Rework's 2nd Transfan Poll - Final Results - 10/28/99 1) Which name do you prefer? This report is based on 73 respondents that have visited this page. 44 Respondent(s) Jetfire 29 Respondent(s) Skyfire I don't know what there is to say about this one. I expected about these results. Personally, I've always thought "Jetfire" just sounded better. 2) FIRRIB (TV show) or RIRFIB (Toy package)? This report is based on 72 respondents that have visited this page. 53 Respondent(s) FIRRIB (TV show) 19 Respondent(s) RIRFIB (Toy package) Now this one does surprise me. Especially when compared to the first one. They are very similar questions: Toy name vs. Show name. So why do so most people think one way for Jetfire and another way for Rumble... the red one? (I don't care what the poll says: RIRFIB Forever!) 3) Which is your prefered Jetfire/Skyfire origin? This report is based on 72 respondents that have visited this page. 43 Respondent(s) TV Show Version 12 Respondent(s) Comic Book Version 17 Respondent(s) Toy Commercial: (Built by the Autobots to counter the Decepticon jets) I like these results. Why? Because I'm happy to see so many Transfans agree with me that both of the story origins were silly. They should have kept a nice, straight-forward origin, like the way he was introduced in the commercial. The show origin was just so contrived that it was ridiculous. 4) Are the Decepticons Evil? This report is based on 72 respondents that have visited this page. 49 Respondent(s) Yes 23 Respondent(s) No After never-ending threads on ATTCM, I had to ask. 5) Favorite G2 toy, not including re-releases or imports: This report is based on 73 respondents that have visited this page. 15 Respondent(s) G2 Megatron 28 Respondent(s) Laser Prime 8 Respondent(s) Dreadwing 2 Respondent(s) One of the Laser Rods 10 Respondent(s) One of the Cyberjets 0 Respondent(s) One of the Rotoforce 5 Respondent(s) One of the new Autobot cars 3 Respondent(s) One of the new Decep Jets 0 Respondent(s) One of the Color Changers 2 Respondent(s) One of the Combat Heroes Let me guess, 10 votes for Hooligan? What's up with that one. It's a nice design, but considering how exceptional the first three toys on the list are (each in their own way), I'm kind of surprised to see so may people vote for anything else. 6) Which is your favorite Triple Changer toy? (Only counting the "official" 6) This report is based on 73 respondents that have visited this page. 32 Respondent(s) Blitzwing 22 Respondent(s) Astrotrain 2 Respondent(s) Octane 13 Respondent(s) Springer 3 Respondent(s) Sandstorm 1 Respondent(s) Broadsides How many of you have played with a Sandstorm? IMHO, it blows away Springer any day of the week. And I'm glad to see Broadsides get a vote. He gets picked on too much. 7) If you just happened to have a Dwarf Hamster, a very nice one that didn't bite, which name would you choose? This report is based on 73 respondents that have visited this page. 10 Respondent(s) Max 11 Respondent(s) Jazz 6 Respondent(s) Rampage 7 Respondent(s) Frenzy 11 Respondent(s) Prowl 2 Respondent(s) Tantrum 7 Respondent(s) Ravage 13 Respondent(s) Gnaw 5 Respondent(s) Scrapper 1 Respondent(s) Brawn Well, I just happen to currently have a Dwarf Hamster, a very nice one who doesn't bite (unlike the last one). His name is Jazz. The previous one's name was Max (although my wife didn't catch onto the TF reference until it was too late.) When I found out that this system had a "check box" option, I thought it's be cool to see how many people have what. The next few questions are based on that, and I'll probably do a few questions like this every time... Maybe picking themes. 8) Which of the following G1 Autobot toys do you have in your collection? (Complete and in nice shape) This report is based on 72 respondents that have visited this page. 41 Respondent(s) Optimus Prime - original 30 Respondent(s) Jetfire 13 Respondent(s) Whirl 30 Respondent(s) Hot Rod 12 Respondent(s) Fortress Maximus 35 Respondent(s) Powermaster Optimus Prime 15 Respondent(s) Both a red & yellow Bumblebee 11 Respondent(s) Bumblejumper (the squared-off car similar to Bumblebee) 25 Respondent(s) Swoop 18 Respondent(s) Skids One thing sticks out here: You guys are missing out on Whirl! Whirl is one of my all-time favorite Transformers. Good size, it looks great in Helo mode, and has a rather unique, very "mechanical" robot mode. More articlated than most G1s, and in different ways. Yes, it's a cyclops (but so is Shockwave, and no one complains about that). Plus it is VERY undervalued right now. Sure the guides say $65 loose, but I see them regularly