That's a good point too. Lines like Classics, Universe, and Reveal the Shield were all about making new toys of old characters that primarily just the adult fanbase knew and cared about, yet maintained Archer's stance about updating the designs for the current generation of children. While...
Right now, I've only preordered the first two Deluxe 2-packs. I'm content with Siege Springer and Legends Twin Twist.
Bulkhead I had refused to buy upon seeing his retail version, but this one coming with Breakdown's hammer... has made it a maybe. I have the reissue Breakdown Hasbro released...
In addition to "Realism! Because Movies!", Archer very much held the personal sentiment of "Why would we make toys that look faithful to character designs from the 1980s? Kids today in the 2000s don't give a care about archaic media devices like cassette players, or car designs from 2-3 decades...
https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/lego-officially-announces-an-optimus-prime-lego-set/46888/
FINALLY! Someone actually made an Optimus Prime that transforms like the CGI Optimus seen in the main menu of the Rhino DVD releases of G1 Season 2!
And, wow, it's as big as a Supreme class...
It really shows what a change from Aaron "NO!" Archer to John 🤓 Warden can do for a brand.
I've said this before and I'll say it again: It's like Warden and Friends (and now whoever's currently in charge) all took notes about everything Archer ever said "NO!" to (G1-accurate designs...
Awesome!
And don't worry too much about Cloud. The Wiki has been doing a massive translation endeavor for not just Cloud but also "World of the Transformers", whose .swf webpage files have been recovered and (along with Cloud) have been given archival source pages with all the Japanese text...
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