They just need to work on that QC. So many toys of last year should not have belonged anywhere near a worst-of list, but they ended up there because of QC kerfuffles that completely ruined the figure.
This figure looks amazing for what its trying to be. And I like that this line will offer more figures from more continuities to appeal to the majority of transformers fans
I don’t expect them to do repaints with this figure since neither of them showed up in Armada. I hope I’m wrong but if they do I’m damn certain that they’re going to be impossible to get store exclusives.
Armada Starscream was one of my most anticipated figures of 2022 and he delivered for me. Him and Armada Hot Shot are very good next to each other, plus a gave Hot Shot the Starsaber because it made more sense to me.
He seems to be seen as really underrated, sure he has poor QC but the look and quality make up for that. My copy of Armada Starscream seems to not have any issues besides his right leg.
4 copies of these sat at my Walmart for over a year… I bought all of them and they literally have none of these issues… I wish I had this kind of luck with the lottery.
Are you sure. Swivel the legs on each a few times just for me, because I've seen a few people say "Nah mines fine" then come back and be like, "Ok I was wrong it does fall off".
When you said the leg doors are " the most aggressively hateful things," I noticed the doors have a very angry, hateful, disgusted scowl of a face, as if it were the wrath of the designer in plastic form!
Here I thought the thing I had to worry about was the color scheme looking subtly off and the sword not transforming into one of the wings. Turns out there was more to fear.
As a fan of Satrscream, I appreciate The changes this specific version of the character made. That's why I'm happy he at least looks like the character I love. Posing him and Dinobot together makes me wanna cry, as my 2 favorite characters at least look the part in the modern era. My main QC gripe is that the head always veers left for some reason. When I try to snap it back, it pops back. I'm pissed.
My Dinobot was fine aside from a loose foot tilt which always leaves him leaning forward when standing up (Also I accidentally broke his sword so that was fun)
Your Logo variant for the wings in the thumbnail actually looks pretty cool. Could make a fun variant for some event like some sort of anniversary or whatever
I am commenting once more, been a while but I love this figure. Well, the character to me was special as I recall seeing him one early morning with my brother, which got us both back into Transformers as previously we had watched RID (2001) and we just wanted to more, so with G1 in our minds and a bit of beast wars, we had went onto Armada. Starscream was my favorite because of the gimmicks with him. The wing becoming a sword was such a cool idea and I hope if a third party company makes a kit upgrade or even make their own version of this Starscream, I'd hope to see such a gimmick brought back like the original. Thanks for reviewing this figure and please keep up the good work.
It has been a while indeed. Yeah, it's unfortunate, he was probably the coolest character in that show, and the best Remembered by the community, and he gets screwed like this. And thank you I will.
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Great video as always! I just ran by two of this guy on Monday at target having literally 13 dollars to my name and died a little inside lol so I’m really hoping to win him, but wish everyone else the best of luck too!
So somehow despite all the issues this mold has I bought one through the hasbro ware house sale and surprisingly I don’t have any of the problems on my copy (I even swiveled the leg aggressively to see what would happen it stayed on) I got really lucky 😊 and thank goodness because I love this toy
Wow congratulations, literally yesterday I got a comment from someone who did the same thing as you, and he did not win that Game of Roulette, so that was sad to hear. Cool that you didn't suffer the same fate.
Can confirm, the leg on mine loves to pop of too, otherwise I love the figure, luckily my armada hotshot doesn’t have any QC issues, which gives me hope for the rest of wave 4
Armada Starscream was my first introduction to the character. And I honestly like that version, mostly because of the coloration, over the G1 Starscream. Now onto the Legacy figure himself. He's really cool. I didn't have the original Armada Starscream toy, so having version, in box, is great. Robot and jet mode looks cool. The Star Saber sword is cool, but I wish he came with his mini-con Swindle too. Anyways, looking forward to who's next from the Unicron Trilogy. Besides the Legacy Evolution Hotshot, the rumored listed Megatron, and the coming Optimus Prime. -I don't have the Thrilling 30 toy either, but I wish the orange swords carried over to this Legacy version. To be the energon weapons Hasbro was doing at the beginning of Legacy before dropping it later on. As I never was a fan of his wing turn sword weapon from the show. It does look cool, but it made him look lopsided. And here it looks strangely out of place since it's not the wing anymore.
Totally understand it, I personally can't think of them as really the same character though. Aramada Starscream is more like Dinobot than he is Starscream. Leaving him in the box and displaying him that way is the best way to avoid the bad QC. Yeah, it's supper weird how much the Legacy Line gave up on the Energon Weapon Gimick Immediately.
This is my #1 favorite starscream of all and I would like to be announced as a winner if I do win and mine really doesn't have any QC all are fine and tight.
Anyone else notice how the perspective end logo was the wings on the thumbnail? That was a nice touch. So this figure looks nice and accurate. Uh what else…….
Oddly, my copy doesn't seem to have most of the QC issues. It might be a fix due to mine being obtained later or it just might be my copy, but the leg doesnt have any issues at all. The alt mode DOES still have some trouble staying together, but it holds together better than your copy. I do jave a friend who has a copy with your issues, so either a running change happened at some point or I just got extremely lucky with my copy of the figure.
