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Series: Legacy United
Year: 2024
Allegiance: Autobot
Class: Deluxe
TFU: Mr. Hot Shot? Mr. Hot Shot, sir! Do you have a moment for a short review?
Hot Shot: Of course, I always have time for my adoring fans. You are that reviewer guy from Transformers Universe, right? About time you got around to me.
TFU: Mr. Hot Shot, how do you respond to the question many fans have as to why they should buy your new Legacy United figure, given that it is pretty much the exact same toy as your original Cybertron figure?
Hot Shot: WHAT? That is the biggest load of… the new figure is nearly twenty years more advanced than the old one, it is SO worth getting.
TFU: More advanced in what way?
Hot Shot: Eh, well… articulation, for starters! It is so much better articulated than the old one.
TFU: Really? Sure, it does have twisting wrists, a rotating hip, and ankle tilt, but that is pretty much standard these days and not that much of an improvement over the old one, which was pretty nicely articulated as well. What else have you got?
Hot Shot: What else? Eh… okay, let me think… oh, I know. It looks exactly like the cartoon character.
TFU: So does the old Cybertron figure, sir. In fact, look-wise the two are almost identical, both in robot and in car mode.
Hot Shot: Yeah, isn’t it great? So much retro fun!
TFU: Apart from making me feel old when you speak of 2005 as retro, we are talking about fans who already have the original one. Fans who don’t really should buy this figure, no doubt, but what about the others? What motivation can you give them apart from slightly better articulation?
Hot Shot: Eh… I mean… oh, we included the gimmick, too, you know? Those acceleration wings? They are included here as well, just like the Velocitron Cyberkey.
TFU: Eh, Mr. Hot Shot, those are – AGAIN – things the old toy already had. Never mind that the Cyberkey actually activated the acceleration wings back then. On this new figure here, the Cyberkey does nothing except slot in and you have to fold out those wings manually.
Hot Shot: Well, those old spring-powered gimmicks were kind of dangerous, you know? So, we improved them by leaving out the springs, so no poor kid will put their eye out with a wing that suddenly springs out or a missile that suddenly fires. Which is why we replaced the hand-held missile launcher with a non-firing one, too. See? Improvement!
TFU: That is an interesting way of looking at it, but okay. So we have a figure that looks almost exactly the same, has the same gimmicks just “less dangerous”, and is slightly better articulated. Does that sum it up, Mr. Hot Shot?
Hot Shot: Uh… the door panels on the arms detach now?
TFU: Yes, they do, but for what purpose?
Hot Shot: You… you… do you know how much a vintage 2005 Hot Shot in original packaging goes for on eBay these days? This new one here is far more affordable.
TFU: Again, an argument for buying the new one if you don’t already have the old one.
Hot Shot: You are a really mean person, you know?
TFU: Thank you for your time, Mr. Hot Shot.
*****
Remarks: Joking aside, Hot Shot is a really nice figure and if you are a fan of the Cybertron cartoon and/or toy line, you really should buy him. Just don’t expect to find any major improvements or changes in regard to the original 2005 Deluxe figure.
Rating: B
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