(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 Double Blade Optimus Prime. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of Double Blade Optimus Prime here.)

    Power Armor Optimus Prime is more or less Prime with his dark blue replaced with black. Granted, there's a bit more to it than that, but that's the major change. Otherwise Optimus' core colors are the same-- particularly the red, and the flame paint apps are basically the same in vehicle mode as well (though the door flames are gone). The gray has been made a bit darker on this version compared to Double Blade Optimus Prime, and the metallic silver is now a duller, more gunmetal gray color. Both of those are positive changes and help to add contrast against the red, methinks. In vehicle mode, the added black actually makes Prime a tad less exciting, since I think the original dark blue mixed with the red a bit better. In robot mode the differences are a bit more obvious, with the colors a bit more varied-- Optimus Prime's "shoulder bits" are now black with some really nice Cyberglyphic writing on them, and the nice touch of bronze on the chest and metallic gunmetal gray and dark blue on the legs really goes together well. Given that the black is a bit more apparent in this mode than the blue on Double Blade Optimus Prime, it helps to give Prime a more varied and attractive look in robot mode. Plus, he's got a few more detailed paint apps too, such as on his feet and faceplate.
    No mold changes have been made to Power Armor Optimus Prime.
    FAB Power Armor Optimus Prime doesn't seem to have much of a "power armor" feel to him, given that the main difference is merely the changing of Prime's traditional dark blue to black. It works a bit better than the original in robot mode (and the more varied paint apps help), but in vehicle mode the black makes him look a bit less eye-catching. I'd recommend him slightly over Double Blade Optimus Prime, but Power Armor Optimus Prime isn't nearly different enough of a repaint to recommend again if you already have this mold.

Review by Beastbot

Back to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Index