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(Images Source) Liokaiser ended its run with astounding success as Transformers' latest Haslab crowdfunding project from Hasbro. This great team of combiners is the latest set to be featured out of the Victory cartoon which has enjoyed a very hefty share of representation in the line to this point. Almost every Transformers Haslab has been taking from Victory with Star Saber and Deathsaurus being back to back, and both of them coming with the total four members of the Rescue Force. Beyond that, Galaxy Shuttle got a mid leader class release (using the Astrotrain mold, so not at all accurate to his onscreen appearance), the Dinoforce were released a set using the core class Dinobot molds (which were obviously going to be used for Goryu and the Dinoforce in the end), and I'd say the Black Shadow we got years ago holds up pretty well. With Victory being the Transformers Japanese Anime closest to completing its cast of characters, this is my top 5 most wanted figures next from Hasbr...

(Images Source) I had aged out of the bracket for Rescue Bots when this show premiered, and with its target demographic I don't see myself ever exploring into the show itself myself; however, I can appreciate good Transformers designs and especially good action figures. Rescue Bots was a surprising addition to the Legacy line up when Chase was revealed, and Age of the Primes is continuing the Rescue Bots cast with the upcoming Voyager Heatwave! The characters of the show had a very varied array of service vehicle alt modes making them a diverse group, and ones I would not mind seeing more of in the mainline.  5. Salvage The recent Trashmaster figure could be a good base to jump off of for a Salvage release; however, I really would like a brand new figure or highly retooled one in order to obtain the wheels on the legs that this robot mode sports. He is one of the largest bots in the series and potentially could be the first leader class Rescue Bots character in the mainline, which ...

After finishing Car Robots, Beast Wars 2 was the next Japanese animated Transformers series I delved into. While it was only "2" in name with no major connections to the original Beast Wars aside from a cameo appearance during a movie special, Beast Wars 2 was still a ton of fun and a great addition to the beast side of the Transformers franchise. Hasbro has already given us several characters from the series with their recent focus on multiple Transformers series, with the principle hero Leo Convoy made in both his primary form and copy Nemesis Leo form, along with Tasmanian Kid as the wild younger brother of the heroes, and a few years back we did get an anime accurate color scheme set of Seacons following Power of the Primes. There's a whole cast of characters waiting to be made once again by Hasbro, and these are the top 5 I hope to see! (Images Source) Honorable mention: Megastorm The role of the backstabbing second in command of the villains in this series went to M...

Transformers continues to be one of the flagship brands of Hasbro's toylines, and 2024 was no different with several unbelievable releases across their many different lines. From the conclusion to Legacy, the continuation of Studio Series, and a long awaited Masterpiece offerings, these are my top 5 favorite Hasbro Transformers figures of the year 2024! (Images Source) 5. Commander Class Optimus Prime There likely is not a single favorites list of 2024 talking about Transformers that does not include this figure. The Commander Class Optimus Prime was highly anticipated and completely delivered on the premise of giving us the perfect Optimus Prime figure. It is a beautiful piece that matches the animation and includes all of his signature accessories, allowing fans their chance at an Optimus Prime that will be impossible to top in the mainline again.  4. Magmatron One of the biggest surprises of last year was the Legacy Commander Class spot being taken by a more obscure character ha...

(Images Source) More and more Combiners are returning to the modern day Transformers toylines, not only applying to the miraculous looking G1 Combiners such as the forthcoming Devastator and Superion, but also to smaller scale Combiners such as Commander class Magmatron, and the potential future of the Armada Optimus Prime's combinations. As a gimmick Combiners have always been one of the most popular and enticing features of Transformers, and I can't wait to see what Combining Transformers may be coming in the future to join what has already been revealed. As always, I've got my top five hopes for the future, and I'll lay them out here.  5. Mudflap and Skids As much controversy as these two characters made after their debut in the second film I am still surprised that all these years later they are absent from the Studio Series line after the amount of screen time they had and the memorable impact they made on fans. While their individual modes throughout most of the f...

(Images Source) Getting so many Beast Wars figures all in one year during the Kingdom toyline was a true dream for fans of the series, and while the stream of Beast Wars figures has been reduced to a trickle, we've still gotten some fantastic additions to the cast in the past few years. Tarantulas and Inferno concluded our season 1 cast, while others like Tigerhawk, Silverbolt, and Dragon Megatron have done a lot to further the universe of the toyline. With the toyline now giving attention to every universe in the Transformers franchise it is expected that output each year from each Transformers universe will be low, but these are what I hope to still see down the pipeline for Transformers Beast Wars! 5. Transmetal Tarantulas Thus far Megatron is the only one we've received an alternate form of and out of the foot soldiers of the Predacon army I think that Tarantulas' upgraded form was a sick redesign and his transformation into a car was paired very well with his spider fo...

(Images Source) As could be expected, G1 has remained a strong presence in Hasbro's Transformers line and so many iconic characters and designs have been fully filled out with the modern toyline. The whole Dinobots crew, all three Insecticons, pretty much the entirety of the principal cast, and while the amount of G1 we're getting each year has dwindled it is still something that we can always expect to see fill out waves, and this list will be counting down my next most wanted G1 Transformers figures! 5. Sixshot The most recent adaptation of this character that we got was pretty good; however, a Commander Class version of Six shot would be epic to capture all of his Transformations as well as his massive size. When next to Cyclonus he towered over his fellow Decepticon, and Cyclonus is easily one of the largest Voyager figures in years! An easy fan favorite despite his tragically short screen time, Sixshot would be an engineering delight to see in the line again.  4. Outback A...