Review: #660
Name: Cheetor
Brand: Transformers
Allegiance: Maximal
Line: Generations - War for Cybertron: Kingdom
Year of Release: 2020
Size Class: Deluxe (Wave 1)
Mold Status: new
BEAST MODE:
Cheetor transforms into a cheetah and this is a really good beast mode.
Surprisingly, apart from the blue behind his hind legs and the robot feet sticking slightly out, there are no other visible robot mode. This is actually quite impressive.
A beast mode is always slightly smaller than vehicle modes given that the latter has the benefit of a large outline (even if it is a hollow shell).
He has red eyes and the mouth can open and close.
Furthermore, there is some poseability with the front and hind legs, although the fixed head limits this somewhat.
As part of the Kingdom line, he comes with a random holographic card / sticker.
A really good beast mode, all the more impressive when you come to realize how good the robot mode is as well.
TRANSFORMATION:
You'd expect the transformation is basically be stand the beast mode on his hind legs and fiddle around, that is only partially right. The hind legs do become the robot legs, but requires some bits to fold up. The tail is detached to become a weapon. The most interesting part is how the torso splits in half to reveal the arms and put the beast's front legs as the robot's backpack. The cheetah's lower jaw folds down, then the head fold down to snap onto the faux lower jaw.
ROBOT MODE:
The robot mode is great for the most part except for the beast's hind legs awkwardly folded up onto his shins. It's painted blue to slightly hide it but it's obvious.
He carries quite a bit of kibble on his back, which is accurate to the original toy and animation model. Unfortunately, you cannot cross the legs in a perfect replica of the show though.
Cheetor's head is nicely painted, although he has a somewhat angry face to him.
In terms of size, it's only when you put him against another Deluxe do you realize how short he is. Despite that, he's built solidly and doesn't have an abundance of hollow parts, so this is actually preferred over the alternative.
Articulation is impressive, he has joints for his head, shoulders, elbows, wrists, waist, hips, knees and ankles.
Despite his small feet, he is very stable thanks to the ankle tilts.
The tail detaches in transformation to become some sort of ax / whip weapon.
He can hold the weapon in either hand but since it doubles as the cheetah's tail, it is curved really weirdly. Holding it with the blade facing out makes it curve too far back towards the body.
However, if Cheetor holds the weapon with the blade facing in, then it looks weird that the sharp bit isn't facing the enemy.
Despite the awkward weapon (a gun would have been preferred), this is a strong robot mode.
OVERALL:
Cheetor is a great figure. He has two stellar modes, with an interesting transformation in between that is involved enough to hold your interest and isn't too complex. The robot mode's weakest aspects are the beast legs on his shins and the weapon, but is otherwise perfect.
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