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

    Night Shadow Bumblebee's "core" redeco idea isn't anything new; it takes Bumblebee's main colors of black and yellow and flips the amount of them and their placement. However, in place of the yellow there's now gold on this version; some of it is gold paint like on the two stripes on his roof, around his side windows, and on a few other minor places, while some of it is "gold" plastic (actually more of a caramel-esque tan), used for much of his robot mode. It's a really nice twist, as the gold looks really good-- particularly the paint, though all of it looks nice against the black. It gives this Bumblebee redeco a bit more of a "royal" feel. That's not all, though-- much of Bumblebee's "feather" details have been painted silver, as have his wheel hubs, front grill and headlights, exposed engine, robot feet, and part of his face. This is another color that both contrasts excellently with the black and also complements the gold, to boot. All of the blue missiles and the extending parts of Bumblebee's bow have also been changed in color to a rather nice pale dull blue, with gives him a dominant light color in vehicle mode that also contrasts against the black well. There's also just a tad of metallic silvery blue on the shoulder spikes, to help them fit in color-wise with all of Bumblebee's firepower. This said, as impressive as all these colors and paint are, there are two places that could've used a tad more paint; specifically the sides of the front hood and the eyes. Having black lifeless eyes on 'Bee just looks wrong.
    No mold changes have been made specifically to Night Shadow Bumblebee, though he has the same mold changes that were made to the original deluxe Beast Hunters Bumblebee.
    Night Shadow Bumblebee is my favorite version of the mainline deluxe Prime mold, whether we're talking the Beast Hunters remolds or the original "Robots in Disguise" versions of the toy. Sure it still has the same issues in robot mode that the mold has always had, but the color scheme looks VERY nice, using the usual "flipped colors" idea for Bumblebee redecos and replacing the yellow with some nice shades of gold, while also adding in some silver and blue to help make the color scheme look even more interesting. If you get one version of this mold (and don't care about show accuracy), I'd make it this one.

(Continued from Chapter 22, Voyager Sharkticon Megatron)
After the injuries he suffered in the raid on the derelict starship, Bumblebee understands why Autobot Ratchet has him on light duty. That doesn't make patrol alongside Prowl any less frustrating. He feels fine! So why can't he be out with the rest of his team kicking Predacon tail? With Predaking defeated, the Autobots are free to chase down the rest of the beasts, and hopefully neutralize them before their leader even realizes they're alive. And yet here Bumblebee is, driving down remote backcountry roads alongside Prowl, who wouldn't know action if it raced up and dented his fender. Just as Bumblebee decides he's in for the most boring mission ever, there is a crack like thunder from the sky. Then Megatron streaks down out of the stratosphere, his cannon firing a pulse of energy that blasts the top off a nearby mountain.
(Continued in Chapter 24, Deluxe Prowl)

Eaglefire Bow:
-Upgraded version of his original bow.
-Completely silent operation, making stealth strikes easy.
-Surrounds targets with a stealth field, so hits do not alert other nearby enemies.

Strength: 6.0
Intelligence: 8.0
Speed: 8.0
Endurance: 7.0
Rank: 7.0
Courage: 10.0
Fireblast: 6.0
Skill: 6.0

Review by Beastbot

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