william-james88 wrote:shajaki wrote:people liked scarem?
Yeah, taht was a shocker too. Only thing more shocking is if he said people liked Injector.
Since when did folks stop liking Scarem?
Weird memory working here, many, many years ago, dang maybe ten years, there was a whole thread about Scarem, with a member going on about how awesome he was, and giving virtual brownies to people when they got him, cause he was a cheap figure back then(probably still is). I happened to find one at the Flea Market at the time.
So in the interim did he become a "bad" figure? I always thought he was a nifty basic. He only showed up in one panel of the comics though.
Also, one of his wavemates, Optimus Minor:

Lotta folks always looked down on him, but I never understood why. Great articulation in both modes, and has a good design. His transformation is basically turning him upside down and opening his face, but nothing wrong with simple transformations, G1 Prime is basically him standing up and stretching his arms out. His whip weapons a little weak and comes unpegged easy, but it's a basic so at least it's a weapon. Coupled with his articulation he could be seen as a master of kung-fu.
And he had a rather large role in the Beast Wars IDW comics, so maybe his reputation has grown over the years?
And looking at that wiki picture closer, it's not doing him any favors at all. The head sits flatter on the body, and the beast head halves can easily be folded behind for a smoother look. This is something I could expect from Hasbro stock photos, but the wiki?