First-Aid wrote:I really would like to see something brand spanking new in the Titan Class. An original character, without any previous constraints such as a pre-existing character or alt mode. What can they do if someone tells them, "You know what? Go to town. Have fun. Create something new and iconic. Don't use ANY previous characters. Make something that could potentially help carry the brand for the NEXT 40 years."
WIshful thinking, I know. I guarantee the fandom- especially based on what I'm seeing in the previous posts here- would collectively throw a fit because it's not something that's been done previously ad nauseum (We do NOT need another Predaking, Devastator, or Menasor!). Yes there are a lot of obscure niche characters they could do that would make the fanboys squeal but the majority wouldn't understand it. Something new and special, something iconic. Drift and Windblade are both recent additions that were pretty quickly accepted into the fandom because they were just cool figures but had zero previous history. I want to see that, but in Titan Class.
End of rant. Please resume normal critique of this...really effing awesome figure that I cannot wait to get my grubby, overly-sanitized hands on!
What they need to do is a new main toyline that is not G1 updated like the Generations lines have been. Don;t get me wrong, I love it, and will continue to buy things from it, but I can also appreciate the need for something new.
A toyline like Armada, Animated and Prime were at their own time, that gets new characters and new toys for them completely unrelated to G1. (yes some characters from those lines where based on G1 characters, but others where entirely new even if they shared names).
Then they can make a new figure for Titan Class based on that toyline and accompanying fiction.
Spitting out a titan class figure of a new character that people may or may not like without any fiction or appearance prior to its physical existence to back it up is something I doubt Hasbro is willing to risk.
They need to make a toyline with accompanying fiction that they actually care about, unlike Earthspark, which has devolved into a mess of Cyberverse repaints and ridiculous gimmick toys.
They need an actual new main toyline for a completely new and original Titan Class figure to even begin to make sense.
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