We have received some further information regarding the Elite Guard Animated Optimus Prime, who will be a Million Publishing Mail Away exclusive with the purchase of the Transformers Animated Encyclopedia. Despite what the cover shows, the toy will be a redeco of Animated Voyager Optimus Prime, not Wingblade Optimus Prime as the silhouette suggests (products may vary, kids!). Million Publishing’s page for the book has updated, with not only images of the toy itself which looks slick in red and black with gold highlights, but the page also gives information about how this is a “what-if” Optimus Prime – this is what Animated Optimus Prime could have been, if he’d stayed on as a member of the Elite Guard.
bchorean
hopefully after the hype, prices will drop as more importers (private or online) sell it. Recent exclusives have dropped in price when they flood the market briefly (see EG prowl, Dreadwing, Black animate prime as the most recent examples)
SteadyMobin
Shows they still have quite a few in stock
Transformers Animated Encyclopedia Elite Guard Optimus Prime Exclusive – Transformers Animated Japanese Figures
Boy Blunder
… 1) I was being sarcastic
2) Neither Bumblebee nor Prowl were Elite Guard, but they both have EG toys (BB through normal channels, Prowl as another Japanese exclusive)
3) Arcee was never a medic. She was a teacher, then worked for Autobot Intelligence.
Arcticwave
Lucky Duck Avatar pic…. AWESOME!!!
Arcticwave
mehhh
[Wing_Saber-X]
Damn, first they release the Black Nemesis Animated Prime exclusive, now we get this.. :
Damn you Takara!
dragon516
Dope BBTS preorder sold out….
Jarodimus
They luff gooooooooooooold.
Hmm. I like him plenty, but I don't know if he's going to be better than the beautiful white Prowl sitting on my desk.
He's going to have to compete with the crystal (from Wingblade) and black versions of Optimus, too….
G1Wheeljack
The EG symbol seems a bit misplaced to me, but it's a cool color scheme.
Ricochet
Nope. This is a completely new book edited by TARKUS(Japanese book studio: the guys behind TF Generations book). and mainly aimed for kids reader.
SydneyY
Having seen EG Prowl and now this EG Prime, I gotta say it really shows how Japanese define "elite". Showy and gaudy!
But I like this Prime a lot, much better than EG Prowl…. He'll be mine
Backscatter
Yep, did a preorder at BBTS then cancelled about 30 min later.
tfmad2010
damn another prime I need to buy
46+2
Eww. Its ugly.
Optimus Clyde
Now that I've seen it, total pass.
marshall dusty
i like
Blitz.
ummm yeah its ok i mean its like the cyb prime repaint so i cant really say its something original.
Omnius
Oooh I like that, the black/red combo works!
That would be a ridiculously lazy redeco.
baggzey23
optimus doesnt need all that mess on him
like i said before all he needs is an elite guard symbol and thats it
CookSux
Anyone know if the Encyclopedia is just a reprint of the Almanac?