@@bthsr7113 The downside of this decision: the Decepticons will have one less meat-shield (metal-shield?) to throw at the enemy. The upside: If Megtron does this while Starscream is still in jet mode, he can emerge from the explosion while transforming, before landing on the battlefield. Almost like a giant metal butterfly emerging from a flaming, hyper-sonic cocoon so it can kick some serious aft.
Next comes transformers meet mk. Just hopefully not the reboot. Or Captain Kirk for kombat pack two. But netherrealm studios would probably ruin his character.
"Space...The final frontier... These are the voyages of the starship Fortress Maximus... To seek out new life and new civilizations... To Boldly Roll, Where no Autobot has Rolled out before!"🖖🖖🖖
Kirk: Sternly asks the Decepticons who are *actively firing on him* to cease and desist Also Kirk: Opens fire on Optimus Prime without provocation the literal moment he sees him
@@KyleRayner12 Kirk: We come in peace! Also Kirk: Shoot to kill, men! Really, with how most of Kirk's missions go, he'd probably just end up not even shooting anyone innocent with that policy. Chances are it would save the lives of at least a few redshirts too, so ends justify the means?
"I want a Toy of it.....Now! If they can make Ecto-1 into a Transformer, then they can do it for Fortress Tiberious" ~Linkara March 24th, 2020. These words are possible some of the most funny and yet true words of any fan of crossover media,
They made a ghostbusting Optimus with an ectotrap drone. Anything is possible. I'd be more interested in some other crossover toys, but this could be awesome.
@@WTFisTingispingis Give it some time, if Takara/Hasbro doesn't make one for whatever reason, the third parties will as long as there is a significant demand for it.
I actually have to give them credit. The images in the background mid transformation makes it seem possible much like Unicron's transformation in the first movie from the 80's.
Starscream isn't necessarily stupid, but he has a lot of issues that lead to poor judgement, and g1 era... hooooboy that guy was something else. There are some different versions of him, but he has a mix of arrogance, fear, ambition, deceit, suck-up, and backstabber that always blows up in his face after yielding good results.
Optimus Prime: "Oh, uh... I think there was this probe from Earth that came to Cybertron at some point a long time ago... V-something... We gave it a lot of upgrades and it will probably show up in a few years. Might want to look into that."
I love how Linkara points out the fact that Replicators don't exist yet in the timeline. So many people seem to forget that. Also Soundwave is always awesome.
'-it's still a weird, sortuv' goofy idea.' ...You mean like the idea of metallic aliens who can shape-shift into cars teaming up with a diverse team of space scientists who traveled through time just to save humpback whales? Dude, goofy is what keeps this planet spinning! The goofier the better, I say!
@@mikebearthegamer1365 EXAMPLE of goodywesome: during the "Infinity Warps" of MARVEL (i don't remmeber if during Infinity Wars OR in the sequel), there was an epic moment with Ghost Panther possesing the planet mars to rebel alien forces. and it was awesome
I appreciate that this comic took newer Transformers to round out the cast; this marked the first time Windblade was drawn in a G1 art-style (she was introduced in the comics just a few years ago, and has become a mainstay of the animated series since then), and Airachnid had only appeared in the CG Transformers Prime cartoon (fun fact: that cartoon is in continuity with the War for Cybertron games... and the extremely aimed-at-a-preschool-audience Transformers: Rescue Bots). Also, Airachnid planning on keeping Kirk as a pet is a good continuity-wink; she had the same designs for Jack Darby in Transformers Prime.
I remember reading Issue 1 when that came out and being pleasantly surprised at Airachnid’s inclusion. Windblade was a bit more of a given seeing as she’s appeared quite a lot since her creation. Same can’t be said for Airachnid. But I suppose they did need a unique female Decepticon.
Yeah, but if you're going for the g1 look... well people would complain otherwise. And yes, this is totally accurate for Airachnid. May she be blitzed from orbit in the Prime continuity.
TNG sequel to this would be amazing with all the possibilities. Megatron coming back as Galvatron, the Decepticons allying with the Borg, Unicron and the Borg fighting one another for who can devour/assimilate the universe.
Or the Borg playing it smart and picking off isolated Transformer worlds until they have a sizable amount of Transformers assimilated in order to strike harder, faster, and more advanced than ever before.
Fun fact: the Tabletop Games publish, River Horse, has been given the game rights to Jim Henson films... and have just put out a Labyrinth RPG. If they know what they're doing, Dark Crystal won't be too far behind and will, hopefully, use the same system.
They're kinda incompatible though. Unicron is Chaotic Evil, wanting to return the universe, or multiverse, depending on things, to entropy. The Borg are more Lawful Evil and they intend on assimilating organic life. Unicron is either JUST a big ass robot, or Cyber-Satan.
@@shadowldrago Not to mention, Unicron is pretty much magitech. His 'blood' can reanimate the dead, his spark is fueled by the power of the void, and is basically an near-immortal god. Definitely incompatible with the Borg.
@@edvance1030 I mean, if you want to be technical, there IS the whole "A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away..." thing. But, just about every crossover with Star Wars just neatly ignores that, so...
@@edvance1030 Lawyers and fan bases with large portions who'd maul each other before admitting they like both. I'll happily say I like both though. Prefer Star Wars, but both have their highs and lows, and inspired so many.
Linkara, you realize that if they used the live-action appearances of Star Trek characters they would have had to use the Michael Bay Transformers. I think this sacrifice was worth it.
The likenesses of the Bay Transformers are not without merit. They've had some imaginative designs, and many that weren't standard sizes. Mind you they also sucked out the lasers and the writing was... well we know what people say about Bay's writing, so I don't need to reiterate that. Also, Bee having a damaged voicebox seems to have been an influence that Prime put to good use.
"It appears to resemble an overly-large metal version of the extinct Earth creature Tyrannosaurus Rex." "We should be more concerned about this planet if it is accompanied by robotic versions of a wooly mammoth, a pterodactyl, a sabretooth tiger and a triceratops."
Well in one comic the Dinobots almost scanned Ice age era creatures, but Grimlock wanted meaner, more teeth. So yes, it could still be all Cybertronians. I know they had a pterodactyl and triceratops, those are the two most common after Grimlock.
