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Dead Metal wrote:Sure, Takara did release the toys, but they released them as being the G1 characters along with a manga to promote them

Close.

The WFC Generations toys that came out in United were G1 guys in their toy bios, but the FOC Generations toys that came out in the Japanese Generations toyline were given toy bios that reflected their Aligned selves (thanks to Hydra writing them).

The All Spark manga, being the new G1 story that it is, then took those toy designs and repurposed them to be G1 characters so that it could promote those toys, just as IDW has done in its RID comic.

Sabrblade wrote:

Dead Metal wrote:Sure, Takara did release the toys, but they released them as being the G1 characters along with a manga to promote them

Close.

The WFC Generations toys that came out in United were G1 guys in their toy bios, but the FOC Generations toys that came out in the Japanese Generations toyline were given toy bios that reflected their Aligned selves (thanks to Hydra writing them).

The All Spark manga, being the new G1 story that it is, then took those toy designs and repurposed them to be G1 characters so that it could promote those toys, just as IDW has done in its RID comic.

I was only reffering to WFC, since I wasn't too sure about the WFC toys, since they even label all the idw based ones as "Fall of Cybertron" toys, but I assume that'S due to how f**king crazy and weird Japan is.

Dead Metal wrote:Now, this irks me a bit? Who do you mean by friend who wants to argue? You referring to me?

Nope. You're probably the type who would drop it or continue the argument by PM if asked.

His friend was asked not to argue, as we made peace. His friend refused, and made it impossible for me to work on something. He intervenes and snubs me by calling it a "personal issue" instead of getting on his friend for the harassment.

Dead Metal wrote:Also, he is right, the game was never released in Japan, and imports don't count otherwise that would mean MP Megatron was released in the US, which it wasn't.
That's why people import, because the stuff isn't available in their country, as it hasn't been released there.

Again, I used a word (see the blue word) that says he is both right and wrong at the same time. Also, note that he twisted what I said and his attitude when I used his statement as-is.

Also, I import Kerokero Ace. That, and didn't Stephen King write a book about "MP" Megatron's transformation sequence?

Dead Metal wrote:Sure, Takara did release the toys, but they released them as being the G1 characters along with a manga to promote them, that however does not equal an actual release of the games.

And if people bothered to ask me to clarify, I would have said "It is not tied to the games as it does not say such on the packaging. However, Takara Tomy might decide to release both games in 2014 so those who bought the toys might become more interested in the games."

Also, All Spark heavily borrows from Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers. The backstory was based on Fall of Cybertron. And the addition of Black Optimus, as well as the early arrivals of both Hot Rod and Ultra Magnus made it a different story altogether.

Dead Metal wrote:And no arguing against that without even a shred of evidence other than insults and "lalala I can't hear you!" only serve to make you look incredibly stupid and immature, and therefore the target of asshole video posts ridiculing you.

Really. Lets see. A UNITED-EX-based comment I made concluded with him pretty much calling me an idiot who knew nothing about continuity. And all I said is that I did not want to discuss it with him, as he was not Hydra. Do you need more evidence that validates my behavior? I have nearly 6 months worth of off-topic arguments with him. So if we are good, let me enjoy this topic. Otherwise, feel free to defend him despite the fact I am not the only person he has annoyed with his "righteous" attitude.

Last-word battle is 'GO. I repeat: last-word battle is 'GO'.

RhA wrote:Last-word battle is 'GO. I repeat: last-word battle is 'GO'.

Seriously, RhA, what does the fact that toyline have to do with this? Joking. But yeah, what others do not get is that others have got on him for his "treat me better than I treat you" attitude last year. That, and the issues are in layers that have done some major damage to me. So yeah... Moving on.

In regards to GO!, it was announced the Seki Toshihiko will be the voice of Gekisoumaru. In regards of the manga seen in Generations 2013, Tsushima Naoto is not involved. No talks of him being involved, but he might not be allowed to say anything. So lets treat this as a citation, and assume another is involved.

And then we have God Ginrai.

Based on my findings, there is nothing involved with the anniversary. It is best to assume that the 2012 manga was their way to celebrate that. The article that includes him is about powered-up forms that debuted in 1988 and continues to this day. So starting with Super Ginrai and God Bomber, we will hear more about the powered-up forms in Victory, CarRobots, the Micron Trilogy, and everything up to 2013. But yeah... It causes some conflict on what I collect now.

Besides, did I overlook any series that have a character with powered-up forms?

This may be one of the first mail aways that I don't get.

fenrir72 wrote:Based on the translation, the designer of TF Go is probably reminiscing about the early influences from Godginrai all the way to the present design.

1/4 of each book focuses on toys based on a particular character or subclass. For instance- all the incarnations of Prime, or Headmasters, etc. So I am guessing Godginrai will be one of the featured characters.

Nevermind.

Stormrider wrote:This may be one of the first mail aways that I don't get.

fenrir72 wrote:Based on the translation, the designer of TF Go is probably reminiscing about the early influences from Godginrai all the way to the present design.

