COUNTDOWN: The best Transformers toys of 2022 (as nominated by Twitter)! (part 1)

2022 is at a close, which means that, as ever, it’s time to take stock of the previous year’s new toy offerings and assess which delighted us the most! I will be writing up my list very soon but in the meantime, I thought it might be fun to see what Twitter had to say on the subject.

So, come on then.

What was the best new Transformers toy of 2022 (released in the year)?

— Sixo (@SixoTF) December 31, 2022

Plenty, it seems! So for today’s list, we’ve correlated the nominations and presented them here (roughly) in order of how many mentions they each received. How scientific that is may be debatable, but see what you think of the choices either way. There are at least one or two toys that crept in from late 2021, but no matter – here are the best toys of the year, according to Twitter!

#80: threezero MDLX Optimus Prime

– @salcipriano

#79: Masterpiece Shouki

– @WildwheelsHat

#78: Ocular Max Tempo

– @Kureigu8

#77: Masterpiece Crosscut

– @soyrapido

#76: Legacy Crankcase

“I’ll be real, despite all the other figures I’ve snagged this year I vibe with him the most.” – @HonooAfterDark

#75: Generations Selects Galvatron

– @soyrapido

#74: Shattered Glass Jetfire

– @Turakonin

#73: X-Transbots Virtus

– @SpringersSword

#72: Kingdom Terrorsaur

– @soyrapido

#71: threezero MDLX Bumblebee

– @salcipriano

#70: Studio Series Starscream

– @Hoyatexas

#69: Legacy Galvatron

“It’s absolutely Galvatron” – @Khyron42P

#68: Magic Square Excavator

– @IronApostle

#67: Ocular Max Impetus Regenesis

– @IronApostle

#66: Studio Series Wheelie

– @dangus_d00

#65: Legacy Pointblank

“For me, this fella. Phwoar.” – @deejay1711

#64: FansToys Jive

“Fans Toys Jive. They nailed the character!” – @dfowksey

#63: Studio Series Junkyard

“I’m really partial to Junkions, and Junkyard came out this year. Just look at that face!” – @tf_fan_1986_2nd

#62: Masterpiece Skywarp

“Masterpiece Skywarp for me!” @StryderWolfe

#61: Legacy Skullgrin

– @menastreaker

#60: Legacy Velocitron Speedia 500 Burnout

– @Roam85Gaming

#59: Studio Series Wheeljack

– @MegaBalle

#58: Super7 Ultimates Banzai-Tron

– @RMaster007

#57: Legacy Bulkhead

– @xxxmalice999

#56: Studio Series Galvatron

“This is going to sound way left field but studio series Galvatron was a pleasant surprise.” – @xxxmalice999

#55: Shattered Glass Ultra Magnus

– @qmtablit

#54: Tenseg Optimus Prime

– @qmtablit

#53: Studio Series Brawn

– @daikaiju73

#52: FansToys Tesla 2.0

– @lukedaloop23

#51: TF Collaborative G.I. Joe Megatron

“I was surprised by how much I enjoyed G.I. Joe Crossover Megatron. It turned out to be my favorite Hasbro TF of the year. It felt like how it felt to handle BW Megatron for the first time back in the 90s.” – @MorganPielli

#50: Legacy Sandstorm

“Piping hot take, legacy Sandstorm flew under the radar. Maybe not the best of the year, but he’s the best version of that mold from this year” – @King_Shenry

#49: Legacy Velocitron Speedia 500 Galaxy Shuttle

“I’m gonna go with Victory Shuttle. Didn’t have the funds to back VS, so that’s the best I could do for some TF Victory this year.” – @StarSlayer1984

#48: Classic Heroes Team Optimus Primal

“The easy answer would be Star Saber or Armada Starscream. Either of the Studio Series Arcees were great too. But I guess my choice? This guy.” – @MachSabre

#47: Newage David

“(Comic version in my case) Finally took the Legends plunge this year and toys like this make me so glad I did.” – @RankingRobots

#46: Studio Series Ratchet

– @DonVonNeumann

#45: FansToys Outrider

“A childhood favorite reimagined in a beautiful way. The truck mode feels exactly how it did when I was a kid, just in an upscaled way if that makes sense.” – @Casey_280

#44: Legacy Iguanus

“I have no history with the character, but this toy is so alive.” – @Casey_280

#43: BotBots Ruckus Rally Series 6 “Kremzeek”

“My two favorites were TM2 Megatron and this little guy!” – @botbots365

#42: X-Transbots Gravestone Youth Version

“My favorite that I bought this year is X-Transbots Gravestone (Youth version) just look at that alt mode” – @AvengingTragedy

#41: Shattered Glass Soundwave

– @abaronofsky

#40: Heroes Reborn Alpha Trion

– @NDC10273

#39: Shattered Glass Slicer

– @NDC10273

#38: Ocular Max Medicus

– @plastic_craic

#37: X-Transbots Commander Stack

– @plastic_craic

#36: Legacy Velocitron Speedia 500 Hauler

“Best redeco/repaint: Legacy Hauler.” – @plumzaplook

#35: Shattered Glass Blaster

– @abaronofsky

#34: Legacy Elita-1

“Legacy Elita 1 has to be my pick.” – @HiattZacc

– @thedarkredwolf

#33: MMC D-Zef

“I really liked Motormaster but inofficial it’s MMC Deathsaurus for me.” – @skywarp_206

“MMC D-Zef is an all-timer! IDW perfection!” – @_stokesy

#32: Moon Studio Radiatron

“MOON STUDIOS RAIDEN!” – @theelitus

“I have to go with Moon Studio Raiden. Absolute monster and it holds together insanely well!” – @ThePlasticShelf

#31: Transart Tyrannosaurus

“That TransArt Megatron! Good golly!!” – @skgreener

– @LotharHex

Join us for part 2 soon!

TTFN