Armada Sideswipe w/ Nightbeat [80733/80702]

Jason (21 Jul 2003) - Great looking car mode. Robot mode is so-so. Bad posability. Bad minicon. If you're shooting to collect them all then you know what you have to do, but I wouldn't scower the couch cussions for pennies to buy this toy.

3

Perceptor (2 Apr 2003) - Car mode is OK. I LOVE Autobot symbols w/ white accent WAY more than red only. Sadly it's the toys best feature! I don't like his bot mode mainly cuz his legs are SO gangly/ugly. After TFing NB one wonders, did I miss something? No, it's just that bad!

4

max 21 Jul 2007

if he was red like g1. the minicon is cool but he sholud be red

8

Ferry 16 Mar 2005

Gets an 8 because his car mode is really cool and the hide Mini-Con gimmick is awesome. Robot mode is a bit iffy but still has gool punch/draw gimmic. Nightbeat is a cute Mini-Con. Love bike mode. Oil Slick version is much better though, get that one.

8

craigimus prime 19 Dec 2004

dissapointing looks good in carmode but roins it in robot mode

4

RLRL 5 Jun 2004

It has its flaws, the windscreen poking outside the legs is a liability... Needs missiles!! Fun though!

8

Damolisher 2 Jun 2004

If I were the real Swiper, I'd be getting sedated by Sunstreaker right about now, because I'd be whooping Hasblow for this kick to the balls. Horrible car mode, stumpy robot with a lame Minicon, and I've seen TWIGS with thicker lower halves.

1

MegamanX 7 Feb 2004

Vehicle mode rules with good gimmicks a go-go!!! *ahem* Bot mode does not rule, poor articulation and tiny weapons, and Minicon truly blows, Primus cries for the pain Nightbeat feels, honestly there are no words...

4

ben murphy 30 Jan 2004

Okay looking vehicle, at least they used real windows. Otherwise it is kind of a piece of poo.

3

Transformers Master 25 Jan 2004

I know I know he doesn't look too cool but once yoe play with him you realize he is a great toy.

9

Tristan 26 Dec 2003

Vile minicon, but cool attachment feature. I really like how Sideswipe has his own gun, as not many new TF's do nowadays. Overall I've seen better but am happy to have it in the collection.

6

Outrider 22 Dec 2003

I like motorbike minicons and bots that wear shades. Thats all thats good about this piece of sh!t. A 4-door car as an alt mode?!?!? Wheres the barf bag? Only serves to make the robot mode look better...

1

Unicron -z 3000 6 Dec 2003

Good Vehical Mode! The weopon desighns are a little weak, but most of the car is painted well. The robot mode is a poor one. Doesn't seem to really follow the car desighn the right way. Other than that, it's a cool Transformer to buy.

6

Matrix Dragon 5 Nov 2003

Good looking vehicle mode and storage gimmick for Nightbeat. Robot mode could be a lot better, and the lack of poseability in the legs doesn't help. Worthless mini-con

5

Admiral_brad 17 Oct 2003

Poor design that is both bulky and ugly. Pathetic Minicon.

4

G1Prowl 4 Oct 2003

He was one of my favorites out of G1. I was impressed by his car mode but then when I transformed him I was highly upset by the lack of legs and the minicon didn't score high in my book either

5

FlyingMonkey27 22 Sep 2003

Painful. That's all I have to describe this disaster. Just painful.

2

Armada Seeker 8 Sep 2003

Nice toy. Springs are on a hair trigger and the gun doesn't stay in its holster well.

8

Drontol 19 Aug 2003

I'd only buy it for the minicon because I love the cyclops-like head.

3

Imm 18 Aug 2003

I had to have it to say it... I like it!. I really enjoy his special features, specially the minicon one. Robot mode is another story, he's more as a G1, unfortunatelly its' legs are not good at all, but he has potencial

9

Aluminus Kann 18 Aug 2003

It looks like it was modelled after a 2nd grade drawing.

1

imormo 18 Aug 2003

Ok.. fine you can call me a freak.. but I do like Sideswipe. He's features are well done the Autobot sybol rules, I am not giving away a 10 for him, cause his legs.

9

Galvatron Zero 12 Aug 2003

The most dissapointing Armada figure yet. The toy's only saving grace is it's nice Sedan vehicle mode, but even that could have used some more paint apps. Clumsy kibble-ridden robot mode, and a silly looking Minicon don't are the biggest problems.

4

Hot Rod 8 Aug 2003

This is a sweet armada toy. he is the bomb. his mini c is a cool little guy, aposed to most believing he's the worst yet. He is acurate as the one on the show. He has a awesome transformation.

