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Tech Specs: Rank: 6 Courage: 8 Firepower: 7 Skill: 5 It's funny how a character can take on a life of its own despite only appearing briefly in a film with barely any dialogue. In the Star Wars universe, Boba Fett is a great example of this. In the Transformers Movie universe, Bonecrusher fits the bill. His character formed one of the most enduring action images from the trailers as he skates across a highway and smashes into a bus, blowing it to pieces. There is no doubt this character was formidable looking and the first toy on him drew much praise from Transformers fans, so much so that fans wanted a Voyager sized figure (which is not in the works as far as I know). For the Allspark line, it was decided to redeco the character and show that he lived after the events of the movie. This review will focus on the changes made to this figure for this release. For a more detailed look at the sculpt and functionality of the figure check out the Bonecrusher review.
Vehicle Mode: The wheels are cast in a grey color that seems slightly lighter than the one used on the first Bonecrusher. The rims are painted beige, much like the first Bonecrusher, but they seem to have slightly more of a yellowish tinge to them. Like the first Bonecrusher, the windows are painted metallic blue - but with the "Allspark Power" blue now being used in the color schemes, it takes on a different meaning than before. Yellow replaces the orange on the lights towards the front and a purple Decepticon symbol appears on the base of his claw arm mounted on the front of the vehicle. The familiar "Bonecrusher" logo with a bulldog is still present on the right side towards the back. Jungle Bonecrusher looks cool, and this color makes him look like he's equipped to serve a branch of the military outside the desert, which is really neat. There is however one significant problem with this figure. The minesweeper/claw arm that attaches to the front constantly comes off if you manipulate it. This was not an issue on the first Bonecrusher. Indeed, if I tug at the arm on the first Bonecrusher, it holds in tightly. With Jungle Bonecrusher, it comes out without much force at all. I'm really shocked because it is not as if this is one of those tools that has been used repeatedly. This is only the second version of this figure to be released in the US and it's a bad sign of quality assurance that the arm pops off so easily. I grant that this may simply be the case with my figure and others in the run may be fine, so be wary and test this out if you purchase this figure.
Robot Mode: One of the hallmarks of a good redeco is the use of a different deco pattern than other incarnations of the figure. This makes it look more distinctive and in that sense, Jungle Bonecrusher delivers. The main colors used in this form are silver and light blue. The blue represents the Allspark power and it is found in patterns different than the previous version of this figure. For instance, there are segments on the forearms that are painted blue that were unpainted on the first Bonecrusher. On his head, the area around his central crest is painted blue rather than the crest itself on on his waist the plate there is painted silver instead of just the outline. His eyes are neon orange instead of red, which goes with the light blue color found on the rest of his body. While his joints remain just as tight as before, and his arm extending gimmick is fully functional - his mine sweeper claw still comes off far too easily in this form, making it frustrating to use the claw's grasping action.
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