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Good news, Arcee from the IDW comics is trans.
Very detailed article on her journey by Pluralsword:
pluralsword.neocities.org/Trans_Histor...
Very detailed article on her journey by Pluralsword:
pluralsword.neocities.org/Trans_Histor...
Trans History and Retcons Regarding IDW1 Arcee and Her Spotlight
pluralsword.neocities.org
February 9, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Good news, Arcee from the IDW comics is trans.
Very detailed article on her journey by Pluralsword:
pluralsword.neocities.org/Trans_Histor...
Very detailed article on her journey by Pluralsword:
pluralsword.neocities.org/Trans_Histor...
Hope you enjoy it. It seems like a throwback to how they used to design TFs (vehicles first, that unfold into robots), which is to its benefit.
February 9, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Hope you enjoy it. It seems like a throwback to how they used to design TFs (vehicles first, that unfold into robots), which is to its benefit.
*slides a copy of Yakuza 5 across the table*
February 8, 2026 at 11:10 PM
*slides a copy of Yakuza 5 across the table*
I think it's a brand deal in reference to how popular Spam is?/was? In Okinawa due to the US military presence there.
February 8, 2026 at 9:12 PM
I think it's a brand deal in reference to how popular Spam is?/was? In Okinawa due to the US military presence there.
While it's a non-sequitor for us, I think this is an example of the Japan-led marketing and merchandising since Lost Judgment (replacing the hard work done Y0 Western onwards) that has been to the detriment of the series outside Asia.
February 8, 2026 at 9:05 PM
While it's a non-sequitor for us, I think this is an example of the Japan-led marketing and merchandising since Lost Judgment (replacing the hard work done Y0 Western onwards) that has been to the detriment of the series outside Asia.
Yeah, and I think it's another example of Sega of Japan calling the shots since Lost Judgment. This is Japanese-specific merch and marketing where they don't understand how much work localisation and US marketing did to make the series popular.
February 8, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Yeah, and I think it's another example of Sega of Japan calling the shots since Lost Judgment. This is Japanese-specific merch and marketing where they don't understand how much work localisation and US marketing did to make the series popular.
I think these toys especially show us how TF used to be, before the design philosophy moved from "a vehicle that unfolded into a robot" to "A collector action figure of a stylised cartoon design folds into a vehicle shape" with varying degrees of success.
February 8, 2026 at 11:28 AM
I think these toys especially show us how TF used to be, before the design philosophy moved from "a vehicle that unfolded into a robot" to "A collector action figure of a stylised cartoon design folds into a vehicle shape" with varying degrees of success.
I believe it's a reference to Rat Fink hot rod culture art. The gear stick in that genre of art is always huge.
February 8, 2026 at 11:22 AM
I believe it's a reference to Rat Fink hot rod culture art. The gear stick in that genre of art is always huge.
His chest looks like it was carved out of butter.
February 8, 2026 at 11:07 AM
His chest looks like it was carved out of butter.
From what I understand, Hasbro knows customers like twists and "good handfeel" introduced into updated G1 designs that would be otherwise rather ordinary/simple. A good example is Titans Return Triggerhappy's rotating spine, making him stand out from the entire line's deluxes.
February 8, 2026 at 11:05 AM
From what I understand, Hasbro knows customers like twists and "good handfeel" introduced into updated G1 designs that would be otherwise rather ordinary/simple. A good example is Titans Return Triggerhappy's rotating spine, making him stand out from the entire line's deluxes.
As I recall the big action figure scale one appeared to have been developed to transform to at least gerwalk mode, but the final toy had everything screwed down and parts simplified. The now-superflous hinges and joints were still there, though.
February 8, 2026 at 4:51 AM
As I recall the big action figure scale one appeared to have been developed to transform to at least gerwalk mode, but the final toy had everything screwed down and parts simplified. The now-superflous hinges and joints were still there, though.
I thought it was going to be like that dodgy Willy Wonka experience in Glasgow a couple of years back.
February 7, 2026 at 3:26 PM
I thought it was going to be like that dodgy Willy Wonka experience in Glasgow a couple of years back.
I questioned that one engagement farmer on Twitter (and everyone else) who were going on about Hasbro underestimating Nexus Prime's popularity.
I was like "Bro, I spent years writing the wiki and I barely know or care about Nexus".
I was like "Bro, I spent years writing the wiki and I barely know or care about Nexus".
February 7, 2026 at 2:55 PM
I questioned that one engagement farmer on Twitter (and everyone else) who were going on about Hasbro underestimating Nexus Prime's popularity.
I was like "Bro, I spent years writing the wiki and I barely know or care about Nexus".
