Phil's
Universe Legends Jazz
and
Reveal The Shield Legends Prowl
Review
New Mould ! Typical white and black colour scheme - only major difference is the solid arms are all white. He's even got the car doors on his back if fixed swept straight back. Ball jointed shoulders & hips, plus a joint on the shoulders as part of the TF to fold the arms back. Knees bend as do ankles.
TF: fold up the chest piece to become the bonnet. Fold the feet in, bring the legs together and fold the lower legs up over the upper legs to become the back of the car. Fold the arms into place as the doors and the rear wheels.
The toy is G1 Jazz in car mode, if a little longer than you'd expect for the size due to non retracting/folding body parts. Good toy.
Reveal The Shield Legends Prowl
Prowl's only previous Legend was of his Animated Version. Looking at the Reveal The Shield legend, it's obvious that it's meant to be the 1984 Generation 1 Prowl. What's less obvious is if it's a retool of Universe Legends Jazz. At first glance they look *VERY* similar, with the straight back door wings and the Transformation even down to the shape of the chest and the positioning of the screws. But looking closely almost every part is different. The only pieces that MIGHT be unaltered are the wheels and the inner shoulder joints linking the body and the arms which end in the shoulder's ball joint. In the end I have to conclude that, like Bumblebee and Cliffjumper, while having many differences Universe 2 Jazz & RTS Prowl are essentially the same toy. The rear wheels move location on this design ending up on the arms and we get more articulated heels but that's it as regards functional changes.
Repaints: Bluestreak and Smokescreen are the obvious choices.
Jazz was a Universe Legends Wave 2 toy.
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