for half that on Ebay. If you don't have him, check it out. 9) Which of the following G1 Decepticons do you have in your collection? (Complete and in nice shape) This report is based on 73 respondents that have visited this page. 27 Respondent(s) Megatron - original 31 Respondent(s) Starscream 38 Respondent(s) Soundwave 28 Respondent(s) Shockwave 23 Respondent(s) Trypticon 17 Respondent(s) Scorponok 23 Respondent(s) Scourge (either version) 9 Respondent(s) Blue-eard version Cyclonus 19 Respondent(s) Doubledealer 7 Respondent(s) AM Gutcruncher I guess Gutcrunchers are tough to find... Not surprising to see Soundwave as the most "owned" Transformer on this list. It's a major character, well made, relatively common and thus, cheap. Plus he gets cameos in the current series! (Although not very "lively" ones.) 10) Did you have ALL of the toys mentioned in questions 8 & 9? This report is based on 73 respondents that have visited this page. 5 Respondent(s) Yes 67 Respondent(s) No I put a few rarer ones in there. Just wanted to see who (else) had them all. 11) Which is your favorite Transformer subgroup? This report is based on 73 respondents that have visited this page. 27 Respondent(s) Headmasters 20 Respondent(s) Targetmasters 9 Respondent(s) Powermasters 1 Respondent(s) Micromasters 9 Respondent(s) Actionmasters 1 Respondent(s) Pretenders 0 Respondent(s) Animorphs 6 Respondent(s) Fuzors Notice which got the big goose egg? BTW, I left off Transmetals on purpose. It's hard to qualify it as a subgroup when its the only thing out. Plus I though I'd get a less "skewed" result by sticking to cancelled lines. (With Animorphs what it is, I didn't see any danger there!) 12) Which is the worst Transformer subgroup? This report is based on 73 respondents that have visited this page. 5 Respondent(s) Headmasters 0 Respondent(s) Targetmasters 1 Respondent(s) Powermasters 1 Respondent(s) Micromasters 4 Respondent(s) Actionmasters 5 Respondent(s) Pretenders 53 Respondent(s) Animorphs 4 Respondent(s) Fuzors And we have a winner! Actually it's probably not fair with Animorphs being the butt of most TF jokes right now. But remember, 8 years ago AMs were in the exact same position (Heck, if you listed to the marketing yahoos at BC 98, they couldn't stop making fun of the toys "they weren't responsable for... but wait till you see these cool Animorphs!".) Look at them now: tied for 3rd favorite! Not that Animorphs will do that... will they? 13) If you picked up a sealed G1 toy dirt-cheap at a flea market, what would you do with it? This report is based on 73 respondents that have visited this page. 21 Respondent(s) Add it to my collection as a MISB toy. 33 Respondent(s) Open it and add it to my collection as a loose toy. 19 Respondent(s) Trade or sell it to get a loose one of the toy plus a few others I need. Even though "open it" got the most votes, I see this as a good sign for MISB collectors. Why? Because for all their big talk, more than half of the people who would find one sealed would keep it that way! So next time you get picked on for keeping a toy sealed, remember: YOU ARE IN THE MAJORITY! 14) What is the most money you've spent in one transaction buying Transfomers? This report is based on 73 respondents that have visited this page. 5 Respondent(s) Less than $25 12 Respondent(s) $25-$49 18 Respondent(s) $50-$99 9 Respondent(s) $100-$199 21 Respondent(s) $200-$499 6 Respondent(s) $500-$999 2 Respondent(s) $1000+ And anyone who doubts those higher numbers can be real, hasn't heard the rumble (Rumble is red) as they open the doors or seen the feeding frenzy (Frenzy is blue) at the Japanese table at a Botcon or Transcon. 15) Hasbro's focus on Star Wars this year has been detrimental to the Transformer line and if it weren't for SW, we'd have seen more and better Transformer toys, shipped on-time. This report is based on 73 respondents that have visited this page. 21 Respondent(s) Strongly Agree 23 Respondent(s) Agree 19 Respondent(s) I don't know 9 Respondent(s) Disagree 1 Respondent(s) Strongly Disagree To me this is common sense. Hasbro has a LOT invested in Star Wars and has to strike while the iron is hottest (in the movie year). Well, they only have so much to spend on development and if they already have the #1 toy (talking "boy's toys", here), what's the incentive to push the others as hard? There are only so many customer $'s to be had. Now if Hasbro did NOT have SW as a number one, I guarantee they'd be doing everything they can to make their next in line be number one. That happens to be Transformers right now. This is Marketing 101. Maybe 201.