woensdag 12 januari 2011

Universe Cyclonus & Nightstick


Behold.
The warrior, the knight of the Decepticon ranks, and his tough-talking companion:
Cyclonus and Nightstick

My absolute favorite of what I've seen of the Universe line to date. I know there have been some disagreements among fans about his colorscheme, but I like this one better than the Henkei-repaint. I think it's the best alternative to the G1-colors, which I think were a bit, ehm, dodgy on more than a few occasions.

A very versatile figure, his poseability leaves very little to be desired. Minor changes in his poses can make him look from brooding to aggressive to arrogant. His Targetmaster-feature makes that you can flip back his hands into his arms, and this makes that you can bend his wrists a bit for a little more power in his posing. His feet are broad, giving him plenty of stability, but they're not so big it would make him look goofy. Details include modest panellining and his facial mold gives off a look of determination, as opposed to the all-out lunacy of his fellow Unicronian Galvatron. Apparently he's right-handed, seeing as only his right hand is opened up for holding a weapon.

The weapon being his partner Nightstick. A loudmouthed ruffian, it's beyond me why he would ever tag along with the loyal-till-the-scrapyard Cyclonus, but here he is. In height he doesn't reach beyond Cyclonus's kneepad. He has elbows, but no knees, and he transforms into a blaster. Putting it like that would give anyone a napoleon-complex...
Transforming Nightstick to gun-mode reveals a small peg which fits into a slot when Cyclonus's hand is folded back. This is better known as a Targetmaster-feature.
This is not all, as Cyclonus also has a hole in his back, in which, coincidentally, Nightstick's handle fits perfectly.

Cyclonus's back becomes his cockpit in jet-mode, and attaching Nightstick to his back doesn't get in the way when transforming.
About his transformation, no complaints there either. He becomes a reverse-winged Cybertronian jet, that much was known, and a well done jet at that. His transformation never gives off a feel of not making sense, and it all fits together very well.
Nightstick does look a bit silly when attached to Cyclonus's jet-mode, but nothing ridiculous.
The jet-mode is quite impressive, and although the back of Cyclonus's head is visible from the underside, it fits in well with the rest of the part it locks into, and there are no other visible robot-parts. No sir, just an intergalactic battleship, powerful enough to raze an entire planet clean of any signs of life.

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