shortround wrote:I guess what I'm asking is did they just take the masterfoce toys and release them in america under the name powermasters.
It's the other way around, but it's possible they were originally by Takara but shelved for a year. Plus, all US Powermasters were released in Japan, but some were repainted. Here's the list:
Getaway with Rev -> Lightfoot.
Joyride with Hotwire -> Ranger (repaint)
Slapdash with Lube -> Road King
Optimus Prime with Hi-Q -> Ginrai (remold)
Doubledealer with Knok and Skar -> Doubleclouder (repaint, but the show used the US deco)
Dreadwind with Hi-Test -> Buster (repaint)
Darkwing with Throttle -> Hydra (repaint)
And Japan had Overlord with Mega and Giga, which the US never got
