"Run, it's Mechagodzilla!" "It looks like Mechagodzilla but due to international copyright laws it's not" "Still we should run like it's Mechagodzilla!" "Though it isn't"
*Can you imagine what it was like for Trypticon in the Aligned Continuity?* Guy was brought to life as a Space Station, finally got a reptilian body when his T-Cog was destroyed, got owned by the Aerialbots and Optimus Prime, was stuck in deep stasis while The Autobots siphoned off his Energon reserves, got forcefully transformed into a space ship by Megatron, was stuck as a space ship for countless years, *FINALLY WOKE UP WHEN MEGATRON PUT DARK ENERGON INTO THE SHIP,* only to find out he was permanently stuck as a space ship for the remainder of his days before the Dark Energon was removed from the ship. The guy may be a mindless killing machine, *but I honestly feel kinda bad for him.*
It's amazing that there never was an official Godzilla crossover with Transformers with either Marvel or IDW since both companies got the license. Still, great video on Trypticon. Definitely looking forward to the videos on Powerglide and Mirage
Probably because Toho would have to agree to the crossover. And they're pretty stingy when it comes to licensing Godzilla out to other companies for crossovers.
Personally, I'm surprised that after all these years, they haven't thrown the Inhumanoid Hojoni against him. Yes, the legally distinct, in house knockoff of Godzilla is officially one of the Inhumanoids.
I always liked the G1 voice for him. Its just a byproduct of the actor but i always felt pain in trypticon's screaming, like he didnt have to capacity to fully understand why he existed and why he was raging and that frustrated him. Hes anguished to be alive
I loved the parallels between him and Metroplex in the video game. He was forced to become the Nemesis and belittled by Megatron as it happened. Metroplex, meanwhile, willing sacrificed himself and was mourned by Optimus Prime.
Kinda ironic really, Trypticon didn't want to be part of the war well atleast in some universes he didn't want to fight but Megatron didn't care but want him to used as a weapon and ofc turning him into the nemesis.
Optimus: “Please, Metroplex; you don’t have to do this! We’ll find another way!” Metroplex: “It is my duty to help you carry out yours… no matter the cost.” *_MEANWHILE…_* Trypticon: _exists in pain_ Megatron: “LMAO; be my ship, bitch”
Happens often, months after the punch/counterpunch Video he appeared promenantly in transformers 84, and now a month after the deathsaurus Video we get the haslab deathsaurus announcement
I remember it used to be an accepted thing in fandom that the Japanese dub of Five Faces tried to fix the Scramble City thing (IIRC by saying they were merely repairing him rather than creating him. Not sure how that would have squared with people living in him), this video was the first time I found out that wasn't true, so it's definitely educational for all levels of fan.
To be specific, the Japanese dub uses vague, handwave-y terminology that describes Trypticon as being "revived" or "resurrected," enough to paper over the crack, but not actually resolving the question of what happened to him in-between times!
When theres a basics episode about Trypticon, you know theres gonna be another episode about Metroplex, sworn enemies and both had victories and losses.
My favourite childhood Decepticon. I live in the UK, so we never got the Trypticon toy. I got him years later. Another brilliant Transformer basics episode. I always look forward to the next one.
Great episode as always Chris. In regards to characterization of Trypticon I find Budiansky's take more engaging, a giant rampaging monstrosity who's character is fuelled by self loathing and apathy for the war wouldn't be my initial choice for the character to behave but if done well it really has some advantage in whichever story it's featured in. Not to mention his portrayal in War for Cybertron was a breath of fresh air, a character that's been misused mostly as a "dumb, lumbering giant" to be brilliantly used as the final boss to come off as a pure evil monster mocking the player while trying to take him down enhances how much of a genuine threat he is.
I never knew about trypticon. So when I was playing the war and fall of cybertron games and had to escape the space station as it transforms. that was one hell of an entrance for me.
When you think about it, Dino bots and similar large animal based Transformers are already similar in size to small kaiju but Trypticon is something else. My dude is basically Godzilla Earth of the transformers
I absolutely love the War for Cybertron design for Trypticon ! The figure from Planet X is amazing and is a centerpiece of both my Transformer and Godzilla collections .
I really hope Trypticon’s G1 profile is explored better in future media. I like the idea of a Decepticon who hates the fact that they were used for war.
