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Re: Deluxe Class Transformers
Deluxe in the G1 catalogue was just a term used as a selling point to differentiate specific bots. It was just a name they could throw out there like special or super duper, and really had nothing to do with size classes. With Whirl, Roadbuster, and the Deluxe insecticons, those were the first times that term was used. Because the G1 line is an amalgam of a bunch of different toy lines from Japan brought over and used to fill out the Transformer brand roster.
That's why the scaling is so wacky with the G1 toys. Toys like Megatron and Soundwave came from the Microman toyline in Japan and were supposed to a 1:1 scale in alt form and in bot form. Whereas Optimus and the carbots were from the Diaclone toyline and weren't supposed to be a 1:1 scale. Thats' why there's that mishmash of scaling.
The modern usage of the term deluxe as a size class/ price point has no relation to that G1 usage, and I believe really didn't start until Beast Wars.
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