Rounding out our galleries of the Combiner Wars Combaticons, we have a look at the member of the team who’s arguably transcended his identity as a Combaticon and become a full-on character in his own right. We are talking about the one and only Swindle!
Swindle is a very nicely done toy. He’s a remold of Protectobot Rook – and he’s one of those remolds where so much has been redone that you can still just about see the original toy in there, it transforms the same way, but ultimately, it looks completely different unless you look really hard for the similarities.
Swindle’s got his classic deco present and correct, and that means a lot of mustard yellow with some purple and black. Unlike Rook, Swindle has proper fists with 5mm sockets in the hands rather than on the front of the gauntlets. Like Rook, he also has ankle tilts, though I found them to be a little less effective in holding poses than Rook. The vehicle mode really shines – it is a proper military jeep, like Generation 1 Swindle, rather than an SUV, like most of the other Swindles to have come along in the intervening years.
This version of Swindle is, simply put, the star of the assortment. He looks great in both modes and is a lot of fun to play with. Extremely well recommended on his own merits, and also as the right leg of Bruticus. Check out his gallery to see if you too share my excitement for this one:
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