Review: #573
Name: Skillz Punk
Brand: Transformers
Allegiance: N/A
Line: BotBots
Year of Release: 2018
Size Class: BotBots (Series 1)
Mold Status: new
ALTERNATE MODE:
Skillz Punk transforms into a game cartridge, the thing that games were distributed upon back in the pre-PlayStation days.
It is not the most immediately obvious of alternate modes and it is pretty much just a square lump.
A quick size comparison with Legion Barricade and you can see how small Skillz Punk is. An average alternate mode all in all.
TRANSFORMATION:
Transformation is very easy. The arms pull out from the sides. You pull the top to reveal the head and then also unfold the legs from the sides.
ROBOT MODE:
Robot mode is fairly decent, he has a unique shape to him, having a big square body but thin arms and short legs.
There's no kibble because of the simplicity of the alternate mode. Despite the small feet, he stands up fairly solidly.
The headsculpt is pretty much just a face painted on. The slit sunglasses look is suitably retro in line with his alternate mode.
He is slightly taller in robot mode, but he is still much shorter than a Legion figure.
Articulation is limited to swinging the arms forward and back. This is the better mode but it is really no contest considering the weak alternate mode.
OVERALL:
Skillz Punk has a tough alternate mode to pull off. His robot mode is solid although not the best that the line has to offer.
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