HOW many homages?!?

[Toph]

As touched upon in the CW thread, there are several very minor characters who've racked up an insane amount of homages over the years.

We all expect B-list characters like Prowl and Sideswipe to have gained a fair few over the years, but there are some C and D list characters who have more homages than some A list guys like Grimlock. This thread's for them.

Starting with Smokescreen!
G1:
www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Smokescreen/smokescreen.htm
Reissue (if you wanna count it seperate):
www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/CSSmokescreen/smokescreen.htm

Universe 1:
tfwiki.net/wiki/File:UnreleasedBIABSmokescreen.jpg

Universe 2:
www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TFUSmokescreen/smokescreen.htm

Alternators/BT (there are about four variants of this one):
www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/AltSmokescreen/smokescreen.htm

Minicon Prowl:
www.tfu.info/2003/Mini-Con/ReProwl/prowl.htm

Cybertron:
www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/Smokescreen/smokescreen.htm

Movie FAB:
www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/FABSmokescreen/smokescreen.htm

Movie Deluxe:
www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/Smokescreen/smokescreen.htm

Movie Legend:
www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/Smokescreen/smokescreen.htm

Masterpiece:
www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/MPSmokescreen/smokescreen.htm

BH Legion:
www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/PRSmokescreen/smokescreen.htm

BH Legion Skyclaw (Alternators homage):
www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/CybLegSmokescreenSkyClaw/smokescreen.htm

CW:
tfwiki.net/wiki/File:CWDlxSmokescreen.jpg


That's 13, not counting things like Titaniums, Botshots, and Kreos.
Have I missed any?

Update: Added BH Skyclaw Smokescreen, as per Phil's reminding me.
Total so far, 14.

[Toph]

Breakdown-

G1:
www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Breakdown/breakdown.htm

TFSS:
www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/TFSSBreakdown/breakdown.htm

CW:
www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWBreakdown/breakdown.htm

RotF Legend Runamuck:
www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/TargetLegRunamuck/runamuck.htm

RotF Scout Brakedown:
www.tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/Brakedown/brakedown.htm

The G2 deco really deserves it's own entry, at this point.
G2:
www.tfu.info/1994/Decepticon/Breakdown/breakdown.htm
Botcon G2:
www.tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/BCBreakdown/breakdown.htm
CW G2:
tfwiki.net/wiki/File:Generations_g2_breakdown.jpg

That's 5 standalones, and 8 if you roll in G2.
Not as insane as Smokescreen, but this dude is only notable for being Menasor's leg, and the first Botcon exclusive.

[Toph]

Roadbuster is as much a nobody as it gets in TF.
He's notable only for being a wrecker, and not abailable in the UK. That's it.
Even Whirl has been rescued from this level of obscurity!

G1:
www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Roadbuster/roadbuster.htm

Universe 2:
www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/TFURoadbuster/roadbuster.htm

Generations:
www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenRoadbuster/roadbuster.htm

FoC:
www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/FOCRoadbuster/roadbuster.htm

Animated Roadbuster Ultra Magnus:
www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/RoadbusterUltraMagnus/ultramagnus.htm

BH Deluxe Bulkhead:
www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/Bulkhead/bulkhead.htm

BH Cyberverse Bulkhead:
www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/CybCommBulkhead/bulkhead.htm

This one's a bit tricker, as they aren't all as high visability as Smokescreen.
But that's 7, not counting botshots, kreos, and such.
Have I missed any?

[Toph]

Whirl's certainly become famous as of late, but he makes the list because he was identical to his buddy Roadbuster.
Notable only for being a wrecker, and not released in the UK.
But he still received a shockingly high amount of homages dispite this.

G1:
www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Whirl/whirl.htm

Universe 1:
www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/TFUAutobotWhirl/whirl.htm

Classics Legend:
www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/ClassicsWhirl/whirl.htm

Generations:
www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenWhirl/whirl.htm

Generations FoC:
www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/FOCWhirl/whirl.htm

RotF Voyager:
www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/Whirl/whirl.htm

DotM HA:
www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Whirl/whirl.htm

Minicon Divebomb:
www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/Divebomb/divebomb.htm

7, not counting botshots and things.
There are also a LOT of "near misses." TFs that look like they were inspired by, but veered away from Whirl's deco by adding a few more florishes, like Armada Cyclonus.
I'd list those too, but I feel they'd be contentious.

