Sky Lynx vs. Thunderblast

Size: Mini-Con (2-pack)
Overall Rating: 5.8
 

Sky Lynx
Vehicle ModeRobot Mode
Allegiance: Decepticon, Minicon
Difficulty of Transformation: Very Easy
Color Scheme: Light gray, pastel green, charcoal black, and some red and dark gray
Individual Rating: 5.0

(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 Gunbarrel. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of Armada Gunbarrel here.)

    ...A pastel green airplane. A PASTEL GREEN AIRPLANE. Seriously... what? Who in their right mind would color an airplane pastel green? Yes, this is the shortest review I've ever given to a toy, because a pastel green airplane pretty much speaks for itself. Ick.
    No mold changes have been made to the Minicon who insists on living in the '70s, though he does have a new black Decepticon symbol on his left tail wing.


Sky Lynx Bio:
Sky Lynx prides himself on his ability to evade enemy defenses and drop his payload with pinpoint accuracy from amazing altitudes. The only one among all Transformers to ever offer him a challenge in this is Thunderblast, and for that he grants his rival respect and admiration. Given the distance involved in their battles the two have met face to face only rarely, but Sky Lynx considers Thunderblast a friend, despite their differing philosophies.
Strength: 7.0
Intelligence: 6.0
Speed: 5.0
Endurance: 10.0
Rank: 4.5
Courage: 6.0
Fireblast: 3.0
Skill: 7.5

Thunderblast
Vehicle ModeRobot Mode
Allegiance: Autobot, Minicon
Difficulty of Transformation: Easy
Color Scheme: Brown, dull bluish gray, orange, and some silver, black, red, and dull orange
Individual Rating: 6.9

(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 Bonecrusher. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of Armada Bonecrusher here.)

    Nope, Thunderblast isn't a Decepticon boat-- you're thinking of the deluxe-sized toy, who inexplicably shares the name of a completely different Minicon in the same line for some weird reason. Anyways, THIS Thunderblast's color scheme is fairly good-- the brown is a very suitable color for a "down 'n dirty" military vehicle, and the new black camo stripes on the toy help to enhance the military-ness of it. The orange, silver and gray are also great secondary colors-- they fit in pretty well with the brown, but also make for a pretty original color scheme.
    No mold changes have been made to Thunderblast-- he does have a new painted Autobot symbol on the back end of his vehicle mode, however.


Thunderblast Bio:
These two aggressive robots have been rivals for centuries. Over the years Thunderblast has specialized in long-range defense against high altitude attacks specifically for the purpose of defeating Sky Lynx. The two robots treat this rivalry as a game, ultimately caring little for victory, as long as they can offer each other a challenge. Thunderblast shares a rough sort of respect with Sky Lynx, and wishes that circumstances were different so that they might be friends in peace as well as war.
Strength: 8.0
Intelligence: 10.0
Speed: 6.5
Endurance: 8.0
Rank: 7.0
Courage: 8.0
Fireblast: 7.5
Skill: 8.0

    Sky Lynx vs. Thunderblast is a mixed bag. Thunderblast has a pretty good color scheme (even though I think Armada Bonecrusher's is ever-so-slightly better) and is one of the better Minicon molds, but Sky Lynx is a fairly bad mold and in an AWFUL color scheme. Overall, you're probably better off getting the original Armada Land Military and Air Military teams instead of these guys.
 

Review by Beastbot

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