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TRANSFORMERS 2021 HALL OF FAME
Since 2010, the Transformers Hall of Fame has honored the creative minds, iconic characters, and toys spanning the Transformers franchise. In honor of the 25th anniversary of Beast Wars: Transformers, this year’s Hall of Fame fan vote categories celebrate the groundbreaking history of the Beast Era.
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Posted by Munkky on October 18th, 2021 @ 11:58am CDT
Either way, I went with Rhinox in the character option to have another Maximal in there, and Beast Megatron for the toy option, though again, it's a shame that the toy of the year option is just for Kingdom and doesn't include Studio Series, because I probably would've voted for 1986 Slag if it did.
Posted by Tuned Agent on October 18th, 2021 @ 12:11pm CDT
I cast my votes for Rattrap for the character, and leader BW Megs for the toy.
Posted by o.supreme on October 18th, 2021 @ 1:03pm CDT
Posted by Nemesis Primal on October 18th, 2021 @ 1:17pm CDT
Same poll, and the results are set to be revealed/released at Pulsecon this Friday.o.supreme wrote:So...this is different from the Google Docs poll a couple weeks ago that asked for fan votes of Favorite BW Season 1 character, and favorite Kingdom toy overall? I wonder when the results of that poll will be released?
Posted by Spider5800 on October 18th, 2021 @ 1:27pm CDT
Posted by Fires_Of_Inferno on October 18th, 2021 @ 1:34pm CDT
For toys I went with Paleotrex. He's an awesome experiment and there is SO MUCH that can be done with him, especially when you have multiples! None of the other weaponizers/fossilizers gave me this much enjoyment!
Posted by -Kanrabat- on October 18th, 2021 @ 1:43pm CDT
Posted by blackeyedprime on October 18th, 2021 @ 3:29pm CDT
Kingdom toy was a much harder choice as I'm not liking any of them as much as other versions. Slammer misses out because I don't have the figure yet and the arms look a bit odd. Cyclonus was close to getting my vote but he already has some good previous figures so Core soundwave is the only figure that is an improvement overall (compared to siege or netflix) so I went with him.
Posted by o.supreme on October 18th, 2021 @ 3:35pm CDT
Nemesis Primal wrote:I voted Rattrap for character and Airazor for figure, I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoy that figure.Same poll, and the results are set to be revealed/released at Pulsecon this Friday.o.supreme wrote:So...this is different from the Google Docs poll a couple weeks ago that asked for fan votes of Favorite BW Season 1 character, and favorite Kingdom toy overall? I wonder when the results of that poll will be released?
ok, makes sense...sort of. I thought we were just voting for who our favorite BW S1 character was in general. Inducting any of those limited nominations into the all time Hall of Fame seems a little disingenuous, all respect to BW 25th anniversary notwithstanding. But also yes, it has the potential to be awkward especially if a character already in the Hall of Fame wins again.
In that case I already voted last week. Tigatron has always been my favorite S1 character (although he wont win). I also begrudgingly voted for CC Rodimus as Best Kingdom Toy. I still don't think it is worth a $85 CC price point, but it is very well developed, I can't argue that.
Posted by Sabrblade on October 18th, 2021 @ 11:31pm CDT
Anyway, I'm voting Cheetor. He really grew into his own across both Beast Wars and Beast Machines, going from a reckless child to becoming one of Cybertron's legendary heroes and the Oracle's chosen successor to Optimus Primal.
For me, the likes of Rhinox and Tigatron didn't change much because they didn't need to. They were both great from start to finish. But Cheetor, he grew and evolved over the course of a personal journey that felt far more substantial and accomplished.
As for the toy vote, I gotta give it to Voyager Cyclonus. Such a fantastic figure.
Posted by Cyber Bishop on October 19th, 2021 @ 8:30am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:
As for the toy vote, I gotta give it to Voyager Cyclonus. Such a fantastic figure.
This right here.
Posted by william-james88 on September 9th, 2022 @ 10:36pm CDT
Here is the form to fill out:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIp ... g/viewform
Posted by Sabrblade on September 9th, 2022 @ 10:59pm CDT
Posted by Bumblevivisector on September 9th, 2022 @ 11:03pm CDT
If we could still just write in any character ever, think Rails might be a shoe-in this year?
