The features of this figure still are far from being my favorite in the movie’s line-up, but what drew me to it was the excellent paint detailing which brought it closer to his movie appearance than the original did.

Even a year later, the Voyager-class Ironhide figure is still awesome, even if quirky. But Hasbro- convinced by the overwhelming popularity of the movie's toys- listened to the fans, and fixed at least one of those flaws by adding new paint details.

With the Decepticons massing, and Bumblebee unable to move on his own, Mikaela Banes quickly found an abandoned tow truck, and she cleverly chained the disabled Autobot to the back of it to him get out of harm’s way.

Scorponok stalked several soldiers who had escaped the destruction of the SOCCENT-FWD base into the desert until he knew what they were up to. But when they attempted to contact the outside world, he attacked...

Helpless and unwilling to harm humans, Bumblebee was unprepared to deal with S7’s primitive but effective measures as they proceeded to disable and then capture him...

[Updated with a YouTube clip from the movie!]

Like the Deluxe-class Decepticon Dropkick before him, this is another excellent example of a toy being well modeled after the complex CGI character styles from the 2007 film… even though he doesn’t appear in it.

This figure is a Target-exclusive release for the 2007 live-action film. It is a repaint of the original Autobot Armorhide from the “Transformers: Cybertron” line.

This figure is a Target-exclusive release for the 2007 live-action film. It is a repaint of the original Autobot Signal Flare from the “Transformers: Energon” line.

This figure is a Target-exclusive release for the 2007 live-action film. It is a repaint of the original Autobot Strongarm from the “Transformers: Energon” line.

I’d treat it as a repaint even though some of the parts are different. You can live without it if you want to; no big loss.

This toy is one of EVA_Unit_4A's three choices for 'Hottest Must-Have Items' for the 2007 Christmas shopping season!

Dropkick’s robot mode is quite a stand-out from the rest of the movie’s line-up. And like his vehicle mode, he’s got some extra style & character to him that would make even Autobot Jazz envious, despite being a depressed recluse.

I find it rather difficult to think of him as a bad guy. He’s just too- ehh… cute to be a Decepticon!

"Time to Waste"

For me, where he excels most is in robot mode. The aura of the character is clear and well defined. The poseability is also great for a Deluxe-class figure, and the details are sharp.

This figure is a Target-exclusive release for the 2007 live-action film. It is a repaint of the original Autobot Skyblast from the “Transformers: Energon” line.