Insecticon's beast mode is a robotic beetle. This mode is almost flawless, and I'd say it's probably the best out of all of the Terrorcon's alternate modes. All of the legs can move individually, albeit only at the point where they connect to the body. But if there had been other joints in the legs, they most likely wouldn't have supported Insecticon's weight, so I can see why this choice was made. His proportions are excellent, so no problems there. His mold and paint detailing is also great- you'd be hard-pressed to find a spot on him without any little intricate "metal" detailing worked in, and the paint patterns on his wings are very eye-pleasing. Speaking of his wings, due to his transformation, they can open up, so if you want Insecticon to spread his wings and "fly", you're easily able to do so (although the legs can get in the way a little). The beetle face is probably the best part of this mode, though. The little slanted eyes, complete with the jaw-trunk, looks incredibly eeevil, and Insecticon's energon weapon mounted on his forehead. In this mode, said energon weapon is a rotatable drill. It also has a Minicon port on it for connecting to larger Transformers. One small complaint, though, is that it IS hard to take the drill off without also causing the Energon chip to pop off too, due to the two pieces' placement so close to each other. The only other downside to this mode is that I'm not too fond of Insecticon's yellow (although there's less of it visible in this configuration than in his robot mode). It's not too bright, but all of the basic Terrorcons are supposed to have white-and-green color schemes, albeit with some variations. Where's Insecticon's white? Putting an off-white color in place of the yellow would have worked better, in my opinion, and made Insecticon fit in more with his fellow Terrorcons at the same time.
    Insecticon's robot mode is a biiig dissapointment when compared to his awesome insect mode. Almost everything about it I don't like. First off, his articulation is horrid- he can only move at the shoulders at two points, his hips, and he can rotate his arms at the elbows. Granted, he's a small toy, but at this day and age, not having basic knee and elbow articulation is definitely going to get some major points knocked off. His proportions are an even bigger problem, though. His head is too large proportionally, his chest too rectangular and short, his arms too blocky and bulky, his waist too high up... I mean, if you want to make a short and stocky transformer, fine, but make his proportions to scale with him. Insecticon just looks way too abnormal and is too obviously "toyish" in his proportions for my liking in this mode. One thing that I do like about Insecticon's robot mode, though, is his face detailing- I like the large horn above it, as it gives him more individuality, and his mouth highly resembles that of an insect's. Not to mention he still looks eeevil (although the yellow coloration here does hurt it some). I'm also fond of the way two of his insect legs become shoulder-mounted guns in this mode. It shows some creativity, since they're not just extras hanging off his body like so many other insect Transformers. Insecticon's Energon Weapon also shows its ingenuity in this mode as well- the drill splits into both a sword and a gatling gun! (And yes, the gun can rotate, just like the drill). It's really an ingenious little weapon- the best of the Terrorcon's, I'd say. Insecticon's Decepticon spark crystal is on his chest.
    Insecticon's Energon weapon is highly intuitive, and his beetle mode can't be beat. But his robot mode is so awful it really tarnishes the entire toy- the proportions and articulation are especially bad. As such, I'd say he's the least recommended of the Terrorcons, even though I wouldn't say he's a downright bad toy, due to his insect mode.

Review by Beastbot

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