Legacy has a very similar transformation, and has very similar look albeit smaller. Instead of gimmicks it has articulation, which one is better to you depends on what you prefer. I adore the legacy one but the original holds a special place in my heart too. Both are incredible figures and you can't go wrong with either. Was really surprised with how sturdy the legacy one feels. A few joints could use tightening and the horns really need to be glued in but otherwise it feels way more sturdy than basically anything else from the past 4 years.
Lately I've come to the conclusion I'd much rather have fun play gimmicks over accuracy or hyper articulation. Legacy Armada Megatron is such a boring nothing figure. All of the life it used to have was sacrificed for what, ankle tilts?
It's such a shame the Legacy doesn't have an upgrade kit with the prison shank...I was hoping for one! The UT figures were simple in the transformations yet solid when they do. This is what DEFINED Megatron as a proper H-Tank for Megatron, way better than G2 Megatron/Megastorm.
I had a couple of transformers when I was a kid before this guy but they never lasted more than a few days. I remember him being so much fun to convert back-and-forth. Held onto that figure well until my 20s when I decided to give him a new home with one of my best friends before he moved away.
I have the same exact figure and yes it is older than me. But I got it for free bc my cousin (R.I.P.) gave it to me when I was 9. Now that I’m 18, I still have it and will never ever give it away Edit: Green is my favorite color too 🤌🏻 though I prefer emerald green
I have the galvatron repaint and it’s a very nice chunky figure, he’s really just missing knees and it’d be a solid figure. I do hope we get a minicon pack so the legacy stuff can have minicons cause that was the whole point of the show. One thing to complain about the legacy is I don’t think it has any minicon ports which is odd cause the armada version had dozens of ports
Agreed! Also not sure if you saw, they were able to implement pegs so far in to Jolt for the new Power-Linx Hotshot. I believe they also found a way for the new Whisper Minicon for Sideswipe in the new Shattered Glass 2 pack.
The legacy and the og are in my mind just two sides of the mirror of the basic potential for just that incarnation of the character alone,not even 1/100 of the true unlimited potential of the character
One of my very first Transformers ever 🥰 I still have it too! He is a lil banged up and missing the head spike thingies, but he's still one of my favorites from my childhood.
I just got this Megs! So happy even have the batteries to make it work - Light under the transparent Decepticon symbol lights up, Main gun blast sound when you push the turret in, firing sound when you rotate the turret, and he also speaks -" Decepticon's Attack!".
I happened to be at my local Walmart right as they were restocking it, but after carrying it to the front feeling good about myself for getting a toy relatively early for a change, I remembered my local Walmart has a massive markup on transformers now. A toy that would cost $50-55 USD anywhere else is $65 here, a Deluxe is $30USD, Voyagers $40, Core $18 etc.
Some of the Micromasters of WfC had a pseudo minicon plug, but it has not the pin in the middle, so they don't activate properly the gimmicks, but for display they look great
This megatron has basically everything in posing save for his legs. I remember backin the day some people modded the figure to have actual moving legs but I was never brave enough to try. maybe if I get a few for cheap I can try someday and have basically the "perfect" armada megatron lmao. Also the legs aren't immovable due tot he tank mode gimmicks, there's enough space for them to actually bend. It's the fact he has to holdup tidal wave that's probably responsible for that choice.
I love original Armada toys so much. I know “articulation>gimmicks” is the more popular opinion so I get why the new Legacy toys are the way they are, but to me the original versions are so much more fun to play with. Especially this guy and Optimus are just so much better than their Legacy versions for my collection.
Haha, yeah... I bought him again late last year for about $150 US NIB. I had messed with him way back when I was young. A friend had him and he was so cool, but since I was a kid, I couldn't get everything I wanted so I now finally after almost 20 years, picked him up. He's so cool though! The feature set is insane, it's like Unicron in Bot mode, they both have tons of features in their respective modes. And wow, now that I think about it, I got Megs for just a tad more than Unicron... 👀 Crazy! Also yes, the Legacy version is overall, very good when it comes to posability, do wish he had more in his arms but it's not terrible.
