[Starscream Gaga]

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Originally Posted by Deathryuger

Don't get me wrong, I have all of the D-Arts Pokemon and will be getting Lucario and any others when released.

I didn't realize Lucario had been announced! I'll still get him, because I love Pokemon and I love the D-Arts line and he looks super cool from the photos, but I was sorta hoping they'd give us someone a bit less predictable and without an annoying furry fanbase.

Anyway, I love love love Venusaur. Maybe I'm biased because Ivysaur's my favourite Pokemon and he Bulbasaur line are my favourite evolution line ever and every competetive team I've had has used Venusaur and he dominates, but I thought he was absolutely perfect. Now we need a Mega Venusaur D-Arts!

[NGW]

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Originally Posted by Starscream Gaga

without an annoying furry fanbase.

*is a furry*

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[Jotaro Kujo]

Here are the toku... sorta related toys I enjoyed in 2013.

Have US ones too, but those are neither here nor there.

(Don't get the hate for the Gavan mold, Shaider is brilliant, and if you hate Black Renewal, you hate Figuarts.)

[Matrixbeast]

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Originally Posted by NGW

*is a furry*

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Don't take offense. If you're a furry, you should know the irrational amount of drooling that's done over Lucario.

[ZeoRangerV]

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Originally Posted by Jotaro Kujo

Don't get the hate for the Gavan mold

It's only the fact mine broke and I can't really do a proper joint swap that makes me dislike it, until then I thought it was a pretty great figure.

[SideswipePrime]

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Originally Posted by Locke

They are really cheap, I looked into the line myself to fill in some gaps for my collection.

Awesomesauce!

[guncannon109]

I didn't really get anything this year that I would deem bad so I'll just go over what I feel is worth mentioning.

- All the megaforce zords were solid (mainly Great, Ground, Ultimate and the cycles)
- I love the Legacy Megazord and I feel it's not only just as good as the original but with the Dragonzord coming out (with hints of Titanus) it could prove to be better.
- SH Figuarts Abyss (First SHF I ever bought and I couldn't have picked a better one)
- and finally my giant plush Kyubey

[2ndSndWve]

Best - Gosei Morpher. There's literally nothing wrong with it, it's just an English-speaking Tensounder.

Worst - Beast Hunters Shockwave. Only bought it because I saw it locally, then I learned that no matter how amazing his robot mode is, it can't make up for how crappy his "tank" mode is.

[Blade Raider]

I'll start by saying this, it has been a great year for Transformers. Without realizing it, I've refocused my collecting back to Transformers and loving it. That's not to say there wasn't other great toys, but Transformers won this year by a large margin for me. I'll still have a few non-Transformers on here because there's room for all, just prepare yourself for a crap ton of giant robots. As always, I doing my favorites I bought this year regardless of when it was made. I also probably won't do worst.


15. TMNT Mousers


Small, poseable, can use a surprising amount of accessories form all over, and they come in a 7 pack...7 PACK! They are as close to perfect as we're ever going to get on Mousers. These are the Mousers I've always wanted and I'm so happy with them. I don't have much else to say. Mousers are awesome.


14. Marvel Universe X-Men Rogue


Even when I was a little boy who refused to buy pink rangers, Rogue had a place in my play time. Why? Because 90's Rogue was awesome! Ever since Marvel Universe started, I wanted this exact Rogue update. I'm glad they waited this long because she ends up using the newer female body that's a huge improvement over the early MU females.


13. Beast Wars Armordillo


At the first of this year I was able to get ahold of most of the Beast Wars figures I was missing including the last Basic I didn't own, Armordillo. What a good one to finish on. He's very similar to Snapper, my favorite flip changer. I don't have much to say on Armordillo. He's simple while staying effective, he's nicely sculpted with some light paint to bring it out, and still keeps the level of articulation I ask from my toys. In sort, he reminds me of why I like Beast Wars and got into Transformers to begin with. For that alone he makes my list.


