The Energon Pub

Bavolis wrote:My Build Team Grimlock is pretty awful. In some ways I like that he's kind of zombie/scorpion looking, but he doesn't stand well and his arms are just a mess. His face bugs me for some reason too. Plus, how can you be that sorry looking and steal a name like Grimlock?

Good points. That toy is certainly the low point of RiD (That dog thing with the three heads doesn't count, for anything...).

I personally hate the Classics two-pack Ultimate Battle Prime. Ugly as hell and it has no place in the glory of my collection.

Windracer wrote:Oh, and E. Hotshot. I severely dislike his head sculpt and the fact it's not articulated... his shoulders are pretty shoddy, too, for that matter...

Just do what I do, and leave him combined with the likes of Inferno or Red Alert or whoever it is I have him combined with (Of all the recent lines, Energon might be the one I know the least about as far as names...)

Are we counting Star Wars Transformers?

Okay, my most hated is Beast Machines Cheetor (probably Beast Machines Primal too). The robot and alt modes were not significantly different. Transformers are supposed to be robots in disguise, right? Cheetor just looks like a cheetah on its hind legs...

RID Sideburn, X-Brawn and the rest of the kibble brigade. Those sticks with car hoods stapled to them kept me out of TF for years!

I'd have to say RID Skybyte, hate the transformation, doesn't stay together in Shark Mode. Very annoying character in the show, totally sucky overall, no redeeming qualities.

Unlike the rest of you however i do like Energon Prime, the combination is good. But would it have killed Hasbro/Takara to have made the OP's have a robot mode. O.k so the hair roller helmet is not particularly good, maybe a separate head/helmet would have worked better there.

Armada Prime is just a big brick, his trailer gimmick is just lame, i would rather have had a more poseable supermode that doesn't self transform over a box that turns inside out. However he does get some articulation when combined with Jetfire, and looks totally bad ass when combined with Overload.

Almost all of the HoCL line... Those miniature monstrosities aren't worth ****, though energon's insecticon comes close.

Exulted Unicron wrote:Hated mold because of overuse? I wouldn't say i hated it, but i'm starting to get annoyed with the overuse of the bruticus mold. He's been reused alot for universe and RiD...but why no G1 reissue?

Well, between G1 Bruticus released everywhere, Battle Gaia in Japan, G2 Bruticus released wherever it was released, Vuldigus in Car Robots then becoming RiD Ruination with a couple color changes, then two MORE ruination versions as Wal-Mart exclusives, I'd be surprised if the mold is still intact.

Plus, given the way the G1 reissues tended to sell while TRU had them, I can't see it being a good idea to have a more-expensive Bruticus out there while Universe Ruination was still on clearance.

TRU kinda mishandled the whole thing the first time around, frankly.... Homefully if Soundwave does well, they'll get a second chance and do it right this time. In the off-chance the molds haven't turned to breakfast cereal from the endless parade of Ruinations, Bruticus might even be among their number.

I'd like to add Classics Prime from the Prime vs. Megatron set. He looks cool, but man what a piece of sh**.

Armada Scavenger

MINI-CONS

LOC's

Armada Sideswipe and Energon Prowl would have been better as Basics.

Cybertron Prime and Megatron

The lame ass greenish yellow Pteradactyl form Cybertron. He broke the minute I got him out of the package. He sucked so bad that I am ashamed I bought him, and didn't even bother to learn his name.

Well i luv most of my transformers incept for Windcharger cuz he had crap articulation and he was a crapy car.

Energon wingsaber I had no idea he turned into a solid peice of plastic. Dont get me wrong he looked freaken awsome in toyfare but i had no idea he had no ariculation at all.

energon optimus was a power ranger like thing so i never bought him

I didnt buy any cybertron at all, The theme song and premis for that show effectively shut me down for about 2 years.

Nemesis Primal wrote:

Exulted Unicron wrote:Hated mold because of overuse? I wouldn't say i hated it, but i'm starting to get annoyed with the overuse of the bruticus mold. He's been reused alot for universe and RiD...but why no G1 reissue?

Well, between G1 Bruticus released everywhere, Battle Gaia in Japan, G2 Bruticus released wherever it was released, Vuldigus in Car Robots then becoming RiD Ruination with a couple color changes, then two MORE ruination versions as Wal-Mart exclusives, I'd be surprised if the mold is still intact.

