First-Aid wrote:Nemesis Primal wrote:So for those who would rather read it here than follow the TFW link and scroll through multiple pages (and so I can get it all together & concise to send it to news), now we're up to having:
Legacy:
-Leader Dragon/TM2 Megatron
-Voyager Bulkhead
-Voyager Armada Starscream (UT IS BACK ON THE MENU)
-Voyager Blaster (has a separate Kingdom listing that was reported before, so repack)
-Voyager Inferno (presumably BW Inferno considering the leaks/rumors, but the listing doesn't specify)
-Deluxe Tarantulas
-Deluxe Skids
-Deluxe Dragstrip
-Deluxe Kickback
-Deluxe Silverstreak (different numbering than other Deluxes, likely an exclusive)
-Core Soundwave (Kingdom repack)
-Core Energon Monster (the presence of Armada Screamer strengthens my theory that this is some kind of Energon Terrorcon if it isn't something completely new like the Fossilizers)
Studio Series:
-Core 86 Ratchet
-Core 86 Rumble
-Core DotM Laserbeak
-Core TF7 Wheelie (???)
-Core Bumblebee movie Ravage
So, HasTak continues to, essentially, release the same characters they always do. Answer me the following question:
Since 2000, how many times have they released "new": G1 Skids (was in Generations, why a new release needed)?
That was 7 years ago. How often are they allowed to revisit a character?
G1 Bumblebee (a dead horse, to be sure)? G1 Silver/Bluestreak/Prowl/Smokescreen (at least 2 of the three WFC trilogy lines had these, not even looking back further)?
True. Probably just one more repaint to milk the mold not a new mod entirely.
G1 Soundwave (fifteen versions since 2000)? Kickback (once in FOC Generations line)?
Just a repack of existing core sound wave. small, not mainline.
G1 Ratchet?
Core again, not mainline, and may be a typo.Blaster? Cassettes/minibots?
Blaster has only seen 2 repaints from a Soundwave mold in the last 20 years. A unique mold for him would be nice.
The studio series makes sense (though I'm convinced that Core Ratchet is a typo and it's really Ratbat); SS is a "completist" line. But this new one is a Legacy line and it's the same damned characters we've gotten over and over! Prime Arcee is awesome...guessing Bulkhead is the Prime version as well- excellent toys and, in both cases, new characters (Arcee was a name recycle and that's it...every thing about her was completely different). The Dragon Megatron...dramatically underrated ORIGINAL figure so hopefully they can do it more justice than they did the purple dinosaur Paneltron figure. Why are we getting another Armada Starscream when we just got one in Generations (hint: repaints are coming...)? But I'm really growing weary of the same damned thing over and over. On the upside I'm saving buttloads of money not buying these things, but it's just taking the FUN out of it! I remember the days of character leaks and "OMG what's the next new design going to be?" The little thrills from seeing them pull off something brand new, original. I MISS that. That was the beset part of this hobby...what are they going to do next? We've reached the point where WE ALREADY KNOW because nothing is new! For the love of bacon and pie, can somebody PLEASE grow a freaking imagination?
End of rant.