I have a terrible illness where I need to own every Rodimus.
Honestly, I had wanted a Shattered Glass version of Rodimus for a while, but they were all very pricey so I sighed and accepted that it wasn’t going to happen. Then this guy became available and I was thrilled! Theeeeeen Power of the Primes also released a Rodimus with SG colors. By then I already had Shadow Ghost preordered and well, can never have too much Rodimus!
This will be a fairly quick review since I already gave my opinions on the mold here so this will focus a bit more on the coloring.
As before, the back shows us all the fun we can have with evil Calidus.
A Waluigi
A 3D rendered Waluigi
This gives stores the option of having the toy stock on its back and still have the product be clear!
The front of the box had a flap so you could take a peak and your new evil friend.
He comes with the same things as his red predecessor, himself, a comic/instructions, a card, a gun, a bow, and an extra head.
I was a little sad to see that this comic he comes with is the same as the original Calidus. But he’s mostly for novelty value, so its fine.
They did change the art on his car to reflect his evil colors.
His stats are higher than Calidus. I guess being evil has its advantages.
Now, I adore Calidus, so I wasn’t expecting Shadow Calidus to disappoint. And he didn’t! His color scheme is less exciting, but the black is broken up with enough silver and purple that it doesn’t get too samey.
Same fairly sleek profile.
Same giant spoiler. His windshield is red because he’s evil.
He has a tiny evil goatee that frame his tiny evil frown.
He also has a tiny evil goatee to frame his tiny evil smirk!
He can do lewd gestures evily.
Turn into an evil car.
I will say, I was only half reading the transformation instructions and I enjoy how intuitive the transformation is. There are probably a few things that should be tighter, but I’m not unhappy with the result!
Back wheels so tiny and hands so visible.
Still a solid car, even if the tiny back wheels give it a silly profile.
Watch out! He has a gun to shoot people who insult his back wheels!
As with Calidus, I think he’s a very solid toy. Is we worth more than Calidus? Uh, no. Honestly, there’s no reason to get this guy unless you are in an alternate dimension where Shadow Ghost Callidus is more available than regular Calidus. Or you, like me, have an obsessive need to have every Rodimus.