If we look at the win loss record of Trypticon and Metroplex in the cartoons, we could come up with this: Metroplex = 3 wins in Transformers G1 Trypticon = 1 win in Headmasters and 1 in Titans Return
It's an odd one, because when I interviewed the writer of that episode years back, he confirmed he was aware of the Nemesis's backstory as the converted Trypticon, but said he *didn't* intend the Nemesis's Dark Energon-induced consciousness to be a reawakened Trypticon. But within the episode itself, one of the screens on the ship briefly displays the image of a new Trypticon robot mode design. So... who knows?
As a massive Kaiju fan growing up I’ve always been fascinated by Trypticon. He was one of the first characters I researched on the wiki. Definitely becoming my favorite Titan. (Despite his weakness to water 😂)
Anyone remember the scene from the first episode of Headmasters where Trypticon is defeated after being tricked into falling off a bridge by Daniel and Wheelie Talk about villain decay
Always and forever one of my favorite Transformers, had his original toy when I was little and loved it. A couple of interesting trivia bits about G1 Sunbow cartoon Trypticon: -the animators never colored in his eyes -they didn't include the opening cover for his snout cannon -and this includes all versions of him, he was never shown to have the mind-control powers his profile stated he had
Trypticon is my favorite titan and one of my favorite transformer designs ever. I only wish his original personality of a self-loathing robot would be used in tv or movies. It would send a good message about mental health and self-image
@@albertrex6851 trypticon could have an arc where he learns to be able to not only have friends, but also to accept himself for what he is and have a sense of self-worth. A great message to people who have experience that feeling of loneliness and of low worth.
@@shadowmarauder6033 ah yes that sounds like a good plan. If only people could look past transformers as something other than brainless robot action. This can be a very good plotline .
I’m always happy learning new stuff about some of my favorite characters. Most the time the basics episodes I know everything. So new stuff is always fun to watch and learn. Thank you mr mcfeely
This episode got me thinking about Hojoni. And the fact that Hojoni was retroactively declared an Inhumanoid. Have we done a Basics episode on The Inhumanoids yet?
As a kid I got Trypticon for Christmas one year when I actually wanted Metroplex but I was happy anyway. It was truely one of the best Christmas presents I ever got.
In the transformers prime art book,there was concept art of a kaju-esque decepticon who I can alone assume was for tyrpticon, if they decided to take the concept of the ship being alive further in the show
Trypticon! Attempting to stomp out all who tremble at the sight of his immense size, brute strength, and for laughing at him for getting his tail whipped by Metroplex.
So far, these are their win loss records in their clashes on animation. If you know their clashes on the comics and if i miss something, you may add them here: . Metroplex = 3 victories in Transformers G1 Trypticon = 1 victory in Transformers Headmasters and 1 victory in Titans Return . I always say that Metroplex is the Kingkong and Trypticon is the Godzilla of Transformers.
Trypticon was always a fave of mine and became my first ever Convention merch at the Cincinnati Comic Expo in 2018, hes in storage rn with most my old collection but im trying to get him and the rest of my old stuff back.
Awesome video Chris! Trypticon is one of my favs! I remember one of the first episodes of the G1 Transformers that showed him was one where he was just roaming across the landscape in search of Metroplex. He was so gigantic he was moving thru the clouds it seemed like.
Thanks for this, the only thing I knew about Trypticon was one episode of the original series where Unicron's head coerces somebot (Starscream?) into stealing replacement eyes. Trypticon and Metroplex both get targeted because the idiot breaks one of the eyes and needs to steal a third. It's nice to finally learn something about the Decepticon transforming city.
I was expecting for Chris to mention gigastorm from beast wars 2 even though he's not trypticon his g1 toy was still remade and retooled as a new character gigastorm the super form for megastorm.
Thanks to this video i learned another reason for Trypticon being my favorite Decepticon, i had not been aware of the fact that he (the toy at least) is the same age as me.
If I remember right, I think Trypticon also appears in the Japanese NES game based on the Transformers as an end level boss. In the game, you play as Ultra Magnus and I think Trypticon is actually fought more than once. However, based on what I've seen, the game was extremely difficult, and it was pretty lackluster at best.
Trypticon was always a favorite of mine as a kid. I didn’t have him, but my friend did. When I got older I eventually got the Takara reissue and then good old Titans Returns Trypticon. I always loved him in Call of the Primitives and how he carried all the animal transformers.
