@@Joseph_Drew_III that also makes sense. Hasbro officials have said that it was the intention for skywarp to be cyclonous. Bombshell was an animation error.
I’ve always loved Cyclonus. From the loyal soldier of the cartoon to the ancient warrior of IDW. Even the cackling Armada version of the character stands out as one of the best dumb goon archetype villains of the franchise.
He clearly had a lot of fun doing it. A lot of the Unicron Trilogy voice actors really phoned it in, and were clearly just there for the paycheck. Not Don Brown though.
transformers animes always change for other names in USA, sometimes the japanese names are better but less creative, or make even less sense! and even when the color and vehicle match they put so strange personalities, and this make me to keep waiting for the redeco with g1 colors ahah! interesting that cyclonus in energon has the same name in japanese!
Hearing transformers talked about, in their entrity, without any anger whatsoever, plus your accent really helps calm me down for the day. Thanks for being awesome
Thanks! I'm glad you picked up on that - I might make a joke here or there about parts of the canon that have bad reputations, but The Basics is all about treating all areas of Transformers with equal respect! This is a series meant to speak to and help new fans as much as it is old ones, and the last thing I want is to scare anyone away from fandom by being angry and dismissive of parts of the franchise that were their entry points!
@@ChrisMcFeely I must say that I am immensely grateful to you and your series for not voicing bias, and talking about everything equally. So many other fandoms are also divided right now, like Star Wars and Halo. The Basics, I find, have a soothing effect on me personally. Thank You.
IDW Cyclonus is my fave version of Cyclonus. Him and Tailgate... perfection. And the ending of Lost Light made me so happy how he and Whirl would become close friends. Damn I want Lost Light back...
CHASEMARC please watch the old cartoon. You think that loser Skywarp could be Cyclonus? Bombshell was a BEAST. Look up Bombshell and the other insecticons for that matter. Insecticons rule... I know they are "bugs", but they got close to destroying the Autobots & Decepticons many times. He could take over minds and was a badass. Bug or plane... they both got trashed and had to be rebuilt. Lol
basted exactly.cyclonus is bombshell.the second cyclonus from the movie (the scene where they were created and the ONLY time we see the "second cyclonus) is an animation error.
Sky warp purple scourge blue... the official statement was Megatron becoming Galvatron was a last minute change... bomb shell and sky warp was an animation error just like seeing certain characters on earth and then they show up on the shuttle with Optimus prime this was very very common back then because they didn’t communicate with cell phones animators were handed memos or mailed letters or a phone call to the boss then a memo passed around this caused lots of miscommunications and once you’ve spent the money to animate something like that it’s way too expensive to go back and fix it so you just Roll with it. Yes Sky warp is cyclonus. The Insecticons are the sweeps. Cyclonus is the leader of the Armada of sweeps If it bothers you then so sad to bad.
Here is my opinion. Cyclonus would take parts from both Skywarp and bombshell. It would explain his savage might(Bombshell) And his loyalty to his leader Galvatron(Skywarp.)
I actively hated Cyclonus before MTMTE and Lost Light, completely unable to take his character seriously. After LL I have come to care deeply for him and like him a lot. He became a person instead of an object. Scourge has never found the same favour with me. Took James Robert's writing and Alex Milne's art to change my mind.
@@TheAnimationStationTASweird, right? Cyclonus has always been one of my favorite Decepticons from the G1 cartoon, and now I'm becoming fond of his IDW incarnation. All-in-all, the original Cyclonus is one of my favs.
I really liked the Armada Cyclonus, he really added another element of comedy alongside Demolisher but yeah, his laugh & boastful remarks were definitely memorable 😂👌🏾💯
Yes, it follows the logic of the toy line, with two 1984 Decepticon Planes replaced by the two new 1986 Decepticon Planes (and with the Insecticons _still_ in the toy line). My own 'head canon' has Reflector become the anonymous Sweeps, but I think I'm in a very small minority there. :)
6:13 The transformers in Armada rarely ever blink or close their eyelids so it's weird seeing a character with their optics closed even for sleeping (even so to indicate a bot is sleeping their head is positioned in an angle where their helm casts a shadow over their eyes)
Come to think of it, one could say that Cyclonus got his loyalty (perfect fit) and jet-form (even not being the classic F 15) from Skywarp while his intelligence and charisma (nod to cerebro-shells?) could have been transferred from Bombshell.
So, uh, yeah, I included a "thanks for 5K subs" at the end of this vid, but my activity spiked so much after I finished it that it's already outdated! So, thanks to everyone for **6K** subs as well!
New update... 7K. I actually just sub'd myself. This was an awesome video and highly informative... So I had to Sub, I'm looking forward to more vids like this one!
