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  1. 6th February 2009, 03:22 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by griffin View Post
    But for marketting purposes, the familiarity of form helps sell toys and gain viewers, so that there isn't as much confusion distracting them from being interested and involved in the story itself (and become fans/collectors).
    People want Transformers that have at least one mode that's recognisable as something familiar and most fans prefer at least two. If Transformers really looked like aliens we might get toys like these:

    http://www.tfu.info/1999/Yeerks/Ultr.../robotmode.jpg
    http://www.tfu.info/1999/Yeerks/Ultr...beastmode2.jpg
    http://www.tfu.info/1999/Yeerks/Ultr.../beastmode.jpg
    http://www.tfu.info/1999/Yeerks/Visser3/robotmode.jpg
    http://www.tfu.info/1999/Yeerks/Visser3/beastmode.jpg
    http://www.tfu.info/2001/Maximal/Bea.../robotmode.jpg
    http://www.tfu.info/2001/Maximal/Bea.../beastmode.jpg

    And nobody really wants that now, do they?
    Last edited by Sky Shadow; 6th February 2009 at 04:17 PM.
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