G1 Transformers Size, Power, and Mass
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It's okay for you to say that you prefer G1 Transformers over all else; that is an opinion that you are entitled to have.
However, you might want to consider that you don't speak for Transformers fans in general. There is a huge variety of fans within the Transformers community, and not all of them, or even a majority, hold G1 in as high a regard as you apparently do.
For example, I grew up on G1. Those characters are some of my favorites, but I would much rather see a continuation of the Challenge of the Gobots than any further tales of G1TF. I would never expect or represent that opinion as representative of the larger TF community, though (except in jest).
I like the idea of a Megatron who has joined the Autobots, but has to deal with the consequences of his actions as a Decepticon. I like the Wreckers. Robots In Disguise 01 got me back into collecting, so I have a fondness for those characters. I miss the fun toys from Armada, Energon, and Cybertron. I miss the crazy redecos of Universe. I miss Transformers Animated. I wish we still had the small-scale figures on the level we had during DotM and Prime. I've gained an appreciation for Beast Wars and Beast Machines that I did not have 20+ years ago.
Transformers began with G1, but it didn't end with G1, and there are fans across the entire spectrum of the brand and its history. It's okay to have a favorite era, but it's wise to learn to appreciate the opinions and preferences of other fans, as well.
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G1 Laserbeak is a powerful Deception for being so small in size and mass:
He can chase down and bring back Starscream for Megatron by force and dispose of him (eg. carrying him, flying him to an island thousands of miles away, and dropping him off) by strength.
G1 Laserbeak rescued Megatron from G1 Omega Supreme in the Marvel comics.
I don’t know why and how he lost his job to Ratbat.
He can chase down and bring back Starscream for Megatron by force and dispose of him (eg. carrying him, flying him to an island thousands of miles away, and dropping him off) by strength.
G1 Laserbeak rescued Megatron from G1 Omega Supreme in the Marvel comics.
I don’t know why and how he lost his job to Ratbat.
Look, I hold G1 in pretty high regard too. I wish it were more influential in some ways. While a few of its characters and some TFTM quotes have an annoyingly persistent deathgrip on the franchise, very little else about it still gets mined for ideas. G1 does some things right that it doesn't get enough credit for today and that I wish would be repeated.
One of those things is that Optimus Prime could die and stay dead for more than an episode. Transformers is a lot less interesting when that can't happen.
One of my favorite things about the Japanese version is all the different leaders they've had over the years. There's a true sense of legacy there, rather than status quo.
And Rodimus?
Rodimus was the one who effectively made it a legacy, at least beyond just a few scraps of backstory.
The reason I said Rodimus Prime is my favorite in that thread was because I relate to him. He and I have something in common that Optimus and I never could: We both admire and respect Optimus, and would like to be able to live up to his example.
Galvatron didn't blow up Cybertron. Scorponok did. Galvatron tried to stop the bomb from blowing up Cybertron because he didn't want the planet blown up; he wanted to rule it, not destroy it. Galvatron ran to the bomb to try to disarm it, but it went off right as he got to it. Galvatron was trying to save Cybertron.
The GoBots 3 and 3/4 inch figures are better scaled than G1 Transformers:
They are compatible with the Command Center, which seems to be a rip-off from Star Wars.
Tonka was acquired by Hasbro, why aren’t they doing more with GoBots?
And why isn’t GoBots more popular when it seems more geared toward little kids?
They are compatible with the Command Center, which seems to be a rip-off from Star Wars.
Tonka was acquired by Hasbro, why aren’t they doing more with GoBots?
And why isn’t GoBots more popular when it seems more geared toward little kids?
Because the vast majority of GoBots toy designs were merely licensed to Tonka from Bandai and Hasbro (and Takara) have historically been cautious about potentially stepping on the toes of their competitor by releasing new toys of GoBots characters.
As above, but also the primary GoBots media (the Challenge cartoon) was subsumed into the AOL-Time-Warner-HBO media conglomerate, so while Hasbro owned the GoBots IP.... what they could do with it (that fans would want to see) was unclear (and evidently not a high priority) for many years.
Of course, that didn't stop one Jim Sorenson....
That was such a Baron von Joy to behold.