How do you figure that Cyclonus and Skywarp had similar personalities? At least in terms of the original cartoon: Skywarp was a dim-witted thug who was blindly loyal to Megatron and the Decepticon cause. Cyclonus later displayed a free-thinking personality with a code of honor in combat. Moreso, he was not blindly loyal to Galvatron after witnessing his gradual mental decline.
My grandad got me this toy in 1987, when I was 4. I was like "Who is this one, it isn't on the tv show." Then when he later appeared on the tv show here in NZ I was blown away by my awesome gift
I just love the juxtaposition of personalities of Skywarp becoming Cyclonus. Cyclonus is an honorable warrior who has a strict code of honor and is extremely tactical and even stands up to his leader if the need arises, meanwhile Skywarp is a jackass who pushes people down the stairs using his teleportation powers.
I was writing a fanfic with Cyclonus having a part, but I haven't touched it in a while (fanfic is hard and takes concentration. lol), so this is really helpful. Admittedly, I wasn't expecting to hear the direction he took in IDW comics, but it's still an interesting take nonetheless. I always remembered his name, but as someone who never really got into the series until the time of the movies, I missed out on ever finding out what he was, as he was really just in the 1986 film for two or three scenes. Nice to see that the character did end up having depth beyond being just a cool name to me.
I would like to think it was Skywarp turned into cyclonus because of how well he and Scoruge work together. Just like when they were Skywarp and Thundercracker in the show
I've heard/read an interview with staff from the 86 movie that in an early version of the script for the 86 movie it read: "Cyclonus and his armada(Scourge the tracker and his huntsmen the Sweeps) which was intended to mean that Scourge and the Sweeps ARE Cyclonus' armmada, not that Armada is another character, but that the animator/animators doing the reconstruction/rebirth scene misinterpreted the script and thought that armada was a character named Armada, but that the animator/animators doing the next scene where they board their new ship got it right. This explains why the 2nd Cyclonus disappears and is replaced by a 4th Sweep. As for Bombshell VS Skywarp I've heard/read it said by various 86 movie staff in various interviews that the description for the reconstruction scene read, "the dead Decepticon's become Cyclonus, Scourge, and the Sweeps(who are duplicates of Scourge)," not that it names who becomes who and that the animator/animators just randomly choose which characters became which new characters. Therefore what we see on screen isn't necessarily what we were meant to see. I say they are whole new characters that simply used the dead Decepticon scrap. This is further evidenced by dialogue in the 86 movie and season 3. Galvatron indirectly says that he is Megatron, but Cyclonus, Scourge and the Sweeps never refer to being whomever they once were.....as if they either don't know whom they once were or they are new beings, new souls ,in old reformed bodies.
Skywarp is my all-time favorite Decepticon and seeing as how he was a loyal soldier to Megatron, in my book he was turned into Cyclonus aka Galvatron's ship. Plus they're the same color
Great work once again! I would say that Armada Cyclonus did one more thing of note, though: He appeared in the PS2 video game as a boss with a kickass themesong!
IDW Cyclonus is definitely my favorite version of the character. Also it’s kind of interesting how Animated kind of lightly implied their version of him was Skywarp via the Allspark Almanac.
I'm gonna include the original Cyclounus in my fanfiction as his own character, unconnected to the Decepticons but still connected to Unicron like in G1 and with the "ancient Cybertronian" origin from IDW.
I always figured the appearance briefly of two, were two different readout views of one through Unicron's eyes. They way we saw a digitized transformation of Megatron. Making him Skywarp. Interesting.
Another great video, Chris. I've learned a few things about Cyclonus that I didn't know before and I'm going to have to track down the issues of the IDW comic that you mentioned. Thank you again, good sir.
Cool video. Learned some stuff. Myself, I'd always considered Armada Cyclonus as a Decepticon who's inherited his ancestor's name - as seen often in Beast Wars. None-the-less, I enjoyed the inclusion. Just make sure you include the bird-dog when you do Silverbolt and his Arielbots:-p
I say Its Skywarp because of the fact he's very loyal unlike bombshell who has betrayed Megatron multiple times (It was skywarp who revived Megatron first after all) also It was Skywarps Toy that was replaced with Cyclonus when the 1986 film came out
Hyper Johnua it's the heavy bayverse designs that bug me with current transformers think it's a safe bet it's going to be the way until we get a decent reboot
Please do not stop making these to basic videos. This is really really helping my explain to my roommates and my gf about the tf universe and why I collect tfs
Personally I think he is skywarp because if he is usually with scourge which is thundercracker and skywarp and thundercracker makes more sense than bombshell and thundercracker
Although he's the lesser used one, I like the Unicron Trilogy Cyclonus. He's the version that I was first introduced to; and like you said, he's memorable, even if he didn't do much of anything significant.
