Review: #858
Name: Galvatron
Brand: Transformers
Allegiance: Decepticons
Line: Generations - Legacy: United
Year of Release: 2024
Size Class: Core (Wave 3)
Mold Status: redeco of Legacy United Megatron
JET MODE:
Based upon his appearance in the Energon cartoon, Galvatron is appropriately a repaint of Megatron, and transforms into a Cybertronian jet.
He is in the smaller Core size class this time, and so there are compromises when it comes to the figure. Despite that, he does look pretty decent in jet mode.
Being a jet also has its benefits, as he can look and feel a bit bigger compared to other Core figures.
He comes with a hollow-ish piece that doubles up as the small tank in the original toy, as well as a blade for the robot mode.
It's a solid piece with no moving parts, and it is also casted in black plastic with no paint, so it can look like a blob with something sticking out of each side at first glance.
Nevertheless, it is nice that it is included, and the tank can peg onto the top of jet mode.
A nice jet mode and one that's fairly faithful to the original.
TRANSFORMATION:
A very simple transformation. Fold the cockpit back, unfold the legs from the bottom / side, and the arms out.
ROBOT MODE:
The original had a simple transformation so it's a perfect translation into a smaller size class. He looks just like the character and that is a complement.
There are some hollow parts, but they're hidden fairly well. The cockpit forms most of the kibble on his back.
The unpainted grey is a shame, and some of the facial features are lost as a result.
Articulation is decent for this size, with joints for his head, shoulders, elbows, hips and knees.
Unlike the original, his shoulder cannons cannot fold down. However, they do detach and there are two posts, so that you can position them to look like that they do fold down.
Alternatively, he can hold them as handheld weapons. It's added functionality but would have still preferred if they had a joint to allow it to fold down instead of being forced to detach and reattach them.
His final weapon is the tank weapon but flip him the other way around and it's a blade.
The weapon can peg onto his forearms and it's big, but not to the point of awkwardness. Also, the jet wings is one solid piece, they may look like there is a joint to allow you to fold it in the middle, but that's not the case.
A great robot mode, and despite his small size, still exudes presence.
OVERALL:
It probably would have been better if this was Deluxe size at the least but it's still a fantastic update to the original. It was simple enough to be translated to this smaller size, and he looks awesome, and to be honest, a little bit cute too.
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