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Brainmaster

2026-01-15T17:48:42Z

Ronin6401:

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:''The Brainmasters are an [[Autobot]] subgroup from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Victory]] era of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Brainmasters victory cartoon.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|And when ya need a fightin' bot ya'd trust to watch yer...uh, legs...]]
The '''Brainmasters''' (ブレインマスター ''Bureinmasutā'') are the elite members of the [[Universal Peace Alliance|Universal Defense Force]] Sector One troops. Though outwardly similar in practise to [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s, Brainmasters are actually the inverse. Whereas Headmaster technology allows the diminutive [[Cyberdroid]]s of [[Master (planet)|Master]] to bond with large [[Transtector]] bodies, Brainmaster technology was created as a means of transferring the consciousness of a full-size Cybertronian to a [[Micromaster]]-scale Transtector.<ref>This was the original concept for Brainmasters, which was not included in any ''Victory'' fiction, but was later canonized via [[Ask Vector Prime]].</ref> These tiny Transtectors, each known as a "Brain" or a "Brain Robo", link to their larger bodies by entering a chest cockpit, then moving up to take their place within the body's pre-existing helmet, forming the face and interior cerebral circuits of their large robot forms.

As an unexpected side-effect of the brainwave-duplication process, Brainmasters gained "Brain Power" (''Burein Kinō''): an incredible boost to their courage, strength, intelligence and skill that makes them "one of the most powerful warriors in the universe".<ref>According to [[Holi]]. {{storylink|Attack! Leozack}}</ref> Each of the four Brainmasters exemplifies one of these talents, represented by the name of their Brain. The four Brainmasters are:

*[[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] (Brain of Courage)
*[[Blacker]] (Brain of Strength)
*[[Laster]] (Brain of Skill)
*[[Braver]] (Brain of Intelligence)

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
The Brainmaster upgrade was developed as a way to bring Cybertron and its allies [[Master (planet)|Master]] and [[Micro]] closer together. The process was discovered to amplify its users' mental faculties, and the Universal Defense Force soldiers who utilized it became the galaxy's mightiest soldiers. When the Decepticons learnt of the process, they tried to take it for their own, forcing the Autobots to destroy the labs that spawned the process. No-one proved able to duplicate the process afterwards. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/23}}

===''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon===
Clips of the Brainmasters were seen when [[Shūta Gō]] and [[Grand Maximus]] were talking about the new [[Supreme Commander]] [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]]. {{storylink|Shūta and Grand's Masterforce Super-Secrets!}}

===''Victory'' cartoon===
[[File:Victory brainmasters.jpg|left|thumb|Their brains is TINY.]]
The car Brainmasters served in the Universal Defense Forces Sector One Unit overseeing [[Earth]] while Star Saber served as [[Supreme Commander]] over all of the GDF from [[Victory (planet)|Planet V]]. Shortly after an attack by [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] on Earth, Star Saber joined the other Brainmasters there, replacing [[Ginrai (robot)|God Ginrai]] in command.

The Brainmasters served as the front line unit against the Decepticons while training the junior Autobots of the [[Multiforce]] and [[Rescue Patrol Team]]. For a long time they were the undisputed masters, defeating the talents of the Breastforce and laughing over the ease of defeating the [[Dinoforce]]. However, with the appearance of [[Liokaiser]] the Brainmasters were finally overmatched as the Decepticon Gestalt proved stronger than both Star Saber and the combined form of [[Road Caesar]]. However that wouldn't deter the elite warriors and all four Brainmasters strove to become stronger until they finally defeated their Decepticon foes.
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==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
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[[File:Blacker g1toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Blacker]]
*'''Brainmasters''' ([[1989]])
**[[Blacker]]
**[[Laster]]
**[[Braver]]
**[[Road Caesar]] giftset (includes Blacker, Laster & Braver)
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

:The three standard Brainmasters were sold both individually and as a giftset. The toys are united by their [[gimmick]]; placing the "Brain" robot figure into a Brainmaster's chest cavity then closing the plate pushes the inner core of the small robot up, forming the larger robot's face. The small robot figures can fit in the larger robots' cockpits in vehicle mode. Owing to this gimmick, they possess unusually simplistic transformations roughly the same as most contemporary Micromaster cars, despite being some of the largest Autobot car toys of their generation. Laster and Braver have large portions of [[diecast]] metal in their legs, likely to balance the combined mode, while Blacker features large portions of chromed plastic. All three feature surprisingly robust rubber tires. The chest gimmick "doors" on all three also have a hidden joint that exists solely to breakaway and reattach if too much pressure is applied while inserting the Brainmaster.
:They were redecoed, without most of their combiner [[kibble]], into the [[Motorvator]]s.

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[[File:TF-Victory-Star-Saber-toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You're smaller than I expected.]]
*'''Brainmaster Leader''' (1989)
**[[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]]

:Star Saber's mid-size "Saber" robot retains the Brainmaster gimmick of the standard Brainmasters, and can combine with the V-Star ship in robot and jet modes to form Star Saber.

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[[File:G1 VictorySaber toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Victory Saber]]
*'''[[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]] Supreme Commander''' (1989)
**Victory Saber giftset (includes Star Saber & Victory Leo)

:Star Saber is included in the Victory Saber giftset along with [[Ginrai (robot)|Victory Leo]].
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:MP24-StarSaber.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Yet another disheartening victory of [[articulation]] over [[Gimmick|fun]].]]
*'''Star Saber''' ([[March 21|03-21]]-[[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-24'''

:Star Saber's Masterpiece toy manages to incorporate all of his original gimmicks, including the Brainmaster... except instead of the smaller robot forming the face, the face is instead hidden in Saber's body until the small robot is inserted. Oh well.
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===''Legacy''===
*'''Victory Saber''' ([[2022]])

:The second [[Hasbro Pulse#HasLab|HasLab]] crowdfunded figure for ''Transformers'' and the first version of the character produced by [[Hasbro]], "Autobot Star Saber"<ref name="Pulse">[https://hasbropulse.com/products/transformers-victory-saber Official titles given by Hasbro in a promotional video and on the crowdfunding webpage]</ref> is an incredibly cartoon-accurate figure composed of a Deluxe-sized "Autobot Saber"<ref name="Pulse"/> spacecraft and the larger V-Star jet, which can combine to form a spaceship. The figure retains most—if not—all of the original features of the original toy, including the Brainmaster function, though the face is now deployed manually from the back of the Brain Robo rather than being deployed automatically when the chest door is closed.

:The project required a minimum of 11,000 backers for [[Hasbro]] to produce, which was reached on [[September 29]], 2021. If the figure reached 14,000 backers, the gigantic V-Lock Cannon and 6 [[Fire Blast effect]]s would be additionally included. The project's deadline occurred on [[October 10]], [[2021]] to coincide with [[New York Comic Con]]—a much shorter deadline than the one provided for [[Unicron/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Unicron]].
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==Notes==
* For years, Transformers fans have referred (and continue to refer) to the Brainmaster components of Star Saber, Blacker, Braver and Laster as "Yūki", "Riki", "Chie" and "Waza", as if they were proper names. These are, in fact, simply the Japanese words ''meaning'' "courage", "strength", "intelligence" and "skill"; the Brains do not have proper names, and are simply known as "Brain of Courage", etc.
* Additionally, the Brains are also popularly but mistakenly known by a set of names that are the result of ''mangled'' versions of the Japanese word above: "Yukio", "Sala" (from "chikara", another Japanese word for "strength"), "Siet" and "Razou".
* They are the only "Masters" to have never appeared in the US as well as having no Decepticons.
* Following the trend in later Japanese Generation 1 series, the three combining Brainmasters have pretty uniform tech spec numbers. Like their opposites in ''Victory'', the Breastforce, they essentially have straight 8's, with a couple numbers slightly higher or lower to indicate their specialties, and all have totals in the neighborhood of 64.

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Super-robot''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tóunǎo Zhànshì''' (Taiwan, 頭腦戰士, "Brain Warrior"), '''Zhìzhě Zhànshì''' (China, 智者战士, "Sage Warrior")

==See also==
*[[Motorvator]]s

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Autobot subgroups]]
[[Category:Victory subgroups]]

Sky Lynx (G1)

2025-08-10T01:36:38Z

Ronin6401:

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{{disambigm|Sky Lynx (disambiguation)|Magnificence}}
:''Sky Lynx is the most magnificent [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Sky lynx.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|Twice the bot, twice the ego.]]

'''Sky Lynx''' is the unbelievably talented, unsurpassably skilled, and altogether magnificent robot behind most of the greatest, most adventurous, and most daring moments in all of Autobot history. At least, if you ask Sky Lynx, that is. Not that he isn't a skilled, fast, and powerful warrior, well deserving of his rank as [[Lieutenant Commander]]—he most certainly is all those things—he's just a bit too eager to tell you about it. At length. However, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|his]] [[Hot Rod (G1)|superiors]] recognize his undeniable skill and tolerate his ego. [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] has nicknamed him "Commander Modesty."

Sky Lynx's unusual form grants him several abilities. As a shuttle, he can easily travel between star systems and carry passengers as well. When transformed, he can split himself into two autonomous components: a walking lynx and a flying bird-creature. His two components can also combine into a larger and more powerful creature resembling a robotic griffin. In some universes, he can [[Combiner|combine]] to form [[Sky Reign]].

When disguised as a space shuttle, Sky Lynx sometimes goes by '''''Magnificence''''' as his actual name.

{{bigquote|Before you do anything, think, 'Is this what Sky Lynx would do in my position?', and you will not go far wrong.|Sky Lynx|"[[Call of the Primitives]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{Voiceactor|[[Aron Kincaid]] (English), [[Kōji Totani]] (Japanese)|[[Víctor Mares]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Thomas Rau]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5", "Chaos", "Grimlocks New Brain"), [[Ulrich Bernsdorff]] (German, "The Killing Jar"), [[Manfred Schmidt]] (German), [[Peter Musäus]] (German, "The Face of the Nijika"), [[Klaus Kessler]] (German, ''Generation 2''), [[François Leccia]] (European French), [[Henry Djanik]] (European French, "Webworld"), Various unidentified actors (European French, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5", "Chaos" & "Surprise Party"), [[Philippe Roullier]] (European French, "The Dweller in the Depths"), [[Orlando Prado]] (Portuguese), [[Nelson Batista]] (Portuguese, "Webworld"), [[André Filho]] (Portuguese, "The Big Broadcast of 2006")}}
[[File:FFoD Part5 SkyLynx kicksass.jpg|left|370px|thumb|"I am Sky Lynx, king of kings! Look on my trouncing of Decepti-cads, ye mighty, and despair!"]]
In [[2006]], after the [[Autobot]]s reclaimed [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Sky Lynx returned from another region of space to once again share his glory with his fellows. {{storylink|Secret Files of Teletraan II}}
Sky Lynx made his fantastic debut when he selflessly risked his own life to save three [[Blurr (G1)|vastly]] [[Wheelie (G1)|inferior]] [[Marissa Faireborn|specimens]]. Shortly after this, his peerless battle prowess was needed to fight off some [[Predacon (G1)|ruffians]]. He flew his brave comrades to Earth where it took the combined firepower of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] to shoot him down. Even that was not enough to stop the mighty Sky Lynx, as in his lynx form, he proved instrumental in getting the new [[transformation cog]] to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], trouncing many a Decepticon along the way. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

A [[Quintesson]] once used Sky Lynx's sublime appearance as a disguise. Somehow [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] was unable to tell the difference between the real thing and a vastly inferior illusion and stepped on board. He surely recognized his mistake in the aftermath of the adventure, when the genuine Sky Lynx ferried him with Marissa Faireborn back to Cybertron. {{storylink|The Killing Jar (episode)|The Killing Jar}}

[[File:Chaos SkyLynx dodgecrystals.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|"I warned ya, bird-bot! I warned ya about them cosmic rays!" "Oh, hush, Grimm. I'm already fantastic."]]
When the Autobots investigated into the destruction of a [[Earth Defense Command|provincial human law enforcement]] space station, Sky Lynx deigned to flawlessly transport [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|a doddering old fool]], [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|that speech-impaired imbecile]] and his friends to the filthy planet [[Goo Number 8739-B|Goo]]. During the course of this investigation, Sky Lynx was forced to save his comrades from [[Blast Off (G1)|a pale imitation of himself]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|a mere hooligan]], who had somehow obtained [[death crystal]]s. Sky Lynx carried his team to [[Dread (planet)|Dread]], where he was again forced to intercede, rescuing Blurr from a swamp while simultaneously leading the counter offensive against the Predacons. Did they not learn their last painful lesson in humility on Io? They made another attempt during the battle at [[Queeg Mountain]], but even as Sky Lynx attempted to enlighten them on the error of their ways, a lucky shot destroyed the rock he was standing on. Naturally Sky Lynx suffered only minor damage, and he was about to execute his usual daring nick-of-time rescue for Kup and the [[Dread slaves|slaves]] as the mountain erupted. {{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}

Sky Lynx lent his skill and finesse to the assault on [[Paradron]] after the planet was conquered by the Decepticons. His spacious cargo bay was used to transport a stockpile of guns to the captive Paradonians, so that they could join Sky Lynx as he valiantly fought for their freedom. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}} Upon the discovery of [[dinosaur transform static]] at the scene of Fort Knox's apparent theft, Sky Lynx was forced to endure a humiliating trial in [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex's]] ill-conceived kangaroo court, merely because, as [[Six-Gun|that unrefined, multi-gunned cowboy]] put it, Sky Lynx had [[Dinosaur transform static|dinosaur electrons]] in his body. Be that as it may, did he have to be lumped together with [[Dinobot (G1)|such unsuitable company]] when he could be effortlessly tracking down and bringing [[Trypticon (G1)|the real culprit]] to justice? {{storylink|Thief in the Night}}

[[File:Webworld Sky Lynx.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.45| "Does this make my backside look big?"]]
While his beauty was gracing the entrance to a peace conference, Sky Lynx was approached by Ultra Magnus, who needed a ride to some dingy asteroid or other to save the galaxy. Sky Lynx took him there and helped him fight off a small swarm of some disgusting alien parasites. Unfortunately he was unable to fit through the corridors of the storage asteroid and thus couldn't help defeat the Decepticons, but he could at least take Ultra Magnus, Wheelie and Daniel to safety before the asteroid exploded. {{storylink|Surprise Party}} After Sky Lynx dropped Kup and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] off at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], there was a dreadful kerfuffle resulting in him transporting a group of Autobots to [[Unicron]]'s head. While he was parked outside, [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] attacked, and Sky Lynx was forced to retreat to a safe distance, from where he was later able to swoop in and rescue Ultra Magnus and his team. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (G1)|Ghost in the Machine}} During an [[isidrite]] mining operation, Sky Lynx alerted his fellows to incoming Decepticons. A brief battled ensued, in which Galvatron claimed more Decepticon casualties than the Autobots, and Sky Lynx suggested they strategically withdraw with what isidrite they'd gathered. They swiftly did so, leaving the Decepticons to bicker. {{storylink|Webworld}}

[[File:BigBroadcast SkyLynx rescue Superion.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|"And that is why I am far superior to the Aerialbots. Including you, Slingshot." "YOU LIE!"]]
During a journey to through the [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] sector, Sky Lynx came under attack by [[Astrotrain (G1)|another pretender to the shuttle throne]]. The two proceeded to engage in combat, until both were fired upon by the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]. Though the Junkions posed no threat to one of Sky Lynx's skill, he recognized that their actions were out of place, and sped with all possible haste back to Cybertron, informing [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] of their out-of-character actions. Despite acknowledging his "ace work", Rodimus, for some reason, dispatched those [[Aerialbot (G1)|uncouth flyboys]] to investigate. However, Sky Lynx proved his undeniable talents by rescuing [[Superion (G1)|their combined form]] from imminent destruction. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

When [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] detected a Quintesson signal, he naturally dispatched Sky Lynx to investigate. Unfortunately the planet from which the signal emanated proved to be covered in vegetation, preventing Sky Lynx's otherwise flawless chassis from landing and forcing him to send his passengers, [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] and [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] instead. He was nonetheless able to provide air support against the Predacons, and spirited away the Autobots along with the [[Quintesson Journal]] they'd found. Alas, he was subsequently seized by the Quintessons. No sooner had he and his chums escaped that predicament, than they were set upon by Decepticons, who blew a hole in Sky Lynx's side and stole the journal. While they battled over control of the journal, the Quintessons reclaimed their toy, and Sky Lynx was later able to extract it from the Quintesson ship by deftly cutting a hole in the hull at exactly the right point. He could then return the journal to the peace conference, where its contents were used to settle a centuries-old war. {{storylink|The Quintesson Journal}} On one occasion, Sky Lynx's normally-superb gyros malfunctioned, causing him to crash on Cybertron. It later transpired that the glitch had been caused by anti-electrons and thus was outside Sky Lynx's control. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

[[File:CallofthePrimitives SkyLynx ruetheday.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"My leading role in this episode was enough to make it the prettiest in the whole series."]]
Later still, during a skirmish on [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], superior forces arrived to save the Autobots in the form of Sky Lynx, though the brutish [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] dared challenge him. However, before Sky Lynx could deliver what would have likely been a stunning finishing blow, the other [[Primitive|vulgars]] were drawn away from the battle by a voice in the distance. For some reason, his magnificence was included in this motley crew and was even forced to voyage with them to the far reaches of space, a sojourn they surely could not have made themselves without Sky Lynx's intellect and sense of direction. Upon landing, Sky Lynx took command of that ill-tempered, uncivilized group of evolutionary throwbacks and directed them in a proper manner, a task which nearly exceeded his incredible skill. However, upon finding the caller, [[Oracle (G1)|the fool]] had the audacity to call him Primitive! Can you imagine? Unfortunately for Sky Lynx, the menace [[Tornedron]] was too much even for him. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

Finding Galvatron bashing on a [[quadrant lock|strange disc]] in space, Sky Lynx released his passengers to investigate. He was unable to prevent them from being sucked through the disc into a sealed region of space, however after the seal was broken, he joined them on the newly freed world of [[Zamojin (planet)|Zamojin]]. {{storylink|The Face of the Nijika}} Sky Lynx carried Rodimus Prime and Kup to [[Japan]] during a Decepticon attack, arriving in time to prevent [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] from shooting [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. Kup even complemented him on his shooting, but Sky Lynx just responded "I know". Once they'd landed, Sky Lynx passed on the message that Rodimus was wanted at the Imperial Palace by an irate [[Prime Minister of Japan|Prime Minister]]. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

[[File:ReturnOfOptimusPrime2 SkyLynxGalvatron.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|"Ha, I have no need of opposable thumbs! Also, what am I standing on?"]]
In one of his most successful endeavours, Sky Lynx's unquestioned skills were called into play yet again when Rodimus Prime required a [[Quintesson]] during the [[Hate Plague]] crisis. With his customary flair and talent, not to mention amazing speed, Sky Lynx located and retrieved one, who subsequently restored [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] to life. Jolly good show! Just as Sky Lynx hoped, Optimus Prime knew how to stop the Hate Plague. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} Sky Lynx accompanied Optimus Prime to obtain the heat resistant alloy from Galvatron. When Galvatron attempted to betray the Autobots, Sky Lynx's swift speed enabled him to grab Galvatron's cannon when it was knocked away. During the retreat, Sky Lynx was blessed by not being infected by the Hate Plague despite being grabbed onto by [[Jessica Morgan]]. Truly special this was! This did not protect him being infected by Rodimus Prime later on Earth. Sky Lynx, now freed from basic inhibitions, decided to crash through a glass window that prevented him from the sky above. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''MPG'' toy bios=====
By [[2011]], Sky Lynx had retired from his role as Autobot transport for a career pivot into space exploration. The [[Trainbot]]s inherited the job. {{storylink|Shouki#MPG|''MPG'' Shouki bio}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic'' (1)=====
In 2011, Unicron attempted to reform himself out of the bodies of his disciples. Sky Lynx was present with Autobot and Decepticon alike fighting to stop him. {{storylink|Super Megatron comic 1}}

=====''Unite Warriors''/''Legends''=====
[[File:SkyReignChapter DisasterReliefTeam.jpg|right|upright=1.7|thumb]]
In [[2011]], Sky Lynx carried the [[Disaster Relief Team]] made up of [[Hound (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hound]], [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] to the ruins of Cybertron after the planet was destroyed by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. There they discovered the intact form of [[Vector Sigma]], which [[reformatting|reformatted]] the five into new forms, granting them enhanced powers and the ability to combine into [[Sky Reign]], a [[combiner]] that made use of Sky Lynx's beastly strength. Over the course of the next decade, the team used their abilities to rebuild Cybertron until it was inhabitable again, but the peace was shattered when [[Grand Galvatron]] attacked the planet in [[2021]]. During the battle, Sky Lynx fought [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] to stop him from destroying the body of Optimus Prime, then combined with the others to battle Grand Galvatron directly. {{storylink|Sky Reign Chapter}} After Sky Reign was separated into his components by [[Megaempress]], Sky Lynx was exposed to [[Moonheart]]'s [[healing pheromone]]s and fell asleep. {{storylink|Megatronia Chapter}} After Unicron showed up to attack Cybertron, the team helped defeat him in the form of Sky Reign. {{storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part Two}}

The Disaster Relief Team later set up a musical in which Sky Lynx played an evil dragon who kidnapped a princess. {{storylink|Invitation to the Dress Rehearsal!}} They were later deployed to the [[Legends World]] to help rebuild [[Akihabara]] after it was wrecked by [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 43|Bonus Edition Vol. 43}} When this other world was attacked by [[Majin Zarak]], Sky Lynx helped defend it as part of the "2010 Team". {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two}} The Legends World ended up being destroyed, however, so Sky Lynx was among the transports that helped evacuate everyone back to their own dimension where they arrived on the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]] in [[2023]]. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 1}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic'' (2)=====
By [[2050]], the [[Cybertron Alliance]] worked jointly with the humans to harvest [[Angolmois Energy]] from the Earth. The humans created a race of robot servants for themselves named [[Selector]]s. These robots were sentient beings and wanted freedom for themselves, a cause Megatron was proud to take up the banner for. Sky Lynx and the Autobots initially defended the humans from the Selector revolution, but Megatron convinced Optimus Prime to support the Selectors' bid for freedom. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}}

Unfortunately, [[Carly|Carly Witwicky]] was hurt in the revolt, leading the Dinobots to side against the Selectors and the Cybertron Alliance. The brutes did well against the Autobots and Decepticons until they faced the magnificence of Sky Lynx. Even Sky Lynx was vulnerable to surprise, however, as [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] had acquired an [[Energon Matrix]] and combined with his children the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s to form Volcamputron. With the strength of a Dinobot and the intelligence of Computron, Grimlock gave Sky Lynx the chance to yield as a fellow Dinobot. Sky Lynx once again denied being a Dinobot or Primitive, and so Grimlock paralyzed him with a blast from [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]]'s cannon. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}}

====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''====
[[File:SkyLynxManga01.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|We're guessing that Sky Lynx pulled a Batman on Galvatron and ''planned'' to be occupied on Earth.]]
During a battle on planet [[Feminia]], the Autobots fought to keep the [[Prime Energy Tower]] safe from the Decepticons. Deploying their [[combiner]]s and giant warriors, the two factions found themselves evenly matched. That is, until [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] unleashed his trump card: [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. As Predaking squashed his foes, Galvatron chuckled, having ensured that Predaking's only worthy opponent, Sky Lynx, was entangled on [[Earth]] battling Decepticons in [[New York City]]. With Sky Lynx unavailable, surely nothing could stand in Predaking's way?

Then the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]] showed up and took him out. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

====Madman ''The Transformers'' comic====
In the year 2001, the Decepticons had managed to conquer Cybertron completely. Sky Lynx aided in the Autobots' exodus of the planet, though he came under heavy enemy fire during this mission. {{storylink|The Transformers (Madman)|The Transformers}}
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:SklLynxG1mvl03.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|The wonderful thing about Sky Lynx / Is he is a wonderful thing! / His top is made out of rubber / His bottom is made out of springs!]]
[[Lieutenant Commander]] Sky Lynx, of the [[Autobot Third Air Strike Division]], {{storylink|Monstercon from Mars!}} had, throughout the course of the war, been rescued several times by his old chum, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]. As such, he did not hesitate to fly to his aid when the latter called upon him to join the Autobots on Earth. There, [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]'s less than stellar performance as Autobot leader threatened to doom them all! (The uncouth [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] was overly obsessed with catching the rogue Autobot, [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]].) Upon the venerable Sky Lynx's arrival, Wheeljack requested that he put his considerable skills on temporary hold. What a waste of his immeasurable potential! Before too long, thankfully, Sky Lynx was at last called into action! After Grimlock tossed some [[Spacehikers|juvenile humanoids]] out the airlock of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] into space (for "conspiring" with Blaster), Sky Lynx, with utmost aplomb, rescued them, and put to use his finest displays of agility evading those mongrel Dinobots. Indeed, Sky Lynx's feats were subverted only by the actions of another. To wit: While Sky Lynx was surrounded (which posed no true disadvantage to the ever-resourceful paragon), Blaster turned himself in to Grimlock in exchange for the guaranteed safety of Sky Lynx's young charges. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}} {{storylink|Totaled!}}

[[File:SklLynxG1mvl02.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|I'm off to outer space / Protecting Autobots / To save [[Spacehikers|annoying kids]] / I am Sky Lynx!]]
However, before speedily returning the kids to their home, Sky Lynx took them to a traveling space carnival. As they had no money to pay for tickets, Sky Lynx charitably agreed to work for the carnival, while the kids were taken care of. Unfortunately, the fine print in the magnificent Autobot's contract made all of them permanent guests of the wretched carnival. Before Sky Lynx could effect a no-doubt-brilliant escape plan, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] passed by and elected to formulate an escape plan of their own. Optimus pounced into the circus ring while Sky Lynx was about to begin his routine show, and helped ram down all performers who tried to hinder their flight from captivity. Optimus took care of most of them, saving Sky Lynx the indignity of facing down such unworthy foes as a [[Gilashark]] and [[Rorza, the Rocket-cycle Racer from Rigel III]]. On their way out, the crowd rightfully burst into cheer, and both Autobots took a bow at Sky Lynx's insistence. They then reconvened aboard the ''[[Skyhammer (G1)|Skyhammer]]'' with Goldbug, who had been equally successful in securing Sky Lynx's charges. {{storylink|The Cosmic Carnival}}

[[File:SklLynxG1mvl01.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|"Yes, one day you two can tell your children how you were defeated by the incredible Sky Lynx."]]
Sky Lynx then returned the Spacehikers to Earth with flair and dispatch. The humans, however, seemed impervious to his charm, and drove him away from Earth again with thrown produce and such. {{storylink|Monstercon from Mars!}}

Some time later, the [[Mecannibal]]s, through an unfair deception, managed to capture the magnificent Sky Lynx. While they did admit to his wondrousness, they unfortunately considered him wondrously ''tasty.'' Luckily, [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] and [[Cloudburst]] happened upon the impending banquet aboard the [[Mecannibals' ship]], and assisted in Sky Lynx's escape. {{storylink|Guess Who the Mecannibals Are Having for Dinner?}}

When those selfsame [[Pretender]]s later found themselves harried by [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]], the noble Sky Lynx showed up to repay his debt, easily dispatching the Decepticon [[Powermaster]]s. He then explained to the Autobots that [[Hi-Test (G1)|Hi-Test]] and [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]] were the binary-bonded partners of the Decepticons. (Which, really, they should have been able to figure out for themselves.) The ever-helpful Sky Lynx then held the [[Nebulos|Nebulan]]s hostage while the Pretenders blackmailed the Mecannibals into reconstituting all their former victims. Having once again saved the day, Sky Lynx flew off into the sunset, and a shining place in history. {{storylink|Recipe for Disaster!}}
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=====The Big Broadcast of 2006=====
{{NoteMarvelBB2006}}
In an alternate future of 2006, Sky Lynx's impeccable perspicacity led him to discover suspicious activity on [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], and he swiftly and surely reported his findings to [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]. Rodimus recognized Sky Lynx's greatness by declaring him to be one of the best, but inexplicably sent those lesser (though still valiant) fliers, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], to Junkion to investigate Sky Lynx's report. After [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] was defeated by the [[Quintesson]]s, Sky Lynx's redoubtable abilities were once again required for a rescue. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
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The infusion of [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] into his systems boosted [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]'s hypersonic burn to the point that he blacked out and would have simply shot off into space if it hadn't been for Sky Lynx's quick reactions, as he managed to grab the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]] in time. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}}
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===''Transformers in 3-D''===
Sky Lynx was hanging around Autobot headquarters on Cybertron when Ultra Magnus checked in with Hot Rod to see how the situation was progressing. {{storylink|The Test (issue)|The Test}}

He acted as transport for Ultra Magnus's team as they searched for [[Metascan Alpha]]. After a stop on a moon, they reached a city under attack from the [[Destructon]]s, but were forced to retreat when the enemy proved too much for them to handle. Sky Lynx made it as far as the moon before running out of energy. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:RevelationWaP SkyLynxTakesOff.jpg|right|upright=1.25|thumb|"Seatbelts, gentlebots. Appearances must be maintained."]]
After awakening from the [[Great Shutdown]], Sky Lynx found himself operating the regime of that uncharismatic, mono-visioned walking calculator, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. Sky Lynx was requisitioned into mere transportation for [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Optimus Prime's little brother]] when he traveled to [[Earth|an insignificant backwater planet]] to arrest the long-lost Autobots. When Ultra Magnus learned of Shockwave's plans to deactivate the Autobots, he lost his temper and hit a console inside of Sky Lynx. While this news was most distressing, it did not warrant such uncivilized violence against one's vehicle. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} When [[Starscream (G1)|that small and irritating little flyboy]] inevitably ran like a coward, he attempted to commander the magnificent Sky Lynx as his transportation. Imagine the horror etched on the faces of his terrified crew when Sky Lynx refused to accept their navigational commands and flew off at his own volition! {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Unfortunately, that [[Soundwave (G1)|monotoned malcontent]] managed to hack into Sky Lynx's impressive neural processors, and even though he put up a valiant struggle against his Decepticon passengers, he was forced to bring them to the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' on Earth. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}

[[File:G1DW SkyLynx sporting.jpg|left|upright=1.85|thumb|It tickles!]]
Sky Lynx found himself embarrassingly captured by the Decepticons under Starscream and [[Combaticon (G1)|his band of merry miscreants]], as, of all things, a punching bag for their training! Far be it for him to refuse combat, but did these fools not realize they were up against the mighty Sky Lynx, even with the Decepticon energy dampeners in effect? Sportingly, the Autobot lieutenant commander warned Starscream that it was hardly a fair match, which the Decepticon, for some reason, misinterpreted to mean that it was not fair to Sky Lynx.

Taking advantage of Starscream's gross overconfidence, Sky Lynx tipped the scales ''further'' in his favour by splitting in half into his separate lynx and dinosaur modes, then soundly thrashing the pitiful Combaticons before the shocked Starscream reactivated the energy dampeners.

Naturally, Sky Lynx's personal punching bag [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] only appeared ''after'' his magnificence was offline, which is just typical, really. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===Shell Game===
[[File:Sky_lynx%27s_corpse_from_shell_game.jpg|thumb|Sadly, this world may never know of his magnificence.]]

In [[Viron 704.31 Epsilon]], Optimus, Sky Lynx, [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], and [[X-Brawn]] did their best to hold out against Megazarak after the disappearance of several Autobots due to [[Unicron]]'s abductions, but they ultimately all fell to the tyrant's onslaught. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/30}}

Sky Lynx's corpse was thereafter visible on the surface of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Shell Game}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|''More Than Meets The Eye'' #1]]}}

[[File:Sky Lynx Cause and Effect.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8]]
Sky Lynx was used as a transport by a group of Autobots on a mission to rescue [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] from the Decepticons. He was magnificent, as always. {{storylink|Cause and Effect}} Sky Lynx would later help transport the Autobots to the [[Iaconian Newsfeed Service]] headquarters where the Autobots would hack it to rally more allies for an assault against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Broadcast}}

When the [[Toraxxis mega-refinery]] came under attack from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], an Autobot strike force scrambled to the location on board Sky Lynx, {{storylink|Faces of Darkness}} whose participation in the battle naturally ensured an Autobot victory. {{storylink|Rage (IDW)|Rage}} Sky Lynx was later carrying the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]] to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] when he received new orders to help prevent a riot at [[Starsreach Spaceport]]. {{storylink|Massacre}} Following [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s defeat, Sky Lynx took [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] on a fly-by over [[Harmonex]] to confirm the body of the beast was still there. It wasn't. {{storylink|Primacy issue 1|Primacy #1}} Soon after, during the Decepticons' siege on Iacon, Sky Lynx joined up with Optimus and the other Autobots who had been protected from the Cons' bombardments by [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}} 500,000 years ago he participated in the final defense of the Autobot base, [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}}

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After the war ended, Sky Lynx was, of course, smart enough not to be on the ''[[Lost Light]]'', but, along with Bumblebee and [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], had a good view of her fate. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} Later, Sky Lynx was seen hovering over a crowd of [[NAIL|peasants]]. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|The Autonomy Lesson}} He visited [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] with [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] after Blurr reopened it. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}}

Sky Lynx was entrusted with the important task of carrying [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] and those ungrateful Dinobot ruffians into Cybertron's wilderness in search of the missing [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], and made sure to entertain them with many fascinating stories of his glorious victories and accomplishments during the war on the way. Alas, the magnetic interference in the wilderness proved too much even for his finely-tuned navigation systems, and he was forced to leave them to carry on their mission on foot. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt (IDW)|Dinobot Hunt}} The strain on his systems only got worse from there, and by the time he reached Iacon he could no longer stay airborne and crash-landed violently. He managed to tell Bumblebee that he lost Ironhide and Dinobots "to the night" before starting to drift in and out of consciousness. {{storylink|Night and the City}} [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] would later mention that he was recovering. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things}}

[[File:HelloCruelWorld SkyLynxCosmos.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]
Sky Lynx had made a full recovery by the time the ''Lost Light'' returned to Cybertron, and joined in the celebrations. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} He subsequently attended the trial of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} Months later, Optimus Prime made the wise decision to bring Sky Lynx on a mission to [[Earth]] to investigate a lead left by [[Alpha Trion]]. Greeted by a barrage of missiles from the [[human]]s, the Autobots abandoned that clumsy ''[[Ark-7]]'' in favor of using the smaller Sky Lynx to reach the surface. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} On Prowl's orders, Sky Lynx delivered the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] from the ''Ark-7'' to the battle in [[Poverty Flat]], {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} then ferried everyone straight back to the ship where he got some energon to slurp. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}}

Next, Sky Lynx carried the team to the [[Earth Defense Command]] base on [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]], staying clear of the actual fighting. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} Once their mission to rescue Alpha Trion was complete, Sky Lynx returned and carried the team to safety. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}} When [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] and [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] rather rudely burst into the hangar following an alarm, Sky Lynx explained to them how Optimus and Alpha Trion had equally rudely left the ''Ark-7'' aboard Prime's [[Skyroller|personal shuttle]] without so much as a greeting. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

[[File:ONoffON SkyLynxEngex.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.45|"The indignity! As if I were some common household... ''pet!'' '''SLURP'''... this is exquisite, though..."]]
When [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] came under fire while investigating the remnants of the EDC's Bikini Atoll base, it was up to the valiant Sky Lynx and his comrade, [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]], to come to the rescue of the hapless 'bot. Sky Lynx had much fun destroying the target-seeking missiles before returning to the ''Ark-7''. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches}} Sky Lynx was hesitant to fly Prowl and the Constructicons to [[Tokyo]], seeing as how the absent Optimus hadn't authorized such a mission, but begrudgingly did so after Prowl argued that he was in charge in Prime's absence. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Two: Vs.|Vs.}} When [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and Sideswipe confronted Sky Lynx about his going through with this trek against Prime's orders, he claimed that Prowl had been supplying him with some top-class [[Engex]], and couldn't see him getting into ''that'' much trouble. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} Prowl failed to live up to expectations, however, and it was up to Sky Lynx to come in as the cavalry once again during the Decepticons' fight with [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] in [[Wanmu]]. Sky Lynx restrained that clod, [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]], and spat fire at Devastator until the combiner came to his senses; after which, Sky Lynx took the Autobots and Constructicons back to the ''Ark-7'' with a [[space bridge]] in tow. {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati|The Obliterati}}

[[File:TheNothingMan SkyLynxCrashes.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.35|"Ahem, yes, well... I ''meant'' to do that. Nothing wrong in a standard test of our defenses, is there?"]]
When Arcee brought an [[Onyx]] tablet aboard the ''Ark-7'' for examination, Sky Lynx tried to tell his fellow crew members of how useless looking at such primitive human tech would be, but alas, his advice was harshly brushed aside. {{storylink|Now and On Earth}} When the Autobots discovered some mysterious Cybertronian source code within the device, as well as a quantum signal within it leading to Earth, Sky Lynx went alongside Jetfire and transported [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] and Kup to the signal's source on the [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] island of [[Bouvetoya]]. However, Sky Lynx looked on in horror as the team was soon attacked by [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]]'s [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]/[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] [[Seeker clone|clone-combiner]]s and tried to help by opening fire on them. Finding that the group of combiners were too powerful even for him, Sky Lynx began to fly back to the ''Ark-7'' for assistance. As the violent brutes revealed they could transform and flew after him, Sky Lynx tried leading them to get within range of the ''Ark-7''{{'}}s weapons; however, the very same Onyx tablet that Sky Lynx warned against looking at took control of the ship's systems and raised its deflector shields just as Sky Lynx was about to reach it, causing him to crash into the shields quite violently and be knocked offline. The combiners then promptly took the finest Autobot of them all captive. This is why one should always listen to Sky Lynx! {{storylink|The Nothing Man}}

Imprisoned by Blackrock with the other defeated Autobots in a secret, black liquid-filled chamber of the EDC's Bikini Atoll base, even the weary Sky Lynx was rather surprised when none other than Jetfire's drone [[D.0.C.]] came to rescue them (although it reminded him of another, sure to be exciting story he promised to tell the drone later). After D.0.C. cut open a hole in the room's ceiling, Sky Lynx emerged from it with the other Autobots, free once more and as majestic as ever! {{storylink|Conquerors Part 3: Helden|Helden}}

[[File:AHM-SkyReign.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|"Chaps, you've just dramatically upscaled in ''class''."]]

As the EDC started making preparations for a full-spectrum [[mindbomb]] to try to stop Galvatron and his forces after he had gone turncoat, the still-injured Sky Lynx happily volunteered to provide some information about their neocortexes. The humans would have obviously been lost without him. When Optimus and some other Autobots arrived at the EDC base in the ''Skyroller'' to pick up their wayward comrades, Sky Lynx climbed aboard. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} To convince the humans of their innocence, Sky Lynx and his comrades began flying across the globe, heroically helping the small creatures with their petty problems. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}}

Indispensable as ever, Sky Lynx carried a complement of Autobots and Decepticons over the ocean to make an attack on Galvatron's submerged base, the ''Nemesis''. Tragically, Sky Lynx fell victim to the energies of the [[Enigma of Combination]], turning him into the torso of [[Sky Reign]] (He remained as strikingly handsome as ever). {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} He reverted to normal after [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] loutishly tampered with the Enigma and nullified its effects. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}} Sky Lynx helped mop up what Decepticons had been left behind after cowardly Galvatron's absconsion {{storylink|White Light}}, but found themselves having to deal with the bothersome forces of the EDC, now under the command of the brutish [[Joe Colton]]. {{storylink|White Heat}} Some months later, Sky Lynx and some of his comrades were on Cybertron to assist in relief efforts in the wake of [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]'s rampage. {{storylink|Concorde Hymn}}

[[File:FutureGloriesLost AileronJetfireSkyLynx.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|left]]
In the wake of the "[[Revolution]]" incident, Sky Lynx remained on Earth as Optimus Prime and the Autobots maintained the peace. He ferried Optimus Prime and some Autobots to a meeting with the wretched [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]s on the [[Matterhorn]], then took the group back to Autobot City, where he was bothered by a group of utterly childish [[Colonist Soldiers|Autobot recruits]] demanding to know more about the new arrivals. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} Sky Lynx later attended a meeting between Optimus Prime and some dignitaries, which would have been impossible to arrange had it not been for his impeccable presence on the deck of Metrotitan. It was a tragedy, then, that the uncivilized Junkions sought to spoil this momentous event by unleashing a school of ravenous [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s on all assembled. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}} Fortunately Sky Lynx was there to ferry the injured Sideswipe to safety with alacrity and aplomb. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}}

[[File:TimeWillRust SkyLynxVsSlug.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]
Later, Sky Lynx's impeccable services were called upon by [[Slide]] and the other colonist recruits to aid in rescuing [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] from those ruffian [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]]. Things took a turn for the unpleasant when [[Gimlet]] inadvertently caused the death of [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]] and was in turn slain by [[Slag (G1)|Slug]]. Sky Lynx righteously attacked the barbaric Dinobot in response, projecting his vengeful flames at the killer, who had the gall to try and justify his brutality! Fortunately, the fight halted soon thereafter... UN-fortunately the reason for that was [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s appearance in the skies above! {{storylink|Time Will Rust}} Sky Lynx keenly appraised the planet-killer as others arrived on the scene. [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] rightfully chose the most astute being present to fill him in on what had happened and Sky Lynx most humbly complied. {{storylink|A Sunrise Dark}}

Of course, Sky Lynx was on the front line of the counterattack against Unicron and its [[Maximal]] followers in Earth's orbit. When a greater need was served elsewhere, Sky Lynx transported the Dinobots and remaining colonist recruits back to Earth's surface with transcendent swiftness. He wisely recognized that the battle that awaited them might be beyond the recruits in his care and held them in reserve, until Slide brazenly leaped out from within Sky Lynx's protective bosom to help fight [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]]! She ended up becoming the new leg of [[Victorion]], who slew the gruesome Unicron-allied combiner, thus vindicating Sky Lynx's decision to bring the recruits along in the first place! That nasty Unicron business was soon thereafter concluded, Sky Lynx being content in having played a pivotal role in the greatest battle of time immemorial.{{storylink|Ceremony}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
[[File:Sky LynxAligned-UltimatePopUpUniverse.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8]]
Pursuing the [[AllSpark]] after it had been launched into space, Sky Lynx was one of the many Autobots that found his way to Earth. There, he participated in a great battle within a human settlement against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===''Transformers × Evangelion''===
Sky Lynx arrived on Earth with a team of Autobots on board just as the [[Angel]]s were advancing on [[Tokyo-3]]. {{storylink|Mode "Eva" chapter 1}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] noted that 'bots such as Sky Lynx had [[mitotic spark]]s. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac|Ask Vector Prime, The Complete AllSpark Almanac}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===

Candidates for the combination that would come to be known as [[Sky Reign #Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Sky Reign]] were chosen {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Wheeljack's bio}}{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Smokescreen's bio}} by other Autobots, {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Trailbreaker's bio}} although it was unclear whether Sky Lynx was chosen by this process or already picked as the central component.

Regardless, while he had a reputation for bragging about his accomplishments as a warrior his mastery of combination was no exaggeration. Sky Reign proved to be a ferocious beast on the battlefield, {{storylink|Sky Lynx (G1)#Combiner Wars|Sky Lynx's bio}} serving the Autobot cause on Cybertron. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Wheeljack's bio}}{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Autobot Hound's bio}}{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Trailbreaker's bio}}{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Smokescreen's bio}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
[[File:TheWarNeverEnds RodimusSkyLynx.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|left|"Ah, a king fit for a steed."]]
Sky Lynx served as [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]]'s steed when the Autobot and Decepticon armies clashed. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}} After the war was won, Rodimus was still seated on Sky Lynx as he was made ruler of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
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{{bigquote|The best achievements are worth repeating.}}
After Cybertron fell, the Autobots left their homeworld aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', traveling through space in pursuit of the [[AllSpark]]. Sky Lynx's function was Lieutenant Commander, his primary objective was to save Cybertron, and his primary weapon was the [[Acetylene_blaster|Acetylene Blaster]]. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' website]</ref>

When Sky Lynx was sucked into a volatile rift, [[Ironworks (facility)|Ironworks]], [[Overair (facility)|Overair]], and the [[Astro Squad]] encountered the roving comet carrying a densely populated city known as [[Botropolis]]. They set up base and hitched a ride on the moving comet to search the universe for signs of Sky Lynx. {{Storylink|Source:Earthrise Galactic Odyssey Collection|Encounter 5: Botropolis Rescue Mission}}
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor| [[Sean Wright]] (English), [[Aruno Tahara]] (Japanese)|[[Jérémie Covillault]] (French), [[Axel Lutter]] (German), [[Nando Sierpe]] (Portuguese), [[Davide Lepore]] (Italian), [[Alejandro García]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Gerardo Reyero]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}

[[File:EarthriseEpisode5-SkyLynxworthy.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Sky Lynx dares to say what we're all thinking!]]
Before the war, the arrogant and powerful Sky Lynx relentlessly pursued [[Alpha Trion]] across Cybertron. He considered himself worthy of the Matrix of Leadership due to his ability to sense it. However, Alpha Trion refused, stating that the Matrix must choose its bearer. Sky Lynx attacked Alpha Trion in retaliation, leading to his banishment to the [[Dead Universe]]. During his exile, Sky Lynx dwelled on his past actions and absolved, becoming more humble and guilt-ridden of the arrogant power-hungry being he once was. He also learned how he could hear all that went on within the Dead Universe. To those living outside of the Dead Universe, Sky Lynx became the stuff of myth.

[[File:EarthriseEpisode5-SkyLynxfloating.jpg|right|thumb|300px|When Sky Lynx asks, "Why am I floating in space like this?" it is merely a rhetorical question to prompt you to ask yourself why aren't ''you'' floating in space in the same amazing manner!]]

