(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 Cybertron Crosswise. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of Cybertron Crosswise here.)

    Unlike the other "Mirror Universe" Autobots, Jazz looks like, well... "normal" Jazz. Granted, I'm sure because this mold was never done as anything resembling Jazz before, so it's completely different color-wise from any other use of the Cybertron Crosswise mold, but still... it seems a bit of a waste to make "evil" Jazz look almost exactly the same color-wise as the normal good Jazz. That's not to say it's not a good color scheme, though-- white and black have always been excellent colors, and there's a bit more blue detailing on Jazz than I'm used to, which helps to spice up the color scheme a bit. The white painted on his clear tinted parts is noticeably lighter than the milky white plastic used for his other white parts, though, which is a bit disconcerting in car mode. He's also got the usual red/white/blue stripes in vehicle mode, and the "4" on his doors and front of his car mode. There are some minor changes to our typical lovable Jazz, though, and that comes down to his logos-- instead of "Meister Racing", it's "Massacre Racing". He's also got "Kill to Win" logos above his front wheels, and black lines have been painted above his front headlights to make it look like the headlights are eyes and the black lines are "eyebrows", so he's "glaring" at you as he charges forward. These are really nice touches, and so incredibly corny that they loop right back around to being really awesome.
    Jazz has gotten a head remold, so that the head actually looks like Jazz in robot mode. It's a pretty spot-on representation of Jazz, with all the details and proportions right-on. His expression looks rather neutral, though-- I would have liked an "angry" or "mischevious grin" look molded onto his face to make it more obvious he's a bad guy. Jazz also has had the mold's Cyber Key changed, to a "normal Autobot" Cyber Key instead.
    Botcon Jazz has a decent color scheme, plenty of paint apps, a good head remold, and some really nice changes to his logos in car mode. However, there's just not enough about him to really classify him as "Mirror Universe" Jazz beyond said logos, which I think is his greatest flaw. He just looks a bit out-of-place with the other darker-colored Mirror Universe Autobots.

Review by Beastbot

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