The Energon Pub

by **Slagbringer** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:38 pm

Out of all the figures we've seen the final product and the prototype of whats your favorite and number one must have?

For me its Starscream I think its the coolest design in alt mode and robot mode it just looks amazing and he's my number one to get...

So refreshing since the abysmal failure and nightmare of the movie toy...

I absolutely love it!!

News Credits: 9 · by **Sowndwave76** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:41 pm

I'm diggin' Grimlock the most and hope that they go ahead and make all of the Dino's in the Animated line.

Next 3 best imo:

Megatron
Soundwave
Slag

by **Slagbringer** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:44 pm

Sowndwave76 wrote:I'm diggin' Grimlock the most and hope that they go ahead and make all of the Dino's in the Animated line.

Next 3 best imo:

Megatron
Soundwave
Slag

I completely agree grimlock is awesome and I love that their bringing the dinobots back...I think thats what I really like about this series it really makes it like a rebirth of G1....

by **Decatron** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:50 pm

Soundwave is my fav

News Credits: 7 · by **Omega Charge** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:53 pm

Oh boy...

deluxe Prime
Starscream

News Credits: 7 · by **Geekee1** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:56 pm

That's a tough one for me. Now obviously just going on pictures I'm going to say Prowl, strictly for the engineering. He's by far the best motorcycle transformer ever. No kibble, and looks so cool. Plus he has a freakin' traffic light to swing around, who doesn't want to be able to do that?

But I really like all of the toys that I've seen so far, so I withhold final judgment until I get them in my hands.

News Credits: 12 · by **Overcracker** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:02 pm

Just by the concept art, Blitzwing., of course I liked the character back in G1, and just found him hilarious in the 2 seconds he had on screen, in the Premiere special.

I'm totally digging the 2 faced bit he had there. Hope the toy has the 2 faces also.

In close second Voyager Prime, and Third, I'd have to say Grimlock.

by **Slagbringer** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:04 pm

Geekee1 wrote:That's a tough one for me. Now obviously just going on pictures I'm going to say Prowl, strictly for the engineering. He's by far the best motorcycle transformer ever. No kibble, and looks so cool. Plus he has a freakin' traffic light to swing around, who doesn't want to be able to do that?

But I really like all of the toys that I've seen so far, so I withhold final judgment until I get them in my hands.

I agree Prowl is the best motorcycle transformer made to date...but the problem with him like all other motorcycle bots is that he's nowhere near the correct scale to any of the other bots and thats always been a pet peeve of mine....oh Im still getting him cause other than that the figures sweet!!=)

News Credits: 7 · by **Omega Charge** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:04 pm

Oh I forget about Blitzwing. I want him too. And his toy IS supposed to have some kind of spinning face gimmick.

by **Slagbringer** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:10 pm

Omega Charge wrote:Oh I forget about Blitzwing. I want him too. And his toy IS supposed to have some kind of spinning face gimmick.

yeah for the multiple personality traits =) very cool=)

also another sweet decepticon is Lockdown his alt. mode is killer!

News Credits: 7 · by **Geekee1** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:24 pm

Slagbringer wrote:
Geekee1 wrote:That's a tough one for me. Now obviously just going on pictures I'm going to say Prowl, strictly for the engineering. He's by far the best motorcycle transformer ever. No kibble, and looks so cool. Plus he has a freakin' traffic light to swing around, who doesn't want to be able to do that?

But I really like all of the toys that I've seen so far, so I withhold final judgment until I get them in my hands.

I agree Prowl is the best motorcycle transformer made to date...but the problem with him like all other motorcycle bots is that he's nowhere near the correct scale to any of the other bots and thats always been a pet peeve of mine....oh Im still getting him cause other than that the figures sweet!!=)

Scale has never been a big issue with me. I guess growing up with G1 will do that to you. My biggest thing is for the toys to look like what I'm seeing on screen.

by **Slagbringer** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:32 pm

Geekee1 wrote:
Slagbringer wrote:
Geekee1 wrote:That's a tough one for me. Now obviously just going on pictures I'm going to say Prowl, strictly for the engineering. He's by far the best motorcycle transformer ever. No kibble, and looks so cool. Plus he has a freakin' traffic light to swing around, who doesn't want to be able to do that?

But I really like all of the toys that I've seen so far, so I withhold final judgment until I get them in my hands.

I agree Prowl is the best motorcycle transformer made to date...but the problem with him like all other motorcycle bots is that he's nowhere near the correct scale to any of the other bots and thats always been a pet peeve of mine....oh Im still getting him cause other than that the figures sweet!!=)

Scale has never been a big issue with me. I guess growing up with G1 will do that to you. My biggest thing is for the toys to look like what I'm seeing on screen.

I agree with that this is the first show to go all out on likenesses and I grew up with G1 and Beast Wars which towards the end of their line in the transmetal and transmetal II lines were getting fairly close....

Ohh I nearly forgot Galaxy force did a decent job when it came to Primus's figure which I love and is a centerpiece to my collection=)

News Credits: 4 · by **Bumblethumper** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:47 pm

Deluxe Earth-mode Prime ... - 'cept for the battle damage.

Bulkhead - undersized but awesome. Looked amazing in some recent pics.

Notable Mention also goes to:

Bumblebee: - looks like a very well designed toy, but in some of the pictures appears to be poorly manufactured.

Lockdown: you just can't beat that alt mode, though in bot mode, some of the proportions look a bit off.

by **WasPWNator** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 7:21 pm

Lockdown and Bulkhead.

I'm also excited about Blitzwing, but I haven't seen any pics of his toy yet.

News Credits: 8 · by **Liege Evilmus** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 7:26 pm

TV show character wise, I'm gonna have to go with Prowl as he's the only guy I like so far.

Toywise, it's a toss between Megatron and StarScream(after I do a head swap). If I can get a hold of an unpainted Voyager Prime cool, but otherwise these toys do nothing for me.

News Credits: 1 · by **Agent 007** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 7:33 pm

I gotta say, out of all of em voyager prime and magatron are the only ones I'de consider buying. The rest look like crap.

by **Raymond101** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 7:53 pm

Finally I can make a proper Decepticon collection (hate my collection of Decepticon movie bots). It's nice to see Ultra Magnus as Supreme Commander too, might get all of the Cybertronian Elite Guard... they seem to be the uber of the autobots.

News Credits: 6 · by **bran10** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 7:59 pm

toy: excited for prowl, bumblebee, bulkhead

character: I really like prowl's maturity and independence, favorite cahcracter of all time is bumblebee, but in the series, he's annoying, I thought he was gonna be like rattrap at first but then not really.

by **schizophrenica** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 3:08 am

I'm looking forward to Megatron ans Starscream.

by **woosh** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 6:29 am

The one and only that i'll be getting is Lockdown.
He's just too awesome to miss. And he's a decepticon. I need a deluxe classed counterpart for my Deluxe 08 BB.

by **Rodentus Prime** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 7:29 am

Prowl and blitzwing are the only toys I'm looking forwards to picking up - although prowl breaks my G1 only rule he's too nice a figure to miss and blitzwing was one of my first toys and the remake looks cool.

News Credits: 1 · by **Menbailee** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 8:11 pm

Blackarachnia!

She provides something we've never had: a toon accurate figure for the original BW character. Looks like herself in 'bot mode and like a pretty creepy arachnid in alt mode.

Prowl may have some of the most impressive engineering. Hasbro has tried for years to create a decent cycle-bot, and in his simplicity, Prowl finally represents the achievement of that goal.

Also looking forward to Arcee.