Man I remember when I first bought the G2 Laser Prime in Wave 1 and immediately I had that mushroom peg problem where his arms threatened to pop off at even the slightest rotation. So I know how that feels. Thankfully my Velocitron Scourge didnt have that, thank GOD. But yeah, on a side note, good luck to whoever wins that Armada Starscream, and may the QC be with you.
I'm so glad I don't have any of the problems besides the leg popping off but even that has bean extremely minor I feel sorry for those who have had these problems
@PerspectiveEnd hopefully an upgrade kit comes out for the legs and sword to fix the issues or if they do thundercracker then at least fix the legs because this could have bean pretty great in my opinion it's a shame
@@PerspectiveEnd also I found a hack to make him look almost all the way back his neck is connected to his back plate so if you half transform his chest you can just lift the clip up and lay his head on his back
I grew up with Transformers Armada, and Starscream was my 3rd most favourite Decepticon, but when I became a teenager and I rewatched the series, he became my most favourite Decepticon and character in general.
@@PerspectiveEnd When I was a kid, Megatron was my most favourite Decepticon because of his tank mode, you see as a kid I really loved tanks. My 2nd most favourite Decepticon was Cyclonus because of his helicopter mode and his kinda lunatic personality.
Ok that made me think of something cool. A Selects or Buzzworthy release with two swappable heads: one head would be a new Armada Ramjet tooling, and the other would be the regular Starscream head in Nacelle’s colors. That wouldn’t be hard for them to do, and it’d be pretty cool to see them utilize alternate heads again.
That left thigh is a bugger, but at least it's manageable. I did tighten his shoulders a touch so he could handle the micromaster jet duo's sword mode as a not-stat-saber. I like the idea of Screamer with a pair of buddies who gang up on jerks. And this Samurai Screamer is my favorite, so he gets friends.
Those guys are a bit heavier, and good news, they are cons too so they make sense working with im. And yes this version of Starscream is a far more likeable guy.
I feel like we're getting ripped off, we're paying more for 2015 QC. Hasbro apparently doesn't care. This is why I've been very selective with the legacy line. Your videos are helpful because you haven't been wrong yet. I've been buying more chug friendly third party figures due to legacy being hit and miss.
I'm happy to hear that you feel that way. You've been with me a long time, so the fact that you don't think I'm wrong yet, tells me I'm doing something right.
Man I'm sorry. It turns out I'm wrong but only for bad reasons. Turns out that some joints got mixed up, so some people got Starscreams with two right hips, which means the leg doesn't pop off... While others got two left hips... I think you see the problem.
@@PerspectiveEnd Yeah that tracks 😭 tbh I still love the figure, the QC is tragic but the figure itself still makes me super happy! Very few TF figures I own pose this well. Side note, love your reviews. It's interesting because while I regularly disagree with what you're saying, I find you do a really good job at justifying your complaints - so I end up really enjoying your videos despite my own opinion.
I must've gotten incredibly lucky with this guy, because I got him twice and I've experienced neither of the QC issues listed in the video. The leg stays on, and they stay in place in jet mode too. My first one had a slightly gammy right arm, so I grabbed a second one with intent to frankenstein them together, only to find that the second one was perfect. Holds together just fine, nothing loose, he still has a few balance issues thanks to his small feet and the weight distribution in his upper torso, but he's fine.
Great review PerspectiveEnd!!! I was going to pass on this figure completely, but my local Target store suckered me into getting this figure, since he was on sale for only $29.99 the day I found him. (grunt) At least I still have the original Armada Thundercracker figure in my collection. lol Keep on being amazing.
@@PerspectiveEnd Not where I live. In my area of California voyager class Transformers cost $34.99, and with sales taxes, the final price tag is over $37.00 for one voyager figure! (grunt)
I got my copy of this Starscream last week and the issues aren't quite as bad for me. The legs are loose but not so bad that he can't stand up. Never fallen over of his own accord yet. His legs do come off when rotated but slowly like it's hard to tell at first that it's happening. If I kept doing it without correcting then it'd definitely come off. And while the connection at the back of the jet is loose, it never comes out of its own accord.
I got pretty luck with QC for once. Still got the leg problem though, but I don't even put him in to full jet mode anymore. I just put him in a Macross Gerwalk mode since he has the perfect limb placement for it. Ironically gave him one of Jetfire's weapons for the jet gun, since G1 Jetfire WAS a Macross Valkyrie.
My starscream's joints are decent on 3 limbs, a tad floppy but hold on well enough but his left arm is so loose that it's a chore to have him in a dynamic pose with a sword in his left hand
This is probably my favorite legacy figure ever, mostly because my figure doesn’t seem to suffer from any major QC issues the back of the jet mode tabs in just fine. The only thing I can say suck about this figure is the wing sword can’t believe that the red paint was removed just because of a stupid energon gimmick no one gives a shit about.
You know, I think a cool video would be a ranking of the toy lines you’ve made videos on, like Titans Returns, Siege, ER, etc, I’m curious what the rankings would be
I really love this figure, my quality is good with only the arms being floppy when put on the middle of the slider, but easily fixable when not bothering to slide them in, which means that MY starscream is perfect, yeah his leg does pop off but I circumvent that with just holding his leg with my thumb while rotating it
Thankfully i must be one of the lucky ones with good copy of this figure. Legs are a tad loose but he can still hold any pose I put it in. I can only hope others get as lucky as I did, my favourite legacy figure so far.
