Toy Review - Velocitron ShadowStrip (AKA G2 Drag Strip) (Legacy)

[Handsprime]

Shadowstrip/G2 S
Series - Generations
Sub-line - Legacy
Hypo-line - Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection
Size/class - Deluxe
New/remould/redeco - Redeco of Legacy Drag Strip
Wave - 2
Released here - Sep/Oct 2022
Approximate Retail Price - $35
Approximate Size - 13cm
Allegiance - Decepticon
Sub-Group - Stunticon
Alt-mode - approximated Tyrrell P34 Formula One race car
Main Features/Gimmicks - becomes TL Menasor's arm kibble
Main Colours - black with yellow stripes
Main Accessories - x2 gravito blasters

Apologies for the large image sizes. Imgur hasn't been friendly lately. I will update the images with scaled down image sizes soon







Thoughts:
It's G2 Drag Strip, but with a new name (for some reason). Since he's a redeco you can still use him as Menasor's right arm. Hopefully the rest of the G2 Stunticons get released in the Legacy toyline.

[GoktimusPrime]

It's G2 Drag Strip, but with a new name (for some reason).

I personally love how s/he has a new name/persona! <3 Makes collecting these again feel more meaningful instead of just being "random" repaints. And hey, if you want to call it G2 Dragstrip in your own collection, that's a thing you can do if you want to do it. Making them new characters makes me want to collect them even more.

[GoktimusPrime]

I like

[Autocon]

Yep like the paint scheme.

[GoktimusPrime]

So... I'm going to click on "Yes, but I'm still going to call him Drag Strip," because there isn't an option for, "Yes, and I'm happy to call him/her Shadowstrip."
I for one actually prefer Shadowstrip to be a separate character from Drag Strip instead of just some 'random' repaint (which, let's face it, G2 was). I was on the fence about getting this toy, but seeing it being a different character sealed the deal for me. I understand that others prefer to think of Shadowstrip as just G2 Drag Strip, and hey, that's a thing you can do if you want to do it (just as I refuse to call Decepticon Runner by that name and only ever call him Barricade).

[SharkyMcShark]

Is there confirmation anywhere that we're getting a full G2 set of these?