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Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby o.supreme » Mon Aug 21, 2023 7:45 am

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Nothing really stands out as "must have" for 2024 at this point. If the rock based weaponizers look coo I'll probably get them. At this point however I pretty much have almost everything I want that isn't a combiner. Also, no combiners on the roster for 2024, I know some will be disappointed, but hopefully more of the obscure ones that haven't happened yet will happen in time.

AS a fan of combiners, I'm perfectly ok with Animated Motormaster not combining. Its a different idea for a team, but it still very much works. Not all teams (Dinobots originally , Insecticons etc... have to be combiners).

The deluxe Optimus Prime still baffles me a bit. It seems at this time to exist merely so Hasbro can say they've had an Optimus in the the 5 years at every Price Point (except Titan...) ;)

As per usual with these lists, there's no mention of the CC or Titan. We can all make guesses, but have there been any legit insider rumors yet?
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Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby D-Maximal_Primal » Mon Aug 21, 2023 7:48 am

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Personally, I'd like to see Tidal Wave as the Titan, but if he was the Commander, I'd love to see Cyberverse Iaconus as the Titan.
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Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby Sabrblade » Mon Aug 21, 2023 7:52 am

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o.supreme wrote:As per usual with these lists, there's no mention of the CC or Titan. We can all make guesses, but have there been any legit insider rumors yet?
Back when Hasbro unveiled Armada Megatron, they strongly hinted (without stating outright) at a forthcoming Tidal Wave figure to combine with him, but whether that will be a Commander or a smaller remains to be seen.
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Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby MiniconEnclave » Mon Aug 21, 2023 8:00 am

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Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby DeathReviews » Mon Aug 21, 2023 8:15 am

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I'll need to wait on the actual reveals for these figures before I can make a judgement. They ALL sound good as a simple text description, but then when you see what is actually done with them, they can become less appealing.
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Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby D-Maximal_Primal » Mon Aug 21, 2023 8:31 am

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DeathReviews wrote:I'll need to wait on the actual reveals for these figures before I can make a judgement. They ALL sound good as a simple text description, but then when you see what is actually done with them, they can become less appealing.

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Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby AllNewSuperRobot » Mon Aug 21, 2023 10:22 am

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o.supreme wrote:AS a fan of combiners, I'm perfectly ok with Animated Motormaster not combining. Its a different idea for a team, but it still very much works. Not all teams (Dinobots originally , Insecticons etc... have to be combiners).


Although there were unrealised plans for Devastator in Animated. I did like that they subverted the combiners in that series.

o.supreme wrote: It seems at this time to exist merely so Hasbro can say they've had an Optimus in the the 5 years at every Price Point (except Titan...) ;)


Don't tempt them. There are still a couple designs that could be upscaled...

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Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby -Kanrabat- » Mon Aug 21, 2023 10:24 am

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TFWiki wrote:The third version, would quite possibly have been the most gimmick loaded Transformer in the history of the line, simultaneously being a Powermaster, Headmaster, and Triple Changer. The Headmaster also would have been a Triple Changer, turning into a sort of armored four-wheeled rover (Roller II?) and robot as well as a rather silly looking Optimus Prime head with four vertically aligned wheels jutting off the sides. It seems that when the extra Headmaster gimmick was scrapped, the super mode head remained separate rather than being reintegrated into the trailer hitch such as on the earliest design. Notably, the body of this design is extremely close to the final design.


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Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby AllNewSuperRobot » Mon Aug 21, 2023 10:26 am

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-Kanrabat- wrote:OH F YOU, now I want that abomination! :lol:


I dunno :-? I think it needs more guns (and wheels) :lol:
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Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby First-Aid » Mon Aug 21, 2023 10:31 am

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-Kanrabat- wrote:OH F YOU, now I want that abomination! :lol:


I dunno :-? I think it needs more guns (and wheels) :lol:


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Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby D-Maximal_Primal » Mon Aug 21, 2023 2:18 pm

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Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby -Kanrabat- » Mon Aug 21, 2023 3:19 pm

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D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Armada Prime really is just that good, isn't he?


