I may get one, only to give it the yellow & purple-camo treatment.

 

That was his worst color scheme IMO. It was just over the top gaudy. I mean really? Neon yellow and bright purple?

I may get one, only to give it the yellow & purple-camo treatment.

 

That was his worst color scheme IMO. It was just over the top gaudy. I mean really? Neon yellow and bright purple?

This bot would like to have a word with you....

 

:tflaugh

I got him the other day and I have to say he is awesome. Not the most complicated transformation, but still a very enjoyable one with alot of of pannels that slide and flip. The alt mode is alright, the mine sweeper turret and little features like the opening tailgate, and the flip down headlights add to the play value.

 

The robot mode, JESUS, this guy just looks angry and ready to fight, but still has an eery calm about him. He's very possable, and for a figure that has parts that make up the body he is very solid. Outside of the knees all the parts fit togetter near seemlessly. I wonder though why the cage parts on the inner legs are on a swivel hinge, as aposse to just a hinge?

 

Either way, this is one of the best figures that I bought in a long time. The same way Animated Megatron just has an awesome way about him, so does this figure. My only real grips which are minor is that the sheild doesn't fit well in alt mode and covers up some nice details, and the other is that if the legs(which are well ratcheted) are one click off, the side pannels won't line up right.

 

Minor issues realy, hardly even worth mentioning, but yeah, they realy did a great job on this figure!

A note about the MONZO "12782" markings. That's Monzo's birthday.

From TFArchive.com:

Onslaught sports markings saying "MONZO 12782" in vehicle mode. 12-7-82 is Monzo's birth date.

 

For those who don't know, Monzo is a longtime member of the Transformers fandom who is known as the master of the obscure. Feed him weird Transformers trivia and he is a happy man. He's also one of the two guys behind the Obscure Transformers website.

So why did Hasbro feel the need to reference him? One of Monzo's many hobbies is researching trademark information. He maintains a list of Transformers-related trademarks, and at least once year he submits a list of available trademarks to Hasbro. Presumably, this has resulted in quite a few names previously held by other companies getting reclaimed by Hasbro once they had become available again. So Hasbro apparently thought that a little "Thank you" was in order.

 

Just thought I'd share that bit of information...

Interesting find there, Detective. Must be one of Hasbro's attempts to reach out to the collectors :lol

 

Cadogen, Usually I agree with your reviews..... but not this time. This toy is nice but Powerglide is much more fun and a better value for the calss size. This is nothing more than an oversized deluxe.

 

It's all good man, if we all liked the same bot these reviews would be completely useless.

Why doesn't the review mention how the shield will not stay on the top of the vehicle, and the worst part of all, how his legs won't stay together in bot mode. He would be an awesome toy, but the leg problem knocks off two stars for me, and make him unplayable in bot mode.

 

Just my 2 cents.

Interesting find there, Detective. Must be one of Hasbro's attempts to reach out to the collectors :lol

 

Cadogen, Usually I agree with your reviews..... but not this time. This toy is nice but Powerglide is much more fun and a better value for the calss size. This is nothing more than an oversized deluxe.

 

It's all good man, if we all liked the same bot these reviews would be completely useless.

 

Oh, there's a few more notes than I posted, but those were for other Universe figures. The bio for Acid Storm also has some tributes to Monzo, Sunstreaker's obvious "WE R 84" license plate, as well as Galvy and Silverbolt's "25" stamps. And no one (to my knowledge) has figured out what all the different markings on Powerglide mean, if they mean anything at all!

 

Back on topic, I'll end up getting all three Universe Ultras if I can help it, but I think Onslaught will be the first I get. His G1's RiD repaint, Mega Octane, brought me back into Transformers full time.

Why doesn't the review mention how the shield will not stay on the top of the vehicle, and the worst part of all, how his legs won't stay together in bot mode. He would be an awesome toy, but the leg problem knocks off two stars for me, and make him unplayable in bot mode.

 

Just my 2 cents.

 

I have no problems with the shield in alt mode. On the back of the shield, there is a sliver of a peg below the lightbar hole. This coincides to a slot just behind the spotlight mounted on the front of the turret. Lock the peg into the slot first, then push back to fit the lightbar in place. Hopefully that will change your position. As for the leg problem, I'm not sure what you mean by his legs not staying together? Elaborate, please.

The left leg panel (inside of the leg) does not stay together.

This toy is nice but Powerglide is much more fun and a better value for the calss size. This is nothing more than an oversized deluxe.

While this might be true (I say might because I've yet to get Onslaught in hand), can't that be said of Animated Leader Megatron? Yet everyone gushes over that figure.

A simple transformation on a larger toy =/= a bad figure. If the end result is nice in both modes then it all works out.