Toy Review - Cyberverse Windblade (Warrior)
Hi, I'm WINDBLADE
Series - Cyberverse
Size/class - Warrior
New/remould/redeco - New
Wave - 2
Released here - Yes (12/2018)
Approximate Retail Price - $32
Approximate Size - 14cm
Allegiance - Decepticon
Alt-mode - Jet
Main Features/Gimmicks - Cyclone Strike
Main Colours - Red, black, sky blue
Main Accessories - None
JET MODE
https://i.ibb.co/r53Bmw5/CYB-megatron-windblade.jpg
A surprisingly nice looking jet. While it's a fictitious model, there are some elements to the design which are reminiscent of what can be found on real jet fighters. It feels like they've tried to ground this jet mode (no pun intended) with more realistic looking design motifs. The downside is that the jet is held together with a number of tabs that kinda pull against each other and it can be a small game of Whack-A-Mole where clipping one set of tabs together undoes another. Also zero attempt to conceal the hands.
https://i.ibb.co/4RXzhTb/CYB-windblade01.jpg
ROBOT MODE
https://i.ibb.co/3SLRDHp/CYB-windblade02.jpg
A pretty nice looking robot mode. The China doll like head sculpt with a pearl white face works well, and this toy has more blacks and blues accentuating the figure which helps to break up the red. This was something that was sorely lacking in RID Windblade (I know that TakaraTOMY did better with LG Windblade).
https://i.ibb.co/nMJscZJ/CYB-windblade03.jpg
The Cyclone Strike gimmick actually works. Pulling up and down on the nosecone section makes the wing turbines swing up and down, and in doing so makes them spin. That's pretty neat! And it's not too intrusive a gimmick either.
https://i.ibb.co/Ttpfh8c/CYB-windblade04.jpg
The articulation on this toy is also pretty good. So much so that you almost forget that it's Cyberverse... until you try to make the forearms swing inwards or try to turn the head. Oof. A head joint exists but the toy is sculpted in a way that it makes swivelling the head impossible. You can just jiggle it side to side. Other drawbacks are that the wings have no articulation, so they can't swing back to give the arms more space. And there's no sword. Really.
https://i.ibb.co/nqyd97c/CYB-windblade05.jpg
Overall
Much like Shockwave, this toy is really nice by Cyberverse Warrior standards, but mediocre by the standards of Deluxes/Warriors of other lines. Thus, as with Shockwave, I can only mildly recommend this toy.
https://i.ibb.co/rk9XYCV/CYB-windblade06.jpg
