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  1. SMS007
    Official reveal of Ricochet (Stepper) and red Swoop in “Generations Selects”, the new apparent successor to May Mayhem. https://www.allspark.com/2018/11/preorders-up-for-transformers-generations-selects-ricochet-and-swoop/
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    “Elseworlds” is looking better and better!
  3. SMS007
    Alas, none of my region’s Targets have had Siege thus far. Perhaps this week may bear fruit.
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    It wasn’t the Sigur Berrentzs featured in episode 21; it was the Time Shrine underneath Derwent on Windermere that had the magic mural appear out of nowhere. I seem to remember a different moment wherein Roid described the Star Singer as a priestess left on Windermere by the Protoculture, though I don’t remember which episode that was. As to your main question, I’m not sure I can come up with a plausible answer given the absolute mess of Delta’s writing. Why would the Protoculture give one of their servitor species a means of direct control over one of their own members? (Well, I guess the stupid storytelling never specifies the exact species identification of Mikumo or her clone template, so that’s an assumption on my part.) That seems like handing over the Bird Human’s firepower over to the Zentraedi and trusting that they will use it for entirely good and just reasons. By the way, the spelling of the demonym is “Windermerian”.
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    ...did you even read the article? The source of the price is the Hong Kong-based store Action Robo, who quoted a price of 50000 Japanese yen, which is indeed equivalent to ~440 U.S. dollars.
  6. SMS007
    I feel like this is a common criticism by fans when citing reasons that led to Transformers defeating GoBots in the Western market.
  7. SMS007
    Arguably, no. The 1980s European branch of GoBots, Robo Machines, had a tie-in comic using the backstory of GoBots as constructed artificial lifeforms.
  8. SMS007
    As I understand the current situation, Bandai owns the original Machine Robo / GoBots toy designs, and since the Challenge of the GoBots cartoon used very toy-accurate animation models, Hasbro does not own those. However, Hasbro has built a closer relationship with Bandai as of late, as evidenced by Hasbro's acquisition of North American rights to Power Rangers. I suspect those closer ties are what has allowed Hasbro licensee IDW Publishing to use the original designs in one comic series. Do you have proof that licensee Fun Publications literally got in trouble with Hasbro over that? The way I figured it, Fun Publications redid their GoBots illustrations to avoid advertising Bandai-owned IP per good business loyalty principles. Given Hasbro's actively non-interventionist policy with the proliferation of 3P figures, I seriously doubt they cared about one illustration on one obscure Facebook page. Said Facebook pages, Ask Vector Prime and Renegade Rhetoric, used plenty of Challenge of the GoBots screenshots not involving toy-based models.
  9. SMS007
    I still can't believe Kawamori thought the ending of Sayonara no Tsubasa was clear and self-evident. When I watched the movie the first time around, I missed the moment the Vajra Queen escaped by fold because I blinked once.
  10. SMS007
    Er, shouldn't a mod change the title of this thread to the actual "Mortal Engines"?
  11. SMS007
    Indeed, that is essentially the sole reason I pay attention to "third party" figures. I will probably soon get myself the Dino Force set from Black Mamba sheerly for the decoes.
  12. SMS007
    Dont forget that the SV Works Sv-262 utilizes a holographic cockpit just as the Guld Works VF-27 (and probably the YF-27 as well) does with cybergrunts. In turn, the latter directly evolved that feature from the BDI-equipped cockpit of the YF-21 / VF-22 developed by the core worlds division of General Galaxy.
  13. SMS007
    Lol, as a minor believer in linguistic prescriptivism, I find it needlessly irritating that the fandom in general insists on the term “third party” for IP piracy in defiance of traditional clear-cut terminology.
  14. SMS007
    Just watched the third episode. Damn! That is a hell of an origin story for Salem and Ozma.
  15. SMS007
    I assume that SV Works under Epsilon ownership had already publicly marketed the Sv-262 somewhere else given its program goal of competing with Spacy fighters. After all, its predecessor the Sv-154 must have been public knowledge given its mass usage by Windermerian forces during the latter years of N.U.N.G. rule.
  16. SMS007
    Delta episode 22, "Extreme Brave". Xaos and the N.U.N.S. attack Windermerian forces at Randall, and Captain Alberto Larrazábal leads his troops from Voldor for some payback. Back in episode 17, "Scatter on Stage", Arad and Kaname mention that some holdout Voldorian N.U.N.S. personnel had developed resistance to Vár Syndrome as a result of exposure to Walküre's singing.
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    Delta episode 21, "Yearning Secret". The one where ignorant fools 1, 2, and 3 are in prison.
  18. SMS007
    I'll buy the yogurt.
  19. SMS007
    I bet no sooner than 2020.
  20. SMS007
    Y'know I would love to see a Macross AU featuring Sheryl as a New U.N. Spacy pilot flying a VF-27.
  21. SMS007
    And now Baltmatrix gives us Hound:
  22. SMS007
    https://www.allspark.com/2018/11/listings-appear-for-power-of-the-primes-ricochet-and-red-swoop/ Woah! Looks like we are indeed getting Power of the Primes incarnations of Ricochet and toy-colored Swoop!
  23. SMS007
    Aha, okay. I was not initially sure if that was the goal you were going for. I do accept your point. Anyhow, to the subject at hand, Firedrive, Lionizer, and Blowpipe have now been sighted at Target in the U.S. https://www.allspark.com/2018/11/siege-battle-masters-debut-at-retail/
  24. SMS007
    Siege Prime and Megatron have been showing up at specialty shops and from private sellers in the U.S. this week. Now Baltmatrix has a video review of Optimus.
  25. SMS007
    I'm not sure what point you're trying to make by going an extended speech about things I already know, but whatever. Further discussion would probably be too long and off-topic for a Transformers thread.
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