Volvo VNR Optimus Prime: Thew's Awesome Transformers Reviews 262
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My favorite maybe-true-maybe-not explanation for the deal falling through was the Amazon drivers threatening to walk out if forced to drive cross-country in a truck designed without a sleeping section.
As someone who works for them, that tracks. Amazon *would* try to pull that.
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I could definitely believe that one
This Prime feels like an intermediary point between G1 Prime and G2 Laser Prime and I love it.
G2 Combat Hero Prime.
G1.5 prime!
@@_V.Va_ Came here to post this
That's literally what it is lol
My headcanon for this guy was that this is the midway point between Orion Pax and Earthrise Optimus Prime.
Earthrise feels like he's been the fully formed and mature Prime for a few decades. And the Volvo one (like you said) is closer to the Animated version, who's still new to leadership and hasn't figured out how to be a leader yet.
I know right??? IDK it was something about that picture of Prime with his arms behind his back that gave me an almost War For Cybertron/Animated vibe. Like this is a younger Optimus who certainly isn’t Autobot leader, but his days as data clerk Orion Pax are far behind him.
Hey Thew, Amazon employee here. the Amazon deal likely fell through because Amazon sucks. mainly, there were a ton of internal documents leaked around the time from the higher ups that talked about the things like the "piss bottles" and the effort for unionization was really starting to gain a ton of traction, and Amazon was (and still is) being absolutely GODAWFUL to us. Hasbro likely didnt want all that heat attached to their products.
Very likely when the leaks of the Amazon Collab came out people were making jokes like “Bathroom breaks are the rights of all sentient beings.”
Thanks for your service lad.
real-world, recognizable alt-modes were the intrinsic quality that drew me to transformers as a kid in the 80s. nice to see them get back to it somewhat.
The Peter B Parker of Primes has to be the greatest thing I've heard a Transformer be described as
*"Orion P. Iacon-Forged"*
(IDK)
I got the Christmas one last year and it is very much one of the best modern Primes we've had. The transformation is just full of surprises first time you do it. Has that vibe of a modern redesign of the original. like, I could see this one being the lead of a current show.
It's funny seeing Thew get so excited to see TransFormers toys be licensed vehicles because _that's how the bloody toy line got started!_
Still, Volvo Prime is pretty fucking neat. :D
Only because that toyline was a collection of reused molds from Takara's Diaclone Car Robots line (which is full of licensed vehicles).
@@twistedgaming9185they actually werent even licensed. Just straight up reproductions they could do because copyright laws on cars were much laxer then. By RID '01 They still just could reproduce vehicles. Which led to problems when importing the Autobot Brothers (and made Dodge to force hasbro to get a license for Side Burn where Takara did not.)
I saw some people use this guy as their G1-ified TFP Optimus to pair with the other legacy Prime figures and i think he fills that role well
Thew, I loved the Jean-Claude Van Damme Volvo commercial reference with Prime doing the splits! Excellent work!!
You know what's nice about this real-vehicle Optimus, compared to the Bayverse one? He looks FRIENDLY. Even aside the spikey Bayverse aesthetic in robot mode with the weird face, the Peterbilt is kind of a big aggressive looking thing. But the Volvo being kind of a shorter, rounder longnose, along with the brighter colors and the G1 cartoon headsculpt, really makes this Optimus feel like he transforms from a real truck you see on the interstate going to visit your relatives, into the friendly dad from the G1 cartoon, and not Mr. "Give Me Your Face".
It's a truck that wants you to believe it's consumer friendly, so yeah.
My headcanon on this bot is that this is a post war optimus who has decided to tour our world at a slow pace, simply taking in and appreciating the beauty of the planet he fought so hard to protect. One highway at a time.
I'm a TF dork but I just love Thew and would watch him talk about anything.
"Optical banquet". Robert Frost ain't got nothin
Thew- here's some broccoli
Me- awesome
Nice one Thew!
As a Swede and former Volvo employee I felt almost obligated to pick this up and boy is it a great figure. Sleek design, fun transformation and lots of character, a prefect desk commander for the other collaborative bots and an instant modern classic.
