Optimus1138 wrote:One has to wonder if Hasbro's revealing retools in their instructions on purpose...
Jeep! wrote:Why do I imagine Dead Metal sounding exactly like Arnie?
Intah-wib-buls?
Blurrz wrote:10/10
Leave it to Dead Metal to have the word 'Pronz' in his signature.
Jeep! wrote:Why do I imagine Dead Metal sounding exactly like Arnie?
Intah-wib-buls?
Blurrz wrote:10/10
Leave it to Dead Metal to have the word 'Pronz' in his signature.
Seibertron wrote:If they don't do Black Shadow, I wonder if they would use "Sky Shadow" instead since that's a name they've used a few times over the years.
WolfDawg wrote:I saw these pics a while ago. I was under the assumption that it'd be repainted into Energon Galvatron/Megatron. I've never heard of Black Shadow, but I'm all for this repaint!
Seibertron wrote:Are these the only two? Can anyone think of any other Japanese exclusive character that got its first appearance in the US/Hasbro line as an homage?
Caelus wrote:Seibertron wrote:Are these the only two? Can anyone think of any other Japanese exclusive character that got its first appearance in the US/Hasbro line as an homage?
Welllll...
This might be a stretch, but Armada Optimus Prime, Minicon Sparkplug, Overload, and Jetfire are practically Generations toys of Star Convoy, Micromaster Hotrod, Grandus, and Sky Garry.
And of course, the US received a black redeco of Energon Scorponok that was an unambiguous homage to a Japan-only retool of G1 Scorponok.
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Caelus wrote:Seibertron wrote:Are these the only two? Can anyone think of any other Japanese exclusive character that got its first appearance in the US/Hasbro line as an homage?
Welllll...
This might be a stretch, but Armada Optimus Prime, Minicon Sparkplug, Overload, and Jetfire are practically Generations toys of Star Convoy, Micromaster Hotrod, Grandus, and Sky Garry.
And of course, the US received a black redeco of Energon Scorponok that was an unambiguous homage to a Japan-only retool of G1 Scorponok.
What about commemorative series Ricochet?
Seibertron wrote:If they don't do Black Shadow, I wonder if they would use "Sky Shadow" instead since that's a name they've used a few times over the years.
Blurrz wrote:Down_Shift is a god...
Caelus wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:Caelus wrote:Seibertron wrote:Are these the only two? Can anyone think of any other Japanese exclusive character that got its first appearance in the US/Hasbro line as an homage?
Welllll...
This might be a stretch, but Armada Optimus Prime, Minicon Sparkplug, Overload, and Jetfire are practically Generations toys of Star Convoy, Micromaster Hotrod, Grandus, and Sky Garry.
And of course, the US received a black redeco of Energon Scorponok that was an unambiguous homage to a Japan-only retool of G1 Scorponok.
What about commemorative series Ricochet?
Does Ricochet really qualify as an homage to Stepper, though? Or is he an almost straight up re-release. If he's an homage I'd think we'd have to call all of the first run of G1 homages to Japanese exclusive Diaclone, Microman, etc. toys.
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