Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 10:10 am
by william-james88
I was thinking about this topic and couldnt come up with anyone worse than G1 broadside in terms of ridiculousness. He is a triple changer that changes from a jet to a jet carrier?! WHAT?! It also ends up looking really dumb too.
Let me know what you guys think is the most ridiculous alt mode.
Re: Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 10:32 am
by ZeroWolf
Well where to start, Animated Voyager Megatron, Transformers Prime Gaia Unicron, Revenge of the Fallen Voyager Fallen. Revenge of the Fallen deluxe Soundwave. I'm sure I'll think of others later. ..
Re: Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 10:34 am
by william-james88
ZeroWolf wrote: Transformers Prime Gaia Unicron
Thats a really good one!
Re: Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 10:35 am
by fenrir72
william-james88 wrote:I was thinking about this topic and couldnt come up with anyone worse than G1 broadside in terms of ridiculousness. He is a triple changer that changes from a jet to a jet carrier?! WHAT?! It also ends up looking really dumb too.
Let me know what you guys think is the most ridiculous alt mode.
The jet mode was suppoded to bean F-18 Hornet......that is if your try to look very closely and squint
We sure used a lot of our imagination back in those days.
Re: Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 10:50 am
by ZeroWolf
Broadside is the response if anyone even dared argue that there was scale within G1
Re: Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 10:54 am
by Madeus Prime
I agree on the jet mode, buuuuut that aircraft carrier is pretty good...
Re: Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 11:29 am
by RhA
My two cents:
- G1 Roadgrabber. A robot who is better disguised in his robot mode then in his car-shell. It looks like something Skeletor would drive. - (Devil) Gigatron's handmode. Handmaster? Call the Breastmasters! - (Devil) Gigatron's carmode. Probably less convincing then Roadgrabber. - Heinlad. A saké carrying deity with some impressive nuts. On which he drums for magic. Leave it to Japan. Call the handmasters! - G1 Blot. Who might just be inspired by a potato. With guns. - Magmatron. Not for his individual beast modes, but I'd like to nominate him for his congaline mode.
To name a few.
Re: Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 11:34 am
by william-james88
RhA wrote:My two cents:
- G1 Roadgrabber. A robot who is better disguised in his robot mode then in his car-shell. It looks like something Skeletor would drive. - (Devil) Gigatron's handmode. Handmaster? Call the Breastmasters! - (Devil) Gigatron's carmode. Probably less convincing then Roadgrabber. - Heinlad. A saké carrying deity with some impressive nuts. On which he drums for magic. Leave it to Japan. Call the handmasters! - G1 Blot. Who might just be inspired by a potato. With guns. - Magmatron. Not for his individual beast modes, but I'd like to nominate him for his congaline mode.
To name a few.
All great. Although I personally always liked Gigatron's hand mode. I would have done it even if it wasnt in the instructions but it being an official mode makes it so much more fun too.
Re: Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 11:45 am
by RhA
Agreed that the handmode is sorta cool, but ridiculous none the less. Also, he made my list twice and still has 8 modes left. That too is ridiculous.
Re: Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 11:49 am
by william-james88
RhA wrote:Agreed that the handmode is sorta cool, but ridiculous none the less. Also, he made my list twice and still has 8 modes left. That too is ridiculous.
Thats why I have such a hard time with the word ridiculous. Indistinguishable alt modes are easy to say subjectively (that list is all done and finished). But "ridiculous", for me, is sometimes really similar to awesome (like Gigatron and the Micromaster toys). I hope that doesnt make me sound like a Hipster.
Re: Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 12:03 pm
by Va'al
william-james88 wrote:
RhA wrote:Agreed that the handmode is sorta cool, but ridiculous none the less. Also, he made my list twice and still has 8 modes left. That too is ridiculous.
Thats why I have such a hard time with the word ridiculous. Indistinguishable alt modes are easy to say subjectively (that list is all done and finished). But "ridiculous", for me, is sometimes really similar to awesome (like Gigatron and the Micromaster toys). I hope that doesnt make me sound like a Hipster.
Too late.
Re: Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 12:09 pm
by william-james88
Va'al wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
RhA wrote:Agreed that the handmode is sorta cool, but ridiculous none the less. Also, he made my list twice and still has 8 modes left. That too is ridiculous.
Thats why I have such a hard time with the word ridiculous. Indistinguishable alt modes are easy to say subjectively (that list is all done and finished). But "ridiculous", for me, is sometimes really similar to awesome (like Gigatron and the Micromaster toys). I hope that doesnt make me sound like a Hipster.
