Blokees Transformers Classic Class Sentinel Prime & Blitzwing review

Another set of Champion Class figures this soon after reviewing Bumblebee and Megatron from Dark of the Moon?! Well, those came out around the time 2025 ended, and I needed to catch up on any Yolopark and Blokees stuff I hadn't gotten yet, so it was either wait and fall behind or get the stuff I want ASAP. Anyways, the attention towards Dark of the Moon continues with our favorite traitor, Sentinel Prime. We already reviewed his Leader Class toy from over a decade ago, and I find it holds up mostly well. However, rather than give us Shockwave, Starscream, Soundwave, or Ironhide, we get the one Decepticon nobody would dare bring up for not looking like his G1 self or his short screentime: Blitzwing from the Bumblebee movie. Now I know Yolopark is on their way to make versions of Optimus and Bumblebee from that overly praised flick. Still, given how we're not even close to its 10th anniversary, as well as companies like Trumpeter and Killerbody already doing more than necessary merch based on the very small cast (ignoring the Cybertron gang), I'd rather have DOTM characters instead. Regardless, let's see how well these two turned out.

Here we have Sentinel Prime fully assembled, and while the sculpt as well as proportions are generally good, the shade of red is a bit too bright and closer to the hue associated with Optimus. Sure, it looks better in-hand than the CG renders would suggest, but either a darker or faded red should have been used, or more color break-up is needed. Some white and gold around the legs and maybe the chest could help him from looking too incomplete, deco-wise. That being said, the robot mode looks astounding in terms of capturing the CG model better than transforming toys normally would, especially with the cape on the back not being made up of the altmode's top or leaving the water hose folded up on the back. I also commend the figure for trying to use some color break-up with the gunmetal pieces layered under the red armor of his bot mode, though there should be a bit more red on the back of his shoulder pads. All in all, bot mode design: ace. Coloring: okay. Even if this is $20 and not made in-house by HasTak, I know Blokees did better with the likes of Optimus than they did with Sentinel when it comes to deco (and that's setting aside the color break-up the succeeding Prime generally has).

Articulation consists of a ball-jointed head (though slightly limited by his beard), shoulder rotation, outward arm movement, bicep rotation, hinged elbows, ball-jointed wrists, waist rotation, ball-jointed hips, drop-down hips for higher kicks (with skirt panels on ball joints that move aside for better range), hinged knees, and ball-jointed ankles. We already know the eyes light up (but not the chest this time), but the accessories he comes with include weapon-holding hands, his dual-bladed sword and a shield that might be a bit oversized for him, and a rust cannon that comes with a blast effect (which is made of two pieces) rather than the fiery or sparking effect parts you'd plug on the bases.

He can also use an additional peg to display his blade as separate cleavers, which isn't as iconic as when the weapon's a single unit, but I fuck with this. The best part is the ball-jointed hands working into the melee weapon poses. The worst part is making sure you don't lose that little handle piece, or you're screwed.

For a comparison with his fellow DOTM cast members, we got the recently reviewed Bumblebee and Megatron as well as Optimus Prime with his Jetwing gear. I love that we're slowly getting as many characters from the best TF movie ever as we humanly can, and I really hope we can get more of the cast before the year ends. At least the dudes I mentioned above and maybe a set of Wreckers and Dreads to see them experiment with different design types. Now I need someone to confirm if this Sentinel can fit in the cockpit of the DOTM Ark playset...

As for Blitzwing, while I was unsure I'd want a BBM character with a DOTM character, I can at least say that the simpler color design and smoother bot mode aesthetics make him easier to translate in Blokees form. He's mostly a light grey in the movie, and the darker greys as well as bits of red are distributed throughout the design properly. We should use a bit more red for the arms and wings, and while I don't mind that the slightly less appealing side of the wings faces forward, at least Blitzwing's body and his bombs cover up the area. What is new to me is the pair of almost FOC Vortex-esque pieces on the backs of the legs, which help add a bit of part layering for his bell bottoms. Some would say that the proportions may be a bit off for the upper body, but the skinny arms are accurate to the film.

While the articulation is mostly the same and the eyes light up as usual, he also comes with the same blast effect with Sentinel, which is fine, but I wish we could at least get it in a different color or a different design all around. It'd be fine if it was an accessory shared between characters using the same body type...and I indirectly gave Blokees an idea to clog the Champion Class waves with Beewun Seekers, didn't I?

Other accessories for him include a missile rack that comes out of the forearms, though swapping it with the forearm panel makes him look a bit malnourished. I know they came out of that body part when Bumblebee yanked one out to kill him with it, but it is accurate that the panel was snapped off. We also have the alternate left hand that silenced the titular Autobot, though whether or not we will get a Blokees version of the Offroad design remains to be seen. I'd easily go for it instead of the VW version.

Overall, Sentinel and Blitzwing may be slightly weaker than the other waves I covered so far, though that doesn't mean they're bad figures. I just wish they had a bit more color break-up, while each character had their own dedicated blast effects without repeating the same issue of the flame effect pieces that pegged on the bases. Sentinel is the better option of the two, given his dynamic accessories and design, though Blitzwing's colors are better handled, on top of his design being slightly easier to translate at a smaller scale. That said, he could really use a flight stand.

Final ranking: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ out of ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