Day 294: RM-11: Beast Convoy (Optimus Primal)

The 11th in the Robotmasters series is a new sculpt of the Beast Wars Optimus Primal scaled down to fit the typical size of the line. Known as Beast Convoy in Japan, he turns into an organic gorilla, though this version has an Autobot symbol rather than a Maximal one. He was available in Japan in 2004.

What happened to RM-10? Well, that was just a slight redeco of RM-01: G1 Convoy packed with a DVD of a Robotmasters cartoon episode. I decided it didn't have enough visual difference to warrant a whole new drawing.

Day 79: Superion (Universe)

The combined form of the Universe Micromaster Aerialbots is Superion, an amalgamation of six robots plus their pack-in accessories that serve as connectors, head, and extremities of the gestalt warrior. While in Japan, the original source of the design ( Sixwing , 1992) was available in a collected set, this combiner needed to be purchased one bot at a time in the 2007 Universe release.

Day 251: Mad

The last of the Air Assault Micron Team trio is Mad, who turns into a Concorde SST. A design that's been used several times already -- see Jetstorm , Scattor , Thrust , Mach , and Quantum -- this version has some of its plastic parts in a translucent finish, giving it a high tech feel. Mad was available in Japan in 2003. He was later rechristened "Skull Buster" in Fan Club-generated lore.

Day 26: Nemesis Prime (Alternators)

Nemesis Prime, an evil twin to Optimus Prime first introduced in the Armada line, gets the Alternators treatment, allowing a reuse of the Dodge Ram SRT-10 design. In the North American market, this toy was only available at the Hasbro Toy Shop and at San Diego Comic-Con International in 2006.

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