Transformers Cyberverse Dinobot Snarl Review
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Fellow Seibertronian Chuckdawg1999 has a review up for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Dinobot Snarl which is currently available on both Amazon and Hasbro Toy Shop. This is, of course, a toy designed for kids and not collectors. So check out the review and if you want to purchase it after, either for your kids or yourself, here are the links:
Snarl on HTS: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Transformers-B ... 344cd0478f
Snarl on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-TRA ... 907&sr=8-8
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Best Warrior Class figure from the Cyberverse line, period.
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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 4th, 2021 @ 7:14pm CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 7th, 2021 @ 7:59pm CDT
Snarl is pretty neat. Bit limited as expected, but he looks neat, and the Stego mode is definitely cool. I will call this guy Action Master Snarl from here on out.
Ramjet is really inhibited by all his kibble. He looks cool, but is unnecessarily limited
Posted by william-james88 on October 9th, 2021 @ 8:36am CDT
chuckdawg1999 wrote:I'd love to say that Sludge is a good figure, but that wouldn't be true. The paint detail is really nice, I dig that metallic blue, the backplate for the Energon armor gimmick won't lock into place making it hard to handle the figure while most of the limb joints are very loose. I have to say wait for a sale or pass on Sludge entirely.
Posted by william-james88 on October 20th, 2021 @ 3:18pm CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 20th, 2021 @ 7:10pm CDT
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on October 20th, 2021 @ 9:06pm CDT
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I got Sludge too, and he is pretty neat. Not sure why chuck didn't like him, but he is fun to me. Transformation is fun, and the weapon is cool. He's a good addition!
My biggest issue was the back not locking when closed. I've been told by several viewers that I wasn't pushing hard enough so it's a possible case of having to use more force than I care to.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on October 20th, 2021 @ 11:36pm CDT
chuckdawg1999 wrote:My biggest issue was the back not locking when closed. I've been told by several viewers that I wasn't pushing hard enough so it's a possible case of having to use more force than I care to.
Sometime it's not easy to know what is the apropriate amount of force to use. Too often, I forced things too hard or the wrong way and it ended up with tears and sadness.
Posted by william-james88 on October 21st, 2021 @ 6:50am CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:My biggest issue was the back not locking when closed. I've been told by several viewers that I wasn't pushing hard enough so it's a possible case of having to use more force than I care to.
Sometime it's not easy to know what is the apropriate amount of force to use. Too often, I forced things too hard or the wrong way and it ended up with tears and sadness.
Like when Lenny tries to tend the rabbits.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on October 21st, 2021 @ 6:28pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:My biggest issue was the back not locking when closed. I've been told by several viewers that I wasn't pushing hard enough so it's a possible case of having to use more force than I care to.
Sometime it's not easy to know what is the apropriate amount of force to use. Too often, I forced things too hard or the wrong way and it ended up with tears and sadness.
Like when Lenny tries to tend the rabbits.
Exactly. For the price I pay nowadays I can't afford breaking figures.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 26th, 2021 @ 7:17pm CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on October 28th, 2021 @ 4:54pm CDT
Seriously, found them at my local Ross in the DFW area. Is this another case of retailers passing on current stock?
Posted by william-james88 on October 28th, 2021 @ 4:59pm CDT
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:Uhm... Hasbro, you're supposed to deliver to big box retail first, not liquidators:
Seriously, found them at my local Ross in the DFW area. Is this another case of retailers passing on current stock?
Yes, it is.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on October 28th, 2021 @ 5:15pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Jelze Bunnycat wrote:Uhm... Hasbro, you're supposed to deliver to big box retail first, not liquidators:
Seriously, found them at my local Ross in the DFW area. Is this another case of retailers passing on current stock?
Yes, it is.
Coming across this big Optimus at Winners, I'd buy it.
That is, if I ever find any transformers appart Rescue Bots, that is.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on November 1st, 2021 @ 7:07pm CDT
This guy!!
And boy oh boy, is he a dandy. He is a really good deluxe, super good. Right up there with Bee as the best deluxe of the line.
Look at this bot mode right here. This is G1 Slug, put through a color filter to crank up the color differentiation, with spikes, some stylization, and some mean sneering. He is so cool looking. And he can move too! Forward and backwards ankle movement, all kinds of leg movement, the only thing missing are bicep and wrist swivels, but the forearm swivels take care of most of that
Have a 360 turnaround
Transformation is pretty insane. You yank up part of the torso, tilt it around 180, crunch the abs and dino head, swivel the dino head and waist, and origami the tail out of the legs as the feet form the back. it's nuts
This dino mode is really sweet. It is chonky, but still mean looking
Finally, have some comparisons to the other Cyberverse Dinobots minus Grimlock, as he is still buried in moving totes. And have some to SS86 Slug
He is definitely a top level Cyberverse figure. He is really good. He is a lot of fun too.
