Category 10: Toy

Derrick	Khurram	Richard	Eric
Technodrome	Legos	Starscream Transformer	Optimus Prime

Derrick stays with his Ninja Turtles theme and starts off this category with the selection of the Technodrome. Wikipedia says: Although menacing at first glance, through the course of the series the Technodrome is almost always stuck somewhere (be it encased in ice, sunken under the ocean or trapped in Dimension X), making its full capabilities never realized. The closest the Technodrome came to show its full capabilities was in the finale of season three (Big Blow Out), and to a lesser extent the season 7 finale "Shredder Triumphant!" In that episode the Technodrome produced cutting equipment from hatches, raised up on hydraulic legs, and expanded the dimensional portal outwards. I believe that this toy came equipped with these hydraulic legs and cutting equipment which makes it enjoyable, however its lack of ability to “expand the dimensional portal outwards” lessens its value somewhat.

I don’t know what anyone else thinks, but I believe Khurram’s selection of Legos was the best of the round. Legos could entertain a child for ages and allows for the creation of multiple toys. This was a brilliant pick. I followed Khurram with a pick of Starscream, the transformer who is second in command of Decepticons. The first toys I really remember owning were transformers and Starscream was my favorite. Afterall how could you not like a toy that transforms into a jet? This went double for me, given my fascination with airplanes at that age. Eric closed out this category with leader of the Autobots, Optimus Prime. No doubt he and I could have had some serious battles with our Transformers. I always liked Optimus Prime when he was not transformed, but everytime I transformed him I always had to attach that burdensome trailer to his back. This meant that he wasn’t able to out maneuver the shiftier of Decepticons.