@@RodimusPrimal I think Arcee and K.O( from Ok K.O let’s be heroes) would be a perfect human/robot relationship because K.O has a golden heart of helping people like Arcee overcome her loss trauma of cliffjumper and Tailgate. And Arcee would comprehend K.O’s passion of being a world class hero and helping people is very good for her mental health.
Well if it’s any insurance, the phrase Ara Ara does not mean anything sexual, it just is an expression like well well or my mind or oh my, which can be used in a flirtatious manner, but the phrase itself is not. Example on how it could be used in a flirtatious manner: “My my, your streak is quite cunning” But of course, it could be used in other contexts
Watching the movie as a kid and even now, she totally pulled off the compassionate but stern Princess Leia vibe. When she and Hot Rod had that exchange, I could hear her saying, "Someone has to save our skins."
The Prime iteration is my personal favorite. She’s like a ninja with her speed and blades. Plus her cold on the outside, warm on the inside demeanor made for some really good interactions. It’s almost like they combined the motherly and witty G1 Arcee with the brutal and vengeful IDW Arcee. (Without the bad writing) Btw good vid.
Thanks. I prefer the G1 overall because she's the best balance of all other iterations. Prime is my second because she's awesome, but her blue color scheme and attitude remind me of Chromia and not Arcee. I do not like the IDW comics character at ALL.
@@RodimusPrimal I respect that! I think Prime Arcee is cool too, but Arcee appears more like her G1 self in the War For Cybertron game! That’s an important detail having to do with Prime Arcee!
@@RodimusPrimalIf they wanted to explore the origin of the first Female Transformer, They should have just made a story exploring Solus Prime and her relationship with Megatronus before he ended up killing her.
RP: "...Since the original Star Wars trilogy inspired many of the elements of Transformers The Movie." Me: Giant sphere destroying planets, Hot Rod in a lightsaber fight, some of the sound effects... 🙂
Of course, it was most likely that the episode came out before the G.I. Joe movie, so writer couldn’t have known about CC being a citizen of the ancient civilization of Cobra-La and being turned into a snake as punishment for his failures
@@SJHFoto That's an in-story thing that has nothing to do with why there are females, not a writing decision. They didn't have to make female GoBots for a male focused toy line. Obviously Transformers didn't need to have them be cyborgs in order to do it either, they just had to create female programmed robots. The only reason they didn't do it is because they thought their audiences would go "Ewww! Girls! Keep their cooties away from me!" Writers for the show and comic books certainly didn't agree with that notion and wanted female robots. I often wonder how Hasbro allowed as many females into GI Joe back in the 80's, lol.
I always felt it was a shame that we never saw Arcee interacting with Elita-1 or the other female Autobots. Obviously she was introduced to fans after Season 2, but it would have been nice to see her as a minor character in the background or even have a single line, considering the movie was in development before the Season 2 episode was animated.
Prime Arcee is the best arcee incarnation so far. She is by far one of the best written Arcee incarnations if not, the best written. IDW first version of her was a close second though but her origin kinda left a bad taste in my mouth.
If you get to know more about the G1 bot, you'd see a totally different side. That caring and compassionate, yet feirce warrior is the balance that no other Arcee seems to have.
How could anyone NOT like Arcee? Sure, Chromia, Elita 1, and Windblade showed up afterwards, but you know what, Arcee will always be the first 👍👍 Also happy 10th anniversary to you guys! 😇
Technically speaking Arcee... Came first as she was specifically made to be the female character added to the movie. Her approval prior to the film's release allowed Elita 1 and her team. Chronologically speaking, Beta is first in the cartoon.
Well that's if Nightbird became a Transformer. She's just a female robot built by a human with some enhancements by Decepticons in the episode. She could become a fully sentient Transformer if she was brought to Vector Sigma.
The minicon Sureshock from Armada was actually called Arcee in the Japanese version, Micron Legend. So her two-wheeler origins can technically be traced back to a cute, orange moped.
Both you Rodimus Primal and McFreely have done a great job on your Arcee videos! She was easily a favorite of mine and still is as iconic as the many 80s gals of tv! Thank you so much!
Congratulations on your 10th wedding anniversary and I like the original caring characteristic also. I cannot wait for the earth rise toy to come into the shop. You are tempting me to think of Elita One. I personally like Elita One better because her relationship with Optimus Prime related to my personal relationship.
I liked how you added cobra commander in this. I loved that part when old snake said cobra at the end of that episode. I can't wait to get the new earth rise arcee figure. I'm been planning on making photo recreating the scene cybertron war from the bumblebee movie. And if I can get the others too. I also agree with you, the g1 cartoon version of Arcee and her personality.
Who else always saw Arcee as Daniels mother figure I mean let's face it she protects him she helped him walk for the first time ( in the exo suit ) and shes protective of him and would risk to do anything for him she even chose Daniel to be her headmaster cause she wanted to stay with her "son"
I had no issue with Arcee, but Chromia was my favourite femme. It took a while for the movie to be released in New Zealand in such a format that I could manage to see it, so for the longest time, I only had the season 2 episode to go by. And as a girl it was kinda big deal that they had femmes now. When you're a little kid you really don't care about the logic of gender in alien robots. And many hearty congrats to you and your wife!
