Dinobot Striker (Universe)
Beast ModeRobot Mode
Allegiance: Autobot
Size: Deluxe
Difficulty of Transformation: Hard
Color Scheme: Foilage green, blackish brown, light foilage green, flat muddy tan, light red, and some white, black, silver, greenish gold, sky blue, flat aqua blue, and dull yellow
Rating: 8.4

(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 Beast Machines Dinobot Striker. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of Beast Machines Dinobot Striker here.)

    This time around, Striker has probably the most sensible color scheme of his three incarnations (minus the energon radiation, of course). The reptilian green and brown- with some greenish gold highlights on the "underbelly"- go together very well. In beast mode, he looks very realistic (again, minus the energon radiation). In robot mode, these colors still come together very nicely, and he has no short of paint or mold detailing anywhere on his body. His energon radiation, as per usual, looks absolutely brilliant- it's done in a line along his back in irregular splotches and jagged lines. There's some silver on the front couple of plates, then black on the interior of the actual back "skin", then a line of bright red, than silver, then another line of bright red. Plus, he has some splothces of bright red on his stegosaurus face. Absolutely brilliant- looks almost like burn marks, in fact. My only complaint is that it's not really visible in robot mode, but it's obvious it was made for the beast mode anyways.
    No mold changes have been made to Striker.
    There's nothing bad at all about Striker's color scheme this time around, and in fact, it's probably my favorite color scheme out of his three different paint jobs, if for nothing else than that spectacular energon radiation paint job. Recommended.


Dinobot Striker Bio:
FUNCTION: Ground Combat Specialist
MOTTO: "I strike fast and I strike hard."
Striker is a frontline one-robot wrecking crew. When called into battle, he uses the inherent strength contained within his lumbering form to strike methodically and deliberately. His hide is constructed of specially treated poly-alloy armor, and plates across his back serve as secondary energy receptors. These plates on his spinal assembly can collect and store electrical energy and can be discharged at any opponent located within a 500 meter radius. This energy can also be channeled and used as a short range attack, fusing a target's circuits. His tail can be used to cause low level earthquakes near his immediate vicinity. In robot mode, the grappling rocket assembly in his tail can be used to penetrate most armor plating. Rumored to be a missing member of the first generation of Dinobots, Striker had, in fact, been abducted by the monster planet, Unicron, in his bid to regain dominion over the universe.
Strength: 9.0
Intelligence: 8.3
Speed: 4.0
Endurance: 8.7
Rank: 9.0
Courage: 8.4
Fireblast: 8.2
Skill: 8.5

Review by Beastbot

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