Review: #449
Name: Cogman
Brand: Transformers
Allegiance: Decepticon
Line: The Last Knight
Year of Release: 2017
Size Class: Deluxe (Wave 4)
Mold Status: new
COGMAN:
Unlike the film (where it was only mentioned), Cogman is a Headmaster.
He is in the same style as the Titans Return line with restricted balljoints for his head and shoulders.
VEHICLE MODE:
Cogman transforms into a licensed Aston Martin DB11. While he is supposed to be silver, he features unpainted grey plastic which is understandable given that it probably would have blown the budget to paint the whole body with metallic paint...
This is a pretty decent vehicle mode and the best thing is that he doesn't feature exposed robot bits for the rear of the vehicle. It has the thin taillights which are painted and thus looks great.
Cogman is pretty small in this mode. While in the above comparison against Titans Return Chromedome they look quite similar, Cogman is slimmer, less bulky and a lot more hollow.
The robot sword pegs onto the bottom of the vehicle and the handle sticks out the back. Also, the vehicle doesn't hold together as well as one would hope with a lot of exposed seams from the transformation panels.
The windshield and roof can lift up for two vaguely seat-shaped spaces to allow Cogman to sit in.
A good vehicle mode but a bit bland due to the lack of paint.
TRANSFORMATION:
The transformation is quite simple. The hood, windshield and roof are all panels which stack upon each other on the back of the robot. The arms are from the sides of the vehicle and the legs from the rear. There's nothing exciting about this transformation scheme.
ROBOT MODE:
In toy form with the robot transforming from a vehicle, it hides away all the vehicle kibble to give him the same body type and details as the film.
As a result screen accuracy, he wears a lot of the vehicle panels on his back, with the remainder on his shoulders. The best integration of vehicular bits are his legs but even they look awkward.
The head is formed from the Headmaster and thus has an excellent balljointed neck.
Cogman is at a typical Deluxe height.
In a concept of the film, Cogman supposedly was to take over Nitro's body, and Hasbro kept it in toy form (explaining why Nitro's head was detachable even though he isn't a Headmaster).
Cogman has this black wash all over his body. While it looks tacky in photos, it's better in person but still would have preferred a more premium silver paint instead.
Articulation is pretty good with the shoulder pads able to move out of the way if desired when posing his arms.
Cogman comes with a sword. It's actually black plastic with grey paint for the blade.
Cogman can hold the sword in either hand but annoyingly, the hilt is longer than the fist hole and thus it bumps against the panel underneath his arm.
Due to the way it transforms, the legs look awkward and they are awkward to pose as well since Cogman lacks heelspurs.
A passable robot mode, it's far from the best figure in the line but not the worst either.
OVERALL:
Cogman's biggest draw is the fact that this is the best representation of the character, a new mold and that he is in the final wave, meaning more limited distribution. Objectively as a toy, Cogman feels average. He doesn't try anything new.
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