Review: #737
Name: Brawn
Brand: Transformers
Allegiance: Autobot
Line: Generations - Studio Series
Year of Release: 2022
Size Class: Deluxe (Wave 15)
Mold Status: new
VEHICLE MODE:
Brawn is based upon his Bumblebee movie appearance, although his vehicle mode was never shown in the film, so it was up to the toy designers to create one.
The ending result is a fairly good looking vehicle, that manages to carry over the bulky look of the robot mode.
A slight disappointment though is that the top of the vehicle has a hole / gap. That part allows the robot head to push through but doesn't look great here.
The robot gun can peg on the top (so it helps hide the hole), and the drill pegs onto the front (there is a piece that you rotate up to reveal the 5mm hole).
The biggest negative with Brawn is his small size. Above is a comparison against Deluxe Bumblebee and Legends Beachcomber. Yes, Brawn is more like Legends / Core size than Deluxe. He is definitely bigger than a Legends / Core, but falls way short of a Deluxe so you still feel ripped of.
Apart from the small size, Brawn's vehicle mode is great.
TRANSFORMATION:
Brawn has a very clever transformation. You can tell that it was designed very well. The core concept isn't too crazy, with the front and sides forming the legs, and the arms from the back and middle. No, the ingenious part is how the back and front of the vehicle folds together to form the torso. It just fits so perfectly and so elegantly that you can't help but be impressed.
ROBOT MODE:
Brawn's robot mode is stellar as well, and highly accurate to his appearance in the movie.
He lacks any sort of kibble, which is very impressive.
The head sculpt is fine, but it is of course movie-fied and so his face can be a bit busier than one would like.
His small size is his biggest flaw here as well, he falls way short of Deluxe Sideswipe, and is barely taller than Legends Swerve. Again, while he is definitely bigger than Legends, he is way below a typical Deluxe.
As part of the Studio Series line, he comes with a cardboard stand depicting war torn Cybertron.
Poseability is great, with joints for his head, shoulders, elbows, waist, hips, knees and ankles.
He comes with two weapons, a gun and a drill.
He can hold the gun in either hand, as you'd expect of a gun.
While he can use the drill as a type of handheld weapon. Unfortunately, there's no way to plug it in a way to give him a drill arm instead.
The two weapons can peg onto each other and then store on his back.
Both weapons are a tad bit large for him, although it emphasizes his strength.
Despite his small size, he manages to convey a sense of bulk suitable to the character.
OVERALL:
Brawn is a cleverly designed figure, it's just a shame that he wasn't a bit bigger. If the designer had the budget to scale him up a bit more so that he's less fiddly in your hands due to the smaller size, then it would be perfect. As a result, Brawn is still a good toy, just wait for a sale so that he is better valued.
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