Happy go lucky street thug.

It’s kinda funny that this guy looks more like an Autobot than the Autobot he’s a repaint of. A bright red and blue motorcycle? Sounds like an Autobot to me!

But that’s not the case it seems. This guy is a Decepticon. He’s a happy and cheerful one though. Apparently, Reverb here is just an asshat who likes causing mayhem in general.

Vehicle mode

Like I said earlier, Reverb is a red and blue motorcycle. A bright red and blue motorcycle. It’s not an ugly paintjob but it’s so bright. Also, there’s a lot of paint here. He’s got painted decals, pinstripes, headlights and even painted rims. Nice.

One thing weird about this mold is that there’s no kickstand. He stays up on two wheels just fine though. Both wheels roll well but trying to roll a toy motorcycle always ends up with it on it’s side. Oh yeah, a neat touch is that you can move the front wheel of the motorcycle. So you can “steer” Reverb.

Also, I don’t know if this was intentional or not but Reverb scales well with Human Alliance figures. The human figures can ride quite comfortably on him.

Transformation

The transformation is pretty smart and isn’t needlessly complex. The only problem is the sides of the motorcycle on his legs keep wanting to pop off. It’s pretty annoying.

Robot mode

I can’t be the only one who thinks this mold in these colours look like Deadpool right? Reverb looks striking in robot mode because of his bright colours. There’s a lot of paint and detail here for a figure this size. Reverb’s also one of those Bayformers that can blend in pretty well with Generations figures since he’s not overly busy/messy looking.

Reverb’s got a nice amount of articulation. His head is on a ball joint. His arms have ball joints at his shoulders and elbows. His legs have ball joints at his hips and knees. Lastly, his feet can go forward and backward.

Toy or collectible?

I would say Reverb is both. Reverb’s a Transformer with two great modes and a pretty straightforward transformation. He’d make a great toy for kids 10 years old and above.

Reverb isn’t that expensive since he’s not sought after by collectors. Knock Out seems to be more liked than this repaint. I dunno man, I like the bright colours on Reverb just fine. It’s up to you which deco you prefer. This mold is just great though.

Closing

Reverb is actually a great Transformer. He’s not as good as the best of the Bayverse Scouts but he is great. He’s a far sight better than what’s considered a Scout nowadays though.

PS: Alternate kibble arrangement.