Still very tempted to hunt down the Legacy version because it's a great nod to the original Micron Densetsu/Armada Megatron. Also tempted to hunt down the original Armada Megs, just because for the time, it was the first "modern era" figure I had gotten; that it was also a present from someone I was dating at the time also helps lock it in place as something special to me. Says a lot considering that I don't otherwise care for Armada (only Unicron Trilogy series I like is Cybertron). Soooooo...even though I *REALLY* don't like the Megatron Super Mode/Galvatron color scheme (who thought involving pink was a good idea? And why is the toy loaded with white?), I wonder if and when Hasbro drops Armada Galvy (or Takara drops Super Mode Megs) in Generations Selects...
Nerd moment; either this is a version of the mold I’m unfamiliar with or Nick had a very steady and accurate painting hand. The badge on his chest, under the head, is a solid color on the western and micron legend versions.
I still, to this day, think the turret gimmick should have gone through the chest, like a warpath style look, rather than in front of his body. Imagine how much better the titlewave combo would have looked.
Oh, without a doubt it would have looked so much more cool. That said, I can't help but still love just how dumb the spinning gut gun is, especially when he used it in the show laughing like an absolute maniac while looking utterly ridiculous.
You actually have the Takara version. The Decepticon symbols are more painted cleanly compared to the hasbro version. Plus the hasbro version has a purple painted face.
I was lucky enough to have a good friend bequeath his Armada Megs to me before he passed away a couple of years ago. And yah, this version of Megs is a very tactile toy with a ton of play features.
I’m about to go to a convention this Saturday that’s guaranteed to have Unicron Trilogy figures, and I hope to find the Armada Galvatron, since I already have the Legacy Megs… and hopefully an OG Armada Sonar for the rest of the Star Saber…
I enjoy the new and the old one equally, I have both (and the white galvatron repaint too). The original is just really big and does fun stuff, the new one is nice if you actually want to pull off some poses.
I just remembered that Leader-1 has a gun mode. His forearms are 5mm, so you can straighten out his guns in robot mode and shove his arm into Megatron's hand and use him as a gun. I can't even remember if this was in the instructions on the Takara version because it seems almost like something some Hasbro engineer made up, but it sort of works. Unfortunately the arms on mine are so loose he won't really stay straight.
My only real issue with the Legacy Armada Megatron is that he doesn't come with Leader 1. Like, Armada is known for the Minicon gimmick. So why can't these new guys have their little buddies?
i still have the OG variant with all the poses and is still by far my favorite transformer, i remember getting the toy around 2008-9 and my little kid arms got a workout from its heft and stifness lol
Fun fact: the amount of Mini-Con gimmicks he has is the reason why he doesn't have leg articulation. The entire budget went into the gimmicks over the leg articulation
You forgot a gimmick on the turret section, with a minion plugged in the hatch rotates and will make the cannon recoil. Armada was super controversial when it came out. Fans thought they were too heavy on gimmicks. A lot of the toys were bricks, but man are they fun.
For some reason when I was young watching the armada cartoon, I always thought the emblem in front of the meg's chest is to house a minicon that has not been woken up, aka that green chip like thing.
I had a figure of Black Zarak made from the Armada Megatron mold and while I like the features, I have to say that the articulation was very lacking. I own the Legacy Armada Megatron and I have to admit, they COULD have added a few features to him. Some extra panels that opened and the face shield slider could have still functioned. I didn't need spring loaded gimmicks and lights and sounds, but some opening panels and maybe a pop out arm dagger would have been nice.
Congratulation, I think you might have got yourself the japanese "micron legend' version of the toy. Pr at least, it has notable paint differences with the Armada version that I own, so I think it's the takara version.
One feature you missed because the batteries aren’t there to make sounds: the minicon peg on the back of the turret turns about 30° and makes an engine noise.
😮 I thought that Tidal Wave was one of your grails? Both megatrons are great for what they are, the gimmicky armada megs is pretty cool and I really enjoy the legacy one too
I remember having some sort of weird knock-off of this toy as a kid. It had the same mold as the real Armada Megatron (which I never had), but it was grey and had a different head sculpt with no horns. It was weird.
