Toy Review: War for Cybertron Earthrise WFC- E11 Optimus Prime Transformers Toys Generations War for Cybertron: Earthrise Leader WFC-E11 Optimus Prime Action Figure

 

You give an inch, they will take miles. Just say no!

Hello folks, I am back with an exclusive review thanks to my TF buddy Brandon (Aka Transfan84/Darkonen). Without delay, let's get started.

Boxing

Not included in this packaging was the matrix of leadership but that's ok because I used 86 Hot Rod's one as the placeholder. I don't do the mapping locations once again. 

Standing tall

Comes with a blaster that looks like a cross up between his G1 rifle and a canon. It can be folded in half which isn't shown here. I actually didn't like this blaster too much so I kept it away for most of the review. His chest cavity opens so you can pop the matrix inside which I will showcase later. Prime looks great here though I feel his eyes are too small or like some sites said, its a blue head with blue eyes. In other words, an overlapping of blue. His wheels behind his back does look a little funky as well. Something up with Prime's back in most versions I kid you not. I will get into this someday when I compare him with other classic Prime models. One cool thing is that his fingers can open so you could display him handling the matrix or adjust the way you want to hold things with him. 

W/Custom blaster (courtesy Darkonen once again)

The 1st pic reminds me of those animated commercial breaks back in 84. You can also peel the back part of his trailer to use as a shield. 

I wish I had a stand for this

The Autobot leader can do a myriad of poses. The blaster supplied by Darkonen works wonders here and increased Prime's awesomeness tenfold. 

Roll out!

Fairly easy to transform. I feel as if Optimus Prime was always one of those figures that was easy to transform no matter which iteration. Optimus has that "fake chest" syndrome that 86 Hot Rod and the ER Battlechargers had. However, it's his grill that is hiding behind his chest for this transformation. His gun actually can go below his trailer but the extra accessory Darkonen supplied can peg into any 5mm ports here as well. Nonnef has some upgrades to help spice up this mode. Not to mention, Roller is missing in this version which NN shells out.

The trailer expanded

His artillery robot is grey here instead of blue as you seen on the back of the box. It was then I discovered you had to buy the Drone weaponizer pack to get his rifle, roller and a few other goodies Prime possessed in the G1 series. Way to milk the fans out of more money, Hasbro. Prime needs a twin barreled canon like how Kingdom Rodimus Prime has, seriously. 

Huffer Prime

You are a true friend, Huffer

The stock blaster and the 86 Matrix.

Megatron is telling Prime, "Did you know that both of us were sent by Darkonen so that we could lead our factions respectively?" The 86 Matrix fits nicely and I attempted to use the stock blaster again. I hated it seriously. I just stuck it in his back for the remainder of this review.

Hot Rod and Optimus.

I tried to do the 30th anniversary pose (1st pic in this category) but Prime can't hold the matrix chest level thanks to his chest sticking out a little too much preventing him from bending his arms entirely. I stuck with what I could get. Oh well. Don't mind the dirty wall in the background. 

The 84 ark crew updated.

Conclusion:

This is ER Prime in the flesh. Overall, I like him. It is one of the better designs of Prime that is also closer to his G1 form. Besides his difficult to see eyes, OP handled very delightfully and he definitely fits in with the remaining WFC cast displayed above. Anyhow, later folks. Get him if you can, he probably costs a fortune now. 

Can you see my eyes now?

Transformers Netflix War for Cybertron Trilogy Autobot Bumblebee WFC-09 Review!

 

Governments have no business in healthcare

Aloha folks, without delay, we take a look at Netflix exclusive WFC-09 Bumblebee! Let's get started!

What's in the box?

I bought my NF exclusives from Anime-export.com. It was roughly the same price as it's U.S. release. The only difference was that I had to pay $40 shipping for both Soundwave (whom I will review next) and Bumblebee. It's worth it now I guess due to the fact many people are still trying to find these guys. The U.S. Soundwave release is pretty much going for $80+ now. He was $38 in AE, so not too shabby. The box slightly differs to the U.S. release due to having Japanese characters written in various places of the box. Also, the Volkswagon logo is in holographic sticker whereas is the US release is printed I do believe. The instruction manual is completely in English so this release pretty much used the US release pamphlet for this one. They also give you a nice backdrop which is based on his character artwork on the side of the box. On the other side of the box is character artwork for the the show; it's actually the same artwork used from the Earthrise box. 

Bumblebee

BB is pretty much a retool/remold of ER Cliffjumper. He even has the same weapons (which I will get more on to later) as Cliffy. Like Cliffy, he is missing his autobot insignia on his front chest. I know he didn't become an autobot till later on the show, but it would had been nice for Hastak to just slap it on his chest. His back can come off and be used as a shield or partformer as some fans put it. BB looks nice. He plays the same as Cliffy so I guess that is a plus. There are pegs on each side of his forearms allowing you to use his guns like arm cannons. 

Alt mode

If you are familiar in transforming Cliffy, then BB is a walk in the park. He has the same gimmick for storing the weapons below him just as Cliffy did. The only difference is the visual aesthetics as BB is pretty much a Volkswagon. I just wonder why they couldn't do this mode for Cliffy as well. I really dig the nostalgic look.

With ER Cliffjumper

Besides some of the obvious changes, they pretty much play and function similarly. Bumblebee's weapon is darker in color contrast and there is a silver lining on the sides for Cliffjumpers attachment whereas BB's is completely black.  Both can utilize each other's weapons and shield. 

Alt mode comparison

Despite BB looking awesome and retro in his alt mode, the lack of a 5mm port puts him in a severe disadvantage if he was to fight in this mode. However, there is the fan mode that Hastak revealed where you can flip both of their bumpers and stick their cannons on using a black peg hidden inside. For those wondering, you can swap their weapon parts. I did it on this shoot. Remember that BB's weapons are the darker variation. The back bumpers can be switched but BB's bumper is curved making it difficult to stay aligned with Cliffy's top hood. Cliffy's bumper fits BB's hood just fine. I like BB's alt mode better but if you were into combat mode, then Cliffy wins here.

Conclusion.

Get him for $20. I don't think he is worth more than that, honestly. I was never too big into the mini-bots but BB plays decent for what he is worth. If you like Cliffy, then BB will add on to your collection nicely. His Volkswagon mode definitely stands out especially if you are gee-wunner fan. Thank you and see you next time. Here is how he scales to an actual deluxe figure.