Toy Review: Transformers Earthspark Grimlock (Deluxe)

Review:  #818

Name:  Grimlock

Brand:  Transformers

Allegiance:  Autobot

Line:  Earthspark

Year of Release:  2023

Size Class:  Deluxe (Wave 3)

Mold Status:  reuses engineering of Cyberverse Grimlock

BEAST MODE:

Grimlock transforms into a mechanical dinosaur, heavily inspired by his G1 design so it's no surprise here.

While not strictly a remold, he's basically a reshell of Cyberverse Grimlock and reuses the engineering.

He is an okay size, although somewhat let down by his light weight, due to excessive hollow parts.

He comes with right leg of the build-a-figure Mandroid.

Grimlock doesn't have too much articulation, only able to open his mouth and move the legs around at the hips.

The robot weapon, a gun, can peg on the back and to be fair, it doesn't look half bad there.

A decent enough beast mode.

TRANSFORMATION:

Grimlock has the exact same transformation scheme as the Cyberverse figure, and it is fun enough, albeit simple.  The head folds to the back, you open up the chest so that you review the robot chest.  The tail becomes the legs, and the beast mode legs become the arms.  It's like a typical Grimlock transformation.

ROBOT MODE:

The robot mode is where the remold really helps the figure shine, and it is a lot closer in design to the G1 figure, but stylized in the Earthspark way.

He has a decent amount of kibble on his back, and his legs are quite hollow, despite attempts to fill it in.

The head sculpt is great, with a mask and blue visor.

He's around the height of a typical Deluxe.

Putting him next to the Cyberverse figure, you get to see how different and how much remolding happened.  The darker shade of great, and the changes in aesthetics really help this figure stand out and pop, making this version the better one.

Articulation is fine, with joints for his head, shoulders, elbows, hips, knees and ankles.

He comes with a yellow gun, which he can hold in either hand, this is the only gimmick.

The chunky limbs at times can be awkward but it can be worked around.  The joints also feel a little bit looser than wanted.

A strong robot mode and one that really improves upon the original base figure.

OVERALL:

Earthspark might be a bit lazy with its amount of retools and reshells, but Grimlock is an example of when it is done right.  It looks great in both modes, and is an improvement in aesthetics thanks to the colors and different style it brings.  He's worth a purchase, even if you have the original Cyberverse figure.

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