Originally written November 2019. Way back in 1984, the creators of the original Transformers cartoon had a problem: The Decepticons were supposed to start the show as equal or greater in numbers to the Autobots, but the toyline had barely half the amount of villains...
Since the start of Siege (or maybe as early as Titans Return), Transformers Generations has seen a long line of exclusive multipacks made up of a seemingly random grab-bag of characters and concepts. On one hand, I often dig how strange the combinations can be. On the...
Originally written August 2019. Introduced in the second year of the original Transformers cartoon and line of figures, Red Alert served as the Autobot security chief, and was known for being overzealous to the point of paranoia, sometimes jumping at shadows. He was...
Rodimus Prime doesn’t get enough respect. When we think of the character, we mostly think of Hot Rod, the youngster full of vim and vigor, destined for big things, as seen in the original movie. But after the hero finished their story, saved the day, and got an...
Originally written January 2020. Let’s start 2020 with an unexpected surprise (2021 note: Hahaha. Hahah. Hah. Oof.) To catch you up, the Powerdashers were a trio of mail-away figures from the early years of the original Transformers toyline, who, by their nature as...
This is one I’m a bit late to, which is appropriate, considering the movie he came from. So, Transformers: Collaborative’s been doing its unique thing for awhile, putting out a few releases a year, but it’s a line I haven’t really gotten into. The idea behind...