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Each Transformer from the basic sized figure and up comes with a Cyber Planet Key. Override comes with the standard "Earth" Planet Key with gold painted around the edges to denote Override's role as the Speed Planet leader. Unlike the Japanese Galaxy Force "Force Chips", these have codes printed on them that you can use on the official Transformers web site to unlock extra content. Override's code is dy7p and his unlocked material reveals a screen capture from the TV show and the following text: It took a long time for Override to claim the title of Leader of the Speed Planet. When the Cybertronian explorers first landed on what would become Speed Planet, races were held to see who would be leader. Override pretended to be a BOY to enter the race and the entire planet was stunned when she won the race and revealed that she was a tough-as-nails female racecar! Override is the US release of the Galaxy Force Nitro Convoy figure. Interestingly enough the powers that be decided to change the character's "gender" (I use the term loosely whenever talking about Transformers) from male to female. This is even somewhat addressed in the unlocked text above. This review will focus on the changes made to this figure for this release. Check out Nitro Convoy's review for a detailed review of the figure itself.
Vehicle Mode: On the left side of the vehicle towards the back is a tampographed Autobot symbol. The choice of putting a symbol on makes sense in one context since she does share the Autobot allegiance in the television show (and programming). But strictly speaking she isn't an Autobot, but rather a Velocitron resident who sided with them. She doesn't really need the symbol and it looks a bit odd where it is (I would have preferred it on the front of the vehicle's cockpit window myself). The stripes on the front of the vehicle are the biggest difference. On Nitro Convoy, the pattern has six stripes that start with a short stripe from the middle of the car with longer lines leading to the front. On Override however, the lines are set at a much more extreme angle, and they go from a long line with increasingly shorter lines towards the front. The thing is, in the animation the lines on Override's legs don't match either toy exactly, but the Galaxy Convoy version of this figure leans towards being a bit more show accurate.
Robot Mode: The robot head uses the same basic red as Nitro Convoy for paint deco. However, instead of completely covering the angled "fins" on her head (as they do on Nitro), they only color the outer portion, leaving the inner portion white. The round sections on the sides of the head are painted over while they were left white on Nitro Convoy. On the back of the head, the "light piping piece" is translucent red on Override whereas it was black on Nitro Convoy. The big color change is in the face. Nitro Convoy's face is painted metallic gold, which reflects his appearance in the Galaxy Force television show. Override's face is painted orange instead. I suspect this may have been a (rather odd) attempt at making her look more feminine, but the orange feels a bit out of place since the color appears nowhere else on the figure. The gold was a much better color as a) it appears elsewhere on the figure and b) it is show accurate. The aforementioned stripe design differences are easily noticable in this mode. On top of that however, the upper legs have a different deco pattern than Nitro Convoy's. On Nitro Convoy, two different sections on the front facing portion of the upper legs have metallic blue paint decos. On Override however, the front facing portion has no deco, and the back has metallic blue deco where Nitro does not. It is an odd switch since it does not actually help the appearance of the figure (it makes her look a bit plain in that section) and it makes the figure less show accurate.
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