by Throttlebotsrevenge » Wed Dec 26, 2018 6:10 pm
This is a bit hard for me. I'm predominately a G1 collector, so must of the new stuff isn't going to be on there. And I might end up fudging juuuuust a little.
5.) G1 Optimus Prime.
Prime is, in many ways, the quintessential Transformer toy. He was one of the first Transformers ever released, he was the spotlight of the first two seasons of the cartoon, and nearly every modern Transformers series revolves around him. On top of that, he has a huge number of features the set him apart from the rest of his release line. A detachable tractor trailer comes to mind, as well as a repair bay and his launchable scout car, Roller. To this day, the G1 Prime toy has been often imitated but seldom surpassed.
4.) G1 Dreadwing. This is where I fudge a bit, because Dreadwing is the combined forms of Darkwing and Dreadwind. But what happens when you get a self-loathing depressive and an unbridled sociopathic nihilist together in the same room, with just a pinch of binary-bonding? You get magic, that's what. Magic made of rainbow sprinkles and fetid broccoli farts. Magic with that wields giant guns, turn into a pair of sizable jets, launch little robot engine parts and then combine into a soul-sucking interstellar rocket designed to bring madness and despair to every corner of the galaxy.
3.) G1 Fortress Maximus. So let me get this straight. Number one, this is a Transformer that can squash a toddler if it topples over. Number two, it has a head that turns into a robot. And then it's head turns into another frickin' robot. It's like robot Inception, just without Leonardo DiCaprio. But number three? A working elevator, a rotating radar dish, more ramps than I-10 in Houston, and a jail cell? You have just made or ruined every kid's Christmas in 1987, depending on whether they got a Fort Max or not.
2.) Victory Victory Saber. You start off with a small robot. A Brain of Courage, so he's called. And the Brain of Courage can pilot a jet. But then that jet turns into a robot, and the Brain of Courage has to take an elevator like he's a frickin' Power Ranger in order to make this robot's face. And the resulting robot is called Saber. But whoa-ho, we're not done. Then Saber folds in half and jumps inside a giant space ship to form a new robot's chest, and this robot is called Star Saber. What the hell, this is awesome! But then Star Saber breaks a lion in half and wears his legs as boots, and then dons the lion's head to give himself a jet pack. And to top it all off, they both then turn into a giant robot convoy ship armed with particle cannons and a rail gun.
1.) Masterforce Overlord. Overlord was kind of the big-bad from the last IDW run. Which really makes a lot of sense, if you just look at his toy. A giant robot tank and an SR-71 Blackbird then combine to make an impressively tall robot that bristles with secrets and armory. His size, alone, makes him one of the largest figures in my collection--he's roughly as tall as G1 Scorponok. By inserting his engine companions, Mega and Giga, Overlord can then display machine guns and missile launchers that are inserted in his chest. And then that doesn't even count his base mode, which includes a communications tower, a scout car, and artillery battery, and a repair station. To be fair, much of Overlord's inclusion on number one on my list was IDW's portrayal of him. Regardless, Overlord is a super impressive inclusion in the Masterforce line, and I sadly feel that the Titans Return version doesn't come close to the original's mastery.
Honorable mentions: G1 Soundwave, G1 Devastator, G1 Doubledealer, G1 Bludgeon, G1 Ultra Magnus.
Throttlebotsrevenge's hall of SHAME: G1 Runabout/Runamuck, G1 Topspin/Twin Twist, G1 Action Master Jazz, any GPS afflicted figure, and all of the Throttlebots. Especially Wideload.
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