The Energon Pub

Ohhhhhhhhhhh-kay, this is the first NEW Transformer I spotted at Target in a loooooooong time that I don't actually have, so I picked her up.

Other than Armohide and Hardtop, I'm not a big fan of the movie line 'Scout' class figures. This one, though, I am still on the fence.

Why did I get her? Well, I was hungry for a new TF, that's why. And, she was better looking than the Scout Jet IMO.

Vehicle Mode:

I don't know why Hasbro is so intent with Autobot chicks having to be motorcycles. I mean, you can still make a very sexy Fembot in a wide variety of alt modes like a sports car, or even a sleek coupe or even a pickup truck. Why Motorcycles??>

She's small compared to Deluxe Arcee. I don't even have the heart to stand Elita next to her, she is that small. So, Elita is going with my Classics line even though the figure itself isn't "classic", at least the name is.

But, it looks okay. The bike isn't bad. Not great. Not Deluxe Arcee, but not bad. As long as you leave the crap black things unattached that is.

Transformation:

One of the more easy transformations. Not as easy as Armorhid or Hardtop though, but still very easy. She only needs a few steps to change, and you're done.

Fembot Mode:

Sorry, but this gal's a fat chick. Prime should really dump her ass and go for Arcee even though she has a flubbed up face. Elita's face is very faminine, and looks a lot better though. I wonder if a head-swap can be done? I do like the fact that the wheels are out of the way, something that Deluxe Arcee seems to be flawed in.

Color:

Decent color, not really pink, not really girly-girly. Somewhat of a rosey-pink metallic.

Summary:

It's a shame Deluxe Arcee isn't gifted with Elita-1's face. That is the only thing holding me from ever giving Arcee a 10/10 (other than the half-wheels). And with Elita-1, there are a lot of things keeping me from giving her a 10/10. They are:

Thunder-thighs
Messed up chest
Short and kind os stalky
NO HANDS!!!!! NONE!!!!!

And there are some good things about the figure:

Kind of nice bike mode
Very nice head sculpt compared to Deluxe Arcee
Wheels are out of the way
Good color scheme

This isn't a bad figure, but definitely not a really good one. But for $6.99 + tax, it's still worth picking up if you like fembots, or motorcycles, or both. Or if you can put her head on Deluxe Arcee's body. Or not. She's a cheap date, so what the heck. According to her bio, she's one of the first of the Fembots, and a real hottie.

Do you have any pics? I haven't seen this one yet. It sucks that she doesn't have any hands, But I would like to see her face.

I still don't know how to post pics here, sorry. But she is a repaint of ENERGON ARCEE. I think there are pics of that version in the Toy gallery.

She's very similar to this:

http://www.seibertron.com/toys/fullsize ... 1&image=38

Elita's helmet is white, not pink, though.

Elita-One does have hands, the gray part at the bottom of each arm can be turned around and reveals tiny hands.
Otherwise, she looks better than I expected. I'd only wished for a somewhat smaller chest, she looks like she is wearing battle armor.