(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 Beast Machines Skydive. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of Beast Machines Skydive here.)

    Universe Skydive's color scheme definitely gives off a "fiery" vibe. Almost like he's the guardian of a volcano or something. The red and transparent bits on him compare with lava quite a bit, and the gray-brown kinda resembles ash. The brown parts top off the nicely-done color scheme with their resemblance of dirt. On top of that, Skydive's chest has even MORE paint detaling than it had the first time around- there's little white and yellow dots everywhere, man. Skydive's Energon radiation is unusually subtle for a Universe figure- in fact, if I hadn't been told it was the Energon radiation, I wouldn't have noticed it. It's the red spray patterns on the "bone" parts of the inside of his wings. Nothing really eye-catching, but then again, Skydive is a very lithe Transformer, and doesn't really HAVE any big parts to do fancy Energon patterns on. One rather small complaint- does Skydive REALLY need an Autobot symbol on each of his wings? The one on his chest is very prominent in both modes. He doesn't need to be freaking covered in the emblems, Hasbro.
    No mold changes have been made to Universe Skydive.
    Universe Skydive is a great fire-themed repaint, don't get me wrong. However... I don't think ANYTHING can beat the purple-and-orange scheme of the original Beast Machines version. Thus, I'd have to recommend the former over this one, even though they're both GREAT schemes. It's such a unique mold, and the robot mode just looks so cool. So if you can't find the Beast Machines version for a reasonable price, Universe Skydive makes a great substitute.

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