First Strike Optimus Prime
Vehicle ModeRobot Mode
Allegiance: Autobot
Size: Voyager
Difficulty of Transformation: Hard
Color Scheme: Light red, milky gunmetal gray, and some dark blue, black, electric light blue, silver, transparent light blue, white, and dull yellow
Rating: 9.4

(NOTE: Because this is a repaint, this is not a full-blown review. This mainly covers any changes made to the mold and the color scheme, and merely compares it to the Target Exclusive Robovision Optimus Prime. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of Robovision Optimus Prime here.)

    First Strike Optimus Prime is an obvious homage to Optimus Prime's original G1 color layout, though it's not as slavish to the original as some other G1 homages. For one thing, there's the added prerequisite Allspark Power electric blue on some parts of the robot mode (namely, the shoulders, chest, and upper legs), and it works surprisingly well on an already fairly light-colored scheme. I particularly like the Allspark patterns on Prime's shoulders. There's also considerably more red on First Strike Optimus Prime than was on the original toy, and it's of a noticeably lighter shade. Personally, I think this is a change for the worse, though it certainly doesn't look outright BAD-- the light red really would've worked better as a darker shade, and there should have been more dark blue, particularly on the upper body/arms, to help counteract all the light red. The milky gunmetal gray isn't metallic silver like on Robovision Prime, but it's the next best thing, and looks semi-metallic and goes great with the red and blue. Using a few yellow accents was a nice touch, as well. Still, particularly in vehicle mode, First Strike Prime looks rather plain, having all those cool flames replaced with just a plain silver stripe going across his vehicle mode. His front half looks particularly bare in terms of paint apps.
    No mold changes have been made to First Strike Optimus Prime.
    First Strike Optimus Prime is a decent repaint, and a nice homage to the G1 version-- however, unless you absolutely can't stand the flames on Movie Prime, I'd pick up the original release of this mold, or better yet, the Robovision version, as I think the flames on the truck mode make it look infinitely more interesting.


First Strike Optimus Prime Bio:
When the AllSpark was destroyed, the war against the Decepticons ended in one stroke. Optimus Prime was bathed in the power of the shattered AllSpark. The gaps in his armor gleam with ancient energy, his eyes and voice pulse with power. He has become a living receptacle of the creative power of the AllSpark, capable of healing – or destroying – with the merest thought. Despite this, he remains dedicated to peace. As a symbol of this dedication, he has altered his exterior decorations to match the ones he bore as a young leader, before the beginning of the war.
Strength: 10.0
Intelligence: 10.0
Speed: 7.0
Endurance: 10.0
Rank: 10.0
Courage: 10.0
Fireblast: 10.0
Skill: 9.0

Review by Beastbot

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