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Ever since I saw Optimus Primal eject his mouthplate, I have been crazy about them. I dunno why, but they just look so cool to me! Any figure with a mouthplate is a must get for me. odimus would have been so much cooler if he had one...

Why do I like them so much?...well, I really don't know.

Who else likes them? Why?

Eradicator wrote:Optimus Primal eject his mouthplate

I keep re-reading this line, because when I do, I see this image of an old Optimus spitting out his dentures...

sometimes its better to show emotion through the mouth. but for the most part, there pretty badass

I am quite fond of the mouthplates. They are an interesting visual element and add recognizability. And sometimes, NOT showing the mouth actually helps the viewer infer emotion.

wouldent this go in TF genreral discussion?

gogleman374 wrote:wouldent this go in TF genreral discussion?

Na its ok here, Eradicator is talking bout how he likes toys with mouthplates because of Primal not having one.

To be honest I'm more of a fan of TF's that have a odd head design, like Movie Swindle, or BW Rampage.

Creature SH wrote:I am quite fond of the mouthplates. They are an interesting visual element and add recognizability. And sometimes, NOT showing the mouth actually helps the viewer infer emotion.

true, having a robot with human characteristics makes them easier to relate to.

I like the mouthplates on Prime Figures and characters.
I understand why the movie and Beast Wars series went with open mouthplate's though, the need for expression outweighs the "cool" look of the mouthplate.
Only the movie failed with it's attempt to make a mouth to convey expressions. Beast Wars did a much better job with it.

I like the compromise that Cybertron Prime (and to an extent Movie Prime) had, he had no mouthplate, except in Supermode.
Adds another little playable gimmick to the actual figure too.

I didn't like that movie Prime didn't have a mouth plate at first. Once I saw it used in battle ... schveet!

It really did show more emotion for the film.

Getting back to the toys, it would be nice if leader prime had this feature incorporated into the toy.

Faceplates rock...
But i think BW Primal looked pretty good with a mouth.

I think most people don't have a problem with Primal not having a faceplace/mouthguard, cause he's not a Prime, but funny how many people have problems with Primes having mouths, though just like i_amtrunks, I love that Cybertron Prime (Galaxy Convoy) has both on his figure.

And in a side note it looks like one of the Animated Prime figures will have a moveable mouthplate!

Always loved mouthplates, makes bots and cons look a lot cooler.

One of the best things Dreamwave ever did was stick the faceplates back on Bumblebee and Brawn as battlemasks, such a cool and workable idea.

And yet Mutant heads aren't very popular, but that's essentially what they are...(yeah, I don't like 'em much either, but had they been used in the show, maybe I would have.)

I like them too.

Makes Optimus Prime look more .. robotic.

I like them because it makes them closer to Ninja like characters, at least in looks.

Also, it hides ugly, crooked teeth, and keeps you from spitting on me when you talk! It's a win win!

Mouthplates are awesome!

But does anyone notice how every new series has less and less figures/characters with mouthplates? They were everywhere back in G1 and G2, and now looking at Energon and Cybertron, I hardly see any.

Skowl wrote:Mouthplates are awesome!

But does anyone notice how every new series has less and less figures/characters with mouthplates? They were everywhere back in G1 and G2, and now looking at Energon and Cybertron, I hardly see any.

better molds and sculpting?

Bumblebee-otch wrote:

Skowl wrote:Mouthplates are awesome!

But does anyone notice how every new series has less and less figures/characters with mouthplates? They were everywhere back in G1 and G2, and now looking at Energon and Cybertron, I hardly see any.

better molds and sculpting?

More emotion needed to be shown. Maybe it was too confusing for children of this day and age to try to figure out who was speaking

tigertracks 24 wrote:I like them because it makes them closer to Ninja like characters, at least in looks.

Also, it hides ugly, crooked teeth, and keeps you from spitting on me when you talk! It's a win win!

QFT.

And it keeps your breath hidden away, so you don't go killing people with the breath. It's like a "radioactive-bad-breath-shield in the mouth" ^^

The Unicron Singularity wrote:

tigertracks 24 wrote:I like them because it makes them closer to Ninja like characters, at least in looks.

Also, it hides ugly, crooked teeth, and keeps you from spitting on me when you talk! It's a win win!

QFT.

And it keeps your breath hidden away, so you don't go killing people with the breath. It's like a "radioactive-bad-breath-shield in the mouth" ^^

Make that a win win win!

-I was going to say that too, but I thought, breath can still come through mask...hmmm.

Some of the best characters had mouthplates: Optimus Prime, Soundwave, Sixshot, Wheeljack and Grimlock.