Good Monday. We have made it to the last wave of the Finals! This is it, next week is the Grand Finale. I'm kind of sad, but also happy. Now what am I going to do with my Mondays? Work like a normal person?

A moment of mourning, my friends. Last week we saw the fall of Cybershark. If there was one deluxe class figure I thought could go the distance, it was him. But I always knew in my heart of hearts, the winner would be a Voyager or Leader class. And I don't see that changing. Cybershark was felled by Generations Rhinox. Transmetal Primal beat Fox Kids Tarantulas, and Inferno wiped the floor with Big Convoy. And of course, Rampage beat TM Rattrap. And in the Basic poll, Spittor beat Airrazor, our second most voted for figure of all time. And Kingdom Rattrap ended Dead End, but was summarily ended himself. It is a brutal world. And we're not done knocking down heroes yet.

This week, Wave 2 of the Finals, we finish up with the best of the best. Japanese and American Waspinators face off. They're similar, yeah, but so was Rampage. And you guys love this toy. We have a Japanese White Cat and Black Cat, who was the last Beast Wars figure ever released under the banner, all the way in 2002! TM2 Dinobot (heh) and Scorponok face off, while Magmatron and Depthcharge duke it out for supremacy. Transmetal Megatron is up against Kingdom Primal, a fight that I will be very interested to see how turns out. And Universe Nemesis Prime, a fan favorite, is fighting Kingdom Dinobot, a figure I have pegged as the over all winner of this tournament of champions. Skyshadow and Fan-Poll Winner Injector have one last Coming of the Fuzors, while yet another Waspinator and TM2 Spittor round out the bracket.

Round one ends Wednesday night. Round two runs through Sunday. This is the beginning of the end, my friends. Polltab - Best Beast Wars Finals 2

 

Hate to say it, but i generally voted for OG toys over new kingdom figures.and its hard to compare TM2 Megatron to anything with my crippling fear now of breakage but i made every vote with the mindset of a pristine toy.
And how did Injector make it this far?

 

Injector was the fan's choice winner. He got brought back from the dead a few weeks ago. He beat Universe Razorclaw by one vote.

 

I wish this was mainpage'd somehow. I'd really like to see more results from broader community participation. I wonder how many hours I spent in my youth playing with these figures, it's almost like a dream memory now.

 

I tried, man. I'm kind of never with the "In crowd." but I will see what I can do for the grand finale.

 

I just wish this sites thread notifications worked right. Ive missed so many rounds because i was never alerted to a new post.

 

This is the last of the Wave 2 guys. Man, these results were close, but each one had a clear winner. Universe Waspinator was the clear winner, and goes on to face Japanese Tigatron. Scorponok and Depthcharge face off, and I will be most interested to see the results. I am honestly having trouble choosing. Transmetal Megatron is in for the absolute toughest fight of his life. Kingdom Dinobot is night unstoppable. If ol' Grape Face can't stop him, I doubt any figure can. Skyshadow rounds us out with the last of the Fuzors, up against Transmetal Waspinator.

Voting runs now though Sunday. Next week is the Grand Finale. It has been an honor, everyone. Thank you for everything. Polltab - Best Beast Wars Finals 2

 

Last day for the last poll. See y'all Monday

 

Ladies and Gentlemen. Friends. This is the last time I will be coming to you with a Monday morning broadcast. We have done it. After almost a solid year of polling, we have reached the end. The Grand Finale. Wave 40 of the Best Beast Wars Action Figure poll.

A year ago I was speaking with a friend about what the best Beast Wars figure was. Who was the best? What constitutes the best? It is the mold? The action feature? The colors? Who best represents what was seen on the show? Is it nostalgia? Or an appreciation for engineering and ascetics? I took it upon myself to find out. And so for a year I asked "Which toy is the best?" 40 solid waves, over 200 people, and with 400+ toys later, we are about to find out the answer.

Which Beast Wars Action Figure is the best?

Last week's results:
Waspinator 37 / Tigatron 16
Depth Charge 33 / Scorponok 20
TM Megatron 32 / Kingdom Dinobot 21
Sky Shadow 26 / TM Waspinator 26

Those guys made it so far. I was surprised to see Tigatron make it to this point. he will be missed. Dinobot? I'm going to be honest. I thought he had this all tied up. That toy is amazing, and was out highest voted figure of all time. But, like Airrazor before him, he couldn't stand against forever. Sky Shadow and Waspinator. I didn't think we'd see another tie so late in the game. The computer flipped a coin, and Sky Shadow moves on, once again saved from death. And that makes Sky Shadow our only non-show character. That alone is a winner in and of itself. The fact that both he and TM Waspinator made it to the end is amazing. Everyone else is from the show. But these two? Sky Shadow tying with TM Waspinator? That's neat.

