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Transformers Generations SELECTS Megatron Video Review
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Feb 17, 2019 at 5:22pm CST
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Comment by Gzstg
Feb 17, 2019
I was not around for g2 so this is an easy pass.
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Comment by Rodimus Prime
Feb 17, 2019
Those are ugly, too.primalxconvoy wrote:It's no real different to the original/previous entries, though.
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Comment by Carnivius_Prime
Feb 18, 2019
Easy pass. This is an ugly deco. The bright green and purple of other G2 Meg figures is garish but fun. This one's just.. blech.
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Comment by Ultra Markus
Feb 18, 2019
it has a new head sculpt i may have to get it
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Comment by Coptur
Feb 18, 2019
i hope they ditch the angry miner origin.
anyway... i hope that when this gets re-moulded as Armada Megatron it is a heavy retool. I like the body swivel tank turret from the origin it keeps him unique and not your standard arm cannon Megatron.
anyway... i hope that when this gets re-moulded as Armada Megatron it is a heavy retool. I like the body swivel tank turret from the origin it keeps him unique and not your standard arm cannon Megatron.
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Its just one origin among others. I like the one where he is a gladiator and inspires revolution ala sparticus.
Comment by william-james88
Feb 18, 2019
Coptur wrote:i hope they ditch the angry miner origin.
Its just one origin among others. I like the one where he is a gladiator and inspires revolution ala sparticus.
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Comment by Emerje
Feb 18, 2019
So we got the purple version of G2 Megatron from Takara Tomy in Legends, and now we're getting the tiger stripe version from Selects, but when are they finally going to give us the version we actually want?
Emerje
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true very true thank the matrix.
Megatron is villain so i wouldn't want to use the word revolution (that and he wasn't 100% successful in overthrowing the Autobots). Coup/insurgency/uprising are better suited for bad guys.
Comment by Coptur
Feb 18, 2019
william-james88 wrote:Coptur wrote:i hope they ditch the angry miner origin.
Its just one origin among others. I like the one where he is a gladiator and inspires revolution ala sparticus.
true very true thank the matrix.
Megatron is villain so i wouldn't want to use the word revolution (that and he wasn't 100% successful in overthrowing the Autobots). Coup/insurgency/uprising are better suited for bad guys.
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Comment by o.supreme
Feb 18, 2019
My apologies in advance if these seems redundant, however, in trying to process and go over everything that transpired at ToyFair over the weekend I was wondering if Hasbro mentioned any specifics in their panel as to the future of the Selects series? Will there be more entries? Also I'm a little disappointed they didn't retroactively go back and add the upcoming Riccochet and Red Swoop to the new Pulse site. i was actually thinking they would have made great *site launch* purchases, and a nice surprise as well, since they are supposed to be released in February, and the month is already more than half over.
IN any event, i hope they keep going with selects. Exclusives at fairly affordable prices is a good thing.
IN any event, i hope they keep going with selects. Exclusives at fairly affordable prices is a good thing.
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In all seriousness, that green G2 tank deco has seen more post-G2 releases (5) than either the purple Hero tank deco (4) or the gray w/ stripes Combat Hero tank deco (2).
Comment by Sabrblade
Feb 18, 2019
In 2006, 2008, 2012, 2014, and 2016.Emerje wrote:So we got the purple version of G2 Megatron from Takara Tomy in Legends, and now we're getting the tiger stripe version from Selects, but when are they finally going to give us the version we actually want?
Emerje
In all seriousness, that green G2 tank deco has seen more post-G2 releases (5) than either the purple Hero tank deco (4) or the gray w/ stripes Combat Hero tank deco (2).
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What was the previous one?
The only entry they discussed was Megatron. Nothing else was discussed regarding the line from all I can tell following the event. I too think this is a super cool line and I look forward to seeing more from it.
Comment by william-james88
Feb 18, 2019
Sabrblade wrote:or the gray w/ stripes Combat Hero tank deco (2).
What was the previous one?
o.supreme wrote:My apologies in advance if these seems redundant, however, in trying to process and go over everything that transpired at ToyFair over the weekend I was wondering if Hasbro mentioned any specifics in their panel as to the future of the Selects series? Will there be more entries?
The only entry they discussed was Megatron. Nothing else was discussed regarding the line from all I can tell following the event. I too think this is a super cool line and I look forward to seeing more from it.
