Transformers Cyberverse Deluxe Class Slug Pictorial Review

gothsaurus wrote:How are the rest available. Individually?

Bot mode looks cool. He has no leg articulation, but has shoulders, elbows, and even some swivel that lets him get a little dynamic with his weapon.

They're finally figured out how to lock the armor in place. It sits on his back but is triggered by a lever that literally pins it down so it can't accidentally deploy.

Also, he has waist swivel if you disengage the lever on his lower body. When it's clicked in, it holds him steady.

Transformation is nothing to write home about. Flip out the beast legs/transform the arms, then bend him at the knees (it's not articulation, there's a gear system that makes it tough to push down) and lift up/extend his beast neck.

He locks in place like this without the tail/key. But it completes the look. Pull the key back out to trigger the quick transformation.

For $30 he's going to feel steep. But kids are going to love the beast mode and his bot mode is a great new take on Volcanicus I hope to see explored with combiner toys.

I got mine on sale for $25. That's not bad for the size. And he looks good with his buddies.

Something else I find interesting. His bot mode looks more like Predaking than the original Volcanicus. Including both the wings and Swoop's cannons coming off his back. Combine that with its beast mode, and it really reminds me of that proposed G1 combiner that formed a dragon instead of a robot.

-Kanrabat- wrote:If I ever find that Volcanicus on sale, he's mine!

Emerje wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:If I ever find that Volcanicus on sale, he's mine!

Same, and he'll always be in dragon mode. Shame the arms are symmetrical without heads on them.

Emerje

william-james88 wrote:

Emerje wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:If I ever find that Volcanicus on sale, he's mine!

Same, and he'll always be in dragon mode. Shame the arms are symmetrical without heads on them.

Emerje

I like that part since it shows that he combines differently in this fiction. The arms arm both made up by Sludge who spkits his whole body in half.

ThunderThruster wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Emerje wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:If I ever find that Volcanicus on sale, he's mine!

Same, and he'll always be in dragon mode. Shame the arms are symmetrical without heads on them.

Emerje

I like that part since it shows that he combines differently in this fiction. The arms arm both made up by Sludge who spkits his whole body in half.

Why does he have to split in half to form the arms? Why can't he fold himself out much like the mastadon does for the Dino-Megazord?

Emerje wrote:Knowing that I like him a little more now. I had just assumed Vulcanicus was pulling a Predaking with just the wings going on his back and the rest of Swoop forming an arm.

There were a few Brave figures that pulled the whole split in half to form the arms or legs thing and they were all very cool figures.



Emerje

william-james88 wrote:The Dino Megazord is a pretty good comparison to what is happening in Cyberverse, with the pterodactyl in the back instead of in the front.

Emerje wrote:Knowing that I like him a little more now. I had just assumed Vulcanicus was pulling a Predaking with just the wings going on his back and the rest of Swoop forming an arm.

There were a few Brave figures that pulled the whole split in half to form the arms or legs thing and they were all very cool figures.



Emerje

TulioDude wrote:Reminds me of Dragonstorm.

primalxconvoy wrote:

TulioDude wrote:Reminds me of Dragonstorm.

Who's that?

Emerje wrote:

primalxconvoy wrote:

TulioDude wrote:Reminds me of Dragonstorm.

Who's that?

Emerje

chuckdawg1999 wrote:WheelGrim is another fun Dino Combiner to be released in the Dinobots Unite subline. Wheeljack makes a great pair of pants while Grimlock becomes the torso and they blend well. While it will never win awards for transformation and articulation, it is a fun figure that will make some people happy.

william-james88 wrote:Fellow Seibertronian chuckdawg1999 has a video review of WheelGrim, the latest roll and combine set pairing a Dinobot with a non Dinobot character. This one is Wheeljack and Grimlock. This toy came out in the US recently and is appearing at Walmarts throughout the country, first starting in Arizona.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:WheelGrim is another fun Dino Combiner to be released in the Dinobots Unite subline. Wheeljack makes a great pair of pants while Grimlock becomes the torso and they blend well. While it will never win awards for transformation and articulation, it is a fun figure that will make some people happy.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Going into the specials that will end the Cyberverse series, we were shown the animated version of Volcanicus. The toy representation presented here doesn't combine, but it does transform into some form of a dragon. Something that wasn't shown in the first special that's now available on YouTube. Articulation isn't much to write home about, and the spinning transformation gimmick doesn't always work the way you'd want it to, but as of right now this is the only representation of the character.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:There's a lot going on with Hot Rod that's fun, unfortunately, there's quite a bit that's going wrong. Might be my copy, might not. When the entire point of a toy is the gimmick transformation you kinda need to make sure that works, all the time. If you're a fan there might be something here for you but I definitely can't recommend this for younger fans.

