Transformers War for Cybertron Kingdom Warpath review

Warpath was one of my favorite additions to the first wave of Autobots. He was brash, confident and transformed into a tank, which completely fit his personality.

With so many of the Autobots alt modes simply being functional, it was nice to add one who could pack an offensive punch while transformed. He also had some memorable moments in the cartoon and that never hurts.

Let’s take a look at Warpath and see if he’s ready to deliver the boom to the Decepticons or crush my expectations under his tread.

Packaging: Warpath is part of the Kingdom branding so he’s got the larger artwork package presentation showing both his bot and alt modes. I’m a big fan of the art style of this series.

The other side features a collage of the main Autobots and Decepticons from War for Cybertron Earthrise. It looks a bit smaller on the deluxe box, but you get the idea.

Over towards the rear packaging, we get a shot of the figure in both modes.

Likeness:  Warpath had one of the cooler looking head sculpts. Maybe it’s the subtle Snake Eyes mask nod covering his mouth?

I’ve always liked Warpath’s robot mode as it smartly incorporates his alt mode without making him look too clunky. He looks like he could handle himself even if he’s outnumbered. The plating gives that sturdy armored appearance and the tank treads on the forearms and feet helps convey his toughness.

Alt Mode: Warpath is pretty easy to figure out with his alt mode — he’s a tank. Besides the brick red color scheme, he makes for a very convincing tank. The turret.

Now that we’ve seen a Megatron HISS Tank hybrid with Cobra, we’ve gotta get a Warpath/Steeler’s MOBAT combo, right?

Transformation: Warpath is more complex to transform than some of the other figures clocking in at 26 steps. Despite the additional steps, Warpath’s transformation came together smoothly and wasn’t too crazy to follow with the instructions.

Scale:  Although a Minibot in the G1 series, Warpath was scaled larger and taller in the cartoon.

That makes sense considering he was a tank and all.

Warpath is in a unique scale as he’s still shorter than the standard size Autobots like Jazz and Sideswipe yet taller than the Minibots Huffer and Cliffjumper.

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Paint: Warpath’s paintjob is clean. While the package makes it look like Warpath is cast in a far too bright shade of red, he’s actually done in a far more appropriate brick red. It’s a subtle difference that makes all the difference in preventing Warpath from looking like a cheap toy.

The bone white makes for a good contrast to break up all the red.

As usual, I wish the blue of his eyes were painted bright blue so he didn’t have that dead look when the light doesn’t hit him just right.

Articulation: Warpath moves well and with the additional support from his tank tread feet, he’s got enough of a steady base to handle one legged stances.

Warpath has:

• neck
• bicep
• ball-jointed shoulders
• elbows
• wrists
• wrist hinge
• torso
• waist
• hips
• thighs
• knees (double-jointed)
• ankles

Accessories:  Warpath doesn’t need a smaller blaster considering his midsection is a tank turret.

Rather than just chalking that up and calling it a night, Hasbro set up so the front portion of his tank form could be used a shield. That’s clever utilization of parts and coming up with a way to give a character that doesn’t typically have accessories a little something.

Worth it?  I picked up Warpath for $19.99. That’s a reasonable price for a Deluxe Class figure with a quality sculpting and terrific alt mode.

Rating: 9.5 out of 10

Warpath is another fun addition to the line and his turret setup makes him a visually unique looking member of the Autobots. I really wish the eyes would light up better.

Where to get it?  The best way to find Warpath now is through online retailers like Amazon or Big Bad Toy Store.