Ready to add the Transformers War For Cybertron: Siege Leader Class Optimus Prime into your collection? We have not only one but two sightings of this figure at US retail.
A member of The Hardcore Collectors Facebook Group found Optimus at his local Walmart in Mt. Pleasant Michigan. Twitter user @triscuitdau also found the figure at a Walmart in southern Missouri, Texas.
Let the hunt begin! It’s time to check your local Walmart stores to try to find this great new incarnation of Optimus Prime, based on his Transformers Cybertron design. Click on the bar to join to the ongoing discussion on the 2005 Boards!
DutyBeforeAll
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Found in a Walmart in south Alabama
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Just be careful handling this guy. The plastic in the super mode's chest panel is kinda weak.
Jtprime17
EE has him in-stock right now if anybody wants him.
Transformers Generations War for Cybertron: Siege Leader Optimus Prime – Entertainment Earth
ACMagnus
As a personal thing, Cybertron Prime/Galaxy Convoy was MY Optimus growing up, and seeing it on shelves was super nostalgic to me.
FAKER II
I’m not really sure who it’s for, other than whoever wants to buy it. There are plenty of collectors who will buy more than one version of a character. So I was just curious if anyone likes the new version better. Personally, I’m just sticking with the original. But we all have different preferences and I like to hear from those with different perspectives than my own.
I understand wanting smaller, more manageable sized versions of big bots.
ACMagnus
I don't necessarily prefer it, but the size makes it a much better desk figure. Granted, while the Hybrid Style one arguably fits that role the best, it's way out of my price range.
T-Hybrid
Is that who this figure is for?
AutobotSeeker81
That's been a big reason why I'm torn on the new one. I love the original. I think the biggest part that bugs me is that the antenna on his head aren't posable. That was one part of the original I always liked because I never liked them displayed fully out. I usually had them only about half way out. If I do get the new one, I'm going to have to paint them black at the very least.
PrimalFury
depends on your preference, some people like the newer one better because its smaller, easier to display, easier to scale especially with Vector Prime, its more stable, less back heavy, more posable, more customization options(weaponizing + 5mm system), The newer figure is better in alot of ways however it lacks lights, sounds, key gimmick, matrix, mouth plate feature, head feature etc, those may or may not be important. Me personally, I prefer the newer version, it scales great within my collection, I enjoy its features, the gimmicks of the original were not important to me so the newer version is superior.
FAKER II
Does anyone who has this new figure and the original Cybertron release of this character actually prefer this new version better? I recently took the Cybertron release out of storage and it is a great figure. I just don’t see this new one coming even close to topping it.
T-Hybrid
Yes, but they send you one of the three leader figures at random.
all are dead
Transformers Generations War for Cybertron Leader (Assorted; Styles Vary)
Barnes And Noble has them listed by the whole assortment on their site. no stores around here have any at the moment, but they are available to order.
Voyagers as well. Transformers Generations War for Cybertron Voyager (Assorted; Styles Vary)
Cosmoglide
Oh. gotcha. Yea, that's totally fair.
TFXProtector
Is it? You know what? I think you're right. Either way, next wave is Astrotrain as the new Leader Class mold/pack in.
Nevermore
Wasn't it Astrotrain/Ultra Magnus?
TFXProtector
Actually, the SKUs, UPCs, and DPCIs work like this:
Each figure (and its packaging) has a UPC for inventory control and point of sale. The problem is, that's more for Hasbro's records, smaller stores who actually have the time to inventory each and every item they carry and online purchases as mentioned below. Another problem is, the overall SKU can also lead you to the individual item's product page, but not the other way around.
Because they don't have the time or resources to enter each and every item into the computers on the floor, they have the home office do it at the main hub (Bentonville, AR for Walmart and Minneapolis (I believe?), MN for Target) and then tie it to the barcode on the outer case, much like how the shipping companies do with parcels. Someone scans it in at origin, it's then thrown on a truck, train or plane cargo hold and added to that hold's manifest. The manifest's barcode is what's scanned at various locations. Then once it's out for delivery, your driver scans it much like the cashier at the store does. It registers both the individual parcel and the cargo hold so both are processed and the business is concluded. Same thing with figures.
That's also why sometimes when wave 2 or 3 of a product line comes in and the store says it's not on file and they either override to complete the sale, or refuse the sale. Each case has a new barcode, which is then added to the SKU and the system updates.
So, basically it works like this:
The barcode on the case locks to a SKU in the store system. All of the items in that case (let's say Leaders) tie to that SKU, so all Leaders, no matter what wave, will tie to that SKU. So when you scan Galaxy Upgrade (Force) Optimus Prime's barcode, it's going to tell the palm pilot the employee is using that it's in stock, but the computer is actually reading that they have Shockwave in stock, or Ultra Magnus, instead. It's part of the reason why it can be so difficult to find someone to help you, let alone actually get the correct item.
This also applies to all size classes. Deluxe for all Deluxes, Voyager for all Voyagers, Leader for all Leaders, and so on. Only Titans and store exclusive special edition figures get their own SKU that can be used to find exactly that one. Walmart exclusive TLK Hot Rod, for example. Let's say Cogman had been a Walmart exclusive along with Hot Rod, the SKU would've worked for their case, rather than for each of them, alone.
That's why it's so difficult for stores to keep inventory straight. One manager overrides a sale, it counts toward the old items on the SKU, which prevents ordering of new. They can overorder thinking they don't have enough new stuff on the SKU, even though they actually do have it on hand. And it happens all the time. That's why brand new figures are sometime clearanced out for bargain basement pricing as well as what's overstocked and never stocked. It's a mess. =\
This.
And depending on the retailer (Kmart) the shared UPC thing (like Walmart does with a SKU) will lead to the same problems. That's why so many people end up returning their online orders to Kmart and why some websites don't actually share Kmart links (even before the store closures) because it was a 70/30 thing on how often your order would be wrong or fail.
DPCIs, SKUs, UPCs, all different sides of the same coin. If one was three-sided, but you get what I mean. We don't know the internal systems for Kroger Marketplace and Meijer, both of which sell Transformers, but I'd imagine there's some kind of system like it. When TRU was open, they had SKNs.
This is a good option. Also, if your local store(s) have zero the day before and suddenly have 2 or more, that means they got them in.
It's for all Leader Class cases. Works for Shockwave/Ultra Magnus, Galaxy Upgrade (Force) Optimus Prime/Shockwave and whatever wave 3's assortment will be, which is Astrotrain/???
Mizzinno
Aw crap, on of my local one's has 3 but I won't have a chance to get there until Friday…
Onslaught Phase 2
So the posted SKU is supposed to be for Galaxy prime's case I thought? I think I get it now… so this is more like the dcpi where you can't tell the difference? I returned to a Walmart that had two listed but was empty last night. They have SW and UM here.
stad
It's amazing how this is always overlooked in the rush to scream "it's so much smaller than the original!" Meanwhile ignoring that the original was oversized compared to all the other characters, and simplistic.