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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).

I wish this was a joke, but the parallels are too eerily similar at this point. Whenever gun restructions or even bans are even mentioned in the US, the right riles up behind the "second amendment, mah freedums" talking point. Whenever a general speed limit is mentioned in Germany, there is a...

Because dem Jews have been secretly ruling ze world for millennia. They got their fingers in everything, they control the money. Everyone knows Muslims are dangerous so everyone is cautious of them anyways, and they're never being let anywhere near the higher levels of power in Western countries...

Also, I did manage to find photos of Classic Aerialbot Fireflight in Canadian packaging! Like with Breakdown, I haven't been able to find any of his teammates. Also, there's that Chinese sticker again. Even weirder is the fact that Fireflight—and according to the cross-sell, his fellow...

For comparison, here's a legit IGA Hound. Note how the worn stickers have the same paper-y quality to them:

There's an odd version of G1 Hound with a painted red rear section/feet that has popped up several times since at least 2012. Two specimens hail from former Yugoslavia, but at least one sample comes from Germany. Specimen #1: Specimen #2: Specimen #3: The prevalent theory is that this is...

I can feel it coming in the air tonight... https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jun/06/arizona-man-drowns-officers-watch

Duh. It was filed on the same day as the Autobot and Decepticon insignias (as well as the Armada Mini-Con insignia). I'm stupid.

Aaaaaand after I typed all of that, I just had another realization which requires a whole new section. More reasons why Hasbro didn't bother trademarking insignias prior to 2002: They were most likely sufficiently protected by copyright already. This is where it's important to understand the...

So these were recently filed by Hasbro. https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=97426253&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=97426246&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch Obviously, those are for the upcoming "Rise of the Beasts" film. Which has led...

I'm sure "invading liberating Canada" has been on many a Republican's bucket list at least since 2003 or so...

Come on, which of you hasn't ever lied, stolen, committed tax fraud, arson or murder ever in their lives?

Late stage capitalism. And yes, it was first coined by a German.