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M SiFEAR @msipher.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This seems to be going 'round again so I thought why not. 9 games that I'd say were pretty important to me at least. Not necessarily great, several flawed (one really flawed) but... influential. Maybe I'll elaborate if pressed.

"My 9 Games" image, with my 9 all chronological-like:

Pac-Man
King's Quest
Mega Man 2
Star Control II
Sam & Max Hit The Road
Ranma 1/2 Hard Battle
Mega Man Legends
Kingdom Hearts II
Starbound

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M SiFEAR @msipher.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This guy, and one look should 'splain why

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M SiFEAR @msipher.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Studio Series Beast Machines Thrust WHEN, Hasbro

Beast Machines Thrust, a fucking wicked maroon and silver Cybertronian-motorcycle-robot with yellow striping. In robot mode, his whole leg assembly is the front wheel assembly, sleekly gliding around on the single wheel. His arms are his massive side-pipes, opened up into three-fingered claws. His head is a low, vicious-looking red-visored grill-mouthed deal with a blindingly bright headlamp up top. One bright yellow pupil peeks out of the visor, staring into your soul with wickedly indifferent malice.

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M SiFEAR @msipher.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

IT'S OCTOBER. KNOCK THIS SHIT OFF.

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M SiFEAR @msipher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It took a few years but we eventually got the counterpart TOPSPIN and his head-bot FREEZEOUT, again in an Amazon-exclusive Wreckers-themed set. Though this deco is NOT anywhere close to any of the various South American Salt-Man X decos. Oh well, guess they'll just have to release that separately!

Age of the Priomes "Wreck 'n Doom Collection" Topspin, a red-and-dark-blue Cybertronian twin-pontoon skiff-thing.

Freezeout, a little robot who turns into Topspin's noggin.

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M SiFEAR @msipher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The Amazon exclusive Legacy TWIN TWIST isn't a new character, but he does use one of the two different Diaclone Baku-Ten Attack Robo decos (the TF deco was new). As a Titans Return mold, his head is formed by FLAMEOUT. Also coincidentally very close to one of the Brazilian-exclusive Salt-Mans!

"Diaclone Universe" Twin Twist, a Cybertronian twin-drill tank in dark blue and red.

Flameout, a teeny little robot who turns into Twin Twist's head. Flameout actualyl didn't get named on/in the Amazon "Wreck 'n Rule Collection" Twin Twist's packaging, but we all know who it is.

Image from the "Diaclone World Guide" book by Kōji Igarashi, showing the Diaclone Baku-Ten Attack Robo pair in both their decos. The main image shows the blue and light gray, with a smaller inset showing the dark-blue-and-red decos Hasbro would use for the eventual Daiclone-deco Jumpstarters.

The Estrela "Salt-Man Z" toys from Brazil. Basically G1 Twin Twist in either dark blue and an orangey-red, or black with yellow.

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M SiFEAR @msipher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Buzzworthy Bumblebee SILVERSTREAK isn't the first Bluestreak toy to finally use the blue-sided deco of the '84 boxart and toy photos, but it is the first "normal" retail release thereof. And supposedly this is a different character from Bluestreak but there's no bio so *fart noise*

Buzzworthy Bumblebee / Legacy Silverstreak (a recurring alternate name for Bluestreak), a blue pseudo-Datsun wit ha gunmetal silver stripe up the hood. The front end uses the Smokescreen rally-car-esque version of the mold, just one of many mold oopsies with this mold-set between Bluestreak, Prowl and Smokescreen. Ah well.

The Diaclone "Fairlady Z" Datsun mold in the blue-and-silver coloration that the Transformers box art and official toy photography used, but was NEVER actually released as a Transformer. (No, even the various reissued of the mold didn't use this deco!) TF used the silver & red Diaclone deco instead for reasons unknown, and while the cartoon used the silver/red deco, it also inexplicably gave him a black hood & roof.

