STRENGTH             RANK
9.0                   8.0
INTELLIGENCE      COURAGE
7.0                   9.0
SPEED           FIREPOWER
6.0                  10.0
ENDURANCE           SKILL
6.0                   7.0

Color Scheme:

As the first Beast Machines toy I purchased, this one is probably most people's favorite as well as mine. He's a sweet combination of black, gray, red, orange, silver, and some yellow accents. No complaints here, he's top-notch!

Robot Mode:

Nothing like what we see in the Beast Machines CGI cartoon, but still killer! He looks nice and menacing, like any good Vehicon should. About the only problem is that his forearms are so huge. Other than that, he's a pretty cool bipedal robot with tank treads all over him, a big gun on his shoulder, and gimmicks galore!

Vehicle Mode:

This mode looks more like the character's tank mode on the cartoon, but with some minor differences. His spark can be seen behind a hatch on the turret, and... well... he's a quad-tread tank! He's COOL! :)

Transformation:

Intermediate, I think, is what Hasbro rates it at. I'd agree, I guess, but it's really not too hard. Fold the rear treads back to form his legs, separate the front treads into his robot arms, then fold his hips around, shifting the turret to his back, and allowing his "hat" to fold back. Bring his cannon over to the front and make sure his legs and arms are positioned properly. Sufficiently complex for a mega, but not too hard to make playing tedious.

Gimmicks:

Maybe not as many as Tigerhawk, but he's got them! First, of course, he has the cannon which shoots a "energy burst" missile. Second, fold up the panels on the "hood" of the tank, and open up the claws to reveal the "buzz saw" weapons (see vehicle mode image insert to see) which rotate as you push the tank. These blades are also visible/useable in robot more. And finally, possibly the coolest, the reflected-light "glowing eye" gimmick, which works fairly well. In tank mode, the eye is in the turret. You need to open a hatch to let the light in, but that's also kind of neat. The robot mode also has the glowing eye, but what really makes this feature cool is that the eye is positionable! The robot head on the back of the tank is a "knob" which, when turned, moves the eye in the turret to the side. Once the eye reaches the side of the turret, it moves the turret! It goes either direction of course. The same holds true for robot mode! In robot mode, the red knob on the top of the turret becomes the knob controlling the eye inside the robot head. :) As gimmicks go, this one is pretty freaking cool. :D

Pros/Cons:

He's a kick-slag toy. Buy it! Cons? ummm.... mmm... he doesn't look like the show, but... who cares?!? :)