I’m not a fan of AEC line but I found some of them are really good Classics replacements. In those lines, there were characters in toy form that many fans were dreaming about back in G1 and Marvel era. Armada Unicron and Cybertron Primus are the best example and here we have Vector Prime, one of the original 13 Primes. I really like Vector Prime while looking at the Cybertron show but never serious about owning the toy for some reason. One day on my occasional trip to my favorite used kids stuffs shop, I found him. Even though no minicon and key, he has everything else including instruction. So I bought him on sight and decided to sell him to raise my fund. But after playing with him for a while, he grows in me more and I decided to keep him.

Vector Prime’s alternate mode is a fictional jet. I won’t call it futuristic because he is an ancient transformer, plus most of the AEC lines have fictional alt modes. This jet looks very stylish from the top but when you look from the side or bottom, the robot kibbles are too much there and make him look like carrying a cargo. The jet nose has a missile to fire and the electronic sound can be triggered when inserting the key. The minicon port and slot are a little bit too obvious there while I don’t have a minicon to attach to.

If you have trouble transforming a legend class, I don’t think you will have problem transforming this voyager class. Yes, I didn’t type it wrong. Vector Prime’s transformation scheme is that easy that I believe nobody will have problem even my wife (well, I just said, haven’t asked her to do yet). Vector Prime’s robot mode looks really nice. He is heavy and tall, gotta miss the time while voyager class is still big. While almost half of the jet is folded on his back plus the electronic gimmicks inside and the wings to look like a cape, he should be super back heavy in today’s case but he is totally not. He balances extremely well and stands easily with many poses. I’m not complaining on any paint jobs and color scheme since Hasbro did it pretty well. Raising his right arm to a certain angle will trigger the electronic sound feature which becomes the main reason I decided to remove the batteries. The key slot is now at his stomach which makes his stomach more outward than chest. Not that bad looking but I think the designers should find a different and better place to put this. The sword and wings are made in soft PVC. Don’t like this but cannot complain because Hasbro made this by following American’s toy making standard. While this toy overall is good, there is one thing that really annoys me. The missile trigger button is now at his back but at a very convenient place for my finger to touch it while holding the figure. I’ve already spent many times putting it down and looking for the missile. Maybe I should just remove and store it in case someday I lose it.

Transformation: 2 – Give it that low for the simplicity as there are almost no parts trying to hide besides his face. Well, kids and moms will be very happy about this simplicity.
Fun: 10 – Even without electronic sound gimmicks, he is fun to play in either mode.
Display: 8 – I won’t display him in jet mode but his robot mode is nice. Tall and sturdy plus excellent balance.
Value: 10 – For only $6.50, a very happy purchase for me even without key and minicon. I always like that Once Upon A Child store not just the girls working there.
Overall: 8 – Although I was hoping his transformation scheme could be a little bit more complex, I like the fact he is a good toy especially for kids (at least he is more complex than Leo Prime). The bendable sword is an issue but I can live with that. And he approves me to be a good figure that I didn’t sell him at the first place.