Sunday, February 4, 2024

Transformers Earthspark - TWITCH!

Transformers Earthspark - Cyber-Combiner - Terran Twitch - Hasbro 2023

Transformers: Earthspark is a 2022 CGI-animated series on Paramount+. It has an interesting new concept following a group of new Transformers called the Terrans that are "born" on Earth in an unformed primordial state. They imprint on their surroundings, developing their appearance, gender, personality, and alternate mode based on their experiences. Two young siblings, Mo and Robby Malto, meet and bond with some of these Terrans in rural Pennsylvania. Twitch is the token female Terran who bonded with Robby and transforms into a drone. She has a great design and I love the fact that her vehicle mode is so modern. The boom boxes, microscopes, and camera modes of my youth were in desperate need of a modern upgrade. These new Cyber-Combiner sets pair a Transformers with one of the Malto kids in a Cyber-Suit that can combine, as the name implies. This is Twitch's third figure and she has  Warrior Class and Tacticon figures out this year. Let's check out Terran Twitch below!
























Twitch's shoulder rotors can be rotated down or up.





Here is Twitch with her pack-mate, Robby Malto in his cyber-suit.




The figures can be combined and the roles of the upper or lower portions of that form can be swapped.
My photo showing Robby as the head and arms didn't come out so I grabbed a screenshot from the official solicit video.




I think it's fun that each character has a unique combiner head hidden in their torso.





And here is Twitch with Mo Malto from the other Cyber Combiner pack.




I like the idea of the two female figures making their own combiner (plus I wanted to make sure figures from different packs could still connect - they can). Here are the combination variations for these two:

























Here is Twitch's drone form.













Time for some Group and Comparison Pics!


Here are my three Twitch figures so far: Deluxe Class, One-Step-Changer, and Cyber-Combiner.






Cheers!





2 comments:

  1. I really like the twitch character, although I think for most the deluxe figure is going to be the figure to go to (unless you're a completionist). Make sure to grab the jungle mission 3 pack Airazor as well. The head sculpt looks great on that one.

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    1. That airazor is top of my Transformers "must have" list currently. The single release listing keeps appearing and disappearing on Amazon and Target (but never actually for sale yet). I check daily. And yeah, the Deluxe Twitch will likely be the best when all the figures are released. But when it comes to supporting a new character like this, I am a completist. (I have about 30 windblades to prove it)

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