Beast mode is a wolf- or at least, it's supposed to be. The overall body stature is just completely wrong, not to mention the fact that the head, neck, and ears are too ridiculously undersized. Looks more like a wolverine or something. Anyway, ignoring this flaw, this mode is pretty decent. There is very nice technorganic detailing, especially on the legs. The back part of Quickstrike's body, however, doesn't look solid, and that's because it's not- it's actually composed of his two robot arms and his robot head, all pressed together. His robot head is also easily visible in this mode, which detracts from the look a little bit. His spark crystal is visible if you look at Quickstrike from the underside in this mode- it's on the inside of his back.
    Robot mode has a balance of cool features and weird features. His arms are longer than his legs, which is a bit odd, and he has no hands! His hands are actually just his wolf paws tilted sideways. At least on some other feet-hand transformers like Longhorn, hands were engraved on the sides, but not in Quickstrike's case- they just look weird. There is also a noticeable gap between his robot head the sides of his body, which looks odd from above. On the other hand, I think the use of his wolf tail as his hair in this mode was very creative- it makes him look a bit more menacing, as his robot face itself makes him look rather old. Quickstrike's action gimmick is a really cool switchblade that flips out of his left arm, allowing for a quick jab at an enemy Vehicon.
    A decent toy in both modes, but not particularly outstanding.

Review by Beastbot

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