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For how weird this figure looks, that holo-driver gimmick genuinely had me shocked for a moment. I just love that so much.

Ah, this was my first Optimus Prime when I was a kid (maybe around the age of 10). I remember obsessing over the light piping because the eyes are intricately molded

This was my first Optimus Prime, I'll always have a special place in my heart for him

Fun fact: this is apparently the only prime who sort off replicates the leg transformation similiar to the cgi model in the movie (key word sort off)

By Primus… it’s been a looooong time since I’ve heard someone talk about this specific figure. I remember I got this on my birthday before I hit the first grade, and I _STILL_ have him to this day, albeit, a couple of parts missing (side leg flaps that make the cabin, the shoulder guards, and the missiles). But other than that, still in perfect condition.

This one for the first movie without the flames was my first Optimus toy at 7 years old. I remember being disappointed getting Leader Megatron instead of Optimus for Christmas and got this instead. But I was just happy getting an Optimus.

I have this mold from the 2007 movie, and for the longest time that I can remember, it's always been missing everything that can easily come off

Even though these figures are outdated for today’s standards and technology, those two gimmicks in vehicle mode are so charming and just makes me smile, accuracy isn’t always everything, sometimes it’s a little bit of heart also

I had that bulky Optimus Prime with the smokestack cannons as a kid, but it had the G1 colors instead of flames.

Oh damn, I still have this one since the day I got it when I was 10 yo. My first and oldest Optimus, not the best, but still love this big ol' robot jesus

2:51 Me after hearing that the premium finish Magnus has no donut feature:

As a kid this figure always intrigued me on how it looked

I remember owning the first optimimus from transformers 1 as a kid so many memories getting all the characters

Got the Defender repaint during a time when ROTF figures showed back up all over the place in retails stores in my area in the middle of like 2012 or something it was INSANE Enjoyed him quite a bit and planned on using it as a stand in Magnus when I got another Prime to go with him

My first Optimus Prime! Except mine was the First Strike variant which looked more like G1 Optimus in color scheme.

Seeing Breakaway in the background makes me wish we get a Studio Series redesign in the future. Where he can finally have articulation!

As far as Bayverse Voyagers go, the 2007 Optimus mold is exactly why I was glad to skip out until 2010's Hunt for the Decepticons post-RotF filler line brought the fantabulousness that is the Battle Blade mold, which I didn't get right then when it was on store shelves (it was like 2014 or 2015 when I got the DotM Battle Hook repaint in a trade).

To this day I find the legs to be the most clever optimus legs we ever got. ANd you can fiddle with the backpack and guns to have a VERY cool shoulder canon mode, look up the Promo shot of the rotf defender optimus repaint for reference

seeing this on my recommended hit me like a godamn bullet train, i remember having this guy as little kid. Ah the memories

This was my first voyager Optimus Prime. I remember being dissapointed on how simple the transformation was (especially compared to the masterpiece like leader class version)

I have the original one from the 2007 line. It still is my main optimus in my display mostly because of the size, he just has a level of presence the SS one doesn't have.

This was the toy that got me to start buying Transformers figures for the movies when the second movie came out. The smoke stacks I would take off to use as swords and the front grill of the truck as a shield (sliding it over the back of the arm plate)

This prime is my favorite toy to exclusively store in vehicle mode. His gimmicks are so fun to just mess with.

I bought this guy back last year at my local thrift store sealed since it first came out with some box damage for only $30, I opened him up and messed with him and can safely say he's one of my favorite figures to have in my collection.

This deco is the very first Prime I ever got. I liked the colors and the alt mode. And of course the tiny Peter Cullen.

This figure holds special meaning to me. My grandpa got me this along with Ratchet from the same line. This was my only Prime for years

The Chinese characters are 大将(big general) and 上海将军(Shanghai General). Glad that someone acknowledged the fact that Optimus's legs flip around from the back during transformation. I have been trying to figure out how to implement a film-accurate transformation to a toy for years.

This was a nostalgia trip. I had this figure, in this deco no less, when I was a kid, and I had a tone of fun with it, though it did eventually got replaced by the DOTM Ultimate Optimus Prime as my go to Optimus toy when playing with them

I like the fact that most of primes older bayverse toys have the front of the cab on his back

Hell yeah, old voyager Prime is one of my aged faves. I had a first strike color one before I lost it

This was my first or second Optimus prime. It’s crazy how much I forgot what he looked like

This was my first optimus prime as a kid, definitely gonna get one for nostalgia

That driver gimmick is actually really cool. That alone takes the truck from average to awesome.

