I don’t know that I have a single favorite Transformers character, but I can definitely say that the original Hot Rod’s up there. I think it actually came from watching VHS copies of the animated movie a lot as a kid, and loving the Bright Red Sportscar Protagonist....
Originally written July 2019. As I’ve said many times previously, Hot Rod’s one of my favourite Transformers, so I had to own a piece of history in the form of the original Generation One toy, or at least a re-release of it. Collecting G1 figures is a whole different...
Kingdom may be hard at work releasing updates of the Season One cast of Beast Wars, but there’s some much-loved characters from later in the series that’ll take Generations awhile to get to, if they get to them at all, like Depth Charge. This Ultra-sized Transmetal...
Originally written August 2019 Beast Wars Neo is an anime from 1999, a part of the weird little Japan-only expansion of the Beast Wars part of the Transformers franchise, created while while they waited to dub the later seasons of the American CGI-animated series....
The real strength of Beast Wars as a TV show was in its characters, and how they transcended their initial roles, with Blackarachnia being a prime example. Blackarachnia was introduced midway through the show’s first season. She was initially a straightforward...
Originally written October 2019 It’s rare for a Transformer to exist that feels like it was created specifically to appeal to your exact set of interests, but that’s what we have here, with Takara’s e-hobby exclusive Legends Convobat. Like a lot of kids who were the...
Transformers Inducted into 2024 National Toy Hall of FameIn SeibertronNovember 17, 2024
