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[[Image:Grindor-ROTFhooks.jpg|thumb|right| | [[Image:Grindor-ROTFhooks.jpg|thumb|right|400px|And there, on the eye socket, was a ''hook!'' Ooooooooooh.]] | ||
As if an [[Ion blaster|almost]] [[Barrage cannon|unbeatable]] [[Dual Energon Swords|arsenal]] was not enough, Optimus Prime | As if an [[Ion blaster|almost]] [[Barrage cannon|unbeatable]] [[Dual Energon Swords|arsenal]] was not enough, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] also has his '''energon hooks''', if he wants to make things more [[Decapitation|daring]] in ways that swords can't. | ||
The hooks are | The energon hooks are extended from his forearms in the same manner as the swords. | ||
== Fiction == | == Fiction == | ||
=== ''Revenge of the Fallen'' film === | === ''Revenge of the Fallen'' film === | ||
To help [[NEST]] | To help [[NEST]] combat [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]], Optimus Prime was sent to [[Shanghai]] by plane. Deploying from the plane that was transporting him in vehicle mode, Prime used three parachutes to reach the ground safely, whereupon he cut the parachutes with his energon hooks. | ||
Prime | Prime later used the energon hooks again in his attack on [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]], using them to tear the Decepticon's head apart. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}} | ||
== Toys == | ==Toys== | ||
=== Transformers (2010) === | ===''Transformers'' (2010)=== | ||
==== Voyager Class toys ==== | ====Voyager Class toys==== | ||
* '''Battle Blades | * '''Battle Blades Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2010) | ||
:For the Japanese release of this mold, the energon swords were replaced by the energon hooks. | |||
==== Leader Class toys ==== | ====Leader Class toys==== | ||
[[Image:TF2010_ROTF_LeaderOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|200px|]] | [[Image:TF2010_ROTF_LeaderOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|200px|]] | ||
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2010) | *'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2010) | ||
[[Category: | :This [[retool]] of the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Leader class Optimus Prime toy replaces the energon swords with hooks, and uses the head of "Buster" Optimus Prime. Other changes included new battle-damaged paint and a new voice box. | ||
===''Dark of the Moon''=== | |||
====Voyager Class toys==== | |||
[[Image:DOTMtoy-OptimusPrimeVoyagerwithComettor.jpg|right|thumb|200px]] | |||
*'''Optimus Prime''' / '''Includes Deluxe Class [[Comettor (DOTM)|Comettor]]''' (Multi-pack, 2011) | |||
: This [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]] release of Optimus Prime is the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toyline]] "Battle Blades" Optimus Prime toy, released in the United States for the first time with the Japanese release's hooks (instead of swords), among other changes. | |||
:This exclusive has a peculiar and common error in that the arm hooks' hubs stick out farther than they should, causing a gap that runs down the middle of the cab's nose in vehicle mode. | |||
==Merchandise== | |||
===''Dark of the Moon''=== | |||
====Dual Model Kit==== | |||
[[Image:DOTM_DualModelKit_OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|300px|]] | |||
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2011) | |||
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DMK01''' | |||
:Battle Hook parts (from ''Revenge of the Fallen'') are available if ordered through [[Toys"R"Us]] Japan. | |||
[[Category:Energon|Hooks]] | |||
[[Category:Melee weapons]] | |||
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen weapons]] | |||
[[Category:Transformers (2010)]] | |||
[[Category:Optimus Prime's weapons]] | |||
Latest revision as of 06:55, 9 December 2024
As if an almost unbeatable arsenal was not enough, Optimus Prime also has his energon hooks, if he wants to make things more daring in ways that swords can't.
The energon hooks are extended from his forearms in the same manner as the swords.
Fiction
[edit]Revenge of the Fallen film
[edit]To help NEST combat Demolishor, Optimus Prime was sent to Shanghai by plane. Deploying from the plane that was transporting him in vehicle mode, Prime used three parachutes to reach the ground safely, whereupon he cut the parachutes with his energon hooks.
Prime later used the energon hooks again in his attack on Grindor, using them to tear the Decepticon's head apart. Revenge of the Fallen
Toys
[edit]Transformers (2010)
[edit]Voyager Class toys
[edit]- Battle Blades Optimus Prime (Voyager Class, 2010)
- For the Japanese release of this mold, the energon swords were replaced by the energon hooks.
Leader Class toys
[edit]
- Optimus Prime (Leader Class, 2010)
- This retool of the Revenge of the Fallen Leader class Optimus Prime toy replaces the energon swords with hooks, and uses the head of "Buster" Optimus Prime. Other changes included new battle-damaged paint and a new voice box.
Dark of the Moon
[edit]Voyager Class toys
[edit]
- Optimus Prime / Includes Deluxe Class Comettor (Multi-pack, 2011)
- This Walmart exclusive release of Optimus Prime is the 2010 Transformers toyline "Battle Blades" Optimus Prime toy, released in the United States for the first time with the Japanese release's hooks (instead of swords), among other changes.
- This exclusive has a peculiar and common error in that the arm hooks' hubs stick out farther than they should, causing a gap that runs down the middle of the cab's nose in vehicle mode.
Merchandise
[edit]Dark of the Moon
[edit]Dual Model Kit
[edit]
- Optimus Prime (2011)
- Japanese ID number: DMK01
- Battle Hook parts (from Revenge of the Fallen) are available if ordered through Toys"R"Us Japan.
