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* While the Japanese ''Beast Wars II/Neo'' anime filler series received much criticism, the characters of Lio Convoy and Magmatron were well-received by fans, so much so that the former got ''many'' toy representations to himself while the latter was imported to the states via ''Beast Machines''. Both of them even made it to the Legacy Toyline, with Lio Convoy (under the name of Leo Prime) in Legacy Evolution and Magmatron in Legacy United as the line's Commander Class.

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* While the Japanese ''Beast Wars II/Neo'' anime filler series received much criticism, the characters of Lio Convoy and Magmatron were well-received by fans, so much so that the former got ''many'' toy representations to himself while the latter was imported to the states via ''Beast Machines''. Both of them even made it to the Legacy Toyline, ''Legacy'' toyline, with Lio Convoy (under the name of Leo Prime) a Voyager in Legacy Evolution ''Legacy: Evolution'' and Magmatron in Legacy United ''Legacy: United'' as the line's Commander Class.
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* The Terrans have all received unanimous praise for being well-written characters with loveable personalities and unique alternate modes (a Cybertronian drone, a motorcycle, a special agent communications van, an ''owl'', and a ''Stygimoloch''), but fans immediately praised Nightshade for their status as an officially canon non-binary Transformer in mainstream fiction. While this has mired the series in controversy, Nightshade's own personal quirks still make them a lovable character, especially their semi-dramatic forms of speech.
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* While the Japanese ''Beast Wars II/Neo'' anime filler series received much criticism, the characters of Lio Convoy and Magmatron were well-received by fans, so much so that the former got ''many'' toy representations to himself while the latter was imported to the states via ''Beast Machines''.

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* While the Japanese ''Beast Wars II/Neo'' anime filler series received much criticism, the characters of Lio Convoy and Magmatron were well-received by fans, so much so that the former got ''many'' toy representations to himself while the latter was imported to the states via ''Beast Machines''. Both of them even made it to the Legacy Toyline, with Lio Convoy (under the name of Leo Prime) in Legacy Evolution and Magmatron in Legacy United as the line's Commander Class.
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* Soundwave's cassettes are sort of mini-Darkhorses, especially Ravage, who made it into both WesternAnimation/BeastWars and the Film/TransformersFilmSeries.
* Sideswipe is another example; he very rarely did more than be in the background or get any starring appearances in the cartoon or comics, but he's still one of the most popular characters. A likely factor is that he's a CoolCar (a Lamborghini), so his toys tend to be the best. Particularly, in his ''[[Film/{{Transformers}} film]]'' appearances, the fans clamored for more of him.

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* Soundwave's cassettes are sort of mini-Darkhorses, especially Ravage, who made it into both WesternAnimation/BeastWars ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' and the Film/TransformersFilmSeries.
''Film/TransformersFilmSeries''.
* Sideswipe is another example; he very rarely did more than be in the background or get any starring appearances in the cartoon or comics, but he's still one of the most popular characters. A likely factor is that he's a CoolCar (a Lamborghini), so his toys tend to be the best. Particularly, in his ''[[Film/{{Transformers}} ''[[Film/TransformersFilmSeries film]]'' appearances, the fans clamored for more of him.

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* While the Japanese ''Beast Wars II/Neo'' anime filler series received much criticism, the characters of Lio Convoy and Magmatron were well-received by fans, so much so that the former got ''many'' toy representations to himself while the latter was imported to the states via ''Beast Machines''.




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* While Tidal Wave is only known for a few things, it's for these ''exact same reasons'' that the fans love him; he towers over other Transformers, he splits into several ''marine vehicles'' (aquatic Transformers have become infamous for being rare in the franchise), and he can ''combine with Megatron/Galvatron''. It says a lot that fans ''immediately'' sought out his new Titan Class toy once ''Legacy: United'' made the reveal.



* Salvage, who can only be best described as a combination between Boulder and ''Animated'' Wreck-Gar. Not only does he have one of the most unique alternate forms in the franchise (A ''recycling truck'' transformer? That's ''rare''), his chipper demeanor and his fascination with junk make him very endearing. It also helps that he is ''far'' more patient than Blurr, and as such is much more effective as a Rescue Bot.

