Transformers Movie 2 Voyager - DEFENDER OPTIMUS PRIME Review

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How does Hasbro attempt to make yet another release of the same Optimus Prime voyager mold interesting? They paint the big boy blue and gray and give him a new arch rival - the new stealth fighter decepticon Transformers Movie 2 Voyager - MINDWIPE.
Other than the new N.E.S.T. background info hyping the struggle with his new psychic foe, there isn't anything fresh with this incarnation of Optimus. Snazzy black smokestacks second as powerful cannons to take out aerial attacks. There is also a silver cowboy in the driver seat that mysteriously has no hands.
As with every other voyager movie Optimus Prime toy, the vehicle mode is more accurate than the robot. It feels solid as a truck and it actually rolls which is never a given with the newer toys. Personally I like the paint scheme which is similar to the leader class Transformers Nightwatch Optimus Prime except the blue is darker and there are reddish flames on the front. I would have liked it a bit better if the whole truck was blue with silver flames.
The robot mode is not bad looking, but it isn't very accurate to what you see in the films. The often maligned "backpack syndrome" returns(where the front of the truck swings around in transformation to hang off the back of the figure). The actual transforming is fairly painless and while it still suffers from that fragile feeling... it's still more secure than some of the other voyagers such as Transformers Movie Voyager Blackout with Scorponok.
If you are an Optimus Prime completest, then by all means pick this guy up. If you already have the previous voyagers and are looking for something new... then you may want to pass. At less than half the price of the leader class toys the Defender Optimus Prime is at least half as much fun.

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Since the battle in Egypt, OPTIMUS PRIME has outfitted himself with the gear he needs to take out airborne opponents. Unfortunately, MINDWIPE attacks on two fronts, taking cheap shots at the AUTOBOT from the air, while his hypnotized flunkies assault him on the ground. OPTIMUS PRIME struggles desperately, searching for a way to take out MINDWIPE without harming any of the innocents he's brainwashed. Recreate exciting movie scenes or stage your own living room battles with this fierce-looking figure! In robot mode, your DEFENDER OPTIMUS PRIME figure is ready to fight with you for justice. When you two detect enemies approaching, convert him to truck vehicle mode so he can meet them on the road, convert his smokestacks to cannon accessories and show the bad guys what kind of "firepower" the AUTOBOTS forces really have!

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