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[[File:zobovor.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|There he is, my little guy. Isn't he cute?]] | [[File:zobovor.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|There he is, my little guy. Isn't he cute?]] | ||
'''Dave Edwards''', better known by the screenname '''Zobovor''', is a longtime member of the ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' [[fandom]], primarily active on [[alt.toys.transformers]]. He worked with [[Rhino Entertainment]] on their release of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] on DVD in 2002 and is given "special thanks" in the credits. | '''Dave Edwards''', better known by the screenname '''Zobovor''', is a longtime American member of the ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' [[fandom]], primarily active on [[alt.toys.transformers]]. He worked with [[Rhino Entertainment]] on their release of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] on DVD in 2002 and is given "special thanks" in the credits. | ||
Edwards was the first fan known to document [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]],<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/19b5a1af8071dfb7/6ed7e0f3586f37e4?hl=en%06ed7e0f3586f37e4 Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards in 2001] describing the [[Electro]] toy's spontaneous destruction</ref> though the specific term appears to have been coined by another fan, "Sky Shadow".<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/b2ad2c5fda22a44e/2b3d532961b2c2dc?hl=en%02b3d532961b2c2dc Alt.toys.transformers post by "Sky Shadow" in 2002] asking which toys suffer from "Gold Plastic Syndrome"</ref> Edwards' site, started in 1998, includes the first online cataloging of errors and other oddities in the ''Generation 1'' cartoon.<ref>[http://zmfts.t15.org/index.html Edwards's personal site, "ZMFTS!"]</ref> He regards the occasional coloring errors in that show as representing new characters and has [[customizing|kitbashed]] many of them as toys. | Edwards was the first fan known to document [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]],<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/19b5a1af8071dfb7/6ed7e0f3586f37e4?hl=en%06ed7e0f3586f37e4 Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards in 2001] describing the [[Electro]] toy's spontaneous destruction</ref> though the specific term appears to have been coined by another fan, "Sky Shadow".<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/b2ad2c5fda22a44e/2b3d532961b2c2dc?hl=en%02b3d532961b2c2dc Alt.toys.transformers post by "Sky Shadow" in 2002] asking which toys suffer from "Gold Plastic Syndrome"</ref> Edwards' site, started in 1998, includes the first online cataloging of errors and other oddities in the ''Generation 1'' cartoon.<ref>[http://zmfts.t15.org/index.html Edwards's personal site, "ZMFTS!"]</ref> He regards the occasional coloring errors in that show as representing new characters and has [[customizing|kitbashed]] many of them as toys. | ||
As a joke, Edwards created fake "scans" of a catalog showing early ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' toys with ''[[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]]'' character names.<ref>[http://zmfts.t15.org/updates_2011.html Update dated | As a joke, Edwards created fake "scans" of a catalog showing early ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' toys with ''[[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]]'' character names.<ref>[http://zmfts.t15.org/updates_2011.html Update dated 29 August 2011]</ref> These were somehow picked up by [[Shout! Studios|Shout! Factory]] and erroneously used in the extras of their ''Beast Wars'' DVD set.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=26138 Photo of the paused DVD]</ref> Some fans were fooled, and speculation ensued as to whether these were actual pre-production names or merely placeholders,<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=80063 Allspark.com thread] speculating about the names</ref> before Edwards saw the images on the DVD himself and explained their origin.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/4fc6f70360a5c405?hl=en Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards] explaining the names</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:34, 19 June 2025
| The name or term "David" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see David (disambiguation). |
Dave Edwards, better known by the screenname Zobovor, is a longtime American member of the Transformers fandom, primarily active on alt.toys.transformers. He worked with Rhino Entertainment on their release of the original The Transformers cartoon on DVD in 2002 and is given "special thanks" in the credits.
Edwards was the first fan known to document Gold Plastic Syndrome,[1] though the specific term appears to have been coined by another fan, "Sky Shadow".[2] Edwards' site, started in 1998, includes the first online cataloging of errors and other oddities in the Generation 1 cartoon.[3] He regards the occasional coloring errors in that show as representing new characters and has kitbashed many of them as toys.
As a joke, Edwards created fake "scans" of a catalog showing early Beast Wars toys with Generation 1 character names.[4] These were somehow picked up by Shout! Factory and erroneously used in the extras of their Beast Wars DVD set.[5] Some fans were fooled, and speculation ensued as to whether these were actual pre-production names or merely placeholders,[6] before Edwards saw the images on the DVD himself and explained their origin.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards in 2001 describing the Electro toy's spontaneous destruction
- ↑ Alt.toys.transformers post by "Sky Shadow" in 2002 asking which toys suffer from "Gold Plastic Syndrome"
- ↑ Edwards's personal site, "ZMFTS!"
- ↑ Update dated 29 August 2011
- ↑ Photo of the paused DVD
- ↑ Allspark.com thread speculating about the names
- ↑ Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards explaining the names
