Yeah this I don't get. I don't care for this toy - and I don't like Armada generally - but I can't say I give a toss. Why work myself up over something I won't own and will barely pay attention to?
I'll give kudos to Hasbro for the reference, even if I never found the original injoke to be that funny - because it was a fairly widespread joke amongst fans at the time. It's not enough for me to want the toy - I've got my Micron Densetsu Hot Rod (the Japanese Hot Shot, done in a nice yellow, not that **** off yellow Hasbro used), which is more than enough for me, but good on Hasbro for paying such close attention.