Chromia, Shadowstriker & Strongarm | Transformers Legacy | Doctor Lockdown Reviews 154
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Introduction: (0:00)
Shadow Striker Vehicle Mode: (4:05)
Strongarm Vehicle Mode: (8:34)
Chromia Vehicle Mode: (12:20)
Shadow Striker Transformation: (17:53)
Strongarm Transformation: (20:08)
Chromia Transformation: (21:34)
Shadow Striker Robot Mode: (23:29)
Strongarm Robot Mode: (30:37)
Chromia Robot Mode: (36:09)
Conclusion: (44:10)
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"life could be better but right now it's still pretty good"
You can't sneak that past me
Figured it would be a nice reversal of the meme
Legacy Chromia is basically what animated Chromia would’ve been like
Honestly better design than the actual Animated Chromia who’s just Blue Arcee
@@Cdr2002 Just another figure to add to the Legacy Animated display.
@@spartanvenom5388 hell yeah
It’s how I’m going to use her and besides animated always needs more love
@@viktorhart2374 yknow for how much Animated like to throw Habsro as many bones as it could when it came for repaints, they kind of underused the Prowl design with regards to that honestly
1:38 I feel that the character designers and animators should be more in sync with the toy designers, same vice versa. That way, everyone’s happy.
That way we don’t end up with another “AOE/TLK Prine” a design so complex and far removed from what a toy can do, it just doesn’t work
it's just not a conscious decision that they aren't, the logistics are almost impossible to line up. putting aside the fact that these are two different things that have different goals creatively speaking, film/TV development work on a different pace than toys' and they have their own schedules to meet. let's not forget these are always made by different companies entirely (toys are all hasbro AND taktom while designs for say TF films aren't even done in-house by paramount, it;s usually via other visdev companies or freelance artists). just expecting one reach out to the other alone is probably a complicated process that has to be a telephone game
of course the other "solution" is be something like the netflix trilogy which....................yeah, isn't a solution at all. not the series' main let alone only issue but I personally wish it'd taken more creative liberties with the character models so that the animation isn't as stilted as it is
@@squidy968 To be fair to the toy designers with the Bayverse figures, Bay (and other decision makers) kept changing the character models after they already sent earlier ones to the toy designers. So not only do we get AOE/TLK Prime issues but we also got stuff like ROTF Leader Megatron not looking anything like he did in the movie. Bay was also known for random character renaming (even outside using code names during production to throw off spoilers and name licensing issues that HasTak always has). When you add in that the toy line had to be available alongside film marketing, there were definite issues. If you examine some scenes in the film you can see where sometimes the character models were different as well as some changes were made mid-production and they didn't go back and alter some scenes to reflect new designs. I first really noticed it at the end of RotF when Optimus is a lot chunkier on the Aircraft carrier than he is in the beginning of the film even though he lacks to Jetfire parts at that point.
Then there's the whole Knight aesthetic added in AoE that gave a lot of round curves to Optimus's armor for no real reason other than to emulate the designs of Knightly armor. That definitely wouldn't translate well to figures without increasing complexity and design cost.
@@squidy968Are you trying to give me PTSD that figure is an abomination.😂👍
@@honteebeeAnimated and Prime did it and ended up being some of the best lines we ever had. I'm not saying it's easy, but it's possible.
I kinda forgot how much people dislike Strongarm. I mean, I was pretty hot and cold on her when she first came out, those early stock photos didn't really do her any favors. But aside from some collision issues with the backpack, I really like her.
She’s absolutely terrible, retooling her from Elita was such a bizarre decision, Strongarm is buff and brawny, not the stereotypical barbie doll fembot. It’s lazy, ugly, and terrible, which is a shame because they did a lot of retooling for her and for nothing. Siege Hound would have fit her better.
@@windowbewbs9064 to each their own.
Yeah I’m not sure if the new one is an upgrade from the og but it’s a step forward kinda.👍
@@sethputnamsghost6538 I think it's an upgrade in that it looks more like the show model than the old toy, but I think it's probably on par with that old toy quality wise when it comes to over all ranking for me.
@@windowbewbs9064 says a guy who, didn't watch the video
significant upgrade with camera footage - no weird bobbling and shaking, more stable. great work!
