(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 Prime Lazerback. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of Prime Lazerback here.)

    Vertebreak's deco job certainly invokes much more of an "animalistic" feel than Lazerback's. Vertebreak's main colors of yellow, orange (both of a pale and a more normal shade), and dark brown very much make him feel like he'd feel comfortable on the savannah-- little wonder his weapon is called the "Hyena Cannon". The two shades of orange complement each other quite well while still each looking distinct enough, and they both contrast against and complement the yellow as well. (If you've been reading my reviews for a while, you know I'm not a big fan of the color yellow, but it works well here given his whole "theme".) The dark brown also works as a darker color against Vertebreak's otherwise light color scheme. What really makes Vertebreak stand out among a shelf-- even a shelf of Predacons-- are all his "tiger stripes". The brown stripes on his legs, as well as the yellow stripes on his face and back, are both excellently done and really help keep one color from being too dominant in any one section. They also just give him a ton of uniqueness, which is always good for a redeco. He's also got a bit of silver paint-- namely on his snout, tail, chest, and robot face, but where it really looks good is on his feet, where there's a nice "spray" on each foot centering around his claws that catches the light just right where you're not sure initially if it's actual paint there or the light reflection. The one color choice on Vertebreak I'm not fond of is that the sides of his main body and his robot head are yellow plastic mixed with a bright "safety" orange. Normally I like the "mixed" plastics prevalent in Beast Hunters, but here the safety orange is just too bright and doesn't complement the yellow well-- it just looks like partially scratched-off paint apps. A straight yellow for those parts would have worked better.
    No mold changes have been made to Vertebreak.
    Vertebreak has an awesome name, but more importantly a supremely unique tiger-striped color scheme with an overall "theme" to his deco that would make him fit in the African savannah. All of the tiger stripe paint apps-- and a few other unique touches like his purple eyes in both modes-- make this a mild recommendation if you like the more "out there" aspects of Beast Hunters. Overall, though, I'd recommend him just SLIGHTLY below Lazerback, due to the ugly yellow/bright orange mixed plastic, plus I just generally think red works on this mold a bit better than yellow.

(Continued from Chapter 20, Deluxe Knock Out)
Vertebreak can't sense much from the murky interior of the Hyperevolution Chamber in which he waits, half-awake, to be reborn. But he knows that he is being moved. The steady flow of information into his mind from the data connections installed by Shockwave ceases first, and then there is a sensation of lightness as the chamber is lifted. He cares little for any of this. All he wants is to be free of the little chamber-- to be free to hint, to fight, and to destroy. He longs to feel the rush of battle. Luckily, he doesn't have long to wait. After a short time in darkness, the chamber opens and Vertebreak smells the familiar air of Cybertron.
(Continued in Chapter 22, Voyager Sharkticon Megatron)

Hyena Cannon:
-Emits a distrubing sonic alarm before firing that can cause some robots to involuntarily flee in terror.
-Missiles deliver circuit-scrambling shocks that cause targets to attack their allies.
-Secondary short-range blast can permanently reduce a target's intelligence.

Strength: 8.0
Intelligence: 2.0
Speed: 3.0
Endurance: 9.0
Rank: 2.0
Courage: 10.0
Fireblast: 6.0
Skill: 4.0

Review by Beastbot

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