Quote Originally Posted by SharkyMcShark View Post
What I don't understand is that the first ever movie figures with Cybertron alt modes (Prime and Screamer protoforms) were awesome in both modes, so why since then has every Cybertron mode figure just looked very poor? (with maybe the sole exception of voyager crab tank Megatron from ROTF)
"Awesome" is a fairly subjective descriptor. I personally wouldn't describe movie Cybertronian Optimus Prime and Starscream as "awesome"... they're almost like those freakin' crappy Rock Lords from Machine Men! <shudder>


Warpath: (straining) "Hhnnnn!!" *PLOP*


Gremlin: *sniff* *munch.munch*

And Starscream's prone to falling apart in robot mode.

Quote Originally Posted by SharkyMcShark View Post
I think the issue is that the protoforms and WFC figures had alt modes that incoporated an involved transformation, whereas the rest have been like... (sometimes) hide the head, make robot lie or sit down. Somtimes cross arms.
With TF1 and ROTF Megatron I would agree, but I'd give DotM Shockwave a lot more credit than that. His transformation is certainly more complex than "robot lying down to make a tank" Animated Shockwave. I'm personally quite satisfied with DotM Shockwave's engineering -- and the hose is such a neat G1 homage too. And he's one of few movie Transformers to sport the same colours as his G1 namesake too...