The Energon Pub

News Credits: 23 · by **Prime Evil** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 12:58 pm

Ok since most of us have had time to sit, sort, and soak up our gatherings from Botcon, how do YOU rank the pieces this years set. Just include the boxset and Con add-ons

In order from least to most favorite for me.

Cindersaur- his colors are outrageous, but fitting of the set
Streetwise- kinda boring paint job, but that's how the G2 version looks
Pyro- Good paint apps, but still a red firetruck like Inferno
Sharkticon- I love me troop build sets and I think the mold and colors work great for this
Scorch+SG Ravage- I love the mold so much and I like the colors
Slice- I like this guy, my first version of this mold and he is pretty solid. I like that you can have him as G2 Slicer or SG Wheeljack. Nice play FP.
Sky-Byte- I like this guy waay more then I thought I would. Impressive paint apps and face is better when you see it in person
DonkeyPunch- It's amazing how well the colors work on this guy. I'm already a fan of this mold and just like having a nice large figure in a con set.
Breakdown- SCREAMS G2!! Return of the Blockhead and great homage to the very first Botcon exclusive
Rapido- OMG, not a fan of this mold, but that new head is pure love for me. I also like how he was done in the club comic book
Clench- The new main baddie. He's big. Mostly dark colors. One of my favorite molds. Great new head mold. And I love new Decepticon leaders!!

Outta the past 4 Botcons that I have been to, this year's set is my most favorite outta the ones I have. Well done Fun Pub. BTW, last year's was my least favorite.

News Credits: 5 · by **--B--** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 1:01 pm

When I saw the topic, I though you were going to say Sideswipe, and I would have been so pissed!

I like Scorch, but then again I love that mold.

Clench is nice to, I really like the head mold, all the rest, meh.

News Credits: 23 · by **Prime Evil** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 1:05 pm

--B-- wrote:When I saw the topic, I though you were going to say Sideswipe, and I would have been so pissed!

I like Scorch, but then again I love that mold.

Clench is nice to, I really like the head mold, all the rest, meh.

Hehe I didn't want to rub it in peoples faces...but I might be making myself a new sig pic soon. So ya never know who might be in it.

News Credits: 609 · by **Razorclaw0000** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 1:15 pm

Sideswipe

Sorry, couldn't resist.

Double Punch, hands down. Followed by Slice, Sharkticons, and Sky-Byte.

News Credits: 16 · by **It Is Him** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 1:15 pm

Donkey Punch!

News Credits: 129 · by **Counterpunch** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 1:19 pm

Clench is the best overall.

Skybyte's paint is amazing.

News Credits: 97 · by **Savage** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 2:35 pm

Sharkticons were great.
SG Ravage makes a nice addition to my SG display.
Donkeypunch is badass.
Clench is pure win.

Rapido is my personal favorite, I loved the original when I was a kid, and this mold works really well for him. The head remold is absolutely perfect!

News Credits: 5 · by **--B--** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 5:34 pm

Razorclaw0000 wrote:Sideswipe

Sorry, couldn't resist.

Double Punch, hands down. Followed by Slice, Sharkticons, and Sky-Byte.

Gawd do I hate you right now

by **Skullcrunchberries** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 10:58 pm

That's a toughie... so I'll choose not to choose by choosing to go down the list and give worthy mentions IMO, in no particular order. How choosey of me.

Clench - Best look overall, and best use of the mold to date. I'd love to see him in his pre-G2 colour scheme from the comic though, the blues looked really nice on him.

Donkey Punch - Best use of G2 eye-melting clashing colours. It's blinding and yet somehow comes together so flawlessly, a true example of the G2 aesthetic at its best.

Cindersaur - love him or hate him, the use of translucent plastic is excellent. The mold is questionable, but it's a look you definitely won't find anywhere else.

