Comparison Images: Encore 20A Anime Devastator

Ah... He's perfect!!! I love the new facial paint jobs, even apart from all the rest of the improvements.

Man, Takara sure screwed a lot of people over releasing their mediocre Encore version first, only to be followed by the superior version. To me, the regular Encore Devastator was lacklustre: mostly due to the fact I have an original G1. However, I'd certainly have bought the previous Encore if I didn't have the OG1: and I would have been royally pissed off seeing this more interesting version come so soon after that one.

I like most of the updates- especially on the individual faces. But that face, G1 or not, just looks like a balding middle aged Devastator who needs to poop.

Cyberpath wrote:Looks cool; and it took only 30 years.

To be frank, what's easier? Editing animation, or retooling the mold of a toy that was released in Japan a couple years prior?

I'm not really feeling the visor, plus I'm a stickler for toy-accuracy.

Don't like the green on this, too yellow. They never looked that color on any TV I used. The older toys were a better match. These look like someone took those and set them in direct sunlight for 5-10 years.

I thought the encore was of poor quality and when I first learned of this version I thought this was an auto pass. After looking at this post I may have to reconsider. Those individual bot modes are amazing!

Dat green.... Ugh.

I do like the other changes, though. The head looks ugly in the line up at the bottom, but once in place on the combined form itself, looks fantastic. How odd.

Yellow, Orange & Pre-TF colors I'd understand. But another green Devastator?

What's up with that weird yellow-green? Yuck.. The heads are nice though.

Sabrblade wrote:

Optimum Supreme wrote:Don't like the green on this, too yellow. They never looked that color on any TV I used. The older toys were a better match. These look like someone took those and set them in direct sunlight for 5-10 years.

Autobot032 wrote:Dat green.... Ugh.

mongrel wrote:Agreed - I like the new face paints, but I'm bummed they went all day-glo on the green.

necr0blivion wrote:The green looks a little "radioactive" to me, even though it's just more yellow added to it.

RAcast wrote:What's up with that weird yellow-green?

That's how they were in the show. The original toys always looked too "minty" to me, whereas the show colors looked more "lemon lime" like these

If you say so. This release does NOT look "Constructicon" green to me at ALL.

The colors may match the animation color scheme (I can't really remember offhand and I won't be bothered to watch G1 right now), and that's fine, but as the toy goes...bleh. Those colors suck.