Vehicle mode is a SUV (sports utility vehicle). This mode is very nice, and, if it wasn't for the small cracks and crevices in the vehicle, it would be of model quality. The detailing is very good, and you can pick out door handles, headlights, etc. There's even a "spare tire rack" molded on the back, and guard rails under the sides! The wheels are also made of rubber, which is always a good "quality" sign. The silver is a very accurate color scheme for an SUV, and the blue-green fade toward the back looks good, too. A nice, hidden feature is available in this mode, too- life up the front hood, and you'll see a nicely-detailed, chrome silver "engine" under it! Very nice! The only major problem I have with this mode is that the X-Brawn robot parts are pretty visible under the transparent plastic windows in this mode. It kind of detracts from the overall "robot in disguise" look in this mode. It could have been easily eliminated by giving X-Brawn tinted or painted windows, too...
    Although X-Brawn's robot mode isn't quite as good as the vehicle mode, it's still pretty nice-looking. Even if the proportions are a bit odd (the main body is unusually small), it definitely gives this 'bot a lot of personality in this mode. My favorite of X-Brawn's unusual quirks is that his left arm is HUGE, consisting of the entire front of the fan mode, while his right arm is puny in comparison, definitely giving X-Brawn a "strong-arm" look to him. His legs are also rather odd-looking- the upper legs are normal-sized, but the lower legs are, again, huge. This would be okay, if it wasn't for the fact that they're largely hollow from the back, and that detracts from the overall look a bit. The feet are also very odd-looking as well, since they're made up of the halves on the spare tire rack from the vehicle mode. X-Brawn's detailing is excellent in this mode, in both ways. Mold-wise, there is tons of robotic detailing on every part that can only be seen in this mode, and there are tons of wires, buttons, and mechanical detailing everywhere. Paint-wise, this mode is nice in detailing, too- especially the chest, which has, besides the nice colors of black, blue-green, and silver, some lime-green coloration, which is used nowhere else on X-Brawn. The robot face is also nicely detailed, with transmetal gold eyes, a small "forehead laser-optic" on one side of the head above one eye, and a nice "gas mask"-like face. There is also a chrome red Autobot symbol on the underside of X-Brawn's left arm; a nice touch. The only major problem I have with this mode is that the car doors, attached to the side of the left arm, get in the way quite a bit, and they don't really move out of the way at all or "appear" to be something, so they are very blatantly extras. Not to mention that, since they're long and thin, they're relatively easily breakable. X-Brawn's van hood on the back is also a blatant extra, but at least it doesn't get in the way much. X-Brawn has two "weapons" in this mode, made from his side guards from the vehicle mode. He has a sword and a laser-gun, either of which can plug into his right fist and be fired (although why X-Brawn would want to fire his own gun off is beyond me). The thing is, because the missile-pieces are so large compared to other missiles, the spring-action is rather weak, and the sword or laser gun don't fire very far. X-Brawn's two projectiles can be stored either on his van-hood on his back (a nice touch), or one can be stored in a small peg on the side of his upper right arm. It comes off a bit too easily in that position, though. X-Brawn can also carry his detachable front bumper (which detachs a bit too easily, I might add) in his left hand, but it doesn't really look like a weapon at all, so I jut leave the bumper attached to the front of the van, myself.
    A very nice transformer in vehicle mode, and a pretty good one in robot mode, too, with a lot of personality. He has a few rather blatant extras in robot mode, however, which is the only thing keeping him from getting into my "Must Buy" category (9.0 or above).

Review by Beastbot

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