TransformersTransformers Generations Mayhem Deluxe Groove Action Figure

One G1 figure that was left out of the lineup was Groove. What a shame it was too. It seems like Hasbro made the choice of not creating the gigantic motorcycle for the Protectobots, instead going with the new character Rook. Instead, they made Groove a much smaller, more inscale Legends class figure. That did not sit right with a lot of people, since Groove was one of Defensor's legs way back in 1986 when the Combiners first appeared.While we were getting a tiny version of Groove here in the US in 2015, in Japan, they were getting a really great version of Groove. Finally in 2016 the US got their Groove with some strange release methods.In a strange turn of events, the back of the packaging says Protectobot Groove is a part of the Sky Reign team. Umm, his name is "Protectobot" Groove. What are they thinking? Of course he is a part of Defensor and the Protectobot team. Crazy I tell you. At least they show him as the correct appendage.Straight off, Groove looks great. He is well detailed, and has lots of good paint apps. White, gold and silver make up most of his coloring with touches of black here and there.He comes with THREE guns. He has two blasters, equipped with police lights on the top. He also comes with the hand/foot gun that has the dual gatling guns.From the back, you can see he is definitely a motorcycle. There is a bit of a backpack back there. As we have seen many times before, there is not really a great place to hide a motorcycle's front wheel.Transforming him is about as easy as the rest of the Combiner Wars figures. They are all pretty straight forward. Groove looks great in bike mode. He is about the same size as Wreck-Gar, so while he is out of scale with the rest of the vehicles, it allows another robot to ride him.I cannot get over how cool the guns are. The red lights are the best. At the bottom, the gun handles are clear, so they are probably not supposed to be there when in bike mode. They would have blended in better with the bike without the handles sticking down there. I think that is a Tomy touch that carried back to the US and the Hasbro team.There is a lot going on here at the front of the bike. This could have just been a sticker or a splash of silver paint, but this is a Tomy motorcycle, so there is a painted light, with clear plastic over it. He has a blue windshield, and clear red lights on the side. These are such fantastic fine details.As with most of the appendages for the Combiners, there is not a lot of parts to move to go from vehicle to body part. The legs are generally the easiest of all. As with the others, Groove can become either an arm or a leg. He was a leg back in the day, so a leg he will be again.Finally Defensor can be put together the right way. Rook has been omitted from the line-up. First Aid moved from the right leg, to the left arm, and Groove took his rightful place as the right leg. All is right with the world.

possibly my favorite of the CW figures but that could be the "new toy" talking, plus that I didn't have to pay the ridiculous prices some people are charging for this little guy!if you've been collecting the CW or UW figures you know what to expect, very posable, updated articulation over the original (ie, it's not a brick!) and with a simple but successful transformation scheme, he is supposed to be a leg so he's quite big for a motorcycle in alt mode but that actually works quite nicely for one thing, he can be ridden (kinda) by other figures. Especially wonderful is (to me) with arcee.This figure is currently hard to track down at retail prices, I hope that this changes soon because he's a great figure but $40 for a $16 figure? Nope.

great toy for your defensor set of protectobots. do not pay more than msrp. check for stock often. amazon has it off and on. i am so glad i didn't have to pay scalper prices. happy hunting for this toy :)

I managed to get this at the 18 buck price this past week. nice toy, not as much detail as the other CW figures in my opinion. Love the Blue and Red plastic on it the best. I got three....one to open, one to keep in the box, and one......just because (referencing: SNL Star Wars commercial, if you haven't seen it). I'm glad I got 3. One is bent up pretty good. Need to complete Defensor like the original

Very glad that hasbro keeps releasing the combiner war limbs that Takara remolds or creates altogether. Groove is awesome. It may be a point of contention for some fans that a motorcycle is the same size as a helicopter, but I always found it amusing. Amd groove looks great as Defensor's leg! Still holding out for Takara Blast Off.

My son turned 5 and loves Rescue Bots but has many so I decided to purchase him a transformer that is more difficult to transform and could grow with him. He loves Groove but the windshield part of the motorcycle broke off and he was really upset and now he doesn't play with it because it doesn't look like a motorcycle when it transforms.

This figure has great value for money and I can now form defensor

I was fortunate enough to purchase this bad boy before it sold out!!! I have not opened the toy and plan on leaving it sealed in its package.Aesthetically, this was a great mold for groove and is a much better addition to Defensor if you plan on using him as such. Other than that, I can't say much else since I won't be opening the toy.