>>7923962Optimus isn't really the be-all-end-all of that era due to the fists and not being able to hold the gun straight. He's iconic, sure, but there were better G1 toys.
00s is Alternators Smokescreen. Say what you will about Alternators these days, Smokescreen came out swinging and really delivered on the hype the one-two punch of Alternators and Masterpiece Optimus Prime were coming with.
Springer's ugly and his heels don't work. There's been a lot of strong toys in the last decade. I don't know if I could just pick one.