[Pinwig]

There were two different deluxe Smokescreens in the Beast Hunters line, the second being an upscale of the Legion. There was the one that came with the Sky Claw too, which I'm not sure was the same mould as the Legion, it may be that the Prime Cyberverse was a different mould to the BH one. I've never had that out of the box though so I've not looked.

[Philip Ayres]

The Beast Hunters legion is the same toy on the carded, vehicle and Predacons rising versions as well as prowl and Bluestreak.

The sky claw smokescreen is a homage to the alternator!

[Toph]

Feb 21, 2016 0:02:29 GMT Pinwig said:

There were two different deluxe Smokescreens in the Beast Hunters line, the second being an upscale of the Legion. There was the one that came with the Sky Claw too, which I'm not sure was the same mould as the Legion, it may be that the Prime Cyberverse was a different mould to the BH one. I've never had that out of the box though so I've not looked.

Those aren't a representation of G1 Smokescreen, or replicating his deco. There are a few nods to it, but only nods.
My criteria is representing the original character, or faithfully reproducing it's deco.
Otherwise Armada, and a few other Smokescreens, Break/Brakedowns, and Roadbusters would be on the list.

[Toph]

Feb 21, 2016 0:30:09 GMT Philip Ayres said:

The sky claw smokescreen is a homage to the alternator!

I didn't realize that! Added!

[Llama God]

Of all the minor characters that have racked up the most unnecessary number of homages... I'm going to have to go with my all-time least favourite:

Acid Rain.

I mean. What even is the point of him? Aside from being one of Aaron Archer's masturbatory fantasies?

Acid Rain got a frakking *Masterpiece*. WHY?!? WHO EVEN IS HE?!?

[Toph]

"Storm" edition:

Acid Storm-

Generations Deluxe:
www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/TFUAcidStorm/acidstorm.htm

Generations Legend:
www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/GenAcidStorm/acidstorm.htm

Masterpiece:
www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/MPAcidStorm/acidstorm.htm

3. Plus a Botshots, and one weird blocky chibi thing.
Not that much, honestly.

But it *did* remind me of this next one, who is the most worthy character ON this list...

Sunstorm-

G1:
www.tfu.info/2003/Destron/Sunstorm/sunstorm.htm

Universe 1:
www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/Sunstorm/sunstorm.htm

Titanium:
www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/TitSunstorm/sunstorm.htm

Botcon:
www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/BCSunstorm/sunstorm.htm

Masterpiece:
www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/MPSunstorm/sunstorm.htm

Cybertron:
www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/LOCSunstorm/sunstorm.htm

Animated Voyager:
www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/Sunstorm/sunstorm.htm

Animated Legend:
tfwiki.net/wiki/File:AnimatedLegendsSunstormClearOrange.jpg

8.

[Toph]

Trailbreaker.
He's more widely remembered than some others, and he actually contributed as a character to the franchise before MtmtE (although not much). But I put him for the fun of it, because I kinda feel the number of homages he's gotten have dwarfed his importance.

G1:
www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Trailbreaker/trailbreaker.htm
Reissue:
www.tfu.info/2008/Cybertron/Trailbreaker/trailbreaker.htm

RtS Trailcutter:
www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Trailcutter/trailcutter.htm

Generations Trailcutter:
www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/GenTrailcutter/trailcutter.htm

CW:
tfwiki.net/wiki/File:CWDlxTrailbreaker.jpg

BH Cyberverse Trailcutter:
www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/CybCommTrailcutter/trailcutter.htm

Universe 1 Ironhide:
www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/TFUIronhide/ironhide.htm

That's 7.
A little surprised there isn't more, to be honest. That's a lot, but I thought there were a couple more.

[Llama God]

Okay, so it's only 3 of Acid Guy. For some reason I thought it was more. Even so, though... his very existence irks me. So three is three too many.

Sunstorm I'll forgive, simply because he featured heavily in the Dreamwave comics. I don't know why that makes him more valid than Acid Guy. I guess I just like being contrary. ;-)