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MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Mon Dec 19, 2016 9:33 pm

An SDCC Dinobot set wouldn't be so hard to do, there are options. Like Metroplex and Devastator they could just add chrome to (more or less) the retail version. Or they could go with G2 colors, even though they haven't really taken that option when they could have in the past.

Emerje

News Credits: 650 · by **ScottyP** » Mon Dec 19, 2016 10:33 pm

Everyone read carefully, then repeat after me:

A Dinobot combiner has never been a good idea and it would demolish their established characterization. A Dinobot combiner is not a thing that ever needs to or should happen.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Dec 19, 2016 10:53 pm

ScottyP wrote:Everyone read carefully, then repeat after me:

A Dinobot combiner has never been a good idea and it would demolish their established characterization. A Dinobot combiner is not a thing that ever needs to or should happen.

Dinopope!

News Credits: 3 · by **DedicatedGhostArt** » Mon Dec 19, 2016 11:13 pm

ScottyP wrote:Everyone read carefully, then repeat after me:

A Dinobot combiner has never been a good idea and it would demolish their established characterization. A Dinobot combiner is not a thing that ever needs to or should happen.

A Dinobot combiner has never been a good idea and it would demolish their established characterization. A Dinobot combiner is not a thing that ever needs to or should happen.

:-P

News Credits: 79 · by **Sigma Magnus** » Tue Dec 20, 2016 5:04 am

ScottyP wrote:Everyone read carefully, then repeat after me:

A Dinobot combiner has never been a good idea and it would demolish their established characterization. A Dinobot combiner is not a thing that ever needs to or should happen.

A Dinobot combiner has never been a good idea and it would demolish their established characterization. A Dinobot combiner is not a thing that ever needs to or should happen.

Wait, why am I saying this?

News Credits: 4 · by **King Kuuga** » Tue Dec 20, 2016 5:46 am

The only dinobot combiners I need are called Daizyujin, Abarenoh, and Kyoryuzin, thanks ya much.

But out of curiosity, how would it "demolish" their established characterization?

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Tue Dec 20, 2016 7:24 am

Yeah, none of them ever really had characterisation outside of Grimlock and kind of Swoop. The others never stepped that much outside of "me dumb. me hit things and kill them because me part of strongest autobot group"

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Dec 20, 2016 11:42 am

Kurona wrote:Yeah, none of them ever really had characterisation outside of Grimlock and kind of Swoop. The others never stepped that much outside of "me dumb. me hit things and kill them because me part of strongest autobot group"

In the cartoon, yeah. The comics, however, had the Dinobots all talking normally/intelligently (until Marvel decided to give Grimlock his cartoon speech, which they depicted as him choosing to speak dumb because he considers intellectuals weak and despises weakness, thereby allowing everyone to underestimate him).

News Credits: 4 · by **King Kuuga** » Tue Dec 20, 2016 3:06 pm

I'm still not seeing how having them combine would undercut that.

News Credits: 3 · by **DedicatedGhostArt** » Thu Dec 22, 2016 4:17 pm

I need a new Elita-1 toy is my LIFE.

News Credits: 3 · by **DedicatedGhostArt** » Thu Dec 22, 2016 4:44 pm

Seems relatively likely to me that they'd decide to retool the TR Blurr mold, even though I would much rather it be a new figure.

News Credits: 11 · by **Munkky** » Sat Dec 24, 2016 4:20 pm

SillySpringer wrote:Seems relatively likely to me that they'd decide to retool the TR Blurr mold, even though I would much rather it be a new figure.

I think it would depend on what direction the Power of the Primes toyline goes in, though if a new Elita-1 toy is coming I'd rather she wasn't a retool either. I'm actually surprised Elita isn't one of the candidates in the Power of the Primes vote.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Mon Dec 26, 2016 9:56 pm

Never forget 2005.

Emerje

News Credits: 4 · by **King Kuuga** » Tue Dec 27, 2016 1:22 am

Remember when that was the worst Dinobot combiner?

