RtS Demolition Rumble & Deep Dive bio and pics

[griffin]

But Takara have been the ones that are more likely to change colours or add decos to closer resemble the cartoon appearance of a character than the Hasbro versions... so surely Takara will keep Rumble blue, like in the Gen1 cartoon?
Hasbro should have been the one to release Rumble as Red, to match the original Toy Version, which has been their inspiration in previous toy homages that Takara later changes to homage their cartoon appearance.

[Sky Shadow]

But Takara have been the ones that are more likely to change colours or add decos to closer resemble the cartoon appearance of a character than the Hasbro versions... so surely Takara will keep Rumble blue, like in the Gen1 cartoon?

Rumble was red in the Japanese G1 cartoon. Frenzy was the blue one.

[Robzy]

Wasn't Frenzy blue in the Japanese cartoon? I thought he was.
EDIT: Sky Shadow's answered my question.

Anyway, I was really only joking... I think Takara could have fun and call him Frenzy - then the debate would rage on

[griffin]

Ah okay, so we should definitely see Rumble as Red in Japan and Frenzy as blue, as their Gen1 cartoon and toys were the same.
If it's true that the two are being released as a two-pack in United, the packaging could leave it vague to appease fans of the US cartoon and those who follow the colouring of the toys.

[GoktimusPrime]

But considering how TOMY's doing a shift toward Anglophone names since the Bay movies came out (e.g. calling Convoy Optimus Prime, Meister -> Jazz, Bumble -> Bumblebee, Cliff -> Cliffjumper etc.), it wouldn't surprise me if TOMY followed Hasbro's suit and went for FIRRIB instead of RIRFIB, even if it meant confusing a lot of local fans. (-_-)

Leaving it vague would be preferable to that.