Transformers Vintage Beast Wars Cheetor Action Figure

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A redeco of War for Cybertron: Kingdom Cheetor, Legacy "Autobot Nightprowler" transforms from a robot reminiscent of his unreleased Universe figure into a snow leopard. Nightprowler's tail can detach to become a whip, similar to Cheetor's Transmetal toy. In beast mode, his jaw can open and close to adorably change his expression. Nightprowler has an Autobot logo on his forehead, as his unreleased toy was originally intended to be an Autobot. Though most early artwork for Beast Machines character designs were very different from the final product, Cheetor's design seems to have changed very little, with only the green being downplayed in his color scheme. Cheetor figure comes with 2 blaster accessories and converts from cheetah to robot mode in 9 steps.

A tiny statuette of Metals Cheetor on a rectangular stand was available with candy, alongside other Metals characters. [4]This move list presumes the player is facing right; when facing left, reverse the left and right inputs. Robot Mode As with all Transmetal 2 toys, he features a spark crystal, a small, clear-colored ball with a vacuum-metalized faction logo inside. Cheetor's spark is placed on his left hind leg. Transmetal Cheetor's torso panel hinges went through several iterations during development. The resin hardcopy prototype started off with the panels' hinges being on the inside of the hinges connected to the torso. The second iteration in the test shot phase swapped this orientation, having the outer hinges be on the panel and the inner hinge be connected to the torso. By the final point of development, the hinges were kept the same as the second iteration, but were reinforced at the base to prevent breakages. [11] Coincidentally, some test shot copies of the toy were molded in colors similar to that of the Armada Cheetor retool which was released six years later.

This figure was retooled into Shadow Panther, and then redecoed into Legacy Nightprowler. The mold's robot and beast mode legs were also reused on the Hasbro PulseCon-exclusive War for Cybertron Trilogy " Covert Agent Ravage". This eccentricity didn't affect his effectiveness as a spy, however. Cloaking himself in shadows and in illusions created by his holographic emitter, he executed his missions with grace and precision. On the rare occasions when he encountered opposition, he used a neuro-weapon to paralyze his foes. His sole weakness, which he shared with his idol, was his optic sensors' inability to adjust to bright light. Beast Wars Sourcebook #3 Beast Wars: Uprising Accessories: 2 sets of alternate hands, 1 "tail blaster", 1 Energon crystal, 2 blast effect accessories The war continued as Optimus Primal led the Children of Primus against the forces of Unicron across the multiverse, but the conflict eventually took a toll on Cheetor and the others. Contaminated by constant exposure to Unicron's corrosive essence, Cheetor was afflicted with the nanotech " Unicron virus", which worsened with time. To keep from descending into madness or deactivation, Cheetor was rebuilt and purified by Primal's Matrix of Purification. Beast Wars 10th Anniversary Optimus Primal profile Like a bolt of greased lightning, Cheetor strikes fast and strikes hard. Quiet and confident with incredible reflexes, he is equally efficient when battling in robot mode or in his artificially enhanced organic earth form. Cheetor constantly stalks the jungle in search of Predacon enemies, daring them to challenge him and his laser-powered quasar cannon.

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Cheetor would later receive another upgrade from Megatron's cloning experiments, becoming a Transmetal 2. With this, he gained even more power and speed, but at the cost of bestial urges that he had to learn to control. With his new missile launcher and leap-thruster, Cheetor stirred fear in the Predacons he fought against. Transmetals 2 Cheetor bio Sadly, this release has no individual-identification code on the bag, requiring you to use the feel-through-the-bag method or just buy blind and hope.