[Cybertronian] Squawktalk a Parrot?
ZacWilliam05
I finally managed to find a copy of the Pretender/Powermaster
era issue of Antarctic's Cybertronian Guide. Great magazine,
as always, really neat info and great pics of everything. It's a
joy to see a good guide to these years that the woefully
incomplete Schaffer's guide short-shifted.
I'm currious though about the listing of Squawktalk's
alternate mode as being a parrot. I don't doubt the info
it seems I recall something about him beign one
floating somewhere iin the back of my mind, but I'm
really curious where exactly that identification comes from.
Is it stated on his package or elsewhere?
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Zobovor the Boxing Kangaroo
>I'm really curious where exactly that identification comes from.
>Is it stated on his package or elsewhere?
I can't say I remember hearing this one anywhere, and I think such a unique
designation would have stuck with me if I'd seen it on the Hasbro packaging.
It certainly makes *sense* for him to be a parrot, being all talkative and all,
but...
Maybe it's a Takara thing.
Suspsy
> I'm currious though about the listing of Squawktalk's
> alternate mode as being a parrot. I don't doubt the info
> it seems I recall something about him beign one
> floating somewhere iin the back of my mind, but I'm
> really curious where exactly that identification comes from.
> Is it stated on his package or elsewhere?
It's not mentioned in his tech spec, but I think it can be inferred from his
name if nothing else. Squawking and talking are attributed to parrots much
more so than other birds.
Susp
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JORDAN L DERBER
Zobovor the Boxing Kangaroo <zob...@aol.com> wrote:
>It certainly makes *sense* for him to be a parrot, being all talkative and all,
>but...
>
>Maybe it's a Takara thing.
Hmm, no, according to the mail-in form (the only way Squawkbox was
available in Japan), he's comprised of a gorilla and an eagle. I think
Doug's got some explaining to do...
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>I'm really curious where exactly that identification comes from.
>>Is it stated on his package or elsewhere?
No, I have a packaged one, and nowhere does it say or imply that he is a
parrot.
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Derik Smith
>Hmm, no, according to the mail-in form (the only
>way Squawkbox was available in Japan), he's
>comprised of a gorilla and an eagle. I think
>Doug's got some explaining to do...
Ah, good to know. This clears up my confusion. I have Sqwaktalk, he's
probably among my favorite G1 TF's EVER... and his head looks NOTHING like a
parrot. Eagle is much more appropriate. Preybird he is.
-Derik
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Suspsy
> Hmm, no, according to the mail-in form (the only way Squawkbox was
> available in Japan), he's comprised of a gorilla and an eagle. I think
> Doug's got some explaining to do...
I think Doug and Harold are knowledgeable and professional enough not to
label Squawktalk a parrot without something to back up that decision. I'll
trust them over some mail-in form any day, thank you very much.
Susp
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primus16
> In article <20020602004926...@mb-df.aol.com>,
> Zobovor the Boxing Kangaroo <zob...@aol.com> wrote:
> >It certainly makes *sense* for him to be a parrot, being all talkative
and all,
> >but...
> >
> >Maybe it's a Takara thing.
>
> Hmm, no, according to the mail-in form (the only way Squawkbox was
> available in Japan), he's comprised of a gorilla and an eagle. I think
> Doug's got some explaining to do...
>
I bought mine from the Sears catalog outlet store back when most small towns
had them.
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Suspsy <danie...@rogers.com> wrote:
>I think Doug and Harold are knowledgeable and professional enough not to
>label Squawktalk a parrot without something to back up that decision. I'll
>trust them over some mail-in form any day, thank you very much.
I'm not questioning their knowledgeability, but they've made mistakes
before. If you're going to take the word of fans over an official source
(if you'd like I could possibly get the verdict from the designer himself,
I've met Mr. Doi once before), that's your perogative.
Seems like the info in Cybertronian isn't based on anything official other
than it somewhat matching his Tech Specs personality, but if they have
something to back it up, it would be somewhat interesting. His toy design
looks nothing like a parrot, however.
Don't see any reason to doubt the validity of the mail-in form, either, as
it correctly labeled Nightbeat as a Porsche.
PerceptorG1
"Suspsy" <danie...@rogers.com> writes:
>I think Doug and Harold are knowledgeable and professional enough not to
>label Squawktalk a parrot without something to back up that decision. I'll
>trust them over some mail-in form any day, thank you very much.
But the mail-in form was from the toy company, I think they would know better
than the fans since they invented the toys.....
Aaron F. Bourque
Tel that to Hun-ger (or is it Hun-grr?). And Doubledealer
supposedly transforms into an eagle, too, when he looks much
more like a vulture. And . . .
Aaron "The Mad Whitaker" Bourque; wasn't Airrazor supposed to
be an eagle too, at some point?
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> > Hmm, no, according to the mail-in form (the only way Squawkbox was
> > available in Japan), he's comprised of a gorilla and an eagle. I think
> > Doug's got some explaining to do...
>
> had them.
What about most towns *in Japan*? Jordan was referring specifically to
his Japanese availability. Read his statement again. ^_~
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Douglas W. Dlin
simply inferred that Squawktalk was intended to be a parrot, despite its
more bird-of-prey look, because of the tech spec write-up. You'll note
we say it more resembles a hawk, though. :-) Harold may have had some
other, additional rationale when we assembled that page; time has fuzzed
my memories of the moment we did that write-up.
With no bird type specified on its packaging, Squawktalk's alt mode
seems to have generally been accepted as a parrot up until now anyway,
hasn't it? Rob Jung's Toy List agrees with that interpretation.
Sipher's Variations List calls it a condor, though. :-S
At any rate, I don't know that anyone's spoken up before about the
Japanese mail-in insert calling Squawktalk an eagle. While it doesn't
exactly fit the toy's tech spec profile in terms of gabbiness, it's
certainly as close as we've ever had to an official designation for the
alt mode.
Thanks to all who responded/commented.
Doug Dlin
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