>>7680430Downbeat is fucking fantastic, especially after reprolabels. I don't believe Takara can do better at the present time.
Gundog feels kinda dated in-hand, mainly the face sculpt, but I think he's got better weapons, deco, and transformation than the official Hound is going to have.
I don't have Despotron because he's fucking ugly. He's too blocky and the headsculpt is a disaster. You're better off getting the THF Dynastron KO of MP-36 for like, $60 or whatever it goes for right now. The transformation is a nightmare but you won't find a better robot mode, and the gun mode is good enough.