BEAST
WARS: TOY REVIEW
Name: SHADOW PANTHER
Allegiance: Destron
Function: Disguise Soldier
Beast Mode: Panther
Average Price: 1500 JPY
BEAST MODE
Height: 7 cm
Shadow Panther is basically just a repaint of the Cheetas
(Cheetor) toy. Hence, mouldwise, both toys are identical.
The only difference is in colour. Shadow Panther is almost entirely black
except for some silver and yellow (due to some robot parts sticking out
here and there, just like with Cheetas). The eyes are red and the face
has some gray lines along the cheeks. Because this is a repaint of Cheetas,
the same problems recurr; the overall body is too stout for a feline and
there's just a bit too much robot "kibble" for my tastes.
TRANSFORMATION TO ROBOT MODE
Remove the tail and gut gun. Holding onto the rump, flip
the tail up and the entire section becomes a gun. Straighten out the hind
legs, flip out robot feet and rotate lower legs 180 degrees. Rotate waist
180 degrees. Lower forelegs. Tilt the head forward a bit to unlock the
back panels. Lower the mid-panel down to form the robot groin. Flip out
robot arms. Bring beast head back. Rotate beast head 180 degrees. You can
flip the robot head forward 90 degrees to form the "mutant" head, but it
looks really stupid.
ROBOT MODE
Height: 12.5cm
Points of Articulation: 16
The robot is still primarily black. The head is very
nicely sculpted and is black with silver and yellow accents. The face is
silver and the eyes are red. The shoulders are yellow and the forearms
and hands are silver. The groin flap is also silver with some interesting
patterns moulded onto it. The laps have a series of vents sculpted on.
The lower legs are mainly silver and the sculpting is quite mechalike.
The feet are a bit small for a Transformer, but it serves its purpose well,
is nicely sculpted and is coloured silver. The "arse gun" is black
. The "gut gun" is black except for the barrel which is silver. The gut
gun also holds and squirts water. My only complaint about this mode is
the fact that the legs are unable to swing forward very far. This means
that Cheetas is unable to execute a forward kick or even sit down!
OVERALL
A very nice repaint. The best looking among all the toys
that have used this mould. Recommended.
VARIATIONS
The actual mould of this toy was derived from Cheetas
and was also used for Tigatron. However,
these don't really count as variants, since they represent different characters.
BEAST TRIVIA
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