Don’t scratch the paint.

Knock Out was a breakout character in the Prime series. I didn’t actually watch that much of the show but based on stuff I’ve read online, Knock Out is considered one of the best things to come out of Prime.

I got Knock Out here really cheap at RM20 ($5) and I thought he was complete. Unfortunately, the seller didn’t realise he was missing his crotch piece. Oh well, at that price I’m not gonna complain.

Robot mode

Knock Out is looking good in robot mode. His proportions aren’t completely screen accurate but I’ll give him a pass.

He’s got a fairly unique design for a car-former, a head sculpt oozing with personality and a lot of posing options. Seriously, he’s only missing a waist joint and proper ankle tilts.

Knock Out is armed with a double-ended spear, prong thing that is molded nicely but is completely devoid of paint. Knock Out is delightfully posable enough to wield his spear double handed.

Vehicle mode

This is where things get a bit dicey.

Knock Out had really nice paint in the cartoon and it was a source of a lot of pride for the character. The great paint scheme was… lost in translation somewhat. Almost all the yellow detailing is gone, the fade looks much less well done and there’s not much extra painted detail elsewhere. The back lights I can forgive but the back window? Come on!

The car itself is good though. Knock Out compacts down quite a bit in car mode. The inside of the car is packed in tight. Despite that, there’s no clearance issues on the bottom and Knock Out can roll just fine.

He can also peg in his spear on the side for some car jousting I guess? Looks a bit dumb but at least you won’t lose his weapon.

Closing

Knock Out is a good Transformer held back by a weak paint job. While his robot mode looks great his car mode looks mediocre at best.

I can tell you to give Knock Out a shot but just know.

The paint is really disappointing.