Toy Review - The Last Knight Berserker (Deluxe)

[Dimi194]

Defs very very painful to transform, but I like the robot mode; it's great to get more of the evil henchbot style figures in the movie lines, and I think it's a nice contrast to the much more human looking bots they're going for now.

A nice robot, but the transformation is a total mess at the back... I can get it together, but there are lots of weird lines and panels

[Handsprime]

I have mixed feelings on him

He can be useful if you're after other dreads for your crankcase, but other than that I don't even know who he is and why he exists.

[KingGrimlock]

Not bad, but not great either, once I figured out where everything tabs in he actually holds together pretty well for me. I think he is one of those figures that you learn something new each time you transform it. Im not sure if I could consider him as much of a shell former as barricade as I think beserker does a better job of hiding the car mode. I think the transformation is easier than the DOTM version as crankcase felt like he was going to bust out of the vehicle mode from everything being tightly compacted together, beserker has a bit more space and as mentioned once you find out where all the tabs and tricks are its quite smooth. I really like the detail in the eyes however I still think that the DOTM version has a better headsculpt, the solid and uncolored dreads look weird to me as if the head (and for some reason the legs as well) were pulled off a one step changer. I think the figure is much more streamlined than the DOTM version and pulls off the thinner looking bot mode much more nicer. Not an easy toy to design sadly and due to that I think a lot of people will decide to skip but since I buy almost anything I'm ok with having him... for now.

[Bumbleb33]

I really enjoy Berserker, his transformation is little fiddly but I found it to be intuitive enough that his transformation took sub five minutes on first try.
He looks absolutely bad ass and is oozing personality, this version really does surpass DOTM Crankcase in ever single way, though it is yet to be seen whether Berserker is actually Crankcase reincarnated...

[SharkyMcShark]

I think this guy kind of gets a harsh rap.

Robot mode is really characterful and holds together solidly. It's freaky looking in a great way.

The transformation scheme itself is capeformer-y*. I can see why it gets flak though. As far as I can see it basically comes down to the tailgate pegging together terribly, which isn't aided by the fact that the rear windows that end up wrapped around the arms in robot mode are just held in place by friction and fall off too easily during transformation. I'm considering just gluing them in place.

I've found that, once everything is roughly in position, if you do it in this order it is a lot easier:

1. Peg front doors into robot mode hips
2. Peg robot ankles into rear wheel wells.
3. Peg rear window/tailgate together.

In any event it certainly didn't take half an hour or whatever to transform, even the first time through.

Vehicle mode is decent. I find it actually holds together quite solidly if you've got everything pegged together. Otherwise, it's kind of bland but not a particularly bad way.

So, yeah, I like this figure. Bot mode is excellent. Transformation is so-so. Vehicle mode sort of bland but unoffensive.

*For another notable cape-former at this size point see Animated Rodimus Major. Otherwise, Mp-28 Hot Rod is another one.

[UltraMarginal]

I too dig it. I found the transformation fine, cleaning up the vehicle mode was a lot easier if you follow the steps in the instructions with regard to pegging order.

I love having a different figure to Crankcase that looks similar in both modes but transforms differently.