Transformers: Power of the Primes fan poll now up
“You Got The Touch. You Got The Power!”
If those words from pop singer Stan Bush’s song “The Touch” don’t drive some nostalgia into your 80’s pop culture circuits, then this big announcement from Hasbro will as Transformers fans get the power to vote who the next Prime will be!
Detailed at their official website, “The Power of the Primes” is a new voting event that Tranformers collectors and fans can indulge on, working through two stages to choose just who exactly will be the holder of the Autobot “Matrix of Leadership” and lead Cybertron in a time of great struggle and unrest.
With three factions to choose from in Honor, Chaos, and Order, three sets of different Transformer characters will be fighting it out to decide who is worthy of bearing the responsibility of leading their fellow Robots in Disguise, and those who have followed the series since its inception all the way to the present day will be familiar with the candidates vying for the throne and prize.
Fighting for the “Honor” side of things is Ultra Magnus, Arcee, and Hound – characters who have appeared in the original Transformers series better known as “Generation 1” and are closely associated with the famous Autobot leader Optimus Prime and even his successor Hot Rod/ Rodimus Prime.
The “Chaos” side has Thunderwing, Optimus Primal of “Beast Wars”, and an Unknown Evil – all of whom have been corrupted or otherwise lean towards darkness and power.
Finally it’s the “Order” side – comprising of Shockwave and Megatron of the Decepticons and Star Saber of the Autobots. In recent years in the IDW Continuity, Megatron has defected to the Autobot cause yet retains his military expertise, so these characters have what it takes to get things in line.
With the candidates vying for the ultimate prize, a representative per faction will be chosen by January 27th ending the first stage of the voting event. The second phase then begins with Honor, Chaos, and Order battling it out between February 1 to 4 and the winner being revealed at this year’s New York Toy Fair. The winner, or Chosen Prime (http://thechosenprime.com/), will play a big part in the upcoming “Power of the Primes” storyline.
Literally, the power is in your hands Transformers fans. Choose wisely and decide who will light our darkest hour or cause the universe to tremble. — TJD, GMA News