Kurona wrote:I like to remember those molds were a thing when thought of in conjunction with Boosticus
Kurona wrote:Unless there's trademark issues, I see no reason to doubt they'll have their original Japanese names.
Between Masterforce and Victory.JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:This release being Baldigus makes sense, yet it does not. The time frame of the UW fiction is placed in 2021, between The Headmasters and Masterforce/Victory if memory serves me right.
When I had my big continuity discussion with Sakamoto at BotCon this year, he spoke of wanting to continue his LG-EX Black Convoy story with a UW release of Baldigus, so there's a chance we could see LG-EX Black Convoy with UW Baldigus.JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:If it is Baldigus (I'm taking filenames with a grain of salt), why do I get the feeling he'll be part of some story line with Grand Scourge?
True, but, what JelZe was referring to was the fact that, like the Legends line, Takara uses the Japanese names in Katakana and the Hasbro names in Latin script for the Unite Warriors line (i.e. - "Guardian" in Katakana and "Defensor" in Latin script). Baldigus and his components could be a similar case, unless Takara decides to only go with the Japanese names for both languages like they did for LG-EX Black Convoy being called "Black Convoy" in Latin script instead of "Scourge" (and that's also despite their calling Gelshark "Sky-Byte" in Latin script).Kurona wrote:Unless there's trademark issues, I see no reason to doubt they'll have their original Japanese names.
Except that this is Sakamoto we're dealing with. He's an absolute continuity nut who loves inserting new material into pre-established continuity, as well as plugging continuity holes that were never plugged previously (Ratchet and Ironhide being alive are the only things he has yet to explain yet, but Ironhide at least is alive later on in the Japanese continuity, so we know he had to have come back to life at some point anyway).william-james88 wrote:Unlike the legends fiction, the UW fiction doesn't feel as cannon or keen on explaining oddities. For instance, they still have yet to reveal how Ironhide is alive. I think that's a bigger priority than explaining the issue with time.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Barring that "Gregevor" mis-romanization bit at the end (which is true), the rest of that is indeed 100% hearsay.Black Hat wrote:Now this is just hearsay, but I've heard Greejeeber was originally supposed to have been called "Greenjeeper" but fansubbers got it (understandably) mixed up and dubbed him Greejeeber, and when a new mold of GrimminyJeepers came out with a Romanji translation, Takara assumed the fandom's mistranslation was the "correct" way of spelling it in English...except they then mistranslated it again resulting in "Gregevor".
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Silly names are kind of a thing in this brand, on either side of the Pacific ("Sqweeks", anyone?). At this point, best to just roll with them.Black Hat wrote:Ah, that makes sense. Thanks Sabr.
Greejeeber is still a silly name.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:Silly names are kind of a thing in this brand, on either side of the Pacific ("Sqweeks", anyone?). At this point, best to just roll with them.Black Hat wrote:Ah, that makes sense. Thanks Sabr.
Greejeeber is still a silly name.
Black Hat wrote:What I'd REALLY like to see though is either the grey urban camo Wal-Mart exclusive colours, the Energon Bruticus Maximus colours (with bile yellow Swindle, purple Vortex and bronze + orange Blast Off, and maybe a remolded combiner head styled after the frankly awesome Bruticus Maximus headsculpt), or Battle Gaia. There's no chance of any of them happening, but they were cool colour schemes and it'd be nice to see them.
Dagon wrote:Just out of curiosity, is anyone getting Ex Megatronia? I've got a preorder in, and I'm STILL super on the fence about her. I really like the way she looks, and I'm way more interested in the brief fiction for her than I am whatever astroturfed stuff there is for Victorion, but for reasons unknown, I'm still a bit iffy. Still time to go before her release, so I'm not too worried about this, but I suppose I'm hunting for others and their committment to the set.
Burn wrote:Agamemnon wrote:Let's get back to talking about Burn's mammoth snout flopping...
Well I am Australian. It's kinda what we're known for.
Cobotron wrote:Jake, you should start a collection thread. I would love to see your display!
Cobotron wrote:Jake, you should start a collection thread. I would love to see your display!
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
They evidently realized their mistake with the Adventure toy's name and corrected it with this figure.JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Greejeeber (not "Gregevor"? I'm surprised)
More like "Dahn-gar", based on how it was said in the show (even though the word "tanker" remains the original inspiration for the name, yes).JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Dangar (again, pronounced like "Tanker" and not "Danger")
Nay. All of those weapons are recycled from the UW Constructicons and UW Technobots.JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:But we do get US Computron's hands and feet, and newly sculpted weapons!
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
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