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09-23-2007, 10:47 AM
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#1 | | Brightest can in toolshed Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,139 Location: Dirty Jerzey: T-Town Collection Count: More than a year has days... | The first female Transformer (toy)
Of all the people in the world to discuss this with, it actually came up in conversation with my mother. I was explaining something to her about Mega (Overlord's Godmaster), and I kept referring to Mega as "her" while speaking. "She's small enough to just wrap in bubble-wrap and put in an enevelope to send.", I said. My mother responded with "She? I thought Arcee was the only female Transformer from back then."
Keep in mind that mom obviously forgot Chromia, Firestar, and Elita-One. However, the previously mentioned four female Autobots were only original-series cartoon characters; never toys.
So in all reality is Mega not the first female transformer? She might not be a robot, she might not even be Cybertronian, but she is a female and she does transform. Can anyone else confirm her being the "First Lady of Transformers" sold as a toy?
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"It's bad when you can't find your face."
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09-23-2007, 11:06 AM
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#2 | | Paraprofessional Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 999 | Wasn't Mega a human (or humanoid alien) in a powered suit?
Minerva was also in the same line. | |
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09-23-2007, 11:16 AM
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#3 | | Professed Season 3 fanboy Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,343 Location: Suomi Finland Perkele Collection Count: 64 | ...yeah.
Mega and Minerva were both human. The other was a Godmaster and the other was a Headmaster junior. However, I would say that Giga is the dominant Godmaster on Overlord (who's definitely not a fembot), I'd say Minerva is the first.
As actual fembots...I don't think those were seen until Beast Wars. | |
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09-23-2007, 11:20 AM
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#4 | | Keiner versteht mich. Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 6,510 Location: Germany News Credits: 40 | Minerva was the first fully-fledged female Transformers toy released in Japan.
On the US side of things, BotCon 1995 Nightracer was the first fembot toy, whereas BW Blackarachnia was the first fembot to be released at US mass retail.
The first mass retail TF toy to be fully DESIGNED to look like a "female" was Transmetal 2 Blackarachnia. 
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09-23-2007, 11:51 AM
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#5 | | I am AMAZON! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,705 Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Collection Count: 323 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Nevermore  The first mass retail TF toy to be fully DESIGNED to look like a "female" was Transmetal 2 Blackarachnia. | Are you sure it wasn't TM Airrazor? There are definitely some feminine features on that toy.  | |
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09-23-2007, 12:42 PM
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#7 | | I voted for Super_Megatron and all I got was this stupid user title. Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 12,376 Location: Lansing Michigan Collection Count: 486 News Credits: 2 | Quote: |
TM Airazor was designed to go either way because the character in Japan is male, similar to the recent Nitro Convoy/Override swap. I'd have to agree with the BlackArachnia assessment.
| TM Airazor has a feminine build, and boobs. I don't see how that could go "either way". | |
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09-23-2007, 12:47 PM
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#8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 5,106 Location: Upstate NY Collection Count: Less every day News Credits: 6 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Valkysas TM Airazor has a feminine build, and boobs. I don't see how that could go "either way". | Indeed.  | |
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09-23-2007, 12:56 PM
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#9 | | Herald of Unicron Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,231 Location: BC, Canada | Quote:
Originally Posted by Valkysas TM Airazor has a feminine build, and boobs. I don't see how that could go "either way". | But at the same time very broad shoulders, and the "boobs" could also be interpreted as pecs. Not exactly the most feminine proportions on the face, either. | |
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09-23-2007, 01:00 PM
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#10 | | The Sig: Mostly Female Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,701 Location: SC Collection Count: 200 somethin | no one's got pecs that round...
and airazor's got gams 
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