Cryo
Scourge
(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 Cybertron Scourge. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of the original Cybertron Scourge here.)
his upgrade of Scourge
for the last of the Cybertron line is the polar opposite (pun... partially
intended) of the original Cybertron Scourge. Whereas the original Scourge
was all fire 'n magma, Cryo Scourge is all ice 'n snow. And let me tell
ya, ice never looked so hot. The icy light and dark blue play well off
each other, and neither are used so much where Cryo Scourge starts to look
boring. Cryo Scourge's dominant color is a royal purple, which isn't the
first color you think of when you think of ice (though certainly not the
last), but it fits in very well with the blue and provides a nice dominant
"dark" color that is fitting for a Decepticon overlord. The silver, of
course, goes perfectly well with the overall theme and blends in very nicely,
and the white fade patterns on the dragon heads, robot legs, and shoulders
look great and adequately snowy in nature. There's a few spots of yellow--
both solid and transparent-- on Cryo Scourge that, in their small amounts,
don't make the figure look overly "warm" and help to provide some nice
contrast between all the blue and purple. The yellow lines around the robot
face look especially cool, and make Scourge look kinda like he's wearing
a supervillain costume. (The Decepticon symbol, which is now on the dragon
forehead, is rather hard to see against the transparent yellow plastic,
however.) In fact, with all the yellow, white, and silver paint apps, Cryo
Scourge has more paint applications than the original Scourge, which is
always appreciated, of course. The coolest change to the figure, I think,
is making the claws and the blade of the axe a transparent "dirty ice"
color. If anything says "made of ice", it's this color let me tell ya.
And it certainly fits with the "his axe blade is now made of supercooled
hydrogen ice" part of Cryo Scourge's bio, as well.
No mold changes have
been made to Cyro Scourge. (He still has the same electronic sounds, as
well.)
Cryo Scourge is an absolutely
beautiful repaint, that captures the very essence of ice and snow even
better than the original Cybertron Scourge captured fire and brimstone.
More paint apps always help, as well. Definitely recommended over his predecessor,
though I still couldn't quite bring myself to give the toy the "must-buy"
rating of 9.0+, because of the mold's articulation flaws and its simplicity.
Review by Beastbot