I use to collect on-screen characters only, but since the ROTF line I've really expanded pass on-screen to much more. I don't want to limit myself and there are terrific figures that do not appear in any fiction. DOTM Skyhammer is a perfect example.

 

I will buy either, but I desire the onscreen characters more. I will probably buy TFP Hot Shot because his colors make the mold look decent. That mold does not work for Bumblebee, in my opinion.

 

We all knew what he meant, FFS.

 

Thank you Southtown Kid lol

 

I buy what looks cool, and do end up getting a lot of off-screen characters as a result.

I try to let the toy justify it's own purchase and not the tie-in media. Don't want to buy a crap toy just to represent a favorite character.

 

That's exactly what I do. Nowadays it's too expensive to buy everything I think looks remotely cool. I only make exceptions in extreme case, or in a line like classics where there is not show to go with it.

 

If I wanted only "Canon" figures, I'd have a smaller collection.

 

Just on-screen characters from the G1 cartoon. Nothing more; nothing less.

 

Generally, no.

I did preorder Takara's RiD Skywarp though. I HOPE he's in the show, but somehow I don't think he is. Kind of the exception to the rule, though.

I might buy third party or official CHUG versions of offscreen G1 characters, though, like the deluxe Insecticons or something.

But generally, no I wouldn't.

 

Pretty much this, then when I thin my collections, off screeners go first, unless there just so awesome I can't part with em.

 

No, I only go for what I like and often many times those figures happenes to be non show/movie characters. I take characters like ROTF Skystalker, DOTM Air Hammer, BW TM2 Spittor over countless versions of the same characters showing up over and over.

 

I purchase what I like.

This is of course after reading/watching reviews (at least two of each).

My completist days have been done since Armada/Energon.

For the most part character and alternate mode are secondary.

I display and buy Transformers for the robot mode.

 

I rarely watch TF media, so it's typically a non issue for me. However I can say a lot of the time I like the toys of characters who aren't in the tv show more than characters who are.

 

If the toy is good, I'll get em - onscreen or not. If the toy is bad, they ouht to be onscreen to pique my interest.

I don't have any rules, really. Just my feelings at the time. I like offscreen characters, because it makes the setting feel like a place, rather than a show. There are other guys doing other stuff off somewhere else.

 

I buy based of what I get from the figure do I get a character I like? Do I like his style? Do I think I could repaint it into someone else? Is the price okay for what I get? I don't care if they were onscreen or not I decide what's worth my money

 

I do not buy only show-only characters.

 

For the movies, prettymuch only onscreen characters. I don't watch cartoons, so as far as lines like Animated and Prime, I couldnt even tell you who is in the show and who is not. In those lines, I will buy everything deluxe and above.

 

i buy both. i get an off-screen tf if it is cool, but for on-screen characters, i buy them in scale.

 

Primarilly, yes.

My main collection will allways be that of G1 screen accurate toys, but I also collect other TF's I find cool - now these are for the most part featured in a tv series, but it's not a requirement, like my lucky draw figures.

 

I don't really, unless the toy has some good reason to get it, i.e. Ironhide is epic, sometimes I just need more of one faction, etc.