Transformers Prime Cyberverse: Legion Class Ratchet`

Ratchet is something of a medic/scientist for the autobots, during the course of the show some of the episodes focused on him and his different skills whether it was helping the autobots to achieve a new synthetic energon or fighting the decepticons Ratchet is definitively a grumpy old bot loyal to the cause but wary of the war itself. Toy wise how would it fare among the other cyberverse toys? Lets check it out.

Ratchet Alt mode

Transformers Cyberverse: Legion Class Ratchet
Current Pricepoint:  $30 to +$50 dollars
Found at: Ebay.com and Amazon.com
Rating: A-

Ratchet with Optimus alt mode

Ratchet comes in the legion class , but dont let his class deter you, he has a fun transformation with some points of articulation which makes it an interesting choice to pose and play around with. His color is very much in line with the character itself, orange red hue and white, it makes a convincing ambulance as an alternate mode (which is only missing the tampoes of the lifeline).

Ratchet ready to help

The figure comes with a sword/gun accessory which is very accurate, get another one from Cliffjumper and you can re create that scene with Optimus Prime fighting the undead bots raised by the dark energon (geek alert here!)

Ready for surgery

For articulation he has 2 at the shoulders and 6 at the legs (2 for knees, 2 for leg joint and 2 for the ankles). I know it might be not as posable as lets say Cliffjumper but the mold is amazing and it is very much a unique transformation among its peers (no remold/repaint for him). Overall its an interesting figure which will definitively add depth to your autobot roster in any kind of situation.

Taking down a con

The reviewed so far from Team Prime

Transformers Prime Cyberverse: Legion Class Cliffjumper

When Transformers Prime came into that 5 movie format, at the very beginning we were shocked by the fact that one of the main characters got scrapped. Enter Cliffjumper, voiced by the ever cool Dwayne The Rock Johnson that didn't even touched the producers to bring the  autobot to the grinder.  Now that's a SHOCK! Afterwards Megatron just plugged dark energon into the autobot and well, he became a partial zombie before he got scrapped again by an explosion. Arcee never forgave herself and the cartoon went on. Producers later on went to say that if a character gets killed, its killed for good.

Cliffjumper alt mode

Cliffjumper with Ironhide alt mode

So in a nutshell, Cliffjumper died within the first episode of the Transformers Prime Series, definitively his dead made the series way more interesting and it also showed producers weren't scared of killing off characters on screen . One thing that didn't change was Hasbro usual affair of selling toys, so it was more than obvious that Cliffjumper would appear in different iterations during the course of the toy production. Since this review is for the cyberverse figure I will only focus on it, but how would a character that died would fare among its peers. We will find out.

Transformers Cyberverse: Legion Class Cliffjumper
Current Pricepoint: $30 to $50 dollars
Found at: Ebay.com and Amazon.com
Rating: A+

Cliffjumper showing some skill

For my money, Cliffjumper has to be THE most interesting cyberverse legion figure, not only the articulation is top notch but also the transformation is a very fun one, and the alternate mode which is a dodge challenger (kind of) vehicle with bull horns on its front is sweet. Everything about this figure works on so many levels I am impressed with the level of engineering done to make this toy. 

The figure has 12 points of articulation which for a legion class is definitively a highlight, because of this it is a very posable little toy ; which brings me, Cliffjumper comes with a red plastic kind of sword/gun which is the same Ratchet comes with, if you ask its an ok gun but I hardly find it suitable for this figure. 

Overall counting the fact of the alternate mode, the points of articulation and the fact that the character is highly detailed for a legion this one comes with a high recommendation to collectors in general; its an amazing figure which is should be in every shelf. Another interesting fact about this mold is that it came as a repaint for Tailgate (white and blue colored version) which turned out to be the first deceased partner of Arcee (she keeps losing them!). 

Cliffjumper and his mold brother Tailgate

Also another good thing about it is that it isn't that rare as other figures (yes, Ultra Magnus! I am thinking about you!) so it warrants an easy hunt , about the pricing it doesn't go that much above the other figures albeit I would suggest you to go cheap just because its a legion class and a $30 dollars price point is hard to digest.

You know this scene right..

Byebye Cliff....

Transformers Prime Cyberverse: Legion Class Arcee

My next review will focus on one of the main characters from the Transformers Prime series, across the different Transformers iterations there has been a female bot, back in the 80's the incarnation of Arcee wasn't too much of a warrior, fast forward and this iteration is something to reckon with, strong, agile, smart and cunning. Its a force you don't want to cross with, but would the legion class live to the character representation?

Arcee Legion Cyberverse figure

Transformers Cyberverse: Legion Class Arcee
Current Pricepoint: $40 to +$100 dollars
Found at: Ebay.com and Amazon.com
Rating: B-

Arcee has been changed over the past years from a futuristic kind of barbie car to a motorcycle, in the Prime series she is a blue Kawasaki kind of motorcycle with a lot of attitude. That is something I appreciate from the Prime series is the fact that they brought some very good characters and some of them are quite interesting, in the cartoon Arcee is haunted by the memory of her deceased partners; Cliffjumper and Tailgate (curiously both have the same mold in their cyberverse versions) and during the course of the series she comes in terms with her loses and starts trusting again , this time with her human partner. 

Look at its looks

Overall for the cyberverse figure, Arcee comes in the shape of a small legion class motorcycle, how good or bad is it depends on your taste of the back kibble that she has when transforming to robot. In robot mode she has 7 points of articulations, 2 for the arms, 2 for the legs, 2 for the knees and her backpack kibble. No head movement nor waist. The mold is very accurate featuring her facial expression to the point were she ain't smiling. The figure comes with a plastic red gun similar to Bumblebee's albeit I prefer her to have a gun similar to the one from Ratchet giving that she slashes more than shoots.

The motorcycle is a different kind of beast, as i said it looks like a Kawasaki kinda of motorcycle which gives it that modern edge. The only downside of this is the fact that sometimes the way the legs are positioned under her body makes one of the wheels to not touch the ground and this gives a feeling of dread, particularly if you want it to roll.

The 2 wheeler transforms

Overall this figure is a fun one, giving enough credit to the designers for going an extra mile with the detail regarding the small size, later on this mold would had 2 repaints for 2 different characters albeit only one would be featured in the Transformers Prime Cyberverse line. Its hard for me to recommend considering the price line tagged to this figure as off December 2015. Albeit if you really want to go for it is a very rewarding figure if you want to use it to scale well with deluxe and voyagers classes.

Along with her cyberverse partners

The family so far...

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