Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True
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Every two weeks, Seibertron.com brings you a Top 5 list related to all things Transformers written by me, your fellow editor. These are my opinions (just like movie or game reviews hosted by sites are still just the opinion of one person) so what matters most is what you guys think of the topic or list, and I hope to see your own lists or comments on omissions and ranking. Let's have fun! All previous lists can be found here.
Top 5 Transformers Wishes Come true
Let's have some fun here and look back at toys that were once only a pipe dream to man many fans, and that somehow came true. Once you are done reading the list, let us know of other toys that you simply couldn't believe were finally happening.
5. Transformers Masterpiece Optimus Prime (Convoy MP-01)
This was a dream come true for many fans, but the reason it sits so low on the list is because this is a toy we didn't really know we wanted precisely (until it was out, of course). I mean sure pie in the sky a nice big Optimus with light up matrix that poses super well and transforms just like it did on the show is something any fan wanted, but you could say that about any character, Optimus just happens to be the main one. And then after that, we just got more dreams of MP releases, many of which still have yet to come 10 years later (while we are instead getting the 3rd MP Optimus). But this was the one that started it all, an awesome toy that we could have only dreamed of before.
4. Transformers Generations Springer
Springer is one of the main characters of the Transformers film, a mainstay in the third season, one of the main bots in line to be a matrix bearer and the main character of one of the best Transformers stories of all time. And for 30 years, the only toy even remotely indicative of him was the G1 toy. Sure, Hasbro released other bots as "Springer" but it was always just a redeco of another bot and worse yet it was never a triple changer. He was either just a car or just a helicopter. But then the generations Thrilling 30 line came. It provided us not only a good to honest triple changer Springer, but it also gave him to us in a nice voyager scale and with design references to his appearance in The Last Stand of the Wreckers.
3. So many Shockwaves
For a long time (30 years), we just couldn't get a decent looking Shockwave figure. People thought, and it may be true, that it's because the original toy was not a Takara/Tomy product and thus there were some licensing issues at play that meant a design similar to the original may be caught up in red tape. But then we just got inundated with them. The past few years have seen Shockwave toys with robot modes much closer to the G1 character than ever before. We got G1 style Shockwaves for kids in both Cyberverse and the Cyber Battalion line, and we got 3 "gun" Shockwaves with the MP, Combiner Wars (which Bruticus can hold) and Siege. That's 6 G1 style Shockwaves in 3 years, enough to satisfy any collector or their kids at any scale.
Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Shockwave Gallery
Transformers Masterpiece Shockwave (Laserwave) Gallery
2. Transformers Generations Arcee
While we waited a long time for a good Shockwave and Springer update, at least they had toys to begin with. Arcee was always a fan favourite and yet she had no toy of her G1 self for decades. But finally, in 2014, we got an Arcee figure representing her G1 self as the appeared in the film. It still feels a bit uncanny to have that toy in my collection.
1. Transformers Armada Unicron Gallery
Fans have wanted this ever since the surprising moment where we see that the giant killer planet Unicron, actually had a robot mode. There was a very well known attempt at such a toy in the G1 era and the prototype lingered in everyone's mind after being revealed in 1996 (10 years after the movie came out). A physical toy of what we saw could be achieved, but would be ever get it?! And then in 2003, it happened, we finally got our Unicron. Sure, it was meant for the Armada show, but the looks weren't that far off from the look of him in the movie (more accurate than that prototype anyway) and it truly was a dream come true. I still find a lot of that design to be genius all these years later, with the wings becoming the ring for instance.
Honourable Mentions: MP Blue Bluestreak
As written above, the MP line provided lots of fans to start wishing for figures they could never get before. This includes a masterpiece version of toys that were mere fantasy, like Blue Bluestreak, or the reintegration of Diaclone toys into the transformers Universe, or E-Hobby exclusives or toys that were previously rarer than chicken teeth, like Artfire.
Top 5 Transformers Wishes Come true
Let's have some fun here and look back at toys that were once only a pipe dream to man many fans, and that somehow came true. Once you are done reading the list, let us know of other toys that you simply couldn't believe were finally happening.
5. Transformers Masterpiece Optimus Prime (Convoy MP-01)
This was a dream come true for many fans, but the reason it sits so low on the list is because this is a toy we didn't really know we wanted precisely (until it was out, of course). I mean sure pie in the sky a nice big Optimus with light up matrix that poses super well and transforms just like it did on the show is something any fan wanted, but you could say that about any character, Optimus just happens to be the main one. And then after that, we just got more dreams of MP releases, many of which still have yet to come 10 years later (while we are instead getting the 3rd MP Optimus). But this was the one that started it all, an awesome toy that we could have only dreamed of before.
4. Transformers Generations Springer
Springer is one of the main characters of the Transformers film, a mainstay in the third season, one of the main bots in line to be a matrix bearer and the main character of one of the best Transformers stories of all time. And for 30 years, the only toy even remotely indicative of him was the G1 toy. Sure, Hasbro released other bots as "Springer" but it was always just a redeco of another bot and worse yet it was never a triple changer. He was either just a car or just a helicopter. But then the generations Thrilling 30 line came. It provided us not only a good to honest triple changer Springer, but it also gave him to us in a nice voyager scale and with design references to his appearance in The Last Stand of the Wreckers.
3. So many Shockwaves
For a long time (30 years), we just couldn't get a decent looking Shockwave figure. People thought, and it may be true, that it's because the original toy was not a Takara/Tomy product and thus there were some licensing issues at play that meant a design similar to the original may be caught up in red tape. But then we just got inundated with them. The past few years have seen Shockwave toys with robot modes much closer to the G1 character than ever before. We got G1 style Shockwaves for kids in both Cyberverse and the Cyber Battalion line, and we got 3 "gun" Shockwaves with the MP, Combiner Wars (which Bruticus can hold) and Siege. That's 6 G1 style Shockwaves in 3 years, enough to satisfy any collector or their kids at any scale.
Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Shockwave Gallery
Transformers Masterpiece Shockwave (Laserwave) Gallery
2. Transformers Generations Arcee
While we waited a long time for a good Shockwave and Springer update, at least they had toys to begin with. Arcee was always a fan favourite and yet she had no toy of her G1 self for decades. But finally, in 2014, we got an Arcee figure representing her G1 self as the appeared in the film. It still feels a bit uncanny to have that toy in my collection.
1. Transformers Armada Unicron Gallery
Fans have wanted this ever since the surprising moment where we see that the giant killer planet Unicron, actually had a robot mode. There was a very well known attempt at such a toy in the G1 era and the prototype lingered in everyone's mind after being revealed in 1996 (10 years after the movie came out). A physical toy of what we saw could be achieved, but would be ever get it?! And then in 2003, it happened, we finally got our Unicron. Sure, it was meant for the Armada show, but the looks weren't that far off from the look of him in the movie (more accurate than that prototype anyway) and it truly was a dream come true. I still find a lot of that design to be genius all these years later, with the wings becoming the ring for instance.
