![]() It began with the Beast Wars era where robots didn't have to be these symmetrical completely humanoid forms. Push the button on either arm to swing the swords into the hands.Ĭheetor's robot mode is a wonderful example of the very different design direction Hasbro attempted to make in the Beast Machines era.Rotate the front feet around and swing down the thumbs.Push the beast mode head, and push the robot head up. ![]() Straighten out the rear legs and extend the lower ones.Flip out the robot foot pieces from the underside of the rear feet.As you do this, a tab in the back pushes the upper part of the head up a bit so he looks like he's baring his gums/teeth in a snarl. These are mostly centered in the legs, but one interesting one is the head, which can turn side to side. The four feet are also translucent red, the perfect color to go with the rest of the toy.Ĭheetor has seventeen points of articulation in this form. Metallic gold is used for parts of the feet while some metallic silver is sprayed on the face, creating a nice effect in contrast with the translucent red eyes. Dark red and dark brown are used for smaller parts such as the head and rocket pack. What's nice is that they're not in concise patterns, giving it a rather artistic look. All over the arms and legs are metallic blue circuitry patterns. His primary color is a dark, metal flake mustard color, meant to evoke a cheetah's more natural color, but retain the allusion to him being a mechanical life form. On top of the Crystal is a tampographed Autobot symbol.Ĭheetor's color scheme is completely different than the Beast Machines version. Set in translucent red, the crystal is actually a Beast Wars Maximal Spark Crystal. On the top of the beast mode is Cheetor's Spark Crystal. Totally tech details can be found in the form of a rocket pack on his back and his tail, which has a gun barrel and blade at the end. The beast mode head is awesome, incorporating natural feline details such as the teeth and whiskers, but making them mechanical looking. A series of tubes runs along the center of the body down the sides. Smaller details can be found in the form of arious shapes from circles to triangles on the legs and main body. The overall shape is fluid and dynamic, with sharp angles such as those on the upper forward legs and rear lower legs complemented by smooth, rounded parts such as the chest and rear upper legs. Keeping in mind that this toy was developed over five years ago, it is very cool to see just how well the sculpt has held up to the test of time. In fact, for the most part, this is a very tech looking cheetah. However, years after its initial release, it is interesting to note that there is little if any "organic" type detail on the toy. In this case, this toy is a redeco of Beast Machines Night Strike Cheetor.Ĭheetor was originally intended to represent a fully techno-organic cheetah. Night Slash Cheetor is one of those few toys in Universe that retains the same identity as the mold he is based on. Retailers: General (K-Mart, Toys R Us, Wal-Mart, Kay Bee) Fireflight (with Firebot & Thunderwing).
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