I use both but lean more towards using "Combiners" more than "Gestalt".
I thought it was odd too, but eh, not a major issue.
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I use both but lean more towards using "Combiners" more than "Gestalt".
I thought it was odd too, but eh, not a major issue.
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In All Hail Megatron #7 Devastator is described as a gestalt. I don't quite get why everyone's so hot for 'combiner' - since it was never used for anything other than Micromaster pairs until RiD in 2001 it has no more validity than gestalt. It's also interesting that no one seems interested in the names that were official in the 80's and 90's - 'Special Teams' and 'Fusilateral Quintrocombiners'. Unless 'Combiner' is short for that.
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cause those names suckOriginally Posted by Sky Shadow
It's also interesting that no one seems interested in the names that were official in the 80's and 90's - 'Special Teams' and 'Fusilateral Quintrocombiners'. Unless 'Combiner' is short for that.
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"Quintrocombiners" sounds like it would only apply to 5-robot gestalts such as the Scramble City gestalts. "Gestalt" covers all gestalts.
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That maybe true gok, but, Quintrocombiners would, 1. Take waaaay to long to say and 2. I have to say it slowly to pronounce it right. How are 5 and 10 year old kids going to fare up with that one???
Although I agree that Gestalt would correctly and officaly sepperate, say, Combiner Teams, such as Reflector from Teams that are otherwize considered Combining Teams. Cause they can combine with one another to make one big robot. You say the name of the Combiner in particular and everyone knows what your talking about.
IE "I like the combiner team, The Stunticons" no one, anywhere is going to get that and Reflector mixed up. Unless they live in some kind of warped world where dogs walk people and I am the ruler of the Ant world.
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It's only 5 syllables - same as "Fortress Maximus" and I was able to say that as a kid. Grimlock called him "Forky Maxi-face" though, which is still 5 syllables, but I think Grimlock was doing that on purpose to mock him.
Gelshark/Sky-Byte to make a haiku out of it!
Quintro-Combiners
The gestalt obstructs the sky
Five robots in one
True, but it would be confusing if the word was used in isolation without specification. e.g.: if you said, "G1 combiners" (e.g.: "I like G1 Combiners") then you could be talking about non-gestalt combiners or gestalts. Or both. Gah!
"My Queen!"
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Grimlock called him Forktongue Maxiface, Fullstrength Motleypuss and Fruitloop Multipuck. That made me LOL as a kid.It's only 5 syllables - same as "Fortress Maximus" and I was able to say that as a kid. Grimlock called him "Forky Maxi-face" though, which is still 5 syllables, but I think Grimlock was doing that on purpose to mock him.
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