Next up is our gallery of Power of the Primes Submarauder, who conceals the Prime, Alchemist Prime!
Submarauder was the only one of the Decepticon Pretenders I owned back in 1988, so the Decepticon Creature from the Black Lagoon has a place in this fan’s heart. Power of the Primes does a fantastic job of faithfully recreating the original character, who has the added bonus of turning into a trident. The design is nice and intricate, capturing everything that made the original shell look awesome. Alchemist Prime, though, is underpainted and feels generic in design, but then, that just means we know who the star of the show here is.
Submarauder is a great addition to the Prime Masters line of figures, and a good accompaniment to the other Prime Masters, especially Skullgrin and the upcoming Bomb Burst. If Prime Masters are your thing, then you’ll love him. If not, consider giving him a try – he’s one of the best looking yet. Check out his gallery to decide for yourself.
Power of the Primes Alchemist Prime with Submarauder
Submarauder is fantastically well done and nicely detailed. Alchemist Prime is just there, he’s a nice design, but he’s underpainted and incredibly generic.
Power of the Primes Submarauder and Skullgrin
Looking forward to doing the full three character lineup – and the five with Bludgeon and Octopunch!
Power of the Primes Submarauder wielded by Botcon Octopunch
Speaking of Octopunch, here’s the Botcon version wielding the trident mode of Submarauder.
Power of the Primes Submarauder with Generation 1 Submarauder
My poor childhood Submarauder has really discolored – but I cannot bring myself to get rid of him. Eventually I’ll end up with two, no doubt.
AutobotAvalanche
That's literally the official lore though.
jestermon
Even though it's not accurate it is neat they kept the ocean theme.
AnnoyedRobot
I mean more like a bot should be using it to pierce popcorn shrimp. Either someone's going to make that pic or I'll snap a shot myself.
payres
To be more accurate, it's a Trident as wielded by the Greek sea god Poseidon / Roman sea god Neptune who give their names to the Japanese version of Piranacon and his Beast Wars Neo repaint.
T-Hybrid
I mean, that's the point. It's a pitchfork.
Also, this guy looks destined to be Pretender Iguanus someday.
AnnoyedRobot
That \"Targetmaster\" mode will never stop looking like a fork to me.
ljacone
The single figure I am most looking forward to in POTP (check the avatar). He looks fantastic, can't wait to get my hands on him!
Cha Chi
Nice pics.
the nice thing about him is he has a whole face. The Autobot shells don\'t look right with no face. Skullgrin ok but the whole idea of cutting bits out doesn\'t work imo.
jestermon
Pretty sure they are just a way to get pretender shells out ha
Later on maybe we will get larger shells to put the prime master and shell into like nesting dolls
Neko-bot77
Bought all the prime masters so far and i like the toys, but I've figured out how to solve the lore issue: what if the PMS are just vessels CHANNELLING the prime's powers instead of the ACTUAL primes?
jestermon
They switched back to screws in wave 2 and the color of the frame matches the front.
Kroger's easter section is the place to go I like these 2 the best Landmine looks like a good gun and Submarauder actually looks like a menacing boat in weapon mode.
Spyne98
He looks great!
myrrh
…where have the new prime masters hit retail?..
MrSoundmeister
Call me, Fishmail! It's the great white whale!
I'LL GET YOU, MOBY DICK!
That is a neat mini submaurauder.
combinerlover
Wait a minute , Why does Leige Maximo have a rivit and Submaurader here has a screw ?
CleverNamePendingatron
Very cool. I love that he turns into a trident rather than a generic gun. It shows that they put some real thought into him. And I'm liking his new colour scheme. I think I prefer it to the original toy's colours if I'm honest. I'll definitely be picking this one up when it reaches Australia.
Sol Fury
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water…
Gallery: Alchemist Prime with Submarauder – Reflector @ TFW2005
News post: TFW2005's Alchemist Prime with Submarauder Gallery – Transformers News – TFW2005
Pics:
Power of the Primes Alchemist Prime with Submarauder
Power of the Primes Submarauder and Skullgrin
Power of the Primes Submarauder wielded by Botcon Octopunch
Power of the Primes Submarauder with Generation 1 Submarauder