Posted by Bounti76 on November 1st, 2021 @ 8:05pm CDT
Guess who got the new Deluxe Slug already?
This guy!!
And boy oh boy, is he a dandy. He is a really good deluxe, super good. Right up there with Bee as the best deluxe of the line.
Look at this bot mode right here. This is G1 Slug, put through a color filter to crank up the color differentiation, with spikes, some stylization, and some mean sneering. He is so cool looking. And he can move too! Forward and backwards ankle movement, all kinds of leg movement, the only thing missing are bicep and wrist swivels, but the forearm swivels take care of most of that
Have a 360 turnaround
Transformation is pretty insane. You yank up part of the torso, tilt it around 180, crunch the abs and dino head, swivel the dino head and waist, and origami the tail out of the legs as the feet form the back. it's nuts
This dino mode is really sweet. It is chonky, but still mean looking
Finally, have some comparisons to the other Cyberverse Dinobots minus Grimlock, as he is still buried in moving totes. And have some to SS86 Slug
He is definitely a top level Cyberverse figure. He is really good. He is a lot of fun too.
There you have it! Slug is slowly making his way out to retail and is the only new figure in his Wave. Happy hunting to those of you looking to pick him up!
Posted by Lord_Unicron_CB on November 2nd, 2021 @ 12:08am CDT
Posted by gothsaurus on November 2nd, 2021 @ 9:53pm CDT
Posted by Emerje on November 2nd, 2021 @ 10:58pm CDT
gothsaurus wrote:How are the rest available. Individually?
Swoop is sold with Bumblebee, the others are sold individually, all in different assortments.
Swoop - Roll & Combine
Sludge - Ultra
Slug - Deluxe (also a Roll & Combine)
Snarl - Warrior
Are there any pictures of these guys with their PotP counterparts? No real reason, just curious how they compare.
Emerje
Posted by william-james88 on November 4th, 2021 @ 10:10am CDT
Bot mode looks cool. He has no leg articulation, but has shoulders, elbows, and even some swivel that lets him get a little dynamic with his weapon.
They're finally figured out how to lock the armor in place. It sits on his back but is triggered by a lever that literally pins it down so it can't accidentally deploy.
Also, he has waist swivel if you disengage the lever on his lower body. When it's clicked in, it holds him steady.
Transformation is nothing to write home about. Flip out the beast legs/transform the arms, then bend him at the knees (it's not articulation, there's a gear system that makes it tough to push down) and lift up/extend his beast neck.
He locks in place like this without the tail/key. But it completes the look. Pull the key back out to trigger the quick transformation.
For $30 he's going to feel steep. But kids are going to love the beast mode and his bot mode is a great new take on Volcanicus I hope to see explored with combiner toys.
I got mine on sale for $25. That's not bad for the size. And he looks good with his buddies.
Something else I find interesting. His bot mode looks more like Predaking than the original Volcanicus. Including both the wings and Swoop's cannons coming off his back. Combine that with its beast mode, and it really reminds me of that proposed G1 combiner that formed a dragon instead of a robot.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on November 4th, 2021 @ 11:47am CDT
Posted by TulioDude on November 4th, 2021 @ 2:50pm CDT
Day 674 of waiting for Transformers Armada Masterpiece news.
Posted by Emerje on November 4th, 2021 @ 8:02pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:If I ever find that Volcanicus on sale, he's mine!
Same, and he'll always be in dragon mode. Shame the arms are symmetrical without heads on them.
Emerje
Posted by william-james88 on November 5th, 2021 @ 12:08am CDT
Emerje wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:If I ever find that Volcanicus on sale, he's mine!
Same, and he'll always be in dragon mode. Shame the arms are symmetrical without heads on them.
Emerje
I like that part since it shows that he combines differently in this fiction. The arms arm both made up by Sludge who spkits his whole body in half.
Posted by ThunderThruster on November 5th, 2021 @ 5:26am CDT
william-james88 wrote:Emerje wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:If I ever find that Volcanicus on sale, he's mine!
Same, and he'll always be in dragon mode. Shame the arms are symmetrical without heads on them.
Emerje
I like that part since it shows that he combines differently in this fiction. The arms arm both made up by Sludge who spkits his whole body in half.
Why does he have to split in half to form the arms? Why can't he fold himself out much like the mastadon does for the Dino-Megazord?
Posted by william-james88 on November 5th, 2021 @ 7:25am CDT
ThunderThruster wrote:william-james88 wrote:Emerje wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:If I ever find that Volcanicus on sale, he's mine!
Same, and he'll always be in dragon mode. Shame the arms are symmetrical without heads on them.
Emerje
I like that part since it shows that he combines differently in this fiction. The arms arm both made up by Sludge who spkits his whole body in half.
