THEY MADE A BOOTLEG OF A FIGURE THAT DOESN’T EXIST. HOW THE BLOODY CYBERTRONIAN HELL?!

I did a double take when I saw this. I bought it instantly to figure out what he was. For the life of me, I could not figure it out for like a week.

Then I remembered Google and TFWiki are a thing.

He’s a downsized and de-gimmicked One-Step Changer Hound.

Vehicle mode

Oshkosh-kosh-kosh-kosh. That’s the sound he makes going down the street. If you understood that reference, you’re a man of culture.

He’s tightly tabbed together and rolls. He looks like the vehicle he’s supposed to be.

I always struggle writing about vehicle modes and this guy is not making it easy. Moving on.

Transformation

You open him up inside out. He’s not a One-Step anymore because you have to untab his legs, but still easy enough that instructions won’t be needed.

Robot mode

It is decidedly Hound. He really looks and feels like a Legends/Legion class Transformer.

He lacks paint and his head is ugly, but for a KO and Legends size toy, I forgive it.

He has swivels at his shoulders and head. He has ball joints at his hips but they’re pretty much useless. His posablity is really limited, but that’s not unexpected for a figure this size.

Toy or collectible?

For a KO he’s surprisingly made of sturdy plastic. The tolerances feel a bit weird because he’s downsized and simplified from a bigger toy, but I’d feel safe giving this guy to an older child.

As a collectible, his only real charm for an adult collector would be how easily he fills the gap of a figure Hasbro never gave us in the first place.

Closing

For a KO that cost me less than $2, I’m happy with him. He blends in well with other Movie-verse Legends figures. He’s an interesting oddity to have, but not much more aside from that.