AllNewSuperRobot wrote:It is sad that he was the original POV character for the pilot episodes. Only to be thrown under the bus for the lesser Bumblebee.
Nathaniel Prime wrote:AllNewSuperRobot wrote:It is sad that he was the original POV character for the pilot episodes. Only to be thrown under the bus for the lesser Bumblebee.
I thought I was the only one thinking that!
Agreed on him being underrated, he was such a great character in those first few episodes.
I don't think we have had confirmation yet, but is Hound a fully licensed Jeep? I don't think I've seen the a logo or badge of any kind on him. Knowing Takara, they've done unlicensed alt modes for the MP line before (why haven't they done that with Jazz is beyond me though).
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:I think they ultimately settled on Bumblebee as the kid-appeal character because of price. Bumblebee, being at the lowest price point, would be much easier for a kid to save up their allowance or beg their parents for.
william-james88 wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:I feel like revisiting the alternators line with some new designs and transformation techniques could yield a really nice budget masterpiece line
"Budget"? In these days and age, I wouldn't be surprised if those new and improved Alternators would cost the same as leader class figures. Still, by MP modern standards, those could be "budget MPs".
Arent the human alliance figures an evolutuon of that concept but brought to the movie line?
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:I think they ultimately settled on Bumblebee as the kid-appeal character because of price. Bumblebee, being at the lowest price point, would be much easier for a kid to save up their allowance or beg their parents for.
sol magnus wrote:Nathaniel Prime wrote:AllNewSuperRobot wrote:It is sad that he was the original POV character for the pilot episodes. Only to be thrown under the bus for the lesser Bumblebee.
I thought I was the only one thinking that!
Agreed on him being underrated, he was such a great character in those first few episodes.
I don't think we have had confirmation yet, but is Hound a fully licensed Jeep? I don't think I've seen the a logo or badge of any kind on him. Knowing Takara, they've done unlicensed alt modes for the MP line before (why haven't they done that with Jazz is beyond me though).
Even though Porsche is owned by Volkswagen, the licensing rights are retained by Porsche, and for whatever reason, they've not agreed to allow their use for Jazz.
Nathaniel Prime wrote:sol magnus wrote:Nathaniel Prime wrote:AllNewSuperRobot wrote:It is sad that he was the original POV character for the pilot episodes. Only to be thrown under the bus for the lesser Bumblebee.
I thought I was the only one thinking that!
Agreed on him being underrated, he was such a great character in those first few episodes.
I don't think we have had confirmation yet, but is Hound a fully licensed Jeep? I don't think I've seen the a logo or badge of any kind on him. Knowing Takara, they've done unlicensed alt modes for the MP line before (why haven't they done that with Jazz is beyond me though).
Even though Porsche is owned by Volkswagen, the licensing rights are retained by Porsche, and for whatever reason, they've not agreed to allow their use for Jazz.
Wait, so even if the vehicle mode isn't licensed, Porsche will forbid the release of an MP Jazz? I thought Takara would be off the hook if Porshe allows 3P to create otherwise perfect replicas of their cars
william-james88 wrote:Nathaniel Prime wrote:sol magnus wrote:Nathaniel Prime wrote:AllNewSuperRobot wrote:It is sad that he was the original POV character for the pilot episodes. Only to be thrown under the bus for the lesser Bumblebee.
I thought I was the only one thinking that!
Agreed on him being underrated, he was such a great character in those first few episodes.
I don't think we have had confirmation yet, but is Hound a fully licensed Jeep? I don't think I've seen the a logo or badge of any kind on him. Knowing Takara, they've done unlicensed alt modes for the MP line before (why haven't they done that with Jazz is beyond me though).
Even though Porsche is owned by Volkswagen, the licensing rights are retained by Porsche, and for whatever reason, they've not agreed to allow their use for Jazz.
Wait, so even if the vehicle mode isn't licensed, Porsche will forbid the release of an MP Jazz? I thought Takara would be off the hook if Porshe allows 3P to create otherwise perfect replicas of their cars
If Takara wants to make an alt mode thst looks exactly like G1 jazz, it needs a license or else they will get sued. Porshe does not allow 3p companies, they simply have not sued them yet.
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Regarding Hound himself, I'm pretty sure he's licensed - otherwise he wouldn't be allowed to duplicate the distinctive Jeep headlights, grille, etc. And he has the Willys "W" on the winch or engine block or whatever it is that sticks out of his front.
Brokebot wrote:Dangit. Here I was all grateful that I was going to save money this year because Takara-bro wasn't putting anything on the shelves I wanted, and then they pull this one.
*sigh* Good-bye, $160.
william-james88 wrote:ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Regarding Hound himself, I'm pretty sure he's licensed - otherwise he wouldn't be allowed to duplicate the distinctive Jeep headlights, grille, etc. And he has the Willys "W" on the winch or engine block or whatever it is that sticks out of his front.
Takara confirmed his license in their reveal.
EVS090374 wrote:Don't like it don't buy it.
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:The issue though, is that there isn't a united front on pricing. If Takara received a sufficient backlash, they would lower their prices as that would be a logical business solution. As it stands, for all those that decry their price hikes, pre-orders for MP-44 have sold out among many retailers. MP Dinobot has been reissued after he sold out and I imagine a similar trend for BW Megatron.
sol magnus wrote:AllNewSuperRobot wrote:It is sad that he was the original POV character for the pilot episodes. Only to be thrown under the bus for the lesser Bumblebee.
The whole concept of him being the POV character is debatable, as well as who's "lesser." Don't get me wrong, I love Hound. But I don't he was "thrown under the bus" as a POV character.
The pilot was just that - the pilot. A lot of characters didn't have the same role after they did during on the Autobot side.
william-james88 wrote:AllNewSuperRobot wrote:The issue though, is that there isn't a united front on pricing. If Takara received a sufficient backlash, they would lower their prices as that would be a logical business solution. As it stands, for all those that decry their price hikes, pre-orders for MP-44 have sold out among many retailers. MP Dinobot has been reissued after he sold out and I imagine a similar trend for BW Megatron.
Did MP Dinobot ever get reissued by Takara? I havent found a Japanese listing for the reissue.
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:The issue though, is that there isn't a united front on pricing. If Takara received a sufficient backlash, they would lower their prices as that would be a logical business solution. As it stands, for all those that decry their price hikes, pre-orders for MP-44 have sold out among many retailers. MP Dinobot has been reissued after he sold out and I imagine a similar trend for BW Megatron.
With things as they are, in Takara's eyes, if you can't/won't afford to support this line, others still will. Making it a 'you' problem, not one for them.
PadForce wrote:AllNewSuperRobot wrote:The issue though, is that there isn't a united front on pricing. If Takara received a sufficient backlash, they would lower their prices as that would be a logical business solution. As it stands, for all those that decry their price hikes, pre-orders for MP-44 have sold out among many retailers. MP Dinobot has been reissued after he sold out and I imagine a similar trend for BW Megatron.
With things as they are, in Takara's eyes, if you can't/won't afford to support this line, others still will. Making it a 'you' problem, not one for them.
I guess we dont know what volumes those pre orders are?
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