When the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' wound up in the Dead Universe, Sky Lynx presented himself to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], the current bearer of the Matrix. Revealing to Prime that he was not the same as he was long ago, Sky Lynx deemed the Autobot leader as being far more worthy of the Matrix than he ever was. Optimus explained to him that the Autobots were in the Dead Universe because of how he sent the AllSpark away from Cybertron. Sky Lynx informed Optimus that in order for the ''Ark'' to escape the Dead Universe, he must learn to control the chaos within himself. Optimus and Sky Lynx viewed the former's past with Alpha Trion, Megatron, and Ultra Magnus, the horrors of the Great War, his mind's eye of what could have been, and his greatest fears.

Sky Lynx explained that Optimus' thoughts were clouded with blame, a contribution to his inner chaos, and that the future was unwritten. To prove this, he showed Prime his own demise and a possible future where he fell to darkness as [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]. With their journey complete, Sky Lynx implored Prime to use the Matrix to escape the Dead Universe by blasting a hole in reality. However, as the ''Ark'' prepared to escape, the ''Nemesis'' arrived. As Megatron unleashed a volley of dark power in order to destroy the Autobots, Sky Lynx took the blast and bought the Autobots enough time to escape before he was reduced to golden dust. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 5}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[War World: Moon|''Transformers'' #27]]}}
[[File:Moon-SkyLynx.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]
Sky Lynx ferried [[Firestar (G1)|Novastar]]'s team to the [[Winged Moon]] to liberate it from [[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]]'s [[Team Stream|Decepticon contingent]]. While his lower body carried the [[Autobot]]s down to the lunar surface, his winged form duelled with [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] in space until an [[energon]] explosion caught his attention and prompted him to disengage in favor of returning to the surface to reunite with his other body. Once the Decepticons retreated, Sky Lynx helped evacuate Novastar's team and all of the engineers they'd rescued, save for [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. {{storylink|War World: Moon|Moon}}

[[File:SeaOfRustII SkyLynxLands.jpg|thumb|right|upright=2.1]]
Back on Cybertron, Sky Lynx and most of the security forces rallied under the banner of Optimus Prime in [[Crystal City]] against Decepticon tyranny. When word reached them that [[Termagax]] had been found in possession of the [[Enigma of Combination]] near the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], the Autobots acted. Great General [[Pyra Magna]] commissioned Sky Lynx as troop transport to bring a force to Termagax. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}} The united Companions and Security forces dispatched the Insecticons surrounding [[House (building)|House]]. Under direction from Pyra and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], Sky Lynx burned a trench around House as the Autobots prepared for a siege by the Decepticons. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|Sea of Rust II}} The Autobots had limited air support given the number of Seekers who joined the Decepticons, and Sky Lynx did his best to prevent them from claiming air superiority. The wild card [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] teleported into Termagax's house and claimed the Enigma for himself. Sky Lynx managed to catch him from behind and crush Skywarp in his powerful jaws, with a blast of flame breath for good measure. However, the Enigma itself wound up in the Sea of Rust after this. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}}

Sky Lynx stood ready to defend Crystal City when the Decepticons launched a massive attack on it. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}} He evacuated refugees from the ruined city to [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] in the aftermath of the battle. {{storylink|Radical Time}}

[[File:FateOfCybertron SkyLynxVDevastator.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.9|"Usually I settle for nothing less than Predaking, but I can lower myself to take ''you'' on."]]
On their way to Darkmount, Optimus Prime and his soldiers were confronted by a large Decepticon force led by Megatron, who held them hostage with an [[imploder]]. Sky Lynx arrived and air-dropped [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] onto the field, as well as [[Jumpstream]], who removed the threat of the imploder. His advantage gone, Megatron allowed the Autobots to continue on to Darkmount, but soon launched a massive attack on the city to prevent them from leaving the planet. Sky Lynx fought in the air, knocking out various [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] until the Decepticons deployed [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. After Devastator defeated Computron and [[Leviathan (G1)|Leviathan]], Sky Lynx held him off until Computron reformed with more volunteers and returned to the fight. Computron told Sky Lynx to retreat as he held the line against the entire Decepticon army, and Sky Lynx soon blasted off alongside the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' and [[Lodestar (Titan)|Lodestar]], leaving Cybertron behind. He and the rest of the evacuees soon arrived at the Winged Moon to plan their new future out among the stars. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}
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==Commercial appearances==
When [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] found themselves imperiled by an attack from [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], Sky Lynx swooped down and blasted away the Decepticon combiner before unleashing his fiery breath onto his foe. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sky Lynx|Sky Lynx commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
====Decepticon story====
While searching for [[Zel Quartz]] in the present, the Decepticons hunted down several leads, including the [[Jewel of Mystery]]. Sky Lynx and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] defended the Jewel of Mystery from Decepticon raiders. They failed, but the Gem was not the fabled Zel Quartz in the end anyway. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Legends''===
Sky Lynx was part of an escort squadron led by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], tasked with protecting important cargo from a Decepticon strike force. {{storylink|Cold Delivery}}

In the aftermath of the restoration of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Sky Lynx led a small team of Autobots in attempting to map the changes to their planet. They were briefly delayed by [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] and [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]]. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (Legends)|The Autonomy Lesson}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Skylynx_Earth_Wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|When I split apart, my ego doesn't decrease, it merely doubles (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧]]

When it comes to talking a good fight, Sky Lynx is in a league of his own - and loves nothing more than to brag about his speed, skill and power.
But Sky Lynx actually lives up to his own hype. He really is that good at what he does!
It's just, his fellow Autobots get very tired of hearing about it. With space shuttle, lynx and bird creature modes (and combinations thereof) Sky Lynx is a formidable (and highly adaptable) warrior. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Sky Lynx Bio}}

*'''Class''': Triple Changer
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
*Abilities: Being a triple changer, Sky Lynx has two abilities available to him:
**'''Flamestrike''': Set the target on fire dealing 109 damage over 8 seconds. Follow with Plasma Shroud: re-ignite the target dealing 169 damage over 6 seconds.
**'''Plasma Shroud''': Ionized plasma lowers enemy damage by 50% for 7 seconds. Follow with Flamestrike: trigger a plasma burst dealing 121 damage in a big area.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:sky-lynx Sky Lynx at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Sky Lynx possessed a unique [[mitotic spark]] that allowed him to separate himself into two component bodies. In his starship form, he could carry half a dozen smaller Cybertronians across interstellar space, serving as a smaller, faster alternative to the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s. Even scientists such as [[Simacore (G1)|Simacore]] recognized his grandeur, citing Sky Lynx as the most distinguished example of a Hybridizor. {{storylink|Technorganic Secrets}} Sky Lynx was once a Decepticon, and a rival to some unknown Autobot. Later he changed factions and joined the Autobots. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1SkyLynx toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Part cat, part bird, part danger, all applesauce.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Sky Lynx''' (Motorized Space Shuttle, [[1986]])}}</ul>

: Released in the third year of the original ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Transformers]]'' toyline, Sky Lynx transforms from a space shuttle with crawler-transporter into two smaller robots: the shuttle expands out to become a prehistoric bird-like thing, while the crawler-transporter turns into a "lynx" or close enough. The two can then combine into a super robot with the legs of a lynx and the upper-body of a prehistoric bird-thing, altogether resembling a robotic griffin. The crawler-transporter section has a [[battery-powered motor]] that rolls him along in transporter shuttle mode and activates a slow, ungainly walking action in lynx/lower-body mode. The shuttle also has an opening "cargo bay", though there is no room to store anything in it, just some lovely shiny gold chrome greeblies. Even though it fails to capture his magnificence fully, it is ''still'' the apex of toy technology.

: Unlikely as it may seem that anything could improve upon the perfection of this design, there were two different versions of this toy, released a year apart. On the first version, the rear thruster panel was connected to the body by a basic hinged piece. The second release modified this hinge so the panel could extend out from the body slightly, allowing a little more room for opening the panel and extending the tail.

: Unusually for a toy of his size, he has no other accessories packaged with him. But then again, why add to something that is already perfect?

: Along with [[Omega Supreme (G1)#Toys|Omega Supreme]], Sky Lynx was licensed from a company called [[Toybox]]. As a result, Sky Lynx was not initially released by Takara in Japan. They were robbed. They. Were. ''Robbed''. He was also unceremoniously delayed in his European release, coming out in that line's third year alongside the [[Headmaster (technology)#Toys|Headmasters]] and [[Targetmaster (technology)#Toys|Targetmasters]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/SkyLynx/skylynx.htm More information on Sky Lynx's magnificent toy at TFU.info]''
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===''Encore''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Sky Lynx''' ([[2008]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': February ??, 2008

: The lucky seventh release in [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' line of [[Generation 1 reissues|reissues]], Sky Lynx finally made his way to Japan to light their shores with his glory. As if it was possible, TakaraTomy made perfection even ''more'' perfect by painting the inside of his bird-thing's mouth and the lynx's eyes, and making the gold chrome more subtle.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CWVoyagerSkyLynx.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Aaron Archer had to quit Hasbro to make this possible!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Sky Lynx''' (Voyager Class, 2016)}}</ul>
:*'''3 OF 5: [[Sky Reign]]'''
:*''Accessories'': 2 sword-rifles
{{toydesigner|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist)}}

: Sky Lynx, released as part of the sixth wave of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Voyager Class figures, is a superbly-engineered Voyager-class toy which transforms from shuttle to dinobird. Although he can no longer split into his two components, such a minor exclusion does naught to mar his superb excellence: he can instead combine with any four Deluxe Class ''Combiner Wars'' figures, imparting a fraction of his innate magnificence upon them to form the splendiferous [[Sky Reign#Generations|Sky Reign]], which proudly displays the handsome features of the lynx head. And, if absolutely necessary, his articulation is flexible enough to allow him to be [[Fan mode|finagled]] into an approximation of his glorious lynx mode.

: Unlike most Voyager Class ''Combiner Wars'' figures, Sky Lynx's weapons aren't shown in his instructions at all. They can be combined to create a larger sword for Sky Reign, and as further proof of his superiority, they can be combined with either serving as the hilt: they're not limited to combining in a single way like other, less magnificent combiner weapons. They can be attached to his wings to function as cannons in any mode, or peg onto his center thruster fin to form a magnificent tail in beast mode. He also has [[5 mm post]]-holes on his wings, front feet, and hips, though his superior self scarcely needs additional weaponry given his unrivaled greatness.

: This mold was [[retool]]ed with a new beast head and combiner-form head into [[Deathsaurus (G1)#Combiner Wars|Dezarus]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/CWSkyLynx/skylynx.htm More information on the wondrous ''Combiner Wars'' Sky Lynx at TFU.info]''
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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-UW-EX-Sky-Lynx.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hi. I'm better than you. I'm better than all of the other combiners, because I turn into a kitty. Meow!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Lynxmaster''' (Multi-pack, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''UW-EX'''
:*''Release date'': [[October 29]], 2016
:*''Accessories'': 2 sword-rifles

: Takara's glorious ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' iteration of ''Combiner Wars'' Sky Lynx has some splendorous changes, and some sub-par omissions, in deco to better match their component's marvelous appearances in the original cartoon.

: He was only available in a gift set, gracioulsy sharing a box with [[Hound (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Hound]], [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#United Warriors|Ratchet]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Trailbreaker]], and [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Wheeljack]].

: This set was a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] [[exclusive]], with the preorders opened at Thursday afternoon, [[June 9]], till Thursday, [[June 30]]th, and shipped out on October 29.
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===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
[[File:TF-WFC-E-Commander-Sky-Lynx.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"There is no doubt that I am the most magnificent Transformer in this line!"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Sky Lynx''' (Commander Class, [[2020]])}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-E24'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''ER-06'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[July 25]], 2020
:*''Accessories'': 7 [[Fire Blast effect|blast effects]], 2 cannons
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)| [[Ken Christiansen]] (concept artist)}}

: Following in the Commander Class footsteps of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Jetfire]], ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' Sky Lynx changes from dinobird to shuttle in 35 steps. He once again possesses the dazzling ability to split into dual beast modes (22 steps from dinobird), and his Lynx component has the marvelous new capability to turn into a shuttle launch platform base mode, complete with [[A.I.R. Lock System|A.I.R. Lock]] attachments, in 20 steps.

: His range of articulation is an undeniable marvel of toy engineering, even greater than prior toys despite the mere suggestion being the Sisyphean task of perfecting perfection. Almost unbelievably, they succeeded, with lateral movement in hips and shoulders, double jointed knees and elbows, 90 degree movement on all six ankles, and a multi-jointed neck for the shuttle component. And the true mark as a work of art is that all are ratcheted! A wonderfully posable ball joint is also located at the base of both beast mode heads, with the lynx also possessing an embedded swivel for even more range of motion.

: Sky Lynx also comes with seven blast effect pieces, [[redeco]]ed from those of ''Siege'' [[Omega Supreme (G1)#Generations|Omega Supreme]]. Some online store descriptions, including Hasbro's own website, initially stated that [[Astroscope]] was included,<ref>The [https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/product/transformers-toys-generations-war-for-cybertron-earthrise-leader-wfc-e-24-sky-lynx-5-modes-11-inch:3BA292D3-2885-4602-A0CF-5FACC749E73D Hasbro webpage product description] reads: "ADD ACCESSORIES AND EFFECTS: Attach 2 included Fire Blasts accessories to the 2 included cannon accessories or to figure’s mouth to simulate fire-breathing. Comes with Astroscope figure with a satellite mode"</ref> but this was dropped from the final product due to cost limitations.

: Like all ''Earthrise'' toys, Sky Lynx comes with an exclusive piece of a larger star map, and a thin piece of red translucent plastic which acts as a decoder for the map. Unlike smaller Earthrise figures, Sky Lynx's map piece is pre-cut. Sky Lynx's map segment shows the location of [[Chaar|CHAAR]] and an entry point to the [[Dead Universe|DEAD UNIVERSE]].

: In a first for the ''Transformers'' brand, Sky Lynx is one of two space shuttle toys developed with an official license from [[NASA]] (the other being the Micromaster [[Astro Squad#Earthrise|Astro Squad]]), and bears NASA logos in his deco. As part of that partnership, Sky Lynx was given a new fictitious Space Shuttle name, visible below the cargo bay door hinges. He is... the ''Magnificence''.

: Most of Sky Lynx's 5mm compatible ports are located on his Lynx section, but his magnificent bird/shuttle section nonetheless has one on each side of his neck, each side of his tail fin, and inside his cargo hold. A resplendent addition to both modes is a [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]] plug on the end of each of his separate beast mode tongues, to which the fire effect pieces in various combinations can be mounted for a truly awe-inspiring fire breath attack. Unfortunately, the blast parts tend to be too heavy for either the Dinobird or Lynx heads, causing them to droop downwards.

: Care should be taken when snapping his two halves together to ensure that they connect properly. This is best done by moving the wings out of the way first, then laying the shuttle flat against the carrier and angling it up slightly while pushing forward until it pops into place (significant force may be required) before angling it back down again. Failure to do so can cause him to split apart unexpectedly. Likewise, his wings can be prone to popping off of their extension arms if roughly handled, and said arms are often unable to support the weight of his wings when extended.

: Another run of Sky Lynx was made in late [[2022]].
{{WFCSiegeOmegaSupremeFireBlastMold}}
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==Notes==
*In his ''[[The Transformers Universe|Transformers Universe]]'' profile, Sky Lynx's "Lynx" component is instead identified as a puma and his bird component is identified as a "dinobird".
*Original scripts for the Generation 1 cartoon identify Sky Lynx's beauteous combined form as his "Dinoblast" mode.
*On numerous occasions throughout the Generation 1 cartoon, Sky Lynx's pristine form was blemished with a Decepticon [[insignia]], too often to be an accident. This suggests that a [[character model]] bearing the insignia existed that was being drawn from in these instances, in turn implying that Sky Lynx may have been originally characterized as a Decepticon. This fits well with the fact that his perennial rivals, the Predacons, started out the design process as a team of Autobots known as the [[Anibot]]s!
*The true nature of Sky Lynx's transformation remains a mystery even to those intrepid souls who endeavor in that most worthwhile task of chronicling his many laudable adventures. In the Marvel Comics, for example, Sky Lynx does not split into two [[beast mode]]s; rather, he seems to be a [[Triple Changer]] of sorts who has a shuttle mode, a lynx mode, and a bird mode which sometimes retains the four-legged undercarriage ("[[Spacehikers!]]") and sometimes doesn't ("[[The Cosmic Carnival]]"). While some might see these as "inconsistencies", Sky Lynx's design is grand enough to encompass all such possibilities, so these alternate depictions of his transformation disturb him not in the least.
*Though it chafes the magnificent Sky Lynx to share an origin with the ungainly (if powerful) [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], both were originally created by a company known as Toybox, from whom Hasbro licensed the designs for sale as Transformers. As with [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and the [[Insecticon (G1)|Deluxe Insecticons]], this meant it could not be sold as a Transformers toy in Japan, since Takara didn't want to promote its competition's toys. Thus, Japan was unable to experience Sky Lynx's full grandeur—but such glory could not be denied forever! Sure enough, when Takara merged with former competitor Tomy, the situation changed. After the merger, an especially perspicacious member of the TF development team spotted a "shuttle dinosaur" development code name among the molds listed in Tomy's possession. Soon, the truth of Sky Lynx's esteemed lineage emerged: Toybox was not the original equipment manufacturer, but rather, it had requested that Tomy develop the Sky Lynx design on its behalf. (Such outsourced design and mold development was not uncommon in the Japanese toy market at the time.) This unsung hero of a developer called attention to the fact, helping initiate the process for issuing Sky Lynx as a Japanese Transformers toy for the first time ever. Had the situation moved a bit more slowly, the molds might have been lost forever—a tragedy of such magnitude, it scarcely bears consideration.<ref>http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/products/encore/e-07s.html Takara's "Tale of Sky Lynx" page</ref>
*[[Fireflight (G1)/toys#Classics|Fireflight]]'s puny ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' figure was at one point conceived as Sky Lynx, but someone at Hasbro must wisely have decided that a mold as diminutive as [[Jetfire (Armada)#LOC|Jetfire]]'s simply wouldn't do for a 'bot of such stature.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Sky Lynx''' (スカイリンクス ''Sukai Rinkusu'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Légihiúz''' ("Air-Lynx")
*''Italian:'' '''Argon'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tiān Māo''' (天猫, "Sky Cat")
*''Russian:'' '''Bravyj''' (Бравый, "Gallant")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Nebesna Rys'''' (Небесна Рись, "Sky Lynx")

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/classics-11/japanese-hobby-magazine-scans-for-january-2008-164116/ Interview with Junichi Ishikawa, the noble being who first sought to capture Sky Lynx's image in humble plastic, detailing the amazing story of Sky Lynx's origins at Toybox]

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Transmetal 2

2024-11-01T22:30:45Z

Ronin6401:

[[Image:Transmetals2_Logo.jpg|center|350px]]

[[Image:Dinobot2provinggrounds.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Pose!]]

A '''Transmetal 2''' (alternately '''Transmetal II'''; plural '''Transmetals 2''') is a [[Transformer]] who has been mutated to a more advanced degree than the [[Transmetal]]s during the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. Where Transmetals are marked by a mode-based inversion of biological and mechanical elements, Transmetals 2 have had those elements blended in equal parts between both modes, the result being an asymmetrical, cybernetic patchwork jumble that is frequently rather monstrous.

Some Transmetals 2 exhibit a degree of "supernatural" power, such as rapid healing or telekinesis. Additionally, being a Transmetal 2 seems to provide a temporary resistance to the full effects of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s [[Transformation virus|virus]], but at the cost of losing one's Transmetallization.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars'' toy bios===
Transmetals 2 were the result of Megatron's cloning experiments, a hyper-aggressive breed of warriors with advanced strength and speed but also more savage impulses. Some were Predacons and some were Maximals, but all struggled to control their own violent tendencies.<ref>Transmetal 2 packaging blurb</ref>

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
[[Image:Ba transmetal2.JPG|175px|thumb|This lasted five episodes. Then Megatron got his new invention all over it.]]

Only Cheetor, [[Dinobot II]], and Blackarachnia were explicitly described as Transmetals 2. Each of them was altered by an enigmatic piece of [[Vok]] technology known as the "[[Transmetal driver]]", which appeared in Megatron's possession without explanation. Despite lacking the vehicle modes of the previous Transmetals, Transmetal-2-ness was generally viewed as an enviable upgrade. Cheetor, Blackarachnia and Dinobot II all displayed some degree of "supernatural" powers, the use of which was signified by conspicuous glows in their sparks and/or eyes: Cheetor showed vague visionary tendencies {{storylink|Go with the Flow}} (which, admittedly, had happened before), enhanced healing abilities, and telekinesis; {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 2}} Blackarachnia demonstrated telekinesis; {{storylink|Master Blaster}} and Dinobot II showed enhanced healing (although this could also be attributed to him sharing a piece of [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]]'s nigh-immortal [[spark]]). {{storylink|Proving Grounds}}
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===''Beast Machines'' cartoon===
[[Image:Devolvinggas in-action.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Well, that was fun.]]

When the Maximals returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and encountered Megatron's [[Transformation virus|virus]], both the Transmetals and Transmetals 2 among them had a strange reaction. Rather than become instantly paralyzed, as apparently happened to the majority of Cybertronians exposed, they simply lost their Transmetallization. Primal, Cheetor, Rattrap, and Blackarachnia reverted to their pre-Transmetal beast modes. {{storylink|The Reformatting}} They were able to stay mobile, though glitching and amnesic, while Rhinox and Silverbolt immediately succumbed to paralysis. {{storylink|Revelations Part II: Descent}}

When the escaped Maximals recovered via [[reformatting]] and fought their way to [[Council Citadel|Megatron's citadel]], they found him still a Transmetal 2, though he fervently sought to rid himself of his organic elements. He was concealed within a bulky control suit, but in moments of rage he would fall out of it and transform seemingly uncontrollably into dragon mode. {{storylink|Master of the House}} This body was eventually obliterated in a [[Key to Vector Sigma|doomsday]] [[Plasma energy|storm]], {{storylink|End of the Line}} but its biological and mechanical elements were somehow made manifest in [[Noble (BM)|Savage/Noble]] and the [[Grand Mal]]. {{storylink|Prometheus Unbound}}
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===3H comics===
[[Image:3H Spittor Sonar.jpg|right|thumb|250px]]
[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] was reborn in a Transmetal 2 body. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 1}}

[[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]], {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 1}} [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]], and [[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]] {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 2}} were obtained by [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] from stasis pods left behind and were Transmetals 2.

[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s dragon body was Transmetal 2. [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]] obtained the technical data of his dragon beast form and transferred it to his body, becoming a Transmetal 2 himself.<ref>[http://botcon.com/archive/story/characters/cryotek.html Cryotek's 3H bio, found online and in the Director's Cut edition of "[[Betrayal]]".]</ref>

===Ain't No Rat===
[[Optimus Minor]] was a Transmetal 2. {{storylink|Ain't No Rat}} It is unknown how he became one.

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
[[Ramulus]], [[Optimus Minor]], {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}} [[Scourge (BW)|Scourge]], [[Stinkbomb]], [[Prowl II|Prowl]], [[Nightglider|Night Glider]], [[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]], {{storylink|The Gathering issue 2|The Gathering #2}} and [[Scarem]] {{storylink|The Gathering issue 4|The Gathering #4}} were Transmetals 2, despite only existing as [[protoform]]s beforehand. Ravage was reborn into a Transmetal 2 body. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 3|The Gathering #3}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Galaxy Convoy]] transformed into a Transmetal 2 [[klud]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/08}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[Image:Crosssell-transmetal2.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Asymmetry the line!]]
The Transmetals 2 were sold at multiple price points as the dominant subline of ''Beast Wars'' in 1999. Like their predecessors the Transmetals, they feature [[vacuum metallizing]] as a dominant aesthetic feature, but their designs are more irregular and patchwork, featuring skeletal elements and lacking the smooth contours of the Transmetals.

Unlike the Transmetals, most Transmetals 2 did not have a third mode. Only the largest Transmetal 2 toys, Tigerhawk and Megatron, were designed to have more than two modes, but Megatron's was never featured in the cartoon and Tigerhawk's was dropped entirely even from the toy. Neither vehicle mode was especially well-implemented.

Early on in the release of Transmetal 2 toys, the packaging used a Roman numeral "II", but a [[Variant|running change]] in the packaging was made to the Arabic number "2", which is generally considered the "correct" spelling of the term.
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====''Transmetals 2'' (1999)====

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Basic Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Nightglider#Toys|Nightglider]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Minor#Toys|Optimus Minor]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Scarem#Toys|Scarem]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Sonar (BW)#Toys|Sonar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-p1|[[Spittor (BW)#TM2|Spittor]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Stinkbomb#Toys|Stinkbomb]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#TM2|Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Dinobot II#Toys|Dinobot]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Iguanus (BW)#TM2|Iguanus]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Jawbreaker (BW)#Toys|Jawbreaker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-m1|[[Prowl (TM2)#Toys|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Ramulus#Toys|Ramulus]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Scourge (BW)#Toys|Scourge]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mega Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#TM2|Blackarachnia]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Cybershark#TM2|Cybershark]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Beast Wars-Transmetal 2 Megatron.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#TM2|Megatron]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#TM2|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Tigerhawk#Toys|Tigerhawk]]}}
</ul>

|}
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====Exclusives====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]''' (2001)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Ravage (G1)/toys#TM2|Tripredacus Agent]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[BotCon 2001]]'''
{{Bp-a1m1|[[Arcee (G1)/toys#BotCon2001|Arcee]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Botconarceetoy.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Arcee (G1)/toys#BotCon2001|Arcee]]]]
|}

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===''Legacy''===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Leader Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#Legacy|Transmetal II Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Tigerhawk#Legacy|Beast Wars Universe Tigerhawk]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-United-Leader-Tigerhawk.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Tigerhawk#Legacy|Beast Wars Universe Tigerhawk]]]]
|}
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==Notes==
* The packaging blurb that described the Transmetals 2 as "infused with ultra-aggressive tendencies that they must struggle to control" was reinforced in more than one toy bio, including Megatron's. Beyond Cheetor's first proper transformation in "Feral Scream", this was never in evidence in the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon, but it may have been a factor in ''Beast Machines'': As mentioned above, Megatron displayed the strange tendency to convert to dragon mode (apparently against his own will) when enraged.
* Several Transmetal 2 characters, including Optimus Minor, Sonar, Scarem, and Tigerhawk, appear to have an oddball ability to acquire more limbs in their robot modes by shifting around a few parts. Though this might not normally be noteworthy, as several characters from the beast era have animal limbs going all over the place due to complex transformation schemes, there is evidence that this was a conscious decision from the designers: Scarem, Sonar, and Tigerhawk are all portrayed as having their extra limbs deployed in their packaging art, and Optimus Minor's multiple limbs having nothing to do with his transformation. In any case however, this feature was never portrayed in fiction for any of these characters.
*Despite there being no overt involvement of the Transmetal Driver in the cartoon, Megatron's dragon-form and [[Tigerhawk]] were sold as a Transmetal 2 toys. While Tigerhawk definitely had extraordinary powers, this could be explained as the result of his unique origin as the "ultimate weapon" of the Vok; Megatron's only enhanced powers seemed to be an ability to breathe fire and ice, which might have been inherent in his mode of choice and were not shown to be involved with any supernatural glowing spark powers. [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]]'s [[3H Productions|3H]] [[bio]] described Megatron and Cryotek as Transmetals II. But "Optimal Optimus", who was upgraded in the same fashion (one body holding two sparks), was sold as a vanilla Transmetal.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Transmetals 2''' (トランスメタルス2 ''Toransumetarusu Tsū'')
*''French:'' '''Transmétaux 2'''
*''Spanish:'' '''Transmetales 2'''

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Beast Wars subgroups]]
[[Category:Beast Wars technology]]
[[Category:Transmetals 2| ]]

Optimus Primal (BW)/toys

2024-05-07T06:05:35Z

Ronin6401: /* Beast Wars */

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[[File:Optimus Primal toys.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Monkey see, Monkey screw you up!]]
'''[[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]''' has had a barrel full of toys. None of them [[Optimus Minor|monkeys]]!

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BWtoy-Primalbat.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Cheetor. ''Cheetor.'' I'm Batman.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1p1| '''Optimus Primal vs Megatron!''' (Basic Class versus two-pack, 1996)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name:'' '''Amazon no Taiketsu: Convobat VS Megalligator'''
:*''Takara ID number:'' '''VS-6'''
:*''Accessories:'' 2 swords
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

:The first ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Optimus Primal is a Basic Class blue bat which can autotransform into a robot by pulling the tail. Two swords are removable from under its wings for use as weaponry in [[robot mode]]. In the [[Hasbro]] line, he is packaged along with an [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|alligator version of Megatron]] and a [[Optimus Primal vs Megatron!|''Beast Wars'' mini-comic]]. The Japanese release of the two-pack, dubbed "Amazon Showdown" (アマゾンの対決), lacks the comic, but does come with individual character bio cards.

:Whether this toy can be considered the Optimus Primal character is a matter of debate. Released before the animated series began, which establishes Optimus Primal as a separate entity from Optimus Prime, the accompanying profiles and mini-comic imply that the Beast Wars are a direct progression of the Autobot/Decepticon war. Whether the animated series's [[retcon]] affects this set of toys is probably a matter of personal preference. It can be interpreted as representing one of the more interesting micro-continuities.

:The 2007 ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' asserts that, in [[Beast Wars timeline (IDW)|IDW's version of the ''Beast Wars'' continuity]], Primal's bat form is suggested by the ''Axalon''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s computer as a potential alternate mode, but he rejects it in favor of the more powerful gorilla without ever actually reformatting into it. Thus, this [[micro-continuity]] posits bat mode Primal as a theoretical alternate form that never actually comes to be.

:This mold was also used to make the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#VSS1|Optimus Prime-recolored Convobat]] (explicitly identified as Optimus Prime), the separate individual [[Convobat#Toys|Convobat]], [[Onyx Primal#Toys|Onyx Primal]] as well as inspire the comic character [[Nyx]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/OptimusPrimalBat/optimusprimal.htm More information on Optimus Primal (bat) at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Optimusprimaltoyultraape.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Yes, missiles come out of his butt.]]
[[File:Prizeprimals.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Brass monkeys.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Optimus Primal''' (Ultra Class, 1996/1997/1998)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name:'' '''Convoy'''
:*''Takara ID number:'' '''C-1'''
:*''Accessories:'' 2 "spinal swords", 4 "mega-blast missiles", "mace whip"
{{toydesigner|[[Yuichiro Hira]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: The second Optimus Primal toy is an ape in the Ultra size class. Though the transformation from primate to humanoid is a relatively simplistic one, the toy compensates with more than a fair share of weaponry and action features. A compartment on his right forearm opens to reveal a skull-shaped "mace whip" he can hold in his fist. His left forearm can open into a double-barreled "mega-blast missile" launcher. On his back are two more spring-loaded "mega-blast missile cannons"/launchers which auto-flip over each shoulder by pressing a button on his butt. This also reveals the storage for his two swords. By pulling a lever in the center of his back, both arms can either spin at the bicep or bend in and out at the shoulder, depending on the placement of notch-buttons located on either bicep. This gimmick can be used to simulate a gorilla beating its chest while Optimus is in [[beast mode]], or to make him swing his weapons wildly before himself in robot mode. And finally, like many first-year ''Beast Wars'' toys, a battle mask/"[[mutant head]]" can be deployed over his robot head. The mask is attached to a turntable around the neck, meaning it can either be deployed over Primal's face (with the forehead vent visible) or covering the back of his head, with the red plastic showing through to create a different look and the antenna folded down to make tusks (the intended configuration as per Primal's concept art).<ref>[https://www.tfraw.com/p/beast-wars-concept.html?m=1 "Beast Wars Toy Concept Designs" on TFRaw]</ref>

:The European version released in English/Spanish/Italian ''Beast Wars/Biocombat'' packaging features the additional alternate name "Black Jack" for the Italian market, whereas the ''other'' European version released in French/Dutch/German ''Beast Wars/Ani Mutants'' packaging is simply named "Optimus Primal".

:Takara released the toy under the name of "Convoy" as part of their ''Beast Wars'' line in July of 1997, nearly identical to the Hasbro version. The missiles for the Takara version are thinner and simpler than the original Hasbro version, and would be used in all subsequent releases of the sculpt.

:This sculpt was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Optimus Primal and [[Transformers: Beast Wars Telemocha Series|Beast Wars Telemocha Series]] DX Convoy, and [[retool]]ed into ''Beast Wars Reborn''/''Beast Wars Tenth Anniversary'' versus pack Optimus Primal. Takara also created multiple special variants, including all-gold (from ''[[TV Magazine]]'', only ten awarded), red body with gray head & chest plate (''TV Magazine'' again, but only twenty pieces for lucky draw), and blue-fur (a ''[[Comic Bom Bom]]'' design-contest prize, only thirty awarded).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/OptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Optimus Primal (gorilla) at TFU.info]''
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Convobat''' (Basic, July 1997)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''C-6'''
:*''Accessories:'' 2 swords

: "Convobat" was also available in Japan as a single boxed toy. This release is identical to the two-pack version.

: This toy would go without Japanese market fiction until all the way in [[2021]], when it was [[Scorching Heat Showdown|finally characterized...]] as a [[Convobat#Beast Wars|yet third guy.]] [[Megalligator#Beast Wars|At least they're symmetrical now.]]

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[[File:BW-toy VS01 Convoy Megatron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|Megatron, master of manspreading.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1p1|'''Saikyō Beast no Taiketsu: Convoy VS Megatron''' (VS pack, July 1997)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''VS-1'''
:*''Accessories:'' 2 swords, 4 missiles, flail

:In Japan, Ultra "Convoy" was available both individually and in a ''very large'' "Strongest Beast Showdown" (最強ビーストの対決 ''Saikyō Beast no Taiketsu'') two-pack with Ultra [[Megatron (BW)/toys#VS1|Megatron]].

: Both toys are identical to their individual releases.
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[[File:BW Biocombat Ani Mutants Orcanoch.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Maximal Orcanoch Micro Playset''' (Playset, 1997)}}</ul>

:In Europe, the ''Beast Wars''-branded ''[[MicroVerse]]'' playsets (see below) were released solely as ''Beast Wars/Biocombat'' (English/Spanish/Italian packaging) or ''Beast Wars/Ani Mutants'' (French/Dutch/German packaging) products.

:This release is entirely identical to the [[#MicroVerse|US ''MicroVerse'' release]] of the toy, aside from the packaging and the branding.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Special Convoy Real Gray Type''' (1998)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''C-1'''
:*''Accessories:'' 2 swords, 4 missiles, flail

:In January of 1998, Takara released a redeco of the Ultra Optimus Primal toy as '''Special Convoy Real Gray Type''' (スペシャルコンボイリアルグレータイプ), changing the black to dark gray, the blue eyes of Gorilla to red, and the blue to metallic blue, although the packaging is the same as the original release save for a sticker on the front of the box. According to the sticker, this limited figure is meant to celebrate the "20,000,000 Unit Breakthrough Commemoration"—apparently commemorating ''20 million'' units of Beast Wars toys sold. Whether this is supposed to represent 20 million worldwide or just in Japan is unclear.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/OptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Special Convoy Real Gray Type at TFU.info (scroll down)]''
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[[File:SkeletonClearOptimusPrimal.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|250px|"So, I believe I made myself clear."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Special Convoy Skeleton Type''' (1998?)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''C-1'''
:*''Accessories:'' 2 swords, 4 missiles, flail

: A [[Toys"R"Us]]-[[exclusive]] redeco of the Ultra figure, Special Convoy Skeleton Type (スペシャルコンボイスケルトンタイプ) is colorless-clear and black with silver paint detailing. The packaging is the same as the general release except for a sticker on the front of the box.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Cybertron/ClearConvoy/clearconvoy.htm More information on Special Convoy Skeleton Type at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BW-toy OptimusPrimalBurning.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|Grape Ape's lesser-known cousin Cherry Ape. Currently an insurance broker in Oak Park, Illinois.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Burning Convoy''' (1998)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''C-1'''
:*''Accessories:'' 2 swords, 4 missiles, flail

: A Takara redeco of the Ultra Class Primal toy in almost entirely semitransparent red plastic with with metallic gold "flame" markings on his fists and gorilla-mode chest.

: He was released as a limited-edition figure to promote the [[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers|''Beast Wars Special'' movie]], alongside the [[Lio Convoy#Flash|Flash Lio Convoy]] toy. As with the above "Skeleton Type" toy, his packaging and paperwork is identical to the regular retail release; only a sticker on the box window is added to mark the special release.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/BurningConvoy/burningconvoy.htm More information on Burning Convoy at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BWtoy-PrimalTM.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Check out those abs!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Optimus Primal''' (Mega Class Transmetal, 1998)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name:'' '''Metals Convoy'''
:*''Takara ID number:'' '''C-40'''
:*''Accessories:'' Gun, two clubs/missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Jerry Palmer]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: [[Transmetal]] Optimus Primal is a mechanical gorilla that transforms into a partially organic robot. Like all Transmetals, it featured chromed plastic and a third vehicle-inspired mode. In Primal's case, his gorilla mode could transform into a gorilla on a [[hoverboard]]. Two maces were stored on his back and could double as missiles for his hip-holstered blaster and the entire back panel with maces attached could be flipped over his shoulders to replicate his turret mode from the cartoon.

:Continuing a trend from Generation 1 where Italian releases of toys representing the same characters as previous toys released under the same name were sometimes given names that didn't reflect the Italian market names of those previous releases, the European version released in English/Spanish/Italian ''Beast Wars''/''Biocombat'' packaging features the additional alternate name "Metal Gorilla" for the Italian market. Like with the Ultra figure, the other European version released in French/Dutch/German ''Beast Wars''/''Ani Mutants'' packaging is simply named "Optimus Primal".

: Some units feature a chromed purple variant for the Beast Mode chest.

: [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s version of the toy exchanged the brown plastic for translucent maroon; other changes included additional paint on the waist and a different eye color. The figure is also available in a set with Transmetal Megatron.

: This mold was used to make [[Apelinq (BM)#Toys|Apelinq]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Maximal/OptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Transmetal Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BWtoy-OpOp.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|It's really about two modes, not four, if you're honest.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Optimal Optimus''' (Super Class Transmetal, 1998)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name:'' '''Metals Powered Convoy'''
:*''Takara ID number:'' '''C-47'''
:*''Accessories:'' Rifle, four missiles, six break-away armor plates
{{toydesigner|[[Jerry Palmer]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Daniel Sanfilippo]] (deco artist), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Transmetal Optimal Optimus is the first toy in the Super size class, featuring electronics and four transformations: robot, ape, jet, and armored transport. When a back section of the cannon module is pulled, the eyes and shoulder-mounted missile launchers lit up and the launchers fired. It came with four missiles, two of which stored on its legs. Its forearms featured blast-away armor plates that could also be pegged to its upper arms. His cockpit perfectly fits a [[MicroVerse]] figure in the seat.

: Optimal Optimus's on-package [[bio]] states that he has Cybertronian "air guardian" technology and twin scramjet modules, most likely in reference to [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], whose function is Air Guardian, and his Tech Specs said he had these same scramjet modules.

: The European version released in English/Spanish/Italian ''Beast Wars''/''Biocombat'' packaging featured the most bizarre choice for the additional alternate name for the Italian market yet, naming this figure "Optimus Primal". The other European version released in French/Dutch/German ''Beast Wars''/''Ani Mutants'' packaging is simply named "Optimal Optimus".

: This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' character [[Optimal]]. This sculpt was also used to make [[Primal Prime]], with a redesign that had separate triggers for the missile-lighting and missile-launching so users would be less likely to shoot themselves in the eye. This body was also the template for [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s (non-toy) "Optimal" body, seen in "[[Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future]]".

: The Japanese version features several deco changes including: a more yellow shade of orange, no blue paint on the helmet in robot mode, and black tires instead of purple. Also, the translucent missiles are molded slightly differently. This changed mold is also used by Primal Prime.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Maximal/OptimalOptimus/optimaloptimus.htm More information on Optimal Optimus at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1p1|'''Shukumei no Taiketsu: Metals Convoy VS Metals Megatron''' (VS pack, 1999)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''VS-40'''
:*''Accessories:'' Gun, two clubs/missiles

: In Japan, Metals Convoy was available both individually and in a "Fateful Showdown" (宿命の対決) two-pack with [[Megatron (BW)/toys#VS40|Metals Megatron]]. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

: As mentioned below, this two-pack saw a variant release using the Gold Convoy and Silver Megatron toys in their place. While the figures inside the packaging were different, the packaging remained the same.

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[[File:GoldConvoySilverMegatron.jpg|upright=0.6|thumb|"Oh? You're approaching me? Instead of running away, you come right to me?"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Gold Metals Convoy''' (Lucky Draw, 1999)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''C-40'''
:*''Accessories:'' Gun, two clubs/missiles

: A gold version of Metals Convoy was made available as a [[Lucky Draw|sweepstakes]] figure. Five were produced for individual sale, while more were made available in a variant of the above VS pack with [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Silver Megatron]].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=ゴールドコンボイシルバーメガトロン(各5名) 此方は単品箱版となっており他にもVS-40 宿命の対決セットで同仕様のモノが他雑誌でプレゼントされている(後々紹介予定)。セット版は秋葉原まんだらけやヤフオク等で長期に渡って販売されていたので見たことある方も多いのでは？|link= https://web.archive.org/web/20210710054142/https://twitter.com/kongoriki/status/900705968043868160|name=Kongoriki|site=Twitter|year=2017|month=08|day=24|(defunct=no)}}</ref>

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[[File:BWGenerations2020 Pioneer Silver Metals Convoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Buy my DVDs".]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Silver Metals Convoy''' (DVD pack-in, 1999)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''C-40'''
:*''Accessories:'' Gun, two clubs/missiles

:Silver Metals Convoy was available via an offer on a ''Beast Wars'' Pioneer DVD. The figure swaps out the blue chrome for silver and replaces the word "Cybertron" with "Pioneer" on his beast mode chest. Silver Metals Convoy was limited to only 100 pieces.
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===''MicroVerse''===
[[File:BWMicroversetoy-Primal.jpg|100px|thumb|Seamunky?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Maximal Orcanoch Micro Playset''' (Playset, 1997)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''''Beast Wars: Transformers'''''
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the short-lived ''[[MicroVerse]]'' toyline (from before [[Hasbro]]'s acquisition of rival [[Galoob]] and their micro-toy empire), [[Orcanoch]] transforms into a Maximal base. It came with tiny, non-transforming versions of Optimus Primal and [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]. These figures were designed to sit in the various mini-vehicles and control modules of the ''MicroVerse'' playsets.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Maximal/OptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on ''MicroVerse'' Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''
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===''Beast Machines''===
[[File:BM-toy OpPrimalDx.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I am the exact opposite of show-accurate.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m2|'''Optimus Primal''' (Deluxe Class, 2000)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Energy [[shuriken]]
{{toydesigner|[[Yuichiro Hira]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Tim Bradley]] (concept artist)}}

: The first ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' Optimus Primal is a dark bronze and translucent blue technorganic gorilla that transforms into a technorganic robot. Based on early concept art, he has a...loose relationship to show accuracy, with a skeletal beast mode face and entirely different arms. Thankfully his gimmicks ''are'' more or less accurate. His right robot mode arm is spring-loaded to throw the shuriken that stores in his left leg (the ape mode's left shoulder). Like all ''Beast Machines'' toys, he has a hidden "[[spark crystal]]" that displays his faction allegiance; Primal's is in his chest, revealed with the spring-loaded "flexing" motion that also moves his beast mode face up for snarling while posing. His robot mode head also features a changing expression via sliding brow/skullcap.

: Official [[Hasbro]] stock photography of this toy shows a differently-molded shuriken, lacking the "energy flame" effect.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Maximal/OptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Beast Machines Optimus Primal (Deluxe) at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BMtoy-PrimalMcD.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Monkey play in the Jungle'' ''Robot work in the Factory'' ''They will have a Giant Rumble''!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m2|'''Optimus Primal''' (Happy Meal toy, 2000)}}</ul>

: McDonald's ''Beast Machines'' Optimus Primal is an incredibly simple toy that transforms from a technorganic robot to technorganic ape. Its sculpted detail is based directly that of the television show's model for Primal. It uses translucent plastic for the body, and, like the other McDonald's ''Beast Machines'' toys, there's a sculpted spark crystal on the toy's surface; on Optimus Primal, it is placed on the stomach. Additionally, there are two organic flaps on the toy's back, and in robot mode, nobody's entirely sure exactly what to do with them. Are they rotated all the way down to make his booster jets? Are they rotated out to the sides to make the backs of his shoulder pads? Are they rotated back to where they go in gorilla mode, once you get his heads swapped? We may never know.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Maximal/McOptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Beast Machines Optimus Primal (McDonald's) at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BMtoy-PrimalMega.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Monkey mates in the Jungle'' ''Robot replicated in Factory'' ''They both love their Mother'' ''Why must they hate each other''?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m2|'''Blast Punch Optimus Primal''' (Mega Class, 2001)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Missile
{{toydesigner|[[Yuichiro Hira]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:One of the last toys released in the ''Beast Machines'' line (under the "Battle for the Spark" rebranding), "Blast Punch" Optimus Primal transforms into a technorganic gorilla more like the show model, though with a considerably brighter color scheme. His main [[gimmick]] is his left arm, which contains a hidden missile launcher. Pushing down on his shoulder armor "winds" the mechanism in his gauntlet. Pushing the spark crystal on his bicep spins his gauntlet around, simultaneously triggering the spring-loaded missile launcher and activating his spring-loaded ramming "blast punch" action, extending his fist forward nearly a full inch. He also has hidden jet thrusters under a panel on his back. In beast mode, a small button on the top of his head pushes his upper face up in a "snarling" action.

:Due to the small size of the two gears used to rotate the forearm, manually transforming Optimus's left arm can damage the gimmick to the point of no longer working. The soft plastic used in the gears prevents them from crumbling apart and allowing them to be glued to the pin, but damage can be prevented by using the wind-up mechanism exclusively to transform the arm. If it must be moved by hand, turning the forearm in the same direction as the motor allow the larger gears to safely ratchet to minimize damage.