Honourable Mentions: MP Blue Bluestreak
As written above, the MP line provided lots of fans to start wishing for figures they could never get before. This includes a masterpiece version of toys that were mere fantasy, like Blue Bluestreak, or the reintegration of Diaclone toys into the transformers Universe, or E-Hobby exclusives or toys that were previously rarer than chicken teeth, like Artfire.
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Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2021858)
Posted by TheForgottenTaxi on May 18th, 2019 @ 8:28am CDT
Posted by TheForgottenTaxi on May 18th, 2019 @ 8:28am CDT
Great list, especially the top 2.
I do feel like a representative from the original Classics line, or maybe just the line as a whole, needs to be on here. At the time, it just felt mind-blowing that we were getting these faithful new takes on the G1 characters.
Now if only they would finally make a reasonable G2 Jhiaxus...
I do feel like a representative from the original Classics line, or maybe just the line as a whole, needs to be on here. At the time, it just felt mind-blowing that we were getting these faithful new takes on the G1 characters.
Now if only they would finally make a reasonable G2 Jhiaxus...
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2021859)
Posted by transformers_va on May 18th, 2019 @ 8:36am CDT
Posted by transformers_va on May 18th, 2019 @ 8:36am CDT
Excellent list!
Would have liked to have seen Generations Jetfire at least get an honourable mention, with it's melding of Skyfire and Jetfire
Would have liked to have seen Generations Jetfire at least get an honourable mention, with it's melding of Skyfire and Jetfire
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2021860)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on May 18th, 2019 @ 8:51am CDT
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on May 18th, 2019 @ 8:51am CDT
Great list! It is completely bizarre that they never released the original Unicron toy. No one would have minded that he wasn't a 'like for like' replica.. No toy from The Movie cast was! He would have sold by the truck load regardless... 
It is sad that Arcee existed in the marketing axiom: "boys don't buy girl toys", for as long as she did. Ironic to consider her first official G1 toy was better than all her contemporaries from The Movie.
It is sad that Arcee existed in the marketing axiom: "boys don't buy girl toys", for as long as she did. Ironic to consider her first official G1 toy was better than all her contemporaries from The Movie.
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2021863)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on May 18th, 2019 @ 9:48am CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on May 18th, 2019 @ 9:48am CDT
Never cared for Springer. But T30 Sandstorm is BOSS.
I paid the price to get my MP-01 Optimus Prime. I bought the Last Shot version as it came out and I never regretted it. Even though his truck mode is imperfect, he feel way better in hand than MP-10 and he's IMPRESSIVE.
As for Shockwave, remember a time when your only options for a modern Shocky were the Energon toy and the Alternator ones? And they were ludicrously expensive for it on Ebay?
Pepperidge Farms remember.
Arcee. I went 3P for her by buying Delicate Warrior for over 100$ some years before Gen Arcee came out. And when she did, I celebrated and bought her. I still have my Delicate Warrior and I'll never get rid of her though. I have chosen the Generations Arcee because her black highlights are cool and make her own character. Now, if only Takara would release a MP Arcee that would blow the current 3P offering out of the waters.
Unicron. I was about to comment on him even before reading the article. Glad it's #1. I have the Armada and the "Amazon" one. Both are awesome. But the thing I'm most glad is that I got the 3P accessory THRONE OF CHAOS that make a kick-ass planet mode display.
I paid the price to get my MP-01 Optimus Prime. I bought the Last Shot version as it came out and I never regretted it. Even though his truck mode is imperfect, he feel way better in hand than MP-10 and he's IMPRESSIVE.
As for Shockwave, remember a time when your only options for a modern Shocky were the Energon toy and the Alternator ones? And they were ludicrously expensive for it on Ebay?
Pepperidge Farms remember.
Arcee. I went 3P for her by buying Delicate Warrior for over 100$ some years before Gen Arcee came out. And when she did, I celebrated and bought her. I still have my Delicate Warrior and I'll never get rid of her though. I have chosen the Generations Arcee because her black highlights are cool and make her own character. Now, if only Takara would release a MP Arcee that would blow the current 3P offering out of the waters.
Unicron. I was about to comment on him even before reading the article. Glad it's #1. I have the Armada and the "Amazon" one. Both are awesome. But the thing I'm most glad is that I got the 3P accessory THRONE OF CHAOS that make a kick-ass planet mode display.
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2021865)
Posted by Ironhidensh on May 18th, 2019 @ 10:22am CDT
Posted by Ironhidensh on May 18th, 2019 @ 10:22am CDT
I kinda feel like the Binaltech/Altenators line should have been in there. We always wanted realistic looking cars that transformed in to awesome articulated robots, and that line delivered and then some. Hell, most of those figures hold up to today.
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2021866)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on May 18th, 2019 @ 10:36am CDT
Alternators had hit and misses. But when it hit, it hit HARD! Some of those figures can even be considered like pseudo-masterpieces like Alternator Hound and Skids.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on May 18th, 2019 @ 10:36am CDT
Ironhidensh wrote:I kinda feel like the Binaltech/Altenators line should have been in there. We always wanted realistic looking cars that transformed in to awesome articulated robots, and that line delivered and then some. Hell, most of those figures hold up to today.
Alternators had hit and misses. But when it hit, it hit HARD! Some of those figures can even be considered like pseudo-masterpieces like Alternator Hound and Skids.
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2021869)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on May 18th, 2019 @ 10:54am CDT
If the vehicle model happened to match the G1 one, then so yes. It actually did with Hound (Jeep) and Tracks (Corvette) and would have with Jazz (Porsche) and, surprisingly, the obscure Camshaft/Downshift (Mazda).
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on May 18th, 2019 @ 10:54am CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:Ironhidensh wrote:I kinda feel like the Binaltech/Altenators line should have been in there. We always wanted realistic looking cars that transformed in to awesome articulated robots, and that line delivered and then some. Hell, most of those figures hold up to today.
Alternators had hit and misses. But when it hit, it hit HARD! Some of those figures can even be considered like pseudo-masterpieces like Alternator Hound and Skids.
If the vehicle model happened to match the G1 one, then so yes. It actually did with Hound (Jeep) and Tracks (Corvette) and would have with Jazz (Porsche) and, surprisingly, the obscure Camshaft/Downshift (Mazda).
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2021870)
Posted by sparkscape100 on May 18th, 2019 @ 11:18am CDT
Posted by sparkscape100 on May 18th, 2019 @ 11:18am CDT
What about my dreams a Wfc/foc zeta prime figure 
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2021876)
Posted by Ultra Markus on May 18th, 2019 @ 1:43pm CDT
Posted by Ultra Markus on May 18th, 2019 @ 1:43pm CDT
i think if siege jetfire was already out it would have made the list
to finally have a jetfire that looks like skyfire from the cartoon is somthing i always wished they did
to finally have a jetfire that looks like skyfire from the cartoon is somthing i always wished they did
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2021906)
Posted by Stargrave on May 18th, 2019 @ 4:45pm CDT
Posted by Stargrave on May 18th, 2019 @ 4:45pm CDT
Awww this is the best! Great idea! And so many Shockwaves!! 
