When you think of how bloated the 1986 movie's cast was with the numerous Autobots that go down like flies, there are some that are either barely shown or absent entirely. Snarl is no exception, as he barely showed up in the film in addition to how infrequent his appearances can be considering how he easily blends in with the other quadrupedal Dinobots (basically anyone that isn't Grimlock or Swoop). Still, we gotta complete the team, and our Stegosaurus friend is taking the spotlight for today's review!
Here is Snarl in his dino mode. A mechanical stegosaurus, this guy continues the same trend of being a cartoon-accurate sculpt but maintain as much sculpted details as possible. The proportions do make him look a little pudgier than a normal Stego would, but I would honestly be more bothered by the gold plastic contrasting the gold paint considering how butterscotch it looks by comparison. And is does clash poorly with the other colors on the toy. The head does have some nice, blue eyes, but the insignia looks poorly aligned. Articulation is at least good, giving him jaw movement, legs that move front and back and bend where the fore legs and hind legs would. The hind feet are on ball joints.
His sword can be stored in the bottom, which is the first time an SS86 Dinobot has a melee weapon instead of a gun.
He lacks any 3mm ports for the mouth, so you can have him shoot from the 3mm spikes on his tail.
For a size comparison, here he is along with the other Dinobots from the from the line. His head faces the lowest among the others, yet his mass is comparable to the other bipedal Dinobots, which I don't mind. Now we just need Swoop.
Transformation is pretty involved and is much more unique than the likes of Slag and Sludge, due to the front portion becoming the legs while the back becomes the upper body. It also does a great job in not just hiding the front legs but also the head halves. But with that said, the robot mode does at least look up to standard with the rest of the figures we got previously. Snarl's color scheme is the typical gray, red, and black with gold accents here and there. What makes this guy unique are the tail halves on the back of the figure, that being how they aren't the typical Dinobot back kibble that we see with the original trio. They're just as unique as Swoop's wings, and I like how the stego plates remain on the legs and a bit on the back, too. Snarl's also got quite a hefty body in addition, at least for the upper torso. And luckily, the ugly butterscotch plastic isn't as prominent here apart from the feet and the back of his forearms.
His head sculpt is typical for the other Dinobots in terms of the likeness being good and all, but it is a more square version of Sludge's pudgy face, let's be honest. His articulation consists of a ball-jointed neck, shoulders that move front and back, in and out, bicep swivels, double-ish elbows, wrist swivels, a waist swivel, hips that ratchet front and back, in and out, swivel at the thighs, ratchet at the knees, and pivot at the ankles. I kind of wish the lower legs would be a little more spaced out because they'd help make him feel less like they're stuck together when they're close. And he can hold his sword no problem, but much like Legacy Blitzwing's sword, it is made of a flexible material.
For a robot mode size comparison, he is about the same height as the other Dinobros, and seeing the color layout on him next to Sludge further pushes my belief that Snarl really is more interesting than the Brontosaur. So yeah, if you want this guy, I do recommend him, but do keep in mind you'd probably want to paint those butterscotch parts gold like his teammates.
Final ranking: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ out of ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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