1/4 of each book focuses on toys based on a particular character or subclass. For instance- all the incarnations of Prime, or Headmasters, etc. So I am guessing Godginrai will be one of the featured characters.

First off, congrats on the 8,000th post.

And second, it is a whole lot better than that. They are doing an article detailing 25 years of the Powered-Up forms. I have listed the six series and twelve forms. Hope you don't mind me posting the characters they will more than likely be mentioning.

Masterforce: God Ginrai
Victory: Victory Saber
CarRobots: God Fire Convoy
Micron Legends: Jet Convoy, Magna Jet Convoy, Burning Megatron
Super Link: Wing Convoy (Cannon Mode, Jet Mode), Omega Convoy
Galaxy Force: Liger Convoy, Sonic Convoy, Liger Megatron

RhA wrote:Dude.

What? Oh! I know I tend to be a bit emotional and daft, but I thought you might enjoy this picture.

KUMA-NIN Maximus wrote:

Dead Metal wrote:Now, this irks me a bit? Who do you mean by friend who wants to argue? You referring to me?

Nope. You're probably the type who would drop it or continue the argument by PM if asked.

His friend was asked not to argue, as we made peace. His friend refused, and made it impossible for me to work on something. He intervenes and snubs me by calling it a "personal issue" instead of getting on his friend for the harassment.

OK, that doesn't really sound like Sabre, never seen that happen in all my dealings with him. Weird, but then again I've been gone for a while now.

Dead Metal wrote:Also, he is right, the game was never released in Japan, and imports don't count otherwise that would mean MP Megatron was released in the US, which it wasn't.
That's why people import, because the stuff isn't available in their country, as it hasn't been released there.

Again, I used a word (see the blue word) that says he is both right and wrong at the same time. Also, note that he twisted what I said and his attitude when I used his statement as-is.

Also, I import Kerokero Ace. That, and didn't Stephen King write a book about "MP" Megatron's transformation sequence?

I seem to remember you saying that he's 100 % WRONG, when he mentioned the games weren't released in Japan.
What does Kerokero Ace have to do with proving that imports **** as official releases?
Which book? And no Megatron was never released by Hasbro or outside of Japan, I can refer you to the horror story that was importing him.

Adding to that that Stephen King is a geek and has mentioned Transformers in his books before, it's safe to say he might actually have an interest in them and imported the toy himself.

Dead Metal wrote:Sure, Takara did release the toys, but they released them as being the G1 characters along with a manga to promote them, that however does not equal an actual release of the games.

And if people bothered to ask me to clarify, I would have said "It is not tied to the games as it does not say such on the packaging. However, Takara Tomy might decide to release both games in 2014 so those who bought the toys might become more interested in the games."

Also, All Spark heavily borrows from Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers. The backstory was based on Fall of Cybertron. And the addition of Black Optimus, as well as the early arrivals of both Hot Rod and Ultra Magnus made it a different story altogether.

HereS' the thing, he didn't claim the toys weren't released in Japan, he said the games weren't released toys=//=games. Takara even released the Universe 2008 HotShot toy, and not as the actual character from Armada, but as a brand new G1 character.

Even if Takara decided to release the games in the future (which is super unlikely) that still doesn't invalidate that as of now, they are unreleased in Japan.

Dead Metal wrote:And no arguing against that without even a shred of evidence other than insults and "lalala I can't hear you!" only serve to make you look incredibly stupid and immature, and therefore the target of asshole video posts ridiculing you.

Really. Lets see. A UNITED-EX-based comment I made concluded with him pretty much calling me an idiot who knew nothing about continuity. And all I said is that I did not want to discuss it with him, as he was not Hydra. Do you need more evidence that validates my behavior? I have nearly 6 months worth of off-topic arguments with him. So if we are good, let me enjoy this topic. Otherwise, feel free to defend him despite the fact I am not the only person he has annoyed with his "righteous" attitude.

I have had 6 years worth of arguments with him, some of those because one of us misinterpreted what someone else said, and a few others where he was simply being a dick for the sake of being a dick (coff coff WFC/ FOC and whether or not they're G1, we had that twice). So I know how he can be, and I know when he's right and when he's wrong.

KUMA-NIN Maximus wrote:In other words... Leave me alone so I can enjoy the stuff you take for granted, as there is no point of being friendly with you. Thank you.

So you want him to leave you alone but it's okay for you to continue to attack and criticise him?

Have a warning.

Everyone else is on notice. Topic back on track.

I never had any interest in Artfire etc, so never looked into how to get these exclusives.

So how do I go about getting this StarScream?

SkyWarpsGhost wrote:I never had any interest in Artfire etc, so never looked into how to get these exclusives.

So how do I go about getting this StarScream?

You'll be able to buy it through a toy-store like TF Source or BBTS, or check out fantofan
http://www.fantofan.jp/
But expect to pay a hefty price, because these figures are only available one each to every one who bought the Generations book. So you'll be paying the guy for the book, for shipping to him, for the figure plus shipping and handling to you, and a little extra for all the hassle.

