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So fan voted combiner's gonna be an Autobot. Can't say I'm really surprised!
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Feb 5, 2015 19:39
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Zaa Boogie posted:So fan voted combiner's gonna be an Autobot. Can't say I'm really surprised! 
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Feb 5, 2015 19:57
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well Cons already outdo bots in terms of number of combiners (unless you count Japan only ones like raiden, road ceaser, etc) so that's okay I guess.
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My guess, concerning Megatron's returns, is that they wanted to give time for other Big Bads to take center stage and give them some time with the ball, so that when Megatron came back his turn made sense not only in a storyline way, but in a balance way (look at all these bad guys already filling the stage, it's time for new blood). There's probably better ways to do it, but for all my problems with Dark Cybertron (which I think was overall very solid), Megatron having a big hammy villain return co-opted into sense finally being driven in his head was actually something I liked about it a lot.
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Yeah I liked it too. Dark Cybertron was probably the strongest IDW tf event. It had a lot of character moments and development, it resurrected Nightbeat, and it introduced autobot megatron, team Windblade, and the Rod Pod. In fact the the universe-threatening event has a character driven solution instead of finding and applying a mcguffin. Then again, I barely remember the other events.
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The thing about Dark Cybertron was that it had a torturously slow start and was interrupting MTMTE so that garned it a degree of ill will but once it finally got going, it really worked and the climax was one of the few genuinely satisfying ones to an event in years. It was a breath of fresh air compared to the damp squibs of, say, pretty much every Marvel event in recent memory, the joys of seeing something actually nail the landing.
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Well first and foremost Dark Cybertron is based on some hilariously forced retcons that don't make any sense (a project started by shockwave in reaction to a disaster during the disaster at the behest of Thunderwing's loopy research was ACTUALLY a project he began millions of years before then as a reaction to a retconned in message from his former teacher who he thought was a loon while Shockwave wasn't Shockwave as we know him. Brilliant! Makes perfect sense! Also, somehow Shockwave + Time = MAGIC!), and then it interrupted MTMTE's natural progression to dick around with Ammonites and so on. The middle acts are also pretty terrible in parts. On the other hand the conclusion really does stand on its own as a quietly brilliant little piece of writing, and it did have lots of good character moments plus lead to a more settled in reshuffling of the elements. Galvatron the Barbarian is awesome. Spacebus is awesome. Co-captain Megatron is awesome. These are things they came up with and wanted to do, but were restricted by the direction of the canon at the time they first launched the two book idea. They needed a big reason to bring the Lost Light home. But seriously let's compare the logic of the ending to the ending of AvX and/or Age of Ultron. Jokes on you! Those books were so boring I can't even loving remember anything other than Namor going surf's up Wakanda!
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Feb 5, 2015 21:46
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I didn't like that the entire race of ammonites was just exploded out of existence like that though because they seemed like a neat other mechanoid race to cybertronians. But no, shockwave's pawns.
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Feb 5, 2015 22:07
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Presumably they's some Terradores kickin around. Though knowing what transforming robots are like, they'll pick up on some ethical or physical difference that divides their remaining society into two warring factions and proceed to duke it out for half a billion years
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Feb 5, 2015 23:48
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CAPT. Rainbowbeard posted:That was what the hu-mons refer to as a "joke." Yes clearly. There's some things you just don't joke about though, like rape or having Joe Mad take over a book you want to read. I mean, the universe is listening.
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Feb 6, 2015 00:12
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Got some bots today Almost done with Animated. I think I have three left in this line.  Baby's first KO 
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Feb 6, 2015 00:53
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Zaa Boogie posted:So fan voted combiner's gonna be an Autobot. Can't say I'm really surprised! TFW already losing their minds over the possibility that it could be all fembots.
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Feb 6, 2015 02:18
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if they do that then I hope the torso ends up the Motormaster/Prime mold
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Feb 6, 2015 02:20
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Acne Rain posted:if they do that then I hope the torso ends up the Motormaster/Prime mold IDW Strongarm ANYWAY  
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Feb 6, 2015 02:23
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Acne Rain posted:if they do that then I hope the torso ends up the Motormaster/Prime mold That or Hot Spot could make for a pretty good Strongarm.
