Transformers Toy Review: Transformers SSGE-08 Deluxe Class WFC Decepticon Trooper – Is It the Only Trooper Toy in WFC?

Last Updated on September 29, 2025 by xmiaonline.com

Today I’m bringing you the official Studio Series (SS) gaming line’s Deluxe Class WFC Decepticon Trooper for the Transformers Toy Review.r. This Trooper is a retooled version of the WFC Barricade I reviewed earlier, and it also seems to be the only WFC Decepticon Trooper toy available on the market right now. I figured since I already bought Barricade, I might as well get this Trooper too – it’s cheap anyway – so I picked one up to do a review for you all. How does this toy perform? Follow along with the review to find out.

The toy’s packaging is still this version that retains the toy number. There’s a hollowed-out window in the center of the box, and you can see the main body of the toy through this window. Below the window is a standing illustration of the Decepticon Trooper. Unlike other characters – whose standing illustrations we most likely would have seen in the game – this Trooper’s illustration, if I remember correctly, isn’t present in the game at all.

The back of the box mainly features real-shot images of the toy in its dual modes, so we’ll skip right over that.

The contents include the Trooper figure, a photon rifle, a backdrop, and an instruction manual. This backdrop is a scene taken directly from the game – for those who are interested, you can look up which specific chapter it’s from; I won’t look into verifying it myself.

This Trooper’s design is one of the most commonly seen Decepticon Trooper robot types in the game. The entire head sculpt is rounded, with no facial features detailed – its face is simply a piece of goggles or a similar mask-like structure.

While this Trooper is a retooled version of Barricade, the two only share the same transformation structure. From my observation, in fact, more than 80% of their parts are different. You can tell this when I place them side by side – the outer armor and various sculpted pieces on both figures rarely have any similarities.

Since Barricade features a black-dominant design, fewer paint details don’t make it look overly plain. But this Trooper feels all gray all over – it’s just way too plain. Even though the green paint on its armor and the Decepticon symbol have great print quality, they still barely change the “way too plain” overall look.

We don’t get to see the back side of the Troopers very often in the game. After all, when we’re on the Autobots’ side, the Troopers are mostly facing us and shooting. When we’re on the Decepticons’ side, we also rarely pay attention to what their back sides look like – but they definitely don’t look like the toy version.

Barricade’s back even has nozzle-like sculpted pieces, while the Trooper totally took the easy way out; a huge car shell is just stuck on its back like that.

The Trooper’s head sculpt can swivel, and tilt up and down at a small angle. Its arms can swivel vertically, and lift horizontally less than 45 degrees. The elbows can swivel and bend less than 90 degrees, while the wrists can swivel. The waist has a swivel function; the legs can kick forward and backward over 90 degrees, and side kick less than 45 degrees. The thighs can swivel, and the knees can bend approximately 90 degrees.

The Trooper’s articulation is roughly the same as Barricade’s, which is below average for toys of the same class. But luckily, the Trooper’s thigh structure is different from Barricade’s – when handling it, there’s noticeably less interference, and the experience is much smoother.

The toy also comes with this photon rifle as the Trooper’s weapon, but I can’t recall if this is the exact weapon the Troopers use in the game. I feel this is just to cut corners – they simply reused Barricade’s weapon directly.

The backpack for this Trooper comes packaged separately in the box and requires self-installation after opening the box. In other words, this backpack is removable.Obviously, the Trooper with the backpack removed is much more screen-accurate and looks much cleaner overall.

The Trooper’s transformation process isn’t difficult – it basically follows Barricade’s transformation logic, with only slight differences in details.

The Cybertronian car (its vehicle mode after transformation) also feels quite plain. A large area of gray covers the entire body, making the green paint isn’t very noticeable. Its overall performance is not as good as Barricade’s vehicle mode.

This Decepticon Trooper can be considered the only WFC Trooper toy available on the market. It’s hard not to admire the official team’s creativity for coming up with the idea of turning Barricade into a Trooper.

While the Trooper is a retooled version of Barricade, most of its parts are newly made, and its overall look is also different from Barricade’s. Comparing the two, the Trooper has better handling comfort, while Barricade excels in design. If you’re looking to buy one primarily for handling, I would recommend the Trooper more.

That’s it for this review – thank you all for watching. If you have any opinions or suggestions, feel free to leave them in the comments section. I will read every single one of your comments carefully, and your support is my greatest motivation.