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Happy new year Minimate Multiverse! Here it is, your chance to chime in with your votes. It is time for the the BEST and WORST minimates of 2010. What follows is a list of every minimate produced in 2010 and the 16 categories for which they are eligible to be voted in.

If I have accidentally neglected to mention a minimate, please tell me and I'll add it to the list. Some duplicates (such as the promotional SDCC MAX black pilot) were mentionned only once in one or another respective category.

You can send me your choices via PM (to build the suspense for the grand finale) or you can publicly post them here in this thread. I will let voting take place for the month of January, as many of you are still awaiting later released shipments of minimates from December 2010. Voting will officially be over January 31, 2011 and with a little time and luck, I'll post the winners along with all the press photos the following weekend or shortly thereafter.

As usual you will submit your top 3 choices per category (unless otherwise indicated) in decending order. The standard 3 points, 2 points & 1 point award system will be used as it has in past Best & Worsts.

Here are the 16 categories to be voted on this year:

  1. BEST MINIMATE (top 3 choices)
  2. WORST MINIMATE (top 3 choices)
  3. BEST ACCESSORY (top 3 choices)
  4. WORST ACCESORY (top 3 choices)
  5. BEST ACCESSORIZED MINIMATE (top 3 choices)
  6. BEST WAVE OR BOXED SET (top 1 choice)
  7. WORST WAVE OR BOXED SET (top 1 choice)
  8. BIGGEST SLEEPER- "didn't see that one coming" - unexpectedly good, an unsung hero (top 3 choices)
  9. BEST VARIANT- not just a labeled variant, but an alternate version of a previously released figure (top 1 choice)
  10. WORST VARIANT- not just a labeled variant, but an alternate version of a previously released figure (top 1 choice)
  11. SEXIEST MINIMATE (top 3 female and top 3 male characters)
  12. BIGGEST PAIN IN THE ASS TO OBTAIN- That one particular minimate you went through hell to obtain in 2010 (top 1 choice)
  13. BEST FACIAL EXPRESSION- That particular minimate face you thought was hilarious or just darn right perfect for thar certain character (top 3 choices)
  14. BEST HAIRPIECE (top 3 choices)
  15. BEST MINIMATE VEHICLE (top 1 choice)
  16. MINIMATE IN MOST NEED OF AN UPDATE- any mate from your collection that is in desperate need of a cosmetic overhaul/update (top 3 choices)
Here are all the minimates released in 2010 that are eligible for voting:

Marvel

Wave 31

· Captain Britain

· Shadowcat

· Multiple Man

· Silver Age Angel

· Angel

Wave 32

· Retro X-Force Cable

· Modern X-force X-23

· Yellow Jacket

· Goliath

· Kree Soldier

Wave 33

· Thor reborn

· Lady Loki

· Menace

· Anti-Venom

· Rachel Grey

· Rachel Summers

· Sentinnel

Wave 34

· 90's Beast

· 90's Rogue

· 90's Cyclops

· 90's Jean Grey

· Black Queen Jean Grey

· Black Queen Selene

· Hellfire Club Guard

Wave 35

· Mark IV Iron man

· Whiplash

· Mark V Iron Man

· War Machine

· Pepper Potts

· Happy Hogan

· Hammer Drone

Wave 36

· Silver Centurion Iron Man

· Stiltman

· Crimson Dynamo

· Neo-Classic Iron man

· Modern Mandarin

· Mandarin

· Dreadnought

Wave 37

· Six Armed Spider-man

· Silver age Lizard

· Professor X

· X-Force Warpath

· Thing

· Trench Coat Thing

· Doombot

TRU Marvel

Wave 6

· Battle Damaged Wolverine

· Captain America

· Stretch Attack Mr. Fantastic

· World War Hulk

· Klaw

· Secret Wars Storm

Wave 7

· Hulkbuster Iron Man

· Gamma Hulk

· Betsy Braddock

· Lockjaw

Wave 8

· Mr. Fantastic

· 1st appearance Dr. Doom

· Human Torch

· Thing

· Sue Storm

· Mole Man

· Namor

· Atlantean Soldier

Wave 9

· Brown Wolverine

· Dark Magneto

· Magik

· Warlock

· X-Force Cannonball

· X-Force Shatterstar

Iron Man 2 wave 1

· James Rhodes in Mark II armor

· Black Widow

· Senate Hearing Tony Stark

· Mark I Iron Man

Iron man 2 wave 2

· Lt. Colonel James Rhodes

· Mark VI Iron Man

Boxed Sets, Exclusives and Single Packs

Iron Man 2 Stark Expo 2-pack

· Stark Expo Tony Stark

· Natalie Romanova

Borders Iron Man 2 2-pack

· Mark IV Iron man (sunglasses)

