![]() ![]() The problems with him lie mostly in his articulation. More so it speaks to the strength of the other two that he’s weaker. Now, that doesn’t mean he’s a bad figure. In starting with Leader-1, I’m starting with the weakest of the bunch. Let’s start out with the head good guy: Eagle Robo, or Leader-1. They come packaged in robot mode, so if you don’t give a crap about their alt-modes, you can immediately start playing with them without fiddling with any transformations. There’s a vibrant quality to them, with eye-catching colors and a general air of excitement. You get a view of the robot mode on one side and the alt-mode on the other. They’re individually tailored and the design work is very strong. I don’t usually talk about the packaging, but I really like the boxes here. It’s impossible for me to look at “Battle Robo” and not see just plain “Tank.” So I’ll more than likely be referring to them by their GoBot names for the most part. Now, the storyline for Machine Robo and GoBots differed in many ways, and the names were obviously altered, just like the original transforming toys that would become Transformers were altered in numerous ways. Unfortunately, there seems to be a delay on Bike Robo (Cy-Kill for you GoBot fans), so we’re just going to be dealing with figures two, three, and four of the line. There were initially four figures put up for preorder. I am now knee-deep in Machine Robo figures and the future looks bright indeed. Not only was it happening, but it happened, and what happened is happening, if you can dig it. I was at the cusp of giving up hope, having been burned before by prototypes that never came to fruition. Could it be that these underdog transforming robots were going to get the respect due them? Time passed and nothing came of the announcement. Their prototypes were a legitimate shock, showcasing not just one or two, but a whole barrelful of figures. ![]()
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