Talk:Powerdasher - Revision history

ItsWalky at 03:07, 5 May 2013

2013-05-05T03:07:41Z

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	That part of the intro paragraph has been there a long time, but is there any reason to question their level of Transformer sapience? They sound like full-fledged Autobots in their instruction sheet. Friendly, cheerful, and obedient. - [[User:Starfield\|Starfield]] 22:40, 4 May 2013 (EDT)		That part of the intro paragraph has been there a long time, but is there any reason to question their level of Transformer sapience? They sound like full-fledged Autobots in their instruction sheet. Friendly, cheerful, and obedient. - [[User:Starfield\|Starfield]] 22:40, 4 May 2013 (EDT)
	: Seems to be extrapolated from the Dreamwave profile, which calls them "primitive~~" and "recent~~" and "still maturing into their full power levels and personalities." --[[User:ItsWalky\|ItsWalky]] 23:07, 4 May 2013 (EDT)		: Seems to be extrapolated from the Dreamwave profile, which calls them "primitive" and "still maturing into their full power levels and personalities," while being characterized mostly as little helpers for the "real" Autobots. --[[User:ItsWalky\|ItsWalky]] 23:07, 4 May 2013 (EDT)

ItsWalky: /* Question of sapience */

2013-05-05T03:07:00Z

Question of sapience

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	That part of the intro paragraph has been there a long time, but is there any reason to question their level of Transformer sapience? They sound like full-fledged Autobots in their instruction sheet. Friendly, cheerful, and obedient. - [[User:Starfield\|Starfield]] 22:40, 4 May 2013 (EDT)		That part of the intro paragraph has been there a long time, but is there any reason to question their level of Transformer sapience? They sound like full-fledged Autobots in their instruction sheet. Friendly, cheerful, and obedient. - [[User:Starfield\|Starfield]] 22:40, 4 May 2013 (EDT)
			: Seems to be extrapolated from the Dreamwave profile, which calls them "primitive" and "recent" and "still maturing into their full power levels and personalities." --[[User:ItsWalky\|ItsWalky]] 23:07, 4 May 2013 (EDT)

Starfield: /* Question of sapience */ new section

2013-05-05T02:40:38Z

Question of sapience: new section

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	::I'd say the use of Cromar alone is enough precendent for go for separate pages with the nickname template and a few quote marks around their names. -- [[User:Chris McFeely\|Chris McFeely]] 14:41, 28 April 2013 (EDT)		::I'd say the use of Cromar alone is enough precendent for go for separate pages with the nickname template and a few quote marks around their names. -- [[User:Chris McFeely\|Chris McFeely]] 14:41, 28 April 2013 (EDT)
	:::I'm all for that. I got pics of all three... just haven't processed the Drill and Car ones yet. --[[User:M Sipher\|M Sipher]] 17:44, 28 April 2013 (EDT)		:::I'm all for that. I got pics of all three... just haven't processed the Drill and Car ones yet. --[[User:M Sipher\|M Sipher]] 17:44, 28 April 2013 (EDT)

			== Question of sapience ==

			That part of the intro paragraph has been there a long time, but is there any reason to question their level of Transformer sapience? They sound like full-fledged Autobots in their instruction sheet. Friendly, cheerful, and obedient. - [[User:Starfield\|Starfield]] 22:40, 4 May 2013 (EDT)

M Sipher: /* Zetar */

2013-04-28T21:44:46Z

Zetar

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	Okay, so in the Facebook commentary with Roberts for MTMTE #16 he mentions that "we’d seen Zetar in issue #9 (in an advert for bodygloving)". Is this a legit enough source to take Zetar as an official name too? [[User:Jalaguy\|Jalaguy]] 09:08, 28 April 2013 (EDT)		Okay, so in the Facebook commentary with Roberts for MTMTE #16 he mentions that "we’d seen Zetar in issue #9 (in an advert for bodygloving)". Is this a legit enough source to take Zetar as an official name too? [[User:Jalaguy\|Jalaguy]] 09:08, 28 April 2013 (EDT)
	:Anyone? I kinda lean towards creating a page for him with the name. We've used Author commentary to establish names of characters before yes? I'm thinking those gun assasigns from back in WWI.--[[User:ZacWilliam\|ZacWilliam]] 14:03, 28 April 2013 (EDT)		:Anyone? I kinda lean towards creating a page for him with the name. We've used Author commentary to establish names of characters before yes? I'm thinking those gun assasigns from back in WWI.--[[User:ZacWilliam\|ZacWilliam]] 14:03, 28 April 2013 (EDT)
	::I'd say the use of Cromar alone is enough precendent for go for separate pages with the nickname template and a few quote marks around their names. -		::I'd say the use of Cromar alone is enough precendent for go for separate pages with the nickname template and a few quote marks around their names. -- [[User:Chris McFeely\|Chris McFeely]] 14:41, 28 April 2013 (EDT)
	[[User:Chris McFeely\|Chris McFeely]] 14:41, 28 April 2013 (EDT)		:::I'm all for that. I got pics of all three... just haven't processed the Drill and Car ones yet. --[[User:M Sipher\|M Sipher]] 17:44, 28 April 2013 (EDT)

