| 07.18.2018 – The Titans Return tail end releases where mostly retool and repainted characters reusing pre-existing molds that were the basis from the first wave releases. Interesting enough some of these characters is interesting as the toys themselves that kept this toyline going for most that collected hem all.
Decepticon Quake is one of those characters that stood out from the second to the last wave of Deluxe Class assortments for Titans Return. Not because Hasbro has recently announced that Power of the Primes that completes the Prime Wars Trilogy this figure started being included on the clearance isle in Australia. |
For those who just recently caught up with the latest Transformers toys and have been eyeballing on the clearance isles the Titans Return have some few gems out there namely the last few waves before Power of the Prime started appearing in toy racks and shelves early this year.
But you’ll be surprised how different retail stores across Australia treat clearance and if they meant it they really let go of the products to clear out toy shelves for new products as mentioned as the latest Transformers out there. But in comparable to Philippine retail it takes them a year or two to decide and by the time it becomes clearance only the most beat up carded or boxed toys can be considered a clearance.
Most of these toys on clearance are either characters that are not favorites or was kept in one of the retail stores that never got the decent spotlight to be sold immediately that ends up being just a leftover stale food in the fridge. But the ones you see in Australian retail means they really need to go and its interesting how Decepticon Quake didn’t get much adoration until the character became a clearance.
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Titans Master Chasm with Decepticon Quake
The original Quake was a Targetmaster not a Headmaster, but the opportunity to revive the character reusing Hardhead’s body and Furos head with a new face does work for these characters. It takes a new identity from the original mold with new colors that’s based from the original G1 toy.
Released carded in a bubble the art is superb as introduced as a different Transformer in comparison to Hardhead. The colors takes inspiration from past characterization of the Quake from the original G1 toy to his appearance in comicbooks dating back to Marvel UK and to the most recent IDW published series.
Beside the Titan Master partner Quake comes with two weapons as what Hardhead came with when that figure was released in the first wave. What’s entirely new is the face and colors for the figure to represent the character of Quake.
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Robot Mode
Quake like Hardhead does not need any further discussion as the same mold shares the articulation and the aesthetics with the differents of the color pallete applied to the body that makes two different. But not entirely different when it comes to the appearance as what Hasbro is trying to do with this redeco is introduce Quake as a new character by using the Hardhead body. It does looks better than Hardhead if you’re not into collecting the same mold. Quake on the other hand grows on you without knowing this character only exited in the comicbooks. The appearance in robot mode makes this character even better with the dark shades of red and blue with gray in contrast to the bright green cheerful appearance of Hardhead that seemed less of a war robot than Quake.
It would be great if Hasbro or Takara Tomy reproduced the original Targetmasters partner for Quake, but due to using Hardheads body and accessories that would be a challenging design and use for the additional robots in vehicle mode.
Furos-ly Chasm
The Titan Master Chasm is just a complete repaint of Furosm, but with one complete difference is the face backpack that this one carries. The new design and retool for Chasm makes an intimidating face of a Decepticon that certainly makes the Autobots Quake in their boots with this new look.
When transformed into Quake’s head the versatility of the entire figure is impressively intimidating. Chasm is not just the head of Quake but the use of the Titan Master in this toyline adds play value for the characters interactivity.
Tank of Made-Up Model
The fandom claims that Quake’s concept for vehicle mode takes inspiration from being a revived member of the Vehicons from the Beast Machines timeline in one of the comcibook fictions produced by 3H. The familiar colors and where some of the design queues took inspiration in making this character for the Generations toyline.
Even though reusing the same mold from Hardhead this toy has some interesting play value that makes the Titan Master partner more than just part of the bigger robot’s head. Manning the gun turret or driving the tank itself Chasm can be having fun operating all of these and if you have an extra Titan Master figures they can be pegged in some part of the vehicle as well operate the tank itself.
Armed to the teeth the extra rifle can be pegged to the bigger non-firing cannon that rotate and elevates for combat. Quake certainly is a dangerous Decepticon aiming those big guns to a hapless Autobot and it is great for Hasbro reviving this character part of the Wave 4 assortment for the Deluxe Class scale.
Overall Quake rumbles to the grassy areas or concrete pavements where this Decepticon roam. It is a versatile figure in robot mode and lots of play value in vehicle mode. Transformation is not challenging either as the dame process how you turn Hardhead in robot to vehicle mode.
Quake is still unheard of for most who collected that toys an leaving the character in some shelf, but for the fans it’s an added Decepticon army. This Deluxe Class figure is already on clearance in some part of Australia, which original retails for $25.00 AUD now being sold for $10.00 AUD along with the other Titans Return toys.
This was acquired at Big W for $10.00 AUD in Westfield Marion, South Australia (₱ 383.82 PH Pesos | $ 6.51 USD **).
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