Commander (Mastermind Creations)
Commander is a fictional character made by Mastermind Creations in 2010 as a third-party Transformer. He is an homage to the 1984 Transformers Autobot Optimus Prime.
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Mastermind Creations
Commander is based on concept art of Optimus Prime for the Hearts of Steel comic book series.
Commander is the leader of the Knight Morphers. He once went through a purging process to rid his ember of darkness. Another Knight Morpher named Ultra is the next in line to lead the Knight Morphers. The enemies of the Knight Morphers are Cyclops and the other Eliminators, as well as Ultra's evil clone Annhilator.[1]
Other third-party Transformers inspired by Optimus Prime include iGear's Faith Leader, Junkion Blacksmith's Justice Leader and Xovergen's Grand Patriot.
Development
The toy that would become the Mastermind Creations Commander was designed in 2008 as a custom Transformer model by sculptor Eric Chan, which he sold as the HOS01. This design was sold to Mastermind Creations.[2]
Reception
In the WTF@TFW podcast for July 9th, 2009 Commander was selected as one of the New Picture Picks.[3]
Commander was featured in the 2013 toy reference book Transforming Collections by Philip Reed.[4]
- Commander review on Youtube by TFSource
- Commander review on Youtube by Vangelus
- Commander review on Youtube
- Review and gallery
Toys
- Mastermind Creations KM-01 Knight Morpher Commander (2010)
- A new mold. He was recolored into Annihilator.
- Mastermind Creations KM-01X Knight Morpher Commander (2011)
- An exclusive recolor of Knight Morpher Commander done in the colors of Shattered Glass Optimus Prime. Limited to only 500 pieces.
Gallery
HOS01 instructions
Knight Morpher Commander toy
Knight Morpher Commander purple recolor toy
References
- ↑ http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/3rd-party-products/km-02-knight-morpher-annihilator/2216/1/12/
- ↑ http://www.oafe.net/yo/mmc_kmc.php
- ↑ Vangelus (July 9th, 2009). "WTF@TFW". http://www.tfw2005.com/ (Podcast). TFW2005. http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/wtf-tfw-transformers-podcast/249490-wtf-tfw-51-july-9-2009-a.html.
- ↑ Reed, Philip (2013). Transforming Collections. ISBN 978-1-62620-496-6.
External links
- http://primeconvoy.blogspot.com/2010/09/knight-morpher-commander-heart-of-steel.html
- http://shoponline.cherrybombtoys.com/category_s/82.htm
- Commander at TFsource
- http://thirdpartytransformers.wikia.com/wiki/Knight_Morpher_Commander
- Commander at Big Bad Toy Store
- Commander at Robot Kingdom
- http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/3rd-party-products/knight-morpher-commander/2035/
- Commander at TFW2005
- 2010 toys
- Eric Chan designs
- Fictional trains
- Fictional characters introduced in 2010
- Fictional characters with oxygen independence
- Fictional characters with superhuman durability
- Fictional characters with superhuman longevity
- Fictional characters with superhuman strength
- Fictional commanders
- Fictional robots
- Fictional shapeshifters
- Knight Morphers
- Mastermind Creations
- Optimus Prime homages