12. Beast Hunters Skystalker


I didn't expect my last purchase of the year to make the list, but I've been having fun with Skystalker enough. First of all, he's an ice dragon. What really sells this guy as an ice dragon is the white swirling in the sky blue plastic of the wings. It gives them a frosted over look. This is the best use of the swirling plastic in the entire line. There's more, like Skystalker being able to sit in dragon mode. I love when quadruped TFs can do that. And finally there's his dragon skull helmet in bot mode that brings back present memories of Final Fantasy's Dragoon class (more specifically Kain Highwind).


11. Kamen Rider Gaim Arms Action wave 1


There's no way I was going without Gaim toys on this list and this is all I have at the moment...and I'm loving them. On the positive, they're in that GI Joe-ish scale that I tend to stay with, the price of a case is equal to that of one Arms Change, and they still contain the gimmick (though through partforming). The only reason they are this low on the list is because I've had to do a lot of my own customization (especially on Baron) and the stickers aren't of great quality. Regardless, at the end of the day I have Gaim toys that can hang out in my pizza place with Gandalf the Grey, Admiral Ackbar, and Hoth Cliff Clavin. That's all I wanted.

...Yes, my dreams are small!


10. Robot Damashii Gundam Double X


This year, Gundam decided to finally give X some love. As far as I know, this is the first (and currently only) X action figure that's not a model kit. That's a huge positive for me. I'm not saying models are bad, just that they aren't for me and it's rare that Gundams I like get beyond models. While Double X isn't my first choose when it comes to X suits, it is a good one and I happily bought it. There's a good attention to detail here like on all Robot Damashii. While it has to partform to fully deploy the satellite cannons, I like that it can do a half deployment of the cannons and the panels without partforming. It makes it easy to show off the satellite cannons without having to switch a bunch of parts. Aside from that, it's just an overall solid Robot Damashii.


09. Energon Landmine


As far as Energon is concerned, Landmine is the last figure left I missed and had intended to get. Spotlight Trailcutter remind me of that one and so I wanted him for my Lost Light crew. Finding one in great shape (though dirty) for $5 makes this guy quite possibly my best deal of the year. He's full of fun with an almost G1 leader style of play with a back end that turns into a battle station and a more modern "Brute" mode. More TFs need Brute mode. There's just something so satisfying about taking a pretty cool robot mode and neat battle station and combining them into a powerhouse. Landmine is defintely one of the highlights of Energon.


08. Generations Trailcutter/Hoist


Get your pitchforks ready G1 fans because I'm about to say something bad about your precious Trailbreaker. He's lame and a literal plot device. At least he was until James Roberts got ahold of him. Now he's the star of one of the best one shot TF comics ever. I will be calling him Trailcutter because he wasn't worth anything to me until his name was changed. Anyways, of the first two waves of the IDW deluxes, Trailcutter and Hoist are tied for second place. I'm putting them together because they're basically the same toy. They're tied for bringing different things to the party. Colorwise, Trailcutter is dark while Hoist is light. Where Hoist doesn't have paint apps, Trailcutter does. While Trailcutter is a truck with a camper shell, Hoist is a tow truck. They're different in all the right ways repaints/remolds should be. Now Hasbro, how about you abuse these molds a little? It's a decent choice for Ironhide or MW Hubcap/RID Towline...yeah, I'll keep dreaming.


07. Generations IDW Megatron


It's surprising it took Megs so long to get a cool jet alt mode and you don't get much cooler than a flying wing stealth bomber. He's my surprise favorite of the first IDW deluxe waves. Part of my enjoyment comes from him reminding me of BWII BB. I'm still considering getting Dreadwing's head and putting up this body because of it. Aside from that, the jet mode is solid and thin (for a TF jet). The robot mode has a good range of movement too and looks rather nice. Above that, he's fun to transform, which is always a huge plus.


06. Beast Hunters Ripclaw


Beast Hunters has been a strange line for me. I dug the non-show dragon designs, but there were so few Predacons and they weren't easy to find in the mountain of pointless random remolds of toys I either already had or didn't want to begin with. Of those dragons, Ripclaw was the one I was willing to go out of my way for and she was worth it. In beast mode, she's a classic European style dragon that always brings Maleficent to my mind and that's awesome. Then there's Ripclaw's robot mode where she looks like she's wearing awesome knight armor and helmet. The proportions remind me of Samus in her armor to, so Ripclaw gets bonus points. I like to use her claw weapon like it was similar to Samus' charging cannon. She gets my vote for best fembot of the year.