Why does he have to split in half to form the arms? Why can't he fold himself out much like the mastadon does for the Dino-Megazord?
Its what the designers chose. Would be cool if they ever make an actual combining toy to see if they pull that off
Posted by Emerje on November 5th, 2021 @ 8:28pm CDT
There were a few Brave figures that pulled the whole split in half to form the arms or legs thing and they were all very cool figures.
Emerje
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on November 6th, 2021 @ 10:49am CDT
Emerje wrote:Knowing that I like him a little more now. I had just assumed Vulcanicus was pulling a Predaking with just the wings going on his back and the rest of Swoop forming an arm.
There were a few Brave figures that pulled the whole split in half to form the arms or legs thing and they were all very cool figures.
Emerje
A few is an understatement. Each series outside of GaoGaiGar has at least one Combiner with a member splitting into arms or legs, with two that have two members each splitting into an arm and a leg (they even use the same rough template)
Posted by Emerje on November 6th, 2021 @ 8:46pm CDT
Emerje
Posted by william-james88 on November 6th, 2021 @ 11:39pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on November 7th, 2021 @ 12:09am CDT
Also like in the 2017 movie.william-james88 wrote:The Dino Megazord is a pretty good comparison to what is happening in Cyberverse, with the pterodactyl in the back instead of in the front.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on November 7th, 2021 @ 5:39pm CST
Emerje wrote:Knowing that I like him a little more now. I had just assumed Vulcanicus was pulling a Predaking with just the wings going on his back and the rest of Swoop forming an arm.
There were a few Brave figures that pulled the whole split in half to form the arms or legs thing and they were all very cool figures.
Emerje
God Brave was awesome.
Posted by primalxconvoy on November 7th, 2021 @ 10:19pm CST
TulioDude wrote:Reminds me of Dragonstorm.
Who's that?
Posted by Emerje on November 7th, 2021 @ 10:26pm CST
primalxconvoy wrote:TulioDude wrote:Reminds me of Dragonstorm.
Who's that?
Emerje
Posted by primalxconvoy on November 7th, 2021 @ 10:33pm CST
Emerje wrote:primalxconvoy wrote:TulioDude wrote:Reminds me of Dragonstorm.
Who's that?
Emerje
Oh, THAT one. It's such a shame that Hasbro or the KO companies (who were popping-out OSKOs of Bayverse figures like gusto at the time) didn't make an (oversized) repainted version of this toy. I wanted it to be in D&D Tiamat:
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiamat_ ... 26_Dragons)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on November 8th, 2021 @ 1:15pm CST
Posted by william-james88 on November 8th, 2021 @ 1:34pm CST
chuckdawg1999 wrote:WheelGrim is another fun Dino Combiner to be released in the Dinobots Unite subline. Wheeljack makes a great pair of pants while Grimlock becomes the torso and they blend well. While it will never win awards for transformation and articulation, it is a fun figure that will make some people happy.
Posted by primalxconvoy on November 8th, 2021 @ 3:39pm CST
william-james88 wrote:Fellow Seibertronian chuckdawg1999 has a video review of WheelGrim, the latest roll and combine set pairing a Dinobot with a non Dinobot character. This one is Wheeljack and Grimlock. This toy came out in the US recently and is appearing at Walmarts throughout the country, first starting in Arizona.chuckdawg1999 wrote:WheelGrim is another fun Dino Combiner to be released in the Dinobots Unite subline. Wheeljack makes a great pair of pants while Grimlock becomes the torso and they blend well. While it will never win awards for transformation and articulation, it is a fun figure that will make some people happy.
Another great video review, from a genuine Youtuber! Subbed and commented, Chuckdawg! Please keep em' coming!
Posted by william-james88 on November 8th, 2021 @ 10:30pm CST
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Going into the specials that will end the Cyberverse series, we were shown the animated version of Volcanicus. The toy representation presented here doesn't combine, but it does transform into some form of a dragon. Something that wasn't shown in the first special that's now available on YouTube. Articulation isn't much to write home about, and the spinning transformation gimmick doesn't always work the way you'd want it to, but as of right now this is the only representation of the character.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on November 9th, 2021 @ 6:55pm CST
Posted by Dr. Gellar v.2 on November 10th, 2021 @ 1:56am CST
In honesty, I was seriously considering getting him...despite my initial not-so-kind reactions when the toy was first revealed. Robot-mode looks nice...and the dragon-mode (in some angles, particularly where you couldn't really tell how the robot-mode legs played out in dragon-mode), it looked cool. For what it was worth (being a younger-kid toy and all)...I admit it was growing on me.
However....at $30+, it's just not worth it...for me. I already got burned when I picked up Cyberverse Skullcruncher recently (I was hugely disappointed by him). I won't make the same mistake again with Volcanicus.
