(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 the original Generations Scourge. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of the original Generations Scourge here.)

    Serpent O.R. is a bit of an oddball homage, referencing a G.I. JOE (COBRA) character-- Serpentor-- rather than a previously known Transformer. This is basically Serpentor in Transformer form-- in most cases I wouldn't like something like this being part of the Transformers Club Subscription Service, instead of being a GIJOE Club or shared club exclusive-- but man, this looks good. This mold works quite well for the regal character, with the main colors being a rather jungle-y shade of green, metallic dark purple (mostly along the borders of pieces, as well as the feet/nosecone and part of the waist), and a dull goldish tan that's used mostly for the back part of the vehicle mode and the main body and arms of the robot mode. It's basically about as close as plastic can get to gold since it's not actually painted, and it's a big positive that all three of these colors are either metallic or have a good about of glitter/metallic flake in the plastic, so nothing looks dull-- all three colors are great, they fit the character, and most importantly they contrast against each other VERY well. From a back view there's a bit too much unbroken green, but otherwise Serpent O.R.'s colors are broken up pretty well. There's also some nice metallic green used on the gold plastic in robot mode and on the cockpit windows, which also looks nice, as well as some metallic gold paint used for the Cobra symbol on the nosecone and a few other minor details. The best part of Serpent O.R., though, is definitely how they take the chest and paint it to look a snake face, complete with fangs in silver. Considering this mold obviously was not made with Serpentor in mind AT ALL, this is just soooo well done. There's also a bit of silver on the engines, and some gold paint on the robot mode claws/fingers.
    Serpent O.R. doesn't have any mold changes made specifically for him, but he does use the Senator Ratbat headsculpt previously released with this mold only in Japan. This is another ingenious inclusion, as even completely unchanged this headsculpt works VERY well for Serpentor. The silver face, side vents, transparent yellow eye piping, and bright green on the "animal eyes" on the forehead all help bring it out even more.
    Serpent O.R. may not be your traditional Transformers homage, but he's a fantastic Transformers version of Serpentor, with great colors, a lot of metallic shades and paint apps, and particularly masterfully-done paint on his main body to make it look like a snake head. I really don't know much about Serpentor other than how he looks, and normally I'd be a little miffed that he took up a slot in the TFSS, but this is done so well that even if you don't care about the character, I'd recommend this toy if you're in the market for Club exclusives because it's a pretty darned good mold in a fantastic color scheme-- the best this mold's gotten as of this writing (1/19).

Review by Beastbot

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