I kid you not. The original figure literally has the exact same problem in jet mode with the legs. But I still want to buy all the repaints they’ll make ESPECIALLY RAMJET!!!!!
I DON'T HAVE THE LEG PROBLEM In fact, besides the wreaked box and a paint mishap on the face, I got it PERFECT. Painted in some of the missing spots too for fun.
I actually have a Theory about the legs, where I think some of them are winding up being misassembled with two right hips, as there are people out there where both legs fall off, so they got two left ones it would seem.
@@PerspectiveEnd oh! Makes sence. exsept it looks completey normal. Also at first I was able to open the doors with a finger, but putting them together is annoying.
That QC is tragic. At least loose joints can be mitigated with some floor polish or glue, but it's still a bad experience to have to have buyers fix figures when they should be out of the factory in good condition. Kids might end up screwing up the figure since they don't know what to do. I wonder if this is the same factory as their Victory Saber?
This figure is bittersweet. One on hand I'm ecstatic that they remade armada starscream since that original toy was the first transformer I ever owned so this will always have a place in my heart. On the other hand it's a huge bummer how floppy and loose this guy is. I was able to fix most of them but you shouldn't have to. Still happy to have him regardless
Yeah, it shouldn't be on US to make the toys good, they should come good. It's so sad because I think everyone who watched Armada has fond memories of this particular character, so it's just tragic it turned out like this.
This guy, along with Bomb-Burst (Him and Iguanus are bounty hunters in my Transformers headcanon), BW Inferno (Need him to complete my Season 1 Predacons), BW Transmetal 2 Megatron (Yes...), and Crankcase (He'll look great along with Siege Spinister, Siege Flywheels, and Titans Return Krok for a Scavengers display), are must gets for me from Wave 3 (When that wave shows up in my area). I'm typically easy to please when it comes to Transformers toys, but I will still be wary of the QC issues. I'm quite excited for Legacy Evolution (In particular Armada Hot Shot, Needlenose, Tarn, and Leo Prime)
This is one of the examples of how I am deeply hurt by how Hasbro is taking their figures, that's a shame too, I really wish this figure was actually great because he was easily one of the best characters of the show. Armada so far is just not getting any love.
I’m not a fan of UT, but as a Starscream, I am obligated to get him and add him to my Squall of Screamers. A shame about the QC, but it seems like a solid figure.
It looks so perfect. Poses like a dream. It has one bad accessory (Star Saber is too damn small). It’s accurate, has no gaps, and even retains all the functions it had in the show. All it needs is like...one weapon kit (Whether it's the twin swords of his Universe counterpart or a bigger, badder Star Saber. Remember, that sword's supposed to be almost as tall as Hotshot.) Why is it so thoroughly fucked by QC? Why does this keep happening to the figures I want the most? I'm sure there's some sort of homebrew fix for at least the ultra-loose joints, but I'm not sure about that Mushroom peg hip.
I actually don’t have the left leg problem, mine’s thighs are very tight along with the feet. The only looseness I had are the arm sliders (which I think you had the arms transformed wrong or I’m just seeing wrong), the waist, and the legs going front and back. Luckily I was able to fix them easily, though it took me about three goes with the floor polish on the arms and I might have to go again one more time and I did the legs twice just out of caution, but I can’t remember if I actually fixed the waist. And my alt mode actually holds together decently, and I don’t think QC is the problem with the alt mode holding together but rather the design choice they made. The tab isn’t going into a normal slot, but the place where the waist’s mushroom peg is and obviously on many’s it’s just not working. For me personally, I really like this and this has been standing on my shelf the last couple months as my definitive Starscream.
I actually have a Theory about the legs, where I think some of them are winding up being misassembled with two right hips, as there are people out there where both legs fall off, so they got two left ones it would seem. Happy to hear your's is over all great though.
He’s amazing. I don’t have interest in watching armada but he is such a good voyager. I got him and inferno the same day Infernos great. I can get over his leg falling off sometimes. I really enjoy the transformation and there’s just something about his look. 10/10
With how much Legacy's QC is going down the drain, I hope to god nothing negatively effects Tarn when that thing releases in March. And for those who already have it somehow via most likely dubious means, I hope nothing is negatively effecting Tarn at the moment. I've heard no Tarn bad QC reports on the subject as of the writing of this comment, so I remain hopeful that it stays this way and that figure is pretty much perfect in every department possible.
My copy doesn’t have quite as bad QC as yours, but it should be better. Funny enough, I have the leg issue, but on the other leg. QC aside though, he’s pretty great, I’m really happy to see more armada representation
“You’re failing your mother and I” cliffjumpER is your wife
No he is not.
@@PerspectiveEnd sure whatever you say😉
The CHUG aesthetic is actually based off of the Unicron Trilogy as the original line frequently had repaints of UT figures in it.
Early Classics/Universe 2.0 and Cybertron also shared a lot of engineering/aesthetic philosophies.