Its definitely a good figure, but i don't agree with people who are saying the Legacy version is a downgrade. The old one is sturdier and tougher, definitely no doubt about that. Its heavier and you don't have to worry about it breaking. But the lack of articulation can definitely be a deal breaker for some. New one has that covered, way better articulation, and in my opinion also looks nicer. Both make for good display pieces but they function differently. Also btw if youre thinking of buying an original, make sure he has both horns. Sales on him are notorious for coming with one or neither since they come off so easily
I used to have this as a child... the only flaw was that it did not have usable legs. I wish it had hips and knees. Literally the only flaw. The Leader Class is amazing for emulating as much of this as they could, but I wish there was just a bit more gimmickry. This is why I consider the Fanshobby "Meg Tyrano" to be such an important 3P figure. It's not trying to be the character, it's trying to be the toy. And I personally think it excels at being the toy. Far better than "Naval Commander" trying to be the Armada Optimus toy.
Hey TTG, just wanted to say that as a fellow Canadian I've been eagerly awaiting the release of Legacy Armada Megatron for a while now, and I noticed today that it appeared on Amazon. I ordered mine instantly and I hope you're able to pick one up too!
I really like the OG toy, The legacy version is a nice update though. BTW I heard that you are going to TFNation I will be there too, it is going to be awesome
Really good fun toy though when I bought mine was old enough not to care about a lot of the minicon trapping features and would've much preferred netter articulation. Though the newer one is a bit of a down grade in scale the articulation is vastly improved and he looks the part in both modes. The spring loaded missiles were and are still my favorite feature from this Megatron.
1:06 You're better off buying online. If anyone has a moment I'd like to share a story about me trying to buy Legacy figures in-person. Here we go . . . I don't buy Transformers in-person anymore ever since a Walmart employee threatened to call his manager to get me to leave the store. I was only asking him to open a box of Legacy figures that I saw on the pallet he was working on. There were none on the shelf, and I was 99% sure that Laser Optimus was inside that box of Legacy Leaders. Still I was embarrassed by the scene that was being created, so I left and returned 20 minutes prior to the store closing. He was still chipping away at that pallet, and the TF shelf was still empty. The box I saw was also no longer on the pallet anymore. What a waste of my time. I think he hid it tbh. If that's what really happened, how sick does someone have to be to do that? Anyways that experience completely soured my perspective on in-person shopping for TFs. I only buy them online now. So far I haven't been hassled in any way. Edit: For those wondering, I actually did go back to the store the following morning and lo and behold there was a lone Laser Prime sitting on the shelf. That employee must have hidden the box from me the previous night. Ah well! I even managed to pick up a voyager Blaster figure too. As I did, a guy came out from behind the corner of the aisle and asked me what I was holding. I replied "Blaster," and he wandered away. I was left feeling like I had unknowingly committed a crime or just ruined someone's day. That was my final time ever purchasing a TF in-person. Online only for me now.
I just bought an original Armada Galvatron and while the possibility SUCKS I do love it. I've had the Cybertron Galvatron for almost 20 years and I now need the Energon Galvatron now asap lol
I believe the legs are also the way they are so he can support the weight of the Tidal Wave combination And idk if it was something your friend Nick did with it when he originally had it, but your copy looks to be slightly custom paint modified, unlike what most people have pointed out in their comments. Not only are the lines on the shoulder insignias properly separated (the main visual difference between Hasbro and Takara's releases, Hasbro's is a solid unseparated block) but the face and emblem for the face shield also appear to be painted. Usually the face is supposed to be metallic silver and that emblem is still unpainted aside from the small insignia on the Takara release. Source: I actually own that Takara release of Micron Legend/Armada Megatron. No shame to whoever did paint it, it definitely helps make those features stand out more.
They transform...Thats their whole thing! You got a car then you got a robot. Only now the robot looks like a robot and not a car standing upright with its doors open. Playability you say? And another thing! (Rant continues on.) BARELY HAD KNEES AND ELBOW JOINTS! (more ranting) Action masters now there's your barely any playability they were transformers who didn't do the one thing they're named for!
@@thedeadpoolwhochuckles.6852and you know what? WE WERE HAPPY!! I LIKE MY NOISES AND AND LIGHTS, IT GAVE THEM PERSONALITY!! (Ranting continues) G1 but again for the 50th time (more ranting) AND FUCK WHAT THEY DID TO BULKHEAD!! (oh no he's turning red) the fucking audacity to call it War For Cybertron when the original game and Fall were objectively better in every way
Because now they are mostly made for adult collectors. Adult collectors mostly care about articulation. Not being able to shoot little missiles or Megatron saying his name.
