by Henry921 » Tue Jan 29, 2013 4:45 am
- Motto: "All I have to be is exceptional."
- Weapon: Battle Blades
It depends on the line. And whether they be Bot or Con.
For Beast Wars I have a lot of non-show characters because damn it, Buzzclaw and Soundwave and Scavenger are so loveably hideous I can't help but keep them around.
For Prime I'm happy to have Dead End and soon Wildrider around to fill in the ranks of named Decepticons, given how often those guys get killed off after a one episode appearance. :/
For the movie lines, especially Revenge of the Fallen, I feel a lot of non-movie cons, like Lockdown (my personal favorite) are better figures than in-film characters like The Fallen.
It also strikes me as in character for just about any Decepticon/Predacon leader to keep a lot of anonymous henchmen around.
On the Autobot side of things... I buy Optimus Prime and any other Autobots I think look cool. Often there are a few in-show names, but the only real priority is aesthetics. The only time I've ever bought a full team of Autobots was for Prime, which is a combination of a small number of in-show characters, some good quality molds like Ratchet and Wheeljack, and the fact you can't order a case of Deluxes without at least one Bumblebee. They often end up horribly outnumbered by the Cons, but I'd say that's in character.
As for the canon.. again it varies. I generally make my own but with a few elements lifted from the shows/movies. Shockwave had a lot more dialogue before Optimus Prime completely failed to kill him in Chicago. Soundwave and Sideways had plenty of misadventures before they found Planet X.
As for the other part of the question, the figures I play with most are scout/basic sized, because I can keep those around my desk and on my computer case. I have Kreon Shockwave, Scorponok, and Galvatron at my desk, along with RotF scouts Brakedown and Skystalker to play with. My larger figures mostly stay in display and my masterpieces and exclusives all stay safely in their boxes.
Great thread, btw.