Optimus Prime is set to feature an addition to his armoury in Michael Bay’s upcoming Transformers 3. It seems he might just be able to fly…
Since the Superbowl spots all appeared online yesterday, there's been a degree of forensic analysis applied to them all. And what's been spotted with regards the promo for Transformers 3: Dark Of The Moon is the fact that Optimus Prime might just have been fitted with an extra modification. Or at the very least been drinking Red Bull. In short, he's been given wings.
If you look closely at the trailer, which you can find here, you can just about see it. And over at io9, the flying Optimus Prime appears to have been confirmed with a look at one of the tie-in films to the summer movie.
The toys are being produced by Hasbro, and it describes the add-on that makes Optimus Prime able to fly as 'mechtech'. The official explanation of it reads:
"The Mechtech Ultimate Optimus Prime figure features three modes of conversion - vehicle, robot, and robot with "mech suit." The trailer, which serves as a weapons depot and command center, also converts into a "mech suit" that Optimus Prime shows off when it's time to rumble."
Giant robotic things flying through the air? Ah, it makes you hark back to the, er, glory days of RoboCop 3...
You can read more about the new toy here at io9.
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