I actually like this character a lot and i am among those who choose to believe that it was in fact Sky-Warp who was turned into Cyclonus. it makes more sense in regards to the revenge killing of Star-Scream and an insecticon would make for a much better sweep than Right-hand-man.
Hands down, I always saw Cyclonus as a transformed new body of Skywrap and Bombshell as the Huntman. I wish they followed through with a armada of Huntsmen for Cyclonus. -6:35 I'm a fan of Snowcat, his robot mode and vehicle mode design is cool. But the skis and yodeling... not so much. Though I did get a Armada Cyclonus toy and repaint it in Snowcats colors. Looks better. I even have a the Energons Snowcat and pretend that he's a triple changer.
I feel that skywarp is cyclonus because it makes scene for cyclonus to be a seeker and the sweeps can multiply so that means that scourge would be bombshell cause insecticons multiply like crazy so yea skywarp is cyclonus
He appeared on the Transformers War for Cybertron video game, for the DS version, and had story dialogue on it, but didn’t appear on the most prominent Xbox and PlayStation versions.
@@Ian_S. considering this isn't anything new for transformers, using a previously existing name for a new character, why are you complaining? And since this is the most successful version of cyclonus, idw cyclonus will mostly be a reoccurring character in later transformers media
@@Ian_S. are you sure? Whether you in particular like him or not, majority of the fans do like him, and just seems a bad move not to included a character alot of fans has grown fond of
I grew up with the Swedish dubs for the Unicron trilogy, and Cyclonous was one of my favourite characters. Rewatching Armada recently, I was surprised how he in the Swedish dub at one point sang a Swedish kids' song. I don't know what he sang in the English or Japanese versions, but I would assume it wasn't even the same melody.
@@lordgzstg6181 Had to look up it up, it's in episode 25 at around 15:30. In the English version doesn't sing, but references Santa Claus is coming to town by saying "You better watch out, you better not cry, because you're gonna get blasted". In the Japanese version he only announces that it's a trap.
I actually couldn't really tell the difference between Cyclonus' earlier design and later design until i saw them compared. Somehow his earlier design ended up being used in the Starscream's Ghost episode. And i did think he was Skywarp with his power and intelligence increased by Unicron's upgrades. It's mainly down to his loyalty. The way Cyclonus goes out of his way to locate Galvatron in Five Faces of Darkness practically mirrors how Skywarp went out of his way to re-active Megatron in More Than Meets the Eye. So, while Skywarp's clownish personality didn't survive, his devotion to his leader did.
I'm so glad I got the Transformers Universe Cyclonus. A good design, and the Targetmaster gimmick was one of my favorites. I figured out as well that like in the "Headmasters" anime, this version can actually Target-on with Nightstick. A cool little extra they designed into the toy.
I find it funny at how Cyclonus in the Japanese Dub of Armada was supposed to be Sandstorm, but it sounded like they called him Thunderstorm. But it was stupid of them to make him Evolve into a Snow Skier. That was Torchic's Evolution level of Abomination and Insulting!
Cool video and it's always fun to learn more about these amazing characters. Cyclonus is indeed one of my faves for sure. Congrats on not only 5k, but 6k subs! Cheers to the next 6k+!
I know I'm gonna be the minority here, but I prefer the Cyclonus from armada. I'm admittedly biased, since I grew up with armada, but even after learning about the original character I think the name fits a helicopter better than a jet, and his personality in armada was just a lot of fun, the perfect Decepticon mook to fill up the ranks.
That would explain the constant changing of his design in the original season 3 of G1. Seems AKOM couldn't be bothered to use a consistent model for the guy, since he goes back and forth from both of Floro Derey's designs.
Great videos! Please don’t forget our lovely boy Whirl. Maybe one day you can get a basics video on him. You’ve done such a great job on these videos and shed light on so many grey areas for fans. Keep going man!
My grandma just died a few minutes ago but thanks for providing videos with your comforting voice to help, really supresses the pain and calms you down
Holy crap, I didn't actually know that Animated!Cyclonus being a far-future modified Animated!Skywarp was actually a merger of multiple origin stories in earlier continuities! I thought it was simply the Animated crew trying to figure out a roundabout way of having Cyclonus in their show without having Unicron. Brilliant. I also really need to watch the 1986 movie at some point.
I can’t say for sure, but the way I see it, the whole thing about Cyclonus being able to combine with others to become Galvatronus was something that happened simply because someone wanted a character with that name ever since the mentioning of a character named Megatronus and that the aligned continuity indicated that that was the name Megatron named himself after. That’s just my guess.
