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@elpizo1789 Жыл бұрын
The fact that no version of this toy has the "Decepticons, Transform and Rise Up!" voice line will always be one of the greatest missed opportunities in this franchise.
@Jetblast01 Жыл бұрын
Or no other Megatron in Transformers since...
@mechaplatypus82 Жыл бұрын
It's okay Thew. Not everyone can appreciate the class and sophistication that is Coheed and Cambria. I still love you.
@13slot28 Жыл бұрын
Welcome Home.
@cooltrainervaultboy-39 Жыл бұрын
So he's not one among the fence?
@ThatToyGuy Жыл бұрын
Yep, now I need one.
@geo-fry6372 Жыл бұрын
definitely agree with you on that point
Жыл бұрын
Go for the glorious Japanese-speaking, metallic painted Takara one.
@feqol4 ай бұрын
Man i WISH i can find one. Theres someone who sell it on my local FB grp but turns out hes just a joy seller@
@shadowscribe Жыл бұрын
Animated was a special time in the gimmick game. Every larger lad had something unique going on. They hadn't done that since late g1 where every 2-3 of them had a special designation and were built around one weird thing they did.
@directorscarlett1932 Жыл бұрын
I feel like a helicopter is a better altmode for Megatron than a tank. Tanks just don't give off that sense of intelligence or cunning. But a helicopter is this looming threat that hangs above your head. But a tank is all smash boom bang. It has no class or elegance. A big, looming death helicopter is the perfect altmode for Megatron.
@KRJayster Жыл бұрын
I kind of feel like both are good for him. A tank is basically designed to move a huge cannon from one place to another, so you get that tie in with the fusion cannon, while also contrasting how Optimus is (usually) a truck that is mainly used for infrastructure and civilian applications: one is a weapon, the other a reluctant warrior. And yeah, a looming attack helicopter strafing back and forth works better for Megatron than a jet mode, I think. Hovering like some vast predatory bird… wait that might have been used already.
@hanyoukimura Жыл бұрын
Depends on the tank. Watching the umpteenth T-72 popping it's top from a dude with a shoulder mounted boom stick makes for a poor showing for the tank, but have you ever seen an M1 Abrams go from flat out to full stop? Genuinely frightening how quickly it can do that, and then go full reverse almost as fast as it can forward. Modern Tanks like the M1A2 SEPv3 and Leopard 2A6 can acquire, track, and prioritize multiple targets at once and be able to maintain target lock and fire while on the move. Both tanks and helicopters are good alt modes, certainly better than a handgun that relies on a lackey to use.
@Sixela963 Жыл бұрын
Honestly, playing the megatron chapter of Fall of Cybertron convinced me of how well a tank fits Megatron. It's one of the few chapters where it fully makes sense to transform mid combat: your guns are good, but your tank cannon straight up obliterates anything in your path. But because of the slightly worse agility and slow fire rate, I found myself sometimes quickly transforming just to blast a guy or two then change back. Megatron is a powertripping egomaniac. He is cunning, but his intelligence is served mainly by his sheer authority, presence and brute strength, best conveyed in the tank IMO. As a counterpoint, I think the animated copter of megatron was also an excellent fit. He is incredibly strong (his end of season reveal gave me shivers) but much more cunning and calculating than in many other versions.
@misterbadguy7325 Жыл бұрын
@@Sixela963 Yeah, Animated Megatron was a guy who sipped refined oil from a drum crushed into the shape of a goblet. A heavy-duty chopper, the king of the air, suited him perfectly.
@nameforcomments4092 Жыл бұрын
How does everyone feel about stealth bomber Megatron?
@ChikinPluker Жыл бұрын
I was waiting to see how the intro would evolve again and it did not disappoint
@USSMariner Жыл бұрын
.....Megatron!
@CUniverse Жыл бұрын
Corey Burton performance of Animated Megs is one of my top Megatron performances, his voice of what I hear reading the IDWverse comics
@samurexatlas7373 Жыл бұрын
Ah, Animated. My entry point, and a damn good one at that. It keeps G1 in mind while reimagining all the characters into unique styles. Megatron can't be a gun, what about a Helicopter? Shockwave? Tank, AND INFILTRATOR! Soundwave is a bit dependent with a cassette player, so how about a massive truck with Subwoofers! Oh animated, a true joy and a damn shame it was cut before the full conclusion. I do hope it could be like Star Wars The Clone Wars and eventually get that final season, because you know people would cheer for that.