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* Salvage, who can only be best described as a combination between of Boulder and ''Animated'' Wreck-Gar. Not only does he have one of the most unique alternate forms in the franchise (A ''recycling truck'' transformer? That's ''rare''), but his chipper demeanor and his fascination with junk make him very endearing. It also helps that he is ''far'' more patient than Blurr, and as such is much more effective as a Rescue Bot.




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* '''2017 winners: Galvatron, [[Film/{{Transformers}} Barricade]], and Trypticon'''[[note]]Toy of the Year for his ''Titans Return'' toy[[/note]]

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* '''2017 winners: Galvatron, [[Film/{{Transformers}} [[Film/Transformers2007 Barricade]], and Trypticon'''[[note]]Toy of the Year for his ''Titans Return'' toy[[/note]]
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i added this years ago under a different account name when i was much younger and much less in touch with the fandom, and mistook the fairly appreciative initial response he got for a much larger stripe of fandom approval. nobody has ever heard of this guy.


* [[CulturedBadass Abominus]], who defeats [[DumbMuscle Computron]] with interpretive dance while politely critiquing his [[HulkSpeak diction]], hit the ground running for the title of "Best Gestalt Ever." Then we learned that his components are what make him a CulturedBadass-- Hun-Gurr is a Renaissance mech, Rippersnapper is a famous actor, Cutthroat is a captain of industry, Blot is a psychologist, and Sinnertwin is a children's entertainer, complete with cute hand puppet. It helps that he looks ''[[http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/c/ce/SGAbominus_Bio.jpg fantastic]]''.
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* Blaster himself is one of the most consistently beloved characters of Budiansky's run, with even fans who dislike the run as a whole rarely having anything bad to say about Blaster's storylines, which were on the whole far more ambitious and dark than most of the other issues. Budiansky himself [[CreatorsFavorite agrees with this assessment]], and it tends to be generally agreed that Budiansky's Blaster is by far the most interesting version of the character.

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* Blaster himself is one of the most consistently beloved characters of Budiansky's run, with even fans who dislike the run as a whole rarely having anything bad to say about Blaster's storylines, which were on the whole far more ambitious and dark than most of the other issues. Budiansky himself [[CreatorsFavorite agrees with this assessment]], and it tends to be generally agreed accepted that Budiansky's Blaster is by far the most interesting version of the character.
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* Blaster himself is one of the most consistently beloved characters of Budiansky's run, with even fans who dislike the run as a whole rarely having anything bad to say about Blaster's storylines, which were on the whole far more ambitious and dark than most of the other issues. Budiansky himself [[CreatorsFavorite agrees with this assessment]], and it tends to be generally agreed that Budiansky's Blaster is by far the most interesting version of the character.
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* '''2023 winners: [[Anime/TransformersRobotsInDisguise Sky-Byte]] and Armada Optimus Prime'''[[note]]Toy of the Year for his ''Legacy: Evolution'' toy[[/note]]
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* Sky-Byte for being a hilarious IneffectualSympatheticVillain.

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* Sky-Byte for being a hilarious IneffectualSympatheticVillain.IneffectualSympatheticVillain with equally spread moments of badassery and kind gestures alongside his funny moments. It also helps that his color scheme and character were received ''far more positively'' than that of the mold's first iteration, Transmetal II Cybershark. Much like with the later ''Animated'' Swindle, the grief from the fandom after the passing of his original voice actor, Peter Spellos, took everyone ''hard''.
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* Soundblaster gained a few fans for being made a separate character from Soundwave, as a self-serving crime boss with CloningBlues. His appearance here is the basis for later versions of Soundblaster in ''ComicBook/Transformers2019'' and ''WesternAnimation/TransformersCyberverse''.

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* Soundblaster gained a few fans for being made a separate character from Soundwave, as a self-serving crime boss with CloningBlues.CloneAngst. His appearance here is the basis for later versions of Soundblaster in ''ComicBook/Transformers2019'' and ''WesternAnimation/TransformersCyberverse''.

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