Post by OptiMack Prime on Jul 21, 2008 9:25:29 GMT 7
Me snarl no speak in show but me carry big stick!
this chubby little dinobot is named Snarl. originally concieved to be like an incarnation of G1 Slag but due to a failure in trademark acquisition on the part of hasbro, they had to settle for Snarl instead. this makes my head spin when i refer to him by his appearance's sake's name.
on the show he is part of the Dinobots brought to life by the Allspark key. and though he gets numerous appearances on the show, he rarely has any lines to say. in fact i don't even think he has a voice actor. grimlock steals ALL the glory..
if he did talk though, i figure he'd have a sort of cave-mannish like voice, since he sorta reminds me of the build of Barney Rubble.
Snarl transforms into a robotic Triceratops with a penchant for smashing things. though the stiffness of his two front feet make this nigh impossible to accomplish though. that's only part of the qualms i have about this guy..
ME SNARL ON FIRE! ME SNARL ON FIRE!!!
his thigh/shoulders have pop-out fire... neet.
actually it's a nice gimmick and i noticed that there is the theme and feel of G1 dinobot-ishness that all animated dinobots Must be on fire. and that redeems his other quirk: a tiny, tiny robot mode, both by deluxe standards and by dinobot standards..
give me snarl purse, lady!
in robot mode there is more freedom of movement but this too is limited by the hinges and swivels. i'll give him this though. his wide physique completes his Immovable wall-like character, and Hard as a Rock face attitude. going with that hasbro tradition, a major part of this toy needs to be painted by the buyer: his flame club.
over all:
he's a pretty good deluxe dinobot, but being a voyager would've done him more justice. plus like most fans i would've wanted to see his molten fire club attach on his dino mouth to simulate breathing fire.
7 out of 10
parting shot:
Grimlock always forget to use kitty litter. me snarl hate cleaning robo-poo.
