The Bayverse B-List Rando Rodeo: Thew's Awesome Transformers Reviews 235

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  • @battleupsaber462
    @battleupsaber462 3 ปีที่แล้ว +608

    POV: you're a bored child in 2007, staring at the TF toy catalog full of characters that weren't in the movie, and making up your own backstories for them to fit them into the movie

    • @KnightroBlue22
      @KnightroBlue22 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      That's why I love the back of the box bios they had. It gave them so much character!

    • @KeejTV
      @KeejTV 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Slam-dunked me right in the very soul with that one

    • @lilypaigeham
      @lilypaigeham 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@KnightroBlue22 yeah!!!! It helps make em feel like they arent just robots, like they have history! A personality! It's the best:)

    • @wurmrave6831
      @wurmrave6831 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Why is this so accurate

    • @eur0be4t3r
      @eur0be4t3r 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Born in 2005, can’t relate

  • @owenreese2216
    @owenreese2216 3 ปีที่แล้ว +646

    I can’t believe I never noticed jazz just sitting there in his shiny car mode while bumblebee is literally dragging himself along the ground with his legs blown off.

    • @robfranklin6412
      @robfranklin6412 3 ปีที่แล้ว +107

      Bumblebee gets his legs blown off, can still fight, continues to live and gets repaired. Jazz on the other hand, gets his legs removed, and just dies.
      So unfair.

    • @austinhinton3944
      @austinhinton3944 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      He doesn’t actually do anything until Brawl shows up

    • @Gaia_Gaistar
      @Gaia_Gaistar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      @EasterBurn I'm kinda split on the way his death was done.

    • @OtakuUnitedStudio
      @OtakuUnitedStudio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @EasterBurn You can't get much more slack than bisected.

    • @crep1544
      @crep1544 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @EasterBurn Yeah, I guess Bee did take revenge of what they did to Jazz on the poor Ravage

  • @CricketDynamo720
    @CricketDynamo720 3 ปีที่แล้ว +357

    Overcast looks like he came from the TF: Animated universe and was reformatted to fit into the Bayverse.

    • @benvoliothefirst
      @benvoliothefirst 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Hold on, writing fanfic about a depressed transformer, brb

    • @awesomeguy9513
      @awesomeguy9513 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Overcast really looks like a armada thrust but in bayverse. He’s got the conehead, thruster hands, large wings in the back, and a sweet jet mode.

    • @OtakuUnitedStudio
      @OtakuUnitedStudio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@awesomeguy9513 And the color scheme.

    • @jasongoodman3495
      @jasongoodman3495 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@awesomeguy9513 never thought about it but youre right

    • @yaboiterumi1904
      @yaboiterumi1904 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@awesomeguy9513 ok so I’m not the only one that sees it

  • @theendisover
    @theendisover 3 ปีที่แล้ว +270

    ROTF B-list maybe? Granted that might take a year's time to watch, since ROTF was the extended movie toyline king, hands down. So many bots in that extended line

    • @toysmostwanted
      @toysmostwanted 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Best off-screen movie toys are from ROTF. They looked good and engineered so well (except Blazemaster 🤮). Mindwipe & Sky Stalker & their unofficial breast force mode is awazing.

    • @breenotcheese746
      @breenotcheese746 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      RotF was such a good toyline

    • @jacliffh9221
      @jacliffh9221 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Gotta love how they repurposed the NEST truck into movie Brawn. That figure and landmine are a pair made in heaven. (not to mention the entire htfd subline with stuff like Seaspray and Breacher)

    • @nameloss
      @nameloss 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@toysmostwanted i don’t know why i like blazemaster. i think it’s just a case of wonky robot mode charm. that helicopter mode is good though!

    • @plorf
      @plorf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ROTF toyline produced banger after banger. The scout class in particular is a treasure

  • @Slayershoop
    @Slayershoop 3 ปีที่แล้ว +272

    Fun detail about Landmine, his hands become the seats in vehicle mode, flag thing on him is a rule that flags always have to face the direction they are travelling in the relative wind direction of the vehicle, planes have it too, less obvious on flags like the UK's since it's symmetrical...mostly

    • @Stormtrooper53
      @Stormtrooper53 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Also its black and white because the US puts "low visibility" markings on its combat aircraft.

