 Cyberglow Megatron
The First Non-Convention Glowing Hasbro Transformers Toy?
Transformers EarthSpark Warrior
Item No.: No. G1607
Manufacturer: Hasbro
Includes: Swords
Action Feature: Transforms from robot to VTOL helicopter thing
Retail: $19.99
Availability: July 2025
Other: That's a glowy mace!
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Target's seemingly exclusive Transformers EarthSpark Cyberglow Megatron is a redeco of a Warrior-class toy. A normal Warrior-class toy is around $15, this one was $20, and of course I bought it immediately. They put it in a more traditional box, so it looks like a Deluxe toy, but is not one, and I doubt people are going to notice.
I do grumble a bit having paid $5 extra for glowing parts, but also, I bought this thing because I like glow-in-the-dark toys. It's Hasbro's first not-convention-exclusive glowing Autobot or Decepticon. Many years ago BotCon got a toy named CatScan, a redeco of the very good Night Slash Cheetor mold from Beast Machines. As such, this is the first glowing robot in disguise most fans will ever have a fair chance to buy.
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The 5-inch figure is pretty decent - but I was surprised by what it could and couldn't do. I didn't have another EarthSpark Warrior toy, so I didn't realize the neck didn't turn. I also didn't realize there's a little bit of give in the ankles, so they can rock just a tiny bit. Shoulder and elbow articulation are actual ball joints, as are the hips and one of the two sets of ankle joints. The knees are just a typical hinge. If you compared this to the figures you got in Beast Wars as deluxes, it would compare mostly favorably - other than the neck and a bit of heft.
Deco is pretty good. Red on the chest and thighs looks great, and if it were left off I'd not miss it. The fists are painted gray, with the rest of gray parts being primarily molded in color. The blue cockpit and purple Decepticon logo look great, but the reason I bought this figure were the glow-in-the-dark bits. There's a line around his Decepticon sigil, three lines on each forearm, and two big patches on each should painted in very nice glow paint. I wish more things glowed, but everything that does glow does so nicely.
It's a pretty simple transformation, but there are a lot of bits with tabs locking in places that I didn't think would have been necessary. I'd recommend checking the instructions. It's a simple toy, but not necessarily obvious. As long as you know what goes where, it's not an obnoxious conversion.
His chopper mode is fine, but not amazing. The blades lock in place, and it's very clever. But it means you can't position them any other way - how it looks is how it is. The blades spin nicely, but there's no landing gear and not a lot of paint. In this mode you can see the glowing lights in the front, with the robot's chest lights hidden behind the cockpit and the forearm lights rotated out of the way. I'd say the size and general vibe is roughly below that of a 1990s Deluxe-class toy which, adjusted for inflation, is pretty fair. A $10 Deluxe from 1996 would be about $21 in today dollars.
It's $20 for a $15 toy. If you collect glow stuff, I'd say it's worth picking up - especially if you're in the future, and it's on sale. You'll probably say "this doesn't feel like a $20 toy," and you'd be right. It's all about the novelty.
--Adam Pawlus
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