Toy of the Week: Transformers Quintesson
If you’re a Transformers fan one of the few characters you’ve been screwed out of getting toys of were the Quintessons, the bitchy, multi-headed electro-judges seen in Transformers: The Movie. Well, thanks to ImpossibleToys.com, you can order one of several styles of these robo-Wapners along with a few of their burly guard, to basically judge and condemn your other action figures willy-nilly. The cost $45 each at Big Bad Toy Store, which is probably a pretty fair price given how much Impossible Toys will need for legal fees if Hasbro ever decides to haul them in front of a regular human judge.
About The Author
Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.