05. MSiA Gundam Astray Red Frame


Red Frame is the odd mecha out in the ten 5 list as it isn't from this decade or a Transformer, but I got it this year. For me, this has been one of my holy grails for years. I passed it up at retail and when I realized it was my favorite Gundam, the prices were ridiculous and have stayed ridiculous. Plus, there's been no sign of a new non-model kit ever getting made. At least until I finally found one on Mandarake (Japanese version too) for cheap. It was a good day. Thankfully, after all these years of pining for it, I love it. It's exactly what I wanted and expected from a MSiA. There's not a better Red Frame for me except for a mythical Robot Damashii.


04. Generations Metroplex


Here's the toy everyone expects to see on favorites lists this year. Metroplex is big mofo of robot. He's a great example of why I like small Transformers. The smaller the "normal" Transformers get, the more impressive this guy will look. Putting him next to World's Smallest Ravage and you are at max impressiveness. As far as city bots go, Metroplex is a great companion piece to Fortress/Brave Maximus. Metroplex's strong points are not the same as Brave Max, so they end up complementing each other. Metroplex's robot mode is fairly poseable with plenty of joints while Brave Max has a much more well defined city mode. Metroplex's alt modes really needed to do a bit more transforming to really feel like a city/carrier mode and that (along with the ungodly amounts of stickers) is why Metroplex couldn't make it to the top of my list. That said, I do not regret it at all. Posing him like he was a robotic version of My Buddy is a lot of fun. He's a lot of fun if you're after the giant robot. If you're after a great city mode, go looking for an Encore Fort Max.


03. Fireflight/Air Raid


This is one of the toys I've kept coming back to throughout the year. I got Fireflight because I had enough Shockwaves already and this figure looked like a fun no body. He's not Fireflight, Air Raid, or Shockwave. He's just cool is what he is. He has decent range of movement all around and what may be my favorite set of weapons all year. These weapons make up for any problems Fireflight may have. You get a double barrel gun that can replace a hand, a very cool robot broadsword, and this strange gun looking thing with a fold out blade. That's plenty, but what makes it even more awesome is they can combine in different ways and Fireflight has many places to mount the weapons giving him so many options. I love having him two-hand his combined sword.


02. Generations Rhinox


This Rhinox is what I've been wanting. Beast Wars toys updated with modern ways and not sucking (I'm looking at you Universe 2.0 Cheetor!). I'm sure Waspinator would be on this list along with Rhinox, but I haven't been able to get Waspinator yet. Rhinox is pretty close to his animation model. At least as close as I think any Transformer can get and still transform. The rhino mode is pretty much a brick, but I'll allow it because it does a great job hiding almost all the bot bits (save for the forearms). However, more than anything else, Rhinox is awesome for one thing above all others: Chainguns of Doom. He gets two and spinning gimmick is still there. I can spin these all day long.


01. Generations Springer


Yeah, I can't deny the perfectness of Springer. I considered Sandstorm, but I finally had to disqualify him for being a bit back heavy. I'm going to start with the weakest mode: helicopter. The helicopter mode works just fine and does look like a helicopter. It's my least favorite only because Tomahawk is more my cup of tea when it comes to copters. Then there's car mode. It's my favorite car mode of the year, maybe of all time. There's just something about it that makes it look powerful without going overboard. Finally, there's the robot. When I think of Springer, he looks pretty much exactly like this in my mind. The Nick Roche head, the broad shoulders, and the great balance of green, yellow, and grey all make this perfect. Bonus points: Springer having the coolest sword in a year full of cool TF swords.

[Locke]

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Originally Posted by 2ndSndWve

Best - Gosei Morpher. There's literally nothing wrong with it, it's just an English-speaking Tensounder.

Really? That is great to know, I might have to pick one up.