As far as strongarm goes, I actually had just watched rid for the 1st time, right before she dropped, so bought her, with the impression "wow, they've done a great job making this mold so accurate, I've got to have her. Good job Hasbro" it wasn't til later that the confusion of my opinion being the uncommon one hit me.
42:02 In case you’re still wondering, yes Chromia did indeed have the shield in Cyberverse. I remembered her using it to fight off the crystal Bumblebee in the Thunderhowl episode
I grabbed Chromia last week and even though I had been wanting to pick her up already it genuinely surprised me just how much the mold sings in the new colors.
Aight, movie night is saved!
Thanks doc!
Finally someone who sees these moulds positively
Chromia best one here
Why, they’re all bad
@@windowbewbs9064next time, say something smart that we haven’t heard before
@@gigansattemptatdoingstuff4389 why, they’re all bad😊
It takes long time to make vids. But you’re really informative. You dive into figures a lot more. More than other reveiwers. You dig into complexity and everything! And I think u along with jobby, Thew Adams, and gei4mei (if you even know who they are) are genuinely probably the best transformers reviewers I have watched. All have genuine opinions that are justified (yours included). Not to mention each have humour we all relate to (u included). Gotta love thew Adam’s play on every word he says.
Doc really came for Takara Lavender in this one
Thank you so much for finally discussing these figures outside of the mild problems that don't really bring them down!
Also did you know that right before chromia was released, someone posted it on TFW radicons claiming it was a custom?
The strongarm mould will always be good to me since I have a heavy bias to Elite. She was my first ever transformer and what got me sucked into the series after being an idw fangirl. So I will always defend her and the other two because even being the same mould, you can have so much verity with the backpacks.
6:44 I got jumpscare by how good that vehicle looked
The melee weapon for shadow striker is not supposed to have the bumper attached. Just the “drag knife” itself is the melee weapon. Also I’m surprised you don’t use the bumper on her arm since it gives her more of that asymmetrical look she was known for when it is displayed on her arm
Welcome to DrLockdown's review of Chromia, Shadowstriker, and Strongarm! Aka a 40 minute video that makes me want to spend 50 dollars (im still not getting Shadowstriker her rear end in car mode looks incomplete and disturbs me)
Legacy Chromia is despised? I love her! It’s so well articulated! I hoping for Lugnut/Clobber one!
Strongarm the issue was compared to the other girls in the show she was bulkier, especially next to characters like Windblade. in the show image reference you used, she's alot more similar in Sideswipe proportion wise, meanwhile both Grimlock and Bumblebee were larger characters
The front of shadowstriker's car mode does drive me crazy. I wish Chromia had her big shield, but the blues and pinks are so nice to look at.
Bro that call out for Earthspark hurts. That show is so genuinely fucking amazing, both teaching empathy and understanding while balancing really nicely choreographed action scenes. Legit, I love how Breakdown looks in that show, to the point that I like Nacelle's red face and blue head so much more as a result
Seems like it was doomed to fail from the start, caught up in the streaming wars.
Worst part is a certain part of the internet is gonna rejoice and claim it was Nightshade's fault.
I like EarthSpark, too. 4 Seasons or else
@@DrLockdownWhich ultimately sucks even more because they're a good character also and people will not like them because "wHy DoEs A rObOt HaVe PrOnOuNs?1?1?1?!?!?!?1?1!"
