Editing Dark Amber Leo Prime

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{{disambig3.5|The cool but rude revenant of [[Lio Convoy (BW)|Leo Prime]]|the nigh identical evil clone|Black Lio Convoy|Leo Prime}}
:''Dark Amber Leo Prime is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]].''

[[File:Dark Amber Leo Prime.jpg|thumb|300px|"Nature made me a freak. Man made me a weapon. And God made it last too long."]]

Born from the fusion of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s remnant [[Angolmois Energy]] within [[Earth]]'s crust and the lifeless body of the great [[Lio Convoy (BW)|Leo Prime]], '''Dark Amber Leo Prime''' (ダークアンバーレオプライム ''Dāku Anbā Reo Praimu'') finds himself between two opposing forces—the righteousness of Leo Prime and the evil of Unicron. Which will prevail?

==Fiction==
===''End of G1 Universe''===
In a desperate attempt to "save" the dying universe, the [[Maximal]] [[Blue Bolts (RID)|Bluebolt]] brought the lifeless body of [[Lio Convoy (BW)|Leo Prime]] to [[Earth]], aware that remnants of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s energy still persisted, in an attempt to resurrect the great hero. After drawing a magic circle, Bluebolt was interrupted by [[Untite]], who sought to consume the lion's corpse and summoned an undead [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] to restrain the Maximal. However, the ritual still went off without a hitch and the Angolmois Energy merged with the body to form a new being: Dark Amber Leo Prime. Bluebolt was convinced that this black warrior was Leo Prime reborn, but the arrogant newborn was dismissive of the idea, insisting on being referred to as "Dark Amber". The [[Energon Matrix]] that he inherited from Leo Prime acted as a painful sort of "conscience" and forced him into rescuing the hapless Bluebolt, which Dark Amber dismissed as gratitude for bringing about his existence. Untite, on the other hand, believed Dark Amber to be his maker, Unicron himself, an event which the black robot couldn't recall. Convinced that his opponent was "incomplete" and that he could kill and consume him for great power, Untite attacked and wounded the still-feeble Dark Amber.

To save the dark hero from perishing, Bluebolt gave an offer of self-sacrifice for Dark Amber Leo Prime to consume Bluebolt's body and heal from the energy within. But Dark Amber refused, instead opting to use his planet eater abilities to regain strength from eating... dirt. (It is part of a planet, after all.) Revitalized, Dark Amber easily took down the Seeker. {{Storylink|Dark Amber Leo Prime (First)}} After getting more sustenance from the Sparkless's remnants, Dark Amber moved on to Untite, shredding him apart with his attacks. When it was revealed to Dark Amber by (the now bodiless) Untite and Bluebolt that Earth was about to explode with them still on it, the corrupted Maximal refused to accept the destruction of what became, over ten thousands of millennia, his "home" and used the Unicronian energies within him to restore the planet to a lush one filled with its former life. In the process, he also brought Untite back to tiptop shape. Together with Bluebolt and the grateful Untite, Dark Amber Leo Prime set out in Untite's ship to fix the rest of the universe. {{storylink|Dark Amber Leo Prime (Second)}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Age of Primes (End of G1 Universe)|Age of Primes}} {{storylink|Mystery of Speedia 500}}}}

===''Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic''===
Dark Amber Leo Prime was a spectator of the second week of the [[Speedia 500]] on [[Velocitron]], and fed his lion head a rock as he watched the race. {{storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3}}

==Toys==
===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-48-Black-Lio-Convoy.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|"You know, the flavor can vary greatly depending on the minerals in the dirt. I can tell which kinds of worms have crawled through there, or what sort of like roly-polies used it to raise their family in."]]
*'''Dark Amber Leoprime''' {{sic}} ([[January 28]], [[2023]])
**''ID number'': '''MP-48+'''
**''Accessories'': 4 missiles, 2 beam launchers, weapon folder
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.soundwavesoblivion.com/techspecs/interviewkojinono6.html Interview on the 40th Anniversary of the ''Transformers'' brand] with [[Kōjin Ōno]] in ''[[Transformers Generations 2024]]'', translated at Soundwaves Oblivion</ref>

:''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Dark Amber Leo Prime is a redeco of [[Lio Convoy (BW)#Masterpiece|Lio Convoy]]. He transforms from black lion to robot and is intended to replicate Lio Convoy's animated design, although his coloration is based on [[Black Lio Convoy#Toys|the original Black Lio Convoy toy]]. He is designed to scale with other ''Beast Wars''-based ''Masterpiece'' figures.

:This toy replicates many features of the original toy, like an opening chest hatch with sculpted Matrix inside, deployable arm blades and cannons, and missiles which can be inserted into his cannons, but have no launching mechanisms. He includes opening hatches on his calves which reveal articulated jet boosters. To really go the extra mile for show-accuracy, it has two slightly distinct lion heads, to better depict how in robot mode the lion head goes from furry to smooth and angular.

:Dark Amber Leoprime is also the first ''Masterpiece'' figure with CG renders instead of actual photography on the box. This extends to the front of the box, which seems to intentionally echo the original Lio Convoy figure's box art render.

::*''[[Source:The Transformers: Masterpiece#MP48+|''Masterpiece'' Dark Amber Leo Prime bio translation]]''

===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Nemesis-Leo-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I only work in black. And sometimes, very, very dark gray.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Nemesis Leo Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2023)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Nemesis Leo Prime''' (ネメシスレオプライム)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-46'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[2023]] [[October 28]]
:*''Accessories'': 4 missile blasters, 2 handheld blaster parts
:*''Known designers'': [[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[[April 4]], 2023's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qv8dh66d48 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Sam Smith]], [[Shogo Hasui]] and [[Delaney Norris]]</ref>
{{note|''Legacy'' [[Black Lio Convoy#Legacy|Nemesis Leo Prime]] was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as Dark Amber Leo Prime in [[Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3]].}}

: Released in the sixth wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Voyager-class toys, ''Legacy: Evolution'' "Nemesis Leo Prime" is a redeco of the previously-released [[Lio Convoy (BW)#Legacy|Maximal Leo Prime]], done in a gray and black color scheme with the color placement being more accurate to the ''Beast Wars II'' cartoon (the first black Lio Convoy-based redeco to do this!). Due to his nature as a villain but ''not'' a Predacon in the cartoon, his box denotes his allegiance with a Maximal insignia with a slash through it. Additionally, his QR code bio establishes him as a "Renegade Maximal".

: As a redeco of Leo Prime, Nemesis Leo Prime contains the same "[[Evo-Fusion]]" gimmicks: he includes four missile blasters that can be pegged into sections of the mane, replicating the "Lio Missile" attack, and the front paws can reveal flip-out claws based on his "Lion Claws". Additionally, he includes a two-piece handheld blaster, based on the [[Maximal Buster#Legacy|Maximal Buster]]. All six weapons are [[Fire Blast effect]]-compatible.

::''[https://www.instagram.com/p/CsPweLnMFyw/ Designer commentary from Mark Maher on Instagram]''
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==Notes==
*Dark Amber Leo Prime derives his color scheme from [[Black Lio Convoy]]'s consistently show-inaccurate toy deco.

==References==
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==See also==
*[[Black Lio Convoy]]
*[[Galva Convoy]]

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[[Category:Unicron-related characters]]