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Robot Mode: Bantor is a basic-sized Beast Wars figure and, as such, has very little to complain about in terms of posability and detailing. Beast Wars has a very high standard here and Bantor fulfils it quite nicely. In robot mode the baboon's head forms his right shoulder and includes an extension gimmick, that gives him a powerful punch. Weapon wise he uses... well, basically it's the ass of his beast mode, including the rear legs and the tail. It's a combination of sword and gun and looks pretty good, though the legs on the sides of it look a bit unusual.

There is little more I can write about Bantor's robot mode. It's good, it looks nice, but it's not in any way spectacular. It upholds the high Beast Wars standard, but doesn't really go beyond it in any way. So the bottom line finds this robot mode on the good side of average.

Alternate Mode: As a Fuzor Bantor transforms into a hybrid of a baboon and a tiger (I thought a lion, but the tech spec says it's a tiger and he does have stripes on his back). The baboon supplies the head and one of the rear paws, the tiger supplies the rest of the body. The front legs are a bit oversized when compared to the rear ones, seeing as they're composed of the robot mode legs, and you can see one of the robot mode arms, seeing as it composes the jaw of the Fuzor. Still, overall it's a nice beast mode, though not the best Beast Wars has ever come up with.

Remarks: Bantor, well... what can I say about him? Nothing, really. Didn't appear in any of the Beast Wars TV series and had no more than a cameo in the IDW comics. I acquired this figure here about a year or so ago, but had some problems finding the enthusiasm to actually write a review about him. He's not a bad figure, mind you, but considering his complete lack of media appearances and lack of any outstanding features... well, there were always other figures. Now, though, he's here. And, well, like I said. Not a bad figure, but not in any way spectacular either. On the good side of average for a Beast Wars figure, but nothing more than that.

Rating: C+

I always liked Bantor because his beast mode is hugging terrifying. Baboons are scary enough, but giving that baboon a Tiger's speed, claws, and hunting ability turns it into something capable of hunting raptors.

Defintely a strange toy. I do like his colors but overall he's lacking paint and is kind of weak. Not the worst of Beast Wars but hardly the best.

And, um, your big picture that redirects to your website? It redirects to Sky Shadow...

I always wanted Bantor, even if his arms were pretty much his entire digestive system. Actually, that sounds kinda cool...

This was a cool BW toy. I think it's even one of the ones I withheld when I was selling a bunch of toys. Despite being a non-show toy, I still thought he was pretty cool.

I recall Bantor being an overwhelmingly mediocre toy when I was a kid. Looking at these pictures, I don't change my opinion now.

I always had a soft spot for this toy for some reason. As mediocre as it is, I bought 3 or 4 of them when they were on clearance at TRU for like 1.99 each! kitbash fodder that *Still* hasn't materialized yet. le sigh.

his tail weapon arm always amused me.

i mean.. they could have made it really bad and turned it into a squirt gun XD

I need to get one of these. I love fuzors.

Yeah, sorry. My Bad. It's fixed.

Bantor's definitely in that "solid but unspectacular" category for me. Which is fine, because I've always loved solid toys over gimmick ones with other flaws. His arm is goofy (in a good way) and the mix is also goofy in a good way (though like HeyMickey said, it's oddly terrifying, in a way).