Maybe it's the brighter red than other contemporary primes but it's kind of got a postman pat vibe
this is only the 2nd video of yours I've seen so far (after the Unicron review) and I gotta say, your energy is INFECTIOUS. Love it so much.
Oh man, I'm jealous that you get to experience so much of Thew for the first time! It's ALL THIS GOOD!!!
Welcome, you will find all his videos are crazy awesome
First Baypril, then TFNation sponsor in the Unicron review, Hasbro Pulse, and now Trucktober.
2023 ain’t just the year of our lord, but also the year of Thew.
Love waking up to a new Thew review, it's like Saturday morning cartoons all over again. Gotta say, I'm hoping for a review of Armada Prime, feel like Thew would have a lot to say about that figure.
I love the coincidence of 'I wanna check what I can watch' and then I get the notification for this
This figure has no right to rock this hard, but I'm so glad it does. For an Xover, this toy is absolutely awesome and I'm super in love with it.
When this video landed I went to the website for my online dealer of choice, and saw that not only was this guy available, but that I had earned a $75 dollar credit for my previous purchases. I love when things just come together like that.
Definitely need a B-team comic book now. Filled with nothing but Repaints of the original team
We’ve seen Optimus Prime as a Freightliner in G1 and a Peterbilt in the Bayverse, so this Volvo crossover actually makes sense, Volvo makes semi trucks and Optimus Prime is a truck. That being said I adore the way the vehicle mode is nearly kibble free especially the back of the truck, no feet parts. My only gripe is I wish the stack/stacks were on the shoulders or back.
It's a shame the Amazon one didn't come out because that white and blue color scheme would have made him easy fodder for a Nova Prime custom.
This does look super fun, I hope they release it as Hero Optimus at some point, even if they gotta retool the license out of it.
Man the colors on Volvoptimus are just so, idk, bold yet pleasant? Glad they went for that instead of the typical G1 colors
This has become one of my favorite Prime designs, period. Another repaint candidate could be Energon Rodimus!
This by far my favorite review of yours, the way you speak, the presentation of the figure, the classics/henkei boss bot love you dropped... all icing on the cake. Thank you I bought this figure the very instant I finished watching.
Volvo Optimus prime is a beauty. What’s scary is that I don’t have this version yet 😱🤣🤣
This is basically a modern Alternator...and I'm all in for it.
I have to say, I absolutely love stuff like this.
I mean, yeah I have a soft spot for the classic transformers alt modes, but real world vehicles that embrace the "disguise" bit of the catch line just makes me happy. Alternators was great at that, even if they missed the mark in a lot of other ways.
I want more totally unassuming vehicles TF stuff.
Perfect video for my first 15 min break. Thx Thew
I’m seriously debating on getting this figure everybody who seems to get it seems to love it.
Honestly, I would not be surprised if they head sculpt gets reused for an eventual SS 86 Optimus Prime
This head will definitely get the Siege/Earthrise treatment, I’m sure of it. It’s way too good not to, and with the fact we’re getting an unspecified Optimus that is most likely to be an anniversary release I want to say I have confidence it’ll be used on that eventual figure.
I have this really weird feeling that they’re gonna reuse this mold for a legacy bayverse optimus prime with a few new molds and new accessories
Dang, you're really selling me on this fella!
I didn't know the whole Amazon backstory, makes sense.
Plus a themed month! I love those; it means I have more content to look forward to the month
I'm sure some customizers will gladly use him for a Nova Prime.
But he is still a good OP
This is actually the closest we have ever gotten to getting a new Classics style Optimus. Clearly G1 inspired robot mode but not beholden to the G1 alt-mode.
Update: Clearly I wrote the comment above before finishing the video 😅
7:50 oh my god, you went to a Wegmans! It's weird, we only have them on the east coast, so it's always kinda neat to see someone stumble into one.
I haven’t gotten this mold yet since I’m still holding out hope for it in G2 Hero colors, but it does look fantastic. Like every party involved wanted to make the best toy they could and made it happen with little compromise.
Absolutely agree about the headsculpt. That is easily THE BEST headsculpt an official G1 Optimus has ever had.
This figure really is a treat! I like to think of it as a modern Alternators/Binaltech Optimus
I got the Christmas one when it came out last year and honestly I'd recommend it to everyone
I loved the classic line for the same reason I love this toy. Hope they make more like this. I'd be down for Classics 2.0.
