Review: #820
Name: Bomb-Burst
Brand: Transformers
Allegiance: Decepticon
Line: Generations - Legacy
Year of Release: 2022
Size Class: Core (Wave 3)
Mold Status: new
JET MODE:
Bomb-Burst transforms into a blue VTOL jet, and the blue is a bright baby blue, with some grey for contrast.
While it looks fine at first glance, it's not particularly amazing, as it is bulky and the proportions are slightly off. However, it is more forgiving given the small size class.
A decent enough jet mode but one that doesn't quite hold together quite as well as you'd like as it is lacking some pegs to do so.
TRANSFORMATION:
As you'd expect, Bomb-Burst has a simple transformation. You can either leave the wings on or take them off, it doesn't matter either way. However, the sides are the arms, you flip the legs down from underneath, and then fold back the cockpit a little bit and you're done.
ROBOT MODE:
Bomb-Burst's robot mode is predominantly based upon the original's Pretender shell, with some elements of the inner robot.
He has the jet's cockpit on his back as a giant piece of kibble, and you can tell that he wasn't much of a Transformer when he basically just folds up into a cube.
The head sculpt is probably the most striking aspect of the figure, as it is a beast type head rather than a humanoid or robotic one, and it gives him a lot of character.
Articulation is good too, with joints for his head, shoulders, elbows, hips, knees and ankles.
He comes with a few weapons or accessories. The jet wings are detachable, and he comes with a tiny axe / pick.
The jet wings are molded to be guns, so you can peg them on his forearms for some ranged weaponry.
The look good there, although they do tend to make him a bit wide proportionally.
Alternatively, you can store the wings on his back.
One side of the wings are sculpted with mechanical elements for the jet mode, while the other side has organic sculpting to highlight the beast aspect, it's a nice twist.
Finally, the axe can be held in his hand as a close range weapon.
This is a good robot mode, and the large feet really helps keep him stable.
OVERALL:
Bomb-Burst is a fun little figure. The Core class has always been a bit high on the cost to plastic ratio, but Bomb-Burst carries a lot of charm to help make him a bit more worthwhile (although probably still get him on sale).
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