>>9388466Ok it might have just been ONE writer.
>When artist/writer Nick Roche was asked to name his least favorite Transformer, he chose Longtooth after only the briefest hesitation.The only significant things he did was uh
>UK-only: got a smol matrix bit from Prime after Longtooth was with a dying fren (who survived) - it was for the buddy but instead Longtooth just kept it, but felt guilty: sends it to Optimus after hearing he lost it>in Marvel US there's some whale thing they encounter while trying to find the matrix, it bit Longtooth's leg off so he went full-Ahab, but let the whale-thing go I thinkThey're like, puzzling stories but not the worst thing I think. I know DJW and a decent bit of fandom hates Beachcomber, probably for being a pacifist, seemingly a hippie - but uh, I got confused, idk if anyone else actively hates/dislikes Longtooth.
>>9388473>none of the inner bots really stood out on their ownYou're not wrong, and they were pretty tiny and uh, a good portion of them have a transformation similar to Cloudraker, i.e. "legs go up to the sides for whatever reason". But they're still pretty charming.
>might as well have been their own, separate figuresBut it's still "iconic" for Bludgeon to be a samurai but ALSO turn into a tank.
>Pretenders just don't work well conceptuallyIt's- I wouldn't want shells again, certainly.
>>9388478>separate action figuresThis seems a bit risky, notably because the inner bots are complete randos. So are the shells but they at least correlate to their name.
>BW Iguanus>Pretender Iguanus>motorcycle IguanusI can't think of any way for pretenders in any shape or form to sell well, I'll buy them happily if they're cheap, but still.
>armor mechanic or Super GinraiI don't think anyone'd buy them if they were more expensive than deluxes or a childhood fave..
>9388472of course, there were no oldfags here and all of them were also driven out because of everyone except (You), my mistake you literal schizo