DIACLONE: RISE OF BATTLE CONVOY V-MAX

 "Detect the Giganter-class sub-sky gate reaction! Gather the Mobile Interception Unit at the spawn point!"

In response to the intensifying sub-air raid of Walder, the Diaclone corps completed a new combat machine along with the construction of a mobile interception posture by the combat mobile base. A fierce wind fighter that runs through the wilderness, its name is Battle Convoy V-MAX!

The Return Of Battle Convoy

海外ショップ情報：ダイアクロンDA-65バトルコンボイV-MAXの画像 https://t.co/NOnT9LpE0e pic.twitter.com/VDsfcGO5q5

— オートベース愛知 (@autobase_aichi) September 8, 2020

Takara's Diaclone reboot series has been going strong for awhile now and it's pretty dang impressive. Really sharp looking bots and that classic Diaclone story line updated for the modern world. It's really cool. They recently announced something really special though. DA-65 Battle Convoy V-Max is a re-imagining of the classic Diaclone Battle Convoy toy, which we all know as Optimus Prime. It's big and it's badass. I want one.

It's weird after all these years of various Optimus Prime toys, a redo of his toy's original use is so appealing. It's hard to believe so much fresh air can be breathed into such an old concept. It's still Battle Convoy without a doubt, but looks so new. Well, admittedly it does resemble Sentinel Maximus quite a bit. Actually, a whole lot. I still want one.

Ultra Magnus parts

It's pretty hard not to like Ultra Magnus. He's basically an upgrade of the classic Optimus Prime toy and really a more impressive toy (you gonna need some oven mitts for that hot take). Everyone loves Black Convoy, but that all white cab mode is probably the best the toy has ever looked to me. It does make me wonder again (here we go again), what if Diakron was a success and Transformers never happened? Would we have eventually gotten Battle Convoy and Powered Convoy in the line? Battle Convoy/Optimus Prime is basically the same toy aside from some stickers. Powered Convoy though, has different colors and a few more parts than Ultra Magnus.

I guess we'll never know unless a portal to an alternate reality where that indeed did happen just opened up. Admittedly though, if alternate reality portals started opening up, the one where Diakron was a sucess probably wouldn't get checked first. A firm tenth maybe, but not first.

Ok, I'd check it first and tell you what happened.