R.E.D. Megatron: Thew's Awesome Transformers Reviews 237
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That Mcdonald's Megatron took me by surprize and immediatly melted my heart.
MCMeganald's.
I collect Shockwave figures and seriously consider the McDonald’s Cyberverse Shockwave one of my favorites. There’s just something to be said about the nostalgia of getting a dumpy little robot toy in your over-processed box meal. It just makes me happy. Hey wait...
The beast wars micky dees toys were the shit as a kid
u mean the animated series ??? oh and by the way your name makes me laugh no offense
@@Emoconsan he could have just named himself batman the sexy is implied
I would really like to see RED have characters that didn't transform like nightbird with a ninja arsenal.
Or Alpha Trion with real cape
Now see, THESE are ideas that really make sense!
That would be logical, which is why they won't do them.
Maybe ones of guys with weird alt modes like perceptor, orion pax, or scrounge?
Or Autobot X!
He seriously needs a Maniacal Laughing face and a About to Kick Starscream's Ass angry face.
LOL agreed
The only RED figure I know people are buying is Cheetor just so they can give his guts gun to the Kingdom figure who didn’t have one
Was not aware this was a thing. Might have to do the same
Um yea... you can't do that m8. I'd suggest watching PerspectiveEnd's video on cheetor.
TFP Arcee aint bad either
@@chadderbug7587
Having seen that video, that is...unfortunate.
There are better 3rd party guns for Cheetor than getting the R.E.D. figure for just one gun.
This series wouldve been great for the Action Masters
Let’s hope we get a few
Read my mind....
At least Super7 will give them some love. Personally, I really want to get Banzai-tron.
I'd be all over RED if they started doing Action Master characters like Treadshot, Sprocket, Mainframe and the like. I doubt anyone would be bothered about them having no altmode for obvious reasons.
Once the inevitable Pulse recolor of Teletraan-1 comes out, a Mainframe RED would be as pointless as this one is.
@@benvoliothefirst Eh, I, and I'm sure a fair amount of other people, would rather have a Mainframe that isn't covered in ugly kibble he never had originally.
So far we’ve got Super7 aiming to make some Action Master exclusive characters.
The reason is that nobody knows those characters so they'd sell about three, right?
"This [insert MP/3P figure] is great but I'll never transform it so I just keep him in robot mode."
"Okay, here's a figure that isn't bogged down with needing to transform so it can so crazy with robot posing."
"Uuuugh but then it's not a transformer because it needs to transform!"
I will never understand the 'I'll never transform it' crowd.
Yeah I think that kind of shows why R.E.D. does have a place because inevitably, while a good solid intuitive transformation is something that can be appreciated from an engineering perspective and the idea of it being a puzzle, some transformations to be totally frank are the kind that you are only going to do once to try it, maybe again to turn the alt mode back into a robot, and then you'll never bother with it ever again because it's either frustrating, it takes an unnecessarily long part of your day to get down even when you know what you're doing or simply put you're not really interested because truly you bought the thing for the character.
@@the-aspiring-creator4249 Yeah that's exactly what I don't get. I have never felt like I wouldn't want to transform a figure again. I like fiddling with them and the ability to rotate out displays.
@@nameforcomments4092 Of course it should be noted it varies from person-to-person. Much like how one transformation scheme can be considered by someone to be extremely complex and irritating and can be considered by another to be easy, there are quite a few Transformers fans who would obviously be into occasionally messing with figures and so on. That being said, there are a decent amount of people who either due to them caring more for the character than the alt-mode, not liking the transformation because it's too frustrating or simply put the matter of time and motivation who really don't care about that all that much and so a figure series like R.E.D. gives them that option.
