>>6019861Usually with the toys, specifically hasbro versions they remain in bot mode where they are most recognizable, from key memory very few movie toys even in takara's movie advanced line were in bot mode, mainly because window box displays showing the product.
Takara legends differ in this regard of course, now back to the topic, perhaps its several factors for mp36, safety, retail responsibilities and space conservation.
The safety of a figure is paramount, in robot they can better distribute knocks and bumps as their joints are flexing, I worried with mp mp hasbro seekers being in jet mode because their nose cones extend to the end of the packaging, but if the bot mode is compact enough it could also "brace" the figure which is where most mp cars lie, as for retail responsibilities there is a CHANCE even japanese domestic customs may pull a red flag if they see a gun on the scanner, or even if some punk rips it out of a box somehow and robs the place, then space conservation which when you compare hasbro and takara differ, hasbro went to bot mode on their cars as an excuse to use a bigger box to help warrant a higher price, takara aimed to keep it slimmer.
There is also another simpler explanation, the box size dimensions
>>6019739See how similar to mp10, could be an excuse to have them sit side by side, he could even be packaged almost the same way aside from the gunstock and silencer replacing the trailer, meaning gun or robot is redundant, though being in bot could cause retailers less hassle, regardless of region.
That said if he's in gun mode I'll be shocked, yes he's complex, but mp's aren't made to infuriate people, fun and intuitive they have been from mp10 onwards, mp36 just has a shitload of folding panels