Rapido - I consider G2 my era, and having the original four Axelerators I can say Rapido is the cleanest and most utterfly fantastic G2 incarnation of the set. This ranges from the head sculpt, colour scheme, alternate mode and general aesthetic to the character's portrayal itself. As an aside though, I'm sure I'm not the only one who'd really like to have a Classics Skram one day...

Scorch - If nothing else, this unexpected and very welcome addition deserves mentioning just for being there. As beautiful as this is though, I kind of wished they'd looked at making the head sculpt a little more accurate; the original toy had such a unique one that it seems a shame to let it go to waste. I'm sure space constraints for the head-hole had something to do with it, and if it came down to it I wouldn't want to sacrifice the excellent use of the so-far-unused Hound mold. Unless you count Henkei.

Sky-byte - The truly impressive paint apps on Hasbro's part deserves mentioning here, though others have covered the adoration.

This isn't to say that any of the other figures are worse than these, or do any of these feats any less successfully, simply looking on my temporary shelf these are the ones that stand out to me most. On the flip side, I do echo most people's feelings of Pyro being on the bottom of the list. Personally, I think that's less of an issue of a poor toy and more of an issue of the toy being exactly as awesome as we expected. Everything else was better than expected, leaving this excellent figure - and incarnation, the apps are spot on to the original figure - caught somewhat in the dust.

A question for those of you who purchased the Kiss Players tapes as well: SG Ravage or Glit? My personal taste goes to Glit; the neutral expression and addition of the missiles/tools suit the look of the character better. The classics Ravage mold, while I'm happy to have him, simply seems too mean for the happy-go-lucky Twitter freak.

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 12:05 pm

Well, I'm trying my darndest to get my hands on a Sharkticon.

Donkey/Double Punch looks really cool too but I don't have the budget for him.

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 8:12 pm

Why the hell are you guys calling Double Punch, donkey punch?

I think Scorch may be my favorite, followed by Streetstar, Rapido, Sharkticon (take your pick), and then DOUBLE PUNCH.

The others are good too, but I like these the best.

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 8:18 pm

tigertracks 24 wrote:Why the hell are you guys calling Double Punch, donkey punch?

I think the question is, why the hell aren't you calling him Donkey Punch?

but whichever way you call him, DP is the winner this year.

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 9:07 pm

Mkall wrote:
tigertracks 24 wrote:Why the hell are you guys calling Double Punch, donkey punch?

I think the question is, why the hell aren't you calling him Donkey Punch?

but whichever way you call him, DP is the winner this year.

Probably because I am not one of you turbo-revvin' young punks who hung out at Botcon. I had my minicon and wifebot along and they needed attention too.

News Credits: 8 · by **LiKwid** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 9:30 pm

tigertracks 24 wrote:
Mkall wrote:
tigertracks 24 wrote:Why the hell are you guys calling Double Punch, donkey punch?

I think the question is, why the hell aren't you calling him Donkey Punch?

but whichever way you call him, DP is the winner this year.

Probably because I am not one of you turbo-revvin' young punks who hung out at Botcon. I had my minicon and wifebot along and they needed attention too.

No worries tracks..I'm at a loss here as well..I think in this case it's best to just follow the herd LOL.. besides Donkey punch is kind of catchy

My fav out of the con this year has to be Breakdown or Rapido...Although my littl white ravage is awesomesauce too

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 9:37 pm

FAVORITE TO HATE... Cindersaur. Never even opened mine. :SICK:

I would gladly have had G2 Sideswipe, or if it had to be a con, G2 Dragstrip...something else other than this...thing.

Donkeypunch. :-$

Website · by **Flux Convoy** » Sun Jul 04, 2010 4:51 am

Sharkticons are easily my favorite part of this year's toys. I've been wanting that redeco since Energon. Shattered Glass will take precedence over G2 in my collection any day so Ravage and Wheeljack (Slice) are definitely up there. Cindersaur for his dino mode, cuz it looks fantastic and Donkey Punch because his pink is so bright it hurts. Clench sorta sold me on the theme this year since he just looked so good. Scorch was a nice surprise and I'm kind of amazed how much I like his deco. The rest are just icing. Delicious bright icing. Also, Sky-Byte is just so damn pretty. I don't even give a crap about him and he's a beautiful figure.

