Tiny punishment.

And here he is! The rejuvenated bad cop himself!

Your sacrifice was necessary but will be mourned oh sweet Machine Boy prince.

But you can’t make an omelette without cracking some eggs!

Let’s take a good, hard look at this pocket iteration of Barricade.

Vehicle mode

Barricade is a police car! With four rolling wheels and a nicely painted siren. His paint is kinda plain otherwise but at this size I’m not fussing about it.

It’s a great vehicle mode and has no glaring flaws like some other Legends figures that came out at the same time. Nice job!

Transformation

Barricade has a very simple and effective transformation. It’s very similar to the Movie 2007 Deluxe Barricade but of course simplified. And that transformation brings us to…

Robot mode

Barricade in robot mode! Wow, he’s looking pretty great! He looks as close to the robot shown in the movie as you can at this size. The proportions are pretty much spot on even though the details aren’t all there.

For articulation, he’s great for a Legends figure. Barricade can point his head down, he’s got ball-jointed shoulders, ball-jointed hips, bending knees and ball-jointed feet. That’s a lot of joints for a guy this size!

Honestly, the only downside I can think of on this guy is he balances pretty weird. This is due to his permanently bent knees. Also, maybe due to the amateur “surgery” I did on him.

Toy or collectible?

As usual mainline Legends are better suited for kids. Barricade has two good modes, a simple transformation and is easy on the wallet. This mold has been released in a bunch of different colours and sets. It’d be a good gift to get a kid of pretty much any age.

Adult collectors would probably not be too fussed to track down little Barricade here. But guys who like smaller Transformers will be sure to get a kick out of him.

Closing

Barricade here is a good Legends Class Transformer. While it’s not a high bar, he’s up there at the top with Ironhide as one of the best Legends figures to come out of the first Movie toyline.

I recommend him to kids and adult collectors alike! Small Transformers like this have a charm all of their own.