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Wed Jan 18, 2017 6:46 pm

With only a couple of days left before the opening of the latest fan vote process from Hasbro - this time to elect the new Prime of Cybertron, in 'Power of the Primes' - a fellow Transformers fan has pointed us towards the site that will be used for the vote count, giving us more details on the process!

There will be three stages, with the first (Contenders Selection) opening on the 23rd, then revealed on the 27th (Contenders Unveil), and then a final round opening on February 1st. Check out some screenshots below, and the poster for the campaign!

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Wed Jan 18, 2017 6:52 pm

Don't know why I didn't comment on this before, but does anyone find Megatron's helmet design... rather odd? Everyone else has their standard head designs, but Megatron doesn't exactly match any pre-existing G1 Megatron head design.

News Credits: 90 · by **Tyrannacon** » Wed Jan 18, 2017 7:19 pm

*points to sig* Yeah. That's who I'm voting for. Megatron all the way. Everybody else (except maybe Shockwave) is nope.

News Credits: 7 · by **TulioDude** » Wed Jan 18, 2017 7:40 pm

Does this mean the end of Leader Starscream in comics?

News Credits: 650 · by **ScottyP** » Wed Jan 18, 2017 8:39 pm

TulioDude wrote:Does this mean the end of Leader Starscream in comics?

I'm going to be really surprised if this is comics related, mostly because of Hound, tbh.

Kurona wrote:Don't know why I didn't comment on this before, but does anyone find Megatron's helmet design... rather odd? Everyone else has their standard head designs, but Megatron doesn't exactly match any pre-existing G1 Megatron head design.

Yeah because it's Beast Wars Megatron >:oP

News Credits: 13 · by **OptimalOptimus2** » Wed Jan 18, 2017 9:03 pm

TyrannosaurTJ wrote:*points to sig* Yeah. That's who I'm voting for. Megatron all the way. Everybody else (except maybe Shockwave) is nope.

What do you mean vote for Megatron? Aren't we supposed to vote for a new Prime?

News Credits: 42 · by **Autobot N** » Wed Jan 18, 2017 9:04 pm

TyrannosaurTJ wrote:*points to sig* Yeah. That's who I'm voting for.

Clarity of thought before rashness of action.

by **Beyonder** » Wed Jan 18, 2017 9:30 pm

Cybertron is in grave danger. This is our darkest hour. We need somebody absolutely dependable! I know! Let's vote for somebody UNKNOWN! And evil! Because that completely makes sense!

News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:03 pm

I'm surprised that Hot Rod isn't in the running. No Soundwave either. Hound seems completely random too. Mirage and Hoist might as well throw their hats in the ring too.

News Credits: 1 · by **DestronMirage22** » Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:05 pm

I'm conflicted.

I love Shockwave, he's my favorite Transformers character ever. But I know that somebody like him or any of the other Decepticons don't deserve to become the next Prime; they're evil. But, any new toy of any of the options would be great, particularly Shockwave or Saber. I don't know who I'll pick.

News Credits: 54 · by **Deadput** » Wed Jan 18, 2017 11:21 pm

Beyonder wrote:Cybertron is in grave danger. This is our darkest hour. We need somebody absolutely dependable! I know! Let's vote for somebody UNKNOWN! And evil! Because that completely makes sense!

That's exactly the problem with having Decepticons on this list it's not the fact that their evil since we have had evil Primes before but it's the fact that an already evil character ascends to being a Prime while still evil and probably does not change his morals afterwards.

While we have had characters like Sentinel and Nova who sometimes becomes evil they at least started out good or not outright evil but became evil after they became a Prime not before.

The corruption of a Prime is an interesting concept when it's not overused like in IDW where Optimus is somehow the purest thing since new born babies but it doesn't make sense that an evil character would ever be chosen as a Prime whether that be by the (un-corrupted) matrix of leadership or by the people.

The only reason it would make sense is if the Decepticon was only parading himself as a self proclaimed Prime which ruins any point of this contest.

I'm voting for Hound because in all honestly he is the only one who can benefit in fiction as a Prime where the other choices either don't make sense or would ruin them such as Ultra Magnus who is interesting without being a Prime.