Talk:Grotusque - Revision history

Saix: ok

2020-09-14T01:20:19Z

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	:That makes a large amount of sense. Works for me. -- [[User:Repowers\|Repowers]] 17:35, 2 September 2009 (EDT)		:That makes a large amount of sense. Works for me. -- [[User:Repowers\|Repowers]] 17:35, 2 September 2009 (EDT)
	:I don't think his monster mode has any canonical title except "monster" or "creature." However, his name conveys "grotesque" in the sense of being "ugly and horrible" as opposed to the sense of being... a stone-carved monster statue thing. Likewise, Repugnus sounds like "repulsive" in the, well, "ugly and horrible" sense, as opposed to the original Latin roots of simply pushing something backwards. Given the extreme obscurity of the latter definition, and the fact that the Wikipedia article specifically says grotesque-statues were not the same thing as gargoyles, I'm going to switch it back but include the statue mention as a "note." I hope that's okay. --[[User:Thylacine 2000\|Thylacine 2000]] 17:38, 2 September 2009 (EDT)		:I don't think his monster mode has any canonical title except "monster" or "creature." However, his name conveys "grotesque" in the sense of being "ugly and horrible" as opposed to the sense of being... a stone-carved monster statue thing. Likewise, Repugnus sounds like "repulsive" in the, well, "ugly and horrible" sense, as opposed to the original Latin roots of simply pushing something backwards. Given the extreme obscurity of the latter definition, and the fact that the Wikipedia article specifically says grotesque-statues were not the same thing as gargoyles, I'm going to switch it back but include the statue mention as a "note." I hope that's okay. --[[User:Thylacine 2000\|Thylacine 2000]] 17:38, 2 September 2009 (EDT)
	~~:I always called him a winged space gopher, personally. [[User:TheHoodedTeddy13\|TheHoodedTeddy13]] ([[User talk:TheHoodedTeddy13\|talk]]) 20:55, 13 September 2020 (EDT)~~

	== Mistransformation ==		== Mistransformation ==

TheHoodedTeddy13: /* Alt Mode identity */ just a joke

2020-09-14T00:55:14Z

Alt Mode identity: just a joke

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	:That makes a large amount of sense. Works for me. -- [[User:Repowers\|Repowers]] 17:35, 2 September 2009 (EDT)		:That makes a large amount of sense. Works for me. -- [[User:Repowers\|Repowers]] 17:35, 2 September 2009 (EDT)
	:I don't think his monster mode has any canonical title except "monster" or "creature." However, his name conveys "grotesque" in the sense of being "ugly and horrible" as opposed to the sense of being... a stone-carved monster statue thing. Likewise, Repugnus sounds like "repulsive" in the, well, "ugly and horrible" sense, as opposed to the original Latin roots of simply pushing something backwards. Given the extreme obscurity of the latter definition, and the fact that the Wikipedia article specifically says grotesque-statues were not the same thing as gargoyles, I'm going to switch it back but include the statue mention as a "note." I hope that's okay. --[[User:Thylacine 2000\|Thylacine 2000]] 17:38, 2 September 2009 (EDT)		:I don't think his monster mode has any canonical title except "monster" or "creature." However, his name conveys "grotesque" in the sense of being "ugly and horrible" as opposed to the sense of being... a stone-carved monster statue thing. Likewise, Repugnus sounds like "repulsive" in the, well, "ugly and horrible" sense, as opposed to the original Latin roots of simply pushing something backwards. Given the extreme obscurity of the latter definition, and the fact that the Wikipedia article specifically says grotesque-statues were not the same thing as gargoyles, I'm going to switch it back but include the statue mention as a "note." I hope that's okay. --[[User:Thylacine 2000\|Thylacine 2000]] 17:38, 2 September 2009 (EDT)
			:I always called him a winged space gopher, personally. [[User:TheHoodedTeddy13\|TheHoodedTeddy13]] ([[User talk:TheHoodedTeddy13\|talk]]) 20:55, 13 September 2020 (EDT)

	== Mistransformation ==		== Mistransformation ==

LV at 14:33, 29 March 2011

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	::::Repugnus or Grotesque? -[[User:Derik\|Derik]] 15:29, 28 September 2006 (UTC)		::::Repugnus or Grotesque? -[[User:Derik\|Derik]] 15:29, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
			Have we just decided that his intro paragraph isn't going to mention that he was one of Starscream's TWW Predacons? That's where the "former Decepticon" thing comes from, as per his Dreamwave section and the TWW Predacon page. -[[User:LV\|LV]] 10:33, 29 March 2011 (EDT)

	== Alt Mode identity ==		== Alt Mode identity ==

LV: /* Color corect toy pic? */

2011-03-29T13:45:44Z

Color corect toy pic?

