Autobot Ratchet (Universe)
Vehicle ModeRobot Mode
Allegiance: Autobot
Size: Deluxe
Difficulty of Transformation: Medium
Color Scheme: Red, milky light gray, white, black, charcoal black, clear plastic, and some gold-yellow, chrome silver, silver, blue, and metallic bronze
Rating: 8.6

(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 the original X-Brawn. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of the original X-Brawn here.)

    Ratchet's color scheme is that of an Emergency SUV, although there's no real emergency equipment to be found on him, considering that the mold was originally made for your average residential SUV. He's got the phrase "Emergency Rescue" plastered on him here and there, along with some other paint apps, which look especially nice in his robot mode. That bronze and black just go together amazingly well. However, the red- which is spraypainted on just one side of the plastic- looks awful in robot mode because of this, and is also a bit too flat for my tastes. It's by no means a bad color- it just was applied badly. In his vehicle mode, Ratchet also has a ladder, a siren, and a fire hose "tattoed" on his roof- and although it's an extra paint app, it's entirely two-dimensional, and just looks odd.
    No mold changes have been made to Autobot Ratchet.
    Although Autobot Ratchet may have been good on the drawing board, this mold simply wasn't made to be a rescue vehicle (the 2-D siren, hose, and ladder being a sign of this). Some of his colors go together really well in robot mode, but overall, I'd have to rate him slightly below that of the original X-Brawn, since X-Brawn just managed to pull of his simpler color scheme better.


Autobot Ratchet Bio:
MOTTO: "All life is precious."
Autobot Ratchet tirelessly serves the Autobot cause; putting his versatile and unequaled medical skills to work as both a battlefield medic and doctor. He has devoted his career to the preservation of life in all its forms, and is selfless in protecting humans from the destruction often caused as a result of the Autobot / Decepticon war. Autobot Ratchet puts every fiber of his being into his job; extending his skills to make sure his fellow Autobots are kept as mentally healthy as possible. As a 4WD Rescue Vehicle, Autobot Rachet can travel over the roughest terrain and reach speeds up to 140 mph. He is an incredibly skilled and well-versed doctor, often limited more by time and possible lack of materials more than anything else. In battle, he's armed with an arc-welder blaster as well as a battle mace, which also can provide a small-localized force field shielding its user for brief durations. Autobot Ratchet often pushes himself to the point of physical exhaustion in performing his duties. He's usually so caught up in the healing of others, that he neglects his own maintenance.
Strength: 5.0
Intelligence: 8.0
Speed: 4.0
Endurance: 7.0
Rank: 8.0
Courage: 9.0
Fireblast: 4.0
Skill: 10.0

Review by Beastbot

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