    • @cybersilver5816
      @cybersilver5816 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was about to say! You've put it better though.

    • @toysmostwanted
      @toysmostwanted 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Also all its repaints are good. My favorite is the moon rover one from Dark of the Moon.

    • @TransDrummer1312
      @TransDrummer1312 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Also under US law it’s actually illegal to wear the US flag as a livery in any shape or form, but nobody ever inforces it because capitalism and nationalism.

    • @pewpew305
      @pewpew305 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah it's like that on the uniforms as well.

  • @_V.Va_
    @_V.Va_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    Bastard Wife and Violence Husband is such a good duo name.
    And then Bumblebeans killed them both. The End.

  • @shelby4355
    @shelby4355 3 ปีที่แล้ว +419

    Broke: Girlboss and malewife
    Woke: Bastard wife and violence husband

    • @SometimesCreator
      @SometimesCreator 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Intellectual joke: Jessie and James

  • @jacobsingson12_
    @jacobsingson12_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    Fun fact about longarm, there was a movie pack from the final battle scene which came with longarm and a figure of injured bumblebee without his legs. The longarm had mikaela in the tow truck and it did say mike’s towing

    • @toysmostwanted
      @toysmostwanted 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Yes. I hunted that for so long but ended up with the Orson's version in the end. That Mikaela half torso will forever haunt my nightmares.

    • @fireninja1972
      @fireninja1972 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      The funny part is the pack is called Final Stand and Bumblebee has no legs

    • @jacobsingson12_
      @jacobsingson12_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@fireninja1972 lol yea, i think i still have the figure laying around somewhere

    • @paraclonebasedtrooper8225
      @paraclonebasedtrooper8225 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I actually own that, but lost it. But i still have the mint condition box. Having mikaela's figure and broken bumblebee

    • @chickenmaster0636
      @chickenmaster0636 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yeah that’s the one I have, I broke the bee tho

  • @mudawott
    @mudawott 3 ปีที่แล้ว +481

    This channel is so uplifting sometimes. There's a lot of grumbling in the TF fandom and its nice to see someone who obviously loves the things hes reviewing. The obscurity just adds to it. It's just nice to see people enjoying things. Love your work

    • @BlackLivesMatter23
      @BlackLivesMatter23 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Emgo, Laszlo Ven, nd the Fire Brothers are always pretty upbeat as well

    • @EricTheKartoonKing
      @EricTheKartoonKing 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      I weirdly also enjoy that he can talk shit on the dumb stuff, and still have fun with it. Like he can be obsessed with the hobby but also not take it so damn seriously? I think that's what we all should aspire to lol

    • @mudawott
      @mudawott 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@EricTheKartoonKing yeah

    • @G.reviewz
      @G.reviewz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I must admit it is very refreshing.

    • @Great_Getter
      @Great_Getter ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@EricTheKartoonKing that's the reason I long to see him talk about Supreme Cheetor.

  • @M3XICAN_09
    @M3XICAN_09 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    18:54
    Jazz: doesn't help bumblebee
    Karma:my time has come
    Jazz:(gets cut in half)

    • @solbadguy9025
      @solbadguy9025 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      More like pulled apart.

  • @J_Rustle98
    @J_Rustle98 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    This is why I will always look fondly back on the first three movie toy lines. You just had so many options when it came to toys. It’s such a shame that that came to an end in favor of the one-step, three-step and other easy-to-transform toys in the Wahlberg films, especially since both movies had such a limited cast of characters.

    • @OtakuUnitedStudio
      @OtakuUnitedStudio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It's mainly because they relegated the good figures to Studio Series, or in the case of AoE, Generations for some bizarre reason.

  • @ToaArcan
    @ToaArcan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Aw man, Stockade was so cool in the Titan Comics. Punching out Ironhide with one attack was one of the first "Oh shit" moment I ever had with a comic.

  • @louistomlinson6958
    @louistomlinson6958 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    I can't believe I'm watching someone talk about incinerator in 2021 I loved that thing

    • @rhaeasoul8531
      @rhaeasoul8531 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Kinda sad that mold was never repainted or reused. He woulbve been a great odsidian for some convention figure.

