In beast mode, Primal is mainly black with bits of white from the robot mode showing. He looks like a gorilla and is in the correct posture most primates are in, except humans of course. His ape face is gray AND black, not just gray as shown on the back of the box. The missile launchers supposed to be deployed in robot mode can also be deployed in this mode. But he looks wierd, honest. Imagine a gorilla running around with cannons on his shoulders...
Robot Mode
One of the COOLEST robot modes. Primal transforms exactly as in the show. Monkey face moves down to chest, shoulder pads flip up, extend legs and twist the waist and you get the robot mode. Arms a little too long, but he IS a monkey... The feet have a nice fake hydraulic effect. Primal has more or less still have the original Prime's head, with minor changes. Being the first series of toys, Primal has a mutant mask, a face plate with a wierd alien-like head on it. Best left unused.
Check out his weapons:
-2 Shoulder mounted missle launchers
-Twin spinal swords
-Double-barreled arm-moounted cannons
-Mace
Unfortunately, Primal's arm cannon does not deploy as I would like it to.
Instead of coming out above the arm as in the show, the lower arm,
literally moves to the BACK of the elbow.
Still on his arms, Primal has a special action which can be used in: a)
his beast mode, his arms beat his chest, and in b)his robot mode, where he
can spin his lower arms. These two modes can be achieved by the pushing of a
switch.
Primal is very much more poseable than the ultra Megatron. Definitely a good buy.
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