I genuinely cannot understand those people💀💀
@@BumbleGabriellike transformers is political. Megatron fought against the oppressive caste system then got lost in the sauce of it
I like earthspark for skywarp
ngl, I still prefer the Elita 1 version of the mold just out of personal preference but I still really respect what they did for Strongarm and was quite surprised to hear that she wasnt received well, but then again I got back into transformers pretty recently so I havent really interacted with the community much
I'm gonna be honest, I like the Legacy Prowl, but I really don't like the mold as Chromia. I still think the thrilling 30 figure is the perfect Chromia design. I always thought of Prime Arcee as a new interpretation of Chromia anyway (not just because she's blue) and that figure merges the prime design and the g1 as my perfect Chromia. The fact that Cyberverse Chromia's animation model is based on that toy made me wish that design could still get an update, but we got the Animated Prowl mold and i personally find that disappointing. As for the other 2, I dont care for rid 2015 in general so any thoughts i have on strongarm are negatively biased, while Shadow Striker is probably my favorite of these 3. I'm actually a fan of the combination of her different designs
True, everyone forgot about T30 because of the shiny new reveal which will eventually be forgotten too
I feel the same way I got so excited for a second go at the best Chromia design only for it to be her head on the worst of the bike molds (imo) she deserves better than head slap on a body that looks nothing like her
Me seeing Shadowstriker: *HeR cHeSt Is FlAt No OfFeNsE!*
Also DrLockdown: *Fan modes Shadowstriker's Chest*
Me: That Changes *EvErYtHiNg!*
Honestly for these three, I had a few ideas for some improvements, but I understand Hasbro execs are the design team’s biggest obstacle. For Shadow Striker, I think sculpting the front section to be more angular and adding a grille can help. Cyberverse SS had a kind of lambo look, so it would overcome the Dodge problem. Idk what could help for Strongarm other than a different mold, but I think the giant shoulder tires definitely was important to her design, so maybe something like that. For Chromia, I feel like a retool to fill out the legs would be good. If not, maybe painting the outer section of the weapons to make it pop would be neat.
"Never mind that the Objective doesn't exist in the space of reviewing toys"
THIS.... THIS SO MUCH... I respect that some RUclipsrs like Perspective End want to try to justify objective by criteria for what they feel makes a figure good, but I just can't get behind ever labeling something as objectively good or bad since reviews inherently are subjective to taste.
I can't believe I'm saying it but Chromia needed to be an Legacy Arcee retool to call it the Cyberverse version. That design is based on T30 Chromia, a retool of TFP Arcee. It just feels like such a missed opportunity when the Arcee mold is right there.
I feel that Shadow Strikers """melee weapon""" could benefit with a blast effect
Both for the effect itself and to double as a royalty-free Lightsaber
awesome to see you back, Doc!
looking forward for more to come ^^
Honestly, all three of them FEEL like the characters.
In what way? Strongarm got skinnified and forced into the stereotypical oversexualized fembot body, Shadowstriker is a lazy pretool and all around just a garbage figure, and Chromia is straight up a repaint of Prowl with no changes besides the head. Saying they “feel” like the characters is just a cope ngl.
In the way that when I play around with Shadowstriker, I can instantly picture her in Cyberverse/hear the actress from the show. Takes me back to Beast Wars, when kibble, proportions, and accessories on the toys might all differ from the show, but that was almost part of the fun. She’s a great little toy even as a pretool.
Like, idk, man. People aren’t lying about the vibes they get with toys for no reason. No one has time for that.
@@MrRobosquad Yeah, pretty much this. Like, Chromia doesn't match her cyberverse body and alt-mode, which were based off the old T30 figure, but it feels like what an earth alt-mode for her might have been. It's also why the upcoming Slipstream feels off in the pictures I've seen. Her figure isn't boxy enough for her cyberverse counterpart, coming across more as the Animated version in many ways. Yes, 'feel' is very much a matter of personal opinion, but these three work for me.
Strongarm’s figure was one I was initially apprehensive about due to stock photos looking garbage and reviews appearing to show bad possibility, but in hand like with wind blade and for me blitzwing I was pleasantly surprised by the high quality of the figure.
I still want a MP-Nancy, Elita-1 and the rest of the fembots. Lol
(With better backpacks or options.)
I don’t mind Chromia being a retool of Animated Prowl. I actually think it looks better than Animated Prowl.
You're making me want that Longarm and Chromia now.
Hoping Gen Selects does a Botcon Shadow Striker, I'll always accosiate her with the Cyberverse Purple (and mismatched colours from cyborg limbs) but with her design being a double homage, I'd love to see those the mold in those original colours. Hell, do a red and black one like the Rotf Legends two pack. I wish the mold didn't have the partsforming or that the vehicle mode had better sculpting, but even then, i really want to see Shadow Striker's other decos
I’m at a point where I’m not sure whether I want the proper BotCon head or the Cyberverse one in those colors
@@Cdr2002 I'd personally want the botcon head, but maybe if they do both Shadow Striker and Roulette, maybe one can have the cyberverse head and the other can have the botcon head?
