by o.supreme » Tue Jul 06, 2021 10:16 am
- Motto: "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes"
https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Floro_DeryI understand 30-40 years going on in this franchise toys-matching-animation is a big deal, but honestly for me, back in the 80's it wasn't given much thought, at least among my peers. I think it was generally understood that animation designs were altered to make the characters more humanoid/relatable? And the comics followed suit soon after only doing toy accurate representations for a couple of issues.
None of us expected the toys to match what we saw in the animated series. And although it is a staple of modern Transformers, it still not something I need. I mean I will go out of my way when TT specifically offers something more animation accurate, but that is more-or-less a Bonus to me, rather than something I demand. Take it from someone who once owned Ironhide, one of the most egregious definitions of toy/animation difference. It wasn't a big deal to me. I knew who the character's were, there was no existential identity crisis, or thought that the toys were in any way inferior for being different. I think Floro Dery's designs (the movie specifically) are awesome, even if they couldn't be translated in toy form at the time.
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o.supreme on Tue Jul 06, 2021 10:21 am, edited 1 time in total.
Bucket/Want List: Botcon 2016 Customization Class Ratchet (G2 Deco), or Customization Class Ratchet (Marvel Comics Deco) **would also be willing to pay for an Unpainted Botcon 2016 Ratchet, TT Legends Fortress Head (only) with working Electronics
Wish List of Modern Combiners: Road Caesar, Monstructor & Dinoking (proper size to fiction), Landcross, Guard City, Battle Gaia, & G2 Defensor. Wish List of Titans:Metrotitan,Majin Zarak