The Energon Pub

Okay so Cybertron figures are still out here, any you guys/gals recommended? I've seen Primus, Metroplex and a plethora of Deluxe figures.

Optimus Prime!
Megatron
Primus.

I'd say,in no particular order,
Downshift
Hot Shot,
Cybertron defense Hot Shot
Armorhide
Red Alert
Vector prime (Japanese Galaxy Force version)
Starscream (Jaoanese version if possible)
Lugnutz
Primus,
Optimus Prime
and Cybertron defense Scattershot.
These are all awesome Transformers that everyone should have in their collection.

Primus a must have huh? TRU has him for $50 in a dinged up box, but I've browsed another board where people said he's been lowest at $20. I'll hold off on him, but thanks for the reccomendations

Scourge is one of the greatest beastformers of all time.

soundwave is quite the pleasant suprise. pick him up

IMHO if he's available get Cyb OP. for the gimmicks alone he's worth every penny you'll dish on him.

Armorhide and Shortround. Best basics ever.

Primus is a must have. I payed $25 for him, from Amazon. Pretty Good deal.


LOC
Megatron
Sunstorm

Basic:
Hardtop
Scattorshot
Breakdown

Deluxe:
Red Alert
Downshift
Excellion
Sideways
CD Hot-Shot
Optimus Prime Repaint
Optimus Primal Repaint
T-Rex Megatron

Voyager:
Vector Prime
Starscream (If you can find one, you'll be my hero)
CD Scattorshot
CD Red Alert
Dark Scorponok (Close to a Must have)
Leo Breaker /Nemesis

Leader
Galaxy Force Optimus Prime


Supreme
Metroplex
Starscream

and of course Primus

Redimus wrote:Personally, the vast majority of the line is well worth picking up. Id steer clear of most of the giant plantet tfs though, especilly metroplex..., terrible, TERRIBLE peice of transforming rubbish.

Personal favs include (in no particular order):
GF Convoy (ie prime, but with the cyber key actully painted)
Voyager Starscream (both the GF one and the US 2 pack one)
Wingsaber
CD Red Alert (aka Dildomatron )
Swindle
The Scrapmetals
GF Demolisher (the crane, cant remember his US name)
Sideways
GF Soundwave (the missing paint apps on the hasbro version make the takara version easily better)
Red Alert
Hotshot
GF Landbullet (Crumplezone)
Downshift

There are others I want that if I had would probably be included on this list.

Stay clear of:
Metroplex
Most of the Armada repaints/remolds (except Blurr, great little hommage that)
Shortround (would be fine except for those STUPID bloody arms)
Any US version Vector Prime (stupid bendy plastic)

i really never got around as to what REALLY is metroplex. i just wish he had a decent alt mode, one that is easily more recongnizable. but a giant construction bulldozer thingy? come on they can do better than that.

oh and also stay away from menasor. it's a terrible waste of plastic, for it's size it's got a woefully simple transformation.

but i guess we really can't blame Hasbro on this, but rather to the designers of the Cybertron/Galaxy Force cartoons. heh.

zemper wrote:

Redimus wrote:Personally, the vast majority of the line is well worth picking up. Id steer clear of most of the giant plantet tfs though, especilly metroplex..., terrible, TERRIBLE peice of transforming rubbish.

Personal favs include (in no particular order):
GF Convoy (ie prime, but with the cyber key actully painted)
Voyager Starscream (both the GF one and the US 2 pack one)
Wingsaber
CD Red Alert (aka Dildomatron )
Swindle
The Scrapmetals
GF Demolisher (the crane, cant remember his US name)
Sideways
GF Soundwave (the missing paint apps on the hasbro version make the takara version easily better)
Red Alert
Hotshot
GF Landbullet (Crumplezone)
Downshift

There are others I want that if I had would probably be included on this list.

