Here we have Trypticon in his city form, which is more of a battle platform more than anything, really. It spreads out, it has ramps, and in the center is Full-Tilt's alt mode. We'll get to him in a moment, but as far as being a battle platform is concerned, it's at least able to resemble a station whereas something like Star Convoy looks like a dead robot whose legs are replaced with some base. Trypticon could use a few extra guns beyond the ones that point upwards, but I find he could use something to cover the holes in his toes. Those purple clips near what will be the robot hips are clips meant to connect him with Leader Class figures from Titans Return as well as fellow TR figure Fortress Maximus and Siege Omega Supreme. All in all, it's bigger than the G1 toy and does a good job at giving off a huge playset-like scale.
Transforming him in his mobile station mostly means keeping what will be the legs compact and pointing the cannons forward. It rolls decently well with some wheels at the bottom, though Hasbro labeled this as a spaceship or the Nemesis. That wouldn't be a reach if it weren't for the shape not matching the actual Nemesis (aka the figure we got in Legacy Evolution), the lore making sense only for the Aligned continuity, and this not really resembling much of a space ship beyond the winglets. That and there is a hole that goes through the middle section, but the more I look at the clear green plastic, the more I wonder if this spaceship thing was meant to go further as something Brunt could pilot like a Titan Master would ride its transtector.
Takara made a bonus mode where the tail opened up to form a new beast head while the dino.legs become the front legs and the cannons become.rhe hind legs. While modes like these usually come off like the toy designers trying to come up with any extra modes they possibly could to make their product seemingly do more than necessary (looking at you, Japanese G1 Transformers and early Sentai mecha), there is at least some credence to those being intended; the tail has no other reason to open beyond potentially hunting at being another beast head with the "eyes" and how close it is to the robot legs.
And then we get to the proper dino mode, which means bending the tail so he can stand upright, hinging the head forward before rotating the base where it hinges, uncurling the arms, and bringing the cannons back. The resulting robot mode is not only massive as all Titans should be, but the sculpt work is outright impressive. In the current era we're in where figures lose greebling, the rich detailing makes this figure almost makes the stickers feel redundant, though they are at least used better than on later some Titans Return/Power of the Primes figures where they either clash badly with the chrome foil on certain spaces (cough POTP Elita-1's wings) or tend to be poorly applied in the factory. In fact, this continues the tradition of separate sticker sheets being used for the Titans before Siege Omega Supreme retired the practice, and it's arguably more satisfying doing this on a bigger toy than what the factory workers dealt with. As for the articulation, his head can look up and down as well as open somewhat, shoulders rotate, move in and out, bend at the elbow, hinge at the wrists, and open at two points for the claws. The hips, which on my copy had the spring issue resolved given earlier copies suffered from breakage issues, can move front and back as well as in amd out, bend at the knees, ane pivot at the ankles. Using Titan Master Necro lets us re-enact a neat feature for this toy: eating the small robots!
His stomach can be opened up after removing Full-Tilt and his base, allowing you to access the Titan Masters after they were swallowed by the giant Transformer.
Because it would make no sense for Trypticon's entire head to use any sort of compatibility with the line, Necro instead serves as a more accessible button after attaching him behind his head...
...which reveals a cannon hidden underneath the orange (horn). You can still access it without the smaller robot, but it's easier the intended way.
Before we wrap things up, let's take a look at Full-Tilt's vehicle mode. It's solid purple with black in the gun and wheels, and there is very little to break up the former, but at least the shape of this cruiser is not as frumpy as the old toy. The snap-on wheels on a toy released with an expensive set sucks, but you have some nubs for the Titan Masters to stand on.
As usual, Necro can sit comfortably inside and blend in too much with all that purple. Seriously, plenty of Titan Masters were severely limited in color break-up that the ones we got since Earthrise are thankfully painted somewhat.
For a comparison with the partner we got 2 years later, here he is with Siege Brunt. The shades of purple are not the same between the two, and they are obviously differently functional toys, but on the bright side, Full-Tilt was always a Transformer and was actually playable in the PS2 Japanese G1 game as mid as it was.
Transformation is pretty standard, with the legs flipping down and the arms shifting in place before the back panel flips back so the Titan Master can go in place. The resulting robot mode is slightly less purple due to the chest and head adding an extra bit of color, and I guess the same goes for the midriff. The bot mode feels closer to a mass-produced, military drone version of Beachcomber with all of the personality sucked out, though with the tires on the arms and legs, he at least isn't entirely just a purple guy. Honestly, I'm hating on a guy who is mostly just a bonus from the whole set rather than the main focus, so Full-Tilt does what he needs to do at the end of the day.
Head sculpt is the standard visor & mouthplate combo we've seen numerous times in G1, only in purple. At least it's visually sharper than his old toy wished it could be. Articulation consists of ball joints at the shoulders and neck, swivels at the biceps and thighs, and hinges at the elbows and knees.
For a size comparison with Brunt, we can see a bit of duality for Trypticon's small partners. One is a normal Transformer yet is pretty generic-looking and overall insignificant beyond who he's partnered with, and the other is more unique in terms of design yet uses a robot mode clearly taken from the Centurion Drones. Either way, I have Brunt reunited with Full-Tilt before I could even get my hands on T30 Metroplex despite having Siege Six-Gun and Kingdom Slammer.
The best part is that you can technically make Brunt compatible with Full-Tilt as a Weaponizer, even with there being fewer 5mm ports than on the average WFC Trilogy figure. It's not perfect, but it is at least possible.
The sole repaint we have is a more cartoon-accurate version of Trypticon, meaning the grey is closer to black, the green that's either opaque or clear is now a vibrant teal, and the purple is closer to a pinkish shade. I've seen some fans repurpose him as Gigastorm from Beast Wars II with the aid of an add-on piece representing the horn. If my Ross stores had this, I would have gotten him and reviewed him instead of the TR version.
For anyone wanting to pair him with Omega Supreme in honor of the War for Cybertron game, here you go. I know they both got third party versions that are actually based on the game, but I doubt Hasbro would ever make their own with how shite Gamer Edition was. I would easily prefer they focus on the other AOE Dinobots after Grimlock. But as for Trypticon, I love him the most out of any Titan we got before and after him. Sure, it's easy to be biased when you're into kaiju, but he not only manages to look awesome in general, but he also represents a one-of-a-kind aspect we don't get with the other titans where his robot mode is the beast, and I wish I could see that more often beyond the cassettes and RID15 Underbite. Whether you get the TR or AOTP version, he is the real epitome of dino-might. If you can get one Titan, make it this one, even if you don't plan to pair him with anyone else.
Final ranking: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ and a half out of ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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