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  1. lastmaximal

    Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

    Ohhh, no you don't. "It can't be any worse than Age of Extinction" is how I wound up watching "The Last Knight". ;) Although I'm sure this would look amazing, and the toys would be excellent.
  2. lastmaximal

    Transformers: One - New Animated Prequel coming September 20th, 2024 - New Toy Official Images!

    If this was a response to Dake, how many of those were toys or meant for kids? If this is a response to Blot, well, carry on.
  3. lastmaximal

    Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

    Only if it turned into a full-blown crossover, which the Joe brand sadly didn't merit then and doesn't merit now. It's the sort of thing that only works as an Easter egg, because I'd much rather have Cemetery Wind be "the machine of a vengeful government agent who now has an axe to grind" than...
  4. lastmaximal

    Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

    This is one thing I'm not a fan of with shared universes and crossovers; they kind of operate in the opposite direction of worldbuilding because things "need" to overlap. Transformers movie worldbuilding is a mess despite Barber's very-missed efforts, of course, but I like that KSI exists and...
  5. lastmaximal

    Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

    It was a nice angle that worked for the show. But I did hear that a lot, mostly from people who would then claim they WANTED to like the show but somehow couldn't get past the fact that the central conflict (gasp) had been used elsewhere before. Idk if it's a media literacy issue or just a need...
  6. lastmaximal

    Transformers: One - New Animated Prequel coming September 20th, 2024 - New Toy Official Images!

    Clearly it's Touch activated. Didn't you hear the song?
  7. lastmaximal

    Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

    Yup. Again, counterproductive. It says a lot that those comics (and Devil's Due and IDW) have been the most consistent available/performing media for the brand since its heyday. Aside from how comics as a genre/commodity is also struggling, that suggests the brand's fortunes are tied to a...
  8. lastmaximal

    Transformers Legacy toyline

    Rather than Blitzwing having large hands as part of the aesthetic angle of his design (like this Hulk does), Blitzwing literally came with them, as in they were utterly extraneous bits one didn't want or need but had to pay for. This on top of Blitzwing himself being, let's face it, a pretty...
  9. lastmaximal

    Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

    I feel that kind of undermines the Transformers themselves, who are supposed to be this super (well, reasonably) advanced race. I can buy into humans being able to keep up, but not the Cybertronians particularly needing their help. Unless it's to fight another alien threat (a Cybertronian...
  10. lastmaximal

    Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

    I think that minimizes the brand identities way too much just to make the "same coin" description work. By that token GI Joe is also He-Man, also TMNT, and also Silverhawks. Coffee is also "almost" water, except it "just" has extract from ground coffee beans in it. The "military dudes" and...
  11. lastmaximal

    Transformers Legacy toyline

    Can't decide if I like the idea of that Hulk base more as Strika or as Clobber...
  12. lastmaximal

    Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

    Just make it Overwatch, comparisons be damned.
  13. lastmaximal

    Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

    GI Joe is one of the more frustrating properties, with perhaps one of the more counterproductive fandoms. Steevy Maximus has summed this up better elsewhere (but I think that may have been pre-Allspark outage). The property at large was one of those that got sidelined in the late 80s/early 90s...
  14. lastmaximal

    Studio Series discussion

    I just want more offscreen character redecos. But sure, if we have to go the mission redeco route... but give us something more interesting than literally "here's the same thing but in gray", which those NEST redecos no one asked for were.
  15. lastmaximal

    Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

    Yeah, when Hollywood is accused of cash grabs, no one is talking about the key grip or the wardrobe manager. It's a bunch of execs demanding to get Chris Pratt to voice Denver The Last Dinosaur so money machine go brrr.
  16. lastmaximal

    Transformers Legacy toyline

    Maybe now, all these years later, the brand is finally ready for... Prowl 3.
  17. lastmaximal

    Transformers Legacy toyline

    Absolutely. And Silverbolt! Filch coming out reminds me of that other purple birdbot.
  18. lastmaximal

    Post Pictures of your Transformers and have people add captions!

    There are some iffy decisions on Quickswitch, but I like it well enough to wish I could track down that decent deal on the redeco I saw once. Oh well, that's money the mainline demands. I do remember hearing good things about Glacialord, and that was one of the nicer ideas they had. Love the...
  19. lastmaximal

    Post Pictures of your Transformers and have people add captions!

    I got the City Commander and Protector kits, then had to put them and other stuff in storage, then they REALLY got kept in storage when we moved, and by the time I got back to them they had been passed by and outclassed. I remember being impressed just by the facility of creating something so...
  20. lastmaximal

    Transformers Legacy toyline

    Give me all of these, and then redecos and retools aplenty. Universe Stockade. Botcon Cyclonus. Uh, toy colors Thrust. And then a few Deluxes of offscreen characters. Hammerstrike, Battle Unicorn, Night Viper, Scavenger, Mirage. And they should ALL have spark crystals.


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