Age of the Primes

[Sparky Prime]

Hasbro has revealed the next line, the Age of the Primes (and also a Sonic/Tails crossovers figures, a Mixmaster line, and have an introduction video for the Thirteen).

The first figures are:
The Thirteen Star Optimus Prime
The Thirteen Megatronus the Fallen
G2 Grimlock
Aerialbot Silverbolt
The Thirteen Prima Prime
(Armada) Red Alert
The Thirteen Solus Prime
Aerialbot Air Raid
(Animated) Fugitive Waspinator
Aerialbot Slingshot

So, they are continuing the trend of the past few years different universes mashing up. After the Power of the Primes line seemingly teased the Thirteen, only to make them Power Master type figures, I didn't think Hasbro would make actual figures of them. Well, I guess that remains to be seen, because a few of them I think would be hard to translate to toys...

Seems like they've chosen some different aesthetics for the Primes. Prima they've apparently based the head on a design of one of the first Matrix bearers Rodimus encountered in "Five Faces of Darkness". Not a fan of it personally. Not sure what the body is inspired by. Megatronus/The Fallen is based on the Dreamwave design. Solus appears to be based on the Machinima design, but with vehicle kibble.

The video shows Liege Maximo based on the original Marvel Comics design. Micronus looks to be based on the RiD2015 design. Vector Prime looks like the recent Legacy figure. Quintus and Onyx look to be the based on the Covenant of Primus designs, although Onyx in the statues seems to have two legs, while the more detailed art shows him with the centaur design. Be cool if they gave him a bipedal mode and a quadapedal mode. Sseems odd that the product description for G2 Grimlock says he's a descendant of Alpha Trion, when the lore is Transformers with beast modes are supposed to be descendent from Onyx. Alpha Trion, Alchemist Prime, Nexus Prime and Amalgamous Prime appear to be somewhat new variations. Given the multiversal mashup of characters, I wonder if the variations of the Thirteen designs is meant to reflect that.

Disappointed that once again they've made Optimus Prime a member of the Thirteen. But at least they depict him in his Powermaster/Star forms so that it isn't just the standard Optimus Prime.

[Ursus mellifera]

They're getting me for blue Grimlock. That might be the first TF I bought for myself (him or green Beachcomber. I can't remember which). They're getting me for SURE.