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Superion Is Super!

When He-Man returned, all the He-Man fans were busy mocking those who collected Transformers (oh yeah, the inter-fandom network can be quite cutthroat), for He-Man had returned exactly as it used to be. And perhaps that was the problem, as kids nowadays are more sophisticated than just wanting an elastic band in the waist of their toys.

Hasbro with Transformers though, brought out products that were, too the horror of collectors, ‘kiddified toys’ (well IMAGINE!). But sprinkled liberally throughout there were homages to the classic series, but in new, updated forms. Perhaps the best of these was Superion.

When I was small, I collected Transformers. Every other week I would go down to ASDA with my mum shopping and spend my pocket money on them, I collected all the Aerialbots that way. As you can imagine they were planes, and combined to form the mighty robot Superion. He’s still at home, but below are some pictures of him, and please remember that when I was small these guys were impressive, though even I realised they were a little samey.

Silverbolt was the big guy. He had an hilariously tiny head though and looked like an old man › Continue reading

Tags: Aerialbot, Superion, Transformer