I was like "Bro, I spent years writing the wiki and I barely know or care about Nexus".
In terms of design/shape, nearly all of Spinister's toys have turned into military attack helicopters. The TF Club one used the Combiner Wars helicopter that's based on an armed military variant of a civilian helicopter.
February 7, 2026 at 2:22 PM
In terms of design/shape, nearly all of Spinister's toys have turned into military attack helicopters. The TF Club one used the Combiner Wars helicopter that's based on an armed military variant of a civilian helicopter.
The big accounts on website making a big deal about leaving Twitter is the moral high ground/how using Twitter now is unforgivable still lurk there to screenshot tweets for laughs and/or scolding. People can't let go, as seen by this very thread's existence.
February 5, 2026 at 6:06 AM
The big accounts on website making a big deal about leaving Twitter is the moral high ground/how using Twitter now is unforgivable still lurk there to screenshot tweets for laughs and/or scolding. People can't let go, as seen by this very thread's existence.
Apparently what happened was Transformers was doing so well Hasbro immediately needed more robots, so Bandai licensed them the Macross VF-1S and some other unrelated toys. This had the side effect of preventing Harmony Gold from releasing any transforming Valkyrie/Veritech toys in Robotech.
February 4, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Apparently what happened was Transformers was doing so well Hasbro immediately needed more robots, so Bandai licensed them the Macross VF-1S and some other unrelated toys. This had the side effect of preventing Harmony Gold from releasing any transforming Valkyrie/Veritech toys in Robotech.
Something I didn't know was Hasbro were the ones who designed the decos of the toys Takara had designed for Diaclone but never released, such as Metroplex.
February 4, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Something I didn't know was Hasbro were the ones who designed the decos of the toys Takara had designed for Diaclone but never released, such as Metroplex.
As I recall, even after a clearly legally distinct character model was made, the series bible still noted that due to legal reasons they were to use Skyfire very sparingly.
February 4, 2026 at 8:38 AM
As I recall, even after a clearly legally distinct character model was made, the series bible still noted that due to legal reasons they were to use Skyfire very sparingly.
I think it's Superion's torso turned around, as Nexus (or Heatwave????) here is basically Silverbolt without all of the Concorde parts that would normally occupy Superion's back.
Upgrade makers are probs already working on parts.
Upgrade makers are probs already working on parts.
February 2, 2026 at 11:04 AM
I think it's Superion's torso turned around, as Nexus (or Heatwave????) here is basically Silverbolt without all of the Concorde parts that would normally occupy Superion's back.
Upgrade makers are probs already working on parts.
Upgrade makers are probs already working on parts.
Modern sci-fi being hellbent on having season long (well, of the 8-10 episodes available) plots means there is also no space for classic science fiction social/political commentary, too.
See: what happened to modern Star Trek.
See: what happened to modern Star Trek.
February 1, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Modern sci-fi being hellbent on having season long (well, of the 8-10 episodes available) plots means there is also no space for classic science fiction social/political commentary, too.
See: what happened to modern Star Trek.
See: what happened to modern Star Trek.
I legitimately thought the torso lengthening piece with its repetition of detail was a bad photoshop job.
January 31, 2026 at 12:22 AM
I legitimately thought the torso lengthening piece with its repetition of detail was a bad photoshop job.
Nexus seeming to be Silverbolt without the Concorde parts makes me wonder if they're going to release a box set with a frame combiner and limbs. Without combining, he's just "some guy".
January 31, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Nexus seeming to be Silverbolt without the Concorde parts makes me wonder if they're going to release a box set with a frame combiner and limbs. Without combining, he's just "some guy".
... why didn't they just have more NCR armour? Even the show makes it abundantly clear who to root for and why the Legion sucks.
January 30, 2026 at 5:01 AM
... why didn't they just have more NCR armour? Even the show makes it abundantly clear who to root for and why the Legion sucks.
I think the show is leaning hard on the NCR being depicted as the good guys who represent hope to ordinary wasteland people.
January 30, 2026 at 4:48 AM
I think the show is leaning hard on the NCR being depicted as the good guys who represent hope to ordinary wasteland people.
I always thought Obsidian did a remarkably poor job at their touted "choice" between the Legion and NCR, since the best we hear of the Legion was "the roads are safe for (male) traders, because all the raiders were conscripted or crucified".
January 30, 2026 at 4:34 AM
I always thought Obsidian did a remarkably poor job at their touted "choice" between the Legion and NCR, since the best we hear of the Legion was "the roads are safe for (male) traders, because all the raiders were conscripted or crucified".