The Greatest Non-G1 Legacy Transformers Ever (2012 Update.)

[Hursticon]

For me:

• Barricade <- Movieverse.
• Blackout <- Movieverse & Animated.
• Botanica <- Though 'Rocklord-eque' in concept, well worthy.
• Lockdown <- Animated & Movieverse.

[BigTransformerTrev]

I think Slipstream could definetly be included. As well as Sunstorm and Acid Rain.


Acid Rain and Sunstorm were TECHNICALLY in the Gen 1 cartoon but Sunstorm was just one of a myriad of different coloured seekers to kill or fill in animation space in those first few episodes. He has no name or characterization to speak of. Similarly Acid Storm was the same, though slightly more noteable as still in Cybertronian form and performing a specific function. Now Sunstorm had a brilliant run in DW and a cameo in IDW (I thought he was wasted - would have loved to see him set up a 'Church of Primus' on the new Cybertron) and Acid Storm has appeared in IDW too. Also they both have numerous toys in other toy lines to their credit.

Slipstream appeared in Animated and also in the escalation mode of WFC and now has a special toy of her own too.

I think all 3 should be included. I'd love to see an IDW flashback mini-series of Starscream with his entire Seeker brigade! You could even put in that white guy from HFTD that was a recolour of ROTF Dirge (own the toy but cant remember his name right now but would be cool to include him as a 4th conehead).

[BigTransformerTrev]

I think all 3 should be included. I'd love to see an IDW flashback mini-series of Starscream with his entire Seeker brigade! You could even put in that white guy from HFTD that was a recolour of ROTF Dirge (own the toy but cant remember his name right now but would be cool to include him as a 4th conehead).

Jetblade! That's the bugger!

[SuspectimusPrime]

Jetblade! That's the bugger!

A little off topic :
Haven't opened that little guy, but I liked HftD Thrust enough to buy its recolour -- not interested in the original Autobot Breakaway figure, because with its hunchback that mould looks like it should suits Decepticon more.

[GoktimusPrime]

Oooh, speaking of RetConned G1, I'd like to nominate Flip Sides. I really like the idea of a bright, bubbly and popular Autobot who's had access to Autobot secrets for centuries, all the while not even knowing herself that she's really a Decepticon sleeper agent! At any time her Autobot persona will "expire" and her original Decepticon persona will kick in, which will effectively "kill off" Autobot Flip Sides as she becomes her original Decepticon self again. It's much like that episode of Doctor Who when the Tenth Doctor used the Chameleon Arch to become John Smith, but in order for John Smith to become the Doctor again he knew that he would have to "sacrifice" himself and "die." With Flip Sides, she's like John Smith but with NO clue of this other personality that dwells within her who will at some unknown point in the future activate and "kill" her! And of course, I love the name -- both describing her 'secret duality' and the fact that she's a cassette tape. Insert Side B.

I also really like Gamede too. Yeah, I know he's not a Cybertronian... but I like how that character crosses over Transformers with Microman.