Hasbro Inc File Application For New OVERRIDE trademark

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by TF@TM, Oct 14, 2015.

  1. scrapmetaru

    scrapmetaru Well-Known Member

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    How can you say shellformers aren't the worst thing ever? They're not even real Transformers, they're whole Barbies wearing whole vehicles on their backs.
     
  2. siccoyote

    siccoyote Worst side of the fandom

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    If Override is redone I hope it's a deluxe size one similar to the original G1 version, complete with springloaded guns, but with better articulation. The Legend class one just doesn't cut it.
     
  3. Johntimus Prime

    Johntimus Prime Where's my perfect Legends-scale Ultra Magnus?

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    But the Legends one is a lazy redeco. That counts for something, yeah?
     
  4. Thelonicon

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    Why do you keep calling shellformers "Barbies"? It's kind of off-putting, and there are literally tons of non-female shellformers like half the BW Neo line, AOE Galvatron, AOE Leader Optimus, and a bunch of others.

    Some shellformers manage to still be kind of interesting in the way their pieces fit together. Although some figures are just partial shellformers and I think those were the ones that Johntimus was defending. For example RID Strongarm has half her vehicle mode on her back, but her legs still form the bed and her arms form the front bumper.
     
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    i'd love new triggerbots/cons.

    who's with me?
     
  6. snoopcow

    snoopcow Mold hoarder

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    aoe galvatron is worse than leader prime, at least for prime his legs transform, lol
     
  7. Magnusfan

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    I agree that the most likely situation is a repaint of the Takara Deluxe Groove into a Deluxe Override, he already has the two guns to replicate the triggerbot gimmick.

    Also, BW2 didn't have any heinous shellformers, that's BW Neo's shtick.
     
  8. Obsidian X

    Obsidian X Dork of the moon

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    *Raises hand*
     
  9. PredaConvoy

    PredaConvoy Rogue Tripredacus Agent

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    I just got that lazy repaint in the post last week, and he kicks ass, makes legends Groove look like the shabby twin. I'm all for triggerbots and more leftfield characters coming back, but for this trademark I would also like a good deluxe Cybertron Override. Just gimme a combiner wars mirage with a new front end and an aerialbot with reverse wings for the other two triggerbots to balance it out. :) 
     
  10. Johntimus Prime

    Johntimus Prime Where's my perfect Legends-scale Ultra Magnus?

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    I like Arcee's mold, and even her wavemate Chromia is a partial shellformer. I'm more critical of beast shellformers because bits of animal hanging off awkwardly looks far worse than bits of vehicle, IMO.

    Anyway, I doubt we'll get a new Override based on the original car from G1, but if they plan to include Targetmasters in TR (which is possible given the rumored movie toys, and they'd likely be given those if anything), who knows?
     
  11. WishfulThinking

    WishfulThinking The world has moved on...we've always said.

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    Why would you expect them to use the same mold?
     
  12. N_M_S

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    I could see a new Cybertron Override being recoloured/retooled into an Elita-One, as well as a new Blurr AND even possibly a (Hot) Rodimus. They've gone to town on the CW recolour/retools, so I pretty much expect that to be a continuing trend (not that it always hasn't been to some degree).
     
  13. Autovolt 127

    Autovolt 127 Get In The Titan, Prime!

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    Oh man i don't know how i'd feel about that.

    yeah it should be interesting how Takara will handle it.

    I can dig that.
     
  14. Movie Convoy

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    Would you rather have had the toys of the Transformers that were made by KSI be designed to be/ released as 2-in-1 KRE-O sets? Because that is the only way they could have made the toys of those Transformers be as clean and kibble-free in robot mode as their respective digital animation models. I mean, did you see anything on their robot modes that would have made it possible for HasTak to convert those digital models into decently well articulated robotic action figures whose transformations are somewhat easy for children ages 8 and up to figure out while also being able to actually transform?!
     
  15. Johntimus Prime

    Johntimus Prime Where's my perfect Legends-scale Ultra Magnus?

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    Considering, too, that AoE Galvatron used a transformation method that would be physically impossible to translate to a toy, I'm not sure what else they could have done. Blame Bay for that one.
     
  16. TFW10

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    override might look similar to strongarm in rid2015

    i don't want her to look like another arcee
     
  17. Johntimus Prime

    Johntimus Prime Where's my perfect Legends-scale Ultra Magnus?

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    Damn fembots all look the same...
     
  18. Movie Convoy

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    Well, in my opinion, Partsformers/ KRE-Oformers are much much much worse than shellformers. In fact I want to completely dismantle, repackage, and sell all of my KRE-O sets.
     
  19. Johntimus Prime

    Johntimus Prime Where's my perfect Legends-scale Ultra Magnus?

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    As far as design goes, I consider partsforming a greater sin than shellforming. Partsforming is the epitome of lazy because it's akin to taking apart a set of blocks and reconfiguring them. Thank goodness that after G1 partsforming fell almost entirely to the wayside.