I had this over a decade ago he was my favourite one to play with but sadly my mother decided to sell him on a car boot sale without my permission or knowledge so sad times
I have 4 Armada Megatron's, the new Legacy release will make 5. The original is so good, a must have in my opinion. Combiner Wars is ok, but not the best. The Happy Meal toy has a fun punching gimmick, a good desk toy. Along with the Megatron game piece in the Battle for Cybertron board game. Looking forward to seeing what the Legacy remake will be like. He'll look good next to the other 3 i already have!
Amazing how the Legacy figure is supposed to be "built for posing" and yet the only things of value it has over the original are a knee bend and an ankle pivot. Even then, at least the Armada figure can actually move its arms backwards.
The legacy one i have issue with because of how tight the arm joints are during the fold down during transformation. I bent a fingernail trying to pull them out. As for the OG I hate that it has the ability to be more articulated, yet they chose not to. I equate it to cybertron scattershot. Articulated almost completely the same but they ripped the leg articulation away even tho THEY STILL COULD HAVE WORKED IT IN!!!!
The armada era megs toy does have good paint ive got one complete and one in pieces (custom never finished) paint stull looks good and i havent been the best caretaker
"I guarantee this is older than a lot of you"
Me, remembering buying it in the local toy store: "Am I dying?"
Just your friendly reminder to never do the under the sea pooth voice ever again!!☺️
What’s wrong with it? It’s funny
@@notstormy7567 in that you tube short he told us to remind him never to do that again so I did☺️
Reminder: a bellow-the-elbow swivel is actually a wrist articulation. It's kinda how it work for real human wrist too.
It feels gross knowing you’re right.
The military green color is known as Olive Drab.
Legacy has a very similar transformation, and has very similar look albeit smaller. Instead of gimmicks it has articulation, which one is better to you depends on what you prefer. I adore the legacy one but the original holds a special place in my heart too. Both are incredible figures and you can't go wrong with either.
Was really surprised with how sturdy the legacy one feels. A few joints could use tightening and the horns really need to be glued in but otherwise it feels way more sturdy than basically anything else from the past 4 years.
I like how chunky the original one is. makes him feel more powerful to me. but yeah it's like comparing apples and grapples.
@@Lazrael32 can eat many apples but wonder how many grapples you can eat 🤔
I prefer the legacy
Lately I've come to the conclusion I'd much rather have fun play gimmicks over accuracy or hyper articulation. Legacy Armada Megatron is such a boring nothing figure. All of the life it used to have was sacrificed for what, ankle tilts?
"it has articulation" no the shoulders suck
It's such a shame the Legacy doesn't have an upgrade kit with the prison shank...I was hoping for one! The UT figures were simple in the transformations yet solid when they do. This is what DEFINED Megatron as a proper H-Tank for Megatron, way better than G2 Megatron/Megastorm.
I had a couple of transformers when I was a kid before this guy but they never lasted more than a few days. I remember him being so much fun to convert back-and-forth.
Held onto that figure well until my 20s when I decided to give him a new home with one of my best friends before he moved away.
I have the same exact figure and yes it is older than me. But I got it for free bc my cousin (R.I.P.) gave it to me when I was 9. Now that I’m 18, I still have it and will never ever give it away
Edit: Green is my favorite color too 🤌🏻 though I prefer emerald green
I regret giving mine away when I was younger, because my Mom told me "I was too old for them now." That and my Wii...
@@seanjenkins2188damn she sucked
I have the galvatron repaint and it’s a very nice chunky figure, he’s really just missing knees and it’d be a solid figure. I do hope we get a minicon pack so the legacy stuff can have minicons cause that was the whole point of the show. One thing to complain about the legacy is I don’t think it has any minicon ports which is odd cause the armada version had dozens of ports
Agreed! Also not sure if you saw, they were able to implement pegs so far in to Jolt for the new Power-Linx Hotshot. I believe they also found a way for the new Whisper Minicon for Sideswipe in the new Shattered Glass 2 pack.