Makes sense why Hasbro didn’t redesign him then, glad that they stayed faithful to his Armada design.
They just need to work on that QC. So many toys of last year should not have belonged anywhere near a worst-of list, but they ended up there because of QC kerfuffles that completely ruined the figure.
@@BlitzkriegOmega we don't talk about Sludge
@@kingdareth09 Core Sludge or SS86 Sludge?
Because Core Sludge is a fucking CURSED figure that I can't help but adore in its ineptitude.
This figure looks amazing for what its trying to be. And I like that this line will offer more figures from more continuities to appeal to the majority of transformers fans
Yeah
I agree with everything you just said, but it's Tragic that the QC has gone all the way down the drain.
As someone who has a copy, I can unfortunately confirm all these issues. Hopefully they’ll fix it for the “Thundercracker” repaint.
They better, or RIOT. Burn it all to the ground!
Don’t forget the Skywarp with its slightly retooled wings and stupid horn :D
I don’t expect them to do repaints with this figure since neither of them showed up in Armada. I hope I’m wrong but if they do I’m damn certain that they’re going to be impossible to get store exclusives.
Starscream died as ThunderCracker in armada
Armada Starscream was one of my most anticipated figures of 2022 and he delivered for me. Him and Armada Hot Shot are very good next to each other, plus a gave Hot Shot the Starsaber because it made more sense to me.
I think the sword was intentionally a little smaller specifically to look good with Hot Shot
Look at ebay. They have kits for starsaber. It’s bigger and better.
I'm happy to hear that they worked out so well for you. I wish I could be so positive about them.
The left leg thing is crazy accurate for me!
Even with that, it's still the best tf toy of 2022 for me
Can you modify it with sanding or glue? I don't quite get the problem so I'm putting both options.
He seems to be seen as really underrated, sure he has poor QC but the look and quality make up for that. My copy of Armada Starscream seems to not have any issues besides his right leg.
I wish I loved this thing, but it's just got too many problems for me.
4 copies of these sat at my Walmart for over a year… I bought all of them and they literally have none of these issues… I wish I had this kind of luck with the lottery.
Are you sure. Swivel the legs on each a few times just for me, because I've seen a few people say "Nah mines fine" then come back and be like, "Ok I was wrong it does fall off".
When you said the leg doors are " the most aggressively hateful things," I noticed the doors have a very angry, hateful, disgusted scowl of a face, as if it were the wrath of the designer in plastic form!
Indeed they have. I didn't even notice that till filming, after the Audio was already recorded.
6:10 RIP Anime Dinobot Starscream
Indeed Flying Anime Dinobot.
Here I thought the thing I had to worry about was the color scheme looking subtly off and the sword not transforming into one of the wings. Turns out there was more to fear.
Yeah, that doesn't even register to me when I think of this thing.
As a fan of Satrscream, I appreciate The changes this specific version of the character made. That's why I'm happy he at least looks like the character I love. Posing him and Dinobot together makes me wanna cry, as my 2 favorite characters at least look the part in the modern era. My main QC gripe is that the head always veers left for some reason. When I try to snap it back, it pops back. I'm pissed.
Sorry to hear that problem is plaguing you, I'm not having that one my self. And yes they make sense posed together.
My Dinobot was fine aside from a loose foot tilt which always leaves him leaning forward when standing up (Also I accidentally broke his sword so that was fun)
Your Logo variant for the wings in the thumbnail actually looks pretty cool. Could make a fun variant for some event like some sort of anniversary or whatever
I mean I do lots of logo variants, just look through my thumbnails to see all the different versions I've done.
It feels like they put most of the QC into solely Inferno. That figure is perfection.
That's what I've been saying.
I am commenting once more, been a while but I love this figure. Well, the character to me was special as I recall seeing him one early morning with my brother, which got us both back into Transformers as previously we had watched RID (2001) and we just wanted to more, so with G1 in our minds and a bit of beast wars, we had went onto Armada. Starscream was my favorite because of the gimmicks with him. The wing becoming a sword was such a cool idea and I hope if a third party company makes a kit upgrade or even make their own version of this Starscream, I'd hope to see such a gimmick brought back like the original.
Thanks for reviewing this figure and please keep up the good work.
It has been a while indeed.
Yeah, it's unfortunate, he was probably the coolest character in that show, and the best Remembered by the community, and he gets screwed like this.
And thank you I will.
7:40 they even got angry faces
I only noticed that when I went to edit this thing.
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I'm proud to hear that. Happy you enjoy! I'm not always negative, but I'm far more willing to be so than most. Hope I can keep up the entertainment.
Great video as always! I just ran by two of this guy on Monday at target having literally 13 dollars to my name and died a little inside lol so I’m really hoping to win him, but wish everyone else the best of luck too!
I hope you can get him, and I hope your's is better on the QC if you do.
I got this guy. I love him and yes the left leg will always pop out.
I wish I loved him.
What a rollercoaster of ups and downs with this figure. I'm so torn.
Not torn. Tarn. He is the answer.
It's so close to being good, if it just wasn't wrecked on the QC.
@@PerspectiveEnd dropping the ball in the third quarter sounds like my home football team’s favorite strategy. Hasbro, you can do better!
