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.
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.
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.Quake's casemates actually all look quite nicely decoed.
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).
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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