@ShinGallon Жыл бұрын
Mine resides proudly in my glass display case next to MP-36 and FT Sovereign, and I'm so glad I still have mine. Still my favorite non-comic incarnation of Megatron. I want Megs to be something different more often, I'm so, so tired of "silver and black tank" and "helicoptor" makes a nice change from the typical Decepticon fighter-jet alt mode. And hey, at least he's from a time when Leader class meant something other than "Voyager class with a trailer" (or Commander Class meaning "Leader class with a trailer").
@themichaelnero Жыл бұрын
Corey Burton's cultured yet menacing delivery as Megs? YAAAAAS.
@lotionmcwet6287 Жыл бұрын
Could you imagine a Legacy Evolution Animated Megatron?! I'd roll over and empty my wallet in an instant. Great video as always, Thew Adams!
@RidiKill Жыл бұрын
Always struck me as pretty funny that one of this toy's three voicelines was him cackling when he literally never laughed once in 42 episodes. Unless you count the episode where he was part of Soundwave's virtual reality world, which you shouldn't.
@_V.Va_10 ай бұрын
Never cackled but did smile frequently.
@Arceemunoz6 ай бұрын
Slade also didn't laugh. The laugh was just in Robin's dream. Man, this Megatron has a lot of Slade's personality.
@j-sant-animations8105 Жыл бұрын
I’ve always seen helicopters as the more terrifying aircraft to escape from. I mean planes shoot from a distance, they can spy from so high up they’re practically invisible, or shoot a Vulcan so fast you’ll die before hearing it. But to stand toe to toe with a giant hovering metal beast with front row seats to your death as it stalks you no matter the elevation is a horror of its own. And with someone like Megatron, he’ll want you to crap your pants as you stare down the barrel of the comically oversized gun glued under it
@j-sant-animations8105 Жыл бұрын
@Gabe Mark well there’s something a lot more intimidating from a helicopter than can see just meters away trying to kill you than a quick fly by instant kill, sounds like a Megatron kind of thing.
@MellowGaming Жыл бұрын
Definitely no harem in the odd do-over review. Years have passed, you've changed, your style has changed. Makes sense that your view of some bots might change. Even with the few shortcomings this figure has it's still one that I reckon is worth having a go on for most collectors. Got that big toy chunk feel to it.
@gaebril131 Жыл бұрын
No harem if you only have one every so often
@tomjames9681 Жыл бұрын
- Where is the Allspark? -Crush the Autobots!!! -Argghahahaha…
@delaneymcdonell5774 Жыл бұрын
Honestly my Favorite Megatron Design I love this thing so much
@heli88 Жыл бұрын
I did and do love Animated so much that I can't really be objective about this guy. I'll grant that he might not be the best Megatron, but he'll always have a place in my heart.
@JoshFrisch Жыл бұрын
Absolutely loving all the throwback bits in this one. Fan-friggin-tastic!
@LoranCehack Жыл бұрын
I miss the glory days of Animated. I'd love to see this Megatron get the Legacy treatment like Prowl.
@vustvaleo8068 Жыл бұрын
still the best cartoon Megatron by today's standards because dude is scary.
@JLaffey Жыл бұрын
04:53 is definitely a line I didn't expect
@krazyguy1234 Жыл бұрын
I died way too hard on that Monthly Megatron bit at the beginning 😂
@noobishanimations1809 Жыл бұрын
Ngl the animated toy lines are one of my favorite and seeing thew review megatron just brightened my day! Thank you
@Dinamosaur Жыл бұрын
I feel like this figure's transformation would be a 10/10 if the cockpit became the arms and the feet turned into tail-fins.
@fishpop Жыл бұрын
That omission of the Monthly from Monthly Megatron made me cackle.
@KRJayster Жыл бұрын
"Decepticons, transform and RISE UP!"
@lowellmartens6135 Жыл бұрын
Ah, some Thew to brighten my day.