So somehow despite all the issues this mold has I bought one through the hasbro ware house sale and surprisingly I don’t have any of the problems on my copy (I even swiveled the leg aggressively to see what would happen it stayed on) I got really lucky 😊 and thank goodness because I love this toy
Wow congratulations, literally yesterday I got a comment from someone who did the same thing as you, and he did not win that Game of Roulette, so that was sad to hear.
Cool that you didn't suffer the same fate.
I swear it's like this entire wave was sacrificed on the alter of Bomb-Burst, Inferno, and Megatron.
Bombburst doesn't even feel that good, he's just not falling apart.
Can confirm, the leg on mine loves to pop of too, otherwise I love the figure, luckily my armada hotshot doesn’t have any QC issues, which gives me hope for the rest of wave 4
How did you already get one of those?
@@PerspectiveEnd amazon has a few wave 4 figures up for order, core dinobots, needlenose, hotshot, and Leo prime
Armada Starscream was my first introduction to the character. And I honestly like that version, mostly because of the coloration, over the G1 Starscream. Now onto the Legacy figure himself. He's really cool. I didn't have the original Armada Starscream toy, so having version, in box, is great. Robot and jet mode looks cool. The Star Saber sword is cool, but I wish he came with his mini-con Swindle too. Anyways, looking forward to who's next from the Unicron Trilogy. Besides the Legacy Evolution Hotshot, the rumored listed Megatron, and the coming Optimus Prime.
-I don't have the Thrilling 30 toy either, but I wish the orange swords carried over to this Legacy version. To be the energon weapons Hasbro was doing at the beginning of Legacy before dropping it later on. As I never was a fan of his wing turn sword weapon from the show. It does look cool, but it made him look lopsided. And here it looks strangely out of place since it's not the wing anymore.
Totally understand it, I personally can't think of them as really the same character though. Aramada Starscream is more like Dinobot than he is Starscream.
Leaving him in the box and displaying him that way is the best way to avoid the bad QC.
Yeah, it's supper weird how much the Legacy Line gave up on the Energon Weapon Gimick Immediately.
I like this Legacy Starscream since Hasbro FINALLY decided to use a panel to hide where the arm folds in. SO MANY FIGURES WERE LIKE THAT!!! WHY?!?!
Yeah, at least they weren't lazy about that part.
Remember?
Heh, go isn’t as bad as I thought
Of course.
And yeah it's a good design, just bad execution.
7:33 I’m surprised you didn’t mention that the tab doors have a giant screaming face on them
I didn't notice till editing the video.
This is my #1 favorite starscream of all and I would like to be announced as a winner if I do win and mine really doesn't have any QC all are fine and tight.
Nice! I'm happy to hear that you aren't having my troubles.
The character of Armada Starscream is probably looking at this and hurling chunks into his grave.
He'd be so offended that a version of him was so weak.
my amarda starscream legs keep flying off the mushroom peg
Anyone else notice how the perspective end logo was the wings on the thumbnail? That was a nice touch.
So this figure looks nice and accurate. Uh what else…….
Thank you. I always like to Incorporate the logo when I can.
I think it would be awsome if they repainted him and gave him jhiaxuses head so we can have the orange comic version. Awsome video as always!
I don't see that happening because we just got Jhiaxus, but customizers do currently have the power.
Beating someone to death with laser children sounds kinda cool actually
Sounds like a page out of the Flaming Carrot.
his face with the cannons up looks like UoU
I'm not quite seeing what you are seeing.
With the shoulder cannons back, I wouldn't mind owning this as Redwing.
It would make some sense as him yeah.
Oddly, my copy doesn't seem to have most of the QC issues. It might be a fix due to mine being obtained later or it just might be my copy, but the leg doesnt have any issues at all.
The alt mode DOES still have some trouble staying together, but it holds together better than your copy.
I do jave a friend who has a copy with your issues, so either a running change happened at some point or I just got extremely lucky with my copy of the figure.
Man I remember when I first bought the G2 Laser Prime in Wave 1 and immediately I had that mushroom peg problem where his arms threatened to pop off at even the slightest rotation. So I know how that feels. Thankfully my Velocitron Scourge didnt have that, thank GOD.
But yeah, on a side note, good luck to whoever wins that Armada Starscream, and may the QC be with you.
Yeah, my Laser Prime does that too, but no where near as often. Sorry about yours.
I'm so glad I don't have any of the problems besides the leg popping off but even that has bean extremely minor I feel sorry for those who have had these problems
Some people have both legs pop off.
@PerspectiveEnd hopefully an upgrade kit comes out for the legs and sword to fix the issues or if they do thundercracker then at least fix the legs because this could have bean pretty great in my opinion it's a shame
@@PerspectiveEnd also I found a hack to make him look almost all the way back his neck is connected to his back plate so if you half transform his chest you can just lift the clip up and lay his head on his back
4:44 “…but it’s enough about the QC”
Hehe, see what I did there.
More to come?
I grew up with Transformers Armada, and Starscream was my 3rd most favourite Decepticon, but when I became a teenager and I rewatched the series, he became my most favourite Decepticon and character in general.
When he was your third, who were the two over him?
