Review: #808
Name: Swoop
Brand: Transformers
Allegiance: Autobot
Line: Generations - Studio Series
Year of Release: 2024
Size Class: Leader (Wave 15)
Mold Status: new
ALTERNATE MODE:
The last of the Dinobots to be updated in the Studio Series, Swoop is a faithful representation of how he appeared in the original G1 cartoon (in particular, how he appeared in the movie).
As he is so faithful, this isn't amazing as transforms into a robotic pteranodon, and you can see the robot parts everywhere include the robot feet on the back.
Swoop can stand up straight, but this reveals how much more that this is just a compressed robot...
In addition to the beast head being able to fold down, the mouth can also open.
The robot weapons, which are a pair of swords, can store on the backpack.
While true to his design, it is a simple alternate mode.
TRANSFORMATION:
Probably the least interesting out of all the Dinobots, and to be honest, there probably isn't much more that the designers could do to improve it. You flip down the backpack to form the legs. The torso splits into two with the beast head slotting in between the two halves. Flip out the fists and you're done... The most interesting thing is the tip of the wings folding in, but even that is nothing mindblowing.
ROBOT MODE:
Despite the simple transformation, Swoop does look very nice in robot mode, and the simplicity helps align him to how he appeared in the cartoon.
This is a surprisingly clean robot, even the wings are tucked away with the tips folding back upon themselves out of the way.
The head sculpt is nice, especially with the silver painted face. He has a huge crest given that it's the same crest that the beast mode shares.
You can see how much taller that Swoop gets in robot mode.
He comes with a cardboard stand depicting a scene from the movie.
Swoop is the final Dinobot to be released in Studio Series and thus he looks awesome with the set as a whole. Although having them all together, you can also tell that Swoop is a shorter and smaller than the rest.
Articulation is good, with joints for his head, shoulders, elbows, waist, hips, knees and ankles. Pretty much the standard affair.
He comes with a pair of unpainted red swords. One of them is for Swoop, while the other is designed for Grimlock (since that toy never came with his sword).
Obviously, the swords can be held in either hand, and yes, even both at once.
The swords can store on his back when not in use.
The other weapons he has are the missile pods. They're usually attached to his wings (in both modes) but can be detached and held in his hands. They cannot be fired although the tips can be detached so you can have attach a blast effect to it.
Swoop is the slimmest of the Dinobots and you can feel it, especially since the previous figures feel bigger than typical Leaders.
Swoop's robot mode is solid and of course, he is needed to complete the set.
OVERALL:
Swoop is a solid figure if safe in terms of design. He doesn't try anything new but he succeeds at the goal of giving us an updated figure. Given he is a core member the Dinobots, you can't not not get him.
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