:Blast Punch Optimus Primal was [[#Beast Wars Returns|the only Japanese release]] of a ''Beast Machines'' toy of Primal, with the only difference between the releases is that Convoy has blue eyes in robot mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Maximal/BlastPunchOptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Blast Punch Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m2|'''Optimus Primal''' (Jollibee Kids Meal, 2009)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Pen Keeper

: Optimus Primal was available as one of three figures in a [[Jollibee]] promotion. The toy is a greatly simplified version of his ''Beast Machines'' Deluxe toy.

===''Robots in Disguise'' (2001)===
[[File:RIDtoy-Suprimal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Monkey versus robot!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1m1|'''Air Attack Optimus Primal''' (Supreme Class, 2002)}}</ul>
:*''Takara release date'': [[August 8]], 2002
:*''Accessories'': Disc
{{toydesigner|[[Yuichiro Hira]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' Air Attack Optimus Primal is a ''massive'' toy based on Primal's show model in the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Machines'' cartoon]], transforming into a "technorganic" gorilla. Positively oozing light-and-sound gimmicks in both modes, Optimus Primal does ''all'' sorts'a crazy crap, all of which is first activated by pressing his chest plate. Doing so "turns on" his electronics with a metallic shrieking noise, and the toy proceeds to hum constantly while the chest glows with a red LED. The electronics will eventually "turn off" if the toy is left idle, but you don't want to do that! You want to push his head (in either mode), which activates glowing lights in his eyes and actual speech samples of [[Garry Chalk]] from the ''Beast Machines'' cartoon (making Primal the first English-speaking ''Transformers'' toy to have speech clips performed by his actual cartoon voice actor). On top of that, the toy also features a pressure-launching disc-shooter in its robot mode stomach (accompanied by blasting sound effect), and a geared right arm with a spring-loaded punch action (and suitably pained electronic grunt).

: The ''big'' feature— the one that gives the toy its name— is his jetpack, which pops out (with translucent blue jet "flames" trailing behind) at the push of a button. This puts the toy into "flight mode", and it constantly produces the sound of whooshing jets, which then rises and falls depending on how the figure is held. Tilt him upwards, and the pitch rises as he ascends! Tilt him down, and ''zoom!'' When the jetpack is not deployed, the jet flames are folded up and form Primal's backplate, with the flame blast effect details being repurposed as ape fur.

: Also, he has a butt on his head.

: Unfortunately, the sparkly brown plastic in this figure's chest and legs suffers from "[[Gold Plastic Syndrome]]" and is prone to breaking.

: This mold was originally intended for release in the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' toyline, but that series' early-ish ending meant the toy was eventually released in ''Robots in Disguise'' as a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] in June of 2002. As a nod to its origins, the toy's packaging features both an Autobot and Maximal insignia... but the Maximal symbol used, however, is the one used during ''Beast Wars'' rather than ''Beast Machines''. Whoops.

: This toy was released in Japan as a Toys"R"Us-exclusive "[[USA Edition]]", sold in Hasbro packaging with some Japanese-language stickers applied for legal information.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Maximal/SupremeOptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Air Attack Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:Universe2003toy-Primal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Kinda looks like Don Rickles, don't you think?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Primal''' (Ultra Class, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Two swords, four missiles, flail

:A redeco of the [[#FirstUltra|original Ultra Class Optimus Primal]] mold, with a color scheme that reflects the "infected" look several other toys were sporting in this line, reflecting the events taking place in-fiction. He retains all weapons and gimmicks of the previous releases of this mold, but with a reworked system for his arm mechanism, making his crazy arm swinging much more controlled.

: This toy was released in Japan in [[August]], 2003 as an [[e-HOBBY]]-exclusive "[[USA Edition]]".

:This deco was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as the ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' incarnation of [[Optimus Primal (BWSG)|Optimus Primal]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/OptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Universe Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''
{{BWUltraOptimusPrimalMold}}
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===''Robotmasters''===
[[File:RMtoy-Primal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|There he is, my littler guy.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Beast Convoy''' (2004)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''RM-11'''
:*''Release date'': [[August 5]], 2004
:*''Accessories'': 2 "Cyber Blades", sword connector, missile launcher, missile

: Part of the second wave of Takara's ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)#Toys|Robotmasters]]'' toys, Beast Convoy is a more [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] mold primarily based upon the original Ultra Class Optimus Primal figure, and using the original Ultra Class toy's color scheme. The mouthplate features a sculpted mouth, although it is painted silver like the rest of the face, and lacks the Mutant Head from the original figure.

: Both forearms contain small, non-firing cannons in them (and thus a skull mace is not included), which can be revealed by flipping up the panels on his arms. Similarly, the missile launchers from the Ultra-class version of the toy have been replaced by non-firing cannons based more closely on the ones from the TV show.

: Beast Convoy features open-palmed hands, thus preventing him from holding both of his swords in the same hand, but a small connector-piece is included to connect the swords together, allowing Beast Convoy to hold the lower sword with the upper sword connected.

:Like [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Robotmasters|Beast Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Robotmasters|G1 Convoy]], Beast Convoy comes with a generic blue missile launcher which can fit in his palm.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/BeastConvoy/beastconvoy.htm More information on Beast Convoy at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Burning Beast Convoy''' (2004)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''RM-21'''
:*''Release date'': [[December 28]], 2004
:*''Accessories'': 2 "Cyber Blades", missile launcher, missile

: Released in the fifth wave of ''Robotmasters'', this is a redeco of the above Beast Convoy mold using the "Burning Convoy" color scheme from the theater-release ''[[Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!]]'' "movie".

: Inexplciably, this release did ''not'' include the tiny sword connector part.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/BurningConvoy/burningconvoy.htm More information on Burning Beast Convoy at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Beast Convoy Limited Black Version''' (2005)}}
:*''Accessories'': 2 "Cyber Blades", sword connector, missile launcher, missile, "Boost Hammer"

: Available only via mail order through ''Hobby Japan'' magazine, the "Limited Black Version" of Beast Convoy is just that: a straight [[black redeco]] of the Beast Convoy toy. He comes with all his original accessories, appropriately redecoed, as well as a gold-chromed version of the "[[Boost Hammer]]" [[solitarium]] weapon that came with [[Tow-Line (RID)#Robotmasters|Wrecker Hook]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/HHBeastConvoy/beastconvoy.htm More information on Beast Convoy Limited Black Version at TFU.info]''
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===''Beast Wars Returns''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m2|'''Convoy''' ([[November 18]], [[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''BR-01'''
:*''Accessories'': Missile

:The Mega Class [[#BlastPunch|Blast Punch Optimus Primal]] toy was released in Japan in 2004 as "Convoy" as part of the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)#Japan|Beast Wars Returns]]'' line, exclusive to [[Toys"R"Us]] stores. The only difference between the releases is that Convoy has blue eyes in robot mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Maximal/BlastPunchOptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Blast Punch Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''

===''Beast Wars 10th Anniversary''===
[[File:Optimusprimalbwx.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Surf monkey / That funky monkey'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Optimus Primal''' (Beast Wars 10th Anniversary, 2006)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Surfboard, assault blade, missile, Jungle Planet Key, ''Axalon'' figurine
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Tim Bradley]] (concept artist), [[Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist, packaging artist)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]'' Optimus Primal is based loosely on his original ultra ape action figure while pulling some elements from other figures, including a transformation very similar to the Playskool Go-Bot [[Beast-Bot|Gorillabot]], which itself was a nod to Optimus Primal's ''Beast Machines'' form. The sculpts for both BWX leader toys were intentionally designed to blend in with the Jungle Planet aesthetic, "in case" they didn't get a Beast Wars Anniversary release (according to [[Aaron Archer]]'s statements at [[BotCon 2005]]).

:Similar to his Transmetal form, BWX Optimus Primal also comes with a hoverboard with two [[5 mm post|5mm post]]s at the base, allowing him to ride it in his gorilla mode, or hold it in robot mode via the 5mm posts on his robot palms/gorilla feet. When a [[Cyber Key]] is inserted at the rear of the board, a spring-loaded extending "assault blade" (or "ass lt blade" as the instructions call it) deploys, and a trigger is revealed to allow one to use the spring-loaded missile launcher at the tip.

:He is also packaged with a mini-comic-sized reprinting of [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|The Gathering]]'' #1, a small [[Axalon (BW)#Toys|''Axalon'']] ship figurine, and a [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]]-style Cyber Key.

:This mold was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Gorilla|Optimus Prime]], [[BotCon 2014]] [[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]] and [[Primal Prime]], and ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#United|Optimus Primal]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/OptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on 10th Anniversary Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1p1|'''Optimus Primal vs Megatron''' (Multi-pack, 2006)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Two swords, four missiles, flail

: This Toys"R"Us-exclusive set is the Hasbro release of the ''Beast Wars Reborn'' set (see below), but in different packaging with a DVD of the ''Beast Wars'' episode "[[Possession]]". As such, this version of Optimus Primal is identical.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/TRUOptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Optimus Primal (Toys"R"Us Exclusive) at TFU.info]''
{{BWUltraOptimusPrimalMold}}

===''Beast Wars Reborn''===
[[File:BWReborntoy-Primal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The eighth Optimus of the world... PRIMAL!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1p1|'''Convoy vs Megatron''' (Multi-pack, 2006)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''BWR-01'''
:*''Accessories:'' Two swords, four missiles, flail

: This release is a [[retool]] of the original 1996 Ultra toy, with new beast and robot heads, plus a new robot chest piece sculpted to match the television series's portrayal. The color scheme was also altered to be show-accurate, changing the black to dark gray, much of the light gray to medium gray with hints of bronze, primary red to crimson, and blue to a more dull steel blue. All of the toy's previous [[gimmick]]s are retained with the sole exception of the "mutant head."

:This figure came packaged with a similarly-remolded [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Beast Wars Reborn|Megatron]] and a [[Golden Disk (disambiguation)|Golden Disk]] CD-ROM that contains control art for a number of ''Beast Wars'' toys.
{{BWUltraOptimusPrimalMold}}
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===''G-2''===
{{anchor|LaserOptimusPrime}}
[[File:LaserPrime reissue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Argh TFWiki headache.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Battle Convoy''' (Reissue, 2006)}}</ul>
**''ID number:'' '''TRF-13'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser rifle, sword, 5 discs, 3 air power missiles, ripple rocket launcher, 10 rockets
{{repurposed|Optimus Primal}}

:In 1995, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime|Laser Optimus Prime]] was a new [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'']] mold that transformed into mid-1990s Western Star 4964EX, pulling a grey and black fuel tank trailer. On the sides of the trailer is a humorous sticker depicting Laser Optimus Prime using a flamethrower to burn down a forest, with the words "Optimus Prime Octane" over the image.

:In robot mode, like Hero Optimus Prime, the bottom of the truck became his familiar windowed chest based upon the original Optimus Prime toy. His main gimmick was light up LED headlights, and a [[light-piping|lightpipe]] in the bottom of his right fist, illuminated by an LED in his right forearm, that would illuminate his clear sword or his double-barreled rifle if they were used in that hand. All three LEDs were activated simultaneously by pressing the sunroof-like depression on the roof of the truck.

:The trailer unfolds to form a battle station bristling with many firing weapons. Primarily, it can fire an air-powered missile launcher, a ripple rocket launcher with 5 missiles that can be launched individually (this turret can also be mounted in Laser Prime's hand) and a 'disc launcher', that fired several blue plastic discs adorned with the ''Generation 2'' Autobot sigil. This disc launcher is the only weapon that can be used in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]].

:This mold was redecoed in 2000 as ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Car Robots]]'' [[Scourge (RID)#Toys|Black Convoy]], and slightly retooled as Scourge. After Scourge, the next use of this mold was planned to be ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Toxitron (Universe)#Toys|Toxitron]], which ended up being canceled. The slightly retooled version of this mold was released in 2006 in Japan as reissue Battle Convoy, which was the name of this toy during the Japanese ''Generation 2''. The reissue used the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] modified tooling, with a slightly modified deco using silver vacuum-metallized plastic on his chest and trailer sides along with additional paint applications and G2 symbols. The mold was also redecoed to create a ''Generation 2'' version of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Ultra Magnus]] as an [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive.

:Within the ''[[Beast Wars Reborn]]'' text story, the reissued Laser Prime toy was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as a temporary form for Optimus Primal.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1995/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Laser Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
{{G2LaserOptimusPrimeMold}}
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:Timelinestoy-PrimalDoFP.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Trukk munky?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1p1|'''Dawn of Future's Past''' ([[BotCon 2006]] boxset)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Two missiles, Maximal [[Golden Disk (disambiguation)|Golden Disk]] key
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Moore]] (concept artist)}}<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Here's a closer look at the Optimus Primal photoshopped concept, alongside with the final version. This one stayed really close all the way through to production. Cybertron was my only real choice for obvious reasons. I have a test shot of this figure to..|link=https://twitter.com/Joe_Toyark/status/1370236091152920581|site=Twitter|name=Joe Moore|year=2021|month=03|day=11}}</ref>

:A [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Voyager Class [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)#Toys|Crumplezone]], ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' "''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' Optimus Primal" transforms into a three-wheeled Cybertronic race car with huge turbine thrusters. These thrusters each contain a spring-loaded missile launcher,and can be swung forward in both vehicle and robot mode by plugging a [[Cyber Planet Key]] into his key-jack. This also activates electronic sound effects - notably, the ''only'' instance of a BotCon-exclusive toy that started out with a [[soundbox]] and did not have it removed for cost-cutting reasons. He has a new head that replicates Optimus Primal's first [[character model]].

:Available only in a multi pack with the ''Axalon'' versions of [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Timelines|Cheetor]], [[Rhinox (BW)/toys#Timelines|Rhinox]], and [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#Timelines|Rattrap]], as well as the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'' version of [[Dinobot (BW)/toys#Timelines|Dinobot]].

:Some consider this toy somewhat of an in-joke, because when fans initially saw pics of Crumplezone, they criticised it for looking like a monkey.

::*''[https://twitter.com/Joe_Toyark/status/1370236091152920581 Designer commentary on Axalon Optimus Primal from Joe Moore on Twitter]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/BCOptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Axalon Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''
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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:Titanium Optimal Optimus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Ready? And... Faceplant!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimal Optimus''' (6" Cybertron Hero, 2006)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Stand with nameplate
{{toydesigner|[[Don Figueroa]] (concept artist)}}

:Released in the third wave of the 6-inch Cybertron Heroes assortment, ''[[Titanium Series]]'' Optimal Optimus transforms from robot mode into either his ground vehicle or jet forms, but likely for budgetary reasons, he does ''not'' have his usual gorilla mode. Also unlike the original toy, his chest cannons can be flipped back into his torso. This toy was denoted as an [[Autobot]] both on his stand and on his shoulder, even though Optimal is generally a [[Maximal]].

:This figure was going to be used for [[Primal Prime]], but that toy was ultimately canceled late in its development.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/TitOptimalOptimus/optimusprimal.htm More information on Titanium Series Optimal Optimus at TFU.info]''
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===''Binaltech''===
[[File:BTBlackConvoy toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|There! He's a trukk! Ya happy now?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Black Convoy''' (2007)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''BT-17'''
:*''Accessories:'' Engine/blaster
{{Repurposed|Optimus Primal}}

: Black Convoy is the first ''Binaltech'' release since [[Skids (G1)#Alternators/Binaltech|Skids]] in early 2006, and was available exclusively in Japan at the winter Wonder Festival in 2007. His plastic colours are different from Nemesis Prime's, with grey plastic replacing the black on his shins, waist, shoulders, and forearms. In addition, Nemesis Prime's windows are tinted red, but Black Convoy's windows are completely clear. His paint deco is based upon ''Kiss Players'' Convoy's, arranged in the same patterns but using teal, and he has vacuum-metallized wheels and front grill. The paint deco on his head is meant to evoke that of ''Car Robots'' [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]]. Perhaps the most important differences are that he has die-cast metal parts, and most of his truck body panels are coated in gloss black paint.

: Perhaps due to cost-cutting, this toy was released in the large bubble-on-a-tray packaging also used in the ''Alternators'' line. However, he came with no character or packaging art.

: The ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' fiction [[Repurposing|repurposes]] this figure as a new body for Optimus Primal, based on how Primal's disembodied spark had previously taken possession of Nemesis's body earlier in the ''[[Story of Binaltech|Binaltech]]'' story.
::*[[Source:Transformers Binaltech bios#17|Archive of ''Binaltech'' Black Convoy's bio and tech specs]]
{{AlternatorsOptimusPrimeMold}}
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===''Beast Wars Telemocha Series''===
[[File:BWTelemocha Convoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Anyone else feel like we're going in circles?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Convoy''' (2007)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''TM-01'''
:*''Accessories:'' Two swords
:''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Telemocha Series|Beast Wars Telemocha Series]]'' Convoy is an extensive redeco of the ''Robotmasters'' Deluxe-sized Beast Convoy figure in a similar style to the ''Beast Wars Reborn'' retool of the original Ultra Class figure.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Cybertron/Convoy/convoy.htm More information on Telemocha Convoy at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BWTelemochaDXPrimal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Seriously, we're getting dizzy!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''DX Convoy''' (2007)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''TM-SP'''
:*''Accessories:'' Two swords, four missiles, flail
:An extensive show-accurate redeco of the original Ultra-class Optimus Primal mold ''without'' the recently remolded head and chestplate. Oh [[TakaraTomy]], you so crazy.
{{BWUltraOptimusPrimalMold}}
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===''United''===
[[File:Unitedtoy-OptimusPrimal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Chicks dig hoverboards that turn into giant blasters - right?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Primal''' ([[February 25]], [[2012]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''UN-30'''
:*''Accessories:'' Surfboard, assault blade, missile, Jungle Planet Key

: Part of the sixth wave of ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' toys, Optimus Primal (using his Hasbro market name) is a [[repaint]] of the Deluxe-sized ''Beast Wars 10th Anniversary'' Optimus Primal toy, and is the first release of the mold in Japan. He features warmer, more yellowish paint for the gorilla chest and face, and relocates the [[Maximal]] [[insignia]] to the ''underside'' of his gorilla backside [[kibble]] panel. His hoverboard, meanwhile, uses a darker shade of blue paint for the Cyber Key jack, and the front of the hoverboard features both the "stripes" from [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Gorilla|the ''Cybertron'' redeco]] of this toy, and the fully-painted vents from the "10th Anniversary" version.

:Like the 5th and 6th wave figures, Optimus Primal's package feature a sticker that said "limited quantity (数量限定)", indicating that this figure is released in limited numbers after its first and only shipment. Both his [[instructions]] and packaging brand him as an [[Autobot]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/UnitedOptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on ''United'' Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''
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===''Legend Commander Collection''===
[[File:Legend-Commander-Collection-LC-02-Optimus-Primal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb| The old man's back again.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Convoy (Beast Wars)''' (2014)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''LC-02'''
:*''Accessories'': Two swords

: Part of the ''[[Legend Commander Collection]]'' sold at [[Transformers Expo]], Convoy (Beast Wars) is a redeco of ''Robotmasters'' Beast Convoy. The toy also features several deco differences: While the paint applications were similar to the first ''Robotmasters'' Beast Convoy toy, the mouth was painted blue like the ''Telemocha'' Convoy, the white paint uses on this toy are brighter white compared to the first toy, some of the Robot Mode's chest detailing features lavender white paint details, and the gunmetal paint were used for the Beast Mode face. Like G1 Convoy, Convoy (Beast Wars) doesn't come with the launcher accessory.

:Remaining stock of the toy was sold through [[TakaraTomy Mall]].
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===''Legends''===
[[File:TakaraLegends Lg02 Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Get up...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Convoy''' ('''Optimus Primal''')<ref>LG02 Convoy's packaging has "Optimus Primal" as the accompanying English subtitle to "コンボイ".</ref> ([[October 25]], [[2014]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''LG02'''
:*''Accessories:'' Two swords, four missiles, flail

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' "Convoy" is a redeco of the [[#Beast Wars Reborn|''Beast Wars Reborn'' retool]] of the [[#FirstUltra|original Ultra Class Optimus Primal toy]]. While he shares mostly the same paint mask to the ''Reborn'' figure, some of his parts featured different paint applications; His gunmetal gray chest, face, fingers & chest paint details are now replaced with dark grey. He comes with a leaflet featuring a character profile, tech specs, and the [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 2|''Legends'' Bonus Edition Volume 2]] mini-comic.

:Fiction-wise, this toy represents the [[Legends World]] [[Optimus Primal (BW)#Legends World|Optimus Primal]] after he contracted [[Transformers sickness]] for the first time.
{{BWUltraOptimusPrimalMold}}

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[[File:Ape-X.jpg|right|300px|thumb|..Come on get down with the sickness.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Convobat''' ([[December 19]], [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''LG-EX'''
{{note|[[Ape X Arms]] was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as the [[Legends World]] [[Optimus Primal (BW)#Legends World|Optimus Primal]] after contracting [[Transformers sickness]] for the second time in the ''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Legends]]'' comic.}}

:Available with the [[e-HOBBY]]-exclusive ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Convobat#Legends|Convobat]] figure, Ape X Arms is a redeco of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Apeface#Generations|Apeface]]'s accessory, in [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#OptimalOptimus|Optimal Optimus]]'s colors. Convobat and [[Megalligator#Legends|Megalligator]] can ride Ape X Arms in robot mode. Ape X Arms can also transform into a 5 mm gun for larger ''Titans Return'' or any ''Legends'' Headmaster figures to wield, or combine with either of the two Headmasters to form a jet.

:As a redeco of a Titan Master vehicle accessory, care must be taken with the gun mode's handle: the handle fits tightly in many 5 mm-compatible closed hands, and combined with the handle's lack of metal pin running through the joint, removing it by force causes the handle to pop out of the joint.
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===''Platinum Edition''===
[[File:Transformers-Platinum-Edition-BM-Optimus-Primal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Probably not as fun as a barrel of munkies.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Optimus Primal''' (Year of the Monkey exclusive, 2016)}}</ul>
:* ''Accessories'': Disc
{{toydesigner|[[Ramon Campos]] (Hasbro)}}

:Sold at the rather expensive price of $140.00 (but often discounted), ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' "Year of the [[Trukk not munky|Monkey]]" Optimus Primal is a redeco of [[#Robots in Disguise (2001)|''Robots in Disguise'' Air Attack Optimus Primal]], with his coloration inspired by an amalgamation of [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Primes]] and/or [[Primal Prime]]. He retains all the electronic gimmicks from the previous toy, with an exception of the voice clips (unfortunately, only the lines "Optimus Primal" (said ''twice'') and "Transformers" are played) and sound effects/music, which was newly recorded. He also sometimes yells "transform!" when pushing his chest, and now growls if you shoot the disc in beast mode or push his monkey head. The chest no longer hums after turning it on.

:His stock photos are mistransformed: both his robot and beast mode's chests are inverted, and his beast mode's thumbs are not rotated.
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:BW-Masterpiece-MP32-Optimus-Primal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Best munky ever.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Convoy (Beast Wars)''' ([[October 29]], [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''MP-32'''
:*''Hasbro release name:'' '''Beast Convoy (Optimus Primal)'''<ref>[https://hasbropulse.com/collections/transformers/products/transformers-takara-tomy-masterpiece-mp-32-beast-convoy-optimus-primal Used only on the Hasbro Pulse website listing.]</ref>
:*''Hasbro release date:'' [[June 1]], [[2022]]
:*''Accessories'': Three ape faces, four robot faces, two Cyber Blades, skull flail (Asia exclusive)
{{toydesigner|[[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist)}}

:Released to celebrate ''Beast Wars''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s 20th anniversary, ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Convoy is a faithful recreation of the character as he appeared in the Mainframe animated series.

[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP32-Asia-exclusive-skull-flail.jpg|left|100px|thumb|It's a lost art of weaponry.]]
:Matching his original figure, Convoy has two "cyber blade" swords, which can now be stored on his back in robot mode. Each wrist has cartoon-accurate flip-out "plasma cannons", while his "mega blaster" shoulder cannons have also been recreated. In robot mode, a panel can rotate in his posterior to reveal his "convoy jet".

:Convoy has the new gimmick of light-up eyes. These are powered by two computer batteries stored in the beast mode head and activated by pressing down the robot mode head. They stay lit for about ten seconds. Convoy comes with three different gorilla faces: neutral; smiling and angry, and four different robot mode faces: open-mouthed; close-mouthed; smirking and original style mouthless faceplate.

:''Masterpiece'' Convoy is an inch or two smaller than his original Ultra Class toy, comparable to Beast Wars Neo [[Big Convoy]]. Not shown in the instructions is a peghole in the waist, designed to allow Convoy to be mounted on a flying stand. Another undocumented feature is a peg on his back, that allows ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#Generations|Rattrap]] to ride on his back by plugging the aforementioned peg in the hole that is normally used for weapon storage in beast mode.

:If bought in Asian countries outside of Japan, he also comes with a die-cast skull flail based on the one that came with the original toy. It comes packaged in a cardboard box designed to look like a crate of [[banana]]s.

:Convoy was a candidate in TakaraTomy's [[Fan polls#Masterpiece Fan's Choice|''Masterpiece'' Fan's Choice]] poll in 2013, which asked fans to determine which Autobot/Maximal leader from the franchise's then-30 year history should receive a new ''Masterpiece'' toy. He only placed sixth, with 4.6% of the vote. Good things come to those who wait, we guess.

:In [[2021]], [[Hasbro Pulse]] revealed that they would be carrying Takara-Tomy's concurrent reissue of Beast Convoy exclusively through their website for a 2022 release date, with other online retailers following a couple of months thereafter. This release is identical to the original 2016 figure, except for two minor differences. First, the "Beast Wars 20th Anniversary" logo on the box front is changed to the standard Masterpiece "Long Life Design" stamp as the 20th anniversary no longer applied. Second, the figure's shoulderpads can now close fully around upper arms for ape mode, a minor error on the original run, and the previously delicate matte paint is now far more durable, no longer scratching off during normal transformation.

::*''[http://www.transformers-universe.com/i.php?ID=6541 More information on Optimus Primal (Masterpiece) at Transformers-Universe.com]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Cheetus (Beast Wars)''' ([[February 25]], 2017)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''MP-34'''

:Preorders of ''Masterpiece'' [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Masterpiece|Cheetus]] supplied by Hasbro Asia come with a die-cast Optimus Primal minifigure, as opposed to the [[collector coin]] typically accompanying ''Masterpiece'' releases from Hasbro Asia.<ref>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/masterpiece-cheetor-color-images.1066483/page-168#post-15460586 TFW2005 Forums discussion, 2 February 2018]</ref>

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[[File:TF-BW-MP32-Optimus-Primal-Legendary-Commander-Version.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Best-er Munkey]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Convoy (Beast Wars) Legendary Leader Ver.''' ([[June 24]], [[2017]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''MP-38'''
:*''Accessories'': Ape face, masked robot faces, two Cyber Blades, Double Blade, weapon rack, hammer, Beast Mask, backpack, [[banana]]s (Asia exclusive)

:This Optimus Primal is a redeco of the first ''Masterpiece'' figure above, with the deco greatly resembling his original toy colors and his appearance in the ''[[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers|Beast Wars Special]]'' "[[Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!]]" He also comes with a combined sword (representing putting both swords in the hand of the original toy), a "weapon rack" to mount said combined sword, an additional skull flail (a new mold from the Asia exclusive accessory that came from the first release), a new mask which is based on his original toy's mutant head, and a new backpack piece that mounts on the back peg to mount the combined swords, the skull mace and the mutant head mask on Primal's back.

:If bought in Asian countries outside of Japan, he also comes with a bunch of bananas in a cardboard crate. Each banana is a separate piece that can be removed from the stalk piece.

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[[File:MPBurningConvoy.jpg|thumb|300px|Super Simian]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Burning Convoy (Beast Wars)''' ([[March 25]], [[2020]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''MP-38+'''
:*''Accessories'': Ape faces, masked robot faces, two Cyber Blades

:Released to accompany [[Lio Convoy#Masterpiece|MP-48 Lio Convoy]], Burning Convoy is yet another redeco of the first ''Masterpiece'' figure, this time resembling his Burning Convoy appearance from "Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!" He also has a reduced inventory, with only two of the gorilla and robot faces each.

:Due to shipment issues, Hasbro Pulse's release of Burning Convoy was delayed to April 2020.

:Burning Convoy was released as an EB Games exclusive in Canada and Australia.
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===''Titans Return''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Optimus Primal''' (Titan Master, <s>2017</s>)}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:For ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'', Hasbro apparently intended to release a [[Titan Master]] version of Optimus Primal, which would have been a redeco of [[Apeface#Generations|Apeface]] with alternate head<ref name="allsparkint">[https://web.archive.org/web/20201128201259/https://www.allspark.com/2018/07/impromptu-allspark-com-interview-with-john-warden-hasbro-brand-team-at-sdcc-2018/ Allspark interview at SDCC 2018 (via the Internet Archive)]</ref> and would have been included in [[wave]] 5 alongside [[Ramhorn (G1)#TitansReturn|Ramhorn]] and [[Toraizer#Generations|Toraizer]]. A listing was first found in [[Toys"R"Us]]'s systems.<ref name="trutr">[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/08/28/titans-return-new-listings-legends-cosmos-seaspray-voyager-blitzwing-octane-324058 Toys"R"Us listings] for then upcoming ''Titans Return'' figures, including Titan Master "Optimus Prime".</ref> Almost a year later, a listing was also found on [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]]'s German website;<ref name="amazontr">[https://www.amazon.de/dp/B06WP21QJG Amazon Germany listing] for ''Titans Return'' Optimus Primal.</ref> but ultimately, Ramhorn was the only new Titan Master figure included in wave 5, and it's currently unclear how far the Toraizer and Optimus Primal even made it in the planning stage. A [[Walmart]] listing under the UPC barcode assigned to Optimus Primal now reads as "discontinued by vendor".<ref name="walmarttr">[https://www.walmart.com/ip/Discontinued-by-Vendor/133608534 Walmart listing] for what would have been ''Titans Return'' Optimus Primal, now "discontinued by vendor".</ref>
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===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:POTP-Leader-Evolved-Optimal-Optimus.jpg|thumb|If you don't want ''Beast Wars'' to win, don't put it on the ballot!|300px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Evolution Optimal Optimus''' (Leader Class, [[2018]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-27'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[August 25]], 2018
:*''Accessories'': Evolution Armor, two cannons/clubs, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix of Leadership]] frame, Matrix of Leadership core, 2 blast shields
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Gray]] and [[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:In accordance with his victory in a poll to choose the next [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], Optimus Primal received a toy in ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''. Like all ''Power of the Primes'' Leader Class figures, Optimus is a small Deluxe-sized robot who combines with the armor to form a larger figure based on the "Optimal Optimus" toy from the original ''Beast Wars'' toyline. His smaller robot form transforms into a futuristic cargo ship; according to Hasbro at [[Toy Fair 2018]], the inner robot is meant to represent his Cybertronian form.

:He includes a Matrix of Leadership accessory with a removable center crystal, allowing any [[Prime Master]] to take its place. The Matrix can store in the cockpit, in reference to the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[Optimal Situation]]", as well as two cannons which can be held as clubs or as guns in robot mode, and they can store in the legs of the Evolution Armor in ape mode. The Evolution Armor transforms into Optimal Optimus's gorilla mode, minus his backpack. The gorilla can ride Optimus Primal's ship mode as a surfboard, as a callback to Primal's [[#MegaTransmetal|Transmetal]] body and [[#Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|''Beast Wars 10th Anniversary'']] Deluxe figure. Optimus Primal can transform into a backpack for the gorilla, or combine with the armor to form a jet; the toy does ''not'' turn into the wheeled "ground cruiser" mode of the original OpOp. His two cannons can be placed next to his head, or on his chest after moving the cockpit downwards. They can also be left off and combined into a larger rifle or stored on his legs. In combined robot or ape mode, the weapons (individually or as a rifle) can be pegged into a 5mm post hole on either thumb, through there is no real way to do this that isn't awkward due to the placement.

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[[File:TF-PotP-SDCC-2018-Throne-of-the-Primes-Optimus-Primal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Optimus Prime's belief that "[[Triple Takeover|thrones are for Decepticons]]" isn't shared by Optimus Primal.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Throne of the Primes''' (2018)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-43'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[January 26]], [[2019]]
:*''Accessories'': Evolution Armor, two cannons/clubs, Matrix of Leadership frame, Matrix of Leadership core, 2 blast shields, crown, [[Scepter of Sparks]], [[Throne of the Primes]], 4 Prime Master figures
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (throne designer, packaging artist)}}

:''Power of the Primes'' "Throne of the Primes" Optimal Optimus is a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2018-exclusive redeco of Evolution Optimal Optimus. The biggest change in his deco is to the Evolution Armor itself, which features the same colors as the core figure. The waist and backpack of the core figure, along with the blast shields, are cast in same dark gray as his shoulders, chest, and calves. The outer shell of the Matrix core figure is recolored reddish-orange, and the cannons feature additional paint applications.

:The additional accessories tie in to Primal's winning of the [[Power of the Primes (franchise)#Notes|2017 fan vote for the next Prime]]. The Scepter of Sparks, modelled after the [[#MegaTransmetal|Transmetal figure]]'s club, which doubles as a mace, can hold up to four Prime Masters, such as the four included in this set. The crown is a new mold, featuring the Maximal logo on the front. Finally, the Throne of the Primes, while a cardboard insert, features artwork of the faces of the eight other competitors in the survey—[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]], [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], and [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Unknown Evil]]. The Prime Masters can also be stored in the [[Halo of Primus]], a circular rotating plastic tray included on the back of the throne.

:The four Primes he comes with are [[Amalgamous Prime#Generations|Amalgamous]], [[Nexus Prime#Generations|Nexus]], [[Prima#Generations|Prima]] and the [[Thirteenth Prime#Generations|Thirteenth]].

:For some odd reason, HasbroToyShop stock photography showed the figure with a [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Generations|Inferno]] [[Prime Master/Combinations|card]], despite the figure coming with his own special card.

:Debuting at SDCC 2018, this set was later made available via [[Hasbro Toy Shop]], but sold out in about 20 minutes. The toy was later released at general retail in Taiwan and Japan.

===''Encore''===
[[File:Encore-Returns-Convoy.jpg|thumb|300px|Ha, screw you [[scale]]!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m2|'''Returns Convoy''' ([[November 24]], [[2018]])}}</ul>
**''Accessories'': Disc

:''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' Returns Convoy is a redeco of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' Supreme Class [[#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Air Attack Optimus Primal]], featuring a show-accurate deco on the majority of the figure (which had the pleasant side effect of curing the toy of [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]]). As a Japanese re-release, Returns Convoy's voice lines are provided by [[Takehito Koyasu]], including one referencing the infamous "Yvonco Pettanko" joke from the ''Beast Wars Returns'' episode "[[Fallout|The Cost of Victory]]".
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===''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''===
[[File:TF-WFC-Kingdom-Voyager-Class-OptimusPrimal.jpg|thumb|300px|New slogan of the year: [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|TRUKK]] '''AND''' MUNKY!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Optimus Primal''' (Voyager Class, [[2020]])}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-K8'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''KD-01'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 27]], 2021
:*''Accessories'': Two "Cyber Blades"
{{toydesigner|[[Lenny Panzica]] (Hasbro), [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Ken Christiansen]] (concept artist)}}<ref>Transformers panel at [[Hasbro PulseCon 2020]]</ref>

: Released to commemorate the 25th anniversary of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'', ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' Optimus Primal transforms from a robot accurate to his appearance in the first season of the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon into a realistic gorilla in 22 steps, as well as a cartoon-accurate ''King Kong'' style bipedal gorilla third mode. The figure makes up for its size with above-average articulation, including butterfly shoulder joints, double-jointed knees, opening hands, rotating shins for a foot point, and toe articulation in both modes. Optimus Primal also has fold-out shoulder cannons, two Cyber Blades that store on his back in either mode and pop-out jointed forearm blasters. A rarity for the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'', Optimus Primal has no [[5 mm post|5 mm]] ports barring his hands, making him largely incompatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]. However, he still features 3 mm posts at the end of his blaster tips, as well as his buttflap; helping to replicate his "Primejets" from the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon. His hands also feature articulated fingers along with a thumb molded to approximate the 5 mm peghole, although due to this he cannot hold both Cyber Blades in one hand as the original figure could.

:Stock renders cast his robot-mode feet in a more show-accurate grey. Hasbro stock photography (right) is mistransformed, with the robot mode's shoulder cannons still extended on the gorilla's shoulders. Some pictures also pose his gorilla legs in a way that makes the flap of thigh-covering [[kibble]] appear like a loincloth, when it can plug into his [[flight stand]] port to sit flush with the legs for a natural appearance. Optimus Primal also comes packaged with his shoulder cannons deployed, although they can be folded away in robot mode. Some specimens have silver paint on the Cyber Blades, others are off-white. It is not known which [[variant]] is more common.

:Due to insufficient clearance in his waist area, it is ''very'' easy to scrape off the white paint on top of his inner thigh by simply manipulating the figure. The most permanent solution would be to disassemble the waist and shave down the contacting surfaces.<ref>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/optimus-primal-anti-scraping-mod.1209685/ ''Kingdom'' Optimus Primal Anti-Paint Scraping Modification]</ref> Otherwise, exercise lots of caution when moving his hips.

:Like all ''Kingdom'' Voyager figures, Optimus Primal comes with a [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] card that "[[Source:Golden Disk destinies|reveals a possible destiny of a key character]]", with each character having three possible destiny variants.
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[[File:TF-WFC-Kingdom-KD-EX-Burning-Primal.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Burning Optimus Primal''' (Voyager Class, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''KD-EX'''
:*''Release date'': [[January 4]], 2024
:*''Accessories'': Two "Cyber Blades"

:Released to promote ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]]'', this Optimus Primal is a redeco of the ''Kingdom'' Voyager Class figure in his "Burning Convoy" form. He reuses the packaging from the regular release with Japanese text stickers, but does not come with a Golden Disk card.

:Burning Optimus Primal was available as a Lawson Ticket exclusive item, where the customers had to buy a special ticket for the film along with the figure. He was also sold individually, unlike the concurrently released [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Studio Series|Nemesis Prime]].

: Orders for Burning Optimus Primal began shipping out in January 2024.
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:WFCNetflixtoy-Maximal-Optimus-Primal.jpg|300px|thumb| Reject 1984; Return to Munky]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Optimus Primal''' (Battle 2-pack, [[2021]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''WFC-19'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[December 29]], 2021
:*''Accessories'': Two "Cyber Blades"
:''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Optimus Primal is a minor redeco of the Kingdom figure, with the only major differences being show accurate grey feet, lighter eyes in beast mode, and all-around darker colours. Gunmetal replaces all light silver on the figure and light silver replaces the metallic blue on the inner chest section. Primal is packaged with a similarly redecoed [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Rattrap]] figure.

:In addition to same the paint-scraping hips as before, his hands are now almost completely covered in black paint, and paint in the 5mm palms can wear off over time.
{{WFCKingdomOptimusPrimalMold}}
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===''Vintage Beast Wars''===
[[File:Vintage-Beast-Wars-Optimus-Primal.jpg|300px|thumb| You have seen this toy ''so many times'' on this page.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Optimus Primal''' (Reissue, 2021)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Two swords, four missiles, flail

:In celebration of the 25th anniversary of ''Beast Wars'', the original 1996 Ultra Class Optimus Primal was reissued under the ''[[Vintage|Vintage Beast Wars]]'' lineup. Optimus Primal features all the same accessories and functionality as the latest mold use of the original toy but differs slightly in deco, having a slate blue instead of regular blue for the missiles, swords, and mace handle. The front and back of the head are now cast in gray plastic, painted dark metallic blue and the faceplate is then ''painted'' flat gray over that—as opposed to the original, where the back was cast in red plastic and the front was flat gray plastic with the helmet painted blue. The lack of bare red plastic on the back of the head affects the look of the mutant face in its intended configuration, where it's rotated to form the forehead. The robot mode chest is also lacking any inner red paint applications from the original.

:Much like ''[[Vintage|Vintage G1]]'', Optimus Primal is packaged in a box styled after the original ''Beast Wars'' toy packaging, [[package art]] and all. Also similar to ''Vintage G1'', the time disparity since the original release has the toy reasonably set at over double the price of the toy's 1996 release, $52.99 USD versus $20, and is exclusive to [[Walmart]] in the United States and Canada. Due to accommodating multiple languages, the bio card was also drastically changed, displaying fewer attributes as well as the numerical stats of the original ''Beast Wars'' cards being replaced with the stat icons used on ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' tech spec cards. The [[cross-sell]] for [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Vintage Beast Wars|Cheetor]] and [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#Vintage Beast Wars|Rattrap]] label them both inaccurately as Mega Class figures, instead of Deluxe Class and Basic Class, respectively (though both ''are'' priced the same).
{{BWUltraOptimusPrimalMold}}
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===''Classic Heroes Team''===
[[File:Classic Heroes Team Rescan Optimus Primal toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Optimus Primal''' (All Star Rescan, [[2022]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Classic Heroes Team|Classic Heroes Team]]'' Optimus Primal is a ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (toyline)|Rescue Bots]]''-style Rescan figure, featuring a simple conversion from gorilla to robot mode. He features a pair of (non-firing) missile launchers on his back in both modes.

: Somewhat of a rarity among ''Transformers'' toys, both the toy itself and its packaging lack insignias or any kind of mention to what faction the character belongs to.
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===''Authentics''===
[[File:TF-Authentic-Titan-Changers-Optimus-Primal.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''King Kong Adventure Phock''.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Optimus Primal''' (Titan Changer, 2022)}}</ul>

:''Authentics'' Titan Changer Optimus Primal is a 28 cm figure with a very simple conversion from robot to gorilla.

:The toy was first [https://www.thetoyshop.com/action-toys-figures/action-figures/Transformers-Titan-Changers---Optimus-Primal-28cm-Figure/p/560587_PRMAL listed at thetoyshop.com], without any fanfare.
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[[File:TF-Authentics-Bravo-Optimus-Primal.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Optimus Primal''' (Bravo, 2023)}}</ul>
*Accessories: 2 Blasters

:Released in the sixth wave of [[Transformers Authentics|''Authentics'']] "Bravo" figures, Optimus Primal is a smaller version (about the size of a Scout Class figure) of the character. He comes with two (rubbery) blasters that he can hold, mount on his robot-mode shoulders, or mount on his back in gorilla mode. Unlike most of the "Bravo" figures, Primal features fairly decent articulation, though the elbows are rather limited due to the forearm's single-direction socket joint. Like the Titan Changer, this Optimus Primal is ''not'' designed to have a bipedal gorilla form, though it still can be approximated by standing his gorilla mode up, though it leaves visible gaps on each leg and the head looking up due to being hindered by the chest panel.

:The figure was first sighted in Taiwan.
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===''Beast Wars Again''===
[[File:TF-BW-Vintage-JP-BWVS-01-Optimus-Primal.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|'''Bugs Bunny:''' "Take one more step on that rope and I'll cut it!" '''Primal:''' *''pulls the entire continent over to him''*]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1p1|'''Kōkyū Beast no Taiketsu''' ([[August 26]], [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''BWVS-01'''
:*''Accessories'': Two "Cyber Sabers"
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Hidetsugu Yoshioka]] (packaging artist)}}

:Released as part of the ''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers Again|Beast Wars Again]]'' line, the "Eternal Beast Showdown" (恒久ビーストの対決) set contains Convoy and [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Beast Wars Again|Megatron]]. Convoy is a redeco of [[#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' Optimus Primal]] in a slavishly cartoon-accurate deco based on his appearance in the first season of the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon. Unlike the previous two uses of the mold, this version of Primal solves the paint-scraping hip issue by molding the thighs themselves in white plastic, instead painting the gorilla fur details on the outsides of the thighs black.
{{WFCKingdomOptimusPrimalMold}}
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==Merchandise==
===''Beast Wars Transformers Slide Puzzle''===
*'''Beast Wars Transformers Slide Puzzle''' (1996)

:Released to advertise ''Beast Wars<nowiki>'</nowiki>'' airing in Japan, a small, hand-held slide-puzzle depicting Optimus Primal in robot mode, brandishing a sword, one arm cannon deployed, and looking very dynamic.

===''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''===
[[File:Optimusprimalmutatingcard.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
* '''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''' (1997)

:Optimus Primal was one of the 24 beast warriors to receive a battle card representation for the ''Beast Wars'' [[Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game|card game]].
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===''Beast Wars Transformers Sneakers''===
* '''Beast Wars Transformers Sneakers''' (1997)
: A pair of red, black and white sneakers, with the ''Beast Wars'' logo printed on the sole, a photo of Primal's beast mode head on the toe, and the name "OPTIMUS PRIMAL" repeated around the shoe's lateral.

===Kabaya===
[[File:BWchoco primal.jpg|thumb|Grape ape.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1p1|'''Convoy vs Megatron''' (candy toy, 1997)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''1'''

:Part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Choco|Beast Wars Choco]]'' line of [[candy toy]]s, this small soft-rubber figurine of Optimus Primal—known in Japan as a ''keshigomu''—came in a set with a similar figure of Megatron, along with a bio card and candy-covered chocolates. The figures were available in either translucent purple or smoky grey rubber.

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[[File:Bwgum primal.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Little Apetimus Prime]]
*'''Convoy''' (candy toy, 1997)
**''ID number:'' '''1'''
**''Accessories:'' Mace, two swords
:A snap together model kit of Optimus Primal was available as part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Gum|Beast Wars Gum]]'' line of [[candy toy]]s. Based on his original Ultra-class gorilla toy, the kit was sculpted from purple and black plastic with some sparse stickers for details, and could transform from robot to beast mode by being broken down into its component parts, then rebuilt into a new mode. It came with a stick of gum.

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* '''Convoy''' (1997)
: A nontransformable figurine of bat-body Primal, sculpted in a sword-wielding action pose across a blue base. Figure is painted.

