#Hasbro Toy

[simeonscott]

Brrrt, bang bang!

[oh-bother-stickers]

[heckyeahponyscans]

So much of the discussion about G5's cancellation centers around its cartoons, and I'm not saying that didn't play a part, but imo the toys themselves and their distribution are waaay more relevant.

Like, the G1 Twice As Fancy ponies weren't in any cartoon at all and they were incredibly popular with kids, because they were pretty pony toys. Most of the G3 ponies weren't in the cartoons, or at best stood around in the background while Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie got all the lines, but kids still wanted them because they were pretty pony toys. Collect them all! And they were easy to find in stores.

G5 had so many repetitions of the Mane 5 (and not even very interesting ones . . . if they'd made an edgy Photo Negative Sunny Starscout I probably would have bought her) and Target, in particular, was so lax about stocking them. Young kids want what they see in front of them, they are the ultimate impulse buyers. (Or impulse beggars I guess, their parents are the buyers.)

Currently Dinosaw has the G5 license in China and guess what! I keep seeing their ponies and thinking "oh that is cute, I want that" because they are innovative. They produce little trinket style blind boxes, nightlights, G5s with brushable hair, and even some brushable hair versions of ponies like Queen Haven and Opaline. Each set seems like something new, not just a repeat.

[cybertron-smash-or-pass]

TF One Sentinel Prime

[ladywaterfall]

Some of my favourite celestial g2 symbols ✨☀️🪐

(Hasbro really thought we wouldn’t notice they reused symbols 🌙)

[oceanicpride]

Top: Hasbro Descendants 3 Uma doll

Bottom: Mattel Descendants: The Rise of Red Uma doll

[primus-why]

I have a reeeeal unreasonable pet peeve with Transformers media where the Cybertronians call themselves "Transformers". I consider it an Earth-made term.

Obviously if, in-context, the Cybertronian is speaking with humans and they adopt the term in acknowledgment it's like this is how Humans identify us.

But if some character who has never been to Earth is like "anyways as a Transformer..." it makes my skin crawl.

[steelthroat]

Okay hear me out for this one...

40 years of franchise

Optimus Prime has had Elita(g1, tfa, and tfe), no? But also that weird tension with Shockwave(g1 idw), Dion (g1), and of course his obsession with Megatron(everything), right?

Okay, so you know... pretty bi to me :D

But then you have Megatron. So with Megatron, you see Kiloton, Ultra Magnus (idw and Netflix trilogy) Rodimus (idw) Starscream(choose your media) and of course his obsession with Optimus Prime, right?

No women, I see no tension with any female-presenting robot in the franchise, right? I remember him being close with elita in the Netflix trilogy before the war broke out, but I don't remember it being a love triangle kind of thing.

And he once said Nightbird was "hot enough to replaced you (Starscream)" when said mech said "she's not so hot" (g1 cartoon)

Other than that nothing.

We have both make and female characters lusting over him, tho. However, he hasn't reciprocated their avances (unicron trilogy)

SO... what I'm trying to say is that nothing in 40 years of franchise negates the possibility of Megatron being gay since Megatron has never hinted any interest towards women or female-presenting robots.

[krkrkrkrkrk1113]

old Hasbro Lps and Mlp toys catalogues

[mlpoutofcontext]

[simeonscott]

The Pensive King.

[actual-haise]

With LB7 on NA now I am once again delighted to inform people that I'm fairly sure from the teeth arrangement that Kireis dinosaur disguise is a Masiakasaurus

[goobersplat]

My Little Pony Mane Six Beanie Babies Lot

[edward18]

Since it's the 40th Year Anniversary for Transformers I decided to make a "poster" of my version to end the year with ^_^

More in gallery: https://www.deviantart.com/warahi/gallery

Discord: discord.gg/zxCJbHz

Always open for commissions.

[tri4ge]

Happy first birthday to the 2023 Furby, here are some sketches from last year