· Battle Damaged Whiplash

Iron Man 2 single packs

· Justin Hammer

· Battle Damaged Hammer Drone

· Air Assault Drone

· Ground Assault Drone

· Sea Assault Drone

· Tactical Assault Drone

Iron Man 2 Battle Tactics boxed set

· Race Track Tony Stark

· Nick Fury

· Battle Damaged Mark VI Iron Man

· Battle Damaged War Machine

Spider-Man Friend and Foes boxed set

· Battle Ravaged Spider-Man

· Black Cat

· Doc Ock

· Vulture

X-Force boxed set

· First Appearance Deadpool

· X-Force Cable

· Domino

· Feral

Uncanny X-Men boxed set

· Battle Ravaged Wolverine

· Asteroid M Magneto

· Bishop

· Jubilee

New Mutants boxed set

· Cannonball

· Karma

· Sunspot

· Wolfsbane

Age of Apocalypse boxed set #1

· Magneto

· Rogue

· Cyclops

· Sunfire

Age of Apocalypse boxed set #2

· Weapon X

· Jean Grey

· Dark Beast

· Apocalypse

Captain America Through the Ages boxed set

· World War II Captain America

· Suspended Animation Captain America

· Armored Captain America

· Reborn Captain America

Heroic Age boxed set

· Captain America

· Spider-Man

· Iron Man

· Thor

Classic Heroic Age boxed set

· Captain America (classic)

· Spider-Man (classic)

· Iron Man (classic)

· Thor (classic)

Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters boxed set series 3

· Gooey Egon

· Gooey Winston

· Janine Melnitz

· Walter Peck

We're Ready to Believe You boxed set

· Ray Stanz

· Peter Venkman

· Egon Spengler

· Dana Barret

Slime Blower boxed set

· Slime Blower Ray

· Slime Blower Winston

· GB 2 Peter

· GB 2 Egon

TRU Ghostbusters

Wave 3

· GB 2 Egon Spengler

· Titanic Ghost

· World Of The Psychic Peter

· Viggo the Carpathian

· Courtroom Ray Stanz

· Courtroom Egon Spengler

· Scolari brother Nunzio

· Scolari brother Tony

Wave 4

· New York City Mayor

· Subway Ghost

· Possessed Janosz

· Statue of Liberty

· GB 2 Slime Blower Ray

· Theatre Ghost

· GB 2 Peter

· Slimer

Universal Monsters

Wolfman boxed set

· The Wolfman

· Transformation Wolfman

· Larry Talbot

· Gwen Conliffe

Creature from the Black Lagoon boxed set

· Creature from the Black Lagoon

· Glow in the dark Creature from the black Lagoon

· Dr. Reed

· Kay Lawrence

TRU Universal Monsters

Wave 1

· Black & White Wolfman

· B & W Creature from the Black Lagoon

Mobile Action Xtreme

Elite Heroes wave 1

· Fire Fighter 1

· Fire Fighter 2

· Fire Fighter Chief 1

· Fire Fighter Chief 2

· Smoke Jumper 1

· Smoke Jumper 2

· Smoke Jumper Chief 1

· Smoke Jumper Chief 2

· Law Enforcement Officer 1

· Law Enforcement Officer 2

· Special Ops 1

· Special Ops 2

HALO Minimates

HALO series 1 boxed set

· Master Chief

· UNSC Marine 2

· Elite Armor Assault (cobalt)

· Spartan Scout (white)

HALO TRU series 1

· The Arbiter

· Jorge

· Noble 6

· Sgt. Johnson

· Spartan CQB (blue)

· UNSC Marine 1

· Spartan ODST (active cammo)

HALO minimate single packs

· Elite Assault Armor (gold)

· Elite Assault (khaki)

· Mark VI Spartan

· ODST (olive)

· CQB Spartan (cyan)

Promotional Minimates

· Ghost Busters blank

· Battle Beast Alligator (silver) Toy Fair 2010

· Battle Beast Alligator (black) C2E2 2010

· Battle Beast Alligator (gold) SDCC 2010

Minimate Vehicles

· M12 Warthog LRV with Mark VI Spartan

· M12 Warthog LRV (dirty) with Mark VI Spartan

· M.A.X.- Tech Jet (black) with Pilot (black)

· M.A.X.-Tech Jet (red) with Pilot (red)

· Hunter/Killer Tank with endoskeleton

· Battle Damaged Hunter/Killer Tank with Resistance Soldier

· Mini-Time Machine with Marty McFly

· Mini-Time Machine (frosted) with Radiation Suit Marty McFly

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By all means, MINI MYTE, run with it this year. If you need a hand, feel free to call on me.

