably be done besides a figure or two if I like the characters enough from a future show or movie.

I've already missed out on Wave 1 Terribull, Wave 3 Megatron and the Lg-ex Scourge, and I'm sure I will miss the chance to get Convobat before it's sold out that's not including the fact Topspin is the only one I have of wave 4 and beyond.

And we don't know if it's an exclusive in Asia right now for all we know it might come here too.

I have nothing else to spend money on since I don't have any other hobbies that require me to buy stuff and I'm taking advantage of not having bills to pay and constant disability money, I want to be proud to say I have the entirety of Titans return and I will one day go back and track down the stuff I missed.

Also I never got the WFC Optimus figure and I do have WFC Megatron.

Is the head of Pax a new mold or a repaint of TR PM Prime's head?

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Is the head of Pax a new mold or a repaint of TR PM Prime's head?

It's a new head if it was the leader head it would be oversized also their differently shaped.

Deadput wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Is the head of Pax a new mold or a repaint of TR PM Prime's head?

It's a new head if it was the leader head it would be oversized also their differently shaped.

The Powermaster Optimus Prime head has too wide of a face, plus he lacks the chin guard that Orion Pax has. Also, only TakaraTomy dares switching out heads.

Kurona wrote:I've heard so many good things about the Kup mold but I never fancied getting him with that head and those colours - so this would be perfect for me.

... would be perfect. If only I could get Orion for a Deluxe price Gonna hold out for Crosshairs!

Yeah, I'd say that this not being a traditionally released deluxe resets the chance of getting Crosshairs later on (Hopefully with Pointblank and the Horrocons!). I guess this is off-topic a bit, but so is the product...

EDIT: Oh, it has its own thread.

That WFC Optimus came out a few months before I started collecting transformers. This is my chance to get a mold I've been waiting for and a new head repaint of one of my favorite TR molds. Speaking of that, I tried convincing one of my friends to become addicted purchase it and see what he thinks. Turns out the TRU he was at only had wave 2 revision cases and voyager Shelflock.

So what are the chances of us getting the TR Wheelie mold as Dion at some point?

Zeedust wrote:So what are the chances of us getting the TR Wheelie mold as Dion at some point?

Dion tribute. The other figure will probably be prime bee in dion's colors with a dion mask made of paper glued on.

Zeedust wrote:So what are the chances of us getting the TR Wheelie mold as Dion at some point?

Given that it looks like this Tribute set is technically within the movie line... probably not so good any more actually.

Is it in the movie line because like Movie Optimus, these guys don't actually carry the Matrix in their chest?

I have absolutely no interest in WFC Prime whatsoever.

I do feel though that it's time I got an Orion Pax for the collection. Was never a fan of the G1 Kup repaint, but I do like the look of this one.

Kurona wrote:Is it in the movie line because like Movie Optimus, these guys don't actually carry the Matrix in their chest?

He did in DOTM

(Also WFC Prime did carry the Matrix in the second half of the Autobot Campaign just saying.)

Courtesy of a Weibo post once again, we have new images of the packaging for the upcoming Transformers: Tribute 2-Pack of WFC Optimus Prime and Orion Pax from Titans Return Kup! It proudly displays the figures alongside a little bio description for the two. As the image is a bit small, we've typed out the bio below for an easier time reading. Take a look and tell us what you think in the forums!

"Fate rarely calls upon us at a moment of our choosing." The words of OPTIMUS PRIME tell of his own epic journey as the universe's greatest protector. A humble data scientist, ORION PAX accepted the MATRIX OF LEADERSHIP to become the powerful AUTOBOT commander OPTIMUS PRIME.

"Humble data scientist"? So I guess they're going with the Dreamwave War Within backstory rather than TFP's librarian, G1's factory worker or IDW's super-cop?

Kurona wrote:"Humble data scientist"? So I guess they're going with the Dreamwave War Within backstory rather than TFP's librarian, G1's factory worker or IDW's super-cop?

That was Optronix, though. Orion Pax as a data clerk/archivist/librarian was Aligned.

If they are making an Orion and Optimus pack. Would they try to make a Megatron and Megatronus sorta thing.

Highbrowseyebrows wrote:If they are making an Orion and Optimus pack. Would they try to make a Megatron and Megatronus sorta thing.

The two aren't related as side from name, but I don't know what they would retool into Megatronus. I hope they wouldn't reuse the RID mold if they were to hypothetically do this.