Scattorbrain vs. Monocle

Size: Mini-Con (2-pack)
Overall Rating: 6.3
 

Scattorbrain
Vehicle ModeRobot Mode
Allegiance: Decepticon, Minicon
Difficulty of Transformation: Very Easy
Color Scheme: Gray, very dark gray, light leafy green, and some silver and metallic light silvery blue
Individual Rating: 6.1

(NOTE: Because this toy is a repaint, this is not a full-blown review. This mainly covers any changes made to the toy and the color scheme, and merely compares it to Armada Iceberg. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of Armada Iceberg here.)

    Scattorbrain's color scheme definitely blends in with what his bio describes as his home-- the Moon. Two shades of gray make up about 70-80% of the color scheme on Scattorbrain, but that's not to say he's dull-- the light green plastic parts add some nice contrast to the gray while not being used enough to look gaudy. The silver paint apps and the metallic light blue used for the windows also help to add a bit more contrast and make Scattorbrain look fairly cool overall, and appropriate for a Decepticon-allied Transformer on the Moon.
    No mold changes have been made to Scattorbrain, though he does have a new silver Decepticon faction symbol painted ON TOP OF his molded-in Minicon symbol, which I think was a pretty bad placement choice...


Scattorbrain Bio:
There are legends on the Moon among human colonists of ghost vehicles - autos and aircraft without drivers - that sometimes charge in from the barren, lunar desert to destroy a settlement or a vital terraforming project. The vicious ghosts then disappear into the depths of the lunar night, leaving few survivors. Scattorbrain for his part relishes his status as a legend, and plays up the ghost angle at every opportunity, appearing for a few moments on the horizon near a human outpost, and then disappearing before he can be identified; occasionally attacking smaller outposts to wreak a little havoc and keep the rumors going.
Strength: 9.5
Intelligence: 7.0
Speed: 4.0
Endurance: 5.5
Rank: 5.0
Courage: 8.0
Fireblast: 6.0
Skill: 8.5

Monocle
Vehicle ModeRobot Mode
Allegiance: Autobot, Minicon
Difficulty of Transformation: Very Easy
Color Scheme: Light milky gray, yellow, and some very dark gray, black, and metallic bluish silver
Individual Rating: 6.5

(NOTE: Because this toy is a repaint, this is not a full-blown review. This mainly covers any changes made to the toy and the color scheme, and merely compares it to Armada Drill Bit. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of Armada Drill Bit here.)

    Monocle has a cool name, but NOT a cool color scheme. Yellow and light gray, with a few bits of black, is hardly an eye-catching color scheme, and the particular shade of yellow used is a bit garish as well. On top of this, the number of paint apps on Monocle has been very noticeably reduced when compared to Drill Bit-- the only paint apps he has that aren't on his windows are two patches on his feet and a rather sloppy black paint apps across his optics. (I guess the latter is to make it look like he only has one optic, so he fits the name "Monocle".) The complete lack of paint apps on his arms and legs make him look almost prototypish. The comparatively large Autobot symbol added to the front of his chest/cockpit window also looks rather goofy, too.
    No mold changes have been made to Monocle. The left foot on mine is at a slight angle when compared to the right, but I haven't heard of this being a widespread problem.


Monocle Bio:
Monocle could be considered one of the mysterioius ghost vehicles, but for a different reason. He and his companions on the Exploration Team stayed on the Moon after most of the other Mini-Con robots left because they wanted solitude and quiet contemplation. They spend most of their time on the dark side of the Moon, where few humans go, and are occasionally spotted by explorers driving across the empty landscape, or meditating on the floor of an old crater. Their peace is distrubed only by the disruptive aggression of Scattorbrain and the other members of the Lunar Assault Team.
Strength: 8.0
Intelligence: 8.5
Speed: 8.0
Endurance: 9.0
Rank: 5.0
Courage: 7.5
Fireblast: 8.0
Skill: 9.0

    Scattorbrain has a pretty cool, Moon-ish color scheme, though I do think that the mold's coloration as Armorhide looked a bit better. Monocle, though, has a pretty bad color scheme with very few paint apps-- I'd definitely recommend him the least out of the mold's three paint jobs. Overall, you're probably better off getting the Armada Road Wrecker Team and Armada Rhinox w/ Armorhide if you want the best paint jobs these molds have gotten.
 

Review by Beastbot

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