Blurr's vehicle mode is a highly futuristic sportscar, and is a definite homage to his G1 self, both in terms of color and general alt mode appearance. Blurr's windshield and body are very slanted and swept back (while still being slightly angular as per the Animated style), and give every bit the impression that he's one speedy guy. His light blue color scheme works well with the dark blue, and the transparent aquamarine headlights are the figurative icing on the cake. The greenish-blue electric lines Blurr has on the top and sides of his car mode remind one of electric circuitry, and look good-- they help to break up all of his pale light blue in this mode. It's a good thing, too, as Blurr has little mold detailing even for an Animated toy, no doubt to emphasize his speediness. Black works well as a contrast color, though it's not as apparent in this mode as it is in robot mode-- it's mainly just used for his windshield and tires here. (It's amazing how you can make a toy look interesting just by using variants of the color blue, for the most part.) Blurr has the Elite Guard symbol smack dab in the middle of his front bumper, and if you press down on the piece of plastic right behind that symbol, a transparent sawblade will pop out, which gives Blurr some fighting prowess-- it's a pretty cool placement for a weapon. However, this mode isn't quite all sunshine and lollipops-- Blurr's vehicle mode really doesn't have a back end, it's just hollow with the robot head tucked away (and that odd little antennae sticking up-- it just looks weird in this mode). However, on the plus side the hollow back end means you can see all the way through his two rear tires that have no spokes, which is a pretty cool design decision.
    Blurr's robot mode has just as much personality as his vehicle mode, being incredibly lithe, skinny, and tall, as well as having the aforementioned aerodymanic look to make him look speedy. He has the trademark Blurr antennae coming out of the middle of his head, which look much more fitting here than it did sticking out the back end of the vehicle mode, and the mold detailing of his robot parts is fairly nice, with his face having an ever-so-slight smile on it. The black and dark blue detailing on his robot parts helps break up the light blue a lot more than in vehicle mode, so he looks darker overall this time around. I also enjoy how the spoke-less wheels make up his feet, giving him "wheel-feet", a bit of an homage to Cheetor's design from the cancelled Transtech line. The aquamarine light piping used for his optics works quite well to boot. He has no real vehicle mode kibble to speak off besides one small panel folded completely behind his upper back, but his skinny robot lower arms and upper legs are just molded and painted on plastic "shards" of his car mode, which is something the Animated line is usually able to get around. Particularly when it comes to the upper legs, this looks rather out-of-place at this scale in this line and makes him look a bit blockier than he should. His chainsaw weapon detaches and can be held in either of his hands in this mode, but considering that the entire front part of the car comes off with it, it's a rather bulky weapon and contrasts way too much with Blurr's skinny form, looking really out-of-place. Blurr has pretty good articulation-- he can move at the neck (at two points), shoulders, elbows (at two points), waist, hips (at two points), knees, and ankles. Sideways movement at the knees is the only major articulation point missing.
    Animated Blurr has a lot of personality-- as one has come to expect from the Animated line designs-- and a great vehicle mode, but merely molding so much of his robot mode onto parts of his vehicle mode is his big downside and keeps him from really standing out. Still, if you like the character, mildly recommended.

Review by Beastbot

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