Sabrblade wrote:It's been confirmed by Hasbro that the Animated designs will be G1-ified too.SpaceEagle wrote:This does make me wonder what they'll do with the Animated figures, while I didn't mind the Prime offerings, I can definitely see why Prime fans don't like them.
But I am intrigued to see if they'll lean harder into the Animated style or if they'll do spliced designs like this. Judging how this figure is a head retool away from being a stylised G1 Skyquake, I feel like it could be the latter...
-Kanrabat- wrote:TF-fan kev777 wrote:First-Aid wrote:Okay, did anyone else notice that we all get a wonderful shot of Starscreams crotch anytime he sits in that throne? That's unnerving. Couldn't they have put n extra flap in there? It's....weird.
Its kind of like Basic Instinct, but not in a good way...
Goddammit, now I can't unsee it.
I second this, especially if they do toys for the dozens of show characters that never got them, like the remaining Starscream clones and Constructicons. If the resulting toys are a series of compromises that aren't accurate to anything, then there's no way to send Hasbro the right message about how they should be done, via good sales or bad; shelfwarming will probably just result in Animated not being revisited for another decade.First-Aid wrote:Sabrblade wrote:It's been confirmed by Hasbro that the Animated designs will be G1-ified too.SpaceEagle wrote:This does make me wonder what they'll do with the Animated figures, while I didn't mind the Prime offerings, I can definitely see why Prime fans don't like them.
But I am intrigued to see if they'll lean harder into the Animated style or if they'll do spliced designs like this. Judging how this figure is a head retool away from being a stylised G1 Skyquake, I feel like it could be the latter...
This ticks me off. Part of what Animated so awesome was that they managed to pull of some really hard bot designs really well in toy form; maybe more distinct and unique than any other line. So changing the bots and Geewunning them would remove any sense of uniqueness to those figures. I dread how horrific this is going to be.
We kinda got a taste of this before back with Generations Thrilling 30 Blitzwing and Reveal the Shield Lugnut.First-Aid wrote:Sabrblade wrote:It's been confirmed by Hasbro that the Animated designs will be G1-ified too.SpaceEagle wrote:This does make me wonder what they'll do with the Animated figures, while I didn't mind the Prime offerings, I can definitely see why Prime fans don't like them.
But I am intrigued to see if they'll lean harder into the Animated style or if they'll do spliced designs like this. Judging how this figure is a head retool away from being a stylised G1 Skyquake, I feel like it could be the latter...
This ticks me off. Part of what Animated so awesome was that they managed to pull of some really hard bot designs really well in toy form; maybe more distinct and unique than any other line. So changing the bots and Geewunning them would remove any sense of uniqueness to those figures. I dread how horrific this is going to be.
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.'
Dr. Caelus wrote:Well, now I wonder if Dreadwing will be a Prime/G2 mashup with a recolor of Needlenose as G2 Smokescreen.
First-Aid wrote:Sabrblade wrote:It's been confirmed by Hasbro that the Animated designs will be G1-ified too.SpaceEagle wrote:This does make me wonder what they'll do with the Animated figures, while I didn't mind the Prime offerings, I can definitely see why Prime fans don't like them.
But I am intrigued to see if they'll lean harder into the Animated style or if they'll do spliced designs like this. Judging how this figure is a head retool away from being a stylised G1 Skyquake, I feel like it could be the latter...
This ticks me off. Part of what Animated so awesome was that they managed to pull of some really hard bot designs really well in toy form; maybe more distinct and unique than any other line. So changing the bots and Geewunning them would remove any sense of uniqueness to those figures. I dread how horrific this is going to be.
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Dr. Caelus wrote:Well, now I wonder if Dreadwing will be a Prime/G2 mashup with a recolor of Needlenose as G2 Smokescreen.
Had not thought about this, that is actually a neat thought
Emerje wrote:First-Aid wrote:Sabrblade wrote:It's been confirmed by Hasbro that the Animated designs will be G1-ified too.SpaceEagle wrote:This does make me wonder what they'll do with the Animated figures, while I didn't mind the Prime offerings, I can definitely see why Prime fans don't like them.
But I am intrigued to see if they'll lean harder into the Animated style or if they'll do spliced designs like this. Judging how this figure is a head retool away from being a stylised G1 Skyquake, I feel like it could be the latter...
This ticks me off. Part of what Animated so awesome was that they managed to pull of some really hard bot designs really well in toy form; maybe more distinct and unique than any other line. So changing the bots and Geewunning them would remove any sense of uniqueness to those figures. I dread how horrific this is going to be.
At the same time Hasbro also said they acknowledge the complaints about the Prime Universe figure designs and will be taking that into consideration for Animated toys. Skyquake looks to be the best of the Prime Universe figures so they do seem to be listening
william-james88 wrote:Emerje wrote:First-Aid wrote:Sabrblade wrote:It's been confirmed by Hasbro that the Animated designs will be G1-ified too.SpaceEagle wrote:This does make me wonder what they'll do with the Animated figures, while I didn't mind the Prime offerings, I can definitely see why Prime fans don't like them.
But I am intrigued to see if they'll lean harder into the Animated style or if they'll do spliced designs like this. Judging how this figure is a head retool away from being a stylised G1 Skyquake, I feel like it could be the latter...
This ticks me off. Part of what Animated so awesome was that they managed to pull of some really hard bot designs really well in toy form; maybe more distinct and unique than any other line. So changing the bots and Geewunning them would remove any sense of uniqueness to those figures. I dread how horrific this is going to be.
