Transformers Collaborative series

[LordGigaIce]

The name isn't very good, either.

Like, must they slap "Prime" on the back of every random word they can think of? "Mysterious Prime"? "Tundra Prime"? These names are just lazy.

Granted, not as atrocious as "Ultimate X-Panse" (should have been "X-Celsior"!), but still pretty lousy.

I'm not even a Packers fan, and I got Tundra Prime because I'm a fan of the Prime lineage. I'm not the only one, and I think Hasbro may have seen that online and figured out they could manufacture some extra demand for these things if they made them "Primes."

Sorry, eh?

 

[Platypus Prime]

Maybe this is the 15th Prime? If Sentinel is the 14th?

 

[Haywire]

Could Go with another Bots naming convention and call him Mysterious-1?

 

[LBD "Nytetrayn"]

Yeah, if they're using Titan Master connections and have four heads for each of the gang... why didn't they just make the gang into Titan Masters?

 

[Platypus Prime]

And had seats in the Mystery Machine for the gang. Titans Return tech is well established, they've pulled it out of storage before...

 

[CoffeeHorse]

My standards are pretty low but this ain't it.

 

[lastmaximal]

I don't even know if it's a "let's slap a 'Prime' label on this" the way it seemed for Tundra Prime. Going from "Mystery" (from Mystery Machine) to "Mysterious" to adding Prime (because we have a fair few "-us Prime" formulations) seems to make sense.

Either way, neat Automutt, heads are meh, impressed at how faithful the vehicle mode is. Was always going to pass as Scooby-Doo has never been an interest.

 

[PrimalxConvoy]

The heads seem generic enough to be used as the heads for other robots (except Fred) and that Scooby-Doo needs to be wiped from existence.

Oh well, this probably wasn't going to get a fully global release anyway, so there's that...

 

[Sabrblade]

Honest question: Have any of these Hasbro collaborative figures been released by Takara in Japan (even if they were something like TakaraTomy Mall exclusives)? If not, then by this point, it's nothing to be surprised about.

 

[lastmaximal]

Botswana only. Botswana forever.

 

[unluckiness]

More I look at it more I dislike it. Swappable heads are kind of iffy considering their quality but they’re not really a huge draw considering the body doesn't evoke any of the characters to begin with.

 

[wonko the sane?]

Yeah, they should have done headmasters of the gang. Though it does look kind of narcissistic to turn into your own (much larger.) head.

 

[Badgertron]

So, we're pretty sure those are Titans Return sized pegs, yes?

 

[lastmaximal]

Titan Masters of the gang would have absolutely been a great touch, even if the vehicle couldn't have them all sit inside or whatever. It's a great step up from minifigures (like X-Spanse got) or just alt faceplates/heads (Party Wallop and this). Idk, maybe even save some cash by only making one faceplate that can peg/snap onto the back of any of them? This is some weird in-between that's both and nothing at the same time, closer to nothing.

The best thing about this is still that altmode, like wow. (The accessories, a camera -- NOT the Reflector mold! -- and flashlight, are also neat. Shame the flashlight seems to be mostly held gunlike, so it's like a megaphone or flared flintlock.) And also Automutt has very strong Botbots vibes.

 

[Fullstrength Motleypuss]

This feels very much like their ambitions outstripped their budget.

 

[Dvandom]

Time to fire up the 3D printers, dig out the box of clearanced Prime Masters, and make transforming Titan Masters of them? (And yeah, the heads being too small is consistent with trying to make them compatible with Titan Master heads.)

---Dave

 

[Undead Scottsman]

$58, are you kidding me?

Transformers Scooby Doo Mysterious Prime & Automutt Figures - Hasbro Pulse

Transformers Scooby Doo Mysterious Prime & Automutt action figures includes 2 figures and 9 accessories in this collaborative collectible set.

www.hasbropulse.com

 

[Gizmoboy]

Wow... I'll be skipping that one.

 

[Donocropolis]

I like Scooby Doo, but was never a super fan or anything. I could be talked into this if it goes on sale, but I don't $58 need it.

 

[CoffeeHorse]

This is the opposite of what I would want in a crossover. I generally don't want them at all, but if it looks convincingly like a normal Transformer that scanned some licensed vehicle, I'm open minded. 'Organic character as a Transformer' just doesn't work. Maybe it could if you go all the way with it, but this just isn't that. None of those heads really fits that body.