@@DerpyDude777haha PowerPoint Hot Shot
@@Deinobi Stuid auto correct. 🤦♂️
The legacy and the og are in my mind just two sides of the mirror of the basic potential for just that incarnation of the character alone,not even 1/100 of the true unlimited potential of the character
One of my very first Transformers ever 🥰 I still have it too! He is a lil banged up and missing the head spike thingies, but he's still one of my favorites from my childhood.
He looks so cool! I have the Galvatron one, and he looks so cool! I'm glad you're happy with the armada megatron!
I just got this Megs! So happy even have the batteries to make it work - Light under the transparent Decepticon symbol lights up, Main gun blast sound when you push the turret in, firing sound when you rotate the turret, and he also speaks -" Decepticon's Attack!".
I happened to be at my local Walmart right as they were restocking it, but after carrying it to the front feeling good about myself for getting a toy relatively early for a change, I remembered my local Walmart has a massive markup on transformers now. A toy that would cost $50-55 USD anywhere else is $65 here, a Deluxe is $30USD, Voyagers $40, Core $18 etc.
Where is this?
I just got this guy today I need to see what all he could do so happy to see that this video came out at the right time!
Just sold mine last week when I got the Legacy version, and yeah they took all the fun out of him
more than once i was looking at this guy and getting him confused with the legacy one, i think that counts as a point for a faithful remake.
only in looks
Some of the Micromasters of WfC had a pseudo minicon plug, but it has not the pin in the middle, so they don't activate properly the gimmicks, but for display they look great
This megatron has basically everything in posing save for his legs. I remember backin the day some people modded the figure to have actual moving legs but I was never brave enough to try. maybe if I get a few for cheap I can try someday and have basically the "perfect" armada megatron lmao.
Also the legs aren't immovable due tot he tank mode gimmicks, there's enough space for them to actually bend. It's the fact he has to holdup tidal wave that's probably responsible for that choice.
Starting with "I guarantee this toy is older than a lot of you" in reference to Armada Megatron sent me straight to the old folks home.
I'm loving the legacy figure
I love original Armada toys so much. I know “articulation>gimmicks” is the more popular opinion so I get why the new Legacy toys are the way they are, but to me the original versions are so much more fun to play with. Especially this guy and Optimus are just so much better than their Legacy versions for my collection.
Haha, yeah... I bought him again late last year for about $150 US NIB. I had messed with him way back when I was young. A friend had him and he was so cool, but since I was a kid, I couldn't get everything I wanted so I now finally after almost 20 years, picked him up. He's so cool though! The feature set is insane, it's like Unicron in Bot mode, they both have tons of features in their respective modes. And wow, now that I think about it, I got Megs for just a tad more than Unicron... 👀 Crazy!
Also yes, the Legacy version is overall, very good when it comes to posability, do wish he had more in his arms but it's not terrible.
Still very tempted to hunt down the Legacy version because it's a great nod to the original Micron Densetsu/Armada Megatron. Also tempted to hunt down the original Armada Megs, just because for the time, it was the first "modern era" figure I had gotten; that it was also a present from someone I was dating at the time also helps lock it in place as something special to me. Says a lot considering that I don't otherwise care for Armada (only Unicron Trilogy series I like is Cybertron).
Soooooo...even though I *REALLY* don't like the Megatron Super Mode/Galvatron color scheme (who thought involving pink was a good idea? And why is the toy loaded with white?), I wonder if and when Hasbro drops Armada Galvy (or Takara drops Super Mode Megs) in Generations Selects...
3:46 OH COME ON! well altleast i still have mine
ahh nice to meet a fellow green-lover
Nerd moment; either this is a version of the mold I’m unfamiliar with or Nick had a very steady and accurate painting hand. The badge on his chest, under the head, is a solid color on the western and micron legend versions.
It's probably just custom paint. There is no version of the Green one that matches the paint on toy guy"s copy
My buddy had a very steady hand he painted it
I still, to this day, think the turret gimmick should have gone through the chest, like a warpath style look, rather than in front of his body. Imagine how much better the titlewave combo would have looked.
