Va'al wrote:Deadput wrote:Actually I don't know my mother's name is Valerie so is Va'al actually my mother?
Yes. Now go to your room and don't play with yourself.
Seibertron wrote:Dear Hasbro and/or Takara,
Can we get the other two animated heads for blitzwing and the goofy marvel comics goggle eyes version of octane? That would be fantastic! Thanks!
Sincerely,
Ryan
Kurona wrote:Seibertron wrote:Dear Hasbro and/or Takara,
Can we get the other two animated heads for blitzwing and the goofy marvel comics goggle eyes version of octane? That would be fantastic! Thanks!
Sincerely,
Ryan
Talking of Animated, I'm surprised the bio didn't give him the Ice/Fire powers he's had since Animated and even got transplanted onto the G1 version in Devastation. I'd be disappointed, but his new power is so awesome I don't find myself minding that much.
Va'al wrote:Deadput wrote:Actually I don't know my mother's name is Valerie so is Va'al actually my mother?
Yes. Now go to your room and don't play with yourself.
WreckerJack wrote:Octone looks suspiciously like Cyclonus. Wonder why they didn't just call him Octane?
Deadput wrote:Kurona wrote:Seibertron wrote:Dear Hasbro and/or Takara,
Can we get the other two animated heads for blitzwing and the goofy marvel comics goggle eyes version of octane? That would be fantastic! Thanks!
Sincerely,
Ryan
Talking of Animated, I'm surprised the bio didn't give him the Ice/Fire powers he's had since Animated and even got transplanted onto the G1 version in Devastation. I'd be disappointed, but his new power is so awesome I don't find myself minding that much.
A cool way to combine both powers would be something like.
"Decepticon Hazard gives Blitzwing the ability to take over the system's of other Bots and cause them to either super-heat their processors to self destruct or to overload their cooling systems freezing their sparks cold."
Something like that I bet someone could write that better.
o.supreme wrote:I haven't checked my local TRU yet, but the one I went to in AZ, the "Brand New" display for TLK was pretty unimpressive...I remember AoE had the shelves bursting with toys, maybe Hasbro & TRU are being more conservative thinking they overproduced last time, which they did...The only reason why I am mentioning TLK here is I am curious if/how it may choke out TR for a while. I hope not, but in 2014 I wasn't collecting and cant quite remember how T30 fared when AoE was dominating the shelves that summer and into the end of the year.
ultraimpossibleman wrote:Grand innacurration and heavy mistakes !
Diem wrote:This is exactly the kind of nonsense I'm here for.
Kurona wrote:WreckerJack wrote:Octone looks suspiciously like Cyclonus. Wonder why they didn't just call him Octane?
They can't for legal reasons; presumably for the same reason they can't just call Jazz Jazz or Ratchet Ratchet without a prefix - it's too general of a name and is what a specific real-life thing is called rather than having a made-up or mixed name like Optimus Prime or Starscream.
Optimum Supreme wrote:Kurona wrote:WreckerJack wrote:Octone looks suspiciously like Cyclonus. Wonder why they didn't just call him Octane?
They can't for legal reasons; presumably for the same reason they can't just call Jazz Jazz or Ratchet Ratchet without a prefix - it's too general of a name and is what a specific real-life thing is called rather than having a made-up or mixed name like Optimus Prime or Starscream.
Sometimes that's it, but as often as not, it's not that they can't use the name, it's that they can't secure the trademark for the name and keep others from using it. That's why the prefix loophole is used so often. Anyone might be able to call a toy Jazz or Ratchet, but add the already trademarked Autobot and it's clearly Hasbro's toy.
Kurona wrote:Optimum Supreme wrote:Kurona wrote:WreckerJack wrote:Octone looks suspiciously like Cyclonus. Wonder why they didn't just call him Octane?
They can't for legal reasons; presumably for the same reason they can't just call Jazz Jazz or Ratchet Ratchet without a prefix - it's too general of a name and is what a specific real-life thing is called rather than having a made-up or mixed name like Optimus Prime or Starscream.
