I was at Toy's 'r' us the other day and I saw a commenrative issue of a certain toy and I would just like to ask this question.
Who the hell is Ricochet and the little tf that comes with him?
Ricochet
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Back in 1987, when the Headmasters and Targetmasters were about, Takara (manufacturer of the TF line in Japan) opted not to release the TM versions of Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus and Scourge.
Instead they released recoloured Targetmaster versions of Meister (Jazz) and Inferno, called Stepper and Artfire respectively; giving them the TM weapons that Cyclonus and Scourge were given by Hasbro.
Recently, Stepper was re-released by Takara as part of their TF Collection series. Hasbro, who were also doing their own reissue series, decided to put the item out as well (as it was being manufactured anyway and hadn't previously been available outside the Far East market), under the name Ricochet.
Here endeth the lesson.
Instead they released recoloured Targetmaster versions of Meister (Jazz) and Inferno, called Stepper and Artfire respectively; giving them the TM weapons that Cyclonus and Scourge were given by Hasbro.
Recently, Stepper was re-released by Takara as part of their TF Collection series. Hasbro, who were also doing their own reissue series, decided to put the item out as well (as it was being manufactured anyway and hadn't previously been available outside the Far East market), under the name Ricochet.
Here endeth the lesson.
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