The Energon Pub

So, this is a bit of a dated figure, but Ripclaw will be one of a select few Predacons I review as I ask COULD the Preds be/have been a viable third faction alternative to the obviously more familiar Autobots/Decepticons? Why haven't they quite caught on the same? This is a chance to see a toy you might not know about, depending on how new you are to the fandom, or skipped over when it was released initially.By all means, let me know what you think of the figure, but more importantly, what do you think about the viability of a third faction?