Stay clear of:
Metroplex
Most of the Armada repaints/remolds (except Blurr, great little hommage that)
Shortround (would be fine except for those STUPID bloody arms)
Any US version Vector Prime (stupid bendy plastic)

i really never got around as to what REALLY is metroplex. i just wish he had a decent alt mode, one that is easily more recongnizable. but a giant construction bulldozer thingy? come on they can do better than that.

oh and also stay away from menasor. it's a terrible waste of plastic, for it's size it's got a woefully simple transformation.

but i guess we really can't blame Hasbro on this, but rather to the designers of the Cybertron/Galaxy Force cartoons. heh.

O.k so Metroplex's alt mode sucks I agree. But he's got a lot of Potential. With Little Imagination he has a City Mode, and a space Cruiser mode. Actually 2. One that is more triangular, and one that is more like the Robotech Battle Cruisers. Long and thin. For Examples look for the Mis-transformed and Custom Transformations Thread.

The Potential is there. The Alt mode can be ignored.

His robot mode, is outstanding. His huge feet give him amazing stability.

OP, Primus and Excellion. Top 3 in my collection.

Great! Thanks all, I'll look into all suggestions

The best thing about the Cybertron line, is that there was not a single figure that everyone would say "steer clear of, for it is horrible".

The problem you face is that many of the very very good figures were released in the earlier waves, so it may be a tad harder to hunt them down.

Scout:
Scattorshot
Shortround
Armourhide (movie Scout)
Swerve/Clocker (movie scout)
Hardtop/Swindle (Movie Scout)
Brakedown
Repugnus
Ransack
Scrapmetal

Deluxe:
Red Alert
HotShot/Excillion
Unicron
Downshift
Sideways
CD Hot Shot
Landmine

Voyager:
Vector Prime
Dark Crumplezone
Evac
CD Scattorshot
Mudflap

Ultra:
Jetfire

Leader:
Prime
Galvatron

Supreme:
Primus
Starscream (if you can get him really cheap)

Its life though huh? I'll take my time and check online for them at the same time as making the usual rounds. I'm not in a hurry.

i_amtrunks wrote:The best thing about the Cybertron line, is that there was not a single figure that everyone would say "steer clear of, for it is horrible".

Maybe not, but there was a significant majority saying that about Backstop.

Valandar wrote:

i_amtrunks wrote:The best thing about the Cybertron line, is that there was not a single figure that everyone would say "steer clear of, for it is horrible".

Maybe not, but there was a significant majority saying that about Backstop.

I admit, Backstop did not get alot of love, but alot of people still got him. Many of them then complained for a while about it too
But compare him to the Cybertron version of Runabout, who cost twice as much. Backstop sure dont look so bad now, does he?

There weren't too many losers for Cybertron/GF. Damn near all the molds for the line were fairly impressive. A better question would have been which to avoid. Best of luck tracking down these figures man. Some are getting extremely difficult to impossible to find now. Online retailers are probably your best bet.

Flux Convoy wrote:There weren't too many losers for Cybertron/GF. Damn near all the molds for the line were fairly impressive. A better question would have been which to avoid. Best of luck tracking down these figures man. Some are getting extremely difficult to impossible to find now. Online retailers are probably your best bet.

true.dat.

it seems that with the movie release, even non-movie related merch are being sucked up even by non-fans. i know, because in our local malls there were a lot of Cyb/GF deluxes (mostly cons: cannonball, brimstone, unicron, etc..) for MONTHS before the movie premiere here.

then after june 29 (local release, we had it early here )- two weeks later, bam! no more cybertron 'luxes.

with that said, get whatever Cyb merch you can get your hands on before they all go kaput. the deluxes are all good with the exception of recolors - unless you're a completist.

Shortround is the best Transformer ever. Get him.

Skowl wrote:Shortround is the best Transformer ever. Get him.

Never saw that coming.

It might be worth your while to not rush out and go crazy on online stores, as the leftover Cybertron figures may get the same treatment as what leftover Energon figures received.

They ended up for sale at supermarkets, and discount stores (albeit for more or less the same price). It was about 6-9 months after they had been removed from shelves altogether, so around Christmas you may start seeing them re-appear.