(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 voyager Megatron. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of the original Prime voyager Megatron figure here.)

    Unlike most of the other "Dark Energon" redecos of the Prime characters, Megatron's color scheme doesn't seem to be a callback to anything in particular-- it's just him in more typical "Decepticon-y" colors-- namely purple and black. That's not all that there is to this scheme, though-- there's a lot of subtle changes to that typical scheme that help make this redeco stand out. For one, the main plastic color of purple is actually a really light, semi-lavender shade of the color. That in itself is hardly fitting for the menacing Decepticon leader, but it blends EXCELLENTLY with the two other main colors-- a greenish black that's just enough green where it actually looks like burnished black metal, and is one of the few instances where I prefer a more "impure" black over a purer shade of the color. This shade of black allows Megatron to actually have TWO different shades of the color on his chest/nosecone-- the sides are painted black, while the greenish black plastic in the center of the chest is kept on the parts that are molded with the detailing that make it look like they've been run over with a steel wood pad, and it just looks great in a way that's very hard to show in pictures, unfortunately. Megatron's other major color here is-- again-- a shade of purple, but it's a transparent dark purple, one that both complements the lavender in a way, but is dark enough to contrast against it while still keeping in with the Dark Energon subline's theme of transparent plastic. There is a bit of middle-of-the-road (in terms of its hue) transparent purple on other areas of Megs, such as on his Powerizer weapon and on his chest interior and eye light piping-- the latter of which works marvelously well. There's also a tad of that boring light milky gray plastic, but thankfully it's just on his hands, feet, and kneecaps, so it's not at all widespread like on the original release of this mold. His paint apps aren't widespread, but his color scheme is generally varied enough where this doesn't matter-- and the places where the paint apps are used, they're used well. The silver on the face and chest look nice, and the purplish pink is a nice bright color that contrasts against the black while complimenting the lavender very well. If the pink were used too much, it would make the toy look oddly loud, but as it is, it makes for a great accent color. Like the other Dark Energon Decepticons, he also has his Decepticon symbol with a metallic purple "X" slash symbol behind it next to his "head hole" in vehicle mode, and it looks great against the black.
    No mold changes have been made to "Dark Energon" Megatron.
    "Dark Energon" Megatron is a fantastic repaint of an okay mold, greatly upping the eye-drawing factor of the toy, especially when you consider how generally dull his original, show-accurate color scheme is. Color-wise, this is my favorite version of this mold, though the Sharkticon version's detailing, vehicle mode, and accessories are admittedly better. If you're in for "themed" redecos, this is definitely one I'd recommend picking up.

Review by Beastbot

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