Reissue Optimus Primal: The Best of an Era 

What i love about the beast wars reissue toys is the fact that most of them has a better engineering than the most wfc kingdom toys

This is one of those toys the designers crammed as much into as they could.

“Monkey with a gun” sounds like a reference to something. So I got kingdom Terrorsaur and I think he’s pretty good and he makes me even more excited for Tarantulas (who looks great) and Inferno to complete my Beast Wars stuff (screw the fusors and Rampage is whatever)

Ahhhhhh yes back when a figure from when Hasbro designed their transformers with a fun factor instead of designing a figure for "lets slightly redesign molds of mostly if not completely G1 characters in a way we can se them as recolored and/or retooled characters." I gotten the reissue because it would look nice next to my transmetal Optimus Primal figure which was my first transformers figure, and after messing with the original I was not disappointed in my purchase. I say people need to get their hands on this while they still can cause it is that good.

as a huge fan of beast wars,i honestly really like the reissue toy line,especially with the fact that most of the reissue beast wars are better than the kingdom toys,which is funny as hell

When using the Battle Mask, if you turn the robot head around and lower the antenna, they fit into the grooves on the bottom to the mask, giving Primal a set of mandibles. I think it was meant to be Predator-like.

I got this guy for Christmas, and I absolutely love him. The way all the gimmicks are packed in, without sacrificing much of anything, is truly amazing.

Now I kind of wish I had this figure back when it was new. That skull mace is awesome

Im shocked at the fact some people still think prime and primal are the same characters

You by far have the best video review channel on here. Brutally honest, hilarious and kind. You also take time to interact with your viewers. Your content also saved me money Especially regarding that dumpster fire known as takara dai atlas 😂.

My family was visiting our local mall about a week before my birthday, (I'm the same person from the Devastator vid), and I was checking a toy store in the mall. I'm not always a fan of the store's prices, but as I was looking at the G.I. Joe/Transformers shelf my mind was blown when I saw reissue Primal, for $40.00 there instead of $52.99 from Hasbro Pulse, so it was cheaper than not just from the manufacturer, but compared to other items IN THE SAME DAMN STORE. Best early birthday gift of my life, currently the crown piece of my Beast Wars character collection.

This looks so good. I want one so bad now

I just want you to know that every time I’m having a crappy week and a Wednesday or Sunday rolls around my week gets just that little bit better

Well now I want to know what you would think of having the 10th anniversary Optimus Primal and Megatron in hand. Who I would argue are the progenitors of the premium edition Transformers before they were even a thing. Though if you ever do decide to get them, the cheapest way would probably be eBay. But even then, the cheapest those specific figures come for, considering they’re usual sold as a two-pack, are about up to $100. And that’s just for pre-owned. But again, since they are being sold as a two-pack, that price really wouldn’t be too bad when considering how much Hasbro charges for their reissue figures separately. All you would have to take into account is what kind of wear or tear do the pre-owned figures have.

This video reminded me of another Beast Era figure I have who I adore, maybe a bit more than Primal: Beast Wars Tankor. I found him 9-10 months ago sealed for like 30 bucks and he’s one of the most fun toys I have. I highly recommend him if you don’t have him already!

This would be a contender for the top 5 greatest transformers figures of all time

Just got this guy and megatron and adore them. God I miss gimmicks on transformers figures, I don't understand why people say they don't want gimmicks when the whole point of transformers is that they have a gimmick. I feel it's good as long as they add more than they subtract. Great review perspective end

What the hell! I’ve had this figure for 1 and a half years and I didn’t know about those little arm switches! That’s so cool!!

I'm glad I got this figure recently at Walmart for $10, they stocked it at Christmas and managed to survive there until I bought it because of having a damaged box, I admit it's an entertaining figure and it feels like it's made to older standards. I can thank your observations in this video for generating interest in this figure.

Damn! I wish I had picked this up when I had the chance. Just a shame I don't collect Beast Wars as much as G1

“And beast wars was a PRIME attender in that” Oh you son of a bit-

Havent seen your videos in my feed for a while. This one was a banger. Gimmicks ard good when used right. And this prime has allot. Good going.

Great review PerspectiveEnd!!!! I had no idea the original Opitmus Primal figure has an entire arsenal packed inside him. :D No wonder BW Megatron was never able to defeat Primal. lol Keep on being amazing.

One of the things that could have made this figure better is if the mutant face was just removed because then primal will actually have a neck instead of a thing

I instantly got this one awhile back. This was one of my favorites during my childhood, and Still holds up well

Maybe I should break mine out from storage again.... This is definitely a very fun figure!

Jeez your schedule sounds really out of order I respect you for making it this far it's amazing you're amazing keep it up

I have never seen the original Iron Hide and Ratchet toy until now. WOW! Just... WOW. I am speechless as to how bad they were.

I was lucky enough to get this guy on discount for I think 20$. One minor issue with was one of the shoulder missile launcher's spring doesn't stay lock and the gears are a bit tricky for posing but other than that I'm glad to have this since my older brother and I grew up watching this as kids.

He attacks, he rocks, but most importantly he listens to Iron Maiden.

