Quote Originally Posted by Magnus View Post
That sounds reasonable. The reason I brought that up was because the TakaraTomy feedback/survey you linked to once says 'Jazz' not 'Meister' in katakana (unless I'm reading it wrong ).
Hmmm, you're right, but that might be an anomaly on the survey. MP Condor's (Laserbeak's) tech specs says "Autobot" instead of "Cybertron," which I've never seen before in MP literature (as they always use the original Japanese G1 names). But we know that since 2007, TakaraTOMY have started adopting the Anglophone names for Japanese TFs, so perhaps they're getting confused at some stages.

Quote Originally Posted by Bidoofdude View Post
Stepper had a toy in 87, but he was seldom featured in fiction, only being in Headmasters comics. You can appreciate his presence as a toy, which has also had a reissue in the collection series. He's definitely not as obscure as Sunstorm, who was just thought up on the spot it seems, but still generally obscure.
The Obscure Transformers Web Site defines a truly "Obscure" Transformer as one that has never appeared in more than one medium. Stepper is not obscure because, as you've noted, he originally appeared in two media in 1987 -- the toy and the manga. Oh, and "Obscure" Transformers also must be named, nameless ones are called "Generic" Transformers. Until the eHobby toy came along, Sunstorm was a Generic Transformer because he only ever appeared in one media and was nameless.