optimus prime playskool heroes transformers academy rescue bot

They just immediately grab your attention. They're the first thing my eye goes to when viewing the figures. The weapons of each figure are well detailed for their simple style. Each figure is sculpted in an expressively heroic stance and when we explore their special gimmick later on in this review, you'll see how they can be even more expressive with one simple trick. The sculpted badge on his left shoulder proves that. Hmm? Geeze, what would you use a sword for in Rescue operations? Ah whatever! It looks cool and thats all that matters!Īs for the figures themselves, this is definitely Rescue Bots Optimus. Wait.we already guessed that Sawblade does that task. Why one Optimus has a sword, I dunno? Maybe it's a remnant weapon from the Cybertronian Wars that he now uses to fell trees or.something. The Decepticons are long-gone in this timeline, and the Autobots remain to protect the Freedoms and Rights of all sentient beings. He probably uses that to cut down trees or tear open crushed cars and remove debris.

This is a softer, kid-friendlier Optimus that spends his time mentoring the fellow Rescue Bots on how to save humans from disasters, hence the saw blade. The sculpts are simple but get the idea across. There's a clear Autobot faction symbol shaped window on the back of the bag to 'sneak a peek' at what figure is inside in case you want a specific one or are trying to complete the set of 16.Įach figure itself comes clipped in a clear vaccu-formed tray that holds their body and arms seprately (we'll get to why that is done later on in the review). The toys are marked ages 3-7 so you can give them to little kids. This is also Series 1, but I don't think they ever made any more series beyond that.

They advertise that there are 16 figures in total to collect. So today we will be looking at two of the Playskool Heroes Transformers Rescue Bots Academy Blind Bag figures.Specifically good ol' Optimus Prime.īoth Optimus Primes we will be reviewing today just come in simple heat-sealed bags. But maybe, just maaayyyyyybee.you'll look down into a shadowy hanging Wal-Mart shelf basket and uncover a whole new line of Transformers toys, reveling in the discovery of fun!

Maybe you'll find some small fun simple toy to make your visit not feel like a complete loss. Maybe you'll find some cool Imaginext toy that homages some old toy line from decades past or is some obscure pop culture reference. Eventually you know you're gonna leave empty handed, so you decide to visit the toddler toy section as one last resort. That toy has a better variant/running-change that you haven't seen yet. You ever walk through a store's entire toy section and not find a damn thing to buy? Have that.

Optimus prime playskool heroes transformers academy rescue bot