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2016 Hall of Fame - "Favorite Underrated Transformers Character" Poll

PostPosted: Tue Mar 01, 2016 10:46 pm
by ScottyP
Please see the main Transformers Hall of Fame 2016 post for full details on this year's Hall of Fame voting, as well as the process Seibertron.com has adopted for this year's iteration.

To vote for the "Favorite Transformers Character" category click here.

To vote for the "Favorite Transformers-Related Musical Act" category click here.

Nominees for the "Favorite Underrated Transformers Character" category, based on previous years' nominees and a heavy dose of staff input, include:


Cosmos
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This wise cracking Autobot spaceship would love nothing more than to be in the Hall of Fame with all those other robots that can't even get out of orbit. Yeah, nothing more.

First Aid
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Proof that ambulances can do more than just turn into legs, this classic Protectobot has come into his own as more than just "the combiner limb medic that isn't Ratchet" in recent years. Will his legacy in Generation One plus his deeper portrayal in More Than Meets The Eye be enough to get him in with Chief Medical Officer Ratchet, or will he need to stick together with his other lower ranking medics outside of the Hall of Fame?

Heatwave the Fire-Bot
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This relative newcomer to the Transformers universe has spent years now protecting Griffin Rock. Is this the year when a character from the longest continuously running episodic Transformers TV series breaks in?

Hot Shot
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A massive fan of JAM Project, the protagonist from Armada, Energon, and Cybertron proved to be more than a Bumblebee stand in while Hasbro figured out that trademark. Every vote gets him closer to jolting in to this year's Hall class.

Lockdown
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This Decepticon villain has entrenched himself in just a short time as a classic antagonist and rival to several classic Transformers characters. Seibertron.com has learned that Ratchet has specifically requested that Lockdown not be voted for, but the good doctor declined to provide additional details as to why he feels this way.

Lugnut
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If there's one word that can described Lugnut, it's "Loyalty". Loyalty to the Decepticon cause, and Megatron in particular. Will you vote to reward his loyalty with a trip into the Hall of Fame?

Noble
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An often overlooked character in an often overlooked series, Noble sneaks in despite being completely organic due to his unique nature and compelling characterization. Which side will shine through - the Noble or the Savage?

Punch/Counterpunch
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Real nearby, there lurks a mysterious presence in the shadows. You turn a corner, and you see... a most excellent pal!? Not knowing which of the two you'll encounter may have kept Punch down over the years, but maybe 2016 is the time for Counterpunch's rise to fame. Or is it Punch's rise to fame?

Rhinox
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The Maximal second in command hasn't been able to ram his way into the Hall of Fame in the past - is this finally the right category for Rhinox to continue the Beast Wars with fellow Hall of Famers?

Rung
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The Chaos Bringer himself. Will this be the year that this dark titan of Transformers lore finally breaks into the Hall of Fame? Ornament.

Scrounge
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This popular Marvel G1 comic character has long been a sentimental favorite for long-time Transformers fans. Will you help him spin his way into the 2016 class?

Sideways
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This Armada character befriends and betrays both Autobot and Decepticon alike in his quest to aid Unicron in universal domination. Could both be headed to this year's Hall of Fame?

Sky-Byte
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Lost this once before.
My show has been forgotten.
Please bring me my ball.

Transmutate
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Misunderstood friend of the treacherous Rampage, this short lived Beast Wars robot made a lasting impression with Transformers fans. With both the show's anniversary and Transmutate's recent appearances in the Transformers Collectors' Club's popular Alone Together story, this character is ready to come out of stasis for good!

Whirl
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First Whirl was a toy, then he was a Wrecker, then he was a clock-maker, he was even a little girl for a while, and now he's firmly in our hearts. Well, that and trying to tear out Cyclonus', who one-upped him again by being in the other Hall of Fame poll.


This poll will end sometime in the morning (United States time) of March 9th, 2016 to allow staff time to send results to Hasbro in time for their deadline. You may vote for one choice.

