(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 SWTF Saesee Tiin. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of SWTF Saesee Tiin here.)

    The Episode II Starfighter mold has been repainted again, this time in Anakin Skywalker's traditional yellow-and-gray colors-- similar to the colors used on his Episode I Starfighter toy, but with considerably more yellow and less gray. I'm not a big fan of the color yellow, but it contrasts with the gray fairly well, and in my opinion looks better than the loud orange used on Saesee Tiin. Besides, the gray also becomes considerably more apparent in Mech mode, and Anakin has a ton of paint apps, as well. The rusty red works particularly well against the other colors, but the brownish black is also an excellent accent color, too.
    Anakin comes with a head remold, which is one of the best SWTF heads to date, in my opinion-- it's got a youthful, humanoid look to it, but it's not so close to Anakin's face that it doesn't look "robotic" enough-- no robo-hair or anything like that. Also, Anakin Skywalker is the first entry in the Star Wars Transformers line with Clone Wars packaging, which means that no miniature pilot figure is included with the toy.
    Anakin Skywalker's main color may be a bit bright, but he's got loads of great paint apps and overall his color scheme works quite well. I still don't like it as much as Obi-Wan Kenobi, but it's a step above Saesee Tiin, I think.

Review by Beastbot

(Images taken from www.hasbro.com/starwars)

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