Kind of a dumb idea, but it would be cool if they made....

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  1. Ikkstakk

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    I want Hallmark Christmas tree ornaments that are more than just replicas of the old G1 toys. I had a few ideas years ago that I posted here somewhere, and I'll put them here too.
    • Ravage, curled up sleeping amidst wrapping paper he's shredded like the adorable destructo-kitty he is
    • Unicron in a Santa suit with Megatron sitting on his knee in the classic "what do you want for Christmas" pose
    • Seaspray ice-skating on a frozen pond
    • Metroplex in city mode, towers capped with snow, with reindeer and a sleigh parked next to a chimney and a light-up feature Christmas village-style (this one would sit under the tree rather than hang on it)
    I think a legit 3rd party could get a license from Hasbro and go to town with this idea, since these wouldn't transform or even have moving parts. But those boring G1 toy ornaments don't do anything for me. I want some whimsy in my ornaments.
     
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  2. Xaran Alamas

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    I am astonished that Hasbro and Amazon haven't done this or at least an Amazon/UPS coloured Optimus Prime called Amazon PRIME. It just seems so obvious!
     
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  3. Sixwing

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    That would be cool. You could have Soundwave and the Cassettes singing Christmas carols.
     
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  4. Xaran Alamas

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    In monotone robotic voices
     
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    just for soundwave, I think, but ravage could be mewing to the melody while rumble and frenzy butcher their way through the lyrics to "the twelve days of christmas"
     
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    Here's a dumb idea: A golden samurai which turns into a golden toilet, complete with gold poo in it.

    Oh wait, someone actually made it...
    Toywolf W-01G Dirty Man.
     
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  7. Leopold Xerovsky

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    A soundwave that turns into a microphone. I'm tempted to say that will always be relevant technology, but who knows, maybe someday we'll abandon our ears and communicate via radio waves to our brains.
     
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    A line called Transformers: Reinforcements or something, where the line is composed of all new characters, with some classics thrown in as well.
     
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    While where's talking about dumb ideas, I really wouldn't mind some more cartoony figures that have some kinda expressive posability even in vehicle modes. You know, kinda like how in Transformers Animated some characters could emote even in car mode.
     
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  10. IgnikaMarcus

    IgnikaMarcus Need new Legacy G2 Leadfoot.

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    Why just the torso? Nexus is the whole combiner.
     
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    Follow up to the Gi joe scale calculations based on sunbow charts, Minibots would be 9.8 inches tall, Carbots would be 13, Optimus and Megs would be 22, Devastator 54, and finally, omega supreme would stand at 59! Now a 10 inch sideswipe is starting to sound reasonable...
     
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    Nexus Prime was one of the Thirteen and the first combiner. The combiner is called Nexus Maximus.
    Nexus Prime - Transformers Wiki
    But given Nexus Prime was the original combiner, having him as a Torso who can combine with anyone just seems a logical gimmick.
     
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    Now I'm imagining Shattered Glass Ravage singing very enthusiastically :D 

    And I like the idea of Rumble and Frenzy butchering the Twelve Days of Christmas :D 
     
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  14. IgnikaMarcus

    IgnikaMarcus Need new Legacy G2 Leadfoot.

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    No. He's called Nexus Prime.
    Hasbro and FunPub had to change the name.
     
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    Well the point is it seems like Nexus Prime has at at least one point also been an individual, as far as I can tell, depending on the continuity so it still works.

    But sure a Nexus Prime combiner team would be neat too.

    Edit: Ultimately, if we ever got a line of figures of the Thirteen it seems unlikely we'd get a whole Combiner Team for one Prime. Though I could see a new mold for Nexus Prime as a single bot and torso and maybe repaints of CW and PotP limbs to match.
     
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    I always thought it would be cool to bring back rubsigns, but place them RANDOMLY. Have a wave or two of characters whose bios and morals could easily go either way.
     
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    Or bring back the Mini-spies from G1 and have them do this.
     
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    The mini-spies have not gotten a generations update yet, so it would be cool to see the designers interpret the simple sculpts. Maybe they could have yellow eyes, So you can't tell if they are good or evil until you rub their symbols.
     
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    And definitely have have them under the KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) rule when it comes to the body design. Maybe the 4WD Type (or Jeep Type), Buggy Type, FX-1 Type (based on the Toyota FX-1 concept car), and Porsche Type (based on the Porsche 928) like before and add in 1 or 2 others like a pickup truck or a police car. And maybe more than the original 3 colors or at least change them (like Black, Orange, and Green).
     
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    IgnikaMarcus Need new Legacy G2 Leadfoot.

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    When it comes to Nexus Prime, it's full combiner or bust AFAIC.
     
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