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M SiFEAR @msipher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

CLAMPDOWN also hit regular retail, but in the Walmart exclusive Legacy "Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection". Based on the police deco Countach that became the fire-themed Red Alert, originally in an e-Hobby 2-pack with Deep Cover. New-Clamp has gray robot bits to differentiate from Red better.

Legacy Clampdown, a retooling of the Siege Sideswipe mold used to make Deep Cover, now closer to a real Countach (but still legally distinct, no spoiler!). Has the Japanese police-car deco, black and light gray robot bits with jsut a tiny bit of red detailing.

e-Hobby Clampdown, a fairly straight adaptation of the Diaclone police-type Countach, just some changes to the badges to make them Autobot-themed. The base plastics and white paint are the same as Red Alert, whose fire chief deco was a Transformers invention (to keep him from being redundant with Prowl, probably).

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M SiFEAR @msipher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Diaclone decos aren't always "fan channel" exclusives. In fact, CROSSCUT, one of the first e-Hobby Diaclone-deco reissue characters (released alongside Road Rage) came out at normal retail in the Legacy: Evolution line! Rare event, but sometimes it happens! Sadly, no Motocompo buddy.

Legacy: Evolution Crosscut, a silver hatchback that's a boxier, legally-distinct-from version of the Honda City. His wheels are red thanks to gang-molding, but didn't get painted black cuz his shiny silver car panels ate up the paint budget.

The e-Hobby version of Crosscut, based on the 1983 Diaclone mold. He comes with a little Motocompo accessory that fits in his trunk.

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M SiFEAR @msipher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Speaking of the Hilux, here's DK-3 BREAKER. Yes, same deal as DK-2, a Gen Selects add-on with a Diakron-based name (at least "Breaker" is something closer to a TF name, just ask the Joe) not used before. This one tho still has no bio, though he does appear in another character's Masterpiece bio.

Generations Selects DK-3 BREAKER, a blue pickup truck with camper bed attachment that turns into a robot with red highlights. Same base mold as Lift-Ticket, but with a new robot head and entirely new truck-bed attachment/backpack and handgun.

The original Diaclone iteration of the toy, photo from Maz at TransformersOne

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M SiFEAR @msipher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

An aside, I only just notice how often this VERY 70s deco pops up in Diaclone. Black with sunset stripes. The Vanette (Ironhide), Hilux (Trailbreaker), Honda City (Burnout). Yeah the stipes were on the other base colors for the Hilux and City, but the Vanette only came in black or Ambulance.

Trailbreaker, a black camper-backed pickup truck. This deco was used in Diaclone and was straight-ported into Transformers.

The black Honda City Turbo, the toy that would later inspire Burnout. Photo by Maz from TFsquareone.

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M SiFEAR @msipher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

DK-2 GUARD was a cypher. Based on the Diaclone Onebox Cherry Vanette deco, which saw reissue as "Ironhide Protect Black" in a movie nod. But the Gen Selects toy names him after the "DK-2" designation from Takara's super short-lived pre-TF "Diakron" US line. A bio came years later via Masterpieece.

Generations Selects DK-2 Guard, a black classic-type van that turns into a robot with red detailing.

"Ironhide Protect Black", a reissue of the 1983 Diaclone mold in its original deco. The red deco for Ironhide didn't come from Diaclone, that as made up new for Transformers!

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M SiFEAR @msipher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

LIFT-TICKET is based on one of several Diaclone wrecker decos, but the character isn't from e-Hobby like most of the others. He was a BotCon creation alongside Burnout, which used the then-recent Generations Hoist mold! The yellow knees aren't "right", but that's gang-molding for you.

Generations Selects / Legacy Lift-Ticket, a red pickup truck wit ha wrecker rig on its back. Robot mode has yellow detailing.

The Diaclone red "4WD Hilux Wrecker Type" toy in box. Black knees are visible in the box art.

BotCon 2015 Lift-Ticket, a more techy version of the same toy concept, with a crane-hook arm on the back rather than a simple tow dolly. He has the black knees. Photos by TheLastGherkin.

