
We’re happy to report multiple sightings of the Power of the Primes Prime Masters Wave 1. For those out of the loop, these figures are the successors to the Titan Masters assortment – small 2cm tall robot figures with accessories that interact in various ways with larger toys. The difference this go round is that the accessories are “decoy suits”, aka Pretender shells. Yes, Hasbro has found a cool way to homage one of the weirder gimmicks of the latter years of Generation 1.
Wave 1 of the Prime Masters includes Micronus Prime (demoted to Micronus for this release), Liege Maximo, and Vector Prime, or if you go by their shells, Cloudburst, Skullgrin, and Metalhawk.
Photo proof for this story comes via Filter03, who spotted the figures alongside the Voyagers in Illnois. Shoutouts go to TFW2005 staffer Foster and member Redikulous who reported finding the assortment in Minnesota, and Dylvatron2005 who spotted the figures in Colorado. The common thread uniting all of these sightings is that every one spotted the assortment in Toys R Us. That’s the store to start checking for all things Power of the Primes, friends. Happy hunting!
Tfgraveyard
Found in new Hampshire also. I have to return my Starscream, as he's missing part of his wing.
neospark1
I LOVE the mini Pretenders. Here's hoping we get proper sized ones in the future
ZapRowsdower
"Weird gimmicks"? Apparently, Sol Fury is NOT a fan of Pretenders!
Cause seriously? "Weird" is a fairly subjective term for a series featuring sentient robots that turn into cars and animal-robots.
When I think of "weird", I might reference how new RID features animal robots that turn into cars!
Super4Ever
Also in New York. Lake Grove TRU on Long Island.
Neko-bot77
Is there a way to look online for TRU in-store stock? I know Brickseek works for Walmart & Target, but i was just at one TRU yesterday (only POTP deluxes) and i don't want to drive 10 miles in holiday traffic and crowds just to find nothing but TR and movie toys….
Inanimate Carbon Rodimus
Texas as well – I just found them at one of the TRUs in El Paso.
j.a.f.o.
^^^Right there with you.
Sol Fury
What I want to do is see if I can recreate the "Pretender" sequence from Masterforce with the two Metalhawks we got this year.
GoldDeadEnd
YES.
Deadend
With room to spare.
seanlockyer
I wonder…..I wonder if the decoy suits can fit inside their pretender namesakes ?
Sol Fury
Been showing up in Minnesota since Thursday:
Minnesota Transformers Sightings
Minnesota Transformers Sightings
Confirmed sighting in Illinois:
Illinois Transformers Sightings
Additional sightings in Colorado:
Colorado Transformers Sightings
All TRUs. Seems like they just pulled the stock from the warehouses or something.
Nevermore
The wave 1 Deluxes, Voyagers and Prime Masters have been found at Toys"R"Us in the United States.
Wave 1 Prime Masters, Deluxes and Voyagers from Transformers Power of the Primes Found in US Toysrus