WFC Earthrise Optimus Prime is Just The Primiest Primet that's Ever Primed

Y'all I said I was feeling Prime this week and I meant it. This'll be brief, not only because I hate to tease my feelings and thoughts, but also because I do my best work when I get to write angrily. Unfortunately, this figure will make any Transformers fan very, very happy. 

Obviously, just like Movie Prime and Baby Prime, he's a red and blue truck with that good-good War For Cybertron panel lines. Take note of the transparent gasoline green plastic for the headlights and cool blue for the windshield; very nice touches.

Like other WFC figures, the alt mode is based on a realistic vehicle that you can't tell is a robot. Well, this figure doesn't pull off the disguise as well due to his proportionally small cab, and, oh yeah, THE OBVIOUS LEGS that make up the hitch area.

And I'm okay with him looking a tad borked as a truck, because it allows his robot mode to look immaculate.

Yeah. Its a stunner that makes it worth it's $50 price tag. I know that price is a lot to swallow for what's basically a Voyager Class sized toy with a crappy trailer, but the unexpected articulation, paint, and cartoon accurate look make him worth it.

Oh, yeah, he comes with the trailer from the cartoon. You can check here to see what it looks like and what it can do besides take up precious closet space. I didn't take any photos of it because I didn't feel like it. Anyway, I almost forgot, this dude's got tight ass joints. They so tight, he can hold Elita-1 with one arm. Huzzah!

Its amazing how he's engineered with show-accurate long legs and that sexy hourglass figure, and he still has hand articulation, wrists, ankle tilt, a matrix chamber, and perfect hip joints on top of that. There's no typical compromise like kibble or a janky vehicle mode here, neither. Yo, you can even remove the butt bumpers if you want a nearly perfectly clean robot mode.

If I were to nitpick, I'd say it's a shame his rear wheels don't hide away in robot mode, and the non-Netflix version of this toy has odd grey bits between his calves. Oh, and like I said, the truck mode's proportions are a tad off. But who cares BECAUSE HE LOOKS SO GOOD. UGH.

Oh, yeah, I should say I've bought the Netflix version of this figure because he came with darker colors that I like more. Plus, his eyes pop like firecrackers.

Additionally, the Netflix version axes the trailer and gives you 2 bright yellow "Battle Masters", baby Transformers that turn into weapons, that look killer against Netflix Prime's darker colors. One is an axe-pterodactyl and the other is a tiny robot with a shield on its back. All that for $40 instead of $50 for the regular version. Here he is with Netflix Megs, who's also awesome in almost equal measure. 

BTW, I've swapped the chest piece of my Netflix Prime with my regular Earthrise Prime, as the Netflix one had truck windows in gasoline green that I didn't like. 

So, if you have $50, pick this up for THE definitive mainline G1 Prime figure second to the $500 (after tax) masterpiece toy.  Right now, WFC Earthrise Optimus Prime has been re-released with no changes as WFC Kingdom Optimus Prime, still for $50. Good luck finding the WalMart exclusive Netflix Prime.