Given the mistakes that were made in the movie regarding Cyclonus, I like to think that Skywarp is indeed the one reincarnated and that Bombshell is one of the Sweeps. I know that this is three years old, but thanks for doing these!
At 4:43 there's a shadowy figure seen on the bow of the ship pause it and see, thinking about it as a kid I always thought it was galvatron but maybe our man in question? 🤔 It doesn't bridge the identity of him. But it's a weird one. Brilliant work as always
Skywarp makes more sense to me the sweeps can multiply like the insecticons so the sweeps being insecticons makes sense to me.
I have a separate opinion that brought me to the same conclusion: It just goes well with Thundercracker/Scourge
@@Joseph_Drew_III that also makes sense. Hasbro officials have said that it was the intention for skywarp to be cyclonous. Bombshell was an animation error.
I like that idea
I like Cyclonus and Skywarp as separate characters.
You see bombshell become cyclonus tho
I’ve always loved Cyclonus. From the loyal soldier of the cartoon to the ancient warrior of IDW. Even the cackling Armada version of the character stands out as one of the best dumb goon archetype villains of the franchise.
I loved Don Brown's voice for Cyclonus.He just seemed perfect for a crazed helicopter who loved shooting.
He clearly had a lot of fun doing it. A lot of the Unicron Trilogy voice actors really phoned it in, and were clearly just there for the paycheck. Not Don Brown though.
@@AlmostAnimixers Wich is the Reason why i prefer the Show ether in Japanes ore even in German.
Also cyclonus makes sense as a helicopter
transformers animes always change for other names in USA, sometimes the japanese names are better but less creative, or make even less sense! and even when the color and vehicle match they put so strange personalities, and this make me to keep waiting for the redeco with g1 colors ahah! interesting that cyclonus in energon has the same name in japanese!
Hearing transformers talked about, in their entrity, without any anger whatsoever, plus your accent really helps calm me down for the day. Thanks for being awesome
Thanks! I'm glad you picked up on that - I might make a joke here or there about parts of the canon that have bad reputations, but The Basics is all about treating all areas of Transformers with equal respect! This is a series meant to speak to and help new fans as much as it is old ones, and the last thing I want is to scare anyone away from fandom by being angry and dismissive of parts of the franchise that were their entry points!
@@ChrisMcFeely I must say that I am immensely grateful to you and your series for not voicing bias, and talking about everything equally. So many other fandoms are also divided right now, like Star Wars and Halo. The Basics, I find, have a soothing effect on me personally. Thank You.
Chris McFeely well it’s nice to know someone treats any transformers series with respect in their entries
@@ChrisMcFeely "The Basics is all about treating all areas of Transformers with equal respect!"
If only Hasbro saw it that way eh?
@@ChrisMcFeely well you are doing a great job and I am loving the series. I too feel that you have a soothing voice!
I like the armada version better. Why? He's less serious and--
*distant yodeling*
Wait.
*distant yodeling intensifies and laughter*
Oh my god! i had all but forgotten the yodeling!
thank you for igniting the sparks of my youth!
"Why do people love Cyclonus again?"
*Learns about IDW Cyclonus*
"Why did I not love Cyclonus before again?"
Yeah same. Because of IDW I am now a tailgate fanboy and a cyclonus fanboy.
After I got the kingdom Cyclonus figure, I became a fanboy
Truee
IDW Cyclonus is my fave version of Cyclonus. Him and Tailgate... perfection. And the ending of Lost Light made me so happy how he and Whirl would become close friends. Damn I want Lost Light back...
You're g@y. Lol
Skywarp will always be Cyclonus to me. Having a Bug become Cyclonus sucks, besides the Sweeps can create clones just like the insecticons can.
CHASEMARC please watch the old cartoon. You think that loser Skywarp could be Cyclonus? Bombshell was a BEAST. Look up Bombshell and the other insecticons for that matter. Insecticons rule... I know they are "bugs", but they got close to destroying the Autobots & Decepticons many times. He could take over minds and was a badass. Bug or plane... they both got trashed and had to be rebuilt. Lol
basted exactly.cyclonus is bombshell.the second cyclonus from the movie (the scene where they were created and the ONLY time we see the "second cyclonus) is an animation error.
Sky warp purple scourge blue... the official statement was Megatron becoming Galvatron was a last minute change... bomb shell and sky warp was an animation error just like seeing certain characters on earth and then they show up on the shuttle with Optimus prime this was very very common back then because they didn’t communicate with cell phones animators were handed memos or mailed letters or a phone call to the boss then a memo passed around this caused lots of miscommunications and once you’ve spent the money to animate something like that it’s way too expensive to go back and fix it so you just Roll with it.
Yes Sky warp is cyclonus. The Insecticons are the sweeps. Cyclonus is the leader of the Armada of sweeps If it bothers you then so sad to bad.