Here's our final lineup. We're down to our last Waspinator. That bug has had staying power, and has been out most popular character. He's going up against Sky Shadow. Can the last remaining Fuzor cheat death one last time?
Generations Rhinox is up against Inferno. Whoever wins here will face the Deluxe winner in 2 days.
Transmetal Megatron fights Optimus Primal. Could it end any other way?
And Depth Charge faces off against Rampage. Because of course they are. I feel like I'm making those old back-of-the-card face offs.

This tournament has three rounds, lasting 2 days each. Half the contestants will be eliminated at the end of each round. And I left results on, just to spice it up a little. We will know by Sunday who the Best Beast Wars Action Figure of All Time is!

Thank you, everyone. For everything. Good luck. Polltab - Best Beast Wars Grand Finale

 

I'm pleasantly surprised Sky Shadow made it so far. You always hear about Injector and Torca being beloved but I don't really recall ever seeing as much about Sky Shadow.

 

In retrospect, i truly think SS was the best fuzor toy, edging out Silverbolt(however i feel like they executed the CONCEPT equally well) and in that regard im not too surprised. Torca was great but hampered by GPS i think

 

I have heard that the Mainframe guys were going to use Sky Shadow before Kenner made them switch to Quickstrike. How true that is? I cannot say. I do take solace in the fact, however, that Sky Shadow is the #1 non-show BW toy.

 

That does sound familiar. Not sure why Kenner would want quickstrike promoted over a more expensive figure? Hard to say.

 

It is Wednesday, and time for Round 2 of our poll!

Waspinator beat Sky Shadow, and that's a bit sad for me. But we can rest in the knowledge and Fuzor Sha Shadow, along with Transmetal Waspinator whom he tied with, are the best non-show toys out there.
Inferno just barely eeked out a win on Rhinox, which shocked the dickens out of me. I thought Rhinox was unstoppable. But Inferno proved to be the superior figure. For the Royalty!
Transmetal Megatron and Optimus Primal. Honestly? I thought this would be a lot closer. But Megatron absolutely dominated Primal in a landslide victory that we haven't seen in a while. Sky Shadow even pulled in more votes!
Depth Charge and Rampage, a rivalry for the centuries. It was always going to be a close one. But this close? I had no idea. We have our second tie! I could not anticipate another tie this late in the game. So, who's the better toy, Rampage or Depth Charge? When fans ask you, you can tell them honestly: Neither.

Waspinator will move on to face Inferno, and Megatron, by a flip of a coin, will face Depth Charge. Kind of wish we could go with an all Predacons wave, but that's life. The polls close Thursday night. Thank you everyone, for everything.

Polltab - Best Beast Wars Grand Finale

 

This is it! It's all come down to this. A final moment. A final reckoning. For those who would decide the fate of the fandom. Mega vs Mega! Predacon vs Predacon! Royalty vs Drone! Megatron vs Inferno! WHO IS THE BEST BEAST WARS FIGURE OF ALL TIME?!

Polltab - Best Beast Wars Grand Finale

It has been an absolute honor, my friends. Thank you for being here for 40+ weeks. For lending your voice. For laughing and gasping and crying with me. This last years has been hard, on everyone I know, but especially me personally. You have no idea how much these silly little polls meant to me.

Thank you.

(I really thought Waspinator was going to win.)

 

This is your last chance to vote, my friends.

 

Ladies and gentlemen. We have an ultimate winner. May I present to you, the Best Beast Wars Figure of all time. Welcome our Grand Champion, Inferno!

At first I was shocked, and surprised, and a little upset. But then I thought about it. And I got Inferno out, and started playing with him. "This? This was the best Beast Wars toy of all time?" But you know what? He's actually a really cool toy. And this contest made me appreciate a figure I haven't played with in almost 20 years. So yeah, I was kind of happy with that.

Congratulations Inferno! You are the best Beast Wars toy of all time!

Best Figure: Inferno
Best Ultra/Leader: Depth Charge/Rampage (tie)
Best Mega/Voyager: Inferno
Best Deluxe: T30 Waspinator
Best Basic: TM2 Spittor
Best Non-Show Character: Sky Shadow/TM Waspinator (tie)
Best Masterpiece: Dinobot
Most Single Votes: Kingdom Dinobot (67)
Least Single Votes: Under-3 (1)
Most Cumulative Votes: T30 Waspinator (234)
Most Popular Character: Waspinator
Total Waves: 40
Total Votes: 16288

Thank you everyone. I hope you had as much fun as I did.

 

Favorites are always subjective. Any of those are great picks for a true best toy and Inferno is no different. Great choice