@@bthsr7113 This is why I am really hoping a Transformers/Power Rangers crossover does happen eventually. There's tons of possibilities with the zords: Either they gain Cybertronian sentience from the megacomputer Vector Sigma or the TFs take on zord alt modes. Now that Hasbro owns both and IDW is clearly chummy with Boom studios because of Power Rangers/TMNT, this needs to happen asap.
@@Kefkaesque13 I know, it was just a chance to flex some obscure knowledge, and to point out that it's still entirely possible for this joke to be about the Mighty Morphing era or the Dinobots with some ice age associates. I'm still kind of surprised they never made the Dinobots a combiner team. Might be a good idea to workshop with a theoretical Power Rangers concept.
I actually think using the Animated Series designs works rather well, since they're using the more simplistic G1 designs rather than the more modern evergreen designs. Also, is everyone excited for the certainly-going-to-be-awesome-no-way-it-could-fail New Warriors series launching soon? Everyone is focusing on Snowflake and Safespace, but I'm curious to see what "experimental Internet gas" looks like.
Given Marvel is producing the Ultraman comic line this year, one of my favorite franchises, I'm scared. Course if they manage that. Then they've sunk lower than Hanna Barbara at its lowest since said company actually made a good Ultraman pilot movie.
"The experimental Internet gas may seem like a good way to raise entitled millennial superheros, but it's actually a plot from the Chinese and is really part one of their plan to TURN THE FREAKIN FROGS GAY!!!!" seriously! Experimental Internet gas sounds like something Alex Jones would rant about.
@@joehayes9933 So because a lot of non reader shit on a comics that not even here, that mean all the comics Marvel prodruce sucks ? Can you stop being a sheep please.
@@MrSafior I'm just worried. There is precedent for series from Japan to be shat on in the West. Kamen Rider was shafted by Saban (see Masked Rider) and One Piece (need I say more there?). I'm just afraid it may be time for ultraman to be shafted.
@@MrSafior Even you have to admit that Marvel haven't exactly garnered good will from its consumers, comics-wise. It makes sense why most people who, whether they read the comics or not, are not having any high hopes for any upcoming projects handled by Marvel, especially after the tone deaf trailers for New New Mutants and Children of the Atom.
If only they had that inflatable starship decoy they had in The Animated Series. Yes, that is a thing that existed. Same episode as the Proto-Holodeck, too.
21:11 ...actually in the IDW comics, believe it or not, MEGATRON was the one who defected to the Autobots while Soundwave only became a neutral party later on after mind-melding with humans and some casual damning blackmail threats by Optimus :)
Gotta say, I love the art on this one because it FEELS like animation from the 70's and 80's, complete with a little shadow on the cells. Even if you don't like Star Trek: The Animated Series, you got to admit they got all the details right.
Last week, when you announced you were covering this, I thought, "If the Enterprise doesn't turn into a Transformer, I will be very disappointed." I am not disappointed.
Weren't even completely wrong either. The ACTUAL Enterprise didn't transform, but we got a near exact replica with a badass autobot insignia on the saucer. Nice
I actually was marathoning all your Trek reviews in leadup to this, so your jokes in The Motion Picture comic about Vger coming from a planet populated by machines and the Decepticons getting ahold of Vger is even funnier now. What’s sad though is that Enterprise toy may not even happen. Hasbro created the COLLABORATIVE toyline for crossover character toys and stories...and so far all we got out of it is Ghostbusters.
@@AC-gb7do I'm OK with that. I really, really don't want other franchises in GI Joe (except Action Man, but that's kinda an asterisk). They just. don't. fit.
I always argued that the Transformers franchise had ALOT of untapped potential and seeing iconic vehicles turn into robots is DEFINITELY one of them! We have Fortress Tibberus and Ectotron, now we need a crossover with DC so we can have a Batmobile transformer!
Ultra Instinct Goku Black Yeah funny story...we ALMOST had a DC crossover. JLA/Transformers was to have been drawn by Phil Jimenez and, judging from the art we’ve seen, would’ve had stuff like Batmobile Transformer, Invisible Jet Amazon Transformer, Batman teaming with Prowl, Aquaman teaming with Seaspray, Superman fighting Megatron, and perhaps the greatest thing ever: GREEN LANTERN OPTIMUS PRIME. It never came to pass because of the New 52. Gawdammit.
Thank you for posting this hope you and your loved ones are alright in these unusual times. From a fan in the Philippines like most people in the world we are pretty much self quarantined as well. Thanks for this entertaining video.
"The only honor is victory by any means". Well damn. Megatron should head a few thousand lightyears north and hook up with the Dominion. Actually I wonder if they might trust him more cause he's technically a shape shifter and non organic
In the Revolution crossover Soundwave didn't become an Autobot Soundwave was actually the Decepticon leader and was working with the Autobots since the war was over
You know, ever since they made a Ghostbusters crossover vehicle, I've been interested in seeing more crossover Transformers made, like say, the obscure Decepticon Octus from the UK Marvel Transformers comics whose alternate form is a Dalek. A Titan Class Fortress Tiberius would probably be unlikely, but it would be so very worth it. Then again, after Season 3 of the Transformers: Cyberverse series, I desperately want Titan Class figures of Iaconus, Croaton, and the Dweller.
Great episode, now Linkara only has the Star Trek crossovers with The Legion of Super Heroes, Planet of the Apes, and the sequel to Star Trek/Green Lantern left to review. :)
I once read a fanfic were a character's telepathy evolved into technopathy. The basis of this was that both powers revolved around manipulating electric signals in a way.
Honestly, I can see Jazz lashing out. After everything they went through with humans, and all the time that has passed, they're still getting shot at like they're the same as the Decepticons. Also, Optimus getting shoot by panicked humans an then taking the brunt of the suffering for them, also totally on brand for him. Dude is robot Jesus, complete with suffering for all others. Also was that smirk about how he only had one life to lay down over how he keeps dying and coming back in several continuities, or am I missing something? Like I said, robot Jesus.
I LOVE TAS!!!! I liked it kind of followed up some episodes. It is a fun series. I hope we see Arex and M'Ress in live action some day. Star Trek related question: what do you think of Discovery and Picard?
The animated series may not be perfect, but it did introduce the holodeck, revealed Kirk's middle name as Tiberius, and was the first Trek show to win an emmy.
@@JazzStation95 It was a nice touch, though there are a lot of Klingons who would want to lead front... like Humans, Romulans, and Cybertronians. Still baffled that Starscream was able to get that far into the Klingon Empire that fast. On the other hand, his fall from power is inevitable, so I guess the rise to that power is also inevitable.