Wow, another great video filled with new info. I didn't realize that Scramble City took place in the 1980s. I thought it took place in the 90s or something, between the end of Season 2 in the 80s and before the start of the Movie in 2005. I love how he was converted from station to robot and then to the Nemesis. He's far deeper than I thought.
I bought the original Trypticon toy with my birthday money when I was a kid, but I had buyer's remorse immediately on getting it home; without the batteries to power it, it was little more than a static statue (although a very good looking one) in robot mode. When I finally did get enough "C" batteries together to power the thing, I found that he could barely walk, and still wasn't very fun to play with. Incidentally, this is directly why I hate the idea of that self-transforming Optimus Prime figure: It's expensive and cool to look at, but real toys need some tactile interaction, and Trypticon has very little -- but self-changing OP has even LESS. Anyway, great video as always. Thank you for posting!
Did you know that the Brunt figure from Siege is a Weaponizer? With other figures from the War for Cybertron toyline, he can disassemble into weapon implacements and armor for other larger toys. Same has happened for Metroplex's partner Sixgun and Scorponok's partner Fasttrack.
City Of Fear is the main reason I love Flywheels. When I saw that he (as Skytread) was being recreated in Siege, I had to get him. And that triggered my return to Transformers collecting after nearly 30 years.
I got Trypticon on Christmas of 1986. That was a very awesome Christmas for sure! I used to love launching Full Tilt down the ramp and watching the satellite dishes rotate while it was in city mode.
Scored the original Tryticon on a great 80s Christmas morning but lost him sometime in the 90s. Rolling through Target and I saw the new version big as life on the shelf. Without hesitation I plucked the monster box from the shelf and put it into the shopping cart Overriding the skeptical look from the wife. Great Toy that brought back so many great childhood memories. “Me go smash metroplex!”
This need an addendum: in a surprising turn of events, trypticon returned to televiosion in the show "Transformers: cyberverse" although he had a very unfamiliar characterization. In this show, he acted as some sort of mafia boss, leading a group of unaligned transformers that included even Bug bite in an attempt to conquer cybertron by immobilizing its inhabitants, tho its attempts were foiled and in an omage to the original american comic book he was defeated by the dinobots, tho this time they used their new combined form: volkanicus"
One thing not mentioned, Trypticon actually made another appearance in a cartoon, Transformers: Cyberverse, as the leader of a group of mercenaries from another world.
3:33 this reminds me of 3 familiar Godzilla films where Godzilla's body explodes, only for a specific part of his body to survive, and bring him back to life
“Boss isn’t really an accurate description. I think myself more of a firm yet fair employer who expected nothing less than dedicate employees who will always do their best.” 😁✨
A couple months after this episode. He was fully introduced into transformers earth wars as a part of your base. But you had to be Hq 17 and comeplete his campaign to unlock him. And skorponok was added later
_"You think you can destroy me?! You think you can destroy TRYPTICON?! Hah, pathetic!"_ --Trypticon (Fred Tatasciore), _Transformers: War for Cybertron_ (2010)
Trypticon is my favorite titan. He's currently the only titan I have. I have multiple copies of the comic where Grimlock and the Dinobots drive him off and Grimlock gets crowned leader of the Autobots at the end. I hated facing him in the War for Cybertron game, that last fight with him was rough, I died dozens of times to him. I did really like his involvement in the game and being a boss. I also really liked Omega Supreme as a "Firefly" spaceship design.
Yo ngl I fucking love war for Cybertron Trypticon his design is so freaking cool and his story about his spark being an amalgamation of other Sparks is creepy but cool
😮 Okay Trypticon's original profile was new thing for me to know. If I would have to rank 4 og City-bots/Titans, Trypticon would be on first. I'll admit that Trypticon's TR (later fixed release) or 2015 reissue would be neat to have, I really have soft spot for Trypticon's 2006 TF: Classics toy which is first time when Trypticon has official robot mode.
The Cybertron games is by far my favorite adaptation of this character, my only problem with him is the problem with size consistency. At first he’s the size of a mountain before and immediately after his transformation but by the time of the final battle he is significantly smaller. I know it has to do with the limits of the consoles at the time, if I remember correctly there were plans to make the final battle arena way larger to accommodate the sheer size of trypticon but was scaled down along with trypticon to keep the game running smoothly
We loved Aligned Tripticon... just wish he was restored back to his Titan form during the Unicron episodes... imagine Tripticon fighting that giant Unicron Avatar...
