Forgot to trim the song at the end. For those who see that, there is nothing special after the outro lol.....just a blank screen.😂 My bad

"lets combine the idiot to make the big idiot" sums up tidalwave perfectly

That awkward moment when the level you just ran through stands up and beats the shit out of you.

6:42 the side part is for the second runway that runs offset from the direction of the ship. It’s fore aircraft landing so if they mess up the landing or need to go around they don’t crash into aircraft sitting on the front of the carrier

The pointy part on the side of the carrier is the runway where the jets will land on. The deck of an aircraft carrier is meant to be as spacially efficient as possible, so having the runway stick out a bit and exist at an angle does numbers for saving space.

TIDAL WAVE. TIDAL WAVE Ps: the pointy bit it where the planes land, the front is where they take off, they need more room to land

if my memory is correct, they did plan on making the Mini Dark fleet combine into a mini Tidal Wave but they ran out of budget before they could.

I will never get over the Altantic Ocean level in Atari Transformers that is just one big arena to the Tidal Wave fight. Not only that but the little details of the ship mode is kind of awesome, such as one hallway having a window with just... a giant head. I also love that you need a specific Mini-con just to get to the ship. Plus, the boss fight itself understands scale. Tidal Wave is COLOSSAL, and he isn't locked to a specific area. He can follow you onto land, the ground quakes, he can in fact crush you under his foot. Even the cutscene in which he transforms makes you look so miniscule. It is a spectacle boss done absolute correct.

@Thattoyguy, the "pointy bit" is so that aircraft carriers have more room to land, and if they dont land successfully, they can fly off to try again.

6:36 It's either an elevator between the flight deck and hangar or part of the landing area of the flight deck. In this case it looks like the corner of the landing area, which is angled compared to the rest of the ship so that landing aircraft that fail to catch an arrestor wire don't crash into aircraft being launched at the front of the ship

6:30 the pointy bit is the landing strip. Old aircraft carriers (ww2 style) used to be a single long runway. In this runway palnes would both land and take off. This is do to the size of the carrier and the technology at the time. This system was limited by the fact that if an aircraft needed to land or takeoff, no other aircraft could land or take off. As such changes were made and a two runway system was implemented, the pointy part is part of the landing runway. Here is where you have the toe cables that help aircraft land. The runway in the front is the takoff one. This is where you will find the catapults that lunch the fighters. Im summarazing a lot, because there are way to many reasons why the change in layout was made (change to jets, technology, catapults, doctrine, etc)

If they shrunk Tidalwave's head down a bit to be more on a deluxe class scale and with a new mold, we could get an Animated Universe deluxe Highbrow.

I kinda wish instead of the mini fleet, he came with Mirage. I think that could have been a neat addition!

6:42 the pointy bit is the runway. The reason for the longer side, is landing

I worked on EA-6B Prowlers in the U.S Navy and our squadron was attached to the USS Kitty Hawk. A U.S aircraft carrier has 4 steam powered catapults that help the aircraft reach speeds to take off. 2 catapults that come off at the very front of the ship and 2 on the "pointy part". The pointy part is also the landing area in case they miss the arresting wire they can take off again.

10:33 "by Neptune beard" - thew adams

BROO! Insane! Ps. I saw that Hotshot. He better be next! 😮

Can’t wait for mine to arrive, thank you for doing the video!

That "pointy bit" on an air craft carrier is the end of the landing strip. Planes only take off from the steam powered catapults at the bow (front end) and only land at the stern. Something, something, safety, something, something, tailhook.

Big purple boy

the pointy bit on the aircraft carrier deck is a second runway which is used as a landing strip, its angled away from the normal runway so planes can land while another is taking off at the same time. I hope that made sense.