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	Our toy pic here is Way brighter and also way pinker than the actual toy. (Someone called him pink on alspark and I think this misleading pic might be why.) His toy is really more a darkish maroony-red. Would it be acceptable to use photoshop to try and "color correct" the pic closer to the actual toy? --[[Special:Contributions/76.28.76.206\|76.28.76.206]] 08:13, 29 March 2011 (EDT)		Our toy pic here is Way brighter and also way pinker than the actual toy. (Someone called him pink on alspark and I think this misleading pic might be why.) His toy is really more a darkish maroony-red. Would it be acceptable to use photoshop to try and "color correct" the pic closer to the actual toy? --[[Special:Contributions/76.28.76.206\|76.28.76.206]] 08:13, 29 March 2011 (EDT)
	:I think it'd be better to retake the photo. --[[User:Khajidha\|Khajidha]] 08:30, 29 March 2011 (EDT)		:I think it'd be better to retake the photo. --[[User:Khajidha\|Khajidha]] 08:30, 29 March 2011 (EDT)
			::Grotusque is pretty pink, albeit maybe a little less pink than seen here. If yours is a dark maroon, he's probably yellowed. That happened to a bunch of my Sparkstalkers. -[[User:LV\|LV]] 09:45, 29 March 2011 (EDT)

Khajidha: /* Color corect toy pic? */

2011-03-29T12:30:11Z

Color corect toy pic?

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	Our toy pic here is Way brighter and also way pinker than the actual toy. (Someone called him pink on alspark and I think this misleading pic might be why.) His toy is really more a darkish maroony-red. Would it be acceptable to use photoshop to try and "color correct" the pic closer to the actual toy? --[[Special:Contributions/76.28.76.206\|76.28.76.206]] 08:13, 29 March 2011 (EDT)		Our toy pic here is Way brighter and also way pinker than the actual toy. (Someone called him pink on alspark and I think this misleading pic might be why.) His toy is really more a darkish maroony-red. Would it be acceptable to use photoshop to try and "color correct" the pic closer to the actual toy? --[[Special:Contributions/76.28.76.206\|76.28.76.206]] 08:13, 29 March 2011 (EDT)
			:I think it'd be better to retake the photo. --[[User:Khajidha\|Khajidha]] 08:30, 29 March 2011 (EDT)

76.28.76.206: /* Colr corect toy pic? */

2011-03-29T12:14:31Z

Colr corect toy pic?

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	I think a picture of the mistransformation would be beneficial to this page. Besides, wasn't the toy shown in that form in the original catalogs? --[[User:Khajidha\|Khajidha]] 08:08, 12 November 2010 (EST)		I think a picture of the mistransformation would be beneficial to this page. Besides, wasn't the toy shown in that form in the original catalogs? --[[User:Khajidha\|Khajidha]] 08:08, 12 November 2010 (EST)

	== ~~Colr~~ corect toy pic? ==		== Color corect toy pic? ==


	Our toy pic here is Way brighter and also way pinker than the actual toy. (Someone called him pink on alspark and I think this misleading pic might be why.) His toy is really more a darkish maroony-red. Would it be acceptable to use photoshop to try and "color correct" the pic closer to the actual toy? --[[Special:Contributions/76.28.76.206\|76.28.76.206]] 08:13, 29 March 2011 (EDT)		Our toy pic here is Way brighter and also way pinker than the actual toy. (Someone called him pink on alspark and I think this misleading pic might be why.) His toy is really more a darkish maroony-red. Would it be acceptable to use photoshop to try and "color correct" the pic closer to the actual toy? --[[Special:Contributions/76.28.76.206\|76.28.76.206]] 08:13, 29 March 2011 (EDT)

76.28.76.206: /* Colr corect toy pic? */ new section

2011-03-29T12:13:53Z

Colr corect toy pic?: new section

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	I think a picture of the mistransformation would be beneficial to this page. Besides, wasn't the toy shown in that form in the original catalogs? --[[User:Khajidha\|Khajidha]] 08:08, 12 November 2010 (EST)		I think a picture of the mistransformation would be beneficial to this page. Besides, wasn't the toy shown in that form in the original catalogs? --[[User:Khajidha\|Khajidha]] 08:08, 12 November 2010 (EST)

