JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:OK, time to wiki you into submission:
Diakron. An excerpt:
Released in 1983, Diakron: Robot/Cars Of The Future was a small toyline sold directly by Takara in the United States. It is notable for essentially being a direct port of Takara's Diaclone toyline, and featured several toys that would, mere months later, be released as Transformers by Hasbro.
Following the establishment of Takara's partnership with Hasbro, Diakron ceased production. It was functionally replaced by Kronoform, an American toyline from Takara that featured Diaclone and Microman toys which were not released as Transformers.
It's fact, not rumored
And I never said revive the whole Gobot series. If anything, now they're integrated into Transformers society after their Universe was erased by a temporal fluke caused by the destruction of Unicron in the Marvel comics. That same event caused the creation of the Classicsverse if I may add. Guardians are Autobots and Renegades are Decepticons. Problem solved. I'm not expecting a Gobot boxset though, maybe one or two thrown in like they did with Bug Bite.
And about worldwide releases, here are toys that were never released worldwide, yet received BotCon toys:
- Thunderclash
- Scorch (as Turbomaster)
- Ironfist
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Well, thing is, the Gobots aren't true robots: they're cyborgs. Their bodies may be mechanical, but they still had an organic brain.
LiKwid wrote: Also for flux, so is my Bull mastiff, he loves new people
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:They already did Beast Wars in 2006.
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:2005: a random story
2006: the prelude to Beast Wars
2007: Classics
2008: Shattered Glass
2009: Wings of Honor, the era before the Great War retold
2010: Generation 2 retold
2011: Animated
Flux Convoy wrote:LiKwid wrote: Also for flux, so is my Bull mastiff, he loves new people
PUPPY!JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:They already did Beast Wars in 2006.
So? Besides 2006 and this past year, everything has been Classics related. Don't believe me? Let's revisit a bit.JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:2005: a random story
2006: the prelude to Beast Wars
2007: Classics
2008: Shattered Glass
2009: Wings of Honor, the era before the Great War retold
2010: Generation 2 retold
2011: Animated
2005: Currently being repurposed and shoehorned into the G1 Classics styled fiction.
2007: Straight up Classics with the Gobots twist for funsies.
2008: Separate universe, separate story... driven by Classics Cliffjumper, Classics toy molds and the club fiction. Shattered Glass Autobots intend to invade what we know of as the G1 Classics universe eventually.
2009: Sure, it's a separate theme but these are also intended for the G1 Classics storyline that the club continues to drive.
2010: Are we seeing a pattern yet? These characters are the natural progression of G1 Classics continuing the club retelling and driving the fiction in their way.
So really, we haven't seen too many original ideas from the Botcon themes. For them to revisit a very specific theme from a given year would be fine with me but not very likely. Honestly, I'd love a year where we got bits of all the FunPub themes so far as toys. Pre-BW and SG would be my bigger wants at this point though.
Wing Saber II wrote:I vote Houston, Texas so I can go for the first time!
Wing Saber II wrote:I vote Houston, Texas so I can go for the first time!
robofreak wrote:Flux Convoy wrote:Yup, and I'm a snuggler. You've been warned.
kinky
I could probably house a few of you during Botcon if it came to Phoenix. It needs to be announced here first though.
WolfDawg wrote:I know it won't happen, but it'd be nice to have a Botcon in New Orleans! ...Or at least somewhere closer (Orlando doesn't count because it takes like 8-10 hours to get there from here!).
LadyBug wrote:When do they usually announce what location Botcon will take place at? I'm trying to plan my 2012 conventions, and I would love to go to Botcon. But, I'm also trying to save up for San Diego Comic-Con next year; so I kind of need to know soon.
Eclipsica wrote:Being biased like some others, I can say"Botcon come to VT". Being realistic, I just know almost nobody wants to come to VT.
Rodimus Prime wrote:Eclipsica wrote:Being biased like some others, I can say"Botcon come to VT". Being realistic, I just know almost nobody wants to come to VT.
I wouldn't mind. BotCon and Ben & Jerry's in the same trip? HELLZ YEAH!
Seriously, I really hope it's either on the East Coast or in the Midwest in 2012. Or Texas.
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