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Series: Titans Return
Allegiance: Autobots
Categories: Headmaster Voyager Convention Exclusive
Year: 2016
Prelude: Let’s turn the clock back a decade and remember a time when words like “that orange-colored scum” did not immediately make you think of a certain real-world politician with delusions of grandeur, but might also apply to a fictional politician with delusions of grandeur from the Transformers franchise. Of course I’m talking about Sentinel Prime, who else? So put on your Headmaster – sorry, Titan Master – and let’s say go!
Robot Mode: This version of Sentinel Prime was an exclusive figure at SDCC 2016 as part of the three-figure Titan Force set. I already reviewed the retail version of this figure here way back in 2016 (GOD, HE’S SO ORANGE!!!), so this review here will focus mainly on the differences. Those being the application of numerous transparent-orange parts where the original had non-transparent orange (SO! MUCH! ORANGE!), what were once grey parts are now red, and… yeah, that’s pretty much it. As a result of this, Titan Force Sentinel Prime is even harder to photograph than retail Sentinel without turning into a vaguely robot-shaped orange blob in the process.
No real differences apart from that. To be honest I am not sure which version of this figure looks better. The SDCC version might look a little bit more premium (whatever that means), but the unpainted grey parts of the retail figure at least gave us a bit of contrast to all that orange (REALLY, A LOT OF ORANGE!). So… take your pick. Suffice to say, both are very, very orange.
Alternate Mode: Sentinel Prime is still a triple changer that transforms into both a space shuttle and a futuristic sci-fi train. The space shuttle is still the better of the two modes, the train mode only barely hiding that it’s a robot doing the splits. Since the retail version’s grey parts are mostly hidden in these modes, the differences to the SDCC version are not that big. Still, I’d say that the SDCC version does look better in both modes, but that’s entirely subjective. So bottom line: still a cool triple changer with one good and one not-so-good mode.
Remarks: I hadn’t read much about Sentinel Prime’s role in the IDW comics when I wrote the first review. Originally he was simply the somewhat brutal predecessor of Optimus Prime, who got killed by Megatron at the onset of the war. He was later revealed to actually be a Titan Master, with Infinitus being his true self, the body just a lifeless enhancement. He survived his battle with Megatron and eventually built himself a new body. Returning to a Cybertron overrun with “degenerates and deformed colonists”, as he put it, he sought to wipe the slate clean by taking control of a bunch of Titans. In the end it was a miniscule beast former – barely worth existing in his eyes – that took care of him by dropping Infinitus down a mile-long shaft.
I won the SDCC Titan Force three-pack set in a raffle quite a few years ago. Sentinel Prime came with a Fortress-Maximus-colored Windblade and a somewhat brightened version of Brainstorm. These days the only one of the three I still have is Brainstorm, but I had this review (in the form of bullet points) rusting away in the depths of my hard drive for years. So time to unpack it. And bottom line: The Titan Force set was nothing special and I know most people were only into the Astrotrain version of this figure. Sentinel Prime is not in any way better or worse than the retail version, just looking a bit more funky (AND STILL SO VERY, VERY ORANGE!). If you can get the three-pack for a good price, it’s worth picking up for Brainstorm.
Rating: C
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