Hot on the heels of the release of Transformers Prime toys in the UK, comes a variant discovery! 2005 boards member Moriarty has discovered an Cyberverse Optimus Prime Unmasked Variant. If you dug how Optimus looked sans mask in the show, this is an unexpected variant to look out for.
Take a closer look after the jump!
FigureGunplaFan
I remember that there is one variant of this sighted in TESCO Yearssssssss ago. (But I didn't buy it.)
Prime Jetscream
[Wing_Saber-X]
thanks Sol, for the confirmation!
Sol Fury
The maskless one does exist – it is going to see mass retail as Nightwatch Optimus Prime in wave 3 with Ultra Magnus.
Since both heads are on the runners out of the factory, it is entirely possible that the alternate head found its way onto the other body.
Bumblebee3
This maskless figure DOES NOT exist it was an elaborate F A K E!!!!!!
That is all.
[Wing_Saber-X]
:LMAO on the last sentence..
Prime Jetscream
This is what spawned the "rumor", because it never was a rumor. People just forgot partly and other people missed it and it turned into a rumor.
Like Bigfoot.
Or Herobrine.
…Maskless Prime is a monster!!!
[Wing_Saber-X]
cool! finally concrete evidence of maskeless Prime!
Prime Jetscream
I think, if it wasn't a weird variant, maybe somehow they messed up and plastered Dreadwing's face on Optimus?
CyberShadow
Flexx Ark
Looking back on this after getting Nightwatch Cyberverse Prime and it looks fake….
Flexx Ark
Does anyone else own a mask less prime?
Rewind
Odd…I'm typically a die-hard masked-Prime person, but I think I actually prefer the unmasked version of this toy. Damn you, brain, why you confuse me?
Soundwinder
When was the last time we got a superficial remold of a Scout-sized figure?
I can't remember any such remolds of any figure smaller than a Deluxe since Beast Wars (barring remolds for structural reasons and, of course, remolding to be Cyberverse-compatible). Closest that comes to mind was Cybertron Scrapmetal had two potential heads.
prime326
I will stick with the masked
Stepper
So this maskless version is just a variant from Hasbro because the mass release will be the one with mask right?
scubaboy31
I really don't think this was a mistake. If anything, it'll be like every other toy line out there and be a chase version. And I'm all for that. I wish Hasbro would do it more often to get great little deas like this out there, without it having to take up a slot in a future wave (and saturate the shelves)
RedAlert Rescue
Since the Standard Optimus only comes with a Guns I very strongly suspect the other head was intended for a repaint that would come with swords instead.
I think they either deliberately (to make a chase) or accidentally put the the other head on it.
I also not that the mould has some very curious looking back attachments that serve not function on this version of the toys so I'm guessing he's going to get either an exo-suit trailer or a wing backpack at some point too.
Oh and he has a Trailer hitch already moulded in.
Bulkhead also has more attachment points on his arms than he currently needs too… suggesting a gun arm weapon version might follow.
Paxtin
I kind of like the one sans mask. Just because most Optimus figures usually always have the mask. I like seeing his face on a toy form time to time.
You wont have to worry you're little fanboy head, the toys are packaged in robot-mdoe.
Stepper
Moriarty,you sure are one lucky fellow to get one without the mask