I dont think it really matters because Cyclonus is nothing like Skywarp or Bombshell.
Here is my opinion.
Cyclonus would take parts from both Skywarp and bombshell. It would explain his savage might(Bombshell) And his loyalty to his leader Galvatron(Skywarp.)
I actively hated Cyclonus before MTMTE and Lost Light, completely unable to take his character seriously. After LL I have come to care deeply for him and like him a lot. He became a person instead of an object. Scourge has never found the same favour with me. Took James Robert's writing and Alex Milne's art to change my mind.
Do you mean you hated IDW Cyclonus pre-MTMTE or just hated Cyclonus in general? If so, why?
@@TheAnimationStationTASweird, right? Cyclonus has always been one of my favorite Decepticons from the G1 cartoon, and now I'm becoming fond of his IDW incarnation. All-in-all, the original Cyclonus is one of my favs.
Cyclonus and Whirl are my favorite duo squad. It used to be Cable and Deadpool. But CW are savage asf in the comics!!
Two half psychotic transformers ..... now I think about it I don't understand why i love cyclonus and whirl so much
I really liked the Armada Cyclonus, he really added another element of comedy alongside Demolisher but yeah, his laugh & boastful remarks were definitely memorable 😂👌🏾💯
What happened to snowcat in cybertron
I always did believe Skywarp was Cyclonus and Thundercracker is Scourge
Yes, it follows the logic of the toy line, with two 1984 Decepticon Planes replaced by the two new 1986 Decepticon Planes (and with the Insecticons _still_ in the toy line). My own 'head canon' has Reflector become the anonymous Sweeps, but I think I'm in a very small minority there. :)
Me too!
Well it kinda makes sense cause both are in the same team the Seekers so it would make sense for that to happen
6:13 The transformers in Armada rarely ever blink or close their eyelids so it's weird seeing a character with their optics closed even for sleeping (even so to indicate a bot is sleeping their head is positioned in an angle where their helm casts a shadow over their eyes)
Skywarp is Cyclonus, Insecticons are sweeps and Thundercracker is Scourge
Dark Scream then who is the Cyclonus look alike?
Lost Age Comics It’s probably an production error
Dark Scream I know, but in my imagination Skywarp killed the real Cyclonus who was Bombshell.
I rightly agree.
Amen
I personally like to think unicorn fused the best parts of both bombshell and Skywarp into cyclones. It’s a nice compromise in the debate for me.
Come to think of it, one could say that Cyclonus got his loyalty (perfect fit) and jet-form (even not being the classic F 15) from Skywarp while his intelligence and charisma (nod to cerebro-shells?) could have been transferred from Bombshell.
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If I was doing a series I would do this.
Cyclonus is a precious baby and I love him.
So, uh, yeah, I included a "thanks for 5K subs" at the end of this vid, but my activity spiked so much after I finished it that it's already outdated! So, thanks to everyone for **6K** subs as well!
Chris McFeely I loved the rid 2015 cyclunus
you forgot about his aperence in the unite warriors manga where hes posest by galvatron and becomes galvatronus there to
Congrats, you smooth-talking subscriber-wooing Casanova!
New update... 7K. I actually just sub'd myself. This was an awesome video and highly informative... So I had to Sub, I'm looking forward to more vids like this one!
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I love Cyclonus. And his little Autobot boyfriend. The hight difference is adorable.
Height differences are my favorite lol
He's skywarp, fight me
I'd say he's bombshell but I'd rather not fight Batman
Yeah, it's Skywarp. Similar personality.
How do you figure that Cyclonus and Skywarp had similar personalities? At least in terms of the original cartoon: Skywarp was a dim-witted thug who was blindly loyal to Megatron and the Decepticon cause. Cyclonus later displayed a free-thinking personality with a code of honor in combat. Moreso, he was not blindly loyal to Galvatron after witnessing his gradual mental decline.
Batman, agreed!
Fight me >:D ( I'm a giant, alien transformering, metallic being)
Jk. I don't want to harm any human.
IDW Cyclonus is so good, I hope any new shows or comics that pop up take notes from that.
Me too.
@@Ian_S. Its been a while since I read IDW, but I just remember very much enjoying how well written he and many others were.
I’ve always liked the idea it was bombshell and skyward being fused into one more powerful being.
'NOT A DECEPTICON'
"I want that on screen. Right now."
MTMTE was so fucking good
Fun Fact: Skywarp is actually Cyclonus according to somebody that worked on the original Transformers film
The only version I like of Cyclonus is the IDW one
@Callie Zunich "Idea and Design Works"
So...the gay one?
Same i connect with him the most
M P yeah...?