* '''Convoy''' (candy toy, 1997)

: A tiny plastic Convoy figurine in his gorilla body and molded onto an irregularly-shaped stand was released by Kabaya. Labeled toy 1 of 6, the other characters in his wave were Dinobot, Rattrap, Megatron, Cheetor, and Rhinox. As always, terrible candy is included.

* '''Transmetal Convoy''' (1999, Standard Kit)
: Another small transformable figure was based on his first Transmetal body. It was multicolored and also came with gum.

* '''Transmetal Convoy''' (1999, Standard Kit)
: A second, but non-transformable figure of Transmetal Optimus Primal was made in clear plastic, blue, and gray. Gum!
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===''1999 Summer Toei Anime Fair''===
[[File:BW-Metals-Convoy-Clear-Type-Figure.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|There's two and they're blue, with a back-view showing details just for you!]]
*'''Metals Convoy Clear-Type Figure''' (Toei Anime Fair present, 1999)

: Released along with Arthur from the ''[[Microman|Tiny Giant Microman]]'' anime, this Metals Convoy figurine is a small, rubbery, transparent light-blue figurine based on his Transmetal form.

: Each figurine was packed in a semi-translucent-gray baggie, sealed with a single piece of tape. Included inside the baggie was also a sheet of paper with warnings and choking hazards on it.

: He and Arthur were available for the boy's section of the pre-screening purchase of the ''[[1999 Summer Toei Anime Fair]]''. Metals Convoy was limited to 100 pieces.
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===''Metal Monument''===
[[File:Metalmonumentconvoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Pelvic thrust: ON! Hungh!]]
* '''Metal Monument Convoy''' (TAKARA, 1999)

: As the name suggests, the product is a [[die-cast]] statue of Optimus Primal. The head is convertible/removable in order to change the normal one with the battle mask/mutant head. The [[Package art|box art]] and the design of the product are both done by [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]].
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===''Real Figure''===
[[File:RealFig Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=.88|The Transmetal monkey says "blow it."]]
* '''Real Figure Metals Convoy''' (TAKARA, 1999)
**''Accessories'': 2 shoulder panels

:A pocket-sized version of Transmetal Optimus Primal was released in Japan by Takara in 1999. The tiny figure is fully transformable from gorilla to robot, though the shoulder panels need to be removed and placed on the gorilla mode sides. The figure is low on articulation, only having movable elbows and knees, though the latter is for his transformation. It lacks the "flying surfboard" mode of the larger toy.

:This Real Figure is the only one to be transformable, as subsequent releases were merely mini-figures with limited articulation.
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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:TitaniumSeries-Primal3inch.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|This Primal wasn't built—it was ''poured!'']]
* '''Optimus Primal''' (3" Robot Master figurine, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Stand, swords

:This 3-inch die-cast and plastic figurine of Optimus Primal features him in his ''Beast Wars'' season 1 appearance, with swords drawn in an action pose. The swords can be removed from his hands if you feel like it. He came with an [[Autobot]] figure stand, weirdly enough.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/TitOptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Titanium Series Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''
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===First 4 Figures===
[[File:First 4 Figures Optimus Primal.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|This Primal wasn't built.]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (<s>2006</s> unreleased)
{{toydesigner|[[Henry Cheng]]}}

:First revealed in 2006 at both the UK<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2006/01/25/first4figures-beast-wars-and-transformers-vs-g-i-joe-statuesbusts-4267 "First4Figures Beast Wars and Transformers VS. G.I. Joe Statues/Busts"] at TFW2005.com</ref> and New York [[Toy Fair]]s,<ref>[https://tformers.com/transformers-/5568/news.html "Toy Fair 2006 - First4Figures TF & GI Joe Statues& Busts"] at tformers.com</ref> this was to be an 8-inch tall resin bust of Optimus Primal released as part of a ''Beast Wars'' tenth anniversary series by model company [[First 4 Figures]]. Primal is depicted from the pelvis and upwards and mounted on a Maximal-themed base, and is sculpted in a style generally accurate to the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon series, though with the all-blue sword of the [[#FirstUltra|original Ultra Class toy]] (and a product listing that bizarrely noted an influence from [[Dreamwave Productions]]).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070214013533/http://www.first4figures.com/exclusivesproduct_detail.asp?range=3&id=40 Optimus Primal product listing on First 4 Figures's website] (archive)</ref>

:Mini busts in the planned ''Beast Wars'' line were designed to reflect the scale of the characters as seen in the cartoon, and each was set to be limited to 1,996 pieces, in a nod to the franchise's year of origin.<ref name=ASM>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070806062058/http://toyfair06.asmzine.com/first4figures/report.html "First4Figures Limited Transformers Statues and Busts Info!"] at ASMzine.com (archived)</ref> Primal was among the first intended to be released (likely ''the'' first, given both finalised stock images and a full product listing) in July 2006, though after a series of delays, he and the rest of the ''Beast Wars'' bust line were cancelled, with First 4 Figures citing a challenging marketplace and lack of retailer interest.
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===''3D Battle-Card Game''===
[[File:3DBattleCard-OptimusPrimal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|All your favorite 3D action!]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (2007)

: A 52-point "rare" character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]'s "Energon Wars" expansion, Optimus Primal "transforms" into a black ape. He uses the same parts layout as [[Cheetor (BW)/toys|Cheetor]], [[Ravage (G1)/toys|Ravage]], and [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]], although the figure's beast mode is assembled differently. Optimus Primal is nominally the leader of the Autobots in the set. The surface of the figure uses images of the original Ultra ape toy.
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===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:Robotheroestarantulasprimal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Primal mocks Tarantulas's inability to display jazz hands.]]
*'''Optimus Primal & Predacon Tarantulas''' (Two-pack, 2008)
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist)}}

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]] [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'', this PVC figurine of Optimus Primal's original gorilla body has articulation in the shoulders and neck. He was available only in a "Beast Wars Series" two-pack with [[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#Robot Heroes|Tarantulas]] (amusingly enough, the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] he also came with in the ''[[MicroVerse]]'' [[Orcanoch#Beast Wars|Orcanoch]] playset).
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Maximal/RHOprimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Robot Heroes Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Robot heroes primal jetstorm.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The next Bio-Force Ape? Only time will tell.]]
*'''Optimus Primal & Jetstorm''' (Two-pack, <s>2009</s>)
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist)}}

:Optimus Primal would have come with [[Jetstorm (BM)#Robot Heroes|Jetstorm]] in this "Beast Machines Series" set. Like the other later ''Robot Heroes'' waves, this toy was cancelled because retailers only wanted ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' toys. Some managed to trickle out into the wild - the picture seen here comes from an eBay auction. He looks... Unhinged, to say the least.
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===Prime 1 Studio===
====''Premium Masterline''====
[[File:Prime 1 Studio Premium Masterline Optimus Primal.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (2017)
**''ID Number'': '''PMTFBW-01''' / '''01EX''' (exclusive)
**''Accessories'': Base, alternate head, battle mask (exclusive)

:[[Prime 1 Studio]] ''Premium Masterline'' Optimus Primal is a highly detailed statue of Primal's robot mode posing over the bits of a destroyed [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Prime 1 Studio|Waspinator]]. He features LED lights on his eyes.

:The statue comes with an alternate head with an angry expression. The exclusive version also comes with another head with his face covered by his battle mask.

:The standard version was limited to 500 pieces, while the exclusive version was limited to 200 pieces.
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====''Cutie1''====
[[File:Cutie1 Optimus Primal Figure.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (2022)
**''ID Number'': '''No:058'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

:''Cutie1'' Optimus Primal is a soft vinyl figure stylized as a button-eyed doll with chibi proportions.
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===Flame Toys===
====Furai Action====
*'''Optimus Primal''' (June 2021)
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====Furai Model====
*'''Optimus Primal''' (20??)
{{toydesigner|[[Akira Amemiya]] (concept artist)}}
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===''R.E.D. [Robot Enhanced Design]''===
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[[File:TF-R.E.D.-Optimus-Primal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (2021)
**''Accessories'': 2 Cyber Blades, 2 alternate hands
{{toydesigner|[[Dennis Chan]] (sculptor)}}

:Released in the fourth wave of the ''[[Transformers R.E.D.]]'' line, Optimus Primal, 6-inch action figure akin to the ones from the ''[[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] Legends'' and ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]] The Black Series'' lines. He features over 30 points of articulation and extensive paint operations in an attempt at [[show-accuracy]].

:Optimus Primal includes two closed fists, and a pair of open hands to hold his two Cyber Blade accessories; the blades can connect end to end at the hilt to create a double-ended weapon. A blaster is hidden in each of his forearms, which are revealed by pushing underneath his wrists. Additionally, he features a pair of blasters that flip forward over his shoulders.

:As with all ''R.E.D.'' toys, Optimus Primal was a Walmart exclusive in Canada and the United States, and was later made available on [[Hasbro Pulse]] in limited quantities.
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===''Transformers Character Card''===
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[[File:Transformers Character Card Optimus Primal and Beast Megatron.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Convoy (Beast Wars) and Megatron (Beast Wars) Set''' ([[April 14]], [[2022]])
**''ID number:'' '''15 & 16'''

:Released as part of the third wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of "Convoy" and [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#15|Translation of Optimus Primal's Transformers Character Card]]''
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[[File:Transformers Character Card Beast Wars Convobat and Megalligator.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Convobat & Megaligator{{sic}} Set''' ([[November 1]] 2022)
**''ID number:'' '''29 & 30'''
{{toydesigner|[[Shōji Imaki]] (illustration)}}

:Released as part of the fifth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of "Convobat" and [[Megatron (BW)|"Megaligator"]] (distinct from the separate characters [[Convobat]] and [[Megalligator]]) in their Wave 1 Basic Class bodies along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]]. Optimus Primal is specifically depicted in his "[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Bat Primal]]" body.
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#29|Translation of Beast Wars Convobat's Transformers Character Card]]''
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===Jada Toys===
====''Nano Metalfigs''====
[[File:JadaNanoMetalfigsSeries2G1BW-18pack.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
*'''Transformers Series 2 18-pack''' (4cm Die Cast Figure Multipack, 2022)
:Released by [[Jada Toys]], ''Nano Metalfigs'' Optimus Primal is an incredibly small die-cast figurine molded doing an action pose. He has a little base attached to his feet for balancing reasons.

:He is marketed as an Autobot instead of a Maximal and comes in an impressive multipack with [[Jada Toys#Nano Metalfigs|seventeen other figurines]].

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*'''Transformers Series 3 18-pack''' (4cm Die Cast Figure Multipack, 2023)
:''Nano Metalfigs'' Optimus Primal was re-released with no noticeable changes in ''another'' impressive multipack with [[Jada Toys#Nano Metalfigs|seventeen other figurines]].

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====''Metalfigs''====
*'''Optimus Prime / Bumblebee / Optimus Primal / Megatron''' (2 3/4" Die Cast Figure 4-pack, 2022)
:''Metalfigs'' Optimus Primal is a static die-cast figurine of super deformed proportions. He is available in a 4-pack alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Metalfigs4pack|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Metalfigs4pack|Bumblebee]] and [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Metalfigs4pack|Megatron]].

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*'''Optimus Primal''' (2 3/4" Die Cast Figure, 2023)
:The same super deformed Optimus Primal from the 4-pack above is also available in individual packaging.
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===''ReAction''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Optimus Primal''' (2023)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 swords

: Released in the seventh wave of [[Super7]]'s line of multi-property 3.75-inch "retro" action figures, ''[[Super7#ReAction|ReAction]]'' Optimus Primal is a non-converting figure based on his original [[Mainframe Entertainment|Mainframe]] [[character model]], with five points of articulation (swivel neck, shoulders, hips). He includes his two curved swords.

: Optimus Primal comes packaged on a small cardback that mixes the design of the original ''Beast Wars'' packaging with some nostalgic elements resembling [[Kenner]]'s ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' action figures from the late 1970s to early '80s.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Optimus Primal Hyper Steel''' (2023)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 swords, spark

: This redeco of ''ReAction'' Optimus Primal is cast in translucent black plastic, an odd choice for a "steel"-named deco. It also adds a new accessory, a floating [[spark]].

: This figure was a [[Target]] [[exclusive]] alongside the similar [[Megatron (BW)/toys#ReActionHyperSteel|Megatron Hyper Steel]], released at the same time as the regular ''Beast Wars ReAction'' wave.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Optimus Primal Burning Red''' (2023)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 swords

: Yet another Target exclusive redeco of ''ReAction'' Optimus Primal, this one is based on the "[[#Burning|Burning Convoy]]" redeco of the original Ultra-class toy, cast in transparent red plastic with metallic gunmetal and gold paint accents. Very ''specifically'' the toy deco, not the anime model that the [[#MP38Plus|''Masterpiece'' toy]] used.

: This figure also cost an extra two dollars over the previous exclusive's price tag, despite coming with less stuff. Good ol' greedflation.
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===''Milestone''===
[[File:DiamondSelectPrimal.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (<s>2023</s>)

:Designed by [[Diamond Select]], this "Milestone" statue of Optimus Primal was to represent his season 1 body. The statue stood 14 inches tall, posed to look as though it were suspended in midair by Primal's jet exhaust. Listing pages described a production run of 1,000 and an MSRP of $500, but it went unreleased.
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==Notes==
[[File:Manta ray bw toy.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb]]
* Early in ''Beast Wars'' development, Hasbro conceived manta ray toys of "Optimus Prime" (before the cartoon made Primal a separate character) to go with "Megatron" as a sea turtle. The resulting [[McDonald's]] toy (at right) diverged in the final stage to become the separate character [[Manta Ray (BW)|Manta Ray]].
* In addition to the bat and manta concepts, Hasbro also conceived of an "Optimus Prime" lion retool of "[[Prowl (G1)/toys#Notes|Prowl]]", the early form of [[Cheetor (BW)/toys|Cheetor]] which spun off to become [[Panther]]. While the lion McDonald's toy did not come to fruition, the concept may have inspired Takara to create [[Lio Convoy]].
* The design of Optimus Primal's bat form is an [[homage]] to [[Batman]], an action figure license also held at the time by [[Kenner]].<ref>Page 78, Toy database section in ''[[Beast Wars Universe]]''</ref>
* According to Bob Forward at a BotCon panel, the "Flight Mode" Primal has in the first season of the ''Beast Wars'' animation is a vestigial reference to the bat-form, the concept being that Primal and Megatron would each have had 4(!) modes, able to transform freely between them. This was ultimately considered too difficult to animate, and the concept was dropped, Primal's "Prime Jets" being a way to prevent re-writing the flight-related parts of the scripts.
* Primal's gorilla mode, paired against [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s ''T. rex'' mode, was inspired by the showdown in the film ''[[King Kong]]''.<ref>[http://obscuretf.com/hhk/BC04interviews.html Botcon 2004 Interview with Vinnie D'Alleva], p2</ref>
* According to the control art of Optimus Primal's first gorilla toy, his chest originally seemed to be a kind of launcher instead of being an homage to the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]].<ref>Page 50, Toy database section in ''[[Beast Wars Universe]]''</ref>
* The Basic class bat Optimus Primal toy, named "Convobat" in Japan, was homaged in the [[2016]] [[e-HOBBY]]-exclusive [[Convobat#Legends|Convobat]] toy, which is characterized as a separate individual from Optimus Primal.
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==References==
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[[Category:Beast Machines Maximals]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Again]]
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[[Category:Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Telemocha Series]]
[[Category:BotCon exclusives]]
[[Category:Contest prizes]]
[[Category:Encore]]
[[Category:Legends Maximals]]
[[Category:Mail order exclusives]]
[[Category:Masterpiece]]
[[Category:McDonald's exclusives]]
[[Category:Platinum Edition]]
[[Category:Power of the Primes characters]]
[[Category:Repurposed toys]]
[[Category:Robot Heroes]]
[[Category:Robotmasters Autobots]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2001) Autobots]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:Titanium Series]]
[[Category:Toys"R"Us exclusives]]
[[Category:Toys"R"Us Japan exclusives]]
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Hot Shot (Armada)/toys

2023-01-17T09:14:53Z

Ronin6401:

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[[File:GHC Hot Shot Redgun.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb]]

'''[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]]''' has many toys! And merchandise! [[User:ItsWalky|No sane person]] would own all of them!

==Toys==
===''Armada''===
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[[File:Armadatoy-HotShot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|You know, I've personally flown over 194 missions and I was shot down every one of them. Come to think of it, I've never landed a plane in my life. (''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
[[File:MicronLegendtoy-HotRod.jpg|350px|right|thumb|I have a shell the size of a fist in my head. Pork Chop Hill. The only way I can make this goddamn toupée to stay on is by magnetizing the entire upper left quadrant of my skull, so you just go ahead and do what you do. (''Takara version pictured'')]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (Super-Con Class, 2002/2003)
**''Takara ID number'': '''MC-03'''
**''Takara release date'': [[December 26]], 2002
**''Accessories'': Missile, engine-block/rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' "Super-Cons" (aka Deluxes), Hot Shot transforms into a modified yellow {{w|Audi TT}}. He is packaged with the [[Mini-Con]] helicopter [[Jolt (Armada)#Toys|Jolt]], who can peg onto the trunk of Hot Shot's vehicle mode to act as a rear-mounted "speed boosting" propeller. Jolt's massive gun plugs into Hot Shot's hood, releasing a pair of "driving claws" from his front bumper; these function as his feet in robot mode, so activating these is a necessary step in transforming him. When Hot Shot is in robot mode, attaching Jolt or any Mini-Con to the port on his butt flips his rear axle up over his head; pushing up on the port then rotates the axle to face forward, automatically launching a spring-loaded missile, a gimmick fans have dubbed the "Axlezooka". Hot Shot's visor can also flip down over his face, and Jolt's gun can attach to his chest as armor. Jolt's gun also has its own Mini-Con socket, allowing it to activate any Mini-Con activated features. Although the show featured Hot Rod wielding it himself in robot mode as a double-barreled blaster pistol, the lack of a single dedicated peg or handle left the toy unable to do so.

:"Hot Rod," [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''Legends of the Microns'' version of Hot Shot, was released in altered colors, with a more saturated yellow and some dark gray paint in places instead of navy blue. Additionally, more of the belt straps on his chest were painted silver, his pelvis was painted a darker red, and there was clearer paint on his Autobot symbol. A [[retool]] (or vice versa) of [[Hasbro]]'s Hot Shot, his right arm houses a light-up LED (for accommodating the translucent Star Saber sword) that glows when his side-view mirror is pressed, a feature that was dropped from the American version due to price-point concerns.

:This mold was [[redeco]]ed and [[retool]]ed for the [[#ArDxPx|"Powerlinx" Hot Shot]] version of the character (see below). That retool was scheduled to be [[redeco]]ed for ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' "[[Battle in a Box]]" [[Smokescreen (Cybertron)|Smokescreen]], but that set was canceled.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/HotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Hot Shot at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Hot Rod and Air Defense Micron.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]
*'''Hot Rod w/ Jolt and Air Defense Microns''' (Multi-pack, 2002)
**''Takara ID number'': '''MS-01'''
**''Takara release date'': [[December 26]], 2002
**''Accessories'': Missile, engine-block/rifle

:Takara's Hot Rod was also released in a box set with the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#Toys|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]]. All items in the set are identical to their individual (Takara) releases.

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[[File:Armadatoy-PowerlinxHotShot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[Destiny, Part Three|No, yeah, I'm totally that Hot Rods guy.]] (''Hasbro versions pictured'')]]
[[File:MicronLegendtoy-HotRodSuperMode.jpg|right|300px|thumb|My hand still glows, but they retooled away my deployable sunglasses! (''Takara version pictured'')]]
*'''Powerlinx Hot Shot''' (Super-Con Class, 2003)
**''Takara ID number'': '''MC-13'''
**''Takara release date'': September ??, 2003
**''Accessories'': Missile, engine-block/rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}

: A red, yellow, and black [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of the first Hot Shot, Powerlinx Hot Shot has a new head that has a more "serious" look, and his visor, sculpted directly into the new head, is no longer articulated. Intended to be an [[homage]] to "[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]" [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], he has a yellow spoiler and flames on his hood. Due to a factory error, his forehead is painted gray instead of left red. Later in the line, a running change granted Powerlinx Hot Shot with a cleaner faction symbol. Even ''later'' in the run, the forehead paint application was removed, but that particular version is extremely rare.

: The Japanese version, "Hot Rod Super Mode", fixed this forehead mistake, replaced the gold flames with yellow, painted the shoulder symbol more clearly, and retained the LED light-up arm the first Japanese version featured.

:This mold was scheduled to be [[redeco]]ed for ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' "[[Battle in a Box]]" [[Smokescreen (Cybertron)|Smokescreen]], but that set was ultimately canceled.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/PXHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Powerlinx Hot Shot at TFU.info]''

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*'''Powerlinx Hot Shot''' (Super-Con Class, 2003)
**''Accessories'': Missile, engine-block/rifle

:In November of 2003, US [[Toys"R"Us]] stores had special bonus pack Super-Con toys, which came with a single bonus Mini-Con attached to the card over their sticker, for ''less'' than the price of a normal Super-Con during Toys"R"Us' post-Thanksgiving-day sale. Like [[Cyclonus (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Cyclonus]], Powerlinx Hot Shot could come with one of the [[Adventure Mini-Con Team]] members: [[Dune Runner (Armada)#Toys|Dune Runner]], [[Iceberg#Toys|Iceberg]] or [[Ransack (Armada)#Toys|Ransack]].

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===''Built to Rule!''===
[[File:BTR-toy HotShot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Buy a bunch of him and recreate [[City of Fear!]]]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (Built to Rule!, 2003)
**''Accessories'': 2 missile launchers, 2 missiles

:Part of the larger-scale assortment of ''[[Built to Rule!]] Armada'', Hot Shot is a building-block set centered around a converting "Trans-Skeleton" that forms the core of either mode: his made-up sportscar mode, or his incredibly gangly and awkward robot mode. He has two spring-loaded missile launchers activated by rotating a 2x2 drum assembly on the tops. He also has a 2x2 "Powerlinx"-peg plate, which can hold any ''BTR'' or regular-type Mini-Con, though the grip on the latter is particularly loose. Oddly, this is the only ''BTR Armada'' kit that places this plate on the trigger mechanism of the missile launcher (at least, according to the [[instructions]]) to simulate the regular ''Armada'' line's Powerlinx-activated gimmicks.

: He comes with a building-block version of [[Jolt (Armada)#Built to Rule!|Jolt]].

: His 2x4 engine-block piece would later show up in some ''[[Kre-O]]'' sets.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/BTRHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Built to Rule! Hot Shot at TFU.info]''
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:Universe2003toy-OptimusPrimeSuper.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Seriously, it's not that hard to get hold of a Matrix of Leadership. Have you tried asking nicely?]]
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Supreme Class, 2003)
**''Accessories'': Pistol, 4 missiles
{{note|''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]]'s inner robot was officially (if comedically) [[repurposing|repurposed]] as an upgraded form for Hot Shot named "Shotimus Prime" by [[Hot Shot's Bot Thoughts issue 2|''Hot Shot's Bot Thoughts'' #2]].}}

: A Sam's Club [[exclusive]], the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' release of ''Robots in Disguise'' Optimus Prime basically swapped out all of its red plastic for a yellow-orange color, with a black "bandolier". He transforms into a Japanese-style fire truck of seemingly made-up design (but with the distinct divided front windows of a Mitsubishi Fuso K Series K201 ladder truck), the forward section of which truck detaches to become his standard [[robot mode]]. His '[[trailer]]' can be reconfigured into a sort of battle station, which can then be disassembled and attached around the robot to form his Battle Mode. For some reason, the Autobot symbol on his chest in Battle Mode is left unpainted. As an undocumented feature, Optimus Prime's pistol can be stored on the right side of a backpack.

: The toy incorrectly proclaims that Optimus Prime's transformation into super mode uses the code-phrase "[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|maximize]]". Additionally, the toy has the unfortunate tendency for its rubber tires to split down its molding connection. The ladder comes complete with missiles allowing them to be launched one-at-a-time via individual triggers. The standard [[robot mode]] has four pegs on its arms that happen to be sculpted in such a way that they can function as [[Mini-Con]] ports, though they weren't designed with this in mind, since the original toy coming out before the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' toyline.

: He came packed in [[robot mode]] in an upright display package, which featured a sticker on the front with a hilariously mistransformed [[Omega Prime]], advertising the toy's combining ability with the simultaneously-released, slightly-redecoed Sam's Club exclusive ''Universe'' release of ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]].

: This Optimus Prime was also [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Optimus Prime (Universe)|Yellow Splendid Convoy]]. The mold was also used to make [[Defensor (OTFCC)#Universe .282003.29|OTFCC Defensor]], but that toy ended up unreleased.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/TFUOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Universe'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Energon''===
[[File:Energontoy-HotShot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Hot Shot, part deux. (''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
[[File:SLtoy-HotShot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Electric Boogaloo. (''Takara version pictured'')]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (Combat Class, 2004)
**''Takara ID number'': '''SC-02'''
**''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, "radar" panel attachment
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)}}

:In ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'', Hot Shot was updated as a modified yellow {{w|Aston Martin Vanquish}}. He can carry a transparent red spring-loaded missile-launching weapon in either mode, and features a small Autobot [[spark crystal]] on his chest on which [[Energon star|Energon chips]] can be mounted. Like nearly all other Autobots in the ''Energon'' line, he can [[powerlinx]] with like-designed toys to form the top or bottom of a super robot. Hot Shot's articulation is relatively limited compared to other deluxes of the time, having peculiar balljointed shoulders, as well as lacking knees and a neck.

:Takara released "Hotshot" in similar colors, changing the slate blue plastic to a dark, nearly-black blue, dropping the black paint on his car roof, and adding metallic blue paint to his chest. His head is also an almost-identical-but-refined sculpt, most noticeably the proportions and sculpt sharpness of the mouth and chin, along with less bulbous eyes.

:Similar to the contemporary [[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]] and Energon Optimus Prime, the Hasbro figure had a running change during its second wave of production. While the first wave Hot Shot figures had gray faces, later releases had silver painted faces using the Takara head sculpt, with a transitional silver-faced Hasbro headed version in between. Hot Shot's head sculpt appears to have changed ''very'' late in the design process from having a visor to having exposed eyes like his Armada version; The Hasbro head is pictured on Hot Shot's [[control drawing|control art]], as in a [https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B131dK6nhZY/XlKJ7-mBltI/AAAAAAAA8Zc/3rRC1mF0B5YQ8Gbr5WsAQHqwVYjejm5EQCKgBGAsYHg/s1600/TFE_Settei_2_0051.jpg ''photo of a prototype headsculpt is literally pasted over the original line art''], so the Hasbro head use may have been a consequence of tight deadlines, with Takara cleaning up the sculpt later.

:This mold was later redecoed to make the [[#EnDxEn|"Energon" powered-up version of the character]]. It was also [[retool]]ed to make the ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' incarnation of [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Nightbeat (SG)|Nightbeat]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/HotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Energon Hot Shot at TFU.info]''

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[[File:En-toy HotShotInfernoSet.jpg|right|200px|thumb|♫''Stuck as a middle with you...''♫]]
*'''Hotshot / Inferno Super Link Set''' (Multi-pack, 2004)
**''Takara ID number:'' '''SS-01'''
**''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, "radar" panel attachment

:In Japan, Takara released "Hotshot" both individually and in a single "Super Link Set" with [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]]. Both toys are identical to their individual Japanese releases.
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[[File:Energontoy-EnergonHotShot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Silver on the outside, Armada colors on the inside! (''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
[[File:SLtoy-HotShotFire.jpg|right|300px|thumb|He has a heart that [[Burning justice|burns for justice]]. Try some Tums, Hot Shot! (''Takara version pictured'')]]
*'''Energon Hot Shot''' (Combat Class, 2004)
**''Takara ID number'': '''SC-23'''
**''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, "radar" panel attachment
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)}}

:''Energon'' Energon Hot Shot gave the car mode a silver-painted finish and the robot parts a dark blue, yellow, and red color scheme reminiscent of ''Armada'' Hot Shot's colors. Curiously, Energon Hot Shot switched back to the Hasbro version of Hot Shot's head (see above), meaning the Takara head was not a [[retool]], but an entirely separate mold.

:When he was released in Japan as "Hotshot Fire," his car mode was unpainted silver plastic, while the yellow plastic was changed to a sherbet orange, the dark blue plastic to black, and the transparent orange plastic to a transparent crimson red. He also came packaged with the [[Energon weapon|Energy Cutter]], a transparent watermelon red redeco of [[Signal Flare (Energon)|Signal Flare]]'s [[energon weapon]], plus a matching [[Energon star|energon chip]]. Hotshot Fire uses the Takara version of Hot Shot's head.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/EHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Energon Energon Hot Shot at TFU.info]''
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===''Cybertron''===
[[File:Hotshotcybertrontoy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Hot Shot's Blue Period.]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (Deluxe Class, 2005)
**''Takara ID number'': '''GC-02'''
**''Takara release date'': [[December 28]], [[2004]]
**''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, Speed Planet Cyber Key
**''Cyber Key Code'': '''d85b'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (concept artist)}}

: Released in the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]/[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)#Takara Galaxy Force toyline|Galaxy Force]]'' toys, this version of Hot Shot transforms into a heavily modified blue {{w|Chrysler ME Four-Twelve}} sports car with a huge rear engine. Plugging a [[Cyber Key]] into the rear of the car deploys a pair of transparent yellow wings from his spoiler, a gimmick also available in robot mode. He also comes with a spring-loaded missile-launching gun that can be carried in robot mode or pegged into the roof of the car mode.

: His robot mode has numerous details in [[homage]] to [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], including the triple-pipe-guns on his forearms, the spoiler-wings on his back, and the sculpting of his shins and chest.

: The Takara release, "Exillion," is almost completely identical to the later Hasbro version other than a slight molding difference; two screws on either side of the spoiler are visible in the American release and all subsequent uses of the mold, but the original Japanese use of the mold had these screws buried. And, of course, the Hasbro release has a [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key Code]] stamped on its back.

: Package art depicted Hot Shot's gun with a black trigger, but it was red plastic on the final toy.

:This sculpt was used to make Exillion Red Version [[#CyDVD|(see below)]], [[Excellion (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Excellion]], ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]''/''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Goldbug (SG)#Toys|Goldbug]] (with a new head sculpt) and [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 movie series]] [[Breakaway (Movie)#Toys(2007)|Breakaway]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/HotShot/hotshot.htm More information on ''Cybertron'' Hot Shot at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Hotshotlegendsblue.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I may be the worst ''Legends of Cybertron'' toy!]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2005/2006)

: A smaller, simplified version of ''Cybertron'' Hot Shot was released as part of the first wave of ''[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]]'' toys. He features limited articulation of the arms and legs, and he retains the flip-out wings.

:This mold was used to make a [[#CyLoC2|second Legends of Cybertron Hot Shot (see below)]], ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#LOC|Bumblebee]], and 2008's ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Red Alert (G1)#Universe (2008)|Red Alert]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/LOCHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Legends of Cybertron Hot Shot at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Hotshotcybertrondefensetoy.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|He's full of tiny missiles. Bubbles, not so much.]][[File:CDHotShot-cardback.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|Variant enthusiasts, I tease you. (''Unreleased deco pictured'')]]
*'''Cybertron Defense Hot Shot''' (Deluxe Class, 2005)
**''Takara ID number'': '''GC-19'''
**''Takara release date'': [[July 14]], 2005
**''Accessories'': Knife, Cybertron Autobot Cyber Key, Scrapmetal standee (Takara release only)
**''Cyber Key Code'': '''d1o4'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)}}

:Cybertron Defense Hot Shot transforms into a modified {{w|M1117 Armored Security Vehicle|M1117 Guardian Armored Security Vehicle}}, in the same blue, navy, and red color scheme as the previous ''Cybertron'' Hot Shot. A Cybertron Cyber Key is included and when the key is inserted into the back of the turret, the two gun barrels open up into dual (non-firing) missile launchers. Compartments on his shoulders and his thighs can also open up to reveal additional missile launchers. Cybertron Defense Hot Shot also comes with a dagger that stows between his legs and sort-of acts as an exhaust pipe in vehicle mode, and when in robot mode, the dagger can be hand-held, peg into the front of his fist, or be stored on a sheath on his left leg. The same sheath can be used to store his Cyber Key in vehicle mode.

:The instructions for this toy contain some minor visual errors: his black shoulder panels have been swapped, and some steps apparently have him flipped (with the sword/key sheath on his left leg instead of his right).

:"Exigeyser", Cybertron Defense Hot Shot's Japanese counterpart, is completely identical, but also came with a cardboard standup depicting three [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]]. The American version of Cybertron Defense Hot Shot was at some point intended to have a slightly altered deco, which is shown in the [[stock photography|stock photos]] on the back of the packaging, but this altered deco for some reason never superseded the Japanese deco for American release. This unreleased deco featured mud splashes painted around the wheel wells and some re-arranged deco on the robot chest.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Springer (G1)/toys#Timelines|Springer]] and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Roadbuster (G1)#Universe (2008)|Roadbuster]]. It also served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Hardhead (BW)|Hard Head]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/CDHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Cybertron Defense Hot Shot at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Redexillion.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Dip it in red, don't even change the paint mask. I'll take your entire stock! Of 500!]]
*'''Exillion Red Version''' (DVD pack-in, 2005-[[June 22|06-22]])
**''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, Speed Planet Cyber Key

:Exillion Red Version is a redeco of the ''Cybertron'' Hot Shot toy in red, dark red, and orange, with transparent blue. Aside from the retooled screwholes, he's a straight-on color swap from ''Galaxy Force'' Exillion with the same [[paint operation]] layout. Limited to 500, it came with the first ''Galaxy Force'' DVD and an empty box set to prepare for the next few ''Galaxy Force'' DVD releases. This redeco took advantage of the toy's homage to ''Generation 1'' Hot Rod, completing the homage with appropriate colors, though the toy is still supposed to represent the Hot Shot/Exillion character.

:Before the toy saw official release, several stolen [[prototype|test shots]] entered the market, though in a [http://tfkenkon.com/collection/act368/ slightly altered color treatment] than the final. Originally, the dark red was a brighter red.

:This toy was the indirect inspiration for ''Cybertron'' [[Excellion (Cybertron)|Excellion]], who is marketed as a separate character, unlike this toy. (The direct inspiration, of course, being the original Hot Rod.)

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/DVDExillion/exillion.htm More information on Exillion Red Version at TFU.info]''

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*'''Hot Shot with Mirage''' (Tiny Tins multi-pack, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, Speed Planet Cyber Key
**''Cyber Key Code'': '''d85b'''

: Part of a run of [[Walmart]] exclusive [[Tiny Tins]] sets, Hot Shot was also sold in a larger box that came with a special [[redeco]] of the [[Race Mini-Con Team]] member [[Mirage (Armada)#Cybertron|Mirage]], plus a special Tiny Tins carrying tin for the Mini-Con.

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*'''Value Pack''' (Multi-pack, 2005)
**''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, Speed Planet Cyber Key
**''Cyber Key Code'': '''d85b'''

: For a while, [[Toys"R"Us]] and [[Walmart]] stores in the US sold "Value Packs" with two randomly paired, fully packaged Deluxes set in a cardboard sleeve and sold at somewhat less than the cost of two normal Deluxes.

: This packs could include Hot Shot, [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)#Toys|Dirt Boss]], [[Override (Cybertron)#Toys|Override]], [[Red Alert (Armada)#Cybertron|Red Alert]], [[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|Sideways]], or [[Snarl (Cybertron)#Toys|Snarl]].

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*'''Drag Race Pack! Hot Shot vs. Override''' (Multi-pack, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, Speed Planet Cyber Key
**''Cyber Key Code'': '''d85b'''

: Hot Shot was also available in a Target-exclusive two-pack set with [[Override (Cybertron)#Toys|Override]]. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

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[[File:LOCExcellion.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Bitin' Excellion's style.]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2006)

:This redeco of [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]] Hot Shot uses Excellion's approximate coloration and paint scheme; however, the toy is not actually labelled "Excellion", merely "Hot Shot". The reason for this is unclear.

:This mold was later redecoed to make ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Legends [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#LOC|Bumblebee]], and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Red Alert]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/LOCHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Legends of Cybertron recolor Hot Shot at TFU.info]''
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===''Classics''===
*'''Hot Shot''' (Legends Class, 2007)

:Bizarrely enough, Hot Shot was one of three [[rebranding|rebranded]] ''Cybertron'' Legends toys released in ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' packaging, though with the modifier "Cybertron Collection" printed on the cardfront. The toy itself is identical to the ''Cybertron'' release.

===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:UniverseHotShotJolt.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Hasbro hates the fans, plural, but loves [[David Willis]].]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (Deluxe Class, 2009)
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)}}

:An update of his ''Armada'' form, Hot Shot transforms from a sleek yellow Audi TT-like hot rod sports car with transparent windows and headlights into a fully poseable robot. Jolt is able to attach via a Mini-Con peg on Hot Shot's shoulder, but this doesn't activate any features. Jolt plugs into Hot Shot's vehicle mode by pushing the arms/engines through slots under the spoiler; Jolt cannot fold so that his propeller faces back like the original toy. Additionally, Hot Shot's fist holes are smaller than the standard 5mm, making him incompatible with all weapons from his previous forms. Because there is no gap molded into the rear bumper to accommodate missile launchers (see below), the car kibble over his shoulders bumps together and cannot sit properly. He's also infamous for having a horribly finicky transformation, with his windshield, door, and roof pieces refusing to lock together and continually detaching from their proper position.

:Hot Shot's prototype featured transparent plastic on his side windows to match his windshield and rear window, but was replaced with painted opaque windows on the final toy.

:''Universe'' Hot Shot was [[redeco]]ed and [[retool]]ed into ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' [[Hot Shot (Henkei!)#Henkei! Henkei!|Hot Rod]]. The ''Henkei! Henkei!'' version retains missile launchers originally planned for the Hasbro release. The ''Henkei! Henkei!'' version of the mold was redecoed as the Transformers Collectors' Club 2010 freebie, [[Dion (G1)#Timelines|Elite Guard Dion]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TFUHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on ''Universe'' Hot Shot at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations Selects''===
[[File:Selects-WFC-GS09-Siege-Deluxe-Hot-Shot.jpg|thumb|300px]]
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:''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' Hot Shot is a retool of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Deluxe Class [[Hound (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Autobot Hound]] with a new head and a paint job based off [[#CyCDF|the Cybertron Defense Deluxe figure]] from ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]''.
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===''Legacy''===
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[[File:TF Legacy Deluxe Class Hot Shot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You’re not done ‘till I SAY you’re done, [[David Willis|Willis!]]]]
*'''Armada Universe Hot Shot''' (Deluxe Class, [[2023]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-22'''
**''Accessories'': Engine block gun
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/vuZHDR3ZBd8 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]] Day 1 on the [[Hasbro Pulse]] YouTube channel.</ref>

:Part of the first wave of Deluxes in ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Evolution (2023)|Legacy: Evolution]]'', Hot Shot is an updated version of the character that transforms into his yellow sports-car form. He includes an engine block gun like his original ''Armada'' toy, but unlike that toy, he does not include [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]]. His [[Evo-Fusion]] gimmick allows his Axlezooka to emerge from his back, though noticeably, it's triggered manually and not triggered by any Mini-Cons. However, there is a hollow 5mm post on the rear of Hot Shot's car mode. Hmm...

:This figure was revealed during [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]]. It was scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2023 but arrived at Philippine retail in late November 2022.

::*[https://www.instagram.com/p/Cjy8VO3sn1V/ ''Mark Maher's designer commentary on Legacy Evolution Hot Shot'']
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==Merchandise==
===McDonald's===
[[File:Mcdonaldshotshot1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|You can't have too many of these.]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (Happy Meal, 2002)
**''Accessories'': Car roof (Asian market variant only)

:Released as part of the [[McDonald's]] Happy Meal ''Armada'' promotion, Hot Shot transformed from robot to yellow car. He had a Powerlinx post on each shoulder and Powerlinx ports under each foot, which enabled him to combine with the other McDonald's Autobots to form [[Mighty Robot]]. The ports on his feet can be used to access Mini-Con gimmicks on larger Armada toys, but since they're on the bottom of his feet in robot mode, it would be a pretty awkward fit on most figures. Hot Shot's vehicle mode also features a pull-back motor.

:[[File:Mcdonaldshotshot2.jpg|left|150px|thumb|An ''Armada'' Hot Shot with transparent windows? Gasp!]]
:In some Asian markets, a slightly different Hot Shot toy was available. The robot arms did not form from the roof of the car; instead the roof was a separate transparent piece which detached during transformation and pegged into his robot mode's back. The arms are now colored blue as well, for some reason. The reason for this version's existence is not known.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/McHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on McDonald's Hot Shot at TFU.info]''
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===Reader's Digest 3D Model===
[[File:Hotshotarmadaplasticcardfigurine.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Not much less poseable than the actual toy!]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (3D Model, 2002)
:A plastic punch-out "exclusive collectible 3-D model" of Hot Shot was a prize packaged with Reader's Digest's ''[[Decepticon Attack!]]'' and ''[[Enter the Mini-Cons]]'' storybooks. Hot Shot was one of eight characters available, and each book came with two randomized characters. The assembled figure stands two inches tall.
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===''Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:SCF HotShot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm seein' double! ''Four'' Hot Shots!]]
*'''Hot Rod''' ([[December 27]] 2002)
**''Act'': '''9'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

: A non-transforming PVC figure of Hot Shot, based on his animation model, was available in "Act 9" of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' series. This figure came in both full color and solid-pewter finish, packed one each in every case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures.

: The pewter version of the figure has a potential problem with connector peg breakage at the shoulders, due to said pegs often getting a layer of pewter paint before being forced into a socket, leading to sticking and tearing. Care should be used when moving or removing the arms; shaving down the socket interior with a thin hobby knife is usually sufficient to fix the issue.
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===''Mega Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:MegaSCFHotRod.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[Nucleon (substance)|More alive!]]]]
*'''Hot Rod''' (Mega Super Collection Figure, 2002)

:Mega SCF Hot Rod is a larger, articulated non-transforming PVC action figure of Hot Shot, based upon his cartoon model. He came with his engine gun and a small, non-transformable PVC figurine of his [[Mini-Con]] partner, [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]].
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===''Big Transformers''===
[[File:Bigtransformershotrod.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Well, "big" is relative.]]
*'''Hot Rod''' (Big Transformers, 2002)

:[[Kabaya]] released a set of three separately-boxed ''Legends of the Microns'' figurines, dubbed "Big Transformers", which featured nontransformable, lightly-articulated plastic toys of Hot Shot, Megatron, and Optimus Prime. Each came with a tiny plastic representation of their respective Mini-Con partners in vehicle mode, which could peg onto them. Like most Kabaya toys, Hot Shot came with barely-edible gum.
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===''Transformers Mini Car Collection''===
[[File:Majorettehotrod.jpg|right|300px|thumb|You will regret eating the gum.]]
*'''Hot Rod''' (die-cast car, 2002)

:[[Majorette]] and Kabaya offered a small range of ''Legends of the Microns''-themed die-cast cars. Hot Shot was represented by a yellow Audi TT with decals of himself, the Autobot symbol, and the ''Legends of the Microns'' logo across the surface of the car. It also comes with a package of terrible gum.
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===''Battle for Cybertron Game''===
[[File:Armadaboardgamehotshot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|whoop whoop whoop whoop whoop]]
*'''Transformers Armada: Battle for Cybertron Game''' (board game, 2002)

:[[Transformers Armada: Battle for Cybertron Game]] came with eight fully-painted PVC figurines, one of which was Hot Shot.
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===Puzzle===
*'''Hot Shot puzzle'''

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===Backpack===
*'''Hot Shot backpack'''

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===''Bubble Twist''===
[[File:Hotshotbubbletwist.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Taste the rainbow.]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (Bubble Twist, 2003)

:In 2003, Toys"R"Us carried a line of candy toys called [[Bubble Twist]], which dispensed gum from its capsule-shaped container when twisted. Also contained in the capsule was an unpainted rubber figurine of a ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' or ''Transformers [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' character, including Hot Shot. Blindpacked, each figure came in several different possible colors.
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===''Attacktix''===
[[File:Attacktix CybHotShot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Who needs Jolt when you have a Laffy Taffy shield?]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (Booster, 2006)
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:Part of the first assortment of ''[[Attacktix]]'' Booster Packs, Hot Shot is a "Super Rare" piece with a spring-loaded "shield-missile" attack. His Special Power "Rally" allows you to return one of your previously-defeated [[Autobot]] pieces back into play. The figure commonly has a black base, but like all Boosters, a rarer chrome-silver-base version was randomly packed into boxes as well.