@@quakywacky8048 that arrangement for the pair is exactly what I was thinking, but both having the BotCon head would still be perfectly fine and of course more accurate
I actually really like Shadowstriker. A simple and unique transformation. While i understand that she doesn't look like her Cyberverse incarnation, the way that her mould looks does give off a Frankenstein's Monster feel, and i find that very important to her character.
Kinda surprised Arcee hasn’t been given a new legacy mold or a retool of the Elite 1. Maybe they could make a legacy design out of her Earthspark design.
LU Chromia does what prime arcee (deluxes) and so many bikeformers should have done years ago: learn from prowl, improve upon prowl. Even just a new coat of paint and a new head can do wonders.
"improve upon Prowl"?? What you mean? You mean Legacy Prowl? If so, hes awesome, tho! LGY Prowl and Chromia are perfect!! Also, I'd kill for a new TFP Arcee that is an _EXTENSIVE_ retool of the mold; BRAND new bikemode, new head, new chest, probably retool the shurikens out of the mold completely, new weapon(s) (armblades or guns), then done! It'd be perfect!
@@fennekin1750 I should have specified the original deluxe animated prowl, my bad. Animated prowl was a great toy, the first great bikeformer imo, and it's kind of a letdown how the deluxe bikeformers that followed him didn't do anything with the animated prowl design cues until legacy. And I agree, I wish prime arcee would get retooled out of legacy prowl, throw in some proper arm blades.
@@CapriciousChill Ahh, I see now. And, yea, it'd definitely be cool for Arcee.
Also, I want LGY Prowl and Chromia.
Stellar reviews man. Im among the ones who was really mixed and dissapointed by these releases but this video has made me them all in a new light and with alot more nuance. Especially shadow striker, who im picking up now! Keep up the great work and humor 💙 🗣
Shadowstinker is just terrible, don’t waste your money dude
When i picked up chromia, i was genuinely surprised at how much i liked it since i missed the original prowl release and yea looking back i very much prefer the lavender and blues of chromia over the black and gold of prowl which i still want since i had the original as a kid
I wish Legacy Strongarm didn't have the inaccurate shoulder kibble. If she didn't, she would have been one of the most faithful post-2007 Legacy characters.
Great review dude!
I know people hate the Legacy Prime Arcee mold, which I don't understand because I love that thing, but Chromia would have made so much more sense as a retool of that one.
I love the Legacy Chromia, She's next to my TR Windblade and Legacy Elita-1 (serving as a replacement for Arcee) as an homage to the Combiner Hunters team. As such I just see Legacy Chromia not as a Cyberverse figure, but an IDW 1.0 figure.
Y
You
You can store Shadowstriker's gun in the car mode
I can't believe I never thought of that.
She's the only one of these three I have, and yeah, one of the roof tabs is breaking at the base of them because I might've been too rough when transforming it. But the transformation feels so satisfying and the posing feels so nice that... yeah. Got her at the same time as Armada Megs and Prime and she almost ended up being my favourite of those three. I never even noticed the collarbone detail either! It may not be one of the best but I find the overall design, as a toy, to be clever and fun.
I owned all 3 figures, and I love all of them. My only issues with any of them are this
Shadowstriker: the bumper I didn't enjoy and I wish it came with a blade accessory to tab into the blade hilt *_(I split the bumper and super glued it so it transforms just fine. Plus it kinda gives off that put together vibe she had in the show, since I used and excato knife, pliers and super glue to do this mod)_*
Strongarm: Wish she had more joints in her shoulderpads and door wings to make it so they don't clash with each other. *_(I used a mod tutorial I found on the TFW forums that helps position the backpack up a little higher so the door wings sit in a more natural place.)_*
Chromia: instead of ninja stars they just made caps that sat in the storage spot of the Ninja stars and gave her regular guns to wield which can become exhaust pipes in alt mode. And that tooling could be used to slim down her thighs a bit. *_(Also I did want to mention that it is possible to swap the legs, you unscrew the shins and swap them, and for transformation, just rotate the waist in the opposite direction. She transforms just fine.)_*
Despite those issues, HasTak has been killing it with the female characters, Legacy Slipstream could've used more tooling I agree, but each one has been hit after hit. I want them to tackle Shatter and use the T30 Springer sandstorm mold next.