This guy left a hell of an impression on me thanks to War For Cybertron. He'll always be the Decepticons' premier WMD in my mind, and I'm glad Transformers' answer to Mechagodzilla's finally getting his time in the sun. Oh no, they say this can't go on, GO GO TRYPTICON! Oh no, there goes Iacon, GO GO TRYPTICON!
"Run, it's Mechagodzilla!"
"It looks like Mechagodzilla but due to international copyright laws it's not"
"Still we should run like it's Mechagodzilla!"
"Though it isn't"
"AHHHHHHH"
Austin Powers reference.
*A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.*
@@Ironluke_2001 yep
@@Ironluke_2001 One of my favorite gags from that movie
"DON'T TALK ABOUT THE CONTINUITY ERRORS! JUST RUN, YOU FOOL!"
*Can you imagine what it was like for Trypticon in the Aligned Continuity?*
Guy was brought to life as a Space Station, finally got a reptilian body when his T-Cog was destroyed, got owned by the Aerialbots and Optimus Prime, was stuck in deep stasis while The Autobots siphoned off his Energon reserves, got forcefully transformed into a space ship by Megatron, was stuck as a space ship for countless years, *FINALLY WOKE UP WHEN MEGATRON PUT DARK ENERGON INTO THE SHIP,* only to find out he was permanently stuck as a space ship for the remainder of his days before the Dark Energon was removed from the ship.
The guy may be a mindless killing machine, *but I honestly feel kinda bad for him.*
Same
No wonder he is angry and hate everyone
Only to then crash in the final showdown with Unicron, and was likely scrapped afterwards...
@@LockeLynx sucks to be him
@@Tracks2008 really? I'd say he was close to Metroplex in size, WAY bigger than Omega Supreme I can confirm
It's amazing that there never was an official Godzilla crossover with Transformers with either Marvel or IDW since both companies got the license. Still, great video on Trypticon. Definitely looking forward to the videos on Powerglide and Mirage
Probably because Toho would have to agree to the crossover. And they're pretty stingy when it comes to licensing Godzilla out to other companies for crossovers.
@@battleupsaber462 Pretty much yeah
I would Kill for that crossover
Personally, I'm surprised that after all these years, they haven't thrown the Inhumanoid Hojoni against him. Yes, the legally distinct, in house knockoff of Godzilla is officially one of the Inhumanoids.
What is possible since their now both owned by hasbro is a transformers/power rangers crossover
I always liked the G1 voice for him. Its just a byproduct of the actor but i always felt pain in trypticon's screaming, like he didnt have to capacity to fully understand why he existed and why he was raging and that frustrated him. Hes anguished to be alive
Like Shin Godzilla ?
@@albertrex6851 now we just need Trypticon with who will know
@@gekozilla7339 yep
Why couldn’t you say Brad Garrett?
@@jnnx yeah he’s most well from Everyone Loves Raymond even voicing the cartoon Hulk Hogan
I loved the parallels between him and Metroplex in the video game. He was forced to become the Nemesis and belittled by Megatron as it happened. Metroplex, meanwhile, willing sacrificed himself and was mourned by Optimus Prime.
Kinda ironic really, Trypticon didn't want to be part of the war well atleast in some universes he didn't want to fight but Megatron didn't care but want him to used as a weapon and ofc turning him into the nemesis.
Optimus: “Please, Metroplex; you don’t have to do this! We’ll find another way!”
Metroplex: “It is my duty to help you carry out yours… no matter the cost.”
*_MEANWHILE…_*
Trypticon: _exists in pain_
Megatron: “LMAO; be my ship, bitch”
The fact they were recycled into and gave power to the Decepticon and Autobot ships, respectively, is another great parallel.
Godzilla: who are you?
Trypticon: I'm you but a robot
Godzilla:......you wanna destroy Tokyo?
Mechagodzilla: "What am I, chopped liver?!"
@@LockeLynx Trypticon: well in his defense you tried to kill him
Godzilla: ...I feel like I've had this conversation before...
This had me cracking lol 😂😂
what if the transformers becomes a godzilla? & what if godzilla become the transformers?
I love how Chris did this episode and then literally a month later Cyberverse debuted a new version of Trypticon
Happens often, months after the punch/counterpunch Video he appeared promenantly in transformers 84, and now a month after the deathsaurus Video we get the haslab deathsaurus announcement
I appreciate that you edited "ME SMASH HIM" to come out of Trypticon's mouth rather than Galvatron's.
