Favorite Transformer and why?

[Grimlock]

I didn't see a thread for this so here we go. Who is you favorite Transformer and why? If you can't pick just one, pick your top 3.

For me,

Grimlock- I have always loved Dinosaurs so that is what caught my eye at first. In the G1 cartoon, they turned him into a bumbling bafoon, which was fine. It served it's purpose but I don't really like to watch it. The comics on the other hand really are my favorite part of the Transformers universe. They made Grimlock into such a badass and actually gave him some character development. Anyone see the Fall of Cybertron trailer? EPIC! That's all I gotta say. All in all, he is my top pick.

Blitzwing- Mainly because of Transformers:Animated. He was just a nutcase in that show. I loved how he would transform mid flight into a tank and plummet to the ground. And I love purple so he fit in with my tastes.

Razorclaw- This is mostly aesthetic, I really just think he looks cool. The Predacons are really cool though and Predaking looks godly. I really like when the Predacons made their appearance in the IDW book. When I say that spread, it put a big smile on my face.

So, who's yours?

[Raph's Girl]

Originally Posted by Grimlock

I didn't see a thread for this so here we go. Who is you favorite Transformer and why? If you can't pick just one, pick your top 3.

For me,

Grimlock- I have always loved Dinosaurs so that is what caught my eye at first. In the G1 cartoon, they turned him into a bumbling bafoon, which was fine. It served it's purpose but I don't really like to watch it. The comics on the other hand really are my favorite part of the Transformers universe. They made Grimlock into such a badass and actually gave him some character development. Anyone see the Fall of Cybertron trailer? EPIC! That's all I gotta say. All in all, he is my top pick.

Blitzwing- Mainly because of Transformers:Animated. He was just a nutcase in that show. I loved how he would transform mid flight into a tank and plummet to the ground. And I love purple so he fit in with my tastes.

Razorclaw- This is mostly aesthetic, I really just think he looks cool. The Predacons are really cool though and Predaking looks godly. I really like when the Predacons made their appearance in the IDW book. When I say that spread, it put a big smile on my face.

So, who's yours?

Grimlock cuz of the same reasons. My love for paleontology.

Blitzwing.. yeah I also loved him in TF Animated

Starscream. He just cracks me up.

[Redeemer]

I gotta say Rat Trap from Beast wars that was a great show and RatTrap was jst so awesome
Rat Trap was jst funny on top also. But I am looking at a vid of the first episode and the show looks so cheap and cheesy, but that was probably pretty advanced stuff back n the day

[Brodie]

Starscream- him on Transformers Prime is amazing, and it made me enjoy the G1 version more.

Jazz- G1/Generations version. He's just kind of neat, great from an aesthetic standpoint.

Cheetor- Got me into Transformers.

Soundwave-All time favorite-- Because Soundwave is superior, all other bots inferior.

[Candy Kappa]

I'm gonna be the lame one and have as nr 1:

Optimus Prime

Then there's Soundwave and Jazz

[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by Grimlock

I didn't see a thread for this so here we go. Who is you favorite Transformer and why? If you can't pick just one, pick your top 3.

For me,

Grimlock- I have always loved Dinosaurs so that is what caught my eye at first. In the G1 cartoon, they turned him into a bumbling bafoon, which was fine. It served it's purpose but I don't really like to watch it. The comics on the other hand really are my favorite part of the Transformers universe. They made Grimlock into such a badass and actually gave him some character development. Anyone see the Fall of Cybertron trailer? EPIC! That's all I gotta say. All in all, he is my top pick.

So, who's yours?

Grimlock cause of the same, so then I gotta add Dinobot from Beast Wars, and I've always liked Optimus Prime and Megatron

[Logan]

Favorites...

Autobots:
Optimus Prime- Great design, great voice, great leader.
Grimlock- An Autobot that's not really a good guy.
Rodimus Prime- Like his design and was an interesting change of leaders in terms of character.
Jetfire (or Skyfire, if you watched the G1 toon)- Love his design and it's cool that he's a jet.
Hardhead- My favorite color, he turns into a tank.

Decepticons:
Megatron/Galvatron- Cool voice, great design, great transformation.
Soundwave/Soundblaster- Cool voice, cool design. And a great backstabber/loyalist.
Six Shot- He's a ninja and he changes to six forms.

Those are all my favorites, with regard to G1. I like the Aligned Continuity as well, but I'll post my favs from that another day.

[Samhain]

I LOVE Transformers!

Mine are,

Jetfire- I loved him in War Within and Armada. I just really love his design with those Macross elements. He is just really cool looking. Plus, he is a scientist so that's always a interesting personality trait given how much they fight.

Grimlock- I love all of the Dinobots but Grimlock is just a cool character. One of, if not my favorite incarnation of his character is from the War Within comic. I loved his alt mode, and the character development they gave him. He wasn't a ''bozo'' in it. Oh, and Fall of Cybertron'' looks epic I gotta say. That trailer really gave me chills it was so good!

Starscream- Besides being a jet, which is cool. I realy like his caracter in Armada. He was just about the opposite of G1 Starscream and that made me like him even more. But G1 Starscream is always fun.

[Machias Banshee]

I've just recently gotten into Transformers and enjoy it immensely. Mind you, I've got very little exposure to Tf, other than TFA and the movies...

