Hasbro Corporate in 1986: Let’s make a cartoon movie, and figure out the designs of the toys later. Hasbro Engineers: Okay, we’ll get back to you in about 35 years.
@Rocket13776 ай бұрын
To be fair, the G1 Galvatron, Hot Rod, and Cyclonus toys are more show accurate than some of the 1984 line. Ironhide and Ratchet's robot modes in particular look nothing like the toys.
@masterfarr82656 ай бұрын
This list is gonna get harder and harder by the time we get to 1989 and 1990
@tonyjackson40786 ай бұрын
There's still some gems, the bottom 5 slots are going to be rough though, true.
I feel like younger fans might be more forgiving of later stuff.
@rexemuwu6 ай бұрын
The mega and vehicle Pretenders are pretty cool thought
@Rocket13776 ай бұрын
Some of the Micromasters are pretty cool. 1990 was a pretty bleak year for Transformers, though. Action Masters was a very weak ending to the G1 line.
@sunstorm91196 ай бұрын
I always thought it was neat that Trypticon is both Mechagodzilla AND downtown Tokyo all in one..
@Cdr20026 ай бұрын
Hah!
@ctshaffer1999Ай бұрын
Talk about being self-destructive
@masterfarr82656 ай бұрын
Bruticus is a stand out for me when it comes to 1986 along with Hot Rod Metroplex and Ultra Magnus
@mikeyfourbarrel84736 ай бұрын
This list is absolutely perfect content for TJ, IMO. We get to hear his depth of knowledge, refined taste, well supported points, all clearly explained…if I wasn’t already subscribed, I would be after a video like this one.
@mikewilson8586 ай бұрын
I liked the list, but I would have to put in Predaking. Here the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. Great colors and it looks absolutely fierce with wings, spiked fist, big arm and shoulder cannons. Animal heads at the shoulders and knees.
@mikewilson8586 ай бұрын
Admittedly he technicals isn’t one toy, but I do consider him to be one bot
@trailersic6 ай бұрын
Kup, I mean maybe I'm biased because we had him and not Hot Rod, Blurr or Springer as a kid but I love that figure it;s got the poseable arms and a cool car mode to barge through any opposition
@blue184043 ай бұрын
He had die-cast
@wanderingthedesert55995 ай бұрын
The 1986 Transformers are the earliest ones I remember having as a kid, being born in 1983 and most of the 84 / 85 line off shelves in toy stores / toy sections of stores. I remember having Ultra Magnus, Galvatron, Broadside, and mostly Autobots. I do remember one of my friends having Trypticon which was really cool.
@semicharmedlife3116 ай бұрын
Good video. I owned Octane and Galvatron and one of my buddies had Sky Lynx. Saw the film Ghostbusters which prompted us to use Galvatron as a makeshift "proton pack" for our "Ghostbusting Club". You know, because it lights up. 😁 Good times.
@JoeWither6 ай бұрын
Great list! Personally, I would have slid in Wreck Gar over Springer, but I'm glad you got Rampage and Cyclonus. Very very close to what I would have picked
@mindwipe87886 ай бұрын
I can’t wait to see where my favorite Headmaster ranks in the next list for 1987 🤞🏼😁
@semicharmedlife3116 ай бұрын
Brainstorm for me. Yourself?
@The-Asylum-Files6 ай бұрын
All I'm gonna say is Sky Lynx might get offended with his placement lol
@cujoedaman6 ай бұрын
The thing I always loved about Metroplex is the sheer size of what it should be. It's the Autobot city on Earth and can turn into a giant tank and robot. The Earth itself would probably crumble under either of those modes and the additional car it comes with would be the size of a football stadium. I love ever bit of that thought :D
@Cdr20026 ай бұрын
G1 Rampage being on here is awesome
@nitrostormskystriker4786 ай бұрын
I hope we get the second half of the Voltron combination in another shout out.
@davidanderson47486 ай бұрын
Cyclonus is awesome. He’s always one of the best!