Too late.
Re: Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 12:43 pm
by donny1975
william-james88 wrote:I was thinking about this topic and couldnt come up with anyone worse than G1 broadside in terms of ridiculousness. He is a triple changer that changes from a jet to a jet carrier?! WHAT?! It also ends up looking really dumb too.
Let me know what you guys think is the most ridiculous alt mode.
I had this toy as kid and wasn't a fan...the carrier mode was ok. The jet was grasping...
Re: Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 12:58 pm
by donny1975
Of course as much as I dislike Broadside as a kid I absolutely hated Quickswitch. All of his alt modes sucked. His bot mode was just the worst.
Re: Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 1:05 pm
by william-james88
donny1975 wrote:Of course as much as I dislike Broadside as a kid I absolutely hated Quickswitch. All of his alt modes sucked. His bot mode was just the worst.
Re: Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 1:09 pm
by donny1975
william-james88 wrote:
donny1975 wrote:Of course as much as I dislike Broadside as a kid I absolutely hated Quickswitch. All of his alt modes sucked. His bot mode was just the worst.
Haha that is awful just turn it over and slap a robot face somewhere and it's transformed.
Re: Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 1:30 pm
by william-james88
I think this is also a pretty ridiculous alt mode: BWN Scylla
It was never great to begin with but adding the lipstick as a deco change to the alt mode to indicate it's female is one of the most ridiculous things I have ever seen.
Re: Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 1:40 pm
by donny1975
william-james88 wrote:I think this is also a pretty ridiculous alt mode: BWN Scylla
It was never great to begin with but adding the lipstick as a deco change to the alt mode to indicate it's female is one of the most ridiculous things I have ever seen.
it sorta looks like a brooch...albeit a demonic squid one.
Re: Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 1:43 pm
by william-james88
Oh man, I just remembered Moon from BWN. Thats a great example of a toy that is ridiculous. He isn't garbage, nor is his alt mode indistinguishable, he is just really ridiculous (I might just make it most ridiculous TFs rather than specifically alt modes, though they do go hand in hand). Anyways, my list is becoming more and more definitive.
Re: Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 6:00 pm
by RhA
Moon did pop up in my brain, but it really is the robotmode which sucks.
Re: Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 7:30 pm
by donny1975
RhA wrote:Moon did pop up in my brain, but it really is the robotmode which sucks.
Well not to get to on this tangent, I think Armada Nightbeat's robot mode...is...awful...of course his alt mode isn't all that great either...
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Re: Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:09 pm
by william-james88
donny1975 wrote:
RhA wrote:Moon did pop up in my brain, but it really is the robotmode which sucks.
Well not to get to on this tangent, I think Armada Nightbeat's robot mode...is...awful...of course his alt mode isn't all that great either...
ArmadaNightbeat.jpg
Well, like I said, the more I am looking into this topic, the more it seems that the robot mode should be considered for the ridiculousness. Not as the main factor but a combination with the alt mode.
And I've got a better one for you regarding morotcycles: Energon highwire (this is the redeco though)
Re: Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:37 pm
by donny1975
At least he has an "arm" with a "hand" on it. What the heck is one supposed to manipulate when both of their "arms" are terminated with wheels??
Re: Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:46 pm
by william-james88
donny1975 wrote:At least he has an "arm" with a "hand" on it. What the heck is one supposed to manipulate when both of their "arms" are terminated with wheels??
I was gonna say "at least yours has a whole head" but then I realized thats not really a robot head so yay, you win. (I think we both lose)
Re: Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 3:25 am
by RhA
william-james88 wrote:
donny1975 wrote:
RhA wrote:Moon did pop up in my brain, but it really is the robotmode which sucks.
Well not to get to on this tangent, I think Armada Nightbeat's robot mode...is...awful...of course his alt mode isn't all that great either...
ArmadaNightbeat.jpg
Well, like I said, the more I am looking into this topic, the more it seems that the robot mode should be considered for the ridiculousness. Not as the main factor but a combination with the alt mode.
And I've got a better one for you regarding morotcycles: Energon highwire (this is the redeco though)
As much as I loved the Armada Street Speed team... The Energon version just is heartbreak. Highwire is a flopfest.
When I got these guys I was superduper pumped, as soon as I combined them is was tears and therapy for me.
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 10:10 am
