(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 Prime "Robots in Disguise" deluxe Arcee figure. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of the original Prime "Robots in Disguise" deluxe Arcee figure here.)

    Arcee is another of the Beast Hunters upgrades that is a massive remold of her original Prime deluxe toy. Arcee's upgrade follows the typical Beast Hunters style of "spiking out" her aesthetic and making her look a bit more beastly. In her case, there's a ton of extra fins added to the vehicle mode in particular, and-- given her coloring-- they make her look almost like a fish-bike, which is a rather interesting combination. The most obvious fins are on her rear wheels, the sides of her main body, and on the sides of the rear of her motorcycle seat. She also has a lot of armor-like "ornamental" detailing all across the remolded pieces (which are nearly all of the large vehicle pieces, as well as her robot head, lower arms, and weapon, which I'll talk about shortly). The armor-like, layered nature looks almost like a carapace, which is fitting given the aquatic nature of her upgrade. Her robot head is very recognizably Arcee, though the pink antennae now looks more like a "fin", and she has more intricate detailing along her helmet, all of which looks pretty neat. Her proportionally massive new weapon is a skeletal-looking crossbow, complete with two spring-loaded missile launchers (which are, unfortunately, on a bit of a hair trigger). Her best new mold detailing is here, with more carapace detailing, spikes, and a rather evil-looking face molded onto the body of the crossbow. It's a neat weapon, though it's so big compared to Arcee's skinny arms that she admittedly looks a little ridiculous holding such a huge weapon. The weapon also secures around the vehicle mode surprisingly well, giving an extra "layer" of armor, of sorts.
    Arcee's color scheme keeps the black and dark blue of her original version, though the dark blue itself is a bit darker this time around, with an ever-so-slight purplish tint to it, which helps it complement her other main color of lavender mixed w/ dark purple quite well. I really love the "mixed plastic colors" idea of most of the deluxe Beast Hunters toys, and Arcee is definitely no exception, giving more variety to her look without adding in the expense of more paint applications. More evident in her robot mode is a pale bluish gray with some dark blue mixed in, again a nice complement to both the lavender and the dark blue. There's some silver and bright "safety" orange details mixed in here and there for accents, and both work well, particularly the orange which is a good contrast color against the dark blue. There's also some glossy off-white on her face and pink on her head antennae-fin, both of which are more accurate to the show in their shading than on the original Prime RiD deluxe toy. All this said, Arcee's lavender is a bit TOO pale, and when added to the light gray and light bluish gray of her weapon and robot mode, make her color scheme look a bit lighter and paler than I'd like-- I wish the dark blue was a bit more prevalent that it is. I also do wish Arcee's pale transparent plastic used for her windshield was a bit darker or perhaps light purple to mix in with her overall scheme a bit better, and her weapon-- as large as it is-- desperately needs some paint apps on it, though the rest of her color scheme is diversified enough in terms of color breakup.
    Beast Hunters Arcee's color scheme may be a slight step downwards from her deluxe Prime RiD version, but the mold changes are awesome-- I love how much extra flair all her fish-like "fins" give her-- particularly in motorcycle mode-- and her crossbow is awesomely detailed, if a bit overly large. Recommended over the deluxe Prime RiD Arcee toy if you're at all into the "Beast Hunters Autobots/Decepticons" aesthetic.

(Continued from Chapter 18, Beast Fire Predaking)
Arcee has been watching the pattern of attacks on her fellow Autobots with great interest. They are savage and devastating, yes, but they are also random. What's more, the Decepticons have been nowhere to be seen. Her tactical processors tell her that the Decepticon forces are in chaos-- and just as concerned about the Predacon threat as the Autobots are. That's why, when she finds herself tracking Ripclaw to a hidden cave deep in the Canadian Rockies, she transmits the location directly to the Decepticons. Why should the Autobots risk themselves against the Predacons when the Decepticons are probably more than willing to do it for them?
(Continued in Chapter 20, Deluxe Knock Out)

Echohawk Bow:
-Generates a subsonic pulse that reveals the location of hidden enemies.
-A strike with both missiles delivers a powerful electrical shock to short out targets.
-Provides a massive speed boost to vehicle mode.

Strength: 4.0
Intelligence: 7.0
Speed: 8.0
Endurance: 5.0
Rank: 7.0
Courage: 9.0
Fireblast: 4.0
Skill: 8.0

Review by Beastbot

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