When I see the Sigma 6 pic I think of Evangelion....

Accents have been a part of Transformers ever since their conception. Tracks with his Locust Valley lockjaw, Perceptor with his british accent, Cybertron Jetfire with his Australian accent, etc. Can't fault them for keeping the trend going. It definitely fits the personalities they were given on the show, moreso than a Californian Valley Girl accent would have.


Par for the course, again. Optimus Prime's helmet was given a touch of a firefighter's helmet, Prowl's helmet was based on a motorcycle cop's, Blitzwing's was based on a German soldier's, Jazz essentially had a beatnik beret and headphones, and while it's not a helmet design, Swindle had a bolo tie.
Transformers Animated was all about intergrating defining characteristics into the designs.
(I do find it interesting that you complain about the hardhats but not the exposed butt cracks)


I wouldn't call them brainless idiots. They were more naive and socially inept.


They were also interested in working. They were, at their core, the typical blue collar construction worker. A good job, a good pay and a good drink, their joy in life.


Well that's your opinion.
Personally, I enjoyed them.

Hi-ho, Snarl!

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I'm going to say, again, that whatever comes out of this latest Hasbro venture will likely be very good. Hasbro's learned over the years that lavishing media efforts like movies and cartoons with high production values ensures that they are seen as more than mere commercials for toys. That helps the bottom line.

The years of Transformers Armada/Energon/Cybertron are over.

I think everyone agrees that Resolute toy line did a great job of translating the cartoon models into more realistic looking toys. Frankly, the 1980s GI Joe line did a great job of that too. Hopefully Hasbro agrees that's the trick moving forward. The GI Joe market is about half that of Transformers, and couldn't support two separate lines of figures, so Hasbro needs toys that meld somewhat with the movie line.

I think everyone also has to deal with the fact that Japanese animation houses have dominated the marketplace and that Japanese fad toys have changed the way toys are marketed and the language of young children. So deal. Your cartoons are going to have a Japanese look because that's what has global appeal. GI Joe is now a global brand thanks to the movie, and Hasbro will want to continue that moving forward.

Ummm what characters in the line came from the Cartoon?? There was figures and comics LONG before the cartoon came out. So I was curious which realistic toys came from the 80's cartoon.

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