@@nameforcomments4092 If you don't mind me adding something, speaking for myself as someone who owns some R.E.D. figures alongside a ton of regular Transformers. I take one look at my shelf and occasionally, I do take a figure off it and transform it to its alt-mode and back again and change up displays... but there are so many toys I either won't do that with just because of the sheer amount or the transformation itself like for example leader ROTF Prime. That transformation is just a NO all things considered as far as just fiddling with a figure is concerned. Same goes for some of my other big bots or even some of my third party figs which are really cool in both modes... but they also have the kind of crazy intricate transformation I just can't be bugged to go through just for the sake of fiddling with a toy. So if anything, stuff like R.E.D. is gonna be right up my alley.
True crime is not giving you a chance to play more of the signature eardestroying metal while transforming
No ‘doo dee doo’ either
@@russellharrell2747 choro q megatrion had that in his gun mode
I wish they'd just do all the TFP characters this way so they aren't pure kibble. Also they deserve more poseability than their transforming variants.
I am still hoping thew completes the Soundwave brouhaha
id like it to be called the Soundwave Serenade for some nice alliteration
R.E.D Arcee has low key been one of my most anticipated figures of the year! I can’t entirely explain why, beyond I love the character and getting to see a premium version of her in 2021 is awesome, but that’s how it be haha
That's the only one I can see myself maybe possibly thinking about getting.
I'm looking forward to the rumored Knock Out since his toy from Prime's original run wasn't the most animation accurate. That and he's easily my favorite Decepticon from Prime.
That would be awesome!
There’s a part of me that secretly wishes that R.E.D Knockout, in keeping with his character, is a super detailed and exquisitely painted car 😆
non-transforming is the only way to get an accurate prime arcee robot mode, thanks to the shrinking wheels and wings.
that's the biggest reason I bought RED arcee, so I could have a prime arcee that doesn't have an oversized backpack.
Hey good news! Legacy!
"Ughhh transformers that don't transform" - people that won't buy it anyway
That's everybody! :)
I hate to say it, but you have a valid point.
-one of those people that won't buy it anyway.
It's a phrase that gets thrown around I'd say just about EVERY time one of these collectibles is made. When Flame Toys first came onto the scene? All I'd see is people complaining that the thing didn't transform. ThreeZero? Every release results in comments about how if it transformed then it would matter. Revoltech? If it wasn't rather understandable disappointment with Pat Lee's artstyle for the early figures, the typical complaints about the Bayverse for the movie ones or just dislike for the stylization on the most recent iterations, it's "Why pay for a Transformer that doesn't transform?". It kind of gets tiring especially as people clearly miss the point of what these things are made for.
@@the-aspiring-creator4249 If your argument is, "They've tried it half a dozen times, and never made enough in sales to continue the line past the initial offerings..." then I guess point well made...
@@benvoliothefirst Flame Toys and ThreeZero are still around and Revoltech even is getting going again and from what I can tell for their respective audiences they're still selling very well. Just because you're not interested in it doesn't mean it's not successful.
I'm a teacher and considered purchasing Optimus for my bookshelf. It seemed a good balance between letting my geek flag fly and being a "mature professional." Then I sat there wondering if that was the best use of $20. Then my brain said, "Yes, it is, but just Optimus? Shouldn't you get Megatron so he's not lonely?" Then I decided it wasn't the best use of $40. I let the doubt win and left them on the shelf. In my store they've been on the shelves for a bit, so I'm hoping to see them go on clearance. Of course the last time I went, only Arcee was left, so maybe not.
But if I do find them on a clearance shelf or in an Ollie's, they're a definite buy.
I definitely see the Heroes of Cybertron line as their lineage.
Waiting for the stop motion animation videos with these boys
I couldn't tell you why, but I'm kinda glad these exist because I'm sure they have their audience (they sell out super quick at all my local stores). But, if I wanted to go the non-transforming route, then I'd have to go with the Furai models. At least that way I get the satisfaction of building the figure.
The Furai models are SICK and heaps better than the red series, despite the difference in price.
@@andrewtimothy1937 I'd be curious how many of those people promptly return them once they realize they don't transform!
@@benvoliothefirst I used to worry about that with, what were they called, the non-transforming but very kid-targetted Titan Heroes, because I'm sure harried parents bought them only to disappoint their kids.
I need to get some of those Furai Models...
