Brokebot wrote:"Creative" and "innovative" as it may be, it's not historically accurate and therein lies the issue.
But Animated isn't the same history as G1. It's a completely different non-G1 world entirely.
Brokebot wrote:Create a new character.
They did. G1 Motormaster was never a pastiche of Macho Man Randy Savage nor an undercover circus performer. And, appearance-wise, G1 Motormaster didn't look like a black recolor of Optimus in robot mode, neither. That's all unique to Animated Motormaster. And he has no rivalry with Optimus like G1 Motormaster did, nor is he a combiner. He's his own new character with his own characteristics that are all his own.
Brokebot wrote:As a devoted Geewunner, G1 toys make up less than half of my current collection.
Then you're not a Geewunner and no sane person should ever want to be, because "Geewunner" is a derogatory term for those who hate anything and everything that isn't G1. It's meant to be an unflattering term.
Brokebot wrote:I collected Armada, Energon, Cybertron, RID,
Now wait a minute. All of those lines were full of, as you put it, "recreated characters". Armada Starscream was an honorable swordsman instead of a conniving backstabber. Energon Shockblast (trademark-friendly "Shockwave" rename) was a homicidal serial killer instead of a logically-minded military operations commander. Cybertron Soundwave was a laidback radio DJ type with a sinister streak instead of an emotionless spy. And RID Ultra Magnus was the polar opposite of G1 Ultra Magnus, being the arrogant and vindictive brother of Optimus Prime who was willing to murder him to get what he wanted, instead of a loyal City Commander. And all of those guys (save for Magnus) looked much closer to their G1 namesakes than Animated Motormaster looked like his.