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Shattered Glass Jetfire on Hasbro Pulse
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Zobovor
Jul 13, 2021, 11:25:03 PM7/13/21
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It's Transformer Tuesday, so there was another drop today:
https://hasbropulse.com/products/transformers-generations-shattered-glass-jetfire
He's mostly black with purple, and a green cockpit. So, similar to Skywarp's color scheme, but not quite. He ships on January 4, 2022.
At $91.99, I'm not sure who this toy is for. That's not an impulse purchase; that's a major life decision. I would need to have enormous love for a character, or the toy would need to fill an important place in my collection, for me to want to drop almost $100. Black and purple Jetfire is neither.
(Also, in the context of Shattered Glass, how does this work? Was Jetfire once a heroic Decepticon before breaking bad and defecting to the evil Autobots?)
I've been thinking a lot about this toy and what it represents. I would venture that it's probably not on most people's "must have" list, but perhaps their "I'll buy it because it looks cool" list. I've been known to make an impulsive $20 purchase here and there, but that's about as high as I tend to go. I mean, Kingdom T-Wrecks is available now, but that's $50 I could spend on something I actually want. I can afford as many toys as I can find room for, but I spent a long time pinching pennies so in some ways I still have this awkward relationship with money.
My point is that I like that Hasbro perceives Transformers as a strong enough brand, one that is performing well enough, that they're willing to throw random $100 toys at consumers and basically go, "Well, if you're willing to drop twenty bucks on a bone dinosaur if we call it Transmutate, how about this guy?" And it points favorably towards the idea that we might one day get Omega Supreme in that fancy blue-and-white Guardian Robot color scheme, which for the record I would buy in a heartbeat. I wouldn't even have to think about it. I've got the CSC number on the back of my credit card memorized.
Zob (sometimes I buy things and leave them in the van, because I can't figure out where to put them)
https://hasbropulse.com/products/transformers-generations-shattered-glass-jetfire
He's mostly black with purple, and a green cockpit. So, similar to Skywarp's color scheme, but not quite. He ships on January 4, 2022.
At $91.99, I'm not sure who this toy is for. That's not an impulse purchase; that's a major life decision. I would need to have enormous love for a character, or the toy would need to fill an important place in my collection, for me to want to drop almost $100. Black and purple Jetfire is neither.
(Also, in the context of Shattered Glass, how does this work? Was Jetfire once a heroic Decepticon before breaking bad and defecting to the evil Autobots?)
I've been thinking a lot about this toy and what it represents. I would venture that it's probably not on most people's "must have" list, but perhaps their "I'll buy it because it looks cool" list. I've been known to make an impulsive $20 purchase here and there, but that's about as high as I tend to go. I mean, Kingdom T-Wrecks is available now, but that's $50 I could spend on something I actually want. I can afford as many toys as I can find room for, but I spent a long time pinching pennies so in some ways I still have this awkward relationship with money.
My point is that I like that Hasbro perceives Transformers as a strong enough brand, one that is performing well enough, that they're willing to throw random $100 toys at consumers and basically go, "Well, if you're willing to drop twenty bucks on a bone dinosaur if we call it Transmutate, how about this guy?" And it points favorably towards the idea that we might one day get Omega Supreme in that fancy blue-and-white Guardian Robot color scheme, which for the record I would buy in a heartbeat. I wouldn't even have to think about it. I've got the CSC number on the back of my credit card memorized.
Zob (sometimes I buy things and leave them in the van, because I can't figure out where to put them)
Codigo Postal
Jul 14, 2021, 12:00:20 AM7/14/21
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I think it speaks to the health of the brand that Hasbro thinks they can make a profit of obscura and even random non-homages. A far cry from
the 90s.
Past a certain point, money's ability to bring you happiness is subject to the law of diminishing returns.
Plastic therapy robots, on the other hand, are an inexhaustible source of constant joy forever.
Dave Van Domelen
Jul 14, 2021, 1:42:46 PM7/14/21
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This is one of the "repurposed" toys that was considered to be part of
the Shattered Glass universe, a Henkei "Black Jetfire" deco. Jetfire
otherwise never appeared in previous SG lore.
So, this is for people who want Japanese redecos, I guess. I wouldn't
be surprised if $92 is way cheaper than the Henkei toy.
Personally, I might have been tempted if they made him Starscream
colored, to go along with Jetfire-colored SG Starscream. (Not that I ordered
SG Starscream, because I have enough of the Siege Seeker deco.)
Dave Van Domelen, would have much preferred a SG Soundwave for the fifth
toy.
the Shattered Glass universe, a Henkei "Black Jetfire" deco. Jetfire
otherwise never appeared in previous SG lore.
So, this is for people who want Japanese redecos, I guess. I wouldn't
be surprised if $92 is way cheaper than the Henkei toy.
Personally, I might have been tempted if they made him Starscream
colored, to go along with Jetfire-colored SG Starscream. (Not that I ordered
SG Starscream, because I have enough of the Siege Seeker deco.)
Dave Van Domelen, would have much preferred a SG Soundwave for the fifth
toy.
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