>>9167699>doesn't match the gameWild presumption here, but this was probably done as a cheeky cost cutting measure. I'm going to assume they made both him and skywarp more black than their in-game appearance so that the figures would share more mutual parts to cut back on production costs.
>or even prerelease photos of itThey explicitly stated the prerelease photos were prototypes and would be changed before release. Why you're looking at prerelease photos of a 4 year old figure is beyond me.