Everything is fodder.
Titans Return Voyager Wave 3 brought a pair of new versions of the faction leaders to the table. Last time, we took a look at Optimus Prime, and this time, we’re taking a look at Megatron!
Reborn in a powerful triple changer body granting him superiority in land and air combat, this new version of the Decepticon marauder is an impressive figure, loosely inspired by his current body in the IDW comics – assuming said body had scanned an Earth tank. Solid in all his modes, he is a lot of fun to transform and mess with, and the robot mode has excellent balance, aided by the wingtips on the ankles. There’s also some good sculpt work on the head and the chest, which helps to separate this mold from its intended reuse as Blitzwing. It’s the planned reuse as Blitzwing which hurts this one, since the mold has so many elements intended for use as Blitzwing which makes this a perfect Blitzwing toy, which just happens to have come out first as Megatron. This is a pity, because the mold does look good as the Decepticon leader, and is deserving of consideration as more than just “that Voyager Megatron they’re retooling into Blitzwing”.
Check out the gallery to see for yourself, along with some more detailed thoughts after the break.
Titans Return Voyager Megatron Gallery
Pros
- Solid in all three modes
- Good range of poseability, with ankle-wingtips helping balance
- Good range of weapon options
- Excellent headsculpt
Cons
- Sharing a mold with Blitzwing means a lot of the details are based on Blitzwing, rather than Megatron.
- The tank mode has some obvious jet mode parts exposed, such as the thrusters.
- Some of the panels did not tab in properly on the jet mode and the tank mode – particularly where one of the wings folded over on the tank mode, and one of the side sections of the fuselage for the jet mode.
- The stickers are not the best – on mine at least, they were lifting a little on the edges already.
Bottom Line
A nice and solid release with a very good headsculpt, who is a lot of fun to play with and transform. He’s let down by the poor stickers and the fact he is so obviously meant to be Blitzwing that being Megatron seems almost like an afterthought, which is a pity since there are a lot of good features here. However, Megatron or Blitzwing, whichever you choose, you’ll be treated to a fun toy, and one deserving of a spot in a collection.
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