RE: my previous AM16 Jet Vehicon review.

This toy is a straight up repaint of AM16 Jet Vehicon, mouldwise it's identical.
Colourwise I like this figure - it makes it stand out from the other Vehicons and makes him feel more "elite." I think calling it "General" is a bit of a misnomer, I always felt that these Vehicons were more like an elite group of flyers that serve directly under Starscream - like his own personal Seekers; kinda like the 501st in Star Wars (a legion of Imperial Clone/Stormtroopers who directly answer to Lord Vader).

Now the thing is... the head. The Jet Vehicons originally had a different head, as seen toward the end of Season 2 (let's called this "Armada Vehicon Mk I"). Then the toy came out, which was a straight up repaint of the regular Jet Vehicon, and thus uses the regular Vehicon head. Then when Season 3 came out, we see that the Armada Vehicons' head has changed to look more like the regular Vehicon head, and more like the toy (let's call this "Armada Vehicon Mk II").


L-R: Armada Vehicon Mk I, Armada Vehicon Mk II, AM34 Jet Vehicon General

So the end result is that this toy looks like the Mk II Armada Vehicon. Will they bother retooling this mould to look like the Mk I? I wouldn't hold my breath.