Chris McFeely: /* Zetar */

2013-04-28T18:41:11Z

Zetar

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	Okay, so in the Facebook commentary with Roberts for MTMTE #16 he mentions that "we’d seen Zetar in issue #9 (in an advert for bodygloving)". Is this a legit enough source to take Zetar as an official name too? [[User:Jalaguy\|Jalaguy]] 09:08, 28 April 2013 (EDT)		Okay, so in the Facebook commentary with Roberts for MTMTE #16 he mentions that "we’d seen Zetar in issue #9 (in an advert for bodygloving)". Is this a legit enough source to take Zetar as an official name too? [[User:Jalaguy\|Jalaguy]] 09:08, 28 April 2013 (EDT)
	:Anyone? I kinda lean towards creating a page for him with the name. We've used Author commentary to establish names of characters before yes? I'm thinking those gun assasigns from back in WWI.--[[User:ZacWilliam\|ZacWilliam]] 14:03, 28 April 2013 (EDT)		:Anyone? I kinda lean towards creating a page for him with the name. We've used Author commentary to establish names of characters before yes? I'm thinking those gun assasigns from back in WWI.--[[User:ZacWilliam\|ZacWilliam]] 14:03, 28 April 2013 (EDT)
			::I'd say the use of Cromar alone is enough precendent for go for separate pages with the nickname template and a few quote marks around their names. -
			[[User:Chris McFeely\|Chris McFeely]] 14:41, 28 April 2013 (EDT)

ZacWilliam: /* Zetar */

2013-04-28T18:03:52Z

Zetar

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	==Zetar==		==Zetar==
	Okay, so in the Facebook commentary with Roberts for MTMTE #16 he mentions that "we’d seen Zetar in issue #9 (in an advert for bodygloving)". Is this a legit enough source to take Zetar as an official name too? [[User:Jalaguy\|Jalaguy]] 09:08, 28 April 2013 (EDT)		Okay, so in the Facebook commentary with Roberts for MTMTE #16 he mentions that "we’d seen Zetar in issue #9 (in an advert for bodygloving)". Is this a legit enough source to take Zetar as an official name too? [[User:Jalaguy\|Jalaguy]] 09:08, 28 April 2013 (EDT)
			:Anyone? I kinda lean towards creating a page for him with the name. We've used Author commentary to establish names of characters before yes? I'm thinking those gun assasigns from back in WWI.--[[User:ZacWilliam\|ZacWilliam]] 14:03, 28 April 2013 (EDT)

Jalaguy at 13:08, 28 April 2013

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	Our notes section here says these guys toys were released in 1984, but our G1 US Toyline page lists them as first released in 1985 instead. Anyone got the scoop on which is right? --[[User:ZacWilliam\|ZacWilliam]] 13:01, 20 April 2013 (EDT)		Our notes section here says these guys toys were released in 1984, but our G1 US Toyline page lists them as first released in 1985 instead. Anyone got the scoop on which is right? --[[User:ZacWilliam\|ZacWilliam]] 13:01, 20 April 2013 (EDT)
	:Well, apparently the first flyer from which they were available is copyright dated 1984, but too much probably shouldn't be read into that. All references on here to the Omnibots, released in that same flyer, agree on a 1985 release date, so I'd be tempted to say that's probably the correct date for these guys too. [[User:Jalaguy\|Jalaguy]] 13:09, 20 April 2013 (EDT)		:Well, apparently the first flyer from which they were available is copyright dated 1984, but too much probably shouldn't be read into that. All references on here to the Omnibots, released in that same flyer, agree on a 1985 release date, so I'd be tempted to say that's probably the correct date for these guys too. [[User:Jalaguy\|Jalaguy]] 13:09, 20 April 2013 (EDT)

			==Zetar==
			Okay, so in the Facebook commentary with Roberts for MTMTE #16 he mentions that "we’d seen Zetar in issue #9 (in an advert for bodygloving)". Is this a legit enough source to take Zetar as an official name too? [[User:Jalaguy\|Jalaguy]] 09:08, 28 April 2013 (EDT)

Jalaguy: /* 1984 or 1985? */

2013-04-20T17:09:13Z

1984 or 1985?

