Nov 12, 2017

It came from the toy chest... Do not call him Meg...

Cause the Brothers from Rhode Island could sue. I am talking about the third party Transbots X Apollyon.
This figure IS "compatible" with certain Robots in disguise from Takara Tomy or Hasbro. It's not affiliated with any of those companies or products made by them. If it resembles a robot voiced by Fred from Scooby Doo, that's just a coinkydink.

So this NOT MEGATRON GRIFFIN is the fans answer to the MP Optimus Prime and the first Masterpiece Megatron. This figure being more Gee Wun accurate than the 2007 Megatron. The MP36 Megatron from 2017 would be a superior figure... That may or may not have taken a few pointers from the pluses and minuses of This figure.

So let's talk about the toy itself.
Articulation:
This is a mixed bag. He has very limited articulation in robot mode and when posing sometimes the transformation articulation points decide to interfere.
The hands are super expressive with the insane amount of articulation that each finger has.
And I wasted all of it to flip you off, my dear readers. The fingers are ULTRA FRAGILE, so be careful is an obvious remark. The hands alone would make any other figure earn the coveted five point oh. The rest of his body I have a few issues with. The arms and left leg being my main concerns. The elbows have very l.i.t.t.l.e. articulation and the leg tries to shift into gun mode far too often for my liking. Transformation can be a bit terrifying.
4.0
Paint and Sculpt:
The Sculpt resembles a certain robot in disguise, minus a certain purple insignia to avoid the lawyers of Hassenfeld Brotherhood.

The paint is mostly fine, aside a few bits where it's a bit sloppy (my Apollyon has its chest plate with a bit of slop.)
4.5
Accessories:

Right out of the bat I have to give him a 5.0 due to the sheer number of accessories.
Energy sword
Energy mace
Clone control helmet
Special Key item from an episode.
Purple Gun robot in gun mode
Alternate chest piece
Spare shoulder joints for possible repairs
The cannon/stock and silencer for gun mode.

Overall:
Apollyon gets a 4.5 as his final score. For a third party toy, I'm impressed with the quality of it.
Still, with that said, I'm very afraid of transforming him too much. Sometimes it feels like he might break in mid transformation. Now where can I get some funky evil robot insignia?
Not my arm.



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