			== Colr corect toy pic? ==


			Our toy pic here is Way brighter and also way pinker than the actual toy. (Someone called him pink on alspark and I think this misleading pic might be why.) His toy is really more a darkish maroony-red. Would it be acceptable to use photoshop to try and "color correct" the pic closer to the actual toy? --[[Special:Contributions/76.28.76.206\|76.28.76.206]] 08:13, 29 March 2011 (EDT)

Khajidha: /* Mistransformation */ new section

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Mistransformation: new section

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	:That makes a large amount of sense. Works for me. -- [[User:Repowers\|Repowers]] 17:35, 2 September 2009 (EDT)		:That makes a large amount of sense. Works for me. -- [[User:Repowers\|Repowers]] 17:35, 2 September 2009 (EDT)
	:I don't think his monster mode has any canonical title except "monster" or "creature." However, his name conveys "grotesque" in the sense of being "ugly and horrible" as opposed to the sense of being... a stone-carved monster statue thing. Likewise, Repugnus sounds like "repulsive" in the, well, "ugly and horrible" sense, as opposed to the original Latin roots of simply pushing something backwards. Given the extreme obscurity of the latter definition, and the fact that the Wikipedia article specifically says grotesque-statues were not the same thing as gargoyles, I'm going to switch it back but include the statue mention as a "note." I hope that's okay. --[[User:Thylacine 2000\|Thylacine 2000]] 17:38, 2 September 2009 (EDT)		:I don't think his monster mode has any canonical title except "monster" or "creature." However, his name conveys "grotesque" in the sense of being "ugly and horrible" as opposed to the sense of being... a stone-carved monster statue thing. Likewise, Repugnus sounds like "repulsive" in the, well, "ugly and horrible" sense, as opposed to the original Latin roots of simply pushing something backwards. Given the extreme obscurity of the latter definition, and the fact that the Wikipedia article specifically says grotesque-statues were not the same thing as gargoyles, I'm going to switch it back but include the statue mention as a "note." I hope that's okay. --[[User:Thylacine 2000\|Thylacine 2000]] 17:38, 2 September 2009 (EDT)

			== Mistransformation ==

			I think a picture of the mistransformation would be beneficial to this page. Besides, wasn't the toy shown in that form in the original catalogs? --[[User:Khajidha\|Khajidha]] 08:08, 12 November 2010 (EST)

Thylacine 2000: /* Alt Mode identity */

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Alt Mode identity

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	Currently the text describes Grotusque as transforming into a "robotic winged sabertooth tiger". Based on the look this has with his hunched posture, especially considering his name, I'm more inclined to assume he turns into a ''grotesque''- [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grotesque#In_architecture\|also called a gargoyle]]. I'm going to go ahead and change it, but if there's some source that contradicts this, feel free to switch it back. [[User:Ayellowbirds\|Ayellowbirds]] 17:22, 2 September 2009 (EDT)		Currently the text describes Grotusque as transforming into a "robotic winged sabertooth tiger". Based on the look this has with his hunched posture, especially considering his name, I'm more inclined to assume he turns into a ''grotesque''- [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grotesque#In_architecture\|also called a gargoyle]]. I'm going to go ahead and change it, but if there's some source that contradicts this, feel free to switch it back. [[User:Ayellowbirds\|Ayellowbirds]] 17:22, 2 September 2009 (EDT)
	:That makes a large amount of sense. Works for me. -- [[User:Repowers\|Repowers]] 17:35, 2 September 2009 (EDT)		:That makes a large amount of sense. Works for me. -- [[User:Repowers\|Repowers]] 17:35, 2 September 2009 (EDT)
			:I don't think his monster mode has any canonical title except "monster" or "creature." However, his name conveys "grotesque" in the sense of being "ugly and horrible" as opposed to the sense of being... a stone-carved monster statue thing. Likewise, Repugnus sounds like "repulsive" in the, well, "ugly and horrible" sense, as opposed to the original Latin roots of simply pushing something backwards. Given the extreme obscurity of the latter definition, and the fact that the Wikipedia article specifically says grotesque-statues were not the same thing as gargoyles, I'm going to switch it back but include the statue mention as a "note." I hope that's okay. --[[User:Thylacine 2000\|Thylacine 2000]] 17:38, 2 September 2009 (EDT)

