Sol Fury - Transformer of the Day

Apparently he's a heroic character, but kid me decided he was an evil wizard and I'm not questioning 10 year old me's logic. Flamestone - Rock Lords (Jewel Lords, 1987) #transformers #rocklords

"Sunstone of the Jewel Lords? Now that's a name I've not heard in a long time... a long time." "You know him?" "Well, of course I know him. He's me!" Sunstone - Rock Lords (Jewel Lords, 1987) #transformers #rocklords

She's a (Dia)man in Japan... Solitaire - Rock Lords (Jewel Lords, 1987) #transformers #rocklords

@DailyGoBots Colour wise, definitely possible. The head is from the Headmasters episode "My Friend Sixshot"

@SolFury Calcitron was totally a reference to him and hasbro will never convince me otherwise btw

He's a big, dumb brute who likes to hit things with his pointy, conical head. Why does that feel so familiar... ? Spear Head - Rock Lords (1987) #transformers #rocklords

A jagged horror of pulse-pink stone. Saber Stone - Rock Lords (1987) #transformers #rocklords

Rawr. Spike Stone - Rock Lords (Rockasaurs, 1986) #transformers #rocklords

"Look out below!*" (*translated from Rockasaur) Terra-Roc - Rock Lords (Rockasaurs, 1986) #transformers #rocklords

"He's an ugly little spud, isn't he?" Slimestone - Rock Lords (1986) #transformers #rocklords

Rock monster from the black lagoon. Stoneheart - Rock Lords (1986) #transformers #rocklords

I'm pretty sure this guy was responsible for at least one childhood nightmare. Brimstone - Rock Lords (1986) #transformers #rocklords

Holy unfortunate implications, Batman! This guy is a rock whose favourite snack is other rocks. And he's one of the good guys! Pulver Eyes - Rock Lords (1986) #transformers #rocklords

With a name like "Crackpot", you might think this guy has a habit for coming up with crazy ideas... and you'd be right. Crackpot - Rock Lords (1986) #transformers #rocklords

@Dr_Lockdown years like the Combaticons due to the limited slots to do them all as voyagers / leaders.

@Dr_Lockdown I'm fairly sure Defensor is next, but that we'll get a couple of Predacons. They're alternating between Autobot and Decepticon combiners, which suggests an Autobot after Bruticus plus Defensor completes the pre-movie cast in Earthrise-AotP style. Predacons may get split over two

Who would you want next in the 'new' combiner style? I hear Predaking is apparently next on the block (nothing concrete yet tho), but honestly I'd love to see a Defensor. CW one always deeply disappointed me. A Megatronia would also be nice, but nah that's NEVER happening.

The clairvoyant whose role in the GoBots movie was to deliver a blatant "to be continued" which would never be followed up on. Marbles - Rock Lords (1986) #transformers #rocklords

"Two heads are worse than one" (Although these two heads are voiced by Peter Cullen and Frank Welker!) Sticks 'n' Stones - Rock Lords (1986) #transformers #rocklords

"Fear the reaper!" Tombstone - Rock Lords (1986) #transformers #rocklords

"Who loves ya, baby?" Magmar - Rock Lords (1986) #transformers #rocklords

@TF_Moments The change in mindset is down to "we're selling toys of characters to collectors" rather than "we're selling transforming trucks and planes to kids"

Something I noticed: The latest wave of AOTP deluxes are all Autobots and 4/5 of them are red. Hasbro used to be deathly afraid of an entire wave of toys of similar colours and of the same faction. This seems to represent a change in mindset for them.