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Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby Overcracker » Mon Aug 21, 2023 3:59 pm

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D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Armada Prime really is just that good, isn't he?

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Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby Sowndwave76 » Mon Aug 21, 2023 6:12 pm

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Some thoughts on the recently leaked list:
No surprise about the listing itself, but it's still a relief to see Swoop. Especially being leader class.
My gut tells me this leader Soundwave is not a G1 version.
I know the designs are somewhat different, but with a Steeljaw on the way, I'm assuming we'll see a Core G1 Ravage in '25.
Of the questionable listings, I'm anxious to see what the "...86 Bumblebee" is.
Not sure how the listing for Sunstreaker would be correct rather than a mislabeling for SS86; again, my gut tells me Hastak received (and/or saw) enough feedback that this character needs a post-pandemic release, and is making it happen.
I'm also interested to see what has been done with the design of "Animated" Motormaster, but with the previous Animated releases, my bar of expectations is pretty much on the floor.

Still hoping that G1 Hound happens, and surprised that none of the lesser known Insecticons are being released knowing they'll just be retools/repaints of Shrapnel and Bombshell.

At most it looks like I'd get a dozen figures from this list. More likely, around 7-8.
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Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby Sabrblade » Mon Aug 21, 2023 6:26 pm

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Sowndwave76 wrote:I'm also interested to see what has been done with the design of "Animated" Motormaster, but with the previous Animated releases, my bar of expectations is pretty much on the floor.
It's likely just a head retool of the Voyager Animated Optimus that's coming before it, since that's what Animated Motormaster looks like and is what his original toy was.

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Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby Rodimus Prime » Mon Aug 21, 2023 11:47 pm

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Sabrblade wrote:And let's face it. Many of the complaints about the Animated Stunticons not being a combiner came from people who wanted a new Classics-style Menasor and didn't really care about the Animated universe or its aesthetic. They just wanted a modern G1-ish Menasor and were mad that BotCon 2011 wasn't gonna give them one (as if they would have ever happened in 2011 regardless).


This is what bugs me about Geewunners. They are never, EVER happy. Unless it's exactly the same g1 figures EVERY SINGLE DAMN TIME, they whine, wail, gnash teeth, and cry until the streets are flowing with saliva and tears. Each "new" line (and I have to put new because at this point HasTak has no damned originality and can't create but Geewun redux) the Geewunners complain that it's not, you know, G1 despite it still essentially being g1. You know what current toys have that G1 toys never had? Knees and elbows. Seriously they need to quit their crying and just accept that we aren't in G1 anymore and either move on or sulk and hide in a corner and STFU.
OK, just for clarification, was this directed at me (since I mentioned the lack of combining in my post), or were you ranting at Geewunners in general?
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Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby Brokebot » Tue Aug 22, 2023 5:31 am

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First-Aid wrote:This is what bugs me about Geewunners. They are never, EVER happy. Unless it's exactly the same g1 figures EVERY SINGLE DAMN TIME, they whine, wail, gnash teeth, and cry until the streets are flowing with saliva and tears. Each "new" line (and I have to put new because at this point HasTak has no damned originality and can't create but Geewun redux) the Geewunners complain that it's not, you know, G1 despite it still essentially being g1. You know what current toys have that G1 toys never had? Knees and elbows. Seriously they need to quit their crying and just accept that we aren't in G1 anymore and either move on or sulk and hide in a corner and STFU.


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Don't mince words. How do you REALLY feel? I find it ironic that you choose to complain about someone crying and whining by . . . crying and whining. Believe it or not, everyone has the right to have, and extoll the virtues of, a preferred aesthetic. Not just you. Some of us have been collecting these things since the mid 80's, when these characters were established and first entered the culture. Seeing these characters redesigned as something that doesn't match their established look and features is a bit like seeing a documentary of the American Revolution with Ru Paul cast as George Washington. "Creative" and "innovative" as it may be, it's not historically accurate and therein lies the issue. Create a new character. Stop recreating existing ones. But maybe that's just me. Everyone is entitled to their opinions.

