Optimus Primal (Universe)
Beast ModeRobot Mode
Allegiance: Autobot
Size: Ultra
Difficulty of Transformation: Easy
Color Scheme: Brown with a slight reddish tint, flat yellow, dark forest green, black, and some brick red, light red, silver, sky blue, white, and muddy tan
Rating: 7.3

(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 original gorilla Optimus Primal. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of the original gorilla Optimus Primal here.)

    This time around, Optimus Primal's colors tend to clash a bit. On one hand, I can understand why the colors are generally this way- after all, this is Primal reformatted after his Beast Machines self, so I can understand why he'd want to have "technorganic" colors put on him this time, and brown and green do work as technorganic colors. However... they just don't work right with this guy. The green, red, and black do go together well, I suppose, but that's about as far as I'd go with saying the colors mesh well. The brown really doesn't mix well with the yellow, and the yellow really doesn't mix with... well, anything. It's a couple shades too bright and flat, and looks prototypish to me. Especially on the swords and "Mutant face mask", where it looks just plain garish. The "energon radiation" pattern on the gorilla head and upper back DOES look good, but I wish it was a bit larger and a bit more of a gradual paint app process- instead of fading in, it's just "there" and looks slightly sloppy. But the silver and red radiation mark still works, especially where it clashes on the face, giving Primal a "scar" look to him. Primal also has an Autobot symbol on his left shoulder, under the shoulder pad. It's pretty easy to miss, though, since you have to look at it UNDER the shoulder pad.
    No mold changes have been made to Optimus Primal.
    Universe Primal's colors definitely could be better- I liked the original Primal's colors of black, gray, red, and blue a bit more. That yellow is what especially gets him this time around- guh.


Optimus Primal Bio:
MOTTO: "We will win if we believe in ourselves and our unity."
After his ultimate sacrifice to defeat Megatron, in which he became part of the core of Cybertron itself, Optimus Primal rose to the level of a mythic legend among the grateful populace of Cybertron. Now as the battle against the ancient monster planet known as Unicron has begun once again, Primus himself has called Optimus Primal to be brought back into action to help in the fight for the very survival of Cybertron. Optimus Primal represents a uniquely powerful fusion of the Maximal Forces' advanced technology with the raw power of their mighty Autobot ancestors. In this supercharged form Optimus Primal possesses unmatched strength among the techno-organic populace of Cybertron. His weaponry has also been upgraded significantly: He wields an impressive array of both long range and melee weapons including twin battle blades that can cut through solid rock, a vanadium steel reinforced mace, left arm retractable double barreled plasma cannon, and twin indepently targetable shoulder mounted missile launchers. Rear mounted jets give him flight capability. Energy receptors allow him to absorb much of the damage from energy-based attacks and rechannel it back at his enemies. Intelligence, experience, passion and skill are all crucial parts of what makes Optimus Primal a born leader of the Autobot cause. Serves as an inspiration to help others find their own strength to keep fighting despite the odds.
Strength: 10.0
Intelligence: 10.0
Speed: 8.0
Endurance: 10.0
Rank: 10.0
Courage: 10.0
Fireblast: 9.0
Skill: 10.0

Review by Beastbot

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