Specifically IDW Optimus & Megatron.
I half want to get RED Megs just to give him his Marvel comics paintjob, that would elevate him immensely in my book.
I feel like this needed a transformation sequence like you normally do. Metal music plays, Thew rapidly poses and contorts the figure for a bit, before realizing, "oh right, this doesn't transform" :)
Thew has uploaded. It is a good day
I think that's about how I feel about the R.E.D. line, too. They look really good, but with very cartoon accurate toys of the same characters that actually do transform, is there really a place for them? They have their crowd I'm sure, but I'm good. I can do without.
Brutal honesty with a healthy dose of puns. Thew always knows how to do right.
I'm just typing this out because I was feeling kind of down with the whole transformers media-culture thing, but remembered that Thew keeps it down to earth while also being a pure character. Then I get hit with a monthly Megatron, some good stuff, thanks man.
"A TRANSFORMER THAT CAN'T TRANSFORM? I THOUGHT WE LEFT THIS NON-SENSE IN 1991. THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!" 😆
Thew, you're the best, but please never ever say "smegment" again.
EDIT: Well...can't say I didn't see this coming. XD
smegment
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Every time I watch your videos I am always blown away by you're amazing alliteration skills
I actually like the RED figures way more than I thought I would. I enjoy the concept of just having animation cel figures; The charm is in the screen accuracy and these do it so well that I don't miss the transforming element. Thinking about it from the perspective of animation fans who may not necessarily be into the transforming element anyway but might love to have a character screen design accurate figure, these are perfect.
And as someone who is neurodivergent, I remember being really easily frustrated and discouraged as a kid when I couldn't get a transformation to work out quite right on my own even when doing my best to follow the instructions; These types of non-transforming toys might be ideal for some neurodivergent younger people who don't want to fuss with all of that, among other things that might be frustrating (like which mode to display it in???). And if the show is someone's special interest, they might just want an animation accurate figure anyway. If these had been available when I was younger, I would have preferred these! Less stressful, looks more like the show.
So I have to say, RED series is looking pretty good to me so far! Thanks for another great review. :)
I'd actually like to see an oversized version of the R.E.D figures on par with the voyager size especially Megatron
Not to mention we also have Super7 coming in soon with their own take on an actionmasters line, which will actually have Banzaitron in wave 1. Also the Furai model kits
That's exactly why Hasbro is doing red, if they can sell action figure versions of transformers, it cuts in on other companies using the transformer liscence makimg a profit on their ip.
Yeah they are lower end, but that means they are more affordable; to anyone casually interested, a middling red figure is a better prospect than buying an import at much higher price.
Now they should make a toyline of transformer vehicle modes that DON'T tramsform
Isn't there like some sort of Hot Wheels-type schtick with G1 Prime, 2007 Prime and Bumbles, and a couple of others? Or did I hallucinate that??
Did you see the Transformers Mini Car Collection from Majorette? They just recolored some of their existing toy vehicles into the themes of Transformers Armada characters, even if they totally weren't the same vehicles the characters turned into.
I bought RED Soundwave the second I saw him. I love all things Soundwave
Hell Yeah, monoformers, robots that do robot stuff!
A R.E.D. G1 Arcee would be worth it because I have zero faith that hasbro or takara will ever figure out a good transformation for her. And they better hurry before Flame Toys releases theirs!
Bro they already did that, it's called Earthrise arcee.
Okay but seriously, it took until siege to get a good g1 ironhide toy, and he's been getting stuff since g1, meanwhile arcee hasn't gotten a proper figure since generations, and Earthrise was their second attempt, so be patient.
🎵Monthly Megatron🎵
(not actually monthly but I don't care)
I didn't know I needed Megatron in a Rik Mayall pose but man am I glad i've seen it
Great review Thew!
Now..Cybertron Megatron..come on! You want to!