YesSsSs! Arcee, my favorite Fembot my only favorite is g1. It’s really interesting when you look into her history. Also, happy anniversary RP. We all wish you and your wife the best.
@@darthpaul99 Dreamwave comics have their own problems. Switch from Armada to Energon felt to quick for my tastes. I wanted more of independent minicons.
I haven't had that happen with any comic series I've read, however there were two anime shows I watched that ended abruptly because the creator/writer died I was disappointed that we never got an actual ending to them, so I can imagine how it is with a comic series.
I never realized that arcee was first introduced in the movie! she's such an iconic character that I just assumed she had been there since the beginning
Arcee's role in G1 Season 3 and TF Prime became similar to G1 Bumblebee's. Her best iterations arguably were a main friend of a human child charcter who had the caring and compassion you alluded to..It worked well with both the kindest(G1) and toughest(TFP) versions of Arcee. TF Prime having each human paired closely with certain Autobots went all in on the concept and reflected the importance of the partnership. It was Nebulon/ Human - Transformer Headmaster like relationships between Raphael-Bumblebee, Miko-Bulkhead and Jack- Arcee minus transforming exosuits.. The iterations that went with human robot best friends just felt more like staying true to the old G1 Spike-Bumblebee days . Loved the retrospsctive! Happy 10th Mr and Mrs Rodimus Primal!
6:33 I always had the theory that Springer was killed during the heat plague for the US version or that he was killed during Scorponok coup for the Headmaster version, leaving her withour her love
My favorite version of Arcee, is her G1 incarnation, and I'm excited that she's getting two new toy versions of herself. Oh, and by the way, Rodimus, Happy Anniversary, to you, and your wife.
So when people insist that Arcee wasn't the first female Transformer they're wrong. She might not have appeared first, but her creation preceeded and opened the door for the existence of the season 2 fembots.
I loved the episode with Old Snake when I was a kid. It brought back the synthoids from G.I. Joe that actually scared me and gave me nightmares. Go figure.
They're both great characters. The G1 version is the real Arcee, as she is not just a great fighter, but radiates warmth and compassion. The Prime one I feel is a different character. She's not Arcee to me (too cold and too much a tomboy to be her), but still a fantastic character in her own right.
I know many people love Arcee from G1 and animated as she was voiced by Susan Blu who is a legendary and fantastic voice actress in Transformers, Prime’s take on Arcee is always my favorite as she was a total badass and her story in Prime was outstanding. A fantastic character nonetheless.
i agree completely. g1 arcee is my favorite version of the character as well and she was certainly a big step forward for the franchise.however, there is still one thing i find disappointing. most of the female characters we recognize today, such as arcee, chromia, firestar, moonracer, elita one and cybertron's override to name a few, are all autuobots. aside from various versions of blackarachnia and cybertron's thunderblast, there are almost no original female decepticon characters. considering that there are numerous examples of popular and iconic female villains throughout comics, film and television this is a concept that i personally would love to see more of in transformers and i think should be explored further in the franchise. but, "what do you think?"
Definitely excited for the Arcee Masterpiece, and hoping one day for a complete Masterpiece lineup of the "new generation" G1 characters (Springer, Blur, Kup, etc.) as the 1986 movie was the one that introduced me to the Transformers all those years ago. ALSO, happy 10th anniversary to you and your wife!
I love Arcee! I wanted her ( or Hound) to win the power of the primes fan vote. I’m very curious what they would have done with her as a prime. I can only hope that some concept art exists and gets released some day
Obviously, G1 Arcee is the sweetest, the sharpest and the best! TF: PRIME Arcee is a close second, and her rivalry with Airachnid was the stuff of legend! The IDW version, however - though I love and respect Simon Furman - was the worst---psychopathic transgen Arcee was revolting. Still, I'm thankful for his U.K. comic representation of her, giving her much-needed love. And I'll always wish that Dreamwave hadn't gone under because I was aching to see where they would have gone with Arcee and the other fembots. I'm glad this retrospective was such a labour of love for you, Rodimus. Happy Anniversary to you and your wife! TILL TWO ARE ONE!! ❤❤
Ah, Arcee. A very popular character that rarely gets handled well. I loved the Sunbow and Marvel G1 versions. Even to this day, I feel this is the best version of Arcee. And we should thank Ron Friedman for fighting for her inclusion in the movie. Although I felt most of the introduced characters were one-dimensional in the movie, the one without a toy actually had the most depth. I just love how friendly, kind and relatable she was. It's just whack that they put her original relationship with Hot Rod/Rodimus aside and had her hang out with Springer (again, I always felt Springer was a lame character). I feel the Rodimus/Arcee relationship is a lot more interesting and compelling (especially in the Marvel UK comics), whereas whenever she was with Springer, I was more focused on how Arcee had the better jokes than the lame-o Triple Changer. Space Pirates was always one of my favorite stories in the UK series, and the relationship between Roddy and Arcee was just perfectly handled in that. Headmasters was the first major downgrade in the show. She is just bland and didn't do anything at all. Extremely forgettable. I liked Dreamwave Arcee at first, but I really wasn't thrilled when she started hanging out with Springer. Energon Arcee was kinda okay, but a bit forgettable. TFA Arcee was a waste of a very good Susan Blu. She just does nothing other than be a glorified plot device. Movie Arcee was, once again, forgettable. IDW Arcee was the first of two Arcees that I absolutely hated. I just really disliked how she was handled in that one and it really left a bitter taste in my mouth. The TFP version... seriously, I hate her. I just felt her PTSD was handled pretty badly and her constant whining just made me dislike her a whole lot. I always found her insufferable and her emotional moments really felt incredibly tacked on and flat. I could go on talking about how much I hate this version, but I'll leave it at that. Cyberverse Arcee was fine... but I really felt she should have been Nautica instead. The whole partying attitude and youthful excitement really reminds me more of Nautica than Arcee. But even then, I like her and she is a close second to the G1 version, which is sad because it is the only version since the Sunbow and Marvel G1 ones that I've liked.
