(NOTE: Because this is a repaint, this is not a full-blown review. This mainly covers any changes made to the mold and the color scheme, and merely compares it to Generations Legends Starscream. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of Generations Legends Starscream here.)

    This is a G1-inspired Skywarp redeco; you pretty much know what you're getting by now if you're familiar enough with Transformers to be reading this review. His main color is black, with a fair amount of purple and silver, with the latter being more prevalent in robot mode. He also has the standard nice metallic bronze paint on the cockpit, which contrasts extremely well with the black. Thus, my main comments are on how this Skywarp redecos differs from the "norm" when it comes to Skywarp redecos. For this version, the purple is a bit darker than normal; in general I'm not as big a fan of this compared to a lighter purple, as it means that it doesn't contrast with the black as much. Again, it still looks GOOD, just not AS good, in my opinion. Additionally, the stripes in vehicle mode are wider than normal, which I like, as it helps keep that mode less black-focused. The white stripe also looks pretty good against these thicker purple wing stripes.
    No mold changes have been made to Skywarp, though like Combiner Wars legend Thundercracker, he unfortunately doesn't come with a little Targetmaster partner. On the upside, since Skywarp's vehicle mode is mostly black the hole in the middle of it for said partner isn't as obvious, so it doesn't feel as much like something's missing.
    Since you learned about the existence of this toy, you probably already have decided whether you want it or not, and I'm here to inform you that there aren't any real surprises or QA issues big enough that will likely change anyone's mind from their initial decision. In my opinion, Skywarp has the best color scheme of all the Seekers and this version doesn't change that, so I'd recommend it the most out of all the Generations legends Seekers. However, usually people don't want just 1 Seeker and focus on the whole set, so there's that, as well.

Review by Beastbot

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