#I feel like the trukk not munky of MLP would be

[heckyeahponyscans]

What TF gen (besides Kiss Players) would you say made the kind of fanbase rift that Pokemon Gen 3 had done (such that there's a separation between those who've only gone through the gens before then & those who've gone through all of them)?

Interesting, I didn't realize Pokemon Gen 3 had that kind of initial effect.

Definitely Beast Wars. A lot of people who grew up watching G1 (which was the entire TF fanbase at the time) initially hated that the robots turned into realistic looking animals instead of vehicles, nor that the toys were completely plastic instead of partly die-cast metal.

However the series gained popularity pretty quickly due to its stellar writing and the reveal that it was in the same continuity as G1. Soon there was a rift between people who still hated it (who REALLY hated it) and those who liked it. Raksha was one of the most famous naysayers of Beast Wars, to the extent that a humorous script at an early BotCon had the lines:

"And now, Optimus Primal, your greatest enemy draws near!"

"Raksha??"

But Raksha was by no means the only fan who disliked Beast Wars, with many taking exception to BW Megatron having the same name as G1 Megatron and complaining that a character named Optimus should turn into a cool truck, not a dumb ape.

This in turn lead to the mocking phrase "trukk not munky" which TFWiki explains "is a phrase used by Transformers fans derisively towards those that complain about changes to the mythos."

These days Beast Wars is held in high regard and if you do hear a complaint, it's usually about its CGI, which was cutting edge in 1998 but looks dated now. Also at this point it's a novelty seeing a Transformers show that doesn't involve Bumblebee.