Megazarak wrote:My favourite of the new figure(s) shown was definitely the Mini-Con team. They ooze a ton of personality as a team (I don't know about anyone else, but the moment I saw them a whole story about what they're all about and who they are popped into my head) AND they can combine! They have got me really excited and are one of my favourite things shown at SDCC so far. Also really happy we're seeing more Mini-Cons again, and as a 3-pack no less, just like the old days.
The 2 newly revealed Deluxes also impressed me quite a bit. Armada Starscream quickly became a favourite of mine after watching the show (yes his character was a textbook cliché, but he was cool nonetheless, just like Energon Scorp!) but by that time he was long gone from stores. The best I managed to get was Thundercracker, which was still technically him in the show, but it wasn't the same. Getting a chance to get an awesome new mold of him is really fun (sure I could have eBayed the Armada figure, but the figure failed to impress).
If they managed to sneak Swindle in there (or perhaps in another Mini-Con team if that doesn't cost out or whatever), that'd be pretty great.
Mindmaster wrote:Guys, guys, I just had an epiphany: despite probably not by name, but what if these Mini-Cons, by bio and spirit, are the Transformer/Mini-Con versions of none other than *wait for it* .... Rad White, Carlos Lopez, and Alexis Thi Dang?!
Think about it: the tank Mini-Con (Carlos) is brash and headstrong, but brave and courageous; the jet Mini-Con (Rad) is definite leadership material, and the assault helicopter Mini-Con (Alexis), with feminine features in mind, though tiresome of her sometimes boneheaded friends, is loyal and one hell of a computer analyst.
Genius, I tell you. Pure, unadulterated GENIUS!
...Are... are you me? I also own Thundercracker (but not Starscream) only because I never found Starscream himself.
I wonder... 
LOST Cybertronian wrote:
Not a huge fan of the "Legends" scale, nor the odd choice of which characters to include (just Shrapnel, but not the other two? 
), but still nice to see these classic characters hit store shelves! 
Well, considering just how much those three humans are despised by the fandom, I'd say Hasbro would be shooting themselves in the foot if they did that.Megazarak wrote:Mindmaster wrote:Guys, guys, I just had an epiphany: despite probably not by name, but what if these Mini-Cons, by bio and spirit, are the Transformer/Mini-Con versions of none other than *wait for it* .... Rad White, Carlos Lopez, and Alexis Thi Dang?!
Think about it: the tank Mini-Con (Carlos) is brash and headstrong, but brave and courageous; the jet Mini-Con (Rad) is definite leadership material, and the assault helicopter Mini-Con (Alexis), with feminine features in mind, though tiresome of her sometimes boneheaded friends, is loyal and one hell of a computer analyst.
Genius, I tell you. Pure, unadulterated GENIUS!
That is actually a really interesting idea about the Mini-Cons. I could definitely see them making a bio to reflect the personality of the humans onto these bots. Good thinking and genius indeed!
Sabrblade wrote:Well, considering just how much those three humans are despised by the fandom, I'd say Hasbro would be shooting themselves in the foot if they did that.Megazarak wrote:Mindmaster wrote:Guys, guys, I just had an epiphany: despite probably not by name, but what if these Mini-Cons, by bio and spirit, are the Transformer/Mini-Con versions of none other than *wait for it* .... Rad White, Carlos Lopez, and Alexis Thi Dang?!
Think about it: the tank Mini-Con (Carlos) is brash and headstrong, but brave and courageous; the jet Mini-Con (Rad) is definite leadership material, and the assault helicopter Mini-Con (Alexis), with feminine features in mind, though tiresome of her sometimes boneheaded friends, is loyal and one hell of a computer analyst.
Genius, I tell you. Pure, unadulterated GENIUS!
That is actually a really interesting idea about the Mini-Cons. I could definitely see them making a bio to reflect the personality of the humans onto these bots. Good thinking and genius indeed!
Well, when they're not doing the "Ooooooh/Ahhhhhhh" thing when they're in awe and the like.
Metrosuplex wrote:After some looking of the proverbial gift horse in the mouth, I would like to emphasize that these remakes look fantastic!
griftimus prime wrote:these are some weak ass toy reveals from hasbro. armada star scream? who was asking for this figure? and scoop? wtf? i bet they repaint both of them ten times too.
RAcast wrote:griftimus prime wrote:these are some weak ass toy reveals from hasbro. armada star scream? who was asking for this figure? and scoop? wtf? i bet they repaint both of them ten times too.
Armada Starscream? Only EVERYONE.
And Scoop? He's kinda out of left field, but he looks great. OH, and he's actively in the IDW comics.
Starscream repaints? Of course, what would a seeker mold be without redecos!? Just makes sure you give him a new head for Skywarp and co, Hasbro.
Mindmaster wrote:Thundercracker, especially. He was among my first Transformers I ever got as a kid, so it would only be fair if I got that in homage of an awesome childhood.
TFwiki wrote:Starscream gained a new, blue coloration that he commented made him look like his contemporary, Thundercracker, with disgust just dripping from his tone.
RAcast wrote:Mindmaster wrote:Thundercracker, especially. He was among my first Transformers I ever got as a kid, so it would only be fair if I got that in homage of an awesome childhood.
You mean Super/Powerlinx Starscream, right? Poor Starscream, his spontaneous recoloration just makes him look like Thundercracker.
