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Sigma Magnus wrote:Is it just me, or does Powerglide look depressed in his boxart?

Transformers fan wrote:I think they were deigned with Transformers G1 in mind, but why add them to the Transformers Adventure lineup

william-james88 wrote:

Transformers fan wrote:I think they were deigned with Transformers G1 in mind, but why add them to the Transformers Adventure lineup

Nice to see a fellow whovian.

Well, Takara is simply considering the TAV line a catch all line to issue a bunch of figures. There's animated redecos, older generations figures and these here.

Sabrblade wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Transformers fan wrote:I think they were deigned with Transformers G1 in mind, but why add them to the Transformers Adventure lineup

Nice to see a fellow whovian.

Well, Takara is simply considering the TAV line a catch all line to issue a bunch of figures. There's animated redecos, older generations figures and these here.

Though, the bios given to each Adventure toy peg them as characters native to Adventure's continuity. Adventure Lockdown, for instance, isn't the same guy as Animated Lockdown.

Hellscream9999 wrote:I think the question is: why not release them under the Legends line? They are obviously 'G1' enough for it, and TT released other continuity figures under that banner too (primal, slipstream, etc.)

Sabrblade wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:I think the question is: why not release them under the Legends line? They are obviously 'G1' enough for it, and TT released other continuity figures under that banner too (primal, slipstream, etc.)

I guess Takara, for some reason, doesn't want the Legends line to have any figures smaller than Deluxe class anymore. Maybe the Swerve & Tailgate 2-pack didn't do so hot or something.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:I think the question is: why not release them under the Legends line? They are obviously 'G1' enough for it, and TT released other continuity figures under that banner too (primal, slipstream, etc.)

I guess Takara, for some reason, doesn't want the Legends line to have any figures smaller than Deluxe class anymore. Maybe the Swerve & Tailgate 2-pack didn't do so hot or something.

Well, TakaraTomy did say they wanted to change directions with the Legends line, maybe that's part of it? Or maybe singles are logistically easier to plan releases for?

At any rate, given that the Legends-sized figure come in twos, how would you have paired them? We have:

Bombshell
Shrapnel
Powerglide
Cosmos/Adams
Blackjack/Runabout
Groove/Override

Sabrblade wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:I think the question is: why not release them under the Legends line? They are obviously 'G1' enough for it, and TT released other continuity figures under that banner too (primal, slipstream, etc.)

I guess Takara, for some reason, doesn't want the Legends line to have any figures smaller than Deluxe class anymore. Maybe the Swerve & Tailgate 2-pack didn't do so hot or something.

RiddlerJ wrote:I almost bought Ratbat but held off. The fact that you couldn't spread his wings was a huge turn off. He looks like a simian, not a bat.

Hellscream9999 wrote:

RiddlerJ wrote:I almost bought Ratbat but held off. The fact that you couldn't spread his wings was a huge turn off. He looks like a simian, not a bat.

Yeah, the non-existent articulation has lowered this entire line to the level of a pitiful joke for me

Sabrblade wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:I think the question is: why not release them under the Legends line? They are obviously 'G1' enough for it, and TT released other continuity figures under that banner too (primal, slipstream, etc.)

I guess Takara, for some reason, doesn't want the Legends line to have any figures smaller than Deluxe class anymore. Maybe the Swerve & Tailgate 2-pack didn't do so hot or something.

[BW] Rainmaker wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:I think the question is: why not release them under the Legends line? They are obviously 'G1' enough for it, and TT released other continuity figures under that banner too (primal, slipstream, etc.)

I guess Takara, for some reason, doesn't want the Legends line to have any figures smaller than Deluxe class anymore. Maybe the Swerve & Tailgate 2-pack didn't do so hot or something.

That is ironic that they don't want the legends line to have legends anymore...

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:They never gave Windblade a chance man...

And Clampdown and Fixit are amazing!

william-james88 wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:They never gave Windblade a chance man...

And Clampdown and Fixit are amazing!

Clampdown really dissapointed me. I am not fond of how they handled his pincers. Neat transformation though.

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:They never gave Windblade a chance man...

And Clampdown and Fixit are amazing!

Clampdown really dissapointed me. I am not fond of how they handled his pincers. Neat transformation though.

