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[Noideaforaname]

Racer-kun has some sagging ball bearings. I bet he's jealous of rotf Devastator.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed that.

[Rated X]

I like these because they were history in the making.

[Primus_Maximus]

My little bro had these back in 1986 when they came out 1 year after he was born. The regular Transformers came out a year before these in 1985. I met Peter Cullen at Botcon 2011 and he was a really great guy and was really impressed that I was a fan of Transformers since the beginning in 1985. I would not bother comparing these to ROTF Transformers because they were created for little kids in the 1980s and have nothing to do with more modern toys geared towards older kids and adults.

[Vicalliose]

I now wish to see a custom Dump-Kun made from Animated Wreck-Gar. Do this now.

[GuyIncognito]

Anyone know the meaning of the "-Kun" suffix in Japanese?

[Sabrblade]

Anyone know the meaning of the "-Kun" suffix in Japanese?

It's an honorific used to express a form of affection/respect between good friends/family members/colleagues/pals and such, like how "-chan" is.

[JelZe GoldRabbit]

Anyone know the meaning of the "-Kun" suffix in Japanese?

It has no meaning. Rather, it's a suffix used for addressing a certain person, in this case a little boy. Similar suffixes are:

-san: the most famous one. Neutral and sometimes used with family names, it's roughly analogous to the English "Mr." or "Mrs."
-sama: used for when you address someone you look up highly to.
-kun: used to address boys
-chan: used to address girls, or used as a sign of endearment.

*EDIT* Bah, ninja'd by Sabrblade.

[GuyIncognito]

So you could say their names are Dump-boy, Jet-boy, and Racer-boy?

[Sabrblade]

So you could say their names are Dump-boy, Jet-boy, and Racer-boy?

Not exactly. Like Jelze said, "-kun" has no real meaning in English. It's an honorific that shows affection. An appropriate way to say these names in English would be just "Dump", "Jet", and "Racer" spoken with endearment and/or respect.

[JelZe GoldRabbit]

So you could say their names are Dump-boy, Jet-boy, and Racer-boy?

Not exactly. Like Jelze said, "-kun" has no real meaning in English. It's an honorific that shows affection. An appropriate way to say these names in English would be just "Dump", "Jet", and "Racer" spoken with endearment and/or respect.

Or you could look at it this way. Honorifics can also be used for personification, turning an unliving object into a fictional character. What kind of character depends on the honorific.