Toy Review - Titans Return Quake

QUAKE (Decepticon Quake)
Series - Generations
Sub-line - Titans Return
Size/class - Deluxe
New/remould/redeco - Redeco
Released here - May, 2017
Approximate Retail Price – $25
Approximate Size - cm
Allegiance - Decepticon
Alt-modes - Tank^mobile artillery platform
Main Colours - Maroon, blue, grey
Main Accessories - cannon, rifle, Titan Master component ("Chasm")

NOTE: This toy is a redeco of Titans Return Hardhead. See Hardhead's review thread for comments/discussions on the original mould, this thread will focus on changes made to the mould.

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While it personally doesn't bother me, the alt mode may prove to be a sore point for some fans as it's clearly Hardhead's tank mode which Hasbro have admirably repainted with Quake's colours to make him look as Quake-like as possible. But at the end of the day it is a mobile artillery platform and not a true tank like G1 Quake. But I don't mind it. It's no better or worse than TR Breakaway, only that it's not nearly as bland.

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Hasbro have done a really nice job in repainting this toy. It really does scream Quake and it doesn't look bland at all unlike say TR Blurr or Breakaway. :rolleyes: Quake's casemates actually all look quite nicely decoed. :)

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I personally prefer to keep Quake's cannon resting on his back rather than mounted on the shoulder, just to make him look a bit more different than Hardhead. The head looks so much like Quake's, and Chasm's arms even work well in emulating Quake's antennae; a good use of what I normally find an irritating feature on these "shoehorned Headmasters."

And this leads me to my only gripe about this toy: I wish it weren't a Headmaster. I would've much preferred Quake to be made in the same vein as Generations Scoop and be a Double-Targetmaster in his own right.

Chasm
Obviously the Transtector's robot face is different, but otherwise Chasm is a repaint of Furos. The arms and legs are grey out of necessity, but I would've liked the chest and head to have been repainted to resemble Tiptop or Heater... I think Heater's chest & head colours would work better with the grey limbs. This is also probably one of the few times where a Generations figure's new Nebulan partner has been given a new name that is actually better than its G1 counterpart(s)! Let's face it, Heater and Tiptop are silly names (as are Sunbeam and Zigzag :rolleyes: - Spinister seems to have been the only 1988 Decepticon Targetmaster whose Nebulans actually had decent names :o).

Overall
A really nice redeco. Had this toy been released as BotCon or club exclusive figure then I reckon people would be jumping all over it to pay top dollar for it. Here Hasbro has released this toy as a regular store figure, although Hasbro Australia seems to have dropped the ball in ordering the initial assortment, possibly making this figure hard to find here. But it is quite a nice toy and a worthy addition to my CHUGUR collection. Recommended.
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He has a really small face, other than that nice redeco

I'm a loaf of bread!
I can't walk in a straight line!
I can keep you warm!
I'm a ray of sunshine!

*sigh* Decepticons... retreat :rolleyes:

Quote:

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Originally Posted by SMHFConvoy

He has a really small face

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G1 accurately so! :D

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Sinnertwin

I'm a loaf of bread!
I can't walk in a straight line!
I can keep you warm!
I'm a ray of sunshine!

*sigh* Decepticons... retreat :rolleyes:

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I voted 'No'. But never say never. :)

I have no plans on buying Quake. It's not that I dislike him and/or think he's a bad toy, he's just not that necessary to me. I have no real emotional attachment to the character, and I already have Hardhead. The mold is excellent and has a lot of play value, but it's a ride I only need to experience once. Maybe I'll get him if I accidentally lose or break Hardhead. Otherwise, I'll leave him on pegs for someone else.

I had another look at Quake today online, and I'm warming up to him
It;s his paint apps that are winning him over for me

I had this one when I was a kid, I might pick it up if I see it around.

The mould is just too distinctively "Hardhead" for me. The repaint is well considered, but he's still an easy pass for me.

i picked him up acouple of days ago and find him to be better in robot mode than hardhead, which makes me like him more

Like most, I don't have much emotional attachment aside from his minor appearance in the original Marvel US Comics as a background character while other obscure characters like Krok and Fangry were getting lines. He's been one the those characters I'd like to get a Classicsverse-version in, and realistic knew that getting a unique mould for him would never happen. Between having a Classics Warpath repaint with two Targetmasters or TR Hardhead, this has turned out to be the preferred option. Hasbro has done a fantastic job with the repaint, and I love the mix of colours. He just makes for an excellent Decepticon grunt.

I'm not really attached to Quake much as a character but more as a really fun childhood toy! He's easily my favourite of the G1 Decepticon Targetmaster toys. :)