This is a surprisingly accurate depiction of the Prime version of Starscream. I say 'surprisingly' because honestly I don't know how they managed to do it. The designs of the show are VERY hard to interpret in toy form, and likely even harder to make an accurate transformation gimmick with. However, he does his job nicely, and aside from some kibble parts on the back that don't QUITE fit together as well as I'd like, it's really not a huge issue. The only accuracy issue I see aside from that is that his head 'fin' is grey, not red, but this was an easy fix.
I feel this toy might be a bit geared towards Starscream fans rather than they average child, as the toy doesn't really have any of the usual Transformer Toy standbys. No launching mechanism, no 'pop-out' blade features, or any other spring-loaded parts that they could have fit in. His missiles just plug into his arms and look menacing. Not that there's anything wrong with that, I think it's a nice gesture to of made. I also find it hilarious how a 3in jet mode can become a 7 inch tower of a figure. This guy is TALL, fittingly so. And of course, you can get him to crouch down and bow so he can make rather show accurate poses. His Durability is rated a three only because each time I transform him, a leg pops off. I just keep him as a robot to avoid this.
Bumblebee figures litter the shelves, for good reason. They don't do anything new. Starscream and Arcee both are unique figures that are worth their price point, even online. Just don't pay too far over 15 dollars for this guy (Although at his height he's basically a Voyager class figure anyway). I'll be interested to see if any 'second' or later editions of Starscream add anything, because I'd like to see what else they could possibly do to improve this figure.
Review By. Stylish Otaku
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