Ok this is going to take some time to ponder I mean jeez what a great question...do I base this on representations of individuals or linewide gimmickry...personal choices vs. fan service my nerd brain is overloading here.
Ahhh, man, this is the best hobby.
Ok this is going to take some time to ponder I mean jeez what a great question...do I base this on representations of individuals or linewide gimmickry...personal choices vs. fan service my nerd brain is overloading here.
Ahhh, man, this is the best hobby.
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2021910)
Posted by Stargrave on May 18th, 2019 @ 5:32pm CDT
Posted by Stargrave on May 18th, 2019 @ 5:32pm CDT
I have to keep this to 5 or it will go on too long I mean every figure has its own story. These are also just personal choices, and very much in companion to what you all have already listed as many of those would have been in my top five otherwise.
5. Primus: To have an actual, official Cybertron with detailed cities that turns into an action figure felt like the perfect and really the only compliment to Unicron. And it was a great toy packed with features to boot. The very first thing we see in the very first episode is that darned planet and they finally made it.
4. The entire Animated line: To have figures, an entire series of figures that so closely matched their animated counterparts whatever that animated style may be blew my mind at the time. I was like, wait, this is like a childhood dream come true.
3. Overlord: Ever since I first learned of Overlord as a kid I always felt that separation, that division of what I could have and what other fans around the world could have. So when we finally got a real genuine Overlord in the Titans Return line, it was another childhood dream that came true.
2. Thrilling 30 Metroplex: And thus was ushered in the age of the Titans. A whole new size class. A whole ton of goosebumps when I first learned about him being released. The biggest Autobot ever was coming back? How?! He took the title of the biggest from Fort Max, no small feat (pun not intended, but effective) and really met so many expectations I had from something this size at this price point. I thought I wasn't going to get him then my wife secretly conspired with my best friend and his wife to buy it from Costco and surprised me with it during a real downer of a time that year. It was an absolute dream come true and a personal memory I'll always hold dear.
1. Power of the Primes Rodimus Prime: This again is personal. A Hot Rod that could turn into a Rodimus Prime. Effectively. Wow. Having grown up in a time when the best depiction of my favorite new character back then was G1 Hot Rod and G1 Rodimus, this was a big deal for me. For what it is, what it can do, and who it represents, this was probably the biggest 'dream come true' I can think of off hand.
I have to say though that Generations Jetfire, even before thrilling 30 Jetfire, was a dream come true. All previous versions animated and the first toy came together in an amalgamation that made my head spin.
Thank you for the awesome topic! I love this stuff
5. Primus: To have an actual, official Cybertron with detailed cities that turns into an action figure felt like the perfect and really the only compliment to Unicron. And it was a great toy packed with features to boot. The very first thing we see in the very first episode is that darned planet and they finally made it.
4. The entire Animated line: To have figures, an entire series of figures that so closely matched their animated counterparts whatever that animated style may be blew my mind at the time. I was like, wait, this is like a childhood dream come true.
3. Overlord: Ever since I first learned of Overlord as a kid I always felt that separation, that division of what I could have and what other fans around the world could have. So when we finally got a real genuine Overlord in the Titans Return line, it was another childhood dream that came true.
2. Thrilling 30 Metroplex: And thus was ushered in the age of the Titans. A whole new size class. A whole ton of goosebumps when I first learned about him being released. The biggest Autobot ever was coming back? How?! He took the title of the biggest from Fort Max, no small feat (pun not intended, but effective) and really met so many expectations I had from something this size at this price point. I thought I wasn't going to get him then my wife secretly conspired with my best friend and his wife to buy it from Costco and surprised me with it during a real downer of a time that year. It was an absolute dream come true and a personal memory I'll always hold dear.
1. Power of the Primes Rodimus Prime: This again is personal. A Hot Rod that could turn into a Rodimus Prime. Effectively. Wow. Having grown up in a time when the best depiction of my favorite new character back then was G1 Hot Rod and G1 Rodimus, this was a big deal for me. For what it is, what it can do, and who it represents, this was probably the biggest 'dream come true' I can think of off hand.
I have to say though that Generations Jetfire, even before thrilling 30 Jetfire, was a dream come true. All previous versions animated and the first toy came together in an amalgamation that made my head spin.
Thank you for the awesome topic! I love this stuff
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2021922)
Posted by ausbot on May 18th, 2019 @ 8:27pm CDT
Posted by ausbot on May 18th, 2019 @ 8:27pm CDT
Impactor, straxus, Scrounge, Sweeps, Alpha Trion, Devcon, Jhiaxus and Nightbird are mine. now Gimme a Xaaron and my collection will be complete.
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2021923)
Posted by william-james88 on May 18th, 2019 @ 8:49pm CDT
Yeah, I love this stuff too and really like going back to highlights of this great hobby of ours, glad you are here along for the ride. That's a solid top 3. I think the reason why Overlord wasn't as much a collective highlight for the community is because he lacked a lot of the original's functionality and shared a mold with another character. And while he is a great toy, his lack of individuality was felt, at least that's what I gather.
yeah, but at the same time the fact that we already had a Gen Jetfire in the meantime dulls the impact a bit.
Haha, yeah she does and that is quite funny. As always, thanks for the kind words
Thanks! I personally LOVE that Jetfire toy, especially for that aspect. But him being the first figure to show major hollowness, there just wasn't as much excitement for him. He was even called KO quality, which is why I thought he was better in my most underrated list: https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... oys/37617/
That list also covers Alternators which weren't super well recieved by all. I believe there was issue with the price, complexity, transformation similarity, as well as issues with the molds used for particular characters (like Sideswipe or Windcharger) and the fact that many western fans were feeling ripped off compared to what japan was getting in the same line.
Posted by william-james88 on May 18th, 2019 @ 8:49pm CDT
00Stargrave00 wrote:3. Overlord: Ever since I first learned of Overlord as a kid I always felt that separation, that division of what I could have and what other fans around the world could have. So when we finally got a real genuine Overlord in the Titans Return line, it was another childhood dream that came true.
2. Thrilling 30 Metroplex: And thus was ushered in the age of the Titans. A whole new size class. A whole ton of goosebumps when I first learned about him being released. The biggest Autobot ever was coming back? How?! He took the title of the biggest from Fort Max, no small feat (pun not intended, but effective) and really met so many expectations I had from something this size at this price point. I thought I wasn't going to get him then my wife secretly conspired with my best friend and his wife to buy it from Costco and surprised me with it during a real downer of a time that year. It was an absolute dream come true and a personal memory I'll always hold dear.
1. Power of the Primes Rodimus Prime: This again is personal. A Hot Rod that could turn into a Rodimus Prime. Effectively. Wow. Having grown up in a time when the best depiction of my favorite new character back then was G1 Hot Rod and G1 Rodimus, this was a big deal for me. For what it is, what it can do, and who it represents, this was probably the biggest 'dream come true' I can think of off hand.
