Like all the early Neo toys Dead End has a trap mode.. Face the toy towards you. Lay it down on the side on the right. Press the trigger sticking out the top of the beast and the side pops off mimicking a land mine !
TF: Pop the side off the toy. Again take look at where things are before you start. Take a photo even ! Closest to you the robot leg is bent behind the robot's back, the arm is folded in front of the robot with the forearm at right angles along the front of the robot's chest. Towards the back the arm is folded back and runs the length of the robot's back straight, while the legs is bent forward and bent at the knee up the robot's front. Clear ? Detach the tentacles and set aside as the weapon. Pull the robot out and back from the shell straightening the connection to the rear arm. Fold the closer arm forward onto the side. Bend the beast head back. Straighten the legs into position. Fold the beast head under the body of the robot, then up it's back over the top and onto the robot's chest. Bring the arm with the launcher on it round so the spark on the launcher faces forward. Fold the launcher and the shell connector on opposite shoulders out so they're resting on the shoulder pointing outwards and as far away from the body as possible. Reconnect the removed shell half and place the weapon in his hand.
Resulting robot suffers from beast kibble in a huge way with half the shell hanging off each arm. But because they're both round they look OK - and even remind me of Micronaut's Microtron. The beast head provides nice chest armour, while the tentacles give a decent weapon - it's only here you spot the twin barrels lurking within them. Head is a bit egg shaped with squid tentacles up the sides. Articulations: Ball joints at neck, shoulders, elbow, hips, knees and ankles. The arms are a little hard to fiddle with as the shell halves get in the way but both are removable.
Overall: Decent basic. A odd choice for a TF - like some other Neo beasts but it works well.
There's no existing repaint or US release of this toy.