Probably the stupidest Transformer you would’ve ever played with.

But for some reason I love him.

Vehicle mode

Drift turns into a Bugatti. A samurai that turns into a French car. So in robot mode he never surrenders but in vehicle mode he turns tail and books it?

If he is booking it, he’s booking it in style. For a toy geared towards younger kids, he looks great in vehicle mode. The Bugatti looks good.

The detail is all there and he’s painted pretty well for a Transformer released after 2011. Also, he’s functional. All four wheels roll and he can go fast.

Transformation

Drift has a pretty simple transformation since he’s meant for the younger set. That said it’s a unique transformation and I can’t say I’ve seen one like it before. Most of the car sides folds into his legs. The rest folds up on his back.

Robot mode

I said earlier that most of the car turns into legs right? I was not joking Drift has legs for days man. Disproportionate is a word that comes to mind here. The kibble on the back isn’t good but it’s definitely not the worst I’ve seen.

That said the molded detail is actually quite plentiful on Drift. The paint apps are less generous but give him enough colour to look interesting.

In terms of posability… yeah. It’s pretty obvious it wasn’t a priority for Drift here. He has universal hips and a knee bend but everything above the waist is tied into his gimmick.

Gimmicks

The gimmick. The “Power Attack”. The “Sword Slash”.

This was the priority.

This is the reason for the birth of this Drift.

Grip those long legs and hold onto his torso or back kibble.

Give him a twist.

And the “Sword Slash” is unleashed.

He raises his arms and two swords come out to annihilate anything in their way.

A neat touch is Drift’s head also moves in tandem with his arms and swords. It wasn’t necessary, but adds some extra flair to the “Sword Slash”.

Now this gimmick cost Drift decent proportions and posability. So it’s a great thing that the gimmick is really fun to play with. It also works very smoothly, unlike certain other gimmick driven figures.

Click here to see a video of it in action!

Toy or collectible?

Definitely a toy. He’s cheap, simple to transform and is fun to play with. But most importantly…

He has the power of the “Sword Slash”.

I’d recommend him wholeheartedly to a kid age 7 or above.

And I enjoyed him, so other man-children like me will probably enjoy him as well.

Closing

Power Attackers are not for everyone. But I really enjoy Power Attackers Drift. He’s a neat throwback to the earlier Unicron Trilogy figures that prioritised gimmicks before literally everything else.

Give him a shot if that sounds like something up your alley!