@@MegamiImperatrix *yes*
My grandad got me this toy in 1987, when I was 4. I was like "Who is this one, it isn't on the tv show." Then when he later appeared on the tv show here in NZ I was blown away by my awesome gift
Cyclones is my faviorite transformer from "more then meets the eye"
I just love the juxtaposition of personalities of Skywarp becoming Cyclonus. Cyclonus is an honorable warrior who has a strict code of honor and is extremely tactical and even stands up to his leader if the need arises, meanwhile Skywarp is a jackass who pushes people down the stairs using his teleportation powers.
I was writing a fanfic with Cyclonus having a part, but I haven't touched it in a while (fanfic is hard and takes concentration. lol), so this is really helpful.
Admittedly, I wasn't expecting to hear the direction he took in IDW comics, but it's still an interesting take nonetheless. I always remembered his name, but as someone who never really got into the series until the time of the movies, I missed out on ever finding out what he was, as he was really just in the 1986 film for two or three scenes. Nice to see that the character did end up having depth beyond being just a cool name to me.
I love Cyclonus. IDW version especially. IDW Cyclonus was more nuanced, complex and his character arc was satisfying to follow.
I would like to think it was Skywarp turned into cyclonus because of how well he and Scoruge work together. Just like when they were Skywarp and Thundercracker in the show
Damn now i want to read the idw comics the relationship between cyclonus and tailgate sound so cute
I really love Cyclonus' holoform.
I've heard/read an interview with staff from the 86 movie that in an early version of the script for the 86 movie it read: "Cyclonus and his armada(Scourge the tracker and his huntsmen the Sweeps) which was intended to mean that Scourge and the Sweeps ARE Cyclonus' armmada, not that Armada is another character, but that the animator/animators doing the reconstruction/rebirth scene misinterpreted the script and thought that armada was a character named Armada, but that the animator/animators doing the next scene where they board their new ship got it right. This explains why the 2nd Cyclonus disappears and is replaced by a 4th Sweep.
As for Bombshell VS Skywarp I've heard/read it said by various 86 movie staff in various interviews that the description for the reconstruction scene read, "the dead Decepticon's become Cyclonus, Scourge, and the Sweeps(who are duplicates of Scourge)," not that it names who becomes who and that the animator/animators just randomly choose which characters became which new characters. Therefore what we see on screen isn't necessarily what we were meant to see. I say they are whole new characters that simply used the dead Decepticon scrap.
This is further evidenced by dialogue in the 86 movie and season 3. Galvatron indirectly says that he is Megatron, but Cyclonus, Scourge and the Sweeps never refer to being whomever they once were.....as if they either don't know whom they once were or they are new beings, new souls ,in old reformed bodies.
Skywarp is my all-time favorite Decepticon and seeing as how he was a loyal soldier to Megatron, in my book he was turned into
Cyclonus aka Galvatron's ship. Plus they're the same color
Great work once again! I would say that Armada Cyclonus did one more thing of note, though: He appeared in the PS2 video game as a boss with a kickass themesong!
That he did!!
Who doesn't love a loony,trigger happy Decepticon voiced by Don Brown in Armada?
You've just given me ptsd style flashbacks of being thrown like a beanbag.
Good shit, yo.
Cool video as always Chris. I like your overview of the debate and keeping it basic.
RodimusPrimal was that a pun rodimus
Sound bee I didn't realize i made a pun. But yeah.
RodimusPrimal good one still
Well well, who do we have here?
I am Optimus Prime not you.
IDW Cyclonus is definitely my favorite version of the character.
Also it’s kind of interesting how Animated kind of lightly implied their version of him was Skywarp via the Allspark Almanac.
Cyclonus is neither Skywarp nor Bombshell. He is a new character based from Decepticon corpse. As what Unicron said, NEW TROOPS TO COMMAND.
I always loved his design...he's a valiant warrior and a beast in battle
In my G1 Revived Continuity, Skywarp becomes Cyclonus. Bombshell, along with the other six Insecticons, became a Sweep.
The cyclonus tailgate relationship is like prime tailgate and arcees relationship
Also can you the basics of tailgate
Well that's just incorrect.
In my headcanon, Skywarp and Bombshell where both used to make Cyclonus, Their minds and bodies combined to make him.
I'm gonna include the original Cyclounus in my fanfiction as his own character, unconnected to the Decepticons but still connected to Unicron like in G1 and with the "ancient Cybertronian" origin from IDW.
I always figured the appearance briefly of two, were two different readout views of one through Unicron's eyes. They way we saw a digitized transformation of Megatron. Making him Skywarp. Interesting.
Another great video, Chris. I've learned a few things about Cyclonus that I didn't know before and I'm going to have to track down the issues of the IDW comic that you mentioned. Thank you again, good sir.