Tho tbh it kinda fits both of them
That openign line referencing blue oyster cults godzilla is just brilliant
Love it!!!
"Helpless 'Cons on AstroTrain...." 🎵
WHAT?!!?! Holy hell, didn't even noticed it, You have my respect!
@@backonja7255 probably because i have the Song in my spotify playlist😉
@@chheinrich8486 my kind of geek I see 👉👉
Trypticon: "Hi! I'm robot Godzilla."
Mechagodzilla: "EXCUSE ME?"
I remember it used to be an accepted thing in fandom that the Japanese dub of Five Faces tried to fix the Scramble City thing (IIRC by saying they were merely repairing him rather than creating him. Not sure how that would have squared with people living in him), this video was the first time I found out that wasn't true, so it's definitely educational for all levels of fan.
To be specific, the Japanese dub uses vague, handwave-y terminology that describes Trypticon as being "revived" or "resurrected," enough to paper over the crack, but not actually resolving the question of what happened to him in-between times!
@@ChrisMcFeely That gets even _more_ vague when you know a few things about the Japanese lexicon and the context for that word in particular!
When theres a basics episode about Trypticon, you know theres gonna be another episode about Metroplex, sworn enemies and both had victories and losses.
Fun Fact: Trypticon’s voice actor is Brad Garrett.
Who is he?
@@returnedtomonkey8886 Lobo from DCAU and Ray’s brother in Everybody Loves Raymond.
@@jackofallclaws6672 didn't knew that. Pretty cool.
@@jackofallclaws6672 and voice of bloat from finding nemo and the Easter egg head from night in the museum
I'm now going to see if there's something called "Everybody Loves Trypticon".
It's cool to see a giant Kaiju character that doesn't care for violence
My favourite childhood Decepticon. I live in the UK, so we never got the Trypticon toy. I got him years later. Another brilliant Transformer basics episode. I always look forward to the next one.
Great episode as always Chris.
In regards to characterization of Trypticon I find Budiansky's take more engaging, a giant rampaging monstrosity who's character is fuelled by self loathing and apathy for the war wouldn't be my initial choice for the character to behave but if done well it really has some advantage in whichever story it's featured in.
Not to mention his portrayal in War for Cybertron was a breath of fresh air, a character that's been misused mostly as a "dumb, lumbering giant" to be brilliantly used as the final boss to come off as a pure evil monster mocking the player while trying to take him down enhances how much of a genuine threat he is.
I never knew about trypticon. So when I was playing the war and fall of cybertron games and had to escape the space station as it transforms. that was one hell of an entrance for me.
When you think about it, Dino bots and similar large animal based Transformers are already similar in size to small kaiju but Trypticon is something else.
My dude is basically Godzilla Earth of the transformers
It's been years and years but I still can't wrap my head around the fact that Brad Garret of all people voiced 80s' Trypticon.
Brad Garrett also voiced Hulk Hogan on "Hulk Hogan's rock and wrestling cartoon, Just shows how much older he really is.
I absolutely love the War for Cybertron design for Trypticon ! The figure from Planet X is amazing and is a centerpiece of both my Transformer and Godzilla collections .
I really hope Trypticon’s G1 profile is explored better in future media. I like the idea of a Decepticon who hates the fact that they were used for war.
If we look at the win loss record of Trypticon and Metroplex in the cartoons, we could come up with this:
Metroplex = 3 wins in Transformers G1
Trypticon = 1 win in Headmasters and 1 in Titans Return
I feel like we were damn close to seeing Trypticon in Transformers Prime, when the Nemesis was fueled up with Dark Energon and it became sentient.
It's an odd one, because when I interviewed the writer of that episode years back, he confirmed he was aware of the Nemesis's backstory as the converted Trypticon, but said he *didn't* intend the Nemesis's Dark Energon-induced consciousness to be a reawakened Trypticon. But within the episode itself, one of the screens on the ship briefly displays the image of a new Trypticon robot mode design. So... who knows?
@@ChrisMcFeely It sure would have been terrifying
@@ChrisMcFeely would've been terrifying for everyone to see a giant dinosaur like robot attacking cities
As a massive Kaiju fan growing up I’ve always been fascinated by Trypticon. He was one of the first characters I researched on the wiki. Definitely becoming my favorite Titan. (Despite his weakness to water 😂)
He is my second favorite . My first favorite titan is Vigilem
I loved that they put him in the games. He was such a hard fight. Those games where so good, it is shame that they stopped after two.
