"I will literally destroy a hundred bootlegs instead of going to therapy" feels like the title of Thew's autobiography.

"Christ-massacre" is the B grade 80s horror flick I never knew I needed until now. Thank you, Thew, and have some Happy Holidays!

Every time I see knockoff TFs it brings about a strange nostalgic feeling in me. I live in Asia, and I would often receive KOs as gifts from well-meaning relatives who didn't know any better. My parents would then get mad at me when i showed outward signs of displeasure for being disrespectful. For me, Chinese TF KOs like "Taikongzhans" and "Dong Man Jin Gang" are just as part of my childhood as the real deal. Good stuff Thew, and Merry Christmas to all my fellow TF fans out there. (btw, to answer Thew's question, Transformers in Chinese are known as "变形金刚" [bian xing jin gang], which Chinese-to-English dictionary translators often literally translate to "Deformation", hence why the name is so commonly used)

Man, I clearly remember mailing you a Bloodthirsty War Dolphin like 4-5 years ago. If that was the one I sent it’s great to know it actually got there!

God I missed this series, this is the highlight of overall pretty bad Christmas season, thanks thew!

"Doesn't mean shit now, does it?!" That's not true, Thew! It means a lot to me. Skids is a great character and needs so much more love! And I think your video was a major contributer to showing how much we want Hasbro to stop sidelining him and show him the respect he deserves!

"oh the wea-ther outside is weather" It's always something small and casual that gets me laughing

I kind of actually love the Purple Vegas Stripper Megatron, like as if he didn't go to war and became a performer. Hop Hop Bunny made me squeal with joy, it's adorable.

There are some absolutely classic Thew lines in here. My mind was blown when you said “custard gannet”

Thew out here, literally delivering serotonin directly to my brain. Merry Christmas my good man. Thank you.

The best Christmas gift a man could ask for. Merry Christmas, Thew. Thanks for the memories.

It’s very odd hearing Thew say words like “Exkaiser” and “J Decker but I’m here for it (and want more of it)

I nearly spewed eggnog all over the place. There were a huge amount of laughs, which I am entirely thankful for. Thew, you have made my Christmas better, and I thank you for it.

When the world needed it most, Knockoff Beatdown returned😁 Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone!

Love the use of the Galaxy Shifters as subs for knockoffs that Thew actually likes lol

I honestly laughed out loud at the "You Died" gag. Lots of fun in this one.

this episode was one of the best presents i received this christmas, what a treat!

Normally I'd be concerned that all the flying plastic shards could be dangerous and cause you an injury, but we all know this plastic is too weak to manage anything more than a light scuff. It's great to see the Beatdown back again. Smart move with the Galaxy Shifter figures being proxy smashables. Can't feel guilty about smashing them blandotrons up.

This is quite literally smash or pass.

Alternate title for this series: "Thew finally cleans his closet."

16:23 The only time when Thew roasted a toy so hard that it fights back.

Love how the Gamera roar just continues in the background for a few second while thew is talking, made me smile

I had the soundwave knockoff as a kid, still thought it was ingenious that the two handle halves became the head

Thew refusing to smash the little tank is so relatable.

_Welcome to Bottom Bin_ Seriously though, this felt a bit like an elevated iteration of Knock-Down to the point where it not only felt like a wonderful skit, but I could feel the genuine fun time being had. Of course, your vids are always a chill, fun vibe of just talking about mostly Transformers, but this. This felt special.

I love the sound effects on the K/O's getting obliterated, but I would really love to hear more stock screaming sound effects on them. It just adds a touch more delicious cruelty to the whole thing, and makes me laugh out of pure schadenfreude.

"it can barely hold it's head up *nor should it" xD not even 3 minutes in and he's already got me laughing

Gotta be honest, I've never really missed KO beatdown since I've loved all the rest of your content so much, but it's still so nice to see it back

I'm imagining these series of episodes are going to follow the 12 days of Christmas or it at least I think they might. Would be cool

Fingers crossed for another one of these in a matter of weeks. I need the catharsis.

"Maybe if I lie down, Thew won't notice I didn't die." [gets a brick] "Well fuck."