Y'know, I'm not a Star Trek fan, but I must admit to having a newfound bile fascination in the animated series after your description. I wouldn't mind seeing a bit more of it.
Things we need in the Sequel (feel free too add your own ideas:) Spock meets Shockwave/interacts more with Soundwave. A new config for Fortress Maximus that splices Cybertronian and Federation Designs. A bird or prey config for Trypticon, possibly with his dino head as opposed to a more avian look. Chess with autobots in a more relaxed moment. Autobots sharing some off panel TOS style weirdness and Kirk brushing it off. Bigger cast of Cybertronians and more characterization for the autobots.
10:04 I mean, as seen with Kirk and Fort Max in this crossover, Headmaster technology was literally designed to interface Transformer CPUs with the minds of organic life forms and Cityspeakers like Windblade are psychics who specialize in communicating with dormant titans like Croaton in Cyberverse (she also tried this with [spoilers] in spite of Maccadam saying it was a bad idea but it didn't work). It's actually a huge missed opportunity that Windblade and Spock don't have any interactions regarding this.
I will defend your right to state your opinion that Star Trek TAS overall is not a very good series; what I will not accept is the fact that you didn’t acquiesce to these three things about it 1) Filmation (the animation studio behind the series) was originally just going to cast William Shatner, DeForest Kelly, and Leonard Nimoy to play their respective characters while everyone else would be voiced on the cheap by Majel Barrett and James Doohan. However, Nimoy refused to come on board unless George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, and Walter Koenig were also hired to play their respective characters. 2) The writing (at least on the handful of good episodes) tended to be on par with the original series, that is to say it was a slightly more serious show compared to other animated properties at the time 3) Yesteryear is, without a doubt, the best episode the animated series has to offer
That sounds like a fun series to read. I'm going to show my age here, but I was exposed to Star Trek on Saturday morning thanks to Filmation's animated series. So I do have a bit of a soft spot in my heart for the series. Having said that I'll be looking for this comic series. Thank you and the Patreon viewer who requested this awesome review. Live long and ROLL OUT!
Honestly, not too big on Star Trek but I do like this. Honestly, they could have made a whole anthology of these like Picard and Prime facing off against the board or a more emotional story with Voyager where Janeway and Prime work together to get injured crew and autobots out of a hostile area... although there has to be a moment where Janeway cuts down Starscream with her words... before her ship blasts him out of the sky.
@@tannerprice2018 Yeah, he debuted in the Japanese-exclusive Beast Wars II; his name is more likely a pun off of the word "ika", which is Japanese for "squid", referring to Ikard's beast mode.
Man, just imagine all the precautions Starfleet would have to take to prevent any Transformer from disguising as one of their ships to sneak in and attack.
I remember when this series was coming out. I also remember the later issues were ABSURDLY late, to the point that I didn't pick up the last issue because I lost interest. Not a bad story though, imo. Good content as always!
Even in the likely event that TOS torpedoes were weaker, that's probably still too way much for danger close since they seemed to be the real heavy hitters of a warship's compliment.
@@Wright805 Really, it's easy to look back and sneer at old cartoons, while trotting out the rose-tinted glasses routine. The fact is we have all watched and enjoyed some form of designated 'shit' when we were kids, just happy for the imagination and escapism. And secretly we still do.
@@minicle426 That's assuming that you need the rose-tinted glasses. Some of the stuff you loved as a kid, even kid you knew it was bad and loved it because it was bad.
I'm just waiting for the day Lewis review the Transformers and My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic crossover comic. No, I am not kidding. That's actually happening.
TNG, DS9 and Voyager sequels would have been wonderful for this crossover: TNG and Voyager for obvious reasons (the Transformers interacting with Data and Seven, the Borg teaming up with Unicron and a possible team-up between Starscream and Lore or Romulans), and DS9 cause the Dax symbiont was obviously alive at that time, so you can have a scene where Jadzia (or Ezri) approaches the Autobots like old friends but they have no idea who she is, cause they only remember Dax's previous host(s).
Megatron: "Imagine if you joined the Autobots, Soundwave! That'd be ridiculous." Soundwave: "...uh, you sure about that, Megatron?" Megatron: "Wait, what do you mean?"
Fortress Tiberius is cool. I had never even considered a Transformer Enterprise, but now it needs to be reality. Also, agreed, a sequel to this would be really cool, too.
It's good in the same way that things that Diamanda Hagan or Ross Scott review can be good. Good for what they are, but definitely deeply flawed works. In all, it's not always accurate to call them "good", but "experimental", "unique", "different", "creative" and "eccentric" are all good words.
Filmation’s animation style could be cringe worthy at times. They used a LOT of stock footage. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe was very guilty of that. However, it did save on animation costs, so there’s that. The Transformers has a lot of crossovers recently. Ghosts of Cybertron was a lot of fun. Seeing Venkman give Starscream crap was worth the cover price alone.
I'm very thankful that they weren't so faithful to the animated series as to keep M'ress's occasional wall-eyed expressions. I know the show had a shoestring budget, but the least they could do is make it so her pupils were facing the same goddamn direction the whole time.
Is that just a nod to Chekov not being the only original cast member in the animated series, or are you also trying to make a "Megatron = Chekov's gun" joke?
The only reason I can think of that Fortress Tiberious doesn't have a toy is just how big the thing would have to be, to make a toy the size of Fort Max and with that complex of a transformation I think it would have to be sold a higher price point that Hasbro is willing to use.
17:47 looks more like Spock is resisting the urge to dance "Spock what are you doing?" "I can't help it, the vibrations...make...me...want...to...BOOGIE!"
Is nobody else going to bring up the fact that M'Res is one of the earliest and best examples of furry fanservice to grace the world and the internet needs MUCH more fan-art of her? XD Also it'd be really cool if the TNG crew met the Maximals and Predacons, yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!~
Idunno... The timey-wimey mess of the Maximals and Predacons would be more fitting for Voyager, because Janeway's cursed with temporal shenanigans. I would pay serious money to see Sisko turn his baby into a transformer and use it to punch Megatron mid-speech though!
Having just read all 80+ issues, annuals & tie-ins of DC's Star Trek, Spock says "logical" fewer times in all of those put together than he does in this mini-series.
