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Write a Review link for that item. Transformers - Legacy - United (Hasbro)Yo ho ho! Ah, the Star Raiders. Essentially an excuse to work in characters from diverse continuities, they're good old-fashioned space pirates the nerds can geek out over. And here's the captain now! Hailing from Transformers Prime, 'tron is a straight-up pirate. Tall hat, big ol' beard, massive shoulders, hook hand, peg leg (optional), and armor that mimics coattails. The shoulders rise high enough to give the impression of a tall collar, but the head ends up looking oddly narrow. The usual lion face stares out from the chest. Articulation is fairly standard, apart from the right ankle. The wrist swivels are rather stubborn, but at least they're sturdy. Accessories include his cutlass (thankfully without an integral action feature this time) and a foot for the peg leg. Said foot can be attached to the sword, but not in a way that looks great. Transformation is weirdly fiddly the first time around, but it goes away fast. Lion mode is honestly decent, given the aesthetic. The front legs are pegged in at the forearm, but can be unplugged for better range (if not strength). Hinged jaws are always fun. The sword stores unobtrusively via a slot on the lower back. Calcitron is apparently a pile of Energon that gained sentience. Sure, why not. But it's on my shelf, so now it's a Rock Lord. This is mostly the Magneous mold again, now in a cool blue color scheme. It's new to me, at least. While the waist is oddly cylindrical, the remainder mostly succeeds at being primarily unpolished rock. I like the stocky proportions, and the matte plastic feels unlike most of my collection. The head is new, an almost Haunter-esque visage. Like Geocron, it's taken almost directly from the Daira rock creatures in the Headmasters series. And also like Geocron, that full face makes it as pure a Rock Lords homage as one can ask. Reminds me slightly of Saberstone. Articulation is the usual fare above the waist, but the ankles deserve special mention for the amazing forward-back range. How many TFs can actually kneel? The only accessory is a sort of pickaxe, which can double as a crossbow. The wrists have just enough tilt to pose with it menacingly. The car roof can also be held (at a weird angle) as a shield. Going from robot to car is a lot easier than the other way, thanks to the wheel wells and their uncooperative clips. It, like so many in this subset, basically looks like a regular vehicle covered in regolith. Plenty solid, just.... odd. The weapon plugs into the top to serve as a spoiler, or the bumper as a godawful battering ram. I may as well touch on the Armorizer function; it's not as complete as some, being just the limbs and their respective armor plates, but at least they can combine with the pick to make a big ol' mallet. This still leaves one with half a robot laying around, but so it goes. Added fun for the kids, anyway. Speaking of added fun, apparently the solo release of Thundertron had a pair of inexplicable slots on his shoulder. Well, apparently they're sized for the Ratbat mold's feet, because they also threw in Nightstrike. Presumably this didn't cost out the first time. It's pretty nice looking. The blue and white look pretty nice here, although the black head makes it a tad hard to parse the face. The wings raise and bend, but cannot flap, limiting the poses a tad. I've found that tilting him forward slightly once he's plugged in leaves just enough room to tuck the wings behind 'tron's shoulder, and fake a parrot pose. The head moves very far forward, but not back. How strange. Transformation is... nothing. It's G1 Ratbat, this was always dead simple: fold up the wings and tuck the feet in. I'm not sure what it's even supposed to look like: it's no longer a tape since the spools are far too low, and there's a jagged section missing near the bottom. It is decorated with a stylized black skull, so maybe it's meant to be a pirate flag? It has nowhere to go otherwise, that's for sure. (Edit: if you flip out the tab on the back, the gap fits nicely onto an unrelated tab on the lion's belly- probably unintentional, but it works) So, what do we have here? A reissued Voyager with a redecoed pack-in and a Deluxe in new colors with a new head. Retail seems to be $60-65, although Ross scored a batch and is unloading them at $19.99, so that's why I bought in. It's (technically) worth full price if you missed the earlier releases (I did), but shouldn't this have been enough of a cost-saver to knock a few bucks off in the first place? Especially after the recent price hikes. Good stuff all around, at least.   by Karl T. Face |
| Leonardo (Hunchback) |  | Submission Order |  | H.A.R.D.A.C. |
| Geocron (Infernac Universe) | | Transformers - Legacy - United Series | | None |
| Leonardo (Hunchback) | | Written by Karl T. Face | | H.A.R.D.A.C. |
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