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(More customer reviews)If you're like me, you grew up as a child in the 1980's watching the original Transformers cartoon series and playing with those toys. If you're even more like me, then some of your favorites were the Decepticon seeker jets.
IF YOU'RE NOT LIKE ME, WELL I APOLOGIZE FOR THIS TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE!
Although they eventually added more, the original 3 Decepticon jets were Starscream, Thundercracker and Skywarp. Now, over 20 years later, you can again find those 3 jets back on the store shelves, but if you're looking at the Trasnformers Cybertron line of toys (as this product is from), i should warn you that these aren't the exact characters you grew up with.
I'll single out Skywarp because that's who I'm reviewing here.
Yes, Skywarp is a jet. Yes, he has a lot of purple on him (although the original was more black and purple) Yes, he is a Decepticon. Yes, he is a sneaky little jerk who enjoys teleporting back and forth and playing tricks on both the Autobots and even his own friends.
Sounds like the old Skywarp, right?
Well, sorta. This toy is actually based on a seperate character from the new Cybertron cartoon series they show on the Cartoon network. While they have things in common and while that character was obviously loosely based on the first one, they are in fact different. That said, either way, it's not a bad toy to pick up.
This Skywarp has some good points and bad points but I feel like the good outweighs the bad. I'll get the negative out of the way first.
First of all, it's not the easiest transformation mode. It's far from impossible but takes some working to figure out. The instructions don't do you a lot of favors, but try it enough times and you'll get it down pat. The robot mode is slightly awkward looking because Skywarp has one regular arm and one cannon arm.
Okay, now for the good. Despite it having far less black than a "traditional" Skywarp, I actually like the color scheme a lot. I think a diehard Transformers fan might have been involved on this one because the purple, red and grey remind me a lot of Cyclonus, the charcter the original Skywarp turned into during Transformers - The Movie. The seeker jet mode is also really cool looking and would fit well into any Transformers toy line or "generation". Finally, for you Wal-Mart shoppers, they just rolled the prices back on the "Deluxe Class" of their Cybertron line, meaning you can get this and a couple other cool figures for under $8 now. I wouldn't say it's the best Transformers toy ever, but I think it's a pretty good addition to almost every collection.
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