Review: #870
Name: Megatronus the Fallen
Brand: Transformers
Allegiance: Decepticon
Line: Age of the Primes
Year of Release: 2025
Size Class: Leader (Wave 1)
Mold Status: new
TANK MODE:
Primarily based upon his War Within appearance, Megatronus the Fallen transforms into a tank.
At first glance, this looks like a fairly solid and decent tank, and it is, although it does have its own set of flaws and you can tell that the robot mode was prioritised.
This is a decently sized Leader figure, not as big as what Leaders used to be many moons ago, but one of the bigger ones we've had recently. Above is a comparison against Voyager Siege Optimus.
The turret can rotate, and this is where the flaws kind of come into play, since it's the robot weapon along with the arms. They're pegged together, but doesn't feel as solid as it could be. The pivot point is also situated fairly far back.
Given that the cannon is a separate piece for robot mode, it can also tilt up, which is a nice touch.
He comes with a few flame effects, and a spear for robot mode, all of which can still attach to tank mode. The flames are a nice touch.
There's a splash of yellow here and there, and while it is more obvious in robot mode, this yellow paint is apparently UV reactive!
To be honest, this is still a fantastic tank mode, and one where there aren't many obvious robot parts. The dark purple highlights used are very nice.
TRANSFORMATION:
Transformation scheme is surprisingly more complicated that you would expect, but in a good way, as it is a fun transformation that isn't overly hard or intuitive. The turret splits into two for the robot arms, with the cannon being the robot weapon. The arms are on a swivel joint so there are a few twists to get it into place. The back extends to form the legs, and the front forms the backpack that satisfyingly locks into place.
ROBOT MODE:
Robot mode is absolutely fantastic, and he is pretty much perfect here. He has an imposing bulky look to him that's suitable of a character named "The Fallen".
There's little in the amount of kibble either, with only the backpack, but it feels more like a feature than something that's in the way.
The head sculpt continues with the awesome feeling, and is nicely highlighted with the yellow.
As mentioned, he's big and imposing, and he feels really solid and hefty in your hands. He's actually one of the rare Leader figures that does not feel like it was costcutted to oblivion and is worth the cost.
He has plenty of articulation with joints for his head, shoulders, elbows, wrists, waist, hips, knees and ankles.
He comes with a plethora of accessories, including a big and small gun, a spear, a short sword, and four flame effects.
The flame effects are probably one of the cooler pieces too, and while there are only four, which attach to his shoulders and the back, it's enough to give the illusion of him in flames (like the iconic comic appearances).
Next is the giant cannon, which pegs onto his forearm, similar to Megatron.
The spear isn't as cool, given that he tends to hold it at the tip, rather than the middle.
The short sword is surprisingly painted in silver, and once again, can be held in either hand.
Finally, the smaller gun pegs behind his head as a type of shoulder cannon.
All the weapons can store at once on his backpack.
Megatronus has gigantic feet, so you can be sure he'll be stable in plenty of poses.
He doesn't have many hollow parts. As mentioned, he feels so solid and hefty, with big chunky parts that's satisfying to move.
You don't usually think about this much, but he uses some nice shades of plastic, the purple in particular is really good, that helps in giving the figure a slightly more premium feel.
Despite all that, he doesn't feel unwieldy at all, and this is a near perfect robot mode.
OVERALL:
Megatronus the Fallen is one of the best figures we've had in a long while, and definitely one of the best Leader figures in many years. He feels that he is finally worth the Leader class pricing. The tank mode is solid enough, but the robot mode is amazing, both in looks and playability. He has plenty of accessories that's fun to fiddle around with and doesn't compromise the figure at all.
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