Since you've been on a roll with Transformers content in the past half year (roll, ha), might I suggest Dinobots: Maximum or Last Stand of the Wreckers?
ROM vs Transformers and Transformers/Ghostbusters were actually quite good. Hope Transformers vs Terminator turns out more like those (after the damn publishing hiatus lifts) than this and, god forbid, the fuck-awful TF vs Visionaries.
Really Good Reveiw! And yes watch Optimus Prime Join the Star Trek Fleet and get beat the crap out of him again and again and again, so the Star Trek Crew may get some spotlight!
"Megatron, who is inside of Starscream for some reason..."
Mr. Sulu, will you do the honors?
"Oh, my..."
BEST COMMENT EVER!!!
King Kai: "Damn it, Takei!"
haha very funny.
More likely so he can keep an eye on Starscream and shoot him down if he gets an inkling of disloyalty.
@@bthsr7113 The downside of this decision: the Decepticons will have one less meat-shield (metal-shield?) to throw at the enemy.
The upside: If Megtron does this while Starscream is still in jet mode, he can emerge from the explosion while transforming, before landing on the battlefield. Almost like a giant metal butterfly emerging from a flaming, hyper-sonic cocoon so it can kick some serious aft.
Ironically, Sulu _does_ say that line in the first issue after he beams down.
Kirk: "I hear you, Bones... But, the power..."
Spock: "Captain, you've got the touch. You've got the power."
_YEAH!_
Next comes transformers meet mk. Just hopefully not the reboot. Or Captain Kirk for kombat pack two. But netherrealm studios would probably ruin his character.
Picturing that in Spock's dry delivery is hilarious.
@@ryanblaz4118 still upset sindel is a competent character and not a brainwashed slave anymore?
"if leaders really wanted to die with honour, they'd be on a battlefield" never thought I'd agree with starscream on something, but here we are.
Of course, my wisdom is infinite.
Leaders belong on the battlefield where their ambitious subordinates can knife them in the back! It's the Starscream way of honor. Live on the edge!
"Space...The final frontier... These are the voyages of the starship Fortress Maximus... To seek out new life and new civilizations... To Boldly Roll, Where no Autobot has Rolled out before!"🖖🖖🖖
BUM BUM BA-DA-BUM. DUM DUM DA DUM DUM DUM DA DEE DUM. DA DAA DUM. DA DAA DUM. DA DA DA DA DA, DADADA, DA DA.
Starscream: I'm only can do it
Soundwave: (slap ) soundwave superior you forever inferior
@@MrZerothejedi _[Record scratch]_ *YOU'VE GOT THE TOUCH! YOU'VE GOT THE POW-ERRRRRRR! **_YEAH!_*
I feel like putting astrotrain
Fits in better except he is a
Deception
Or use the ark
Kirk: Sternly asks the Decepticons who are *actively firing on him* to cease and desist
Also Kirk: Opens fire on Optimus Prime without provocation the literal moment he sees him
Fancy meeting you here, Mr. Goatface
His leadership may not be logically consistent or helpful, but at least it's decisive.
@@KyleRayner12
Kirk: We come in peace!
Also Kirk: Shoot to kill, men!
Really, with how most of Kirk's missions go, he'd probably just end up not even shooting anyone innocent with that policy. Chances are it would save the lives of at least a few redshirts too, so ends justify the means?
"I want a Toy of it.....Now! If they can make Ecto-1 into a Transformer, then they can do it for Fortress Tiberious"
~Linkara March 24th, 2020. These words are possible some of the most funny and yet true words of any fan of crossover media,
I echo his sentiment.
They made a ghostbusting Optimus with an ectotrap drone. Anything is possible. I'd be more interested in some other crossover toys, but this could be awesome.
@@WTFisTingispingis Give it some time, if Takara/Hasbro doesn't make one for whatever reason, the third parties will as long as there is a significant demand for it.
That and Trypticon as a Klingon cruiser.
I actually have to give them credit. The images in the background mid transformation makes it seem possible much like Unicron's transformation in the first movie from the 80's.
The "awkward bladed weapon" crack was pretty perfect. I'm not a Transformers fan, but I like the way this Starscream thinks.
Starscream isn't necessarily stupid, but he has a lot of issues that lead to poor judgement, and g1 era... hooooboy that guy was something else.
There are some different versions of him, but he has a mix of arrogance, fear, ambition, deceit, suck-up, and backstabber that always blows up in his face after yielding good results.
Optimus Prime: "Oh, uh... I think there was this probe from Earth that came to Cybertron at some point a long time ago... V-something... We gave it a lot of upgrades and it will probably show up in a few years. Might want to look into that."
Kirk. Hey optimus Vger turns out to be a drown from earth and we needed a human to sacrifice it him self to it.
I agree with Linkara: There absolutely needs to be a toy of the Autoprise-to-Fortress-Tiberius transformer!
I do too but it up to the right hold one is Hasbro and other is playmate to find a way to make it happen
I love how Linkara points out the fact that Replicators don't exist yet in the timeline. So many people seem to forget that.
Also Soundwave is always awesome.
Yeah
And indeed
Star Trek TAS was weird, stilted, oddly paced, perhaps even bad, but incredibly entertaining and I love it.
The same could be said for Transformers. Perhaps this crossover was meant to be. 🤔
'-it's still a weird, sortuv' goofy idea.'
...You mean like the idea of metallic aliens who can shape-shift into cars teaming up with a diverse team of space scientists who traveled through time just to save humpback whales? Dude, goofy is what keeps this planet spinning! The goofier the better, I say!
Truth
@@mikebearthegamer1365 EXAMPLE of goodywesome: during the "Infinity Warps" of MARVEL (i don't remmeber if during Infinity Wars OR in the sequel), there was an epic moment with Ghost Panther possesing the planet mars to rebel alien forces.
and it was awesome
It would be funny if Kirk runs into the transformers while attempting to kidnap the whales.
Hyuck
Preach!
I appreciate that this comic took newer Transformers to round out the cast; this marked the first time Windblade was drawn in a G1 art-style (she was introduced in the comics just a few years ago, and has become a mainstay of the animated series since then), and Airachnid had only appeared in the CG Transformers Prime cartoon (fun fact: that cartoon is in continuity with the War for Cybertron games... and the extremely aimed-at-a-preschool-audience Transformers: Rescue Bots). Also, Airachnid planning on keeping Kirk as a pet is a good continuity-wink; she had the same designs for Jack Darby in Transformers Prime.