@ademitchell22516 ай бұрын
Awesome vid and list. My top 10 that I own are- 1.Gnaw 2. Springer 3.Rampage 4. Razorclaw 5. Pipes 6. Wreckgar 7. Metroplex 8. Ultra Magnus 9. Galvatron 10. hard to pick between Scourge and Cyclonus- love em both.
@mixofreak6 ай бұрын
Trypticon was and still is one of my favorites from G1. I ended up with one missing all extra bits and a lot of stickers for 50 cents from a yard sale when I was four, but the walking gimmick still worked. Unfortunately, it has since worn down, but probably could be repaired. Years later, my dad found a second one for $1.50 at a Goodwill that had the walking gimmick support bars broken, yet more of the decals present. Then, Titans Return brought forth a new Trypticon, and while it doesn't have a walking gimmick, it is larger and has other play features that I love, especially with Full-Tilt as a HeadMaster/TitanMaster with Necro, which was an awesome way to incorporate Wipe-Out from the comics, as well as triggering the snout laser canopy. Brunt being sold separately considering the price point was a little annoying, but having an updated and fully complete version of Trypticon was one of my Grails for a long time. Having something suitable for the Ark was also later fulfilled by Hasbro (though not Nemesis since I don't like the bot mode), and Studio Cell got me the Unicron I always wanted, giving me my top three Grails.
@thabuloodles92096 ай бұрын
I agree with your list 1 of my other favorites I display with octane is sandstorm
@tidepoolclipper86576 ай бұрын
I like that IDW created their own modernized take on the original toy. It may very well be my favorite Galvatron design.
@zphyr67806 ай бұрын
Let’s see how long it takes TJ to catch up to the present day. Cmon boys! New Streak!
@Martynde6 ай бұрын
I had nine of them except Trypticon who never came out in the UK. I'm happy with the new Titan though.
@samurexatlas73736 ай бұрын
Hang on If Rampage and Razorclaw share a mold, how do they make a chest?
@charlesdavis72856 ай бұрын
They have different molds, he mentioned that their transformations are basically the same.
@russellharrell27476 ай бұрын
I always felt Octane being a refueling jet made the most sense for his jet mode. His tanker truck mode is used to siphon off fuel from human gas stations and then he flies up to some seekers in need of refueling and extorts them for…whatever he would need other than energy…gold pressed latinum?
@Cdr20026 ай бұрын
Octane seems like the kind of guy with more than a few Ferengi business partners
@Cdr20026 ай бұрын
I can’t remember the video I saw, but G1 Galvatron is legit the same height as ROTF Optimus
@MisterRickSinister5 ай бұрын
ALL HAIL THIS LIST
@ryvyl6 ай бұрын
9 year old me would have put Trypticon in the top 2. 47 year old me (having acquired the figure a few years ago) would put him in the bottom 2. Yes he's cool in general, but being motorized greatly limited him overall. Prime example is that in his "city" mode he is actually just a skyline with a very large highway going down a hill. The rotating parts are neat, but only make sense in his battle station mode. Neat toy with a great aesthetic, but hampered by its design.
@blue184043 ай бұрын
I think Cyclonus was the best of 1986. I have a soft spot for Kup.
@ShadowWingTronix6 ай бұрын
I picked up the Japanese reissue of Hot Rodimus because at the time nobody knew Hasbro would reissue G1 Transformers. Fun fact: if the plug is in the right spot you can arm a UT Mini-Con with Hot Rod's gun. I never owned any of the others on this list, but there are a bunch I wouldn't mind having if I had the room.
@hypermegaman31456 ай бұрын
I'm ok with number 3 being on the list, it's completely different than the original O.P.
@Martynde6 ай бұрын
I'm going to guess Scorponok and Fortress Maximus are #2 and #1 next time.
@shawnkarg37946 ай бұрын
G1 cartoon was known for taking liberties with the animation models, but they really screwed us on the 86 line.
@NightmareZerogbs6 ай бұрын
I hope I can get Trypticon and Sky Lynx some day, their toys look super fun
@NPC-nn4qe6 ай бұрын
I agree with number 3. Exceptions are a thing for a reason.