@@PerspectiveEnd When I was a kid, Megatron was my most favourite Decepticon because of his tank mode, you see as a kid I really loved tanks. My 2nd most favourite Decepticon was Cyclonus because of his helicopter mode and his kinda lunatic personality.
The bad qc is supposed to make you scream like starscream in the show
Must be their plan.
I always called Armada Starscream ‘hot cheeto man’ cuz of his bright red coloring.
I don't know that Hot Cheetos are this red.
I just got this guy, and my copy has no qc issues and I just love the figure.
Happy to hear it.
Geez, at that point, I'd rather just hunt for the Thrilling 30 Verision
The qc is so upsettingly bad.
The starscreams are haunted. The other one came to your house to warn you about something
I mean he is a ghost from what I understand of Energon.
Ahhh that explains it
Have this fella and the original deluxe generation in thundercracker colours from legends. This is definitely an upgrade
Im sure that he is, in every way but QC.
As you could no doubt conclude from my profile pic, Armada Ramjet is a top priority.
Especially since I plan to repurpose him into Nacelle.
Ok that made me think of something cool. A Selects or Buzzworthy release with two swappable heads: one head would be a new Armada Ramjet tooling, and the other would be the regular Starscream head in Nacelle’s colors. That wouldn’t be hard for them to do, and it’d be pretty cool to see them utilize alternate heads again.
Man why is Ramjet so scary?
Armada Starscream was figure of the year for me last year. You could probably guess who’s in the lead for this year
Yay a new perspective vid!!!
Hope it was more fun than the figure.
Hopefully one day, Hasbro starts to care again and gives us a proper Minicon Star Saber
It's weird that they aren't doing more with the minicons considering how much of a cash cow they were back in the day.
I was gonna say "I hate to be the guy to say my QC is fine" but then I rotated the figures leg, I even started typing the comment out.
SEE!!! SEEE!!! I CAN NOT BE DENIED THIS TIME!!!
This wave just got the Kingdom wave 3 curse, however much like that, it at least produced one golden child of the wave......Dragon Megatron
CANT FIND ONE.
That left thigh is a bugger, but at least it's manageable.
I did tighten his shoulders a touch so he could handle the micromaster jet duo's sword mode as a not-stat-saber. I like the idea of Screamer with a pair of buddies who gang up on jerks.
And this Samurai Screamer is my favorite, so he gets friends.
Those guys are a bit heavier, and good news, they are cons too so they make sense working with im.
And yes this version of Starscream is a far more likeable guy.
I feel like we're getting ripped off, we're paying more for 2015 QC. Hasbro apparently doesn't care. This is why I've been very selective with the legacy line. Your videos are helpful because you haven't been wrong yet. I've been buying more chug friendly third party figures due to legacy being hit and miss.
I'm happy to hear that you feel that way. You've been with me a long time, so the fact that you don't think I'm wrong yet, tells me I'm doing something right.
Me, holding my Armada Starscream: there's no WAY every figure has the left leg issue-- no, wait, there it is, mine just came off
Man I'm sorry. It turns out I'm wrong but only for bad reasons.
Turns out that some joints got mixed up, so some people got Starscreams with two right hips, which means the leg doesn't pop off... While others got two left hips... I think you see the problem.
@@PerspectiveEnd Yeah that tracks 😭
tbh I still love the figure, the QC is tragic but the figure itself still makes me super happy! Very few TF figures I own pose this well.
Side note, love your reviews. It's interesting because while I regularly disagree with what you're saying, I find you do a really good job at justifying your complaints - so I end up really enjoying your videos despite my own opinion.
This figure screams my childhood and first introduction to transformers
I totally get that, and I wish that I had better news to deliver about the QC, it would be a really good figure otherwise.
I must've gotten incredibly lucky with this guy, because I got him twice and I've experienced neither of the QC issues listed in the video. The leg stays on, and they stay in place in jet mode too. My first one had a slightly gammy right arm, so I grabbed a second one with intent to frankenstein them together, only to find that the second one was perfect. Holds together just fine, nothing loose, he still has a few balance issues thanks to his small feet and the weight distribution in his upper torso, but he's fine.
7:37 So I have fingers of a literal baby... I can fit them in to open them so the transformation in a lot better for me.
Damn son those are some skinny digits.
Great review PerspectiveEnd!!! I was going to pass on this figure completely, but my local Target store suckered me into getting this figure, since he was on sale for only $29.99 the day I found him. (grunt) At least I still have the original Armada Thundercracker figure in my collection. lol Keep on being amazing.
Isn't that the Normal Price for a Voyager though?
@@PerspectiveEnd Not where I live. In my area of California voyager class Transformers cost $34.99, and with sales taxes, the final price tag is over $37.00 for one voyager figure! (grunt)
I got my copy of this Starscream last week and the issues aren't quite as bad for me. The legs are loose but not so bad that he can't stand up. Never fallen over of his own accord yet. His legs do come off when rotated but slowly like it's hard to tell at first that it's happening. If I kept doing it without correcting then it'd definitely come off. And while the connection at the back of the jet is loose, it never comes out of its own accord.
That's lucky, for me, it's like 1 full rotation and they come flying off like they are Spring Loaded.
