Cutthroat

This is part four of my six part spotlight on the ferocious Terrorcons! Today's spotlight features the last of the "limb" figures, Cutthroat. This figure was pretty unique as he was the only Terrorcon with an alternate mode capable of flight, but he was also the only "limb" with added articulation. He typically transforms into one of the legs of Abominus.

Cutthroat's tech specs call him the most destructive of the Terrorcons. He is a Decepticon who attacks life forms without even a shred of mercy. His alternate mode is of a winged creature. The color scheme of the figure is pretty good with the hues of green, yellow, and purple. To transform him, you simply flip down his bird head, unfold his robot arms from his sides, fold up the wings on his back, push the waist in place, pull down the robot legs, and rotate the bird legs. His robot mode is the best designed of the four Terrorcon "limbs". His arms have a full range of motion, his waist can move up and down, and every part of him seems in proportion. He truly is a well designed figure, and the best one to pick up outside of the Terrorcon leader.

As I have mentioned before, it's too bad the Terrorcons didn't get much airtime in the original animated series. Another interesting note is they didn't get much love in the comics either. They were briefly introduced the Headmasters four issue-limited series, and about five issues after debuting in the regular on-going Marvel comic, they were killed by the Underbase powered Starscream. Unlike many of the Autobots and Decepticons who would be reactivated through the use of Nucleon or other means, the Terrorcons were never brought back on line in either the Generation One or Generation 2 Marvel Comics series.