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She just doesn't give a **** about mega empress

WreckerJack wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

Mechastrike wrote:oh japan. some how that art at the end didn't feel right.

Fembots lathering each other?

If you are talking about this - http://takaratomymall.jp/img/goods/4904 ... /comic.pdf

I think you are being really silly. They are just hugging.

But there are some rather...odd poses... as one scrolls through.

I kinda wish I knew what they were saying to see if its just my mind being dirty or not.

But then again it's not as bad as *shudder* kiss players.

Dear "genius" Before you go rolling your eyeball on my post please make sure you know what you are talking about!

This is the image that was taken down

A case of shooting first ask questions later? Even the reference link is off.

ricemazter wrote:See, that image just makes me cringe at the awful cacophony of metal screeching on metal that must be happening in that bathhouse. Like the sound of two cars slowly scraping against one another.

It has been speculated by some that certain parts are softer and more flexible on Transformers (hush your filthy mind).

I was referring to their palms and mouths.

RAR wrote:

ricemazter wrote:See, that image just makes me cringe at the awful cacophony of metal screeching on metal that must be happening in that bathhouse. Like the sound of two cars slowly scraping against one another.

It has been speculated by some that certain parts are softer and more flexible on Transformers (hush your filthy mind).

I was referring to their palms and mouths.

I would agree with that theory. Their lips could not move when they speak if they were rigid. Otherwise they would just have a panel that goes up and down. That and they would not be able to touch one another easily. One bot would try to help another bot up or give them a high five and BAM! Everyone has dents. Cars do have parts that are rubber, leather and silicone so I would assume that those parts could make up joints and other parts that are made not to be fully armored.

Well gee, I am sorry that I can't read Japanese and the site is hard to navigate. No need to be snippy.

ricemazter wrote:See, that image just makes me cringe at the awful cacophony of metal screeching on metal that must be happening in that bathhouse. Like the sound of two cars slowly scraping against one another.

See, this is why we don't apply real life physics in the stories of a toy line.

At the Gallus gallus domesticus here abouts..........pathetic! Can't even respond directly, even editing your lame-O response .

On the main subject, cultural peculiarities aside , it's good that Takara isn't taking itself too seriously with this latest release. A bit of from time to time to lighten up the mood.

As for the Megatronia mold, I hope she hasn't inherited those mis-assembled knees I keep hearing reading about.

Megatronia is like...G2 Victorion. Or Megatroniazord. Just something very 90s-early 2000s about her color scheme that I just can't get past. I hoped for better for the first official female Decepticon combiner

Dammit, I want these for my "femmebots" collection EVEN MORE now. If my tax refund wasn't already going towards paying down my credit cards...

...I feel so guilty that the HIDEOUSLY non-PC portrayal of this team just makes me love them more. They're so horribly, horribly WRONG that it sorta wraps around and makes them weirdly charming.

Heckfire wrote:Dammit, I want these for my "femmebots" collection EVEN MORE now. If my tax refund wasn't already going towards paying down my credit cards...

...I feel so guilty that the HIDEOUSLY non-PC portrayal of this team just makes me love them more. They're so horribly, horribly WRONG that it sorta wraps around and makes them weirdly charming.

JP don't give slag on the false outrage PC culture over the Pacific.

Btw, don't you know being bead is sooooo GOOD!

fenrir72 wrote:

Heckfire wrote:Dammit, I want these for my "femmebots" collection EVEN MORE now. If my tax refund wasn't already going towards paying down my credit cards...

...I feel so guilty that the HIDEOUSLY non-PC portrayal of this team just makes me love them more. They're so horribly, horribly WRONG that it sorta wraps around and makes them weirdly charming.

JP don't give slag on the false outrage PC culture over the Pacific.

Btw, don't you know being bead is sooooo GOOD!

*pat-pat*

Dear Michael Bay,

I have an idea for Transformers 6.



Sincerely,
Emerje

Emerje wrote:Dear Michael Bay,

I have an idea for Transformers 6.



Sincerely,
Emerje

Transformers 6: BOTS GONE WILD!

The more I see them, the more I want them...

Emerje wrote:Dear Michael Bay,

I have an idea for Transformers 6.



Sincerely,
Emerje

Not gonna lie, I would watch the hell out of that. Question is, who would voice Megaempress?

Bounti76 wrote:Megatronia is like...G2 Victorion. Or Megatroniazord. Just something very 90s-early 2000s about her color scheme that I just can't get past. I hoped for better for the first official female Decepticon combiner

The colors reminds me a lot of the all-female Hana no Kunoichi Gumi (a.k.a. the Hanarangers) from Kakuranger, in that they all share the common secondary colors of black and silver, along with a brighter primary color for each of them.

I bet the core robot would display really well with Titans Returns Voyager Megatron.

FWIW, if anyone ever decides they want to part with Megaempress (once she's out of course) hit me up. I'll give her a good home.

Va'al wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

Heckfire wrote:Dammit, I want these for my "femmebots" collection EVEN MORE now. If my tax refund wasn't already going towards paying down my credit cards...

...I feel so guilty that the HIDEOUSLY non-PC portrayal of this team just makes me love them more. They're so horribly, horribly WRONG that it sorta wraps around and makes them weirdly charming.

JP don't give slag on the false outrage PC culture over the Pacific.

Btw, don't you know being bad is sooooo GOOD!

