(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 the original RID2015 1-step 2016 Bumblebee toy. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of the original RID2015 1-step 2016 Bumblebee here.)

    Like the other Wave 1 1-step Turbo Changers for Cyberverse, Bumblebee is just a redeco of the RID2015 version of the character. Obviously being a redeco of a different design, he's not going to match up 1-to-1 with the actual Cyberverse design, especially in robot mode, but Hasbro has tried to "paint over" some of the offending RID2015 details. The most noticeable differences in the paint apps of this version compared to the RID2015 toys are the dual thin black stripes he's got down both the hood of the vehicle mode, the faux hood-chest, and on the robot forehead. The black paint is also down on the waist, and his stomach is painted silver (along with this face), just like on the Cyberverse design. There's also a fair amount of light blue coloring-- on the vehicle windows, part of the rear stripes, on the headlights, and the robot eyes. Since it's a RID2015 toy it does have that circular bit on the vehicle roof for the "scan symbol" for the RID2015 game, but for Cyberverse they've obviously gotten rid of that, as it's just a plain Autobot symbol (with a smaller, white-ridged Autobot symbol on the robot chest). The black and yellow plastics are in the same places here as on the original 1-step changer, though the yellow plastic for this version of Bumblebee is just a shade or two duller than on the RID2015 toys.
    No mold changes have been made to this version of Bumblebee.
    The first go at Cyberverse 1-step changer Bumblebee doesn't really measure up design-wise as it's inaccurate, being the RID2015 toy with different paint apps. However, that important aspect aside, this is the best Cyberverse 1-step changer toy of Bumblebee, having a fun transformation gimmick and a decent amount of well-contrasting paint apps, particularly in robot mode (minus the barren arms). Recommended if you're looking for a fun 1-step changer of 'Bee and don't have any prior version of this mold.
 

Review by Beastbot

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