Re: Transformers Hall of Fame Discussion thread
Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2023 6:04 pm
Silver Wind wrote:Sky-Byte was the unironic hero of that show.
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Silver Wind wrote:Sky-Byte was the unironic hero of that show.
No worries about that. The Hall of Fame winners never get a new toy as a direct result of their win.Razorbeast88 wrote:I'd love a legacy update to Sky Byte but I'd also hate to set aside my thrilling 30 Sky Byte.
Sabrblade wrote:No worries about that. The Hall of Fame winners never get a new toy as a direct result of their win.Razorbeast88 wrote:I'd love a legacy update to Sky Byte but I'd also hate to set aside my thrilling 30 Sky Byte.
There was the Cyberverse Sky-Byte toy that, despite its size, was a pretty good little figure.Razorbeast88 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:No worries about that. The Hall of Fame winners never get a new toy as a direct result of their win.Razorbeast88 wrote:I'd love a legacy update to Sky Byte but I'd also hate to set aside my thrilling 30 Sky Byte.
I'd seen your post after putting up mine haha im not saying he'd automatically get a figure because of hall of fame, but he hasn't had a figure in awhile so he might be due, especially with legacy's current theme of plucking the favorites out of different universes. If/when they ever get around to it
Toy talks aside, Sky Byte is hands down my favorite rid character. None of the others come close for me
Sabrblade wrote:There was the Cyberverse Sky-Byte toy that, despite its size, was a pretty good little figure.Razorbeast88 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:No worries about that. The Hall of Fame winners never get a new toy as a direct result of their win.Razorbeast88 wrote:I'd love a legacy update to Sky Byte but I'd also hate to set aside my thrilling 30 Sky Byte.
I'd seen your post after putting up mine haha im not saying he'd automatically get a figure because of hall of fame, but he hasn't had a figure in awhile so he might be due, especially with legacy's current theme of plucking the favorites out of different universes. If/when they ever get around to it
Toy talks aside, Sky Byte is hands down my favorite rid character. None of the others come close for me
Sabrblade wrote:Now, Sky-Byte was the indisputable breakout star of the RID 2001 series
The category isn't about toys, it's about characters. And since this is the English version, Megatron was made into being an even bigger joke character than Sky-Byte was, complete with a super wacky voice that sounded like a dime store version of Lord Zedd's voice, always YELLING everything he said whether it made sense to yell at the top of his lungs or not.AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Now, Sky-Byte was the indisputable breakout star of the RID 2001 series
Having only ever seen Car Robots. I had no interest in the Cybershark redeco. Also as I can't stand the trope of villains being comic relief. This one however, was the main draw of that series for me:
Just listen to how constantly manic he sounds with every line he speaks in this 2.5 minute clip:AllNewSuperRobot wrote:So what I'm reading is that the RiD dub completely botched Gigatron? From name to voice.
The people who made the RID dub had nothing to do with Armada's dub being such a rush job. That was all Cartoon Network's fault, rushing the Armada dub's production to get it on the air months before the original Japanese version was even done. And at that time, CN was rushing several other anime dubs too, like the English dubs of Sailor Moon Super and SuperS (so glad we have the much-better redubs of those from Viz Media nowadays). RID's dub was actually much higher quality than Armada's dub, with extra care given to the scripts and even new animation created for the scene transitions.AllNewSuperRobot wrote:No wonder the English dub for the subsequent UT sounded like it did. Funny how the quality of VO took such a nose dive after the Beast Era.
I fail to see the relation. People do look back on the RID dub more fondly than the UT dubs. Armada and Energon's dubs were awful.AllNewSuperRobot wrote:I know Car Robots/RiD was only ever envisioned as a one and done series. But it makes you think if CN hadn't rushed the UT dub, it might be remembered more fondly?
Sabrblade wrote:I fail to see the relation. People do look back on the RID dub more fondly than the UT dubs. Armada and Energon's dubs were awful.AllNewSuperRobot wrote:I know Car Robots/RiD was only ever envisioned as a one and done series. But it makes you think if CN hadn't rushed the UT dub, it might be remembered more fondly?
Sabrblade wrote:Transformers Hall of Fame
- Fictional Character of the Year - SKY-BYTE!!!! FINALLY!!! Winner screencap:
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Transformers Hall of Fame
- Fictional Character of the Year - SKY-BYTE!!!! FINALLY!!! Winner screencap:
That bugs me. Probably more than it should. A comic relief redeco gaining more fame and recognition than the design it was based on. Poor Cybershark. Shoved into obscurity by a lame repaint...
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Sabrblade wrote:We don't get detailed decos like ^that anymore.