>>10950247While I don't have too many issues with Chromia other than her hands and blades, I can understand why some may be upset over her looking too manly, though in this case I blame that more on the choice of the mold rather than the 'artistic vision' behind her. At least she makes for a fun motorcycle, and the pink, teal and blue look nice.
Really can't say much good about Cheetor, whcih is a shame - I'm one of the few people who actually LIKED his Beast Machines design, and this version just fails to do it justice in both forms. The lack of ankles really hurts his posability factor, and it's weird that the one character who needed it the most ended up not having them at all (also, why does he have boxy robotic feet instead of proper cheetah paws like all of his previous toys? There shouldn't be ANYTHING blatantly robotoic on a Beast Machines era Maximal). The pegs on his arms hinder his articulation in both modes, too, and I have no idea why they exist; given the very simple nature of Cheetor's transformation, I have no idea how they bungled him this badly. Did someone at Hasbro forget that animals actually MOVE their limbs?
So of the three, Shockwave is the clear winner. He's the one I keep picking up and transforming, and he just LOOKS cool from pretty much every angle; I also like that he's a bit beefier than his Siege version, and along with that big gun, makes him look like he's ready to start kicking fenders and taking names. If you had to get just one of these guys, Shockwave is the one I'd recommend.