Overcracker wrote:Looking for a Christmas Gift / Birthday gift for a 4 year old, haven't actually looked at cyberverse so no idea how good they may be for a 4 year old.

Is Volcanicus a good option? He seems to be rather cheaply priced from what I can gather. Does the transformation gimmick work well for a 4 year old?

How about Supreme Shockwave?

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Overcracker wrote:Looking for a Christmas Gift / Birthday gift for a 4 year old, haven't actually looked at cyberverse so no idea how good they may be for a 4 year old.

Is Volcanicus a good option? He seems to be rather cheaply priced from what I can gather. Does the transformation gimmick work well for a 4 year old?

How about Supreme Shockwave?

4 may be a bit too young. Maybe stick with Rescue Bots for now?

But if you want to introduce him to something more "grown up", Supreme Shockwave is a great choice. Especially because you're sure to find one on sale.

Overcracker wrote:Looking for a Christmas Gift / Birthday gift for a 4 year old, haven't actually looked at cyberverse so no idea how good they may be for a 4 year old.

Is Volcanicus a good option? He seems to be rather cheaply priced from what I can gather. Does the transformation gimmick work well for a 4 year old?

How about Supreme Shockwave?

william-james88 wrote:

Overcracker wrote:Looking for a Christmas Gift / Birthday gift for a 4 year old, haven't actually looked at cyberverse so no idea how good they may be for a 4 year old.

Is Volcanicus a good option? He seems to be rather cheaply priced from what I can gather. Does the transformation gimmick work well for a 4 year old?

How about Supreme Shockwave?

My kid is 4 and Cyberverse is perfect. He didny like the ultimate ones (very finicky transformation due tonthe auto convert gimmick).
The combining megatron and slug set is his favourite. Since its easy to get from one mode to the next and the combining gimmick is fun and works well.

Warrior Cybertronian Starscream is also good and so is one step Megatron, wheeljack and starscream.

Dont get the deluxe toys, they are too advanced. Rescue bots is a bit too easy for 4 year olds.

primalxconvoy wrote:I think Slug is a perfect example of how to do a kids' toy, that's fully poseable and detailed, while still retaining a fairly simplistic ,(?) transformation.

More of this please, Hasbro.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

primalxconvoy wrote:I think Slug is a perfect example of how to do a kids' toy, that's fully poseable and detailed, while still retaining a fairly simplistic ,(?) transformation.

More of this please, Hasbro.

I actually think this is incorrect.

Slug by no means has a "simple" transformation. I would argue the opposite: his transformation might actually be more complex than the SS86 leader Slug. It is a fun transformation, but this is not something that would fit with the much younger demographic. Warrior Snarl is probably a better example of simple but still fairly posable and fun. Slug will frustrate many kids, especially with the legs and the many different steps to transform the torso

primalxconvoy wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

primalxconvoy wrote:I think Slug is a perfect example of how to do a kids' toy, that's fully poseable and detailed, while still retaining a fairly simplistic ,(?) transformation.

More of this please, Hasbro.

I actually think this is incorrect.

Slug by no means has a "simple" transformation. I would argue the opposite: his transformation might actually be more complex than the SS86 leader Slug. It is a fun transformation, but this is not something that would fit with the much younger demographic. Warrior Snarl is probably a better example of simple but still fairly posable and fun. Slug will frustrate many kids, especially with the legs and the many different steps to transform the torso

Oh, cheers for the update. It's it more frustrating than that recent (large) Hotrod you that Chuckdawg just reviewed?

Anyway, it's just good to see that at least some "perfect" TFs are cooking out (kind of "G1 transformations with good posability), which is the only gimmick I would want, at the very least.

william-james88 wrote:Was it rereleased for Cyberverse before?

Sabrblade wrote:I believe that was one of the very first Cyberverse toys released, IIRC.

Emerje wrote:Did we know Deluxe Arcee and Starscream were being re-released in the new open boxes? Saw them at Target Monday for the first time, forgot about them until just now.

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Emerje

Sabrblade wrote:

Emerje wrote:Did we know Deluxe Arcee and Starscream were being re-released in the new open boxes? Saw them at Target Monday for the first time, forgot about them until just now.

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Emerje

That is news. The only open-box Deluxe rereleases we knew of were Soundwave, Grimlock, and Thunderhowl.

william-james88 wrote:are those Slug's wave mates?