Night Viper (Transformers - Beast Machines) Review

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Night Viper (Transformers - Beast Machines) Review

Night Viper
Transformers - Beast Machines (Hasbro)As far as the BEAST MACHINES line goes;there is a fine line between mediocrity and genius.Luckily,NIGHT VIPER is part of the latter.In all honesty,this figure's only detriment is its size.Being a basic,NIGHT VIPER has only two action features;one for each mode.His beast mode has a fang strike attack activated by a button on the cobra head.The bot mode has a scythe built into his right arm.
Having a serpentine alternate mode presents some design challenges;especially since between HASBRO and TAKARA they have only designed two snake transformers with very different transformations.NIGHT VIPER has a simplistic transformation that belies the complexity of the character's design.The chest of the cobra unfurls into the arms whle the beast head folds over to the back revealing a very snake-like robot head,and finally the tail pushes through the waist area to become the legs.
Retailing for 5.99 when it was availiable in stores,the secondary market prices are usually pretty good,often ranging between retail and 15 dollars.
I own this figure and can personally say that this is a figure that has aged well,and still holds it's own against modern TRANSFORMER figures.I did dock this figure a few points for the aforementioned size issue,though honestly this was a problem with all of the BEAST MACHINES basic sized figures;kinda scary when you realize RATTRAP is one of the largest MAXIMALS outside of CHEETOR,NIGHTSCREAM,and OPTIMUS PRIMAL.If you can find him by all means pick it up.He is defintiely worth the money.
As far as score goes,by FIGURE REALM'S scoring I give him a 4.75,however I give him a personal 5.