Randomhero wrote:You’re reading way too much into it. It’s not representing the trilogy. It’s just giving everyone what they want. People want a shuttle blastoff. Here he is. People want the last monsterbot. Here is is. People want punch/counterpunch okay here you go. We have an Optimus Prime and need to get use of the mold so here’s your black retool. We’ve got the groove mold so let’s make another wreck-gar. That’s all it is. If it wasnything else it’d have a tag line like “Prime Wars Trilogy!” On the packaging
I was not the first one to come up with the Prime Wars Trilogy representation theory, I was just piggybacking off of what others in this thread have already stated. Also the idea of "giving fans what they want" is very subjective. I, for instance, did not have any desire for any of these.
Zeedust wrote:o.supreme wrote:My CW Plane Blast Off and Vortex (which I consider to be separate characters form the real UW Blast Off and Vortex)
I'll give you Blast Off, but what did Vortex do to piss you off?
Oh nothing. It's just that if the representation is different than the original (CW Vortex has 2 blades instead of 4), then I figure they can be a new character. Part of my formula for creating 20 wholly unique combiners was to make a basic rule- if the only difference between UW & CW is color scheme, they are the *same*, but if there is an actual physical sculpted difference, then to me, they are different characters. Now of course there is some exception to this, but basically this entails CW Blast Off, Vortex, and all the Technobots.
I started with UW (which gives me 11 unique combiners). Then add Unique CW Box Sets (excluding G2), that gives me 3 more for a total of 14. Then add Botcon combiners (Predacus and Magnaboss), that's 16. Add in Club Exclusives (Thunder Mayhem & Wreckage), that's 18.
Then there's Grand Scourge, who picks up the loose limbs of CW Vortex, Blast Off, Offroad, and BC 2016 Terrorsaur. Also there's Optimus Maximus who picks up the loose limbs of Alpha Bravo, Rook, Smokescreen , and SG Starscream, which makes 20.
Then there's my eventual grand plan, which would be to have a legit Modulus, and replace Op Max's missing limbs with Comic Book Ratchet and SG Ratchet. Then you add in the G2 combiners, and that gives you a grand total of 24 (12 good and 12 evil)
*basically* no duplication (it fudges a little, but you get the idea), or left over limbs
As for PotP, yeah there's 3 incomplete ones so far, but I guess we have to wait and see what Hasbro's plans entail for WFC. I know most fans are probably sick of the whole limb gimmick, but I just hope we get a couple to finish what is left hanging from PotP. And yes I know Hasbro doesn't have to finish anything. They may never have intended for Starscream, Elita F1tB1t1t, or Inferno to be complete, but as a fan of Combiners, I can dream right?
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