Intro:
The Revenge of the Fallen line have proven to be a succcess for Hasbro and Takara-Tomy. HasTak seems to be really capitalizing on the movie
franchise by releasing many assorted figures that are unrelated to the movies,
although they do share the same aesthetic qualities as most of the figures of
the toy line. Some of which includes Bludgeon, Skywarp, Stratosphere, Ramjet
and many more, not to mention the numerous others Scout-class and Deluxe-class
figures. Some of these are surprisingly very good, while some of them are just
reasons to rake in more money from us TransFans.
Anyways,
one of these said figures is none other than Mindwipe. Back in the G1 days, or
should I say, back in the Transformers Headmasters series, Mindwipe was a giant
robotic bat that specializes in hypnotism. Well, he’s kinda like a natural
successor to the Insecticon Bombshell, but minus the Cerebro-shells.
The
name Mindwipe has since then remained unused until now, although the character
itself never appeared in the actual movie.
Alternate
Mode:
This time
around, Mindwipe takes the form of a Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk – a very futuristic
stealth fighter, akin to a UFO.
I don’t know about you, but Mindwipe here
really reminded me of the Galaxy Force Sideways and Soundwave, due to the very
slick designs and the Cybertronian marking on top of the wings.
There are no other features here that really require any elaborations.
Robot
Mode:
Now
we come to the best part. The transformation sequence isn’t really that hard,
but it is kinda tricky when you transform him for the first time.
Overall,
Mindwipe still maintains the slickness that was prevalent in his alternate mode,
making him really ninja-esque.
His head is on a ball joint. His shoulders have
a full range of motions and also have ratcheting joints that allow the
shoulders to rotate. The arm rotates above the elbow, and sadly, due to the
none-existence wrist joint, it really limits the amount of poses that you’d
really wish you’d get from him.
Mindwipe
doesn’t have any waist articulation, but the hips have full range of motions,
which really helps the figure a lot. And finally, the knee bends, albeit
limitedly, and the ankles bend up and down.
Apart
from the limited arm movements, I really think that they could’ve done better
with the legs. I mean, Mindwipe really can’t stand up straight, as the legs
bended too much at the knee, so he’ll be like, always arching forward. The
figure would’ve been close to perfect, had those issues were none-existence.
Gimmicks:
Since
he is an ROTF figure, he is laden
with the Mech-Alive features. First of all are the shoulder wings. As you bend
the wings backward, the tip of the wings will fold up and two spikes would rise
up at the top of each wing. Then there are also the spring-loaded daggers that
appear as though they are held by the back of Mindwipe’s hands.
Overall:
Overall,
I think HasTak could’ve done better with this figure. Don’t get me wrong
though, Mindwipe looks very good and very slick. But it’s the minor things here
and there that really ruin this figure.
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