Oh, without a doubt it would have looked so much more cool. That said, I can't help but still love just how dumb the spinning gut gun is, especially when he used it in the show laughing like an absolute maniac while looking utterly ridiculous.
@@ToaKoran Oh yes, sometimes I forget how... interesting the 00s were
Oh my first megatron, the one from my childhood... looks as beautiful as the first time I saw him...
You actually have the Takara version. The Decepticon symbols are more painted cleanly compared to the hasbro version. Plus the hasbro version has a purple painted face.
I was lucky enough to have a good friend bequeath his Armada Megs to me before he passed away a couple of years ago. And yah, this version of Megs is a very tactile toy with a ton of play features.
I’m about to go to a convention this Saturday that’s guaranteed to have Unicron Trilogy figures, and I hope to find the Armada Galvatron, since I already have the Legacy Megs… and hopefully an OG Armada Sonar for the rest of the Star Saber…
I enjoy the new and the old one equally, I have both (and the white galvatron repaint too). The original is just really big and does fun stuff, the new one is nice if you actually want to pull off some poses.
I have the new one and my only complaint is well not any accessorys. As well as his horns like to detach very often
Please do a review about Cg Rodimus and sideswipe
I just remembered that Leader-1 has a gun mode. His forearms are 5mm, so you can straighten out his guns in robot mode and shove his arm into Megatron's hand and use him as a gun.
I can't even remember if this was in the instructions on the Takara version because it seems almost like something some Hasbro engineer made up, but it sort of works. Unfortunately the arms on mine are so loose he won't really stay straight.
Where I'm older than the original toy but grew up with the show crew?
My only real issue with the Legacy Armada Megatron is that he doesn't come with Leader 1.
Like, Armada is known for the Minicon gimmick. So why can't these new guys have their little buddies?
Everything just evolves into crabs.
Why didn’t you show off the spinning gun mode in robot form?!? That was my favorite part as a kid
Oh sweet the Takara one
i still have the OG variant with all the poses and is still by far my favorite transformer, i remember getting the toy around 2008-9 and my little kid arms got a workout from its heft and stifness lol
Found my armada Megatron for $25 at one of my local toy shops, true he's missing the ear things, the mini con, and the missiles but still so worth it
I always find it funny that megatron in the early episodes was different from the actual released toy.
I'm older then Transformers Armada and yet I want the Armada Toys from back in the day
Fun fact: the amount of Mini-Con gimmicks he has is the reason why he doesn't have leg articulation. The entire budget went into the gimmicks over the leg articulation
You forgot a gimmick on the turret section, with a minion plugged in the hatch rotates and will make the cannon recoil.
Armada was super controversial when it came out. Fans thought they were too heavy on gimmicks. A lot of the toys were bricks, but man are they fun.
For some reason when I was young watching the armada cartoon, I always thought the emblem in front of the meg's chest is to house a minicon that has not been woken up, aka that green chip like thing.
I had a figure of Black Zarak made from the Armada Megatron mold and while I like the features, I have to say that the articulation was very lacking. I own the Legacy Armada Megatron and I have to admit, they COULD have added a few features to him. Some extra panels that opened and the face shield slider could have still functioned. I didn't need spring loaded gimmicks and lights and sounds, but some opening panels and maybe a pop out arm dagger would have been nice.
That was Megazarak, he’s actually super rare
@@Cdr2002 Megazarak! I knew it was something like that, lol. Thank you. I kinda wish I kept him now because I could have sold him for way more XD
@@straker454 yeah, I understand
Just ordered Armada Prime, hope you review em cause I spent 170$ CAN. Haven't spent that much on a bot for a while.
Congratulation, I think you might have got yourself the japanese "micron legend' version of the toy. Pr at least, it has notable paint differences with the Armada version that I own, so I think it's the takara version.
ah i though this was the legacy one still a good video
One feature you missed because the batteries aren’t there to make sounds: the minicon peg on the back of the turret turns about 30° and makes an engine noise.
😮 I thought that Tidal Wave was one of your grails? Both megatrons are great for what they are, the gimmicky armada megs is pretty cool and I really enjoy the legacy one too
The Legacy one has like, three extra steps. Not kidding. I have him and he’s awesome.