    • @planetschlock
      @planetschlock 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Edward Propellerhands.

    • @benrobinson1348
      @benrobinson1348 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same, I’ve still got mine and his gimmick still works somehow

    • @rhaeasoul8531
      @rhaeasoul8531 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      On mine one is fine but the other blade is a little inconsistent on working.

  • @conorburke1999
    @conorburke1999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Only on this channel will you find a Beatles parody to describe the compromises of the gimmicks of an old Transformers toy.

    • @_V.Va_
      @_V.Va_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thew said it himself; "we like to have fun here". :)

  • @toykash3872
    @toykash3872 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Man this video hit me hard with nostalgia, because I don’t remember the main movie line as much as I do the random repaint dudes. So to see most of them now makes me feel good.

  • @mjlee29
    @mjlee29 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    I was laughing at the “Eleanor Rigby” song Reinterpretation for Incinerator. 😄

  • @KFDanks
    @KFDanks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +207

    Animated Megatron was an osprey. And it was a good figure.

    • @eyywannn8601
      @eyywannn8601 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      So that’s what he’s supposed to be. Always thought he was just a evil cartoon helicopter.

    • @ToaArcan
      @ToaArcan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Nah, what makes an Osprey an Osprey is the tilt-rotors. Animated Megs is just a twin-rotor character.

    • @KFDanks
      @KFDanks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@ToaArcan still better than other twin rotor helicopter transformers

    • @ScalyRaptor1944
      @ScalyRaptor1944 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes

    • @skystreak1983
      @skystreak1983 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      As was ROTF Springer. Decent figure for being so tiny.

  • @MellowGaming
    @MellowGaming 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Oh lord Overcast is delightful. It's the waist and legs that truly complete that look. If they were normal you'd just be mildly put off by the proportions instead of fully weirded out. Love it.

    • @toysmostwanted
      @toysmostwanted 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      When I found out there were 3 of them, I had to track them down. They're like my movie drone seekers.

  • @isaandreso215
    @isaandreso215 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    He's going to review *Longarm* in the *long* review that I waited for a *long* time, I'm so happy

  • @tracksimusprime9550
    @tracksimusprime9550 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I like how Thew just willingly roasts himself while he roasts his transformers 😂

  • @ZeroPointInformation
    @ZeroPointInformation 3 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    Gotta say, Longarm remains one of my favourite bots. Not just Bayverse, but in general.

    • @jonahcorona1178
      @jonahcorona1178 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Same. It’s unreasonably good

    • @toysmostwanted
      @toysmostwanted 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Used the Hoist repaint as my G1 cast filler until the Generations Hoist came out. It's a great mold.

    • @jax9542
      @jax9542 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@toysmostwanted if you ask me Longarm deserves a selects figure from hoist with a new head

    • @TornaitSuperBird
      @TornaitSuperBird 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Longarm is one of the best recent additions to the Transformers franchise. Especially the legacy of the Bay movies.

  • @Convoy00X
    @Convoy00X 3 ปีที่แล้ว +140

    Landmine's flag is not "reversed" it's displayed with the stars forward to give the impression of a flag flying in the breeze while charging into battle. It's black and white because it's a reflective.

  • @misterbadguy7325
    @misterbadguy7325 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Aaron Archer used to go by Orson on forums, which is probably the source of Longarm's little decal. (That, or just Orson Welles.)

    • @misterdarwin
      @misterdarwin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I think that's why he went with Orson (for Welles), so probably both.

    • @OtakuUnitedStudio
      @OtakuUnitedStudio 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yep, it's based on his forum name.
      But it's not Orson Welles; his avatar image was Orson the Pig from US Acres.
      ...who was probably named after Orson Welles.

  • @Valandar2
    @Valandar2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    22:38 ... Someone needs to make a mixed drink named the Decepticognac. Preferably something that is higher proof than you think as you're drinking so it sneaks up on you.

