Transformers Hall of Fame 2015

[griffin]

I didn't mean to offend anyone, as I do agree that Nimoy is significant, and a big name for added publicity to the general public as well... I was just noting that we've had a lot of other Voice Actors do more, and that Welker actually voiced Galvatron a lot more than Nimoy did, but that short period of the Movie seems to be more memorable.

My "knee jerk" comment is because I've been seeing in recent weeks on fansites that all sorts of tributes should be done by Hasbro and Takara, like fast-tracking a Galvatron Masterpiece toy... which to me doesn't make much sense because Hasbro and TakaraTomy have never done that with any other lost Voice Actor, and personally Welker was more Galvatron than Nimoy, as Nimoy's "exclusive" character to me was Sentinel Prime.

If the time is right, or there is a publicity benefit, Nimoy would be a worthy inductee whenever it was eventually going to happen... I just didn't want it to happen this year just because he died, because it would mean that he wasn't going to be inducted this year if he was still alive, cheapening his contribution as being a reason to induct him.

[BigTransformerTrev]

I didn't mean to offend anyone, as I do agree that Nimoy is significant, and a big name for added publicity to the general public as well... I was just noting that we've had a lot of other Voice Actors do more, and that Welker actually voiced Galvatron a lot more than Nimoy did, but that short period of the Movie seems to be more memorable.

My "knee jerk" comment is because I've been seeing in recent weeks on fansites that all sorts of tributes should be done by Hasbro and Takara, like fast-tracking a Galvatron Masterpiece toy... which to me doesn't make much sense because Hasbro and TakaraTomy have never done that with any other lost Voice Actor, and personally Welker was more Galvatron than Nimoy, as Nimoy's "exclusive" character to me was Sentinel Prime.

If the time is right, or there is a publicity benefit, Nimoy would be a worthy inductee whenever it was eventually going to happen... I just didn't want it to happen this year just because he died, because it would mean that he wasn't going to be inducted this year if he was still alive, cheapening his contribution as being a reason to induct him.

I don't think you've offended anyone mate. It's just Jetfire and I trying to prove our point so don't stress in that regard

I disagree about the timing, I think this year is the ONLY year where having Nimoy would not seem gratuitous. I don't think there would be a lot of point in subsequent years because he will have been dead and gone a while. But this year, while its fresh, its a chance for TF fans everywhere to say "You may have been a Trekkie icon, but you meant a lot to us Transfans too. Thank you Leanoard, you were a legend and we will miss you". I think it would showcase the love and respect a lot of us had for the man. I wont say that as both a Trekkie & Transfan fanboy that I physically shed a tear, but I was upset and saddened to hear that he had passed and it would mean a lot to me as both a fan of his and the TF's if he got inducted this year. I really should find out how to vote.

However your point about Welker being a more important voice actor in the TF world is spot on the money and in fact in my original post in this thread he was the only human I mentioned. I think the two of them getting in this year would be the right call, especially given that pretty much all the universally accepted iconic TF characters are already in there.

[Jetfire in the sky]

I don't think you've offended anyone mate. It's just Jetfire and I trying to prove our point so don't stress in that regard

I disagree about the timing, I think this year is the ONLY year where having Nimoy would not seem gratuitous. I don't think there would be a lot of point in subsequent years because he will have been dead and gone a while. But this year, while its fresh, its a chance for TF fans everywhere to say "You may have been a Trekkie icon, but you meant a lot to us Transfans too. Thank you Leanoard, you were a legend and we will miss you". I think it would showcase the love and respect a lot of us had for the man. I wont say that as both a Trekkie & Transfan fanboy that I physically shed a tear, but I was upset and saddened to hear that he had passed and it would mean a lot to me as both a fan of his and the TF's if he got inducted this year. I really should find out how to vote.

However your point about Welker being a more important voice actor in the TF world is spot on the money and in fact in my original post in this thread he was the only human I mentioned. I think the two of them getting in this year would be the right call, especially given that pretty much all the universally accepted iconic TF characters are already in there.

I'll second all of that
Also I understand your comment better now Griffin with all other comments on other pages, which they sound, well, illogical An MP Galvatron should be done but we need a re-scaled Megs first imho.

[Hursticon]

Optimus Primal would get my vote, then Transmutate.

[UltimateGalvatron]

I'd vote for a human David Kaye, I know its not the same as Welker, I'm just used to his voice and I think it fits.

For a Transformer I'd vote Metroplex for an Autobot (Metroplex heeds the call of the Last Prime!) and I think I'd go Thundercracker for a Decepticon.
By far my fav Seeker.

[UltraMarginal]

wait, what!? Frank Welker isn't in the Hall of Fame yet?

my vote: Frank Welker
While I idolised Leonard Nimoy, it was largely for Star Trek and I think including him in the Transformers Hall of Fame this year would lessen the value of his nomination and also the Hall of Fame. He did do Iconic work, but it was for two characters.

without Frank Welker there probably wouldn't still be transformers.

Non human nomination: Thundercracker.

[BigTransformerTrev]

At least now they are all fan picked. If I had to vote I'd vote for:

Devestator
Jetfire
Bruticus
Kup
Frank Welker

I was thinking since the passing of Leonard Nimoy he would be a good posthumous inductee, and yes Welker needs to go in for sure.

Frank Welker (one would expect him be inducted soon, being equally, or more significant to the Brand and fandom than existing inductees Peter Cullen and Chris Latta, because he brought to life by voice, more iconic characters than those two combined),

Frank Welker.

He is well overdue and should have been inducted with or quickly after Peter Cullen.

wait, what!? Frank Welker isn't in the Hall of Fame yet?

my vote: Frank Welker

without Frank Welker there probably wouldn't still be transformers.

Sounds like if it was up to Ozformers members that Welker would be a shoe-in!

So, how do we actually vote? Or is the voting reserved for Botcon attendee's or something?