At the same time Hasbro also said they acknowledge the complaints about the Prime Universe figure designs and will be taking that into consideration for Animated toys. Skyquake looks to be the best of the Prime Universe figures so they do seem to be listening
Skyquake is too early to know that since it's not past the 2 year cycle of design to market.
william-james88 wrote:Emerje wrote:First-Aid wrote:Sabrblade wrote:It's been confirmed by Hasbro that the Animated designs will be G1-ified too.SpaceEagle wrote:This does make me wonder what they'll do with the Animated figures, while I didn't mind the Prime offerings, I can definitely see why Prime fans don't like them.
But I am intrigued to see if they'll lean harder into the Animated style or if they'll do spliced designs like this. Judging how this figure is a head retool away from being a stylised G1 Skyquake, I feel like it could be the latter...
This ticks me off. Part of what Animated so awesome was that they managed to pull of some really hard bot designs really well in toy form; maybe more distinct and unique than any other line. So changing the bots and Geewunning them would remove any sense of uniqueness to those figures. I dread how horrific this is going to be.
At the same time Hasbro also said they acknowledge the complaints about the Prime Universe figure designs and will be taking that into consideration for Animated toys. Skyquake looks to be the best of the Prime Universe figures so they do seem to be listening
Skyquake is too early to know that since it's not past the 2 year cycle of design to market.
Emerje wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Dr. Caelus wrote:Well, now I wonder if Dreadwing will be a Prime/G2 mashup with a recolor of Needlenose as G2 Smokescreen.
Had not thought about this, that is actually a neat thought
That's a little too ambitious for this figure, though. We'll definitely need a new mold to do those two justice. Then they can repaint Smokescreen into Energon Starscream.
Emerje
In ROTF Lockdown's case, that was a "Movie-fied" version rather than a "G1-ified" version.Dr. Caelus wrote:Regarding Thrilling 30 Blitzwing and RTS Lugnut being deanimated Animated figures, don't forget RotF Lockdown and (to a lesser extent) Thrilling 30 Arcee.
There's also the old Dreadwing/Smokescreen 2-pack Takara made using the ROTF Mindwipe and Skystalker molds, which were later used in Japanese G1 fiction as new bodies for the two, upgraded by the Vok Dark Nova.Dr. Caelus wrote:I would much prefer a Dreadwing/Smokescreen Commander Class 2-pack. Something to rival Siege Jetfire.
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:There's also the old Dreadwing/Smokescreen 2-pack Takara made using the ROTF Mindwipe and Skystalker molds, which were later used in Japanese G1 fiction as new bodies for the two, upgraded by the Vok Dark Nova.Dr. Caelus wrote:I would much prefer a Dreadwing/Smokescreen Commander Class 2-pack. Something to rival Siege Jetfire.
Sabrblade wrote:In ROTF Lockdown's case, that was a "Movie-fied" version rather than a "G1-ified" version.Dr. Caelus wrote:Regarding Thrilling 30 Blitzwing and RTS Lugnut being deanimated Animated figures, don't forget RotF Lockdown and (to a lesser extent) Thrilling 30 Arcee.
Although, that Movie-fied Lockdown would get slightly G1-fied by IDW (mostly just the face):
And then streamlined even further by both Earth Wars and Cyberverse:
M. Spector wrote:I think that Lockdown is the most likely of all the TFAnimated characters to get the legacy treatment, for sure. Partially because he would be the most visually distinct rather than say, another Bumblebee or OP or heck even Starscream
Dr. Caelus wrote:M. Spector wrote:I think that Lockdown is the most likely of all the TFAnimated characters to get the legacy treatment, for sure. Partially because he would be the most visually distinct rather than say, another Bumblebee or OP or heck even Starscream
I'd lay good odds on Animated Prowl too, though he might only be another use of Legacy Arcee/Road Rocket.
Seems like Sentinel Prime has a chance as well.
The Jet twins would be great, but slim chance there.
Emerje wrote:
The twins could be a fun Leader class set. They're simple enough that they could either make them better or make them into a bigger combined form.
Emerje
william-james88 wrote:But it has so many G1 nods that it is assumed by all that it will be redeco'd into G1 Skyquake.
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.'
RotorstormNZ wrote:william-james88 wrote:But it has so many G1 nods that it is assumed by all that it will be redeco'd into G1 Skyquake.
And if it does not? We Skyquake fans riot.
Emerje wrote:Dr. Caelus wrote:M. Spector wrote:I think that Lockdown is the most likely of all the TFAnimated characters to get the legacy treatment, for sure. Partially because he would be the most visually distinct rather than say, another Bumblebee or OP or heck even Starscream
I'd lay good odds on Animated Prowl too, though he might only be another use of Legacy Arcee/Road Rocket.
Seems like Sentinel Prime has a chance as well.
The Jet twins would be great, but slim chance there.
Here's an idea: Voyager Animated Prowl complete with armor. He'd be better off as a "tall Deluxe" and the samurai armor would mean we're automatically getting the best version possible.
Sabrblade wrote:As far as Hasbro is concerned, this very well may be meant to serve as both Prime and G1 Skyquake, passing a sort of "close enough" squint test (and Hasbro sure does love their squint tests).
After all, from a corporate marketing perspective, recoloring a green Decepticon jet named Skyquake into a green Decepticon jet named Skyquake is the definition of redundancy.
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