The Energon Pub

Inspired by the "If you could ask hasbro to continue one toy line after the movie" thread.


Cybertron line (most quality I've seen is chintzy and I don't know the recent shows)
Minicons (aka trinket machine crap)
Alternators (neat but doesn't interest me)

I hate every cartoon after G1. The humans playing large roles and seeming very modern anime and the transforming cut scenes stink.

You cheated.. You asked for one and you gave 3..

I know....I'm just frustrated with the Cybertron toys hogging all the local shelf space.

Oh yeah and all the Star Wars stuff. Blegh!

Cyber Bishop wrote:You cheated.. You asked for one and you gave 3..

Technically he only gave one.

Cybertron is already finished thus no need to discontinue it and mini-cons are a gimmick, not a line.

So ner!

Definitely the Star Wars "Transformers" line. Unless they actually decide to give the fans what we really want, SW vehicles that turn into TF characters.
(Then again we asked for all the Classics seekers and we know how that turned out so ...)

Cybertron is done? Hmmm. I had no idea. I wish someone would tell all the local walmarts!

End the movie line.

yeah, I think that's all the built up shizzy they havn't been able to get rid of so far. They just mix that in with the Classics and just sit back and hope for the best.....

Discontinue the f'n Star Wars Transformers. They could've been awesome if, like, they transformed into robots. Instead, they tranform into retard robot versions of Star Wars characters

Actually, there are a few TF toy lines that I wouldn't miss after the movie hits - SWTFs, Alternators, Legends, 3" Titaniums; Cybertron's pretty much dead as it is - but if I had to single one out, I'd kick Alternators to the curb. IMO the line's been coming up short and it seems to me to be more trouble than it's worth. Besides, what SWTF figures lately that haven't been repaints are like the 6" Titaniums in that they've been slowly improving. I'd actually like to see them expand the movie line with more established TF characters that aren't in the movie, even if they are repaints.

titanium both 3" and 6" because they are of such verying quality that they should go back to the drawning board and take a look at what takara did to make diecast metal figures work.

SWTF and Titanium 3', both are crap.

@ Topic Maker, Cybertron has been dead sence last year, the store's employees just lack brain cells.

I only bought one SWTF (the Darth Vader tie fighter) and it sucked! The darn thing kept falling apart on me (where it wasn't supposed to either). Plus, the other molds look like crap. As much as I dislike mini-cons, SWTF gets my vote all the way!

Stormrider wrote:End the movie line.

Very strongly agreed with that statement. I hate the ugly movie line. I hope it goes away very soon after the movie.

Star Wars transformers were always kinda weird to me, so I don't care for them either.

Well, I guess I can't cheat myself. I was gonna say Cybertron (and the rest of that whole storyline starting w/ Armada). I might have said Alternators but those are pretty cool- I stopped collecting them because the new ones were never in the stores where I'm at, and a serious lack of Decepticons. SWTF were a huge disappointment so they get my vote. And I'm a fan of both sides of that conglomeration. I would also have to mention they need to discontinue repaints of anything coming from Armada, Energon, & Cybertron.

Titaniums. I just don't see the need for them at all.

Flux Convoy wrote:Titaniums. I just don't see the need for them at all.

True. The couple I've seen were very cheap made and just not that cool.

Titaniums. It bothers me that they use the line to give us things like a new Scourge mould and War Within figures that are hindered by the limitations of diecast and have rubbish articulation, thus blowing the chances of getting versions done properly. I still don't understand how they can justify plans to mass-market all 3 War-Within seekers plus Sunstorm when they couldn't do that for Classics.

Mini-cons and any toy line with gimiks like cyberkeys and minicons. How does a robot not know he has a bigass cannon straped to his back?

Megatron_Wolf wrote:Mini-cons and any toy line with gimiks like cyberkeys and minicons. How does a robot not know he has a bigass cannon straped to his back?

for me, I completely disagree

planet keys & mini-cons are awesomeness.
this is what got me back into TF and this is
what I collect.

I have to say Titaniums should go. I mean the transforming
ones not the micro guys although they are pricey!

I purchased Ti OP for a friend and I was majorly
dissapointed. He bought Ti Meg
& was even more dissapointed then Ti OP.

Star Wars Transformers.

Discontinue the non-transforming Transformers.

BTW my Wal-Mart has had any new Transformers for weeks. Cybertron is sold out, all that's left is Classics and Star Wars and NO ONE IS BUYING THEM. The same toys have been sitting on the shelves untouched for at least 2 weeks or more.

Star Wars transformers for me. They're big, stupid and an idea that doesn't work. Melding two ideas that that don't exist together and ttrying to make it work, just makes it worse.

Exulted Unicron wrote:Star Wars transformers for me. They're big, stupid and an idea that doesn't work. Melding two ideas that that don't exist together and ttrying to make it work, just makes it worse.

I'm not quite sure that is the reason why this line is
unpopular....
I mean look at ninja turtles!

when you go to walmart, there are tons of star wars toys
on the shelves. I think its just Starwars is not doing
well right now.

What I wish they would do instead is make GIJOE crossover
with TF!

Stormrider wrote:End the movie line.

AGREED!

Only one?...Then i chose the PVC figures. They're too small, they don't transform and i'm would never pay $7.95 for one of em