@MaverickMagnus6 ай бұрын
What?? Metroplex could combine with the Combiner leaders??? I wanna see that!!
@marcch725 ай бұрын
Look for Scramble city on Google and you will see Metroplex with Silverbolt, Hotspot, Motormaster and Onslaught connected to him. Scattershot and Hun Grr have basemodes too and can connect to Metroplex aswell. Trypticon came with special connector pieces to connect with Motormaster, Onslaught and Hun Grr
@megagrey6 ай бұрын
Of course it's gotta be Trypticon. He was the final boss of TWO Transformers games! Never mind the first was total ass...
@Isolder746 ай бұрын
I still think that Sandstorm is better then Springer.
@misterdarwin6 ай бұрын
Just noticing that if you could switch the hands on Cyclonus and Galvatron they might actually be the right sizes.
@songsan8076 ай бұрын
Growing up my 2 TF toys that I obsessed about was Sky Lynks and Metroplex. My parents owned a restaurant near one of the local toy store in Long Beach and I would go there like 5 times a day just to look at the Metroplex that I could not afford the hefty sum of $40 in 86. I did got both of the toys from an eBay TF Lot in the 2000s. I know there are Gen2, Gen3, and re-releases but most of the recent toys are just pure plastic. Not like the G1 versions where many of them are detailed and have die cast metal in them.
@Cdr20026 ай бұрын
G1 Metroplex is the only 86 toy I have so, gotta shout the guy out
@KumoriBlackPhoenix6 ай бұрын
wouldnt you say that Metroplex's and Trypticon's mobile artillery modes are more reflective of their respective factions' purposes? Metroplex is an autobot and his MA mode seems more suited for defense just like the autobots, whereas Trypticon who is a Decepticon and his MA mode is more suited for aggressive offense just like the decepticons.
@tidepoolclipper86576 ай бұрын
The 2005 reissue of Galvatron does the least make him more akin to what he's like in the animation. Though still not entirely right. Then again he's a light shade of purple in the movie and yet darker in season 3. Either way, you can't really blame them for how the self-aiming cannon mode turned out due to how beefy those legs are.
@Cdr20026 ай бұрын
You absolutely slighted Wheelie
@evie-is-lame6 ай бұрын
I would've put astrotrain as the best one ever because to me it is its a great three in one and the d51/c62 locomotive design is awesome
@tidepoolclipper86576 ай бұрын
I'd personally bump up Galvatron and Hot Rod much higher up.
@bingbongtoysKY6 ай бұрын
METROPLEX!!!❤❤❤I love that toy
@tidepoolclipper86576 ай бұрын
I'd have Sandstorm there instead of Cyclonus. Cyclonus's design in the movie and season 3 is great (though my favorite design for him continues to be Animated), but they struggled with the toy design.
@masterfarr82656 ай бұрын
When you get to 1987 onwards will you be including takara toys from lines like Headmasters and Masterforce
@Martynde6 ай бұрын
I brought Cyclonus last summer. Never had him before. The shoulders of my version kept falling off. Is that normal?
@dylancrossman85026 ай бұрын
An excellent list. The only disagreement I have is Octane, who I consider the worst of the triple changers (yes, even worse than Broadside). It’s breaking your rule a bit, but I’d probably replace him with Pipes, who improves over Huffer in just about every appreciable way.
@RodimusMinor19876 ай бұрын
My favourite 1986 transformers 1 Hotrod 2 Ultra Magnus 3 Galvatron 4 Sandstorm 5 Springer 6 Pipes 7 Skylynx 8 Cyclonus 9 Octane 10 Kup
@masterfarr82656 ай бұрын
Hungrrr is a 1987 toy
@RodimusMinor19876 ай бұрын
@masterfarr8265 Oh, oops, I'll change him
@jasonparis56356 ай бұрын
I know this is transformers related but I love Voltron the lion ones are my favorite of the Voltron robots
@Ranma_Leopard6 ай бұрын
Very enjoyable video
@MikeD9746 ай бұрын
My 10 - 10. Rodimus Prime 9. Kup 8. Galvatron 7. Scourge 6. Springer 5. Sandstorm 4. Octane 3. Ultra Magnus 2. Cyclonus 1. Hot Rod
@awsomesaucer54965 ай бұрын
My hot rod's windsheild part has snapped off over time. 😞
@rayvinson14144 ай бұрын
I would have given the 10 spot to Ratbat. Instead of Octane. More details for such a small bot.
