Some of the choices are interesting. He doesn't have a sled anymore, the roof of the van now sits on his back like a turtle shell, but it does look like it might be able to be removed at the unpinned hinge. That's not a listed feature so try that at your own risk. The backpack also acts as weapon storage, all of his parts can be tucked up under there. And while he can't take the stripped down form of the original figure it does have a compact "Respect Mode" that turns into a larger sort of mech for the included female Diaclone figure. Overall it's an interesting middle ground figure. He's expected to be out in December, Amazon Japan is listing him at 13,708 JPY or about $87 USD. It's only a matter of time until Ratchet is announced and probably some other repaints.
What do you think? Eager for something new in this line or would you have preferred something closer to the original? Let us know in the Seibertron Energon Pub. And thanks to Perceptor1996 and Sabrblade for first posting about this in the forums!