Nailing the Rik Mayall pose at 2:44 😉👌
At least this Megatron was weird and interesting enough to distract Thew from his ongoing existential crisis
2:44 had me howling XD he got them MEGAthrusts
There is also the Super 7 Ultimates. That line has 'Prime, and Ghost Starscream. But the real gem is the Banziatron with Action Master critter.
Ankle joints on RED can be all pulled out further to clear the foot armor on the sides and get perfectly flat feet in wide poses (although you see more of the ball)
A few years ago people would have loved these for being so accurate and so cheap but now we've got so many options in the mainline
I'm with Thew here, I just do NOT understand the market these things are trying to sell themselves to
but I DO understand that I liked this video!
Same. I don't really see the point of the RED series, espiecally with how inconsistent their quality is. I doht know anyone who wants them either
But yeah excellent video as always
Honestly I think I can kind of see it because while the Furai models are cool, they're still a bit more pricey than what some people are willing to pay for (And if you just want figures of the characters god forbid then be prepared to punch your wallet's throat in), the ReAction stuff's neat but most of the novelty comes from the packaging and the fact they're hearkening back explicitly to Kenner's OG Star Wars output. Super7's offerings from what I've seen are cool but they don't quite have that same level of poseability. Really I'd say these are Transformers figures marketed to the Marvel Legends crowd, people who aren't looking to pay too terribly much but they still want a good representation of the character they saw on screen to pose and mess with and R.E.D. fits rather neatly into that area.
@@the-aspiring-creator4249 if that's what they want, then why not pay the same price for the WFC line up of toys. They are still very possable, pretty accurate and perfect for display. So why pay the same price for a transformer which goes against everything a transformer toy stands for and has some really useless accessories and not that much better in articulation
@@charlienash1050 Simple. Because WFC may not necessarily appeal to them. See we as Transformers fans who like the transformations and such will obviously see more value in something like the WFC line with its variety of characters, abundance of posability and other features but for some people? Honestly they may truthfully only care about the actual character and not necessarily if they could turn into something. Plus as good as some toys can get with being as accurate as humanly possible while also being able to transform? There is still ALWAYS gonna be something off in one way or another and then there's the matter of sometimes how in order to achieve those levels of accuracy, transformations have to be insanely complex and if that toy just so happens to be packaged in its alt-mode... well let's just say that's a headache and a half.
Granted, that's not really applicable to WFC since its transformations are fairly simple but regardless, there are still little things that for a fan of Transformers who may just care about the characters and not really about the main gimmick of the line, a casual fan who's not really interested in the regular toyline or a fan who just likes the idea of having a good straight action figure of a character alongside the transformable stuff, will make this kind of figure desirable. I mean it's why you see people pay for things like Revoltech or ThreeZero and honestly why I think more people have a love for Action Masters these days alongside the nostalgia.
@@the-aspiring-creator4249 fair enough then. I can see the logic in that, but doesn't mean I agree with them
Fuck me. You had me in stitches from start to finish. Love the way you seem really keen on it at the start then proper bag on it at the end. Red dead redempertron finished me off.
RED feels like a weird evergreen design toyline that everyone got vs the smaller dollar stores that carry the lower end stuff.
See, one of the reasons I was kind of looking forward to this line was getting characters from non-G1 Transformers series.
...But so far we've had one Prime character (Arcee), two Beast Wars characters (Primal and Cheetor), and the rest has just all been G1.
Felt this way from the start - if they're not trying to be as good as the other options on the market (from their own company, might I add), those competitors just become... BETTER options.
Good old Mayaltron. Thank you for the reference and the smile it brought.
Always a joy when watching one of your videos.
A thew episode with no heavy metal transformation scene never thought I'll live to see the day
The best red figures are going to be the boys with designs that currently would render accurate proportions and transformation impossible to afford, like TFP designs, or the FOC/WFC game styles, or, the beast wars figures that the mere effort of transformation would add lines and fragile parts to.
What an excellent way to start off the day after an awful night.
Always love you videos. I need to buy more transformers. I need more!
I’d say for fembots red does a great job, tfp red arcee is awesome
The way his shoulders work reminds me of Amazing Yamaguchi Convoy's. They work, but boy were they weird on him too.