Optimus Prime - I can't help it, I love authoritative figures. Even if he IS a rookie in TFA.
Ratchet (TFA) - Cantankerous medic with a dry wit. Like my brother when he was an EMT.
Bumblebee (movie version) - There's just something a little innocent about him. His TFA counterpart, however, needed to be kicked across the room a few times.

[Xav]

Dispensor - Come on he pops out of a soda machine and fires deadly cans of Mountain Dew. How awesome is that?

[Metropoliskid41]

Great topic!!

1. Would be G1 Soundwave, such a badass, and a one bot army. With such classic lines in that awesome Frank Welker mechanical voice like "All talk, no shock," and "Soundwave Superior, Constructicons Inferior" how can you not love him?

2. G1 Jazz, a very awesome character, pretty much the personification of the 80's, he was always my favorite of the main cast of Autobots, seconded by Wheeljack.

3. G1 Grimlock-But the Grimlock from season 1 & 2 and the Marvel G1 comic & DW TWW comic, not the laughable dimwit that he was portrayed as in the Animated movie and season 3. It always bugged me that the most badass warrior on the Autobot side was reduced to a clumsy bozo in the last half of the show. He will always be remembered by me as he was in the episode SOS Dinobots. That and and the way Furman portrays him in the comics is just awesome, he pretty much nails the character (as he does with most in the TF Universe).

[AT-Man]

Barricade and Blackout. I can only judge from the movies, because I haven't watched the series much or read the comics.

[Logan]

Okay, now from Prime/ War for Cybertron continuity. Those that are repeated I like for mostly the same reasons as I do in G1.

Autobots
Optimus Prime
Arcee- I like her new design better. Great voice actress and much more fleshed out. She's probably my fav in the Prime cartoon.

Decepticons
Megatron- I really like how the novel Exodus fleshed him out. He seems to legitimately want a better Cybertron, but his desire to lead, his lack of scruples, and his eventual addiction to Dark Energon really make him evil.
Soundwave- Love his new design. The silent treatment is also cool and very creepy.
Starscream- Love the new voice.

[Gum]

Bumblebee! I always thought he was really cute and I like his personality. I also really liked him in the live action movies even though he didn't have a voice for the most part

My second favourite transformer I can't pick between Jazz, Sunstreaker and Sideswipe I was disappointed Sunstreaker wasn't in the live action movies and Sideswipe wasn't shown very much.

[Chipzard]

Hey I love Transformers too I got some favorites too, in 2 different versions
Autobots:
1) Optimus Prime: He's cool and awesome, a giant colorful truck for a leader
2) BumbleBee: Since I like yellow, one of my favorite colors, I have always like Bumblebee anyway
3) Mudflap/Skids: Are awesome twins, so funny also!
Decepicons:
1) Megatron seem cool awesome!

2) Barricade is cool too, mwuahahaha!!!!
[U]Beast Wars
[B]1) Cheetor: All of his 3 different modes I like, he's 1 of my favorite
2) Rattrap: Like him too, he's cool and funny also
3) Optimus Prime: An awesome gorilla, a great leader 2
4) Dinobot: In the 1st season, he's one of my favorites too ya know
5) Silverbolt: He's 1 of my favorites, loyal and trusthworthy till the end
[U]Predicons:
1) Transmetal Dinobot: He got awesome and cool looking too!
2) Megatron in his Transmetal Form: he's cool
3) Quickstrike: An awesome bad guy, mwuahahaha!!!!
Grimlock from Transformers Dinobot: He's 1 of my favorite too, even though he's not part of Beast Wars though

[Samhain]

Ya know, the G1 cartoon is alright. The Bay movies are entertaining. And while I love the comics, I gotta say my favorite Transformer related thing to watch is Trasformers: Animated. I loved that series and I was sad to hear it got cancelled.

I know it was hated by some fans but I just loved the style of animation they used for that show and the toys were awesome. They really kneed to release it properly on dvd because I can't find the seasons anywhere. Oh, and Grimlock was awesome in that show. I know Gregg Berger didn't voice him but still, loved it.

[Warhorse]

Depends on what series.

Movie verse, Ironhide followed close behind by Sideswipe. In the first one, I liked his personality, dealing with the obnoxious parents, the dog pissing on him, him showing off his canons. Sideswipe, I just liked how smooth he was in taking down opponents.

Generation 1, Optimus Prime.What's there not to like?

The new cartoon, Ratchet. I just find him absolutely hilarious in this!

I never saw the rest.

[Samhain]

Anyone here watching Transformers: Prime? I just finished watching the first 2 episodes and I gotta say I am really enjoying it. My favorite so far:

*Starscream- I just love his look in this series. His voice is great and his robot mode is top notch. I love how snake like he is.

I also noticed how much they have taken from the Bay films and put it into this. I swear, the first episode reminded me so much of the first Bay movie in some parts. But it works. My only gripe is that some scenes look almost like video game cut scenes. But overall, I can't wait to watch more later tonight.

[Cascadia]

While I was a kid, it was Starscream...he used to crack me up and he still does.

As an adult, my favorite character is Prowl.

After role-playing many characters on another board, I have grown respect to who the various characters and why they are the way that they are. So, it is hard to pick my top 3. Each one is so unique and have multiple layers to them.