To be fair she was originally gonna still be pink, but because people suck and are squeamish with boys and pink things ( even though pink originally was for boys and later became the social norm for women which sucks because I love pink)
@@Nagatem as long as she fit aesthetically i don't see anything wrong with her being pink. I always thought it was a pity she wasn't pink or at least named properly
Love Arcee. Like you, I tend to view her as a sharpshooter primarily. I think the War for Cybertron and Masterpiece figures look great. The WFC one may be a shellformer, but the end result is still a great looking figure in both bot and vehicle mode. The MP, I think, is a great piece of engineering, considering how it handles her backpack. It's one of my favorite MPs so far. Also love that it included the holster for her gun.
The G1 is my personal favorite too, I mean she was the first one that started it all and I like the prime version too, but I see her more as Chromia then Arcee.
Congrats on your 10 years of marriage! I always liked G1 Arcee. Im really looking forward to the 3rd party NICEE though controversial . I love the stylized look to it.
One thing that gets me is why people have a problem with fembots looking feminine, at least after some proper character development is established. I understand they wouldn't want her to look curvy just for the sake of looking curvy, but prime arcee alone has proven her metal almost every time i see her on screen. P.s. happy anniversary
Because they end up being overly humanized and too sexualize. Why don’t most male transformers don’t look too human or too sexy. I don’t mind they have some curves. Most male transformers don’t look like males. They only look like males compare to overly sexualized females.
@@luvblueybingoheeler3150 and that's why i say about the character development. I agree 100% with the fact that they're generally over sexualized but they do often have other characteristics than something for the fans to swoon over.
I do not get it either (resp. not entirely). In fact, I find that the Transformers femmes in IDW look more and more masculine (at least in my opinion). Which I personally find very sad. I am also a female Transformers fan (for many years now) and find feminine or even sexy looking femmes very appealing. And why not ?! As long as they have an interesting personality/character/story, there's nothing wrong with that.
Thanks. I agree about how female Transformers have been drawn in comics lately really takes away their features. Arcee's softer face is so SQUARE and her frame so boxy in the new IDW. It just doesn't look right for the character. As for other Transformers, I would disagree about males not looking like males. Take a look at G1 Optimus Prime. The windows are clearly shaped like pecs and the grill from the truck is his abs. VERY super hero like.
@@RodimusPrimal As I said, I think the tendency to draw female Transformers more and more masculine these days is a real pity. Even the G1 Tf girls were more feminine than today's IDW Tf girls. As for the male Transformers...I agree as well. Most male transformers look indeed VERY masculine. ...and I would be lying if I said that I don't like it. ;)
"...an excellent sharp shooter" who proceeds to never hit a target and while trying to fend off some clawed tentacles accidentally shoots a water/fluid line within Unicron sending everyone tumbling all over his insides in the ensuing flood...yeah "excellent sharp shooter" LOL. My favorite Arcee is TF Prime's version hands down, and well, the Cyberverse version too.
G1 Arcee is the best version. It's good to see the character finally getting the recognition she deserves. It would have been nice to see her original car mode in the upcoming Rise of the Beasts film. Thanks for the video!
Arcee- "Then, you probably didn't understand the situation"
Everyone with the Bayverse timeline
Especially when Galvatron became Megatron again
I didnt even understand bayverse
Wane Some people didn't know whether Bay was lazy or didn't care. I know he just didn't care!
I mean, so does G1, don’t mix action scene with story, they will literally lore dumping you so that they can get back to epic fight
Arcee is an example of a character in the cartoon, that has no toy. She's a great character in the G1 Cartoon.
Indeed she is!
RodimusPrimal en
I Highly Agree
@@RodimusPrimal I think Arcee and K.O( from Ok K.O let’s be heroes) would be a perfect human/robot relationship because K.O has a golden heart of helping people like Arcee overcome her loss trauma of cliffjumper and Tailgate. And Arcee would comprehend K.O’s passion of being a world class hero and helping people is very good for her mental health.