Sometimes that's it, but as often as not, it's not that they can't use the name, it's that they can't secure the trademark for the name and keep others from using it. That's why the prefix loophole is used so often. Anyone might be able to call a toy Jazz or Ratchet, but add the already trademarked Autobot and it's clearly Hasbro's toy.
I should've included that, yeah. You can easily trademark Starscream as that's a made-up nonsense word that isn't the name of a real thing; but you can't trademark Octane as that's a word of a real thing you can't claim ownership of.
Deadput wrote:Kurona wrote:Talking of Animated, I'm surprised the bio didn't give him the Ice/Fire powers he's had since Animated and even got transplanted onto the G1 version in Devastation. I'd be disappointed, but his new power is so awesome I don't find myself minding that much.
A cool way to combine both powers would be something like.
"Decepticon Hazard gives Blitzwing the ability to take over the system's of other Bots and cause them to either super-heat their processors to self destruct or to overload their cooling systems freezing their sparks cold."
Something like that I bet someone could write that better.
Kurona wrote:You can easily trademark Starscream as that's a made-up nonsense word that isn't the name of a real thing; but you can't trademark Octane as that's a word of a real thing you can't claim ownership of.
Caelus wrote:Deadput wrote:Kurona wrote:Talking of Animated, I'm surprised the bio didn't give him the Ice/Fire powers he's had since Animated and even got transplanted onto the G1 version in Devastation. I'd be disappointed, but his new power is so awesome I don't find myself minding that much.
A cool way to combine both powers would be something like.
"Decepticon Hazard gives Blitzwing the ability to take over the system's of other Bots and cause them to either super-heat their processors to self destruct or to overload their cooling systems freezing their sparks cold."
Something like that I bet someone could write that better.
Blitzwing, the Decepticon triplechanger brings three times the threat with his trio of Titan Masters!
In jet mode, Blitzwing is piloted by the cold-blooded and aloof Titan Master Overchill, who arms him with dual thermal reductor cannons, allowing him to ice over the wings of flying Autobots! When combined with Blitzwing in robot mode, Overchill saps the willpower of their enemies by draining the energy from their processors!
In tank mode, Blitzwing is commanded by the brutal Hot-Tread, who vents Blitzwing's excess heat energy through the Decepticon's armor plating, melting anything Blitzwing's treads don't crush! When combined with Blitzwing in robot mode, Hot-Tread overloads the processors of their enemies, causing blind rage!
Perhaps most powerful of all is the Titan Master Hazard, who triggers unpredictable, spontaneous upgrades in either of Blitzwing's alternate modes, and when combined with Blitzwing in robot mode, sews confusion across the battlefield by injecting a stream of random data and codes into the processors of anyone nearby!
Also, Octovirate Forge on Shapeways has had all three of the Animated faces up for Titan Master Blitzwing for a good long while, so it's totally doable if you don't mind sacrificing a few of your Titan Masters.
ultraimpossibleman wrote:Grand innacurration and heavy mistakes !
Diem wrote:This is exactly the kind of nonsense I'm here for.
Zobovor wrote:Kurona wrote:You can easily trademark Starscream as that's a made-up nonsense word that isn't the name of a real thing; but you can't trademark Octane as that's a word of a real thing you can't claim ownership of.
That's not how trademark law works.
Words found in the dictionary are sometimes more difficult to defend as trademarks, but you absolutely can trademark them. The trick is to use the word in a unique and distinctive way. This is why you can have Apple brand computers, but not Apple brand apples.
Bowtech, Inc. currently uses the trademark Octane for a brand of archery arrow. That's the only reason Hasbro isn't able to currently use the name for Transformers (toys and sporting goods equipment are lumped together into one trademark category).
Kurona wrote:Zobovor wrote:Kurona wrote:You can easily trademark Starscream as that's a made-up nonsense word that isn't the name of a real thing; but you can't trademark Octane as that's a word of a real thing you can't claim ownership of.
That's not how trademark law works.
Words found in the dictionary are sometimes more difficult to defend as trademarks, but you absolutely can trademark them. The trick is to use the word in a unique and distinctive way. This is why you can have Apple brand computers, but not Apple brand apples.