:This mold was also used to make ''Attacktix'' Excellion, who was also a wave-1 Booster piece.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/AttacktixHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on ''Attacktix'' Hot Shot at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:Hotshotprotocolor.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Transforms from car to linebacker and back!]]
*[[#ArDx1|''Armada'' Hot Shot's toy]] had to be completely re-engineered close to release. Due to a structural flaw (and gravity), Hot Shot's arms were not able to attach securely to his shoulders. Furthermore, designer [[Aaron Archer]] felt the early design's wide, football player-like physique was inappropriate to the character archetype.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Okay... ITs Not retooled. the picture is of a hand painted ROUGH model. None of these parts were ever "tooled". It changed for any number of reasons but since I worked on this guy last August I cant remeber all the reasons why. I remeber this... Hot shot is the young type character in Armada and I remeber we didnt like that he looked so tough, with those big shoulders.|name=Aaron Archer|site=TFW2005|year=circa 2002}}</ref> Last-minute changes were made to the design to rework the transformation of the arms, necessitating the dropping of some articulation and the addition of [[kibble]] elsewhere to compensate.
[[File:ArcherSays.jpg|right|150px|thumb]]
*''Armada'' Hot Shot's infamous grin was actually a misinterpretation of Aaron Archer's original concept art which depicted Hot Shot clenching his teeth together in an open-lipped, determined expression. The head of the original tooling had a maniacal, perhaps unhinged-looking smile in response to this concept art, so the grin was scaled back on the final toy. The grin was removed completely and replaced with a neutral, stern expression when the head was resculpted for [[#ArDxPx|Powerlinx Hot Shot]].
*The rear axle (the "Axlezooka") on the original Hot Shot figure has sculpted shock absorbers in an interesting display of attention to detail. However, they are sculpted 90 degrees in the wrong direction, which would make them useless in reality.
*[[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] was originally conceived as an exclusive toy for [[BotCon 2007]] from the [[#CyCDF|Cybertron Defense Force version]] of Hot Shot. While the mold does bear a decent resemblance to the IDW incarnation of Sentinel, he was dropped in favor of [[Springer (G1)/toys#Timelines|Springer]], who fit the mold and the story/theme better.
*An unused concept for a potential [[Botcon]] 2017 figure would've seen a new Hot Shot from ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Chromedome (G1)#Titans Return|Chromedome]] in ''Armada'' colors with [[Alexis Thi Dang]] redecoed from [[Stylor]] with a new head. It would've also come with [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] [[Targetmaster]] partner redecoed from [[Blaze Master#Generations|''Generations'' Blazemaster.]]<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/new-images-of-concepts-and-customized-figures-from-fun-pub-at-petes-robot-convention-2017/39073/]</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Armada Autobots]]
[[Category:Built to Rule!]]
[[Category:Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Energon Autobots]]
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Optimus Primal (BW)/toys

2023-01-07T03:52:22Z

Ronin6401:

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[[File:Optimus Primal toys.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Monkey see, Monkey screw you up!]]
'''[[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]''' has had a barrel full of toys. None of them [[Optimus Minor|monkeys]]!

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BWtoy-Primalbat.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Cheetor. ''Cheetor.'' I'm Batman.]]
* '''Optimus Primal vs Megatron!''' (Basic Class versus two-pack, 1996)
**''Takara ID number:'' '''VS-6'''
**''Accessories:'' Two swords
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

:The first ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Optimus Primal was a Basic Class blue bat which could autotransform into a robot by pulling the tail. Two swords were removable from under its wings for use as weaponry in [[robot mode]]. In the [[Hasbro]] line, he was packaged along with an [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|alligator version of Megatron]] and a [[Optimus Primal vs Megatron!|''Beast Wars'' mini-comic]]. The Japanese release of the two-pack, dubbed "Amazon Showdown: Convobat VS Megalligator" (アマゾンの対決 ''Amazon no Taiketsu''), lacks the comic, but does come with individual character bio cards.

:Whether this toy can be considered the Optimus Primal character is a matter of debate. Released before the animated series began, which established Optimus Primal as a separate entity from Optimus Prime, the accompanying profiles and mini-comic imply that the Beast Wars are a direct progression of the Autobot/Decepticon war. Whether the animated series's [[retcon]] affected this set of toys is probably a matter of personal preference. It can be interpreted as representing one of the more interesting micro-continuities.

:The 2007 ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' asserted that, in [[Beast Wars timeline (IDW)|IDW's version of the ''Beast Wars'' continuity]], Primal's bat form was suggested by the ''Axalon''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s computer as a potential alt mode, but he rejected it in favour of the more powerful gorilla without ever actually reformatting into it. Thus, this [[micro-continuity]] posits bat mode Primal as an essentially theoretical alt-form that never actually came to be.

:This mold was also used to make the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#VSS1|Optimus Prime-recolored Convobat]] (explicitly identified as Optimus Prime), the separate individual [[Convobat#Toys|Convobat]], [[Onyx Primal#Toys|Onyx Primal]] as well as inspire the comic character [[Nyx]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/OptimusPrimalBat/optimusprimal.htm More information on Optimus Primal (bat) at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Optimusprimaltoyultraape.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Yes, missiles come out of his butt.]]
[[File:Prizeprimals.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Brass monkeys.]]
* '''Optimus Primal''' (Ultra Class, 1996/1997/1998)
**''Takara ID number:'' '''C-1'''
**''Accessories:'' Two swords, four missiles, flail
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: The second Optimus Primal toy was an ape in the Ultra size class. Though the transformation from primate to humanoid was a relatively simplistic one, the toy compensated with more than a fair share of weaponry and action features. A compartment on his right forearm opened to reveal a skull-shaped mace he could hold in his fist. His left forearm could open into a double-barreled missile launcher. On his back were two spring-loaded missile launchers which auto-flipped over each shoulder. By pulling a lever in the center of his back, both arms would either spin at the bicep or bend in and out at the elbow, depending on the placement of notch-buttons located on either bicep. This gimmick was shown to be an effort to simulate a gorilla beating its chest while Optimus was in [[beast mode]], but could also be used in robot mode, making him swing his weapons wildly before himself. And finally, like many first-year ''Beast Wars'' toys, a battle mask/"[[mutant head]]" could be deployed over his robot head. To switch between the two, the primary head unit would have to be turned around a full 180 degrees and the mask either flipped into or out of the kibble that formed the rear of Primal's head in gorilla mode before the now transformed head was rotated back to a forward position

:The European version released in English/Spanish/Italian ''Beast Wars/Biocombat'' packaging featured the additional alternate name "Black Jack" for the Italian market, whereas the ''other'' European version released in French/Dutch/German ''Beast Wars/Ani Mutants'' packaging was simply named "Optimus Primal" just like the United States version.

:Takara released the toy under the name of "Convoy" as part of their ''Beast Wars'' line in July of 1997, nearly identical to the Hasbro version. The missiles for the Takara version are thinner and simpler than the original Hasbro version, and would be used in all subsequent releases of the sculpt.

:This sculpt was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Optimus Primal and [[Transformers: Beast Wars Telemocha Series|Beast Wars Telemocha Series]] DX Convoy, and [[retool]]ed into ''Beast Wars Reborn''/''Beast Wars Tenth Anniversary'' versus pack Optimus Primal. Takara also created multiple special variants, including all-gold (from ''[[TV Magazine]]'', only ten awarded), red body with gray head & chest plate (''TV Magazine'' again, but only twenty pieces for lucky draw), and blue-fur (a ''[[Comic Bom Bom]]'' design-contest prize, only thirty awarded).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/OptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Optimus Primal (gorilla) at TFU.info]''
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*'''Convobat''' (Basic, July 1997)
**''ID number:'' '''C-6'''
**''Accessories:'' Two swords

: "Convobat" was also available in Japan as a single boxed toy. This release is identical to the two-pack version.

: This toy would go without Japanese market fiction until all the way in [[2021]], when it was [[Scorching Heat Showdown|finally characterized...]] as a [[Convobat#Beast Wars|yet third guy.]] [[Megalligator#Beast Wars|At least they're symmetrical now.]]

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[[File:BW-toy VS01 Convoy Megatron.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Megatron, master of manspreading.]]
*'''Strongest Beast Showdown: Convoy VS Megatron''' (VS pack, July 1997)
**''ID number:'' '''VS-1'''
**''Accessories:'' Two missiles, water squirter

:In Japan, Ultra "Convoy" was available both individually and in a ''very large'' "Strongest Beast Showdown" (最強ビーストの対決 ''Saikyō Beast no Taiketsu'') two-pack with Ultra [[Megatron (BW)/toys#VS1|Megatron]].

: Both toys are identical to their individual releases.
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[[File:BW Biocombat Ani Mutants Orcanoch.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Maximal Orcanoch Micro Playset''' (Playset, 1997)

:In Europe, the ''Beast Wars''-branded ''[[MicroVerse]]'' playsets (see below) were released solely as ''Beast Wars/Biocombat'' (English/Spanish/Italian packaging) or ''Beast Wars/Ani Mutants'' (French/Dutch/German packaging) products.

:This release is entirely identical to the [[#MicroVerse|US ''MicroVerse'' release]] of the toy, aside from the packaging and the branding.

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* '''Special Convoy Real Gray Type''' (1998)
**''ID number:'' '''C-1'''
**''Accessories:'' Two swords, four missiles, flail

:In January of 1998, Takara released a redeco of the Ultra Optimus Primal toy as '''Special Convoy Real Gray Type''' (スペシャルコンボイ — リアルグレータイプ), changing the black to dark gray,the blue eyes of Gorilla to red, and the blue to metallic blue, although the packaging was the same as the original release save for a sticker on the front of the box. According to the sticker, this limited figure was meant to celebrate the "20,000,000 Unit Breakthrough Commemoration"—apparently commemorating ''20 million'' units of Beast Wars toys sold. Whether this was supposed to represent 20 million worldwide or just in Japan is unclear.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/OptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Special Convoy Real Gray Type at TFU.info (scroll down)]''
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* '''Special Convoy Skeleton Type''' (1998?)
**''ID number:'' '''C-1'''
**''Accessories:'' Two swords, four missiles, flail

: A [[Toys"R"Us]]-[[exclusive]] redeco of the Ultra figure, '''Special Convoy Skeleton Type''' (スペシャルコンボイ — スケルトンタイプ) was colorless-clear and black with silver paint detailing. The packaging was the same as the general release except for a sticker on the front of the box.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Cybertron/ClearConvoy/clearconvoy.htm More information on Special Convoy Skeleton Type at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BW-toy OptimusPrimalBurning.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Grape Ape's lesser-known cousin Cherry Ape. Currently an insurance broker in Oak Park, Illinois.]]
* '''Burning Convoy''' (1998)
**''ID number:'' '''C-1'''
**''Accessories:'' Two swords, four missiles, flail

: A Takara redeco of the Ultra Class Primal toy in almost entirely semitransparent red plastic with with metallic gold "flame" markings on his fists and gorilla-mode chest.

: He was released as a limited-edition figure to promote the [[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers|''Beast Wars Special'' movie]], alongside the [[Lio Convoy#Flash|Flash Lio Convoy]] toy. As with the above "Skeleton Type" toy, his packaging and paperwork is identical to the regular retail release; only a sticker on the box window was added to mark the special release.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/BurningConvoy/burningconvoy.htm More information on Burning Convoy at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BWtoy-PrimalTM.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Check out those abs!]]
* '''Optimus Primal''' (Mega Class Transmetal, 1998)
**''Takara ID number:'' '''C-40'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun, two clubs/missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: [[Transmetal]] Optimus Primal is a mechanical gorilla that transforms into a partially organic robot. Like all Transmetals, it featured chromed plastic and a third vehicle-inspired mode. In Primal's case, his gorilla mode could transform into a gorilla on a [[hoverboard]]. Two maces were stored on his back and could double as missiles for his hip-holstered blaster.

:Continuing a trend from Generation 1 where Italian releases of toys representing the same characters as previous toys released under the same name were sometimes given names that didn't reflect the Italian market names of those previous releases, the European version released in English/Spanish/Italian ''Beast Wars''/''Biocombat'' packaging featured the additional alternate name "Metal Gorilla" for the Italian market. Like with the Ultra figure, the ''other'' European version released in French/Dutch/German ''Beast Wars''/''Ani Mutants'' packaging was simply named "Optimus Primal" just like the United States version.

: Some units feature a chromed purple variant for the Beast Mode chest.

: [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s version of the toy exchanged the brown plastic for translucent maroon; other changes included additional paint on the waist and a different eye color. The figure was also available in a set with Transmetal Megatron.

: This mold was used to make [[Apelinq (BM)#Toys|Apelinq]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Maximal/OptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Transmetal Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BWtoy-OpOp.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|It's really about two modes, not four, if you're honest.]]
* '''Optimal Optimus''' (Super Class Transmetal, 1998)
**''Takara ID number:'' '''C-47'''
**''Accessories:'' One gun, four missiles, six break-away armor plates
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Transmetal Optimal Optimus was the first toy in the Super size class, featuring electronics and four transformations: robot, ape, jet, and armored transport. When a back section of the cannon module was pulled, the eyes and shoulder-mounted missile launchers lit up and the launchers fired. It came with four missiles, two of which stored on its legs. Its forearms featured blast-away armor plates that could also be pegged to its upper arms. His cockpit perfectly fits a [[MicroVerse]] figure in the seat.

: Optimal Optimus's on-package [[bio]] states that he has Cybertronian "air guardian" technology and twin scramjet modules, most likely in reference to [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], whose function was Air Guardian, and his Tech Specs said he had these same scramjet modules.

: The European version released in English/Spanish/Italian ''Beast Wars''/''Biocombat'' packaging featured the most bizarre choice for the additional alternate name for the Italian market yet, naming ''this'' figure "Optimus Primal" (!). Once again, the ''other'' European version released in French/Dutch/German ''Beast Wars''/''Ani Mutants'' packaging was simply named "Optimal Optimus" just like the United States version.

: This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' character [[Optimal]]. This sculpt was also used to make [[Primal Prime]], with a redesign that had separate triggers for the missile-lighting and missile-launching so users would be less likely to shoot themselves in the eye. This body was also the template for [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s (non-toy) "Optimal" body, seen in "[[Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future]]".

: The Japanese version features several deco changes including: a more yellow shade of orange, no blue paint on the helmet in robot mode, and black tires instead of purple. Also, the translucent missiles are molded slightly differently. This changed mold was also used by Primal Prime.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Maximal/OptimalOptimus/optimaloptimus.htm More information on Optimal Optimus at TFU.info]''

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*'''Fateful Showdown: Metals Convoy VS Metals Megatron''' (VS pack, 1999)
**''ID number:'' '''VS-40'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun, two clubs/missiles

: In Japan, Metals Convoy was available both individually and in a "Fateful Showdown" (宿命の対決 ''Shukumei no Taiketsu'') two-pack with [[Megatron (BW)/toys#VS40|Metals Megatron]]. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

: As mentioned below, this two-pack saw a variant release using the Gold Convoy and Silver Megatron toys in their place. While the figures inside the packaging were different, the packaging remained the same.

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[[File:GoldConvoySilverMegatron.jpg|upright=0.6|thumb|"Oh? You're approaching me? Instead of running away, you come right to me?"]]
*'''Gold Metals Convoy''' (Lucky Draw, 1999)
**''ID number:'' '''C-40'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun, two clubs/missiles

: A gold version of Metals Convoy was made available as a [[Lucky Draw]] figure. Five were produced for individual sale, while more were made available in a variant of the above VS pack with [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Silver Megatron]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/kongoriki/status/900705968043868160 Tweet by @kongoriki]</ref>

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*'''Silver Metals Convoy''' (DVD pack-in, 1999)
**''ID number:'' '''C-40'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun, two clubs/missiles

: Often referred to among the fandom as "Pioneer Primal", Silver Metals Convoy was available via an offer on a ''Beast Wars'' Pioneer DVD. The figure swaps out the blue chrome for silver and places the word "Cybertron" with "Pioneer" on his beast mode chest. Silver Metals Convoy was only limited to 100 pieces.
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===''MicroVerse''===
[[File:BWMicroversetoy-Primal.jpg|100px|thumb|Seamunky?]]
*'''Maximal Orcanoch Micro Playset''' (Playset, 1997)
**''Series'': '''''Beast Wars: Transformers'''''

: Part of the short-lived ''[[MicroVerse]]'' toyline (from before [[Hasbro]]'s acquisition of rival [[Galoob]] and their micro-toy empire), [[Orcanoch]] transforms into a Maximal base. It came with tiny, non-transforming versions of Optimus Primal and [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]. These figures were designed to sit in the various mini-vehicles and control modules of the ''MicroVerse'' playsets.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Maximal/OptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on ''MicroVerse'' Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''
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===''Beast Machines''===
[[File:BM-toy OpPrimalDx.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I am the exact opposite of show-accurate.]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (Deluxe Class, 2000)
**''Accessories'': Energy [[shuriken]]
{{toydesigner|[[Tim Bradley]] (concept artist)}}

: The first ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' Optimus Primal is a dark bronze and translucent blue technorganic gorilla that transforms into a technorganic robot. Based on early concept art, he has a...loose relationship to show accuracy, with a skeletal beast mode face and entirely different arms. Thankfully his gimmicks ''are'' more or less accurate. His right robot mode arm is spring-loaded to throw the shuriken that stores in his left leg (the ape mode's left shoulder). Like all ''Beast Machines'' toys, he has a hidden "[[spark crystal]]" that displays his faction allegiance; Primal's is in his chest, revealed with the spring-loaded "flexing" motion that also moves his beast mode face up for snarling while posing. His robot mode head also features a changing expression via sliding brow/skullcap.

: Official [[Hasbro]] stock photography of this toy shows a differently-molded shuriken, lacking the "energy flame" effect.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Maximal/OptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Beast Machines Optimus Primal (Deluxe) at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BMtoy-PrimalMcD.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Monkey play in the Jungle'' ''Robot work in the Factory'' ''They will have a Giant Rumble''!]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (Happy Meal toy, 2000)

: McDonald's ''Beast Machines'' Optimus Primal is an incredibly simple toy that transforms from a technorganic robot to technorganic ape. Its sculpted detail is based directly that of the television show's model for Primal. It uses translucent plastic for the body, and, like the other McDonald's ''Beast Machines'' toys, there's a sculpted spark crystal on the toy's surface; on Optimus Primal, it is placed on the stomach. Additionally, there are two organic flaps on the toy's back, and in robot mode, nobody's entirely sure exactly what to do with them. Are they rotated all the way down to make his booster jets? Are they rotated out to the sides to make the backs of his shoulder pads? Are they rotated back to where they go in gorilla mode, once you get his heads swapped? We may never know.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Maximal/McOptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Beast Machines Optimus Primal (McDonald's) at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BMtoy-PrimalMega.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Monkey mates in the Jungle'' ''Robot replicated in Factory'' ''They both love their Mother'' ''Why must they hate each other''?]]
*'''Blast Punch Optimus Primal''' (Mega Class, 2001)
**''Accessories'': Missile

:One of the last toys released in the ''Beast Machines'' line (under the "Battle for the Spark" rebranding), "Blast Punch" Optimus Primal transforms into a technorganic gorilla more like the show model, though with a considerably brighter color scheme. His main [[gimmick]] is his left arm, which contains a hidden missile launcher. Pushing down on his shoulder armor "winds" the mechanism in his gauntlet. Pushing the spark crystal on his bicep spins his gauntlet around, simultaneously triggering the spring-loaded missile launcher and activating his spring-loaded ramming "blast punch" action, extending his fist forward nearly a full inch. He also has hidden jet thrusters under a panel on his back. In beast mode, a small button on the top of his head pushes his upper face up in a "snarling" action.

:Due to the small size of the two gears used to rotate the forearm, manually transforming Optimus's left arm can damage the gimmick to the point of no longer working. The soft plastic used in the gears prevents them from crumbling apart and allowing them to be glued to the pin, but damage can be prevented by using the wind-up mechanism exclusively to transform the arm. If it must be moved by hand, turning the forearm in the same direction as the motor allow the larger gears to safely ratchet to minimize damage.

:Blast Punch Optimus Primal was [[#Beast Wars Returns|the only Japanese release]] of a ''Beast Machines'' toy of Primal, with the only difference between the releases is that Convoy has blue eyes in robot mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Maximal/BlastPunchOptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Blast Punch Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''

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*'''Optimus Primal''' (Jollibee Kids Meal, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' Pen Keeper

: Optimus Primal was available as one of three figures in a [[Jollibee]] promotion. The toy is a greatly simplified version of his ''Beast Machines'' Deluxe toy.

===''Robots in Disguise'' (2001)===
[[File:RIDtoy-Suprimal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Monkey versus robot!]]
* '''Air Attack Optimus Primal''' (Supreme Class, 2002)
**''Accessories'': Disc

:Intended for release in the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' toyline, Air Attack Optimus Primal was eventually released as a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] as part of the ''Robots in Disguise'' toyline. Positively oozing light-and-sound gimmicks in both modes, Optimus Primal does ''all'' sorts'a crazy crap, all of which is first activated by pressing his chest plate. Doing so "turns on" his electronics with a metallic shrieking noise, and the toy proceeds to hum constantly while the chest glows with a red LED. The electronics will eventually "turn off" if the toy is left idle, but you don't want to do that! You want to push his head (in either mode), which activates glowing lights in his eyes and actual speech samples of [[Garry Chalk]] from the ''Beast Machines'' cartoon (making Primal the first English-speaking ''Transformers'' toy to have speech clips performed by his actual cartoon voice actor). On top of that, the toy also features a pressure-launching disc-shooter in its robot mode stomach (accompanied by blasting sound effect), and a geared right arm with a spring-loaded punch action (and suitably pained electronic grunt).

:The ''big'' feature— the one that gives the toy its name— is his jetpack, which pops out (with translucent blue jet flames trailing behind) at the push of a button. This puts the toy into "flight mode", and it constantly produces the sound of whooshing jets, which then rises and falls depending on how the figure is held. Tilt him upwards, and the pitch rises as he ascends! Tilt him down, and ''zoom!'' When the jetpack is not deployed, the jet flames are folded up and form Primal's backplate, with the flame blast effect details being repurposed as ape fur.

:Also, he has a butt on his head.

:The sparkly brown plastic in this figure's chest and legs is prone to breaking.

:The toy's packaging features both an Autobot and Maximal insignia. The Maximal symbol used, however, is the one used during the "Beast Wars" rather than the one from "Beast Machines", the toyline this toy was meant to be part of.

: This toy was released in Japan on [[August 8]], 2002 as a Toys"R"Us-exclusive "[[USA Edition]]".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Maximal/SupremeOptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Air Attack Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:Universe2003toy-Primal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Kinda looks like Don Rickles, don't you think?]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (Ultra Class, 2003)
**''Accessories:'' Two swords, four missiles, flail

:A redeco of the [[#FirstUltra|original Ultra Class Optimus Primal]] mold, with a color scheme that reflects the "infected" look several other toys were sporting in this line, reflecting the events taking place in-fiction. He retains all weapons and gimmicks of the previous releases of this mold, but with a reworked system for his arm mechanism, making his crazy arm swinging much more controlled.

: This toy was released in Japan in [[August]], 2003 as an [[e-HOBBY]]-exclusive "[[USA Edition]]".

:This deco was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as the ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' incarnation of [[Optimus Primal (BWSG)|Optimus Primal]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/OptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Universe Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''
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===''Robotmasters''===
[[File:RMtoy-Primal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|There he is, my littler guy.]]
*'''Beast Convoy''' ([[August 5]], 2004)
**''ID number:'' '''RM-11'''
**''Accessories:'' Two "Cyber Blades", sword connector, missile launcher, missile

:Part of the second wave of ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)#Toys|Robotmasters]]'' toys, Beast Convoy is a more [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] mold primarily based upon the original Ultra Class Optimus Primal figure, and using the original Ultra Class toy's color scheme. The mouthplate features an engraved mouth, although it is painted silver like the rest of the face, and lacks the Mutant Head from the original figure.

:Both forearms contain small, non-firing cannons in them (and thus a skull mace is not included), which can be revealed by flipping up the panels on his arms. Similarly, the missile launchers from the Ultra-class version of the toy have been replaced by non-firing cannons based more closely on the ones from the TV show.

:Beast Convoy features open-palmed hands, thus preventing him from holding both of his swords in the same hand, but a small connector-piece is included to connect the swords together, allowing Beast Convoy to hold the lower sword with the upper sword connected.

:Like [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Robotmasters|Beast Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Robotmasters|G1 Convoy]], Beast Convoy comes with a generic blue missile launcher which can fit in his palm.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/BeastConvoy/beastconvoy.htm More information on Beast Convoy at TFU.info]''

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* '''Burning Beast Convoy''' ([[December 28]], 2004)
**''ID number:'' '''RM-21'''
**''Accessories:'' Two "Cyber Blades", missile launcher, missile

:A recolor of the above Beast Convoy mold, this toy uses the "Burning Convoy" color scheme from the ''Beast Wars II'' movie from where he partnered with Lio Convoy, turning them into Burning Convoy and Flash Lio Convoy respectively. This release did ''not'' include the tiny sword connector part.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/BurningConvoy/burningconvoy.htm More information on Burning Beast Convoy at TFU.info]''

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*'''Beast Convoy Limited Black Version''' (2005)
**''Accessories:'' Two "Cyber Blades", sword connector, missile launcher, missile, "Boost Hammer"

: Available only via mail order through ''Hobby Japan'' magazine, the "Limited Black Version" of Beast Convoy is just that: a straight [[black repaint]] of the Beast Convoy toy. He comes with all his original accessories, appropriately redecoed, as well as a gold-chromed version of the "[[Boost Hammer]]" [[solitarium]] weapon that came with [[Wrecker Hook]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/HHBeastConvoy/beastconvoy.htm More information on Beast Convoy Limited Black Version at TFU.info]''

===''Beast Wars Returns''===
*'''Convoy''' ([[November 18]], [[2004]])
**''ID number'': '''BR-01'''
**''Accessories'': Missile

:The Mega Class [[#BlastPunch|Blast Punch Optimus Primal]] toy was released in Japan in 2004 as "Convoy" as part of the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)#Japan|Beast Wars Returns]]'' line, exclusive to [[Toys"R"Us]] stores. The only difference between the releases is that Convoy has blue eyes in robot mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Maximal/BlastPunchOptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Blast Punch Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''

===''Beast Wars 10th Anniversary''===
[[File:Optimusprimalbwx.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Surf monkey / That funky monkey'']]
* '''Optimus Primal''' (Beast Wars 10th Anniversary, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Surfboard, assault blade, missile, Jungle Planet Key, ''Axalon'' figurine
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro)|[[Tim Bradley]] (concept artist)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]'' Optimus Primal is based loosely on his original ultra ape action figure while pulling some elements from other figures, including a transformation very similar to the Playskool Go-Bot [[Beast-Bot|Gorillabot]], which itself was a nod to Optimus Primal's ''Beast Machines'' form. The sculpts for both BWX leader toys were intentionally designed to blend in with the Jungle Planet aesthetic, "in case" they didn't get a Beast Wars Anniversary release (according to [[Aaron Archer]]'s statements at [[BotCon 2005]]).

:Similar to his Transmetal form, BWX Optimus Primal also comes with a hoverboard with two [[5 mm post|5mm post]]s at the base, allowing him to ride it in his gorilla mode, or hold it in robot mode via the 5mm posts on his robot palms/gorilla feet. When a [[Cyber Key]] is inserted at the rear of the board, a spring-loaded extending "assault blade" (or "ass lt blade" as the instructions call it) deploys, and a trigger is revealed to allow one to use the spring-loaded missile launcher at the tip.

:He is also packaged with a mini-comic-sized reprinting of [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|The Gathering]]'' #1, a small [[Axalon (BW)#Toys|''Axalon'']] ship figurine, and a [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]]-style Cyber Key.

:This mold was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Gorilla|Optimus Prime]], [[BotCon 2014]] [[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]] and [[Primal Prime]], and ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#United|Optimus Primal]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/OptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on 10th Anniversary Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''

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* '''Optimus Primal vs Megatron''' (Multi-pack, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Two swords, four missiles, flail

: This Toys"R"Us-exclusive set is the Hasbro release of the ''Beast Wars Reborn'' set (see below), but in different packaging with a DVD of the ''Beast Wars'' episode "[[Possession]]". As such, this version of Optimus Primal is identical.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/TRUOptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Optimus Primal (Toys"R"Us Exclusive) at TFU.info]''
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===''Beast Wars Reborn''===
[[File:BWReborntoy-Primal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The eighth Optimus of the world... PRIMAL!]]
* '''Convoy vs Megatron''' (Multi-pack, 2006)
**''ID number:'' '''BWR-01'''
**''Accessories:'' Two swords, four missiles, flail

: This release is a [[retool]] of the original 1996 Ultra toy, with new beast and robot heads, plus a new robot chest piece sculpted to match the television series's portrayal. The color scheme was also altered to be show-accurate, changing the black to dark gray, much of the light gray to medium gray with hints of bronze, primary red to crimson, and blue to a more dull steel blue. All of the toy's previous [[gimmick]]s are retained with the sole exception of the "mutant head."

:This figure came packaged with a similarly-remolded [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Beast Wars Reborn|Megatron]] and a [[Golden Disk (disambiguation)|Golden Disk]] CD-ROM that contains control art for a number of ''Beast Wars'' toys.
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===''G-2''===
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[[File:LaserPrime reissue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Argh TFWiki headache.]]
* '''Battle Convoy''' (Reissue, 2006)
**''ID number:'' '''TRF-13'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser rifle, sword, 5 discs, 3 air power missiles, ripple rocket launcher, 10 rockets
{{repurposed|Optimus Primal}}

:In 1995, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime|Laser Optimus Prime]] was a new [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'']] mold that transformed into mid-1990s Western Star 4964EX, pulling a grey and black fuel tank trailer. On the sides of the trailer is a humorous sticker depicting Laser Optimus Prime using a flamethrower to burn down a forest, with the words "Optimus Prime Octane" over the image.

:In robot mode, like Hero Optimus Prime, the bottom of the truck became his familiar windowed chest based upon the original Optimus Prime toy. His main gimmick was light up LED headlights, and a [[light-piping|lightpipe]] in the bottom of his right fist, illuminated by an LED in his right forearm, that would illuminate his clear sword or his double-barreled rifle if they were used in that hand. All three LEDs were activated simultaneously by pressing the sunroof-like depression on the roof of the truck.

:The trailer unfolds to form a battle station bristling with many firing weapons. Primarily, it can fire an air-powered missile launcher, a ripple rocket launcher with 5 missiles that can be launched individually (this turret can also be mounted in Laser Prime's hand) and a 'disc launcher', that fired several blue plastic discs adorned with the ''Generation 2'' Autobot sigil. This disc launcher is the only weapon that can be used in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]].

:This mold was redecoed in 2000 as ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Car Robots]]'' [[Scourge (RID)#Toys|Black Convoy]], and slightly retooled as Scourge. After Scourge, the next use of this mold was planned to be ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Toxitron (Universe)#Toys|Toxitron]], which ended up being canceled. The slightly retooled version of this mold was released in 2006 in Japan as reissue Battle Convoy, which was the name of this toy during the Japanese ''Generation 2''. The reissue used the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] modified tooling, with a slightly modified deco using silver vacuum-metallized plastic on his chest and trailer sides along with additional paint applications and G2 symbols. The mold was also redecoed to create a ''Generation 2'' version of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Ultra Magnus]] as an [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive.

:Within the ''[[Beast Wars Reborn]]'' text story, the reissued Laser Prime toy was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as a temporary form for Optimus Primal.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1995/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Laser Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:Timelinestoy-PrimalDoFP.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Trukk munky?]]
* '''Dawn of Future's Past''' ([[BotCon 2006]] boxset)
**''Accessories:'' Two missiles, Maximal [[Golden Disk (disambiguation)|Golden Disk]] key

:A [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Voyager Class [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)#Toys|Crumplezone]], ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' "''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' Optimus Primal" transforms into a three-wheeled Cybertronic race car with huge turbine thrusters. These thrusters each contain a spring-loaded missile launcher,and can be swung forward in both vehicle and robot mode by plugging a [[Cyber Planet Key]] into his key-jack. This also activates electronic sound effects. He has a new head that replicates Optimus Primal's first [[character model]].

:Available only in a multi pack with the ''Axalon'' versions of [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Timelines|Cheetor]], [[Rhinox (BW)/toys#Timelines|Rhinox]], and [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#Timelines|Rattrap]], as well as the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'' version of [[Dinobot (BW)/toys#Timelines|Dinobot]].

:Some consider this toy somewhat of an in-joke, because when fans initially saw pics of Crumplezone, they criticised it for looking like a monkey.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/BCOptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Axalon Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''
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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:Titanium Optimal Optimus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Ready? And... Faceplant!]]
* '''Optimal Optimus''' (6" Cybertron Hero, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Stand with nameplate
{{toydesigner|[[Don Figueroa]] (concept artist)}}

:Released in the third wave of the 6-inch Cybertron Heroes assortment, ''[[Titanium Series]]'' Optimal Optimus transforms from robot mode into either his ground vehicle or jet forms, but likely for budgetary reasons, he does ''not'' have his usual gorilla mode. Also unlike the original toy, his chest cannons can be flipped back into his torso. This toy was denoted as an [[Autobot]] both on his stand and on his shoulder, even though Optimal is generally a [[Maximal]].

:This figure was going to be used for [[Primal Prime]], but that toy was ultimately canceled late in its development.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/TitOptimalOptimus/optimusprimal.htm More information on Titanium Series Optimal Optimus at TFU.info]''
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===''Binaltech''===
[[File:BTBlackConvoy toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|There! He's a trukk! Ya happy now?]]
* '''Black Convoy''' (2007)
**''ID number:'' '''BT-17'''
**''Accessories:'' Engine/blaster
{{Repurposed|Optimus Primal}}

: Black Convoy is the first ''Binaltech'' release since [[Skids (G1)#Alternators/Binaltech|Skids]] in early 2006, and was available exclusively in Japan at the winter Wonder Festival in 2007. His plastic colours are different from Nemesis Prime's, with grey plastic replacing the black on his shins, waist, shoulders, and forearms. In addition, Nemesis Prime's windows are tinted red, but Black Convoy's windows are completely clear. His paint deco is based upon ''Kiss Players'' Convoy's, arranged in the same patterns but using teal, and he has vacuum-metallized wheels and front grill. The paint deco on his head is meant to evoke that of ''Car Robots'' [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]]. Perhaps the most important differences are that he has die-cast metal parts, and most of his truck body panels are coated in gloss black paint.

: Perhaps due to cost-cutting, this toy was released in the large bubble-on-a-tray packaging also used in the ''Alternators'' line. However, he came with no character or packaging art.

: The ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' fiction [[Repurposing|repurposes]] this figure as a new body for Optimus Primal, based on how Primal's disembodied spark had previously taken possession of Nemesis's body earlier in the ''[[Story of Binaltech|Binaltech]]'' story.
::*[[Source:Transformers Binaltech bios#17|Archive of ''Binaltech'' Black Convoy's bio and tech specs]]
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===''Beast Wars Telemocha Series''===
[[File:BWTelemocha Convoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Anyone else feel like we're going in circles?]]
*'''Convoy''' (2007)
**''ID number:'' '''TM-01'''
**''Accessories:'' Two swords
:''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Telemocha Series|Beast Wars Telemocha Series]]'' Convoy is an extensive redeco of the ''Robotmasters'' Deluxe-sized Beast Convoy figure in a similar style to the ''Beast Wars Reborn'' retool of the original Ultra Class figure.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Cybertron/Convoy/convoy.htm More information on Telemocha Convoy at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BWTelemochaDXPrimal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Seriously, we're getting dizzy!]]
*'''DX Convoy''' (2007)
**''ID number:'' '''TM-SP'''
**''Accessories:'' Two swords, four missiles, flail
:An extensive show-accurate redeco of the original Ultra-class Optimus Primal mold ''without'' the recently remolded head and chestplate. Oh [[TakaraTomy]], you so crazy.
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===''United''===
[[File:Unitedtoy-OptimusPrimal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Chicks dig hoverboards that turn into giant blasters - right?]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' ([[February 25]], [[2012]])
**''ID number:'' '''UN-30'''
**''Accessories:'' Surfboard, assault blade, missile, Jungle Planet Key

: Part of the sixth wave of ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' toys, Optimus Primal (using his Hasbro market name) is a [[repaint]] of the Deluxe-sized ''Beast Wars 10th Anniversary'' Optimus Primal toy, and is the first release of the mold in Japan. He features warmer, more yellowish paint for the gorilla chest and face, and relocates the [[Maximal]] [[insignia]] to the ''underside'' of his gorilla backside [[kibble]] panel. His hoverboard, meanwhile, uses a darker shade of blue paint for the Cyber Key jack, and the front of the hoverboard features both the "stripes" from [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Gorilla|the ''Cybertron'' redeco]] of this toy, and the fully-painted vents from the "10th Anniversary" version.

:Like the 5th and 6th wave figures, Optimus Primal's package feature a sticker that said "limited quantity (数量限定)", indicating that this figure is released in limited numbers after its first and only shipment. Both his [[instructions]] and packaging brand him as an [[Autobot]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/UnitedOptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on ''United'' Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''
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===''Legend Commander Collection''===
[[File:Legend-Commander-Collection-LC-02-Optimus-Primal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb| The old man's back again.]]
*'''Convoy (Beast Wars)''' (2014)
**''ID number'': '''LC-02'''
**''Accessories'': Two swords

: Part of the ''[[Legend Commander Collection]]'' sold at [[Transformers Expo]], Convoy (Beast Wars) is a redeco of ''Robotmasters'' Beast Convoy. The toy also features several deco differences: While the paint applications were similar to the first ''Robotmasters'' Beast Convoy toy, the mouth was painted blue like the ''Telemocha'' Convoy, the white paint uses on this toy are brighter white compared to the first toy, some of the Robot Mode's chest detailing features lavender white paint details, and the gunmetal paint were used for the Beast Mode face. Like G1 Convoy, Convoy (Beast Wars) doesn't come with the launcher accessory.

:Remaining stock of the toy was sold through [[TakaraTomy Mall]].
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===''Legends''===
[[File:TakaraLegends Lg02 Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Get up...]]
* '''Convoy''' ('''Optimus Primal''')<ref>LG02 Convoy's packaging has "Optimus Primal" as the accompanying English subtitle to "コンボイ".</ref> ([[October 25]], [[2014]])
**''ID number:'' '''LG02'''
**''Accessories:'' Two swords, four missiles, flail

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' "Convoy" is a redeco of the [[#Beast Wars Reborn|''Beast Wars Reborn'' retool]] of the [[#FirstUltra|original Ultra Class Optimus Primal toy]]. While he shares mostly the same paint mask to the ''Reborn'' figure, some of his parts featured different paint applications; His gunmetal gray chest, face, fingers & chest paint details are now replaced with dark grey. He comes with a leaflet featuring a character profile, tech specs, and the [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 2|''Legends'' Bonus Edition Volume 2]] mini-comic.

:Fiction-wise, this toy represents the [[Legends World]] [[Optimus Primal (BW)#Legends World|Optimus Primal]] after he contracted [[Transformers sickness]] for the first time.
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[[File:Ape-X.jpg|right|300px|thumb|..Come on get down with the sickness.]]
*'''Convobat''' ([[December 19]], [[2016]])
**''ID number:'' '''LG-EX'''
{{note|[[Ape X Arms]] was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as the [[Legends World]] [[Optimus Primal (BW)#Legends World|Optimus Primal]] after contracting [[Transformers sickness]] for the second time in the ''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Legends]]'' comic.}}

:Available with the [[e-HOBBY]]-exclusive ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Convobat#Legends|Convobat]] figure, Ape X Arms is a redeco of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Apeface#Generations|Apeface]]'s accessory, in [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#OptimalOptimus|Optimal Optimus]]'s colors. Convobat and [[Megalligator#Legends|Megalligator]] can ride Ape X Arms in robot mode. Ape X Arms can also transform into a 5 mm gun for larger ''Titans Return'' or any ''Legends'' Headmaster figures to wield, or combine with either of the two Headmasters to form a jet.

:As a redeco of a Titan Master vehicle accessory, care must be taken with the gun mode's handle: the handle fits tightly in many 5 mm-compatible closed hands, and combined with the handle's lack of metal pin running through the joint, removing it by force causes the handle to pop out of the joint.
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===''Platinum Edition''===
[[File:Transformers-Platinum-Edition-BM-Optimus-Primal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Probably not as fun as a barrel of munkies.]]
* '''Optimus Primal''' (Year of the Monkey exclusive, 2016)
** ''Accessories'': Disc
{{toydesigner|[[Ramon Campos]] (Hasbro)}}

:Sold at the rather expensive price of $140.00 (but often discounted), ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' "Year of the [[Trukk not munky|Monkey]]" Optimus Primal is a redeco of [[#Robots in Disguise (2001)|''Robots in Disguise'' Air Attack Optimus Primal]], with his coloration inspired by an amalgamation of [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Primes]] and/or [[Primal Prime]]. He retains all the electronic gimmicks from the previous toy, with an exception of the voice clips (unfortunately, only the lines "Optimus Primal" (said ''twice'') and "Transformers" are played) and sound effects/music, which was newly recorded. He also sometimes yells "transform!" when pushing his chest, and now growls if you shoot the disc in beast mode or push his monkey head. The chest no longer hums after turning it on.

:His stock photos were mistransformed: both his robot and beast mode's chests were inverted, and his beast mode's thumbs were not rotated.
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:BW-Masterpiece-MP32-Optimus-Primal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Best munky ever.]]
*'''Convoy (Beast Wars)''' ([[October 29]], [[2016]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-32'''
**''Hasbro release name:'' '''Beast Convoy (Optimus Primal)'''<ref>[https://hasbropulse.com/collections/transformers/products/transformers-takara-tomy-masterpiece-mp-32-beast-convoy-optimus-primal Used only on the Hasbro Pulse website listing.]</ref>
**''Hasbro release date:'' [[June 1]], [[2022]]
**''Accessories'': Three ape faces, four robot faces, two Cyber Blades, skull flail (Asia exclusive)
{{toydesigner|[[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist)}}

:Released to celebrate ''Beast Wars''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s 20th anniversary, ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Convoy is a faithful recreation of the character as he appeared in the Mainframe animated series.

[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP32-Asia-exclusive-skull-flail.jpg|left|100px|thumb|It's a lost art of weaponry.]]
:Matching his original figure, Convoy has two "cyber blade" swords, which can now be stored on his back in robot mode. Each wrist has cartoon-accurate flip-out "plasma cannons", while his "mega blaster" shoulder cannons have also been recreated. In robot mode, a panel can rotate in his posterior to reveal his "convoy jet".

:Convoy has the new gimmick of light-up eyes. These are powered by two computer batteries stored in the beast mode head and activated by pressing down the robot mode head. They stay lit for about ten seconds. Convoy comes with three different gorilla faces: neutral; smiling and angry, and four different robot mode faces: open-mouthed; close-mouthed; smirking and original style mouthless faceplate.

:''Masterpiece'' Convoy is an inch or two smaller than his original Ultra Class toy, comparable to Beast Wars Neo [[Big Convoy]]. Not shown in the instructions is a peghole in the waist, designed to allow Convoy to be mounted on a flying stand. Another undocumented feature is a peg on his back, that allows ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#Generations|Rattrap]] to ride on his back by plugging the aforementioned peg in the hole that is normally used for weapon storage in beast mode.

:If bought in Asian countries outside of Japan, he also comes with a die-cast skull flail based on the one that came with the original toy. It comes packaged in a cardboard box designed to look like a crate of [[banana]]s.

:Convoy was a candidate in TakaraTomy's [[Fan polls#Masterpiece Fan's Choice|''Masterpiece'' Fan's Choice]] poll in 2013, which asked fans to determine which Autobot/Maximal leader from the franchise's then-30 year history should receive a new ''Masterpiece'' toy. He only placed sixth, with 4.6% of the vote. Good things come to those who wait, we guess.

:In [[2021]], [[Hasbro Pulse]] revealed that they would be carrying Takara-Tomy's concurrent reissue of Beast Convoy exclusively through their website for a 2022 release date, with other online retailers following a couple of months thereafter. This release is identical to the original 2016 figure, except for two minor differences. First, the "Beast Wars 20th Anniversary" logo on the box front is changed to the standard Masterpiece "Long Life Design" stamp as the 20th anniversary no longer applied. Second, the figure's shoulderpads can now close fully around upper arms for ape mode, a minor error on the original run, and the previously delicate matte paint is now far more durable, no longer scratching off during normal transformation.

::*''[http://www.transformers-universe.com/i.php?ID=6541 More information on Optimus Primal (Masterpiece) at Transformers-Universe.com]''

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*'''Cheetus (Beast Wars)''' ([[February 25]], 2017)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-34'''

:Preorders of ''Masterpiece'' [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Masterpiece|Cheetus]] supplied by Hasbro Asia come with a die-cast Optimus Primal minifigure, as opposed to the [[collector coin]] typically accompanying ''Masterpiece'' releases from Hasbro Asia.<ref>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/masterpiece-cheetor-color-images.1066483/page-168#post-15460586 TFW2005 Forums discussion, 2 February 2018]</ref>

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[[File:TF-BW-MP32-Optimus-Primal-Legendary-Commander-Version.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Best-er Munkey]]
*'''Convoy (Beast Wars) Legendary Leader Ver.''' ([[June 24]], [[2017]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-38'''
**''Accessories'': Ape face, masked robot faces, two Cyber Blades, Double Blade, weapon rack, hammer, Beast Mask, backpack, [[banana]]s (Asia exclusive)

:This Optimus Primal is a redeco of the first ''Masterpiece'' figure above, with the deco greatly resembling his original toy colors and his appearance in the ''[[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers|Beast Wars Special]]'' "[[Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!]]" He also comes with a combined sword (representing putting both swords in the hand of the original toy), a "weapon rack" to mount said combined sword, an additional skull flail (a new mold from the Asia exclusive accessory that came from the first release), a new mask which is based on his original toy's mutant head, and a new backpack piece that mounts on the back peg to mount the combined swords, the skull mace and the mutant head mask on Primal's back.

:If bought in Asian countries outside of Japan, he also comes with a bunch of bananas in a cardboard crate. Each banana is a separate piece that can be removed from the stalk piece.

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[[File:MPBurningConvoy.jpg|thumb|300px|Super Simian]]
*'''Burning Convoy (Beast Wars)''' ([[March 25]], [[2020]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-38+'''
**''Accessories'': Ape faces, masked robot faces, two Cyber Blades

:Released to accompany [[Lio Convoy#Masterpiece|MP-48 Lio Convoy]], Burning Convoy is yet another redeco of the first ''Masterpiece'' figure, this time resembling his Burning Convoy appearance from "Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!" He also has a reduced inventory, with only two of the gorilla and robot faces each.

:Due to shipment issues, Hasbro Pulse's release of Burning Convoy was delayed to April 2020.

