Overkill has always been a bottom-rung character. He only got one appearance in the U.S. Cartoon, no appearances in the Marvel comics from what I remember, and very little in the way of fan characterization. However it seems that anytime a Grimlock repaint is required, Overkill fits the bill nicely. This special edition (SE) classics figure does just that.
The SE Classics were initially released for the non-Japanese Asian market but were eventually made available through Hasbro Toy Shop. Also in the wave was a repainted Mirage as Drag Strip, Optimus Prime in a semi-unique color scheme and Tank Megatron in a colorscheme that matched his G1 look. Overkill is a direct repaint of Classics Grimlock and the only one of the four figures that actually interested me. And frankly the only reason I actually wanted him was for another Decepticon for my Classics display since my sides are a little uneven. So I never really put a lot of effort into obtaining him, but I happened to find one at Botcon for a good price.
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| The box is really nice. |
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| Yup, here he is. |
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| At least now he has a robot mode... |
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| ...vs just having a cassette mode. Vintage Overkill here is in his robot mode. |
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| With Grimlock and Shattered Glass Grimlock. |
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| They all look pretty good together! |
So that's another one off the bucket list, but much like Weirdwolf he was purchased more out of necessity than actual desire.
I bought all 4 of these "Special Editions" when they went on sale @ HTS. Overkill was my least favorite of the group. I too bought him out of necessity.
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