  • @chocobobafett6187
    @chocobobafett6187 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I just realized that the AllSpark Power line was probably implying that the vehicles were turned into bots on Earth because of the AllSpark, rather than them being bots that scanned those alt-modes, which actually is a kinda neat idea. Which means that's probably not the intent of the line and I'm reading into it way too much lol

    • @robotlorekeeper9880
      @robotlorekeeper9880 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I think you’re right though, the movie toys have done that. I’m sure the red pickup guy in this video’s bio says he was brought to life by the allspark and still lives with the person whose normal truck he used to be. There’s like Dispensor and Ejector and whatnot as well who are all regular appliances

    • @silverfoil8854
      @silverfoil8854 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@robotlorekeeper9880 Red Truck due actually became a bro with Longarm. They were both killed by Shockwave

    • @TornaitSuperBird
      @TornaitSuperBird 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@silverfoil8854 Salvage! I had that figure. His vehicle mode is a Sanford and Son reference- even his name is a reference too.

    • @kR-qj7rw
      @kR-qj7rw 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      nope thats exactly the point landmine was the 52 buggy, his bio was basically he became sentient in the final battle and decided to help not knowing what a decepticon or autobot was
      they are all basically a line of dispensors

  • @ballisticblocker9163
    @ballisticblocker9163 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    3:01
    I love how the menu select sound was used. It gives me such a nostalgia wave.

  • @ahlpym
    @ahlpym 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    ROTF Springer was an Osprey. He only ever got a Legends class figure, though, and the rotors couldn't tilt properly. But hey, at least he had hands (and a reasonably low amount of kibble).
    Edit: Obviously not from the first movie, but you specifically called out Ospreys

    • @OtakuUnitedStudio
      @OtakuUnitedStudio 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      There were also a bunch of Mini-Cons.

    • @ahlpym
      @ahlpym 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@OtakuUnitedStudio
      Oh, yeah! I own one of those

  • @USSMariner
    @USSMariner 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    THEW: *describes a Grindcore Combiner team*
    Customizers: *furiously rummaging through junk drawers and Sirtoys KOs to make his dream happen*

  • @EricTheKartoonKing
    @EricTheKartoonKing 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    OH MY GOD GRINDCORE'S FACE LITERALLY LOOKS LIKE THEW.
    Also gotta say, I think in the future this is the video I'll show people when recommending the channel. It was just everything that makes Thew Thew, at his very best. Well done mate.

  • @Majinhero
    @Majinhero 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    grindcore is so metal, he does not need you to flip his groin into possition

    • @originaluddite
      @originaluddite 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Surely Grindcore is as much a punk as he is metal. :P

  • @noahwadhams9797
    @noahwadhams9797 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    24:33 The reason the flag is backwards is because the stripes need to be facing the back of the vehicle to emulate the flag being carried and flowing in the wind.

  • @ThePoipleToitle
    @ThePoipleToitle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    They went with “Incinerator”? He feels more like a Spinister.

    • @robotlorekeeper9880
      @robotlorekeeper9880 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Incinerator’s such a perfect movie Decepticon name cause it’s so explicitly gruesome, but they gave it to a guy who doesn’t have anything to incinerate with. Spinister would have been much better cause of the spinny gimmick

    • @sonerec725
      @sonerec725 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@robotlorekeeper9880 its like that burnbot joke from sonic boom

  • @tmonkeyking2424
    @tmonkeyking2424 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    "Back when modern Transformers were a shiny, appealing novelty to me... and not THE ONLY THING I DO."
    Oh god... the truth... IT BURNS.

  • @FiddaDraws
    @FiddaDraws 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Noooo
    You forgot to mention that the hands in landmine turned into his seats! that was such a neat thing they did it with it, it was one of my favorites as a kid :(

    • @ash.r9k
      @ash.r9k 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      he definitely didn't transform it correctly

  • @greendemon905
    @greendemon905 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The bio for 2007 Armorhide mentioned how he often got too violent an angry to the point where Optimus called him out on it, and his Cyber Planet key has a Decepticon logo on the backside.
    I always imagined Armorhide as a traitor, eventually switching sides to the Decepticons to live out his murderous moods.

  • @sustenance8726
    @sustenance8726 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    FACT CHECK the backwards flag on the right side of Landmine is standard us military. It's meant to represent the revolutionary era of flag carriers on the battlefield. Flag is backwards like they're moving toward towards the enemy and all that jazz. Sorry couldn't help myself but make this comment. LOVE the channel, you're slowly getting me back into collecting and life is happy again.

