Review: #557
Name: Cackle Corn
Brand: Transformers
Allegiance: N/A
Line: BotBots
Year of Release: 2019
Size Class: BotBots (Series 3)
Mold Status: new
ALTERNATE MODE:
Cackle Corn transforms into a bag of popcorn, and while it doesn't quite fit the theme of an arcade (popcorn is more of a cinema thing), it's still quite a novel alternate mode and pretty cool.
As a BotBot, Cackle Corn is very small. Above is a comparison against Legion Barricade.
An excellent alternate mode and instantly recognizable. It fits perfectly within the BotBots range of having robots transform into everyday objects.
TRANSFORMATION:
Transformation is extremely simple. The arms pop out from the sides, you pull the top up to review the mouth, and then you extend the legs.
ROBOT MODE:
Robot mode is pretty good, although the lack of proper eyes is a downside.
He looks almost exactly the same from behind as from the front.
The head sculpt is effectively just a painted mouth. Despite this, Cackle Corn carries a lot of charm as you can instantly tell that he is a lot of fun and loves to laugh.
Again, he is very small in this mode, about half the size of a standard Legion figure.
Poseability is limited to swinging the arms forwards and back. A good robot mode nonetheless.
OVERALL:
Cackle Corn is yet another great little figure in the BotBots line. He has two charming modes, and while the lack of eyes is a little bit weird, the figure works well overall.
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