Thank you for the awesome topic! I love this stuff
Yeah, I love this stuff too and really like going back to highlights of this great hobby of ours, glad you are here along for the ride. That's a solid top 3. I think the reason why Overlord wasn't as much a collective highlight for the community is because he lacked a lot of the original's functionality and shared a mold with another character. And while he is a great toy, his lack of individuality was felt, at least that's what I gather.
Ultra Markus wrote:i think if siege jetfire was already out it would have made the list
to finally have a jetfire that looks like skyfire from the cartoon is somthing i always wished they did
yeah, but at the same time the fact that we already had a Gen Jetfire in the meantime dulls the impact a bit.
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:It is sad that Arcee existed in the marketing axiom: "boys don't buy girl toys", for as long as she did. Ironic to consider her first official G1 toy was better than all her contemporaries from The Movie.
Haha, yeah she does and that is quite funny. As always, thanks for the kind words
transformers_va wrote:Excellent list!
Would have liked to have seen Generations Jetfire at least get an honourable mention, with it's melding of Skyfire and Jetfire
Thanks! I personally LOVE that Jetfire toy, especially for that aspect. But him being the first figure to show major hollowness, there just wasn't as much excitement for him. He was even called KO quality, which is why I thought he was better in my most underrated list: https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... oys/37617/
That list also covers Alternators which weren't super well recieved by all. I believe there was issue with the price, complexity, transformation similarity, as well as issues with the molds used for particular characters (like Sideswipe or Windcharger) and the fact that many western fans were feeling ripped off compared to what japan was getting in the same line.
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2021930)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on May 18th, 2019 @ 10:04pm CDT
Posted by Rodimus Prime on May 18th, 2019 @ 10:04pm CDT
Good list. I still remember the 1st time I got my hands on 20th Anniversary Prime (Hasbro's version of MP-01). I was at Walmart in 2004, and went to the toy section. I found the spot for the figure, but it was empty. An associate just happened to be walking by and I asked him to check in the back for more figures, and a few minutes later, he came out with a Prime in his hands. It was a moment of pure joy as a Transformer fan, one I haven't experienced many more times in the last 15 years.
I do have 1 thing to pick on. That Arcee is NOT accurate, especially not to the TF:TM character. Nowhere on Arcee, robot or vehicle, is there any black. So why does the toy have black parts? Those could have been left white (or even pink) and it would have been more accurate.
I do have 1 thing to pick on. That Arcee is NOT accurate, especially not to the TF:TM character. Nowhere on Arcee, robot or vehicle, is there any black. So why does the toy have black parts? Those could have been left white (or even pink) and it would have been more accurate.
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2021932)
Posted by Epsilon Delta on May 18th, 2019 @ 10:06pm CDT
Posted by Epsilon Delta on May 18th, 2019 @ 10:06pm CDT
Cool list. Some of mine would be:
Titan Class figures. Great to see updated City bots. Can't wait to get Omega Supreme.
Siege Ultra Magnus: finally a White Prime/Armored Magnus update. I really thought that CW Ultra Magnus/Minimus Ambus was going to be the closest I would get to that. Masterpiece nails both modes, but the White Prime armor up gimmick
Cybertron/Primus and Unicron: Planet Transformers. Hahahaha
Still waiting on:
The rest of the Dinobots: Masterpiece and Fall of Cybertron. It was nice to get the updated Dinobots in POTP, but the combination gimmick hindered it for me
Titan Class figures. Great to see updated City bots. Can't wait to get Omega Supreme.
Siege Ultra Magnus: finally a White Prime/Armored Magnus update. I really thought that CW Ultra Magnus/Minimus Ambus was going to be the closest I would get to that. Masterpiece nails both modes, but the White Prime armor up gimmick
Cybertron/Primus and Unicron: Planet Transformers. Hahahaha
Still waiting on:
The rest of the Dinobots: Masterpiece and Fall of Cybertron. It was nice to get the updated Dinobots in POTP, but the combination gimmick hindered it for me
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2021946)
Posted by Emerje on May 19th, 2019 @ 1:09am CDT
Posted by Emerje on May 19th, 2019 @ 1:09am CDT
Nice list! For me I'm getting a bunch of my wishes filled by Siege.
A fully armored "white Prime" Ultra Magnus? Check!
A massive cartoon accurate "Skyfire"? Check!
A colossal Titan Omega Supreme? Check!
A proper Cybertronian Tetrajet mold? Check!
And that doesn't include things like Selects Star Convoy and Super Megatron or SS Devastator! Now I just have to wait for Titan Scorponok (sooooon) and a comic accurate Jihaxus and I think I'll have had all of my wishes filled... aside from a full set of Dinobot reissues, but some wishes just don't come true.
Emerje
For me I'm getting a bunch of my wishes filled by Siege. A fully armored "white Prime" Ultra Magnus? Check!
A massive cartoon accurate "Skyfire"? Check!
A colossal Titan Omega Supreme? Check!
A proper Cybertronian Tetrajet mold? Check!
And that doesn't include things like Selects Star Convoy and Super Megatron or SS Devastator! Now I just have to wait for Titan Scorponok (sooooon) and a comic accurate Jihaxus and I think I'll have had all of my wishes filled... aside from a full set of Dinobot reissues, but some wishes just don't come true.
Emerje
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2021947)
Posted by Stargrave on May 19th, 2019 @ 1:24am CDT
Posted by Stargrave on May 19th, 2019 @ 1:24am CDT
Aww right on that’s the best that you’re having so many pop up so recently!
Ok I’m also itching for a Titan Skorponok yer killin me right now, readin’ my mind. Now, if they do one Titan per series if we’re so lucky, like Omega for this series, then ‘blank’ for the next, then ‘blank’ for the last....man, Skorpy then, then, jeez, who else could they do? No, they wouldn’t redo Metroplex or Max would they? Another swing at Max I mean they could right so many wrongs. Madness, impossible, but I can’t think of a third Titan...Chela? Nah...Carcer? Maybe. Metrotitan Metrobase...Wait...Caminus? Sorry to ramble! I love speculating.
Ok I’m also itching for a Titan Skorponok yer killin me right now, readin’ my mind. Now, if they do one Titan per series if we’re so lucky, like Omega for this series, then ‘blank’ for the next, then ‘blank’ for the last....man, Skorpy then, then, jeez, who else could they do? No, they wouldn’t redo Metroplex or Max would they? Another swing at Max I mean they could right so many wrongs. Madness, impossible, but I can’t think of a third Titan...Chela? Nah...Carcer? Maybe. Metrotitan Metrobase...Wait...Caminus? Sorry to ramble! I love speculating.
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2021950)
Posted by Bucky on May 19th, 2019 @ 3:54am CDT
Posted by Bucky on May 19th, 2019 @ 3:54am CDT
Another very solid list.
100% agree.