  • @tannerprice2018
    @tannerprice2018 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    I feel like name “Grindcore” should belong to a Decepticon that is basically the Protoform X of the Movieverse line. Stuff like either wickedly skinny and spiky or so overly big and destructive.
    Either one of the dreads or Overload should’ve been called “Grindcore.”

    • @BlackLivesMatter23
      @BlackLivesMatter23 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Eh, the name sounds too much like a certain other Bayverse bot.

    • @misterbadguy7325
      @misterbadguy7325 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Good news; the name got reused in IDW fiction for a Dead Universe tankformer. And he got a toy in the United EX toyline! Though he went by the name of Tankmaster in that series, the bio gives enough clues that you can figure it out (bad-guy tank who's mates with Straxus doesn't leave many candidates). He's basically Power Core Combiners Heavytread but with dark green and purple.

  • @tristanmahler4471
    @tristanmahler4471 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love these longer form vids, such a treat! Stockade was my main Decepti-comrade when I was first collecting movie figures. He was the evil punchy counterpart to Sideswipe.

  • @floogon_gameing6987
    @floogon_gameing6987 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Just got Swindle and Dropkick today and honestly they're my favorite bayverse dudes, they're so fun to transform.

  • @patrickthehenchman2679
    @patrickthehenchman2679 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    That Jetstorm looks like he could make a good rival companion piece to Revenge of the Fallen Stratosphere

    • @planetschlock
      @planetschlock 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Stratosphere is such an awesome looking figure. I kick myself for having missed the boat on him back in 2009 or whenever he came out.

  • @joshofthesouth
    @joshofthesouth 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Big Daddy to Large Father needs to happen Hasbro! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @m0stlyGh0sty
    @m0stlyGh0sty 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thew's random little comment about whoever's watching being his favorite viewer was so heartwarming.
    Seriously, you cannot hate this guy.

  • @themarkktv
    @themarkktv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    3:44 My relationship with the movieverse in a nutshell

  • @oldmanjones2292
    @oldmanjones2292 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I got the shoutout let's goooooooooo! Love your stuff, Thew, I get hyped for your new vids more than any other channel. Keep crushing it!

  • @JackindaSack
    @JackindaSack 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Much like an actual Osprey, Incinerator is an engineering nightmare that wears out and breaks easily after mild use and is unsettling to be around.

  • @ChargeJN
    @ChargeJN ปีที่แล้ว +2

    26:49 This bit here sounds like a genuinely interesting idea for a character. like, IDW’s gotta have done something like this, right?

  • @HonestAbeReviews
    @HonestAbeReviews 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    24:32 the backwards flag is to show that the U.S army doesn't retreat. It's on all U.S uniforms as well.
    Basically it's a military thing

    • @TheSmart-CasualGamer
      @TheSmart-CasualGamer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Is there a reason for the black and white?

    • @HonestAbeReviews
      @HonestAbeReviews 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheSmart-CasualGamer the black and white is more discreet than red white and blue.

    • @fduranthesee
      @fduranthesee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      “These colors don’t run”

  • @strawberrycrisis5592
    @strawberrycrisis5592 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    oh FUCK yes. I was always thinking I would LOVE to see Thew cover one of these guys, but to cover a DOZEN of the bastards, God, I'm happy as hell.

  • @themoron1261
    @themoron1261 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Every video of Thew’s is such a blast.

  • @AidoneusPluto
    @AidoneusPluto 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Goddamn it. That train of thought from, "Generic enemies-generenemies-geremies-geremyrenemies" made me howl with laughter

  • @dankwave2electricboogaloo569
    @dankwave2electricboogaloo569 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Always love seeing some appreciation for 2007 Dropkick. Such a good figure for no reason at all. Kinda like Titans Return Triggerhappy.

  • @oldjagfan
    @oldjagfan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thew can I just say thank you so much for making this video shining the light on and praising these nobodys who were a large part of my childhood. Means a lot. Love the video. 10/10.

  • @wobblewokgaming655
    @wobblewokgaming655 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I like how Overcast's arms are the thrusters rather than the legs or the thrusters being on the back. It's a nice twist.

