Terence Ho since 1981(The Last Ronin)

 Another dreadful year of higher up control. But let's recap this year of my favorite Kingdom, 86 Studio series, and whatever figures I opened up this year. This year was a little different due to the fact Kingdom consisted mainly of Beast wars figures (I'm not into BW), so to make a top 5 out of that category was going to be fairly slim and difficult. Same for the 86 line since I didn't get everyone. I do have a Sharkticon 86 review but he will have to settle for a 2022 post and possibly a re-edit "best of" post if the character warrants such a change.  Transformers Kingdom Inferno The mold was made for him. Colors are vibrant. He looks good and plays well overall. An improvement over Grapple.  86 Studio Series Grimlock Sweep Grimlock is a 86 masterpiece done well plus Sweep whose lighter colors doesn't detract any value from the original Scourge figure. In fact, the wings are tightened and not loose as in comparison to Scourge. Despite being a repaint of Sco...

Two weeks to flatten the curve, but wait! That was over a year ago. We are still locked up! The last of the Decepticon Triple Changers in the LG line looked at today. Let's get started! So first off, Decepticon is spelled "Desepticon" again. I guess this is the norm for the Japanese Transformers today. The comic featured here is weird again. It actually pays homage to Octane in his limited appearances in the G1 cartoon. He was once possessed by the ghost of Starscream, so he gets possessed in the form of the SS headmaster which is the gimmick for this figure. Additionally, Octane was looking at a female model in the cartoon as well, so that is the theme here where there is female modeling. Some of the girls featured here came from the combiner Megatronia. All I can say is poor SS. Here is the link for the synopsis.  https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Legends_Comic:_Bonus_Edition_Vol._57 Jet mode Neat Jet mode. I like the paint Takara used here. You can actually see mini windows righ...