As much as I love TR Overlord, because it really is an awesome mold, I do have some gripes about it. I wish the Hasbro version had some with both Mega and Giga, like the Takara version did. And while he is a leader class toy, I do wish Overlord was larger, to scale better with the enormous God Ginrai, and maybe a little more complex transformation wise. Perhaps if he had been as unique a figure as God Ginrai....
-Kanrabat- wrote:Never cared for Springer. But T30 Sandstorm is BOSS.
100% agree.
william-james88 wrote:00Stargrave00 wrote:3. Overlord: Ever since I first learned of Overlord as a kid I always felt that separation, that division of what I could have and what other fans around the world could have. So when we finally got a real genuine Overlord in the Titans Return line, it was another childhood dream that came true.
2. Thrilling 30 Metroplex: And thus was ushered in the age of the Titans. A whole new size class. A whole ton of goosebumps when I first learned about him being released. The biggest Autobot ever was coming back? How?! He took the title of the biggest from Fort Max, no small feat (pun not intended, but effective) and really met so many expectations I had from something this size at this price point. I thought I wasn't going to get him then my wife secretly conspired with my best friend and his wife to buy it from Costco and surprised me with it during a real downer of a time that year. It was an absolute dream come true and a personal memory I'll always hold dear.
1. Power of the Primes Rodimus Prime: This again is personal. A Hot Rod that could turn into a Rodimus Prime. Effectively. Wow. Having grown up in a time when the best depiction of my favorite new character back then was G1 Hot Rod and G1 Rodimus, this was a big deal for me. For what it is, what it can do, and who it represents, this was probably the biggest 'dream come true' I can think of off hand.
Thank you for the awesome topic! I love this stuff
Yeah, I love this stuff too and really like going back to highlights of this great hobby of ours, glad you are here along for the ride. That's a solid top 3. I think the reason why Overlord wasn't as much a collective highlight for the community is because he lacked a lot of the original's functionality and shared a mold with another character. And while he is a great toy, his lack of individuality was felt, at least that's what I gather.
As much as I love TR Overlord, because it really is an awesome mold, I do have some gripes about it. I wish the Hasbro version had some with both Mega and Giga, like the Takara version did. And while he is a leader class toy, I do wish Overlord was larger, to scale better with the enormous God Ginrai, and maybe a little more complex transformation wise. Perhaps if he had been as unique a figure as God Ginrai....
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2021954)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on May 19th, 2019 @ 5:40am CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on May 19th, 2019 @ 5:40am CDT
Apeface and Snapdragon wishes are still in need to be fulfilled. But it's looking damn good so far. 
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2021957)
Posted by transformers_va on May 19th, 2019 @ 6:29am CDT
Posted by transformers_va on May 19th, 2019 @ 6:29am CDT
Keeping fingers crossed that they are as good in-hand as they appear in the videos/pictures. Trypticon looked good initially, but was a completely different story when in-hand.Emerje wrote:A massive cartoon accurate "Skyfire"? Check!
A colossal Titan Omega Supreme? Check!
Absolutey!Emerje wrote:A proper Cybertronian Tetrajet mold? Check!
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2021959)
Posted by frogbat on May 19th, 2019 @ 7:31am CDT
Posted by frogbat on May 19th, 2019 @ 7:31am CDT
Great list. Think most of the chug lines and the fact that I came to fruition fulfilled my wish..
Better representations of characters I grew up with and the original toys did not I’ve up to. Alternators first and masterpiece after filled the need even more...
Think ultra Magnus from CW and mp lines fulfilled the one wish I wanted the most, as he wasn’t just a white prime repaint. So many other figures tho, jet fire, devastator... octane v 2 etc
Better representations of characters I grew up with and the original toys did not I’ve up to. Alternators first and masterpiece after filled the need even more...
Think ultra Magnus from CW and mp lines fulfilled the one wish I wanted the most, as he wasn’t just a white prime repaint. So many other figures tho, jet fire, devastator... octane v 2 etc
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2021966)
Posted by Nathaniel Prime on May 19th, 2019 @ 9:45am CDT
Posted by Nathaniel Prime on May 19th, 2019 @ 9:45am CDT
Great list as always Will, it was once again a joy to read (I hope you felt the same writing it 
)
I agree with your choices, as I think those are all dreams coming true.
My personal pick for dream come true is the Masterpiece MP-10 Optimus Prime. That is THE figure that got me back into Transformers again, and I believe represents the very best of what Transformers can be.
Siege has had alot of dreams come true for me. Cartoon accurate Skyfire, Omega Supreme, a G1 Shockwave, and sooo many others.
A bunch of other dreams have come true for me, but I mostly recall these
)I agree with your choices, as I think those are all dreams coming true.
My personal pick for dream come true is the Masterpiece MP-10 Optimus Prime. That is THE figure that got me back into Transformers again, and I believe represents the very best of what Transformers can be.
Siege has had alot of dreams come true for me. Cartoon accurate Skyfire, Omega Supreme, a G1 Shockwave, and sooo many others.
A bunch of other dreams have come true for me, but I mostly recall these
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2021968)
Posted by SG Roadbuster on May 19th, 2019 @ 10:58am CDT
Posted by SG Roadbuster on May 19th, 2019 @ 10:58am CDT
Botcon 2016 Megatron. after seeing the mockup for the cancelled 3h Botcon 2004(5?) i wanted that figure sooo bad. and then Funpub (rip) actually made it in 2016......
..........and promptly sold out before i could get my hand on him because they lifted the 1 per customer limit on saturday morning and some dickhead scalper bought all of them before my mule could get me one. and his 300 dollar pricetag on ebay has kept it out of my hands for the last 3 years.
..........and promptly sold out before i could get my hand on him because they lifted the 1 per customer limit on saturday morning and some dickhead scalper bought all of them before my mule could get me one. and his 300 dollar pricetag on ebay has kept it out of my hands for the last 3 years.
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2021971)
Posted by Wireless_Phantom on May 19th, 2019 @ 12:15pm CDT
Unfortunately, some dreams can't come true anymore, with at least two of the dinobot molds stolen or lost to time.
Posted by Wireless_Phantom on May 19th, 2019 @ 12:15pm CDT
Emerje wrote:Nice list!
A fully armored "white Prime" Ultra Magnus? Check!
A massive cartoon accurate "Skyfire"? Check!
A colossal Titan Omega Supreme? Check!
A proper Cybertronian Tetrajet mold? Check!
And that doesn't include things like Selects Star Convoy and Super Megatron or SS Devastator! Now I just have to wait for Titan Scorponok (sooooon) and a comic accurate Jihaxus and I think I'll have had all of my wishes filled... aside from a full set of Dinobot reissues, but some wishes just don't come true.
Emerje
Unfortunately, some dreams can't come true anymore, with at least two of the dinobot molds stolen or lost to time.
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2021972)
Posted by Wireless_Phantom on May 19th, 2019 @ 12:17pm CDT
There were rumors regarding a new Apeface coming at the end of Siege.
Posted by Wireless_Phantom on May 19th, 2019 @ 12:17pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:Apeface and Snapdragon wishes are still in need to be fulfilled. But it's looking damn good so far.
