That similarity hadn't gone unnoticed, especially since Beast Wars s2-3 actually aired in Japan as Beast Wars Metals. The colours are also similar. But at the same time, that was well over a decade ago now (Car Robots was in 2000 and was the last reuse of BW molds), so I'm hard-pressed to believe the resemblence was intentional. But I get the distinct feeling Bang Rey was created with a lot of fan service in mind, as well as (now we've seen it) a direct correlation to JyuohWhale.midorininger wrote:actually bang rays appearance like how he showed up, reminded me of depthcharge from beastwars season2. just for how small his ship was and how he entered just to fight 1 person inparticular that he had been hunting for.
I wonder if the production team will talk about their inspirations in an upcoming kaijin artbook (do they still make those?), because I'm betting there are even more references we're missing. Maybe even a touch of Peter Pan (slight Captain Hook obsessed with Peter vibes)?