Posted by LordBludgeon on September 9th, 2022 @ 11:12pm CDT
Favorite legacy toy? I went with Jhiaxus. We finally got an G2 accurate Jhiaxus, that isn't just a redeco or retool, after years of waiting for one, and he doesn't disappoint.
Posted by blackeyedprime on September 10th, 2022 @ 2:23am CDT
Sari needs a figure (samurai pizza cat/medabots style or something) so easy vote for her to have a bit more acceptance.
Posted by Munkky on September 10th, 2022 @ 2:53am CDT
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on September 10th, 2022 @ 4:08am CDT
As for Legacy, Jhiaxus. While I don't collect Legacy, I appreciate a G2 comic book design being granted a faithful figure all these decades later.
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on September 10th, 2022 @ 10:54am CDT
Beast Wars Inferno and Megatron are already in the Hall of Fame. G1 Optimus and Megatron are already in the Hall of Fame. Knockout is already in the Hall of Fame, as is Prime Arcee thanks to Arcee's entry covering all incarnations. Their new bodies are not separate characters. They're valid for a Toy of the Year poll, but this is a character poll.
That's SIX invalid entries named while multiple characters who are valid entries have been reduced to write-ins. Hasbro needs to discard and re-do the poll. End of story. If they want their pwecious new pwoduct voted for, they should make a Toy of the Year poll (a category whoever was handed this seems to be unaware of) for it because that's where it's actually valid.
And until Hasbro replaces the bad poll with a valid one, we should remove our link.
Posted by Emerje on September 10th, 2022 @ 7:06pm CDT
Emerje
Posted by First-Aid on September 10th, 2022 @ 10:38pm CDT
This is why I hate machines... .
Posted by First-Aid on September 10th, 2022 @ 10:40pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Funny how most of the Legacy toy options aren't even out yet.
Glad I'm not the only one to notice this. Why should they be up for HoF when they aren't even avbailable to 99% of the world...? That's like nominating Ty Griffin- a former Chicago Cubs top prospect that crashed and burned in the minors- for Cooperstown.
Posted by ScottyP on September 14th, 2022 @ 12:04pm CDT
Posted by First-Aid on September 14th, 2022 @ 12:49pm CDT
ScottyP wrote:I wrote-in Yoketron
We need this toy with a built in miniature speaker. George Takei FTW
Posted by Sabrblade on September 8th, 2023 @ 6:43pm CDT
Voting for the Transformers Hall of Fame 2023 has opened up. Voting closes on September 17, and the winner will be announced on the 22nd in a Hasbro Pulse livestream.
https://go.hasb.ro/480wmSB
This year, the categories are:
"Favorite Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon series) character"
And
"Legacy: Evolution toy of the year"
Now, Sky-Byte was the indisputable breakout star of the RID 2001 series, and made it all the way to the final voting of 2012 Hall of Fame (but lost to Wheeljack). If anyone deserves the win this year it's him, and this could be his last chance.
And, the Hall of Fame has never guaranteed a new toy for the winner. The only fan polls that have resulted in new toys have been the non-Hall of Fame ones, like the ones that yielded Windblade, Victorion, Titan Trypticon, some of the Vintage G1 reissues, etc. So no matter who wins this vote, it won't directly result in a new toy for the winner. All that the Hall of Fame really results in nowadays is a little tiny icon in the top-right corner of a TFWiki page.
Also, Sky-Byte winning this year would be even more meaningful because... well... his voice actor, Peter Spellos, is current battling Stage 3 pancreatic cancer. He's set up a GoFundMe for anyone to help him in this literal fight for his life.
Posted by BW Megatron on September 9th, 2023 @ 5:48am CDT
Don't let cancer take him now
He's a Transformer
Posted by ScottyP on September 9th, 2023 @ 8:24am CDT
Posted by Silver Wind on September 9th, 2023 @ 5:55pm CDT
Posted by First-Aid on September 9th, 2023 @ 7:04pm CDT
Silver Wind wrote:Sky-Byte was the unironic hero of that show.
This.