Feel free to use the thread below to discuss your choice for this particular category. General discussion of the 2016 Transformers Hall of Fame Fans' Choice voting (as well as the overall vote outside of fansite nominations) should take place in the main Transformers Hall of Fame 2016 thread.

Re: 2016 Hall of Fame - "Favorite Underrated Transformers Character" Poll

PostPosted: Wed Mar 02, 2016 2:46 pm
by Munkky
I'm not sure if my vote is going through on this one, a "Your vote has been cast" notice hasn't come up here like on the other two.

Re: 2016 Hall of Fame - "Favorite Underrated Transformers Character" Poll

PostPosted: Wed Mar 02, 2016 3:06 pm
by Big Grim
Vote is not being accepted on any of the polls guys.

Re: 2016 Hall of Fame - "Favorite Underrated Transformers Character" Poll

PostPosted: Wed Mar 02, 2016 3:14 pm
by SW's SilverHammer
This poll is bullshit, Exhaust is clearly the true underrated fan favorite.

Re: 2016 Hall of Fame - "Favorite Underrated Transformers Character" Poll

PostPosted: Wed Mar 02, 2016 3:23 pm
by zodconvoy
I tried to vote for Noble but it won't go through.

Seriously, no voting for Swindle on either pole? Bull sh!t.

Re: 2016 Hall of Fame - "Favorite Underrated Transformers Character" Poll

PostPosted: Wed Mar 02, 2016 4:22 pm
by MaverickPrime
It doesn't give the option to vote, the main I had no problem with, but the underrated poll won't let me :/

Re: 2016 Hall of Fame - "Favorite Underrated Transformers Character" Poll

PostPosted: Wed Mar 02, 2016 4:31 pm
by ScottyP
Problems with voting should be resolved, so if your vote didn't go through earlier please try again. Sorry about that, and please let us know if you have any trouble from here on!

Re: 2016 Hall of Fame - "Favorite Underrated Transformers Character" Poll

PostPosted: Wed Mar 02, 2016 5:08 pm
by Munkky
zodconvoy wrote:I tried to vote for Noble but it won't go through.

Seriously, no voting for Swindle on either pole? Bull SNOOFENGLOOP.


Tformers.com has Swindle as one of their options in the main poll if you want to briefly jump ship to another site, but he's currently fourth behind Omega Supreme, Galvatron and Optimus Primal.

Either way, I voted for Rhinox in this poll, but even though it's Beast Wars' 20th birthday this year I think one of the Lost Lighters will win at least this portion of the voting.

Re: 2016 Hall of Fame - "Favorite Underrated Transformers Character" Poll

PostPosted: Wed Mar 02, 2016 5:29 pm
by MemphisR56
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LUGNUT UP IN THIS MOTHERLOVER

Re: 2016 Hall of Fame - "Favorite Underrated Transformers Character" Poll

PostPosted: Wed Mar 02, 2016 5:34 pm
by Big Grim
Had to be Rhinox!

Re: 2016 Hall of Fame - "Favorite Underrated Transformers Character" Poll

PostPosted: Wed Mar 02, 2016 5:52 pm
by SureShot18
I voted for a Beastie in the main vote so I had to go Whirl for this one. :michaelbay:

Re: 2016 Hall of Fame - "Favorite Underrated Transformers Character" Poll

PostPosted: Wed Mar 02, 2016 7:09 pm
by Noideaforaname
Ah hell, this list is practically all my favorite guys from each series. Lugnut from Animated, Sky-Byte from RiD, Sideways from Armada, Whirl from MtMtE... at least there's no Sky Lynx from G1...
Just who am I supposed to vote for??

Re: 2016 Hall of Fame - "Favorite Underrated Transformers Character" Poll

PostPosted: Wed Mar 02, 2016 7:29 pm
by RacerCheetor
Heatwave the Fire-Bot >:oP

Re: 2016 Hall of Fame - "Favorite Underrated Transformers Character" Poll

PostPosted: Wed Mar 02, 2016 8:04 pm
by SureShot18
Noideaforaname wrote:Ah hell, this list is practically all my favorite guys from each series. Lugnut from Animated, Sky-Byte from RiD, Sideways from Armada, Whirl from MtMtE... at least there's no Sky Lynx from G1...
Just who am I supposed to vote for??

