While I'm excited about the diversity of the cast, each of these toys is giving me a different feeling.
Knock Out: As a huge Prime fan, I was so excited about this toy. In practice, it's very
meh. Not sure whether to get it or not.
Wildrider: Hard pass from me. I'm not a Menasor person, and that backpack just looks painful. I'll wait to see if Dead End and Breakdown are any good before making the final decision. (Besides, I can always swap in my CW Stunticons
)
Tarantulas: Weirdly enough, I don't like it. I love Tarantulas as a character, but there's something so fundamentally
wrong to me about him being so similar to Blackarachnia. 30/70 shot I get it.
Elita-1: I have no idea what to think. On the one hand, this is the best Elita we've got. On the other, it's so clearly meant to be Minerva that it's painful. I'll have to see if I can get Minerva before pulling the trigger on Elita.
Jhiaxus: Not a character I have a personal connection to, but that is one fine-looking figure! Going to get him if my budget allows it.
Soundwave: ...
I wanted
Prime Soundwave so bad it hurts. Anyway, I already have the Siege. Pass.
Blitzwing: I've kept out of the debate on Blitzboy so far, but here are my two cents: he looks like ass. The jet mode was completely sacrificed, the tank mode had to make major sacrifices, and the robot mode looks damn near perfect. If the prices weren't so high, I'd go for the
Titans Return version.
Also, they completely squandered the opportunity to make this Animated Blitzwing.
Even the jet modes line up!