I remember reading Issue 1 when that came out and being pleasantly surprised at Airachnid’s inclusion. Windblade was a bit more of a given seeing as she’s appeared quite a lot since her creation. Same can’t be said for Airachnid. But I suppose they did need a unique female Decepticon.
unless it was the Japanese continuity, then Arachnid wanted Jack as her boy toy
@@myriadmediamusings i am sad arcee didn't had her cool bike design from the Prime cartoon
Yeah, but if you're going for the g1 look... well people would complain otherwise.
And yes, this is totally accurate for Airachnid. May she be blitzed from orbit in the Prime continuity.
@@myriadmediamusings I'm surprised they didn't go with Slipstream.
TNG sequel to this would be amazing with all the possibilities. Megatron coming back as Galvatron, the Decepticons allying with the Borg, Unicron and the Borg fighting one another for who can devour/assimilate the universe.
Or the Borg playing it smart and picking off isolated Transformer worlds until they have a sizable amount of Transformers assimilated in order to strike harder, faster, and more advanced than ever before.
Personally, I would rather TNG crossover with Beast Wars.
A Borg assimilated Unicron maybe. That would be a TERRIFYING thought.
Huh. I just realised that the Prime Directive is basically "They live 'Over There' and 'Over There' has to sort out its own problems."
STAAAAHPPPP LMAOOO
I know how Linkara feels about crossovers that should have happened sooner, I'm still waiting for Boom Studios to do The Dark Crystal meets Labyrinth.
Fun fact: the Tabletop Games publish, River Horse, has been given the game rights to Jim Henson films... and have just put out a Labyrinth RPG. If they know what they're doing, Dark Crystal won't be too far behind and will, hopefully, use the same system.
They have to be careful, because capturing the majesty of David Bowie is not an easy task.
The scarier thing would be if Unicron and the Borg were together.
They're kinda incompatible though. Unicron is Chaotic Evil, wanting to return the universe, or multiverse, depending on things, to entropy. The Borg are more Lawful Evil and they intend on assimilating organic life. Unicron is either JUST a big ass robot, or Cyber-Satan.
@@shadowldrago Not to mention, Unicron is pretty much magitech. His 'blood' can reanimate the dead, his spark is fueled by the power of the void, and is basically an near-immortal god. Definitely incompatible with the Borg.
Honestly, the Borg would be TERRIFIED of him, even more than the Undines.
Could Unicron eat (well not exactly eat) the borg cube if so would the borg take over Unicron by assimilating him
Or would they just die?
I have often wondered if the Borg could assimilate an entirely mechanical lifeform. Not that they could overpower us.
I do admit the idea of unicorn and the Borg teaming up would be awesome.
Cameron Heaton Ditto, I imagine Unicron adopting a new form possible something like his design in Energon.
Awsomely horrifying.
“This is unicorn the earth will be a part of me”
The crossover we didn’t know we wanted...But still so glorious just by knowing it exists
@Caleb Mayfield No. We need a Star Trek X Star Wars crossover. Why doesn't it exist yet?
@@edvance1030 I mean, if you want to be technical, there IS the whole "A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away..." thing. But, just about every crossover with Star Wars just neatly ignores that, so...
@@edvance1030 Lawyers and fan bases with large portions who'd maul each other before admitting they like both. I'll happily say I like both though. Prefer Star Wars, but both have their highs and lows, and inspired so many.
@@shadowldrago i mean it's not like the enterprise crew has time traveled to the past before to save the whales or something...
Mazinger Z vs Transformers
ALSO
Terminator vs Transformers is a thing now issue 1 is out, lol.
I don't care if I have little to no familiarity with Star Trek, any comic with Windblade in it is a must grab in my eyes.
Linkara, you realize that if they used the live-action appearances of Star Trek characters they would have had to use the Michael Bay Transformers.
I think this sacrifice was worth it.
The likenesses of the Bay Transformers are not without merit. They've had some imaginative designs, and many that weren't standard sizes. Mind you they also sucked out the lasers and the writing was... well we know what people say about Bay's writing, so I don't need to reiterate that.
Also, Bee having a damaged voicebox seems to have been an influence that Prime put to good use.
“A more logical form would be a flying saucer”
Oh yeah, I’m pretty sure Cosmos is PEEVED that he wasn’t in this crossover!
Total missed opportunity.
Cosmos: “OH FRAK ALL OF YOU!”
"It appears to resemble an overly-large metal version of the extinct Earth creature Tyrannosaurus Rex."
"We should be more concerned about this planet if it is accompanied by robotic versions of a wooly mammoth, a pterodactyl, a sabretooth tiger and a triceratops."
Well in one comic the Dinobots almost scanned Ice age era creatures, but Grimlock wanted meaner, more teeth. So yes, it could still be all Cybertronians. I know they had a pterodactyl and triceratops, those are the two most common after Grimlock.
@@bthsr7113 I believe they were making an Power Rangers joke.
@@bthsr7113 This is why I am really hoping a Transformers/Power Rangers crossover does happen eventually. There's tons of possibilities with the zords: Either they gain Cybertronian sentience from the megacomputer Vector Sigma or the TFs take on zord alt modes. Now that Hasbro owns both and IDW is clearly chummy with Boom studios because of Power Rangers/TMNT, this needs to happen asap.
@@Kefkaesque13 I know, it was just a chance to flex some obscure knowledge, and to point out that it's still entirely possible for this joke to be about the Mighty Morphing era or the Dinobots with some ice age associates.
I'm still kind of surprised they never made the Dinobots a combiner team. Might be a good idea to workshop with a theoretical Power Rangers concept.
@@bthsr7113 From what I hear, there was one time they did a combiner for the Dinobots. It ended up....really bad.
I actually think using the Animated Series designs works rather well, since they're using the more simplistic G1 designs rather than the more modern evergreen designs.
Also, is everyone excited for the certainly-going-to-be-awesome-no-way-it-could-fail New Warriors series launching soon? Everyone is focusing on Snowflake and Safespace, but I'm curious to see what "experimental Internet gas" looks like.
Given Marvel is producing the Ultraman comic line this year, one of my favorite franchises, I'm scared.