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Feb 6, 2015 02:28
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Rhyno posted:Got some bots today Onslaught is one of my favorite 'bots ever. I dunno why, his robot mode just hits every right mark for me. He's like a big beefy Mega Man enemy. Even if one of the plows on his shoulder is a little loose so it flops around while the other stays nice and solid no I'm not mad about it still what are you talking about
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MinionOfCthulhu posted:Onslaught is one of my favorite 'bots ever. I dunno why, his robot mode just hits every right mark for me. He's like a big beefy Mega Man enemy. Even if one of the plows on his shoulder is a little loose so it flops around while the other stays nice and solid no I'm not mad about it still what are you talking about Yup, I played with one at a local shop a month ago and thought he was cool but they wanted $50 for an incomplete one. Scored that guy for $20 off a FB group.
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Feb 6, 2015 04:03
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"Swords and rifles? That is just adorable."
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Saw a CW Prime in stores today (in the dollar section for some reason, whatever). He's pretty beefy, I'm kind of pumped for Motormaster, though gently caress knows when I'll see him. And god dammit Amazon I'll buy the drat Arcee from you. Just had to advertise the drat thing right above this post, mocking me. Keldroc posted:That or Hot Spot could make for a pretty good Strongarm. That new SUV/Truck guy for Menasor could be Littlefoot, too. Hmmm, maybe they had this planned... (my god, Groove for Chromia)
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Feb 6, 2015 06:19
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Keldroc posted:That or Hot Spot could make for a pretty good Strongarm. I ALREADY DID
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ALREADY DID WHATAnora posted:(my god, Groove for Chromia)
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Feb 6, 2015 06:27
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It was only a matter of time, really. 
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Feb 6, 2015 09:24
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Do... does... oh my god
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Feb 6, 2015 09:27
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Weird, what 3rd party company would want to resurrect the gobots?? Seems like a niche market to me!
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Feb 6, 2015 09:28
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Captain Invictus posted:Weird, what 3rd party company would want to resurrect the gobots?? Seems like a niche market to me! None. That's Bandai's Soul of Chogokin line.
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Captain Invictus posted:Weird, what 3rd party company would want to resurrect the gobots?? Seems like a niche market to me! It's also Machine Robo based, hence "Cykill's" friendly appearance.
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Feb 6, 2015 09:35
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Holy poo poo. Are you telling me those are Chogokin Gobots?? gently caress me....
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Feb 6, 2015 09:39
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Keldroc posted:None. That's Bandai's Soul of Chogokin line. I was not being serious! They look pretty sweet, but they're pointless without that weird futurecar
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Feb 6, 2015 09:41
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Oh no no no. Leader-1, Turbo, Scooter.. Is that two different bots making up Spay-C?
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Feb 6, 2015 09:46
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The Goon posted:Holy poo poo. Are you telling me those are Chogokin Gobots?? We can call them the Cho-Go-Kin-Bots!
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Feb 6, 2015 09:55
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No car roof acting as the head, no dice. 
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Feb 6, 2015 10:15
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Nice, they even have in the second photo the unreleased to the US/Canada Machine Man/Go Bot Snoop.
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Please Bandai keep those wonderful toys out of America. Between Combiner Wars, Masterpiece Figures, and the new M.A.S.K. toys which are apparently GIJoe scale...  I really wonder if Hasbro getting the new GoBots copyrights had anything to do with the new machine Robo toys? The Taint Reaper fucked around with this message at 11:11 on Feb 6, 2015 |
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Keldroc posted:It was only a matter of time, really. Oh man, I was just getting ready to upload these very same images when I checked the thread. I really hope this generates a lot of hype for Gobots and Machine Robo! Also, I really really hope there's a new Puzzler or a new motherfucking DEVIL SATAN 6!(Monstrous)
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So I bet that fan-built combiner is going to have Alpha Trion as a guy. He's never really gotten a real mass released transforming toy before ever. And with the whole press release they did today about a Combiner who would melt the internet, he's probably going to be part of it.
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Man ain't no one's gonna give that big a poo poo about a Alpha Trion involved combiner,Lepecard posted:Oh man, I was just getting ready to upload these very same images when I checked the thread.
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Ugh, I want the car with the flip head so bad, and Cykill, and the drill head guy. At least they didn't make Strika, Zero, and those monster dudes.
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Feb 6, 2015 12:58
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Keldroc posted:It was only a matter of time, really. Oh man.... they look so awesome. Unfortunately, since they're Soul of Chogokin they're probably too rich for my blood and I can't afford them. 
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No Rocklords, no buys.
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