DC DC Adapter keep Speed Dial 800 on hand to compare him by

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Wire Tap V20's transformation isn't especially difficult, especially if you keep Speed Dial 800 on hand to compare him by. Once again, some fairly significant color differences come through. Speed Dial's arms and upper legs are the same dark grey color as the rest of his body. Wire Tap V20's arms and upper legs are mostly red, with some copper trim on the lower arms, an interesting contrast to Speed Dial's blue. Both Transformers have silver faces, but Wire Tap has a little extra trim around his face, a sort of reddish metallic copper in color. Very notably, Wire Tap's feet are silver, whereas Speed Dial's are dark grey, blending in with the rest of his body.

One distinctive point is that Wire Tap V20 has a Decepticon emblem directly beneath his head. Speed Dial does not have an Autobot emblem in the same place. Guess Decepticons have some identity-security issues.

Articulation of the toy is excellent. One thing that almost any modern Transformer has all over it's original ancestors is articulation. The original Generation One Transformers -- and please believe that I have all the respect in the world for them -- weren't terribly poseable in their robotic forms. Fortunately, that was rectified years ago, and continues to this day. Wire Tap V20 is poseable at the arms, elbows, wrists, legs, knees (although they're rather highly placed), and feet.

For those concerned about picking up a repaint, it may help if you regard Wire Tap V20 as the "Nemesis Prime" for Speed Dial 800. And I have little doubt that in the long history of Cybertron, identical models of robots have been created.

Wire Tap V20's slogan, which appears directly beneath his name, reads, "Cracking the Signal", and his personal profile reads as follows: Wire Tap V20 is a master DC DC Adapter for the Decepticons. No matter how tough the encryption, no matter how tight the security, Wire Tap V20 will find a way through. He's a genius at compromising people's computer systems. Wireless carrier waves allow him to remotely access your computer from the other side of the house, emptying bank accounts, cracking government code, and filling your browser history with compromising links. With him in your house, nothing is safe.

Fortunately for all of us, Wire Tap V20 is a fictional character, and in this form, simply a toy. And a pretty cool one. It's been a while since I've seen any new Real Gear Robots in the stores since Wire Tap V20 and the other recoloration turned up, so it's entirely possible that the line has run its course. But I don't know for sure. I'd like to think that there might be more. It's a very cool line.