Trypticon appeared breifly in the 3rd game if you refer to the cybertron games
@@garryhowes7274 the 3rd game was hot garbage
Anyone remember the scene from the first episode of Headmasters where Trypticon is defeated after being tricked into falling off a bridge by Daniel and Wheelie
Talk about villain decay
Always and forever one of my favorite Transformers, had his original toy when I was little and loved it. A couple of interesting trivia bits about G1 Sunbow cartoon Trypticon:
-the animators never colored in his eyes
-they didn't include the opening cover for his snout cannon
-and this includes all versions of him, he was never shown to have the mind-control powers his profile stated he had
Trypticon is my favorite titan and one of my favorite transformer designs ever. I only wish his original personality of a self-loathing robot would be used in tv or movies. It would send a good message about mental health and self-image
How so ?
@@albertrex6851 trypticon could have an arc where he learns to be able to not only have friends, but also to accept himself for what he is and have a sense of self-worth. A great message to people who have experience that feeling of loneliness and of low worth.
@@shadowmarauder6033 ah yes that sounds like a good plan. If only people could look past transformers as something other than brainless robot action. This can be a very good plotline .
@@albertrex6851 thanks
@@shadowmarauder6033 welcome
10:25/10:29 He just needs a Godzilla type roar to complete it.
I think the 1954 or the early Heisei would fit.
I persinally like the idea of Trypticon's main rival being Omega Supreme. War for Cybertron had the right idea.
But Omega's too small for him - being a rocket ship. Should be Metroplex as he's an actual city
Omega is as big as the person drawing him. I personally have always felt Omega and the Gaurdians on par with the Titans.
@@RevSinkiller
Maybe the guardian's are the descendents of the titans?
@@warlordsquerk5338
Size matters not.
@@cooler1679 when your rival can eat your entire body with a bite, it matters
I’m always happy learning new stuff about some of my favorite characters. Most the time the basics episodes I know everything. So new stuff is always fun to watch and learn. Thank you mr mcfeely
The War for Cybertron one was my favorite. Destroying him in the first game was fun and having to reassemble him in the 2nd was interesting.
Fighting him as Silverbolt and Co. was so much fun! Fighting him at the end of the game, however; was tough as hell!
I remember getting him complete in '01 at a vintage toy store in Lincoln Park. One of the best days of my life😁❤
This episode got me thinking about Hojoni. And the fact that Hojoni was retroactively declared an Inhumanoid. Have we done a Basics episode on The Inhumanoids yet?
Oh man, one of my all time favorite characters. Who doesn’t love a bad ass, robot dinosaur with a personality disorder?
The War for Cybertron version definitely looks the coolest. I wish there was a toy of him.
Third party stupidy expensive planet x apocolypse exists
@@garryhowes7274 found part A last week and its amazing just on its own. Getting part b my next check. Figures gonna be massive
As a kid I got Trypticon for Christmas one year when I actually wanted Metroplex but I was happy anyway. It was truely one of the best Christmas presents I ever got.
In the transformers prime art book,there was concept art of a kaju-esque decepticon who I can alone assume was for tyrpticon, if they decided to take the concept of the ship being alive further in the show
I did not know that the two Deceptacon combiners actually merged with Triptykon in City mode. Learn something new every day
Specifically just the characters who form the torsos for the 2 5-bot Decepticon combiners, not the full combiners themselves.
Decepticon*
Trypticon*
Trypticon! Attempting to stomp out all who tremble at the sight of his immense size, brute strength, and for laughing at him for getting his tail whipped by Metroplex.
So far, these are their win loss records in their clashes on animation. If you know their clashes on the comics and if i miss something, you may add them here:
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Metroplex = 3 victories in Transformers G1
Trypticon = 1 victory in Transformers Headmasters and 1 victory in Titans Return
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I always say that Metroplex is the Kingkong and Trypticon is the Godzilla of Transformers.
@@stephencastro4723 Thank you for the info.
@@TFfangeek NP Bro.
3:30,u can always depend on Transformers legends to solve the continuity problems in TF media.
WFC Trypticon’s life was just tragic
Trypticon was always a fave of mine and became my first ever Convention merch at the Cincinnati Comic Expo in 2018, hes in storage rn with most my old collection but im trying to get him and the rest of my old stuff back.
