Jeep! wrote:Why do I imagine Dead Metal sounding exactly like Arnie?
Intah-wib-buls?
Blurrz wrote:10/10
Leave it to Dead Metal to have the word 'Pronz' in his signature.
Fixed.Dead Metal wrote:Looks like TakaraTomy had the same idea, they too are bringing back the Battle Beasts, or Beastformers as they where known in Japan.
Nor do we know if this even is related to Battle Beasts/Beastformers since none of these characters are the same those from Beastformers, and it looks like there's only two (land-based and sea-based) types this time instead of three (fire-wood-water).Dead Metal wrote:We have no idea if this new incarnation is still part of the Transformers canon or if this is now separate like in the US.
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:Fixed.Dead Metal wrote:Looks like TakaraTomy had the same idea, they too are bringing back the Battle Beasts, or Beastformers as they where known in Japan.Nor do we know if this even is related to Battle Beasts/Beastformers since none of these characters are the same those from Beastformers, and it looks like there's only two (land-based and sea-based) types this time instead of three (fire-wood-water).Dead Metal wrote:We have no idea if this new incarnation is still part of the Transformers canon or if this is now separate like in the US.
It could very well be a modern day version of how Transformers and GoBots were similar concepts, but still two different things. So, I'm not quite ready to call this a return of Battle Beasts/Beastformers just yet.
Jeep! wrote:Why do I imagine Dead Metal sounding exactly like Arnie?
Intah-wib-buls?
Blurrz wrote:10/10
Leave it to Dead Metal to have the word 'Pronz' in his signature.
Until there's a statement from TT themselves about this being a revival of Beastformers, I'll need more convincing.Dead Metal wrote:They look a lot like the Battle Beasts, secondly the Robotkingdom told us that this was TTs revival of the Battle Beasts.
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:Until there's a statement from TT themselves about this being a revival of Beastformers, I'll need more convincing.Dead Metal wrote:They look a lot like the Battle Beasts, secondly the Robotkingdom told us that this was TTs revival of the Battle Beasts.
These could very well be just an homage or a tribute to Beastformers while being its own entity with its own identity and not actually being Beastformers.
Jeep! wrote:Why do I imagine Dead Metal sounding exactly like Arnie?
Intah-wib-buls?
Blurrz wrote:10/10
Leave it to Dead Metal to have the word 'Pronz' in his signature.
Okay, chill!Dead Metal wrote:Oh stop trying to be mister smart ass, we where sent a message by RK that this was TTs revival of the Battle Beasts, so we posted it. End of story.
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:Okay, chill!Dead Metal wrote:Oh stop trying to be mister smart ass, we where sent a message by RK that this was TTs revival of the Battle Beasts, so we posted it. End of story.
All I'm saying is that I (just me) wanna wait and hear from TT themselves, since this is their product and RobotKingdom may be just assuming. That's all.
These also remind me of Visionaries as well.
Jeep! wrote:Why do I imagine Dead Metal sounding exactly like Arnie?
Intah-wib-buls?
Blurrz wrote:10/10
Leave it to Dead Metal to have the word 'Pronz' in his signature.
NihilistNun wrote:Diamond Select didn't "buy the rights to the Battle Beasts franchise" and all the sites that've been reporting they have have been making false assumptions. Hasbro neglected to retain the trademark rights to the name Battle Beasts because it wasn't being used and Diamond Select acquired the name; they haven't purchased, or even licensed, the rights to the original Beastformers franchise. Diamond's line is entirely new and they won't be producing merchandise based on the original character designs or making anything too similar because they legally can't. Of course, they're not going to go out of their way to clarify the issue because the whole point of registering the Battle Beasts trademark is to capitalize on nostalgia and create the perception that their line is an official revival of the franchise.
Jeep! wrote:Why do I imagine Dead Metal sounding exactly like Arnie?
Intah-wib-buls?
Blurrz wrote:10/10
Leave it to Dead Metal to have the word 'Pronz' in his signature.
That is interesting and if true a real dick move especially considering the press release and messages we've received from them over the past few years.
I'll look into this and if true, I think the Diamond Battle Beast article will disappear.
Screamfleet wrote:That is interesting and if true a real dick move especially considering the press release and messages we've received from them over the past few years.
I'll look into this and if true, I think the Diamond Battle Beast article will disappear.
It is true, and I'm trying to find confirmation from my minimates buddies.
I do remember chuck, the diamond/minimates guy mentioned he wasn't sure if they could do rubsigns because of the copyrights involved, admitting they don't have the line as a whole. They're promoting toys, so they weren't going to talk about what they couldn't do just yet
At the same time, hasbro did not renew the license. So, it's a two sided issue. If hasbro really wanted it, why let it expire? They did nothing with it for however many years. So, it being stolen is kind of weird issue. I don't see it so much as a dick move as more like "if you're not going to use it...."
Though diamond had to keep pushing battle beast back. They never really addressed why. They kept doing soft promotions with their gator mold. They had completely different prototypes seen on display before, not using minimates bodies at all. Those seem to be scrapped now. These prototypes actually took animal/color combinations from the original. I suspect they ran into legal trouble.
So, now we have original ones, that seem like the older ones, still new names, new look, different toyline all togethr.
Jeep! wrote:Why do I imagine Dead Metal sounding exactly like Arnie?
Intah-wib-buls?
Blurrz wrote:10/10
Leave it to Dead Metal to have the word 'Pronz' in his signature.
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