KUMA-NIN Maximus wrote:

Stormrider wrote:This may be one of the first mail aways that I don't get.

fenrir72 wrote:Based on the translation, the designer of TF Go is probably reminiscing about the early influences from Godginrai all the way to the present design.

1/4 of each book focuses on toys based on a particular character or subclass. For instance- all the incarnations of Prime, or Headmasters, etc. So I am guessing Godginrai will be one of the featured characters.

First off, congrats on the 8,000th post.

And second, it is a whole lot better than that. They are doing an article detailing 25 years of the Powered-Up forms. I have listed the six series and twelve forms. Hope you don't mind me posting the characters they will more than likely be mentioning.

Masterforce: God Ginrai
Victory: Victory Saber
CarRobots: God Fire Convoy
Micron Legends: Jet Convoy, Magna Jet Convoy, Burning Megatron
Super Link: Wing Convoy (Cannon Mode, Jet Mode), Omega Convoy
Galaxy Force: Liger Convoy, Sonic Convoy, Liger Megatron

RhA wrote:Dude.

What? Oh! I know I tend to be a bit emotional and daft, but I thought you might enjoy this picture.

That's cool. Thanks

Dead Metal wrote:

SkyWarpsGhost wrote:I never had any interest in Artfire etc, so never looked into how to get these exclusives.

So how do I go about getting this StarScream?

You'll be able to buy it through a toy-store like TF Source or BBTS, or check out fantofan
http://www.fantofan.jp/
But expect to pay a hefty price, because these figures are only available one each to every one who bought the Generations book. So you'll be paying the guy for the book, for shipping to him, for the figure plus shipping and handling to you, and a little extra for all the hassle.

Cheers Dead Metal.

I knew this guy wouldn't be cheap judging by the prices for Stepper and Artfire when they came out. There was a time when I thought spending $$$s on a deluxe would have seemed outrageous, but that was a long time ago now lol.
This won't be my first $100+ deluxe

SkyWarpsGhost wrote:

Dead Metal wrote:

SkyWarpsGhost wrote:I never had any interest in Artfire etc, so never looked into how to get these exclusives.

So how do I go about getting this StarScream?

You'll be able to buy it through a toy-store like TF Source or BBTS, or check out fantofan
http://www.fantofan.jp/
But expect to pay a hefty price, because these figures are only available one each to every one who bought the Generations book. So you'll be paying the guy for the book, for shipping to him, for the figure plus shipping and handling to you, and a little extra for all the hassle.

Cheers Dead Metal.

I knew this guy wouldn't be cheap judging by the prices for Stepper and Artfire when they came out. There was a time when I thought spending $$$s on a deluxe would have seemed outrageous, but that was a long time ago now lol.
This won't be my first $100+ deluxe

Or you could wait a little for the price to come down, these things tend to not keep their value.

I saw a bunch of Steppers and Artfires for sale here and there in the dealer at BotCon this year, so Starscream may likely get a similar treatment at future BotCons.

KUMA-NIN Maximus wrote:this picture.

Epic. That is epic!

Sabrblade wrote:I saw a bunch of Steppers and Artfires for sale here and there in the dealer at BotCon this year, so Starscream may likely get a similar treatment at future BotCons.

I wanted it for a while, but Artfire at 150$ plus shipping was way too much. But now, it's on sale. I just bought it at 113$ shipped from BBTS. I'm looking forward to receive it.

I got my Takara FOC Starscream and I confirm that this toy is a little marvel. I bet the Infiltrator FOC Starscream will be way too expensive at first. I can wait a year and buy it on sale.

Being in Northern Ireland conventions like Botcon etc are just way to expensive for me. So online is my only option.
I get paranoid that the things I want the most will sell out, and become more expensive. As I see this Starscream appealing to a lot more people than Artfire etc.

Million Publishing have released some new images of the latest mail away exclusive Infiltrator Starscream, a translucent redeco of the Transformers Generations Fall of Cybertron Deluxe mold with Neutron Assault Rifle, plus Sideswipe's Pathblaster and Shockwave's Photon Burst Rifle. Please note the figure does not include the two Generations Metroplex guns featured in some of the images.

This figure is a the mail away exclusive from Million Publishing's Transformers Generations 2013 Volume 01, however most of our sponsor have the figure alone available for pre-order.

I like my Starscream armed to the teeth!

Honestly, the only thing that kills me about this mold is the side profile... when he's in his infiltrator/ghost deco, I guess that's less an issue and more a defining feature.

All your guns are belong to Starscream.

This is bad ass. Im in love with those guns

Wow, that looks really cool. I was never a huge fan of that mold for Starscream but with those killer guns and the clear plastic, I might just have to get my hands on this.

Wow, until these images I had no idea that you could pull the top triangle fin thing off Starscream and put his guns there... I was like "Wait, is that a thing? (Grabs Starscream, pulls fin off, places guns there) well, I'll be damned."

Looks nice, but I learned my lesson with Millions publishing figures. Wait until they go on clearance. Stepper and Artfire were must haves that I didnt want to risk missing out. Both times I got screwed when they ended up on clearance prices. A ghost WFC Starscream is not a must have. I got the regular version. This would be just a novelty.