Review: #122
Name: Barricade
Brand: Transformers
Allegiance: Decepticon
Line: Bot Shots
Year of Release: 2012
Size Class: N/A (Series 1 - Wave 1)
Variations: later repainted as Prowl, while arms and legs used to make Bumblebee, Mirage, Lockdown and Topspin
VEHICLE MODE:
Barricade transforms into a super-deformed police car with an exaggerated spoiler (needed so he doesn't tip over for transformation).
All four wheels roll which is cool. The only paint he has is the strobe lights (red and blue) and the white on the sides (would have been awesome if he had the words "POLICE" painted on but that would have been a bit difficult).
Obviously, this mold is based on the Movie version of Barricade.
Barricade's tiny in size, while shorter than Legion class toys, the vehicle mode's taller.
TRANSFORMATION:
Very simple and exactly the same as all Bot Shots. You press the bumper (or smash Barricade into something) and Barricade automatically transforms. He pops up into robot mode and if you're lucky, he'll be standing upright (sometimes the springs are too powerful and he flips over onto his back).
ROBOT MODE:
A very basic representation of Barricade with some silver on his thighs and face, and red for his eyes. He's predominantly black as you'd expect.
He carries some kibble on his back, notably the hood of the car. The whole upper part of the car is his back.
While the head sculpt is good and the Barricade elements are there, it's not 'evil' enough. It looks too heroic to be the alien Decepticon depicted in the movies.
For obviously reasons, Barricade's unposeable. Like all Bot Shots, his legs jut out from the body more than it naturally should.
He has the triangular pyramid piece in his chest for the three symbols needed for the Bot Shots game (look at this page if you don't know how it works). His stats are: Fist - 390; Sword - 840; Gun - 400.
As you'd expect, Barricade's really short.
OVERALL:
Just like other Bot Shots, Barricade is a lot of fun if you just have him on the desk for mindless fiddling around while surfing the net or something. I recommend at least one of these Bot Shots to have an idea of what they're like.
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