Title:
Downshift
Description:
Downshift (Combat Class, 2004)
Takara ID number: SC-19
Takara release date: July 15, 2004
Accessories: Spoiler, missile launcher, missile, rifle
Known designers: Eric Siebenaler (Hasbro)
Downshift transforms into a white sports car with a red-and-green striped rally deco as a homage to Wheeljack from Generation One. Additionally, his robot mode has Wheeljack’s head, a simulated car roof on his chest, and even the "Lancia” grill-feet. He has a pair of clear-plastic guns, one a spring-loaded missile launcher, one non-firing. These can be hand-held or attached to Downshift in various ways in both modes. He can also form the top or bottom half of any silver or bronze "Powerlinx” combiner.
Unfortunately, due to Downshift’s chest being underneath his vehicle mode, the red paint on his Autobot insignia is usually one of the first paint applications to be worn off from play. Good luck trying to find one loose on the aftermarket with a fully painted insignia!
For his Takara Super Link "Wheeljack” release, the pale-olive plastic of his robot parts was replaced with a medium silver.
Downshift was first released as part of the final wave of "normal” Energon black-backed cards, a shipment that appears to have been very brief, mostly showing up in Kohl’s department stores and Canada. This naturally caused a panic. He was later released in much greater numbers in the "The Powerlinx Battles” packaging.
Downshift was later redecoed as BotCon 2010’s Decepticon Slice.
Takara ID number: SC-19
Takara release date: July 15, 2004
Accessories: Spoiler, missile launcher, missile, rifle
Known designers: Eric Siebenaler (Hasbro)
Downshift transforms into a white sports car with a red-and-green striped rally deco as a homage to Wheeljack from Generation One. Additionally, his robot mode has Wheeljack’s head, a simulated car roof on his chest, and even the "Lancia” grill-feet. He has a pair of clear-plastic guns, one a spring-loaded missile launcher, one non-firing. These can be hand-held or attached to Downshift in various ways in both modes. He can also form the top or bottom half of any silver or bronze "Powerlinx” combiner.
Unfortunately, due to Downshift’s chest being underneath his vehicle mode, the red paint on his Autobot insignia is usually one of the first paint applications to be worn off from play. Good luck trying to find one loose on the aftermarket with a fully painted insignia!
For his Takara Super Link "Wheeljack” release, the pale-olive plastic of his robot parts was replaced with a medium silver.
Downshift was first released as part of the final wave of "normal” Energon black-backed cards, a shipment that appears to have been very brief, mostly showing up in Kohl’s department stores and Canada. This naturally caused a panic. He was later released in much greater numbers in the "The Powerlinx Battles” packaging.
Downshift was later redecoed as BotCon 2010’s Decepticon Slice.
Theme:
Energon
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
2004
Date Added:
2022-11-05 20:03:21