Price: ~$8 U.S.
Overall Rating: 5.0
 

Nightwatch Optimus Prime

Allegiance: Autobot
Size: Legend
Difficulty of Transformation: Very Easy
Color Scheme: Dull dark greenish blue, dull gray, black, and some silver dark flat blue, and light sky blue
Individual Rating: 6.4

(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 Legends class Optimus Prime toy. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of the original Legends class Optimus Prime toy here.)

    Based on the Leader class redeco of the same name, Nightwatch Optimus Prime's colors certainly do fit his name. The dark greenish blue is a pretty snazzy color, and the silver flames work particularly well against it. Unfortunately, the gray used for this version of Nightwatch Prime is exceedingly dull, and it's not broken up by any of that cool "Allspark Power" electric blue like on the Leader class version. Plus, the dark greenish blue used on this version of Prime is a bit darker than on the Leader class version, which means that it doesn't contrast with the black nearly as well-- in fact, it's quite hard to tell where the blue ends and the black begins except under strong light. Needless to say, that doesn't look all that great, since you can't really see the black flame paint apps.
    No mold changes have been made to Legends class Nightwatch Optimus Prime.

Stealth Starscream

Allegiance: Decepticon
Size: Legend
Difficulty of Transformation: Very Easy
Color Scheme: Black, light milky gray, and some dull metallic copper, dull yellow, dark red, and silver
Individual Rating: 3.6

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

    Those of you who wanted Movie Skywarp, this looks like it's as close as you're going to get. Stealth Starscream has been redone in a primarily black color scheme, though instead of Skywarp's purple he has light gray/silver and dull coppper instead. The dull copper on the robot chest really looks nice against the black-- both colors aren't used in conjunction with each other enough, really. The silver against the black also looks awesome, though the light gray plastic considerably less so. The gray used is just so dull almost no color scheme can particularly spice it up, especially when it's used almsot entirely on one end of the figure (the rear end of the jet mode) and with no paint apps. The dull yellow and red colors make great accent colors for the face and jet cockpit, however.
    No mold changes have been made to Stealth Starscream.

    Neither of the color schemes on the toys in this versus pack are particularly bad (though in Nightwatch Prime's case, it's not as good as the original's), but the actual molds themselves are definitely below-average, even considering that they're Legends class toys. Only recommended for big Optimus Prime/Starscream fans and completists.

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