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Post by legios on Jan 29, 2017 20:29:13 GMT
Therefore, UNKNOWN EVIL will win and as he wins his name will be revealed. -Ralph I think that they should just keep his name as Unknown Evil. Or even make him some sort of NuRid "Powersurge" style thing - "Unknown", with Mini-Con "Evil". Karl |
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Post by Pinwig on Jan 29, 2017 20:38:54 GMT
To me it feels like it should be something intangible, like the swarm, or the nucleon threat, but then it'd be hard to make something like that into a Prime.
I'm quite keen to know what impact this is going to have, and on what. Comics, or will it really be a toy thing. This hasn't been announced as a fan-built thing like the last two. Three if you include Trypticon.
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Post by Toph on Jan 29, 2017 20:46:25 GMT
Make The Swarm a Prime!
Dress it up in a crown and cape!
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 29, 2017 20:59:46 GMT
Therefore, UNKNOWN EVIL will win and as he wins his name will be revealed. -Ralph I think that they should just keep his name as Unknown Evil. Or even make him some sort of NuRid "Powersurge" style thing - "Unknown", with Mini-Con "Evil". Karl But think of the tat potential. UNKNOWN EVIL wins and as he STEPS FROM THE SHADOWS HIS TRUE NAME IS REVEALED!!! It writes itself! Or Ultra Magnus wins and everyone just shrugs and goes: "We just had a toy of him!" -Ralph |
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 1, 2017 19:15:13 GMT
I have cast my vote in the next round. I am sure UNKNOWN EVIL is the right candidate for the job.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Feb 1, 2017 19:19:47 GMT
I have cast my vote in the next round. I am sure UNKNOWN EVIL is the right candidate for the job. -Ralph Pretty sure I'm not nominated. |
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 1, 2017 19:30:00 GMT
You are not a Transformer, chum.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Feb 1, 2017 19:30:42 GMT
You are not a Transformer, chum. -Ralph How do you know? |
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 1, 2017 19:32:32 GMT
I've never seen you turn into anything.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Feb 1, 2017 19:50:51 GMT
I've never seen you turn into anything. -Ralph Robots in DISGUISE!!!! DISGUISE!!!!! |
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 1, 2017 19:52:58 GMT
You can't be a Pretender as they are 40 foot tall men in space suits.
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Feb 1, 2017 20:12:43 GMT
No, but he could very easily be technoorganic, or a cyborg like the Beast Warriors. Transforming from Primate to Primatoid like Optimus Primal...
Karl
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 1, 2017 20:13:56 GMT
But Andy is not a monkey.
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Feb 2, 2017 20:06:55 GMT
No, but if he is a robot in disguise he is disguised as a human being. Transformers are generally bilaterally-symmetrical bipedal in their default form, similar in shape to primates. Human beings are basically primates with advanced technology, and a fur and tail deficiency. Hence a Transformer who changed from a human being to a default Cybertronian form would be changing from a form resembling a primate, to a form resembling a mechanical primate...
:-)
Karl
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Post by Toph on Feb 2, 2017 20:39:00 GMT
Human beings are basically primates with advanced technology, and a fur and tail deficiency. You've never met my uncle vinnie, then, have you? |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 18, 2017 18:51:40 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 18, 2017 18:53:16 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 18, 2017 18:54:42 GMT
Damn it.
-Ralph
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Post by Toph on Feb 18, 2017 19:20:16 GMT
Eat it Hasbro! Beast Wars forever!
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Post by Pinwig on Feb 18, 2017 19:32:09 GMT
Wasn't expecting that! So if that means a toy, will they use the MP? That would be new. An MP toy integrated into the comic story.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 18, 2017 19:35:10 GMT
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Post by Toph on Feb 18, 2017 19:39:07 GMT
Wasn't expecting that! So if that means a toy, will they use the MP? That would be new. An MP toy integrated into the comic story. They're not gonna release an $80 voyager sized MP as a mainline toy. And IDW will use the design of whatever hasbro makes for PotP, or they'll use the one they already made for the comics |
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Post by Pinwig on Feb 18, 2017 19:43:23 GMT
That's what I mean. It won't fit. Which is going to lead to the stupid situation of Hasbro ignoring a great MP figure in favour of knocking out a cheap voyager version. Mad!
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Post by Bogatan on Feb 18, 2017 19:52:35 GMT
If the Botcon Hall of Fame votes showed anything it was putting 1 Beast Wars character up against multiple G1s would almost always result in a BW win.
So either Hasbro wanted Primal to win, didn't care who won because all of them were getting toys or Hasbro are very very stupid.
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Post by Toph on Feb 18, 2017 19:57:33 GMT
If the Botcon Hall of Fame votes showed anything it was putting 1 Beast Wars character up against multiple G1s would almost always result in a BW win. So either Hasbro wanted Primal to win, didn't care who won because all of them were getting toys or Hasbro are very very stupid. Well given the current heads of the design team have stated they don't like BW, I'd wager all of them were getting toys (hence randomness of friggin' HOUND), or hasbro is really stupid. |
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Post by Bogatan on Feb 18, 2017 19:58:03 GMT
As for MP Primal, I'd honestly have been shocked if it turned up in Hasbro packaging. They are now so far behind Takaras releases and even if they did based on Bumblebees idiotic price Primal would have been over £100.
If Hasbro did intend for Primal to win and have simplified the MP model down to something in line with Generations Rhinox that can be sold for £25 then thats actually brilliant.
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Post by Bogatan on Feb 18, 2017 20:05:37 GMT
Alternatively if they have come to their senses that TRU MP pricing is stupid beyond belief maybe just maybe Hasbro could be tempted to put Primal in a Leader Class box.
Given the Japanese price of Primal was pretty high thats unlikely without cutting back on pait apps and probably some simplification of the mould , still, but who knows.
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Post by Llama God on Feb 18, 2017 20:28:33 GMT
Beast Wars is officially the greatest! The people have spoken! Hasbro now have a clear mandate to release nothing but Beast Wars toys forever!
Or something.
I'm still disappointed that this wasn't Arcee, 'cos that would've made for some interesting developments in the IDW comics. (If, indeed, they're in any way beholden to them, given the minimal tie-in that happened for Titans Return.) But if it had to be anyone else, I'm glad the boss monkey got it. That is, indeed, just Prime...
Of course, I'm sure that in the comics he *will* literally just be Prime. Or something. Optimus Prime reformatted. Via a testosterone overdose.
Maybe.
In terms of toys... yeah I don't see Hasbro re-releasing the MP mold. So it'll be intersting to see what they *actually* release. But presumably that'll depend on what the Power of the Primes gimmick actually is. Do we know yet..?
I should check out some other threads.
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Post by Shockprowl on Feb 18, 2017 21:43:53 GMT
Poor Hound...
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Post by legios on Feb 19, 2017 14:09:15 GMT
This is deeply underwhelming. Presented with the opportunity to hand the Matrix over to whomever they thought was the most interesting option, transformers fandom have opted for perhaps one of the most boring possibilities on the list. Arcee would have been amusing - basically the equivalent of handing the holy grail to Nikita and going "there we are, you're problem now". Deathsaurus would have been an interesting idea.
But no. It is someone who has _already been_ a Matrix holder. (Sure, it was only for about forty-five minutes, but still - Primal has been there, done that.
Eh. I am underwhelmed.
Karl
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