by fenrir72 » Sat May 02, 2015 9:47 am
- Motto: "Power to the strong and the right!"
- Weapon: Plasma Cannon
So while killing time, did a re-marathon of Masterforce and Victory. This btw were the Shout! versions which I previously reviewed a 2 years ago.
Why the backgrounder? I noticed in several youtube reviews of him, almost to the point of trolling,posters would try to derail the review. Often mentioning they're having no connection to the character etc etc.
You know what guys, no judgement here but at least try watching the Victory series first? Despite being a glorified kiddy (more kiddier aside for the wanton destruction and killing of humans) ad for the line, the story flowed more like a Lone Wolf and Cub plot except unlike Masterforce (which to my opinion ended two episodes short), the series ended even more shorter (maybe due to the small number of toys to sell in the toyline and the already waning popularity of the franchise).
Starsaber? He's like an analog for Convoy/Optimus using a Japancentric characterization. Convoy is, well, an American cowboy/G.I. Joe feel with the sense of doing the right thing......just the way Peter Cullen portrayed him excellently.
Star is basically the same albeit the Japanese version. Convoy was more of a big brother or so to Spike while Star was a dad to Jean. Maybe it's the cultural devide that turns off other fans from liking him?
On how Takara portrayed him, while re watching the previous series, I especially like how cool Star was in the first three episodes when the Destrons ambushed him during Jean's enrollment. Then the fast tempo of his theme song and the repetitious 100x canned "gatai" sequences.........no wonder the Japanese fans voted for him overwhelmingly.Just like that annoying headache relief menthol stick ads in cable a few years ago............it really sticks to you that you can't help but liking him.
Try getting him while you still can guys!
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