Also Doc, what are your thoughts on the Armorizers? Do you own any of them?
love this channel, I have none of them as I didn't find shadow striker for a decent price, have the old Strong-arm and am pleased with it, and have t30 Chromia and legacy prowl, but these 3 are Great figures and
stunning LOOKING
30:12 I like to put one of the longe pieces from Jetfire’s blast effects into the weapon to act like a laser sword.
So I already had Strongarm but this video, along with the recently revealed Nonnef upgrade kit for Windblade getting me in a Transformers mood, has convinced me to order Shadowstriker and Chromia. For the latter I plan to dig through my loose weapons and find a good sniper rifle for her to wield and possibly a sword as well... I will the other hand was designed for weapons but she can have one strapped somewhere.
The full 73 yards! That’s a quality reference
I've never understood the hatred for these figures, and I'd love to buy Strongarm if these figures would actually show up in my stores.
Well, strongarm is due for a package refresh. You may have another chance soon
My gripe with Shadow striker is that she is supposed to represent Cyberverse Shadow striker. Besides the head she looks nothing like her asymmetrical design. An asymmetrical colour could have really helped or make her the botcon version. Only way you could make her like her asymmetrical design would be to swap limbs from other transformers like Elita 1 and Windblade. Hope Chromia’s mold is retooled to make an armada Sideways.
I ADORE Strongarm 🙏🥰
I think her figure is pretty great for the price point, but my points are the same as yours. I wish the head was a bit smaller to maker her look Bigger I guess? & the shoulder wheels being attached in a different way would be nice.
*_HIP HIP HORRY_*
If redecos and retools are what we have to get to fill out our ranks, then so be it.
3:02 this is probably my favorite type of female transformer toy
it makes them feel like they're part of the same world as the other dudes
Im adding Chromia to the Animated shelf and threat her as a new young cadet for the elite guard (taking advantage of those red marks in her shoulders)
What i hope Hasbro and TT do in Legacy or whatever the next chapter is: Figures for Team Athenia (Rodimus, Ironhide, Hot Shot, Brawn and Red Alert).
And of course Ratchet (probably based on Trailbraker mold) and a new Bulkhead.
Yay, I have all three. All of them were much better than I expected. Personally I prefer to use the melee mode of the Shadow Striker gun with a blast effect for a "beam saber" (for now it seems it didn't affect the plastic of the gun) and I just wedge the rear bumber on the 5mm port of the shield/car roof.
Yo where did you get that head for dk-3 breaker it looks cool!
Renderform
50 minutes of Dr Lockdown is EXACTLY what the Doctor ordered
And said doctor was Dr. Lockdown
Wait did you actually customize Sunstreaker ?
Stickerd
Not really customised. Added toyhax and upgrade kits
@@DrLockdownare you going to perform the part swap on Sunstreaker’s legs?
@@RevengeoftheBallen831 Probably not. I haven't noticed any misassembly issues.
@@DrLockdown ah, I just noticed his windshield just didn’t tab in in the video, so I wasn’t sure if you knew there was a fix for that.
I got Shadowstriker and Chromia for free because someone offloaded them to me. So since I never bought them myself I found the two to be very nice figures.
I was having this discussion with a friend, but I think a lot of the hate comes from skewed expectations. No-one bats an eye when Ironhide and Ratchet are the same mould just with different heads and colours. Hoist and Trailbreaker being minor retools of each other is expected. Mould reuse like this has been a staple since the beginning of the franchise. But now that we're getting Transformers from across the history of the franchise with all different design aesthetics, re-uses like that stand out a lot more. We can always wish that new figures perfectly replicate what we love about their show designs, but even if they can't, as long as they're good figures in their own right it's hard to get too upset
Exactly for some reason people are so upset about modern retools, but are fine to go out and buy 7 different coloured bumblebees, 18 seekers and 42 lazerbeaks with the only real reason being well thats how they've always been.