I got pretty luck with QC for once. Still got the leg problem though, but I don't even put him in to full jet mode anymore. I just put him in a Macross Gerwalk mode since he has the perfect limb placement for it. Ironically gave him one of Jetfire's weapons for the jet gun, since G1 Jetfire WAS a Macross Valkyrie.
I didn't even think to try a Gerwalk with him.
My starscream's joints are decent on 3 limbs, a tad floppy but hold on well enough but his left arm is so loose that it's a chore to have him in a dynamic pose with a sword in his left hand
For me the arms are decent, but it's the legs that are the real problem and especially the feet.
I just realized that his null ray canons are upside down when you flip them over.
Yeah I was thinking they looked wrong.
This Starscream (toy) can literally and completely be described as the Dollarstore Jhiaxus
I mean I do feel you on that.
This is probably my favorite legacy figure ever, mostly because my figure doesn’t seem to suffer from any major QC issues the back of the jet mode tabs in just fine. The only thing I can say suck about this figure is the wing sword can’t believe that the red paint was removed just because of a stupid energon gimmick no one gives a shit about.
The weird thing is that he doesn't have any Energon weapons. The Star Saber isn't clear.
And I'm happy to hear that yours turned out better than mine.
I love this figure, but I’m afraid to transform it because the right foot is too tight and is already showing stress marks
Man I didn't even know that could be a concern.
@@PerspectiveEnd it goes side to side fine, but the problem is tilting the foot down into the leg
the armada starscream hoard has been awakened more will flood your house lol
They come to curse me with their QC.
You know, I think a cool video would be a ranking of the toy lines you’ve made videos on, like Titans Returns, Siege, ER, etc, I’m curious what the rankings would be
That is something to keep in mind for the future yes.
I really love this figure, my quality is good with only the arms being floppy when put on the middle of the slider, but easily fixable when not bothering to slide them in, which means that MY starscream is perfect, yeah his leg does pop off but I circumvent that with just holding his leg with my thumb while rotating it
Well that's not perfect, but I'm glad you are enjoying it so much more than me.
If I buy him, I want to design an actual transforming wingsword. Its one of my favoirte things about him
That's an odd thing to be one of your favorite Aspects.
So the way I’m seeing it, this figure is a 10/10 hindered by abysmal QC issues
8 out of 10, But dragged to a 4 through brute QC.
Such a shame that the QC has gone down, I was really looking forward to this one
He’s still good but it’s mainly the right or left leg that slides off and the back port in jet mode, mine only has an issues with one of its legs.
Same, but there's hope that a better version will release later.
Thankfully i must be one of the lucky ones with good copy of this figure. Legs are a tad loose but he can still hold any pose I put it in. I can only hope others get as lucky as I did, my favourite legacy figure so far.
He could have been way up there for me were it not for the QC. Glad to hear that your's is good.
7:56 hey perspective try putting your nail on the underside of the bottom of the leg door because that tends to work for me
I can't get my nail behind it. My finger doesn't fit.
Let's just hope Inferno swoops in and saves us from Legacy's W3 problems.
I mean we already know he has, because he was on my Top 10 of 2022.
I also bought this starscream because of windblade version. I thought i was the only one who was thinking about it
The Windblade Starscream is so interesting and fun.
I recently ordered armada Starscream, I hope that when I get my copy I won't have so many QC problems.
I hope so too.
I kid you not. The original figure literally has the exact same problem in jet mode with the legs. But I still want to buy all the repaints they’ll make ESPECIALLY RAMJET!!!!!
Man I don't remember the OG figure pulling that?
i love how quickly you let us know this figure is trash. only this channel. back to third party i go
The Inferno is Good.
And yes, I don't hide things for a big reveal.
I think 4:56 is deliberate so you keep the waist swivel
But there's a peg that locks it all together, that it can't reach when you do that.
I DON'T HAVE THE LEG PROBLEM
In fact, besides the wreaked box and a paint mishap on the face, I got it PERFECT. Painted in some of the missing spots too for fun.
I actually have a Theory about the legs, where I think some of them are winding up being misassembled with two right hips, as there are people out there where both legs fall off, so they got two left ones it would seem.
@@PerspectiveEnd oh! Makes sence. exsept it looks completey normal. Also at first I was able to open the doors with a finger, but putting them together is annoying.
I can’t decide if this is my favourite interpretation of starscream or the IDW is my favourite
I'm partial to the IDW one, especially since this guy is more like a Reinterpretation of Dinobot.
I must’ve been one of the lucky ones that has no issues with my figure at all
You just HAD to prove me wrong.
That QC is tragic. At least loose joints can be mitigated with some floor polish or glue, but it's still a bad experience to have to have buyers fix figures when they should be out of the factory in good condition. Kids might end up screwing up the figure since they don't know what to do.
I wonder if this is the same factory as their Victory Saber?
Exactly, this is less of a problem for Adult collectors, though it still is one, but for kids this is awful.
This figure is bittersweet. One on hand I'm ecstatic that they remade armada starscream since that original toy was the first transformer I ever owned so this will always have a place in my heart. On the other hand it's a huge bummer how floppy and loose this guy is. I was able to fix most of them but you shouldn't have to. Still happy to have him regardless
Yeah, it shouldn't be on US to make the toys good, they should come good. It's so sad because I think everyone who watched Armada has fond memories of this particular character, so it's just tragic it turned out like this.
