Season 2 of Cyberverse has just started to air in Australia and more Cyberverse toys are hitting the shelves. One of the latest ones is a character who ironically died in a flashback back in Season 1. So let’s have a look at that grand old sage, one of the Original 13 and Matrix-babysitter for hire: Ultra-Class Alpha Trion.
Robot Mode
Ol’ Alpha is looking pretty beefy here for an aging bot. Really strong and stocky, looks like he should be pounding iron rather than babysitting baubles. I really like how the wings of his alt-mode become a quasi-cape and he has the big spikes on the shoulder that the character did in the G1 cartoon in the Evergreen style Cyberverse has adopted – I believe he is the first Alpha Trion figure to be sporting them. A decent beard on him as well. Otherwise he is pretty simplistic looking, suffers from very limited articulation and sports no weapon whatsoever.
Vehicle Mode
Alpha Trion first sported a Space Cruiser alt-mode in the Timelines toyline which also carried over into his Titans Return toy. This seems to be the go-to alt-mode for Alpha now as he sports it again here. Like the Titans Return version, the Space Cruiser mode is severely plain, his paintjob consisting of big unadorned patches of red and purple with a small cockpit at the back. From the top and sides it looks OK, but don’t look from the bottom as it reveals how simplistic the Transformation is (i.e – you can see its just the robot hunched up and Trion staring at you angrily).
Laser Beam Blast
Well, it makes more sense than Slipstream’s helicopter-out-the-back-thingie power I guess. By pushing down on at the back you can make giant lasers flip out from both wings. It’s kinda cool, but there is a paint deficiency on the outer front halves of the lasers, making them a streaky pink instead of a solid one. Will add a little bit of play value for the younger fans.
Worth Getting?
To be honest, at $39(AU) I would have to say no. The fairly decent looking robot mode does not make up for the cheapy feel, lack of articulation, less than inspiring alt-mode and the simplistic transformation. Add to that no accessories and this is a figure you can easily bypass. Frankly I only got him as it was the first time in a long time I had actually seen a new Transformer toy on the shelves of the only department store that’s within 50km of where I live. However if you are a fan of the Original 13, Cyberverse or want what is probably the most G1-looking Alpha Trion toy we have ever had, then he may be worth picking up if you see him at a discounted price. Considering Alpha Trion is already dead in the cartoon, if you want a Cyberverse representation of him don’t wait for a better toy to come along as you are unlikely to see it.
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