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The KO upcale version by KBB (AD31L and AD31L+ for Nemesis) solves the backpack issue by making it completely removable, and gave it a great coat of paint and chrome. It's a great toy, KBB was one of the KO companies that actually made improvement like WeiJiang back in the day.
I love to mess with this shadow spark as a toy.... Really fun indeed. The backpack is acceptable for because I do not treat this mould as a collectible category but purely fun toy.
This is like me going down memory lane. I had the first 2017 version of this Optimus along with the bumblebee and the grimlock from age of extinction when I was 10, glad to see them again and see how they've improved and made it cooler
It's nice to see someone else have appreciation for this figure. I've always felt this figure was a victim of the budget limitations and non toy friendly movie design. And for what it is, it's still a pretty fun thing with some neat tricks and really good articulation for its time. I actually like this more than the voyager.
The rust reminds me of TFP Nemesis. Really cool ngl. Also your Jinbao gravity builder review sold me on the figure, I’ll also be buying the upgrade kit. Love the vids, keep it up man, super easy to watch your content, and just chill.
I have The original mold! I was six years old when age of extinction came out and then my grandma bought The original mold for me as a birthday present
The shooting it at your Dad a second time absolutely sent me 😂😂 I really hope when we finally get a SS AOE/TLK Optimus that they give us some kind of Nemesis version, even if it's just a Nemesis Prime head
That head firing gimmick is one of the most hilarious and unintentional features on a transforming toy ever. I only ever got the Last Knight voyager which is probably an improvement over the AOE leader though not by much. Love the bulky/armored design of the last two Bay films and makes me super excited for the SS AOE Leader Prime listed for next year.
I also use Shadow Spark Optimus Prime as TLK Nemesis Prime in my collection. I skipped the original Hasbro release of the AOE Leader Optimus and got the Armor Knight release from Takara instead. I was quite happy about the release of Shadow Spark OP, cause that way I could have a version of the mold using the original parts from the first Hasbro release.
Like TTG said, it was a lucky draw (aka limited numbers) that went to retail in asia but no one bought it. So globally he is rare, but in some regions he shelfwarmed.
I'm not a big fan of Knight Optimus (Knight- _verse_ Optimus is better, especially RotB), or Bayverse Optimus in general for that matter, but this deco is _SUPER_ cool!!! I like the rust details & the darker colors! Tbh, I think I like the Knight Optimus, specifically the TLK Voyager design more than the actual movie model, but I still don't like Knight Optimus too much. I do kinda wish that if/when we get Knight Optimus in Studio Series, they would release it in this deco in Concept Series just cuz. Imo the Knightverse Optimus design is the best live-action Optimus design ever, especially RotB. Also, the Knightverse is just awesome in general.
I have a fixed version of the original, the head doesn't fly off, but the shield is unpainted, the shoulder issue is still there, and the sword is a clear dark grey with blue.
Here in South East Asia back when tlk came out this was the only leader class that was available for like 2 years cause no one wanted it 😅 even tho the normal version sucked they still wanted the normal colours more than this awesome repaint 😅
Dark of the Moon had way easier figures compared to ROTF. So much so that Voyagers went from $21.00+tax USD post ROTF to $15.00+tax USD, even the Deluxes went frim $12 to $10. Actually, it may have been cheaper. Eventually the Deluxes were being sold at Family Dollar (just a Dollar Store, nothing special) for $5.00+tax USD..... AOE was not the first to simplify the toys, but it, it did some things.. There's a lot I'm not too fond of from AOE, but thsre are some fun figures.
I kind of prefer the proportions on the first release and Shadow Spark than the more accurate retool. The latter makes his torso WAY too big. This one is sleeker.
God I love TLK Nemesis Prime so damn much if he was the main antagonist and the Decepticons fucked off the entire movie TLK might not have caused a reboot Nah that movie is still terrible