Review: #793
Name: Starscream
Brand: Transformers
Allegiance: Decepticon
Line: Generations - Studio Series
Year of Release: 2024
Size Class: Voyager (Wave 23)
Mold Status: new
JET MODE:
Based upon his appearance in the War for Cybertron game, Starscream transforms into a Cybertronian jet.
You can't help but compare to the original toy and just like the previous Gamer Edition figures, the originals are better in many ways. Nevertheless, this new version isn't too bad itself, but just feels out of proportions, especially the big cockpit and elongated fuselage.
You can see from the side how the proportions aren't great, the middle section being too thin and lacking in substance.
The robot mace weapon, which is huge, attaches on top. On the other side you can plug in the gun.
This is an okay jet mode, just that with more than ten years later, the engineering seems to have taken a step backwards.
TRANSFORMATION:
A simple transformation that mimics a lot of the original and doesn't add much flair. The back forms the legs, while the arms fold out from the middle of the fuselage. Finally, fold the front in to form the chest.
ROBOT MODE:
Robot mode is fine but like the jet mode, the cockpit is too big and looks somewhat weird as a result.
He is kibble free though and this makes for a neat figure.
The head sculpt is good and the two plastic pieces on either side looks great. He doesn't have the neon or brightly colored highlights to mimic the game's models though.
He comes off shorter in robot mode though but has a bulkier look to him.
He comes with a cardboard stand, showing off a scene from the game.
Articulation is as you'd expect, with joints for his head, shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees and ankles.
He comes with two weapons, a giant purple mace, and a smaller gun.
The gun can be held in either of his hand which makes for a good change since being forced to remove an arm to attach the weapon is not great...
...but if you want to do it, you can. Similarly to previous figures, the weapon is too thin and doesn't look natural attached like this.
The mace on the other hand is held using the 5mm port at the bottom, which unfortunately means he holds it right at the end.
Both weapons can store on his back using the same ports as in jet mode.
The mace is hollow so it is light as a result and Starscream has no trouble holding onto it.
His large feet allows him to stay stable in many poses.
There is a clever use of plastic colors so he doesn't have too many paint applications. Like jet mode, it's an okay robot mode.
OVERALL:
Starscream is an okay figure and apart from the size class increase (which is debatable given the shrinking and cost cutting nowadays), he doesn't have that many more improvements over the original. This is a hollow figure, there are questionable design decisions where aesthetically, it holds him significantly back.
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