Brawn's Titan Master robot mode-- appropriately-- has the general colors and details of Brawn, "stretched" and "squeezed" into the default Titan Master proportions. The arms are fairly straightforward, with little fists molded on the inside, though the details on the legs are more definitively Brawn's, with mold lines near the middle that mimic Brawn's "rotated back bumper section", along with his circular feet. The chest detailing also mimics Brawn's chest, though in a nice twist, the Titan Master's headsculpt is based off his G1 toy head, which looks more robotic than he looked in the G1 'toon. He still has the same dome head (with a bit of a block behind it, since it does have to fit into Titan Returns toys' neck slots, after all), but he has the original toy's single visor and Prime-like faceplate. Unfortunately Brawn has no paint in this mode whatsoever, which is a bummer particularly for the legs and head, which are definitely the wrong color. The overall basic color scheme of dark military green and orangish yellow is definitely accurate to Brawn and the colors contrast with each other fairly well-- I just wish there was some accent colors, is all. As with all Titan Masters, in robot mode Brawn can move at the neck, shoulders, and back-and-forth at the hips and knees (both legs move as one, since they're connected at said knees). In head mode, the sculpt is definitely G1 cartoon Brawn, with a nice dark metallic gunmetal gray dome head (with a few minor extra details), a kind of grumpy face with silver paint, and light blue eyes-- the look on his face definitely fits Brawn's character. Because Titan Masters' head modes have to be fairly square, though, there are little dark green "antennae" behind Brawn's dome head, which are a little bit of an eyesore, admittedly.
    One of the modes of the accessory that comes with Titan Master Brawn is, appropriately, a 4WD vehicle. Brawn sticks in upside down in his head mode in the middle to help give some more "bulk" to the center of this mode. Overall it looks like a "squished", treaded version of Brawn's vehicle mode. I do love the replacement of the wheels with large triangular black tread details, which really helps make this mode look more unique. The top of the vehicle mode doesn't "stick up" above the body as much as it should, but it generally looks good, with a little flip-up windshield in front of where the Titan Master slots into (the Titan Masters' legs essentially work as a "roof" in this mode). The sides are a bit overly high/large, but not to an extent where it really bothers me. There are two large "nubs" on the front and back of this mode, due to the transformation, which are minor eyesores. The mold detailing in this mode is stellar, with not just the treads and molded-in wheels very well-detailed, but vents, armor "bolts", springs, and the like molded in all over the place. The front also looks like Brawn's vehicle grill, complete with the circular headlights on the side. Unfortunately beyond the treads though, this mold has no paint detailing-- and particularly on the front "grill", it could've used some.
    For the accessory's other vehicle mode, you flip out and around the tread side-pieces, turn the toy upside down, and then flip down the windshield piece and let Brawn ride in Titan Master mode in the center. This is a bit of an unconventional alt mode-- given how skinny it is in one dimension and having no discernable wheels or wings-- but it actually reminds me a lot of those "hoverski"-things Stormtroopers ride in Star Wars. The tread pieces have pegged together, with the tread details essentially removed from this mode and replaced with more armor and circuitry details on the front and back end, with little gun protrusions on the front and back as well. The middle section is comparatively barren in terms of mold detailing, though still servicable. Yet again, though, with the exception of the little bits of tread detailing poking out, there's no paint in this mode.
    The accessory's weapon mode is-- like most other Titan Master sets' weapon modes-- a bit of an afterthought and a "midpoint" between the two main vehicle modes, but in this case it actually works. It's just the 4WD mode with the front tread sections tabbed together like for the "hoverski" mode, but with the rear tread sections left as-is and the peg piece slid out further from the bottom for a larger robot to hold. That said, it's proportioned quite a lot like a gun, and the two little blaster details on the front make it clear it is a shooter.
    The Titan Master Brawn set is one of the best toys from this small size category in the entire Titans Return line. The headsculpt for the Titan Master is solid, and both of the vehicle modes of the accessory are rather unique and look pretty nice. The weapon mode-- although not as individualistic-- still easily looks like a gun, and isn't as much of a stretch as most of the other Titan Master sets' weapon modes. The toy desperately needs some more paint apps, though-- only having them on the treads is just waaay too limited, even keeping in mind the budget.
 

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