Posted by Razorbeast88 on September 9th, 2023 @ 10:10pm CDT
I'd love a legacy update to Sky Byte but I'd also hate to set aside my thrilling 30 Sky Byte. The articulation is a bit limited and I wouldve liked the asymmetrical eyes but I love that figure in both modes
Figure of the year was a toss up for me between Tarn, trashmaster, and skyquake/dreadwing. I chose Dreadwing because I love the chonks. I dont own any of those figures yet though lmao (except Skyquake)
Armada Prime im sure deserves it as well. Armada Prime was one of the first Prime toys my dad got me as a kid and I remember being so excited to have that toy and thought it was the coolest. I didn't get legacy version though because that design just isn't how I picture Optimus to be. G1 or animated are more what I'd want my Optimus to look like. That being said I really want them to recolor Armada Prime into the powerlinx colors so I can get it and call him Magna Convoy or something
Posted by Sabrblade on September 9th, 2023 @ 10:13pm CDT
No worries about that. The Hall of Fame winners never get a new toy as a direct result of their win.Razorbeast88 wrote:I'd love a legacy update to Sky Byte but I'd also hate to set aside my thrilling 30 Sky Byte.
Posted by Razorbeast88 on September 9th, 2023 @ 10:21pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:No worries about that. The Hall of Fame winners never get a new toy as a direct result of their win.Razorbeast88 wrote:I'd love a legacy update to Sky Byte but I'd also hate to set aside my thrilling 30 Sky Byte.
I'd seen your post after putting up mine haha im not saying he'd automatically get a figure because of hall of fame, but he hasn't had a figure in awhile so he might be due, especially with legacy's current theme of plucking the favorites out of different universes. If/when they ever get around to it
Toy talks aside, Sky Byte is hands down my favorite rid character. None of the others come close for me
Posted by Sabrblade on September 9th, 2023 @ 10:32pm CDT
There was the Cyberverse Sky-Byte toy that, despite its size, was a pretty good little figure.Razorbeast88 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:No worries about that. The Hall of Fame winners never get a new toy as a direct result of their win.Razorbeast88 wrote:I'd love a legacy update to Sky Byte but I'd also hate to set aside my thrilling 30 Sky Byte.
I'd seen your post after putting up mine haha im not saying he'd automatically get a figure because of hall of fame, but he hasn't had a figure in awhile so he might be due, especially with legacy's current theme of plucking the favorites out of different universes. If/when they ever get around to it
Toy talks aside, Sky Byte is hands down my favorite rid character. None of the others come close for me
Posted by Razorbeast88 on September 9th, 2023 @ 10:34pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:There was the Cyberverse Sky-Byte toy that, despite its size, was a pretty good little figure.Razorbeast88 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:No worries about that. The Hall of Fame winners never get a new toy as a direct result of their win.Razorbeast88 wrote:I'd love a legacy update to Sky Byte but I'd also hate to set aside my thrilling 30 Sky Byte.
I'd seen your post after putting up mine haha im not saying he'd automatically get a figure because of hall of fame, but he hasn't had a figure in awhile so he might be due, especially with legacy's current theme of plucking the favorites out of different universes. If/when they ever get around to it
Toy talks aside, Sky Byte is hands down my favorite rid character. None of the others come close for me
That does look pretty neat
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on September 12th, 2023 @ 5:43am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Now, Sky-Byte was the indisputable breakout star of the RID 2001 series
Having only ever seen Car Robots. I had no interest in the Cybershark redeco. Also as I can't stand the trope of villains being comic relief. This one however, was the main draw of that series for me:
Gigatron
To date, the best multiformer design in Transformers too.
So I voted for him (although the re-naming to Megatron/Galvtron was always a mistake on Hasbro's part). Also, from the reaction of friends collecting Legacy. I voted for Skyquake.
Posted by Sabrblade on September 12th, 2023 @ 10:22am CDT
The category isn't about toys, it's about characters. And since this is the English version, Megatron was made into being an even bigger joke character than Sky-Byte was, complete with a super wacky voice that sounded like a dime store version of Lord Zedd's voice, always YELLING everything he said whether it made sense to yell at the top of his lungs or not.AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Now, Sky-Byte was the indisputable breakout star of the RID 2001 series
Having only ever seen Car Robots. I had no interest in the Cybershark redeco. Also as I can't stand the trope of villains being comic relief. This one however, was the main draw of that series for me:
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on September 12th, 2023 @ 10:27am CDT
So what I'm reading is that the RiD dub completely botched Gigatron? From name to voice. No wonder the English dub for the subsequent UT sounded like it did. Funny how the quality of VO took such a nose dive after the Beast Era.
