Talk:Construct-Bots

I think those toys should just be on the Aligned pages. Mimi 22:33, 3 July 2013 (EDT)

I think these toys should have the toyline's actual friggin' name used. --ItsWalky 23:00, 3 July 2013 (EDT)

I know one guy at Toy Fair apparently claimed the faction symbol was an "A", but that isn't borne out by Hasbro's own usage. Their press releases, their display placards at BC, and - seemingly - the filenames of the promo photos they've sent out all refer to the line as "Construct-Bots". Methinks the guy at Toy Fair just found himself saying it wrong and came up with a CYA. -LV 23:20, 3 July 2013 (EDT)

Dammit, and every preorder page on the internet uses the A. --ItsWalky 23:28, 3 July 2013 (EDT)

Entertainment Earth doesn't, FWIW. I thought about linking there too. -LV 23:31, 3 July 2013 (EDT)

How about we mention the name confusion (listing specific sources to back up our position on the matter) in the article itself?--Nevermore 13:18, 25 October 2013 (EDT)

I thought about adding it, but in the end, it boils down to "A guy said something some time, people were confused, but all the official materials agree." Hardly something we need to document. - Shellspark 14:30, 25 October 2013 (EDT)

Listings at Walmart.com and Target.com still disagree, thus still causing confusion for people who don't directly follow the official Hasbro sources.--Nevermore 12:47, 26 October 2013 (EDT)

The Construct-Bots online game on the main site has images of Cybertron and a space bridge in the battle section that look like they've come straight from Prime. On the other hand, there's an intro video with the Decepticons are hanging out in a volcano base and the Autobots pranking them Kre-O style, so... --abates 05:31, 5 August 2013 (EDT)

So have we decided whether these are a separate thing like Kre-O or not yet? --abates (talk) 19:18, 30 December 2013 (EST)

Predaking

For the list of figures, how should the Target-exclusive Predaking be listed? It's not classified in any size class, is the price of a Triple Changer but isn't one, and has bot the Construct-Bots and Beast Hunters: Predacons rising trade dress on its package --Nemesis Primal 00:16, 16 October 2013 (EDT)

He should probably go into a 'Store exclusives' section after the main list, like other toyline articles have. Jalaguy 01:52, 16 October 2013 (EDT)

Construct A Bots revisited

Just saw a shipping case at my local TRU a few days ago and noticed that the A was present in the name on the box. --Khajidha (talk) 07:55, 18 March 2014 (EDT)

Beast Hunters being Prime guys.

I don't think we should do that, considering we didn't make the Kre-O guys with the banner of Beast Hunters the same guys as their Aligned versions. Escargon (talk) 15:52, 20 March 2014 (EDT)

It doesn't matter to me. I'd say it depends on if the Construct-Bots are their own continuity like Kre-O, where they are Kreons are actually beings made of bricks. I don't know if Construct-Bots takes itself that literally or not. - Gimmick (talk) 16:39, 20 March 2014 (EDT)

The scant fiction that Construct Bots has (video's on Hasbro's Youtube channel) are basically them being mischeivous guys like the Kre-O videos, plus the whole aspect of them being able to mix parts with each other really seems to make them not Aligned. Escargon (talk) 16:50, 20 March 2014 (EDT)

OK, I watched some of the videos. They are silly, no doubt. I don't think they go as far as Kreons do being a different kind of life form. They could still be thought of as "Transformers" who can mix parts around as an ability. The intro video makes it look like the Decepticons invented the technology and Optimus and Bumblebee were surprised about it. From a practical standpoint, it would be easier to put the Beast Hunters toys on the existing Aligned continuity pages as being toys representing a character from somewhere in the Aligned continuity family. - Gimmick (talk) 15:00, 21 March 2014 (EDT)