As a devoted Geewunner, G1 toys make up less than half of my current collection. I collected Armada, Energon, Cybertron, RID, Beast Wars, Alternators, Universe, Generations, as well as a good number of other transforming lines that had no connection to the Transformers at all. I do have a few Bayverse and Animated figures, but I have to admit they were gifts by well-meaning family members. If I like it, I'll get it.
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Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby william-james88 » Tue Aug 22, 2023 5:50 am

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Sowndwave76 wrote:I'm also interested to see what has been done with the design of "Animated" Motormaster, but with the previous Animated releases, my bar of expectations is pretty much on the floor.

Still hoping that G1 Hound happens, and surprised that none of the lesser known Insecticons are being released knowing they'll just be retools/repaints of Shrapnel and Bombshell.


For Motormaster, it will be a redeco of voy animated Prime with a new head. It will have the details of animated, like the headsculpt and chest windows, but with more standard proportions. Same as we saw with Prowl

And as for the insecticons, we got one of the lesser ones in last year's creature pack.
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Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby AcademyofDrX » Tue Aug 22, 2023 7:12 am

william-james88 wrote:
Sowndwave76 wrote:...
Still hoping that G1 Hound happens, and surprised that none of the lesser known Insecticons are being released knowing they'll just be retools/repaints of Shrapnel and Bombshell.


...
And as for the insecticons, we got one of the lesser ones in last year's creature pack.

And since retools and redecoes tend to show up as retailer exclusive in capsules or one-offs, they could be coming next year outside of the mainline. JTPrime has only leaked the next Walmart capsule so far, and new Deluxe Insecticons could appear in Buzzworthy Bumblebee like Ransack did.
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Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby MiniconEnclave » Tue Aug 22, 2023 10:54 am

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Brokebot wrote:
First-Aid wrote:This is what bugs me about Geewunners. They are never, EVER happy. Unless it's exactly the same g1 figures EVERY SINGLE DAMN TIME, they whine, wail, gnash teeth, and cry until the streets are flowing with saliva and tears. Each "new" line (and I have to put new because at this point HasTak has no damned originality and can't create but Geewun redux) the Geewunners complain that it's not, you know, G1 despite it still essentially being g1. You know what current toys have that G1 toys never had? Knees and elbows. Seriously they need to quit their crying and just accept that we aren't in G1 anymore and either move on or sulk and hide in a corner and STFU.


(panting as annoyed rage subsides)


Don't mince words. How do you REALLY feel? I find it ironic that you choose to complain about someone crying and whining by . . . crying and whining. Believe it or not, everyone has the right to have, and extoll the virtues of, a preferred aesthetic. Not just you. Some of us have been collecting these things since the mid 80's, when these characters were established and first entered the culture. Seeing these characters redesigned as something that doesn't match their established look and features is a bit like seeing a documentary of the American Revolution with Ru Paul cast as George Washington. "Creative" and "innovative" as it may be, it's not historically accurate and therein lies the issue. Create a new character. Stop recreating existing ones. But maybe that's just me. Everyone is entitled to their opinions.

As a devoted Geewunner, G1 toys make up less than half of my current collection. I collected Armada, Energon, Cybertron, RID, Beast Wars, Alternators, Universe, Generations, as well as a good number of other transforming lines that had no connection to the Transformers at all. I do have a few Bayverse and Animated figures, but I have to admit they were gifts by well-meaning family members. If I like it, I'll get it.


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Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby Sabrblade » Tue Aug 22, 2023 11:02 am

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Brokebot wrote:"Creative" and "innovative" as it may be, it's not historically accurate and therein lies the issue.
But Animated isn't the same history as G1. It's a completely different non-G1 world entirely.