  • @CrosshairsProductions
    @CrosshairsProductions 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Longarm's such a lad, I love him so much that when mine started to yellow I bought a second. Fun fact off the wiki - you can unscrew his rifle from his hand and peg it to his left one and it'll still transform fine.

  • @oswa9911
    @oswa9911 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Overcast really looks like they're about to say "Megatron said it's my turn on the Xbox!"

  • @ProfessM
    @ProfessM 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nah man you make it right. These vids really help me through hard times, just your raw emotion and having a blast is nice to have.

  • @OtakuUnitedStudio
    @OtakuUnitedStudio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Longarm and Dropkick are my two favorite non-movie movie characters. Dropkick has a design that actually looks like it fits in with the movie aesthetic when so many of them just look like more traditional Transformers characters, and Longarm is basically Movie Hoist with an obtuse callout to Aaron Archer's screen name plastered on its side. Plus, they have fun but straightforward transformations that don't require so many parts orbiting around each other like some of the other guys. Also, Dropkick's giant Decepticon sigil is so ridiculously awesome.
    Another thing worth pointing out is that the character art on the package for Dropkick showed that he had windshield wipers under his optics, with the fandom taking the joke to mean he's actually a whiny knob-o teenager who has to use them to keep the tears out of his face.

    • @OtakuUnitedStudio
      @OtakuUnitedStudio ปีที่แล้ว

      Looking back at this again, I am a bit amused at how much Grindcore kinda lookes like Thew.

  • @reapthegirlwind
    @reapthegirlwind 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Oh wow, I'd never realized/looked hard enough to find out that the reason Incinerator's arms/hands were like that was a spinny gimmick. Learned something today!

  • @AStandsForFrench
    @AStandsForFrench 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Fantastic video, I'm just super bummed you missed out on one of the best figures of any of the movie lines and indeed one of the best transformer deluxes ever, Wreckage. He's up there with Dropkick, has insane poseability for a deluxe, and his transformation rules, plus you can darth maul his weapons together! ......maybe he deserves his own video? :D

    • @toygrind
      @toygrind  3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Oh yeah! I got the ROTF Bludgeon repaint. Unreal figure!

    • @toysmostwanted
      @toysmostwanted 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Omg. Best one I think. After getting the ROTF Deluxe Bludgeon and finding out there's a snow camo one, scoured toy conventions for it. Found one loose and was so happy to get it.

  • @Knightswords
    @Knightswords 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great vid! A little factoid about Grindcore, he was intended to be a updated Crush-Bull, from the Micromaster Six-Builder team.

  • @Quantum_Magnus
    @Quantum_Magnus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love the “Claptrap-ass face design” Borderlands reference.

  • @walrus190
    @walrus190 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think “visually bewildering” is probably my new favorite way to describe the bayverse designs

  • @mattr75
    @mattr75 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Landmine is actually a really nicely articulated figure. Still a fun figure to mess around with

  • @jesuscastillo7420
    @jesuscastillo7420 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is why I love these outta pocket Thew mind vids. They take me back to my childhood and bring out the forgotten obscure stuff that I unknowingly miss n love. Keep on trucking and spinning your wacky ways into my heart

  • @G7M9W
    @G7M9W 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    B&W aside, the flag on Landmine is reversed 'cuz that's a real US military thing. It hearkens back to what the flag would look like when viewed from the right side as it was physically carried into battle by mounted cavalry units.

  • @ComboBreakerMLP
    @ComboBreakerMLP ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Coming in to say somehting two years late that 1000 people alreayd might have: On US military property, the "back" of the flag must be made to face the front of whatever its on to imply the flag is being blow backwards by moving forward. having it in the normal configuration implies it being blown forward due to a retreat.

  • @joelflinchum7053
    @joelflinchum7053 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "Oh my favorite viewer" I knew it was me all along lol

  • @cannonfodder4000
    @cannonfodder4000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    16:40
    Jetstorm just looks like Soundwave put on the wrong clothes

  • @Cre8ive_Juice
    @Cre8ive_Juice 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Apologies if already mentioned, but the American flag is often printed in grayscale if it fits the design, and on the passenger side it should always be backwards, as that's how it would fly as the vehicle drives.