Do eeny meeny miney mo?

Re: 2016 Hall of Fame - "Favorite Underrated Transformers Character" Poll

PostPosted: Wed Mar 02, 2016 8:14 pm
by ScottyP
Noideaforaname wrote:at least there's no Sky Lynx from G1...
Just who am I supposed to vote for??
Fun fact: at one point he was on our list and we decided to cut him so we could add more variety (aka non-G1 stuff for those so inclined to vote that way) while not having an overwhelming amount of choices.

Re: 2016 Hall of Fame - "Favorite Underrated Transformers Character" Poll

PostPosted: Wed Mar 02, 2016 10:05 pm
by Sabrblade
I'm torn between Rhinox, Sky-Byte, and Heatwave.

Re: 2016 Hall of Fame - "Favorite Underrated Transformers Character" Poll

PostPosted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 12:42 am
by Miester-Jazz
Scrounge!!!! :KREMZEEK:

Re: 2016 Hall of Fame - "Favorite Underrated Transformers Character" Poll

PostPosted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 1:01 am
by Autobot Aaron
I vote Lockdown as fav underrated character.

Re: 2016 Hall of Fame - "Favorite Underrated Transformers Character" Poll

PostPosted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 3:43 am
by Michael Alex Kawa
My vote went to the baddest shark around........Sky-Byte :PREDACON:
I love him and I love RID (2001), so this was a no-brainer.

Re: 2016 Hall of Fame - "Favorite Underrated Transformers Character" Poll

PostPosted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 5:18 am
by Gallifreyan Autobot
i was torn between Sky byte and Hot shot as their respective franchises have been thrown under the carpet and run over by a red 1984 Freight-liner Cab over Engine named Optimus Prime and the genwunners. but seeing i started collecting around this time..... it was a tough decision

Re: 2016 Hall of Fame - "Favorite Underrated Transformers Character" Poll

PostPosted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 7:14 am
by Carnivius_Prime
If that was AoE Lockdown he'd get my vote cos he's awesome but it's not so I'm going with Scrounge cos sentiment and I always kinda wanted a toy of him and his special arm that there is no other like it.

Re: 2016 Hall of Fame - "Favorite Underrated Transformers Character" Poll

PostPosted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 11:28 am
by Sabrblade
Carnivius_Prime wrote:If that was AoE Lockdown he'd get my vote cos he's awesome but it's not
The way the Hall of Fame works, if someone gets in, then every version of that character gets in. So if the "Lockdown" character were to get in, then the Animated, IDW, and AOE versions would all be in together since they're all the same base character of "bounty hunter of nebulous allegiance named Lockdown".

Re: 2016 Hall of Fame - "Favorite Underrated Transformers Character" Poll

PostPosted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 1:08 pm
by RevTibe
Transmutate for me, cool concept of a one-episode character that got an interesting reinterpretation in club materials.

Almost voted Rhinox, but voting for a core cast member of one of the most celebrated TF shows as "underrated" felt... odd.

Re: 2016 Hall of Fame - "Favorite Underrated Transformers Character" Poll

PostPosted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 2:03 pm
by Sabrblade
RevTibe wrote:Almost voted Rhinox, but voting for a core cast member of one of the most celebrated TF shows as "underrated" felt... odd.
Hmm, yeah, you have a point that might be enough to swing my vote away from Rhinox to now needing to choose between Sky-Byte and Heatwave.

Aw, who'm I kidding? I'll just go with Sky-Byte since Heatwave's too recent and currently too mainstream to be "underrated" even if he is a great character. While Sky-Byte is beloved too, he's from a very underrated series and not that prominent anymore, so he gets my vote.

But, frankly, if we could have instead voted for anyone, Ginrai would have had my underrated-character vote.

Re: 2016 Hall of Fame - "Favorite Underrated Transformers Character" Poll

PostPosted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 2:55 pm
by G.B. Blackrock
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