Black repaint

Black repaint is a fan-coined term referring to a mostly dark-colored redeco of a toy, usually featuring black as its primary color. The term is usually inaccurate, as the toys are almost never actually repaints, but the name has stuck.

Black repaints are a comparatively common type of redeco; in particular, almost (but not quite) every Optimus Prime toy has been produced in a black repaint color scheme at least once. As with most aspects of Transformers, fandom opinion on black repaints is split: some like them, some denounce them as bland and/or uncreative, and some don't think of them as being any different from other redecoes.

A black repaint does not necessarily have to be mostly black. Armada Nemesis Prime, for instance, is dark blue.

Some particularly well-known black repaints include:
 * Generation 1 Skywarp, the first black repaint in Transformers.
 * Robots in Disguise Scourge, one of the few black repaints that represent a main show character, also the inspiration for many Optimus Prime based black repaints.
 * Alternators Nemesis Prime, infamous for starting out as a nearly unobtainable exclusive surrounded by various problems with HasbroToyShop.com, then seeing a wide release in Australia.