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	Our notes section here says these guys toys were released in 1984, but our G1 US Toyline page lists them as first released in 1985 instead. Anyone got the scoop on which is right? --[[User:ZacWilliam\|ZacWilliam]] 13:01, 20 April 2013 (EDT)		Our notes section here says these guys toys were released in 1984, but our G1 US Toyline page lists them as first released in 1985 instead. Anyone got the scoop on which is right? --[[User:ZacWilliam\|ZacWilliam]] 13:01, 20 April 2013 (EDT)
			:Well, apparently the first flyer from which they were available is copyright dated 1984, but too much probably shouldn't be read into that. All references on here to the Omnibots, released in that same flyer, agree on a 1985 release date, so I'd be tempted to say that's probably the correct date for these guys too. [[User:Jalaguy\|Jalaguy]] 13:09, 20 April 2013 (EDT)

ZacWilliam: /* 1984 or 1985? */ new section

2013-04-20T17:01:29Z

1984 or 1985?: new section

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	[http://www.tfrid.com/pictures/Autobot/Autobot21.JPG This scan] from the G1 laserdisc booklet gives the designations "Jet Type", Race Car Type", and "Drill Tank Type". Does anybody care? [[User:Interrobang\|—Interrobang]] 20:04, 5 January 2011 (EST)		[http://www.tfrid.com/pictures/Autobot/Autobot21.JPG This scan] from the G1 laserdisc booklet gives the designations "Jet Type", Race Car Type", and "Drill Tank Type". Does anybody care? [[User:Interrobang\|—Interrobang]] 20:04, 5 January 2011 (EST)

			== 1984 or 1985? ==


			Our notes section here says these guys toys were released in 1984, but our G1 US Toyline page lists them as first released in 1985 instead. Anyone got the scoop on which is right? --[[User:ZacWilliam\|ZacWilliam]] 13:01, 20 April 2013 (EDT)

Interrobang: /* Official designations */ new section

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Official designations: new section

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	I have a faint memory of coming across some material in my youth that called the Powerdasher jet "Orion." Does anyone know what I might be thinking of? Or is my brain just playing its silly ol' pranks on me again? - [[User:Jackpot\|Jackpot]] 03:48, 4 September 2007 (UTC)		I have a faint memory of coming across some material in my youth that called the Powerdasher jet "Orion." Does anyone know what I might be thinking of? Or is my brain just playing its silly ol' pranks on me again? - [[User:Jackpot\|Jackpot]] 03:48, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

			== Official designations ==

			[http://www.tfrid.com/pictures/Autobot/Autobot21.JPG This scan] from the G1 laserdisc booklet gives the designations "Jet Type", Race Car Type", and "Drill Tank Type". Does anybody care? [[User:Interrobang\|—Interrobang]] 20:04, 5 January 2011 (EST)

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	Okay, so in the Facebook commentary with Roberts for MTMTE #16 he mentions that "we’d seen Zetar in issue #9 (in an advert for bodygloving)". Is this a legit enough source to take Zetar as an official name too? [[User:Jalaguy\|Jalaguy]] 09:08, 28 April 2013 (EDT)		Okay, so in the Facebook commentary with Roberts for MTMTE #16 he mentions that "we’d seen Zetar in issue #9 (in an advert for bodygloving)". Is this a legit enough source to take Zetar as an official name too? [[User:Jalaguy\|Jalaguy]] 09:08, 28 April 2013 (EDT)
	:Anyone? I kinda lean towards creating a page for him with the name. We've used Author commentary to establish names of characters before yes? I'm thinking those gun assasigns from back in WWI.--[[User:ZacWilliam\|ZacWilliam]] 14:03, 28 April 2013 (EDT)		:Anyone? I kinda lean towards creating a page for him with the name. We've used Author commentary to establish names of characters before yes? I'm thinking those gun assasigns from back in WWI.--[[User:ZacWilliam\|ZacWilliam]] 14:03, 28 April 2013 (EDT)
	::I'd say the use of Cromar alone is enough precendent for go for separate pages with the nickname template and a few quote marks around their names. -		::I'd say the use of Cromar alone is enough precendent for go for separate pages with the nickname template and a few quote marks around their names. -- [[User:Chris McFeely\|Chris McFeely]] 14:41, 28 April 2013 (EDT)
	[[User:Chris McFeely\|Chris McFeely]] 14:41, 28 April 2013 (EDT)		:::I'm all for that. I got pics of all three... just haven't processed the Drill and Car ones yet. --[[User:M Sipher\|M Sipher]] 17:44, 28 April 2013 (EDT)