@@nonyabusiness4441 Well, she had no toy when she debuted. And also, read my long comment
I'm representing G1 Arcee all the way. She has a kind heart, but will kneecap you if you mess with her loved ones.
Totally agree. I think other versions of her fail to capture both aspects of the character.
I agree 100 % , though she is a total badass in TFP. Especially when she faces off with Black Arachnia.
@@RodimusPrimal Pretty sure Prime Arcee is just as protective of Jack as G1 Arcee is of Daniel.
@@evanboll4651 she's not as feminine as G1 Arcee though
Honestly Im really scared of Arcee that any version will reduce me to organic slag if I cross them
Japanese Arcee: “Ara Ara”
Me: *Has PTSD due to modern Anime*
18:00 Ok but Arcee in an apron 😳
@@saladv3028 🤣🤣🤣
Well if it’s any insurance, the phrase Ara Ara does not mean anything sexual, it just is an expression like well well or my mind or oh my, which can be used in a flirtatious manner, but the phrase itself is not.
Example on how it could be used in a flirtatious manner:
“My my, your streak is quite cunning”
But of course, it could be used in other contexts
@@saladv3028grimlock fit was way better
Watching the movie as a kid and even now, she totally pulled off the compassionate but stern Princess Leia vibe. When she and Hot Rod had that exchange, I could hear her saying, "Someone has to save our skins."
Give me a hero like that than Captain Marvel
Definitely. It's why I think that G1 Arcee is underrated compared to others.
@@RodimusPrimal
Although I definitely put TF: Prime Arcee right next to G-1 in personality and character, if not in design.
The Prime iteration is my personal favorite. She’s like a ninja with her speed and blades. Plus her cold on the outside, warm on the inside demeanor made for some really good interactions. It’s almost like they combined the motherly and witty G1 Arcee with the brutal and vengeful IDW Arcee. (Without the bad writing)
Btw good vid.
Thanks. I prefer the G1 overall because she's the best balance of all other iterations. Prime is my second because she's awesome, but her blue color scheme and attitude remind me of Chromia and not Arcee. I do not like the IDW comics character at ALL.
@@RodimusPrimal I respect that! I think Prime Arcee is cool too, but Arcee appears more like her G1 self in the War For Cybertron game! That’s an important detail having to do with Prime Arcee!
@@RodimusPrimalIf they wanted to explore the origin of the first Female Transformer, They should have just made a story exploring Solus Prime and her relationship with Megatronus before he ended up killing her.
RP: "...Since the original Star Wars trilogy inspired many of the elements of Transformers The Movie."
Me: Giant sphere destroying planets, Hot Rod in a lightsaber fight, some of the sound effects... 🙂
@J.E's Hobbies He did, but only slashed Optimus' left side before dropping it from Optimus' punch.
Oh god, now I’m waiting for them to reveal Arcee and Hot Rod are their species version of brother and sister
@@tgiacin435 “What are you doing, step-bot?”
@@tgiacin435 yeh but hot rod and arcees wre just lovers not sibling tht would of been wrd talk sbut um robot inncest
@@zacharyjochumsen9677 can robots practice incest?
The moment you realize that Transformers The Movie is basically a retelling of Star Wars A New Hope. O.O
Only vastly better and more entertaining than Star Wars
That poster tho! Where can I grab that?!
My dad has a computer background that uses the a last hope poster/background but with tf characters
The story arc is quite common, and is known as the "Hero's Journey". It is used in lots of stories.
bobagorof you mean like what they tried to do with Rey
Really want to see the connection between GI Joe and Transformers. And also the explanation on Cobra Commander being an old man
"I was once a MAN!!!"
He was probably using a disguise
In the DiC seasons, the Baroness was able to restore Cobra Commander to a more human-looking form
Of course, it was most likely that the episode came out before the G.I. Joe movie, so writer couldn’t have known about CC being a citizen of the ancient civilization of Cobra-La and being turned into a snake as punishment for his failures
Well wasnt GI Joe based in the 80's? If we're talking 2005 with Rodimus as leader Cobra would certainly be 50+?
When people ask me why robots can be girls or boys. My response is a simple one; "Well, why not?"
Totally agree.
I honestly find it stupid that female robots can't be "tolerable" like look at Jenny Wakeman! Everyone likes her
You ever tried taking a male robot shopping?
A genderswapped Optimus would be very confronting to some Freudian shizz
@@adamshafeeq8685Everyone likes her a bit "too" much. ;)
It still amazes me that someone had to fight to get female Autobots in Transformers but GoBots had female robot characters right out the gate, lol.
They are CYBORGS, not robots. It makes more sense
@@SJHFoto That's an in-story thing that has nothing to do with why there are females, not a writing decision. They didn't have to make female GoBots for a male focused toy line. Obviously Transformers didn't need to have them be cyborgs in order to do it either, they just had to create female programmed robots. The only reason they didn't do it is because they thought their audiences would go "Ewww! Girls! Keep their cooties away from me!" Writers for the show and comic books certainly didn't agree with that notion and wanted female robots. I often wonder how Hasbro allowed as many females into GI Joe back in the 80's, lol.