I have binged watched like 70% of your channel in the past few months even though i dont even collect transformers anymore

I just picked this up from Ollie's today for only 15 bucks can't put it down. You guys had some good shit in the 90s And I was born in 2008 and I'm having fun with this thing.

Honestly, with regards to Ironhide and Ratchet, at least for my part, I didn't deal with it. I actively and willfully ignored its existence. Honestly, I didn't think tongue for the mutant face as much as "sloppy lipstick". This figure is the best counter to the Armada defense that you must give up articulation for functioning gimmicks, I feel. As, like you said, he is packed to the gills with mechanics and still has most joints that set the benchmark going forward. I had actually forgotten how well the chest-beating action worked on him.

The least Hasbro could've done for the G1 Vans is to replace the chair behind the window with an actual head.

I think we need more transformers who’s articulation inadvertently deploys cannons.

Somehow I never noticed the arm tabs that make the fists rotate, I love it with the mace and now I can’t stop messing with it. Even before knowing that I liked this guy, I got rid of my kingdom primal and kept this guy and I haven’t regretted it once.

So excited to get this for my birthday.

Sixo said the same thing. "Metal AF"

For the ppl who prefer to have unburdened articulation over the gear system, it’s actually pretty easy to remove it. Open up the back using the screws, remove all the gears, then unscrew the biceps, remove the springs hiding in there, then just screw on the biceps as tight as it will go. The articulation is just as tight only now it’s not affected by the gears

I got this figure last Christmas and I love it. It has held up pretty well since and is now on my display shelf

I’m surprised this figure is so good. And I agree it holds up

This is one of my favorite figures of the year, also while it’s not my favorite of all time, this is probably one of, if not the objective best Transformers of all time given the amount of good action figure AND good toy qualities in this figure. It’s incredible.

Total gamer moment, congrats my guy

I finally bought this figure! Thanks for the recommendation

Now this really is prime.

There's always one of these in every decade. 80s, it was original prime, 90s it was this

The real sad thing about people that think Primal is Prime is that they probably haven't watched the greatest Transformers series of all time

This was my first ever Beast Wars figure. Wasn't complete, he was missing everything, I lost his mask, and the panels on his back were broke so his cannons were always out, but I didn't care he is still one of my favorite toys I got. Also considering the only figures I had to that point were Bayverse, seeing a Transformer that was FUN to transform blew my 7yo mind, and I loved Kingdom (except Rhinox) as much as these old figures. I don't see em as replacements, but moreso companion pieces. I get the same amount of joy from both lines. Makes me hopeful for the future, maybe they'll give the Fuzors and triple changers some love too. Hasbro better not feel like they're done after Tarantulas and Inferno I want to see em go all out like they've been with G1 since Classics

I have this toy and there was always the gap on his right arm between the gray and the white and everyone whose video I watch seems to have it, including yours. Kind of surprised so surprised you didn't mention that. Already seen this video I just came back to comment on that.

Oh shit, the monke's packing heat

Hooray the optimus primal is here

Love this figure, glad you love it too. Always wanted it as a kid but never got the chance to own it until now, and it absolutely lives up to 20 years of hype. Just fyi you're actually doing the mutant head wrong. The robot head is supposed to be facing backwards, and the antenna are supposed to be rotated down so they come under the mask as extra "fangs". That's according to the instructions anyway.

Man I love this figure so glad they reissued him

How they managed to fit all that in? I mean it's gimmicks aren't intrusive, and it has great posebility, usually gimmicks came with drawback...

4:10 You just reminded me I need to get a movie Scorponok.

Really good for an old figure

Don't forget the Fan first Tuesday reveals.

One of the best 90s toys of all time.

It was actually originally planned for beast wars Megatron and Optimus Primal to be the same versions as the g1 versions

Still one of the best figures out there. Easily the best of its time.

WFC Primal's Gorilla face was designed to be accurate to a real Gorrilla. In the same way that Bumblebee transforms into an accurate, licensed, 1976 Volkswagen beetle.

More like the Beast of an era!

Great review, my man. Kinda funny how well some of the original Beast Wars figs hold up compared to how fast their Kingdom updates'll age. Also, I have THOUGHTS about the Legacy wave 2 figures that I shall share here. Tarantulas: What's this? A Predacon (not counting Dinobot) who actually looks show accurate and like he won't crumble after a few transformations? MADNESS! All hyperbole aside, this looks like the first Predacon from the original BW show that looks like he'll be more than just a pretty display piece. Hopefully the transformation's fun! Elita-1: At long last! Optimus's spouse has a mold to call her own instead of being a retool of someone else! Admittedly, her alt mode is a tad silly (and I'd have swapped the red out for a toon accurate magenta so I wouldn't be reminded of the WFC show), but everything else looks quite promising Wildrider: Looks alright. I could've done without the excessive kibble hoodie, but understandable given his place on Menasor. Knock Out: Surprisingly not bad for a Jazz retool. Like with Bulkhead and Arcee, he's not really a direct translation of the Prime character model so much as he is a version that fits in the Generations style. His head looks nice, and I appreciate the amount of alterations made to make this kinda look like Knock Out in both modes (especially car mode). Siege Soundwave reissue: Eh. I've been meaning to get a Voyager Class Soundwave for my collection (I've been stuck with the Robots in Disguise 2015 version), so this is actually good for me. I can just pretend Kingdom SW is his actual alternate mode. Jhiaxus: Looks like someone didn't skip leg day. I guess that makes it LEGacy, am I right? Don't have much attachment to the character, but curious to see how the rumored Armada Starscream retool of this guy will turn out. Also, he is once again proof that Hasbro can design jet Transformers with waist swivels and cockpit chests but were too lazy to give one to ER Starscream. Blitzwing: Still not a fan of this guy. Like you said, hyper accurate robot mode but bad alternate modes. Skipping him and continuing my hunt for a decently priced Titans Return Blitzwing. Motormaster: While I'm still not a fan of toon!Menasor, this figure might make me one. Motormaster himself looks quite beefy for a small Commander/WFC Leader sized guy, his trailer seems well-engineered, and the Menasor "frame" at least looks like it's going to be better proportioned than the Combiner Wars version