In California there's a target in Lakewood mall is full of legacy armada megs
I just saw one legacy yesterday at target
I remember having some sort of weird knock-off of this toy as a kid. It had the same mold as the real Armada Megatron (which I never had), but it was grey and had a different head sculpt with no horns. It was weird.
Congrats getting vintage but I'll see the tidal wave will make it well worth it.
Its definitely a good figure, but i don't agree with people who are saying the Legacy version is a downgrade.
The old one is sturdier and tougher, definitely no doubt about that. Its heavier and you don't have to worry about it breaking. But the lack of articulation can definitely be a deal breaker for some. New one has that covered, way better articulation, and in my opinion also looks nicer. Both make for good display pieces but they function differently.
Also btw if youre thinking of buying an original, make sure he has both horns. Sales on him are notorious for coming with one or neither since they come off so easily
I found a legacy one at Target like a week or 2 before legacy armada prime showed up and I do not regret my purchase at all it is an awesome figure.
I used to have this as a child... the only flaw was that it did not have usable legs. I wish it had hips and knees. Literally the only flaw. The Leader Class is amazing for emulating as much of this as they could, but I wish there was just a bit more gimmickry.
This is why I consider the Fanshobby "Meg Tyrano" to be such an important 3P figure. It's not trying to be the character, it's trying to be the toy. And I personally think it excels at being the toy. Far better than "Naval Commander" trying to be the Armada Optimus toy.
Hey TTG, just wanted to say that as a fellow Canadian I've been eagerly awaiting the release of Legacy Armada Megatron for a while now, and I noticed today that it appeared on Amazon. I ordered mine instantly and I hope you're able to pick one up too!
I really like the OG toy, The legacy version is a nice update though. BTW I heard that you are going to TFNation I will be there too, it is going to be awesome
Really good fun toy though when I bought mine was old enough not to care about a lot of the minicon trapping features and would've much preferred netter articulation. Though the newer one is a bit of a down grade in scale the articulation is vastly improved and he looks the part in both modes. The spring loaded missiles were and are still my favorite feature from this Megatron.
This toy IS older than me lol
I’ve still got my Armada Megatron and he is absolutely a banger. King of crab pose.
1:06 You're better off buying online. If anyone has a moment I'd like to share a story about me trying to buy Legacy figures in-person. Here we go . . .
I don't buy Transformers in-person anymore ever since a Walmart employee threatened to call his manager to get me to leave the store. I was only asking him to open a box of Legacy figures that I saw on the pallet he was working on. There were none on the shelf, and I was 99% sure that Laser Optimus was inside that box of Legacy Leaders. Still I was embarrassed by the scene that was being created, so I left and returned 20 minutes prior to the store closing.
He was still chipping away at that pallet, and the TF shelf was still empty. The box I saw was also no longer on the pallet anymore. What a waste of my time. I think he hid it tbh. If that's what really happened, how sick does someone have to be to do that? Anyways that experience completely soured my perspective on in-person shopping for TFs. I only buy them online now. So far I haven't been hassled in any way.
Edit: For those wondering, I actually did go back to the store the following morning and lo and behold there was a lone Laser Prime sitting on the shelf. That employee must have hidden the box from me the previous night. Ah well! I even managed to pick up a voyager Blaster figure too. As I did, a guy came out from behind the corner of the aisle and asked me what I was holding. I replied "Blaster," and he wandered away. I was left feeling like I had unknowingly committed a crime or just ruined someone's day. That was my final time ever purchasing a TF in-person. Online only for me now.
I have Armada Galvatron and I get you man. Sadly the electronics and slide mechanics died. Just bought the fanshobby galvatron which looks amazing
I just bought an original Armada Galvatron and while the possibility SUCKS I do love it. I've had the Cybertron Galvatron for almost 20 years and I now need the Energon Galvatron now asap lol
I remember having this toy and being so young that I couldn’t understand it. Idk where the heck it is now
This Megatron and this show(Armada) were My G1 Transformers thanks to this show i discovered Transformers
if feels like it does something, you don't know what it is the first time you pick it up but it's enticing. That's what I miss
Good review however you forgot the Turret robot mode with leader-1 and you forgot to put leader-1 in target master gun mode
I believe the legs are also the way they are so he can support the weight of the Tidal Wave combination
And idk if it was something your friend Nick did with it when he originally had it, but your copy looks to be slightly custom paint modified, unlike what most people have pointed out in their comments. Not only are the lines on the shoulder insignias properly separated (the main visual difference between Hasbro and Takara's releases, Hasbro's is a solid unseparated block) but the face and emblem for the face shield also appear to be painted. Usually the face is supposed to be metallic silver and that emblem is still unpainted aside from the small insignia on the Takara release.
