I'm certainly a fan of the original F-14ish Valkyrie, and it did have the advantage that the F-14 is on a very minimal level a transformable plane in real life with the variable wing sweep. The F-22, however, with the weirdly blocky look that comes from the combination of low-speed stealth, high-speed supercruise, and internal weapons... actually looks more like something that could be the result of transformation, compensating for less-sleek jet form with more powerful sci-fi engines. (And, in reality, original F-14 engines, 2x ~20.9k lb; F-22, 2x ~35k lb. More than 30 years makes a difference even without alien technology.)