I like the R.E.D series cause it allows you to display tv show accurate transformers without all the bulkiness of a regular transformers with the gimmicks and panels
If they did a RED Maccadam that would be smart
Thew this came out on my birthday so thanks for giving me a great gift
I don't see why they don't just do the COMIC characters! like, a line of accurate mtmte characters like rodimus and tarn and tailgate would be awesome! seems like the best usage of this line to me. designs that were never going to get full on transforming figures anyway.
He’s for animation, I swear if I don’t see this guy in some animation as a realativly cheap robot mode that isn’t cluttered with kibble I will be very surprised
I wasn't really interested in RED until I saw that Starscream and now I really, REALLY need that.
Speaking of Backstab McGhee, his Studio Series Bumblebee Movie figure just showed up and it is something else. I'd like to see your take on it.
I think the point of them is for old school collectors who want a super accurate robot mode unencumbered by the need to turn into another thing, which usually (but not always) leads to compromises in some form or another. As much as I LOVE Earthrise Optimus, the great slabs on his inner shins are not great. I have a friend who was about 10 in '84 who insists the only good toys are G1 originals and reissues, toys of characters that didn't have G1 toys, and SOME of the Masterpiece figures. But he also really likes the N-scale figurines for having super accurate sculpts and decent paint jobs, so RED would be good for something that can be posed and played with while looking "correct" to him.
I think the niche is people who remember the characters from the cartoon but don't care about the transformation. The people who have time to fiddle, but no time to sit there and meticulously transform something. Not me, obviously
Hey can the Cheetor gut gun actually be held by the kingdom one?
Great video man i just picked up the R.E.D. Arcee from transformers prime and I have to say she looks good. Just wish they had painted the weapon effects like the back of the box shows.
Thanks dude, I needed some cheery distract today. Rad!
RED figures of characters with toys released around the same time didn't make sense to me. But Prime Arcee for example, is one of the most accurate toys of her, so I'll take what I can get
Yo do You recommend getting stuff from game stop
2:44 Reminded me of the Legend Rick Mayall
Now I want alt mode enhanced designs:
Vehicle Beast
Enhanced Enhanced
Designs Designs
1:37 Ronald Reagatron
I don't want to transform them so aesthetically they fit on my none transformers collection.
I mean it is nice for them to do characters in this line who would struggle comfortably transforming into a thing (like prime Arcee and Knockout), I don’t mind them forgoing vehicle modes and their kibble for just good robot toys
Monthly megatron continues!
2:09 Even that fridge magnet has better arm proportions...
What an honest review. I kind of dig the aesthetic of RED, but it doesn't do it for me either.
This is a neat but also niche little line from this franchise, but it looks like a lot of fun anyway in a sort of cartoon accuracy appreciation sort of way. Wonderful stuff Thew!
I think you really summed it up excellently: These Transformers toys are very much for people who... don't like Transformers. I myself just can't be bothered with the transformation gimmick and am more interested in getting the best possible representation of the actual character themselves (which counts in screen/show-accuracy), rather than having a character toy who's looks are just that slight bit compromised by the need to transform. I already got the Prime Arcee and am planning to get the Knockout from this line simply because they look so much better, are more poseable, and more accurate to the show counterparts I love.
I think I get where this niche sits. It's for people who want animation accurate bot modes without the usual compromises that having an alt mode brings.
Like how often have you seen a near perfect robot mode ruined by kibble or a clusterfuck back pack or a slight proportional problem brought on by having to turn into something?
4:58 the guy on the very right is from the movie THE FIFTH ELEMENT
I was already thinking of RED as updated Action Masters.
Imagine having a Thew Review without the Metal in it ooof
Smegment... 🤔 not sure that’s okay. 😂 😆
Thanks for the laughs man! 😆
the Prime Arcee one looks phenomenal and fills a space that just can't be covered by transforming figures. I think that's the niche they should pursue... Like finally a G1 Arcee without a car on her back or a Beast Wars Dinobot that looks like the screen model without costing MP prices... an IDW Rodimus would be cool?