Crasher was dope..with that crazy ass laugh😂
@@vershawncopeland8544 Crasher was the shit! Loved that crazy bitch! XD
Apart from Elita1, Blackarachnia Chromia, Windblade and Slipstream Arcee was always be my personal favorite
Aren’t Elita and Blackarachnia the same?
@@ricecandance3871 I doubt it
Only in Animated.
@@RodimusPrimal THAT I didn't know
Blackarachnia is who Airachnid from Prime is based off of.
I always felt it was a shame that we never saw Arcee interacting with Elita-1 or the other female Autobots. Obviously she was introduced to fans after Season 2, but it would have been nice to see her as a minor character in the background or even have a single line, considering the movie was in development before the Season 2 episode was animated.
Arcee is one of my favorites. The Prime version is definitely the best! She had such great writing.
I like Prime Arcee. I really do. But to me she fits the name Chromia better. Old school G1 is my personal fav.
I agree prime version is the best
I gotcha.
@@RodimusPrimal Also, Happy Anniversary to you and your wife!
Prime Arcee is the best arcee incarnation so far. She is by far one of the best written Arcee incarnations if not, the best written. IDW first version of her was a close second though but her origin kinda left a bad taste in my mouth.
Arcee is so slept on lately. Would love to see her return centrefold with Optimus Prime and Bumblebee as faces for the franchise.
Gosh, this AND the bacics episode?That's a lot of Arcee.
Ah I see you're a man of culture aswell
And jobbythehongs two arcee reviwe
Yes
No Joke. This video on a Friday evening and the Basics on Arcee the next morning. Make you wonder what is going here.
Anyone else excited for the Earthrise and Masterpiece Arcees?
Meee!!! 🙌 lol
Earthrise yes but in terms of Masterpiece I'm more excited for Tigertron then Arcee
No but glad someone is
Meeee
Me
G1 movie Arcee is my favorite character too. I was 6 when I saw the movie on the big screen and became attached to her compassionate personality.
It's good to find more about a character who I didn't know much about other than that she was a fierce warrior
If you get to know more about the G1 bot, you'd see a totally different side. That caring and compassionate, yet feirce warrior is the balance that no other Arcee seems to have.
@@RodimusPrimal That description...is..is arcee a mom?
@@autobothilt7864 essentially she was Daniel's mom
@@torrancemoore6152 yeah
How could anyone NOT like Arcee? Sure, Chromia, Elita 1, and Windblade showed up afterwards, but you know what, Arcee will always be the first 👍👍
Also happy 10th anniversary to you guys! 😇
Chromia and Elita-1 came before her
TeamDinosauria21 I only like transformers primes arcee
Technically speaking Arcee... Came first as she was specifically made to be the female character added to the movie. Her approval prior to the film's release allowed Elita 1 and her team. Chronologically speaking, Beta is first in the cartoon.
@@RodimusPrimal what about Nightbird though?
Well that's if Nightbird became a Transformer. She's just a female robot built by a human with some enhancements by Decepticons in the episode. She could become a fully sentient Transformer if she was brought to Vector Sigma.
The minicon Sureshock from Armada was actually called Arcee in the Japanese version, Micron Legend. So her two-wheeler origins can technically be traced back to a cute, orange moped.
Both you Rodimus Primal and McFreely have done a great job on your Arcee videos! She was easily a favorite of mine and still is as iconic as the many 80s gals of tv! Thank you so much!
Congratulations on your 10th wedding anniversary and I like the original caring characteristic also. I cannot wait for the earth rise toy to come into the shop. You are tempting me to think of Elita One. I personally like Elita One better because her relationship with Optimus Prime related to my personal relationship.
I like them both for different reasons. I hope Elita One gets a new toy.
I liked how you added cobra commander in this. I loved that part when old snake said cobra at the end of that episode. I can't wait to get the new earth rise arcee figure. I'm been planning on making photo recreating the scene cybertron war from the bumblebee movie. And if I can get the others too. I also agree with you, the g1 cartoon version of Arcee and her personality.
Who else always saw Arcee as Daniels mother figure I mean let's face it she protects him she helped him walk for the first time ( in the exo suit ) and shes protective of him and would risk to do anything for him she even chose Daniel to be her headmaster cause she wanted to stay with her "son"
My favorite version of Arcee is the large gun wielding, selfie taking, adventurous party animal from Cyberverse. Great video.
I really liked her too. She definitely ranks up there for me.
I had no issue with Arcee, but Chromia was my favourite femme. It took a while for the movie to be released in New Zealand in such a format that I could manage to see it, so for the longest time, I only had the season 2 episode to go by. And as a girl it was kinda big deal that they had femmes now. When you're a little kid you really don't care about the logic of gender in alien robots.
And many hearty congrats to you and your wife!
Her G1 and Prime incarnations are my personal favorite. Just such an awesome character
My personal favorite Arcee is by Doujinshi artist and Illustrator Ban; who showed you can make a very alluring design from a classic icon!
Arcee is still my favorite female transformer. It took me almost 20 years to finally have a figure of her which is the Legends series.