Awesome video Chris! Trypticon is one of my favs! I remember one of the first episodes of the G1 Transformers that showed him was one where he was just roaming across the landscape in search of Metroplex. He was so gigantic he was moving thru the clouds it seemed like.
Thanks for this, the only thing I knew about Trypticon was one episode of the original series where Unicron's head coerces somebot (Starscream?) into stealing replacement eyes. Trypticon and Metroplex both get targeted because the idiot breaks one of the eyes and needs to steal a third.
It's nice to finally learn something about the Decepticon transforming city.
3 am, worth the wait. Thank you very much!
I was expecting for Chris to mention gigastorm from beast wars 2 even though he's not trypticon his g1 toy was still remade and retooled as a new character gigastorm the super form for megastorm.
TRYPTICON: I am king!
MECHAGODZILLA: I am chaos!
DRAGONZORD: I am power!
GOJULAS: I am destruction!
Thanks to this video i learned another reason for Trypticon being my favorite Decepticon, i had not been aware of the fact that he (the toy at least) is the same age as me.
If I remember right, I think Trypticon also appears in the Japanese NES game based on the Transformers as an end level boss. In the game, you play as Ultra Magnus and I think Trypticon is actually fought more than once. However, based on what I've seen, the game was extremely difficult, and it was pretty lackluster at best.
Trypticon was always a favorite of mine as a kid. I didn’t have him, but my friend did. When I got older I eventually got the Takara reissue and then good old Titans Returns Trypticon. I always loved him in Call of the Primitives and how he carried all the animal transformers.
Wow, another great video filled with new info. I didn't realize that Scramble City took place in the 1980s. I thought it took place in the 90s or something, between the end of Season 2 in the 80s and before the start of the Movie in 2005. I love how he was converted from station to robot and then to the Nemesis. He's far deeper than I thought.
Recently both Trypticon and Metroplex got a role in TF Earth Wars cell phone game as playable characters. Quite amazing!
I was hoping for a mention of Gigastorm somewhere. Still was pretty packed though.
I bought the original Trypticon toy with my birthday money when I was a kid, but I had buyer's remorse immediately on getting it home; without the batteries to power it, it was little more than a static statue (although a very good looking one) in robot mode. When I finally did get enough "C" batteries together to power the thing, I found that he could barely walk, and still wasn't very fun to play with.
Incidentally, this is directly why I hate the idea of that self-transforming Optimus Prime figure: It's expensive and cool to look at, but real toys need some tactile interaction, and Trypticon has very little -- but self-changing OP has even LESS.
Anyway, great video as always. Thank you for posting!
My favorite trypticon story is when my kids used him as a hotel for their calico critters
Did you know that the Brunt figure from Siege is a Weaponizer? With other figures from the War for Cybertron toyline, he can disassemble into weapon implacements and armor for other larger toys. Same has happened for Metroplex's partner Sixgun and Scorponok's partner Fasttrack.
Earliest I've been able to catch a new episode! Being up before the sun sucks!
City Of Fear is the main reason I love Flywheels. When I saw that he (as Skytread) was being recreated in Siege, I had to get him. And that triggered my return to Transformers collecting after nearly 30 years.
I got Trypticon on Christmas of 1986. That was a very awesome Christmas for sure! I used to love launching Full Tilt down the ramp and watching the satellite dishes rotate while it was in city mode.
High Moon Studios not only gave us the best Version of Trypticon, they also gave us some of the best story telling of any Transformers series.
Oh the Blue Oyster Cult reference right off the top. So nice!!!
Scored the original Tryticon on a great 80s Christmas morning but lost him sometime in the 90s. Rolling through Target and I saw the new version big as life on the shelf. Without hesitation I plucked the monster box from the shelf and put it into the shopping cart Overriding the skeptical look from the wife. Great Toy that brought back so many great childhood memories. “Me go smash metroplex!”
Great episode Chris. Please make a video of the Autobot called Wheelie!!
I've been waiting for this !!!! Kept checking and checking then BOOM!
Man, it was my dream as a kid to own one of those big bots.
Trypticon is one of my favorite titans thank you for doing a video on him!!
"You thought you could destroy me?! You thought you could destroy Trypticon?! Bah! Pathetic!"
