Transformers Age of the Primes Micronus Prime review

Micronus Prime is often described as the most moral of the Thirteen, and it helps that he makes up for his diminutive stature with the ability to predict what his siblings will do before they even know it. He has a very friend-like relationship with Onyx Prime, given their shared correlation between his ethical nature and the bestial Transformer's free spirit; other Primes, such as Solus and Nexus, are examples of beings with whom he shares great chemistry. If needed, he could transfer a fraction of his power with the Chimera Stone, an ability we see with the present-day Minicons whenever they Powerlink with their larger partners. You probably know him best for appearing in RID 2015, training Optimus to experience trial and error while ensuring the younger Prime needs no help from him. For all the issues I have with that show, seeing another member of the Thirteen in a TV show or movie like we previously did with Alpha Trion, Vector Prime, and The Fallen is always a treat. Now, let's see how well Micronus holds up for today's review!

Here we have Micronus Prime in his alternate mode, or rather, his true robot mode with a modded Uniforce Cycle. Seriously, any fan of both Transformers and Power Rangers is going to get some overlap with how similar it is to the personal ride of the Omega Ranger from SPD. Though it could use a stand to help it balance on its single wheel, it is almost fitting that a tiny Transformer god comes with a vehicle like this to go with his untraditional size and design. He can hold onto it with the handle bars via his hands, and the design of Micronus is near identical to how he appeared in Robots in Disguise 2015. The bulkier body is a giveaway to that, and I always liked his minty color palette to distinguish him from the other Primes we got. He even has the Chimera Stone on his back, which comes into play for another mode of his. He is made of translucent plastic, so caution is advised when handling him. Aside from that, he has ball joints on the neck, shoulders, elbows, and knees while his hips are universal joints.

For an alt mode size comparison, here he is along with the other Primes we got minus Star Convoy for space reasons. He definitely stands out from being a little dude who's riding on a vehicle that he isn't actually part of. Still, I always love how each Prime is distinct from each other aesthetically.

The vehicle mode can easily be taken apart like any Weaponizer-style figure we had since Siege. The wheel, the alt mode base, and what will be the arms are on 5mm ports. Even Micronus does some parts forming via removing his Chimera Stone from his back. We'll go back to that in a moment, but first...

...we'll have to focus on Micronus's disc mode, with a giant Minicon logo reminiscent of the storage panels seen frequently during Armada. While it only looks good from the front, I always appreciate the homage from the series that gave us these miniature yet powerful Transfomers. He could take better at the bottom though. As for the other gimmick, you can attach parts of him on any Deluxe-onwards figure with enough 5mm ports to armor them up. The instructions say to use Fireflight, but Ultra Magnus works just as well. Stay tuned for his review along with the other figures in his 4-pack. 

Transformation is pretty simple, but the legs do most of the work since they're made from the entire wheel. The empty space now holds the disc form of Micronus Prime, which is a pretty clever way of storing him and filling the area properly. Is exoskeleton is based on the Apex Armor from Transformers Prime, though with some liberties taken from the Pretenders. While I normally don't care about the Pretenders, especially the lame ass ones we got from POTP, this is way better of an homage than I expected. The Apex Armor has that physique we saw back in Prime, though with finger guns and a more teal color scheme. Obviously, the armor from the show was more filled in with Tron lines throughout as well as there being no fully concealed face (as Starscream and Miko's faces were both visible within a dome during their times using the armor), but if we consider this armor belonging only to Micronus, then the changes to the design work fine. The only oddities would be the propellor looking parts that held the tire in altmode; what do you do with those?

His head sculpt is more like a powered up version of his regular face, which I always appreciated as a way of making the Apex Armor exclusive to him, and while he doesn't have the dome helmet like in the cartoon, it is vaguely shaped like it. His articulation includes a ball jointed head, rotation at the 5mm port shoulders, outward arm movement, bicep rotation, hinged elbows, wrist rotation, universal hips, thigh swivels, hinged knees, and ankle pivots.

Here we have him with along with the other Primes we just looked at. Even with the Apex Armor added, he still remains the smallest figure out of the line-up, and appropriately so. I think he, Megatronus, Onyx, and Alchemist may be my favorite figures we got for the Primes this year, and I hope I can find some more for next year. Amalgamous already looks promising! Until then, I recommend you get Micronus for his play value and doing the Pretender gimmick better than any Pretender. Plus, the Apex Armor is one of the most underrated MacGuffins in TF history, especially in Prime.

Final ranking: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ out of ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