Course if they manage that. Then they've sunk lower than Hanna Barbara at its lowest since said company actually made a good Ultraman pilot movie.
"The experimental Internet gas may seem like a good way to raise entitled millennial superheros, but it's actually a plot from the Chinese and is really part one of their plan to TURN THE FREAKIN FROGS GAY!!!!" seriously! Experimental Internet gas sounds like something Alex Jones would rant about.
@@joehayes9933 So because a lot of non reader shit on a comics that not even here, that mean all the comics Marvel prodruce sucks ?
Can you stop being a sheep please.
@@MrSafior I'm just worried. There is precedent for series from Japan to be shat on in the West. Kamen Rider was shafted by Saban (see Masked Rider) and One Piece (need I say more there?). I'm just afraid it may be time for ultraman to be shafted.
@@MrSafior Even you have to admit that Marvel haven't exactly garnered good will from its consumers, comics-wise. It makes sense why most people who, whether they read the comics or not, are not having any high hopes for any upcoming projects handled by Marvel, especially after the tone deaf trailers for New New Mutants and Children of the Atom.
If only they had that inflatable starship decoy they had in The Animated Series.
Yes, that is a thing that existed. Same episode as the Proto-Holodeck, too.
21:11 ...actually in the IDW comics, believe it or not, MEGATRON was the one who defected to the Autobots while Soundwave only became a neutral party later on after mind-melding with humans and some casual damning blackmail threats by Optimus :)
It's even more chessy and insane and glorious than I could possibly imagine.
I loved it when Arex and M'Ress were ported in to the New Frontier novels. Anyone who shipped those two would certainly get a kick out of it. ;)
Gotta say, I love the art on this one because it FEELS like animation from the 70's and 80's, complete with a little shadow on the cells. Even if you don't like Star Trek: The Animated Series, you got to admit they got all the details right.
Yes, Star Trek: the Animated Series is pretty stupid. But it also somehow got the franchise its first Emmy win, so wrap your head around that one.
"This children's cartoon is far more respectable than your silly live-action space show."
Well, you learn something new every day! XD
Huh, they included Acid Storm in this crossover. Neat.
Last week, when you announced you were covering this, I thought, "If the Enterprise doesn't turn into a Transformer, I will be very disappointed."
I am not disappointed.
Weren't even completely wrong either.
The ACTUAL Enterprise didn't transform, but we got a near exact replica with a badass autobot insignia on the saucer. Nice
I actually was marathoning all your Trek reviews in leadup to this, so your jokes in The Motion Picture comic about Vger coming from a planet populated by machines and the Decepticons getting ahold of Vger is even funnier now.
What’s sad though is that Enterprise toy may not even happen. Hasbro created the COLLABORATIVE toyline for crossover character toys and stories...and so far all we got out of it is Ghostbusters.
Pio Nepomuceno The Hasbro/IDW collapse is why we never got a ROM, TF, Action Man, MASK, GI Joe shared universe.
@@AC-gb7do I'm OK with that. I really, really don't want other franchises in GI Joe (except Action Man, but that's kinda an asterisk). They just. don't. fit.
I always argued that the Transformers franchise had ALOT of untapped potential and seeing iconic vehicles turn into robots is DEFINITELY one of them! We have Fortress Tibberus and Ectotron, now we need a crossover with DC so we can have a Batmobile transformer!
Ultra Instinct Goku Black Yeah funny story...we ALMOST had a DC crossover. JLA/Transformers was to have been drawn by Phil Jimenez and, judging from the art we’ve seen, would’ve had stuff like Batmobile Transformer, Invisible Jet Amazon Transformer, Batman teaming with Prowl, Aquaman teaming with Seaspray, Superman fighting Megatron, and perhaps the greatest thing ever: GREEN LANTERN OPTIMUS PRIME.
It never came to pass because of the New 52. Gawdammit.
What's even sadder is the Star Wars/Transformers line. We never got any iconic Transformers in either of those lines, which is a real shame.
Thank you for posting this hope you and your loved ones are alright in these unusual times. From a fan in the Philippines like most people in the world we are pretty much self quarantined as well. Thanks for this entertaining video.
"The only honor is victory by any means". Well damn. Megatron should head a few thousand lightyears north and hook up with the Dominion.
Actually I wonder if they might trust him more cause he's technically a shape shifter and non organic
These are deep questions.
In the Revolution crossover Soundwave didn't become an Autobot Soundwave was actually the Decepticon leader and was working with the Autobots since the war was over
You know, ever since they made a Ghostbusters crossover vehicle, I've been interested in seeing more crossover Transformers made, like say, the obscure Decepticon Octus from the UK Marvel Transformers comics whose alternate form is a Dalek. A Titan Class Fortress Tiberius would probably be unlikely, but it would be so very worth it.
Then again, after Season 3 of the Transformers: Cyberverse series, I desperately want Titan Class figures of Iaconus, Croaton, and the Dweller.
Great episode, now Linkara only has the Star Trek crossovers with The Legion of Super Heroes, Planet of the Apes, and the sequel to Star Trek/Green Lantern left to review. :)
I once read a fanfic were a character's telepathy evolved into technopathy. The basis of this was that both powers revolved around manipulating electric signals in a way.
Honestly, I can see Jazz lashing out. After everything they went through with humans, and all the time that has passed, they're still getting shot at like they're the same as the Decepticons.
Also, Optimus getting shoot by panicked humans an then taking the brunt of the suffering for them, also totally on brand for him. Dude is robot Jesus, complete with suffering for all others.
Also was that smirk about how he only had one life to lay down over how he keeps dying and coming back in several continuities, or am I missing something? Like I said, robot Jesus.
I LOVE TAS!!!! I liked it kind of followed up some episodes. It is a fun series. I hope we see Arex and M'Ress in live action some day. Star Trek related question: what do you think of Discovery and Picard?
It's not like Spock hasn't mind melded with intelligent machines before! Nomad and V-ger come to mind!
Not one as ancient as Prime, though. Don't forget Optimus is *millions* of years old, at least.
@@christopherwall2121 I don't see what your point is! Optimus is still a intelligent machine, doesn't matter how old he is!
@@fullmetalninjaGT that means a ton of memories all entering Spock's mind at once
I mean, to be fair, the Transformers do basically have an actual soul in the form of a spark
@@stephenquinn3447 True! But I think even if they didn't, Spock could probably still meld with him!
