Pulse Blast Bumblebee (Fast Action Battler; ROTF)
Vehicle ModeRobot Mode
Allegiance: Autobot
Difficulty of Transformation: Easy
Color Scheme: Dull yellow, black, dull gray, and some light orange, silver, light metallic silvery blue, and sky blue
Rating: 7.7

(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 Plasma Punch Bumblebee. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of Plasma Punch Bumblebee here.)

    Pulse Blast Bumblebee isn't so much a repaint of his original FAB version as a slight "updating". He still has the usual black & yellow color scheme, with the same deco job in vehicle mode and a fairly similar one in robot mode. The most obvious changes have to do with his remolding. For one, his head mold has been changed to be more movie-accurate, what with the bigger "pupils" 'n such. The othe rmold change has to do with his chest/hood pieces, which have been remolded to resemble the actual Camaro model that Bumblebee now is in the ROTF movie. (Those pieces can still angle downwards in robot mode, however-- the robot mode pic above is transformed slightly wrong in that aspect.) As far as the colors go, Bumblebee has a slightly "lighter" color scheme overall, with the yellow being more of a dull yellow as opposed to a slightly brighter "cheese" yellow this time around, and the paint for the windows is a bit lighter as well. His interior robot parts-- his waist, upper legs, and lower arms-- are also now gray instead of black, which is odd because that's actually LESS movie accurate, but whatever, at least it gives him a bit more color variety. More paint app have been switched from his waist and hips to his head due to the increased detail, and his blaster & missile are not a light orange instead of a dull blue, which actually works better, particularly for the missile (and it's easy to think of the mouth of the blast as heated metal).
    Pulse Blast Bumblebee is a recommended pickup for the young Bumblebee fan who didn't get a toy of him from the orignal TF Movie line, as it's fairly solid for a FAB, but for anyone else it's not worth it, as the changes aren't substantial enough.


Pulse Blast Bumblebee Bio:
With more and more Decepticons popping up all over the world, it’s a good thing Bumblebee has stayed in fighting shape. The evil robots may be skilled at hiding, but they can only hide for so long before they’ll have to face Bumblebee and his plasma cannon!
Strength: 6.0
Intelligence: 8.0
Speed: 6.0
Endurance: 5.0
Rank: 5.0
Courage: 10.0
Fireblast: 3.0
Skill: 9.0

Review by Beastbot

(Pictures from Hasbro.com.)

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