05/31 Transformers G1 Sandstorm
Sandstorm is one of the three Autobot Triple Changers: - Springer - Broadside - Sandstorm He comes from the planet Paradron. He lived in a peaceful, energy-rich planet until Scourge and Cyclonus came by. Within no time, Cyclonus and Scourge dominated the planet through tyranny and greed. Sandstorm opposed against the two newcomers while his fellow inhabitants wanted to negotiate peace. Peace obviously isn’t something that Cyclonus and Scourge worship so they needed the Autobots from Cybertron to help him out. Rodimus, being a strategic genius full of wisdom, decided to blow up the entire planet to prevent a handful Decepticons from taking the energy sources. While Sandstorm witnessed how his home planet was blown up by Ultra Magnus, Rodimus added something to his brilliant idea. He proposed the possibility to migrate the Paradrons to Cybertron. Sandstorm is the only Autobot which has a true friendship with a Decepticon, which is Triple Changer Octane. Trypticon and Octane went to the Middle East to obtain energy from a rich and influential millitary leader. Galvatron found out about it and wanted to punish Octane for his secrecy that he became an outcast. It was sandstorm who accepted Octane as a refugee and helped him out. Sandstorm is a typical season 3 toy figure. He has very thick, solid, high quality plastic, not so many details as season 1 figures but a very good overall design and transformation technique. I got him in box with his weapon and manual.