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    That much was obvious from the start. That's a sound assumption, based on a clear understanding of how English phonics are applied to foreign words... but obviously isn't applicable to Japanese romanization. In fact, most Japanese have such a shockingly poor understanding of English phonics that a significantly different system of romanization had to be developed -- by an American, in fact -- just so foreigners would be able to parse the sounds. Unfortunately, over a century later, most Japanese are still unfamiliar with it. But that's the correct pattern, isn't it? pedal - metal - decal - dental - petal - mental Phonetically, all these vowel sounds should be pronounced exactly the same. How would you justify a different pronunciation, based on that spelling?
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    Keep your expectations in check... This is merely a continuation of the deplorable Prime Wars Trilogy, with the same showrunner and cast. It's unlikely to be any better, just because Netflix is funding it.
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    Based on the "Legioss" romanization, you mean? If you want to apply English phonetic rules, then I agree with your pronunciation... but you're deliberately mispronouncing the name, just because of the spelling. Wait... you're deliberately mispronouncing this name despite the spelling? Now you're contradicting yourself. The only way to be consistent is to follow Japanese pronunciation (or just use the Robotech nomenclature). It's foolish to try and pronounce "Fuke Eroze" as it would be read in English, simply because of the romanization; we know better, because it's not an English name. Similarly, the Brough Superior is an English motorcycle, and the Japanese bastardization "blowsperior" is wrong. We know better, because it's an English name. Now there's some wiggle room there, based on impoverished Japanese phonetic pronunciation: I consider "Invid" and "Inbit" to be equally accurate transliterations, and there's no significant difference between "Brough" and "blow" in Japanese, just as "Stig" and "stick" would sound the same. However, we know Stig is a common Scandinavian name, whereas a stick is merely an object... just as we know Raymond is commonly shortened to Ray, and that "Ley" is another obvious misspelling. These mistakes are due to Japanese ignorance and apathy, and we know better. Another excellent point! If Japanese marketing had decided to spell it "Reggaeos" instead of "Legioss," we wouldn't even be having this conversation. There are so many blatant errors in romanization, it's pointless to insist on English phonetic readings. We have to apply a consistent standard of some kind... and shouldn't it be based on the show itself? My intention was merely to provide @jenius with the constructive criticism he'd asked for. I respect his choice to pronounce it however he likes... but he knows it's wrong.
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    Who needs to read katakana? They say it, like, a hundred times in the show... Don't you guys actually watch Mospeada? Exactly. If you can't figure out Japanese phonetics, just use the pre-established English name. And yet, you're such a stickler for those made-up mecha stats... I LOVE this idea.
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    To be fair, it wasn't Spike's idea, nor even his script... It was an Oliver Stone film called The Last Tour, and it only featured one black guy. The racial perspective Lee brought to the film elevated the material a great deal, but it was still hamstrung by the original structure... and the inevitable ending.
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    I was honestly expecting to see Galvatron 1.0 before Starscream 3.0...
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    Well, you still keep saying "Lee-jee-ohs" instead of "Legg-ee-ohs," but I guess you'll never learn how to pronounce that properly.
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    You might want to take that Guld figure out, rather than leaving him against the seat; the PVC plastic is known to react with the paint on the figure -- and that of the painted seat -- and you may find Guld stuck to the seat before you know it. Trying to remove him afterwards will likely cause damage to both painted surfaces. Best to just leave him in the box, if you're planning on posing the YF-21 in flight.
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    Is that what you youngsters are calling it? Those of us left behind called it the 'snap.'
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    Does this make me one of your "great people?"
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    Even if that production number is true, that's a ridiculous assumption to make; only two of the five models produced were ever depicted with SSPs in the animation. That's an even more ridiculous assumption. Do you really think Bandai assumes collectors will want a set of SDFM SSPs and a set of DYRL SSPs for every DX VF-1 they own?
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    Geeky fanboy makes good!
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    I remember when a significant portion of the fanbase were saying the same about Enterprise back in 2001... I'll bet they'd have been far more forgiving if they'd known just how far the apple would fall from the tree in the decades that followed. The Kelvin timeline? Discovery? Picard? Knowing the depths the franchise has sunk to, we should've fought a lot harder to #SaveEnterprise back in 2005.
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    Hi-Metal R

    tekering replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    Especially with a few additional markings...
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    Neither, dude. It's just a forced perspective composition, with the Legioss considerably closer to camera.
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    Same reason we got the T70 X-Wings, and the First Order TIE fighters, and Threepio's red arm... Use all those designs the fans remember and love, just change them enough to piss those fans off.
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    Forget about it. Worst comes to worst, they leave you negative feedback for deadbeat bidding. No big loss.
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    Crazy scalper prices there.
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    Five minutes, by my count. About the same as Max's VF-1A.
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    Oh, I didn't realize Super 7 had moved on to Southern Cross. That AJAC would fit right in with their ReAction line.
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    You're welcome.
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    Wow, that may be the worst DeLorean toy I've ever seen.
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    I enjoyed much of Discovery, at least as its own "alternate universe" thing. It's unacceptable as canon Star Trek, but it fits with the wanna-be Star Wars aesthetic of the Kelvin timeline films. Picard, on the other hand, has too much of the legitimate Star Trek cast to pretend it's anything other than a nonsensical fanfic written and directed by tone-deaf hacks. Which is to say, Discovery is as palatable as The Force Awakens... and Picard is as excretable as The Rise of Skywalker.
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