Repugnus
(Cybertron)
(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 Undermine. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of Undermine here.)
Like Universe Repugnus,
Cybertron Repugnus is a repaint that's a homage to G1 Repugnus, a monstrous
Autobot who looked like a Decepticon. However, although the color scheme
on Cybertron Repugnus does bear some major similarities to the character's
predecessor, and that this toy is an Autobot who looks more like a Decepticon,
Cybertron Repugnus is otherwise completely different from his G1 self.
(After all, a spinosaurus is hardly considered a monster.) The red and
orangish-yellow are true Repugnus colors, though by themselves, they would
have seemed rather gaudy-- they don't clash, but the orangish-yellow does
look a little too chicken-ish on the hands and feet like it is, and the
red does nothing to offset such a look. Thank goodness Hasbro put two new
colors into the mix-- black and bronze. The black looks especially cool,
especially on the face-- combined with the light blue eyes and bronze mouth,
this mold's already menacing face looks three times as menacing as Undermine's
with this great color decor. The black main body and tail also help to
set off a nice contrast with the red and orange-yellow. The bronze plastic
is only used in a few places-- the aforementioned jaw, as well as the upper
legs and part of the robot waist piece-- but it's also a nice contrasting
color to the others, though I wish it was used in place of the orange-yellow
parts, then this toy would have looked really, REALLY cool. Repugnus has
the same amount of paint apps as Undermine-- i.e, enough to be satisfactory,
but a few more couldn't have hurt-- but they're largely in different places.
The silver and red used both serve as good contrasting colors where they're
used, and I especially like the now-painted red "neck ribs" and underside
of the mouth of the beast mode, they're appropriately reptilian and contrast
great with the black.
No mold changes have
been made to Repugnus, but several people (including myself) have noticed
that the leg joints are noticeably looser than on Undermine. However, they're
not so loose as to flop around or make the toy unable to support itself,
so this isn't any big deal.
Cybertron Repugnus is
a very cool repaint and a nice, subtle nod to the G1 toy of the same name.
I could've done without the orange-yellow,k but it isn't used too much,
and the other colors look great enough to offset it. Recommended slightly
over Undermine.
Review by Beastbot