Vector Prime [Legacy United/Voyager Class]

Today we're looking at another updated Cybertron series character, Vector Prime! Vector Prime is the guardian of time and space. He travels between realities and timelines serving the will of Primus. One of the original Thirteen, Vector Prime is OLD. Recorded history says he's 25 million years old, but he claims to be 9 billion. Man, he doesn't look a day over 19. I've always liked his clockwork knight style appearance and big blue sword. This new update of him in Transformers Legacy United is a remold of Jhiaxus from Transformers Legacy. I liked that toy quite a bit and see how the basic skeleton could work for Vector Prime. It's most obvious in his legs which also leads to my biggest complaint about the toy. Jhiaxus featured a pair of fins on his boots that Vector Prime doesn't. This leads to a pair of unused hinges on Vector Prime that make the toy look as though it's missing parts out of the packaging. That's a little poopy. 

While I vastly prefer the chonk of the original figure, this is a good representation of the character in a new toy. I liked the Jhiaxus toy a whole lot, so it bares to reason I'd like this one too. Like the Cybertron Starscream, Vector Prime also comes with a Cyber Planet Key. Also like Starscream, it's just for show. That's ok with me as I just don't see where a compatible gimmick would fit on this figure. The key can either mount on his waist or on the sword hilt. I personally like it on the sword as it looks cool, but prefer it in it's normal docking position in vehicle mode. Speaking of vehicle mode, transformation is pretty easy, though I did find myself juggling his wing sections while maneuvering parts. They're on arms that swivel about and just got in the way at times. Spaceship mode is very similar to the original Sith Infiltrator inspired vehicle. Which is a good thing as both the Sith Infiltrator and this are cool looking spaceships.

This update gives Vector Prime a good bit of articulation thanks to the modern engineering. The original toy was fairly articulated in it's own right, but the advancements are impossible to ignore. I do find him a little flat feeling. That's leftover from the Jhiaxus skeleton and can't be helped, but was a little awkward. Not deal breaking, just noticeable. I think my only real complaint is those weird empty hinges on his legs (mentioned above). They're just impossible to ignore. I do wish he would have come with Safeguard like the original, but do understand. I loved Mini-Cons and that was a really good one. This is a great update of Vector Prime and I'm happy to see him getting a new toy. The updates of various characters from the 40 years of Transformers is what's made Legacy so fun. Cybertron almost feels lost in time thanks to the movie coming out immediately after it. The Unicron Trilogy was a really good time full of really good toys. Vector Prime was a cool character that came from that era who has managed to stick around in one way or another over the years. His place in Transformers history deserves new toys more often.