ZeroWolf wrote:Problem is he was superseded as predakings rival in the headmasters as Raiden took that role. So a titan sky lynx (which I think was an idea when we were pondering who could be made in the class all those years ago) would be a hard sell to Japan. Much as a titan Raiden would be a hard sell to the rest of the world. Also the supreme class is gone, and unless hasbro does a complete one eighty, isn't coming back. Best make peace or forever be disappointed. If worse came to worse, I could see hasbro consolidating to just leader Class for a while.
I say that you're comparing apples to oranges there.
While Raiden is obscure to more casual US fans because he was exclusive to The Headmasters, the reverse is not true for Sky Lynx. Japanese fans saw Season 3 - where Sky Lynx was introduced and featured heavily - just like the US did, so they know fully well who he is. And they even finally got his toy courtesy of the Encore line. And heck, even the comparatively dinky Combiner Wars version got a Unite Warriors import. While it's true that only Japanophile US fans would care about Raiden, Sky Lynx seems to have wide appeal on both sides of the Pacific.
Also, when I mentioned Supreme-size... What other size class name would you apply to the CW/PotP-style combiners? Compared to contemporary Leader-class figures, they would seem to be Supreme size in terms of height and mass.