Probably why, I think, they gave an explination that the deceptions think Counterpunch is actually infiltrating the autobots as punch, unaware that Punch is the original personality and ultimately the dominant identity of the two.
What i did is when my Cousin came over (who loves transformers) I switched the figure from punch and counterpunch every time he left the room and saw how long i could keep it up for
Seriously, Sideways is just Punch-Counterpunch as a Headmaster (the Armada version anyway) so how Titans Return missed this is beyond me. He and Scorponok are the two headmasters everyone wants but they never turned up (aside from the die cast Zarak head packed with Grotusque)
Punch/CounterPunch is an autobot spy who can disguise himself as a decepticon. Armada Sideways is not an Autobot or decepticon, but a spy sent by Unicron who can disguise himself as a member of either faction.
@@Toon_Lucario Bumblebee: RED ALERT RED ALERT!!!! Jazz: Red Alerts over there. Bee: AN ACTUALLY RED ALERT! Red Alert: I should think about changing my name.
Forget when he has to go back and forth between Megatron and Prime, things *really* get interesting when he has dates with both Arcee *and* Slipstream on the same night!!!
Wow you just gave me a great idea I wasn't going to get this 1 because I have the original g1 so I'll get this 1 to display in autobot or decepticon mode Thanks
The shelf he should go on just depends on your favorite continuity. Budiansky had him as a double agent so long he's got a split personality, one genuinely working with each side. In the original toy commercial he was a Decepticon, in the G1 cartoon he was an Autobot. In Axiom he's a wrestler who wrestles himself, and we don't know what he is in IDW since they have been pushing back releasing his miniseries for three years now and since the universe is ending we probably won't ever get the story.
I liked the Generation 1 version of this guy (yes, they had a Generation 1 Punch/Counterpunch). Looks like this is a relatively worthy reincarnation. Thanks as always for your reviews!
I wish this guy was available in general retail. Ive been wanting a muscle car TF, and the autobot/decepticon gimmick plus the Prima Prime Master made it perfect. Too bad I dont live in the United States.
Yup, I mean it hasnt charged me yet, i just dont want a situation where it ends up being first stock is the only stock and my order gets cancelled even though customer support did say there would be more from another facility. It's already being sold for more than double its price on ebay!
he's an autobot with an hint of a phsycopath; in some micro-continuities, he works as a decepticon spy so that he have an excuse to be around the autobots
This figure looks and feels more like a thrilling 30 generations figure than anything else we've gotten from Hasbro lately, perhaps there had this guy on the back burner for a while
You think that punch counter punch has an identity crisis oh no my friend sideways from transformers armada has that problem because he has no idea what team he should be put on the good guys or the bad guys he has 2 minecons one for the autobots and one for the decepticon now that what I like to call an identity crisis
I find Punch-Counterpunch to be one of the more tragic Autobots. He suffers from split personalities and massive paranoia as a result of having two alternate identities. the counterpunch Identity in the comics actually takes on a life of it's own, to the effect where he blacks out and does not remember what happened when in Counterpunch form, and the paranoia stems from the ever-present fear of being found out to the point where he is absolutely certain the Autobots have been infiltrated and he will be found out and killed.
Solution to the shelf problem: buy another one, and keep one in Punch mode, another in CounterPunch mode. I will definitely be getting this guy, as well as the POTP Nemesis Prime.
I missed out on this one. Thankfully I did order the Amazon WFC exclusive that comes with earth mode Barricade so I'm happy. The colors are a bit different, lighter blue, black rims, and yellow instead of orange. And my order arrived today when it was supposed to come in March, so huzzah for early releases.
It's a shame Barricade in earthrise is only available in a two pack with this guy in WFC, because now you're not likely to review him. I have the figure and I can tell you, it's solid, but it's also just Smokescreen again.
Omg, the re-release has the same shoulder issue. I was wondering why I couldn't get his arms to snap in for vehicle mode! Thanks for the walk-through. When I couldn't get him to transform, I was like "I gotta check emotional before I break this thing."
Combine this figure with a purple and yellow motorcycle and Titans Return and, Presto Chango, Prime Wars SIDEWAYS! just in time for the new Unicron reissue as well!
I had to do that fix with my copy of TFC hydrant. Had to remove the friction pin and flip the joint over. On the plus side, I'm getting more confident in my ability to fix things
Amazon is very irritating. The figure looks great. And I see everyone else getting theirs, but Amazon says mine is delayed because it's out of stock, or hasn't come in yet. Just doesn't seem fair that I still have to wait. That's why I hate it when they make figures exclusives.
Punch was a cool G1 figure. I never had him. I thought the POTP figure have cool features especially having prime masters. I have most of them. Megatronus and Solace for sure and they are sitting in Overlord right now ha ha.
Lets to be honest. I hate this figure. Its very poorly made in my opinion. If you put him to other Deluxe then they are better. For example Swindle or Brawl.
Punch and mirage should team up because they both share the basically same ability Mirage can cloak and make mirages and punchy dude can turn into a decepta chop hehe it’s his mode like he should be called makeshift but sadly the name was taken