Brokebot wrote:Create a new character.
They did. G1 Motormaster was never a pastiche of Macho Man Randy Savage nor an undercover circus performer. And, appearance-wise, G1 Motormaster didn't look like a black recolor of Optimus in robot mode, neither. That's all unique to Animated Motormaster. And he has no rivalry with Optimus like G1 Motormaster did, nor is he a combiner. He's his own new character with his own characteristics that are all his own.

Brokebot wrote:As a devoted Geewunner, G1 toys make up less than half of my current collection.
Then you're not a Geewunner and no sane person should ever want to be, because "Geewunner" is a derogatory term for those who hate anything and everything that isn't G1. It's meant to be an unflattering term.

Brokebot wrote:I collected Armada, Energon, Cybertron, RID,
Now wait a minute. All of those lines were full of, as you put it, "recreated characters". Armada Starscream was an honorable swordsman instead of a conniving backstabber. Energon Shockblast (trademark-friendly "Shockwave" rename) was a homicidal serial killer instead of a logically-minded military operations commander. Cybertron Soundwave was a laidback radio DJ type with a sinister streak instead of an emotionless spy. And RID Ultra Magnus was the polar opposite of G1 Ultra Magnus, being the arrogant and vindictive brother of Optimus Prime who was willing to murder him to get what he wanted, instead of a loyal City Commander. And all of those guys (save for Magnus) looked much closer to their G1 namesakes than Animated Motormaster looked like his.
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Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby Emerje » Tue Aug 22, 2023 1:51 pm

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Brokebot wrote:Create a new character.
They did. G1 Motormaster was never a pastiche of Macho Man Randy Savage nor an undercover circus performer. And, appearance-wise, G1 Motormaster didn't look like a black recolor of Optimus in robot mode, neither. That's all unique to Animated Motormaster. And he has no rivalry with Optimus like G1 Motormaster did, nor is he a combiner. He's his own new character with his own characteristics that are all his own.

You know, until you wrote this and I went and looked it up on TFWiki, I always thought he was a spoof of Lemmy Kilmister of the band Motorhead.

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Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby D-Maximal_Primal » Tue Aug 22, 2023 6:52 pm

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I got the Ratbat/Megatron and Orion Pax/Shockwave pack yesterday. Amazon had them 20% off.

Orion Pax is the real winner for me so far, I am adoring this figure. He looks really nice and feels great in hand. Well done.

Shockwave is probably my 2nd favorite, it feels like a deep cut and I love it.

Ratbat is my 3rd favorite, the purple is so rich, and it makes the gold pop so hard. I just wish his ankles didn't basically settle into full A or straight standing, he doesn't like to pose much outside those.

Megatron was one I was really excited for, but for some reason, he has a really bad lean backwards and I can't figure out why. It feels like it's in his heels, but they are flat and level. I dunno. he's hard to stand in a neutral pose.

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Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby Rodimus Prime » Tue Aug 22, 2023 11:31 pm

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Sabrblade wrote:
Brokebot wrote:Create a new character.
They did. G1 Motormaster was never a pastiche of Macho Man Randy Savage nor an undercover circus performer. And, appearance-wise, G1 Motormaster didn't look like a black recolor of Optimus in robot mode, neither. That's all unique to Animated Motormaster. And he has no rivalry with Optimus like G1 Motormaster did, nor is he a combiner. He's his own new character with his own characteristics that are all his own.
Then he should have been given his own name instead of someone else's.
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Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby Sabrblade » Tue Aug 22, 2023 11:39 pm

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Rodimus Prime wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Brokebot wrote:Create a new character.
They did. G1 Motormaster was never a pastiche of Macho Man Randy Savage nor an undercover circus performer. And, appearance-wise, G1 Motormaster didn't look like a black recolor of Optimus in robot mode, neither. That's all unique to Animated Motormaster. And he has no rivalry with Optimus like G1 Motormaster did, nor is he a combiner. He's his own new character with his own characteristics that are all his own.
Then he should have been given his own name instead of someone else's.
But that someone else doesn't exist in Animated.
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