Welcome to Kimia Room 113.Combiner Wars overview Part one, Legends class

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Don't call it a comeback! 
No seriously don't.

So a week or so ago I picked up the final bits of what I wanted to finish off  for my Combiner Wars selection and after looking at my check list I realised I've got an example of every mold in the line, well almost, so why not do a quick talk about my experiences with the line?

I skipped a few here and there but mostly characters I already had or remolds of Generations figures I had no interest in. I've not got anything from Unite Warriors, I said I was done with Combiner Wars, not Unite Warriors and anything from the TFCC as I don't and probably wont own any of those.
Anything that's in a box set I can't really talk about either as I haven't picked up any of those.

So where do I start? Well let's go with the easiest (and smallest) the Legends class guys. 
So for new Legends molds we got, 

- Bombshell
- Powerglide/Viper
- Blackjack/Rodimus
- Groove/Wreck Gar
- Buzzsaw
- Shockwave

Ok right off the bat I didn't get Buzzsaw, I'm not interested in getting a third Soundwave with a third set of minions. If I was going to talk about this mold I'd wait until I was doing a Titans Return overview as I'm sure they'll do some form of Autobot bird that I'll get for Blaster C'mon Sundor!).
 
Legends class, for a long time, has been where all of the little awesome surprises come from and this run did not break that trend. 
Most of those guys also have a third mode as well but with mixed results.

More than 50% leg.

Look at that list up there, only one mold (that I got any way) isn't great and that's Groove/Wreck gar. I've got Groove he's a decent little figure and if he wasn't surrounded by the rest of the awesome Legends figures he'd be better, he's basically made worse by the quality of the rest of the Legends. 
He's aaalllll legs but it's not awful, not by a long shot just when you have all of these great figures being just "good" makes you the worst of the group.
I'm passing on Wreck Gar as I own 8 Junkions already, I don't feel the urge to add another, unless he was really cheap of course.
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"Blackjack comes with weird axe that isn't a sword hilt accessory!"

Blackjack/Rodimus is an awesome little figure, more Blackjack than Rod though (I skipped him, seems weird him being a tiny guy) . 
He does suffer a little since his armour mode is just the car with it's spoiler plugged in a different way. That's a disappointing option but the rest of the figure pulls him up. Having all of that articulation topped off with a great looking face makes you forget his "chest mode".
At some point I'm hoping to add the G2 version to my collection because you know neon colours are XXTREME!

Read my Blackjack review HERE
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Doesn't need his mind control abilities to make you love him.

​Bombshell is a really fun figure, he's a weird one though. He has various parts that make it seem like he should have a gun mode, handles and the gun barrels in his fists, but nothing in the instructions or press material show one. You can fan mode it easy enough but nothing official. It's the weirdest thing. 
Ignoring that he's a great little figure and it makes me wish I has a Skrapnel to go with him. Hopefully Hasbro will do a Legends Kickback to go with them.
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Logic dictated that I didn't use "Are all dead" here.

Shockwave. 
This was a massive nostalgia kick for me, (long story short I watched revenge of Bruticus a LOT  as a kid) partnered with Bruticus (MAH BOY!)  Shockwave becomes a jetpack ummm yeah.... No he becomes a gun. A gun for Bruticus to be all "pew pew pew!".  There are some issues with that but more on that later because they certainly aren't caused by Shockwave. 
He's a great figure but I really want a larger Shockwave. He 's imposing enough as a little guy, imagine what a voyager scaled guy could be like....
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"Crashing through the sky, comes the fearful cry! COBRA! And Powerglide!"

Powerglide comes close to taking the top spot, he's a great example of the Legends play pattern, robot, vehicle and weapon that any of the other CW figures can use. Unfortunetly he gets pipped of the top spot by his remold, Viper. Take the awesome Powerglide mold and slap Cobra symbols on him and you cannot get better! I hate the fact I only have one, this guy should be troop built and I've only got one!? Shame on you Hasbro for not putting him in more waves! Hell Wave 6 would've been perfect for more Vipers and you didn't do it?! You gave us more Warpaths?
AAAH!
I should count my blessings though I have one, there are people out there who didn't get one at all. 




By and large the Legends were good, it filled in some essential mini bot slots that where empty and gave us some nice surprises to. 
The Legends class guys are almost always great and Combiner Wars continues this trend. 

So what about the Deluxe offerings? Well you'll have to wait to find out.

Check back next time to find out what I think.
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​Stu "Darkageis" Murray is a founding member of The Old Oilhouse, a lifelong transformers nut and collector of Sentai and Kamen rider in most of it's forms.

He sometimes takes epic trips and tells tales of these sagas often. 
When not watching people in spandex fight each other he paints miniatures, go HERE to take a look

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