@ultramanz4006 Жыл бұрын
I just got a replacement animated voyager megatron! The timing is exquisite!
@ciroargus Жыл бұрын
"bounced off me like coheed and cambria". that's an interesting statement, but it said a lot.
@scottywan82 Жыл бұрын
Honestly, I love you revisiting some of these reviews! It's nice to see more of the figures and how your feelings on them may have changed over time.
@Plagues138 Жыл бұрын
"it bounced of me, like coheed and Cambria" ahahahhaha. Can relate...
@willthecollector32137 ай бұрын
This was one of my 1st legitimate Megatrons and he stood tall as my primary one for years until he went on my animated shelf. Still love him.
@extraram896 Жыл бұрын
While definitely not the first show I ever watched, TFA was the first Transformers cartoon that got me genuinely invested. Regardless of what a lot of G1 purists thought of the style of the time, Derrick James Wyatt's interpretation of the characters has always stuck with me as an artist with how he's given those already beloved characters so much more personality. A shame the show was left unresolved, but the impact it had on me and others is never going away; and it's clear that can be said for what that show inspired for the rest of Transformers. Besides Megatron's Osprey altmode being revisited in Earthspark, Animated was what cemented Ratchet as being an older war-veteran turned grouchy medic with feelings of remorse for his actions, reinventing Bulkhead from a Master Roshi-type character from the Unicron trilogy into a character type that was much better fitting for the name & also playing around with other fun concepts that've bled into the mainline series from time to time.
@_V.Va_ Жыл бұрын
I actually like it when Creators give a second opinion on older videos.
@13slot28 Жыл бұрын
I vote to change Monthly Megatron to..... Occasional Megatron 😂 😂
@rellko3900 Жыл бұрын
*cheery drumbeat* “-mEGATRON!”
@ArmoredMexican4 ай бұрын
I remember my aunt bought me one as a kid and I was so disappointed at first as I was only into Bayverse at the time, but quickly loved the sound and light up features, as well as the rotor spin action. Had lots of fun.
@richardcalavera1018 Жыл бұрын
I can't unsee his mouth mechanism like a Lemmy/Animated Motormaster mustache
@coffeeinhandproductions3238 Жыл бұрын
Short comings aside still glad to have this one up on the shelf where the bot mode really shines alongside his other Animated Decepticon contemporaries. Never thought once to use the Headmaster gimmick on him as it looks right ridiculous.
@jameslee7307 Жыл бұрын
Ahhhh, from a time when $40-50 meant LEADER CLASS, not a Deluxe Class in a bigger box 😥
@Paxtin Жыл бұрын
Fun fact: some helicopters are referred to as Gun-ships(As well as most large aircraft designed for land assault.)...I like to think that was thematically intentional. I remember raging on this figure back when it came out for being a Leader class figure with a simplistic transformation, but over time I've grown to appreciate it more and more for what it is. One certainly can't deny it holds a presence on the toy shelf that even the best of modern Leader class figures can't match.
@marciomiralda8862 Жыл бұрын
Thew:This is a toy at war with itself Me: so its a war with in
@XPproductions36510 ай бұрын
I don’t own this figure myself but I do have an interesting memory related to it. During one of the first few visits to my favorite collector store I remember a woman (probably in her early-mid twenties) buying this. (It’s safe to assume she grew up watching TFA) because she was very happy to find it. (I always enjoy seeing someone achieve a major collecting goal of theirs).
@RodimusMinor1987 Жыл бұрын
A top class toy that still holds up today, Also when you said 2008 I was like TFA was 15 years ago 😱 man I'm old 😢
@Dogasupreme Жыл бұрын
7:20 A quote, from One Master Kazuhira Miller; "It's an Enemy Gunship..!"
@lampy5490 Жыл бұрын
Now that Thew's pointed it out, the way Mr Tron stands kind of makes him look like he needs a wee.
@Freddyfan1428 Жыл бұрын
I always figured the boosters on the back of the copter mode were for sudden turns and spins rather than the missing tail rotor. But you're right, , Lord Thew, that lighting is utterly BAS-ASS!!!
@Roctev Жыл бұрын
Another episode of 'At some point Megatron', which actually fits the music by the way, gotta love these. Great work as always Thew.