And still we wait for the RID 2001 Megatron's Monthly Megatron. Come on Thew, you know you want to...
Also, I think to answer your question, Thew, REDs are for folks like me, folks who love Transformers and love messing with and appreciating their transformations and the engineering that goes into them--but who universally leaves them in robot mode. All the time. So when I can buy a figure that's of similar size as the rest of my Bots but who has a nigh-perfect robot mode, well, it goes right on the shelf! I wouldn't buy just ANY character as a RED but definitely ones whose design stirs me or one that never works well enough as a transforming robot toy. Or characters I like enough to buy an MP of (but don't want to spend modern MP cash on).
"WeLl AcKsHuAlLy..." honestly, the niche filled by these things, I can honestly say is *me*! I've just never been very good at transforming the normal figures, and have always been drawn to the robot designs (and especially posability) to the point that I actually bought the toys and figured out how to painstakingly modify them into non-transforming show-accurate designs. That's fun, and I still do it, but the REDs are just-- exactly what I want from a Transformers toy. I think it's because I fell in love with the characters first, not the toys themselves. Also YOU ARE SO RIGHT, THEY'RE INCREDIBLE DRAWING AIDS😍
The Super7 line doing actual Action Master homages have led me to skip RED in hopes that we get the AM versions of Prime and Megatron, though I had been tempted to get Prime before then.
I hope they do a series of repaints in their Action Master colours.
I’ve got all of wave 1, love them all!
Action masters need more love. My first transformer action figure ever was Action Master Megatron. To this day he's my favorite action figure of all time. A lot of that is nostalgia but still he's a good toy, and the R.E.D Megatron stands right next to him as just a really fun toy that looks awesome on your desk. Not to mention you just can't keep your hands off of him because of all the possibility so R.E.D Megatron mission accomplished. Thanks Thew your videos are consistently fun to watch and always give a good laugh.
I think he got it right at the beginning, it’s meant to be for people that work in cubicles to decorate them.
Sometimes you just want a 99% screen-accurate toy of the character that's not hampered by the engineering needs that being able to transform brings along. I actually had this exact idea like 20 years ago, when stuff like MP-44 or TE-01 or MP-36 weren't even dreamed of. And RED Megs has a better headsculpt that Siege or Earthrise, I kinda half want one just to see if I can swap the heads out (after I give him his proper Marvel comic black helmet paint, of course).
If they make Transformers Animated figures, I’m buying all of them.
I'd say out of the 7 Soundwave,Megatron, Prime Arcee, Cheetor and Optimus would be the one's I'd start with first in that cronilogical order just to see if I'd be interested
I want a RED Megs only because I am collecting a shelf of only 80s main-ish villains from all the various toys sales cartoons etc. He fits into that for me better than the current WFC style transforming versions. Outside of my niche no idea who these are for.
As a gundam guy, I love these! They fit right in with my gundam figures, same scale and everything
I been wanting the RED Soundwave... Have yet to pull the trigger.
As a non-collector the RED models look like nice shelf models. I don't want to transform them, just get a nostalgia hit and they seem to do that
another cool thing about action masters is one of the acrtion masters original characters is teletran-1 now
also stronger, faster, more alive
Hey man you uploaded day before my Bday, nice!
Happy birthday!
@@toygrind 32 minutes left over here in the states!
The Action Masters weren't the only Transformers thing in 1990 because the Micromasters were still around, but then, how many of the Micromasters went on to be lasting, memorable characters?
So that means the Action Masters basically replaced the Pretenders, and was anyone upset that the Pretenders went away?
Gotta say I agree that this line really doesn't make sense for the obligatory big names, but it definitely works for figures like Prime Arcee who we already know is never getting another mainline toy
Never say never. Beast Wars is back in the spotlight, so they might roll back around to Prime again at some point, too.
I wish he came with alternative faces or just have a yelling/evil laugh face instead of the stoic closed lip one