With something as hit-or-miss for me as transformers collaborative I actually really appreciate this Optimus. This reminds me of Test Track for some reason, a fun look at cars and how they are marketed and made, and tied into Transformers because their very essence is tied to cars and vehicles.
I LOVE THIS FIGURE SO MUCH
I adore this figure's headsculpt, it channels the perfect mesh of G1 toy and cartoon. If he only had yellow eyes...
I do wish they'd just foregone the window pecs and just designed a new chest, maybe with some RiD01 or Armada vibes going
Still, that nitpick aside he looks fantastic, if I see him out and about I'll likely grab him.
he would probably make a hell of a thunderclash.
I'm happy with my Holiday Prime. But this is pretty.
speaking of collaborations with Amazon to make toy robots, Gundam manages to do that in the past with their A-Z Gundam, even its weapon is called the "Prime Cannon".
I also have the Christmas version. As it is a holiday Transformer, that is why I want armada prime from Legacy. Still, an amazing figure
This feels like a legitimate update to Optimus Prime. It looks like it may be next on my list.
"King of the B-team" is my new Mission statement for life
I once saw a post of someone saying this could be a mainline earthspark Optimus if you wanted it to be.
With that backpack, he has a build-in creeper for working on other trucks.
Once again you've managed to completely sell me on a toy, and now I'm kinda kicking myself for not grabbing one when I had the chance. Thanks for the shout-out as well! Absolutely made my day.
I wondered whether it was a chain reaction of fallen through tie-ins.I can kinda believe the Amazon Prime thing, but when Christmas Prime appeared it felt like it should have been a Coca Cola tie-in that didn't reach the finish line.
It's funny that you mentioned the G2 hero Optimus Prime because I want to see this in those colors maybe with a flatbed trailer and some modern toy safety regulations compliant version of his iconic missile launcher where it could tap into the bottom or the side of the arm after being on the trailer.
But I always thought the truck mode and especially the way he transforms with the front of the cab forming the legs says G2 hero Optimus Prime
Okay, making him Orion B Pax, slightly sad and worn-out Retiredmus Prime, getting bumped over to the dimension of Bumbles Morales, needing to teach the kid how to be Optimus, and rediscovering how to be Prime himself...
Now I need one.
"I can turn into a truck."
"He can _turn! Into! A TRUCK!"_
"I can't do it on command."
"He can't do it... _On command!"_
I've gotten a bit tired of the square truck Optimus (Armada Prime FTW!) so this is a refreshing take.
I jokingly asked for the holiday version for christmas last year and ended up getting it as a gift 🤣 It's actually a pretty nice little figure! Traditional deco looks great as well!
I really hope that they do more licensed generations figures.
Yeah it be nice to see HasTak do another Alternators again.
@@JohnWilliams-wl9px No. The car companies' arrogance and pickiness isn't worth Hasbro's time and money.
Fourth time you've seen That Matrix. Galvatron's Matrix-on-a-chain is the same mold in non-clear plastic, pegged onto a separate chain accessory.
Wasn't it also used for Anniversary, Hot Rod, Scourge, Netflix Nemesis Prime, Takara Nemesis Prime, and Toxitron? By my math, this is the twelfth use, although the blast effect compatibility has varied slightly.
@@pmgerardI was just going by videos I remembered from Thew.
I can see Energon Rodimus as a retool of this guy
It’s crazy how this is a redeco of a merry prime
You still have those weird shape "transformers"! Or sports balls. I can't remember their alt modes but I see them back there and I love that.
this video gave me a notification while I was watching a different thew video
i like the idea of this optimus being the peter b parker to the normal flat nose version, that’s sick as fuck
Just found your channel and socials, love this review and your personality. Thanks for sharing!
"Optical Banquet" is my new band name.
I'm gonna have to snag this guy while he's still in stores. I felt he was too soon after his holiday deco. The interior of his legs being too much red and that's it. No other notes. This mold is wonder and I hope they never try to canonize him. Just let him be whatever we want him to be.
I feel like he needs red elbows and blue all over the trailer hitch area as well. But I've got too many 'bots in the painting queue. I'll wait for their next deco attempt.
