Trios

[grahamthomson]

A lot of Transformers came in threes.

For example, Firecons, Autobot Powermasters, Double Targetmasters, each of the two series of Strike Planes, 1988 Headmasters, 1986 Autobot Cars, Triggerbots... and so on.

I wonder why that was.

[Shockprowl]

I've often thought this. Also, corresponding Decepticons sometimes came in twos, the 1986 Jets or 'Con Powermasters, or in a reduced number, like the original Headmasters, 3 as oposed to the 'Bot's 4.

As for 3s, it's a decent number for a group dynamic, me thinks. And you can get three differentish toys outa the same, or similar, mould. Any more than 3 from the sameish mould wouldn't have looked as good.

[grahamthomson]

I always figured that there were less Decepticons because they were so much more powerful than the 'Bots... especially when I was a kid... Only three Decepticon jets against ALL those cars?!

[Nigel]

Any idea how many toys were in a case back then? Perhaps there were trios because they were packed in equal multiples.

[grahamthomson]

Mar 16, 2011 12:46:17 GMT Nigel said:

Any idea how many toys were in a case back then? Perhaps there were trios because they were packed in equal multiples.

The Hartman brothers used to have all the case assortments on their sadly long-defunct tech specs archive site.

Was that information ever copied to another site?

[grahamthomson]

TO THE WAYBACK MACHINE!!!!

replay.waybackmachine.org/20040503090751/http://www.tsarchive.net/resource/caseasst/index.html

[Philip Ayres]

Hmmmm. There's 3 Autobot and Decepticon Targetmasters, each supplemented by the repacked 86 toys.....

The Pretenders were sets of three too

[Grand Moff Muffin]

1988 was the year of trios in the UK (Pretenders, Sparkabots, Firecons, Double Targetmasters, small Headmasters, Triggerbots, Triggercons, Autobot Powermaster cars).

Very few teams of four prior to Micromasters.

Martin

[Shockprowl]

Mar 16, 2011 12:39:58 GMT @grahamthomson said:

I always figured that there were less Decepticons because they were so much more powerful than the 'Bots... especially when I was a kid... Only three Decepticon jets against ALL those cars?!

That's why the Strike Planes have to be larger.



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[legios]

Mar 16, 2011 19:39:03 GMT Shockprowl said:

That's why the Strike Planes have to be larger.

To make them bigger targets? :-)

Karl

[Shockprowl]

You da man, Karlos! Even when you foil my plan to outrage the Size Police!

[Hero]

Dynamic I guess. Hence why the Animated Dinobots were cut down to a trio.

Trios are also easier to collect and complete. I also wondered that with the Brainmasters being a shortcut to having a gestault.

===KEN

[grahamthomson]

Mar 16, 2011 21:43:08 GMT Hero said:

Dynamic I guess. Hence why the Animated Dinobots were cut down to a trio.

I think the Dinobots in the original cartoon were at first a threesome before Snarl and Swoop were introduced.

[Grand Moff Muffin]

Mar 16, 2011 21:43:08 GMT Hero said:

Dynamic I guess.

Or, in the case of Nightbeat, Siren and Hosehead in the comics, two distinctive characters and a spare wheel.

Martin

[Hero]

Mar 17, 2011 14:15:52 GMT @grahamthomson said:

Mar 16, 2011 21:43:08 GMT Hero said:

Dynamic I guess. Hence why the Animated Dinobots were cut down to a trio.

I think the Dinobots in the original cartoon were at first a threesome before Snarl and Swoop were introduced.

I did think of that, although they had very little time to bond together.

Were'nt the Dinobots a trio in the G2 toy lineup?

===KEN

[Philip Ayres]

they were. Classics too.

[Shockprowl]

So, who would make up everyone's favorite Trio?


Prowl, Jazz and Wheeljack I feel would have a good group dynamic.


Any goofy Trios?

[Grand Moff Muffin]

Mar 17, 2011 19:43:04 GMT Shockprowl said:

So, who would make up everyone's favorite Trio?


Prowl, Jazz and Wheeljack I feel would have a good group dynamic.

Character-wise, I prefer Prowl, Ratchet and Wheeljack. Never really cared for Jazz.

Martin

[grahamthomson]

I quite liked Prime, Prowl and Ratchet in action as a trio during Distant Thunder.

[shadowynne]

dont forget the good old insecticons

[Hero]

Mar 17, 2011 19:55:53 GMT @grahamthomson said:

I quite liked Prime, Prowl and Ratchet in action as a trio during Distant Thunder.

Same.

"Never been had".

[mabus1984]

There was always more Autobots than Decepticons - which makes the current over-abundance of Autobots in RTS almost more realistic.

Decepticons are warriors and love to fight. Autobots by on large are peaceful and don't love to fight. If they had an even amount on each side, the Autobots would loose. This way they have the numbers to overwhelm - well overwhelm if they'd stop thinking about how they look.

On threesomes, and away from being with Japanese twins, i'd have to say the Omnibots.

[The Huff]

Trios were great - especially the TV advert for them with the big mouthed cartoon girl singing really loud that she wants a Trio and she wants one now!

[Philip Ayres]

TRIO! TRIO!
I want a Trio and want one now
Not one, not two but three things in it
Choclate and biscuit and a toffee taste too

[The Doctor]

It was a mighty biscuit indeed.

-Ralph

[Hero]

Trios RULES

[Philip Ayres]

www.childofthe1980s.com/2007/08/13/jacobs-trio/

[Nigel]

www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2447542/I-want-a-Trio-and-I-want-one-now.html

There was a special way of eating trios that I used to enjoy. For some reason, the chocolate used to fracture and you could take out pieces like crazy paving. I'd take off all those pieces I could and eat those individually first before attacking the rest.