Transmutate

Eight years after the character’s fictional debut, Trans-Mutate was given a toy release as part of the Beast Wars 10th Anniversary toyline, split into components included with the first six figures in the line as the Transformers franchise’s first "build-a-figure”. (And only "build-a-figure”, until the release of Cyberverse Maccadam in 2020.) Trans-Mutate’s head came with Waspinator, the torso with Cheetor, the waist and right leg with Rhinox, the left leg with "Tarantulus”, the right arm with Rattrap, and the left arm with Dinobot.All six parts combine into a non-converting figure that stands about a head taller than the Beast Wars Deluxe Class molds with which its components were included. They have no action features and only limited articulation... but the simple fact that such a deliberately non-toyetic character featured in only one episode even got a toy is itself an extraordinary occurrence.According to Ben Yee on Madman Entertainment’s Beast Wars Season 2 DVD commentaries, Hasbro attempted to replicate Trans-Mutate’s sonic scream attacks, first as a spring-loaded projectile, then as a static decoration, before finally abandoning the idea.The plastic in Trans-Mutate’s legs is very rubbery and prone to warping, leaving the toy unable to stand unsupported after a few years.

Beast Wars 10th Anniversary

Hasbro

2006

2022-02-11 19:59:48

2022-02-11 19:59:48