I know this bugs some people, but to do it right, you'll have to wait until January, what with the slew of 'Mates coming in at the end of December.

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By all means, MINI MYTE, run with it this year. If you need a hand, feel free to call on me.

I know this bugs some people, but to do it right, you'll have to wait until January, what with the slew of 'Mates coming in at the end of December.

Oh I know Cappy. I just wanted to volunteer early. I'm still hoping to get my hands on a plethora of mates including HALO and Marvel wave 37. The nominations will go up in early January and voting will take place over the course of a couple weeks. I'll have all the standard rules posted when the noms go up.

Cappy, add me to your FB friends so I can bounce some ideas off of you. I'll send you a PM.

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1. BEST MINIMATE (top 3 choices)

Lizard, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Disney Thor

2. WORST MINIMATE (top 3 choices)

Battle Damaged Wolverine, X-Force Retro Cable, World War Hulk

3. BEST ACCESSORY (top 3 choices)

Thor's hammer with words on it, Dr. Reed's spear gun, Captain America's new shield gauntlet/glove

4. WORST ACCESORY (top 3 choices)

giant guns for Atlanteans, Mole Man's cape

5. BEST ACCESSORIZED MINIMATE (top 3 choices)

Stilt Man

6. BEST WAVE OR BOXED SET (top 1 choice)

Creature from the Black Lagoon

7. WORST WAVE OR BOXED SET (top 1 choice)

Marvel Series 33

8. BIGGEST SLEEPER- "didn't see that one coming" - unexpectedly good, an unsung hero (top 3 choices)

Goliath, Betsy Braddock, Lockjaw

9. BEST VARIANT- not just a labeled variant, but an alternate version of a previously released figure (top 1 choice)

Thing in Trenchcoat Disguise

10. WORST VARIANT- not just a labeled variant, but an alternate version of a previously released figure (top 1 choice)

Battle Ravaged Spider-Man

11. SEXIEST MINIMATE (top 3 female and top 3 male characters)

Kay Lawrence, Sue Storm, Mohawk Storm

Thing, Trenchcoat Thing, Klaw

12. BIGGEST PAIN IN THE ASS TO OBTAIN- That one particular minimate you went through hell to obtain in 2010 (top 1 choice)

TRU series 9

13. BEST FACIAL EXPRESSION- That particular minimate face you thought was hilarious or just darn right perfect for that certain character (top 3 choices)

Mole Man, Vulture, Doctor Octopus

14. BEST HAIRPIECE (top 3 choices)

Doctor Octopus, Sue Storm, Walter Peck (marshmellowed)

15. BEST MINIMATE VEHICLE

DeLorean from BTTF

16. MINIMATE IN MOST NEED OF AN UPDATE- any mate from your collection that is in desperate need of a cosmetic overhaul/update (top 3 choices)

Rhino, classic Loki, Luke Cage Power Man

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Would Menace's glider go under accessories or vehicles?

Let's classify the glider as an accessory. Same goes for Prof X's hoverchair. If it was included in a 2-pack or boxed set it's an accessory. Let's keep the vehicle choices narrowed down to the blister carded ones from TRU or Previews.

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1.BEST MINIMATE - Shadowcat, Captain Britain, Rachel Summers

2.WORST MINIMATE - Battle Ravaged Spider-Man, Asteroid M Magneto, Menace

3.BEST ACCESSORY - Lockheed, goblin glider, Phoenix stand

4.WORST ACCESORY - Vulture's wings, Mole Man's cape, New Mutants Cannonball flight stand

5.BEST ACCESSORIZED MINIMATE - Stiltman, Professor X, Shadowcat

6.BEST WAVE OR BOXED SET - Wave 34

7.WORST WAVE OR BOXED SET - Spider-Man Friends & Foes

8.BIGGEST SLEEPER - Stretch Attack Mr Fantastic, Spider-Man (Classic Heroic Age), Captain America (Classic Heroic Age)

