Some G1 characters are not relevant?
Posted: Sat May 29, 2021 1:56 am
Somebody on Youtube replied to me saying the Deluxe Insecticons are not relevant. Why? Because they didn't appear in the cartoon? Do I need to remind everybody that the cartoon was nothing more than a 30 minute advertisement to sell the toys? And the cartoon couldn't include every single character?
How do you feel about this? Do you really think a character's appearance in the advertisement makes them any less relevant?
When I was a kid I didn't watch the cartoon much. I was never much of a TV watcher. All I cared about were the toys. I was a toy collector not a cartoon collector. And now seeing so many fans ignoring characters that didn't appear in the cartoon really pisses me off. Everybody seems to be trying to erase those characters. Trying to forget they ever existed. I never see anybody ever mention Ransack, Venom, Barrage or Chop Shop. It's always Kickback, Bombshell & Shrapnel because they were in the cartoon.
And remember, before the 2007 movie, Bumblebee was nothing. We never heard anything about Bumblebee. But look at him now. If Hasbro wanted to, they could make all those forgotten characters as popular as Bumblebee. If they shoved Ransack in everybody's face like they did with Bumblebee, then Ransack would be just as popular.
Popular characters = the most seen & well-known characters.
I've been hoping for new versions of Ransack, Venom, Barrage & Chop Shop for decades. Ransack is one of my top favorite Transformers of all time. Hasbro teased me 6 years ago with Combiner Wars Chop Shop. But they never finished the team. And Fansproject screwed me by only making Barrage, Ransack & Chop Shop. It looks like I am never going to get a full set of all 4.
But now I'm starting to wonder how many Transformers "fans" even remember they exist. I bet the younger generations that didn't grow up with G1 don't even know who they are. One guy on Youtube said "weren't there only 3 deluxe Insecticons?".
4 characters from G1 1985 are not relevant but Inferno in a white T-shirt that was only released in Japan is somehow relevant??? I see fans going crazy over Artfire but I never ever see them mention Ransack, Venom, Barrage, Chop Shop, Squeezeplay, Horri-Bull, Fangry, Joyride or Slapdash just to name a few. How does that even work? We didn't even have Artfire in America yet somehow everybody is dying to get him while totally forgetting characters that we did actually have.
WTF people? WTF??? Sorry, but that Youtube comment really set me off. What a stupid & outrageous claim.
How do you feel about this? Do you really think a character's appearance in the advertisement makes them any less relevant?
When I was a kid I didn't watch the cartoon much. I was never much of a TV watcher. All I cared about were the toys. I was a toy collector not a cartoon collector. And now seeing so many fans ignoring characters that didn't appear in the cartoon really pisses me off. Everybody seems to be trying to erase those characters. Trying to forget they ever existed. I never see anybody ever mention Ransack, Venom, Barrage or Chop Shop. It's always Kickback, Bombshell & Shrapnel because they were in the cartoon.
And remember, before the 2007 movie, Bumblebee was nothing. We never heard anything about Bumblebee. But look at him now. If Hasbro wanted to, they could make all those forgotten characters as popular as Bumblebee. If they shoved Ransack in everybody's face like they did with Bumblebee, then Ransack would be just as popular.
Popular characters = the most seen & well-known characters.
I've been hoping for new versions of Ransack, Venom, Barrage & Chop Shop for decades. Ransack is one of my top favorite Transformers of all time. Hasbro teased me 6 years ago with Combiner Wars Chop Shop. But they never finished the team. And Fansproject screwed me by only making Barrage, Ransack & Chop Shop. It looks like I am never going to get a full set of all 4.
But now I'm starting to wonder how many Transformers "fans" even remember they exist. I bet the younger generations that didn't grow up with G1 don't even know who they are. One guy on Youtube said "weren't there only 3 deluxe Insecticons?".
4 characters from G1 1985 are not relevant but Inferno in a white T-shirt that was only released in Japan is somehow relevant??? I see fans going crazy over Artfire but I never ever see them mention Ransack, Venom, Barrage, Chop Shop, Squeezeplay, Horri-Bull, Fangry, Joyride or Slapdash just to name a few. How does that even work? We didn't even have Artfire in America yet somehow everybody is dying to get him while totally forgetting characters that we did actually have.
WTF people? WTF??? Sorry, but that Youtube comment really set me off. What a stupid & outrageous claim.