*pat-pat*

Plus, its not like we dont objectify men in return in the west:



Equality of the sexes!

william-james88 wrote:

Va'al wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

Heckfire wrote:Dammit, I want these for my "femmebots" collection EVEN MORE now. If my tax refund wasn't already going towards paying down my credit cards...

...I feel so guilty that the HIDEOUSLY non-PC portrayal of this team just makes me love them more. They're so horribly, horribly WRONG that it sorta wraps around and makes them weirdly charming.

JP don't give slag on the false outrage PC culture over the Pacific.

Btw, don't you know being bad is sooooo GOOD!

*pat-pat*

Plus, its not like we dont objectify men in return in the west:



Equality of the sexes!

*pat-pat* to you too.

People complaining about Megaempress being a "demeaning depiction of women" need to stop. She's a Decepticon! Of COURSE she's not a gleaming role model! She's supposed to be, you know, bad!

Black Hat wrote:People complaining about Megaempress being a "demeaning depiction of women" need to stop. She's a Decepticon! Of COURSE she's not a gleaming role model! She's supposed to be, you know, bad!

*pat-pat-pat*

Black Hat wrote:People complaining about Megaempress being a "demeaning depiction of women" need to stop. She's a Decepticon! Of COURSE she's not a gleaming role model! She's supposed to be, you know, bad!

There's a difference. Compare her to, say, Strika from "Beast Machines." Both are supposed to be powerful female warriors who lead a group of "bad guys" against the heroes...while Strika is a commanding presence who balances physical power with tactical skills and natural charisma to present an actual threat, Megaempress is a manipulative vamp whose sole motivation seems to be getting it on with Megatron/Galvatron. One is a villain, the other is a caricature bordering on parody.

...which isn't to say there isn't value in that, since the Megatronia story was told in SUCH an over-the-top fashion that it suggests the team ARE intended as parodies. On one hand, it's kind of a shame that the first all-female team, much less all-female Decepticon team, in Takara canon is such a blatant joke; on the other, it's not like the Torchbearers have ever shown much of any sort of characterization, positive or negative, since they were introduced. I mean, Pyra Magna now has some kind of vague grudge against Optimus, that's more or less been it since the team was introduced. Ultimately, which is better: a team of embarrassing Thunderblast-from-"Cybertron/Galaxy Force" wanna-bes or a team of cardboard standees who spend most of their time as body parts for a Deus Ex Machina?

Either way, I just want the toys. Maybe paint up a black-and-neon counterpart to Rust Dust to serve as Megatronia's bra...call her "Cyclejoker" or something to go with the card theme.

Va'al wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

Heckfire wrote:Dammit, I want these for my "femmebots" collection EVEN MORE now. If my tax refund wasn't already going towards paying down my credit cards...

...I feel so guilty that the HIDEOUSLY non-PC portrayal of this team just makes me love them more. They're so horribly, horribly WRONG that it sorta wraps around and makes them weirdly charming.

JP don't give slag on the false outrage PC culture over the Pacific.

Btw, don't you know being bead is sooooo GOOD!

*pat-pat*

It should be "BAD" not bead..........my bad

Heckfire wrote:Either way, I just want the toys. Maybe paint up a black-and-neon counterpart to Rust Dust to serve as Megatronia's bra...call her "Cyclejoker" or something to go with the card theme.

There are specialised card decks that introduce "Stars" as a fifth suit, so you could use that. As Mega Empress has no suit of her own, she could be considered a Trump, or Joker.

Heckfire wrote:

Black Hat wrote:People complaining about Megaempress being a "demeaning depiction of women" need to stop. She's a Decepticon! Of COURSE she's not a gleaming role model! She's supposed to be, you know, bad!

There's a difference. Compare her to, say, Strika from "Beast Machines." Both are supposed to be powerful female warriors who lead a group of "bad guys" against the heroes...while Strika is a commanding presence who balances physical power with tactical skills and natural charisma to present an actual threat, Megaempress is a manipulative vamp whose sole motivation seems to be getting it on with Megatron/Galvatron. One is a villain, the other is a caricature bordering on parody.

...which isn't to say there isn't value in that, since the Megatronia story was told in SUCH an over-the-top fashion that it suggests the team ARE intended as parodies. On one hand, it's kind of a shame that the first all-female team, much less all-female Decepticon team, in Takara canon is such a blatant joke; on the other, it's not like the Torchbearers have ever shown much of any sort of characterization, positive or negative, since they were introduced. I mean, Pyra Magna now has some kind of vague grudge against Optimus, that's more or less been it since the team was introduced. Ultimately, which is better: a team of embarrassing Thunderblast-from-"Cybertron/Galaxy Force" wanna-bes or a team of cardboard standees who spend most of their time as body parts for a Deus Ex Machina?

Either way, I just want the toys. Maybe paint up a black-and-neon counterpart to Rust Dust to serve as Megatronia's bra...call her "Cyclejoker" or something to go with the card theme.

Megatronia is more the JP archtype femme fatale like Doronjo of Yatterman fame. Or in the DOA series, Nyotengu or Echidna from Queen's blade. She's speaking which such a haughty overbearing naughty manipulative mistress type with a onessama accent. Maybe a more bad gal type Jessica Rabbit if her voice actress were localized.

The way they were presented may have a tinge of silliness but in anime, them bad gal types are more or less the staple with a more serious back story. At least not the psycho types (or maybe a psycho type like in Haruhi Suzumiya) masquerading as a girl next door type who turns out to be a malfunctioning observation type automaton.