Honestly the only issue I have with it is the original had the look of a plus-sized seeker thanks to that canopy, and the new one loses that.
I haven't been able to get most of the recent Ultra Magnuses, but passed on Kingdom because honestly, that alt mode just kills it for me.
Hopefully this new one manages to nail both parts. Be sad if there's not an inner-robot, but I'll live.
Hopefully this new one manages to nail both parts. Be sad if there's not an inner-robot, but I'll live.
In glad Hasbro learnt their lesson from the dismal Notroplex and has gone back to more popular and well-known Titans, like the Nemesis. Keep it up Hasbro!
Has there been any indication that Cyb. Metroplex has done worse than any of the other Titans?
There's been talk of it becoming bargain bucket fodder and it's been widely derided by the community, perhaps being the most derided Titan to date, so it's not as popular as most of the others.
It's the only one I've not bought (and I got the repainted Fort Max too) and I've read many other people didn't bother with it, at least not at full price.
It's the only one I've not bought (and I got the repainted Fort Max too) and I've read many other people didn't bother with it, at least not at full price.
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Every Titan has been rumored to be a dismal failure and the end of Titans. Every single one.
Right, because the Nemesis from G1 is just SO well known for being a Titan like G1 Metroplex and not just the lifeless spacecraft it's always ever been.
Correction: It's been widely derided strictly by Geewhiners, and only because it's not Geewun enough for them.
Everyone else who picked it up, however, have had more positive opinions, especially those who grew up with the Cybertron series as kids and have since entered adulthood (anyone who was 10 in 2005 would be about 27 by now).
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As someone who watches the Titan class from the sidelines, this Metroplex really seemed like a solid remake of the original that did its job quite well.
The only thing that seemed to be really going against it was its price point, though it seemed like patience has paid off for most.
The only thing that seemed to be really going against it was its price point, though it seemed like patience has paid off for most.
Citation needed.
Only bad points I've seen about Metroplex C is that his buzzsaw doesn't split open into an axe anymore, and he doesn't have Mini-Con compatibility for the Mini-Con he doesn't come with that doesn't exist (except on the original).
You forget the biggest and most unforgivable sin of all: He's not G1!
No, it's famous for being a massive ship, both by those that grew up with G1, Beast Wars and even the WFC/FOC games. It's widely known TF lore and thus isn't a surprise that it's getting the Titan Class treatment.
I don't recall stating anything about G1. I myself would welcome Tidalwave or any other decent non-G1 set, such as Orcanoch, etc.
I bought the original version and most of the Armada line. Although I enjoyed most of the toys, I sold the original Metroplex due it's lacklustre alt mode. However, even that was a much better rendition than the recent version, which is criticism that was quite rightly levelled at it by some of "those that picked it up" and "who grew up with the Cybertron series as kids and have since entered adulthood (anyone who was 10 in 2005 would be about 27 by now".
Thus, my points stand.
Yes, the lack of features, low popularity with the character and strange alt-mode, at the RRP, was one off the main reasons for the criticism. I would have bought it if it was at a price that more reasonably reflected the toy compared to its peers, such as around 50-80 dollars.
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*Famous* is a bit of a strong word. It showed up in two(?) episodes of G1 and I’d wager there’s a not insignificant cross-section of the fandom that think it’s the undersea base used by the Decepticons (it’s not!)
The Beast Wars design is significantly different than the original and the WFC/FoC one turned into Trypticon which this one does not.
It *is* a surprise it’s getting a Titan release. Not as much of one after they did the Ark but it’s seriously two up from Halonix Maximus and Big Purple Griffin on the “No way they’d do $150 toys of stuff this obscure”.
No, it's definitely more famous than Notropex as it's firmly entrenched in Transformers lore (as stated above), regardless of of the iteration. Whether it surprised anyone that it's getting a toy, I'm sure it will sell much better, unless it features the same sort of half-baked design/lack of features Notroplex did.
Cybertron MEtroplex has HOURS of onscreen appearances in the Cybertron cartoon. More Transformers fans have seen him (and for longer) than they have the Nemesis.
He *objectively* is more firmly established than a lot of marquee G1 characters in all honesty. Including his own namesake, I might add! Much less a ship that flew for a bit in MTMTE, was a background element in Microbots, and didn’t even get a *name* until fifteen years later in Beast Wars.