(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 Combiner Wars Offroad. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of Combiner Wars Offroad here.)

    "Trailcutter" no longer-- Hasbro finally has the rights to the "Trailbreaker" name back! He's another remold of the pickup truck Offroad mold, and the alt mode suits him well-- slightly better than it does Ironhide, methinks. As is usual, his main colors are black and red-- it's a pretty basic, but effective color scheme. Unfortunately, his red is solely visible in robot mode, which makes his truck mode a tad plain. Luckily, there's some good paint apps to help break up this monotony some-- he's got some a REALLY nice shade of light blue paint used for his windows that contrasts beautifully with the black (though the rear window isn't painted blue, natch). He also has the Trailbreaker-usual diagonal little stripes along the sides, with a white stripe going down the truck doors horizontally with a cool mix of light yellow-to-orange-to-red stripe patterns on his truck doors and near the front sides of his truck bed. These really help spice up the middle of the vehicle mode in particular, though Trailbreaker also has some silver paint, as well. It's on his wheel hubs in addition to his front grill and headlights, axe blade, lower arms, and on the piston details on his lower legs as well as on the fingers of his hand/foot/gun accessory. Unfortunately, many of his best paint apps aren't visible in robot mode-- particularly on his chest, he could've used a few more paint apps.
    Trailbreaker does have a new headsculpt, more blocky and "G1-ish" than his "Thrilling 30" toy. It's still a good sculpt, though I dislike that only his blue visor is painted; his face really needed some silver, as well. In addition, the details on his lower robot arms have been remolded-- one of them into a gun, with a standard port for the barrel in an homage to how his G1 toy could look. It's a pretty neat feature, and allows him to hold his hand/foot/gun accessory in hand mode in his normal robot mode, like Rook. That said, there is a slight downside to this-- the back side of the gun does stick out a bit obviously on the top of the truck bed in vehicle mode, made all the more obvious because it's painted silver. Surprisingly, Trailbreaker's hand/foot/gun accessory has also been remolded slightly-- the fingers and thumb have been remolded to be more angular and simple, with him having only two thick fingers compared to the usual four! It's a nice extra little touch, and helps to differentiate him from Ironhide and Offroad a bit more.
    Trailbreaker is a nice addition to the "Combiner Wars" line, fitting the pickup truck mode rather well and having a decent number of paint apps to break up most (but not all) of the black on him. I also really appreciate not just the expected remolded head, but the remolded "gun-hand" and hand/foot/gun accessory that give him a bit more uniqueness in this last wave of the line.

Pre-mission psych-screening report by Rung, Autobot Psy-Ops Specialist:
The upbeat personality of Trailbreaker masks his own issues with his self-worth. As one of the least fuel-efficient Autobots, he constantly wonders how much even his best efforts are "costing" the Autobot cause. This doubt is completely unfounded, as his talents are unique and borderline irreplaceable. His magnawheels allow him to move along walls and ceilings, and his ability to generate powerful force fields has saved hundreds of Autobot lives. The quad-barreled mega blaster allows him to project his force field in vehicle mode as well, and his battle axe allows him to live up to his namesake.
CONCLUSION: Cleared for mission.

HISTORY (extracted from compulsory biographical download):
The unhappiness of Trailbreaker has been his lone weakness. He even changed his name once to appear more confident. His fellow Autobots trust and support him, and his inclusion on a new Combiner team shows how important he is to them. Forms either an arm or leg of Sky Reign, the new combined form of Sky Lynx.

Review by Beastbot

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