The animated series may not be perfect, but it did introduce the holodeck, revealed Kirk's middle name as Tiberius, and was the first Trek show to win an emmy.
I am sad Starscream never said “Megatron is dead now I lead the decepticons”
@@JazzStation95 It was a nice touch, though there are a lot of Klingons who would want to lead front... like Humans, Romulans, and Cybertronians.
Still baffled that Starscream was able to get that far into the Klingon Empire that fast. On the other hand, his fall from power is inevitable, so I guess the rise to that power is also inevitable.
megatron could trip over and starscream would declare himself leader
You think this happens when ever Megatron goes out for smoke's and the latest technology weekly (play bot)
Y'know, I'm not a Star Trek fan, but I must admit to having a newfound bile fascination in the animated series after your description. I wouldn't mind seeing a bit more of it.
15:07 - *Cyberman:* "There is... logic... in what he says."
Things we need in the Sequel (feel free too add your own ideas:)
Spock meets Shockwave/interacts more with Soundwave.
A new config for Fortress Maximus that splices Cybertronian and Federation Designs.
A bird or prey config for Trypticon, possibly with his dino head as opposed to a more avian look.
Chess with autobots in a more relaxed moment.
Autobots sharing some off panel TOS style weirdness and Kirk brushing it off.
Bigger cast of Cybertronians and more characterization for the autobots.
10:04 I mean, as seen with Kirk and Fort Max in this crossover, Headmaster technology was literally designed to interface Transformer CPUs with the minds of organic life forms and Cityspeakers like Windblade are psychics who specialize in communicating with dormant titans like Croaton in Cyberverse (she also tried this with [spoilers] in spite of Maccadam saying it was a bad idea but it didn't work). It's actually a huge missed opportunity that Windblade and Spock don't have any interactions regarding this.
Wait what? That would be great for dialogue.
I will defend your right to state your opinion that Star Trek TAS overall is not a very good series; what I will not accept is the fact that you didn’t acquiesce to these three things about it
1) Filmation (the animation studio behind the series) was originally just going to cast William Shatner, DeForest Kelly, and Leonard Nimoy to play their respective characters while everyone else would be voiced on the cheap by Majel Barrett and James Doohan. However, Nimoy refused to come on board unless George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, and Walter Koenig were also hired to play their respective characters.
2) The writing (at least on the handful of good episodes) tended to be on par with the original series, that is to say it was a slightly more serious show compared to other animated properties at the time
3) Yesteryear is, without a doubt, the best episode the animated series has to offer
I'll add another one:
4) The episode "The Counter-clock Incident" gave us Robert April, the Enterprise's first Captain ever and Pike's predecessor.
Man, Optimus gets shot to pieces more times in his franchise than a Red Shirt in Star Trek.
Makes sense because he too is red in color
That sounds like a fun series to read. I'm going to show my age here, but I was exposed to Star Trek on Saturday morning thanks to Filmation's animated series. So I do have a bit of a soft spot in my heart for the series. Having said that I'll be looking for this comic series. Thank you and the Patreon viewer who requested this awesome review. Live long and ROLL OUT!
Honestly, not too big on Star Trek but I do like this.
Honestly, they could have made a whole anthology of these like Picard and Prime facing off against the board or a more emotional story with Voyager where Janeway and Prime work together to get injured crew and autobots out of a hostile area... although there has to be a moment where Janeway cuts down Starscream with her words... before her ship blasts him out of the sky.
I'm noticing the comic's artwork is even emulating the shadows cast sometimes by cells on the background.
I love bringing this up whenever i can: did you guys know there's a Transformer named after Captain Picard?
tfwiki.net/wiki/Ikard
I honestly didn’t think he really was named after Picard. I just thought it was a coincidence.
He looks like a Megaman Boss! Squid Man or something.
@@tannerprice2018 Yeah, he debuted in the Japanese-exclusive Beast Wars II; his name is more likely a pun off of the word "ika", which is Japanese for "squid", referring to Ikard's beast mode.
@@Levitz9 Mostly, but they wanted to complete the pun coz Ikard has a starship
Man, just imagine all the precautions Starfleet would have to take to prevent any Transformer from disguising as one of their ships to sneak in and attack.
All the more shame that the original Transformer that was designed by Phil Murphy who would’ve transformed into a Tricorder never came to pass.
I remember when this series was coming out. I also remember the later issues were ABSURDLY late, to the point that I didn't pick up the last issue because I lost interest. Not a bad story though, imo. Good content as always!
Always nice to see crossover comics where it feels like the people who made it had fun doing so.
Now we need a Star Trek comic crossover with Gilligan's Planet.
That awful shark that does the Curly impression can show up too...
"Those poor people..."
That is a truly awful idea. How soon can we make that happen?
@@Alucard-A-La-Carte You mean Jabberjaw?
And then a Star Trek crossover with My Little Pony
I didn’t know transformers and Star Trek ever did a crossover because that sounds fun
This was done last summer (2019), actually
@@cameronmcknight1525 ah gotcha
Last I checked, the trade's still available.
@@danielbrant6740 ah gotcha :)
You know, there are times when I have lost all hope... and then I see the Enterprise turn into a freaking Transformer and then my hope is restored.
Even in the likely event that TOS torpedoes were weaker, that's probably still too way much for danger close since they seemed to be the real heavy hitters of a warship's compliment.
I personally love the characters in the animated series, mostly M'ress and Arex
My one hope for a sequel to this is megatron becoming galvatron and interacting with spock
Space, the final frontier. This is voyages of the starship Ark.
EDIT: Not the first time Starscream would rule over a planet.
And probably not the last, but no reign of his shall last.
Bthsr71 That would be bad comedy.
I actually read this one after hearing what the comic would be this week. It was quite the blast XD
Yes, TAS may be bad, but consider: G1 Transformers cartoon was also bad. It fits!
G1 Transformers is NOT bad. It's a little corny but that's part of its charm.
@@Wright805 Really, it's easy to look back and sneer at old cartoons, while trotting out the rose-tinted glasses routine.
The fact is we have all watched and enjoyed some form of designated 'shit' when we were kids, just happy for the imagination and escapism. And secretly we still do.
@@minicle426 That's assuming that you need the rose-tinted glasses. Some of the stuff you loved as a kid, even kid you knew it was bad and loved it because it was bad.
I'm just waiting for the day Lewis review the Transformers and My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic crossover comic.