:Burning Convoy was released as an EB Games exclusive in Canada and Australia.
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===''Titans Return''===
* '''Optimus Primal''' (Titan Master, <s>2017</s>)
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:For ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'', Hasbro apparently intended to release a [[Titan Master]] version of Optimus Primal, which would have been a redeco of [[Apeface#Generations|Apeface]] with alternate head<ref name="allsparkint">[https://www.allspark.com/2018/07/impromptu-allspark-com-interview-with-john-warden-hasbro-brand-team-at-sdcc-2018/ Allspark interview at SDCC 2018]</ref> and would have been included in [[wave]] 5 alongside [[Ramhorn (G1)#TitansReturn|Ramhorn]] and [[Toraizer#Generations|Toraizer]]. A listing was first found in [[Toys"R"Us]]'s systems.<ref name="trutr">[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/08/28/titans-return-new-listings-legends-cosmos-seaspray-voyager-blitzwing-octane-324058 Toys"R"Us listings] for then upcoming ''Titans Return'' figures, including Titan Master "Optimus Prime".</ref> Almost a year later, a listing was also found on [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]]'s German website;<ref name="amazontr">[https://www.amazon.de/dp/B06WP21QJG Amazon Germany listing] for ''Titans Return'' Optimus Primal.</ref> but ultimately, Ramhorn was the only new Titan Master figure included in wave 5, and it's currently unclear how far the Toraizer and Optimus Primal even made it in the planning stage. A [[Walmart]] listing under the UPC barcode assigned to Optimus Primal now reads as "discontinued by vendor".<ref name="walmarttr">[https://www.walmart.com/ip/Discontinued-by-Vendor/133608534 Walmart listing] for what would have been ''Titans Return'' Optimus Primal, now "discontinued by vendor".</ref>
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===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:POTP-Leader-Evolved-Optimal-Optimus.jpg|thumb|If you don't want ''Beast Wars'' to win, don't put it on the ballot!|300px]]
* '''Evolution Optimal Optimus''' (Leader Class, [[2018]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-27'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[August 25]], 2018'''
**''Accessories'': Evolution Armor, two cannons/clubs, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix of Leadership]] frame, Matrix of Leadership core, 2 blast shields
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Gray]] and [[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:In accordance with his victory in a poll to choose the next [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], Optimus Primal received a toy in ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''. Like all ''Power of the Primes'' Leader Class figures, Optimus is a small Deluxe-sized robot who combines with the armor to form a larger figure based on the "Optimal Optimus" toy from the original ''Beast Wars'' toyline. His smaller robot form transforms into a futuristic cargo ship; according to Hasbro at [[Toy Fair 2018]], the inner robot is meant to represent his Cybertronian form.

:He includes a Matrix of Leadership accessory with a removable center crystal, allowing any [[Prime Master]] to take its place. The Matrix can store in the cockpit, in reference to the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[Optimal Situation]]", as well as two cannons which can be held as clubs or as guns in robot mode, and they can store in the legs of the Evolution Armor in ape mode. The Evolution Armor transforms into Optimal Optimus's gorilla mode, minus his backpack. The gorilla can ride Optimus Primal's ship mode as a surfboard, as a callback to Primal's [[#MegaTransmetal|Transmetal]] body and [[#Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|''Beast Wars 10th Anniversary'']] Deluxe figure. Optimus Primal can transform into a backpack for the gorilla, or combine with the armor to form a jet; the toy does ''not'' turn into the wheeled "ground cruiser" mode of the original OpOp. His two cannons can be placed next to his head, or on his chest after moving the cockpit downwards. They can also be left off and combined into a larger rifle or stored on his legs. In combined robot or ape mode, the weapons (individually or as a rifle) can be pegged into a 5mm post hole on either thumb, through there is no real way to do this that isn't awkward due to the placement.

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[[File:TF-PotP-SDCC-2018-Throne-of-the-Primes-Optimus-Primal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Optimus Prime's belief that "[[Triple Takeover|thrones are for Decepticons]]" isn't shared by Optimus Primal.]]
*'''Throne of the Primes''' (Leader Class, 2018)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-43'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[January 26]], [[2019]]'''
**''Accessories'': Evolution Armor, two cannons/clubs, Matrix of Leadership frame, Matrix of Leadership core, 2 blast shields, crown, [[Scepter of Sparks]], [[Throne of the Primes]], 4 Prime Master figures

:''Power of the Primes'' "Throne of the Primes" Optimal Optimus is a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2018-exclusive redeco of Evolution Optimal Optimus. The biggest change in his deco is to the Evolution Armor itself, which features the same colors as the core figure. The waist and backpack of the core figure, along with the blast shields, are cast in same dark gray as his shoulders, chest, and calves. The outer shell of the Matrix core figure is recolored reddish-orange, and the cannons feature additional paint applications.

:The additional accessories tie in to Primal's winning of the [[Power of the Primes (franchise)#Notes|2017 fan vote for the next Prime]]. The Scepter of Sparks, modelled after the [[#MegaTransmetal|Transmetal figure]]'s club, which doubles as a mace, can hold up to four Prime Masters, such as the four included in this set. The crown is a new mold, featuring the Maximal logo on the front. Finally, the Throne of the Primes, while a cardboard insert, features artwork of the faces of the eight other competitors in the survey—[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]], [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], and [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Unknown Evil]]. The Prime Masters can also be stored in the [[Halo of Primus]], a circular rotating plastic tray included on the back of the throne.

:The four Primes he comes with are [[Amalgamous Prime#Generations|Amalgamous]], [[Nexus Prime#Generations|Nexus]], [[Prima#Generations|Prima]] and the [[Thirteenth Prime#Generations|Thirteenth]].

:For some odd reason, HasbroToyShop stock photography showed the figure with a [[Megatronus]] [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Generations|Inferno]] [[Prime Master/Combinations|card]], despite the figure coming with his own special card.

:Debuting at SDCC 2018, this set was later made available via [[Hasbro Toy Shop]], but sold out in about 20 minutes. The toy was later released at general retail in Taiwan and Japan.

===''Encore''===
[[File:Encore-Returns-Convoy.jpg|thumb|300px|Ha, screw you [[scale]]!]]
*'''Returns Convoy''' ([[November 24]], [[2018]])
**''Accessories'': Disc

:''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' Returns Convoy is a redeco of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' Supreme Class [[#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Air Attack Optimus Primal]], featuring a show-accurate deco on the majority of the figure (which had the pleasant side effect of curing the toy of [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]]). As a Japanese re-release, Returns Convoy's voice lines are provided by [[Takehito Koyasu]], including one referencing the infamous "Yvonco Pettanko" joke from the ''Beast Wars Returns'' episode "[[Fallout|The Cost of Victory]]".
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===''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''===
[[File:TF-WFC-Kingdom-Voyager-Class-OptimusPrimal.jpg|thumb|300px|New slogan of the year: [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|TRUKK]] '''AND''' MUNKY!]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (Voyager Class, [[2020]])
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-K8'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''KD-01'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 27]], 2021
**''Accessories'': Two "Cyber blades"
{{toydesigner|[[Lenny Panzica]] (Hasbro)|[[Ken Christiansen]] (concept artist)}}<ref>Transformers panel at [[Hasbro PulseCon 2020]]</ref>

: Released to commemorate the 25th anniversary of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'', ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' Optimus Primal transforms from a robot accurate to his appearance in the first season of the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon into a realistic gorilla in 22 steps, as well as a cartoon-accurate ''King Kong'' style bipedal gorilla third mode. The figure makes up for its size with above-average articulation, including butterfly shoulder joints, double-jointed knees, opening hands, rotating shins for a foot point, and toe articulation in both modes. Optimus Primal also has fold-out shoulder cannons, two Cyber Blades that store on his back in either mode, and pop-out jointed forearm blasters. A rarity for the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'', Optimus Primal has no [[5 mm post|5 mm]] ports barring his hands, making him largely incompatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]. However, he still features 3 mm posts at the end of his blaster tips, as well as his buttflap; helping to replicate his "Primejets" from the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon. His hands also feature articulated fingers along with a thumb molded to approximate the 5 mm peghole, although due to this he cannot hold both Cyber Blades in one hand as the original figure could.

:Stock renders cast his robot mode feet in a more show-accurate grey. Hasbro stock photography (right) is mistransformed, with the robot mode's shoulder cannons still extended on the gorilla's shoulders. Some pictures also pose his gorilla legs in a way that makes the flap of thigh-covering [[kibble]] appear like a loincloth, when it can plug into his [[flight stand]] port to sit flush with the legs for a natural appearance. Optimus Primal also comes packaged with his shoulder cannons deployed, although they can be folded away in robot mode. Some specimens have silver paint on the Cyber Blades, others are off-white. It is not known which [[variant]] is more common.

:Like all ''Kingdom'' Voyager figures, Optimus Primal comes with a [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] card that "[[Source:Golden Disk destinies|reveals a possible destiny of a key character]]", with each character having three possible destiny variants.

:Optimus Primal was retooled into ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' [[Nemesis Primal]].
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:WFCNetflixtoy-Maximal-Optimus-Primal.jpg|300px|thumb| Reject 1984; Return to Munky]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (Battle 2-pack, 2021)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''WFC-19'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[December 29]], 2021
: Netflix Optimus Primal is a minor redeco of the Kingdom figure, with the only major differences being show accurate grey feet, lighter eyes in beast mode, and all-around darker colours. Gunmetal replaces all light silver on the figure and light silver replaces the metallic blue on the inner chest section. Primal is packaged with a similarly redecoed [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Rattrap]] figure.
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===''Vintage Beast Wars''===
[[File:Vintage-Beast-Wars-Optimus-Primal.jpg|300px|thumb| You have seen this toy ''so many times'' on this page.]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (Reissue, [[2021]])
**''Accessories'': Two swords, four missiles, flail

:In celebration of the 25th anniversary of ''Beast Wars'', the original 1996 Ultra Class Optimus Primal was reissued under the ''[[Vintage|Vintage Beast Wars]]'' lineup. Optimus Primal features all the same accessories and functionality as the latest mold use of the original toy but differs slightly in deco, having a slate blue instead of regular blue for the missiles, swords, and mace handle. The front and back of the head are now cast in gray plastic, painted dark metallic blue and the faceplate is then ''painted'' flat gray over that, as opposed to the original, where the back was cast in red plastic and the front was flat gray plastic with the helmet painted blue. The chest is also lacking any inner red paint applications from the original.

:Much like ''[[Vintage|Vintage G1]]'', Optimus Primal is packaged in a box styled after the original ''Beast Wars'' toy packaging, [[package art]] and all. Also similar to ''Vintage G1'', the time disparity since the original release has the toy reasonably set at over double the price of the toy's 1996 release, $52.99 USD versus $20, and is exclusive to [[Walmart]] in the United States and Canada. Due to accommodating multiple languages, the bio card is also rather drastically changed, including using a silhouette of 2007 ''[[Movie (franchise)|Transformers]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime's]] head for the intelligence. The [[cross-sell]] for [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Vintage Beast Wars|Cheetor]] and [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#Vintage Beast Wars|Rattrap]] label them both inaccurately as Mega Class figures, instead of Deluxe Class and Basic Class, respectively (though both ''are'' priced the same).
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===''Classic Heroes Team''===
[[File:Classic Heroes Team Rescan Optimus Primal toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]

*'''Optimus Primal''' (All Star Rescan, [[2022]])

: ''[[Transformers: Classic Heroes Team|Classic Heroes Team]]'' Optimus Primal is a ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (toyline)|Rescue Bots]]''-style Rescan figure, featuring a simple conversion from gorilla to robot mode. He features a pair of (non-firing) missile launchers on his back in both modes.

: Somewhat of a rarity among ''Transformers'' toys, both the toy itself and its packaging lack insignias or any kind of mention to what faction the character belongs to.

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===''Authentics''===
[[File:TF-Authentic-Titan-Changers-Optimus-Primal.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''King Kong Adventure Phock''.]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (Titan Changer, 2022)

:''Authentics'' Titan Changer Optimus Primal is a 28cm figure with a very simple conversion from robot to gorilla.

:The toy was first [https://www.thetoyshop.com/action-toys-figures/action-figures/Transformers-Titan-Changers---Optimus-Primal-28cm-Figure/p/560587_PRMAL listed at thetoyshop.com], without any fanfare.

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*'''Optimus Primal''' (Bravo, 2023)
**Accessories: 2 Blasters

:Released in the sixth wave of [[Transformers Authentics|''Authentics'']] "Bravo" figures, Optimus Primal is a smaller version (about the size of the regular Legends/Core Class) of the character, and transforms into a gorilla. He comes with two blasters that he can hold or mount on his back in gorilla mode. Unlike most of the "Bravo" figures, Primal features fairly decent articulation.

:The figure was first sighted in Taiwan.
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==Merchandise==
===''Beast Wars Transformers Slide Puzzle''===
*'''Beast Wars Transformers Slide Puzzle''' (1996)

:Released to advertise ''Beast Wars<nowiki>'</nowiki>'' airing in Japan, a small, hand-held slide-puzzle depicting Optimus Primal in robot mode, brandishing a sword, one arm cannon deployed, and looking very dynamic.

===''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''===
[[File:Optimusprimalmutatingcard.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
* '''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''' (1997)

:Optimus Primal was one of the 24 beast warriors to receive a battle card representation for the ''Beast Wars'' [[Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game|card game]].
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===''Beast Wars Transformers Sneakers''===
* '''Beast Wars Transformers Sneakers''' (1997)
: A pair of red, black and white sneakers, with the ''Beast Wars'' logo printed on the sole, a photo of Primal's beast mode head on the toe, and the name "OPTIMUS PRIMAL" repeated around the shoe's lateral.

===Kabaya===
[[File:BWchoco primal.jpg|thumb|Grape ape.]]
*'''Convoy vs Megatron''' (candy toy, 1997)
**''ID number:'' '''1'''

:Part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Choco|Beast Wars Choco]]'' line of [[candy toy]]s, this small soft-rubber figurine of Optimus Primal—known in Japan as a ''keshigomu''—came in a set with a similar figure of Megatron, along with a bio card and candy-covered chocolates. The figures were available in either translucent purple or smoky grey rubber.

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[[File:Bwgum primal.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Little Apetimus Prime]]
*'''Convoy''' (candy toy, 1997)
**''ID number:'' '''1'''
**''Accessories:'' Mace, two swords
:A snap together model kit of Optimus Primal was available as part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Gum|Beast Wars Gum]]'' line of [[candy toy]]s. Based on his original Ultra-class gorilla toy, the kit was sculpted from purple and black plastic with some sparse stickers for details, and could transform from robot to beast mode by being broken down into its component parts, then rebuilt into a new mode. It came with a stick of gum.

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* '''Convoy''' (1997)
: A nontransformable figurine of bat-body Primal, sculpted in a sword-wielding action pose across a blue base. Figure is painted.

* '''Convoy''' (candy toy, 1997)

: A tiny plastic Convoy figurine in his gorilla body and molded onto an irregularly-shaped stand was released by Kabaya. Labeled toy 1 of 6, the other characters in his wave were Dinobot, Rattrap, Megatron, Cheetor, and Rhinox. As always, terrible candy is included.

* '''Transmetal Convoy''' (1999, Standard Kit)
: Another small transformable figure was based on his first Transmetal body. It was multicolored and also came with gum.

* '''Transmetal Convoy''' (1999, Standard Kit)
: A second, but non-transformable figure of Transmetal Optimus Primal was made in clear plastic, blue, and gray. Gum!
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===''1999 Summer Toei Anime Fair''===
[[File:BW-Metals-Convoy-Clear-Type-Figure.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|There's two and they're blue, with a back-view showing details just for you!]]
*'''Metals Convoy Clear-Type Figure''' (Toei Anime Fair present, 1999)

: Released along with Arthur from the ''[[Microman|Tiny Giant Microman]]'' anime, this Metals Convoy figurine is a small, rubbery, transparent light-blue figurine based on his Transmetal form.

: Each figurine was packed in a semi-translucent-gray baggie, sealed with a single piece of tape. Included inside the baggie was also a sheet of paper with warnings and choking hazards on it.

: He and Arthur were available for the boy's section of the pre-screening purchase of the ''[[1999 Summer Toei Anime Fair]]''. Metals Convoy was limited to 100 pieces.
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===''Metal Monument''===
[[File:Metalmonumentconvoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Pelvic thrust: ON! Hungh!]]
* '''Metal Monument Convoy''' (TAKARA, 1999)

: As the name suggests, the product is a [[die-cast]] statue of Optimus Primal. The head is convertible/removable in order to change the normal one with the battle mask/mutant head. The [[Package art|box art]] and the design of the product are both done by [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]].
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===''Real Figure''===
[[File:RealFig Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=.88]]
* '''Real Figure Metals Convoy''' (TAKARA, 1999)
**''Accessories'': 2 shoulder panels

:A pocket-sized version of Transmetal Optimus Primal was released in Japan by Takara in 1999. The tiny figure is fully transformable from gorilla to robot, though the shoulder panels need to be removed and placed on the gorilla mode sides. The figure is low on articulation, only having movable elbows and knees, though the latter is for his transformation. It lacks the "flying surfboard" mode of the larger toy.

:This Real Figure is the only one to be transformable, as subsequent releases were merely mini-figures with limited articulation.
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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:TitaniumSeries-Primal3inch.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|This Primal wasn't built—it was ''poured!'']]
* '''Optimus Primal''' (3" Robot Master figurine, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Stand, swords

:This 3-inch die-cast and plastic figurine of Optimus Primal features him in his ''Beast Wars'' season 1 appearance, with swords drawn in an action pose. The swords can be removed from his hands if you feel like it. He came with an [[Autobot]] figure stand, weirdly enough.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/TitOptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Titanium Series Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''
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===First 4 Figures===
[[File:First 4 Figures Optimus Primal.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|This Primal wasn't built.]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (<s>2006</s> unreleased)
{{toydesigner|[[Henry Cheng]]}}

:First revealed in 2006 at both the UK<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2006/01/25/first4figures-beast-wars-and-transformers-vs-g-i-joe-statuesbusts-4267 "First4Figures Beast Wars and Transformers VS. G.I. Joe Statues/Busts"] at TFW2005.com</ref> and New York [[Toy Fair]]s,<ref>[https://tformers.com/transformers-/5568/news.html "Toy Fair 2006 - First4Figures TF & GI Joe Statues& Busts"] at tformers.com</ref> this was to be an 8-inch tall resin bust of Optimus Primal released as part of a ''Beast Wars'' tenth anniversary series by model company [[First 4 Figures]]. Primal is depicted from the pelvis and upwards and mounted on a Maximal-themed base, and is sculpted in a style generally accurate to the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon series, though with the all-blue sword of the [[#FirstUltra|original Ultra Class toy]] (and a product listing that bizarrely noted an influence from [[Dreamwave Productions]]).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070214013533/http://www.first4figures.com/exclusivesproduct_detail.asp?range=3&id=40 Optimus Primal product listing on First 4 Figures's website] (archive)</ref>

:Mini busts in the planned ''Beast Wars'' line were designed to reflect the scale of the characters as seen in the cartoon, and each was set to be limited to 1,996 pieces, in a nod to the franchise's year of origin.<ref name=ASM>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070806062058/http://toyfair06.asmzine.com/first4figures/report.html "First4Figures Limited Transformers Statues and Busts Info!"] at ASMzine.com (archived)</ref> Primal was among the first intended to be released (likely ''the'' first, given both finalised stock images and a full product listing) in July 2006, though after a series of delays, he and the rest of the ''Beast Wars'' bust line were cancelled, with First 4 Figures citing a challenging marketplace and lack of retailer interest.
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===''3D Battle-Card Game''===
[[File:3DBattleCard-OptimusPrimal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|All your favorite 3D action!]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (2007)

: A 52-point "rare" character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]'s "Energon Wars" expansion, Optimus Primal "transforms" into a black ape. He uses the same parts layout as [[Cheetor (BW)/toys|Cheetor]], [[Ravage (G1)/toys|Ravage]], and [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]], although the figure's beast mode is assembled differently. Optimus Primal is nominally the leader of the Autobots in the set. The surface of the figure uses images of the original Ultra ape toy.
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===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:Robotheroestarantulasprimal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Primal mocks Tarantulas's inability to display jazz hands.]]
*'''Optimus Primal & Predacon Tarantulas''' (Two-pack, 2008)
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]] [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'', this PVC figurine of Optimus Primal's original gorilla body has articulation in the shoulders and neck. He was available only in a "Beast Wars Series" two-pack with [[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#Robot Heroes|Tarantulas]] (amusingly enough, the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] he also came with in the ''[[MicroVerse]]'' [[Orcanoch#Beast Wars|Orcanoch]] playset).
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Maximal/RHOprimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Robot Heroes Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Robot heroes primal jetstorm.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The next Bio-Force Ape? Only time will tell.]]
*'''Optimus Primal & Jetstorm''' (Two-pack, <s>2009</s>)
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)}}

:Optimus Primal would have come with [[Jetstorm (BM)#Robot Heroes|Jetstorm]] in this "Beast Machines Series" set. Like the other later ''Robot Heroes'' waves, this toy was cancelled because retailers only wanted ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' toys. Some managed to trickle out into the wild - the picture seen here comes from an eBay auction. He looks... Unhinged, to say the least.
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===Prime 1 Studio===
====''Premium Masterline''====
[[File:Prime 1 Studio Premium Masterline Optimus Primal.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (2017)
**''ID Number'': '''PMTFBW-01''' / '''01EX''' (exclusive)
**''Accessories'': Base, alternate head, battle mask (exclusive)

:[[Prime 1 Studio]] ''Premium Masterline'' Optimus Primal is a highly detailed statue of Primal's robot mode posing over the bits of a destroyed [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Prime 1 Studio|Waspinator]]. He features LED lights on his eyes.

:The statue comes with an alternate head with an angry expression. The exclusive version also comes with another head with his face covered by his battle mask.

:The standard version was limited to 500 pieces, while the exclusive version was limited to 200 pieces.
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====''Cutie1''====
[[File:Cutie1 Optimus Primal Figure.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (2022)
**''ID Number'': '''No:058'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

:''Cutie1'' Optimus Primal is a soft vinyl figure stylized as a button-eyed doll with chibi proportions.

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===Flame Toys===
====Furai Action====
*'''Optimus Primal''' (June 2021)
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====Furai Model====
*'''Optimus Primal''' (20??)
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===''R.E.D. [Robot Enhanced Design]''===
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[[File:TF-R.E.D.-Optimus-Primal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (2021)
**''Accessories'': 2 Cyber Blades, 2 alternate hands
{{toydesigner|[[Dennis Chan]] (sculptor)}}

:Released in the fourth wave of the ''[[Transformers R.E.D.]]'' line, Optimus Primal, 6-inch action figure akin to the ones from the ''[[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] Legends'' and ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]] The Black Series'' lines. He features over 30 points of articulation and extensive paint operations in an attempt at [[show-accuracy]].

:Optimus Primal includes two closed fists, and a pair of open hands to hold his two Cyber Blade accessories; the blades can connect end to end at the hilt to create a double-ended weapon. A blaster is hidden in each of his forearms, which are revealed by pushing underneath his wrists. Additionally, he features a pair of blasters that flip forward over his shoulders.

:As with all ''R.E.D.'' toys, Optimus Primal was a Walmart exclusive in Canada and the United States, and was later made available on [[Hasbro Pulse]] in limited quantities.
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===Transformers Character Card===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Optimus Primal and Beast Megatron.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Convoy (Beast Wars) and Megatron (Beast Wars) Set''' ([[April 14]], [[2022]])
**''ID number:'' '''15 & 16'''

:Released as part of the third wave of an [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of "Convoy" and [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#15|Translation of Optimus Primal's Transformers Character Card]]''
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[[File:Transformers Character Card Beast Wars Convobat and Megalligator.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Convobat & Megaligator{{sic}} Set''' ([[November 1]] 2022)
**''ID number:'' '''29 & 30'''

:Released as part of the fifth wave of an [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of "Convobat" and [[Megatron (BW)|"Megaligator"]] (distinct from the separate characters [[Convobat]] and [[Megalligator]]) in their Wave 1 Basic Class bodies along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]]. Optimus Primal is specifically depicted in his "[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Bat Primal]]" body.
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#29|Translation of Beast Wars Convobat's Transformers Character Card]]''

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===Jada Toys===
*'''Transformers Series 2 18-pack''' (4 cm Die Cast Figure Multipack, 2022)
:Released by [[Jada Toys]], ''Nano Metalfigs'' Optimus Primal is an incredibly small die-cast figurine molded doing an action pose. He has a little base attached to his feet for balancing reasons.

:He is marketed as an Autobot instead of a Maximal and comes in an impressive multipack with [[Jada Toys#Nano Metalfigs|seventeen other figurines]].

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*'''Optimus Prime / Bumblebee / Optimus Primal / Megatron''' (2 3/4" Die Cast Figure 4-pack, 2022)
:''Metalfigs'' Optimus Primal is a static die-cast figurine of superdeformed proportions. He is available in a 4-pack alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Metalfigs4pack|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Metalfigs4pack|Bumblebee]] and [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Metalfigs4pack|Megatron]].
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===Diamond Select===
[[File:DiamondSelectPrimal.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (2023)

:Produced by [[Diamond Select]], this "Milestone" statue of Optimus Primal represents his season 1 body. The statue stands 14 inches tall and is posed to look as though it were suspended in midair by Primal's jet exhaust. Only 1,000 were produced, with an MSRP of $500.
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==Notes==
[[File:Manta ray bw toy.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb]]
* Early in ''Beast Wars'' development, Hasbro conceived manta ray toys of "Optimus Prime" (before the cartoon made Primal a separate character) to go with "Megatron" as a sea turtle. The resulting [[McDonald's]] toy (at right) diverged in the final stage to become the separate character [[Manta Ray (BW)|Manta Ray]].
* In addition to the bat and manta concepts, Hasbro also conceived of an "Optimus Prime" lion retool of "[[Prowl (G1)/toys#Notes|Prowl]]", the early form of [[Cheetor (BW)/toys|Cheetor]] which spun off to become [[Panther]]. While the lion McDonald's toy did not come to fruition, the concept may have inspired Takara to create [[Lio Convoy]].
* The design of Optimus Primal's bat form is an [[homage]] to [[Batman]], an action figure license also held at the time by [[Kenner]].<ref>Page 78, Toy database section in ''[[Beast Wars Universe]]''</ref>
* According to Bob Forward at a BotCon panel, the "Flight Mode" Primal has in the first season of the ''Beast Wars'' animation is a vestigial reference to the bat-form, the concept being that Primal and Megatron would each have had 4(!) modes, able to transform freely between them. This was ultimately considered too difficult to animate, and the concept was dropped, Primal's "Prime Jets" being a way to prevent re-writing the flight-related parts of the scripts.
* Primal's gorilla mode, paired against [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s ''T. rex'' mode, was inspired by the showdown in the film ''[[King Kong]]''.<ref>[http://obscuretf.com/hhk/BC04interviews.html Botcon 2004 Interview with Vinnie D'Alleva], p2</ref>
* According to the control art of Optimus Primal's first gorilla toy, his chest originally seemed to be a kind of launcher instead of being an homage to the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]].<ref>Page 50, Toy database section in ''[[Beast Wars Universe]]''</ref>
* The Basic class bat Optimus Primal toy, named "Convobat" in Japan, was homaged in the [[2016]] [[e-HOBBY]]-exclusive [[Convobat#Legends|Convobat]] toy, which is characterized as a separate individual from Optimus Primal.
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Optimus Primal (BW)/toys

2023-01-07T03:51:32Z

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[[File:Optimus Primal toys.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Monkey see, Monkey screw you up!]]
'''[[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]''' has had a barrel full of toys. None of them [[Optimus Minor|monkeys]]!

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BWtoy-Primalbat.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Cheetor. ''Cheetor.'' I'm Batman.]]
* '''Optimus Primal vs Megatron!''' (Basic Class versus two-pack, 1996)
**''Takara ID number:'' '''VS-6'''
**''Accessories:'' Two swords
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

:The first ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Optimus Primal was a Basic Class blue bat which could autotransform into a robot by pulling the tail. Two swords were removable from under its wings for use as weaponry in [[robot mode]]. In the [[Hasbro]] line, he was packaged along with an [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|alligator version of Megatron]] and a [[Optimus Primal vs Megatron!|''Beast Wars'' mini-comic]]. The Japanese release of the two-pack, dubbed "Amazon Showdown: Convobat VS Megalligator" (アマゾンの対決 ''Amazon no Taiketsu''), lacks the comic, but does come with individual character bio cards.

:Whether this toy can be considered the Optimus Primal character is a matter of debate. Released before the animated series began, which established Optimus Primal as a separate entity from Optimus Prime, the accompanying profiles and mini-comic imply that the Beast Wars are a direct progression of the Autobot/Decepticon war. Whether the animated series's [[retcon]] affected this set of toys is probably a matter of personal preference. It can be interpreted as representing one of the more interesting micro-continuities.

:The 2007 ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' asserted that, in [[Beast Wars timeline (IDW)|IDW's version of the ''Beast Wars'' continuity]], Primal's bat form was suggested by the ''Axalon''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s computer as a potential alt mode, but he rejected it in favour of the more powerful gorilla without ever actually reformatting into it. Thus, this [[micro-continuity]] posits bat mode Primal as an essentially theoretical alt-form that never actually came to be.

:This mold was also used to make the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#VSS1|Optimus Prime-recolored Convobat]] (explicitly identified as Optimus Prime), the separate individual [[Convobat#Toys|Convobat]], [[Onyx Primal#Toys|Onyx Primal]] as well as inspire the comic character [[Nyx]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/OptimusPrimalBat/optimusprimal.htm More information on Optimus Primal (bat) at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Optimusprimaltoyultraape.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Yes, missiles come out of his butt.]]
[[File:Prizeprimals.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Brass monkeys.]]
* '''Optimus Primal''' (Ultra Class, 1996/1997/1998)
**''Takara ID number:'' '''C-1'''
**''Accessories:'' Two swords, four missiles, flail
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: The second Optimus Primal toy was an ape in the Ultra size class. Though the transformation from primate to humanoid was a relatively simplistic one, the toy compensated with more than a fair share of weaponry and action features. A compartment on his right forearm opened to reveal a skull-shaped mace he could hold in his fist. His left forearm could open into a double-barreled missile launcher. On his back were two spring-loaded missile launchers which auto-flipped over each shoulder. By pulling a lever in the center of his back, both arms would either spin at the bicep or bend in and out at the elbow, depending on the placement of notch-buttons located on either bicep. This gimmick was shown to be an effort to simulate a gorilla beating its chest while Optimus was in [[beast mode]], but could also be used in robot mode, making him swing his weapons wildly before himself. And finally, like many first-year ''Beast Wars'' toys, a battle mask/"[[mutant head]]" could be deployed over his robot head. To switch between the two, the primary head unit would have to be turned around a full 180 degrees and the mask either flipped into the kibble that formed the rear of Primal's head in gorilla mode before the now transformed head was rotated back to a forward position

:The European version released in English/Spanish/Italian ''Beast Wars/Biocombat'' packaging featured the additional alternate name "Black Jack" for the Italian market, whereas the ''other'' European version released in French/Dutch/German ''Beast Wars/Ani Mutants'' packaging was simply named "Optimus Primal" just like the United States version.

:Takara released the toy under the name of "Convoy" as part of their ''Beast Wars'' line in July of 1997, nearly identical to the Hasbro version. The missiles for the Takara version are thinner and simpler than the original Hasbro version, and would be used in all subsequent releases of the sculpt.

:This sculpt was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Optimus Primal and [[Transformers: Beast Wars Telemocha Series|Beast Wars Telemocha Series]] DX Convoy, and [[retool]]ed into ''Beast Wars Reborn''/''Beast Wars Tenth Anniversary'' versus pack Optimus Primal. Takara also created multiple special variants, including all-gold (from ''[[TV Magazine]]'', only ten awarded), red body with gray head & chest plate (''TV Magazine'' again, but only twenty pieces for lucky draw), and blue-fur (a ''[[Comic Bom Bom]]'' design-contest prize, only thirty awarded).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/OptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Optimus Primal (gorilla) at TFU.info]''
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*'''Convobat''' (Basic, July 1997)
**''ID number:'' '''C-6'''
**''Accessories:'' Two swords

: "Convobat" was also available in Japan as a single boxed toy. This release is identical to the two-pack version.

: This toy would go without Japanese market fiction until all the way in [[2021]], when it was [[Scorching Heat Showdown|finally characterized...]] as a [[Convobat#Beast Wars|yet third guy.]] [[Megalligator#Beast Wars|At least they're symmetrical now.]]

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[[File:BW-toy VS01 Convoy Megatron.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Megatron, master of manspreading.]]
*'''Strongest Beast Showdown: Convoy VS Megatron''' (VS pack, July 1997)
**''ID number:'' '''VS-1'''
**''Accessories:'' Two missiles, water squirter

:In Japan, Ultra "Convoy" was available both individually and in a ''very large'' "Strongest Beast Showdown" (最強ビーストの対決 ''Saikyō Beast no Taiketsu'') two-pack with Ultra [[Megatron (BW)/toys#VS1|Megatron]].

: Both toys are identical to their individual releases.
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[[File:BW Biocombat Ani Mutants Orcanoch.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Maximal Orcanoch Micro Playset''' (Playset, 1997)

:In Europe, the ''Beast Wars''-branded ''[[MicroVerse]]'' playsets (see below) were released solely as ''Beast Wars/Biocombat'' (English/Spanish/Italian packaging) or ''Beast Wars/Ani Mutants'' (French/Dutch/German packaging) products.

:This release is entirely identical to the [[#MicroVerse|US ''MicroVerse'' release]] of the toy, aside from the packaging and the branding.

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* '''Special Convoy Real Gray Type''' (1998)
**''ID number:'' '''C-1'''
**''Accessories:'' Two swords, four missiles, flail

:In January of 1998, Takara released a redeco of the Ultra Optimus Primal toy as '''Special Convoy Real Gray Type''' (スペシャルコンボイ — リアルグレータイプ), changing the black to dark gray,the blue eyes of Gorilla to red, and the blue to metallic blue, although the packaging was the same as the original release save for a sticker on the front of the box. According to the sticker, this limited figure was meant to celebrate the "20,000,000 Unit Breakthrough Commemoration"—apparently commemorating ''20 million'' units of Beast Wars toys sold. Whether this was supposed to represent 20 million worldwide or just in Japan is unclear.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/OptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Special Convoy Real Gray Type at TFU.info (scroll down)]''
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* '''Special Convoy Skeleton Type''' (1998?)
**''ID number:'' '''C-1'''
**''Accessories:'' Two swords, four missiles, flail

: A [[Toys"R"Us]]-[[exclusive]] redeco of the Ultra figure, '''Special Convoy Skeleton Type''' (スペシャルコンボイ — スケルトンタイプ) was colorless-clear and black with silver paint detailing. The packaging was the same as the general release except for a sticker on the front of the box.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Cybertron/ClearConvoy/clearconvoy.htm More information on Special Convoy Skeleton Type at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BW-toy OptimusPrimalBurning.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Grape Ape's lesser-known cousin Cherry Ape. Currently an insurance broker in Oak Park, Illinois.]]
* '''Burning Convoy''' (1998)
**''ID number:'' '''C-1'''
**''Accessories:'' Two swords, four missiles, flail

: A Takara redeco of the Ultra Class Primal toy in almost entirely semitransparent red plastic with with metallic gold "flame" markings on his fists and gorilla-mode chest.

: He was released as a limited-edition figure to promote the [[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers|''Beast Wars Special'' movie]], alongside the [[Lio Convoy#Flash|Flash Lio Convoy]] toy. As with the above "Skeleton Type" toy, his packaging and paperwork is identical to the regular retail release; only a sticker on the box window was added to mark the special release.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/BurningConvoy/burningconvoy.htm More information on Burning Convoy at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BWtoy-PrimalTM.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Check out those abs!]]
* '''Optimus Primal''' (Mega Class Transmetal, 1998)
**''Takara ID number:'' '''C-40'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun, two clubs/missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: [[Transmetal]] Optimus Primal is a mechanical gorilla that transforms into a partially organic robot. Like all Transmetals, it featured chromed plastic and a third vehicle-inspired mode. In Primal's case, his gorilla mode could transform into a gorilla on a [[hoverboard]]. Two maces were stored on his back and could double as missiles for his hip-holstered blaster.

:Continuing a trend from Generation 1 where Italian releases of toys representing the same characters as previous toys released under the same name were sometimes given names that didn't reflect the Italian market names of those previous releases, the European version released in English/Spanish/Italian ''Beast Wars''/''Biocombat'' packaging featured the additional alternate name "Metal Gorilla" for the Italian market. Like with the Ultra figure, the ''other'' European version released in French/Dutch/German ''Beast Wars''/''Ani Mutants'' packaging was simply named "Optimus Primal" just like the United States version.

: Some units feature a chromed purple variant for the Beast Mode chest.

: [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s version of the toy exchanged the brown plastic for translucent maroon; other changes included additional paint on the waist and a different eye color. The figure was also available in a set with Transmetal Megatron.

: This mold was used to make [[Apelinq (BM)#Toys|Apelinq]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Maximal/OptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Transmetal Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BWtoy-OpOp.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|It's really about two modes, not four, if you're honest.]]
* '''Optimal Optimus''' (Super Class Transmetal, 1998)
**''Takara ID number:'' '''C-47'''
**''Accessories:'' One gun, four missiles, six break-away armor plates
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Transmetal Optimal Optimus was the first toy in the Super size class, featuring electronics and four transformations: robot, ape, jet, and armored transport. When a back section of the cannon module was pulled, the eyes and shoulder-mounted missile launchers lit up and the launchers fired. It came with four missiles, two of which stored on its legs. Its forearms featured blast-away armor plates that could also be pegged to its upper arms. His cockpit perfectly fits a [[MicroVerse]] figure in the seat.

: Optimal Optimus's on-package [[bio]] states that he has Cybertronian "air guardian" technology and twin scramjet modules, most likely in reference to [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], whose function was Air Guardian, and his Tech Specs said he had these same scramjet modules.

: The European version released in English/Spanish/Italian ''Beast Wars''/''Biocombat'' packaging featured the most bizarre choice for the additional alternate name for the Italian market yet, naming ''this'' figure "Optimus Primal" (!). Once again, the ''other'' European version released in French/Dutch/German ''Beast Wars''/''Ani Mutants'' packaging was simply named "Optimal Optimus" just like the United States version.

: This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' character [[Optimal]]. This sculpt was also used to make [[Primal Prime]], with a redesign that had separate triggers for the missile-lighting and missile-launching so users would be less likely to shoot themselves in the eye. This body was also the template for [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s (non-toy) "Optimal" body, seen in "[[Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future]]".

: The Japanese version features several deco changes including: a more yellow shade of orange, no blue paint on the helmet in robot mode, and black tires instead of purple. Also, the translucent missiles are molded slightly differently. This changed mold was also used by Primal Prime.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Maximal/OptimalOptimus/optimaloptimus.htm More information on Optimal Optimus at TFU.info]''

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*'''Fateful Showdown: Metals Convoy VS Metals Megatron''' (VS pack, 1999)
**''ID number:'' '''VS-40'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun, two clubs/missiles

: In Japan, Metals Convoy was available both individually and in a "Fateful Showdown" (宿命の対決 ''Shukumei no Taiketsu'') two-pack with [[Megatron (BW)/toys#VS40|Metals Megatron]]. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

: As mentioned below, this two-pack saw a variant release using the Gold Convoy and Silver Megatron toys in their place. While the figures inside the packaging were different, the packaging remained the same.

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[[File:GoldConvoySilverMegatron.jpg|upright=0.6|thumb|"Oh? You're approaching me? Instead of running away, you come right to me?"]]
*'''Gold Metals Convoy''' (Lucky Draw, 1999)
**''ID number:'' '''C-40'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun, two clubs/missiles

: A gold version of Metals Convoy was made available as a [[Lucky Draw]] figure. Five were produced for individual sale, while more were made available in a variant of the above VS pack with [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Silver Megatron]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/kongoriki/status/900705968043868160 Tweet by @kongoriki]</ref>

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*'''Silver Metals Convoy''' (DVD pack-in, 1999)
**''ID number:'' '''C-40'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun, two clubs/missiles

: Often referred to among the fandom as "Pioneer Primal", Silver Metals Convoy was available via an offer on a ''Beast Wars'' Pioneer DVD. The figure swaps out the blue chrome for silver and places the word "Cybertron" with "Pioneer" on his beast mode chest. Silver Metals Convoy was only limited to 100 pieces.
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===''MicroVerse''===
[[File:BWMicroversetoy-Primal.jpg|100px|thumb|Seamunky?]]
*'''Maximal Orcanoch Micro Playset''' (Playset, 1997)
**''Series'': '''''Beast Wars: Transformers'''''

: Part of the short-lived ''[[MicroVerse]]'' toyline (from before [[Hasbro]]'s acquisition of rival [[Galoob]] and their micro-toy empire), [[Orcanoch]] transforms into a Maximal base. It came with tiny, non-transforming versions of Optimus Primal and [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]. These figures were designed to sit in the various mini-vehicles and control modules of the ''MicroVerse'' playsets.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Maximal/OptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on ''MicroVerse'' Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''
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===''Beast Machines''===
[[File:BM-toy OpPrimalDx.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I am the exact opposite of show-accurate.]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (Deluxe Class, 2000)
**''Accessories'': Energy [[shuriken]]
{{toydesigner|[[Tim Bradley]] (concept artist)}}

: The first ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' Optimus Primal is a dark bronze and translucent blue technorganic gorilla that transforms into a technorganic robot. Based on early concept art, he has a...loose relationship to show accuracy, with a skeletal beast mode face and entirely different arms. Thankfully his gimmicks ''are'' more or less accurate. His right robot mode arm is spring-loaded to throw the shuriken that stores in his left leg (the ape mode's left shoulder). Like all ''Beast Machines'' toys, he has a hidden "[[spark crystal]]" that displays his faction allegiance; Primal's is in his chest, revealed with the spring-loaded "flexing" motion that also moves his beast mode face up for snarling while posing. His robot mode head also features a changing expression via sliding brow/skullcap.

: Official [[Hasbro]] stock photography of this toy shows a differently-molded shuriken, lacking the "energy flame" effect.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Maximal/OptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Beast Machines Optimus Primal (Deluxe) at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BMtoy-PrimalMcD.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Monkey play in the Jungle'' ''Robot work in the Factory'' ''They will have a Giant Rumble''!]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (Happy Meal toy, 2000)

: McDonald's ''Beast Machines'' Optimus Primal is an incredibly simple toy that transforms from a technorganic robot to technorganic ape. Its sculpted detail is based directly that of the television show's model for Primal. It uses translucent plastic for the body, and, like the other McDonald's ''Beast Machines'' toys, there's a sculpted spark crystal on the toy's surface; on Optimus Primal, it is placed on the stomach. Additionally, there are two organic flaps on the toy's back, and in robot mode, nobody's entirely sure exactly what to do with them. Are they rotated all the way down to make his booster jets? Are they rotated out to the sides to make the backs of his shoulder pads? Are they rotated back to where they go in gorilla mode, once you get his heads swapped? We may never know.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Maximal/McOptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Beast Machines Optimus Primal (McDonald's) at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BMtoy-PrimalMega.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Monkey mates in the Jungle'' ''Robot replicated in Factory'' ''They both love their Mother'' ''Why must they hate each other''?]]
*'''Blast Punch Optimus Primal''' (Mega Class, 2001)
**''Accessories'': Missile

:One of the last toys released in the ''Beast Machines'' line (under the "Battle for the Spark" rebranding), "Blast Punch" Optimus Primal transforms into a technorganic gorilla more like the show model, though with a considerably brighter color scheme. His main [[gimmick]] is his left arm, which contains a hidden missile launcher. Pushing down on his shoulder armor "winds" the mechanism in his gauntlet. Pushing the spark crystal on his bicep spins his gauntlet around, simultaneously triggering the spring-loaded missile launcher and activating his spring-loaded ramming "blast punch" action, extending his fist forward nearly a full inch. He also has hidden jet thrusters under a panel on his back. In beast mode, a small button on the top of his head pushes his upper face up in a "snarling" action.

:Due to the small size of the two gears used to rotate the forearm, manually transforming Optimus's left arm can damage the gimmick to the point of no longer working. The soft plastic used in the gears prevents them from crumbling apart and allowing them to be glued to the pin, but damage can be prevented by using the wind-up mechanism exclusively to transform the arm. If it must be moved by hand, turning the forearm in the same direction as the motor allow the larger gears to safely ratchet to minimize damage.

:Blast Punch Optimus Primal was [[#Beast Wars Returns|the only Japanese release]] of a ''Beast Machines'' toy of Primal, with the only difference between the releases is that Convoy has blue eyes in robot mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Maximal/BlastPunchOptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Blast Punch Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''

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*'''Optimus Primal''' (Jollibee Kids Meal, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' Pen Keeper

: Optimus Primal was available as one of three figures in a [[Jollibee]] promotion. The toy is a greatly simplified version of his ''Beast Machines'' Deluxe toy.

===''Robots in Disguise'' (2001)===
[[File:RIDtoy-Suprimal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Monkey versus robot!]]
* '''Air Attack Optimus Primal''' (Supreme Class, 2002)
**''Accessories'': Disc

:Intended for release in the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' toyline, Air Attack Optimus Primal was eventually released as a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] as part of the ''Robots in Disguise'' toyline. Positively oozing light-and-sound gimmicks in both modes, Optimus Primal does ''all'' sorts'a crazy crap, all of which is first activated by pressing his chest plate. Doing so "turns on" his electronics with a metallic shrieking noise, and the toy proceeds to hum constantly while the chest glows with a red LED. The electronics will eventually "turn off" if the toy is left idle, but you don't want to do that! You want to push his head (in either mode), which activates glowing lights in his eyes and actual speech samples of [[Garry Chalk]] from the ''Beast Machines'' cartoon (making Primal the first English-speaking ''Transformers'' toy to have speech clips performed by his actual cartoon voice actor). On top of that, the toy also features a pressure-launching disc-shooter in its robot mode stomach (accompanied by blasting sound effect), and a geared right arm with a spring-loaded punch action (and suitably pained electronic grunt).