Ah yes the Arcee _ara ara ~_ 6:22
Wheelies face
lmaoooooooooooooooo
@@DustGundam Wheelie wtf
Why must they do this to her
Primus is dead and this is the evidence.
HAPPY ANIVERSARY MY FRIEND! My favorite Arcee is the G1 Version and the Prime one by equals!
Thanks!
G1 Arcee : I protecc hooman
Tfp Arcee : "Tell them about me and I'll hunt you down."
YesSsSs! Arcee, my favorite Fembot my only favorite is g1. It’s really interesting when you look into her history. Also, happy anniversary RP. We all wish you and your wife the best.
Ironhide:🤯
Cromia: we exist and we always will
Me: CORRECT!
This was a awesome anniversary present 💝 for the wife with her being a fan of RC. Very thoughtful homeboy...
It's so sad that when a great storyline ends abruptly because the company who creates it suddenly bankrupts
Yeah, their Energon comic was actually pretty good, unlike the mess of the show.
It was done a lot better than the garbage IDW put out.
@@darthpaul99 Dreamwave comics have their own problems. Switch from Armada to Energon felt to quick for my tastes. I wanted more of independent minicons.
I haven't had that happen with any comic series I've read, however there were two anime shows I watched that ended abruptly because the creator/writer died I was disappointed that we never got an actual ending to them, so I can imagine how it is with a comic series.
@@Skyfire_The_Goth names of the shows, please?
So excited to get the Earthrise Arcee! I really hope we eventually see a re-release of her Prime incarnation since that’s my favorite version of her.
Congratulations to both of you on your tenure anniversary, my wife and I are coming up on 7.5 years married! Another awesome and very thorough video!
I loved "Only Human" and what I loved about the end of the episode was, Cobra Commander's scene.
I so wanted a legit crossover in the cartoon and a better one than what happened in the comics. At least the G2 lead in was good.
@@RodimusPrimal I would have loved it if they did a legit G1 animated crossover!😎
I never realized that arcee was first introduced in the movie! she's such an iconic character that I just assumed she had been there since the beginning
Arcee's role in G1 Season 3 and TF Prime became similar to G1 Bumblebee's.
Her best iterations arguably were a main friend of a human child charcter who had the caring and compassion you alluded to..It worked well with both the kindest(G1) and toughest(TFP) versions of Arcee.
TF Prime having each human paired closely with certain Autobots went all in on the concept and reflected the importance of the partnership. It was Nebulon/ Human - Transformer Headmaster like relationships between Raphael-Bumblebee, Miko-Bulkhead and Jack- Arcee minus transforming exosuits..
The iterations that went with human robot best friends just felt more like staying true to the old G1 Spike-Bumblebee days .
Loved the retrospsctive!
Happy 10th Mr and Mrs Rodimus Primal!
6:33 I always had the theory that Springer was killed during the heat plague for the US version or that he was killed during Scorponok coup for the Headmaster version, leaving her withour her love
My fav Arcee; G1! Always will be! The toys are really nice too!
Old Snake is Cobra Commander sounds hilarious if you're a metal gear fan. I always liked Arcee, she's cool.
I'm excited for Earthrise Arcee. I'll probably display her right next to Siege Springer.
I always display my Arcees next to Hot Rods if I can, gotta stick close to each other after all.
I have the Takara Arcee. I'm planning on putting them next to each other with one in vehicle mode and the other in bot mode.
Nah I'll display her with springer.
And yes, I like springer and arcee together.
@@ninjaformer5889 Agreed.
@@legoawcstopmotioner9435 you like Lego too? (I also like Lego and Transformers)
Eh, let Windblade have the primary female position. Arcee is now performing live with the Cybertronic Spree.
Let's rock Valhalla!
And boy, does she have some pipes.
@@lhfinatl7068 It's a custom sound system
@LHF Inatl ,Damm right she does. Plus she kills it on the keyboard too.
My favorite version of Arcee, is her G1 incarnation, and I'm excited that she's getting two new toy versions of herself. Oh, and by the way, Rodimus, Happy Anniversary, to you, and your wife.
19:13,Sweet Solus Prime that adorable, Congrats man
19:15 So cute!
Happy anniversary to you and your wife.
Happy Anniversary, Rodimus! I wish you and Mrs. Primal many more years of love and happiness. TILL ALL ARE ONE!🥂🥂🥂🎂
Thanks so much! Till all are one!
So when people insist that Arcee wasn't the first female Transformer they're wrong. She might not have appeared first, but her creation preceeded and opened the door for the existence of the season 2 fembots.
i like the prime version of arcee, but the g1 is my favorite,perhaps they will do a mix of both in the next movie or the series after cyberverse .
Happy Anniversary RodimusPrimal!!!!!!! :D Arcee has always been my favorite female Autobot. :)
Original Arcee IS the best!
Happy anniversary, Rodimus! :)
But Kup and Hot Rod are outside of the city
We can´t wait they´ll have to fend for themselves
I love that part
I loved the episode with Old Snake when I was a kid. It brought back the synthoids from G.I. Joe that actually scared me and gave me nightmares. Go figure.