9.BEST VARIANT - Secret Wars Storm

10.WORST VARIANT - Asteroid M Magneto

11.SEXIEST MINIMATE

- Silver Centurion Iron Man, Neo-Classic Iron Man, Lockjaw

- Statue Of Liberty

12.BIGGEST PAIN IN THE ASS TO OBTAIN - Silver Battle Beast

13.BEST FACIAL EXPRESSION - Gooey Winston, Gooey Egon, World Of Psychic Peter

14.BEST HAIRPIECE - '90s Beast, Stretch Attack Mr Fantastic, Silver Centurion Iron Man

15.BEST MINIMATE VEHICLE - Delorean

16.MINIMATE IN MOST NEED OF AN UPDATE - Modern Luke Cage, Astonishing Wolvie

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1-Sunfire, HulkBuster Iron Man, Battle Beast Alligator Black

2-Spiderman Friends and Foes, Lady Loki, Feral

3-Glider

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5-

6-Wave 34

7-Iron Man Wave 1, 2

8-Hulkbuster Iron Man,

9-Sunspot, Jubile, Bishop

10-AOA Magneto/Dark Magneto

11- Friends and Foes Spiderman

12- HulkBuster Iron Man

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14-

15-Warthhog dirty

16- Rhino, Hulk, Venom (original)

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1.best minimate:

1.hulkbuster ironman

2.klaw

3.lockjaw

2.worst minimate:

1.blue covenant elite

2.gold covenant elite

3.tan covenant elite

3. best accesory:

1.proffessor x's chair

2.spidermans arm harness

3.menance glider

4.worst accesory:

1.modern heroic age ironmans helmet

2.trenchcoat things hat/head

3.fire extinguisher

5. best accesorised:

1.stiltman

2.cable(wave 32)

3.sentinal

6.best wave or boxset:

1.TRU wave 9

7.worst wave or boxset:

1.modern heroice age boxset

8.best sleeper:

1.classic heroic age thor

2.classic heroic age spidey

3.warpath

9.best variant:

1.professor x

10.worst variant:

1.modern heroic age spiderman

11. sexiest:

male:

1.lockjaw

2.arbiter

3.sdcc wolverine

female:

1.black queen slene

2.black cat

3.black widdow(ironman 2)

12.the biggest pain to obtain:

1.silver age angel

13.best facial expression:

1.WWII captain america

2.armoured captain america

3.neoclassic ironman

14.best hairpeice:

1.cable

2.goliath

3.shadowcat

15.best vehicle:

1.TRU warthog

16.most in need of an update:

1.rhino

2.carnage

3.colossus

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1.BEST MINIMATE: Rachel Summers, Retro X-Force Cable, Betsy Braddock

2.WORST MINIMATE: Battle Ravaged Spider-Man, Battle Ravaged Wolverine, Doc Ock

3.BEST ACCESSORY: Lockheed, Shatterstar's swords, Phoenix base

4.WORST ACCESORY: Betsy Braddock's Pink Katana

5.BEST ACCESSORIZED MINIMATE: Retro X-Force Cable, Suspended Animation Captain America, Jubilee

6.BEST WAVE OR BOXED SET: Toys R Us Wave 9

7.WORST WAVE OR BOXED SET: Wave 36

8.BIGGEST SLEEPER: Lockjaw

9.BEST VARIANT: Rachel Summers

10.WORST VARIANT: Black Queen Jean Grey

11.SEXIEST MINIMATE:

Male: 90s Cyclops, Shatterstar, X-Force Cannonball

Female: Black Queen Selene, AoA Rogue, Rachel Summers

12.BIGGEST PAIN IN THE ASS TO OBTAIN: Shatter/X-Force Cannonball

13.BEST FACIAL EXPRESSION: Jubilee (sunglasses)

14.BEST HAIRPIECE: Secret Wars Storm

15.BEST MINIMATE VEHICLE: Delorean

16.MINIMATE IN MOST NEED OF AN UPDATE: Emma Frost, Mystique, Quicksilver

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[*]BEST MINIMATE

1. Classic Heroic Age Boxset Captain America

2. Classic Heroic Age Boxset Thor,

3. Hulkbuster Iron Man

[*]WORST MINIMATE

1. TRU Wave 8 Thing

2. Spider-Man Friend and Foes Boxset Battle Ravaged Spider-Man

3. Spider-Man Friend and Foes Boxset Vulture

[*]BEST ACCESSORY (top 3 choices)

1. Captain America Through The Ages Boxset Ice block

2. New Captain America glove with shield rig on it

3. Halo Plasma Sword

[*]WORST ACCESORY (top 3 choices)

1.