@LunarAntic Жыл бұрын
*THEW.* *JUST CALL IT MOMENTARY MEGATRON!!!*
@ericdodson3630 Жыл бұрын
I sing the Monthly Megatron theme to myself whenever i see a Megatron figure or a new Video from Thew.
@michaellombardi1620 Жыл бұрын
Aw yeah; Thew talking about Animated! That takes me back! My fave modern interpertation of Transformers with my fave reviewer! What more could one ask for?
@crimsonkaiju7085 Жыл бұрын
As someone who just got into Animated last year, the toys are still a completely new and fascinating world to me. I was definitely not expecting the landing gear on the fusion cannon though, it's silly and I absolutely love it!
@kevinr6879 Жыл бұрын
Well well well. If it isn’t a blast from the past. This was one of the first Transformers I watched you review. It’s been a wild wide and I’m glad I’ve been here since then. Keep on keeping on Thew.
@spookyryder6482 Жыл бұрын
I remember getting this but having to take it back because it was humid where i lived and the canopy paint was beginning to come off.
@snitchbug Жыл бұрын
hope we get an updated version of this guy in legacy
@curiouspeanut Жыл бұрын
We do love a little bit of Animated
@nightlypiano4116 Жыл бұрын
I crave a Legacy toy of this, GIVE US OUR HELI MEGS
@jakoblopez1417 Жыл бұрын
Always appreciate how Thew color coordinates the nails
@josiaharaki7310 Жыл бұрын
Got really lucky and found this guy at a thrift store for $6 (missing accessories of course) and I was shocked that despite his odd shape, his posing is more or less the same as a modern figure, with the caveat of the ratchets on the legs
@angusmcnay5449 Жыл бұрын
Definitely isolating 4:53
@isaacclarke195 Жыл бұрын
1:28 …Wasn’t expecting to relate to that.
@wavewingman59936 ай бұрын
The wordplay you're looking for at 7:19 is "Osprensibly"
@justben1770 Жыл бұрын
Wasn't expecting the Coheed and Cambria diss
@DeamonChocobo Жыл бұрын
All honesty, Animated had one of my favorite Megatron Alt Modes.
@RollerChoster2 ай бұрын
I got Animated Megatron for my friend's birthday coming up in July! Animated is my friend's favorite transformers series but never owned any of the figures. This is also going to be his first Megatron figure
@il0v3PepsiPepsiPepsi Жыл бұрын
This Megatron alt mode looks kool like a Futuristic Combat Helicoptor but Earthspark Megatron alt mode looks like a Tilt Rotor for World War 3 but they both have different Characteristics. Animan Megatron is like Bayverse Optimus while the Earthspark Megatron is G1 Optimus (because it is)
@JangusMacintosh Жыл бұрын
I really hope we get an updated generations version of this Megatron either in legacy or another line down the road
@lilithofthevoid4922 Жыл бұрын
Been loving your nails lately, Thew
@crimsondynamo615 Жыл бұрын
-MONTHLY- MEGATRON!
@gabecake2055 Жыл бұрын
I actually have this Megatron. Its the shadow blade version which is a black and purple recolor, but a panel on him is broken and he's missing like all of his accessories. At least his voice lines still work though
@shite_fatalis633 Жыл бұрын
Who else is of the opinion that Animated Megatron had the best alt mode Megatron ever had
@DefrostedNeanderthal Жыл бұрын
4:54 clipping that
@IonStudios96 Жыл бұрын
I'm loving this upload schedule
@Razorgeist Жыл бұрын
I for one love this figure. Oh and I had the same though about the pieces on the side of his head. It makes him look like an English judge.
@sidbeckett5655 Жыл бұрын
A Great look at an old favourite. It's weird, I've had him for 15 years and never really noticed any of the flaws (outside of the weird rickets knees), but you're spot on with your criticisms. The size comparison with the Ultra Class was really shocking too, they were something special, I'm glad I kept them.
@woundedzilla1517 Жыл бұрын
I have this guy he was a personal favorite. For the 2 weeks he didn’t have a broken arm, and it’s the kind of broken where the toy is still functional and the arm stays on but it so loose he can’t actually do ANYTHING and I don’t want to waste the money to get a new one so I just deal with it.
