Review: #685
Name: Galvatron
Brand: Transformers
Allegiance: Decepticon
Line: Generations - War for Cybertron: Kingdom
Year of Release: 2021
Size Class: Leader (Wave 3)
Mold Status: new
ALTERNATE MODE:
Based upon his appearance in the G1 movie, Galvatron transforms into a space cannon. While you can leave it off, the Matrix of Leadership also pegs securely right below the main cannon.
One of the nice surprises during your first transformation will be how the robot legs end up forming a third leg, or stand, for the cannon mode. It works wonderfully well and adds some much needed stability to the mode.
In terms of size, Galvatron is not too bad in alternative mode. He feels really compact and hefty. Above is a comparison against TLK Leader Optimus and Siege Voyager Optimus.
The front two legs have molded treads, and all three legs have small plastic wheels so you can actually roll him on a flat surface.
This is a really good alternate mode. Yes, it is a fantasy cannon so it's not very realistic, but it looks surprisingly decent.
TRANSFORMATION:
For the most part, the transformation scheme is simple. The back of the cannon forms the robot legs, the front two legs with the treads form the arms. Interestingly, the barrel of the cannon folds up and the purple torso piece then lifts up to cover it. The legs and the torso are probably the most interesting parts of the transformation.
ROBOT MODE:
Galvatron's robot mode is even stronger than the cannon mode, there's a lot more purple here now as well.
He does have some kibble, the most egregious of which are the treads behind his arms. They don't lock anywhere and since they sit below the elbow, you have to readjust every time you move the arms.
The head sculpt is fantastic, the purple crown coupled with the silver face and red eyes are sublime.
The first batch of figures has the shoulders misassembled. They sit lower than they should. You can flip the shoulders around but this will then reveal the silver pin used to hold the shoulders together. The second batch onwards fixed this. Above on the top is the incorrect lower shoulders, and the bottom shows it flipped around to have it situate higher.
In terms of size, Galvatron is just a tad bit taller than a typical Voyager, but much bulkier and heftier. He's nowhere near the height of what Leaders used to be, however, he does have less hollow parts so it's an okay tradeoff. To be honest, Leaders these days are what Ultras used to be around a decade ago.
Galvtron comes with a few accessories. There is his main cannon, a Matrix of Leadership on a chain, and two guns.
The cannon, which is comprised of the orange barrel and another grey piece, pegs onto his arm, situated above the elbows.
The Matrix of Leadership just goes around his head. Unlike in alternate mode, this doesn't peg anywhere, so it just sits loosely there. The Matrix is detachable but Galvatron's hands are not designed to hold it though so there is little point.
With the two guns, they are apparently molded to look like Revenge ships. If you don't already know about them, it's pretty hard to tell which side is supposed to face up, and which side is supposed to face down.
Galvatron can hold both guns at the same time, although it doesn't look too great.
That is because the guns are designed to clip together to form a larger circular gun, although now it is a bit too big and bulky.
When not in use, both guns can peg onto a space on his back.
In terms of articulation, Galvatron has joints for his head, shoulders, elbows, wrists, waist, hips, knees and ankles.
While he does look good, the fact that his shins are just a tad bit wider than his thighs can make the robot mode seems proportionally off.
This is actually one of the heftiest and most solidly built Transformer we've had in a while. He feels sturdy, and doesn't have an excess of hollow parts.
A strong robot mode with a few accessory options.
OVERALL:
Galvatron is a really nice toy and the best Galvatron figure we've had. It beats the Titans Return one by several miles. Galvatron feels solid in both modes, focusing on being a good Transformer and did not cheap out.
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