Transformers – One Happy Team…

Transformers are quite a ridiculous universe. I mean, there are female transformers, you have transformers going to a gym, and riding to work in trains.

But in this nonsensical universe, they created an excellent origin story, where Optimus is the adventurous one, while Megatron is the more level headed. Both of them can’t transform. This is actually a thing in the Transformers universe, you need a Cog to transform, and some original episodes were even dedicated to this cog being stolen.
Also, it’s Optimus who gives Megatron his emblematic sticker.
And, because those are all robots, there is a place for some ultra violence, like Megatron tearing the previous tyrant in half.

What this movie manages to capture is the aesthethics of the early ninethies. With no blur:

Maybe not all is lost yet.

As many kids in the 90s, I was into Transformers. Most transformers could transform just into one form, although ironically the most popular transformer in my hometown was Blitzwing, that could transform into both a tank and a jet. Generally, though, the more forms, the more awesome. And the most awesome of them all was Sixshot. It was also very expensive and rare, so my family couldn’t possibly afford it.
But now I’m a grown up men. So despite the fact that I don’t collect figurines generally, I decided to fulfil my childhood dream and get this one in particular.
Obviously I didn’t go for the original. Those are collector pieces, if you get one sealed, you wouldn’t dare to open it, and if it’s unsealed, it would probably be in a bad shape.
Instead, I went for the knock-off first, which is why it’s called Sixninja and not Sixshot.
It is still impressive piece of engineering. Aot of transformers couldn’t bend their knees or elbows. This one moves in all directions.
It has also very smart design. The body is hollow to stow away the head. The arms are hollow, and so are the legs. The legs also have a few catches that click together.
The robot still looks awesome. I honestly think it’s one of the coolest designs ever produced, and a true masterpiece. The forms, though… Well, not so much. You need quite a lot of imagination to see what they represent. The case when more doesn’t necessarily means better.