@Prim-Hull_Primehu6 Жыл бұрын
Sorry, when you said 50 quid, I had to stop and write this. I got mine at on sale from a service station for £19.99 and got the leader bulkhead for free. My best bargain yet.
@fennekin1750 Жыл бұрын
I REALLY hope there will be a Legacy TFA Voyager or Leader class Megatron, cuz I love this version of Megs! He'll also probably go well with the Rumored/Leaked Prime & Bee! Also, that intro! "Monthly Megatron! .........Megatron!", that was Hilarious, lol!
@ALiteralLamp Жыл бұрын
A Tiltrotor will always be my favourite Megatron alt mode, I think it makes a lot of sense given the deception air superiority thing. Also they’re rad
@Firetrigger2110 Жыл бұрын
...you take that back about Coheed and Cambria.
@Cdr2002 Жыл бұрын
Was not expecting a Black Eyed Peas reference
@samuelstatezny701 Жыл бұрын
The first Transformers show I was really into when I was younger and likely one of my biggest inspirations for getting into Voice Over work! Corey Burton's work as the big bucket head doesn't get nearly enough credit!
@cactus_judy3929 Жыл бұрын
so many of the animated toys have that same leg issue. I'm thinking of soundwave/soundblaster, but there are others.
@jgvillan01 Жыл бұрын
And I was just playing with the DOTT Re-Mastered Game. LOL!
@treebotreviews Жыл бұрын
Cons have guns, bots have stuff= animated combat play pattern.
@iron1349 Жыл бұрын
the "no gun" thing seems to only apply to Autobots and just a handful of Decepticons. of the 5 we start with Megatron has his cannon Starscream: arm guns Lugnut: missile pods and machine guns Blitzwing: Tank cannons
@Hydrogue Жыл бұрын
No one holds a firearm, but Decepticons are allowed built-in guns.
@pancakepower1006 Жыл бұрын
My favorite childhood toy
@sleepybearuwu Жыл бұрын
Pretty curious whether or not this will get a legacy figure
@DrSex-sl5ji Жыл бұрын
I would love if we got a legacy version of this megatron
@GoEatATowel Жыл бұрын
I'd love to see this version of Megatron and, frankly, the rest of the Animated universe get the same kind of high-quality above and beyond treatment that Third Party companies have been giving the Bay movie characters.
@Beedo_Sookcool Жыл бұрын
Great review! Thank you! Yeah, engineering drawbacks aside, I really like this version of Megatron, both the figure and how he's portrayed in the cartoon.
@thedarkoracle4807 Жыл бұрын
I was literally just thinking of you doing this. How?
@gaebril131 Жыл бұрын
Advance notice to patrons posted on social media?
@samanthaB98 Жыл бұрын
i am begging the gods above to give us a remake of this guy like we got for prowl
@Phathom0 Жыл бұрын
I have both the Japanese (Found at a thrift store no less) and US version. This Megatron is so fun. He reminds me of Switchblade from M.A.S.K.
@spawnytheistic Жыл бұрын
I’m an early 2000s kid so when I got into transformers it was animated and the movies. Weird place to start considering they just made me think megatron was a guy who was dead or just a head. Then I watched energon and I loved megs ever since. My personal favorite megatron.
@DelrueMadden Жыл бұрын
I wouldn't mind you doing more reviews for toys you've already done vids for. The lower the production value the greater the chance that Thew will drop an r-slur.
@optimascrime5235 Жыл бұрын
It's still one of the best Megatron or at least cartoon version of Megatron not only the character but figure wise as well....They should ither re realese the figure or remake him for Legacy and give him a proper remake unlike with the Prime character's
@TheICombaticon Жыл бұрын
Past me actually thought the Argos stuff in the old review was kinf of interesting. It was the mixture of "exposure to thing i didn't know about before" factor combined with what an extremely oddly casual and personal detail it was that attracted me to classic TATR in the first place (I mean WHAT OTHER toy reviewer would go on those kinds of tangents back then or even today?)
@threeerasers4873 Жыл бұрын
I got it last year for a really good price and I have no regrets. Also it is also my first Megatron figure ever
@ggggfan1 Жыл бұрын
I feel like this is a great argument for third party animated figures