Review – Transformers – Titans Return – Wolfwire (Weirdwolf)

Review – Transformers – Titans Return – Wolfwire (Weirdwolf)

The last entry in the line for Titans Returns Decepticon updates for the G1 Headmasters is Wolfwire.  In G1, Wolfwire was known as Weirdwolf.  There are all sorts of crazy reasons for name changes like this from rights ownership to names being slurs in other languages or even just because Hasbro decided that they don't like the name Weirdwolf anymore. Weirdwolf, Wolfwire, whatever you want to call him, he's definitely the best of the Decepticon ranks here.  He's has nice pose ability in both modes, his weapons are both nice, his transformations is simple yet nicely elegant. The beast mode…
Review – Transformers – Titans Return – Mindwipe

Review – Transformers – Titans Return – Mindwipe

Continuing on with the updated Decepticon Headmasters, today's review cover's Titans Return Mindwipe.  Wave 1 gave us Skullcruncher, the first beast based headmaster, Wave 2 gives us Mindwipe and Weirdwolf.  All of the updated Headmasters figures are very close in design and look to their original G1 counterparts with the exception of Mindwipe.  While Mindwipe captures the essence of the Bat to Robot, he has a very different transformation and much more proportioned look overall. That design change isn't necessarily a bad thing, it's just something that may bother people looking for a really pure "update".  Titans Return Mindwipe is…
Review – Transformers – Titans Return – Skullcruncher (Skullsmasher)

Review – Transformers – Titans Return – Skullcruncher (Skullsmasher)

For the titans Returns line, Hasbro has opted to revisit the Headmasters gimmick of G1.  There are some other nods to the Target Masters and Power Masters, but the actual gimmick is heads that come off and turn into smaller robots that interact with the larger vehicles.  In the original run of Headmasters, there were 7 original toys, Skullcruncher, Mindwipe, Weirdwolf, Chromedome, Hardhead, Highbrow and Brainstorm.  Thankfully, for the updated designs, they dove right in nd gave us all 7, across the first two haves (one figure being a store exclusive).  There are also some other characters who were not…