Since there's a "least favorite designs" thread, I decided it'd be nice to have a counterpoint where people could praise the designs they like. Toys, cartoons, comics - all of them are fair game. Personally, some of my favorites are Movieverse Bonecrusher, Bisk, Springload, Quillfire, and every goddamn design from Transformers Animated.
Tigatron, Dinobot 2, BW Megatron's first body, Tigerhawk, BW Silverbolt, RID1 Megatron, RID1 Optimus Prime, Cybertron Optimus, Prime Optimus, Prime Starscream, Prime Soundwave, CW Dragstrip, TR Chromedome. Splitlip's Ramhorn. Honorable mentions: Scareme, BM Cheetor, Armada Megatron, Prime Ratchet, TR Skullcruncher.
I love Whirl's IDW design. One toy that I loved once I got it was Beast Wars' Quickstrike. It's fun to play with. I always thought the Seekers from G1 had a really cool, distinctive design.
G1 Soundwave G1 Grimlock G1 Wheeljack Beast Wars Waspinator Transmetal Rattrap Transmetal Megatron Transmetal Tarantulas Beast Wars Optimal Optimus Beast Machines Jetstorm RID Scourge RID Optimus Prime RID Rail Racer Energon Divebomb Energon Cruellock Cybertron Jetfire Cybertron Sideways Animated Sentinel Prime Animated Spittor Animated Blurr TFP Soundwave TFP Arcee
Toy wise, Generations Springer is my favorite design out of my collection. Aesthetically, I really like MTMTE Rodimus's design. I also like Windblade's design (though I am notably not a fan of her Generations toy). Nautica and Transmetal Airazor are pretty cool looking as well.
I've always liked Ultra Magnus G1. I thought it was cool how he was Optimus in a big freekin exosuit thingy. And yet in the cartoons where the same size lol.
Yeah, no chance of this being a short list... Movie Bumblebee Movie Optimus Prime (1-3) Movie Ironhide Movie Sideswipe Movie Grimlock Movie Megatron (The Last Knight) Movie Starscream (Yes, I like vulture-scream) Movie Barricade Movie Brawl Movie Bonecrusher Movie Blackout G1 Optimus Prime G1 Soundwave G1 Starscream G1 Megatron G1 Prowl G1 Hot Rod G1 Ultra Magnus G1 Grimlock G1 Galvatron G1 Shockwave G1 Constructicons/Devastator G1 Insecticons WFC Bumblebee WFC Megatron FOC Combaticons/Bruticus FOC Metroplex Prime Bumblebee Prime Arcee Prime Ratchet Prime Optimus Prime Prime Bulkhead Prime Predaking Prime Megatron Prime Starscream Prime Shockwave Beast Wars Megatron Beast Wars Waspinator Beast Wars Cheetor Beast Wars Dinobot Beast Wars Rattrap Beast Wars Rhinox Animated Blitzwing Animated Lugnut Animated Megatron Animated Optimus Prime Animated Bumblebee Animated Lockdown IDW Windblade IDW Whirl IDW Starscream (any of his many designs) IDW Bumblebee (any of his many designs) IDW Optimus Prime IDW Rodimus IDW Swerve IDW Tailgate IDW Cyclonus IDW Drift IDW Megatron (Stealth Bomber) IDW Stunticons/Menasor IDW Combaticons/Bruticus IDW Torchbearers/Victorion IDW Nautica IDW Chromia IDW Ultra Magnus IDW Decepticon Justice Division IDW Chief Justice Tyrest Unicron
My list now. Animated Optimus-Wingblade form Animated Megatron Animated Jazz Animated Prowl Animated Sentinel Prime Animated Ratchet Animated Ultra Magnus Armada Jetfire Cybertron Optimus Cybertron Evac Cybertron Wing Saber Cybertron Hot Shot Cybertron Override Cybertron Vector Prime G1 Prowl G1 Optimus RID1 Optimus RID1 Ultra Magnus RID1 Prowl RID1 Rail Racer RID2 Strongarm RID2 Sideswipe RID2 Steeljaw Victory Star Saber Not that long, but enough for me.
Any of the G1 box art renderings. Favourites include: Prowl Starscream Megatron The Firecons The Micromaster Patrols Hound Catilla Snapdragon Sinnertwin Cutthroat Afterburner Cloudburst Landmine Quake Highbrow Galvatron Octopunch Pretender Starscream Pretender Jazz
G1 Cyclonus G1 Optimus Prime G1 Jazz Beast Wars Tigatron Beast Wars Optimus Primal Beast Wars Waspinator Beast Machines Jetstorm Beast Machines Tankor RID Scourge Armada Starscream Armada Megatron Cybertron Vector Prime Animated Bulkhead Prime Bumblebee Prime Ratchet RID15 Strongarm
SO MANY DESIGNS IDW Fortress Maximus. GUNS IN LEGS. IDW Prowl. Table flipping prick. G1 Jazz G1 Triggerhappy IDW Soundwave G1 Cassttecons IDW Nautica Generations Nightbeat (Not headmaster) Generations Shockwave IDW Shockwave Armada Starscream G1 Starscream G1 Seekers in general Ironfist Pyro Roadbuster (Any incarnation) Menasor (CARS!!!! (Note: Not CW ver.)) Defensor (I just don't like his scaling. CW Gets it slightly correct.) Superion (JETS!!!!) BRUTICUS!!!!!! (Any incarnation) Fireflight (As seen in my sig) CW Blast Off (I never saw the sense of a "Combat shuttle") CW Onslaught IDW and Generations Springer Sandstorm Basically any triple changer. The Duobots Twintwist and Topspin Runamuck and Runabout
G1 - Galvatron BW - Rampage, Transmetal Megs BM - Silverbolt, Strika and Obsidian UT - Armada Galvatron, the big moose. TF1 - Bonecrusher Animated - Cyclonus, Blitzwing, Lugnut, Lockdown, Prowl, Jazz, Blurr ROTF - Long Haul, Sideswipe WFC - Optimus, Shockwave, Trypticon DOTM - Megatron TFP - Knock Out, Breakdown, Ultra Magnus FOC - Slug MTMTE - Cyclonus, Tarn, Autobot Megatron AOE - Hound RID 2015 - Nightscream, Thunderhoof
G1 Jetfire (well, of course, he was a Bandai Macross Valkyrie) G1 Roadbuster (again, a Bandai toy) G1 Menasor G1 Hot Rod G1 Fortress Maximus G1 Metroplex G1 Super Ginrai G1 Star Saber G1 Thunderclash G1 Skyquake G2 Laser Optimus Prime G2 Hero Megatron G2 Cyberjets Superlink Fire Guts Convoy/Black Rodimus Convoy combo Energon Optimus Prime w/ Wing Saber Cybertron Optimus Prime Energon Galvatron Prime Weaponizer Optimus Prime (and subsequent Ultra Magnus retool) Beast Hunters voyager (Cyberverse-upscale) Optimus Prime Masterpiece Optimus Prime (MP-10) RiD Combiner Force Stormshot Damn near everything from Titans Return. Seriously!