Henkei returns?

[jaydisc]

Couldn't be happier. Guess we will also get Jazz, Tracks, Windcharger, Grapple and the others seen at botcon. I'd be super happy for Magnus and Nemesis too. But I wasn't expecting WfC. I hope they do some nicer paint jobs for those.

[SharkyMcShark]

Couldn't be happier. Guess we will also get Jazz, Tracks, Windcharger, Grapple and the others seen at botcon. I'd be super happy for Magnus and Nemesis too. But I wasn't expecting WfC. I hope they do some nicer paint jobs for those.

Grapple and Windcharger are part of the Autobot Alliance line though, aren't they?

[5FDP]

I'm satisfied with the Hasbro releases. Afterall, we can now get both Thrust and Dirge in the Generations line

[FFN]

I have a feeling that they are moving towards westernizing all the names in all contemporary franchises. Animated was also called Optimus Prime and he isn't exactly movie.

They are still keeping Convoy around for G1-based franchises like Alternity, though.

As for Animated, apparently at one time TakaraTomy were going to rework the series to be part of the movies. Before the series debut, previews in in Figure Ō magazine, and one in TV Magazine, Animated was to be heavily altered in order to make it take place within the continuity of the 2007 live-action mode. According to TakaraTomy marketing director Masahiko Yamazaki, it takes place chronologically before the movie. Of course, the dub features none of this, so who knows that the hell they were talking about.

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transf...age-scans.html

http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-...etails-169265/

In regards to Starxus, I think that the Japanese just tried a little harder in naming him. Hasbro equivalent would have been 'Decepticon Straxus' or even 'Darkmound Straxus'.

I would think there would have been something that falls under the International Class 28, "Toys and Sporting Goods" in one of the markets that Hasbro operates in that was named too similarly for Hasbro to trademark the toy as variations of Straxus.

In that case, they cannot just slap "Decepticon" or something onto the name and call it a day.

[kup]

I would think there would have been something that falls under the International Class 28, "Toys and Sporting Goods" in one of the markets that Hasbro operates in that was named too similarly for Hasbro to trademark the toy as variations of Straxus.

In that case, they cannot just slap "Decepticon" or something onto the name and call it a day.

Maybe but given Hasbro's track record on random name slaps, I reckon that they just didn't bother to try to work the name in. However Darkmount is still a much better compromise than Tankor.

[FFN]

I don't see any evidence of this being part of their random name-slapping or them simply not trying hard enough.

Hasbro may have been unable to trademark Straxus and Octane, and/or were unwilling to expend the time, effort and money to attempt to fight in court against whomever happened to have the very similar trademark, especially as, in these cases, Hasbro doesn't look like it had much of a legal leg to stand upon.

[jaydisc]

Grapple and Windcharger are part of the Autobot Alliance line though, aren't they?

If you are referring to Hasbro's AA line: Yes. For Hasbro, Windcharger and Grapple will be (what I call) HFTD, as Generations is "deluxe only". Hasbro has stated that it doesn't really see any difference between HFTD and Generations and the reason for the two was a strategy to get retailers to give more shelf space to TFs. They've mentioned that homaged characters might appear in either line.

I don't expect there to be a 1 to 1 pairing of Hasbro Generations releases against TT United releases, and that would seem to be reinforced by this preliminary list.

[KaRNiV8L PRiME]

Does this mean we will get a TT united thundercracker??

[jaydisc]

Doubt it. TT released Thundercracker under Henkei.

It looks like Hasbro has their own deluxe Prime and Bumblebee coming:

http://www.allspark.com/content/view/7833/20/

The plot thickens...

[1AZRAEL1]

One that stands out on that list for me is Wreckgar. Hmmmm.