Transformers Age of The Primes Onslaught action figure is one step closer to completing Bruticus but at a big cost
Hasbro’s Onslaught finally hits shelves, and this Transformer action figure is the key to forming your Bruticus combiner, save for Swindle, whose absence remains a spanner in the works after such a tiresome rollout. For years, the company have been taking advantage of fans, and this year, on the fortieth anniversary of Optimus Prime’s death, they continue to milk our childhood trauma like a cow at a milking parlour.
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The Combaticons are a huge favourite among Transformers fans, however, Iith terrible, and ongoing quality-control issues that their parent company has yet to resolve or acknowledge, we’re hoping this latest drop will be exactly what Autobot and Decepticon wannabes the world over are hoping for.
Right out of the box, the item feels and looks better than other figures. This could just be me, but I have been fortunate enough to have had no issues with my Combaticons so far, and Onslaught is no different. My only gripe is that you’re paying near enough $100 for this gargantuan robot in disguise, though its contents are packaged like a knock-off. A plain blank cardboard with instructions on how to transform your sentient robot, but that’s it. This is a flagship product within the Age of the Primes line, yet it’s packed like a low cost Temu item and the price tag doesn’t include a blaster. That’s right, Onslaught must resort to fisty cuffs!
Verdict
From the get-go, the figure is stiff, so be careful, but also don’t be shy about transforming your big galoot from alt mode to robot. Some design issues are present, such as Bruticus’ hidden head: if you don’t jiggle it around a little as you adjust it, you could clip his antennae against the inner plastic. One last grouse is that his arms a little too short, though it’s acceptable. Otherwise, this is a solid figure that is in no way worth what it costs — no Transformer is — but what options do we have?
Time to Grow
Hasbro can only go so far without an animation for both newbs and monocle-wearing fans of distinguished taste. We do have a solid comic series, and the animations are free to watch on YouTube, but to keep the franchise at a healthy level, sooner or later Hasbro will have to allow production companies to licence its intellectual property. A new generation may not understand or appreciate the classic stories, but they will enjoy the designs of the G1–G4 Autobots and Decepticons.
There’s a reason newer iterations have not taken the world by storm like the 1980s cartoon did: those original designs were, and still are, badass. Now imagine them line-drawn with a modernised twist to tie in with an action-figure line. You can’t go wrong. While we have the Skydance animation in the works, it would be good to see it actually come to fruition with a more mature storyline akin to Invincible, but with more attitude.
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