Blurr (Botcon 2008 Attendee-Only Exclusive)
Vehicle ModeRobot Mode
Allegiance: Autobot
Size: Deluxe (comes in a 4-pack with Sideswipe w/ Whisper & Divebomb)
Difficulty of Transformation: Medium
Color Scheme: Glittery black, moderately dark glittery purplish blue, glittery moderately light blue, and some light glittery gray, metallic silver, transparent orange, red, yellow, white, and moderately light electric blue
Rating: 8.9

(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 Armada Blurr. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of Armada Blurr here.)

    Evil Blurr certainly does ooze evil from every part of his body. Of course, in this case, "evil" and "awesomeness" mean pretty much the same thing. Blurr's main color has been replaced with the traditional "evil black", though it's a very glittery black that looks very nice. Blurr still retains his traditional dark and light blue, they're just in lesser amounts-- and, oh yeah, they're glittery, too. Heck, that's half of what makes Blurr so awesome-- besides the colors just going together so well and being an original take on the character, almost EVERY plastic color is glittery, which really makes him look almost metallic. Certainly eye-catching, at the very least. Of course, the INCREDIBLY well-done "lightning" deco on the sides of his vehicle mode increase the awesomeness of it twofold as well, which is certainly a bonus as well. The accent colors of metallic silver, red, orange, and yellow also work very well in the amounts they're used.
    Blurr is another toy to get a head remold, surprisngly enough. Considering he already has the mold changes from Cybertron Blurr, you'd have thought they'd have kept the head, but instead they completely redid it so that it wasn't overly large proportionally. Plus, he's got a REALLY nice-looking scar/eye-patch over one eye that just looks like it's so darn painful. Gotta love another eeevil touch like that.
    Some may complain about the lack of articulation for this mold, but for me the incredible color scheme, paint apps, glittery plastic, originality of the color scheme (while still hearkening back to G1 Blurr), and the killer head remold easily, easily overshadow that. My second-favorte of the 2008 exclusives, with only Optimus beating him out. Highly recommended, if you can afford the premium price.


Blurr Bio:
FUNCTION: Data Interceptor
MOTTO: "The smarter I am, the faster you die."
Before he was recruited by Prime, Blurr was an eloquent and well-groomed lecturer. Though his demeanor hasn't changed, Blurr looks more like a battle hardened warrior rather than the soft spoken robot he is. Yet, Prime uses Blurr as an information hub first, and a soldier second. Constantly on the move, Blurr is well equipped to intercept messages from enemy couriers such as his heroic renegade cousin, Crasher. Though no longer on the lecture circuit, Blurr now finds himself trading information and unreleased protoform images with other archivists, desperate to get an upper hand on his opponents. He often seeks to add any vital information to his data banks in order to provide eloquent strategic infiltration plans to his Autobot comrades. In vehicle mode, he can travel faster than most Decepticons, speeding past them to the point where their microcircuits fuse together, leaving them helpless. Once disabled, Blurr meticulously disassembles their processors, slowly explaining the entire process in excruciating detail to each victim.
Strength: 8.0
Intelligence: 9.0
Speed: 10.0
Endurance: 6.0
Rank: 8.0
Courage: 8.0
Fireblast: 8.0
Skill: 9.0

Review by Beastbot

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