My guess is a lot of people have grown up alongside the internet and realised retools and repaints are a tactic that prevents them getting the best toy possible unaware of the reasons as to why, but are blinded to older retools because of nostalgia
It's because some characters were pre-established to be the same body-type in their media. Others weren't. Cyberverse Chromia is one such example.
Disrespecting an absolutely awesome Jazz figure is crazy
Only Fembot release I have I had a few problems with, and that was Legacy Minerva, which had a backpack that flops around, and friction joint feet, that can, and have gotten looser over time.
My only gripe with Chromia, is that she is labeled as Cyberverse Universe, but she doesn't look like her, they could have given her a more toon accurate head, but apart from that, the toy is great as a regular Chromia
Strongarm is fine, she is supposed to be bulky and it works
Shadowstriker is fine,, but for some reason on my copy her roof doesn't stay tabbed in, in vehicle mode
Exactly, it's only good if you ignore what it's trying to be, which isn't great
Just watched the takara legends slipstream review and legacy repaint when
Something I personally feel from personal experience is that the Animated Prowl mold does it's transformation far better than the Prime Arcee.
While both are easy to remember I tend to enjoy Prowl's transformation alot more than I do Arcee.
Arcee's transformation is alright but then making everything go together correctly is sometimes irritating.
Sometimes I even think I miss-transformed something but no it's just a wierd design.
Also my copy is loose and parts pop off easy
My biggest nitpick with Shadowstriker (which is actually more of a nitpick with Sideburn) is the engine on the chest. It looks like an identity crisis between a V6 and a V8, while a Dodge Viper has a V10. Really not that big of a deal, tho
What version of sunstreaker is that?
Is it just the bumblebee concept version with a custom paint job? It looks awesome!
Not a paint job. Just toyhax
I knew you were gonna do that in the outro
i find it ironic how the black deco is worse than the colorful one
Personally, I am hoping we get more diversity in designs down the road, I would love to see characters with designs like Clobber and Thunderblast both be made, and in faithful manners. Give us the beefy women and the more stereotypical women, both are completely valid designs.
Also, i personally prefer the blue on Seige Chromia, but the mold and design are way better on Legacy, and making her a bike is so nice.
It’s so depressing to see the fake out of calling it Cyberverse Shadow Striker. Would’ve loved to get a figure of the actual character, shame this pretool is gonna prevent that.
Chromia’s throwing stars look like baby Yoda’s macaroons that he stole from that annoying kid
9:55 Nice Xenoblade Chronicles 3 bit there, Eunie is best girl. Though she's tied with Mio if I'm being honest.
Haha. It's a green screen asset I keyed a while ago. Like to throw it in there for flare.
The first game is still my fave though.
Of the three hated (I'm not in that category of collectors, I LOVE these three), Strongarm is my least favorite because of her head mold. She has a big head, lol!
For Shadowstriker, it's her shoulder placement. HATE IT. but that's it. A small gripe for an overall solid and awesome figure.
I can say that they are pretty good figures, but not really good representations of the specific incarnations of them that are referenced. Of the ones in this video, I'd definitely consider Chromia to be the best even though I think they could've changed her weapons a bit.
I definitely think they did Shadow Striker dirty though. Her headsculpt works but its clear that she was a pre-mold for another character. I like the figure but personally feel like they would've done better making her a Generation Selects heavy remold of the Junkion car with alternate limbs to cover both her designs.
I definitely think Strongarm could've been used as a premold for a Legacy Roadbuster.
Also they definitely should remold Shard into Airachnid and Reactivate Starscream would've made a good Slipstream.
Objectively a really good, and informative review for these three. So far only have United Chromia as I like how the design carried over so effectively to the Prowl mold. Also saves me needing to buy Prowl to experience the toy, and its marvels of engineering. Really tempted to get Prowl now as the mold is just that awesome only that would mean being obligated to get both Animated Prime, and Bee as he can't really stand on a shelf alone. Never really watched RID but really liked the Strongarm toy design though the original felt to large/simplified though that what she needed to be for the target audience of the show. New one looks a bit more involved, and I like how the proportions overall are streamlined better to fit into the Legacy lineup. Seeing as she is still readily available on Amazon may get her with her mold mate Elita 1 as they look great together. No qualms/complaints about Shadowstriker other than I have no knowledge whatsoever about the show or character so just going to hold out for the Sideburn release.
