Revision as of 02:34, 9 December 2024 by ShockwaveLongarm(talk | contribs)(→Notes: the first wave of Leader Class figures has a "G2 Universe Grimlock" so the universe designations don't appear to have been entirely dropped)
First teased at Hasbro Pulse Con 2024[1], and given a full reveal at Cybertron Con later that year, Age of the Primes revolves around the mythical Thirteen Primes and their descendants.[2] Unlike the Thirteen's diminutive toys in the 2018 Power of the Primes line, these are standard-sized figures, drawing from multiple designs, and each including their artifact. Age of the Primes also continues the standard of scale, articulation, and compatibility for 3 mm effects and 5 mm weapons/armor set by the War for Cybertron Trilogy. The "descendants" of the Primes, much like Legacy, are based on characters from multiple Transformers series. Additionally, the Core Class assortment was discontinued and the Titan Class toys were decreased in size and luckily, price.
Much like Power of the Primes, a substantial part of the toyline is also dedicated to the combiner teams: the Aerialbots and the Combaticons. The Aerialbots utilize a similar system to the LegacyStunticons, with a Commander Class toy transforming into the torso and combining with an included frame that four Deluxe Class toys can attach to, but with the new gimmick of the limb bots being interchangeable.
This item is currently scheduled for release, but is not yet available at mass retail.
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Concurrently with 2025’s Studio Series assortment, the toyline sees a return to the plastic windows not seen on Transformers packaging since War for Cybertron: Kingdom. Also like Studio Series, the boxes are now less decorated than their predecessors, replacing the full package artwork with an all-black design that has art of the figure’s robot and alternate forms on one side of the window, with the robot form on the left side of the box and the toyline’s poster on the right, and little graphics on the front showing the toy’s step count.
The members of the Thirteen (and many of their designs and artifacts) are based on The Covenant of Primus, with Optimus Prime represented by his Star Convoy form.
Age of the Primes coincides with the Thirteen's major role in the theatrical film, Transformers One.
Unlike the War for Cybertron Trilogy and Legacy toylines, which were each three years long, Age of the Primes is only two years.[2][3]
Age of the Primes was previously teased with the release of LegacyVector Prime and Malleus Minotaurus, the former of whom was later featured on official art for the toyline.
Though it continues to include characters from all parts of the brand’s history, Age of the Primes mostly drops the universe designations from their names.
↑ 2.02.1"The best part of the next 2 years is, you’ll not only collect the 13 primes but theres an amazing plethora of bots that are all descendents of the primes, you can collect them all, finish mini collections, and guess their energon bloodline."—Mark Maher, Instagram, 2024/11/26