Holy, I had that optimus when I was like 7😭😂 the way I still remember how to transform him

One feature I always found really cool was the light-piped headlamps

The way he holds the gun is weird but actually kinda smart. I hope third party companies use this technique for figures that can't hold there weapons well

Dude, you just gave me such nostalgia as this was my FIRST ever Optimus Prime you I got on Christmas when I was 5

Found one of these junkers in a toy thrift shop, then ordered another junker to combine the missing parts together then sold off that extra junker to someone that apparently needed it. Still don't have the smokestack guns.

I remember having this toy when I was 6!

4:38 arcee looks like she stumbled out of the kitchen with coffee and just f*cking died

The 07 version was my first and even though his back always irritated the crap outta me, there’s alot of nostalgia I get whenever I see it on my shelf. Glad I kept him.

I HAD THIS BOY!!! I'm 100% sure I also had the other ROTF optimus the one that had like one big double sided pamphlet to transform, I think it was the leader class, unless there's one that's really similar to it, but I vividly remember it being the most detailed figure, or even toy/replica I've owned to this day

I just want this mold because of the little Peter Cullen. This makes it so special to me, that I don't mind the flaws.

That back pack drove me fucking nuts.

Damn it I had no idea this existed, I'd have enjoyed it a lot back in the day

Still have my childhood copy. It’s missing one of the side leg flaps but I can live with it. Still love this guy

I had a battle damage version of this figure with a lot of black scorching for the deco, but the most unfortunate thing is that it was missing it's arms. And eventually someone got rid of it behind my back because it was broken. Sad.

I remember having this dude. This was my childhood toy. Such nostalgia.

the rotf copy was my first ever transformer i got back when he came out, still have him to this day

With some (a lot, really) upgrades, this mold could be actually pretty cool, this colorskim in particular looks amazing

I really remember this as the first transformer toy I got (I think it was a ROTF box set cuz it also had an RC and a Starscream) but I had no idea what style transformers were going with back then cuz the SECOND set of transformers I got that year was an Energon/Cybertron combiner set of Prowl and a red firetruck I don't remember the name of, and the styles were so completely different but I didn't care at all

Nostalgic, i still remember that toys when i was kid, but i destroy it when play while i was kid 🗿

My first Optimus prime is lost to time, imagine a leader class rotf but the windshield opens up to reveal the cyber stompin' button.

Butterfly joint could be useful for matrix wielding poses

One of the only movie Prime molds I have never owned. Even back in the day I was turned off by the huge chunk of truck on the back (and I'd spent a lot on the leader figure). I kind of regret it now cause it does some cool stuff, but we've gotten better voyager primes so I'm not too sad.

"Look at me. I'll Optimus-" BONK

I grew up with this bad boy! One of the first few transformer Toys I ever got when I first came to the US

The old movie toys have this charm that you just can't explain in a comment

Still have the original from when the first movie came out. One of the only toys I decidedly painted the grey bits over with silver paint including the weapons as the grey looked too dull on the original. Can't say the paint treatment has aged well though. Not the biggest fan of the auto transformation, however loved the idea of a flip up hologram driver, and how well it was integrated into the alt mode.

5:34 "eitherwards" - Toy guy 2022

I was able to get the OG version of this figure sealed for pretty cheap(got it bundled with a sealed 2007 Starscream for like 50). My dumbass opened it lmao but it is hella fun to mess with, and at least the upper body is accurate to the 2007 movie tie in comic, which probably explains the really cool Holo-Driver gimmick! Great video!

This was my first non passed down g1 Optimus Still my favorite toy to this day except it’s broken to bits and most are missing I really wanna have this again prime is my favorite and I have no toys so sad

That disappearing driver gimmick is my favourite throughout all the tf toylines

Woah i finaly found a video of the first transformer i have ever owned, man this brings so much memories especially the little figure in the drivers seat lol that and the guns where the only things that helped me find it again

God I really want this spesific optimus prime figure. With all those backpack kible. That backpack so big carrying my childhood memories. And the color man really capture my teenage edgy era. Would pick this up from any other prime figures.

I like this figure. It was a gift for my birthday and despite wierd lookin back i still appreciate this version.

