The Energon Pub

I don't know if this has been discussed on here before, but i'm a big fan of Unicron and his lackeys.

I know CP has a nice 'Dead Universe' display;



Here's who i have at the moment:

Armada Unicron (natch);
Armada Sideways, Nemesis Prime;
BM Tankor, Obsidian, Blackarachnia;
Universe Reptilion, Nemesis Strika, Razorclaw.

Don't have the Armada beasts or the Blendtrons, and i'll have to pick up Botcon 2004 Megazarak, Universe Ramjet and Nemesis Prime.

And i've recently found out that Jelze Goldrabbit shares my love of these guys...

Also, any ideas on who else to use in a display?

I also have an affection (or is it an infection) towards Unicron's forces. Usually I don't like collecting figures based on a comicbook roster, but most of the figures within his forces are very pleasing repaints. Also, Rhinox, Airazor, and Cheetor look to evil to be Armada Autobots.

Aside from the obvious, right?

Well, there was a Botcon Cyclonus based on Beast Machines Jetstorm a while back. Might look nice next to Energon Galvatron (whom you may also want) because he's a larger toy, like Galvatron, but I dunno.

The Quintessons were originally supposed to be Unicron's minions ... could go there. Impossible toys made a bunch of 'em a while back and they're cheaper now.

I also like Unicron and got one side of his rings filled with Dead Ends.

In one of the GI Joe minis, the Battle Beasts were creatures that lived in Unicron. In a planned story the denizens of Cobra-La were. I don't have the first issue of that, though and I can't remember who else he used.

There's an entire list at TFwiki.
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Category:Unicron ... characters

If you look closely on the back of Armada Airrazor, she has a decepticon symbol etched in there I think.

Well I have this as a starter dead minion society:









So far I have from the offical universe

Target excl. Nemesis Prime
Armada Airrazor
Armada Terrorsaur
Armada Cheetor
OFTCC Megazarak
Universe Razorclaw
Energon Black Unicron
Micron Legend Sideways
Micron Legend Scourge (Armada Nemesis Prime)

In my "minion/herald" section, I have Alt, Classics Voyager, RID and Armada (G2 heroes repaint) Nemesis Prime, along with Henkei and Universe Cyclonus, RotF Bludgeon and Mindwipe, Cybertron Sideways and Titanium Fallen, all around Armada Unicron. I would like the black energon version of him, but haven't picked him up yet.

I'd love a black E-Unicron, but have yet to come across one. My wife likes him a lot as well, so he's top priority. As for my Heralds, my organisation's a little bit different from what you'd expect. Here's what I have so far:

Generation 1
D-62-S Galvatron (reissue)
Scourge

Beast Wars Neo
Drancron (I really need the rest of those Blendtrons!)

Armada
Unicron
Sideways with Rook and Crosswise

Airazor
Cheetor
Rhinox
Terrorsaur

They didn't become his Horsemen until the Energon comic though...

Cybertron
Unicron

GX-01 Noisemaze

All I need now is GX-02 Soundwave

Universe
Razorclaw
Tankor
Obsidian
Reptilion

Ramjet and Nemesis Prime, where are you...

Classic Universe Generations
Galvatron
Cyclonus

Scourge is coming up, so I'm happy. I may end up getting 2010 Edition Unicron for this section.

Back when I had them displayed, I used:

-All four Energon Terrorcons.

-Universe Nemesis Prime(Mammoth)

-Cybertron Sideways

-Universe Frostbite

-Beast Wars Mutants Soundwave(the Crocodile/Bat)

As I said, that was awhile ago, so things could change. I have Armada Sideways now, and it might be fun to use some new GoBots as heralds...

Anyway, not to be outdone, Primus also had some heralds!

-Universe Night Slash Cheetor

-Universe Stockade

-Universe Magna Stampede

-Universe Repugnus

I'm sure there were more, but I can't remember right now. Maybe this weekend I'll take some pics....

My principle four Heralds are:

Razorclaw
Uni Nemesis Prime (Big Convoy mold)
Shokoract
Uni Ramjet

Beyond that, a complete display needs the Blendtrons (still missing Drancron), ML Sideways, every Universe Decepticon, Cybertron Soundwave, GF Soundblaster, the ML DVD villian Microns, Bug General, a representation of Galvatron, Cyclonus, and Scourge, TFCC Astro-Hook, Astro-Line, and Astro-Sinker, Titanium The Fallen, the Armada "Four Horsemen" Beast Remolds, Fox Kids TM Tarantulas (now with 50% extra undeadness), and finally, the Kiss Players Sparkbots.

