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(Images Source) With Powerglide, Outback, and Seapray amongst others now introduced into the modern day collecting era of Transformers, we're inching closer and closer to the fully fleshed out cast of the original G1 series. We're needling it down to some of the tertiary characters, but even they need figure support, and with 2026 well under way these are my top five most wanted G1 Transformers figures to this point. 5. Tailgate I will admit I really don't remember Tailgate at all, though that owes to his very scant appearances in the later portions of the show. Nonetheless, when talking about figues that still need to be made from the G1 series he is one that stands out as the final minibot needed to complete that iconic roster. With Swerve coming in hot (in a very red painted wave of figures) the stage is now set for Tailgate to follow suit, wrapping up the deluxe classed minibots fans have been eating up since Cliffjumper's release in WFC.  4. Broadside Designer inte...

(Images Source) Blokees most recent wave of Galaxy Transformers model kits ended up giving me a lot of the figures I have been waiting for, rounding out the Coneheads with Thrust, rounding out the Insecticons with Bombshell, we got a killer Unicron planet mode, as well as Springer (one of my personal favorites), Trypticon to go along with Metroplex, as well as our first G1 female in Arcee! It was no doubt possibly the best wave of figures yet, especially regarding the newly implemented articulation and engineering. With Shining waves giving us Reflector, and the Defenders waves seemingly the place to get Combiners these days, I'm very much looking forward to and hoping that these five characters below will join the ever expanding line!  5. Cyclonus Thanks to a teaser on the wave 9 boxes we know that Galvatron will be coming in the next wave, seemingly continuing the trend that the recent waves have been very G1 movie based. I am all for that given how cool a lot of the new characte...

There are a few figure releases from 2025 that don't necessarily fit in to any of the lists I talked about before and are from toylines that don't necessitate their own ranking list. I still wanted to talk about them regardless as some of these figures would be amongst my overall top figures of the whole year, and some of the companies they hail from are ones I'll definitely be looking into more throughout 2026 and hope to see more of in general! In no particular order of ranking, here are five more absolutely fantastic figures from 2025 that I had to get mentioned! Blokees engineering improvements (Image Source) Something I jumped into this year was Blokees Galaxy line of Transformers model kits. Extremely fun little sets that make it affordable and easy to build out a G1 display fast, as well as a Transformers: One display, Shattered Glass display, and it seems like the future is only going to open up more of the Transformers franchise to this excellent series. With the r...

(Images Source) The War for Cybertron game figures in Hasbro's Transformers Studio Series line have been admittedly hit or miss in terms of quality. Some like Optimus and Sideswipe are very well rounded, whereas others like Barricade leave much to be desired. Overall I am happy to see this sublime of the series continue, and we've gotten lots of characters from this first game I was hoping to see such as the Seekers, Megatron, and Bee. While finishing the 86' movie seems to be a priority at the moment, I hope War for Cybertron isn't left to the wayside as these are five more figures I'd appreciate updates for in modern times!  5. Zeta Prime I say "updates" but in the case of Zeta Prime there is no prior figures to update on! This is where Studio Series really shines, taking it's original mission statement into account by producing figures for characters who have never had such. Zeta was a very cool personality in the game, providing a much more aggress...

(Images Source) Blokees has definitely taken to the market in a big way with tons of Transformers fans loving these chibi-esque small easily assembled blind box model kits that have been getting better and better with each wave! The cast has expanded quickly, and they along with Yolopark are some of the best affordable non-transforming Transformers figures out there! They've got me hooked, and eagerly awaiting the reveal of their wave 10 of the Galaxy line. They've lately been alternating with the Transformers One film for their waves so it remains to be seen if wave 10 is another return to the One cast or a continuation of more G1 (or something else entirely!), but I've drawn up my most wanted Blokees Galaxy Version model kits based on the G1 continuity! 5. More Combiners Since the conclusion of the Constructicons we haven't had any more combiner teams introduced into the Galaxy line. Defender series has been pumping them out with Devastator and now Bruticus coming in ...

(Banner Image Source)   (Following Images Source) With SDCC dealing out the latest in news about the future of the Studio Series Transformers toyline by Hasbro things are looking more daring than ever! Product spanning out into 2026 has been granted to us, and what a host of reveals it was! A brand new G1 Seeker mold that is already confirmed to be used for both Skywarp and Starscream in the future. The TLK Nemesis Prime retool/repaint we were promised, as well as TLK Barricade and 86' Windcharger! The big talking point is no doubt the line's first ever Titan Class figure, one that rectifies a scale issue from the very start of the line and upgrades AOE Grimlock to the gargantuan size that fits his appearance in the film! I'm sure 2026 still has a myriad of amazing product we haven't seen yet, and in this post I'll break down my top guesses for what will be coming! 5. 86' Astrotrain With the Hasbro team stating their intention to finish out the 86' subline b...

(Banner Image Source)   (Following Images Source) Blokees line of buildable Chibi-esque Transformers figures have been taking the model kit community and Transformers fans by storm since their first wave. Now we are seven waves deep with G1, IDW, Shattered Glass and Transformers: One all under heavy representation. Many had been beginning to wonder if that first wave of Transformers: One figures were going to be a one off to celebrate the launch of the movie, but lo and behold we have a whole second wave of One characters and designs to further flesh out the film in what is now the most expansive toy collection for the origin story. All three versions of both Optimus and Megatron, both B-127s, several miners, and now the primary three Elite Guard members! With so much of the cast rounded out at this point a third wave could all but complete every notable character! 5. Gold Death Tracker A surprise addition to wave 7 was the silver Death Tracker, adding to this trio of faceless grun...

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...