>>10580005>Tat's like saying G2 is literally G1 because it's the same continuityYes, in terms of aesthetic, they were intended to co-exist with each other in a single universe. That's why so many G2 characters are direct repaints of their G1 counterparts. But G1, Beast Wars, and Beast Wars II/Neo all have canonical intersections in which they are visually concurrent with eachother (picrel). G1 Optimus, Beast Wars Primal, and Leo Prime were all originally intended to share a continuity during their earliest iterations. And if they ever make a Legacy Big Convoy, he will look similar to his original anime/toy design for the exact same reason, just as G2 Laser Prime and all the other G2 bots exist within Legacy without any real "reimagining".
Christ, I figured the lot of you would be autistic enough to understand this without the need for explanation.