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Here is a massive crackpot theory: These are the prototypes for the unreleased Generation 2 versions of what later became Takara Beast Wars Dirge/Machine Wars Thundercracker/Skywarp, Takara Beast Wars Thrust/Machine Wars Megatron/Megaplex, Machine Wars Prowl/Mirage and Machine Wars...

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Update: There appears to be an evolutionary curve. The 1960s Batman show likely inspired the Super Friends scene transition, which was then emulated by other shows such as Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends: The Transformers version was likely inspired by Super Friends, but went back to the...

Compare: And: I can never unsee this again. Even the sound effects are similar!

Early Basic Razorbeast in English/Spanish/Italian packaging without "Biocombat" branding: Running change Basic Razorbeast in English/Spanish/Italian packaging with "Biocombat" branding:

All of them.

This is insanely minor, but I discovered that the official Hasbro imports (via Hasbro Pulse, Entertainment Earth, Diamond etc.) of Takara-"exclusive" figures are separate production runs. They're not just a random batch taken from the Takara stock. They're specifically made-to-order for Hasbro...

Also, just for fun:

Another interesting oddity of the Beast Wars line was early-run European packaging, specifically the English/Spanish/Italian version. Whereas standard English/Spanish/Italian packaging features the double title "Beast Wars/Biocombat" and additional names for each character for the Italian...

Oh. My. God. As TFW2005 member payres, who had already created an overview years ago, points out, the US G2 Color Changers are even more bonkers. Since they're redecoed from the European 1993 Aquaspeeders, this is where we have to start... but we also have to take into account the European...

However, even toys that are officially marketed as the same characters as their American (and G1) counterparts weren't safe from a rewrite of their bios. Here are the "Heroics" (known as the "Autobot Cars" in the US) Jazz, Sideswipe and Inferno: The European "bios" all read like extremely...

The United States Color Changers (aka "Cars", or "Color Changing Cars") were redecos of the Aquaspeeders that had been available in Europe in 1993, complete with some name and faction juggling that also involved the 1993 European Stormtroopers, which were never released in the United States...

The "Rotorbots" were also re-releases of toys previosly released in Europe, with their American counterparts being named "Rotor Force". Once again, none of the mottos match up: The "Illuminators" (aka "Laser Rods" in the US) featured full bios in addition to mottos, all of which massively...

Where things got crazy, however, were the early European Generation 2 releases. See, Generation 2 didn't start in Europe until a year later than it did in the United States, namely in 1994 (or very late 1993). The European 1994 line-up is a weird mix of a stripped down selection of American 1993...

All right folks, strap in, it's time for another deep dive into Generation 2. Specifically, the bios. Because European 1994 Generation 2 are downright bonkers. Usually, the bios featured on European packaging (back when there was such a thing, before the introduction of universal "worldwide"...

The good old days, when problems were simply not talked about, and everyone was just publicly compliant and complacent. Good times.

Well hello there, Spider Jerusalem.

I am all in favor of Israel's existence (denying it at this point would mean completely erasing the past 74 years of history, which is patently absurd and comparable to Russia denying Ukraine's independence or China denying Taiwan's). I'm also generally in favor of Israel defending itself...

Aaaaaaand in a case of the police doing something right for a change, German police edition. I just got a call from the police, I'm supposed to file a witness report tomorrow. A few weeks ago, I went out for a stroll and witnessed a kid seemingly being pushed with his head against a window...

Next up is apparently Terrorsaur (F4218).