Review: #592
Name: Shatter
Brand: Transformers
Allegiance: Decepticon
Line: Generations - Studio Series
Year of Release: 2020
Size Class: Deluxe (Wave 9)
Mold Status: new
JET MODE:
Just like Dropkick having a helicopter mode and car mode figure, Shatter completes this with a jet mode version. While unfortunately not a triple-changer, it would have been hard to do in this size class.
Nevertheless, this is an excellent jet mode and it looks great from all angles. Surprisingly it doesn't have much kibble either, just the fuselage being a bit bloated but it is easily forgiven.
A neat aspect is how well the jet mode integrates several of the robot parts, such as the thighs into the bottom of the fuselage or the arms on top, it's quite impressive.
In terms of size, Shatter is a good size, above is a comparison against TLK Bumblebee.
Here's also a comparison against helicopter Dropkick to see how well the figures look. It's a shame that they were released in different times since the earlier waves were terrible in terms of screen accuracy so now we have Dropkick with a better car mode figure while Shatter has a better jet mode figure.
Nevertheless, this is a great jet mode with no flaws.
TRANSFORMATION:
Good news is that the transformation is leaps and bounds better than the car version and there are pretty much no bad news. It is an interesting transformation and is a lot of fun. The arms and legs are simple enough folding out from the fuselage. Even the torso and head isn't too innovative since they swivel out from within the air intakes. However, the intakes themselves as well as the wings have several joints to fold and collapse onto the robot's back and while it leaves a lot of kibble and looks messy, it isn't actually that messy to manipulate.
ROBOT MODE:
To be honest, robot mode is where it's at and Shatter does not disappoint in this area. Despite being a predominantly grey jet, she is now a predominant red robot.
This isn't without issues since she carries an enormous amount of backpack kibble. While the wing kibble is screen accurate, there's still the cockpit and several panels such that it juts out.
For the headsculpt, we finally get a screen accurate version that has her face and it looks really good.
In terms of size, she is shorter than a typical Deluxe and due to her movie aesthetic, a lot skinnier too with thinner pieces all around.
And a quick comparison with helicopter mode Dropkick, she actually pairs better with car mode Dropkick since the helicopter version just doesn't look that much like him.
As part of the Studio Series line she comes with a cardboard stand.
The stand depicts the screens within the human headquarters.
A lot of effort has been made to have car mode kibble as she had them on screen, and while it is all faux kibble it makes her really screen accurate.
Articulation is also a lot better than the car mode version. While her hips are still somewhat restrictive, everything else is nice and doesn't pop off. She has joints for head, shoulders, elbows, hips, knees and ankles.
For weaponry she has a pair of blasters.
Unlike her previous figure, these blasters are handheld so aren't as cool looking as her forearm blasters.
Thanks to her backpack being comprised mostly of thin panels, she doesn't have any balancing issues and is very stable.
The wings can be angled to your liking. This is a fantastic robot mode and looks absolutely stunning.
OVERALL:
This is the better Shatter figure by far. She has a great jet mode and an amazing robot mode. The transformation is fun and she doesn't have any decision-breaking flaws.
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