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Old 01-21-2008, 08:20 AM   #1
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2. Any chance of seeing Droid based Star Wars Transformers, like an R2-D2 or C-3PO that convert into something?


Answer: It's a matter of size, character expression, and natural fit between the modes. First, R2-D2 and C-3PO are already robots (well, droids). Generally, Star Wars Transformers make sense in the film context with their character tying into vehicles with which they are associated and there aren't any good ties with the droids and vehicles that are compelling (other than perhaps R2-D2 and a Starfighter). In addition, while R2-D2 would be our first choice, a robot mode for him have to change his silhouette significantly and would not really deliver on R2 that we know and love. That's why the humanoid characters work the best.
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Old 01-21-2008, 08:25 AM   #2
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now we know for sure we'll never get the droids we're looking for.
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Old 01-21-2008, 08:34 AM   #3
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So...any news of when more SWTFs will be coming? I know a lot of people don't seem to like them, but I think they've been getting better as the line progresses.

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Old 01-21-2008, 08:48 AM   #4
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Hey, I understand where they're coming from.

It definitely makes more sense for Luke to use the Force to turn into an X-wing than for R2-D2 to transform into something.
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Old 01-21-2008, 08:57 AM   #5
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I'm no SW geek so I had to fact-check it. I thought General Grevious was a droid and he has a SWTF toy. But he was a cyborg, kind of like Vader but with even more augmentation.

Take that, SW nerds.
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Old 01-21-2008, 09:11 AM   #7
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A simple "no" would have worked rather than admitting their own geekness!
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A simple "no" would have worked rather than admitting their own geekness!
They are making toys based on a mix of Transformers and Star Wars. Their geekness was admitted long ago, just as all of ours was when we signed on to this forum about collecting toys.
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I'm no SW geek so I had to fact-check it. I thought General Grevious was a droid and he has a SWTF toy. But he was a cyborg, kind of like Vader but with even more augmentation.

Take that, SW nerds.
Well, DUH. When was the last time you saw a droid with asthma?
(Yes, I know that it was Mace Windu in the clone wars cartoon who crushed his lungs with the force, but clone wars was so awesome I can't accept the two in the same continuity)

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