(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 the original Beast Wars Terrorsaur. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of the original Beast Wars Terrorsaur here.)

    Before I get onto the toy review itself, a bit of explanation needs to be given about Swoop/Terranotron's name. For some unknown reason- most likely copyright issues- about half of these toys came out with packaging that called it Terranotron, while the other half called it Swoop. They're still the same toy, though. It seems that the Swoop variant is the slightly more common one, but they were both made in about equal amounts. (I got the Terranotron variant, by the way.) For simplicity's sake, and because it's a better name and hearkens back to his G1 namesake, I'm just going to call the toy Swoop for the rest of this review.
    Swoop's color scheme is certainly an improvement over ol' orange-red Terrorsaur's- the gray and yellow are, of course, a nod to the G1 Dinobots, but orange and purple are thrown into the mix as well- and mix they do, and quite nicely. I've always liked the light orange and purple color combination, and I don't we see it on enough Transformers. Regardless, Swoop looks very nice overall, even though no new paint apps were added. What I don't like, though, is the Autobot symbol on his forehead. It looks stupid, just like it does on all the other Transformers: Dinobots. The two Autobot symbols on his wings in robot mode are slightly less stupid-looking in their placement, but only slightly. Insignias shouldn't be tattooed on organic beasts!
    No mold changes have been made to Swoop from his previous incarnations, so he retains all the features and flaws mold-wise.
    Swoop is a good repaint of Terrorsaur, but the mold remains mediocre at best. Still, since he's technically free if you purchase Grimlock...

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