Omega Supreme

Omega Supreme

Transformers - Hasbro

Omega Supreme should have been the first massive bot to tackle for Hasbro in the classics era, as he was the first of his size in the cartoon and War for Cybertron video game.  I guess the time just didn’t match up for what the toys were producing...might also have something to do with the price of oil and bad economy around the time of the Fall of Cybertron game and combiner series.  Instead we got Metroplex, Fortress Maximus, and Trypticon...each getting bigger, better, and more detailed/featured as time went on.  With that in mind, I’m glad Omega is getting the treatment he deserves in a time that can do him justice.

I had the Energon repaint from the Year of the Snake series as my classics stand-in for so long.  While the bot mode was fine, the alt mode was just plain weird and not fitting.  Off to EBay he went when news of this one broke.  A proper base mode!  A track system!  A rocket ship!  Perfection?

Well, almost.  The bot mode is fantastic.  I couldnt ask for a better Generation 1 representation.  He comes assembled like this right out of the box, ready for battle with his rotating claw hand and laser canon.  He’s pretty solid and tight, definitely doesn’t have the balance issues that Metroplex and Maximus have.  Oh, and did I mention he’s huge?  Maybe not as tall as some of his Autobot brothers, but taller than Devastator.

The transformation was simple enough, and everything seems to click together where it should.  It also doesn’t suffer from much unused bulk, or “kibble” as Transformers nerds call it.  Omega breaks into three different modes.

The base mode is made of the legs and torso shell.  It has a central command center that should fit smaller bots (anything below deluxe models.). The legs have opening compartments for added play or storage, and there are some small ramps that allow for ground access.  Around the base goes his “wings” to form a track.

The arms form the rocket mode.  The claw fashions a steady base for a tower that comes close in height to the bot mode.  There’s a little compartment near the top that has can fit Omega’s mini bot companion, Countdown.  Countdown has a simple transformation into a moon rover complete with satellite dish.  A minor disappointment here:  my Countdown is missing a tire!  I intend to see if Hasbro will offer a replacement part, rather than having to mail the whole shebang back to Amazon, but after similar dealings with my Mezco Popeye figure, I wont get my hopes up.










The final mode, tank-rover thing, is the least exciting.  It’s formed out of the central part of his torso and just barely hides the figures head behind a turret.  A bit sloppy in the connection here. But worse than that is the fact that the tank just barely fits on the city track.  It has some wheels on the underside that fit the width of the track, but the treads still spill over the side.  It does not roll along with ease:  the slightest push from a guiding hand will send it off the rails.  At least there are a couple of moving guns, and the front folds down to roll out a smaller figure for added play value.

Also included is a series of soft plastic blast effects.  Five parts chain together for Omega’s hand canon or tank blast, and a couple of smaller blasts port onto his chest.  They can also be separated and plugged onto parts of the base, track, and rocket to simulate battle damage!  Neat!

Like his big bot predecessors, I expected to spend hours of time putting on decals before being able to fiddle around with him.  Shocking bonus:  there are no decals!   He’s ready to go right out of the box!

Aside from the minor gripes about the tank, and the missing tire on the little guy, I love this Omega Supreme.  He’s costly ($150), but I do feel I got my money’s worth in plastic, presentation, and play.  Only one left to go...see you in a couple of years, Scorponok?



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Trypticon

Trypticon

Transformers: Titans Return - Hasbro

 

Trypticon might just be 2017's Toy of the Year.  He's one of the tallest Transformers Hasbro has ever produced (just a shade under Metroplex and Fortress Maximus, but close to Devastator) and probably the heaviest.  He has 3 modes: dinosaur, Decepticon city-base, and airship. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The dino-mode is the best: a modern but faithful homage to his Generation 1 counterpart.  He doesn't have the motorized walking feature the original did, but his legs have a better range of motion without it.  He may not have any light or sound features, but his ability to eat and swallow the tiny Headmasters figures is cool enough for me not to care.  The little robots drop down his throat and into a chest holding cell that can be opened up on his front. 

 

 

The airship mode doesn't look all that different from the city mode (a couple of extra panels folded up here and there) and requires a bit of imagination to make it work.  It's definitely not the Decepticon ship, the Nemesis (Trypticon's alt-mode from the War for Cybertron video game.)  Oh, well...it's Cybertronian. 

 

 

His city mode is also pretty close to G1.  There are lots of places for Headmasters to port into.  Lots of ramps and decks.  It was about time.  With Metroplex and Maximus coming out first, the Decepticons were in desperate need of a weapon this size.  Fingers crossed for Scorponok in 2018!

 

Trypticon comes with Full-tilt, who is close in size to a deluxe figure.  His car mode docks to Trypticon's chest, serving as more battle armor, I guess.  His head pops off and transforms into Necron, who can be seated inside the car mode.