The Energon Pub

News Credits: 273 · by **Delicon** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 5:47 pm

The court of public opinion regarding Transformers can be a very harsh place and like in a real life court, sometimes the innocent take the fall.

In this case, the crime isn't robbery or murdery but just plain suckiness of a figure.

So this is your forum to defend any figure or figure you think has taken the fall without deserving it.

I'll lead off here with the Cybertron Thundercraker/Skywarp mold. Okay, so it might be guilty of having an unneeded cannon arm, but I think there are a lot of cool things about the rest of these figures. I think the jet modes look very sleek and I love the way the cockpit and wings look in robot mode.

Feel free to make appeals about your own favorite "unloved" molds here.

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:13 pm

Oh man. I really don't see what's all to great about Armada Deluxe Prime. Now, when it comes to Armada Sideswipe... he isn't half that bad. Same with Hot Shot

*runs*

by **Nujevad** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:16 pm

I don't really have a problem with Thundercracker's cannon arm, it's his wing that gets my goat.

News Credits: 11 · by **Overcracker** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:33 pm

Cybertron Thundercracke... I have the Skywarp repaint. The repaint is lousy, doesn't do Skywarp justice. The gun arm can be annoying but i can get past that, but its the rubbery tail fins that really irk me.

As far alt modes go, its actually decent. So that's what he stays in.

Energon Prime seems to get the biggest slack, and he's nowhere near as bad as everybody claims he is. His power-linking gimmick with his OP units is actually fun and looks good. Its the Color mis-match that makes it look weird. Had they given the OP units a more uniform color scheme he'd look better. However the regular robot mode, is far from being the POS most people label him as.

News Credits: 12 · by **robofreak** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:39 pm

I agree on the Energon Optimus mold. I thought it was an awesome figure. The fact that he could combine with Omega and Wing saber completely negated the fat look for me.

News Credits: 11 · by **Overcracker** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:55 pm

robofreak wrote:I agree on the Energon Optimus mold. I thought it was an awesome figure. The fact that he could combine with Omega and Wing saber completely negated the fat look for me.

Yeah, he looks cool with Wing Saber.

by **robotrik** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 7:19 pm

Wheelie.... just kidding

News Credits: 273 · by **Delicon** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 7:27 pm

robotrik wrote:Wheelie.... just kidding

Poor Wheelie, besides being arguably the most annoying cartoon character, he easily had the worst mold, at least between 1984-1987.

My wife who actually thinks Wheelie is cute can't even stand that toy.

by **NOS** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 7:29 pm

Deluxe classics Optimus Prime from the two pack. Sure, his alt mode looks dwarfed when compared to the other classics, but his robot mode is a lot of fun to mess around with as well as being fun to transform. Plus, you gotta love a transformable tommy gun.

by **Gutter Bunny** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 7:50 pm

classics hightower/long haul...sure they don't form the Dev we want, but any robot that can do a one handed handstand is cool in my book.

News Credits: 1 · by **OPTIMUS MAGNUS** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 8:44 pm

Overcracker wrote:
robofreak wrote:I agree on the Energon Optimus mold. I thought it was an awesome figure. The fact that he could combine with Omega and Wing saber completely negated the fat look for me.

Yeah, he looks cool with Wing Saber.

Hell yeah I got my Energon Prime combined with Wing Saber too. Love it.

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 9:55 pm

G1 Springer tends to get a bad rap as a toy because he does not live up to his animated characters look, and personality. But c'mon, could any toy live up to that much coolness?

"I've got better things to do than die."

Yes, it is a bit sad, but he does convincingly triple change, he does have his cool transforming helicopter blade sword, and he is similar colors to his animation model. The head mold is pretty close to dead on.

Cut the guy some slack, or he may have to push you back.

News Credits: 217 · by **Diem** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 10:42 pm

Quickswitch is probably the most maligned figure I like. Admittedly his robot and gun modes look a little goofy but his posability is great, his puma mode is fantastic, his hydrofoil mode is both unique and convincing, his drill tank mode looks suitably dangerous and his jet mode hovers like some vast predatory bird. Cut him some slack.

News Credits: 3 · by **bvzxa** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 11:36 pm

eventhough they are brick and motar toys....I own two of them

News Credits: 3 · by **Emperor Galvatron** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 12:22 am

Fortress Maximus and Universe Silverbolt

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 12:29 am

Oh man. Armada Leader Prime is gold.

by **StryderPrime** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 12:40 am

bvzxa wrote:eventhough they are brick and motar toys....I own two of them

O My EYES!!!!!!!!! THEY BURN!!!!!!!!

Seriously, Why do Hasbro Love to add yellow to Prime anyway.....( :shock:

Looking at my Classics :-B

)

But on the topic.....I think Classics Mirage has a bad rep when he 1st came out cause a lot of ppl didnt dig the slim and sleek waistline..LOL

by **Nickolai** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 12:45 am

My main problem with Leader Energon Prime is that they made a better proportioned, better looking relatively bellyless DELUXE version of the exact same toy. The worst part is that the drones attach perfectly to the Deluxe version and they look much better on him.

News Credits: 127 · by **Counterpunch** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 10:21 am

StryderPrime wrote:
bvzxa wrote:eventhough they are brick and motar toys....I own two of them

O My EYES!!!!!!!!! THEY BURN!!!!!!!!

Seriously, Why do Hasbro Love to add yellow to Prime anyway.....( Looking at my Classics )

Waka Waka Waka....

The one with the pronounced yellow there is a Takara product. Hasbro replaced it with gold in their version.

News Credits: 97 · by **Savage** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 10:34 am

One of those few instances where Hasbro's paint scheme outshines Takara's.

News Credits: 7 · by **Chaoslock** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 11:15 am

Emperor Galvatron wrote:Fortress Maximus and Universe Silverbolt

What's the problem with those? Fort Max is simply awesome; Silverbolt I didn't have the luck to see in person, but if it is nearly as cool as Universe Onslaught, I want to get it.

by **Valandar** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 12:10 pm

A lot of people complain about the fact that it is, in fact, possible to remove the jet from the back of Universe Silverbolt and end up with a robot that can turn into a box. The jet parts are completely unneccessary to the figure - except for the purpose of capturing his G1 -feel-. And Universe Silverbolt does that better than pretty much any other Universe/Classics figure besides Prowl/Silverstreak. I really like his proportions, poseability, facial expression, sounds, and the transforming sound when you extend / retract the hips just about makes me need to change my shorts.

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 12:45 pm

Scared of Yellow..

well I guess you never saw this one....

News Credits: 11 · by **Overcracker** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 1:08 pm

Linking directly to images in TFU is not allowed by TFU. try posting the general link to the page instead of the image.

Armada Prime is very cool. Lost of fun stuff to d with the mold. And the actual auto-transformation actually works as intended if you know what you are doing.

by **StryderPrime** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 4:14 pm

Blurrz wrote:Scared of Yellow..

well I guess you never saw this one....

I not quite scare of yellow.....i just hate when a toy got a unusally color that dont belong like that H-a-s-b....I mean Takara Version of Armada Prime was just horrible 2 look at in my eyes.

I actually digging the Black and Yellow Prime. Where you can find him at???

I also pretend i neva did see Armada Magnus that beside him....