  • @Danimal4114
    @Danimal4114 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is why I love this channel:
    The wonderful mix of Big Name Brouhaha's and B-List Unknowns, all told with an energy and contagious glee!
    Good vid, keep up the awesome work!
    (also, couldn't keep my eyes of that extremely green necklace, looks good on you!)

  • @RiderSkullMan
    @RiderSkullMan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thanks Thew. I needed this vid today. Always love me a B list Decepticon

  • @muisverriet
    @muisverriet 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well, i certainly didn't expect a cover of Eleanor Rigby about Incinerator out of all things.
    Excellent video Thew, you've made me want to pick up a few of these bots now. Some of them, like Dropkick, are really underrated.

  • @mechamanblade8465
    @mechamanblade8465 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    When anyone talks about weird proportions, I think of Overcast. I doesn't get weirder than that! 🤣

  • @simplyck0080
    @simplyck0080 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ngl what a delightful video, im so happy to see you cover baaasically my childhood. While I had like, the gears repaint of ol stockade im such a sucker for it its such a cool design.

  • @tomjames9681
    @tomjames9681 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Oooooh he’s a BIGGUN.
    Seriously thanks I’m losing my mind with exams right now and this is exactly what I needed 👍!

  • @ZeeengMicro
    @ZeeengMicro 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    25:52 He looked so derpy at first as I thought those blue circles were his eyes.

  • @jtek2259
    @jtek2259 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    24:56 It’s probably because the ospreys were a massive failure, from what I know they spent a lot of money producing the things but then basically found them completely useless and couldn’t afford to decommission them, so I guess this is kind of their way of showing their investors that they weren’t completely pointless

  • @notsoalex
    @notsoalex 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video Thew, always loving these, especially the 7+ year old idea ones. Lot of time to crush it! It took me a good 5 minutes to remember what I wanted to say by the time the video ended, and oh yeah, Dropkick probably definitely took inspiration from that guy! Considering Shatter was originally named Fracture, another TF07 nobody, besides the GoBots shtick.

  • @bushybeardedbear
    @bushybeardedbear 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Was hoping to see Swindle’s mid-Transformation spring loaded Decepti-Dong...

  • @redthree603
    @redthree603 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You'll never get it right, Thew? Who are you trying to fool? You already got it right man! Any day you upload is a good day, showing us these fun and interesting toys that you've got! Love the videos, and I hope you continue to be awesome! :D

  • @bookinbear5203
    @bookinbear5203 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    We've gotta get alt modes & colours for Grindcore's teammates so someone can design them (maybe me)

    • @thatonebritishidiot3037
      @thatonebritishidiot3037 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A combine harvester, an armoured tractor and a cherry red ford 150 pickup truck

  • @QuantosGames
    @QuantosGames 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yep, got Swindle, Dreadcast which is basically Overcast but grey camo, Dropkick, Armorhide, and Stockade and I love them all... *Cough and that toaster one*

  • @vortexthecomplex5369
    @vortexthecomplex5369 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    i have always loved these guys, i wish we got non-movie/show characters more often. at least the we have the fossilizers.

  • @ZstackZip
    @ZstackZip 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    24:34 that’s common on military vehicles, the reason it’s reversed is to look like it’s “charging into battle” or something, and it’s black and white for stealth and camouflage

  • @andrewjones1469
    @andrewjones1469 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I’d die for an Studio Series Longarm. Also if you do a sequel don’t forget about my boy Breakaway!

  • @SideswipePrime606
    @SideswipePrime606 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video really speaks to me, as my first ever Transformer was 2007 Movie Wreckage. I just loved his white and red color scheme, and his arm blades were super cool.

  • @TheSmart-CasualGamer
    @TheSmart-CasualGamer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    GENERATIONS REMAKES OF ALL OF THIS LOT PLEASE!
    Thew, you recently did a video on Alternators Swindle. We're always ready for a niche one.
    Also, you seem to be very down on yourself and your channel recently. Not sure if everything's alright, but his worth saying we appreciate what you do.

    • @PhantomDusclops92
      @PhantomDusclops92 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I actually heard rumors of Studio Series starting to take on some of the toy original characters from the first three movie lines, starting with ROTF Breakaway.

