(NOTE: Because this is a repaint, this is not a full-blown review. This mainly covers any changes made to the mold and the color scheme, and merely compares it to Animated Cybertron Mode Ratchet. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of Animated Cybertron Mode Ratchet here.)

    "Fisitron's" name is a copyright work-around for his real name, Ironfist (whose name now legally belongs to a certain Marvel superhero), as Fisitron is an anagram of Ironfist. (It was also the "pen name" of Ironfist in the IDW comic-verse, which is mostly what's responsible for his recent surge in popularity.) Staying true to Animated, Fisitron's scheme is rather colorful and eye-catching, being mostly a pale dull bluish-green and pumpkin orange, with some black to serve as a neutral color. The two main colors contast against each other well enough, but I feel that they're both just a tad too "bold"-- if you look up pictures of the original Ironfist, you'll see that the orange on him is more of a tan color and the green is more of a blue, which I feel would've looked a bit better on this toy. There IS a smidge of tan on this toy, though it's just used for a couple of mostly interior "connector" pieces, and this really doesn't add to (or detract) from the overall color scheme. I do really like the metallic fuchsia paint and transparent red plastic used for his window/chest, though-- they make for wonderful accents.
    Fisitron has the same head mold as the Autotroopers, but it's been painted sufficiently differently enough where it works very effectively for his character-- painting the Autotroopers' visor to look like two seperate eyes certainly helps a lot, and the goggles on his forehead certainly work well for the guy. No complaints here. Of note is that in addition to being a Botcon 2011 exclusive, Fisitron was only available ("free") if you bought the expensive preregistrant Primus package AND picked the set up in person at the convention-- so this toy is no doubt worth quite a lot of money.
    Fisitron is an excellent re-use of a mold and head originally intended for the Autotroopers that both makes sense and capitalizes a bit on the character's recent surge in popularity. That said, I think that although his color scheme is overall decent, the main two colors are a tad TOO saturated, and at least one of 'em should've been toned down a bit. If you're a big fan of the character or Animated enough where you're willing to pay aftermarket prices, I'd mildly recommend him-- otherwise, you can probably pass.

Review by Beastbot

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