Bowtech, Inc. currently uses the trademark Octane for a brand of archery arrow. That's the only reason Hasbro isn't able to currently use the name for Transformers (toys and sporting goods equipment are lumped together into one trademark category).
Huh, interesting. Shows what I know
Seibertron wrote:Kurona wrote:Zobovor wrote:Kurona wrote:You can easily trademark Starscream as that's a made-up nonsense word that isn't the name of a real thing; but you can't trademark Octane as that's a word of a real thing you can't claim ownership of.
That's not how trademark law works.
Words found in the dictionary are sometimes more difficult to defend as trademarks, but you absolutely can trademark them. The trick is to use the word in a unique and distinctive way. This is why you can have Apple brand computers, but not Apple brand apples.
Bowtech, Inc. currently uses the trademark Octane for a brand of archery arrow. That's the only reason Hasbro isn't able to currently use the name for Transformers (toys and sporting goods equipment are lumped together into one trademark category).
Huh, interesting. Shows what I know
And sometimes Hasbro's legal team likes to err on the side of caution, hence Outback hasn't been used for years because of Outback Steakhouse, if I recall that reason from Hasbro or Fun Pub at a Botcon at some point in the past 12 years.
Qwan wrote:Caelus wrote:Deadput wrote:Kurona wrote:Talking of Animated, I'm surprised the bio didn't give him the Ice/Fire powers he's had since Animated and even got transplanted onto the G1 version in Devastation. I'd be disappointed, but his new power is so awesome I don't find myself minding that much.
A cool way to combine both powers would be something like.
"Decepticon Hazard gives Blitzwing the ability to take over the system's of other Bots and cause them to either super-heat their processors to self destruct or to overload their cooling systems freezing their sparks cold."
Something like that I bet someone could write that better.
Blitzwing, the Decepticon triplechanger brings three times the threat with his trio of Titan Masters!
In jet mode, Blitzwing is piloted by the cold-blooded and aloof Titan Master Overchill, who arms him with dual thermal reductor cannons, allowing him to ice over the wings of flying Autobots! When combined with Blitzwing in robot mode, Overchill saps the willpower of their enemies by draining the energy from their processors!
In tank mode, Blitzwing is commanded by the brutal Hot-Tread, who vents Blitzwing's excess heat energy through the Decepticon's armor plating, melting anything Blitzwing's treads don't crush! When combined with Blitzwing in robot mode, Hot-Tread overloads the processors of their enemies, causing blind rage!
Perhaps most powerful of all is the Titan Master Hazard, who triggers unpredictable, spontaneous upgrades in either of Blitzwing's alternate modes, and when combined with Blitzwing in robot mode, sews confusion across the battlefield by injecting a stream of random data and codes into the processors of anyone nearby!
Also, Octovirate Forge on Shapeways has had all three of the Animated faces up for Titan Master Blitzwing for a good long while, so it's totally doable if you don't mind sacrificing a few of your Titan Masters.
That is... incredible. Of course, it'd require more than two and a half sentences to print that on the back of a box so of course it wouldn't happen, but it's some totally fantastic bio work! Makes me want to buy those Shapeways faces now, even though I don't even have Blitzwing yet...
RIIIIIGHT?RodimusConvoy13 wrote:I picked up Topspin on my way to work this morning. He's so frakkin' awsome!
DING DING DING DING! We have a WINNER!They had all the others, but I couldn't get them all right now. Kup looks so much better in person than in pictures.
Burn wrote:Agamemnon wrote:Let's get back to talking about Burn's mammoth snout flopping...
Well I am Australian. It's kinda what we're known for.
RodimusConvoy13 wrote:I picked up Topspin on my way to work this morning. He's so frakkin' awsome! They had all the others, but I couldn't get them all right now. Kup looks so much better in person than in pictures.
mordhelm wrote:RodimusConvoy13 wrote:I picked up Topspin on my way to work this morning. He's so frakkin' awsome! They had all the others, but I couldn't get them all right now. Kup looks so much better in person than in pictures.
What store did you hit up to find those?
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