kurthy wrote:And someone please give Megatron a rubber ducky that fits in his hand.
Desslok2201 wrote:I really wish the BW MPs would be a separate numbering system
There's a longstanding belief that good guys are more marketable/popular/successful than bad guys in Japan. If you look at a lot of Japanese toylines, there's a distinct lack of bad guy figures in comparison to how many good guys there usually are, with a lot of any anime and/or manga series that tie into those lines having a lot of non-toy villains.DecepticonFinishline wrote:WHY? Why though?! Why ISN'T IS MEGATRON DAMMIT?!
WE. HAVE. TOO. MANY. HEROES.
We need more villains. Seriously. Every shelf ever is absurdly unbalanced.
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.'
They're doing BW MPs this year in celebration of the 20th anniversary. Come about another year or two and the MP line will likely go back to being solely G1 characters.Zeedust wrote:However, I am surprised that they're doing another BW character at all. Are they running out of Autobot cars and alternate Seeker color schemes or something? Is something other than G1 really starting to be important, even if only in Japan?
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.'
william-james88 wrote:If ever Sabrblade decides to go on vacation, I am glad to know we can rely on you.
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.'
DecepticonFinishline wrote:Desslok2201 wrote:I really wish the BW MPs would be a separate numbering system
That's where I was with Star Saber, but now it just doesn't matter.
WHY? Why though?! Why ISN'T IS MEGATRON DAMMIT?!
WE. HAVE. TOO. MANY. HEROES.
We need more villains. Seriously. Every shelf ever is absurdly unbalanced.
Sabrblade wrote:Also, there's a typo in this thread's title. Cheetor's Japanese name is spelled as "Cheetus".
At first I thought there wasn't, but after some quick research, turns out yes there is.JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Also, there's a typo in this thread's title. Cheetor's Japanese name is spelled as "Cheetus".
Has there ever been an "official" romanisation of the name, straight from TakaraTomy and not licensed merchandise? If not, there can't be typos, as we don't have a "correct" spelling at all.
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.'
fenrir72 wrote:DecepticonFinishline wrote:Desslok2201 wrote:I really wish the BW MPs would be a separate numbering system
That's where I was with Star Saber, but now it just doesn't matter.
WHY? Why though?! Why ISN'T IS MEGATRON DAMMIT?!
WE. HAVE. TOO. MANY. HEROES.
We need more villains. Seriously. Every shelf ever is absurdly unbalanced.
Unless it's someone like Char Aznable "villains" always get second billing.
kurthy wrote:fenrir72 wrote:DecepticonFinishline wrote:Desslok2201 wrote:I really wish the BW MPs would be a separate numbering system
That's where I was with Star Saber, but now it just doesn't matter.
WHY? Why though?! Why ISN'T IS MEGATRON DAMMIT?!
WE. HAVE. TOO. MANY. HEROES.
We need more villains. Seriously. Every shelf ever is absurdly unbalanced.
Unless it's someone like Char Aznable "villains" always get second billing.
Even though said heroes wouldn't exist without those villains. Makes me miss MOTU, G.I. Joe, and M.A.S.K. from the '80s. You can't have a proper war on your floor if you only have one side.
But I actually understand the economics of the situation. Both factions will be bought by more well-to-do families because they can afford more than one and don't want to buy the same figure. But if you can only buy one for your kid, are you going to buy a good guy or a bad guy? The kid is probably going to want the good guy first and foremost (please don't forget that low income families far outnumber middle and upper class families). Hence, they will sell more Optimus Primes and Bumblebees than Megatrons and Starscreams. Basically, the assumption is that most families will buy a OP or BB, some families will buy a smattering, and very few families will only buy a Megatron/SS.
And that's great logic for the lower end of the spectrum. But when it comes to MPs, they are cost prohibitive from the beginning and not targeted at families, so when it comes to that, GIVE ME MY QUEEN AND LET THE REST BURN!
kurthy wrote:fenrir72 wrote:DecepticonFinishline wrote:Desslok2201 wrote:I really wish the BW MPs would be a separate numbering system
That's where I was with Star Saber, but now it just doesn't matter.
WHY? Why though?! Why ISN'T IS MEGATRON DAMMIT?!
WE. HAVE. TOO. MANY. HEROES.
We need more villains. Seriously. Every shelf ever is absurdly unbalanced.
Unless it's someone like Char Aznable "villains" always get second billing.
Even though said heroes wouldn't exist without those villains. Makes me miss MOTU, G.I. Joe, and M.A.S.K. from the '80s. You can't have a proper war on your floor if you only have one side.
But I actually understand the economics of the situation. Both factions will be bought by more well-to-do families because they can afford more than one and don't want to buy the same figure. But if you can only buy one for your kid, are you going to buy a good guy or a bad guy? The kid is probably going to want the good guy first and foremost (please don't forget that low income families far outnumber middle and upper class families). Hence, they will sell more Optimus Primes and Bumblebees than Megatrons and Starscreams. Basically, the assumption is that most families will buy a OP or BB, some families will buy a smattering, and very few families will only buy a Megatron/SS.
And that's great logic for the lower end of the spectrum. But when it comes to MPs, they are cost prohibitive from the beginning and not targeted at families, so when it comes to that, GIVE ME MY QUEEN AND LET THE REST BURN!
Shadow Panther's the most likely candidate since Tigatron would have to be upscaled if Takara cares anything about cartoon scale since Tigatron was much taller and beefier than Cheetor was.Prowl4 wrote:I'm very happy to see the mp bw line continue and with cheetor. It's important cheetor is next in my opinion because the mould can be reworked into tigatron and maybe ravage, although ravage did have transmetal cheetors body. This has more remould and repaint potential than anybody else aside from tarantulas.
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.'
Prowl4 wrote:I'm very happy to see the mp bw line continue and with cheetor. It's important cheetor is next in my opinion because the mould can be reworked into tigatron and maybe ravage, although ravage did have transmetal cheetors body. This has more remould and repaint potential than anybody else aside from tarantulas.
I'm genuinely surprised at the apparent dislike of cheetor but I loved the character. The character evolved from juvenile rookie to competent leader. Growing up at the time of beast wars and beast machines definitely drew me to cheetor and I took inspiration from him.
Happy to see him next and after all it means more time for takara to figure out a flawless dinobot, megatron and tarantulas.
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