    • @DalekTheSupreme
      @DalekTheSupreme 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Am I the only one who doesn't want that? Like, I get the appeal of it and I do want those toys, but the charm of them is that they were these clumsy clunky robots that were still trying to work out the whole movie design aesthetic. I just don't see the point in trying to recapture that magic.

    • @BlackLivesMatter23
      @BlackLivesMatter23 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@PhantomDusclops92 i hope they dont do that for a long while. I mean, we're still missing AoE Optimus, for God's sake!

    • @PhantomDusclops92
      @PhantomDusclops92 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@BlackLivesMatter23 We are getting that one soon too, if you mean the Evasion mode one.

    • @BlackLivesMatter23
      @BlackLivesMatter23 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@PhantomDusclops92 i want both that one and the Knight design.

  • @VultureCulture26
    @VultureCulture26 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I honestly kinda liked Landmine, his mold always kinda gave the vibe of like a basic autobot foot soldier, or a live action equivalent to an autotrooper

  • @ourladymetamagic
    @ourladymetamagic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    RE: Landmine. The backwards flag signifies soldiers going into combat (as in, the way it flies backwards from a flagpole when riders are carrying it into combat). At least, that's the way it was explained to me. There was also a rumor that DOD just ordered a bunch of flags for uniforms, they got embroidered backwards, and just made some shit up and rolled with it. The black and white is definitely fashy. But for 2008...? I'm uncertain. My sources are first hand convos with people while I was as soldier in Iraq in 2005.

    • @craigjohnson3826
      @craigjohnson3826 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      As several other people have already mentioned in the comments, the flag is black and white for low visibility. Militaries tend to avoid putting bright, contrasting colors on their vehicles for obvious reasons. Let's all calm down, now. Not everything is some sort of fascist dog whistle.

    • @ourladymetamagic
      @ourladymetamagic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@craigjohnson3826 I'm trans in the US. Please do not with the "not everything is a fascist dogwhistle". I'm usually correct about this stuff. However, given the timing of the film (2007), those kinds of things had only been known to the general public via Lee Atwater's "Southern Strategy". And given that every time I've seen a black and white flag since 2015 has been in a fashy context, and the fact that I mentioned the time frame of the film already, and the nature of US foreign and domestic policy where non-white/cis/het/abled people are concerned...

  • @R_A_H_A_1
    @R_A_H_A_1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Haha finally here for when a new video drops! Literally have become my favorite channel. My man, thank you. Wish I had friends like you, of this channel in real life man. I’m finally building my collection back after loosing the entire thing and watching these videos and all these amazing people reminds me how special these awesome little bots are. Much love from Pittsburgh!

  • @joaquinperry9516
    @joaquinperry9516 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I loved the beetles reference and would love if you did it again with the 2nd and 3rd movies maybe the 4th and 5th idk

  • @Qscadoo
    @Qscadoo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It was so crazy to see how much you’ve slimmed down! Way to go Thew!

  • @quinnkeegan7114
    @quinnkeegan7114 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The king returns!

    • @_V.Va_
      @_V.Va_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@KairuHakubi Large King.

  • @F1zzygecko181
    @F1zzygecko181 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    'A wingspan wider than a thousand moms'
    Oh thew, you have a way with words

  • @dergrat
    @dergrat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I completely disagree about Landmine, his hands are seats!! I think that's really cool lol.

  • @MikeCosimano
    @MikeCosimano 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I know the longer videos are probably bad for The TH-cam Success-Deciding Robots or whatever, but I get legitimately excited when I see a long Thew video in my sub box.

  • @roopter-8119
    @roopter-8119 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I've had dropkick for years and couldn't find his name

  • @TawnyAL
    @TawnyAL 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That swindle brought back some childhood memories I forgot I had. Thank you.

  • @kaiko6450
    @kaiko6450 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Literally was just thinking "Wonder if he'll drop the vid this morning." Immediately get the notification lmao

  • @maxmocs5008
    @maxmocs5008 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The prop-spin gimmick still works on my incinerator, and I must say, on a toyetic basis the function, when working, makes up for the backpack.