Some nice bootlegs.  :)  I would not mind having several of those for my collection.

I don't think the white prime is a bootleg. I believe it was an offical release in Korea or something. I think it is labeled on the box as Hasbro International.

 

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Here is what I found off of Fred's Complete Transformers Variation Page which can be found right here: http://www.geocities.com/futuristgroup/vkorea.html

 

Hasbro international transformers:

 

These items are pretty much considered to be in the same catagory as knockoffs and bootlegs ;-) There are some who would argue that a few of them are, in-fact, 'legitimate'. The oversized Prime, and the oversize G1 and G2 Combaticons come immediately to mind. People really love these guys :-) The quality (of the G1 combaticons, anyways) is comparable to tfs in other countries, and they *have* a copyright stamp(hasbro international, natch)...only time will tell if these are eventually accepted into the 'official' toy-dom(I would presume no). The biggest hurdle for folks is trying to decide whether or not Takara/Hasbro gave the korean companies permission/free reign to use the name/likeness, or if it's made up/stolen :-) That *would* be the linchpin, eh? (hint: ask Sonokong. More below)

 

Then there's this Prime-looking thing, which is a totally modified mold, but *is* stamped Hasbro International as well (at least, on one version...another version turns up that's completely fake, from Taiwan, no less pic). Sigh....nothing like confusing the issue. Oh well. I call them knockoffs, but who am I to have an opinion about anything. More...

 

Crazy-Steve replies: Oversized bootlegs is correct. The Prime isn't even the same mold as regular Prime. I suspect it's an upsizing of that other bootleg Korean Prime that I found, with the addition of the electronics and G2 missile launcher. The speculation about it being legit arose from the box stating it was a product of Hasbro International, which is a non-existant company. I'm certain it's a bootleg."

 

Well, there you have it ;-)