@blue184043 ай бұрын
Cyclonus was the best of the Jets.
@cliffjumper19846 ай бұрын
i hope you go thru up to g2. Im enjoying these
@frankstruthers71376 ай бұрын
Where's Powermaster OP? Im guessing he's mainly concentrating on the American cartoon line!
@TJOmega6 ай бұрын
Powermaster isn't until 1988, I can't rank it in a list about toys from 1986.
@krelangrelleonson6 ай бұрын
lol tysm tj for saying th voltron battle cry lol
@RialVestro6 ай бұрын
So it took some effort not to cheat and throw entire combiner teams on my list but my top ten... 10. Broadside: Really low on this list because I fully admit his figure has problems. I personally like the character and his alt modes so that's why I included him even though I fully admit there are better figures that could have gone in his place. 9. Gnaw: I actually forgot Gnaw even had a G1 toy. He's a bit dumpy and akward and again really only here cause I have a soft spot for Aquatic transformers. 8. Kup: I prefer the Orion Pax version. Kup is just a little bland looking to me cause I'm color blind and his colors just all blend together and wash out all the details in the mold. 7. Galvatron: I like his toy way more than Megatron who never even made my list. 6. Wreck-Gar: He'd be higher on the list if he didn't have obvious robot legs in vehicle mode and a giant head in robot mode. Hasbro has gotten SO much better at making motorcyles work since then but he isn't bad for a first attempt. 5. Hot Rod: Spoilers, Rodimus Prime did not make my list. I have Rodimus Prime and it's not a good figure even by G1 standards. Hot Rod works much better however. 4. Ultra Magnus: There's an * next to this one that if he's complete he's better than the other figures listed here. I'm not a fan of White Optimus Prime and would put that below Kup but judging him based on the super mode he is a much better toy. The down side is a lot of his robot parts have no where to go in vehicle mode so it is really easy to end up with an incomplete Ultra Magnus. I lost the fists to mine and mine is a reissue I haven't even had that long. 3. Springer: One of the better Tripple Changers which lets face it is mostly due to his futuristic design that makes it easier to go from car to helicopter without compromising anything. Both vehicle modes share a lot of the same parts so it's not as drastic as a change as other Tripplechangers. 2. Octane: His legs look a little weird in robot mode and I'm pretty sure there's truck kibble under his jet mode but other than that he doesn't suffer as much as other G1 Tripple changers. It's really impressive engineering so that's why he's so high on the list. 1. Metroplex: He's a City Former, I'm typically not a fan of "Playsets" but I'll make an exception here because he's also designed to be able to connect to all the Scramble City Combiner Torsos in their base modes to expand the play set which makes it more customizable and adds more play value to all those figures. And for once I posted my top ten before seeing TJs so now I'm going to watch the video and see how many of my picks made his list.
@JoybuzzerX6 ай бұрын
Never cared for Galvatron as hes a cannon.
@dyslectische6 ай бұрын
Jip i have the nr 10 of your list compleet. Still like it Nr9 i have to (original not the target master) Nr7 cyclone original i have it to Nr3 i have it the original one (mis only 1 white hand so i use the hands of Optimus prime ) Nr1 i had it but its gone. My not real dad trow it away in my child time. I had lose all my transformers . 20 years back i start again like a hobby .
@frankstruthers71376 ай бұрын
Wheelie was horrible back then. The bumblebee version is superb!
@DasiyPadoc6 ай бұрын
bunch of audio hiccups in this one
@TechnicalJimActual6 ай бұрын
Please look up the actual definition of a word before using it.