There were rumors regarding a new Apeface coming at the end of Siege.
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2021973)
Posted by Stargrave on May 19th, 2019 @ 12:43pm CDT
Posted by Stargrave on May 19th, 2019 @ 12:43pm CDT
Dude, I had Snapdragon as a kid I remember being in TRU going wait, Horrorcons? They’re so bada$$ they have the word horror in their name?? Jets that turn into ...Godzilla and King Kong??? Oh, I’m in love for life.
I’ll take any version or remake repaint whatever they crank out of those two tooth heads.
I’ll take any version or remake repaint whatever they crank out of those two tooth heads.
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2021975)
Posted by william-james88 on May 19th, 2019 @ 1:17pm CDT
They can make new molds, they did for the dino casettes.
Posted by william-james88 on May 19th, 2019 @ 1:17pm CDT
Wireless_Phantom wrote:Emerje wrote:Nice list!
A fully armored "white Prime" Ultra Magnus? Check!
A massive cartoon accurate "Skyfire"? Check!
A colossal Titan Omega Supreme? Check!
A proper Cybertronian Tetrajet mold? Check!
And that doesn't include things like Selects Star Convoy and Super Megatron or SS Devastator! Now I just have to wait for Titan Scorponok (sooooon) and a comic accurate Jihaxus and I think I'll have had all of my wishes filled... aside from a full set of Dinobot reissues, but some wishes just don't come true.
Emerje
Unfortunately, some dreams can't come true anymore, with at least two of the dinobot molds stolen or lost to time.
They can make new molds, they did for the dino casettes.
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2021976)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on May 19th, 2019 @ 1:55pm CDT
True, but it requires a base that may not be able to be supplied, plus the result isn't always true to the original. Case in point, the Dino Cassettes's combined form Legout has a different face compared to G1:
Legout Toy Info on TFU.info (no direct linking to images)
In fact, it's similar to the face used on the KO from 2012:
KO Transformers Legout Gallery
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on May 19th, 2019 @ 1:55pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Wireless_Phantom wrote:Emerje wrote:Nice list!
A fully armored "white Prime" Ultra Magnus? Check!
A massive cartoon accurate "Skyfire"? Check!
A colossal Titan Omega Supreme? Check!
A proper Cybertronian Tetrajet mold? Check!
And that doesn't include things like Selects Star Convoy and Super Megatron or SS Devastator! Now I just have to wait for Titan Scorponok (sooooon) and a comic accurate Jihaxus and I think I'll have had all of my wishes filled... aside from a full set of Dinobot reissues, but some wishes just don't come true.
Emerje
Unfortunately, some dreams can't come true anymore, with at least two of the dinobot molds stolen or lost to time.
They can make new molds, they did for the dino casettes.
True, but it requires a base that may not be able to be supplied, plus the result isn't always true to the original. Case in point, the Dino Cassettes's combined form Legout has a different face compared to G1:
Legout Toy Info on TFU.info (no direct linking to images)
In fact, it's similar to the face used on the KO from 2012:
KO Transformers Legout Gallery
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2022010)
Posted by Stargrave on May 19th, 2019 @ 9:20pm CDT
Posted by Stargrave on May 19th, 2019 @ 9:20pm CDT
Boy, some faces only a mother could love. I was looking back and forth back and forth ahhh yeah yeah I see what they're saying yeah no no these are just both incredibly ugly faced robots.
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2022011)
Posted by Epsilon Delta on May 19th, 2019 @ 9:52pm CDT
I think if they make new molds, even if they weren't 100% accurate, as long as they were pretty close, it would be okay.
Posted by Epsilon Delta on May 19th, 2019 @ 9:52pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Wireless_Phantom wrote:Emerje wrote:Nice list!
A fully armored "white Prime" Ultra Magnus? Check!
A massive cartoon accurate "Skyfire"? Check!
A colossal Titan Omega Supreme? Check!
A proper Cybertronian Tetrajet mold? Check!
And that doesn't include things like Selects Star Convoy and Super Megatron or SS Devastator! Now I just have to wait for Titan Scorponok (sooooon) and a comic accurate Jihaxus and I think I'll have had all of my wishes filled... aside from a full set of Dinobot reissues, but some wishes just don't come true.
Emerje
Unfortunately, some dreams can't come true anymore, with at least two of the dinobot molds stolen or lost to time.
They can make new molds, they did for the dino casettes.
I think if they make new molds, even if they weren't 100% accurate, as long as they were pretty close, it would be okay.
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2022014)
Posted by william-james88 on May 19th, 2019 @ 10:23pm CDT
Same. It would be a momentous event. Hardcore fans were head over heels for the dino casettes, regardless of the face, to the point that both sets were bought just so that one would have a G1 colour set.
Posted by william-james88 on May 19th, 2019 @ 10:23pm CDT
Epsilon Delta wrote:william-james88 wrote:They can make new molds, they did for the dino casettes.
I think if they make new molds, even if they weren't 100% accurate, as long as they were pretty close, it would be okay.
Same. It would be a momentous event. Hardcore fans were head over heels for the dino casettes, regardless of the face, to the point that both sets were bought just so that one would have a G1 colour set.
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2022016)
Posted by Stargrave on May 19th, 2019 @ 10:41pm CDT
Posted by Stargrave on May 19th, 2019 @ 10:41pm CDT
How do you make cassette Transformers even cooler?
Pshh, dinosaur alt modes.
EVEN cooler?
Pshh, combine 'em.
Pshh, dinosaur alt modes.
EVEN cooler?
Pshh, combine 'em.
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2022021)
Posted by SpikeyTigertron on May 19th, 2019 @ 11:11pm CDT
Posted by SpikeyTigertron on May 19th, 2019 @ 11:11pm CDT
Titan Class Devastator really hit a lot of buttons for me. Sure Metroplex was the *first* titan... but devastator really brought home the "how devastator *should* be".
Although I wasn't big into the Unicron Trilogy (and the Takara leaks might make it a reality) but the Armada Prime with actual articulation in both cab-bot and super mode would be amazing! I always really liked the design, but the toy... really never delivered on that. Even the Jet(fire) Pants... never really got the job done, but they did help.
I know a lot of folks have nit-picks with them... but the PotP Dinobots was another wish fulfillment just having them *all* together again, and relatively honest to their G1 robot forms (at modes were still pretty decent).
Although I wasn't big into the Unicron Trilogy (and the Takara leaks might make it a reality) but the Armada Prime with actual articulation in both cab-bot and super mode would be amazing! I always really liked the design, but the toy... really never delivered on that. Even the Jet(fire) Pants... never really got the job done, but they did help.
I know a lot of folks have nit-picks with them... but the PotP Dinobots was another wish fulfillment just having them *all* together again, and relatively honest to their G1 robot forms (at modes were still pretty decent).
