IDW published a Hasbro-approved Gobots comic just a few years ago. (And Gobots got mentioned in the Guardians of the Galaxy Christmas Special). And Crasher and Road Ranger have both recently received new figures in Transformers lines (not the first Gobots references in Transformers, either, just...
Gobots was older Hanna Barbera animation, while Transformers Toei animation was newer and more dynamic. The stories themselves were often written by the same people, and Gobots was really no more or less childish than Transformers.
That would be cool! I always thought someone should make power effects or attachments to fit onto the Power Suits to give Courageous or Grungy powers based on the Gobots inside. (Such as a drill hand for Screwhead, or force field for Leader-1, or rotor blades for Coptur, etc). The other thing...
There's also the blue and red Optimus lookalike that fought alongside the Decepticons in Marvel #1.
And Hauler-bot from the Playskool GoBots line.
And Staks, the GoBot. (Just leave the usual Optimus head retracted! No retool necessary!)
Wasn't the ring around the Minicon emblem a subtle hint of a Unicron connection, though? I mean, Im sure there was no plan to make a Unicron toy until later in the series, but it seems like there might have been at least some idea that Unicron had a part to play in the story?
ID4 is honestly a fun movie, if a bit optimistic about the compatibility of operating systems. You should check it out (on July 4th, for authenticity).
Anyone have any experience with the Mezco 5-points figures? BBTS has the Destroy All Monsters set #1 on 1-day sale for 49.99, which is pretty tempting, but I don't want to pull the trigger if they're crazy fragile or something. Also, seems like they're bigger than ReAction but smaller than the...
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