Review: #775
Name: Arcee
Brand: Transformers
Allegiance: Autobot
Line: Generations - Studio Series
Year of Release: 2023
Size Class: Core (Wave 5)
Mold Status: new
VEHICLE MODE:
Based upon her Rise of the Beasts appearance, Arcee transforms into a red and pink motorcycle.
Given the small size of the figure, naturally there are some compromises. In particular, there is no effort to hide the robot hands behind the seat.
The Core size is tiny, and in my opinion, one of the worst dollar to value ratio in terms of size classes. Above is a comparison against Legion Barricade, and Arcee is only barely bigger.
The robot gun pegs underneath the motorcycle, which also acts as a stand to prop up the bike mode.
Considering the small size and relatively complicated transformation, this is a very decent motorcycle mode.
TRANSFORMATION:
Complicated for its small size, so it can feel a bit fiddly at times due to the smaller pieces. The back splits into two to form the robot arms. While the legs unfold from the bottom half of the bike, and you also flip the wheels behind in the process. The front the bike can then be folded down to form the torso.
ROBOT MODE:
Arcee's robot mode looks good, and the white, pink and red color is amazing when together like this.
She carries a lot of kibble, the front wheel is just resting on her back, along with the front of the bike. While the rear wheels have split into two and just hang behind her legs.
The head sculpt is good, and you can make out the nice details despite it being so small.
The legs are huge, given that it is the bottom half of the bike with no effort to slim it down.
She has plenty of articulation, with joints for her head, shoulders, elbows, waist, hips and knees.
She comes with a gun, which she can hold in either hand, and it is shaped to cover her hand.
Alternatively, the front wheel is a separate piece that you can detach (it comes detached in the package) and theoretically Arcee can hold it in her hand as a weapon, even though it looks cheesy.
An undocumented but deliberate feature is how you can clip the back wheels on her legs together again, and she can rest on the singular wheel.
She is surprisingly sturdy on only one wheel if you get the balance right.
Otherwise, that's about it for all her features and gimmicks.
She is only in the Core size class given her relative scale to the other characters, but while the vehicle scaling is about right, the robot seems a bit too small.
On her own, Arcee is a neat figure.
OVERALL:
Arcee works well in the size class, just that the size class is a tad overpriced, so it is very hard to recommend her at full price. Both modes are solid, so if you can get her at a fairly deep discount, then she is worthwhile.
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