If anything, they could have just kept Slapper's Japanese name "Goosher", like they did for Gas Skunk.
Well, "Gaskunk", but they're both pronounced the same in English.
Well, a preliminary Hasbro name for him was "Wartoad".While I admit that "Goosher" doesn't actually mean anything offensive (that I know of), I can't help but find it to be an extremely off-putting word, the way that some people have an aversion to the word "moist."
Well, a preliminary Hasbro name for him was "Wartoad".
Now all we need are some new Dinobots called "Sc*nk", "Sl*t", "Sh*g" (the verb, but it's topical), "Scr*bber" and "Str*mpet".
I'll be honest, I still have no idea what the two bolded ones are. Clearly whatever those words are didn't come over to the US in any capacity that I recognize, which I guess goes to show how easy it is to accidentally apply a internationally offensive name. Likewise "Slapper" would never have raised any alarm bells for me. If anything, "Slaps" and related words has recently come to mean "Extremely Good" here in the US.
Is it skank and scrubber? Skank is in use in American English as a derogatory term. Apparently scrubber is used in a similar fashion though until looking it up just now, I only knew it as the thing I used to clean a pot.
Just saw a bunch of Armada Prime pics at TFW.
Holy crap...unlike Rodimus and especially Motormaster, Prime is worth the Commander price I think.
Can't wait to see Armada Megs now.
From a picture I saw earlier, apparently the original Overload attaches fine - which means to me that they're probably not redoing him, like how Jolt is compatible with the new Hot Shot since they're not doing a new one. Now I'm wondering if the space pants still fit...Agreed. It was more ‘here’s a combat deck…kindof’ thing to put Minicons on. I’d be willing to bet they might make it unfold into a base ish, though primarily they’ll focus on ‘pants mode’ with legs that move.
How Prime turns out will show us if are planning on Jetfire and Overload.
Yeah, Armada wasn't my G1, but I appreciate any good looking figure despite the line it comes from, so I'm excited to get that Prime on my shelf.I don't have any sentimental attachment to Armada at all, but that is a pretty good looking figure. If it were to be released in the Powerlinx / Magna Convoy color scheme, I might bite on it.
Yeah, Armada wasn't my G1, but I appreciate any good looking figure despite the line it comes from, so I'm excited to get that Prime on my shelf.
Someday I hope we get a full story on this much desired figure and what all has gone on with it.View attachment 12102
Well, that is definitely not the Takara Tomy mold we saw previously.
I guess that they decided to scrap it and go a different direction.