The pointy bit on the aircraft carrier is just a runway extension

Got a cackle outta me with the One Piece reference, idk why, your brand of humor is just perfect for me

The pointy bit is basically just for the planes to come on and off. Sometimes they use it because it’s quicker to leave that way depending on the situation and plane

I haven't been interested in titan class figures because I have very limited shelf space, but after seeing this, I feel like I need to make space now.

ngl, he looks amazing, but... I can't help but feel something was lost in the translation. The OG tidalwave just had so many actual play features - not just the combination and two alt modes, but an elevator for his minicon, launching missiles, and pop up benches to sit more minicons on, and it really feels like they could have integrated more in. Well, at least I'm gonna grab the Fanshobby too

I miss the gimmicks the old one had for each dark fleet boat, like the minicon seats or the minicon jet alcove, or the gears inside of his chest that let a minicon switch turn all the turrets

If this makes it's way into my collection, i will look back at the articulation section and that symphony of ratchet joints as the reason why.

The tower thing Is the command part of the Carrier( + an airport control tower), just the same as In a battleship but to the side becase It needs as much surface space for jets as It has available

Here's hoping for being a Unicorn trilogy titan he eventually gets a discount like with Cybertron Metroplex. My personal nitpick would that I whished he came with the requiem blaster and/or Leader-1 minicon, because everyone who is getting this probably owns Armada Megatron or will get the Galvatron redeco. Still if it weren't for the potential knees breakege, this is might just be the best Titan class figure since Nemesis and Black Zarak.

Very cool update, and nicely sized. Would definitely get on a discount as $300 CND is a lot for this guy. Original is nice for what it is and still respectively tall for being a Voyager or whatever he was back in the day. Never cared for the combining gimmick with Megatron, but it's neat how it was worked out with the smaller sections that make up the rest of Tidal Wave's robot mode.

“That pointy bit on aircraft carriers” is just the corner of a diagonal runway on the top of the ship for aircraft

Can’t wait for this figure to come out. I do wish you went in more depth with the base mode, but I otherwise enjoyed the review. Can’t wait to see how many minicon ports or 5mm peg holes it has.

Aside the knee ratchet Looks good Nice view

My nitpicks about him are the fact that for some of the mini ship pieces for Meg's super mode are hard to take out of the main bot. I have to use a butter knife for some. As for Meg's combined mode, the pin joints of his elbows and hips are too weak for the parts. As for the main bot, he's MASSIVE, THICK and SOLID. Same thing for the ships. So far, he's my favorite Titan after Siege Omega Supreme.

I'm hopefully getting this guy sometime next month, along with Magmatron, as I preordered them both in April. At least, July is when TFSource _says_ it'll ship out, but Magmatron has already been pushed back once, so who knows. And I'm sure there'll be a 3rd party company somewhere that'll make a way for the mini-ships to make a robot. There's just too many people wanting that for them to ignore it.

oui toy guy if you read this first off I love your content I've been a long watcher and second off you should look into the studio series junkions I think there pretty good and I wanna hear your take

Battle Catamaran. Also the pointy bit in the aircraft carrier is where the jets are launched with catapult. The length of the ship is used for the landings.

why we need a titan class FOC Broadside: it would be this, but with wheels and a big rolling aircraft carrier type thing would be amazing

I wonder how upgrade kits will fix up on the big guy beside better hands but I hope someone makes a little core class dirge and slight improvements on the Mini version too

I’m wondering if Hasbro will do a slight retool and release him as Broadside, possibly on Gens Selects

6:32 That little pointy bit is the flight deck it's angled like that cause it's modeled off of a Carrier using the CATOBAR system meaning that Planes are launched from the catapult on the front of the ship and land towards the back with the arresting wires, the angled flight deck allowed for the carrier to have more space for aircraft on deck and allowed the ship to have a longer unobstructed runway for aircraft to land. This Navy Film about it from 1955 can explain more if you want to see it kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hbGUi8eWlbrQXZs.html

Toy guy is the Titan whisperer

So as you said knee problems I was out. Too much money for me to be worrying about knees and fixing them

Amazing review i will pick him up when he goes cheaper soon and better than that thief prime Vs prime since you are a king of proper transformers figure reviews

I believe the torso ship is straight up a battleship but with 2 fronts. The "pontoon" is a troop-landing craft.

