What if Takara had some older, slightly crazy, Japanese guy working in their mailroom, who was once a Japanese officer who worked with Nazis during WWII. He might have just been spouting gibberish and passed the Takara TF team and yelled out "meister!".  The team, hard up for name ideas, thought it sounded good and decided to use word for a character's name. :tfgrin

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:tdown

its anyones guess where any of the names came from. for instance, where did the name Trypticon come from? Or Kup? Or  Springer? Or even the name Optimus Prime

its anyones guess where any of the names came from. for instance, where did the name Trypticon come from? Or Kup? Or  Springer? Or even the name Optimus Prime

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:monkey ???

Trypticon- Clunky toy that "trips" after u wind him up.

Kup- A Flinty ol warrior who won't clock in until he has his "kup" o' Joe Boxer.

Springer-Isn't it obvious? Every one watches Jerry "Springer."

Optimus-He's not a pessimist, Hence; "Optimus."

Meister was popular black slang..............All righty then. Master was popular for people related to rap. Jam Master J, Master Ace, Funk Master Flex, Mix Master Mike, Mix Master(add name Here)

Master of Ceremonies ect

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Mix Master(add name Here): Grand Master B; aka-Bud Bundy from "Married w/ Children" Or as Al Bundy affectionately called him: "Pap-master P!" (I think.)  :thumb

its anyones guess where any of the names came from. for instance, where did the name Trypticon come from? Or Kup? Or  Springer? Or even the name Optimus Prime

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Kup is easy he's a Pickup truck. Optimus Prime means first of the best. Springer's tech specs mantion that he has fantastic jumping ability.