This series brought me back into the fandom and I’m happy it did as I have the cyclonus figure I’ve always wanted since seeing the movie
Cool video. Learned some stuff. Myself, I'd always considered Armada Cyclonus as a Decepticon who's inherited his ancestor's name - as seen often in Beast Wars. None-the-less, I enjoyed the inclusion. Just make sure you include the bird-dog when you do Silverbolt and his Arielbots:-p
As someone who parted ways with TF continuity towards the end of G1, my mind never ceases to boggle at the weird twists and turns it's taken since :)
Wonderful as always Chris, Great to see a basics episode dedicated to ol' Bunny ears.
I like the idea that Cyclonus is Skywarp to parallel Scourge being Thundercracker
I say Its Skywarp because of the fact he's very loyal unlike bombshell who has betrayed Megatron multiple times (It was skywarp who revived Megatron first after all) also It was Skywarps Toy that was replaced with Cyclonus when the 1986 film came out
I can't watch robots in disguise, it's cgi hurts my eyes and the comedy hurts my brain
Hyper Johnua it's the heavy bayverse designs that bug me with current transformers think it's a safe bet it's going to be the way until we get a decent reboot
Coronation, Starscream? This is bad comedy!
Have you seen transformers energon robots in disguise hurts my eyes but energon makes me wanna tear them off
@@rafaeltiburcio6624 they were referring to the new rid
@@tobymaguire4756 I know but Im saying energon has worse cgi animation than the new rid
Please do not stop making these to basic videos. This is really really helping my explain to my roommates and my gf about the tf universe and why I collect tfs
Personally I think he is skywarp because if he is usually with scourge which is thundercracker and skywarp and thundercracker makes more sense than bombshell and thundercracker
Although he's the lesser used one, I like the Unicron Trilogy Cyclonus. He's the version that I was first introduced to; and like you said, he's memorable, even if he didn't do much of anything significant.
I barely think about Cyclonus but I really like his appearance in Robots in Disguise series and I really love that series.
cyclonus' pointy head matches whirl's pointy hands
I want to see Demolisher next. Because of the Unicorn Trilogy, obviously.
I actually like this character a lot and i am among those who choose to believe that it was in fact Sky-Warp who was turned into Cyclonus. it makes more sense in regards to the revenge killing of Star-Scream and an insecticon would make for a much better sweep than Right-hand-man.
He giggled when he heard snowcat yoddel
Hands down, I always saw Cyclonus as a transformed new body of Skywrap and Bombshell as the Huntman. I wish they followed through with a armada of Huntsmen for Cyclonus.
-6:35 I'm a fan of Snowcat, his robot mode and vehicle mode design is cool. But the skis and yodeling... not so much. Though I did get a Armada Cyclonus toy and repaint it in Snowcats colors. Looks better. I even have a the Energons Snowcat and pretend that he's a triple changer.
I feel that skywarp is cyclonus because it makes scene for cyclonus to be a seeker and the sweeps can multiply so that means that scourge would be bombshell cause insecticons multiply like crazy so yea skywarp is cyclonus
I find myself excited everytime you release one of these. Anxiously waiting for the next episode! lol
He appeared on the Transformers War for Cybertron video game, for the DS version, and had story dialogue on it, but didn’t appear on the most prominent Xbox and PlayStation versions.
Lol i love the IDW Cyclonus
I always look forward to these videos, Chris. Always had a soft spot for Cyclonus. Keep up the good work.
Idw did such a good job
@@Ian_S. considering this isn't anything new for transformers, using a previously existing name for a new character, why are you complaining? And since this is the most successful version of cyclonus, idw cyclonus will mostly be a reoccurring character in later transformers media
@@Ian_S. are you sure? Whether you in particular like him or not, majority of the fans do like him, and just seems a bad move not to included a character alot of fans has grown fond of
@@Ian_S. what does have to with anything? If the majority of the fans like idw characters, it doesn't matter if they appear in other media or not
Socks to warm my feet, gloves to warm my hands, Cyclonus to warm my heart ❤
“Galvatron, how could you attack me, Cyclonus, your most loyal soldier?!”
Current IDW Cyclonus is pretty cool
I always thought Cyclonus was a fusion of Skywarp and Bomb Shell.
I grew up with the Swedish dubs for the Unicron trilogy, and Cyclonous was one of my favourite characters. Rewatching Armada recently, I was surprised how he in the Swedish dub at one point sang a Swedish kids' song. I don't know what he sang in the English or Japanese versions, but I would assume it wasn't even the same melody.
He didn't sing anything. At least I dont think so.