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2022022)
Posted by Emerje on May 19th, 2019 @ 11:17pm CDT
Didn't Hasbro confirm that the cassettes weren't based on a wooden prototype as rumored but was an entirely new scratch-built sculpt? And with 3D scanning being what it is they could easily disassemble any number of figures out there, scan them, and create a new molds using whatever rendering software it is they use for producing figures. It wouldn't be practical for the rare dino cassettes which are held together with rivets and would have to be broken beyond repair, but it should be possible and not much of a loss with all the junker Dinobots out there.
And yes, 3D scanning technology is expensive (but becoming cheaper and more commonplace), but it feels like the sort of thing that would pay for itself pretty quickly and be shared by both Hasbro and Takara Tomy.
Emerje
Posted by Emerje on May 19th, 2019 @ 11:17pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:True, but it requires a base that may not be able to be supplied, plus the result isn't always true to the original.
Didn't Hasbro confirm that the cassettes weren't based on a wooden prototype as rumored but was an entirely new scratch-built sculpt? And with 3D scanning being what it is they could easily disassemble any number of figures out there, scan them, and create a new molds using whatever rendering software it is they use for producing figures. It wouldn't be practical for the rare dino cassettes which are held together with rivets and would have to be broken beyond repair, but it should be possible and not much of a loss with all the junker Dinobots out there.
And yes, 3D scanning technology is expensive (but becoming cheaper and more commonplace), but it feels like the sort of thing that would pay for itself pretty quickly and be shared by both Hasbro and Takara Tomy.
Emerje
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2022050)
Posted by Nathaniel Prime on May 20th, 2019 @ 8:27am CDT
I agree with all your choices.
Indeed, once I discovered that, not only did we get a G1 Devastator, but one that just towers over every other combiner blew my mind. It was a massive(no pun intended) dream come true for me.
The POTP Dinobots were also a dream come true, but for me, they nailed everyone except Grimlock, which is a shame in my opinion. Grimlock is still good, but compared to other figures in the line, and even his own teammates, he is lacking for me.
Also, I feel like Takara made this just for those who needed an Armada Prime update:
I was always partial to the Armada Prime design, but this is a design I can love, it looks so awesome!
Posted by Nathaniel Prime on May 20th, 2019 @ 8:27am CDT
SpikeyTigertron wrote:Titan Class Devastator really hit a lot of buttons for me. Sure Metroplex was the *first* titan... but devastator really brought home the "how devastator *should* be".
Although I wasn't big into the Unicron Trilogy (and the Takara leaks might make it a reality) but the Armada Prime with actual articulation in both cab-bot and super mode would be amazing! I always really liked the design, but the toy... really never delivered on that. Even the Jet(fire) Pants... never really got the job done, but they did help.
I know a lot of folks have nit-picks with them... but the PotP Dinobots was another wish fulfillment just having them *all* together again, and relatively honest to their G1 robot forms (at modes were still pretty decent).
I agree with all your choices.
Indeed, once I discovered that, not only did we get a G1 Devastator, but one that just towers over every other combiner blew my mind. It was a massive(no pun intended) dream come true for me.
The POTP Dinobots were also a dream come true, but for me, they nailed everyone except Grimlock, which is a shame in my opinion. Grimlock is still good, but compared to other figures in the line, and even his own teammates, he is lacking for me.
Also, I feel like Takara made this just for those who needed an Armada Prime update:
I was always partial to the Armada Prime design, but this is a design I can love, it looks so awesome!
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2022191)
Posted by YoungPrime on May 21st, 2019 @ 9:07am CDT
Posted by YoungPrime on May 21st, 2019 @ 9:07am CDT
Wait, who's wishes were these again?
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2022193)
Posted by william-james88 on May 21st, 2019 @ 9:10am CDT
The community as a whole, I actually asked the question to the forum 2 years ago and compiled the answers along with what people have been saying on the boards (ie. the reaction to all the shockwaves)
Posted by william-james88 on May 21st, 2019 @ 9:10am CDT
YoungPrime wrote:Wait, who's wishes were these again?
The community as a whole, I actually asked the question to the forum 2 years ago and compiled the answers along with what people have been saying on the boards (ie. the reaction to all the shockwaves)
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2022208)
Posted by Stargrave on May 21st, 2019 @ 10:37am CDT
Posted by Stargrave on May 21st, 2019 @ 10:37am CDT
The reaction to all Shockwaves of course being, hail Shockwave.
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2022214)
Posted by RK_Striker_JK_5 on May 21st, 2019 @ 11:36am CDT
I agree with this. Classics in 2006 blew my mind! G1 characters updated, and not homages? Holy scrap! And it spawned the entire Generations phenomenon today.
And yeah, Unicron deserves the top spot. One I would've added for honorable mention, though? Primus/Cybertron.
Posted by RK_Striker_JK_5 on May 21st, 2019 @ 11:36am CDT
TheForgottenTaxi wrote:Great list, especially the top 2.
I do feel like a representative from the original Classics line, or maybe just the line as a whole, needs to be on here. At the time, it just felt mind-blowing that we were getting these faithful new takes on the G1 characters.
Now if only they would finally make a reasonable G2 Jhiaxus...
I agree with this. Classics in 2006 blew my mind! G1 characters updated, and not homages? Holy scrap! And it spawned the entire Generations phenomenon today.
And yeah, Unicron deserves the top spot. One I would've added for honorable mention, though? Primus/Cybertron.
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2022277)
Posted by Stargrave on May 22nd, 2019 @ 12:42am CDT
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Hey gang what are your thoughts on that Armada Prime mold? I'm usually pretty decent and noting rehashed parts but that looks all new to me. It looks like it doesn't just transform it looks like it can transform into super mode too. What the heck is it going to combine with?
Posted by Stargrave on May 22nd, 2019 @ 12:42am CDT
Nathaniel Prime wrote:SpikeyTigertron wrote:Titan Class Devastator really hit a lot of buttons for me. Sure Metroplex was the *first* titan... but devastator really brought home the "how devastator *should* be".
Although I wasn't big into the Unicron Trilogy (and the Takara leaks might make it a reality) but the Armada Prime with actual articulation in both cab-bot and super mode would be amazing! I always really liked the design, but the toy... really never delivered on that. Even the Jet(fire) Pants... never really got the job done, but they did help.
I know a lot of folks have nit-picks with them... but the PotP Dinobots was another wish fulfillment just having them *all* together again, and relatively honest to their G1 robot forms (at modes were still pretty decent).
I agree with all your choices.
Indeed, once I discovered that, not only did we get a G1 Devastator, but one that just towers over every other combiner blew my mind. It was a massive(no pun intended) dream come true for me.
The POTP Dinobots were also a dream come true, but for me, they nailed everyone except Grimlock, which is a shame in my opinion. Grimlock is still good, but compared to other figures in the line, and even his own teammates, he is lacking for me.
Also, I feel like Takara made this just for those who needed an Armada Prime update:
I was always partial to the Armada Prime design, but this is a design I can love, it looks so awesome!
