First look at Titans Return Powermaster Optimus

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While the Headmaster gimmick would have been cool on the original Powermaster Prime, I'm kinda glad he didn't end up with those Micky Mouse wheel ears.

Remember that the original

So the 'headmaster' gimmick is actually a nod (heh) to Powermaster Optimus Prime's original head-gimmick concept. This is what Ono Koujin originally wanted for PM Prime/Super Ginrai, but was pipped at the post because the budget wouldn't allow for it. Hasbro's budget was even smaller than Takara's, hence why PM Prime is basically a cheaper version of the Ginrai toy. Godbomber (and thus God Ginrai) was originally meant to be a more complex toy too, but again budgetary constraints meant that this prototype was never mass produced and the final product was just a shadow of what could have been.

Ah budgetary constraints always keeping Hasbro from greatness.