Pretty sure the "Pointy Bit", as you described it, is part of the second runway zone that the big US Navy Supercarriers have to accommodate more flight ops at once.

I honestly want one. I got the Japanese version from years back that I had a pleasure of being able to buy in box in a toyshow cause I wanted the Japanese colors and not the American one. And this big boy is an amazing update to it.

4:40 the one piece is. I found that funny

The part that juts off to the side of the carrier is a landing lane.

I wish they included his lil jet bro but this is still cool

Wanted him since childhood and I want him even more

I cant wait to recreate the boss fight from the game

The way his combined carrier mode ends up makes me think they could potentially retool tidal wave as energon scorponok

Who remembers that bossfight from the game?

I have to wait for like 2 months to get him I dont wanna wait he looks so good

Glad this guy is solid, but looking forward the repaint rerelease of him in his alt color scheme more known from the video game

How's the View from up there on his arm

I really hope they do an Energon version of this guy, because I love the gaudy colours of that version compared to this

disassemble mode reminds me of commander 86 ultra magnus and it's really funny

I would like to see a green variant like he was from energon

I miss Armada Prime so I skipped on Megatron for now (I might get him if he goes on clearance) but I’m definitely getting this guy to go with my Legacy star seekers

the best titan ever, mainly because it's solid and stable, so easy to pose.

There was plans to make mini tidal wave but the budget makes it scrap the concept. BUT. pray for DNA upgrade for this one.

1:51 Tidal Wave has a very stylish mustache

Hi

The little "pointy bit" is there so planes can land and take off at the same time, its more efficient

I kinda have mixed feelings about this. One side of me is like 'Hehehe PS2 game big Tidal Wave cool', but the other side is griping over the fact that this lost every Minicon gimmicks (no minicon storage in the carrier, no minicon seats in the hovercraft) and instead gained a pointless base mode (Especially that this didn't come with a Minicon/Micromaster to interact with said base unlike Omega Supreme). Also it kinda hurts that the parts for Armada Megs/Galvs' Kancolle mode can't combine to make a mini Tidal Wave. That would've been so hilarious and made sense for the mass shifting in the show.

Yes Armada!

Id love to get a down scaled vetsion of the Titans. I love them, but playing with them is a genuine hassel. I love Tidal Wave and would love to just fiddle with him, but cant do that because he is gonna be gargantuan, and loud

Now we need to get an energon version

Yay!

Super jealous that you have the legacy cybertron hotshot.

YES

Really hope we get an Energon redeco

Tidalwave…tidalwave…tidalwave

6:35, it is the edge of the second runway

I was waiting your review to see a comparison with the original toy and you sold it.... No one is comparing it with the original toy, let's hope Toy Spotlife do it

Nice boat

Wave Tidal

is a dream bigger Tidal Wave. the best Titan Class toy for me because i like Tidal Wave battleship.... sad the mini armor can not made mini combine for the fun at least. i wonder they will use this mold for Titan Class broadside? nan that will never happen....since no more news for new Titan Class.

Good thing fans hobby is making one

If you can rotate the knee with one hand with little leverage. I think the knee is fine.

For anyone that doesn't like how short Megatron is compared to Optimus when in their combined modes, Megatron's waist can extend to make him taller, which is actually what's supposed to be done for the combination with the mini dark fleet from Tidal Wave.

The pointy bit is part of the runway, right?

Titan!

This hurts to watch. Not because it’s bad, but because I’m too poor to afford this guy and really want him :(. Well I can always wait until I can find one for a better price

Semi scared Canadian almost confirms the existence of the one piece More at eleven?

No blast effects for 200 is crazy

BIG BOY

I want to get this so bad but it is 320 dollars here in Aus

Head looks up

I just need them to rerelease him as the green lightning version from energon

Big boy

Woahg

10:53 sorry but tidalwaves's carrier is a catobar carrier so it doesn't have a ramp like other styles

Finished the vid already, good review

Tidal Wave will be mine!!! :D

I am tidal wave, trust me

Should have been a commander, combined mode wouldn't be so half-assed. Also knees are terribly designed, they WILL break.