Attack mode
Attack mode (sometimes called battle mode) is prominently an extra mode added to a Transformer toy to give ether or both robot and alternate mode a more combat orientated mode. It primarily consists of a figure arranging or adding its weapons in a way so that it becomes more focused on combat then the standard robot or alternate mode. Sometimes it's uncovering weapons not seen on either mode. A good example of this is B'Boom's third mode. Another example is Ultra Magnus, by deploying his cannons on his back and flipping out his guns, he goes from imposing to "beating you to hell and back".
However, it can also be that the attack mode is a slight shift from the basic robot/alt mode, like folding wings onto their shoulders like Ransack or just pointing the beast mode head up on the chest as with Snarl. It is most likely that these modes are thought up by Hasbro to give the toy an extra bonus without actually investing in extra parts.
Notes
- A Transformers with an attack mode as the third mode isn't usually a Triple Changer. Some of them, wasn't label or identified as Triple Changers until several years after release of the toys.
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