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Blackjack's review: Overcast

Name: Overcast
Alligeance: Decepticon
Series: Movie Deluxe
Transformation: MiG-29 jet

Unusually brilliant, Ovecast has always tended to avoid the other Decepticons, preferring instead to work in solitude on customized weapons systems he installs on his own body. He travels the Galaxy inflicting his inventions on the unsuspecting, and now he has come to Earth to see how they measure up against the triumphant Autobots. Obscured behind a cloud generated by his inbuilt weather-makers, he drops nannite bombs capable of corroding and destroying even the most advanced machines.

Overcast is among the repaints released in the Movie 'Allspark power' series. He's a predominantly black repaint of Dreadwing with a few gray and neon green thrown in for details. I think the name of Overcast is first used for a repaint of Engeron Jetfire, so it is a pretty recently used name.

Now let's get into details on Overcast. He is, first and foremost, a jet. Specifically, the Russian MiG-29 Fulcrum. If I am not mistaken, this is one of G1 Blitzwing's alternate modes. Everybody (well, at least me) wants three Decepticon jets. I have two Voyager Starscreams (the original and the G1 repaint) at home, but getting a third 'Thundercrackerized' version is just too boring. Besides, I wanted to see what this mold can do, considering I missed Dreadwing.

ALTERNATE MODE
Overcast's alternate mode, the jet, actually resembles the F15 that the G1 seeker jets use. Tell you what -- if the Dropkick mold is a homage to the Insecticons, this guy has a mold referencing the Seekers, and a bit of Armada Thrust in robot mode.

There is an action feature here. Place the missiles on the two back engines. This represents engine flames. Press the button and... you know the rest. BLAM! The rear silver things split and the (neon green) missiles fire.

I never get tired of stressing the amount of detail that was given to the Movie molds. Overcast is no exception, obviously. I can't help but notice and observe the tiny details: panels on the wings, the little cockpit and control panel, the undercarriage... All for a non-entity like Overcast!

Overcast has a large bomb, which seem ready to be dropped on the Autobots. It is mounted on his bottom (it is his legs actually) which has teeny tiny wheels. Cute, but doesn't roll well.

His tech specs proves some imaginative role play, his character being similar to Wheeljack (a tinkerer) and Animated Lockdown (a loner who strives for better weaponry). Oh, and he has cloud-generating abilities - a first!

Display-wise, Overcast is best kept in this mode. The black colouring, spliced with neon green and some gray, is great. But anyway, get ready for the...

ROBOT MODE
The robot mode is goofy to say shortly. Ovecast stands as tall as the average Deluxe toy. Actually I never thought that Overcast could stand properly from the photos, but I was proven wrong. Although a bit top-heavy, Overcast balances beautifully on his two stubby legs.

The appearance resembles the G1 Seekers perfectly. From the position of the wings, the conehead-to-the-back head, the shoulder things, the cockpit in the chest… (okay, so technically it is a faux cockpit, but anyhow…)

Overcast has some baby blue colouring present in robot mode, but kept to a minimum, only on the joints to represent the Allspark power that infused Overcast. The jet engines form the large hands, which resembles Armada Thrust in some way. However, this large hands prevents posing somewhat. The triggers are still there though.

Overcast has a circular thing in his stomach, under the the fake cockpit. Swindle, Payload and Wreckage all have action features based on the circle on the chest, but Overcast does not.

The head is similar to Dreadwing. Still a lens head. Although many people hate Dreadwing/Swindle/Payload’s lens heads, I think it is fine, as they are all low-ranking drones or drone commanders (a sentient Transformer among legions of cannon fodder drones, a bit like the Insecticons), so it is fine.

The lens head is the primary factor in making him look like a dummy, and goofy. Unlike Swindle or Payload, Overcast has two ‘bunny teeth’ in neon green under the lens, making him look more like a joke than a fierce Seeker jet, which is a shame as the body is very fierce and streamlined.

Overall, though, a nice robot mode, and very cool bar the head.

TRANSFORMATION: 8/10 Excellently done, especially in hiding robot kibble in vehicle mode. However, the two tiny pieces of Automorph in the head are annoying.
DURABILITY: 9/10 Overcast, like most of the Movie figures, can withstand large falls without breaking.
FUN: X/10 Depends how you treat him as cannon fodder, or whether you treat him as ‘Skywarp’ like me.
PRICE: 9/10 A Deluxe class figure always has a great price.
OVERALL: 8/10 Great job, but could do better as the repaint virtually has no difference with the original Dreadwing (I saw it at my friend’s) other than colours. Play-wise though it is great.