Allegiance: Minicon
Size: Mini-Con (3-pack)
Team Gimmick: Ability to combine into the Dark Saber sword
Overall Rating: 5.6

(NOTE: Because this set 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 the Air Defense Team. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of the Air Defense Team here.)
 

Jetstorm

Difficulty of Transformation: Easy
Color Scheme: Gray-white, greenish black, purple, and some gold
Individual Rating: 6.5

    This time around, Jetstorm has a primarily black-and-white color scheme, with some purple highlights thrown in for good measure. It's a pretty nice color scheme, but a couple of minor beefs with the color scheme. First off, as with the other Air Assault Team members, the black actually has a weird greenish tint to it, and doesn't look quite as cool as just solid black. Also, the large amount of gray-white plastic on this kinda defeats the purpose of this being a "dark" version of the Air Defense Team. Also, now that the transparent plastic is solid in Jetstorm, the robot legs tucked under the wings in plane mode no longer serve the purpose of making the wings look "solid". Now they're just extras, meh. A darker color probably would have been a bit better. I do love the gold and purple, though. Wonderful. Although a bit more paint detailing in the robot mode would have been rather nice...
    No mold changes have been made to Jetstorm.
 

Runway

Difficulty of Transformation: Very Easy
Color Scheme: Gray-white, greenish black, and gold
Individual Rating: 4.7

    I think that this version of Runway is a bit better than the previous- namely because the black, gold, and white work together very well. Although, again, the black has that odd greenish tint to it, which I don't find appealing. Runway also has a very limited color scheme- only three colors! Some more paint detailing of a different color- maybe a touch of purple here or there- would have been preferable. Also, like with Jetstorm, although Runway's grayish-white vehicle mode is nice by itself, it defeats the purpose of being a "dark" version of the older Runway by being so... light.
    No mold changes have been made to Runway.
 

Sonar

Difficulty of Transformation: Very Easy
Color Scheme: Greenish black, purple, gray-white, and some gold and black
Individual Rating: 8.0

    Sonar's color scheme is quite the improvement over his old one (although the old one certainly wasn't bad, either). Black and purple- with just a TOUCH of grey-white like it is here- practically bleeds evil, and the bit of gold works wonders as well. Sonar, you evil little demon, you. My only complaint is that Sonar's solid black paint is noticeably different from his greenish black plastic parts, and it doesn't meld well in vehicle mode. Stupid greenish black...
    No mold changes have been made to Sonar.
 

Dark Saber

Difficulty of Transformation: Very Easy
Color Scheme: Greenish black, purple, gray-white, gold, and some black
Individual Rating: 3.1

    I don't like the Dark Saber quite as much as the Star Saber- namely because such a major color of it is gray-white, which doesn't make much sense on a DARK Saber. The rest of it looks pretty good, though- the black, gold, and purple go well with Galvatron, which is who the Saber is meant for. Because it's meant for Galvy, the Dark Saber doesn't have the Star Saber's light-up gimmick- which is just as well, since it didn't work very well anyways.
    No mold changes have been made to the Dark Saber, although people have reported that, overall, the Dark Saber holds together slightly better than the Star Saber. Probably because of the change from translucent plastic to the slightly-more-malleable solid plastic.

    The Air Assault Team is pretty nice, but overall, I think a couple of questionable color choices were made- such as the inclusion of that weird greenish black instead of just plain black, as well as the overuse of gray-white. There's also not nearly as much variety in the color scheme as their was on the Air Defense Team. However, the black, purple, and gold go quite well together, which is why I place the Air Assault Team on par with the Air Defense Team. I'd go for one just as much as I'd go for the other.

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Review by Beastbot

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