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the Energon universe seems primarily based on Sunbow so you don't have to worry about that most likely That being said I don't see why they have to "kick it to the curb" from now on. Just tell a variety of stories. There's room for all kinds of TF takes, and these guys have never gotten proper toys, so... something should only be excised from the franchise if it's offensive poo poo like Carbombya.
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Nodosaur posted:the Energon universe seems primarily based on Sunbow so you don't have to worry about that most likely When I say kick to the curb I meant those concepts appearing in the new comic unvierse. Not as a whole. We all know those concepts are going to be around no matter what in future shows etc. The Last Call fucked around with this message at 23:37 on Feb 24, 2024 |
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It's fine, tis the internet. We've all been there.
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Phy posted:There are many rooms in Primus' house. That would be interesting. I would certainly like to see a more non-movie take on Dragonstorm or some of his components. And I do think I've said multiple times that I think the Bayverse designs are largely pretty good or at least interesting as toys, they just don't work as the characters they're supposed to be much of the time. By "Bayformers people" I am referring to a strange sliver of the fandom that believes the Bayverse versions are definitive and anything deviating from the junk sculpture aesthetic is automatically worse. I'd imagine to them Omega Prime is a crime against God or something.
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Truck, not Trukk! lol
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i remember the "carbombya" thing as a kid and I didn't understand why anyone found it funny. Mostly because I didn't break the word apart, and just thought it was some funny sounding name the Autobots named a human city.
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Cowslips Warren posted:i remember the "carbombya" thing as a kid and I didn't understand why anyone found it funny. Mostly because I didn't break the word apart, and just thought it was some funny sounding name the Autobots named a human city. That's okay, it wasn't actually funny.
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I like Armada a lot, but there's a lot of weird figure designs, and articulation in general is manifestly a step down from RiD, Beast Wars, and possibly even some of G2. Often because they want to have big weird action features instead of focusing on humanoid modes, like concealed big huge cannons and weird springloaded chunks, but also there's just bizzare decisions like Demolisher's feet. Energon still had action features but scaled back a lot of them, and generally was a lot better articulated. I'm also not a fan of the big epic stories about ancient space magic and Cybertron's absentee gods, because those tend to really slow down the action and tamp down on interpersonal relations and individualsm and it really tends to kill off any broader political aspects.
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The carbombya thing was so bad it's why Casey Kasem quit despite voicing so many voices. Got to give the man points for that, sticking up for what he thought was right. As a kid the whole thing went over my head and never knew about the issues it caused until I went to college and the net became a thing. Did you know Japan got more Transformers cartoons, Headmasters and stuff. WOW. The net was a revelation in those days. The Armada design was due to the guy in charge of the time wanting them to be big chunky robots and vehicles. It was a choice. The gimmicks were for kids cause more gimmicks more fun right. Armada Starscream was perhaps the first real take on the character that defied conventional takes on his character and stood out. Pity the writing and translations were so bad. The only other time I remember before that Starscream wasn't so Starscream was the episode where he found Jetfire. Skyfire? Whatever. He talked about the character like he was an actual friend. That always stood out to me in a time when it was rather rare.
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Micron Legend’s take on Starscream is just fine. Armada makes it nonsensical, especially in the early parts where the dub tried to play him like a traditional Starscream.
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TF Prime's Starscream grew on me: I hated his design at first, but the dude was loving cold; I think his first intro scene had him killing an Autobot. I especially liked the scene where he found Arcee trapped, but instead of killing her, he remarked there had been a time she had spared his life, so he cut her down and walked off. "Consider us even." Of course he, being Starscream, hosed up so many times: accidentally telling Arcee he had murdered her partner ages ago, making a zombie-terrorcon epidemic, making a swarm of clones that all turned on him (and there was the bonus of every time one of them was killed, he felt their pain). and of course his single ally Knock Out he threw under the bus so many times, the final time is what made our shiny medic snap and betray him right as he was about to win.
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Generations Galvatron $28 on Amazon today Edit - Not kingdom Medullah fucked around with this message at 18:02 on Feb 25, 2024 |
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I don't care for the stickers, but the toy deco look is still dope as hell for that figure
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I got it, I never put on the stickers. He looks so good without them.
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Movie version Gridman toy: https://imgur.com/a/mMFUifJ
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Droyer posted:Movie version Gridman toy: https://imgur.com/a/mMFUifJ This is relevant to my interests. I had no idea that he lit up. I have the Good Smile Full Powered Gridman and he's pretty great. Looks good along side my original SSSS Synchro.
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That's the only one I don't have but i have a model kit of FP gridman and i don't like the design enough to double dip. Not decided on Full Power Gridknight tho.
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Phy posted:Horsey I need to buy a van so I can paint that on the side.
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The MSJ posted:When is Silverbolt supposed to go on sale? April? Yeah, he's in wave 2 so should be April. Though Cheetor from the same wave, and Studio Series Sideswipe & Sunstreaker (no relation) have shown up on store shelves ahead of any official announcement, so I wouldn't be surprised if he just suddenly materializes one day.
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Robot Style posted:Yeah, he's in wave 2 so should be April. I will manifest him appearing in the ToysR Us near my office so I can use my birthday coupon.
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Phy posted:Horsey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHytjEj7B9g
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I love the overly complicated nature of this. Honestly, I could watch all this for hours.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50ST7ZPBAb8
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Phy posted:Horsey Next on Autobots Caught on Tape What Wheelie really does with the bodies of his victims.
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https://news.tfw2005.com/2024/02/27/transformers-generations-autobot-5-pack-revealed-and-live-504865 so that 100 dollar Hound pack got revealed.
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Nodosaur posted:https://news.tfw2005.com/2024/02/27/transformers-generations-autobot-5-pack-revealed-and-live-504865 I'm still not sold on that Wheeljack and I've already got SS86 Jazz but I really do want the rest of those. I don't know that I £115 want them though.
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Fil5000 posted:I'm still not sold on that Wheeljack and I've already got SS86 Jazz but I really do want the rest of those. I don't know that I £115 want them though. Same, but instead of SS86 Jazz, it’s Origins Jazz. I really do like the look of everyone in this set, but yeah, Wheeljack needs extra detail in car mode in particular.
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I just very belatedly found out about the Transformers concept album buried in Prince's vaults and I am shook. By hook or by crook, I gots to have it no matter how terrible it may be so I'm planning a Paisley Park heist.
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Arquinsiel posted:That's a great pack for a hundo if you haven't already bought in on those characters. I went ahead and pre-ordered it. I don't have a Hound, Jazz or Sunstreaker so it's not too bad for me.
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Sentinel Red posted:I just very belatedly found out about the Transformers concept album buried in Prince's vaults and I am shook. By hook or by crook, I gots to have it no matter how terrible it may be so I'm planning a Paisley Park heist. WHAT
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Like for the movie, a soundtrack? or VA work?
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Cowslips Warren posted:Like for the movie, a soundtrack? or VA work? Yes i don’t know what I’m talking about 
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It was supposedly a concept album called Pure Energon, and was a collaboration with the band Information Society. The name seems to be a reference Information Society's biggest hit, which itself came from a dialogue line they sampled from Star Trek.
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