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  1. JB0
    I'm gonna guess it is because it is a much more expensive toy, and the semi-opaque canopies are cheaper in some way. ... Also possible those cheaper toys are based on earlier revisions of the art.
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    True story: My first Transformer as a grown-up was Alternators Shockwave. I still really like most of the Alternators. Though some, like the Dodge Ram mold, were just kinda junky? (Also, if I recall, the Ram was meant to be Ironhide before Takara went "But wouldn't Optimus sell better?")
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    Taking jokes seriously and offering thorough analysis: a MacrossWorld tradition.
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    It also apparently makes the plastic prone to fracturing, and in a way that leaves sharp edges. Since these are nominally children's toys, and kids these days are big babies I never choked to death on a plastic rocket or put my eye out with a broken wing...
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    "17 years later..." Not the most impressive bump I've seen, but it is up there.
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    I wonder if this mold wasn't originally pitched for the Titanmaster line. Because I was thinking at the time that an insecticon chest was perfect for a headmaster saddle, and that would explain the chestplate having a hinge pin. Late revision to seal the chest, no one thinks to add a tab and slot to remove the need for a pin. "The original toy, but with more joints" sure seems a fair summary. And that's okay, really. It isn't gonna light the world on fire, but not every toy needs to.
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    You know what the funniest thing about Cybertron Metroplex's vehicle mode is? The body is too large, and the digger arm too small. The pit mine diggers it is inspired by look like spindly delicate things, despite being some of the largest vehicles wrought by the hands of men.
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    Some of the Cybertron designs were awesome. This... was not one of them. (Yeah, G1 Metroplex's transformation was also "sit down and hide the head", but he at least had the details needed to sell that as a vehicle.)
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    I LOVE F8FF-Square Music!
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    Every time I see this, it bugs me that all three are using the same body mold when they should each have differently-styled exosuits.
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    Twelve minutes of stills and dramatic music? That's DEFINITELY Star Trek: The Motion Picture! Seriously, the main thing I take away from that is the existing UHD release was just lazy. They didn't color-correct AT ALL.
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    Like Isamu's gambit to get a new VF-19, only done right. I guess that just calling the factory and asking them to hook you up works better when you're a living legend multiple times over instead of, well, Isamu. They go "yessir, do you want a second in your wife's colors too" instead of "give me every cent you own or I call the police"
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    Spending too much money on valkyries? I think we can all relate to that.
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    And then there was Cartoon Network's Mospeada-less run. Never figured that out.
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    Same.
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    I thought I genuinely WAS dying. Didn't know what the problem was, but I needed to pee and couldn't, had abdominal discomfort no matter how I sat or laid, and was throwing up sips of water. Southern Cross hits a body hard. (Seriously, it came loose in the ER after the CT scan. But pissing out the backlog felt sooooo good.)
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    It isn't literally true in Japan, either. There's at least one person in Japan writing their fanfics into the Southern Cross Wikipedia article. But both in Japan and globally, the Southern Cross fanbase is a rounding error. Too small to be statistically significant. Good heavens. I've done one of those, and it was a very unfun night at the hospital.
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    I think you might mean boldly going where quite a few men have gone before.
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    My Target did their annual stocking of the Transformer section. There was a crapton of stuff there. Whole shelfload of Coronation Starscreams(If, you know, you WANT to pay fifty bucks for what is essentially Classics Starscream in a cape...), shelfload of Bulkheads(all with their heads folded down for some reason), a single Laser Prime(not really my jam, especially not with the trailer being so sad).... And a single Galvatron and Blaster. Got both of 'em. Blaster is fun, but with a couple missed notes. I don't understand how they thought the buttons should push IN to eject instead of DOWN. The speakers on his legs flip in to make DIFFERENT speakers on the sides of boombox mode, when they could easily form solid panels instead. And if his gun's barrel were simpler, it could make a great "antenna"(which is how I'm using it, pegged into the back of his shoulder and pointed upwards). He's still pretty great, though. Galvatron's a really nice incarnation of the character, though he desperately needs some stickers. I tried to make him do an embarrassed anime girl pose, because I enjoy character assassination. He's now standing like he's about to muay-thai kick the crap outta someone because he absolutely refuses to be demeaned like that. The transformation's involved, but not fiddly, and that genuinely impresses me. The "blatantly a spaceship for Unicron to eat" guns don't bug me very much. BUT the engine pods and arch are a second piece of plastic. It'd be trivial to remove them if Hasbro hadn't sprung for glue, and that DOES bug me. I'll probably cut the arch off one to see how it looks without before I go whole-hog.
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    Funny, two of those perked up due to a change in creative control. NextGen took off after Roddenberry no longer had control and the crew could stretch their legs, DS9 took off after Berman and Bragga were focusing on then-new Voyager and the DS9 crew could stretch their legs. ... And Voyager took off after they added a pair of boobs in a catsuit. I don't think that's a ratings silver bullet that works in the modern era.
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    OPEN THE FLOODGATES!
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    I feel like that's a bad idea. It is a powerful statement about who Pike is that he would dive into an extremely dangerous situation to save others, and it is more powerful if he does so with full knowledge of what it will condemn him to. Throwing a "get out of jail free" card onto the pile afterwards undermines that statement.
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    At least it didn't scream itself to death.
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    It's clearly meant for the digital battlefield. It was designed to fight for the users in the battle against the MCP.
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    I mean, the Eugenics Wars ended in 1996. I think we're clearly off the Star Trek timeline at this point either way. This is probably for the best, as World War 3 is scheduled for 2026.
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