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Old 03-18-2012, 12:15 PM   #24
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Re: Beast Wars pricing in the 90's?

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Originally Posted by purple-bot View Post
There is no such thing as an Energon mega. Megas ended with Skybite in RID. There is no mega of the modern era.
You are technically right and wrong.

Mega -- in the BW meaning of the word -- ended then. Unfortunately, Hasbro had to use the term again in Energon. Energon Megas most definitely existed. However, the Energon "Mega" class is equivalent to the Voyager class in terms of size and pricepoint.

BW Megas -- the point was never the size. The point was the gimmicks. This is why they cost more and why they were not necessarily that much larger. Scorponok had his stinger and launching bee. Polar Claw his spring-loaded paw, launching paw, and all the other stuff that's usually missing when you see him at Value Village.

I think BW Ultras are bigger than modern-day Voyagers. Their price reflected this too.

In the US (where I was) here were the price points:

BW Deluxe: 9.99
BW Mega: 14.99
BW Ultra: 24.99

Modern Voyagers are 19.99 to 22.99 in the US. In modern terms, that makes Mega less than Voyager and Ultra more than Voyager. Which makes sense. Ultras were huge and heavy.

Megas eventually evolved into Voyagers. The price went up slightly. The differentiation from deluxes changed from obsession with multiple gimmicks to increased size.

Ultras went away. They were around in Energon at the $25-$30 price point (US), but then the larger classes became Leader and Supreme.
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