Quote Originally Posted by griffin View Post
It is a good general rule, that convertability dictates what qualifies as a Transformers toy, but there are enough exceptions now to make it an awkward claim. Actionmasters were one major example, but still had a convertability element included in each pack, to still be faithful to the Transformers concept. Robot Replicas and Robot Heroes don't even have that, so make it hard for many to see them as Transformers at all, despite being official Transformers (r) toys.
I classify Robot Heroes and other similar toy as collectible 'Merchandise' just like the busts or PVCs.