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And it's likely because of that figure that this new one has a new head based on that Legends mold's noggin instead of that of the original G2 Hero mold.
Comment by Sabrblade
Feb 18, 2019
william-james88 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:or the gray w/ stripes Combat Hero tank deco (2).
What was the previous one?
And it's likely because of that figure that this new one has a new head based on that Legends mold's noggin instead of that of the original G2 Hero mold.
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Comment by william-james88
Feb 18, 2019
Thanks! And wow that mold has seen lots of different decos.
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Comment by Sabrblade
Feb 18, 2019
Yep. Both the Universe Legends (now Legion) and Generations Legends Megatron molds have really gotten around.william-james88 wrote:Thanks! And wow that mold has seen lots of different decos.
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It's a spiffy little design, possibly my favorite legends class figure
Comment by Hellscream9999
Feb 18, 2019
Sabrblade wrote:Yep. Both the Universe Legends (now Legion) and Generations Legends Megatron molds have really gotten around.william-james88 wrote:Thanks! And wow that mold has seen lots of different decos.
It's a spiffy little design, possibly my favorite legends class figure
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Comment by Rodimus Prime
Feb 18, 2019
Wasn't that the same origin? He was a miner and became a gladiator? Or am I mixing up IDW with something else?william-james88 wrote:Coptur wrote:i hope they ditch the angry miner origin.
Its just one origin among others. I like the one where he is a gladiator and inspires revolution ala sparticus.
Why not? Just because a person/group/faction starts a revolution doesn't automatically make them the good guys.Coptur wrote:Megatron is villain so i wouldn't want to use the word revolution.
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I dont think the use of the word depends on the intentions or the people behind it. Was Joseph Stalin a Revolutionary? What about Fidel Castro? The later is a divissive figure. And the downtrodden on cybertron (even Bumblebee in the latest show) were big fans of Megatron who was not always vilannous.
But thats another discussion.
I do want to adress your other part in saying he was not 100% successful because thats not true. At least not in several examples. In th G1 cartoon continuity, he won. The 86 film starts with the Decepticons having taken over Cybertron fully.
And in the Bumblebee film, it begins with the autobots losing cybertron and having to regroup. They act more as the rebels, with their secret bases. So these are two high profile cases (one would argue the most popular storylines) where Megatron has won his revolution.
Comment by william-james88
Feb 18, 2019
Coptur wrote:Megatron is villain so i wouldn't want to use the word revolution (that and he wasn't 100% successful in overthrowing the Autobots). Coup/insurgency/uprising are better suited for bad guys.
I dont think the use of the word depends on the intentions or the people behind it. Was Joseph Stalin a Revolutionary? What about Fidel Castro? The later is a divissive figure. And the downtrodden on cybertron (even Bumblebee in the latest show) were big fans of Megatron who was not always vilannous.
But thats another discussion.
I do want to adress your other part in saying he was not 100% successful because thats not true. At least not in several examples. In th G1 cartoon continuity, he won. The 86 film starts with the Decepticons having taken over Cybertron fully.
And in the Bumblebee film, it begins with the autobots losing cybertron and having to regroup. They act more as the rebels, with their secret bases. So these are two high profile cases (one would argue the most popular storylines) where Megatron has won his revolution.
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Comment by no-one
Feb 18, 2019
Right and wrong depend on which side of the fence you're standing on.
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Comment by Sabrblade
Feb 18, 2019
Revolutions are not always inherently noble.
Animated Megatron was a villain yet he was officially viewed as a "revolutionary" by his equally-evil people.
Animated Megatron was a villain yet he was officially viewed as a "revolutionary" by his equally-evil people.
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Hey o supreme, i forgot we now have a rumour of voyager red wing in this line.
Comment by william-james88
Feb 18, 2019
william-james88 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:or the gray w/ stripes Combat Hero tank deco (2).
What was the previous one?o.supreme wrote:My apologies in advance if these seems redundant, however, in trying to process and go over everything that transpired at ToyFair over the weekend I was wondering if Hasbro mentioned any specifics in their panel as to the future of the Selects series? Will there be more entries?
The only entry they discussed was Megatron. Nothing else was discussed regarding the line from all I can tell following the event. I too think this is a super cool line and I look forward to seeing more from it.
Hey o supreme, i forgot we now have a rumour of voyager red wing in this line.
