Upcoming Generations Figures 2013-2014

[Bidoofdude]

Sent a message regarding what we will be getting in Australia, hopefully all of it to Hasbro.

[Sky Shadow]

Octopodes is also another accepted English plural for "octopus"! As far as Latin is concerned, "octopodes" is used as the plural for octopus in the nominative, accusative and vocative plural, but "octopi" is the plural in the second and third declension. Octopi is more widely used in English because while the word is Greek in origin, it came to English via Latin.

If it were a Latin word, octopus would be a third declension noun, and the plural is octopodes, based on the Greek ὀκτώποδες. It's not a second declension noun. In English, octopuses is the most correct plural. Octopi only exists as a result of mistaken construction, like saying the plural of virus is viri.

[Zommael]

If it were a Latin word, octopus would be a third declension noun, and the plural is octopodes, based on the Greek ὀκτώποδες. It's not a second declension noun. In English, octopuses is the most correct plural. Octopi only exists as a result of mistaken construction, like saying the plural of virus is viri.

To bring things back (vaguely) on topic:

[GoktimusPrime]

If it were a Latin word, octopus would be a third declension noun, and the plural is octopodes, based on the Greek ὀκτώποδες. It's not a second declension noun.

I sit corrected.

In English, octopuses is the most correct plural. Octopi only exists as a result of mistaken construction, like saying the plural of virus is viri.

Hypercorrected or not, they are all accepted plurals in English. I was personally taught to use "octopi" and "viri" in school.

[Sky Shadow]

Hypercorrected or not, they are all accepted plurals in English. I was personally taught to use "octopi" and "viri" in school.

Octopi is common. Viri is definitely wrong - it's not an English word.

If Octopunch, Tentakil, Scylla and Ikard (with his Takotank) had a massive fight, who would win? And which one should first be made into a Generations figure?

[Bartrim]

I reeeeally wish they had given Doubledealer a bird mode. Just make the wings feathery looking and make the nose cone/cockpit part into a bird head. It would've been great!

Yeah I agree. I want to get Doubledealer but I'm not overly sold... yet

[MayzaPrime]

Yeah I agree. I want to get Doubledealer but I'm not overly sold... yet

Hopefully they would have fixed up the problem with shoulders

[griffin]

I reeeeally wish they had given Doubledealer a bird mode. Just make the wings feathery looking and make the nose cone/cockpit part into a bird head. It would've been great!

They should have put some feather detailing on the wings, as they have the mouth painted on the jet nose... but maybe it came down to limited paint decos, as toys these days don't seem to have many paint-aps. If it were a BotCon toy it would have had feathers and bird head, but since they already did an overlord, we wouldn't have had another one.

[Paulbot]

But some jets actually have a mouth like that on them. I don't think many jets have feathers painted on though.

I'd rather the nose be plain myself so it didn't look at all like they were trying to homage his bird mode.

[Sky Shadow]

They should have put some feather detailing on the wings, as they have the mouth painted on the jet nose... but maybe it came down to limited paint decos, as toys these days don't seem to have many paint-aps. If it were a BotCon toy it would have had feathers and bird head, but since they already did an overlord, we wouldn't have had another one.

They didn't do a Doubledealer though...