Ultra Magnus

Color Scheme:

Royal blue, light blue, gray, white, and some red. In robot mode, the overall impression is "BLUE!" In vehicle mode, there's a lot more gray shown, making it much less striking in the blue spectrum. This is a good thing, IMHO. While I like blue, it's nice to have two different appearances between robot and alternate modes.

Robot Mode:

Big legs. That's the first thing you notice. The entire back half of his vehicle mode becomes most of his legs. In fact, proportionally, they're at least half of his robot mode height. If he were meant to be a leggy femme-bot, this wouldn't be a problem, but it just looks silly. Other than the huge legs, he looks pretty cool. Part of the ramps from his vehicle mode form wing-like things on his back. He also has a pretty hefty jet pack on his back.

Vehicle Mode:

A car carrier truck. Go figure. ;-) It's really quite cool, since you can put three of the deluxe cars on him as if he's carrying them. Talk about enhancing play value of these toys! Not only that, but he looks really cool. My only complaint is that his BFG can't be mounted up front so that when you have the car brothers being carried, they're not in the way of "Blue Bolts" (said BFG). OK, one more complaint... Just like RiD Optimus Prime, he divides in two to transform. This connection can be somewhat insecure. What's worse is that it can be a pain to get back together again. There's also no hinge between the cab and the trailer, it's just one long piece of car carrier machinery.

Transformation:

As mentioned earlier, his sections separate. The rear then transforms into his legs, and the cab become his body to which his legs attach. He has some tricky things to do, particularly getting his wings into the correct position, and his head rotated and flipped up properly. This doesn't bother me, though, as I prefer large toys to be more complex than the smaller ones.

Gimmicks:

He's got plenty. He has electronics like Optimus Prime does, but his are more complex. Depending on what mode he's in, and what special buttons are being pressed on him, he speaks as himself in various phrases, or as Omega Prime. Yes, his main gimmick is his ability to merge with Optimus Prime to become Omega Prime, a huge Autobot with unmatched powers, such as the ability to fall apart at any given moment. ;-) His gun, Blue Bolts, also "transforms" into three different gun things, though two of them are essentially the same but with different barrels.

Pros/Cons:

Cool vehicle mode, OK robot mode, nice gimmicks, and merges with Optimus Prime to become Omega Prime. Also, some people have had trouble with certain tires on him splitting. I've had one split on mine, and another it about to. This can probably be fixed with a little rubber patching glue (like you use to patch holes in inflatable pools and toys), but I don't like to modify my toys, even when they break. Keep this in mind when playing with him, 'cus you don't want to lose the tire completely if it splits.

Merges with Optimus Prime to form Omega Prime!