Source: I actually own that Takara release of Micron Legend/Armada Megatron.
No shame to whoever did paint it, it definitely helps make those features stand out more.
The part that I don't like about a lot of legacy toys is how small and expensive they are even though they have little to no playability.
They transform...Thats their whole thing! You got a car then you got a robot. Only now the robot looks like a robot and not a car standing upright with its doors open. Playability you say? And another thing! (Rant continues on.) BARELY HAD KNEES AND ELBOW JOINTS! (more ranting) Action masters now there's your barely any playability they were transformers who didn't do the one thing they're named for!
@@thedeadpoolwhochuckles.6852and you know what? WE WERE HAPPY!! I LIKE MY NOISES AND AND LIGHTS, IT GAVE THEM PERSONALITY!! (Ranting continues) G1 but again for the 50th time (more ranting) AND FUCK WHAT THEY DID TO BULKHEAD!! (oh no he's turning red) the fucking audacity to call it War For Cybertron when the original game and Fall were objectively better in every way
Because now they are mostly made for adult collectors. Adult collectors mostly care about articulation. Not being able to shoot little missiles or Megatron saying his name.
I thought I was getting one of these today but the seller ended up remembering that he sold it already. -_-
Would be sick if the sky saber and the shield and gun combiner were made by the studio series
I had this over a decade ago he was my favourite one to play with but sadly my mother decided to sell him on a car boot sale without my permission or knowledge so sad times
I have 4 Armada Megatron's, the new Legacy release will make 5. The original is so good, a must have in my opinion. Combiner Wars is ok, but not the best. The Happy Meal toy has a fun punching gimmick, a good desk toy. Along with the Megatron game piece in the Battle for Cybertron board game.
Looking forward to seeing what the Legacy remake will be like. He'll look good next to the other 3 i already have!
Very cool bot. Kinda want one for the transformation but I got the FansHobby version. Really good reinterpretation if you can manage the cost 😅
Amazing how the Legacy figure is supposed to be "built for posing" and yet the only things of value it has over the original are a knee bend and an ankle pivot. Even then, at least the Armada figure can actually move its arms backwards.
The old A76 batteries have replaced/succeeded by the LR44 batteries.
2:42 which blaster figure is that??
managed to grab the Legacy one today, it was the last one Walmart had left
I ended up upgrading my legacies shoulders. Now to hunt for a cheap leader 1
Can I ask a genuine question, why do Americans and Canadians refer to crips as chips
Ironic how those figure is more articulated than the legacy version in the shoulder department
I enjoy Legacy. He’s genuinely one of my favorite figures to come out recently
Well deff gonna try and pick this up at tfcon Orlando along with the legac one I already have the CW one
I think Megatron here has the second most amount of Minicon pegs right next to Unicron
you can give him so many weapons!
Technically this is the Japanese version. The USA vers has a purple face.
Wait, why did you let go of your Tidal Wave?
The legacy one i have issue with because of how tight the arm joints are during the fold down during transformation. I bent a fingernail trying to pull them out.
As for the OG I hate that it has the ability to be more articulated, yet they chose not to. I equate it to cybertron scattershot. Articulated almost completely the same but they ripped the leg articulation away even tho THEY STILL COULD HAVE WORKED IT IN!!!!
The armada era megs toy does have good paint ive got one complete and one in pieces (custom never finished) paint stull looks good and i havent been the best caretaker
I found one on FB marketplace today for $10 but it’s in New York so I can’t drive five hours away to get it which totally sucks
I think my grandma had knockoff transformers toy made by matchbox that has the exact body of this Megatron but the head and color scheme was different
I have the Galvatron redeco and man, it IS a beast of a toy
Great video. ❤🎉
If your younger then this Toy. I hope I never have to see your resistance online
Respectfully, me