Yup, same as the Gracefully Forgotten Joes thread, only this time I think we can all chime in about which Gobots sucked. And no, the correct answer is NOT 'all of them.' Let's be slightly fair here.
And our first one is....
Scooter
The main three bad Gobots--Cy-Kill, Crusher, and Cop-Tur--were badasses if not derivative. They were all designed with a menacing aspect to them. They either were scowling or evil or such. And to be fair, Leader-One and Turbo were suitable adversaries for them being notably heroic. But what about Scooter? The 'little guy' of the group? The 'cute' one who was there being goofy and shit?'
What is up with those bangs? He's a robot for Christ's sake, not some kind of fucking cyborg!
The Gobots were the most famous Transformers ripoffs and Scooter is the most obvious example. Where the good guys and bad guys similarities to Transformers could be explained away by the tenets of any cartoon of the '80s, Scooter can't really explain by being the Bumblebee ripoff. He's the youngest one of the group, he has a human friend, and he transforms into something that is mildly non-threatening and dangerous. Sadly, while Bumblebee had dignity and was somewhat independent and likeable and had street cred as being a fairly classic and well-liked VW bug, Scooter was whiny and stupid and basically defenseless. And what was up with being a moped? It was like the creators were trying to be cool but a moped isn't cool. It's not even a real vehicle. It's a wimpy transformation to carry off and the character's personality has to be cool to make it cool. Scooter makes it look stupid. And it's sad since nobody bothered to give him a name that would at least not reinforce the fact he was a fucking scooter.
So, Scooter gets the first prize. For being lame...and we won't mention the action figure which somehow, for some reason, makes him taller and non-proportionate to the other Gobots except for that blue monster with a red button on his belly or the Command Center.
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