How did you fixed the leg poping off ?
This guy, along with Bomb-Burst (Him and Iguanus are bounty hunters in my Transformers headcanon), BW Inferno (Need him to complete my Season 1 Predacons), BW Transmetal 2 Megatron (Yes...), and Crankcase (He'll look great along with Siege Spinister, Siege Flywheels, and Titans Return Krok for a Scavengers display), are must gets for me from Wave 3 (When that wave shows up in my area). I'm typically easy to please when it comes to Transformers toys, but I will still be wary of the QC issues. I'm quite excited for Legacy Evolution (In particular Armada Hot Shot, Needlenose, Tarn, and Leo Prime)
I totally get why you are after this, and I just hope you have better luck with the QC than me and most others.
hasbro must've gotten their OGL guy to do the QC for transformers too
This is one of the examples of how I am deeply hurt by how Hasbro is taking their figures, that's a shame too, I really wish this figure was actually great because he was easily one of the best characters of the show. Armada so far is just not getting any love.
This figure could have been one of the Best from the line, but instead it's just crushed under a mountain of QC.
I’m not a fan of UT, but as a Starscream, I am obligated to get him and add him to my Squall of Screamers. A shame about the QC, but it seems like a solid figure.
It's a solid design on paper, it's just the execution that fails.
It's so sad because I think Armada Starscream is one of the coolest looking designs ol' Screamer's ever had, but oh my god, that quality control...
Indeed, and the figure is like an 8 out of 10 but the build drags it down to a 4.
It looks so perfect. Poses like a dream. It has one bad accessory (Star Saber is too damn small). It’s accurate, has no gaps, and even retains all the functions it had in the show. All it needs is like...one weapon kit (Whether it's the twin swords of his Universe counterpart or a bigger, badder Star Saber. Remember, that sword's supposed to be almost as tall as Hotshot.)
Why is it so thoroughly fucked by QC? Why does this keep happening to the figures I want the most? I'm sure there's some sort of homebrew fix for at least the ultra-loose joints, but I'm not sure about that Mushroom peg hip.
Yeah most of this can be taken care of by Joint Tightners, but I don't know how you fix it falling in half in altmode.
I actually don’t have the left leg problem, mine’s thighs are very tight along with the feet. The only looseness I had are the arm sliders (which I think you had the arms transformed wrong or I’m just seeing wrong), the waist, and the legs going front and back. Luckily I was able to fix them easily, though it took me about three goes with the floor polish on the arms and I might have to go again one more time and I did the legs twice just out of caution, but I can’t remember if I actually fixed the waist. And my alt mode actually holds together decently, and I don’t think QC is the problem with the alt mode holding together but rather the design choice they made. The tab isn’t going into a normal slot, but the place where the waist’s mushroom peg is and obviously on many’s it’s just not working. For me personally, I really like this and this has been standing on my shelf the last couple months as my definitive Starscream.
I actually have a Theory about the legs, where I think some of them are winding up being misassembled with two right hips, as there are people out there where both legs fall off, so they got two left ones it would seem.
Happy to hear your's is over all great though.
Hope it gets better for the inevitable blue repaint.
Yeah, here's hoping they hammer out the QC eventually.
He’s amazing. I don’t have interest in watching armada but he is such a good voyager. I got him and inferno the same day Infernos great. I can get over his leg falling off sometimes. I really enjoy the transformation and there’s just something about his look. 10/10
Way better than that PIECE OF GARBAGE CYBERTRON STARSCREAM
It's also that the jet mode has trouble holding together, but I'm glad you are enjoying him.
With how much Legacy's QC is going down the drain, I hope to god nothing negatively effects Tarn when that thing releases in March.
And for those who already have it somehow via most likely dubious means, I hope nothing is negatively effecting Tarn at the moment.
I've heard no Tarn bad QC reports on the subject as of the writing of this comment, so I remain hopeful that it stays this way and that figure is pretty much perfect in every department possible.
We will Riot together if Tarn sucks.
I've not seen people making claims that it has bad QC except for ONE comment on this video.
He’s so pretty! What can’t he be any good? I think I’ll wait for the inevitable Unicorn Battles repaint and hope his QC gets fixed.
Yeah the Blue one will happen, and hopefully it will be in a better era for Hasbro.
Because of who this is and how he looks, I am somehow able to ignore all of the QC. This fig is amazing.... to me
I mean the base design is great. The figure could have been great. It's just QC. That's the only real problem with this thing.
Wave 1 is still at my wallmart no sign that wave 2 exists let alone wave 3
Yeah, I still haven't seen Wave 2 other than Jhiaxus, and Tarantuals.
In stores that is.
The leg panels look like they have some sort of tiki face on them
I only noticed that while editing the video.
My copy doesn’t have quite as bad QC as yours, but it should be better. Funny enough, I have the leg issue, but on the other leg. QC aside though, he’s pretty great, I’m really happy to see more armada representation
I think the factory isn't being careful with what side they are putting the hip sections on.
I love the look of this thing
I do as well. It looks so good.