9

cyclonus the warrior 8 Aug 2003

one of the best looking armada toys in my opinion reminds me of a g1 toy

10

Starscream'n 6 Aug 2003

Looks good as car, mini-con stinks, overall robot mode awkward, but he's still pretty good

7

Han Man the Transfan 29 Jul 2003

Only get him for his car mode, which is very cool! ^_^ I just think his robot mode isnt even worth bothering with.

6

primefan4life 25 Jul 2003

not many armada toys have good articulation and hes one of them. the minycon is cool. i like how sidewipe can hide nightbeat. nightbeat is cute.

10

The Phantasm 16 Jul 2003

Despite the saddle bags on this figure, I really love Sideswipe. He has pretty good posability, has karate chop action, and wears shades! Now NB, OTOH... Yuck. Love the flip-back hiding place for him, though.

8

Tim Lopez 14 Jul 2003

Wait for a sale the only things preventing me from giving him a 1 is the minicon pop up gimmick behind him and the extending hood thing his bot mode and nightbeat's stinks! Wait for a sale

6

Eric 9 Jul 2003

Cool car. I love that NB can fit inside of him and "eject". However... NB in robot mode looks like a bike that was put through a meat grinder. Where are his arms? Oh, they're tires. Super. As for SS's robot mode. What's that between his legs??

3

scourge1785 9 Jul 2003

you peeps are crazy this is a great toy...and its a great tribute to the G1 line. sure the minicon could be better and the windshild could go somewhere eles but the deatail that went into this figure makes it well worth the price.

10

JD 2 Jul 2003

Admit it, his car mode is awsome & the Autobot symbol rocks. You transform him and you say, "What the f@&#$! happened? If you're a true TF fan you know you can't resist getting him anyways. But I warn you prepare to be a little dissappointed!!

6

Galvatron 2 Jul 2003

Sideswipe is a cool armada toy he can powerlink for extra speed.

10

Lord_Galvatron 28 Jun 2003

He get's a Six for this reason: Nightbeat has a great Alt. Mode and I LOVE Sideswipe in Alt. Mode, he'd be great a repaint into a Police car. I like his weapons bit his ROBOT mode STINKS! Nightbeats Robot mode only puncuates this by suc_king more....

6

booger 23 Jun 2003

sideswipe is a horrible toy no design or anything its is possibly the worst armada toy ever it makes pre-school transformers look cool

1

ANDROID 19 Jun 2003

if the vehicle wasn't so cool looking i would have thrown this toy out.

3

Bills 11 Jun 2003

Yuk Thumbs down

1

labarith 11 Jun 2003

What? This guy deserves a 0, I swear. Hasbro's like "Let's show them why they don't want realistic cars" while doing hand gestures to put their RiD Car brothers in a draw while showing you the all new, all poorly made Sideswipe.

1

Kale 6 Jun 2003

Vehicle mode is great, from the waist up iffy, but waist down, that's another story. Best part other than vehicle mode is his face, gives him personality. Minicon: did someone rip Cy-Kill's arms off? No, I'm sorry Cy-Kill, I didn't mean to insult you.

7

g1rules 2 Jun 2003

Whats with the popeye fourarms? I get it. He must have eaten his spinich.

6

whosarahre 23 May 2003

NB is a great idea, but not well executed. SS like NB, in veh mode is very sharp! his gun is of early BW (put together weapons), pieces are too easy to loose. robo mode everything just hangs on him. less than average tfing, i feel sorry for how ugly he is

4

Dasparil 18 May 2003

Some pics would have you believe he's worse than he is. His car mode is kickin', and car mode gimmicks aren't bad. As for his robot mode, his arms aren't bad if you don't extend the hood parts, but the legs are really brutal. Nightbeat truly blows.

5

Erak 5 May 2003

Interesting, but weak Minicon. The car mode is nice, and I love the 'flip-up' motorcycle gimic. The robot mode is probably the weakest armada robo-mode yet, both in looks and articulation.

3

payload11 5 May 2003

Sideswipe is cool! Sweet car mode. The Autobot symbol is done the way all the Symbols should have been done. Looks good in robot mode. Loses a point for poor leg articulation.

