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And finally, like many first-year Beast Wars toys, a battle mask/" mutant head" can be deployed over his robot head. The other European version released in French/Dutch/German Beast Wars/ Ani Mutants packaging is simply named "Optimal Optimus".
Released to advertise Beast Wars' airing in Japan, a small, hand-held slide-puzzle depicting Optimus Primal in robot mode, brandishing a sword, one arm cannon deployed, and looking very dynamic. The line featured co-branded toys from popular mid-90s franchises such as Jurassic Park, Goosebumps, Superman and Batman. The Cybertrons featured a broad variety of (mostly) extant animal species, while the Destrons fielded only extinct varieties, such as dinosaurs, synapsids, and ammonites.Optimus Primal features all the same accessories and functionality as the latest mold use of the original toy but differs slightly in deco, having a slate blue instead of regular blue for the missiles, swords, and mace handle.
Additionally, there are two organic flaps on the toy's back, and in robot mode, nobody's entirely sure exactly what to do with them. This toy would go without Japanese market fiction until all the way in 2021, when it was finally characterized. In January of 1998, Takara released a redeco of the Ultra Optimus Primal toy as Special Convoy Real Gray Type (スペシャルコンボイ リアルグレータイプ), changing the black to dark gray, the blue eyes of Gorilla to red, and the blue to metallic blue, although the packaging is the same as the original release save for a sticker on the front of the box. He comes with a leaflet featuring a character profile, tech specs, and the Legends Bonus Edition Volume 2 mini-comic.Like all Beast Machines toys, he has a hidden " spark crystal" that displays his faction allegiance; Primal's is in his chest, revealed with the spring-loaded "flexing" motion that also moves his beast mode face up for snarling while posing. In the US, the Arachnid and Orcanoch micro playsets were sold as MicroVerse products and featured co-branding with the Beast Wars toyline ( see below for more).