Japanese chain Seven Net have tweeted an image teasing… something. We’re not entirely sure what they have up their sleeves other than by appearance it is either a version of Age of Extinction Evasion Optimus Prime or the larger Bumblebee Movie Legendary Optimus Prime.
According to the tweet, this is a Bumblebee Movie commemoration and all will be revealed next week on 8 March at 2pm. Based on that text we can assume this is an exclusive to tie in to the Bumblebee Movie’s launch in Japan – but your guess is as good as ours to what that could be beyond being a reuse of either Evasion Optimus or Legendary Optimus based on the silhouette.
Watch this space and we’ll provide an update when the unveiling takes place next week.
Dah Padre
Had this guy since July. It’s a nicely done repaint. I’ll have to take better pics tonight
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Whovian Zorker
Grabbed one from eBay for about $23 less. (At least I hope I did. I never bought anything from the seller before. It hasn't shipped yet, but I did get a message from him that he would ship within a few days.)
Logos Minor
Lol I actually bought mine (sealed) from the same seller I'm prettt sure. Cheaper than BBTS, have had mine for about 4 weeks now. Meant to post pics.
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Rookbartley
I thought when I looked at BBTS this week they were listing them as in stock. You should take a look if you want to grab one.
Whovian Zorker
That's the one. I didn't ever notice a preorder announcement.
Rookbartley
View attachment 28423290 It’s this one, right? Mine came from BBTS a week ago.
Whovian Zorker
Based on completed eBay auctions, around mid-September? (There is one that sold loose September 3 from Chicago, which is a strange outlier. Pre-release smuggled sample?)
eBay auctions for "Legendary Nemesis" in toys
BigBadToyStore
Logos Minor
So it's September now. Do we know specifically when this is supposed to release?
CodeXCDM
So it was Legendary Nemesis after all.
As nice as the original Evasion mold was, and how nice the upgraded Legendary is, I kind of wished they would have given it two proper smokestacks.
SunSwipe5
BIGGUY007
When I saw the price, I took a Big Gulp of air.
Chaotic91
That's pretty cool looking, it would've been a nice touch if they game him a red sword or something.
jru42287
Was really hoping for a proper rusty version. =/
Negronicus
I’ve got the yokohama one as well….don’t wana double dip on a similar mold. Why couldn’t they do a black repaint for ANY of the studio series molds lol? I guess that would make too much sense….
[Wing_Saber-X]
I have that version as well but I shall not pass on the Nemesis Leader Legendary version. It shall be MINE.
Capperclawed
i 100% agree, at the end of the day it just means we have more stuff on the market, and a group of people got a product they were hoping for. More stuff out there means more options for everyone! Thats never not a bad thing. Just weird picks for bumblebee promotion.
maxxzander
Digger
I mean it’s not even the toy aspect. It just doesn’t excite me. Like if just the grey parts in the arm were done in a sick red it would look so much better.
Oh hell yeah that would’ve been incredible.
I was also thinking toxitron would be cool.
Smitty.1981
I'd pick that up if I were in Japan and needed coffee and a fill up.
Whovian Zorker
Oh. You mean the typical Hasbro Unpainted Light Grey Plastic (HULGP for short, to represent the sound of disgust it causes in the back of the throat) that screams "THIS IS A TOY!!!" at the top of its lungs? Yeah, it's kind of off-putting. But I can tolerate it on something like this.
Hmm. Purple with lime green flames? That would be an interesting choice. Not as popular, probably. But very interesting….
For that matter, the inverse, lime with purple flames, could make an interesting Toxitron. Maybe someone should start a petition* to have at least one repaint in either orange, green, or purple for every Optimus Prime mold that has a repaint in black.
* Disclaimer: Petitions to HasTak do not accomplish anything. Do not start a petition. This was a joke. No, blue text would not have been sufficient to make sure everyone knows it was a joke.