Congratulations on the Anniversary, Primal!
My favorite version of Arcee in the Transformers Franchise has to be G1.
I love this video arcee is my favorite character 💝💝💝😍😍
Glad you enjoyed it!
Arcee videos from you and Chris McFeely on the same day
Is this heaven?
For Arcee, I'd think so.
I'm honestly torn between Prime's and G1's Arcee. They were both so good.
They're both great characters. The G1 version is the real Arcee, as she is not just a great fighter, but radiates warmth and compassion. The Prime one I feel is a different character. She's not Arcee to me (too cold and too much a tomboy to be her), but still a fantastic character in her own right.
I know many people love Arcee from G1 and animated as she was voiced by Susan Blu who is a legendary and fantastic voice actress in Transformers, Prime’s take on Arcee is always my favorite as she was a total badass and her story in Prime was outstanding.
A fantastic character nonetheless.
I looking forward to get Earthrise Arcee can't wait to get her.
Arcee is one of my favorite characters
G1 is my favorite too. I love how many of her are out this year.
Thank you for making me sit thru the horrifying corpses of Wheeljack and Windcharger again. I needed something to cry myself to sleep!
i agree completely. g1 arcee is my favorite version of the character as well and she was certainly a big step forward for the franchise.however, there is still one thing i find disappointing. most of the female characters we recognize today, such as arcee, chromia, firestar, moonracer, elita one and cybertron's override to name a few, are all autuobots. aside from various versions of blackarachnia and cybertron's thunderblast, there are almost no original female decepticon characters. considering that there are numerous examples of popular and iconic female villains throughout comics, film and television this is a concept that i personally would love to see more of in transformers and i think should be explored further in the franchise. but, "what do you think?"
Definitely excited for the Arcee Masterpiece, and hoping one day for a complete Masterpiece lineup of the "new generation" G1 characters (Springer, Blur, Kup, etc.) as the 1986 movie was the one that introduced me to the Transformers all those years ago.
ALSO, happy 10th anniversary to you and your wife!
Arcees Adorable ;)
Happy anniversary, dude! Another great look into another great character 🤘😁🤘
I love Arcee! I wanted her ( or Hound) to win the power of the primes fan vote. I’m very curious what they would have done with her as a prime. I can only hope that some concept art exists and gets released some day
Obviously, G1 Arcee is the sweetest, the sharpest and the best!
TF: PRIME Arcee is a close second, and her rivalry with Airachnid was the stuff of legend!
The IDW version, however - though I love and respect Simon Furman - was the worst---psychopathic transgen Arcee was revolting. Still, I'm thankful for his U.K. comic representation of her, giving her much-needed love. And I'll always wish that Dreamwave hadn't gone under because I was aching to see where they would have gone with Arcee and the other fembots.
I'm glad this retrospective was such a labour of love for you, Rodimus. Happy Anniversary to you and your wife!
TILL TWO ARE ONE!! ❤❤
@19:14 That’s so sweet! Happy Anniversary!
Ah, Arcee. A very popular character that rarely gets handled well.
I loved the Sunbow and Marvel G1 versions. Even to this day, I feel this is the best version of Arcee. And we should thank Ron Friedman for fighting for her inclusion in the movie. Although I felt most of the introduced characters were one-dimensional in the movie, the one without a toy actually had the most depth. I just love how friendly, kind and relatable she was. It's just whack that they put her original relationship with Hot Rod/Rodimus aside and had her hang out with Springer (again, I always felt Springer was a lame character). I feel the Rodimus/Arcee relationship is a lot more interesting and compelling (especially in the Marvel UK comics), whereas whenever she was with Springer, I was more focused on how Arcee had the better jokes than the lame-o Triple Changer.
Space Pirates was always one of my favorite stories in the UK series, and the relationship between Roddy and Arcee was just perfectly handled in that.
Headmasters was the first major downgrade in the show. She is just bland and didn't do anything at all. Extremely forgettable.
I liked Dreamwave Arcee at first, but I really wasn't thrilled when she started hanging out with Springer.
Energon Arcee was kinda okay, but a bit forgettable.
TFA Arcee was a waste of a very good Susan Blu. She just does nothing other than be a glorified plot device.
Movie Arcee was, once again, forgettable.
IDW Arcee was the first of two Arcees that I absolutely hated. I just really disliked how she was handled in that one and it really left a bitter taste in my mouth.
The TFP version... seriously, I hate her. I just felt her PTSD was handled pretty badly and her constant whining just made me dislike her a whole lot. I always found her insufferable and her emotional moments really felt incredibly tacked on and flat. I could go on talking about how much I hate this version, but I'll leave it at that.
Cyberverse Arcee was fine... but I really felt she should have been Nautica instead. The whole partying attitude and youthful excitement really reminds me more of Nautica than Arcee. But even then, I like her and she is a close second to the G1 version, which is sad because it is the only version since the Sunbow and Marvel G1 ones that I've liked.
