TOMY Animewild Transformers legends LG14 Ultra Magnus Action Figure

This version of Ultra Magnus is that depicted in the current run of comics published by IDW, and as such he is slightly different from other versions of the character you may know.In this comic-book reality the original Ultra Magnus was a mighty warrior who fell in combat eons ago. In order to keep his legend alive a powerful suit of 'Magnus armour' was created and has been worn by a succession of worthy bearers. The current occupant of the armour is Minimus Ambus, a tiny Autobot who is what is referred as a 'point one-percenter' - that being a Transformer with an ability so rare that only 0.1% of the population possess something like it. Minimus Ambus ability is that he is a 'mega loader', meaning that despite being tiny and physically weak himself, his frame is capible of sustaining incredible weights, making him the ideal bearer of the huge Magnus suit. As 'Ultra Magnus' he is the Enforcer of the Tyrest Accord - the ultimate enforcer of law and order in Transformers society.On to the toy itself, its a very impressive piece standing about 12" tall if you include his shoulder stacks and with an impressive heft to it. Brightly coloured and stylish, this is Ultra Magnus for the modern age with sleeker lines and contours than his earlier counterparts. The figure has an impressive range of articulation and is fully posable, and comes armed with two blasters as well as two shoulder mounted twin rocket launchers. He transforms into a futuristic vehicle carrier with a trailer capable of supporting several smaller Transformers. Minimus Ambus is also included, standing about 2" tall and transforming into a futuristic car, he can 'wear' Ultra Magnus by opening a cavity in his chest area. Despite being an intricately designed toy, Ultra Magnus is actually quite eacy and intuitive to transform.In terms of complaints I have only two. First is that whilst the Minimus Ambus figure is quite well articulated itself despite its very small size, it is still somewhat very basic in design and has the appearance similar to the very early Headmaster partners from the Generation 1 action figures. Also his proportions are off from his comicbook version - basically he's a little too small.The second complaint is that whilst this toy is supplied by a Japanese company, there is no mention that the packaging art differs completely from Western versions of the toy. In the West this toy is produced as part of the 'Combiner Wars' series of toys, has different packaging art and is of course is written in English. This version of the toy does have some English language but is predominantly Japanese and has packaging art that includes advertisements for some wierd looking cutsy Manga-esque toys - it even comes with some strange Japanese mini-comic full of cute characters involved in some sort of adventure with Magnus! Possibly I should have assumed this to be the case, but there is nothing in the product description to indicate this. Its a small complaint because the figure is exactly the same as the Wstern version, but one that might bother some collectors.Nevertheless, it is still a very impressive action figure.

How did I not review this at the time? This figure is the bomb, Takara do it better every time. The original from Hasbro has soft white plastic for legs, this one is sturdy and awesome. Not as posable as you might like but the size of him is impressive and still has posable hands which is a bonus. He's a beefcake with an angry chest who turns into the full vehicle including trailer. Transformation isn't too hard or too easy.

Brilliant item from a very professional and friendly seller, highly recommend legend's ultra magnus, great paint job with amazing detail, wonderful articulation, a must for any transformers fan.........this is the ultra magnus figure ive been waiting for since i first watched 'transformers the movie' as a little boy!

Very disappointed in this product a lot smaller than I expected, my son was not impressed