No, I am not kidding. That's actually happening.
Yes!
YES!
*YES!!*
TNG, DS9 and Voyager sequels would have been wonderful for this crossover: TNG and Voyager for obvious reasons (the Transformers interacting with Data and Seven, the Borg teaming up with Unicron and a possible team-up between Starscream and Lore or Romulans), and DS9 cause the Dax symbiont was obviously alive at that time, so you can have a scene where Jadzia (or Ezri) approaches the Autobots like old friends but they have no idea who she is, cause they only remember Dax's previous host(s).
There is also some similarity between the Dax symbiote and the Headmaster concept
Megatron: "Imagine if you joined the Autobots, Soundwave! That'd be ridiculous."
Soundwave: "...uh, you sure about that, Megatron?"
Megatron: "Wait, what do you mean?"
Indeed couldn’t help but chuckle at that joke in the review given how IDW developed Megatron.
@@myriadmediamusings Especially considering Revolution happened after that.
With all the comic crossovers that have been made lately, I'm still waiting for a third Star Trek/X-Men book.
Ha, child's play, My Torture has five stages: The Motion Picture on slow, Spock's Brain, The Final Frontier, Threshold and Insurrection.
What is threshold?
@@orinanime A really crappy episode of Star Trek: Voyager
It's a strong contender for worst Star Trek episode ever made
Can I just say, Linkara your starscream impression is so good.
Man, Star Trek crosses over with EVERYTHING.
Except "Star Wars", of all things.
The effort on making the artwork look like each of the originals is amazing.
Fortress Tiberius is cool. I had never even considered a Transformer Enterprise, but now it needs to be reality.
Also, agreed, a sequel to this would be really cool, too.
Now I want to see how Voyager 6 lands on Cybertron and is Transformed into V'ger.
Huh, pretty hot take on Star Trek TAS. I've heard it's actually good
its goofy and VERY experimental
hes right about the pacing, but for the most part, its an interesting show and i really enjoy it
I really like it, own the series on DVD.
It's good in the same way that things that Diamanda Hagan or Ross Scott review can be good. Good for what they are, but definitely deeply flawed works. In all, it's not always accurate to call them "good", but "experimental", "unique", "different", "creative" and "eccentric" are all good words.
Filmation’s animation style could be cringe worthy at times. They used a LOT of stock footage. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe was very guilty of that. However, it did save on animation costs, so there’s that.
The Transformers has a lot of crossovers recently. Ghosts of Cybertron was a lot of fun. Seeing Venkman give Starscream crap was worth the cover price alone.
Chad Peterman There’s a crossover between Transformers and Ghostbusters?
@@juhaniaho6698 Yep. tfwiki.net/wiki/Transformers/Ghostbusters
Now I want Skybound to do a crossover between Invincible and Transformers Animated.
I'm very thankful that they weren't so faithful to the animated series as to keep M'ress's occasional wall-eyed expressions. I know the show had a shoestring budget, but the least they could do is make it so her pupils were facing the same goddamn direction the whole time.
But it does look like the artist did some intentional errors just to keep it in style.
Seeing the TAS faces actually looking more animated and lively in a comic with no moving pictures makes it even funnier than it is.
Id like to see swindle try to like scam quark from deep space nine now thanks to this crossover
And the day after you post this, we get Transformers vs Terminator. This really is the year of the weird crossovers.
Wait WHAT?!?
That's... not one I would have made. Sure they're both tech-centric, but tonally and thematically, they're not good fits most of the time.
@@bthsr7113 Both started in 1984.
It would've been such a galaxy brain move to have included Chekov in this comic
Is that just a nod to Chekov not being the only original cast member in the animated series,
or are you also trying to make a "Megatron = Chekov's gun" joke?
The only reason I can think of that Fortress Tiberious doesn't have a toy is just how big the thing would have to be, to make a toy the size of Fort Max and with that complex of a transformation I think it would have to be sold a higher price point that Hasbro is willing to use.
Dude, your Starscream impression is almost spot on. Nice.
Man, next thing I know, you’ll do the Transformers/Ghostbusters crossover
Or Transformers vs. The Terminator.
17:47 looks more like Spock is resisting the urge to dance
"Spock what are you doing?"
"I can't help it, the vibrations...make...me...want...to...BOOGIE!"
My thoughts exactly.
Music makes him loose control.
Is nobody else going to bring up the fact that M'Res is one of the earliest and best examples of furry fanservice to grace the world and the internet needs MUCH more fan-art of her? XD
Also it'd be really cool if the TNG crew met the Maximals and Predacons, yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!~
Idunno... The timey-wimey mess of the Maximals and Predacons would be more fitting for Voyager, because Janeway's cursed with temporal shenanigans.
I would pay serious money to see Sisko turn his baby into a transformer and use it to punch Megatron mid-speech though!
Marissa Picard... wow that was a reference I never expected you to make.
Oh...we do not speak its name...
@@myriadmediamusings I couldn't find the other half of the series
Now we need a beat poetry version of Shatner "singing" You got the Touch by Stan Bush.
Having just read all 80+ issues, annuals & tie-ins of DC's Star Trek, Spock says "logical" fewer times in all of those put together than he does in this mini-series.
17:20 that line will forever be engraved from every toy collector out there
"Like a vast predatory Warbird"
Since you've been on a roll with Transformers content in the past half year (roll, ha), might I suggest Dinobots: Maximum or Last Stand of the Wreckers?
He NEEDS to do Last Stand of the Wreckers; my favourite IDW comic besides the DJD-focused stuff
ROM vs Transformers and Transformers/Ghostbusters were actually quite good. Hope Transformers vs Terminator turns out more like those (after the damn publishing hiatus lifts) than this and, god forbid, the fuck-awful TF vs Visionaries.
11:11 I see the Klingons are even more dangerous than we thought, their clean afro styling technology is in full terrifying effect.
I mentioned this on your twitter a while back and now you're reviewing it. NICE.
Now I want to see Unicron fight a Borg Cube.
There was a marvel comic "I am not a doctor, I'm a mechanic
Really Good Reveiw! And yes watch Optimus Prime Join the Star Trek Fleet and get beat the crap out of him again and again and again, so the Star Trek Crew may get some spotlight!
4:52 Seeing a Cat Girl in Star Trek makes me happy and want to give her creator a hug