william-james88 wrote:Burn wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:I kinda agree here. I also want some goddamn
that are not seekers or
repaints.
Exactly! I can't understand the logic behind re-doing a character because "it could be done better" ahead of unique Decepticon characters.
Hell, if you want to re-do a character, re-do the **** seekers and give them coneheads! GUARANTEED MONEY FOR LESS DESIGN TIME!
Would the coneheads, Insecticons and Shockwave be the only decepticons to do before the movie that arent Combiners or Triple Changers?
I agree that more Decepticons would be appreciated overall, but I think one of the main reasons might be that the Autobots were more recognizable characters to the collector crowd. We-- or maybe I should say "the assumption is that we"-- remember the "good guys" from our childhood TV shows more than the "bad guys" (and, let's face it, the most memorable Decepticons have already been realized for this line). There were lots of "crowd filler" Decepticon soldiers in the early years, most of whom were Seekers and Reflector clones. On the one hand, TT might be afraid of collectors getting tired of the same mold; on the other hand, though, they should know that die-hard collectors will want a "complete" roster (even though the depth of "completeness" can vary among the community). In that sense, the Insecticons at least should be easy to do; there's no licensing issues with those guys.
However, since this whole line is mostly being made for the Japanese market, perhaps they're using a different standard to decide who to make. Maybe the car characters were more popular in the Diaclone years; I don't know. They made Star Saber; there might be a push to focus more on characters from the Japanese series.
Glarryg
