Insisting on a mispronunciation is like me insisting on calling Budweiser by its Canadian pronunciation "Urine Beverage"

Because you mentioned it here, the reason why Porsche, and its parent company Volkswagen are so antsy about their cars being used for "weapons of war" is because they were originally founded as part of Nazi economic programs in the mid to late 1930's and helped produce many of the Nazi's war machines during WW2. It's what "Volkswagen" refers to. It's german for "People's car", the people in this case being the people of Nazi Germany, as part of an effort to promote Nazism to the public. So in the modern day, they're careful about lending out their licensees because the last thing they want is for people to think about their role in war, historically.

It's why I tell my Japanese ESL students that even though they may have to learn the English names and pronunciations, their pronunciations for non-English words and names are more accurate to the native language, ironically enough. It's why they call pronounce the name of the Parisian tower as it should be, [EF-fel], rather than the "I don't know how to pronounce French names" [AIF-fuhl], and I tell them not to listen to any of us dumb Anglophones that try to "correct" them with the latter.

So basically CAR

Porsh is how most Americans say it. But American car enthusiasts all pronounce it correctly as Porsh-uh.

Yes a third party will do it better

Metagate could do it too, their drift and shatter seem well engineered and reviewers say the qc is gud. They excel at movie style triple changers so they could defo nail ROTB Mirage

Hasbro and Takara are able to do it, but they can't do it because the figures are targeted towards children, otherwise it'll be Revenge of the Fallen all over again

It's actually kinda sad that we have to rely on 3rd parties for masterpiece movie figures most of the time. Hasbro should produce more too. Especially since studio series figures with all their budget can't completely capture the complex movie designs.

toyworld, metagate, magic square, transcraft

Don't say impossible when Unique Toys and Alien Attack exist.

Exactly, and personally I want the car companies to mandate stuff like these more so the designs be more solid and have more whole chunks of car/vehicle in the future (not just for the toys but extending to the on screen designs). I still love the actual CGI Mirage model that we got, but I would be lying if I didn't wish he had more actual transformation and decipherable parts than the cheaty panel deforming design we got.

​@@michyoungieI am not sure on this cuz i heard it awhile ago, but i think the bay films had like some chief of design that worried that the designs were just kibbly enough so accurate toys of them could be made

@@TACTIK00L That's true and certainly helps a lot compared to AOE/TLK/BB/ROTB but I want it a step further, with more solid car parts or chunks that aren't cut or deformed. (granted this is on the car companies to mandate, obviously GM is not fussed about it like Porsche is). 07 Barricade's CGI design has a broken up door which is why the accurate MPM has a break on the white door with the police text. Same with Bumblebee's Camaro chest, it's recognizable but is like 4-6 pieces that are split. ROTB Nightbird just having two halves of the Nissan GTR on her chest for me makes it look better, less busy and the car is more recognizable.

I am sure a masterpiece can find a way for $200 dollars. But yeah, sometimes the way they design movie Transformers makes them way too sleek, too the point where making an official licensed toy on a budget is going to be very difficult.

Transformation got easier for me when I just cut off the clips on the backpack that connect to the feet

Agree there with the transformation. I'd worry not to scratch the paint when transforming plus the worry of the transparent plastic. Mine also has a paint problem on one of the headlights where it looks like a paint scratch or smudge there plus a little black bit on the fender or wing just before the headlight like exactly shown on the one on video.

I Totally Agree With You Dude I Totally Agree With You and Yeah Robot Mode Isn't Perfect But I Don't Care About and I'm Definitely Getting a Studio Series Version Of Mirage From R.O.T.B and The Rest Of Transformers Studio Series Rise Of The Beasts Toylines Including The Rest Of Transformers Studio Series The Bumblebee Movie Toylines Too.

All the silver paint is gonna be completely chipped off in 3 weeks.

It really made me appreciate all multiverse versions of him now

Same Here and It is Better Than The Dull Mainline Version.

I love Mirage's CGI model from the movie, but I hope for the sequels he look identical to how he did in RotB, but just a little bit bulkier, to match the design aesthetic of Bee, Optimus, Arcee, & others. & I love Mirage's character ofc!

Guess they just wanted to let the past die

Atleast this guy has wheels and lights and whatnot. All you got with Prime were smokestacks and even those were different from the vehicle mode. Plus the grill things on his pecs

Probably was going to be Jazz but they changed it to Mirage because possibly someone didn't want it to be Jazz. Even though Mirage really gives off the smooth coolness of Jazz in the movie. It actually is possible the directors did Mirage so they could use the holograms for the police chase at the start of the movie and the battle between Mirage and Scourge

​@@Grimm196I feel like ROTB Mirage's personality is a tad bit too immature/young for Jazz

Still can't get over about Mirage being a porsche instead of Jazz? move on!!!

Um, Mirage is ALOT younger/immature compared to Jazz. For some reason ppl just think Jazz is "The Cool & Smooth" (& fun) one, even tho he is, yes, but hes still older & more mature & knows when to be more serious. Mirage is a rebellious teenager in RotB, Jazz was never like that. Tbh, Mirage reminds me more of TFP Smokescreen, than Jazz. Mirage is G1 Mirage but more immature/younger combined with TFP Smokescreen, & ofc, himself too. Jazz could easily be in the next movies as a CRISP white Porsche, NOT silver, with a DEEPER blue stripe that goes ALL the way from the hood to the spoiler, including the roof (without the tapering of the stripe Mirage has), & he can incorporate some red somewhere, maybe 2 thin red stripes bordering the blue stripe. They would look VERY different in bot mode, as well. & Jazz could be Mirage's mentor, maybe. & to add, they could even be different Porsche models, if they (movie creators) want to do that. Also, I actually like Mirage being a Porsche, I got used to it & its cool.

@@Deinobi One is a rebellious teenager, the other is a fun & cool bot, but knows when to be serious! Jazz & Mirage could EASILY be in the next movies at the same time! Maybe Jazz could be Mirage's mentor!?

He does transform into a Lamborghini and F1 racer briefly in the film. They could make a better robot mode based on those.

I feel like they could've made the windows seperate clear plastic inserts that just glue onto his arms. Sort of what they did with Bee. His doors had clear inserts for windows

The founder was also a Nazi.

Good

The insistence on clear plastic still baffles me. I don’t understand the assertion that using a more durable material makes the toy look cheaper