I really wanted Shadow Striker to look like her Cyberverse incarnation so it could be retooled into a new version of the Prime Vehicon
Chromia is so good she makes me wish I had skipped prowl cause I don’t wanna spend another 25 dollars on the same base toy as what I already have ;w;
NGL i want shadowstriker the only thing stopping me is her engine chasis. Yes, it's preuse for sideburn, but I want her without the engine.
I tend to think of Legacy Shadowstriker, especially due to the head and lack of the Frankenstein look, as more a representation of her IDW incarnation, but I understand why it was easier to just say “Cyberverse”
I'm still disappointed that they didn't use the Axlegrease mold on Shadowstriker so you could truly get that patchwork look from Cyberverse by swapping some arms and legs.
36:40 - I feel the Thrilling 30 Chromia (2014) was a better look. But yes, this is much, much better than the WFC version.
I am HERE for the Shadowstriker love! I think she’s fantastic
I'm surprised people didn't like Shadow Striker, she's my favorite toy from last year (technically it's legacy armada prime but he's a special case)
My problem with ShadowStriker is that her paint is good….and that’s kinda weird. In cyberverse pretty sure she was more….repaired? Idk just compare the designs. I’m fine with what they did with Strongarm and Chromia
Chromia is the best one in this video. I already voiced why I really don't like Strongarm and Shadowstriker. You can find my statements (on Dr. Lockdown posts, etc). So, I don't really feel like repeating them here. Basically Strongarm and Shadowstriker don't feel right and both of them deserve brand new molds. Shadowstriker deserves an _extensive_ retool of Elita's mold ( _maybe_ new chest, _[definitely]_ new carmode, new head). Retool the car to look more like a sportscar. Also, retool it again into a Nightbird. Would be sick. (Nightbird [would] include sword(s), ofc)
Chromia does a wonderful job as Chromia. Just Chromia in general; not any particular version. Would be great to get a proper Cyberverse Chromia at some point, but I still like this Chromia and really want to get her. Also, the new Slipstream is in the same boat as Chromia.
Edit: Shadowstriker's carmode absolutely sucks. Its all weird and lumpy and disproportionate for a car. It looks kinda diseased. Sideburn is the same. The paint aps do not save it, even _if_ they're pretty good-decent. Strongarm's truckmode is _way_ too flat and pancake-y. I like her to be a bigger truck. The paint aps are fine. Also, her botmode is supposed to be bulkier. NOT all bulky, like a bruiser, like Clobber or Strika. Shes supposed to be bulkier but also slim, of which the Legacy figure doesn't capture too well. The main detriments of the Legacy figure are the shoulders (wonkyness and all), too big head, proportionately garbage truckmode, and doors. Again, shes in desperate need for a _brand new_ mold. Strongarm looks like they were forced to use a mold that ultimately does not fit the character, but they tried to make the best out of it to the best of their ability. Same with 'Striker; shes in desperate, desperate need of a new mold or another go; like I said before, the Elita mold heavily, _heavily_ retooled would suffice. I really like CV 'Striker, so thats why I dislike this figure. 'Striker deserves only the best. Also, Elita-1 is absolutely the winner of the mold; her and Minerva are the best uses by far. And, Chromia is 100% amazing and awesome, super-duper close to perfect apart from lack of accuracy to the source. But, that does not mean Prowl is bad; Chromia isn't better. What you said abt Prowl is completely false (his headsculpt is superb!); Prowl is absolutely perfect. Chromia and Prowl are both amazing, none are truly better than the other.
Also, actually, yes, SS102 _is_ better than ROTB Mainline. Not just because of accuracy, but also just because SS102 is the better figure. Mainline is still good, not putting him down or anything, its just SS102 _is_ better. I really can't wait for his (SS102) normal release next year; I need him so badly!!
Also, I _do_ agree with you there; we NEED more of Elita's squad! Give me Fire/Novastar, Moonracer, Greenlight, and Lancer!!
Hopefully we get a new Moon Racer and Fire Star too.👍
When all 3 of these were leaked/revealed they weren’t really what I was hoping for but I could see them being good even while surrounded by the negativity of the fandom.
