Dear Vector Prime, is there a reality where Transformers were entirely manmade without any Cybertronian influence?
Dear Total Terran,
I know of at least one universe where all Transformers are designed and manufactured on Earth, by Hasbro and TakaraTomy.
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THE LEGEND OF EZ!
Tore myself away from Tears Of The Kingdom long enough to make this Patreon-backed @tfwiki pic update, focusing on the tiny TFs of the "LEGENDS" size class, aka "EZ COLLECTION" in Japan, and a buncha other names in Hasbro markets!
"Legends of Cybertron" started in 2005's Transformers: Cybertron, with the goal of making sure kids could get toys of major characters who are usually represented by big, expensive toys. Thus sub-Basic, simple, inexpensive versions of characters like VECTOR PRIME were created.
These molds were then recycled in the 2006 Classics toyline, deco'd up as classic G1 characters, which in many cases was definitely a stretch. Yes, those Red Alert and Scourge redecoes are supposed to be Perceptor and Trypticon. (old pics)
With the 2007 movie toyline, toys of onscreen characters at multiple price points was an absolute priority, even if those models were hard to translate! Even "simpler" "Legends Class" bots like BATTLE JAZZ would need weird concessions to work.
2008's Transformers Animated line only had four Legends class molds, including STARSCREAM, and those were only released in the Hasbro Animated line in a pair of Target-exclusive multi-packs. They were also released in the 2008 Universe line individually with minor changes.
Speaking of, the '08 Universe line (not the '03 Universe line; yes, TF is very recursive) introduced new molds based directly on G1 characters like BRAWN. More followed in the 2010 Transformers line, and many of these molds were redeco'd & rereleased a LOT.
The Legends class really went into overdrive in 2009's Revenge of the Fallen toyline, with toys of both on-screen and all-new "off-screen" bots like Springer (old pic) filling it out.
ROTF even had the first Legends-class combiner! DEVASTATOR is made up of HIGHTOWER, LONG HAUL, MIXMASTER, OVERLOAD, RAMPAGE, SCAVENGER and SCRAPPER. These were sold as a complete set of seven through Walmart in the US, but were on individual cards in Japan.
For 2011's Dark of the Moon line, the sizeclass was rebranded as "Cyberverse" and expanded considerably. The now-"Legion Class" toys were joined by the slightly-larger "Commander Class" toys for larger characters, like Dread member HATCHET.
The concurrently-running Prime toyline also had Cyberverse toys at both Legion and Commander classes. This version of KNOCK OUT was a redeco of a more screen-accurate release that came with a massive Energon Driller vehicle.
In Japan, Legends toys were called "EZ Collection", and usually were sold in blindpacked boxes, often in convenience stores. Some were "candy toys", coming with a tiny piece of candy to be sold w/o taxes, like the EZ COLLECTION GUM toys shown here, shiny-shiny versions of CONVOY, HOT RODIMUS, PROWL, MEGATRON and STARSCREAM, each with a piece of chiclet-like lemon gum.
Takara had many EZ Collection promotional giveaways. GRIMLOCK CLEAR VER. was a gift at Edion and Bic Camera stores w/ 3000 yen of Adventure toys... and Adventure (aka Robots in Disguise 2015; yes, TF is very recursive) was the last line to have this size for a while.
The "Cyberverse" name would be re-used for a new franchise in 2018 (yes, TF is very recursive), which did not feature any Legends/Cyberverse toys. The niche kind of got taken over by the blind-bagged Tiny Turbo Changers for The Last Knight and Cyberverse.
A very short run of Legends-style "Speed Series" toys were made for the 2018 Bumblebee movie line, meant to attach to larger "Energon Igniter" engines that would push them forward via gear-fed motor. A few of these have been re-released for Rise of the Beasts.
Nowadays, the small-scale TF segment is mostly taken up by the Core Class price point (not to be confused with the ROTB "Core" series; yes, TF is very recursive), which I suppose you could argue are Cyberverse Commander-ish, but they're more like the Basics of old.
Any rate, if you enjoy these pics and themed trips down the history of the TF toyline, why not check out and throw a coin into my Patreon?
www dot patreon dot com / gregstfwikipics
You can help make each update even larger, and even pick a theme at the higher pledge level!
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Ещё один мой тамагочи! Это тамагочи Sumikko Gurashi!!! Внешний вид тамагочи, персонажи, игры очень милые, кавайные. Для меня этот тамагочи, как антистресс. Нужно ухаживать сразу за всеми персонажами. Если кто-то из них сбежит, то можно его поймать.
Немного о персонажах. У меня есть не все персонажи. Напишу про тех, кто есть.
Персонажи, "живущие в уголке", которых объединяет то, что у каждого есть какие-то проблемы или комплексы:
Ящер (Tokage). На самом деле, это последний выживший динозавр. Притворяется ящерицей, чтобы его не поймали. Дружит с улиткой, которая тоже является притворным созданием.
Фальшивая улитка (Nisetsumuri). На самом деле это слизень, который изображает улитку, надевая раковину. По этой причине он постоянно извиняется.
Белый медведь (Shirokuma). Застенчив, боится холода, поэтому сбежал с Северного полюса и любит чай.
Фуросики (Furoshiki). Это имущество Белого Медведя. Используется, когда ему холодно.
Пингвин (Penguin). Пингвин, который не уверен в том, что он пингвин. Вроде бы похож на пингвина, но зеленый. Помнит, что когда-то на голове была какая-то тарелка. На самом деле он водяной.
Тапиока (Tapioka). Шарики тапиоки, которые не попали в соломинку с коктейлем из молочного чая. Их много, они мягкие и упругие. Увлекаются граффити, хорошо умеют имитировать другие предметы. Также существует черная тапиока - более изощренная, чем обычная.
Тонкацу (Tonkatsu). Краешек свиной отбивной. Состоит из 99% жира и только 1% мяса, из-за чего был оставлен несъеденным.
Хвостик от жареной креветки (Ebifurai no Shippo). Хвостик от креветки, жареной во фритюре, жесткий, поэтому его оставили так же, как и остаток тонкацу.
Кот (Neko). Стеснительный кот. Робкий, часто уступает место в углу. Успокаивается, когда прячется под что-то. Любит точить когти в углу.
Сорняк (Zasso). Позитивная коммуникабельная травка, которая мечтает когда-нибудь попасть в букет к флористу. Ее ножки являются корнями, через них поступает вода, так сорняк осуществляет фотосинтез. Котик его поливает. Иногда спросонья котик кусает сорняк, думая, что это его любимая кошачья трава.
Пыль (Hokori). Это пыль, которая скапливается в углах. По отдельности пылинки крошечные, собираясь вместе, образуют клубок. Вылетают из угла, заразительно смеются. Слабеют в воде. Успокаиваются в мешке для мусора.
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You all know how I feel about SKYQUAKE, which is always amazing, but it looks like his twin brother from the same assembly-line-mother is taking the Energon cake with me! It’s aaaaalllll about DREADWING in this one! He’s a mighty repaint that I absolutely had to have and i regret nothing!! He’s awesome and I’m hoping to put some DREADWING into your nights! Come join me! Also, bring a snack! 🤩
#DIECASTNORBZ #galactichooligan #Transformers #LEGACYEVOLUTION #DECEPTICONS #TransformersPrime #DREADWING #LeaderClass #DecepticonsRiseUp #Hasbro #takaratomy
https://youtu.be/1BKbi0lIBgM?si=zeClrh8zeRAgt_UV
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