I think they are making the the robot look better the way the G1 animators made the robot mode look better for the cartoon. It's gonna make the figures not look as good at all but whatever make him look awesome on screen, I'm in. He also kind of reminds me of Sentinel Prime and even Megatron's bot mode. More sleek and regal looking. Maybe that's how Cybdertronians age in this universe.
I miss seeing vehicle parts on Transformers... but its a good design. Just less Transformer and more robot samurai.
Yeah, I agree with you on this sentiment. It looks like they have LIFE now. Not just spooky scary robot skellingtons with car parts tacked on.
Optimus definitely channeling his inner Spartan/Crusader-Knight there. Very cool design, even if it's super cheaty with virtually no visible vehicle parts on the majority of his body. (No wonder his Leader toy cheats so much with shell-forming.)
I definitely agree with this! They did this with Animated and I wish they did it again, especially with Prime.
I love Mecha with swords and knight/samurai looking armor. This looks great. I hope they make a good figure out of this model.
All Hail King Orion Pax - the 1st! The toy is simplified for children, I understand this and appreciate it but to me it is fugly - and that image is AWESOME.. so yeah, I feel that because I can