Review: #900
Name: KSI Widow
Brand: Transformers
Allegiance: Decepticon
Line: Generations - Studio Series
Year of Release: 2025
Size Class: Deluxe (Wave 29)
Mold Status: new
VEHICLE MODE:
KSI Widow is a "Concept Art" character, in that she never appeared in the movie, and is based upon the concept art.
That said, the vehicle, surprisingly being a licensed McLaren MP4-12C did appear in the movie. And this is a fantastic vehicle mode, with transparent windows, and painted both front and back in the appropriate places.
There are some panel lines but it's fairly clean for the most part. Surprisingly, the headlights are painted, as well as the back section, plus her hubcaps. It's impressive for a Deluxe toys these days...
The wheels roll on a flat surface and that's it for play value. Both her robot weapons store underneath the car, out of sight.
There's really no compromise in vehicle mode, and is one of the best we've had.
TRANSFORMATION:
KSI Widow has an interesting transformation, although it is one we've seen before. Basically, most of the vehicle, being the middle panels spanning the whole car, will fold and collapse itself into the robot legs, thereby eliminating most of the kibble. This is similar to how the Prime Vehicon figures did it, and while it's a little bit less impressive here, it's still very cool and neat. The front fenders then form the shoulder pads, and the rest of the robot is basically revealed.
ROBOT MODE:
KSI Widow's robot mode is stunning, and not hampered by matching an onscreen model, so there's no faux kibble or anything.
And she doesn't have much kibble. The vehicle doors fold behind her back, but that helps to bulk up the torso. Most of the car ended up being folded into the legs.
The head sculpt is one of those that's more organic looking, and she's definitely a Decepticon based on that look.
She's slimmer in robot mode compared to your usual Deluxe. Due to transformation, a lot of the mass is down in her lower legs, which is a bit chunkier than it should.
Articulation is great, with joints for her head, shoulders, elbows, waist, hips and knees.
She comes with two blasters.
These blasters aren't designed to be held, but rather pegged onto the forearms (similar to Shatter's), and they look really nice there, as if integrated into the arms.
Those blasters can also store on her back by plugging into the the doors.
This is a unique robot mode, not only due to the design, but also the orange color scheme.
From the side, you can see the thicker legs, and these also stop her from having ankle articulation.
Still, she has great shelf presence and she holds together well in robot mode.
A wonderful robot mode that barely has any flaws.
OVERALL:
KSI Widow is one of those figures that's a good toy because it's a good toy. She has a fantastic vehicle mode, an interesting transformation, that leads to an equally good robot mode. Sure, she may have some slightly restrictions in her lower legs due to transformation, but that's barely a nuisance. She just looks so great that even if she never appeared on screen, she's still worth getting.
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