This hasn't been something that I've been planning at all, but after getting Animated Bumblebee and Lockdown, I noticed that my collection count was on 1143 - so I decided to get a Legends Megatron for my 1144th Transformer.

 

Super obscurity here - in some Asian cultures (I'll use Japanese as an example) the number four (pronounced as "shi") can also mean death (also pronounced as "shi" - yes, all you Shi readers would already know this) - but written in a different kanji.

 

四 = shi (four)

死 = shi (death)

 

 

This is why the Japanese often use the alternate (kunyomi) pronounciation for four ("yon"/"yotsu") because it sounds less creepy.

e.g.:

fourteen years old = "Juu-yon-sai"

14th (day of the month) = "Juu yok-ka"

etc.

 

So I decided that my 1144th Transformer would have to be some "harbinger of death," and who better to fit this role than Megatron?

 

Now being such an incredibly obscure reference that I honestly didn't even care about myself until ... well.. today - I didn't want to buy anything expensive, so I grabbed something cheap, and I saw the AllSpark Battles Battle Jazz Vs Ice Megatron Legends pack, so I got that. :)

 

TF#1144 = Megatron, Harbinger of death

TF#1145 = Jazz, pwned by said Harbinger

 

:D

It's very difficult for me to keep track of an exact number for my collection, mainly because much of it is in temporary storage in bins in my closet. However, I know that I am nearing my 1000th transformer and am planning on finally grabbing a G1 Fortress Maximus to celebrate.

Does that mean your Brave Maximus is going into storage with the rest of your CR/RiD toys? ;)

Does that mean your Brave Maximus is going into storage with the rest of your CR/RiD toys? ;)

 

I haven't fully decided that yet... hmmm :tfhuh

 

Maybe he'll go in city mode on one of my end tables and I can put all the Robot Heroes on him :D