News Credits: 3 · by **Samsonator** » Sun Jul 04, 2010 7:36 am

I really wish I coulda picked up some of these sets.
S'pose I'll put them in order of how much I wanted them:
Sharkticon 3-pack - Never owned the Energon Sharkticon mold, always regretted that, love the G1 Sharkticon colours

Donkey Punch, Scorch and SG Ravage - Mostly wanted this set for DP, another mold I'd never owned and the colours rock, Scorch was really more of a novelty, interesting character for the Hound mold, and SG Ravage is great, but would have nowhere to go being that I own zero SG figures.

Slice/Slicer/SG Wheeljack - I love Action Masters, I love Action Master Homages, I love figures that can represent two characters at once and I love the Energon Wheeljack/Downshift mold,(Minus the lack of leg articulation, but whaddaya gonna do?) A winning combination!

The Five-Figure Box - That's right, I wanted the team leaders and main exclusives less than I wanted even the attendee freebie. It's full of molds I've never owned versions of in the form of Pyro/Spark, Clench, and Sky-Byte, Breakdown homages the first ever Botcon Exclusive, but Streetwise/star is not too great. Kinda bland in comparison to the rest of the set.

Rapido and Cindersaur - well I kinda wanted Rapido. Great use of a mold that I particularly enjoy, new head looks awesome, spanish bio card, awesome. Cindersaur's kinda cool but I really can't see that figure as anything other than Megatron, yeesss. Still, I'm far too broke to pay even the Club cost for the set online...

On a side note: The Customization Class Sideswipe was probably the best of all... Woe to all of us who will never get one.

by **wipedout** » Sun Jul 04, 2010 7:44 am

I would have to say Clench. Never would I think a bot could look so bad ass in pink.

News Credits: 129 · by **Counterpunch** » Sun Jul 04, 2010 2:17 pm

tigertracks 24 wrote:Why the hell are you guys calling Double Punch, donkey punch?

It seems that recent research has shown that Action Master Elite's true name to be Donkey Punch. Get with the times yo.

News Credits: 21 · by **Skice** » Sun Jul 04, 2010 2:21 pm

Most favorite: Rapido, 'cause that is the only set I could get.

Least favorite: Cindersaur (see above)

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Mon Jul 05, 2010 9:01 pm

Heh, turbo-revvin' young punks...

Well dammit. Turns out trying to find a Sharkticon on eBay for a decent price is like fighting off...well, Sharkticons.

Don't suppose anyone else is looking to sell one for around the $60 shipped range or less?

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Mon Jul 05, 2010 9:07 pm

Counterpunch wrote:
tigertracks 24 wrote:Why the hell are you guys calling Double Punch, donkey punch?

It seems that recent research has shown that Action Master Elite's true name to be Donkey Punch. Get with the times yo.

Show me the research yo'!

kirbenvost wrote:Heh, turbo-revvin' young punks...

Well dammit. Turns out trying to find a Sharkticon on eBay for a decent price is like fighting off...well, Sharkticons.

Don't suppose anyone else is looking to sell one for around the $60 shipped range or less?

I'll think about it. I only have one set, but who needs three, right? Thinking about it...

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Mon Jul 05, 2010 9:37 pm

Well, let me know if you decide to! Someone did offer me one for $60 plus shipping, which is better than eBay so far, but still a little expensive for me.

by **SentinelA** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 3:26 pm

I only have 1 Botcon figure which cost me a small fortune: Shattered Glass Starscream.

As for my favorites - even though i could never afford them the Classic Seekers Thundercracker, Thrust & Dirge.