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Hey gang what are your thoughts on that Armada Prime mold? I'm usually pretty decent and noting rehashed parts but that looks all new to me. It looks like it doesn't just transform it looks like it can transform into super mode too. What the heck is it going to combine with?
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2022278)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on May 22nd, 2019 @ 1:11am CDT
We speculate with either a trailer or a new Jetfire, both unseen as of now. The trailer may be what's slowing things down, with either the base or "pants" mode proving a challenge to properly integrate.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on May 22nd, 2019 @ 1:11am CDT
00Stargrave00 wrote:Hey gang what are your thoughts on that Armada Prime mold? I'm usually pretty decent and noting rehashed parts but that looks all new to me. It looks like it doesn't just transform it looks like it can transform into super mode too. What the heck is it going to combine with?
We speculate with either a trailer or a new Jetfire, both unseen as of now. The trailer may be what's slowing things down, with either the base or "pants" mode proving a challenge to properly integrate.
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2022280)
Posted by Stargrave on May 22nd, 2019 @ 1:27am CDT
Posted by Stargrave on May 22nd, 2019 @ 1:27am CDT
Ha! Dang you are the resident Rewind holy smokes. Speaking of which not to digress I meant to ask you in the other thread about some Siege characters...
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2022285)
Posted by Stargrave on May 22nd, 2019 @ 2:34am CDT
Posted by Stargrave on May 22nd, 2019 @ 2:34am CDT
Well given that my new TF wish is to see them not just give him super pants, but super laser pants.
Optimus Prime is so cool, he puts on his pants...with freaking laser beams.
Lack of poseability he's a brick blah blah blah I don't care if you hate or love that original figure, that's one of the coolest gimmicks ever.
Optimus Prime is so cool, he puts on his pants...with freaking laser beams.
Lack of poseability he's a brick blah blah blah I don't care if you hate or love that original figure, that's one of the coolest gimmicks ever.
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2022295)
Posted by Nathaniel Prime on May 22nd, 2019 @ 9:17am CDT
You're a funny guy
Yeah, while I didn't care too much for the original toy, this new one looks awesome, and I would love some super laser pants with it
Posted by Nathaniel Prime on May 22nd, 2019 @ 9:17am CDT
00Stargrave00 wrote:Well given that my new TF wish is to see them not just give him super pants, but super laser pants.
Optimus Prime is so cool, he puts on his pants...with freaking laser beams.
Lack of poseability he's a brick blah blah blah I don't care if you hate or love that original figure, that's one of the coolest gimmicks ever.
You're a funny guy
Yeah, while I didn't care too much for the original toy, this new one looks awesome, and I would love some super laser pants with it
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2022471)
Posted by Evil Eye on May 24th, 2019 @ 9:00am CDT
Posted by Evil Eye on May 24th, 2019 @ 9:00am CDT
Awesome list! And it's nice to see Unicron still getting love over 15 years later, I remember when I got him as a kid and was absolutely overjoyed, and I still treasure him to this day.
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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on June 13th, 2019 @ 6:32pm CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on June 13th, 2019 @ 6:32pm CDT
I'm gonna say that my top Transformers wish that came true was a very good Masterpiece movie Bumblebee, and upcoming Megatron. My very first Autobot and my very first Decepticon/Transformer ever in perfect form, that is a dream come true.
Nascars armored up as the Wreckers were also dreams come true. Nascar-formers finally happened in the best fashion.
Nascars armored up as the Wreckers were also dreams come true. Nascar-formers finally happened in the best fashion.
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2028510)
Posted by Nathaniel Prime on July 12th, 2019 @ 2:45pm CDT
Posted by Nathaniel Prime on July 12th, 2019 @ 2:45pm CDT
I dunno about you guys, but that Selects Galactic Man Shackwave was a dream I always wanted, but somehow never got. Why no other Shockwave went with that awesome color scheme is beyond me. Wouldn't an Astro Magnum deco MP Shockwave go great amongst the MP Diaclone repaints?
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2028525)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on July 12th, 2019 @ 3:24pm CDT
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on July 12th, 2019 @ 3:24pm CDT
Titans Return Galvatron, Hot Rod, Blurr, Kup, Six Shot, and Scourge were a wish come true for me. As were the PotP Dinobots and Elita. And PotP Jazz (we still need combiner limb Sideswipe and Windcharger though). SIEGE Astrotrain is another one - finally a CHUG Astrotrain that turns into a steam locomotive! And has a fuel tender to complete said locomotive!
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2036586)
Posted by Optimum Supreme on September 1st, 2019 @ 2:31pm CDT
Yeah, put him on and bump off Arcee (never did see a single one in my stores, so it's still "mythical" to me) and I'd have a list I mostly agree with and own.
Posted by Optimum Supreme on September 1st, 2019 @ 2:31pm CDT
Ultra Markus wrote:i think if siege jetfire was already out it would have made the list
to finally have a jetfire that looks like skyfire from the cartoon is somthing i always wished they did
Yeah, put him on and bump off Arcee (never did see a single one in my stores, so it's still "mythical" to me) and I'd have a list I mostly agree with and own.
Re: Top 5 Transformers Toys Wishes That Came True (2037609)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on September 9th, 2019 @ 11:58pm CDT
You didn't see one in stores because BBTS - an online retailer - hogged her.
Arcee belongs on this list over and above everyone but Armada Unicon. Everybody else? They at least had their original toy. But Arcee? Her G1 toy got axed because of Hasbro execs going "Eww girl cooties in our boys' toyline" and she went without a proper toy FOR TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS despite how much people wanted her. There's a reason people were annoyed that Energon Arcee was a motorcycle. There's a reason Animated Arcee got scalped so much. There's a reason some of the first 3P figures were of Arcee. People said for years "HasTak will never really do her". And then Generations at long last gave us a true, official G1 Arcee based on her original character design and translating it beautifully into toy form.
If SIEGE Skyfire displaces anyone, it should be MP-01 Optimus or T30 Springer.
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on September 9th, 2019 @ 11:58pm CDT
Optimum Supreme wrote:Ultra Markus wrote:i think if siege jetfire was already out it would have made the list
to finally have a jetfire that looks like skyfire from the cartoon is somthing i always wished they did
Yeah, put him on and bump off Arcee (never did see a single one in my stores, so it's still "mythical" to me) and I'd have a list I mostly agree with and own.
You didn't see one in stores because BBTS - an online retailer - hogged her.Arcee belongs on this list over and above everyone but Armada Unicon. Everybody else? They at least had their original toy. But Arcee? Her G1 toy got axed because of Hasbro execs going "Eww girl cooties in our boys' toyline" and she went without a proper toy FOR TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS despite how much people wanted her. There's a reason people were annoyed that Energon Arcee was a motorcycle. There's a reason Animated Arcee got scalped so much. There's a reason some of the first 3P figures were of Arcee. People said for years "HasTak will never really do her". And then Generations at long last gave us a true, official G1 Arcee based on her original character design and translating it beautifully into toy form.
If SIEGE Skyfire displaces anyone, it should be MP-01 Optimus or T30 Springer.
