RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:A good list. I would've included the Tripredacus Council as a group, but oh well.
One question, though. Why only Kickback and Shrapnel in number five? Did i miss why Bombshell wasn't included?
I didnt write why since I only wanted to talk about why toys should be on the list rather than why one wouldnt be. I just dont think Bombshell is as good as the other 2. Its robot mode is very weak by comparison.
And the problem with Tripredicus is that he isnt made up only of insects and one of those insects, Ramhorn, is a toy I really dont like. I loves Beast Wars toys but Ramhorn was one of those toys I just didnt care for enough to figure out how to transform him. It didnt help that I didnt really own him until later and only saw him when playing at my friends' or cousins' house and they had gotten an adult to turn him into tripredicus and didnt want to bother undoing it knowing they couldnt do it again. We talk about elegance in transformations and toys and Ramhorn just lacks that.
But its not the insect mold I like least. That would go to the Energon insecticon. How this toy was made at the same time as the other energon scout gems is beyond me since he feels so limited and has such a lackluster transformation in comparison.
Bumblevivisector wrote:Unheard of, but also unstable. His design was indeed impressive enough to warrant Energon Insecticon being an update of him (and looking far more capable of unleashing a barrage), but when you handle him in bot mode, he just feels too delicate, fiddly, and liable to fall over.
This is true of all 4 to a slight extent once you actually handle them, but the team's rep is probably most hurt by Chop Shop. In stag beetle mode he actually looks scary, only to be undermined by an incredibly goofy bot mode, with arm articulation that only allows him to either flap like a bird or shoot Autobots standing directly beside him.
Thanks so much for describing everything so perfectly, Bumblevivisector (now THATs a username!). Everything you mentioned is exactly why the deluxe insecticons did not get on the list, for me. Thats definitely what I meant when I mentioned kibble, it was more in terms of how fiddly the transformation is when it comes to panels, and Chop Shop is definitely the one i was thinking of.