:The ''big'' feature— the one that gives the toy its name— is his jetpack, which pops out (with translucent blue jet flames trailing behind) at the push of a button. This puts the toy into "flight mode", and it constantly produces the sound of whooshing jets, which then rises and falls depending on how the figure is held. Tilt him upwards, and the pitch rises as he ascends! Tilt him down, and ''zoom!'' When the jetpack is not deployed, the jet flames are folded up and form Primal's backplate, with the flame blast effect details being repurposed as ape fur.

:Also, he has a butt on his head.

:The sparkly brown plastic in this figure's chest and legs is prone to breaking.

:The toy's packaging features both an Autobot and Maximal insignia. The Maximal symbol used, however, is the one used during the "Beast Wars" rather than the one from "Beast Machines", the toyline this toy was meant to be part of.

: This toy was released in Japan on [[August 8]], 2002 as a Toys"R"Us-exclusive "[[USA Edition]]".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Maximal/SupremeOptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Air Attack Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:Universe2003toy-Primal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Kinda looks like Don Rickles, don't you think?]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (Ultra Class, 2003)
**''Accessories:'' Two swords, four missiles, flail

:A redeco of the [[#FirstUltra|original Ultra Class Optimus Primal]] mold, with a color scheme that reflects the "infected" look several other toys were sporting in this line, reflecting the events taking place in-fiction. He retains all weapons and gimmicks of the previous releases of this mold, but with a reworked system for his arm mechanism, making his crazy arm swinging much more controlled.

: This toy was released in Japan in [[August]], 2003 as an [[e-HOBBY]]-exclusive "[[USA Edition]]".

:This deco was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as the ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' incarnation of [[Optimus Primal (BWSG)|Optimus Primal]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/OptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Universe Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''
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===''Robotmasters''===
[[File:RMtoy-Primal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|There he is, my littler guy.]]
*'''Beast Convoy''' ([[August 5]], 2004)
**''ID number:'' '''RM-11'''
**''Accessories:'' Two "Cyber Blades", sword connector, missile launcher, missile

:Part of the second wave of ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)#Toys|Robotmasters]]'' toys, Beast Convoy is a more [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] mold primarily based upon the original Ultra Class Optimus Primal figure, and using the original Ultra Class toy's color scheme. The mouthplate features an engraved mouth, although it is painted silver like the rest of the face, and lacks the Mutant Head from the original figure.

:Both forearms contain small, non-firing cannons in them (and thus a skull mace is not included), which can be revealed by flipping up the panels on his arms. Similarly, the missile launchers from the Ultra-class version of the toy have been replaced by non-firing cannons based more closely on the ones from the TV show.

:Beast Convoy features open-palmed hands, thus preventing him from holding both of his swords in the same hand, but a small connector-piece is included to connect the swords together, allowing Beast Convoy to hold the lower sword with the upper sword connected.

:Like [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Robotmasters|Beast Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Robotmasters|G1 Convoy]], Beast Convoy comes with a generic blue missile launcher which can fit in his palm.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/BeastConvoy/beastconvoy.htm More information on Beast Convoy at TFU.info]''

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* '''Burning Beast Convoy''' ([[December 28]], 2004)
**''ID number:'' '''RM-21'''
**''Accessories:'' Two "Cyber Blades", missile launcher, missile

:A recolor of the above Beast Convoy mold, this toy uses the "Burning Convoy" color scheme from the ''Beast Wars II'' movie from where he partnered with Lio Convoy, turning them into Burning Convoy and Flash Lio Convoy respectively. This release did ''not'' include the tiny sword connector part.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/BurningConvoy/burningconvoy.htm More information on Burning Beast Convoy at TFU.info]''

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*'''Beast Convoy Limited Black Version''' (2005)
**''Accessories:'' Two "Cyber Blades", sword connector, missile launcher, missile, "Boost Hammer"

: Available only via mail order through ''Hobby Japan'' magazine, the "Limited Black Version" of Beast Convoy is just that: a straight [[black repaint]] of the Beast Convoy toy. He comes with all his original accessories, appropriately redecoed, as well as a gold-chromed version of the "[[Boost Hammer]]" [[solitarium]] weapon that came with [[Wrecker Hook]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/HHBeastConvoy/beastconvoy.htm More information on Beast Convoy Limited Black Version at TFU.info]''

===''Beast Wars Returns''===
*'''Convoy''' ([[November 18]], [[2004]])
**''ID number'': '''BR-01'''
**''Accessories'': Missile

:The Mega Class [[#BlastPunch|Blast Punch Optimus Primal]] toy was released in Japan in 2004 as "Convoy" as part of the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)#Japan|Beast Wars Returns]]'' line, exclusive to [[Toys"R"Us]] stores. The only difference between the releases is that Convoy has blue eyes in robot mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Maximal/BlastPunchOptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Blast Punch Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''

===''Beast Wars 10th Anniversary''===
[[File:Optimusprimalbwx.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Surf monkey / That funky monkey'']]
* '''Optimus Primal''' (Beast Wars 10th Anniversary, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Surfboard, assault blade, missile, Jungle Planet Key, ''Axalon'' figurine
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro)|[[Tim Bradley]] (concept artist)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]'' Optimus Primal is based loosely on his original ultra ape action figure while pulling some elements from other figures, including a transformation very similar to the Playskool Go-Bot [[Beast-Bot|Gorillabot]], which itself was a nod to Optimus Primal's ''Beast Machines'' form. The sculpts for both BWX leader toys were intentionally designed to blend in with the Jungle Planet aesthetic, "in case" they didn't get a Beast Wars Anniversary release (according to [[Aaron Archer]]'s statements at [[BotCon 2005]]).

:Similar to his Transmetal form, BWX Optimus Primal also comes with a hoverboard with two [[5 mm post|5mm post]]s at the base, allowing him to ride it in his gorilla mode, or hold it in robot mode via the 5mm posts on his robot palms/gorilla feet. When a [[Cyber Key]] is inserted at the rear of the board, a spring-loaded extending "assault blade" (or "ass lt blade" as the instructions call it) deploys, and a trigger is revealed to allow one to use the spring-loaded missile launcher at the tip.

:He is also packaged with a mini-comic-sized reprinting of [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|The Gathering]]'' #1, a small [[Axalon (BW)#Toys|''Axalon'']] ship figurine, and a [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]]-style Cyber Key.

:This mold was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Gorilla|Optimus Prime]], [[BotCon 2014]] [[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]] and [[Primal Prime]], and ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#United|Optimus Primal]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/OptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on 10th Anniversary Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''

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* '''Optimus Primal vs Megatron''' (Multi-pack, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Two swords, four missiles, flail

: This Toys"R"Us-exclusive set is the Hasbro release of the ''Beast Wars Reborn'' set (see below), but in different packaging with a DVD of the ''Beast Wars'' episode "[[Possession]]". As such, this version of Optimus Primal is identical.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/TRUOptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Optimus Primal (Toys"R"Us Exclusive) at TFU.info]''
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===''Beast Wars Reborn''===
[[File:BWReborntoy-Primal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The eighth Optimus of the world... PRIMAL!]]
* '''Convoy vs Megatron''' (Multi-pack, 2006)
**''ID number:'' '''BWR-01'''
**''Accessories:'' Two swords, four missiles, flail

: This release is a [[retool]] of the original 1996 Ultra toy, with new beast and robot heads, plus a new robot chest piece sculpted to match the television series's portrayal. The color scheme was also altered to be show-accurate, changing the black to dark gray, much of the light gray to medium gray with hints of bronze, primary red to crimson, and blue to a more dull steel blue. All of the toy's previous [[gimmick]]s are retained with the sole exception of the "mutant head."

:This figure came packaged with a similarly-remolded [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Beast Wars Reborn|Megatron]] and a [[Golden Disk (disambiguation)|Golden Disk]] CD-ROM that contains control art for a number of ''Beast Wars'' toys.
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===''G-2''===
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[[File:LaserPrime reissue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Argh TFWiki headache.]]
* '''Battle Convoy''' (Reissue, 2006)
**''ID number:'' '''TRF-13'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser rifle, sword, 5 discs, 3 air power missiles, ripple rocket launcher, 10 rockets
{{repurposed|Optimus Primal}}

:In 1995, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime|Laser Optimus Prime]] was a new [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'']] mold that transformed into mid-1990s Western Star 4964EX, pulling a grey and black fuel tank trailer. On the sides of the trailer is a humorous sticker depicting Laser Optimus Prime using a flamethrower to burn down a forest, with the words "Optimus Prime Octane" over the image.

:In robot mode, like Hero Optimus Prime, the bottom of the truck became his familiar windowed chest based upon the original Optimus Prime toy. His main gimmick was light up LED headlights, and a [[light-piping|lightpipe]] in the bottom of his right fist, illuminated by an LED in his right forearm, that would illuminate his clear sword or his double-barreled rifle if they were used in that hand. All three LEDs were activated simultaneously by pressing the sunroof-like depression on the roof of the truck.

:The trailer unfolds to form a battle station bristling with many firing weapons. Primarily, it can fire an air-powered missile launcher, a ripple rocket launcher with 5 missiles that can be launched individually (this turret can also be mounted in Laser Prime's hand) and a 'disc launcher', that fired several blue plastic discs adorned with the ''Generation 2'' Autobot sigil. This disc launcher is the only weapon that can be used in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]].

:This mold was redecoed in 2000 as ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Car Robots]]'' [[Scourge (RID)#Toys|Black Convoy]], and slightly retooled as Scourge. After Scourge, the next use of this mold was planned to be ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Toxitron (Universe)#Toys|Toxitron]], which ended up being canceled. The slightly retooled version of this mold was released in 2006 in Japan as reissue Battle Convoy, which was the name of this toy during the Japanese ''Generation 2''. The reissue used the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] modified tooling, with a slightly modified deco using silver vacuum-metallized plastic on his chest and trailer sides along with additional paint applications and G2 symbols. The mold was also redecoed to create a ''Generation 2'' version of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Ultra Magnus]] as an [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive.

:Within the ''[[Beast Wars Reborn]]'' text story, the reissued Laser Prime toy was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as a temporary form for Optimus Primal.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1995/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Laser Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:Timelinestoy-PrimalDoFP.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Trukk munky?]]
* '''Dawn of Future's Past''' ([[BotCon 2006]] boxset)
**''Accessories:'' Two missiles, Maximal [[Golden Disk (disambiguation)|Golden Disk]] key

:A [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Voyager Class [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)#Toys|Crumplezone]], ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' "''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' Optimus Primal" transforms into a three-wheeled Cybertronic race car with huge turbine thrusters. These thrusters each contain a spring-loaded missile launcher,and can be swung forward in both vehicle and robot mode by plugging a [[Cyber Planet Key]] into his key-jack. This also activates electronic sound effects. He has a new head that replicates Optimus Primal's first [[character model]].

:Available only in a multi pack with the ''Axalon'' versions of [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Timelines|Cheetor]], [[Rhinox (BW)/toys#Timelines|Rhinox]], and [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#Timelines|Rattrap]], as well as the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'' version of [[Dinobot (BW)/toys#Timelines|Dinobot]].

:Some consider this toy somewhat of an in-joke, because when fans initially saw pics of Crumplezone, they criticised it for looking like a monkey.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/BCOptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Axalon Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''
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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:Titanium Optimal Optimus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Ready? And... Faceplant!]]
* '''Optimal Optimus''' (6" Cybertron Hero, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Stand with nameplate
{{toydesigner|[[Don Figueroa]] (concept artist)}}

:Released in the third wave of the 6-inch Cybertron Heroes assortment, ''[[Titanium Series]]'' Optimal Optimus transforms from robot mode into either his ground vehicle or jet forms, but likely for budgetary reasons, he does ''not'' have his usual gorilla mode. Also unlike the original toy, his chest cannons can be flipped back into his torso. This toy was denoted as an [[Autobot]] both on his stand and on his shoulder, even though Optimal is generally a [[Maximal]].

:This figure was going to be used for [[Primal Prime]], but that toy was ultimately canceled late in its development.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/TitOptimalOptimus/optimusprimal.htm More information on Titanium Series Optimal Optimus at TFU.info]''
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===''Binaltech''===
[[File:BTBlackConvoy toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|There! He's a trukk! Ya happy now?]]
* '''Black Convoy''' (2007)
**''ID number:'' '''BT-17'''
**''Accessories:'' Engine/blaster
{{Repurposed|Optimus Primal}}

: Black Convoy is the first ''Binaltech'' release since [[Skids (G1)#Alternators/Binaltech|Skids]] in early 2006, and was available exclusively in Japan at the winter Wonder Festival in 2007. His plastic colours are different from Nemesis Prime's, with grey plastic replacing the black on his shins, waist, shoulders, and forearms. In addition, Nemesis Prime's windows are tinted red, but Black Convoy's windows are completely clear. His paint deco is based upon ''Kiss Players'' Convoy's, arranged in the same patterns but using teal, and he has vacuum-metallized wheels and front grill. The paint deco on his head is meant to evoke that of ''Car Robots'' [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]]. Perhaps the most important differences are that he has die-cast metal parts, and most of his truck body panels are coated in gloss black paint.

: Perhaps due to cost-cutting, this toy was released in the large bubble-on-a-tray packaging also used in the ''Alternators'' line. However, he came with no character or packaging art.

: The ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' fiction [[Repurposing|repurposes]] this figure as a new body for Optimus Primal, based on how Primal's disembodied spark had previously taken possession of Nemesis's body earlier in the ''[[Story of Binaltech|Binaltech]]'' story.
::*[[Source:Transformers Binaltech bios#17|Archive of ''Binaltech'' Black Convoy's bio and tech specs]]
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===''Beast Wars Telemocha Series''===
[[File:BWTelemocha Convoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Anyone else feel like we're going in circles?]]
*'''Convoy''' (2007)
**''ID number:'' '''TM-01'''
**''Accessories:'' Two swords
:''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Telemocha Series|Beast Wars Telemocha Series]]'' Convoy is an extensive redeco of the ''Robotmasters'' Deluxe-sized Beast Convoy figure in a similar style to the ''Beast Wars Reborn'' retool of the original Ultra Class figure.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Cybertron/Convoy/convoy.htm More information on Telemocha Convoy at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BWTelemochaDXPrimal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Seriously, we're getting dizzy!]]
*'''DX Convoy''' (2007)
**''ID number:'' '''TM-SP'''
**''Accessories:'' Two swords, four missiles, flail
:An extensive show-accurate redeco of the original Ultra-class Optimus Primal mold ''without'' the recently remolded head and chestplate. Oh [[TakaraTomy]], you so crazy.
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===''United''===
[[File:Unitedtoy-OptimusPrimal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Chicks dig hoverboards that turn into giant blasters - right?]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' ([[February 25]], [[2012]])
**''ID number:'' '''UN-30'''
**''Accessories:'' Surfboard, assault blade, missile, Jungle Planet Key

: Part of the sixth wave of ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' toys, Optimus Primal (using his Hasbro market name) is a [[repaint]] of the Deluxe-sized ''Beast Wars 10th Anniversary'' Optimus Primal toy, and is the first release of the mold in Japan. He features warmer, more yellowish paint for the gorilla chest and face, and relocates the [[Maximal]] [[insignia]] to the ''underside'' of his gorilla backside [[kibble]] panel. His hoverboard, meanwhile, uses a darker shade of blue paint for the Cyber Key jack, and the front of the hoverboard features both the "stripes" from [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Gorilla|the ''Cybertron'' redeco]] of this toy, and the fully-painted vents from the "10th Anniversary" version.

:Like the 5th and 6th wave figures, Optimus Primal's package feature a sticker that said "limited quantity (数量限定)", indicating that this figure is released in limited numbers after its first and only shipment. Both his [[instructions]] and packaging brand him as an [[Autobot]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/UnitedOptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on ''United'' Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''
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===''Legend Commander Collection''===
[[File:Legend-Commander-Collection-LC-02-Optimus-Primal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb| The old man's back again.]]
*'''Convoy (Beast Wars)''' (2014)
**''ID number'': '''LC-02'''
**''Accessories'': Two swords

: Part of the ''[[Legend Commander Collection]]'' sold at [[Transformers Expo]], Convoy (Beast Wars) is a redeco of ''Robotmasters'' Beast Convoy. The toy also features several deco differences: While the paint applications were similar to the first ''Robotmasters'' Beast Convoy toy, the mouth was painted blue like the ''Telemocha'' Convoy, the white paint uses on this toy are brighter white compared to the first toy, some of the Robot Mode's chest detailing features lavender white paint details, and the gunmetal paint were used for the Beast Mode face. Like G1 Convoy, Convoy (Beast Wars) doesn't come with the launcher accessory.

:Remaining stock of the toy was sold through [[TakaraTomy Mall]].
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===''Legends''===
[[File:TakaraLegends Lg02 Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Get up...]]
* '''Convoy''' ('''Optimus Primal''')<ref>LG02 Convoy's packaging has "Optimus Primal" as the accompanying English subtitle to "コンボイ".</ref> ([[October 25]], [[2014]])
**''ID number:'' '''LG02'''
**''Accessories:'' Two swords, four missiles, flail

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' "Convoy" is a redeco of the [[#Beast Wars Reborn|''Beast Wars Reborn'' retool]] of the [[#FirstUltra|original Ultra Class Optimus Primal toy]]. While he shares mostly the same paint mask to the ''Reborn'' figure, some of his parts featured different paint applications; His gunmetal gray chest, face, fingers & chest paint details are now replaced with dark grey. He comes with a leaflet featuring a character profile, tech specs, and the [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 2|''Legends'' Bonus Edition Volume 2]] mini-comic.

:Fiction-wise, this toy represents the [[Legends World]] [[Optimus Primal (BW)#Legends World|Optimus Primal]] after he contracted [[Transformers sickness]] for the first time.
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[[File:Ape-X.jpg|right|300px|thumb|..Come on get down with the sickness.]]
*'''Convobat''' ([[December 19]], [[2016]])
**''ID number:'' '''LG-EX'''
{{note|[[Ape X Arms]] was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as the [[Legends World]] [[Optimus Primal (BW)#Legends World|Optimus Primal]] after contracting [[Transformers sickness]] for the second time in the ''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Legends]]'' comic.}}

:Available with the [[e-HOBBY]]-exclusive ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Convobat#Legends|Convobat]] figure, Ape X Arms is a redeco of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Apeface#Generations|Apeface]]'s accessory, in [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#OptimalOptimus|Optimal Optimus]]'s colors. Convobat and [[Megalligator#Legends|Megalligator]] can ride Ape X Arms in robot mode. Ape X Arms can also transform into a 5 mm gun for larger ''Titans Return'' or any ''Legends'' Headmaster figures to wield, or combine with either of the two Headmasters to form a jet.

:As a redeco of a Titan Master vehicle accessory, care must be taken with the gun mode's handle: the handle fits tightly in many 5 mm-compatible closed hands, and combined with the handle's lack of metal pin running through the joint, removing it by force causes the handle to pop out of the joint.
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===''Platinum Edition''===
[[File:Transformers-Platinum-Edition-BM-Optimus-Primal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Probably not as fun as a barrel of munkies.]]
* '''Optimus Primal''' (Year of the Monkey exclusive, 2016)
** ''Accessories'': Disc
{{toydesigner|[[Ramon Campos]] (Hasbro)}}

:Sold at the rather expensive price of $140.00 (but often discounted), ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' "Year of the [[Trukk not munky|Monkey]]" Optimus Primal is a redeco of [[#Robots in Disguise (2001)|''Robots in Disguise'' Air Attack Optimus Primal]], with his coloration inspired by an amalgamation of [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Primes]] and/or [[Primal Prime]]. He retains all the electronic gimmicks from the previous toy, with an exception of the voice clips (unfortunately, only the lines "Optimus Primal" (said ''twice'') and "Transformers" are played) and sound effects/music, which was newly recorded. He also sometimes yells "transform!" when pushing his chest, and now growls if you shoot the disc in beast mode or push his monkey head. The chest no longer hums after turning it on.

:His stock photos were mistransformed: both his robot and beast mode's chests were inverted, and his beast mode's thumbs were not rotated.
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:BW-Masterpiece-MP32-Optimus-Primal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Best munky ever.]]
*'''Convoy (Beast Wars)''' ([[October 29]], [[2016]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-32'''
**''Hasbro release name:'' '''Beast Convoy (Optimus Primal)'''<ref>[https://hasbropulse.com/collections/transformers/products/transformers-takara-tomy-masterpiece-mp-32-beast-convoy-optimus-primal Used only on the Hasbro Pulse website listing.]</ref>
**''Hasbro release date:'' [[June 1]], [[2022]]
**''Accessories'': Three ape faces, four robot faces, two Cyber Blades, skull flail (Asia exclusive)
{{toydesigner|[[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist)}}

:Released to celebrate ''Beast Wars''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s 20th anniversary, ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Convoy is a faithful recreation of the character as he appeared in the Mainframe animated series.

[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP32-Asia-exclusive-skull-flail.jpg|left|100px|thumb|It's a lost art of weaponry.]]
:Matching his original figure, Convoy has two "cyber blade" swords, which can now be stored on his back in robot mode. Each wrist has cartoon-accurate flip-out "plasma cannons", while his "mega blaster" shoulder cannons have also been recreated. In robot mode, a panel can rotate in his posterior to reveal his "convoy jet".

:Convoy has the new gimmick of light-up eyes. These are powered by two computer batteries stored in the beast mode head and activated by pressing down the robot mode head. They stay lit for about ten seconds. Convoy comes with three different gorilla faces: neutral; smiling and angry, and four different robot mode faces: open-mouthed; close-mouthed; smirking and original style mouthless faceplate.

:''Masterpiece'' Convoy is an inch or two smaller than his original Ultra Class toy, comparable to Beast Wars Neo [[Big Convoy]]. Not shown in the instructions is a peghole in the waist, designed to allow Convoy to be mounted on a flying stand. Another undocumented feature is a peg on his back, that allows ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#Generations|Rattrap]] to ride on his back by plugging the aforementioned peg in the hole that is normally used for weapon storage in beast mode.

:If bought in Asian countries outside of Japan, he also comes with a die-cast skull flail based on the one that came with the original toy. It comes packaged in a cardboard box designed to look like a crate of [[banana]]s.

:Convoy was a candidate in TakaraTomy's [[Fan polls#Masterpiece Fan's Choice|''Masterpiece'' Fan's Choice]] poll in 2013, which asked fans to determine which Autobot/Maximal leader from the franchise's then-30 year history should receive a new ''Masterpiece'' toy. He only placed sixth, with 4.6% of the vote. Good things come to those who wait, we guess.

:In [[2021]], [[Hasbro Pulse]] revealed that they would be carrying Takara-Tomy's concurrent reissue of Beast Convoy exclusively through their website for a 2022 release date, with other online retailers following a couple of months thereafter. This release is identical to the original 2016 figure, except for two minor differences. First, the "Beast Wars 20th Anniversary" logo on the box front is changed to the standard Masterpiece "Long Life Design" stamp as the 20th anniversary no longer applied. Second, the figure's shoulderpads can now close fully around upper arms for ape mode, a minor error on the original run, and the previously delicate matte paint is now far more durable, no longer scratching off during normal transformation.

::*''[http://www.transformers-universe.com/i.php?ID=6541 More information on Optimus Primal (Masterpiece) at Transformers-Universe.com]''

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*'''Cheetus (Beast Wars)''' ([[February 25]], 2017)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-34'''

:Preorders of ''Masterpiece'' [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Masterpiece|Cheetus]] supplied by Hasbro Asia come with a die-cast Optimus Primal minifigure, as opposed to the [[collector coin]] typically accompanying ''Masterpiece'' releases from Hasbro Asia.<ref>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/masterpiece-cheetor-color-images.1066483/page-168#post-15460586 TFW2005 Forums discussion, 2 February 2018]</ref>

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[[File:TF-BW-MP32-Optimus-Primal-Legendary-Commander-Version.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Best-er Munkey]]
*'''Convoy (Beast Wars) Legendary Leader Ver.''' ([[June 24]], [[2017]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-38'''
**''Accessories'': Ape face, masked robot faces, two Cyber Blades, Double Blade, weapon rack, hammer, Beast Mask, backpack, [[banana]]s (Asia exclusive)

:This Optimus Primal is a redeco of the first ''Masterpiece'' figure above, with the deco greatly resembling his original toy colors and his appearance in the ''[[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers|Beast Wars Special]]'' "[[Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!]]" He also comes with a combined sword (representing putting both swords in the hand of the original toy), a "weapon rack" to mount said combined sword, an additional skull flail (a new mold from the Asia exclusive accessory that came from the first release), a new mask which is based on his original toy's mutant head, and a new backpack piece that mounts on the back peg to mount the combined swords, the skull mace and the mutant head mask on Primal's back.

:If bought in Asian countries outside of Japan, he also comes with a bunch of bananas in a cardboard crate. Each banana is a separate piece that can be removed from the stalk piece.

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[[File:MPBurningConvoy.jpg|thumb|300px|Super Simian]]
*'''Burning Convoy (Beast Wars)''' ([[March 25]], [[2020]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-38+'''
**''Accessories'': Ape faces, masked robot faces, two Cyber Blades

:Released to accompany [[Lio Convoy#Masterpiece|MP-48 Lio Convoy]], Burning Convoy is yet another redeco of the first ''Masterpiece'' figure, this time resembling his Burning Convoy appearance from "Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!" He also has a reduced inventory, with only two of the gorilla and robot faces each.

:Due to shipment issues, Hasbro Pulse's release of Burning Convoy was delayed to April 2020.

:Burning Convoy was released as an EB Games exclusive in Canada and Australia.
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===''Titans Return''===
* '''Optimus Primal''' (Titan Master, <s>2017</s>)
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:For ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'', Hasbro apparently intended to release a [[Titan Master]] version of Optimus Primal, which would have been a redeco of [[Apeface#Generations|Apeface]] with alternate head<ref name="allsparkint">[https://www.allspark.com/2018/07/impromptu-allspark-com-interview-with-john-warden-hasbro-brand-team-at-sdcc-2018/ Allspark interview at SDCC 2018]</ref> and would have been included in [[wave]] 5 alongside [[Ramhorn (G1)#TitansReturn|Ramhorn]] and [[Toraizer#Generations|Toraizer]]. A listing was first found in [[Toys"R"Us]]'s systems.<ref name="trutr">[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/08/28/titans-return-new-listings-legends-cosmos-seaspray-voyager-blitzwing-octane-324058 Toys"R"Us listings] for then upcoming ''Titans Return'' figures, including Titan Master "Optimus Prime".</ref> Almost a year later, a listing was also found on [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]]'s German website;<ref name="amazontr">[https://www.amazon.de/dp/B06WP21QJG Amazon Germany listing] for ''Titans Return'' Optimus Primal.</ref> but ultimately, Ramhorn was the only new Titan Master figure included in wave 5, and it's currently unclear how far the Toraizer and Optimus Primal even made it in the planning stage. A [[Walmart]] listing under the UPC barcode assigned to Optimus Primal now reads as "discontinued by vendor".<ref name="walmarttr">[https://www.walmart.com/ip/Discontinued-by-Vendor/133608534 Walmart listing] for what would have been ''Titans Return'' Optimus Primal, now "discontinued by vendor".</ref>
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===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:POTP-Leader-Evolved-Optimal-Optimus.jpg|thumb|If you don't want ''Beast Wars'' to win, don't put it on the ballot!|300px]]
* '''Evolution Optimal Optimus''' (Leader Class, [[2018]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-27'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[August 25]], 2018'''
**''Accessories'': Evolution Armor, two cannons/clubs, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix of Leadership]] frame, Matrix of Leadership core, 2 blast shields
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Gray]] and [[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:In accordance with his victory in a poll to choose the next [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], Optimus Primal received a toy in ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''. Like all ''Power of the Primes'' Leader Class figures, Optimus is a small Deluxe-sized robot who combines with the armor to form a larger figure based on the "Optimal Optimus" toy from the original ''Beast Wars'' toyline. His smaller robot form transforms into a futuristic cargo ship; according to Hasbro at [[Toy Fair 2018]], the inner robot is meant to represent his Cybertronian form.

:He includes a Matrix of Leadership accessory with a removable center crystal, allowing any [[Prime Master]] to take its place. The Matrix can store in the cockpit, in reference to the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[Optimal Situation]]", as well as two cannons which can be held as clubs or as guns in robot mode, and they can store in the legs of the Evolution Armor in ape mode. The Evolution Armor transforms into Optimal Optimus's gorilla mode, minus his backpack. The gorilla can ride Optimus Primal's ship mode as a surfboard, as a callback to Primal's [[#MegaTransmetal|Transmetal]] body and [[#Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|''Beast Wars 10th Anniversary'']] Deluxe figure. Optimus Primal can transform into a backpack for the gorilla, or combine with the armor to form a jet; the toy does ''not'' turn into the wheeled "ground cruiser" mode of the original OpOp. His two cannons can be placed next to his head, or on his chest after moving the cockpit downwards. They can also be left off and combined into a larger rifle or stored on his legs. In combined robot or ape mode, the weapons (individually or as a rifle) can be pegged into a 5mm post hole on either thumb, through there is no real way to do this that isn't awkward due to the placement.

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[[File:TF-PotP-SDCC-2018-Throne-of-the-Primes-Optimus-Primal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Optimus Prime's belief that "[[Triple Takeover|thrones are for Decepticons]]" isn't shared by Optimus Primal.]]
*'''Throne of the Primes''' (Leader Class, 2018)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-43'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[January 26]], [[2019]]'''
**''Accessories'': Evolution Armor, two cannons/clubs, Matrix of Leadership frame, Matrix of Leadership core, 2 blast shields, crown, [[Scepter of Sparks]], [[Throne of the Primes]], 4 Prime Master figures

:''Power of the Primes'' "Throne of the Primes" Optimal Optimus is a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2018-exclusive redeco of Evolution Optimal Optimus. The biggest change in his deco is to the Evolution Armor itself, which features the same colors as the core figure. The waist and backpack of the core figure, along with the blast shields, are cast in same dark gray as his shoulders, chest, and calves. The outer shell of the Matrix core figure is recolored reddish-orange, and the cannons feature additional paint applications.

:The additional accessories tie in to Primal's winning of the [[Power of the Primes (franchise)#Notes|2017 fan vote for the next Prime]]. The Scepter of Sparks, modelled after the [[#MegaTransmetal|Transmetal figure]]'s club, which doubles as a mace, can hold up to four Prime Masters, such as the four included in this set. The crown is a new mold, featuring the Maximal logo on the front. Finally, the Throne of the Primes, while a cardboard insert, features artwork of the faces of the eight other competitors in the survey—[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]], [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], and [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Unknown Evil]]. The Prime Masters can also be stored in the [[Halo of Primus]], a circular rotating plastic tray included on the back of the throne.

:The four Primes he comes with are [[Amalgamous Prime#Generations|Amalgamous]], [[Nexus Prime#Generations|Nexus]], [[Prima#Generations|Prima]] and the [[Thirteenth Prime#Generations|Thirteenth]].

:For some odd reason, HasbroToyShop stock photography showed the figure with a [[Megatronus]] [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Generations|Inferno]] [[Prime Master/Combinations|card]], despite the figure coming with his own special card.

:Debuting at SDCC 2018, this set was later made available via [[Hasbro Toy Shop]], but sold out in about 20 minutes. The toy was later released at general retail in Taiwan and Japan.

===''Encore''===
[[File:Encore-Returns-Convoy.jpg|thumb|300px|Ha, screw you [[scale]]!]]
*'''Returns Convoy''' ([[November 24]], [[2018]])
**''Accessories'': Disc

:''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' Returns Convoy is a redeco of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' Supreme Class [[#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Air Attack Optimus Primal]], featuring a show-accurate deco on the majority of the figure (which had the pleasant side effect of curing the toy of [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]]). As a Japanese re-release, Returns Convoy's voice lines are provided by [[Takehito Koyasu]], including one referencing the infamous "Yvonco Pettanko" joke from the ''Beast Wars Returns'' episode "[[Fallout|The Cost of Victory]]".
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===''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''===
[[File:TF-WFC-Kingdom-Voyager-Class-OptimusPrimal.jpg|thumb|300px|New slogan of the year: [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|TRUKK]] '''AND''' MUNKY!]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (Voyager Class, [[2020]])
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-K8'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''KD-01'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 27]], 2021
**''Accessories'': Two "Cyber blades"
{{toydesigner|[[Lenny Panzica]] (Hasbro)|[[Ken Christiansen]] (concept artist)}}<ref>Transformers panel at [[Hasbro PulseCon 2020]]</ref>

: Released to commemorate the 25th anniversary of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'', ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' Optimus Primal transforms from a robot accurate to his appearance in the first season of the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon into a realistic gorilla in 22 steps, as well as a cartoon-accurate ''King Kong'' style bipedal gorilla third mode. The figure makes up for its size with above-average articulation, including butterfly shoulder joints, double-jointed knees, opening hands, rotating shins for a foot point, and toe articulation in both modes. Optimus Primal also has fold-out shoulder cannons, two Cyber Blades that store on his back in either mode, and pop-out jointed forearm blasters. A rarity for the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'', Optimus Primal has no [[5 mm post|5 mm]] ports barring his hands, making him largely incompatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]. However, he still features 3 mm posts at the end of his blaster tips, as well as his buttflap; helping to replicate his "Primejets" from the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon. His hands also feature articulated fingers along with a thumb molded to approximate the 5 mm peghole, although due to this he cannot hold both Cyber Blades in one hand as the original figure could.

:Stock renders cast his robot mode feet in a more show-accurate grey. Hasbro stock photography (right) is mistransformed, with the robot mode's shoulder cannons still extended on the gorilla's shoulders. Some pictures also pose his gorilla legs in a way that makes the flap of thigh-covering [[kibble]] appear like a loincloth, when it can plug into his [[flight stand]] port to sit flush with the legs for a natural appearance. Optimus Primal also comes packaged with his shoulder cannons deployed, although they can be folded away in robot mode. Some specimens have silver paint on the Cyber Blades, others are off-white. It is not known which [[variant]] is more common.

:Like all ''Kingdom'' Voyager figures, Optimus Primal comes with a [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] card that "[[Source:Golden Disk destinies|reveals a possible destiny of a key character]]", with each character having three possible destiny variants.

:Optimus Primal was retooled into ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' [[Nemesis Primal]].
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:WFCNetflixtoy-Maximal-Optimus-Primal.jpg|300px|thumb| Reject 1984; Return to Munky]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (Battle 2-pack, 2021)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''WFC-19'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[December 29]], 2021
: Netflix Optimus Primal is a minor redeco of the Kingdom figure, with the only major differences being show accurate grey feet, lighter eyes in beast mode, and all-around darker colours. Gunmetal replaces all light silver on the figure and light silver replaces the metallic blue on the inner chest section. Primal is packaged with a similarly redecoed [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Rattrap]] figure.
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===''Vintage Beast Wars''===
[[File:Vintage-Beast-Wars-Optimus-Primal.jpg|300px|thumb| You have seen this toy ''so many times'' on this page.]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (Reissue, [[2021]])
**''Accessories'': Two swords, four missiles, flail

:In celebration of the 25th anniversary of ''Beast Wars'', the original 1996 Ultra Class Optimus Primal was reissued under the ''[[Vintage|Vintage Beast Wars]]'' lineup. Optimus Primal features all the same accessories and functionality as the latest mold use of the original toy but differs slightly in deco, having a slate blue instead of regular blue for the missiles, swords, and mace handle. The front and back of the head are now cast in gray plastic, painted dark metallic blue and the faceplate is then ''painted'' flat gray over that, as opposed to the original, where the back was cast in red plastic and the front was flat gray plastic with the helmet painted blue. The chest is also lacking any inner red paint applications from the original.

:Much like ''[[Vintage|Vintage G1]]'', Optimus Primal is packaged in a box styled after the original ''Beast Wars'' toy packaging, [[package art]] and all. Also similar to ''Vintage G1'', the time disparity since the original release has the toy reasonably set at over double the price of the toy's 1996 release, $52.99 USD versus $20, and is exclusive to [[Walmart]] in the United States and Canada. Due to accommodating multiple languages, the bio card is also rather drastically changed, including using a silhouette of 2007 ''[[Movie (franchise)|Transformers]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime's]] head for the intelligence. The [[cross-sell]] for [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Vintage Beast Wars|Cheetor]] and [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#Vintage Beast Wars|Rattrap]] label them both inaccurately as Mega Class figures, instead of Deluxe Class and Basic Class, respectively (though both ''are'' priced the same).
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===''Classic Heroes Team''===
[[File:Classic Heroes Team Rescan Optimus Primal toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]

*'''Optimus Primal''' (All Star Rescan, [[2022]])

: ''[[Transformers: Classic Heroes Team|Classic Heroes Team]]'' Optimus Primal is a ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (toyline)|Rescue Bots]]''-style Rescan figure, featuring a simple conversion from gorilla to robot mode. He features a pair of (non-firing) missile launchers on his back in both modes.

: Somewhat of a rarity among ''Transformers'' toys, both the toy itself and its packaging lack insignias or any kind of mention to what faction the character belongs to.

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===''Authentics''===
[[File:TF-Authentic-Titan-Changers-Optimus-Primal.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''King Kong Adventure Phock''.]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (Titan Changer, 2022)

:''Authentics'' Titan Changer Optimus Primal is a 28cm figure with a very simple conversion from robot to gorilla.

:The toy was first [https://www.thetoyshop.com/action-toys-figures/action-figures/Transformers-Titan-Changers---Optimus-Primal-28cm-Figure/p/560587_PRMAL listed at thetoyshop.com], without any fanfare.

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*'''Optimus Primal''' (Bravo, 2023)
**Accessories: 2 Blasters

:Released in the sixth wave of [[Transformers Authentics|''Authentics'']] "Bravo" figures, Optimus Primal is a smaller version (about the size of the regular Legends/Core Class) of the character, and transforms into a gorilla. He comes with two blasters that he can hold or mount on his back in gorilla mode. Unlike most of the "Bravo" figures, Primal features fairly decent articulation.

:The figure was first sighted in Taiwan.
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==Merchandise==
===''Beast Wars Transformers Slide Puzzle''===
*'''Beast Wars Transformers Slide Puzzle''' (1996)

:Released to advertise ''Beast Wars<nowiki>'</nowiki>'' airing in Japan, a small, hand-held slide-puzzle depicting Optimus Primal in robot mode, brandishing a sword, one arm cannon deployed, and looking very dynamic.

===''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''===
[[File:Optimusprimalmutatingcard.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
* '''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''' (1997)

:Optimus Primal was one of the 24 beast warriors to receive a battle card representation for the ''Beast Wars'' [[Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game|card game]].
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===''Beast Wars Transformers Sneakers''===
* '''Beast Wars Transformers Sneakers''' (1997)
: A pair of red, black and white sneakers, with the ''Beast Wars'' logo printed on the sole, a photo of Primal's beast mode head on the toe, and the name "OPTIMUS PRIMAL" repeated around the shoe's lateral.

===Kabaya===
[[File:BWchoco primal.jpg|thumb|Grape ape.]]
*'''Convoy vs Megatron''' (candy toy, 1997)
**''ID number:'' '''1'''

:Part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Choco|Beast Wars Choco]]'' line of [[candy toy]]s, this small soft-rubber figurine of Optimus Primal—known in Japan as a ''keshigomu''—came in a set with a similar figure of Megatron, along with a bio card and candy-covered chocolates. The figures were available in either translucent purple or smoky grey rubber.

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[[File:Bwgum primal.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Little Apetimus Prime]]
*'''Convoy''' (candy toy, 1997)
**''ID number:'' '''1'''
**''Accessories:'' Mace, two swords
:A snap together model kit of Optimus Primal was available as part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Gum|Beast Wars Gum]]'' line of [[candy toy]]s. Based on his original Ultra-class gorilla toy, the kit was sculpted from purple and black plastic with some sparse stickers for details, and could transform from robot to beast mode by being broken down into its component parts, then rebuilt into a new mode. It came with a stick of gum.

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* '''Convoy''' (1997)
: A nontransformable figurine of bat-body Primal, sculpted in a sword-wielding action pose across a blue base. Figure is painted.

* '''Convoy''' (candy toy, 1997)

: A tiny plastic Convoy figurine in his gorilla body and molded onto an irregularly-shaped stand was released by Kabaya. Labeled toy 1 of 6, the other characters in his wave were Dinobot, Rattrap, Megatron, Cheetor, and Rhinox. As always, terrible candy is included.

* '''Transmetal Convoy''' (1999, Standard Kit)
: Another small transformable figure was based on his first Transmetal body. It was multicolored and also came with gum.

* '''Transmetal Convoy''' (1999, Standard Kit)
: A second, but non-transformable figure of Transmetal Optimus Primal was made in clear plastic, blue, and gray. Gum!
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===''1999 Summer Toei Anime Fair''===
[[File:BW-Metals-Convoy-Clear-Type-Figure.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|There's two and they're blue, with a back-view showing details just for you!]]
*'''Metals Convoy Clear-Type Figure''' (Toei Anime Fair present, 1999)

: Released along with Arthur from the ''[[Microman|Tiny Giant Microman]]'' anime, this Metals Convoy figurine is a small, rubbery, transparent light-blue figurine based on his Transmetal form.

: Each figurine was packed in a semi-translucent-gray baggie, sealed with a single piece of tape. Included inside the baggie was also a sheet of paper with warnings and choking hazards on it.

: He and Arthur were available for the boy's section of the pre-screening purchase of the ''[[1999 Summer Toei Anime Fair]]''. Metals Convoy was limited to 100 pieces.
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===''Metal Monument''===
[[File:Metalmonumentconvoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Pelvic thrust: ON! Hungh!]]
* '''Metal Monument Convoy''' (TAKARA, 1999)

: As the name suggests, the product is a [[die-cast]] statue of Optimus Primal. The head is convertible/removable in order to change the normal one with the battle mask/mutant head. The [[Package art|box art]] and the design of the product are both done by [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]].
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===''Real Figure''===
[[File:RealFig Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=.88]]
* '''Real Figure Metals Convoy''' (TAKARA, 1999)
**''Accessories'': 2 shoulder panels

:A pocket-sized version of Transmetal Optimus Primal was released in Japan by Takara in 1999. The tiny figure is fully transformable from gorilla to robot, though the shoulder panels need to be removed and placed on the gorilla mode sides. The figure is low on articulation, only having movable elbows and knees, though the latter is for his transformation. It lacks the "flying surfboard" mode of the larger toy.

:This Real Figure is the only one to be transformable, as subsequent releases were merely mini-figures with limited articulation.
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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:TitaniumSeries-Primal3inch.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|This Primal wasn't built—it was ''poured!'']]
* '''Optimus Primal''' (3" Robot Master figurine, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Stand, swords

:This 3-inch die-cast and plastic figurine of Optimus Primal features him in his ''Beast Wars'' season 1 appearance, with swords drawn in an action pose. The swords can be removed from his hands if you feel like it. He came with an [[Autobot]] figure stand, weirdly enough.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/TitOptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Titanium Series Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''
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===First 4 Figures===
[[File:First 4 Figures Optimus Primal.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|This Primal wasn't built.]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (<s>2006</s> unreleased)
{{toydesigner|[[Henry Cheng]]}}

:First revealed in 2006 at both the UK<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2006/01/25/first4figures-beast-wars-and-transformers-vs-g-i-joe-statuesbusts-4267 "First4Figures Beast Wars and Transformers VS. G.I. Joe Statues/Busts"] at TFW2005.com</ref> and New York [[Toy Fair]]s,<ref>[https://tformers.com/transformers-/5568/news.html "Toy Fair 2006 - First4Figures TF & GI Joe Statues& Busts"] at tformers.com</ref> this was to be an 8-inch tall resin bust of Optimus Primal released as part of a ''Beast Wars'' tenth anniversary series by model company [[First 4 Figures]]. Primal is depicted from the pelvis and upwards and mounted on a Maximal-themed base, and is sculpted in a style generally accurate to the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon series, though with the all-blue sword of the [[#FirstUltra|original Ultra Class toy]] (and a product listing that bizarrely noted an influence from [[Dreamwave Productions]]).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070214013533/http://www.first4figures.com/exclusivesproduct_detail.asp?range=3&id=40 Optimus Primal product listing on First 4 Figures's website] (archive)</ref>

:Mini busts in the planned ''Beast Wars'' line were designed to reflect the scale of the characters as seen in the cartoon, and each was set to be limited to 1,996 pieces, in a nod to the franchise's year of origin.<ref name=ASM>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070806062058/http://toyfair06.asmzine.com/first4figures/report.html "First4Figures Limited Transformers Statues and Busts Info!"] at ASMzine.com (archived)</ref> Primal was among the first intended to be released (likely ''the'' first, given both finalised stock images and a full product listing) in July 2006, though after a series of delays, he and the rest of the ''Beast Wars'' bust line were cancelled, with First 4 Figures citing a challenging marketplace and lack of retailer interest.
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===''3D Battle-Card Game''===
[[File:3DBattleCard-OptimusPrimal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|All your favorite 3D action!]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (2007)

: A 52-point "rare" character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]'s "Energon Wars" expansion, Optimus Primal "transforms" into a black ape. He uses the same parts layout as [[Cheetor (BW)/toys|Cheetor]], [[Ravage (G1)/toys|Ravage]], and [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]], although the figure's beast mode is assembled differently. Optimus Primal is nominally the leader of the Autobots in the set. The surface of the figure uses images of the original Ultra ape toy.
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===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:Robotheroestarantulasprimal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Primal mocks Tarantulas's inability to display jazz hands.]]
*'''Optimus Primal & Predacon Tarantulas''' (Two-pack, 2008)
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]] [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'', this PVC figurine of Optimus Primal's original gorilla body has articulation in the shoulders and neck. He was available only in a "Beast Wars Series" two-pack with [[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#Robot Heroes|Tarantulas]] (amusingly enough, the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] he also came with in the ''[[MicroVerse]]'' [[Orcanoch#Beast Wars|Orcanoch]] playset).
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Maximal/RHOprimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on Robot Heroes Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Robot heroes primal jetstorm.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The next Bio-Force Ape? Only time will tell.]]
*'''Optimus Primal & Jetstorm''' (Two-pack, <s>2009</s>)
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)}}

:Optimus Primal would have come with [[Jetstorm (BM)#Robot Heroes|Jetstorm]] in this "Beast Machines Series" set. Like the other later ''Robot Heroes'' waves, this toy was cancelled because retailers only wanted ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' toys. Some managed to trickle out into the wild - the picture seen here comes from an eBay auction. He looks... Unhinged, to say the least.
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===Prime 1 Studio===
====''Premium Masterline''====
[[File:Prime 1 Studio Premium Masterline Optimus Primal.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (2017)
**''ID Number'': '''PMTFBW-01''' / '''01EX''' (exclusive)
**''Accessories'': Base, alternate head, battle mask (exclusive)

:[[Prime 1 Studio]] ''Premium Masterline'' Optimus Primal is a highly detailed statue of Primal's robot mode posing over the bits of a destroyed [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Prime 1 Studio|Waspinator]]. He features LED lights on his eyes.

