Transformers Collaborative | Hot Wheels x Transformers
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Yeah, I'm sure that it needs a new name for trademark / copyright reasons, but honestly I love the name Battersea.
Throw a hyphen in there, and get generations worth of time on an epic name.
Bat-Tersea.
Hello DC lawsuit!
Considering that Battersea Power Station was just named after the district of London it's located in, I'm more than confident in saying trademark has nothing to do with it because y'know I'm pretty damn certain you can't trademark a location name that has existed since (checks Wikipedia) Anglo-Saxon times.
It's probably them just thinking 'Oh naming it Battersea would be pretty lazy' yeah it might be but it's also the coolest choice.
But that likely IS the problem. Not that they can't use the name Battersea because it's trademarked, but rather that they want to be able to trademark the name of the pretend robot, but they can't if it's just named after the public-domain-type name of the thing it turns into.
At first glance, I kinda thought of Vigilem. But I guess a real place might not want to be associated with Fort Judas.
Kentucky trademarked their name, so it's not without precedent.
I still say splitting the difference between Turbine Maximus and Autobot Powerplex is the way to go: Turbine Powerplex.
Or Batterblast.
No, that's already the name of the robot that turns into one of those pancake making machines that they have at hotel breakfast buffets.
Well that's on Harold Godwinson for not registering the trademark, now isn't it?
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Someday, Botbots, someday...
It is 100% a Botbots name, isn't it? I just looked it up, and there was Batter Splatter, the stand mixer, so we were close.
Also just the notion of making a Transformer out of that sort of appliance. Good times.
I do miss Botbots. They were a lot of fun.
When I suggested a pig Minicon to go with Battersea, I wondered it there had been a piggy-bank Botbot, but I don't think there was.
Gigawatt reissue at Pulse and Target.
I just picked up the Sonic crossover on discount.
Nice designs, but really don't feel great in hand due to a combination of tightish joints and frighteningly thin plastic used through them, so it constantly feels like whichever panel you're moving is less strong than the joint you're trying to move. That and Tails just falls apart as his wings are only held on with friction pegs.
I have always assumed the point of Crossovers is to try and pull in new fans from other franchises, but I have to question how they ever thought any one was going to buy these and have a positive experience with the brand. They definitely were not worth anywhere near full price.
Nice designs, but really don't feel great in hand due to a combination of tightish joints and frighteningly thin plastic used through them, so it constantly feels like whichever panel you're moving is less strong than the joint you're trying to move. That and Tails just falls apart as his wings are only held on with friction pegs.
I have always assumed the point of Crossovers is to try and pull in new fans from other franchises, but I have to question how they ever thought any one was going to buy these and have a positive experience with the brand. They definitely were not worth anywhere near full price.