But it is good for those, like myself, who could never dream of being able to afford such an expensive G1 figure. I am close, but still so far away from completing mine, and the ones I need are too damn expensive for me to buy. Plus the sword, a fist, and everything else I am missing from mine are too expensive on their own.

I can't see how people can get upset with it though, I mean, look at all the other repaints that have come out. The seekers are pretty much the same, yet I bought them all. If I was interested in buying other lines, I'm sure I would buy all the different Bruticus' out there.

To me, comparing Ruination and Bruticus to TakTom Grimlock and Hasbro Grimlock is like apples and oranges. Sure Ruination and Bruticus are the same mold, but they are essentially 2 different characters. In Grimlocks case, Hasbro's is just a cheaper alternative to TakTom's and comes with different stuff. JMO.