What do you consider to be the WORST G1 Toy Concept?
(as usual, will preface this with the note that if this topic has been done before I apologize :) )
What do you consider to be the WORST G1 Toy Concept?
Got this idea talking on another thread when discussing the large gaps in my Gen 1 collection and how I had all of certain groups or types on toys, and little to zero of others. So I wondered how everyone else felt.
Voting in the poll is anonymous, however it would be cool if people could list their top 3 worst G1 Toy concepts in their answer.
Though I am sure everyone here knows the toy genre's and this will be redundant, here are some quick descriptions. Please note, I put in lots of categories to be fair, as even though I might love some groups (Targetmasters, Combiners) others may hate them:
Headmasters: Where the head of the robot/animal turns into a robot of its own while the main body turns into a vehicle/animal/building.
Powermasters: The engine of the vehicle turns into a robot of its own. In many cases it needed to be installed into the toy before transformation can take place.
Targetmasters: Either where the gun/s of a vehicle or robot turn into robots of their own, or a robot has a third transformation where it becomes the gun of a gestalt
Micromasters: Itsy-bitsy teeny-weeny robots that turned into vehicles. Often came with a base or could combine in vehicle form.
Action Masters: The robot could not transform, but would come with a Targetmaster partner that could or some form of machinery or vehicle that could change forms.
Pretenders: The outer shell resembling an organic humanoid, animal or a vehcile would open up to reveal a transforming robot inside.
Combiners: 5 to 6 bots would combine into one big bot!
Palette-Swapped Figures: Where the exact same mold was used with no retooling, just a simple colour change. Most prevalent in the 84/85 toys and the Micromasters.
Weird Monster Things: This refers to mainly Transformers that seemed to just turn into... things. Examples are the Monsterbots, Decepticon small Headmasters, Pretender Monsters etc. Bots that transformed into definite creatures such as the cassettes and Dinobots are not included.
Other: Any other sub-category of G1 Transformers you like (Sparkabots, Battlechargers etc).
Please bear in mind when voting to think of the group as a whole, not an individual bot. For instance, Tentakil could be considered to be a Combiner, Targetmaster and Weird Monster Thing.
So your challenge is:
1. Vote for your Worst G1 Toy Concept in the poll
2. List your top 3 worst G1 Toy Concepts with a brief description why you feel this way.
3. (Optional) Would you still buy these toys if you needed them to complete your G1 Collection?
My answers:
Top 3 Worst G1 Toy Concepts
1. Pretenders - hated these guys! The shells were often awful and seemed to serve no purpose unless the bots were going undercover on the planet of ugly-fraggers, and the inner toys were skinny, simplistic and resembled nothing.
2. Action Masters - they did not transform! I'll say it again: Transformers. That. Did. Not. Transform!
3. Weird Monster Things - What the pit was Blot supposed to be? Or Fangry? One of the main reasons my G1 Autobot toy count far exceeds my G1 Decepticon toy count.
Would I still buy these toys to complete my G1 Collection?
Sigh... yes, yes I would. And considering they make up a large proportion of those I have left to go, I eventually will.