:The statue comes with an alternate head with an angry expression. The exclusive version also comes with another head with his face covered by his battle mask.

:The standard version was limited to 500 pieces, while the exclusive version was limited to 200 pieces.
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====''Cutie1''====
[[File:Cutie1 Optimus Primal Figure.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (2022)
**''ID Number'': '''No:058'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

:''Cutie1'' Optimus Primal is a soft vinyl figure stylized as a button-eyed doll with chibi proportions.

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===Flame Toys===
====Furai Action====
*'''Optimus Primal''' (June 2021)
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====Furai Model====
*'''Optimus Primal''' (20??)
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===''R.E.D. [Robot Enhanced Design]''===
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[[File:TF-R.E.D.-Optimus-Primal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (2021)
**''Accessories'': 2 Cyber Blades, 2 alternate hands
{{toydesigner|[[Dennis Chan]] (sculptor)}}

:Released in the fourth wave of the ''[[Transformers R.E.D.]]'' line, Optimus Primal, 6-inch action figure akin to the ones from the ''[[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] Legends'' and ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]] The Black Series'' lines. He features over 30 points of articulation and extensive paint operations in an attempt at [[show-accuracy]].

:Optimus Primal includes two closed fists, and a pair of open hands to hold his two Cyber Blade accessories; the blades can connect end to end at the hilt to create a double-ended weapon. A blaster is hidden in each of his forearms, which are revealed by pushing underneath his wrists. Additionally, he features a pair of blasters that flip forward over his shoulders.

:As with all ''R.E.D.'' toys, Optimus Primal was a Walmart exclusive in Canada and the United States, and was later made available on [[Hasbro Pulse]] in limited quantities.
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===Transformers Character Card===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Optimus Primal and Beast Megatron.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Convoy (Beast Wars) and Megatron (Beast Wars) Set''' ([[April 14]], [[2022]])
**''ID number:'' '''15 & 16'''

:Released as part of the third wave of an [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of "Convoy" and [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#15|Translation of Optimus Primal's Transformers Character Card]]''
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[[File:Transformers Character Card Beast Wars Convobat and Megalligator.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Convobat & Megaligator{{sic}} Set''' ([[November 1]] 2022)
**''ID number:'' '''29 & 30'''

:Released as part of the fifth wave of an [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of "Convobat" and [[Megatron (BW)|"Megaligator"]] (distinct from the separate characters [[Convobat]] and [[Megalligator]]) in their Wave 1 Basic Class bodies along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]]. Optimus Primal is specifically depicted in his "[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Bat Primal]]" body.
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#29|Translation of Beast Wars Convobat's Transformers Character Card]]''

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===Jada Toys===
*'''Transformers Series 2 18-pack''' (4 cm Die Cast Figure Multipack, 2022)
:Released by [[Jada Toys]], ''Nano Metalfigs'' Optimus Primal is an incredibly small die-cast figurine molded doing an action pose. He has a little base attached to his feet for balancing reasons.

:He is marketed as an Autobot instead of a Maximal and comes in an impressive multipack with [[Jada Toys#Nano Metalfigs|seventeen other figurines]].

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*'''Optimus Prime / Bumblebee / Optimus Primal / Megatron''' (2 3/4" Die Cast Figure 4-pack, 2022)
:''Metalfigs'' Optimus Primal is a static die-cast figurine of superdeformed proportions. He is available in a 4-pack alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Metalfigs4pack|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Metalfigs4pack|Bumblebee]] and [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Metalfigs4pack|Megatron]].
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===Diamond Select===
[[File:DiamondSelectPrimal.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (2023)

:Produced by [[Diamond Select]], this "Milestone" statue of Optimus Primal represents his season 1 body. The statue stands 14 inches tall and is posed to look as though it were suspended in midair by Primal's jet exhaust. Only 1,000 were produced, with an MSRP of $500.
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==Notes==
[[File:Manta ray bw toy.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb]]
* Early in ''Beast Wars'' development, Hasbro conceived manta ray toys of "Optimus Prime" (before the cartoon made Primal a separate character) to go with "Megatron" as a sea turtle. The resulting [[McDonald's]] toy (at right) diverged in the final stage to become the separate character [[Manta Ray (BW)|Manta Ray]].
* In addition to the bat and manta concepts, Hasbro also conceived of an "Optimus Prime" lion retool of "[[Prowl (G1)/toys#Notes|Prowl]]", the early form of [[Cheetor (BW)/toys|Cheetor]] which spun off to become [[Panther]]. While the lion McDonald's toy did not come to fruition, the concept may have inspired Takara to create [[Lio Convoy]].
* The design of Optimus Primal's bat form is an [[homage]] to [[Batman]], an action figure license also held at the time by [[Kenner]].<ref>Page 78, Toy database section in ''[[Beast Wars Universe]]''</ref>
* According to Bob Forward at a BotCon panel, the "Flight Mode" Primal has in the first season of the ''Beast Wars'' animation is a vestigial reference to the bat-form, the concept being that Primal and Megatron would each have had 4(!) modes, able to transform freely between them. This was ultimately considered too difficult to animate, and the concept was dropped, Primal's "Prime Jets" being a way to prevent re-writing the flight-related parts of the scripts.
* Primal's gorilla mode, paired against [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s ''T. rex'' mode, was inspired by the showdown in the film ''[[King Kong]]''.<ref>[http://obscuretf.com/hhk/BC04interviews.html Botcon 2004 Interview with Vinnie D'Alleva], p2</ref>
* According to the control art of Optimus Primal's first gorilla toy, his chest originally seemed to be a kind of launcher instead of being an homage to the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]].<ref>Page 50, Toy database section in ''[[Beast Wars Universe]]''</ref>
* The Basic class bat Optimus Primal toy, named "Convobat" in Japan, was homaged in the [[2016]] [[e-HOBBY]]-exclusive [[Convobat#Legends|Convobat]] toy, which is characterized as a separate individual from Optimus Primal.
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Blackarachnia (BW)/toys

2023-01-07T03:38:12Z

Ronin6401:

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[[File:BWBlackarachniaCardArt.jpg|upright=1.10|thumb|Does this deco make her a "Cheetor" Girl?]]

If you have a female spider Transformer, it is almost certainly one of '''Blackarachnia'''.

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
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[[File:Blackarachniabwtoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|When she chokes you she can taste your fear.]]
[[File:BW-toy BlackarachniaTakara.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Well, she's not... ''less'' show-accurate?]]
*'''Blackarachnia''' (Deluxe Class, [[1996]] / [[1997]])
**''Takara ID number'': '''D-8'''
**''Accessories'': Launcher, 4 leg-missiles

:Part of the third wave of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Deluxes, Blackarachnia is a [[redeco]] of the [[Tarantulas (BW)#Toys|Tarantulas]] mold, transforming into a rather generic-looking organic spider. She features a removable spring-loaded launcher hidden in her beast mode abdomen, which can be "held" in her claws by plugging it into holes in her forearms. This launcher nominally fires the "grappling hook" attached to Blackarachnia's abdomen by a string, but it can also fire her front four beast mode legs, designed to be removed and used as ammunition. Like all first-year ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Deluxes, the robot mode head has both a "robot" face and a [[mutant head|"mutant" face]]; and as a redeco she used the same helmet flipping gimmick of Tarantulas. Blackarachnia has always been depicted in fiction using the "robot" one (or a rough approximation thereof).

:The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] release of the toy (coincidentally also in the third wave of the Takara line) has numerous color differences from the [[Hasbro]] version, but they are of dubious merit as far as making her more "show-accurate" go. The bright green of the Hasbro version's forearms is replaced with dull silver, while the brighter purple is replaced with a darker, more desaturated purple. These colors changes exactly match those done to the Takara release of [[Buzz Saw (BW)#Toys|Buzz Saw]]; similar changes to the previous mold-characters Tarantulas and [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Waspinator]] indicate the spider and wasp molds might have been at least partially [[gang-molding|gang-molded]]. Paint-wise, her dark copper paint is replaced with a brighter gold. Her robot mode facemask is painted gold, which is closer to the show model... but her face beneath is black with gold eyes (instead of gold with black eyes), and she inexplicably gains a new painted-black forehead crest, where the show model has gold. Japanese catalogues showed a figure with a gold face and black eyes; it is unknown why this was changed for the released figure.

: This toy has the distinction of being the first toy of a [[female Transformer]] released at retail by Hasbro, though she was neither the first retail female ''Transformers'' toy ever, or even the first female ''Transformers'' toy released by Hasbro, having been beaten to both by [[Minerva (human)#Toys|Minerva]] (by Takara in 1988) and [[Nightracer (G2)#Toys|Nightracer]] (a [[BotCon 1995]] [[exclusive]]) respectively.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Predacon/Blackarachnia/blackarachnia.htm More information on Deluxe BW Blackarachnia at TFU.info]''
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[[File:BJ's-Wholesale-Club-Rhinox-and-Blackarachnia.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*'''Deluxe Beast Assortment (Rhinox and Blackarachnia)''' (two-pack, 1996)
**''Accessories'': Launcher, 4 leg-missiles

:Sold exclusively at [[BJ's Wholesale Club]] in the eastern USA, Blackarachnia was released alongside [[Rhinox (BW)/toys#BJs2pack|Rhinox]] in a two-pack card.

:Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

::*''[https://www.shmax.com/product_details/9281/rhinox_and_blackarachnia_deluxe_beast_assortment_two_pack More infromation on Shmax.com]''

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[[File:VS8-TigatronBlackarachnia.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Battle of the redecos.]]
*'''Deep Forest Showdown: Tigatron VS Blackwidow''' (VS set, 1997)
**''ID number'': '''VS-8'''
**''Accessories'': Launcher, 4 leg-missiles

:In Japan, "Blackwidow" was available both as an individual and in a "Deep Forest Showdown" (密林の対決, ''mitsurin no taiketsu'') two-pack with [[Tigatron#VS8|Tigatron]]. Both toys were identical to their individual releases.

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[[File:Blackarachniamctm.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|She's got a great personality.]]
*'''Blackarachnia''' (Happy Meal promotion, [[1998]])
**''McNumber'': '''5'''

:Part of the second [[McDonald's]] ''Beast Wars'' Happy Meal pack-in, Blackarachnia's "[[Transmetal]]" form resembles some sort of dust mite more than a spider, though it does have a black widow-esque hour-glass shape on the abdomen. It has a ''very'' similar transformation to the earlier promotional figure [[Beetle#Toys|Beetle]].

:Like the other two Transmetal Happy Meal figures, Blackarachnia has some metallic-sheened plastic intended to resemble the colored chromed finish of the retail ''Transmetals'' toys.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Predacon/Blackarachnia/blackarachnia.htm More information on McDonald's BW Blackarachnia at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BW-toy BlackarachniaTM2.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|'Sup, bra.]]
*'''Blackarachnia''' (Transmetal 2, [[1999]])
**''Takara ID number'': '''C-48'''
**''Accessories'': Mandible grapnel-line

: The second of two [[Transmetal 2]] Megas released in ''Beast Wars'', this version of Blackarachnia transforms into a large, monstrous mechanical spider. Her thorax features a [[Insignia|faction symbol]]-switching gimmick activated by [[Blackarachnia_(BW)#Notes|rotating her spark crystal around]]. In robot mode, her beast-mode mandibles separate to form a [[Retractable string gimmick|grappling hook with retractable string]], plus she has a spring-loaded spin-kick action feature that rotates her entire lower body around. She also has a half-assed "defense mode", bringing the chromed abdomen bits down to cover her chest.

: Like all larger Transmetal 2s, Blackarachnia has hints of an abandoned "transport" mode, mainly the free-spinning wheels and concealed rockets in the spider mode abdomen. There is no discernible way for the wheels to perform their function as wheels, however.

: This toy was initially hard to find at retail, as one of the toy's features, a piece of removable chest armor (no, really), was altered slightly, delaying later shipments.

: This mold was used to make the [[BotCon 2001]] [[exclusive]] [[Arcee (G1)/toys#BotCon2001|Arcee]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Maximal/Blackarachnia/blackarachnia.htm More information on Transmetal 2 Blackarachnia at TFU.info]''
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===''Beast Machines''===
[[File:Beast Machines Blackarachnia Toy.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb|In ''Beast Machines,'' Silverbolt doubled his bird and so did she.]]
*'''Blackarachnia''' (Deluxe Class, [[2000]])
{{toydesigner|[[Tim Bradley]] (concept artist)}}

:An early toy in the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' line, Blackarachnia transforms into a [[technorganic]] spider. In spider mode, squeezing its pedipalps together raises its central fangs; they were spring-loaded to release and lower, respectively. In keeping with the early ''Beast Machines'' "articulated features" motif, her robot mode head has a multi-piece articulated brow, which can slide up to reveal two extra sets of eyes, as she does on the cartoon. Her [[Spark crystal]] is located behind a window on the left side of her spider abdomen.

:This mold was later redecoed to make the [[#UniDx|''Universe'' version of Blackarachnia]], as well as [[Crystal Widow#Toys|Crystal Widow]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Maximal/Blackarachnia/blackarachnia.htm More information on Beast Machines Blackarachnia at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Blackarachniamcbm.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|This is transformed correctly, right? Right?]]
*'''Blackarachnia''' (Happy Meal, 2000)
**''McNumber'': '''6'''

:As one of ''ten'' toys in the third Transformers McDonald's Happy Meal promotion, Blackarachnia is a super-simplified version of her retail toy, with a coloration closer to the [[Mainframe Entertainment|Mainframe]] CG model, though more shockingly pink rather than maroon. This toy is designed for the younger set, with softer plastic and no removable parts.

:She is the only [[Beast Era]] character to get two McDonald's Happy Meal toys.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Maximal/McBlackarachnia/blackarachnia.htm More information on McDonald's BM Blackarachnia at TFU.info]''
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
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[[File:Blackarachniauniversetoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You can pick your faction, and you can pick your girlfriend, but you can't pick your girlfriend's faction.]]
*'''Blackarachnia''' (Deluxe Class, [[2003]])

:Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Deluxes, Blackarachnia returned as a [[Decepticon]] and as a redeco of [[#Beast Machines|the original ''Beast Machines'' figure]]. However, her forearms were [[Misassembly|mistakenly swapped]], leaving her forearm "spikes" pointing up towards her biceps rather than down near her elbows. She received a Decepticon [[Insignia|faction symbol]] over her [[spark crystal]] as well.

:This mold (with the same swapped-forearms error) was used to make [[Crystal Widow#Toys|Crystal Widow]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/Blackarachnia/blackarachnia.htm More information on Universe Blackarachnia at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Blackarachnia unreleased.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Eyow.]]
*'''Leatherhide Vs. Blackarachnia''' (Halloween Horrorcon Value Pack, <s>200?</s>)
**''Accessories'': Launcher, 4 leg-missiles

:In 2004, a group of test-shots made their way onto eBay, among them a [[redeco]] of the original ''Beast Wars'' Tarantulas/Blackarachnia mold in black with silver spider-legs and salmon-colored robot parts. Later, Hasbro's official website checklist featured listings for two ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' "Halloween [[Horrorcon (Universe)|Horrorcon]] Value Packs" that were to be Wal-Mart [[exclusive]]s... which also likely explains why they were canceled. (Wal*Mart had taken a good half-dozen exclusives and released them more-or-less simultaneously, leading to a huge glut. A lot of other ''Transformers'' exclusives were canceled during the ''Universe'' era.) One of the sets was "[[Leatherhide (Universe)|Leatherhide]] Vs. Blackarachnia"... and thus, the mystery spider was confirmed, as the other test-shots in that group lined up with the name listings given in the sets.
::*''[http://s33.photobucket.com/user/binalternator/library/unreleased/halloween_horrorcons?sort=4&page=1 Gallery of Halloween Horrorcon test-shots]''
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===''Beast Wars Returns''===
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[[File:Blackarachniabeastwarsreturnstoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|What a maroon.]]
*'''Blackwidow''' ([[November 18]], [[2004]])
**''ID number:'' '''BR-04'''

: Part of the Japanese Toys"R"Us-[[exclusive]] ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars Returns]]'' series, this toy is a redeco of the original ''Beast Machines'' Deluxe Class Blackarachnia in a more show-like maroon coloration. Reportedly, this toy was limited to 3000 pieces, a full thousand ''less'' than the others in the original assortment. Since she was also the most changed from the US release in the initial batch of toys, this made her considerably harder to get.
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===''Beast Wars Telemocha Series''===
[[File:Blackarachniatelemocha.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|It almost works!]]
*'''Blackwidow''' ([[March 22]], [[2007]])
**''ID number:'' '''TM-06'''
**''Accessories:'' Launcher, 4 leg-missiles

:As part of the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Telemocha Series|Beast Wars Telemocha]]'' line, the [[#Dx1|original Deluxe Class Blackarachnia toy]] was ''extensively'' redecoed with a ridiculous number of gold [[paint operation]]s, making her closer to [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] in coloration than the other versions of the mold, but still not quite there. (Her shoulders are silver in the show.) All of the [[gimmick]]s of the original toy were retained, though her alternate head didn't receive any paint that wasn't intended to make her nominal head look more show-accurate.

:She came with a DVD containing "The Assassin Virus", the Japanese dubbing of ''Beast Wars'' episode 10, "[[Gorilla Warfare]]".
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Destron/BlackWidow/blackwidow.htm More information on Telemocha Blackarachnia at TFU.info]''
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===''Animated''===
[[File:Ani-toy Blackarachnia.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|I promise... not... to kill you! SPIDAAAAAAAH]]
*'''Blackarachnia''' (Deluxe Class, [[2008]])
**''Takara ID number:'' '''TA-09'''
**''Accessories'': Grapnel-hook
{{note|''Animated'' [[Blackarachnia (Animated)#Toys|Blackarachnia]] was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as the original Blackarachnia in the [[2005 IDW continuity]].}}

:Part of the second wave of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'' Deluxes, Blackarachnia transforms into a mechanical spider with some organic aesthetic. Many of her pointier parts are [[For safety reasons|molded in softer plastic]] to keep unfortunate children from putting their eyes out. She comes with a [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/grapnel grapnel] [[Retractable string gimmick|hook accessory]] with a jointed claw at the end of it; pulling out the string then pressing a button o the base's top quickly pulls the string back in. It may be mounted under her abdomen in spider mode or on her back in robot mode, via two different sets of pegs. There is also a peg hole in each wrist, for [[Spider-Man|web-slinging]] action.

: The spider's head is mis-transformed in the package, making the first step of her instructions initially confusing. Furthermore, the pedipalps will easily come off if manipulated too much, and her transformation requires that they be turned around completely. Because of this, they will often fall off over, and over, and ''over''....

: Blackarachnia was released in the first wave of Takara's ''Animated'' line in 2010. Oddly, despite the sheer amount of metallic paint applied to virtually every other toy in the first few waves, Takara Blackarachnia is nearly identical to the Hasbro version, down to the gold Decepticon symbol on her collar.

: This toy was later [[retool]]ed and given a ''Beast Wars'' cartoon-accurate deco for the [[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Legends|''Legends'' toy]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/Blackarachnia/blackarachnia.htm More information on Blackarachnia at TFU.info]''
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===''Binaltech''===
[[File:Blackwidowwildrider.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Honda wouldn't appreciate their car being hot, poisonous, and deadly.]]
*'''Blackwidow''' (<s>2005</s>)
**''ID number'': '''BT-16'''
**''Accessories'': Engine-rifle, roof-shield

:In 2005, the sculpt used for ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' [[Decepticharge#Toys|Decepticharge]] was presented as an upcoming release for the Japanese ''Binaltech'' line. Takara decided to give the toy an entirely new deco, as the Hasbro toy's deco didn't appeal to their ideal of "real-life accuracy". In robot mode, the toy was given a color scheme based on Transmetal 2 Blackarachnia, with the toy's name being changed to "Blackwidow", Takara's name for the character. Though a [[bio]] and story chapter were written to accommodate it into the ''Binaltech'' fiction, and photoshopped images released through an online retailer revealed the intended color scheme, Takara ultimately decided to cancel the toy altogether, as they were fearing that another redeco (in addition to the then upcoming ''Binaltech Asterisk'' toys) would be too repetitive. Plans to release this toy as part of a different line were never picked up again. A prototype of Blackwidow was later featured in an exhibit at Transformers Expo in 2014.<ref name="tfexpo1">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/tf-expo-pics-masterpiece-star-saber-in-color-and-more-180923/ "TF Expo Pics - Masterpiece Star Saber In Color and More!"] at TFW2005.</ref><ref name="tfexpo2">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/tf-expo-pics-part-2-g1-prototypes-movie-props-and-more-masterpiece-180925/ "TF Expo Pics Part 2 - G1 Prototypes, Movie Props, and More Masterpiece!"] at TFW2005.</ref><ref name="tfexpo3">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/tf-expo-pics-part-4-prototypes-and-figure-displays-from-diaclone-g1-g2-beast-wars-180933/ "TF Expo Pics Part 4 - Prototypes and Figure Displays from Diaclone, G1, G2, Beast Wars"] at TFW2005.</ref>

:This sculpt was ultimately released in Japan as part of an unexpected ''Binaltech'' continuation, this time as [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Binaltech|Arcee]]. The original version of the mold was used to make ''Alternators'' [[Windcharger (G1)#Alternators|Windcharger]] and ''Binaltech'' [[Overdrive#Binaltech|Overdrive]]. It was also planned to become a new toy of the [[Paradron Medic#Binaltech|Paradron Medic]], but that also got canceled.
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Blackarachnia.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Decepticon Blackarachnia''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, [[2014]])
**''Collection'': '''''Age of Extinction'' Collection 2'''
**''Accessories'': Logo brick, scoped pistol

: Part of the sixth assortment of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]]s, Blackarachnia is a [[Kreon]] mini-figure that can be rebuilt into a (four-legged) black widow spider. She sports [[Ironhide (Kre-O)|Ironhide]]'s helmet.

:Unlike prior Micro-Changer assortments, this series does not have any sort identification code for the bags' actual contents, meaning you'd best be good at the feel-though-the-bag method.

:This assortment was originally slated to be a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]], but US stores dropped the line before its release. It was still available in Canada, Australia, and Hasbro Asia's markets. In 2015, the Collection appeared in US Dollar Tree stores, with a price tag of a whopping $1 a pop. They didn't last long.
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===''Legends''===
[[File:Legendstoy-Blackwidow.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|On the "Important Blackarachnia Anatomy" hierarchy, apparently "boobs" outrank "torso."]]
*'''Blackwidow''' ('''Blackarachnia''') ([[October 24]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''LG17'''

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Blackwidow is a retool of ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'' Deluxe Class [[Blackarachnia (Animated)#Animated|Blackarachnia]]. The tooling changes include a new head, a new chest/spider eye cluster, and new, larger pedipalps that form her breastplate in robot mode...albeit made of translucent plastic. (Her pedipalps resemble the kind found on ''male'' spiders, incidentally.) Her official robot mode transformation leaves her robot arms half-transformed, with the spider leg tips unrotated, to more closely resemble the original Blackarachnia's claw-arms.

:Because her pedipalps are no longer filling in her stomach area, she now has a tiny, ''tiny'' waist. Considerably more annoying is that her torso is misassembled such that pushing up her chest/spider eye cluster into the correct position for robot mode (and thus avoiding her having a gaping hole in her chest) is considerably more difficult than it should be.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Predacon/LGBlackarachnia/blackarachnia.htm More information on ''Legends'' Blackwidow at TFU.info]''
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===''Masterpiece''===
*'''Megatron (Beast Wars)''' ([[March 30]], [[2019]])
**''ID number'': '''MP-43'''
:In one of [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Masterpiece|Megatron]]'s hidden voice clips, one of Ryōka Yuzuki's voice clips as Blackwidow was reused.

[[File:MP 46 Blackwidow.jpg|thumb|450px|The robot mode is real good, but the spider mode....]]
*'''Blackwidow (Beast Wars)''' ([[November 23]], [[2019]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-46'''
**''Accessories:'' Smiling face, screaming face, visor, visor cable, "Poison Anchor", Anchor missile, Anchor missile with cord, base, arm, spider web, robot mode spider web adapter, spider mode spider web adapter

:First shown in grayscale prototype form at Winter [[Wonder Festival]] 2019, this ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Blackwidow is an animation-accurate mold depicting her original, pre-Transmetal beast form. She transforms into a show-accurate black widow spider and features multiple accessories, including her trademark anchor missile launcher (which converts into a panel for the rear of her spider mode), a missile for the projectile and an alternate version with a cord, 2 faces for robot mode, a visor and cable, a giant energon spider web and adapters to attach her in both modes. Blackwidow's engineering means that she lacks any major traces of unwanted kibble, and for the pleasure of display owners is incredibly posable. She is also one of the smaller ''Masterpiece'' figures, and is smaller than her fellow ''Beast Wars'' castmates.

:Care should be taken especially when handling the spider legs of the figure as the tips are known to chip off.

:Per the brand unification of TakaraTomy and Hasbro, Blackwidow was directly released with no changes by [[Hasbro Pulse]] in the United States and Canada.
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===''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''===
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[[File:TF-WFC-Kingdom-Deluxe-Class-Blackarachnia.jpg|thumb|300px|You know about the “shoulder touch”?]]
*'''Blackarachnia''' (Deluxe Class, [[2020]])
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-K5'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''KD-05'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[April 24]], [[2021]]
**''Accessories'': "Poison Anchor"
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] and [[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)|[[Ken Christiansen]] (concept artist)}}

:Part of the first wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Blackarachnia transforms from a robot (mostly) accurate to her original appearance in the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon into a more realistic approximation of a black widow spider compared to previous toys. Her robot mode has some notable color differences: mainly, her spider legs are black instead of bronze, likely for realistic accuracy. Her transformation scheme shares many elements with her ''Masterpiece'' toy, albeit simplified. Due to that, her robot mode shoulders blatantly hang beneath the spider mode's head. The spider mode features [[ball joint]]ed articulation in each of its eight legs.

:Blackarachnia is equipped with her signature "Poison Anchor" missile cannon. The cannon can be stored under the spider mode, acting as a place to apply pressure to secure the robot arms when moving the spider legs. She is one of the few ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Deluxe Class-and-up molds without a waist swivel. Whether by coincidence or design, Blackarachnia's spider legs can accommodate blast effects on their ends, recreating the spider leg guns she had in the original ''Beast Wars'' show.

: A common but minor point of breakage lies in a small tab that connects Blackarachnia's chest to her torso. On many copies, the tab sits very securely into its port right out of the box. The tab's length is not entirely suitable for the motion required of the piece for the transformation. Thus, the tab will very likely snap off no matter how carefully one approaches it. A later running change for the toy shortens the tab, fixing the issue.

:Much like most of the toyline, Blackararchnia comes with one of four possible holographic [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] cards for her wave, which reveals a [[Source:Golden Disk destinies|possible destiny]] of a key character, Blackarachnia being one of them. Despite being a wave 1 release, she was a commonly-found pegwarmer throughout the entire ''Kingdom'' toyline's time on store shelves.
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===''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''===
[[File:TF-WFC-Trilogy-Buzzworthy-Worlds-Collide-Blackarachnia.jpg|thumb|300px|The universe where Blackarachnia manages a Hot Topic instead of enlisting.]]
*'''Worlds Collide''' (4-pack, 2021)
**''Series'': '''''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'''''
**''Accessories'': "Poison Anchor"

:Released as part of the ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' "Worlds Collide" 4-pack, Blackarachnia is a redeco and head-retool of the above ''Kingdom'' Blackarachnia. Transforming into an organic black widow spider; this version of Blackarachnia has been recolored to replicate her [[:File:BWBlackarachniaCardArt.jpg|original package art]] with the "normal" robot face (as opposed to the [[mutant head]]/[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] face) and a leopard pattern on her chest (yum). Due to them being attached by mushroom pegs, the upper arms/spider legs can be swapped for the ones on the Kingdom toy above to increase its accuracy to Blackarachnia's appearance in the original ''Beast Wars'' cartoon.

:Included in the set alongside Blackarachnia is [[Nemesis Primal#Toys|Nemesis Primal]], [[Fangry (G1)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Fangry]] with [[Brisko#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Brisko]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#WorldsCollide|Bumblebee]]. Outwardly branded as part of the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' on the packaging, the instructions label the set as part of ''[[Studio Series]]'', under the 2007 ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' movie, instead.

:The set was found in a Walmart in the U.S.<ref>''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Worlds Collide found at Walmart by [https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/buzzworthy-worlds-collide-set-found-at-walmart-but-not-in-system-more-pics/46101/ Seibertron.com]</ref> prior to an official reveal from Hasbro, possibly due to a shipment error. As with other ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' toys, it is exclusive to [[Target]] in the U.S.
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==Merchandise==
===''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''===
[[File:Blackarachniamutatingcard.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''' (1997)

:Blackarachnia was one of the 24 beast warriors to receive a battle card representation for the Beast Wars [[Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game|card game]].
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===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:Robotheroescheetorblackarachnia.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Cute and poisonous.]]
*'''Cheetor & Blackarachnia''' (Two-pack, 2008)
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]''-branded ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'', Blackarachnia is a simple, yet well-detailed two-inch tall figurine with exaggerated, cartoony proportions. She was only available in a two-pack with [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Robot Heroes|Cheetor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Predacon/Blackarachnia/blackarachnia.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Blackarachnia at TFU.info]''
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===Flame Toys===
*'''Blackarachnia''' (?)
:Released as part of the ''Furai Model'' line by [[Flame Toys]].
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==Notes==
*Blackarachnia's original ''Beast Wars'' card art has her wearing a spike-studded collar... while her chest seems to be leopard-spotted. Kinky.
*The [[:File:Blackarachniahappymeal.jpg|artwork]] advertising the Transmetal Blackarachnia toy on Happy Meal Bags was rendered with the toy transformed incorrectly. Her beast mode head isn't flipped down, leaving her organic-looking robot mode chest exposed.
*Blackarachnia's unreleased [[#UnUni|''Universe'' Horrorcon toy]] (as well as [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Universe (2003)|Waspinator]]) made a cameo appearance in the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' story "[[Not All Megatrons]]" as a [[mechanimal]] in the [[Toxic Sludge Swamps|swamp hideout]] of fellow Horrorcon [[Leatherhide (Universe)|Leatherhide]].

==References==
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[[Category:Alternators Decepticons]]
[[Category:Beast Machines Maximals]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Maximals]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Telemocha Series]]
[[Category:Kre-O Predacons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legends Predacons]]
[[Category:Masterpiece]]
[[Category:McDonald's exclusives]]
[[Category:Repurposed toys]]
[[Category:Robot Heroes]]
[[Category:Toys"R"Us exclusives]]
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[[Category:War for Cybertron: Kingdom Predacons]]

Tarantulas (BW)/toys

2023-01-07T03:36:17Z

Ronin6401:

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[[File:Tarantulas-BW10th.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
Originally, '''Tarantulas''' shared a mold with [[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys|Blackarachnia]], but this is generally no longer true.

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==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BWtoy-Tarantulas.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Interested in getting hog-tied with spider-butt rope? (''Takara / Hasbro "smooth bubble" version pictured'')]]
*'''Tarantulas''' (Deluxe, 1996/1997)
**''Takara ID number:'' '''D-4'''
**''Accessories'': Launcher, 4 spider-leg missiles

: Part of the first wave of [[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|''Beast Wars'' product]], Tarantulas transforms into an organic generic spider (''not'' a tarantula). His abdomen contains a spring-loaded missile launcher, which fires the anchor-missile kept in his spider-butt. This missile is attached by a string so he can hang from things like a real spider (perfect for pulling pranks). The launcher can be removed and used as a [[robot mode]] weapon, using any of his front four spider-legs as missiles. Like all early Deluxe-and-up ''Beast Wars'' toys, he has two different robot mode "heads"; a robotic face and a "mutant" face, the latter of which was formed by flipping his helmet over the front of his robot face. He is almost always depicted using the mutant face.

: The original Tarantulas...es... shipped on cards with "rocky"-shaped bubbles. Later (and more numerous) assortments moved to a smooth, rounded bubble, leading the first packaging type to become sought-after collectibles on the secondary market. This is also the source of a toy variant: smooth-bubble Tarantulaseseses lack yellow paint on the elbows found on the rocky-bubble samples. Speaking of packaging, Tarantulas's [[stock photography]] on the cardbacks showed him as being mainly transparent orange plastic rather than the transparent purple of the finalized toy.

: The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] release of Tarantulas was originally identical to the Hasbro smooth-bubble release, missing elbow-paint and all. In January 1998, a slightly color-altered version was released, using a brighter shade of green and a slightly darker gray. The color-altered version also replaced the blue eyes on the "robot" head and the black eyes of the "mutant" head with gold.

: This mold was used to make the first [[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Blackarachnia toy]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Predacon/Tarantulas/tarantulas.htm More information on Tarantulas at TFU.info]''

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[[File:VS4-DinobotTarantuas.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The classic battle of dino vs spider. We've all heard the tale.]]
*'''Ferocious Showdown: Dinobot VS Tarans''' (VS pack, July 1997)
**''ID number:'' '''VS-4'''
**''Accessories:'' Launcher, 4 spider-leg missiles

: In Japan, "Tarans" was available both as an individual and in a "Ferocious Showdown" (凶暴の対決, ''kyōbō no taiketsu'') two-pack with "[[Dinobot (BW)/toys#VS4|Dinobot]]". Both toys in this set were identical to their individual releases.

: Both the original toy and Takara's later "more show-like" redeco of Tarantulas was released via this VS set.<ref>[https://twitter.com/tfwiki/status/1418228061464678400]</ref>

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[[File:BW Biocombat Ani Mutants Orcanoch.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Maximal Orcanoch Micro Playset''' (Playset, 1997)

:In Europe, the ''Beast Wars''-branded ''[[MicroVerse]]'' playsets (see below) were released solely as ''Beast Wars/Biocombat'' (English/Spanish/Italian packaging) or ''Beast Wars/Ani Mutants'' (French/Dutch/German packaging) products.

:This release is entirely identical to the [[#MicroVerse|US ''MicroVerse'' release]] of the toy, aside from the packaging and the branding.

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[[File:BWtoy-TarantulasTransmetal.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|I'm-a spawn of-a Unicron! I-a slice-a ya pizza!]]
*'''Tarantulas''' (Deluxe Transmetal, 1998)
**''Takara ID number:'' '''D-44'''
**''Accessories'': Sawblade weapon

: Part of the first assortment of Deluxe [[Transmetal]]s, Tarantulas transforms into a robotic spider. He also has a third "transport" mode, flipping down a wheel from his abdomen and a saw-blade from under his beast-head, making a spidey-cycle. The saw detaches for robot mode to become a hand-held weapon.

: The Japanese version of "Metals Tarans", released in September 1999, is slightly different, replacing the "TARANTULAS" [[tampograph]] with "DESTRON" and the Predacon sigil, plus his robot mode eyes are painted as a single visor to match the show look better.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Predacon/Tarantulas/tarantulas.htm More information on Transmetal Tarantulas at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Tarantulas-FKTM.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|It's like Eight Legged Freaks, but classier, and with a pizza cutter.]]
*'''Tarantulas''' (Deluxe "Fox Kids" Transmetal, 1999)
**''Accessories'': Sawblade weapon

: Transmetal Tarantulas toy was later redecoed in grays, silver, and black, as part of the second wave of "[[Fox Kids]]" toys, so called for the advertisements for the Fox channel on the packaging (as the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]] had moved there from syndication). Internal Hasbro documents have listed this toy as "Steel Force Tarantulas",<ref>https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.toys.transformers/C30fV9dqOK0/gPO8D3N_PAUJ</ref> a name that did not make it to final packaging.

: These colors were used to depict Tarantulas in the ''[[Primeval Dawn]]'' and [[Transformers: Universe (comic)|''Universe'' comics]]. This toy was also later [[repurposing|repurposed]] as Tarantulas's [[Tarantulas (BWSG)|''Shattered Glass'' counterpart]]. With the toy's limited availability, its secondary-market asking price is kind of up there, thanks to its use in the [[BotCon]] fiction.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Predacon/FKTMTarantulas/tarantulas.htm More information on Fox Kids Tarantulas at TFU.info]''

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*'''Strength Showdown: Metals Rhinox VS Metals Tarans''' (VS set, September 1999)
**''ID number'': '''VS-44'''
**''Accessories'': Sawblade weapon

: In Takara's ''Metals'' line, "Metals Tarans" was also available in a "Strength Showdown" (剛力の対決, ''gōriki no taiketsu'') VS set with [[Rhinox (BW)/toys#VS44|Transmetal Rhinox]]. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.
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===''MicroVerse''===
[[File:Tarantulas-Microverse.jpg|100px|thumb|I'm not [[Fantastic Four|The]] [[Thing]], I swear!]]
*'''Maximal Orcanoch Micro Playset''' (Playset, 1997)
**''Series'': '''''Beast Wars: Transformers'''''

: A small, non-transforming micro-figure of Tarantulas came with the ''[[MicroVerse]]'' [[Orcanoch]] playset. It was presumably painted based on the original design, as its upper body is copper rather than purple. Its only articulation is at the waist, letting it sit in any of the ''MicroVerse'' mini-vehicles or playset stations.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Predacon/Tarantulas/tarantulas.htm More information on MicroVerse Tarantulas at TFU.info]
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===''Beast Wars 10th Anniversary''===
[[File:BWXtoy-Tarantulas.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He's not here to help assemble Transmutate. That leg's his dinner.]]
*'''Predacon Tarantulus''' {{sic}} (Beast Wars 10th Anniversary, [[2006]])
**''Accessories:'' Launcher, 4 spider-leg missiles

:This toy is a slight [[redeco]] of the original Tarantulas toy, more closely resembling Tarantulas's appearance in the cartoon (save the big Predacon faction sigil tampograph). Part of the second wave of [[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|''Beast Wars'' 10th Anniversary product]], he came with a DVD of the episode "[[Spider's Game]]", plus the left leg to [[Transmutate (BW)|Trans-Mutate]].

:This release of Tarantulus has [[Misassembly|misassembled]] forearm/claws, which can be easily swapped to the correct position due to the [[ball joint]]ed elbows. Due to trademark, His packaging renders his name as Tarantul'''u'''s.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Predacon/PredaconTarantulas/predacontarantulas.htm More information on 10th Anniversary Tarantulas at TFU.info]''

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===''Timelines''===
[[File:Timelinestoy-TarantulasDOFP.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Everyone's second-favorite purple-and-yellow motorcycle two-Mini-Con-having servant of Unicron.]]
*'''Tarantulas''' (TFSS 3.0, 2015)
**''Accessories'': Axe

:Part of the third [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service#Series 3.0 (2015)|Transformers Figure Subscription Service]], ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Tarantulas is a redeco of ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Scrapheap (G1)#United|Scrapheap]], itself a retool of ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#RTS|Transformers: Reveal the Shield]]'' Deluxe Class [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Wreck-Gar]] with a new head. He turns into a motorcycle. The toy is meant to represent his pre-''Beast Wars'' appearance. The toy also comes with two [[Arachnoid]]s that can be pegged into his left and right arms. The Arachnoids have paint applications that allow them to resemble Tarantulas' in-show claws.

[[File:Timelinestoy-TarantulasDOFPslideshow.jpg|left|thumb|150px]]
:When first revealed at [[BotCon 2014]], the toy's color was different from the final release's appearance. The toy was lighter colored (including the Arachnoids!), his mouthplate was green, and his arms were entirely colored green, among many other differences.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Predacon/TFSSTarantulas/tarantulas.htm More information on Tarantulas on TFU.info]''
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===''Combiner Wars''===
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[[File:Timelines botcon tarantulas.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|*Insert Spider-tank related caption here*]]
*'''Dawn of the Predacus''' ([[BotCon 2016]] box set)
**''Accessories'': Claw weapon, Combiner Foot/Hand

:A [[retool]] of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Deluxe Class [[Rook (CW)#Generations|Rook]], "Predacon Tarantulas" features a new head, with both it and the figure's deco being based on his Transmetal form. Tarantulas transforms into an {{w|Reconnissance vehicle|armored reconnissance}} vehicle; reminiscent to a {{w|Type 87 ARV}}. As a ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe limb he is able to combine with any Voyager Class toys released as part of the same subline or any ''Unite Warriors'' Voyager Class figure or into one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber]]'s legs but is, of course, intended to be combined with Sea Clamp, Cicadacon, Ramhorn, and Ravage to create [[Predacus#Generations|Predacus]].

:Rather than 5mm hands, Tarantulas has forward-facing 5mm ports in front of his fists. This allows him to mount his claw-like accessory as an integrated weapon or use ''Combiner Wars'' combiner hands (one of which is included) as giant "Hulk hands".

:He was available exclusively at [[BotCon 2016]] in the "Dawn of the Predacus" box set with [[Ravage (G1)/toys#BotCon2016|Ravage]], [[Ram Horn#Generations|General Ramhorn]], [[Cicadacon#Generations|General Cicadacon]], and [[Sea Clamp#Generations|General Sea Clamp]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Predacon/BCTarantulas/tarantulas.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Tarantulas at TFU.info]''
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===''Legacy''===
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[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Class-Tarantulas.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Stealing the surgical equipment from [[Knock Out (Prime)#Legacy|his wavemate]].]]
*'''Tarantulas''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-11'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[November]], [[2022]]
**''Accessories:'' Crossbow, buzzsaw
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Dennis Chan]] (sculptor)}}

:Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Tarantulas is a fairly cartoon-accurate version of the character, transforming into a realistic spider resembling a Lycosa tarantula. His accessories include a (non-firing) crossbow similar to his original toy's weapon, and a (non-spinning) buzzsaw evoking his Transmetal design.

: The ends of his spider-legs are ''sort of'' [[Fire Blast effect]] compatible; they're roughly the right diameter towards the midpoint of the "toes", but the rounded ends mean the effects need to be pushed down quite a bit to reach that point and the grip relies mainly on stretching the effects' attachment holes slightly, meaning some parts just don't want to stay on at all.

: This figure was officially revealed by Hasbro on the [[April 12]], [[2022]] Fan First Tuesday.
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==Merchandise==
===''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''===
[[File:Tarantulasmutatingcard.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''' (1997)
:Tarantulas was one of the 24 beast warriors to receive a battle card representation for the Beast Wars [[Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game|card game]].
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===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:Robotheroestarantulasprimal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Don't take your eyes off your mech fluid, Primal.]]
*'''Optimus Primal & Predacon Tarantulas''' (Two-pack, 2008)
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]] [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'', this PVC figurine of Tarantulas' original body has articulation in the shoulders and neck. He was available only in a "Beast Wars Series" two-pack with [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Robot Heroes|Optimus Primal]] (amusingly enough, the [[Maximal]] he also came with in the ''[[MicroVerse]]'' [[Orcanoch#Beast Wars|Orcanoch]] playset).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Predacon/RHTarantulas/tarantulas.htm More information on Robot Heroes Tarantulas at TFU.info]''
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===Prime 1 Studio===
*'''Megatron Transmetal 2''' (2023?)
**''ID Number'': '''PMTFBW-03''' / '''03DXS''' (Deluxe)

:[[Prime 1 Studio]] ''Premium Masterline'' [[Megatron (BW)/toys#P1STransmetals2|Megatron Transmetal 2]] is a highly detailed statue of Megatron's robot mode posing over a defeated Transmetal Tarantulas.

:The regular release of the statue comes only with Tarantulas' intact upper body attached to the base. The Deluxe version, meanwhile, comes with an extra right arm for Megatron that is holding the decapitated head of Tarantulas and alternate body parts that replace Tarantulas' regular head with the internal mechanisms of his sliced neck.

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==Notes==
[[File:BWcommercial-Tarantulas.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Not terribly appealing.]]

*Tarantulas is referred to as simply "Tarantula" in the [[commercial]] advertising his toy. This commercial and also early promotional pictures showed the original Tarantulas toy as being transparent orange, but the final toy was a clear deep purple instead. Presumably, this was for a little visual variety in the early line, which already had a largely tan toy ([[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]) and a largely yellow toy ([[Cheetor (BW)/toys|Cheetor]]) in the Deluxe range, plus a Mega-sized Predacon arachnid then planned to be orange ([[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]]), and [[Tigatron]], who was at one point slated to be a traditional orange tiger.
*In [[:File:TarantulasArm.jpg|the original control art for Tarantulas]], the claws are shown in the same configuration as used in the show. In other words, the claws were somehow swapped during the assembly process and have remained as such on every version of the mold thereafter.
*The original Hasbro ''Beast Wars'' packaging art for Tarantulas depicts him with his mutant mask on; his later redeco Blackarachnia was drawn with the mask off, likely for a distinctive contrast. [[Wolfang (Maximal)#Toys|Wolfang]] and [[K-9#Toys|K-9]] as well as [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Toys|Waspinator]] and [[Buzz Saw (BW)#Toys|Buzz Saw]] share this status.

==References==
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[[Category:Beast Wars combiners]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Predacons]]
[[Category:Legacy Predacons]]
[[Category:Robot Heroes]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:Toys"R"Us exclusives]]
[[Category:Transformers with three modes]]
[[Category:Transmetals]]
[[Category:Universe Predacons]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]