You can, at your discretion, include OTFCC Megazarak, Antagony, and Armada Thrust.

Ah, Shokaract, Antagony and Cataclysm. Seen Shokaract twice, have to get him when I see him again. Has anybody repurposed Fox Kids Transmetal Cheetor as Cataclysm? I know I will

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Ah, Shokaract, Antagony and Cataclysm. Seen Shokaract twice, have to get him when I see him again. Has anybody repurposed Fox Kids Transmetal Cheetor as Cataclysm? I know I will

That's a good idea!

Man...Shockaract is a herald of Unicron too? I got him for $50 on ebay because no one bid on it. I got it around 4am on a Saturday just browsing for toys. Well I can add him too then.

bvzxa wrote:Man...Shockaract is a herald of Unicron too? I got him for $50 on ebay because no one bid on it. I got it around 4am on a Saturday just browsing for toys. Well I can add him too then.

Well, he's not a Herald directly. What he did was find Unicron's essence and put it inside a Matrix-shaped container, mockingly naming it the "Matrix of Conquest". I suppose if you have a spare Matrix keychain you can use it on him too

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:I'd love a black E-Unicron, but have yet to come across one.

I may end up getting 2010 Edition Unicron for this section.

Couldn't find energon Unicron myself, so i reckon i'll end up getting the 2010 Unicron.

Thanks for all the tips guys, there are a few there that i wouldn't have thought of.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

bvzxa wrote:Man...Shockaract is a herald of Unicron too? I got him for $50 on ebay because no one bid on it. I got it around 4am on a Saturday just browsing for toys. Well I can add him too then.

Well, he's not a Herald directly. What he did was find Unicron's essence and put it inside a Matrix-shaped container, mockingly naming it the "Matrix of Conquest". I suppose if you have a spare Matrix keychain you can use it on him too

In Beast Wars: Ascending, Unicron manipulated him into "finding" the Matrix of Chaos to eventually bring about Unicron's rebirth.

Razorclaw0000 wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

bvzxa wrote:Man...Shockaract is a herald of Unicron too? I got him for $50 on ebay because no one bid on it. I got it around 4am on a Saturday just browsing for toys. Well I can add him too then.

Well, he's not a Herald directly. What he did was find Unicron's essence and put it inside a Matrix-shaped container, mockingly naming it the "Matrix of Conquest". I suppose if you have a spare Matrix keychain you can use it on him too

In Beast Wars: Ascending, Unicron manipulated him into "finding" the Matrix of Chaos to eventually bring about Unicron's rebirth.

Different continuity, mind you

Now that I'm thinking about it, wouldn't the BWII Cyborg Beasts be (indirectly) considered Heralds, or at least Minions as well? They were all mutated by Angolmois energy, which turned out to be Unicron's lifeforce.

My pic at the beginning of this, so I thought I'd chime in...

I actually only use Galvatron, Cyclons, and Scourge with Unicron proper. Well, his 3 Mini-cons from linkage are in there too. Those are my Heralds.

The whole "Dead Universe" think is of course borrowed from IDW's books, but it makes for a good way of incorporating all the multi-verse bending **** that Unicron is responsible for as well as discarding "The Rules" by which other fictions have mashed it all together. Like for instance Shockaract and all the BW related BotCon stuff...

It's ok. The stories are...ok. Shockaract? He sucks. Really. He sucks as a character and worse as a toy. For my tastes, that thing can stay off my shelves and he can keep his fall-off-the-bone chrome.

If a wicked good black repaint or sinister looking figure in general, he'll go in. I just think it's one opportunity to not let a spotty collection of fiction absolutely dictate who is in and who is out.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Razorclaw0000 wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

bvzxa wrote:Man...Shockaract is a herald of Unicron too? I got him for $50 on ebay because no one bid on it. I got it around 4am on a Saturday just browsing for toys. Well I can add him too then.

Well, he's not a Herald directly. What he did was find Unicron's essence and put it inside a Matrix-shaped container, mockingly naming it the "Matrix of Conquest". I suppose if you have a spare Matrix keychain you can use it on him too

In Beast Wars: Ascending, Unicron manipulated him into "finding" the Matrix of Chaos to eventually bring about Unicron's rebirth.

Different continuity, mind you

Now that I'm thinking about it, wouldn't the BWII Cyborg Beasts be (indirectly) considered Heralds, or at least Minions as well? They were all mutated by Angolmois energy, which turned out to be Unicron's lifeforce.

Fair point. Unicron's reach is far and wide.