Ironhide is Armordillo

[Verno]

I was putting some figures back into storage which hadn't sold on eBay yesterday and as I was transforming Armordillo, I couldn't help but notice the strange ridge on the top of his robot head. That reminds me of someone else in the TF universe. Ironhide. And the similarities don't stop there.

Ironhide was meant to be a great warrior, well for a basic sized figure, Armordillo comes with 2 weapons, some basics didn't have any.

The name Ironhide would have been quite apt for a Armadillo, with a thick shell.

So I can't help but think that in the very early design stage, Armordillo was perhaps going to be named Ironhide. Perhaps it was withdrawn because of the use of the Ironhide name in the Magnaboss combiner team or maybe they wanted to make more new characters instead of rehashing old ones.

We'll never know but it was just an observation.

[GoktimusPrime]

I think it's coincidental. Ironhide's Marvel/Sunbow head has that kind of Greco-Roman helmet look to it. Also Armourdillo came out about a year before Magnaboss, so I would be surprised if BW Ironhide was even being conceived around the same time Armourdillo was.

I'd say they withdrew the name because the first year of BW toys' names were mostly associated with their beast modes.
e.g.:
Cheetor the cheetah
Rhinox the rhinoceros
Tarantulas the tarantula
Armourdillo the armadillo
Such wit.

Meh... as you said, we'll probably never know for sure.

[dirge]

It's quite possible that Ironhide was an inspiration for Armordillo. It's a cool theory (:

[Lord_Zed]

While the Ironhide influence is plausible, I have to say after Goki mentioned the Grecco-Riman influence I can't but help think of this well armed Maximal as some sort of gladiator. I guess the arena fights didn't end with war.

[SofaMan]

I think it's coincidental. Ironhide's Marvel/Sunbow head has that kind of Greco-Roman helmet look to it. Also Armourdillo came out about a year before Magnaboss, so I would be surprised if BW Ironhide was even being conceived around the same time Armourdillo was.

Of course, Magnaboss raises the issue that winthing a year or two they happily reused the names Silverbolt and Prowl without batting an eye.

While I agree it's probably a coincidence, I like the 'might-have-been'.

[GoktimusPrime]

And so a new Transformers Urban Legend is born. ;D

[Autocon]

what other figures went into storage?

[Verno]

Armodillo, K-9, 2 Wolfangs, Manterror, Megatron Croc and a MOSC Scarem. I was hoping to clear out all my spares before I went back to Uni.

[Firestorm]

Armodillo, K-9, 2 Wolfangs, Manterror, Megatron Croc and a MOSC Scarem. I was hoping to clear out all my spares before I went back to Uni.

Wait, did you also sell snapper, spittor, jawbreaker, transquitto and insecticon?

[Autocon]

Armodillo, K-9, 2 Wolfangs, Manterror, Megatron Croc and a MOSC Scarem. I was hoping to clear out all my spares before I went back to Uni.

MANTERROR!!!!! what condition? bio card? instructions? can i hold it? and how much?