Repowers: /* Alt Mode identity */

2009-09-02T21:35:39Z

Alt Mode identity

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	== Alt Mode identity ==		== Alt Mode identity ==
	Currently the text describes Grotusque as transforming into a "robotic winged sabertooth tiger". Based on the look this has with his hunched posture, especially considering his name, I'm more inclined to assume he turns into a ''grotesque''- [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grotesque#In_architecture\|also called a gargoyle]]. I'm going to go ahead and change it, but if there's some source that contradicts this, feel free to switch it back. [[User:Ayellowbirds\|Ayellowbirds]] 17:22, 2 September 2009 (EDT)		Currently the text describes Grotusque as transforming into a "robotic winged sabertooth tiger". Based on the look this has with his hunched posture, especially considering his name, I'm more inclined to assume he turns into a ''grotesque''- [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grotesque#In_architecture\|also called a gargoyle]]. I'm going to go ahead and change it, but if there's some source that contradicts this, feel free to switch it back. [[User:Ayellowbirds\|Ayellowbirds]] 17:22, 2 September 2009 (EDT)
			:That makes a large amount of sense. Works for me. -- [[User:Repowers\|Repowers]] 17:35, 2 September 2009 (EDT)

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	Our toy pic here is Way brighter and also way pinker than the actual toy. (Someone called him pink on alspark and I think this misleading pic might be why.) His toy is really more a darkish maroony-red. Would it be acceptable to use photoshop to try and "color correct" the pic closer to the actual toy? --[[Special:Contributions/76.28.76.206\|76.28.76.206]] 08:13, 29 March 2011 (EDT)		Our toy pic here is Way brighter and also way pinker than the actual toy. (Someone called him pink on alspark and I think this misleading pic might be why.) His toy is really more a darkish maroony-red. Would it be acceptable to use photoshop to try and "color correct" the pic closer to the actual toy? --[[Special:Contributions/76.28.76.206\|76.28.76.206]] 08:13, 29 March 2011 (EDT)
	:I think it'd be better to retake the photo. --[[User:Khajidha\|Khajidha]] 08:30, 29 March 2011 (EDT)		:I think it'd be better to retake the photo. --[[User:Khajidha\|Khajidha]] 08:30, 29 March 2011 (EDT)
			::Grotusque is pretty pink, albeit maybe a little less pink than seen here. If yours is a dark maroon, he's probably yellowed. That happened to a bunch of my Sparkstalkers. -[[User:LV\|LV]] 09:45, 29 March 2011 (EDT)

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	Currently the text describes Grotusque as transforming into a "robotic winged sabertooth tiger". Based on the look this has with his hunched posture, especially considering his name, I'm more inclined to assume he turns into a ''grotesque''- [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grotesque#In_architecture\|also called a gargoyle]]. I'm going to go ahead and change it, but if there's some source that contradicts this, feel free to switch it back. [[User:Ayellowbirds\|Ayellowbirds]] 17:22, 2 September 2009 (EDT)		Currently the text describes Grotusque as transforming into a "robotic winged sabertooth tiger". Based on the look this has with his hunched posture, especially considering his name, I'm more inclined to assume he turns into a ''grotesque''- [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grotesque#In_architecture\|also called a gargoyle]]. I'm going to go ahead and change it, but if there's some source that contradicts this, feel free to switch it back. [[User:Ayellowbirds\|Ayellowbirds]] 17:22, 2 September 2009 (EDT)
	:That makes a large amount of sense. Works for me. -- [[User:Repowers\|Repowers]] 17:35, 2 September 2009 (EDT)		:That makes a large amount of sense. Works for me. -- [[User:Repowers\|Repowers]] 17:35, 2 September 2009 (EDT)
			:I don't think his monster mode has any canonical title except "monster" or "creature." However, his name conveys "grotesque" in the sense of being "ugly and horrible" as opposed to the sense of being... a stone-carved monster statue thing. Likewise, Repugnus sounds like "repulsive" in the, well, "ugly and horrible" sense, as opposed to the original Latin roots of simply pushing something backwards. Given the extreme obscurity of the latter definition, and the fact that the Wikipedia article specifically says grotesque-statues were not the same thing as gargoyles, I'm going to switch it back but include the statue mention as a "note." I hope that's okay. --[[User:Thylacine 2000\|Thylacine 2000]] 17:38, 2 September 2009 (EDT)