Best movie Megatron toy - ever. (yeah, nothin' like being a big fish in a small pond)
Seriously though... TF1 and ROTF Leader Megatrons were massive disappointments. TF1 Voyager Megatron is okay, but I can'ts stands the ice kibble. I've never handled ROTF Voyager Megatron IRL so I can't really comment on that. But DOTM Voyager Megatron is the best boxed movieverse Megatron toy I've come across so far, and for the first time I don't feel royally ripped off by a movie Megatron toy.
As Sky Shadow said before a lot of this toy's merits over its predecessors comes from the sheer virtue that it has an Earthen alt mode! In robot mode it looks more like a Transformer because it has Earthen alt mode kibble. TF1 and ROTF Megatrons looked more like weird alien robots, and their alt modes looked forced (i.e. like alien robots deformed into a jet thing and tank thing). DOTM Megatron's alt mode is a Mack - a licensed vehicle!
At he costs half the RRP of a Leader... win.
Yeah, there's lots of grey plastic on this toy, but it honestly doesn't bother me. The olive green plastic is metallic which is really nice. The MechTech weapon can be mounted on either forearm, though I imagine most G1 fans would mount it on the right arm to make it look all fusion cannony.
The poncho can be used for both robot and vehicle modes and is easily removable if you don't like it. I'm guessing there's probably a scene or two in the movie where Megs is covered, so they've included it for that (cos if they didn't, fans would whinge about it then 3rd party producers would make one
My only gripe about this toy - and it might just be because I can't transform one step properly - is the lower legs. Is there a proper way for each of them to interlock firmly?
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Was gonna hold out for a bit but I've been swayed!
Originally Posted by jaydisc
