(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 Class I Episode II Starfighter Obi-Wan Kenobi. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of Class I Episode II Starfighter Obi-Wan Kenobi here.)

    Saesee Tiin makes his return to the Star Wars Transformers line as a Class I version of his Episode II Starfighter design, but unlike the other designs that have made to the "downsized" conversion to this smaller size, Saesee doesn't keep his old Class II color scheme of mostly shades of yellow and orange-- rather, he takes the opposite approach on this smaller version by taking on a vehicle mode with a primarily dark green coloration. The way the dark green is painted on his vehicle mode bits is particularly striking, with a surprisingly elabroate deco job for a toy this small. The bits of yellow and red near the cockpit also help provide a bit of contrast to the dark green in addition to the "standard" SWTF greyish off-white coloration used on most of the rest of his vehicle mode. The black paint used for the cockpit also looks better than silver in that same area. In mech mode, Saesee Tiin's coloration changes to mostly brown, with a bit of red and white to help simulate the "clothes" that he's wearing. Only a little of the dark green makes it to his mech mode (on his lower legs), making his two modes look quite different indeed despite the simple transformation. The metallic copper and gold on his head and fists is also a great shade, and the light green lightsabers complement his color scheme quite well.
    Like many Star Wars Transformer mold re-uses, Saesee Tiin has no mold changes compared to the previous release of this toy of Obi-Wan-- except for a new head, which looks like a mechanized version of his actual head. It looks good enough, and I like the simplification that the heads get at this scale-- makes them feel more robotic than technorganicky like many of the Class II head molds. No issues here.
    Class I Saesee Tiin takes what is the second-best Class I SWTF mold and gives it a rather striking dark green-dominated color scheme deco in vehicle mode that makes him slightly out-do the Obi-Wan version to become my favorite release of the mold. Recommended, particularly if you don't have the mold or a previous SWTF version of the character already.

Review by Beastbot

(Images from Hasbro.)

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