When is the last time we got an original character redeco from a G1 character?

[Sabrblade]

I'm just saying that the comic appearances of Alpha Bravo only happened because of the toy being made to begin with. It's not like the IDW writers had actually always planned to tell the Combiner Wars story. That happened because of Hasbro wanting the comic to advertise the toyline.

MTMTE was even kept out of the CW story because they didn't want it to interfere with MTMTE's story.

 

[LBD "Nytetrayn"]

Welllll, mostly. I mean, they did send a few of their guys over.

 

[The Phazer]

If Scrapface and Red Cog are technically show characters it's probably Loudpedal?

 

[Princess Viola]

Even that won't count since Loudpedal's a Diaclone homage.

 

[lastmaximal]

That happened because of Hasbro wanting the comic to advertise the toyline.

This has been true since Generation 1 started.

In any event, again, the question for me is whether or not a comic appearance counts as "exists in any way", or if "exists in any way" has to be in toy form since the title question does specify "redeco". Because there are plenty of "virtual redecos" thrown in here and there. My guess is it's the latter, which I suppose means I've just wasted everyone's time on this.

 

[Sabrblade]

This has been true since Generation 1 started.

Up until Dark Cybertron, IDW1 was known for being perfectly content to tell stories that didn't try to be a toy commercial.

 

[Haywire]

Up until Dark Cybertron, IDW1 was known for being perfectly content to tell stories that didn't try to be a toy commercial.

Technically, it was still kind of a toy commercial, it was just for toys that were mostly only available on the secondary markets. I'm sure people selling a vintage Ironfist at the right time appreciated IDW1, for instance.

 

[Salt-Man Z]

Lunar-Tread (Siege Countdown recolor)?

 

[lastmaximal]

That's a good one.

 

[Andrusi]

Yeah, I'll accept Lunar-Tread. That's an honorable answer.