Today is October 22, 2021. The Day WFC Trilogy Agent Ravage is finally officially released! It's now up for order at Hasbro Pulse or available to buy in store at Gamestop (formerly E.B Games) in Canada.
The price at 53$US seems expensive for many, but this set is limited and include a reissue of G1 Ravage. Agent Ravage is a severe retool of Kingdom deluxe Cheetor with so many new parts, he might as well be a new mold.
On with the review!
The packaging is pretty unique. It have a nice window display on the front and artwork on the back referring to the original Beast Wars show.
The instructions are in full colors and are very clear.
À la Studio Series, the cardboard insert of the box can serve as a backdrop of Ravage's spaceship interior. It even have a space to insert G1 Ravage in cassette mode into the main computer!
Out of the box, this is what you get:
-Agent Ravage
-G1 Ravage
-2 Guns (left and right) for Agent Ravage
-2 Guns (left and right) for G1 Ravage
Agent Ravage is absolutely fantastic. The painting details are minimal, but they are placed perfectly in the right spots. The rest are a nice choice of plastic colors with excellent texturing.
This ravage is a bit back heavy and he have small feet. This limit some poses.
The panther legs just hang there on the back, but it's not too bad.
That head sculpt is magnificent.
The mouth can open and it's painted in great details!
Ravage is not so limited when posing if you cheat using his tail. Plus he wield his guns proudly.
I managed to balance him on one foot without any problem.
He can store his guns on his hips. That's a weapon storage that makes sense and is appreciated.
Ravage can even wield his G1 guns!
Obligatory comparison with Kingdom Cheetor. Ravage is much more massive than Cheetor.
G1 Ravage don't have any stickers compared to the original. Rather he have printed paint aps.
He still have his diecast legs like the original and he balance surprisingly well.
He's a slim boy.
Of course, he's only truly complete with his chromed guns.
Both Agent and G1 looks fantastic together!
Transformation is easy and intuitive. I only looked up the instructions to make sure I wasn't bending things the wrong way. This result in a very intimidating beast!
Contrary to Cheetor, the head can move, making the beast way more expressive.
I love how the robot arms complete the beast's back.
He can wield his guns, G1 style, but only as "rocket boosters".
Putting the guns forward only makes him looks about to shoot his front legs off. Plus this doesen't look good.
Comparison with Cheetor in beast mode. Once again, Ravage is bigger.
Evolution!
The cardboard backdrop have a bit of trouble standing on it's own. It must lean against something like another box, or the wall.
This makes for a epic and iconic display!
EDIT:
Seems that the front legs of the panther mode were purposely missasembled by Hasbro for some reasons. The biceps of the front legs face the wrong way and the legs bend the wrong way. However, this is a very easy fix. The front legs of the beast are only on ball joints that can easily be popped off and on. So swapping the legs can be done instantly without any breakage risks. Now the beast mode look right once the front legs are swapped.
Agent Ravage feel right at home in the WFC Kingdom Beasts display.
Final verdict: There's no denying that this boxset is expensive. But honestly, it's well worth the money. Everything feel nice in hand plus it's the only way appart the ultra rare Takara original to have the character from the iconic Beast Wars show.
Get Agent Ravage now while you still can!