Posted by Sabrblade on September 12th, 2023 @ 10:58am CDT
Just listen to how constantly manic he sounds with every line he speaks in this 2.5 minute clip:AllNewSuperRobot wrote:So what I'm reading is that the RiD dub completely botched Gigatron? From name to voice.
Car Robots Gigatron, by comparison, sounded more like Animated Megatron, having a much calmer voice that was rarely ever raised.
If anything, Sky-Byte's dub voice sounded less silly than Gelshark's original voice, which was a very silly voice in that version.
The people who made the RID dub had nothing to do with Armada's dub being such a rush job. That was all Cartoon Network's fault, rushing the Armada dub's production to get it on the air months before the original Japanese version was even done. And at that time, CN was rushing several other anime dubs too, like the English dubs of Sailor Moon Super and SuperS (so glad we have the much-better redubs of those from Viz Media nowadays). RID's dub was actually much higher quality than Armada's dub, with extra care given to the scripts and even new animation created for the scene transitions.AllNewSuperRobot wrote:No wonder the English dub for the subsequent UT sounded like it did. Funny how the quality of VO took such a nose dive after the Beast Era.
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on September 12th, 2023 @ 11:06am CDT
I know Car Robots/RiD was only ever envisioned as a one and done series. But it makes you think if CN hadn't rushed the UT dub, it might be remembered more fondly?
Posted by Sabrblade on September 12th, 2023 @ 12:10pm CDT
I fail to see the relation. People do look back on the RID dub more fondly than the UT dubs. Armada and Energon's dubs were awful.AllNewSuperRobot wrote:I know Car Robots/RiD was only ever envisioned as a one and done series. But it makes you think if CN hadn't rushed the UT dub, it might be remembered more fondly?
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on September 12th, 2023 @ 12:19pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:I fail to see the relation. People do look back on the RID dub more fondly than the UT dubs. Armada and Energon's dubs were awful.AllNewSuperRobot wrote:I know Car Robots/RiD was only ever envisioned as a one and done series. But it makes you think if CN hadn't rushed the UT dub, it might be remembered more fondly?
Well to my ear, that RiD clip sounded no better than the UT dub. So if, as you say, RiD was a better quality dub that is remembered more fondly among fans. If CN hadn't rushed to get Armada and Energon on the air, outside Japan. Would UT have been similarly well remembered?
Posted by Sabrblade on September 19th, 2023 @ 11:53am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on September 22nd, 2023 @ 11:12am CDT
- Human inductee - Takio Ejima, TakaraTomy designer whose Transformers design résumé is enormous, has been called "the man who created the most transforming robot toys in the world".
- Toy of the Year - Commander class Armada Universe Optimus Prime, won by more than 1000 votes
- Fictional Character of the Year - SKY-BYTE!!!! FINALLY!!! Winner screencap:
- They gave a shout-out to Peter Spellos in support of his current battle with cancer.
- Optimus came in second, and Rail Racer in third.
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on September 22nd, 2023 @ 11:31am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Transformers Hall of Fame
- Fictional Character of the Year - SKY-BYTE!!!! FINALLY!!! Winner screencap:
That bugs me. Probably more than it should. A comic relief redeco gaining more fame and recognition than the design it was based on. Poor Cybershark. Shoved into obscurity by a lame repaint...
Posted by Sabrblade on September 22nd, 2023 @ 12:07pm CDT
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Transformers Hall of Fame
- Fictional Character of the Year - SKY-BYTE!!!! FINALLY!!! Winner screencap:
That bugs me. Probably more than it should. A comic relief redeco gaining more fame and recognition than the design it was based on. Poor Cybershark. Shoved into obscurity by a lame repaint...
Also, all that sculpted detail and Hasbro couldn't even bother to paint any of it the first time around:
We don't get detailed decos like ^that anymore.
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on September 22nd, 2023 @ 1:09pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:
Touché
Sabrblade wrote:We don't get detailed decos like ^that anymore.
Looking at (Red) Wolfang and Max-B, I sadly agree. HasTak generally don't put in the effort that they used to.