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

    Cybertron Sky Shadow is definitely worthy of the name, as his paint job SCREAMS evil Decepticon. The dull maroon, greenish gold, and charcoal gray go together incredibly well, and that's even without considering the awesome paint apps Sky Shadow has all over his vehicle mode. The crooked, uneven stripes on the top of his wings and cockpit look especially cool, like some kind of arcane markings. The gold, fuchsia, silver, and yellow accents also fit very well with their surrounding colors, so no complaints there, either. (Though a red or orange, rather than a yellow, visor would probably have worked a little better on the robot head.) Given his overall scheme and the placement of the major colors, it would would appear that Sky Shadow is a homage to G1 Blitzwing, a triple changer who could become a plane and a tank. Granted, Blitzwing didn't have paint apps nearly this awesome, but the similar scheme is easy enough to recognize.
    No major mold changes have been made to Cybertron Sky Shadow, but the molded-in Autobot symbol on Jetfire has been removed and replaced with a painted-on Decepticon emblem.
    Cybertron Sky Shadow is a thoroughly awesome repaint of Jetfire-- it's hard to see this mold getting any better than this, though the mold itself is, sadly, pretty mediocre overall.

Review by Beastbot

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