by Counterpunch » Tue Sep 04, 2007 8:01 am
- Motto: "Everything I do is divinely sanctioned."
- Weapon: Jawbreaker Cannon
In no particular order:
Energon Galvatron:
He's the big daddy of the entire trilogy. There is literally, nothing, that can be spoken ill of this toy. From likeness to poseability, to design, from coloring, sculpt, and transformation; Energon Galvatron approaches TF perfection.
Energon Omega Sentinel:
Who is the coolest $50 army builder figure of all time? Him. (No, not the Powerpuff villain) Energon Omega Sentinel is big, kind of ugly, well painted, very well painted, rare, and cohesive. While a great mold, Omega Supreme was somewhat, wrong. This toy fixes those problems and gives us the potential to amass an army of Guardian Robots for the first and likely last time ever.
Energon Quickstrike:
He's really really pretty. Really.
Quckstrike maybe an upcoming cult favorite. He's got no show time, no comic pages (maybe 1...), no other appearances, nothing. He's the 'brother' of Bulkhead, whatever. Quickstrike does have an outstanding paintjob, great coloring, poseability and a very cool alt mode. Best helicopter ever? No...He's number 1,2,3,4, and 5.
Energon Landquake:
See everything I just said about Quickstrike? Replace the word 'Quickstrike' with Landquake and the word 'helicopter' with 'snowthing..' and the word Bulkhead with...oh you get the idea. Get out your stupid empty wallet and buy this toy. Crap. Could you be anymore annoying?
Cybertron Primus:
He's Primus, for Primus' sake. He's clockwork. He's spherical. He's armed to the teeth (they probably have little guns we can't see). Any real complaints about this toy are likely from people who are otherwise very angry about something else. Primus rules.
Armada Predacon:
He's the behind the scenes villain with the plot that is only self serving. The Apocalypse (X-men Apoc, not Bible apoc) of the Transformers. Well painted, an improvement on the mold strength of TM Megatron. A creative story. A vastly overlooked toy. Could he also be a minion of Unicron? Mine is.
Cybertron Dark Scorponok:
You know how people think black repaints are just the coolest thing going? Well, in this case we're talking truth. Black coloring with dull blue parts and clear red highlights make this a standout release. The original Scorponok took some heat due to his coloring. This release shows off just how good the mold is.
Tidal Wave (any/all):
Big, blocky, partially poseable, but all good, Tidal Wave in all his colorations is a sight to see. His only fault is not being 5 times his current size. He has a good transformation, great markings, and excellent playability.
Armada Unicron:
I'd be remiss in not mentioning a figure that people waited almost 20 years to get. He's Unicron and he takes **** from no one. So what if his planet mode isn't a perfect sphere. It's about 90% show accurate. Unicron is big, poseable, and downright necessary for a proper TF collection. He's the catalyst for conflict, the wanton eater of worlds, the dandy devil, the orange omega. He's Unicron and he's going to eat your lunch.
Cybertron Optimus Prime:
He's the best Prime in the trilogy. He's one of the best Prime's ever. He's a homage to everything and everything's mother. He has a mouth only when he chooses to. He's Powermaster Prime +. He comes with his own matrix. G1 Prime doesn't come with any damn matrix.
I knew it.
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