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Post by Shockprowl on Apr 23, 2021 11:04:15 GMT
Hot Rod is The Traitor, a lame character and not brave, His reckless interfering sent Optimus to his grave.
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Post by The Huff on Apr 23, 2021 11:48:20 GMT
Are either Hot Rod's rods actually hot? When fishing in the movie, it would appear not.
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Post by Shockprowl on Apr 23, 2021 12:16:10 GMT
I told you everything about him is a lie! Why do you guys like him?! Why oh why?!?!
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Post by The Huff on Apr 23, 2021 12:48:44 GMT
Hot Rod may be foolish And not follow Kup's instruction, But at least he doesn't die to the tune of Instruments Of Destruction.
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Post by Jim on Apr 23, 2021 13:22:57 GMT
Hot-Rod and Hotrod Do not share a name The absence of a hyphen Makes it not the same!
All that aside Hotrod gets my vote He looks like four wheels On an upside down boat
All done up in pink With flames of blue Of the pair of these toys He most screams G 2
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Apr 23, 2021 17:23:41 GMT
A poem for Friday:
Jolt was called Hotrod before He was ambushed from behind a door. A 'young' Autobot fool Thought it would be cool To make him fall onto the floor.
The Autobot shouted "I win!" After hitting his foe with a bin. "I'll nick your name now, So don't start a row, Or I'll kick you hard in the shin!"
When Hotrod recovered his wits His reputation lay in bits. He felt rather shaken, His name had been taken, By one of his enemies. Those twits!
And so he became known as Jolt While the Autobot 'Hot Rod' (a dolt) Flew off into space, Not from fear, just in case, And teamed up with one called Firebolt.
Jolt fumed and bided his time, right? While 'Hot Rod' hogged all of the limelight. Jolt sharpened his skills And practised sword kills Except of course on pantomime night.
Hot Rod is now a Micromaster. For him, this spells disaster, For his long-hated foe Just won't let it go. (Time is no sticking plaster!)
A French accent is his only hope. But will he escape Jolt? Surely nope.
Tomorrow: A poem for Saturday
Martin
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Post by Shockprowl on Apr 23, 2021 18:05:00 GMT
Hot Rod may be foolish And not follow Kup's instruction, But at least he doesn't die to the tune of Instruments Of Destruction. I do not know of what you speak, For I am no misguided Movie freak.
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Post by The Huff on Apr 23, 2021 19:01:34 GMT
Hasbro 1994 just called and they want to get in on the rhyming fun too:
Blazing in the dark / Laser Rod cars Metamorphin' into WARRIORS! Electro, VOLT / Sizzle, JOLT Fighting with lightning LASER BLADES!
They aren't very good at it are they?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 29, 2021 6:46:58 GMT
Finishes TOMORROW!
I have been looking forward to, and indeed dreading for multiple reasons, tomorrow ever since we started!
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Post by Llama God on Apr 29, 2021 7:01:01 GMT
Well now I have a reason to get out of bed tomorrow morning.
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 29, 2021 8:08:38 GMT
ILLEGAL POLL.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 29, 2021 8:25:27 GMT
Is that this week's poll or a preemptive strike against tomorrow?
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 29, 2021 10:35:40 GMT
I know your game, Ayres.
-Ralph
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Post by Bogatan on Apr 29, 2021 18:15:09 GMT
I feel like I should prefer Fireball, but I dont.
I dont think its because I had Hotrod and not Fireball, but Im not sure why.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Apr 29, 2021 18:17:13 GMT
Jolt is the one true Hotrod.
Martin
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Apr 29, 2021 18:23:27 GMT
Not only did Autobot Hot Rod copy his name from the Decepticon, but eventually he even copied his colour scheme. Martin
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Post by The Huff on Apr 29, 2021 20:03:59 GMT
I know your game, Ayres. -Ralph So do I. I'll bet the expected controversial poll is a vote between all the Combat Heroes (including non G2 and unreleased ones) but for some reason omitting Archforce and replacing him with Pretender Longtooth.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 30, 2021 6:10:23 GMT
Hotrod/Jolt wins!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 30, 2021 6:11:50 GMT
Week 167: What is the best Hero in the 1994 US Toyfair Catalogue?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 30, 2021 6:12:26 GMT
Right, let's pull the pin on this one. When these toys were sold in the UK they had different names: The only physical difference between the toys released in the US and those released in Europe are their chest stickers: The reason for this change is slightly unclear. One leading theory involves the release of G2 in the UK & Europe in 1994, the year after the US. The repainted G2 version of the G1 Optimus Prime truck and new G2 Megatron tank, both more expensive boxed toys, were on the shelves at the same time as the cheaper carded heroes. So I can see that they may have been renamed to avoid confusion. Here's how their tech specs compare: Now you May Remember that we ran an Extra Poll on these toys to determine if the forum believed if the pairs of toys were the same or different. The poll opened at tmukhub.proboards.com/post/442709/thread and the Result can be found at tmukhub.proboards.com/post/443475/thread but just to be sure I'll quote that post below: One Poll Wins! The Forum Has Spoken! I suspect this is a matter that some may disagree with but as Ralph said the other week: For democracy to stand, sacrifices must be made. -Ralph
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Apr 30, 2021 6:19:16 GMT
Illegal poll! Last week we voted on Fireball/Sizzle vs Hotrod/Jolt. Where are the UK names in this week's poll options?? We voted for a combined poll, not to eradicate their true names altogether!
Martin
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 30, 2021 6:27:11 GMT
What about this DOESN'T say Optimus Prime to you?
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Apr 30, 2021 6:29:09 GMT
We haven't voted on one set of names vs the other, so you must list them both.
Martin
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Apr 30, 2021 6:31:29 GMT
What about this DOESN'T say Optimus Prime to you? I refer you to Ultra Magnus, Ginrai, Browning and the one where the guy who looks like Megatron turns out to be Straxus. Martin
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 30, 2021 6:37:52 GMT
Happy Now?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 30, 2021 6:39:58 GMT
What about this DOESN'T say Optimus Prime to you? Has anyone ever looked closely at the sticker? The line, with the jagged end, used to annoy me - not as much as the version with the name does - until I realised that it's a heartbeat monitor with Optimus Prime returning to life!
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Apr 30, 2021 6:42:00 GMT
Not... entirely. I don't like the parentheses. But it's better. Martin
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 30, 2021 6:44:07 GMT
Moon on a ****ing stick.....
I knew this week was going to be tough going!
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Apr 30, 2021 6:44:55 GMT
until I realised that it's a heartbeat monitor with Optimus Prime returning to life! It's Sureshot, I think you'll find. It's easy to tell them apart. Optimus Prime is the one that says Optimus Prime on it. Martin
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Apr 30, 2021 6:46:50 GMT
Moon on a ****ing stick..... I knew this week was going to be tough going! You made it tough for yourself by bringing in your prejudices rather than starting from a neutral position... Don't worry, I need to get up and go to work now. Martin
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