by Nathaniel Prime » Sun Jul 21, 2019 11:10 am
- Motto: "Scale is also like Starscream in the G1 movie in that it's bad comedy."
- Weapon: Fusion Cannon
I like to think of it as, Transformers is different from GI Joe and He-Man simply because it combines the playset, character, and accessories all in one.
Let me elaborate.
The main gimmick of transformers is the transformation. Going from one mode to another. The need for a vehicle accessory like in GI Joe is completely unnecessary because the action figure becomes the vehicle and vice versa.
As for playsets, the same goes for the city bots. The cartoon established that the robots operate themselves, meaning someone like Metroplex wouldn't really need other figures to interact with him to have fun (they included Slammer and Sixgun anyway though)
Prime's trailer becomes a base, which can interact with other bots, but there's not much more than that because later lines usually focused on the gimmicks of said lines (Now, there are lines where the gimmicks were the accessories and playsets, like the Action Masters and G2 Optimus Prime)
In the end, I just want to sit down with a really good figure, and have fun.
One's red one's blue sometimes I want to ask god why he's played this cruel joke on us