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Ratbat is an EASY pass for me. Repainting is not creative, just lazy although I am impressed they waited that long to re-use the mold.

Honestly, I cant say Im a big fan of Senator Ratbat, Energon Ravage, or any other animal character getting re-purposed as a humaniod robot that talks. Im still trying to decide whether to pull the trigger on the Target repaint let alone this one.

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Rated X wrote:Honestly, I cant say Im a big fan of Senator Ratbat, Energon Ravage, or any other animal character getting re-purposed as a humaniod robot that talks. Im still trying to decide whether to pull the trigger on the Target repaint let alone this one.

Same here. The only one I liked was Ravage in Beast Wars.

That said, I am getting this, but just who exactly he'll be on my shelf remains to be seen. Perhaps one of the Sweeps who used to be a purple jet and decided to get his old color scheme back? Or maybe a Sweep who was formerly an Insecticon and decided to get a new paint job to look more like his old self again?

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:And it's TakaraTomy throwing the curve ball this time around. In fact, a Classics-style mold in a mostly WFC/FOC-based line? They've got a nice sized gearbox.

Thing is, this will influence my decision of a humanoid Ratbat: the Universe 2008 one, based on Cybertron Sideways, or this one?

Doesn't anybody find it ironic Ratbat's now really connected to Scourge via BotCon 2009 Scourge?

Now thats another Cybertron mold I would like, especially in the Ratbat deco!
Seems we are starting to see more and more originally smaller character from the animal community being given a humanoid body to play with?
Ravage, Laserbeak, Ratbat! Any more?

robotmel wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:And it's TakaraTomy throwing the curve ball this time around. In fact, a Classics-style mold in a mostly WFC/FOC-based line? They've got a nice sized gearbox.

Thing is, this will influence my decision of a humanoid Ratbat: the Universe 2008 one, based on Cybertron Sideways, or this one?

Doesn't anybody find it ironic Ratbat's now really connected to Scourge via BotCon 2009 Scourge?

Now thats another Cybertron mold I would like, especially in the Ratbat deco!
Seems we are starting to see more and more originally smaller character from the animal community being given a humanoid body to play with?
Ravage, Laserbeak, Ratbat! Any more?

But wasn't the last gumanoid ravage in Alternators? Or am I missing a figure somewhere?

See, I got all psyched up when I found the ratbat & Frenzy Enemy FOC pack because he had thecurved cdplayer wings from the IDW series. And as soon as you stretch the spring soit still provides tension on the neck and lets his head point down, he's an awesome little Ratbat. i've got the 08 Ratbat, and I really like this one's head better, but this isn't a bad figure, either. I think I may just has tofigureout who Ratbat is and go from there.

I have been waiting for that Senator Ratbat figure since Scourge's instructions were first shown... it's about damn time, and I hope I can get one!

With respect to the mold itself, I've always preferred taking the wings off and reattaching them so they point up ala the G1 Seekers

Sinnertwin wrote:With respect to the mold itself, I've always preferred taking the wings off and reattaching them so they point up ala the G1 Seekers

You could do that? Never knew that was possible. Of course, never thought of making Scourge more Seeker-esque.

Mindmaster wrote:

Sinnertwin wrote:With respect to the mold itself, I've always preferred taking the wings off and reattaching them so they point up ala the G1 Seekers

You could do that? Never knew that was possible. Of course, never thought of making Scourge more Seeker-esque.

They're on a removable hinge joint. A bit fiddley but achievable. Makes him look more