Hey Thew Good Review Once Again. Hope You’re Having A Good Day!
Turn those legs around, repaint it, add a arm cannon; we'd have a decent modern G2 Hero Optimus update.
Great review as always, Love your pic in front of Wegmans!
After the IRS hunted the autobot base and stormed their home for property tax evasion, poor Optimus had to submit to the workforce as an Amazon truck
Great way to start a Sunday morning!
The fandom has this nonsense term they toss around, "Mini-masterpiece" which they seem to slap onto any Generations toy that simply looks like the cartoon model, or something. But VRN/Holiday Optimus, I feel, is the first toy to deserve the description. He's just so fun and intuitive and every little step in his transformation makes you go "ooh, that's clever!". From the way his backpack folds up, to how his mudguards hold his torso together, to the fact that the grill flaps on his knees lock into place and add one more stable connection point to his calf assembly... this toy just keeps hitting you with tons of moments that make you enjoy just fiddling with it. And the resulting modes are just sleek, streamlined, and just a joy to look at and have fun playing with. It's a shame it got overshadowed by Victory Saber when it first came out-- I feel this toy deserved to be the one the fandom considered toy of the year.
Kind of want to see Galvatron as the Burger King now.
Such a great figure, loved the prior Festive release which was a lovely surprise, so getting this one was a definite must. It just feels right in hand, looks so good in hand in both modes. I do wish they could have released a little Roller to go with the trailer instead of limiting it to that impossible to find in complete condition Centurion pack.
Fairly been some good Primes released this year.
I’ve been on the fence about picking this up. Now I’m gonna have to.
Glad you enjoyed the trip to the states. Try any restaurants you don’t have over in England.
The fig does have an Orion Pax feel.
If you ever wanna feel old remember the Christmas version came out last year
Frankly this would look amazing retooled as Energon Rodimus
Excellent design, just got it recently.
Your reviews put a smile on my face, keep up the great work.
Honestly, it's basically G2 Hero Optimus, I cannot unsee it
Just turn those legs around, slap on a arm canon and give it a new paint job and we'd have pretty nice update for Hero prime honestly.
Waking up to a new video Thew is a fantastic way to start a day, thank you for being you :)
Okay I can't be the only one seeing a remold possibility, for thunderclash out of this mold
I love realalistic alt modes with blocky robot modes
Dude this guy would be awesome if his trailer were longer like the one I made for my ER prime
Having completely missed the whole Amazon deal thing, when I first saw the Xmas version I had hopes it would get redeco'd as that one G2 "Hero" Optimus with the bellows-powered missile launcher. I love that toy's colors, and I figured this could make for a good update considering the TF scheme, but it looks like they chose not to mess with the OG Optimus colors even a tiny bit for the non-holiday version. C'mon man, just give him white legs and those swish 80s gradient stripes!
Edit: Ah. I guess I wasn't the only one who thought that.
Makes me want a saab turbo Blur now. Also looking forward to buying your new bands new tunes.
If you make the head face the road, that panel will actually close. Ya know, the correct transformation.
As a truck driver myself I can really get behind a normal truck. Although I wish it weren't a day cab.
In a world where a good generations Optimus prime from earthrise cost an arm and a leg, I kinda find this one might just be the ONE to fit my optimus slot until I eventually find the one that tickles the G1 collection I am starting to amass, potentially by itself since this trailer is just as good! cool review!
Went to a toy fair recently, and managed to find a New In Box Genarations Wheeljack for around 30 CAD.
Thought it was a great deal, finally had one of my favorite figures again, even better that I had Legacy Bulkhead to place next to him.
But good lord.
The vendors of the stand were trying really really hard to sell me on the X-Men Cyclops Blackbird Crossover Figure.
Like they were desperate to pawn off any of the ten they had.
Trucktober should be interesting time.
I want that Prime
YES NEW VIDEO
Really good review and a very interesting toy. Interesting to see what other Trucks will be appearing in Trucktober
I definitely want to see more collabs with other car manufacturers, maybe have the Fairlady Z triplets as the Nissan 400Z
Would be cool to see more Volvo crossover Alt-modes later down the line or other car brands