Bummer about the claws but how much more do we expect from legion class? but he is an awesome little crustacean

carytheone wrote:Some of those legion class figures are great: Fixit and Clampdown. Some don't look so hot. I keep seeing legion Windblade at the store and I keep on walking by. For those that have the legion figure; how is it?

Kyleor wrote:

carytheone wrote:Some of those legion class figures are great: Fixit and Clampdown. Some don't look so hot. I keep seeing legion Windblade at the store and I keep on walking by. For those that have the legion figure; how is it?

Her face in robot mode is not so hot. I keep all my RiD legions in vehicle mode b/c I think they all look so much better that way.

carytheone wrote:So, anyway... is that Windblade worth $6?

william-james88 wrote:

carytheone wrote:So, anyway... is that Windblade worth $6?

No.

skywarp-2 wrote:Wait a minute, wasn't the RID series once the USA name for Car Robots?? I thought RID was the series with the fire truck Optimus prime??

Sabrblade wrote:

skywarp-2 wrote:Wait a minute, wasn't the RID series once the USA name for Car Robots?? I thought RID was the series with the fire truck Optimus prime??

That was the 2001 Robots in Disguise series. This is the 2015 Robots in Disguise series. The name "Robots in Disguise" keeps getting tossed around to refer to multiple different things. Just a few years ago there were an IDW comic series that bore the name of "Transformers: Robots in Disguise" as well, which has since dropped its subtitle to currently be known simply as just "Transformers" due to the 2015 series coming about and Hasbro not wanting to cause confusion between the unrelated IDW comic and the 2015 series. And it was also previously the subtitle for the second Transformers Prime toyline, with the first being "Transformers Prime: First Edition" and the third being "Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters", long with a few other supplementary lines.

Behold the full list of all things called "Robots in Disguise" --> http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Robots_in_Disguise_(disambiguation)

skywarp-2 wrote:Wow! thanks for the info.. Confusing.. I mean if they wanted to do a Multiverse series,

skywarp-2 wrote:Now with the advent of a new anthology cartoon series

Sabrblade wrote:

skywarp-2 wrote:Wow! thanks for the info.. Confusing.. I mean if they wanted to do a Multiverse series,

What?

well there are all these new series that keep coming out. Like the Transformers animated series, Robots in disguise, and best Hunters, unless they are all part of the original series that came out when the bayformer's movie came out, in that case I am mistaken, but from the get go there have been so many series of Transformers, it seems like they make a new cartoon series and toy series every two years.. I suppose I liked the universe continuing like Generation One did up to Transformers zone, then beast Wars, Beast machines, and Beast Wars II, which all sort of were in the same universe some events happening in the future, and some in the past. I liked Robot masters, that series seemed to be able to pull characters from the entirety of their multiverse at that time. now with Car Robots, armada, galaxy, and so on, there is just so much out there, that a fan can become confused with the titles, especially if they take from one series and tie it to a new one.

Sabrblade wrote:

skywarp-2 wrote:Now with the advent of a new anthology cartoon series

Huh?

carytheone wrote:Ha, Red Alert Sideswipe is a fun lil figure. I'm tempted to nab mini UM every time I see him, but I wish he had more than just paint apps that were unique.

william-james88 wrote:Kind of crazy how much of a difference this is compared to the last ime we had legion Ultra Magnus toys in a show series. Last time, not only did we get an optimus retool (and a nice retool at that) but we also had another one which was a complete new mold!

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carytheone wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Kind of crazy how much of a difference this is compared to the last ime we had legion Ultra Magnus toys in a show series. Last time, not only did we get an optimus retool (and a nice retool at that) but we also had another one which was a complete new mold!

[img]*snip_cyberverse_UMs_;-)*[/img]

Not that it matters but aren't those Cyberverse figures?

carytheone wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Kind of crazy how much of a difference this is compared to the last ime we had legion Ultra Magnus toys in a show series. Last time, not only did we get an optimus retool (and a nice retool at that) but we also had another one which was a complete new mold!

[img]*snip_cyberverse_UMs_;-)*[/img]

Not that it matters but aren't those Cyberverse figures?

But yes, I agree some of the legion figures are not created equally.