This need an addendum: in a surprising turn of events, trypticon returned to televiosion in the show "Transformers: cyberverse" although he had a very unfamiliar characterization. In this show, he acted as some sort of mafia boss, leading a group of unaligned transformers that included even Bug bite in an attempt to conquer cybertron by immobilizing its inhabitants, tho its attempts were foiled and in an omage to the original american comic book he was defeated by the dinobots, tho this time they used their new combined form: volkanicus"
THIS HAS BEEN THE EPISODE I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR LETS GOOOO
In modern parlance, Fulltilt/Wipeout could be considered Trypticons 'City Speaker'.
One thing not mentioned, Trypticon actually made another appearance in a cartoon, Transformers: Cyberverse, as the leader of a group of mercenaries from another world.
Finally!!!
Thanks alot Chris. This was my request
3:33 this reminds me of 3 familiar Godzilla films where Godzilla's body explodes, only for a specific part of his body to survive, and bring him back to life
wait what's other one we know minus one, & gmk?
“Boss isn’t really an accurate description. I think myself more of a firm yet fair employer who expected nothing less than dedicate employees who will always do their best.”
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A couple months after this episode. He was fully introduced into transformers earth wars as a part of your base. But you had to be Hq 17 and comeplete his campaign to unlock him. And skorponok was added later
I like skipping these for a month, then binge watching them at work.
_"You think you can destroy me?! You think you can destroy TRYPTICON?! Hah, pathetic!"_
--Trypticon (Fred Tatasciore), _Transformers: War for Cybertron_ (2010)
Caught me by surprise with this video today. Great work on this one! Really was tempted to get the big beast if I find his figure.
The Titans Return toy looks dope! Trypticon is one my favorite Decepticons. Thanks for doing a video on the big lug!
The OG toy was one of my grails for the longest time. Good vid as always
One of my favorite characters! Thank you for the video!
Immediate chuckle from the Blue Oyster Cult nod at the beginning. Well done!
Trypticon is my favorite titan. He's currently the only titan I have. I have multiple copies of the comic where Grimlock and the Dinobots drive him off and Grimlock gets crowned leader of the Autobots at the end. I hated facing him in the War for Cybertron game, that last fight with him was rough, I died dozens of times to him. I did really like his involvement in the game and being a boss. I also really liked Omega Supreme as a "Firefly" spaceship design.
yyyyeeeeesss i have waited for this
"With a purposeful grimace and a terrible sound." I see you Chris, nice work. :)
awesome insights into story and development of this Iconic character，thank you
Yo ngl I fucking love war for Cybertron Trypticon his design is so freaking cool and his story about his spark being an amalgamation of other Sparks is creepy but cool
Deeply funny idea for Godzilla's rival to be an animate city.
10:08 I'm on my way, I'm on my way! I've got my lungs and that's a start, And I've got my love inside my heart.
😮 Okay Trypticon's original profile was new thing for me to know. If I would have to rank 4 og City-bots/Titans, Trypticon would be on first.
I'll admit that Trypticon's TR (later fixed release) or 2015 reissue would be neat to have, I really have soft spot for Trypticon's 2006 TF: Classics toy which is first time when Trypticon has official robot mode.
Wow. I actually havent realized that Trypticon is actually just Mechagodzilla in Transformers xD
This is my favorite Basics yet!
Funny, the video that's up next in my feed, is the tfp episode, " flying mind " , the episode where the nemesis gets infused w dark energon
The Cybertron games is by far my favorite adaptation of this character, my only problem with him is the problem with size consistency. At first he’s the size of a mountain before and immediately after his transformation but by the time of the final battle he is significantly smaller. I know it has to do with the limits of the consoles at the time, if I remember correctly there were plans to make the final battle arena way larger to accommodate the sheer size of trypticon but was scaled down along with trypticon to keep the game running smoothly
We loved Aligned Tripticon... just wish he was restored back to his Titan form during the Unicron episodes... imagine Tripticon fighting that giant Unicron Avatar...
The reference to the "Godzilla" song by Blue Oyster Cult made me smile. Thank you for that
7:16 cool transition
This guy left a hell of an impression on me thanks to War For Cybertron. He'll always be the Decepticons' premier WMD in my mind, and I'm glad Transformers' answer to Mechagodzilla's finally getting his time in the sun.
Oh no, they say this can't go on, GO GO TRYPTICON! Oh no, there goes Iacon, GO GO TRYPTICON!
My man Trypticon! Thanks for this one, I’ve been wanting it.