Title:
Bruticus Robot Mode
Description:
Bruticus (Deluxe Class, 2001)
Accessories: Tail-flail
Part of the second wave of Robots in Disguise Deluxes, Bruticus transforms into a "technorganic" Cerberus, a mythical three-headed dog. His robot mode continues the motif, with three different dog-shaped faces on his head; the back of the head hides his Predacon spark crystal. His beast mode hind legs, which end up on his robot mode back, can unfold into a second pair of arms, each one brandishing a (non-removable) melee weapon. His triple tail becomes a flail weapon for robot mode, gripped somewhat precariously in his right "hand”. He has a flip-up chestplate that reveals... nothing in particular.Bruticus’s mold was originally developed to be a Maximal for the Beast Machines toyline. When that series was cut short, apparently the toy had made it far enough into the development process to continue, if in a slightly-reduced capacity. As all second-year Beast Machines toys had spark-crystal-activated gimmicks, he was clearly meant to have something, but this function was apparently abandoned. It has been suggested, due to the shoulder design of the figure, the gimmick would have involved some kind of lunging attack with the two side heads (the ones that turn into the main robot arms) in beast mode when the center head was pressed down. If this was the case, then it’s possible the flip-up chest was meant to reveal moving parts when the gimmick was activated.
Accessories: Tail-flail
Part of the second wave of Robots in Disguise Deluxes, Bruticus transforms into a "technorganic" Cerberus, a mythical three-headed dog. His robot mode continues the motif, with three different dog-shaped faces on his head; the back of the head hides his Predacon spark crystal. His beast mode hind legs, which end up on his robot mode back, can unfold into a second pair of arms, each one brandishing a (non-removable) melee weapon. His triple tail becomes a flail weapon for robot mode, gripped somewhat precariously in his right "hand”. He has a flip-up chestplate that reveals... nothing in particular.Bruticus’s mold was originally developed to be a Maximal for the Beast Machines toyline. When that series was cut short, apparently the toy had made it far enough into the development process to continue, if in a slightly-reduced capacity. As all second-year Beast Machines toys had spark-crystal-activated gimmicks, he was clearly meant to have something, but this function was apparently abandoned. It has been suggested, due to the shoulder design of the figure, the gimmick would have involved some kind of lunging attack with the two side heads (the ones that turn into the main robot arms) in beast mode when the center head was pressed down. If this was the case, then it’s possible the flip-up chest was meant to reveal moving parts when the gimmick was activated.
Theme:
Robots In Disguise RID
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
2001
Country:
United States
Series:
Robots In Disguise RID
Date Added:
2022-05-14 16:44:02
Automatic Estimated Date:
2024-01-25
Date Added:
2022-05-14 16:44:02
