(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 Cybertron Voyager Leobreaker. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of Cybertron Voyager Leobreaker here.)

    Unlike the Classics Legends figure, this version of Leo Prime doesn't share a color scheme that's an homage to Beast Wars II Lioconvoy-- instead, Universe 2.0 Leo Prime shares a color scheme with, well... pretty much any Optimus Prime. The red is more of an orangish hue, so it's quite believable as a main color and looks quite good. The dark blue is a nice contrast color in theory, but in practice having a lion with blue lower legs just looks really silly, though admittedly less so considering the technorganic nature of Leo Prime's beast mode. The silver and gray serve as nice secondary accent colors for both the orangish-red and blue-- particularly on the mane-- but the color scheme is pretty "been there, done that" overall. A new accent color added to the mix-- like, say, a touch of light green-- might have made Leo Prime a bit more eye-catching. A rather odd point about this toy is that the box and figure have an Autobot symbol on it, but the bio on the back, as well as the Beast Wars fiction itself, labels him a Maximal.
    Leo Prime has one mold change-- the head in robot mode has been re-done, and is now rather Prime-like but more slender and feline. It's quite a nice headsculpt, and not only that, it's smaller than Cybertron Leobreaker's, meaning Leo Prime can turn his head all the way around at the neck in robot mode! Nifty! The electronics have also been taken out of Leo Prime to keep the toy at a Voyager price point while still accounting for inflation.
    If you're looking for a version of this mold that will look good combined with Cybertron Leader Optimus Prime, look no further than this toy-- their color schemes are very similar, so they'll go together great. If you want to get the toy solely based on its own color scheme, though, try the Target Exclusive release of this mold or Nemesis Breaker-- as it is, this one is a bit too cliche by now and doesn't suit a lion all that well, technorganic or no.

Review by Beastbot

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