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M SiFEAR @msipher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

REMAKING THE ROOTS! At the turn of the century (ugh), Diaclone became the place to snare "new" decos for reissue G1-mold exclusives. And most of these now have modern-toy versions! New pics at @tfwiki.net! DEEP COVER is based on a Powered Convoy multi-pack-exclusive deco of the Countach mold. 🧵

The 2021 Generations Selects / Earthrise version of DEEP COVER, a black pseudo-Lamborghini-Countach with blue and white robot mode detailing. He has gold "police" badges.

The 2003 Collector's Edition Deep Cover, a remake of the original 1983 Countach toy that would become G1 Sideswipe. The black & blue deco was exclusive to a multi-pack with the Powered Convoy (Ultra Magnus in deep blue, silver, and red) and a red F1 racer (Mirage). The gold police badges are there to replace the unlicensed Lamborghini badges on the original Diaclone release.

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M SiFEAR @msipher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

oh I found this when picking a Mr. Delicious image, this channel should be deleted and the person running it smacked like a bad bad donkey, okay.

fucking youtube thumbnail featuring a shit-ass AI approximation of Mr Delicious

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M SiFEAR @msipher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The commercials are genuinely intensely fascinating, but Mr. Delicious proper is absolutely someone you would want to beat to death with whatever blunt or even semi-solid object you can lay hands on.

Mr. Delicious, a balding cartoon man superimposed over live footage of someone at the drive-through at Rax, a restaurant chain that no longer exists, arguably thanks to the choice to use Mr. Delicious as their advertising mascot.

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M SiFEAR @msipher.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Hey remember this moment? When the reality that licking Trump's taint all that time earned him exactly fuck-all hit his stupid piggy lobes live on camera and we all laughed? Nobody likes you, Crusty, and we laugh at yiur suffering.

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M SiFEAR @msipher.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Bleh and meh. If anyone has a Wreck-Gar and/or Sharkticon for tradesies, I'm listening

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M SiFEAR @msipher.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Okay, for $6, let's roll them bones. Way too much Hot Rod odds for my liking tho

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M SiFEAR @msipher.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Eh let's add *my* first go at the original Optimus mold, from G2. This is the final V2 bright-blue version; the original had G1-like dark blue plastics. Yeah, I'm'a do a video on these once I just the script hammered out. There's lots to say.

G2 Optimus Prime, now with a black trailer, big honkin' spring-loaded missile launchers, and a nifty electronic soundbox.

"I AM OPTIMUS PRIME!"

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M SiFEAR @msipher.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I started on this when we got The News, but today seems a good day to reveal... part of the plan. I've done a fresh pic of the ORIGINAL Optimus Prime toy for @tfwiki.net, and I mean the initial chunky-part silver-Roller version. And I redid the writeup! tfwiki.net/wiki/Optimus...

The original-original 1984 Optimus Prime toy, a red and blue semi cab with a silver trailer, that turns into a cab-robot and a trailer-base.

This version has many differences from the later and much more numerous "final" release of the toy. Many accessories are thicker with softer detailing. The launching mechanism, drone-pod missiles and Roller scout car are silver (instead of black, black and blue, respectively). Insets show the metal plates in the base sides (a Diaclone holdover) which were later replaced with simple stickers, among other features.

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M SiFEAR @msipher.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Man after a few weeks of high 90s into the 100s, this is... so nice. So nice.

Weather forecast for the week where I am. Not one day projected to be over 83 Fahrenheit.

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M SiFEAR @msipher.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Hummingbird in back porch shade greenery!

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M SiFEAR @msipher.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I tell you hwhat, working on the pics for the new vid has definitely given me a new appreciation for said toys. I mean I always thought they were good, just now the opinion is

"Emperor's New Groove" Pacha doing the "juuuust right" face and hand gestures.

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M SiFEAR @msipher.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Goddamn crime we never got a second season.

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M SiFEAR @msipher.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

...I don't know why I didn't make that connection. I was thinking "rabbit"

Pokemon Lego "Pikachu Trainin House" sticker sheet

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