william-james88 wrote:Firstly, please speak for yourself please. Maybe you dont know about this guy, but avid G1 collectors do, especially since its one of the most sought after and rare figures from the G1 era (along with the white repaint of it, which goes for even more money).
Sorry, I wasn't trying to sound rude there, didn't mean to come off as including all of you! After doing some more research I get why they picked the character, but it still makes me wonder why they picked him. And yes, I know it is specifically targeting the diehard fans here, but I still find it a very strange choice.
Tigertrack wrote:Another reason, why include yet another Razorclaw repaint on a toy that is not meant to be him and that doesn't combine, when they can throw a bone to fans or introduce an even deeper appreciation for the past (which I know people don't necessarily want either)? We discussed this idea on the podcast last night, maybe you could check it out when it's uploaded, but this is similar to other repaints that were never intended to be that character, but they sort of fit, so they were made.
As I said above, I didn't know the extent or importance of the character, or rather lack thereof and it's rare status. And I only assumed Razorclaw because Hasbro apparently has no plans to make any beast combiners (as far as I know).
Tigertrack wrote:I see your point Madeus, but this tickles my beginning in the fandom nostalgia itch. Lione was my first individual headmaster I ever found, so this is an excellent shout to me.
I can totally get that. My first TF was Snow Cat from Energon, so I can safely say I'd buy a figure (head or not), based off of him.
Tigertrack wrote:Some might even argue that this is the direction the little Titanmaster packs should go, rather than using names and likenesses of known big characters without the actual transforming bodies, like Brawn, Apeface, Nightbeat, Crashbash, etc. All are meant to have and are deserving of full transforming bodies that most likely are not coming. So instead of known characters, they could release head only characters like Lione, Trizor, Kirk, Elephadora (or whatever he was called).
Now this, this I could get behind! You just summed up my issue with the line perfectly. The only reason I was complaining about some little-known dude getting a figure treatment was because I didn't know anything about him, and I felt there were some characters who's heads might be more deserving (Minerva repaint pls).
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