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 Apr 7 2012, 05:05 PM
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Group: Citizen Posts: 594 Joined: 29-March 09 From: North Charleston, SC Member No.: 12,384 Faction: Autobot  |
I was looking through my figures and the different lines that they have come from and I noticed more Autobots have been made than Decepticons. The Human Alliance line gives us two figures, Icepick and Dragstrip, three if you include the Soundwave that the United States won't see. Reveal the Shield gives us five; Megatron, Starscream, Chopsaw, Cyclonus, and Lugnut. So far from Transformers Prime we have one deluxe size Decepticon and one Voyager size Decepticon. Is this a new development? Has it always been like this even with the original figures?
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Apr 7 2012, 05:08 PM
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 Employee Vigilante Group: Citizen Posts: 27,392 Joined: 12-January 02 From: Columbus, OH Member No.: 245 Faction: RIRFIB |
You tell me!: http://tfwiki.net/wiki/1984#Toys
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Apr 7 2012, 05:12 PM
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 Friend to all bugs! Group: Citizen Posts: 11,934 Joined: 8-September 08 Member No.: 11,979 Faction: Maximal |
QUOTE(LiamA @ Apr 7 2012, 06:05 PM)  So far from Transformers Prime we have one deluxe size Decepticon and one Voyager size Decepticon. Is this a new development? Has it always been like this even with the original figures? You mean three deluxe size Decepticons. Unless you aren't counting FE. |
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Apr 7 2012, 05:45 PM
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 VICTORY IS LOGICAL Group: Citizen Posts: 7,984 Joined: 3-December 05 From: Middle GA Member No.: 7,611 Faction: Decepticon |
QUOTE(Spin Out @ Apr 7 2012, 06:12 PM) QUOTE(LiamA @ Apr 7 2012, 06:05 PM) So far from Transformers Prime we have one deluxe size Decepticon and one Voyager size Decepticon. Is this a new development? Has it always been like this even with the original figures? You mean three deluxe size Decepticons. Unless you aren't counting FE. If we're counting all of TFP, including all FE molds, isn't it 4 deluxe 'Con molds so far? Starscream Megatron Eradivehicon v1.0 Soundwave with Eradivehicon v2.0 coming next? Of course, you could possibly count Terrorcon CJ, too, though it'd be a bit pointless. -------------------- |
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Apr 7 2012, 06:49 PM
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I write stuff...just not as much as I used to. Group: Citizen Posts: 4,168 Joined: 25-October 05 From: Indianapolis Member No.: 7,491 Faction: Maximal |
Should we be shocked by this? I mean, most toy companies are probably of the mind that the heroic characters will be the most popular with the kids, due to being, well, good guys.
Then again, what do I know? -------------------- William Rendfeld
That Echowarrior guy... Author of "Transformers: Armada (Revisited)"- Allspark Fic of the Month for December 2005. Archive here. |
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Apr 7 2012, 06:52 PM
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Group: MORON Posts: 0 Joined: 19-February 07 Member No.: 9,988 Faction: Maximal |
The Generations toys aimed for 2012 release include 6 Decepticons (Combaticons and Shockwave) and 2 Autobots (Optimus and Jazz). That should even things out.
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Apr 8 2012, 12:52 AM
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 Myastur Mispellur Group: Citizen Posts: 12,124 Joined: 12-January 02 From: TF Count 900+ Member No.: 246 Faction: Free Agent |
Been this way from the start
-------------------- Currently out of touch with reality watching tons of anime
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Apr 9 2012, 11:28 AM
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Group: Citizen Posts: 1,393 Joined: 5-December 09 Member No.: 12,954 Faction: Decepticon |
Well, it also makes more sense from a storytelling perspective too.
Even if the cons start off outnumbering the autobots with a superior military force. And sheer numbers. Given to the fact that the Autobots have the better philosophy. There should be more Autobots than Decepticons over time. -------------------- .
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Apr 9 2012, 11:41 AM
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 for Princess Celestia!!! Group: Citizen Posts: 2,447 Joined: 7-March 07 From: Colombia Member No.: 10,024 Faction: Free Agent |
IIRC, the 2007 movie line had more Decepticon molds than Autobot ones, but I'm not really sure if that applied to the ROTF toy line.
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Apr 9 2012, 10:38 PM
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Group: Citizen Posts: 828 Joined: 14-June 08 Member No.: 11,729 |
If a kid can only get one toy, he's going to want the hero. If he can get two, maybe a villain to fight. If he can get three, probably another hero. This is why there's always been more heroes than villains in the line, and a lot of shelfwarmers tend to be villains.
This is more noticeable the larger the size class, which makes sense, as it's more likely a kid will only get one Human Alliance, or Leader class, and so they'd obviously want the Good Guy, which is why the larger the figures, the less of them are villains. |
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Apr 9 2012, 10:58 PM
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 Hawksaur  Group: Supporter Posts: 7,922 Joined: 10-December 04 Member No.: 5,603 |
I guess just the trendy kids loved bad guys.
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