(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 Universe 2.0 Cyclonus w/ Nightstick. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of Universe 2.0 Cyclonus w/ Nightstick here.)

    For his Shattered Glass version, Cyclonus takes the colors of the Autobot he would often face in the G1 cartoon, Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime. A stark contrast from the purple of Universe 2.0 Cyclonus, Shattered Glass Cyclonus has light orange and red. Unfortunately... that's really it. It's Cyclonus in orange and red. In fact, the secondary color, dull greyish tan, is the exact same shade (and in many of the same spots) as on the mass-release Universe 2.0 Cyclonus. There's also no real flame paint apps or anything to make him more "Hot-Roddy", though some of the paint apps look good, such as the light orange and black on his chest. Due to the plastic color makeup on the mold, the top half of his upper legs are painted orange (with the inner thighs left dull greyish tan) while the bottom halves are molded orange plastic, and that honestly clashes a little. The transparent plastic is now appropriately blue instead of red so he has the "calmer" blue optics in robot mode.
    No mold changes have been made to Shattered Glass Cyclonus.
    There's not much to Shattered Glass Cyclonus w/ Krunix. Basically all they did was replace the original's purple with orange and red. Adding some flame paint apps, some silver instead of the same dull greyish tan-- something to really make him stand out would've helped. As a mass-release repaint he really wouldn't have been that bad, but as an expensive Club exclusive he seems honestly kind of lazy and done in a rush. It's a good color scheme and a good mold, but for the price you're better off with almost any other Club exclusive.

Review by Beastbot

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