Shadow Striker (OTFCC 2003 Exclusive)
Vehicle ModeRobot Mode
Allegiance: Decepticon
Size: Deluxe (comes in a 2-pack with Roulette)
Difficulty of Transformation: Very Hard
Color Scheme: Black, tannish orangish brown, clear plastic, shiny teal, and some chrome gold, chrome silver, chrome teal, flat silver, shiny gold, red, and light pink
Rating: 7.6

(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 RiD Side Burn. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of RiD Side Burn here.)

    Shadow Striker is a partial remold of RiD Side Burn, but it's a significant remold- this mold is now female, thanks to the face being completely changed! The thing is, this toy "sex change" actually works, to a certain extent. It isn't a stretch to attribute Side Burn's physique to a female's. I don't like the actual face itself, though- although the Romanesque "helmet" loks nice, the lips are too big and puffy, and a bit corny, if I do say so myself. Plus, she's got a Decepticon symbol on her hood, but an easy-to-make-out Autobot symbol on her left arm. Rather major oversight, if you ask me.
    As for the color scheme, it's good. But not as good as the rest of the Side Burn paint jobs. The black and teal go together especially well, but black only works well when the mode isn't COVERED with it, and there's not enough contrast in the vehicle mode. The tannish orangish brown I could also live without, as it doesn't really fit 100% with the other colors. It's still a good color scheme, don't get me wrong- the others are just better, as the Side Burn mold has always had nice colors. I do prefer the "flame" deco that Side Burn had in vehicle mode as opposed to the two plain stripes as well. And Shadow Striker does indeed have the Dodge symbol on the front of her vehicle mode.
    Shadow Striker is a nice repaint, but I can't recommend it over the others, especially since she comes with Roulette, who has such a superior paint job. Plus, I don't like the female face with the big lips. Pick it up if you like exclusive merchandise or the Side Burn mold, but otherwise pass. Especially since it's still so dang hard to transform...


Shadow Striker Bio:
FUNCTION: Reconnaissance
MOTTO: "I have ventured into the abyss-- and survived."
Forced to watch her sister's death at the hands of nomadic invaders, Shadow Striker learned at a very early age the difference between those who held the power and those who were the power. She ran constant jobs for the criminal underworld and was particularly favored by one of the more feared gangsters who dabbled in Spark extraction technologies. The memory of her stolen childhood constantly haunts Shadow Striker as she struggles to come to terms with her past, present, and future. Has a specially outfitted engine that provides a sonic dampening cone, enabling her to employ a temporary stealth mode. In robot form, wields a titanium-reinforced shield and an acid heat blaster.
Strength: 5.0
Intelligence: 8.0
Speed: 7.0
Endurance: 7.0
Rank: 8.0
Courage: 7.5
Firepower: 8.0
Skill: 9.0

Review by Beastbot

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