Unfortunately, I despised Shadowstriker’s alt mode and her transformation was very unfun to me. The shoulders didn’t help. I posed her a couple times and haven’t really since.
Strongarm I was actually really excited for. Besides being a retool of Elita I didn’t get the complaints fans were spewing and when she got into peoples hands I saw opinion on her change positively. I ended up thinking the figure was just ok. The alt and transformation were good, maybe even better than Elita's were but the shoulders broke the look of her robot and (combined with the forearm kibble) hurt playability a lot in my experience.
Chromia is fantastic! The deco is so well done. The head looks great even if it’s too cylindrical for my tastes. Freed from comparisons to the original Animated Prowl this figure shines brightly.
The only one I really don't like is Shadowstriker, just because I really wanted a toy that at least tried to be her Cyberverse self but the new one really doesn't work for me. She never got a good toy in her own line and now she may never get a toy like that again.
The other two are fine, Strongarm is alright and Chromia is a brilliant redeco. Besides, the T30 toy exists and the Cyberverse version is close to that.
The alt mode looks like a fictional hot wheels from some random Chinese toy copy
I've passed on Strongarm only because I'm not as sold on the face [and don't care for the feet not locking in place in vehicle mold, an issue Elita and Minerva share]; very much looking forward to finding Chromia at retail.
Out of the three that were reviewed today, strong arm was fine If not perfect.
There wasn't anything wrong with her. I just haven't picked one up yet, but I will be fixing that soon
love the ending
I’m super excited to get my hands on Chromia and am hoping to get one for my upcoming birthday (there isn’t one figure in the entirety of the city I live near though so that’s both concerning and hilarious).
I wrote off Strongarm after not being impressed with the looks of the Elita/Minerva mould, but after your video I might give the refresh a shot…maybe.
I will not give any slack however to Shadow striker. Her being a pre colour of Sideburn, no problem. Super cool, but I have a big problem with the rest of the figure. For starters the proportions of both the robot mode and car mode seem to have been desired at random. The legs go beyond long, and are paired with a puny torso, alongside arms that are super far back due to the transformation. Not to mention that said transformation will come undone if you try to move the arm without pressing the backpack into the torso thanks to the weak locking tab. However, I will give credit in that the shoulder joint is an improvement over the likes of ER Hoistbreaker in that the arm can rotate forward without bringing the attached kibble strut with it.
I don’t know what the idea with the car mode was. Every Shadow striker alt-mode has been an Earth car opposed a Cybertronian car, different cars, but Earth cars nonetheless. Both the Cyberverse car, and the RID car have higher side, over the wheel things (I’m not a car guy), which this alt mode completely omits, removing any connection to the previous alt-modes. I’m not asking for a 1:1 Chevrolet whatever, but a little reminiscent would have gone a long way.
But my biggest problem with the car is the proportions. What is going on? The wheels are taller than the windscreen by a country mile to the point that if you were in the car you could barely see over the exposed engine. The front of the car super prominently hangs out, while the rear has Hank Hill levels of ass (that is to say, it doesn’t have anything. Combined with the lack of mechanical detail (whether to emulate the cartoon or not), it results in a car that looks like it was sculpted from a soap bar rather than plastic. This is a bad figure in my opinion.
However, at least it is Shadow striker’s (and Sideburn’s) figure, and she wasn’t relegated to using the Ercee mould or something like that. So overall, it is very good that the Transformers team has moved away from the idea that all fembots are cool to have the same figures just because a large number are obscure and ill defined.
I wonder what an alternate reality Oritha would have looked like if the rest of the team had gotten to use other Prime wars combiner limb moulds? I’m not familiar with what the other character’s original alt modes were like but it would have been better than the space oblong on wheels that was Moonracer (poor girl).
4:40 Tyler1 scream 😂😂
I really hope the Legacy Prowl gets reused for Flamewar, I thought it would work for her when I first saw and and I still think that now
She's kinda already been done though
I really appreciate how accurate Cromias colours are to her Cyberverse version, even the off gray, really gives ke hope that if they ever do a Cyberverse Hot Rod, say from Cybertron Hot Shot, they will keep the lavender in his colour scheme and dont make it light gray or silver
i'd prefer something more than colours