New Galleries: Club Exclusive Marissa Faireborn with Afterbreaker

I know, I'm waiting for confirmation on this. I knew Afterburner, but Seibertron asked us for Afterbreaker.

I'll edit in case.

Va'al wrote:I know, I'm waiting for confirmation on this. I knew Afterburner, but Seibertron asked us for Afterbreaker.

I'll edit in case.

I haven't seen it myself, but I've seen TFWiki refer to the figure as Afterbreaker on Twitter and apparently the April/May club mag does as well. Possible the name Afterburner was unavailable and had to be renamed. Still better than some of replacement names we've seen recently.

Emerje

I don't call it transformer unless it transforms take deluxe transformer bike with new head and paint call it after burner there you have it

The name "Afterbreaker" appeared in both the latest TCC magazine issue and on the Collectors Club Twitter. It seems they tried to use the "Afterburner" name at first, but couldn't, and so went for an alternative.

That hair is killing me. Either she has vast quantities of hair spray or she has a constant gale hitting her from her right side.

Rated X wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:The name "Afterbreaker" appeared in both the latest TCC magazine issue and on the Collectors Club Twitter. It seems they tried to use the "Afterburner" name at first, but couldn't, and so went for an alternative.

The real problem is the fandom actually acknowledges these silly name changes done for legal reasons.

If John Smith in New York cant sue Mrs. Smith in Florida for naming her newborn son John, what makes fictional characters names any different ? As silly as it sounds, I can legally name my child "Afterburner".

It's a freakin word ! Unless another company has already produced a transformable robot toy named "Afterburner" there should be no basis for a lawsuit. Funpub shouldn't be scared of "Afterburner Tampons" or "Afterburner Personal Lubricant" or whoever was the last company to print the word "Afterburner" on a cardboard box.

Trademarks work a bit differently than that. Put short, the fact they changed his name means that:

a.) another toy company has gotten hold of the name, thus are the only ones allowed to use it. Doesn't matter what kind of toy, it's still in the same category as Transformers is. Your examples would actually be perfectly legal as they fall in different categories, but that may eventually lead to scenario b.
b.) being a common word in every day use (it's an engine component), the word may have become "generic", meaning it has no more distinguishable market value. Such words can no longer be trademarked and some have fallen victim to it.

On the flipside, it could simply be Hasbro's desire to keep "G.I. Joe" and "Transformers" names separate, since this is still a G.I. Joe-based set. That's supposedly the main reason why Gen. Junkyard was renamed "Junkheap", as there's a "Junkyard" in G.I. Joe. and the name is more closely associated with that line.

I joined the TFCC for this figure. I want her SO badly. How do subscribers know when she's up for pre-order, an e-mail? I got one for another exclusive. Sorry, I just don't wanna miss out on Marissa.

Sabrblade wrote:

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:I joined the TFCC for this figure. I want her SO badly. How do subscribers know when she's up for pre-order, an e-mail? I got one for another exclusive. Sorry, I just don't wanna miss out on Marissa.

They'll email us when it's available.

Or another member who got the email before others will announce it to the rest of the fandom first.

Thanks. *Crosses fingers* I want this one SO badly.

Sabrblade wrote:

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:I joined the TFCC for this figure. I want her SO badly. How do subscribers know when she's up for pre-order, an e-mail? I got one for another exclusive. Sorry, I just don't wanna miss out on Marissa.

They'll email us when it's available.

Or another member who got the email before others will announce it to the rest of the fandom first.

Thanks. *Crosses fingers* I want this one SO badly.

I think you're safe since a LOT of fans previous decried this set for being a G.I. Joe with a Transformer that doesn't transform.

The club doesn't seem to be helping that out. I finally got my magazine in the mail and the ad for the set doesn't even name Afterbreaker. It simply says "Marissa Fairborn 4" figure comes with motorcycle, weapon, and jetpack on a blister card with character file card". Poor Afterbreaker has been downgraded to simply being an unnamed motorcycle rather than a character.

Emerje

Sabrblade wrote:

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:I joined the TFCC for this figure. I want her SO badly. How do subscribers know when she's up for pre-order, an e-mail? I got one for another exclusive. Sorry, I just don't wanna miss out on Marissa.

They'll email us when it's available.

Or another member who got the email before others will announce it to the rest of the fandom first.

Thanks. *Crosses fingers* I want this one SO badly.

I think you're safe since a LOT of fans previous decried this set for being a G.I. Joe with a Transformer that doesn't transform.

Legit thanks for the assurances. But still, just nervous because I've never bought anything from the Club. So with my lukc I'd screw something up. And you never know if it'll sell out or not.

I so hope Spike, Sparkplug, Chip and Carly get made, too. They SO deserve some love.