- Nemesis Primal is aPredaconclone from theWar for Cybertron Trilogyportion of theGeneration 1 continuity family(viaBuzzworthy Bumblebee).
Hailing from an alternate universe,Nemesis Primalis a monstrouscloneof the nobleOptimus Primal,armed with two Cyber Blades the color of freshly-spilled blood.
Fiction
War for Cybertron Trilogymarketing material
After obtaining the Allspark,Bumblebeeescaped through aspace bridgeto protect it from the Decepticons. Arriving in an alternate universe, he faced new beast threats including Nemesis Primal.Worlds Collide
Toys
Buzzworthy Bumblebee
- Worlds Collide(4-pack, 2021)
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- Released as part of theBuzzworthy Bumblebee"Worlds Collide" 4-pack, Nemesis Primal is a new-head retool ofKingdomOptimus Primal,transforming from a robot accurate to his heroic counterpart's appearance in the first season ofBeast Warsinto a purple-skinned gorilla in 22 steps, as well as a thirdKing Kong-styled bipedal gorilla. Nemesis replaces Optimus Primal's distinctive lips-in-mouthplate(based on theanimation model) with a more traditional mouthplate (based on theoriginal toy). He also has narrower,eviler-looking eyes.
- Nemesis Primal makes up for his size with above-average articulation, including butterfly shoulder joints, double-jointed knees, opening hands, rotating shins for a foot point, and toe articulation in both modes. Nemesis Primal also has fold-out shoulder cannons, two crimson-bladed swords that store on his back in either mode and pop-out jointed forearm blasters. A rarity for theWar for Cybertron Trilogy,Nemesis Primal has no5 mmports barring his hands, making him largely incompatible with theC.O.M.B.A.T. System.However, he still features 3 mm posts at the end of his blaster tips, as well as his buttflap; helping to replicate Optimus Primal's "Primejets" from theBeast Warscartoon. Nemesis Primal's hands also feature articulated fingers along with a thumb molded to approximate the 5 mm peg hole, although due to this he cannot hold both swords in one hand as Optimus Primal's original figure could.
- Included in the set alongside Nemesis Primal isBlackarachnia,FangrywithBriskoandBumblebee.Outwardly branded as part of theWar for Cybertron Trilogyon the packaging, the instructions label the set as part ofStudio Series,under the 2007Transformersmovie, instead.
- As a redeco of theKingdommold, Nemesis Primal likely suffers from the same clearance problems on his waist area, where the painted front thighs areveryprone to scraping off from simply manipulating the figure. The most permanent solution would be to disassemble the waist and shave down the contacting surfaces.[1]Otherwise, exercise lots of caution when moving his hips.
- As with otherBuzzworthy Bumblebeetoys, the set was exclusive toTargetin the U.S.
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