The Energon Pub

Mon Sep 10, 2007 12:26 am

What do you think is the best gestalt toy from G1?

Mon Sep 10, 2007 12:33 am

Best is Predaking.

My fave is Devastator.

This is all fact.

If you do not agree with me on this, you are just plain wrong.

Game over. :-P

News Credits: 7 · Mon Sep 10, 2007 12:34 am

I'd have to go with Predaking.

Leokaiser, Raiden, Devastator and Piranhaking also get honourable mentions.

News Credits: 1 · Mon Sep 10, 2007 12:40 am

Raiden hands down IMO, never liked Predaking.

Mon Sep 10, 2007 12:50 am

iron maniac wrote:Raiden hands down IMO, never liked Predaking.

Ah Raiden is definately #1 is poseability. However, Predaking's size and weight are defiantely above the rest.

Mon Sep 10, 2007 6:52 am

I'd say Voltes V then i remember this is Tf thread. Devastator.

News Credits: 5 · Mon Sep 10, 2007 7:02 am

Bonger wrote:Best is Predaking.

My fave is Devastator.

This is all fact.

If you do not agree with me on this, you are just plain wrong.

Game over.

Damnit Bonger!!!! You beat me to the "Punch".... I was gonna say exactly what you stated!!! Predaking is the SHizzle!! and Devastator is close to the heart!! Don't like it, then go hang out with the seacons

News Credits: 1 · Mon Sep 10, 2007 7:02 am

Right now. Bruticus.

If I ever complete him (I suspect winning the lottery may help in this one), Raiden.

News Credits: 129 · Mon Sep 10, 2007 7:09 am

CoMpUtRoN!

Coheasive, great combined mode. Interesting alt modes. Not horrible bot modes (about as good as you can get for combiners...)

News Credits: 226 · Mon Sep 10, 2007 7:12 am

Monstrucator.

Mon Sep 10, 2007 7:21 am

Superion has a close place in my heart because he was the first combiner set I completed (my parents cheated; got me the whole set for Christmas 1986).

Menasor is my favorite, though...the Stunticons are a very specific theme and they just fit in together better than the others.

News Credits: 5 · Mon Sep 10, 2007 7:33 am

Counterpunch wrote:CoMpUtRoN!

Coheasive, great combined mode. Interesting alt modes. Not horrible bot modes (about as good as you can get for combiners...)

there you are, I was wondering when you were gonna post..it's been awhile since I saw you posting, hope all things are cool with ya :grin:

Computron?? I don't remember a G-1 combiner called that....wasn't that the insane computer with a giant face on a TV screen, that came to life in the G-1 cartoon and had tons of worker bots under his control??

I'll check out the seibertron gallery for reference, But I was sure that was the name of that sentient computer, that was under Megatron's control.....

Mon Sep 10, 2007 9:40 am

The best is Predaking.

My personal favorite is Bruticus.

Mon Sep 10, 2007 9:41 am

skywarp-2 wrote:Computron?? I don't remember a G-1 combiner called that....wasn't that the insane computer with a giant face on a TV screen, that came to life in the G-1 cartoon and had tons of worker bots under his control??

Computron is the Technobots. They were created in the "Grimlock's New Brain" ep of the TV show, not sure about the comic.

Mon Sep 10, 2007 9:51 am

The best are Predaking and Liokaiser!

Out of the gestalts that I had as a kid, I would say Bruticus and Menasor (the only gestalt that I still have).

News Credits: 7 · Mon Sep 10, 2007 10:08 am

skywarp-2 wrote:
Counterpunch wrote:CoMpUtRoN!

Coheasive, great combined mode. Interesting alt modes. Not horrible bot modes (about as good as you can get for combiners...)

there you are, I was wondering when you were gonna post..it's been awhile since I saw you posting, hope all things are cool with ya

Computron?? I don't remember a G-1 combiner called that....wasn't that the insane computer with a giant face on a TV screen, that came to life in the G-1 cartoon and had tons of worker bots under his control??

I'll check out the seibertron gallery for reference, But I was sure that was the name of that sentient computer, that was under Megatron's control.....

He was a gestalt that debuted late in season 3, created when Grimlock temporarily got an intelligence boost and was relased as a toy for what was supposed to be year 4. He was the main rival of the Decepticon gestalt Abominus.

Anyways, my fav is Dveastator but I think Predaking is the ebst since he's pretty much the only one, aside the Constructicons, who's members are to scale with weach oter.

Mon Sep 10, 2007 10:29 am

I'll agree that Bruticus, Superion, and Defensor had serious intra-group scale issues, but I think Menasor has reasonably-close scale, as do Computron and Predaking.

Mon Sep 10, 2007 11:47 am

Devastator has the most interesting transformation. All of the Constructicons transform differently. Cause they are all different molds. Which makes them the most interesting concept in combiner history. But the best combiner toy goes out to Predaking. Cause he's the biggest ,and the most articulated one.

Mon Sep 10, 2007 1:52 pm

a few catagories can be handed out
best overral:predaking
best constructions:devastator
most fun:superion
most unloved but good:defensor
fun alt modes:computron
worst:menasor is way too small
most unique:piranacon

nd there ya go

Mon Sep 10, 2007 2:24 pm

I'm going to have to go with Defensor. I loved him as a kid, and still do.

News Credits: 4 · Mon Sep 10, 2007 2:30 pm

Veritas Prime wrote:I'm going to have to go with Defensor.

Seconded. He had good porportions. Computron is a close second.

Mon Sep 10, 2007 3:28 pm

I agree with you guys, Defensor was always a favorite of mine too. Loved the individual components, they had great looking and playable alt modes.
I also loved Computron. IMO Afterburner was the coolest gestalt commander. He had an awesome alt mode with the opening gun in the front, and he was really tall in robot mode. Also, with the gestalts the focus was/is always size and strength. I liked how Computron was different in that regard, with more of a focus on intelligence.
I also liked Superion. Although the toy (or at least the one I had) had terrible problems with the leg bots staying locked into the sockets and was overall kind of delicate, he was the first Autobot gestalt. I remember thinking 'it's about freakin' time!'.
And I don't know if anyone else agrees, but what about Omega Supreme? If you look up the word gestalt, he fits. If I had to pick one favorite, just one, it'd be Omega Supreme.

News Credits: 9 · Mon Sep 10, 2007 4:11 pm

My favorite is Devastator...
He looks the coolest both in toy-form and from the cartoons.

I can see why people like Predaking best though,
what a beast.

From there,
my favorites are
Defensor
Bruticus
Superion
Omega Supreme

I never really liked Menasor.

News Credits: 1 · Mon Sep 10, 2007 5:24 pm

Definitely Predaking.
The fact that I own one probably makes me a little biased.

I always liked Menasor too though. The stunticons in general were pretty good.