9

Robimus Prime 1 May 2003

i think this toy is really good the only thing weridabout him are his legs

10

justin 1 May 2003

he is a little odd in robot mode but I do like his minicon a lot. This one is important to me because the G2 Sideswipe was one of my frist transformers

8

Servant of Unicron 1 May 2003

Now this is a pretty nice piece of work.His mini-con is very imaginative,but his legs are super-fat.no fun there

7

newOrder 28 Apr 2003

Very nice toy, in car mode, love the new look, but suffer from the bot mode, I just keep him in the car mode. a very intresting looking bot.

8

Skelotron 25 Apr 2003

Quote(The Cronic 013)-Can anyone please tell me why he flips out a motorcycle and not a gun? What's he gonna do wheelie you to death!?!:end quote. it's just a simple hidden feature, like hotshots cannon or cyclonus/crumple cannon. it's a bleh toy.

5

NuGundamII 25 Apr 2003

Its more posable than blurr unlike blurr has to much kibble. If only put some joint where the door flaps would rotate 160 degrees give BM Nightscream effect. would have looked better! Or if the door flaps would pop off attach to the arms as sheilds

9

BobaFett123 23 Apr 2003

Excellent car mode! Cheap but cute mini-con. Robot mode is ok, until you get to his legs...terrible, terrible legs. I have grown to like him though.

7

I Got Robbed!! 22 Apr 2003

If I was a kid and got this for Christmas I would wonder about what horrible thing I did that made Santa leave me this worthless piece of blank instead of coal!

2

The Cronic 013 22 Apr 2003

Hey Evilmus I'm gonna let Waspinator beat on mine!!! Only cool thing is that his head looks out the window! Can anyone please tell me why he flips out a motorcycle and not a gun? What's he gonna do wheelie you to death!?!

1

Olsonus Prime 22 Apr 2003

Looks like poop in robot mode. I would rather play with my Gen. 1 guys then this. Bad Armada choice. I agree with Evilmus, save ur money.

2

evilmus prime 22 Apr 2003

I can only hope someone at Hasbro got fired for this!!! When I set him up I'm going to have my 1st wave Cheetor kicking his worthless mini-con filled tail. Save your $10.99!!! EVILMUS PRIME

1

The Ol' Dave 22 Apr 2003

In what part of Cybertron's evolution did the Transformers learn they didn't need knees? Following in fashion with Optimus, Blurr, and Scavenger, this is another Autobot who hardly moves. Nightbeat is just weak with no arms!

3

Throttle 21 Apr 2003

Miserably bulky robot mode, but try picking between this and the Firecons. Really just most of the same complaints as with Hot Shot.

7

RX-78 19 Apr 2003

It's impossible to like (or even approach) this guy without letting his robot mode bash you over the head a few times. Above all, pretty decent.

7

Jizz Wiggit 19 Apr 2003

Rockin' Sideswipe roolz!

10

uni 17 Apr 2003

ugly ugly ugly. I faint when i look at him

1

Tynebomb 17 Apr 2003

One word..... Stupid. The only reason I give it a two is because, 1 the car looks good and 2 I like the flip in the back for Nightbeat. Thats about it, yep it's stupid.

2

Sparkplug 16 Apr 2003

Why do they make all the Autobots so bad and ugly? Wake up, Hasbro!

4

AP 10 Apr 2003

Gorgeous car mode, hokey robot mode. Leave it as a car. Leg hardpoints are useless, gimmicks kinda cheesy. Still, it looks great in the lineup of Armada cars... Nightbeat is cute but doesn't look too great. Wait for a sale.

6

jetconvoy2000 8 Apr 2003

Sideswipe is my favorite transformer yet. Nothing wrong with him, I think the mini-con is sorta cute. All in all, a Terrific buy!

10

The One Called Zorron 6 Apr 2003

Main complaint.. is that the side with the gimmic, looks like the plastic is wearing away if you use it too much.. (which you have to inorder to TF the toy) Doesn't even look like an armada toy. Hope they fix the issue in later releases.

6

jackthemonkey 4 Apr 2003

Finally we have an Armada Transmutate, and his minicon motorcycle with legs. I am ashamed I bought this, but I always think maybe the pictures don't do it justice. they do! this toy stinks. It's as wide as it is long and stupid looking to boot.

2

Blurr 3 Apr 2003

I give him an 8 because of his legs and because his Minicon is the worst yet.

8

Paladin 3 Apr 2003

Not as bad as the online pictures may make it appear. Fair amount of articulation. Worth the $10 price tag, but not much beyond that.

7

Shonka Prime 3 Apr 2003

Not the best Armada toy, but still really cool. Sweet vehicle mode and robot mode. Very nice rendition of the character. Love the detail with the autobot symbol on the hood. Loses a point for leg articulation and another point for his lame minicon.

8

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