Bluestreak is the Generation One Autobot gunner who appeared in the first set of Transformers released in 1984. A talkative warrior with past trauma, Bluestreak is also one of the fastest Autobot that transforms into a car. Bluestreak has always shared the same mould as Prowl, the Autobots’ strategist, and Smokescreen, their diversion tactician. Don’t ask me how I know all of this without checking Wikipedia. I just know. Personally, Bluestreak was always my favourite Autobot, although I always had a soft spot for Jazz. I just relate to Bluestreak. Often forgotten, he’s one of the best fighters the Autobots have and always unsure of himself. He makes jokes, no one ever laughs at. How can you not love the guy, especially when he fights against Laserbeak?

You can tell that Hasbro and Takara are trying to appeal to older collectors by making Bluestreak as close as possible as the original G1 toy. First, he is grey, not blue. His legs and arms are red. The front of his hood is black, and the head is very similar to his classic look. His gunner shoulder cannons attach to him.

Bluestreak’s sculpt is superb. While his head appears a bit small, as is often the case with Transformers, his figure is dynamic and heroic. I enjoy his classic form with the wings on his back. I always prefer Transformers that use all parts of their alternative modes instead of those that hide an inner robot inside an armour that often ends up as a bulky backpack on their back. Bluestreak is the kind of Transformer that I like. All parts of his in car mode are reused in robot mode.

There is minimal paint application on Bluestreak. There is some of the wings of his helmet and the front of his chest. The plastic has a slight silver finish. The transparent plastic on his hood is painted black. The layers are thick enough to hide the transparent plastic beneath and resist peeling off after being rubbed and touched often.

This is a deluxe class Transformer. It fits in with other Transformers War for Cybertron toys. This scale is incompatible with older Transformers Classics toys as the car alternative mode is too narrow and small. In robot mode, he will look good with these action figures. Next to current Transformers such as the Studio Series Hot Rod, Bluestreak is slightly shorter which is good.

Bluestreak’s has a back hinge on his heels that allows him to stand up without having the sidewheels making him roll off. His soles are flat, so he is very stable. If you want to pose him with doing a karate kick, he’ll balance easily.

I love the articulations on Bluestreak. He’s very easy to put him in various action poses. I enjoy how his arms, legs, and hips can move in various ways. He even has bicep and thigh curls. His head has the least articulations. Bluestreak’s transformation is self-evident but how one store his thighs inside of his feet and cabin is problematic. It is difficult and because of the fragility of the transparent plastic, be careful when applying pressure to store these thighs.

Bluestreak comes with his gun and two shoulder cannons. He can store them on his roof in car mode or on the front hood. They cannot be stored within the action figure in car mode. The cannons can attach to his gun.

The package is gorgeous with painted artwork featuring Bluestreak and technocyber imagery on the box and the back. Unfortunately, the artist is not credited. Bluestreak is stored within a plastic case within a window. He comes in robot mode within the box.