Thanks, I always love good background stories on certain characters 👍
Had to do a double take on Japanese arcee going "ara ara"
I think prime arcee is more of a chromia then arcee but that's my opinion
Totally agree. I like the character but to me she is more like Chromia.
Yeah I call her Chromia because she... just looks like her
To be fair she was originally gonna still be pink, but because people suck and are squeamish with boys and pink things ( even though pink originally was for boys and later became the social norm for women which sucks because I love pink)
@@Nagatem In season 3 Arcee did stated if she gets a new paint job it be pink.
@@Nagatem as long as she fit aesthetically i don't see anything wrong with her being pink. I always thought it was a pity she wasn't pink or at least named properly
I LOVE Arcee. At this rate, it's hard to not have so many favorite Autobots and Decepticons.
Love Arcee. Like you, I tend to view her as a sharpshooter primarily. I think the War for Cybertron and Masterpiece figures look great. The WFC one may be a shellformer, but the end result is still a great looking figure in both bot and vehicle mode. The MP, I think, is a great piece of engineering, considering how it handles her backpack. It's one of my favorite MPs so far. Also love that it included the holster for her gun.
The robots soul put into human body episode was crazy. RIP chris latta
Yeah. I prefer the G1 too, she reminds me of my lovin aunt who took care of me long ago. Rip Mary aunt :(
Great video man, always enjoy these!
Thanks. Hope you are doing well. Haven't seen you post much other than your recent gameplay stuff.
The G1 is my personal favorite too, I mean she was the first one that started it all and I like the prime version too, but I see her more as Chromia then Arcee.
G1 Arcee from Transformers: The Movie and G1 Seasons 3 and 4 will always be my favorite!
Congrats on your 10 years of marriage! I always liked G1 Arcee. Im really looking forward to the 3rd party NICEE though controversial . I love the stylized look to it.
Congrats on ten years and out of all the female transformers characters she is my favourite
17:59, I don't need sleep, I need *that manga*
I have to say that I like your take on RC better that anyone else. You are thorough on the characters. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!
My favorite version of Arcee is the one from Prime.
One thing that gets me is why people have a problem with fembots looking feminine, at least after some proper character development is established. I understand they wouldn't want her to look curvy just for the sake of looking curvy, but prime arcee alone has proven her metal almost every time i see her on screen.
P.s. happy anniversary
Because they end up being overly humanized and too sexualize. Why don’t most male transformers don’t look too human or too sexy. I don’t mind they have some curves. Most male transformers don’t look like males. They only look like males compare to overly sexualized females.
@@luvblueybingoheeler3150 and that's why i say about the character development. I agree 100% with the fact that they're generally over sexualized but they do often have other characteristics than something for the fans to swoon over.
I do not get it either (resp. not entirely). In fact, I find that the Transformers femmes in IDW look more and more masculine (at least in my opinion). Which I personally find very sad. I am also a female Transformers fan (for many years now) and find feminine or even sexy looking femmes very appealing. And why not ?! As long as they have an interesting personality/character/story, there's nothing wrong with that.
Thanks. I agree about how female Transformers have been drawn in comics lately really takes away their features. Arcee's softer face is so SQUARE and her frame so boxy in the new IDW. It just doesn't look right for the character. As for other Transformers, I would disagree about males not looking like males. Take a look at G1 Optimus Prime. The windows are clearly shaped like pecs and the grill from the truck is his abs. VERY super hero like.
@@RodimusPrimal As I said, I think the tendency to draw female Transformers more and more masculine these days is a real pity. Even the G1 Tf girls were more feminine than today's IDW Tf girls.
As for the male Transformers...I agree as well. Most male transformers look indeed VERY masculine. ...and I would be lying if I said that I don't like it. ;)
Awesome video Rodimus this video was great and Arcee retrospective was awesome I leave a like Rodimus
Thanks!
@@RodimusPrimal NP😁
Happy Anniversary guys.
Two autobots are better than one, Cy-clownus
"...an excellent sharp shooter" who proceeds to never hit a target and while trying to fend off some clawed tentacles accidentally shoots a water/fluid line within Unicron sending everyone tumbling all over his insides in the ensuing flood...yeah "excellent sharp shooter" LOL. My favorite Arcee is TF Prime's version hands down, and well, the Cyberverse version too.
Grats on spending ten good years and loved the Arcee/Springer thing. Have fun and make it another ten years. Also an interesting retrospective indeed.
Me too!
G1 Arcee is the best version. It's good to see the character finally getting the recognition she deserves. It would have been nice to see her original car mode in the upcoming Rise of the Beasts film. Thanks for the video!
Great vid Rodimus P! i love that your wife loves Arcee, mine loves Starscream heh. big congrats on 10 year kids!
Thanks! Yeah there's a lot of different characters she likes now but Arcee is the OG.
One of your best videos. And congrats to you both. Prime Arcee was great.
Megatron is Still Moron for keep Starscream Alive
True
He should’ve killed Starscream in the first place. Shockwave would’ve been a much better second-in-command.
Excuse me, but how is this related to the video?
Yeah! And the way this relate to the video is amazing!
the reasons that cobra commander told serpentor to keep him