[Transformers] Powerdasher Cromar has a distinctly different flavour from Sixgun

Powerdasher Cromar
Powerdasher Cromar

If you’re a Powerdasher completist, then Cromar is the final figure to round out your collection! Cromar (officially known as ‘Powerdasher Cromar’) is a Deluxe figure that’s a retool of Sixgun. He transforms into a Cybertronian tank/VTOL hovercraft. As a Weaponiser, he can also separate and form weapon parts and accessories for other, larger Transformer figures. As part of the Transformers War for Cybertron: Siege line, he represents a Transformer pre-Earth Mode. He’s also part of the Transformers: Generation Selects line, which means he comes in a nifty brown box rather than the usual packaging.

Thanks for him, Hasbro Singapore!

Powerdasher Cromar
Powerdasher Cromar

Cromar comes packed in robot mode.

Powerdasher Cromar Packaging.
Powerdasher Cromar Packaging. 

Me, personally, I like the brown boxes. They remind me of TFSS (Transformers Subscription Service) days, and give that feeling of exclusivity (which, in a way, is what Cromar is, since he’s part of the Transformers: Generation Selects line).

Powerdasher Cromar Packaging.
Powerdasher Cromar Packaging.

Robot Mode

Powerdasher Cromar Robot Mode
Powerdasher Cromar Robot Mode

Cromar is a retool of Sixgun, with a new head. His chest cannons have a paintjob that emphasises a different aspect of his weaponry, and the silver pops quite abit against his black torso.

Powerdasher Cromar Robot Mode
Powerdasher Cromar Robot Mode

He splits up into the following components:
– MTX-50 Dual-Flank Boost Launcher (upper black body)
– MTX-S2A Guided Missile Launcher” (lower grey body)
– MTX-M2 Anti-Gravity Cannons x 2 (legs)
– MTX-LR Ion-Pulse Blasters x 2 (arms and the long guns attached to them)
– W-5 Gyro Blasters x 2 (small red guns)

Powerdasher Cromar Robot Mode
Powerdasher Cromar Robot Mode

However his default mode positions his arm guns below his forearms (presumably so that he has space to wield other weapons), I prefer him to be holding on to them.

Powerdasher Cromar Robot Mode
Powerdasher Cromar Robot Mode

The two W-5 Gyro Blasters (small red guns), forming the tip of his “backpack guns”, are probably the parts you really need to check every time you play with him – I’m terrified of losing them!

Powerdasher Cromar Robot Mode
Powerdasher Cromar Robot Mode

Wish he could have had a longer neck though.

Powerdasher Cromar Robot Mode
Powerdasher Cromar Robot Mode

He’s quite poseable in robot mode.

Powerdasher Cromar Robot Mode
Powerdasher Cromar Robot Mode

Although it’s difficult to get all his weaponry to point/fire in the same direction (admit it, you wanted to try that too right?).

Powerdasher Cromar Robot Mode
Powerdasher Cromar Robot Mode

Alternate Mode

Powerdasher Cromar Alternate Mode
Powerdasher Cromar Alternate Mode

Cromar transforms into a Cybertronian tank… or VTOL craft. I mean, look at those VTOL engines on his arms! Besides, his fellow Powerdasher Zetar already turns into a tank (albeit a drill tank), so I think we’ve got that base covered.

Powerdasher Cromar Alternate Mode
Powerdasher Cromar Alternate Mode

His cockpit is nifty, but it does raise the question – who would drive him on Cybertron? The Battlemasters and Micromasters definitely won’t fit.

Powerdasher Cromar Alternate Mode
Powerdasher Cromar Alternate Mode

His alternate mode elevates the bulk of his body off the ground, which helps with the illusion that he’s flying.

Powerdasher Cromar Alternate Mode
Powerdasher Cromar Alternate Mode

I like the engine details. They didn’t have to add them, but they did – it contributes to the versimilitude of Cromar’s character.

Powerdasher Cromar Alternate Mode
Powerdasher Cromar Alternate Mode

His alternate mode is definitely Cybertronian though, as was Sixgun’s.

Powerdasher Cromar Alternate Mode
Powerdasher Cromar Alternate Mode

While you can still see his head in his alt mode, it’s nicely tucked away.

Powerdasher Cromar Alternate Mode
Powerdasher Cromar Alternate Mode

Comparisons

Powerdasher Cromar and Sixgun comparisons
Powerdasher Cromar and Sixgun comparisons

(Sorry the pictures are so blur!)

When you put Sixgun and Cromar side by side and look at their different decos, you can truly appreciate the detail that went into the sculpt. Great if you’re a customiser!

Powerdashers - Zetar, Cromar, Aragon
Powerdashers – Zetar, Cromar, Aragon

Cromar’s colour scheme is similar to Aragon, so Zetar stands out more in the team.

Ultra Magnus and the Powerdashers
Ultra Magnus and the Powerdashers

Since Ultra Magnus commanded the Powerdasher team, here he is with the squad!

Ultra Magnus wearing Cromar
Ultra Magnus wearing Cromar

And since Cromar is a Weaponiser, here is Ultra Magnus using all of Cromar’s parts.

Powerdasher Cromar
Powerdasher Cromar

So here’s Cromar for you! Although he may be a retool of Sixgun, he certainly feels very different – not like a component of a massive citybot. He’s got his own feel and flavour, and fits in with the other Weaponis – sorry, Powerdashers.

Cromar will be available at Hobby Ark Toy Store and Robo Robo, as well as major department stores and hobby shops.

Powerdasher Cromar Robot Mode
Powerdasher Cromar Robot Mode

Official Name: Powerdasher Cromar
Alternate Mode: Cybertronian tank/Cybertronian VTOL hovercraft
Size Class: Deluxe Class (Weaponiser)
Subgroup: Powerdashers
Product Line: Transformers War for Cybertron: Siege (Transformers: Generations Selects)
Weapons: 2 x W-5 Gyro Blasters (small red guns) (he splits up into 10 pieces altogether)

Powerdasher Cromar Alternate Mode
Powerdasher Cromar Alternate Mode

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