Yeah...no.

 

cool

 

The darker colour simply looks better on Galvatron. As a leader of the Deceptions, a darker purple (imo) seems more appropriate. Gives him a more imperial feeling.

Similarly, if I had a choice between getting a dark grey Megatron or a very pale version, I'd go for the former. (Actual silver would be another matter altogether). Looks more military (and cooler), so to speak.

 

I have no idea what you're reading then.

Probably has to do with the fact that this colour isn't even remotely close to what he looked like in the show.



Also, that's really something else to assume homophobia is behind people not liking a toy. Like, Goddamn dude, for real?

Are you sure? Because I got my Hasbro Galvs right in front of me and the colour is incredibly close to the screencap I posted above. Habsro's is way closer to show-accurate than Takara's. TakTom's is neither the right colour nor dark enough. Hasbro's is pretty much right on the money. Maybe a shade too red a purple, but too dark? No way. A quick glance at the caps on TFWiki's page and I see two from the actual cartoon that are lighter, both from off-animated episodes.






Legends Galvatron isn't even in the right ballpark. It's practically sky blue compared to the animation.

 

Well...

Looks like my memory is wrong again.

 

Hasbro Galvatron looks closer to how Galvatron was colored in comics during the 2000's while Takara Legends Galvatron looks inspired by how Galvatron looked in the Headmasters anime.

 

It was in a Wikipedia article. I don't know what it was about, that I read yesterday. But when I search for the words I remember, I find several articles verifying that lavender is associated with homosexuality in the US and there is even a book called the lavender scare.

I was refering to those people who over the top called the Legends version all kind of extreme negative things, which I can't understand, because the color is really nice. So I thought this was a cultural thing, as I noticed guys from the US are in many ways different from guys in Europe. Especially when it comes to silly little things that they do not deem manly.

So don't speak so condescendingly as if it wouldn't be a possibility, Split Lip. I have met hundreds of thousands of people in my life and have my experiences with all kinds of people. You don't know everything by far.


So again, I wasn't referring to those who just did not like this toy, but those with extremely negative views of this toy in this particular color.


I also don't care for your fancy screenshots. I know myself how deep the purple was in the cartoon. I just think the brighter color looks much nicer. A bit more of a blue-ish tint and it would be perfect.


Also I was just asking, as I never heard of this lavender thing before and I wanted to know from people who might know better.

 

Hm, kind of sounds like the 'flowers are gay' crowd.

Anyway, back to the real topic of this thread, Takara Galvatron is alright - it's just that the colour of TF Galvatron is more striking. Put them side by side and the darker purple of the Hasbro version makes Takara one's pale in comparison.

 

What are we discussing here? Are we trying to pretend the world isn't full of intolerant homophobes? Not to be a downer, but they exist. Racists, sexists... all sadly real.

 

Nope.

 

There are many episodes where he's lighter in Headmasters than that. But not as light as the Takara figure.

 

Personally, I'd rather talk about Galvatron and his fellow TFs around here. If I wanted to discuss folks with various issues, I'll hang around with some of the people I meet in real life. (Sorry, I find the whole lavender thing kind of silly - but maybe that's just me.). I just think that people's reaction to the Galvatron colour schemes is more about aesthetic preferences than anything else.

 

Anyone have instrcutions for Galvatron\'s base mode?

 

ACTUALLY if we want to get technical, Galvatron is THIS color: