Review: #814
Name: Terran Thrash
Brand: Transformers
Allegiance: Autobot
Line: Earthspark
Year of Release: 2024
Size Class: Warrior (Wave 2)
Mold Status: new
VEHICLE MODE:
Thrash transforms into a motorcycle with a sidecar, along with three rolling wheels as the main gimmick in this mode.
Given that Warrior class figures are simpler and cheaper than Deluxe class figures, this is a very decent motorcycle. You can see the robot torso making the bulk of the body of the motorcycle but it's passable.
Size-wise, being a motorcycle always hurts as they appear to have less mass than Transformers with a car or truck mode, but he has the addition of a sidecar to help.
The sidecar attaches via a peg on the right side.
You can detach the sidecar and the motorcycle can still stand up by itself.
A good vehicle mode, perhaps the only improvement is that the windshield be either translucent, or painted using a darker shade.
TRANSFORMATION:
Transformation is simple, and reminiscent of Animated Prowl. The front and back wheels, along with the bottom half of the motorcycle, will form the legs. The arms swing out to the side, fold the torso down and pop out the head.
ROBOT MODE:
Thrash has a good robot mode, given what the budget and what he is trying to achieve. A lot more green comes out in robot mode.
There are a lot of hollow parts as you would expected, and he has a little bit of kibble as his backpack, but on the whole, it's not too bad.
The head sculpt is fine, although the usage of a metallic shade of green for his face can come off as creepy.
Articulation is okay, he has joints for his head, shoulders, elbows, hips and knees.
The sidecar can have its wheel folded up, and then flip out two more pieces and you'll have his shield / gun combo.
The shield can peg onto either arm, but it is a little bit large, proportionally, for him. Still, it's a nice piece of kit.
If you don't want it on his arm, you can store it on his back.
The biggest issue in robot mode is the limited articulation, particularly for his knees and feel. The knees don't have much range, and given he has no ankle joints, it can make some poses hard to balance.
Nevertheless, this is a good robot mode for what it is and the sidecar weapon adds a lot of play value.
OVERALL:
Warrior class figures are not very good in general, but Thrash is passable in that aspect. He has a good motorcycle mode, and an okay robot mode. He doesn't have super awkward proportions, and he looks like the character model. The advantage he has is that his weapon can transform into the sidecar (unlike the Deluxe figure), and for that alone, this makes this figure a bit more desirable.
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