Now...the other Cyberverse Dinobots that are due out (Slag, Sludge and Snarl), I still have high hopes...still looking forward to them.
Posted by william-james88 on November 10th, 2021 @ 9:37am CST
chuckdawg1999 wrote:There's a lot going on with Hot Rod that's fun, unfortunately, there's quite a bit that's going wrong. Might be my copy, might not. When the entire point of a toy is the gimmick transformation you kinda need to make sure that works, all the time. If you're a fan there might be something here for you but I definitely can't recommend this for younger fans.
Posted by Cyber Bishop on November 10th, 2021 @ 10:21am CST
Posted by Immortal Starscream on November 10th, 2021 @ 11:30am CST
Poor Roddy. I really feel that Cyberverse really did the character justice. He comes into his own, grows and becomes a strong leader naturally. And they didn't write him into a corner and turn him into a complete whiney idiot looser in the hopes that people wouldn't loose their minds when they replace him like the did in G1 s3. But the toys for this version... barf. I mean, the warrior class or whatever it was called was a good well designed toy... with almost 0 paint apps, making it look like a cheap ko. Then there's this. Poor Roddy almost never catches a break. Oh thank heavens for the ss and kingdom commander.
Posted by Overcracker on November 10th, 2021 @ 3:15pm CST
Is Volcanicus a good option? He seems to be rather cheaply priced from what I can gather. Does the transformation gimmick work well for a 4 year old?
How about Supreme Shockwave?
Posted by -Kanrabat- on November 10th, 2021 @ 4:43pm CST
Overcracker wrote:Looking for a Christmas Gift / Birthday gift for a 4 year old, haven't actually looked at cyberverse so no idea how good they may be for a 4 year old.
Is Volcanicus a good option? He seems to be rather cheaply priced from what I can gather. Does the transformation gimmick work well for a 4 year old?
How about Supreme Shockwave?
4 may be a bit too young. Maybe stick with Rescue Bots for now?
But if you want to introduce him to something more "grown up", Supreme Shockwave is a great choice. Especially because you're sure to find one on sale.
Posted by Overcracker on November 10th, 2021 @ 4:56pm CST
-Kanrabat- wrote:Overcracker wrote:Looking for a Christmas Gift / Birthday gift for a 4 year old, haven't actually looked at cyberverse so no idea how good they may be for a 4 year old.
Is Volcanicus a good option? He seems to be rather cheaply priced from what I can gather. Does the transformation gimmick work well for a 4 year old?
How about Supreme Shockwave?
4 may be a bit too young. Maybe stick with Rescue Bots for now?
But if you want to introduce him to something more "grown up", Supreme Shockwave is a great choice. Especially because you're sure to find one on sale.
Thanks.
Posted by william-james88 on November 10th, 2021 @ 5:08pm CST
Overcracker wrote:Looking for a Christmas Gift / Birthday gift for a 4 year old, haven't actually looked at cyberverse so no idea how good they may be for a 4 year old.
Is Volcanicus a good option? He seems to be rather cheaply priced from what I can gather. Does the transformation gimmick work well for a 4 year old?
How about Supreme Shockwave?
My kid is 4 and Cyberverse is perfect. He didny like the ultimate ones (very finicky transformation due tonthe auto convert gimmick).
The combining megatron and slug set is his favourite. Since its easy to get from one mode to the next and the combining gimmick is fun and works well.
Warrior Cybertronian Starscream is also good and so is one step Megatron, wheeljack and starscream.
Dont get the deluxe toys, they are too advanced. Rescue bots is a bit too easy for 4 year olds.
Posted by Overcracker on November 10th, 2021 @ 5:27pm CST
william-james88 wrote:Overcracker wrote:Looking for a Christmas Gift / Birthday gift for a 4 year old, haven't actually looked at cyberverse so no idea how good they may be for a 4 year old.
Is Volcanicus a good option? He seems to be rather cheaply priced from what I can gather. Does the transformation gimmick work well for a 4 year old?
How about Supreme Shockwave?
My kid is 4 and Cyberverse is perfect. He didny like the ultimate ones (very finicky transformation due tonthe auto convert gimmick).
The combining megatron and slug set is his favourite. Since its easy to get from one mode to the next and the combining gimmick is fun and works well.
Warrior Cybertronian Starscream is also good and so is one step Megatron, wheeljack and starscream.
Dont get the deluxe toys, they are too advanced. Rescue bots is a bit too easy for 4 year olds.
Thanks, yeah, Rescue bots seems to easy for him.
I’ll look into Megatron.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on November 11th, 2021 @ 8:24pm CST
Toy itself is pretty neat. I like it.
Also, Slug is still really awesome.
Posted by primalxconvoy on November 11th, 2021 @ 9:28pm CST
More of this please, Hasbro.