@@lordgzstg6181 Had to look up it up, it's in episode 25 at around 15:30. In the English version doesn't sing, but references Santa Claus is coming to town by saying "You better watch out, you better not cry, because you're gonna get blasted".
In the Japanese version he only announces that it's a trap.
@@Vsmovies100 nice. I forgot about that.
I actually couldn't really tell the difference between Cyclonus' earlier design and later design until i saw them compared. Somehow his earlier design ended up being used in the Starscream's Ghost episode. And i did think he was Skywarp with his power and intelligence increased by Unicron's upgrades. It's mainly down to his loyalty. The way Cyclonus goes out of his way to locate Galvatron in Five Faces of Darkness practically mirrors how Skywarp went out of his way to re-active Megatron in More Than Meets the Eye. So, while Skywarp's clownish personality didn't survive, his devotion to his leader did.
I imagine that Cyclonus would be like Dinobot having the honor of a warrior
Cyclonus will return into a Masterpiece-ish look in WFC Kingdom.
Believe me, that he'll be the best Transformers figure ever
I always thought skywarp became Cyclonus until the beast era story that had skywarp under the thrall of vehicle Cyclonus
I'm so glad I got the Transformers Universe Cyclonus. A good design, and the Targetmaster gimmick was one of my favorites. I figured out as well that like in the "Headmasters" anime, this version can actually Target-on with Nightstick. A cool little extra they designed into the toy.
I didn't know about G1 Cyclonus until after watching the G1 Movie.
Armada/Energon Cyclonus is the one I'm familiar with.
His Armada chopper Paint Job was the same when he became Snowcat. That version was a hoot.
I find it funny at how Cyclonus in the Japanese Dub of Armada was supposed to be Sandstorm, but it sounded like they called him Thunderstorm. But it was stupid of them to make him Evolve into a Snow Skier. That was Torchic's Evolution level of Abomination and Insulting!
Cool video and it's always fun to learn more about these amazing characters. Cyclonus is indeed one of my faves for sure. Congrats on not only 5k, but 6k subs! Cheers to the next 6k+!
I loved Armada version of Cyclonus
I know I'm gonna be the minority here, but I prefer the Cyclonus from armada. I'm admittedly biased, since I grew up with armada, but even after learning about the original character I think the name fits a helicopter better than a jet, and his personality in armada was just a lot of fun, the perfect Decepticon mook to fill up the ranks.
Indeed!
That would explain the constant changing of his design in the original season 3 of G1. Seems AKOM couldn't be bothered to use a consistent model for the guy, since he goes back and forth from both of Floro Derey's designs.
They did cyclonus dirty in the headmasters
Great videos! Please don’t forget our lovely boy Whirl. Maybe one day you can get a basics video on him. You’ve done such a great job on these videos and shed light on so many grey areas for fans. Keep going man!
I bought Cyclonus when I was ten after watching the Transformers Movie in theaters! Wish I'd held onto it.
1:32 I still laugh at the fact that Megatron 2.0 was sent to therapy…
When I was a kid in the 80's, my friend loved Cyclonus. I didn't at all, so I named him 'The robotic clothespin'. Ha
My grandma just died a few minutes ago but thanks for providing videos with your comforting voice to help, really supresses the pain and calms you down
6:42 when everybody in the office is high
loved Armada Cyclonus
Holy crap, I didn't actually know that Animated!Cyclonus being a far-future modified Animated!Skywarp was actually a merger of multiple origin stories in earlier continuities! I thought it was simply the Animated crew trying to figure out a roundabout way of having Cyclonus in their show without having Unicron. Brilliant.
I also really need to watch the 1986 movie at some point.
I can’t say for sure, but the way I see it, the whole thing about Cyclonus being able to combine with others to become Galvatronus was something that happened simply because someone wanted a character with that name ever since the mentioning of a character named Megatronus and that the aligned continuity indicated that that was the name Megatron named himself after. That’s just my guess.
Given the mistakes that were made in the movie regarding Cyclonus, I like to think that Skywarp is indeed the one reincarnated and that Bombshell is one of the Sweeps.
I know that this is three years old, but thanks for doing these!
At 4:43 there's a shadowy figure seen on the bow of the ship pause it and see, thinking about it as a kid I always thought it was galvatron but maybe our man in question? 🤔 It doesn't bridge the identity of him. But it's a weird one.
Brilliant work as always
The moment he showed the Energon Cyclonus' voice crack me up
Please do a video on Scourge
Kaeden Ngai-Natsuhara you do a video on Scourge!
Yes!
Always been a big, big fan of Cyclonus. Top five along with Megs, and Starscream. I cannot wait for Fanstoys Quietus to arrive.
Liked and subbed!
Fun fact: According to the creators, and in some bonus material, Animated Cyclonus spoke mostly in Furmanisms.