When he said no hole in the chest is 0 out of 10 that had me laughing

Just picked this guy up at a local shop today. May not be the best Optimus ever but I still enjoy it for it's weirdness. Plus hologram cowboy guy in cab that no Optimus did after this mold is just a cool detail.

THIS was my first optimus prime from revenge of the fallen. i wish it came with swords for the toy like in the movies. i still have it to this day

Love this video! Thanks! It was my first large movie Optimus. The truck front unpegs pretty easily for better posing, and less back kibble. Also, you can swivel the smokestacks into robot-mode shoulder cannons.

I just picked one of these up on BBTS. $48. The odd appearance is what intrigued me. Perfect collectors item... And it's an Optimus Prime.

I had one of these when I was really young and man do I miss this figure...

The butterfly orange party to crutches that contact into little bits and their actual pop out

It’s crazy cuz this was like my first or second Optimus when I was little lol BIG memories

yo i still have this! i used to pretend the big back kibble was a jet pack lol

Thanks for this video! I think he was my 2nd large movie figure, after Bumblebee. He’s cool! You can actually use the flip over guns in robot mode (might have to flip the mounts and reattach). It leans the fuel tanks on his shoulders, which looks more accurate, and kind of balances his weight. The truck front on his back can sort of unsnap and disconnect, but I wouldn’t recommend…

"rise of the beasts snack box", love the nickname.

You know, considering how many times your dad showed up in your videos, it would be awesome to see him review a figure of his choice.

Dude, seeing this thing again was such a blast to the past. I remember owning this bad boy wayyy back, and I regret handling it like a bear. How'd I find this video? well tbh, I had a hard time remembering which version of the old-timus toys was mine, since theres leaders and voyagers from both the 2007 movie and 2009 (rotf). And I vaguely remember that the one I had a flap at the bottom of his foot, that folds out to become the back part of his feet. And the two gimmicks mentioned. Finally scratchef that itch offa my brain since remembering something from aeons ago turns out to be difficult after all lmfao 💀💀

It's so weird to think that this is the Movie franchise's equivalent to the OG G1 Optimus Prime Battle Convoy toy

Literally had every version of this prime. The one with the really detailed accurate asf painting, robovision, the shangai prime, the regular version and i think that’s it for the legit versions. Could be more but those are the only ones i was ever able to pick up. Nostalgia is booming rn

This was my first Optimus prime ever.

This was my first Optimus figure as a kid (or at least the standard version was). My mom ended up giving it and an old Bayverse Bumblebee to one of her friend's kids before they went back to Japan. Now that I'm getting back into collecting Transformers, I regret letting her 😂

I wish that all hologram drivers/pilots were the VO actors now i know that cowboy hat man is Peter Cullen.

That things not older than me I grew up with it. One of my first ever transformers figures

I wish I still owned this. So many memories I had with this figure

i had this toy when i was sooo young lol i forgot bout this one. once you showed the hologram driver i was like hey! i had that!

I still have the 2007 release of this mold. This was the only one that we can afford. I also still have this toy hehehe.

OMG!!!! Im from peru, but living in canada now and seen the box brings me memories!!!, also I love your transformer videos!

This is MY Optimus only problem i ever had with him was standing him, for obvious reasons

This was my first Tranaformers toy along with that line's Bumblebee 😃

I remember when I got it in 2009 I was five when I got this figure it was my favorite thing ever

I got my own copy of this Prime (Mine's is the 2007 movie version) and it was my first figure I was only a child, lost many parts btw but still very good figure

That backpack... that backpack!! 😂😭💀

I wanted a video on this guy in forever!!! I got I think the 07 version and it was my first transformers toy ever, fun fact about him, he can poof by removing the grill in the front

I still have my First Strike Optimus from 2007! Same figure just a paint job reminiscent of the G1 prime.

Holly shit I have this one! He was one of the first transformers my parents bought me. He was fun because he was very articulateble. Compared to some of the other ones I’ve got it’s not very good but okay. He’s also in terrible condition and missing parts.

I love this figure. Those old movie toys have a certain charm to how weird and wonky they look. Especially movie 1 leader class prime.

Hey, i got this one when i was a kid. Many years passed, and now i'm looking if they sell some of the pieces of this figure to get mine complete again.

I have the prototype of this mold, I love him and super rare so I'm so happy to have him