Plus, given the way the G1 reissues tended to sell while TRU had them, I can't see it being a good idea to have a more-expensive Bruticus out there while Universe Ruination was still on clearance.

TRU kinda mishandled the whole thing the first time around, frankly.... Homefully if Soundwave does well, they'll get a second chance and do it right this time. In the off-chance the molds haven't turned to breakfast cereal from the endless parade of Ruinations, Bruticus might even be among their number.

Still..Takara could have reissued him. I also believe it was a problem with renaming. There are no original Combaticon names left...except Swindle and Bruticus

Exulted Unicron wrote:

Nemesis Primal wrote:In the off-chance the molds haven't turned to breakfast cereal from the endless parade of Ruinations, Bruticus might even be among their number.

Still..Takara could have reissued him. I also believe it was a problem with renaming. There are no original Combaticon names left...except Swindle and Bruticus

Meh, it's always Takara Takara Takara with some people. These are the people who are currently using Kiss Players as a main line.

As for the names, we have Decepticon Brawl for the movie figures, it's not too far-fetched to think they could do the same for a reissue, and extend it on to Onslaught, Vortex, and Blast Off too... And even if not, a little name tweaking still isn't out of the question... We wound up with Bluestreak called Silverstreak... Who's to say that Blast Off wouldn't become Blast Launch or some such?

Death to cybertron Runamuck!! I think this is piece of junk is worse than HOT GARBAGE!!!! Burn this mold! Remove it from the universe!

Darth_Ennis wrote:The lame ass greenish yellow Pteradactyl form Cybertron. He broke the minute I got him out of the package. He sucked so bad that I am ashamed I bought him, and didn't even bother to learn his name.

Brimstone?

I actually like him. At least in Beast mode anyway.

Well mine was back in 1987

It was Wheelie

I hated that sucker so much I took a hammer to it

If I hate a figure now I just don't pick it up

Cyberton Megs/Galves is that figure now in Energon it was The fat Prime

Agamemnon wrote:

Darth_Ennis wrote:The lame ass greenish yellow Pteradactyl form Cybertron. He broke the minute I got him out of the package. He sucked so bad that I am ashamed I bought him, and didn't even bother to learn his name.

Brimstone?

I actually like him. At least in Beast mode anyway.

Funny... I like his robot mode more. I think it's partly the hands... They have nice articulation for a deluxe. And he's got a fairly clever transformation, to boot.

Nemesis Primal wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:

Darth_Ennis wrote:The lame ass greenish yellow Pteradactyl form Cybertron. He broke the minute I got him out of the package. He sucked so bad that I am ashamed I bought him, and didn't even bother to learn his name.

Brimstone?

I actually like him. At least in Beast mode anyway.

Funny... I like his robot mode more. I think it's partly the hands... They have nice articulation for a deluxe. And he's got a fairly clever transformation, to boot.

The only issue I had with the robot mode was the way the wing blades always stuck out if I wanted to store the cyber key with the figure. He couldn't reach Swoop's neck to ring it with those blades out.

There is only one figure in my collection that I truly dislike....Armada Terrorsaur!

I hate lazy transformations and considering his size this ranks amongst the laziest. His clawed wings become clawed arms. His pterodactyl legs become his robot legs. His pterodactyl head folds down to become his robot head. Lame!!!!

He hardly stands without intricate balancing which is made worse by attaching mini-cons, his blades look awkward and weird and his colour scheme....orange and green!

'Nuff Said!

G1-Ironhide/Ratchet Wheelie,

Beast Wars-B'Boom (Apache as he was called in BWII)

Beast Machines-the whole line sucked

All the orginal RiD molds except for Optimus Prime, but the rest of them: Ultra Magnus, Sideburn, Prowl, X-Brawn,
Bruticus, Megatron, Galvatron, the Train bots, and the Build Team all of them were ulgy, unbalanced and simply not fun to transform.

Armada Scavenger, Sideswipe

Engeron-The combiners teams Aiealbots, Constructions, and Combaticons

Cybertron Soundwave, Crosswise/Smokescreen, Thundercracker/Skywarp, Lugnutz/Hightail, Overhaul/Busguard

Classics Grimlock

I'm not fond of any the Alternators as well.