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Originally Posted by metacooler
what is the difference between Jet Robo and Apollyon. Isn`t a knock-off just a knock-off and not a real Transformer?
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This is a good questions and I don’t really know the answer. I wonder if you would have disliked jet-robo as much if he was the same quality and colour as Starscream and came with decepticon decals. Did you dislike it as a kid because it was harder to pretend it was Starsceam or because it wasn’t made by Hasbro?
I think the question of whether a third party toy can be a masterpiece or not depends on whether you consider masterpiece to be a toy line or design esthetic with a particular price point. If it’s a toy line then only Takara and Hasbro products fit as they are the ones that are officially part of the line. If you think it’s a design aesthetic (detailed cartoon/ toy accurate toys built to “masterpiece scale”) then anything oh high enough quality will fit.
As many have said I prefer Hasbro and Takara products over third party when both are available. That being said some third party stuff is really nice and while I do agree it infringes on Hasbro’s intellectual property I don’t think it hurts Hasbro’s sales so I will buy some occasionally.
Ultimately I think this comes down to expectations. If you want Starsceam and get jet-robo you’ll be disappointed but if you go out of your way to deliberately purchase something you’ll get what you wanted even if it’s a KO or third party toy and you’ll be happy you got it.