I almost don't know if there's enough here to compile into a full fledged article, but while I'm thinking that over here is a link to the Tweets I made going over most of the questions.
Hasbro Brand Team Roundtable Notes
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I can live without G2 Stunticons, thou I would be more intersted in G2 Dinobots
This one seems very interesting:
Though, it's "Leo" not "Lio". The latter is for Convoy, not Prime.
Though, it's "Leo" not "Lio". The latter is for Convoy, not Prime.
The whole Trademark thing itself is interesting. Sometimes Takara uses names that Hasbro can't Trademark, and sometimes Takara has to change a Hasbro name for their own Trademark reasons. Though, usually it involves just adding an "Autobot", "Decepticon", "Cybertron", or "Destron" prefix, depending on the market.
Recent cases of Takara having to use slightly altered versions of Hasbro names would be the Masterpiece line changing "Burn Out" to "Dia Burnout" and "Crosscut" to "Senatorcrosscut".
I think we'll see something next year, when more Core class Dinobots have been released or revealed, thou I want the Leader figures done up in G2 colours
Looking more into this Convoy trademark matter, it seems that some company in Japan may have recently trademarked the name so that now even Takara can't use it. Takara hasn't released a Transformers toy with "Convoy" in its name since MP-49 Black Convoy back in July 2020, so if this is the case, then that would explain why they named the MP Lio Convoy black redeco "Dark Amber Leo Prime".
Honestly, the CW G2 Stunticons scratched that itch for me. (Wish I'd gotten the Aerialbots, too, but only for Powerglide) If Hasbro is going to do G2 designs, I'd rather they did the unreleased Protectobots, all the G2 Dinobots released and unreleased, or a redo on the minibots (and finish out the set like the aforementioned Powerglide).
I'm just waiting for them to FINISH the leader set before fussing about redecos
Not getting all the Leader Dinobots would be maddening.
Maybe they can't at the moment, here's the answer they gave TFU.
And questions asking for specific characters always feel like a waste of time (I myself have done that at panels), as an example.
But maybe people don't realize.
If enough people are asking for a specific character that tells Hasbro or any company there's interest.
Where's my Grandus then, Hasbro?
What if I just type Botanica and show-model BM Jetstorm over and over?
-ZacWilliam, I feel like I've done my part for Beet Papil every time the Deluxe Insecticons have been mentioned for years.
-ZacWilliam, I feel like I've done my part for Beet Papil every time the Deluxe Insecticons have been mentioned for years.
Honestly, I'd prefer that. I couldn't justify paying for 5 more leader class molds in G2 colors, but I would absolutely buy the Core Class a second (actually probably 3rd time counting Dinoking) or a reasonably priced Combiner Wars set.