Galvatron (Energon)
Vehicle ModeRobot Mode
Allegiance: Decepticon
Size: Super
Difficulty of Transformation: Easy
Color Scheme: Royal purple, light milky gray, silver, transparent light orange, black, and some silvery teal, metallic cherry red, yellowish orange, pale bronze, metallic royal purple, and glossy gray
Powerlinx ports: 7
Rating: 8.9

(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 Energon Megatron. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of Energon Megatron here.)

    And here we come upon the Megatron repaint called Galvatron, now pretty much a staple in every Transformer series. However, if any new Transformer is deserving of the name Galvatron, it's THIS one. The mold itself is pretty much G1 Galvatron as a jet anyways. In fact, this is the color scheme this mold should have had in the first place. It's practically G1 Galvatron's to a T-- the purple, silver, and orange go together absolutely MAGNIFICENTLY. And this time around, Hasbro has added several a few other colors to liven up the mix even more-- the metallic cherry red used for Galvatron's chest, knees, and eyes is really striking, and looks positively beautiful. (They need to make a Transformer just coated in this stuff one day...) The white covering the various Decepticon symbols also helps to differentiate them from the surrounding purple plastic, and also looks good, too. And the metallic teal and bronze, used on the rear of the plane mode and a bit on Galvatron's robot chest, also helps give Galvatron a bit of a "royal, kingly" appearance-- certainly appropriate for a Decepticon leader. About the only complaint I have with the color scheme is that the tank-gun that comes with Galvatron only has a few paint apps, and though the purple and gray do look nicely together, there's a lot of mold details on the tank-- I would have liked to see them brought out more. But I can't complain too much, as Galvatron himself has got oodles of paint on him.
    No mold changes have been made to Energon Galvatron.
    Galvatron is an absolutely terrific repaint of Megatron, and a great G1 nod at that. All the colors go flawlessly together-- this is, in my opinion, the best Energon repaint there is. However, as cool as it looks, I still have trouble putting it into the "must-buy" category of 9.0 or above, because of the fact that the mold is still way too simplistic for a $40 toy. But still, if you can get over that, this is definitely a recommended toy.


Galvatron Bio:
MOTTO: "No universe is too vast for my conquest."
Having undergone an intense reformatting at the hands of Unicron, Megatron has become Galvatron. Now, more ruthless and power-hungry than ever before, Galvatron possesses the same insidious qualities as Megatron and is ten times more powerful. After striking a deal with Unicron, Galvatron was granted an upgraded weapons arsenal that has made him practically invincible. Along with his advanced arsenal, Galvatron's hunger for conquest has grown nearly insatiable. The universe itself does not seem to be enough for this ruthless tyrant. He will even use the god-like Unicron as a pawn in his game of eternal conquest.
Strength: 10.0
Intelligence: 10.0
Speed: 10.0
Endurance: 10.0
Rank: 10.0
Courage: 10.0
Fireblast: 10.0
Skill: 10.0

Review by Beastbot

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