Man does this guy love to talk, took 4 minutes in the video to even legitimately talk about the figure and look at it, I didn’t come here for a beast wars animation model lore

He's the only reissue I got to replace one I had years ago and got used.

It looks really good

And now I'll never look at paleotrex again without thinking about Eddie. Good reference though. This looks like a great toy but I just can't bring myself to get it. Good review as always

I own the Universe version, pretty cool face painted on it, lost the swords and the 4 missals , maybe i should've probably store two on the back. kinda wondering if they'll release the Kingdom Primal in those colors someday.

I respect Beast Wars fans, but the only thing I questioned was Why did Primal choose monke? You go from bipedal robot to semi bipedal beast, while other characters get wings, horns, and fast legs. That would be like the only thing I criticized about the show.

I just got him for 14.99 on ebay brand new and I'm so excited

He looks really cool in my opinion!

This is the second most accurate original beast wars figure

I don't know if Hasbro QC sucks now a days or just i have a really bad luck because my primal came with a loose bicep (i guess the mechanism came fucked up from factory) terrorsaur with a loose foot, SS jazz with a loose knee, laser prime loose right arm, it just demoralizing Great vídeo by the way, sorry for the rant

Hot damn, Monkey Boss here is so much better than I could ever immagine! And uhh... Perspective... if you went out of your way to do a 6.66k subs special... ...could you do a 6.9k special, too? ;)

It's ok. The mutant face is just there because Primal got cast in Hoist's movie.

I calling it. We’re going to get a video about the FFS on Friday.

I pretty sure that the head color of prime was changed to be more accurate to the cartoon then the original toy which was a much lighter blue

i actually quite like that they made an entire figure made from a hidden weapon in optimus primal

You just hit 11k subs, also I nearly got this figure from ebay, but I forget to bid

Just got this guy for 20 bucks today, wow. This thing rocks. He kicks so much ass. This figure goes harder than almost anything else I own.

hey perspective end what do you think about the new legacy figures revealed

Is that hole in the chest meant to accomodate scorponoks chest beetle?

I didn't grow up with Beast Wars so I don't really care for this character but I kinda wanna get this because it just looks so fun! All the gimmicks and surprisingly good posing just look so cool. This figure has awakened my inner child!

Will you do a video on your thoughts of the recent Fan First Tuesday? Especially roasting Hasbro's choice of repackaged characters?

now that's just PRIME que the laugh track

Very cool classic.

Now that's just prime

When you were going over gimmicks i noticed he’s got some cake (a big butt)

If I'm gonna get this it's gonna be for display, either with or out of the box, I'm probably just gonna get the reissues of the figures that didn't appear in the show (such as cybershark and that wolf guy, I forgot his name)

This figure is awesome

That's why you look familiar the head was familiar Hasbro you cheeky bastards

I have the kingdom figure so I don’t know what I could use this for besides like an alternate version of primal

i brought this when it came out and I love toys with gimmicks, I never have cared for articulation on any transformer because I transform them or they sit on a shelf in a basic pose, aside from a few of my gems, that being all of unique toys live action toys, shattered glass seige starscream and tf6 ss optimus Prime because it just looks cool

The shoulder guns got so annoying I had to remove the springs

It probably will be hard but for a special you could do a marathon figure after figure in one video you could cut it up so it's like individually its own video just an idea though good luck

That comic is so canon. What the hell, bro.

i saw so many reissues at Walmart the other day

Make a weapon into a character oh wait that's the soul existence of the weaponizers

i love this figure a lot even though its not my era of transformers so not it not nostalgia it just THAT GOOD i find it sad how we dont get theses really gimmicky toys anymore for 2007 we had automorphing, rotf had blades that would deploy from Optimus's arms for dotm and tfp we got mechtech which is my favorite out of all of them

I've have never clicked a video so fast in my life lol So yeah, I'm thinking about getting this, just one question, does the plastic feel nice? I've seen another review that says that the plastic quality is worse than the original, but, does that mean is generally bad? Or even better than the average modern figure, let's say, ER Optimus prime?