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Post by Hoist on May 27, 2006 10:51:51 GMT -5
I was just at TFormers.com and saw a little side link to energon_arcee and an an immediate thought hit me - bloody arcee!
Has she been over-popularised in recent years? I really didn't care one way or the other about Arcee in TF:TM, other than it was something different - a mainstream femmebot. Now she's ever present in alot of the recent toylines, and i thought do we really give a crap about Arcee? Okay some of you might but what do you think?
Has she been over-popularised? What is so great about Arcee anyway?
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Post by Rainstorm & Squirtle on May 27, 2006 15:49:16 GMT -5
Nothing. She's just a relatively well recognised female character. It makes sense to re-use the name as with other characters.
In terms of it being over done it's more to do with fans being over obsessive from my pov. Much like with many female characters they get idolised a bit too much for my liking.
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Post by Hoist on May 27, 2006 15:57:50 GMT -5
I guess what sparked it of also was someone (on another forum) asked who you'd like to see in the "classics" line and someone immediatly replied arcee *slaps self* She'd be much lower down on my list..
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Post by Rainstorm & Squirtle on May 27, 2006 16:59:45 GMT -5
Me too. Id much rather have a updated version of someone who lacks a solid toy like Galvatron.
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Post by latyrx7 on May 28, 2006 16:58:01 GMT -5
[glow=blue,2,000]For the depth of her character, or lack of.... and considering she didn't pay any dues and got on the cast of movie from out of no where, like a bunch of some other TFs, yes. There isn't much to her at all, no real grit or backbone. Except for sticking up to Hot Rod, thats about it. But then she gravitated to Springer, sort of...[/glow]
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Post by heavyassault on May 29, 2006 9:25:29 GMT -5
How is she over used?We got 1 fig of her not counting the Botcon Spider version.Shes been in 1 series of the toy line.
I do agree if they do countinue to keep her in ant series they should really bring here personality to the forefront............
A lil off topic in a way but......I feel I know more about Strika from BM then G1 arcee.Thats just not right......
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Post by LittleBot on May 31, 2006 21:51:43 GMT -5
I don't think she's been overused, because she hasn't really been used. Other than the periodic random toy named after her, she really hasn't appeared in any of the newer TF continuities.
The fandom is a different story entirely. Yes, she's far more popular than she's earned. But given how rare fembots are, there's no one else as suitable for filling the female spotlight. Maybe you can think of her as having a cult following.
What I'd really prefer is to see Arcee being given a real personality and character in a new series. Since the fans seem to love her so much, it would make sense to cash in on that popularity.
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Post by Rainstorm & Squirtle on Jun 3, 2006 18:44:28 GMT -5
Remember Hoist was asking about over-popularisation not over-use guys.
The real question is why does she have this (popular) following if she has been under used. Is it Boba Fett syndrom?
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Post by latyrx7 on Jul 2, 2006 11:08:05 GMT -5
[glow=blue,2,000]I guess the fans just like her? Or maybe they just want to see their favourite TF toy get lucky?[/glow]
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