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Post by Fortmax2020 on Mar 15, 2019 22:27:14 GMT
I had a few Battle Beasts comics when I was younger. Didn't know that annual existed.
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Post by Toph on Mar 15, 2019 22:28:51 GMT
You are correct, but completely misunderstood me. Beastformers are in japanese fiction, as stated several times. Battle Beasts specifically do not appear in any fiction (beyond the occasional cameo in modern western TF comics). There was a 4-issue Battle Beasts comic from IDW a few years ago. It quickly passed into oblivion. -Ralph There was?!? |
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 15, 2019 22:29:33 GMT
Sourced! It will be bought.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Mar 15, 2019 22:31:59 GMT
There was a 4-issue Battle Beasts comic from IDW a few years ago. It quickly passed into oblivion. -Ralph There was?!?Yes. Based on the toyline from Diamond Select as Hasbro had let the trademark lapse. |
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 15, 2019 22:32:05 GMT
A fine publication. -Ralph |
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 15, 2019 22:33:33 GMT
There was a 4-issue Battle Beasts comic from IDW a few years ago. It quickly passed into oblivion. -Ralph WHAT. Suddenly my life is incomplete. Well, more incomplete than it was five minutes ago. It was sadly somewhat crap. -Ralph |
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 15, 2019 22:34:20 GMT
There was a 4-issue Battle Beasts comic from IDW a few years ago. It quickly passed into oblivion. -Ralph There was?!?Yup. Part of a brief attempt to revive the brand. There were also some toys. -Ralph |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 15, 2019 22:49:41 GMT
I bought Burns a fab Battle Beasts Japanese revival figure. He scorned it and made me sad.
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 15, 2019 22:51:38 GMT
I managed to miss all of that. A currently available line I'd have gone nuts for. Head first.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Mar 15, 2019 22:53:57 GMT
There were two!!!
TWO!!!!
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 15, 2019 22:55:31 GMT
I sit now in a puddle of my own tears.
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Post by The Huff on Mar 15, 2019 23:01:17 GMT
If they were less of a Transformers toy then, say Soundwave, would they be able to do THIS:  |
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 15, 2019 23:04:28 GMT
Post of the century.
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 15, 2019 23:13:10 GMT
I sit now in a puddle of my own tears. Yes, Pinwig, you missed TWO new Battle Beast lines!!! -Ralph |
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 15, 2019 23:13:51 GMT
I bought Burns a fab Battle Beasts Japanese revival figure. He scorned it and made me sad. It lacked the charm of the original line, alas. -Ralph |
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 15, 2019 23:44:29 GMT
Who knew Matt could do such a good Henry Winkler impression?
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 16, 2019 8:11:30 GMT
They're not Transformers. Correct, but that isn't the poll question. The poll question is are they _part_ of Transformers, and they clearly are. The Headmasters cartoon DVDs have been on sale in HMV. And it doesn't matter if they were called something different in Japanese (like Decepticons are Destrons), it's still them. Spider-Man and G.I. Joe are also part of Transformers. Like the is-Thomas-a-train poll, this shouldn't be the subject of a poll as it is a matter of fact. Martin The tether of logic you dangle before me pulls me up from the murky madness of uncertainty... Sorry, Big Phil, you're on your own... |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 16, 2019 8:16:09 GMT
Oh ffs. Not this again. Released as a Transformers line in Japan. End of story. Sigh. -Ralph No, they weren't. They're released as a spin off of a Transformers line |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 16, 2019 8:17:46 GMT
They're not Transformers. Correct, but that isn't the poll question. The poll question is are they _part_ of Transformers, and they clearly are. The Headmasters cartoon DVDs have been on sale in HMV. And it doesn't matter if they were called something different in Japanese (like Decepticons are Destrons), it's still them. Spider-Man and G.I. Joe are also part of Transformers. Like the is-Thomas-a-train poll, this shouldn't be the subject of a poll as it is a matter of fact. Martin They're not part of the TF toyline, which is implicit in the question by the poll's placement in the TF toy forum. |
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Post by Llama God on Mar 16, 2019 8:37:56 GMT
Illegal poll!
Actually it's not, it's clearly a straightforward question. I'm just surprised this hasn't been said already.
Anyway, to answer the question, in my opinion, they were indeed a part of the toyline since they appeared as such in the Japanese line, so yes. That said, they were sold as a separate, totally unaffiliated line in the West, so no. So on balance... maybe.
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 16, 2019 9:00:41 GMT
Oh ffs. Not this again. Released as a Transformers line in Japan. End of story. Sigh. -Ralph No, they weren't. They're released as a spin off of a Transformers line My Sheep Commander came in a box with the Japanese Transformers logo on it. Transformers toy. -Ralph |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Mar 16, 2019 10:08:01 GMT
They're not part of the TF toyline They are, just as the Berserkers (though not Thundercats) were part of the Thundercats toyline, and the Dreadnoks were part of the G.I. Joe toyline (though not Joes), and the Rock Lords were part of the Gobots toyline. They even have rubsigns to prove their authenticity! Martin |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 16, 2019 10:27:05 GMT
Ah but an Authentic rubsign of the time would show an Autobot or Decepticon symbol!
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Mar 16, 2019 10:27:17 GMT
Will Phil accept the overwhelming will of the people?
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Mar 16, 2019 10:28:06 GMT
Ah but an Authentic rubsign of the time would show an Autobot or Decepticon symbol! But the Beasts weren't Autobots or Decepticons. Methinks you protest too much, sir. |
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Post by blueshift on Mar 16, 2019 10:29:21 GMT
Ah but an Authentic rubsign of the time would show an Autobot or Decepticon symbol! What about the Clones, they had rubsigns that showed birds and jets and stuff CHECKMATE |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 16, 2019 10:38:29 GMT
Ah but an Authentic rubsign of the time would show an Autobot or Decepticon symbol! But the Beasts weren't Autobots or Decepticons. Methinks you protest too much, sir. The packaging claims they're Cybertron and Destron.... until doesn't. Thoroughly confusing all round. Ah but an Authentic rubsign of the time would show an Autobot or Decepticon symbol! What about the Clones, they had rubsigns that showed birds and jets and stuff CHECKMATE Clones had Authentic faction rubsigns too |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Mar 16, 2019 10:48:35 GMT
The packaging claims they're Cybertron and Destron.... Shorthand for "allied to", I think. Much like the Nebulans. Martin |
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Mar 16, 2019 10:59:57 GMT
So they were Cybertrons and Destrons eh? Those would be *Transformer* factions.
I have trapped Phil.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 16, 2019 11:02:46 GMT
But their rubsigns don't say so. Knock offs!
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