Video Review - Transformers Robots in Disguise Warrior Drift

Posted by Va'al Feb 4, 2015 at 5:48pm CST 40,267 views

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We're bringing some more Transformers: Robots in Disguise news, in the form of another video review of one of the toys from the line - and in this case, a wave mate to the Optimus Prime we showed earlier: Warrior class Drift! Check out the embedded clip below, and fellow Seibertronian chuckdawg1999's thoughts on it too.

Drift is a fantastic figure and probably the best RID figure released thus far. One thing that impressed me right away was the swords being made of a solid, stiff plastic; after all these years it's nice to have melee weapons that aren't bent right out of the package! Something that you may not be expecting is an added horizontal wrist joint that allows for some more dynamic sword poses, while it's nice I would have preferred a vertical joint for better sword pointing. All in all this is a better figure than Prime and I would recommend picking it up first.

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Comment by Optimizzy Feb 4, 2015

I just don't know though. he's cool but with the orange I want to call him Tigertron.

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Comment by Fox Thiagarajan Feb 4, 2015

So glad he turned out well. Liking these Warrior RID figs.

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Comment by Sabrblade Feb 4, 2015

william-james88 wrote:The Official Transformers You Tube channel has posted a TV commercial for the Transformers: Robots In Disguise toyline. This commercial does not have the dialogue inserted, and only includes the sound effects.

The commercial features Hyperchange Bumblebee, who's gallery can be seen here, and One Step Steeljaw, who will soon be released.

I wanna watch THAT live action movie! It looks FUN!

And CHARMING!

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Comment by Cobotron Feb 4, 2015

Thanks Chuck! You just got me real excited about that toy.
And I'm happy with Strongarm. If I'm that easy to please, Drift will... :BOOM:

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Comment by Fires_Of_Inferno Feb 4, 2015

Hmm, the toy looks pretty cool, actually. I'm probably only going to be getting him and Strongarm for the Autobots. Unless Sideswipe has a cool toy.

AoE Drift will always be the best Drift for me though.

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Comment by chuckdawg1999 Feb 5, 2015

Cobotron wrote:Thanks Chuck! You just got me real excited about that toy.
And I'm happy with Strongarm. If I'm that easy to please, Drift will...

Oh yeah it's all that and a bag of chips. Just keep in mind that there are gaps in vehicle mode, that can't be helped. I mention it in the review but I've been thinking about it a lot; what if they combine steps, and skip mentioning weapons storage because the instructions HAVE to fit in that space?

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Comment by Cobotron Feb 5, 2015

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Oh yeah it's all that and a bag of chips. Just keep in mind that there are gaps in vehicle mode, that can't be helped.

I can live with gaps. I have a good imagination, and I like to use it.

chuckdawg1999 wrote: I mention it in the review but I've been thinking about it a lot; what if they combine steps, and skip mentioning weapons storage because the instructions HAVE to fit in that space?

By space do you mean the piece of paper they are printed on? The state of instructions lately, has me really bamboozled. :-?

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Comment by chuckdawg1999 Feb 5, 2015

Cobotron wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Oh yeah it's all that and a bag of chips. Just keep in mind that there are gaps in vehicle mode, that can't be helped.
I can live with gaps. I have a good imagination, and I like to use it.

chuckdawg1999 wrote: I mention it in the review but I've been thinking about it a lot; what if they combine steps, and skip mentioning weapons storage because the instructions HAVE to fit in that space?
By space do you mean the piece of paper they are printed on? The state of instructions lately, has me really bamboozled.

Yes, only for the Warrior Class figures they're printed on the card in a relatively small rectangular space. The majority of the card is trilingual details and warnings about the mobile game.

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Comment by TimothyR Feb 5, 2015

i wish the cheapness of these figures was reflected in their price.. but it's not. that sucks.

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Comment by william-james88 Feb 5, 2015

TimothyR wrote:i wish the cheapness of these figures was reflected in their price.. but it's not. that sucks.

Agreed. Even worse, my TRU in canada sells the warrior class for 20$ now while they still sell the generations deluxes for 18$.

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Comment by chuckdawg1999 Feb 6, 2015

william-james88 wrote:
TimothyR wrote:i wish the cheapness of these figures was reflected in their price.. but it's not. that sucks.

Agreed. Even worse, my TRU in canada sells the warrior class for 20$ now while they still sell the generations deluxes for 18$.

I have to agree with internet personality and Youtube God Vangelus when he said that these figures are not worth $20. I paid more than that to get them early for reviews but even then it's a 50/50 chance I'll make the money back, down the line.

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Comment by -Kanrabat- Feb 6, 2015

chuckdawg1999 wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
TimothyR wrote:i wish the cheapness of these figures was reflected in their price.. but it's not. that sucks.

Agreed. Even worse, my TRU in canada sells the warrior class for 20$ now while they still sell the generations deluxes for 18$.

I have to agree with internet personality and Youtube God Vangelus when he said that these figures are not worth $20. I paid more than that to get them early for reviews but even then it's a 50/50 chance I'll make the money back, down the line.

I wont wait for Warrior Optimus for sure. However, I wont miss the rest.

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Comment by Va'al Feb 8, 2015

We've seen a couple of iterations of the new Robots in Disguise Grimlock already, and very little of newcomer Sideswipe - but why not venture in the still very little realm of Legion class figures for this weekend? Check out below a review of the second wave of the line's figures, courtesy of Seibertron.com member chuckdawg1999.

After the Wave 1 RID Legion figures left me a touch flat, I was hoping that Grimlock and Sideswipe would really wow me. While the paint details and overall design is top notch. They just didn't grab me. Sideswipe is your standard car design but the paint is the same metallic red that was found on Legends Windcharger. Grimlock has an inventive transformation that takes it cues from the Warrior figure, but comes off very stiff. Overall I recommend going for the Wave 2 Warriors before these Legion figures.

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Comment by william-james88 Feb 9, 2015

The Hasbro Brazil website has listed some new Titan Hero figures. These two new figures are electronic versions of the previously announced Titan Hero Optimus Prime and Bumblebee. These appear to use the exact same mold as those two non-electronic Titan Hero figures. The only visual difference are a series of holes along the figure for the sounds to be heard as well as a mele weapon included with the toy.

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Comment by Rated X Feb 9, 2015

Are the eloctronics removable so it can double as a shampoo bottle for bubble baths ?

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Comment by Shockwave7 Feb 9, 2015

Pass. Hasbro must be getting semi-decent sales from these things otherwise they wouldn't keep making them. Not for me, thanks. If I buy a glorified shampoo bottle, I actually want shampoo in it.

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Comment by gothsaurus Feb 9, 2015

shampoo bottle reference FTW.

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Comment by william-james88 Feb 9, 2015

I dont get Hasbro, the target market for these is not 15+ teens