(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 RotF Legends class Skids. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of the original RotF Legends class Skids here.)

    Skids has followed Bumblebee's lead in getting a "stealth"-style paint job simply by flipping his main colors around. He's still green and black-- just much more black than green. It's a better look for him, particularly in vehicle mode where the light green stripes look REALLY nice against all that black. There's also a good amount of that green on his legs in robot mode, but his robot arms are left unpainted, which can make the details a little hard to make out there since it's just solid black plastic. His windows are also unpainted, but given their base plastic color it's not as big of a deal here as it normally would be. Skids also has a bit of silver for his headlights and taillights, and his robot eyes are a really nice shade of aquamarine. Both are good colors that contrast well against the others, but there isn't enough of them to really make much of an overall contribution to his general scheme.
    You wouldn't think that this version of Skids has any mold changes from its previous versions, but it actually does-- his normal-sized hand has been slightly retooled to fit the standard Cyberverse handles for weapons and vehicles.
    DotM Legion Skids is the best deco the mold has gotten-- the light green against the black looks sharp, and was a good color choice while still keeping the character's "standard" colors. Still, this IS the Revenge of the Fallen Legends/Legion class Skids mold, which means it's not particularly anything to write home about.

Review by Beastbot

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