2.

3.

[*]BEST ACCESSORIZED MINIMATE (top 3 choices)

1. M.A.X. Policeman

2. M.A.X. Special Forces

3. First Appearance Cable

[*]BEST WAVE OR BOXED SET (top 1 choice)

1. Classic Heroic Age Boxset

2. Captain America Through The Ages

3. Halo Series 1

[*]WORST WAVE OR BOXED SET (top 1 choice)

1. Spider-Man Friend and Foes Boxset (this is a worst because of the terrible QC)

2. Marvel Wave 35 (see above)

3. TRU Iron Man 2 (ditto)

[*]BIGGEST SLEEPER- "didn't see that one coming" - unexpectedly good, an unsung hero (top 3 choices)

1. Elite Heroes

2. Multiple Man

3. TRU Wave 8 Atlantean Soldier

[*]BEST VARIANT- not just a labeled variant, but an alternate version of a previously released figure (top 1

choice)

1. Classic Heroic Age Boxset Thor

2. Captain America Through The Ages Frozen Cap

3. Classic Heroic Age Captain America

[*]WORST VARIANT- not just a labeled variant, but an alternate version of a previously released figure (top 1 choice)

1. Spider-Man Friend and Foes Boxset Battle Ravaged Spider-Man

2. Spider-Man Friend and Foes Boxset Dr. Octopus

3. The Wave 31 Angel debacle

[*]SEXIEST MINIMATE (top 3 female and top 3 male characters)

As always I will abstain from this one based on previously stated arguments citing the silliness of the category

[*]BIGGEST PAIN IN THE ASS TO OBTAIN- That one particular minimate you went through hell to obtain in 2010 (top 1 choice)

For me nothing, I guess others would say Classic Angel from the aforementioned Angel debacle.

[*]BEST FACIAL EXPRESSION- That particular minimate face you thought was hilarious or just darn right perfect for thar certain character (top 3 choices)

1. Captain America Through The Ages Frozen Cap

2. Captain America Through The Ages WWII Cap

3. TRU Ghostbuster Wave 4 Slime Blower Ray

[*]BEST HAIRPIECE (top 3 choices)

1. TRU Wave 8 Sue Storm

2. TRU Ghostbusters Wave 3 Egon

3. Rachel Grey (rat tail FTW)

[*]BEST MINIMATE VEHICLE (top 1 choice)

Halo Warthog

[*]MINIMATE IN MOST NEED OF AN UPDATE- any mate from your collection that is in desperate need of a cosmetic overhaul/update (top 3 choices)

1. Classic Daredevil

2. Kingpin

3. Dr. Octopus

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1.BEST MINIMATE: Hulkbuster Iron Man, Viggo, Crimson Dynamo

2.WORST MINIMATE: Battle Ravaged Spider-Man, TRU Wave 8 Thing, Cable (X-Force Boxset)

3.BEST ACCESSORY: Professor X hoverchair, Captain America iceblock, Phoenix base

4.WORST ACCESORY: Giant Atlantian soldier gun, modern heroic age ironman helmet, Betsy's pink katanna

5.BEST ACCESSORIZED MINIMATE: Stiltman, Cable(wave 32), Sentinel

6.BEST WAVE OR BOXED SET: Wave 34

7.WORST WAVE OR BOXED SET: Iron Man 2 Battle Tactics boxed set

8.BIGGEST SLEEPER: Lockjaw, Goliath, AOA Cyclops

9.BEST VARIANT: Thor (classic) from Disney boxset

10.WORST VARIANT: Battle Ravaged Spider-Man

11.SEXIEST MINIMATE: none

12.BIGGEST PAIN IN THE ASS TO OBTAIN: Hulkbuster/Gamma Hulk 2 pack

13.BEST FACIAL EXPRESSION: Cable (Wave 32), Creature from the Black Lagoon, Crimson Dynamo

14.BEST HAIRPIECE: Walter Peck (marshmallow), Magneto (AOA), Magik

15.BEST MINIMATE VEHICLE: Warthog (clean)

16.MINIMATE IN MOST NEED OF AN UPDATE: Colossus, Rhino, Luke Cage

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