D-16 [Galaxy Version 05-One]

This Blokee of D-16 represents him shortly after getting a Cog, getting his worldview shattered, and bordering on his eventually heel turn into the Megatron we all know. Kinda heavy for a blind boxed model kit, but hey... pretty awesome too. Once again, the Blokees style really fits Transformers One and D-16 looks great. The newer construction style I've been talking about with this series is present and I'm assuming is the new standard going forward.

I can't help but to bring it up so often as it really improves what was already a positive experience. It's always a good time assembling these little bots despite the fingertip pain. No matter how many smaller modular toys you assemble, it'll always hurt. Thankfully this new design negates a little of that pain now that the joints come pre-assembled. It's also super satisfying when the parts click into place. What was always fun now feels a little therapeutic. Put on a little lofi and enjoy yourself.

Once assembled you have a very well done D-16. These little kits don't transform, so there's always that one mouth breather who'll make an Action Master joke. As if Action Masters are a bad thing... and to be frank, these newer designed Blokees really feel like upgraded Action Masters. Many make that comparison with the ReAction Transformers figures, but these feel like they could be sold under the banner. Updated for the modern age with better articulation. All that's missing is an O-Ring, and modern articulation removes the need for those anyway. Galaxy Version is a cool name, but could you imagine if these were called Action Masters? I clearly have.

D-16 looks great, as I said. He's got his fusion cannon and that secondary gun his One design sports. Not Megatron yet, so the details aren't quite as hard. When he swaps out his Cog for Megatronus's though, the look get a little more severe. D-16 is still a good guy here, even if he's on the edge. A nice detail is the carved in Megatronus (he hasn't dubbed them Decepticons yet) symbol on his chest. That little bit of violence inflicted upon him by Sentinel Prime was a good bit of story telling in the movie and I like it's inclusion here. Of course he has the set of open/closed hands and display stand. Though I think D-16 is clearly in a closed first sort of mood at this point. I don't think I've ever had a negative experience with a Blokees and that's the case still with this guy. Great looking, fun build, and overall awesome. What's not to like about that?

Megatron/D-16 [Transformers One/Iacon Race 3-Pack]

Rounding out the Target exclusive Iacon Race 3-Pack is Megatron/D-16. Like the others, Megatron is a retool/repaint of a prior existing One Step Changer from Cyberverse that got a bit of use. The grays are darker, but most noticeably are the new parts for his tank mode. Like Optimus, just a few changed parts easily make the toy look like his new movie counterpart. Pretty neat and the tank honestly looks cool. I wasn't the biggest fan of this mold in Cyberverse after skipping over the first version and getting the Cybertronian tank remold later when I couldn't find Megatron X. The toy was fine, just I had gotten the second One Step Changer Megatron and liked that toy a lot more. So the other one was a little underwhelming personally. A few years later with some cool updates and I'm a bigger fan of it now. I guess the new tank mode really improves it.

As a One Step Changer, Megatron auto-transforms by pushing the purple fin/button on his tank cannon. These are simpler toys where the gimmick is more so the toy than the figure itself. If you can get past that, you're going to enjoy this. If not, then you've already dismissed it. Megatron has simple articulation like the others in this assortment and that just is what it is. Like the others, I enjoy the old school flavor of the toy (outside of the gimmick), so I look past it without a second thought. The chonkiness of this toy is really satisfying and made me want to compare it to various older robot toys. Dorvack maybe. I do wish he had a sword or something, that would top it off nicely. A design element from the Cyberverse toy that I didn't like unfortunately returns here. In robot mode, the tank back end forms a backpack. That in itself isn't bad, but it's pretty loose and moves around much easier than I'd like. If only it would lock into place. It's not only a cosmetic issue, the stability of the robot mode comes into play as it's a part of the spring loaded transformation. Aside from that gripe, the toy is a neat little figure. The tank looks really cool and there's a super robot look to the whole thing. Neat.

Megatron/D-16 [Transformers One/Race Changers]

Included in the Race Changers 2-Pack with Optimus is Megatron, whom also a retooling of an older Bot Shots toy. This time around the tank mode had some extra fire power added on. Megatron is also in a more 'G1'  grey as opposed to the variety of colors on the original Bot Shots toy. As a Bot Shots fan, another version is more than welcome. Like the Optimus Prime he's packed with, Megatron's dice gimmick from Bot Shots has been removed and replaced with a Decepticon symbol. I loved the toys, but never played the game. So this isn't a big deal to me personally. 

I do wonder if there was dedicated players who is pissed off by this? Megatron also comes with a version of the new launcher Optimus comes with. It doesn't work very well either. Like I said with Optimus, I do wish they would have skipped over these in favor of another figure. Part of me wonders if the launchers were intended for Bot Shots in it's run or left overs from some other line. It's hard to imagine a completely brand new part like this being tooled and molded for a one shot store exclusive pack. Though it does give me hope of more Bot Shots making a return in the future. Megatron is a fun little toy and I'm happy to have these little bots back even in such a limited way.