Such incredible editing by thew

Another Beatdown is like having another present under the tree. One I wanted just as much as anything that’s actually under my tree. Thanks for the unexpected gift!!

I am 100% a casual watcher lol. My friend is the transformer guy. He introduced me to you through Knockoff Beatdown funnily enough. I came for the destruction and stayed for the fantastic pun names and just fun personality. Keep up the amazing videos!

Knockoff Beatdown, the gift that keep on giving! Thank you, and Merry Christmas!

That Bee reveal caused all sorts of incredulous laughter from me, now I have to explain to my coworkers why this is funny. Good news is that they saw me laughing so hard that they are now genuinely interested.

It’s a Christmas miracle! Every time a bootleg gets destroyed, an Angel gets its wings!

10:25 the piece hitting the camera with the sound effect made me laugh for 15 minutes

Here in Spain knock offs are sold in legitimate toy shops right next to the official stuff and there is always a tiny part of me that thinks “should I buy one and send it to thew just to see it get blatted with a brick? You’ve definitely created a sub-genre of transfandom.

An advert just came up and my instant reaction was: "don't interrupt this man he's a British worldwide icon!!😠"

Imagine moving in next door to Thew, and seeing him bashing robots. I'd definitely go over and try be his friend

Epic intro, and the galaxy shifters as stand-ins was brilliant

Look at Santa Thew here delivering a heft of his own nerd nostalgia knock off nutcracker holiday punch. Cheers, foo

YES!!!! Finally! I have missed these so much. I love all your reviews, but I always end up in literal tears when you do a KO Beatdown. From the bottom of my heart, thank you, Thew! Bring the rain!

Gonna be honest, it was Knockoff Beatdown that got me into watching your content in the first place.

Finally, another Knockoff beatdown. Its about time

OOhhhh..... This was where I was supposed to go last year to not feel miserable on Christmas. Noted. Subscribed and Thew pilled.

You definitely outdid yourself on the intro. Everything from the editing, VO, to your expressions is just perfection. I’ve had a really bad Christmas, but the opening alone was enough to cheer me up, let alone the actual beat down. Thanks for everything you do man, you bring a lot of joy to a lot of people. Merry Christmas, here’s to a better year with even better plastic. Or not, content is content, and with yours it always good

Man, these were almost disappointingly competent! Still, though, man, I don't even know _where_ some of these came from. Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas Thew. Loved the beat down - can't wait for more

I don't know why, but "Oh, the weather outside is weather~" REALLY got me and continues to crack me up whenever I think of the original song.

i didnt realize how much i missed beatdowns, i love them. serotonin achieved. i love this shit. the comfort content returns

One of the greatest Christmas presents anyone could ever ask for! Thanks for all your work and effort Thew! Merry Christmas!

Holy hell. "Police Navidad" brought me to tears, well done!

ahhh, 13 years later and i still don't get sick of hearing 10 second bursts of merge for the kill over transformations

In this video we see Thew's wide collection of... hammers and crowbars.

It's still as beautiful as the day it left us. Thank you for the gift of a good ol' fashioned beatdown! Edit: Wait a minute. 24:48 I have had knockoffs of that drill guy and his dozer pals for ages. I finally know where they came from, after all these years.

Here are some pointless timestamps. 2:56: *BUSTA PRIMES* and *MEGATRON THEE STALLION* 7:13: *DISTORTION HERO SUPER DISTORTION ROBOT* 8:28: *BOTTOMWIBBLE* 10:31: *TRANSMUTATION WARRIOR* 11:56: Hop Hop Bunny Bee 14:07: Upscaled Beast Hunters Bumblebee *(BALLISTA FLOCKHEART)* 15:22: *TRAIL* I can't believe it's not *CUTTER* 16:53: *PETE PASTEL THWAITE* and *SUNSHRIEKER* 20:45: *LI'L HOPPY* 22:40: *LEADER-NONE* 24:10: *SALVATION IN ONE WATERBOURNE POLICEMAN* 27:27: *INSPECTRO MORSE, SPYSSAC GLASSIMOV, AND THEWFINDER* 31:34: *SHOCKOFF* 32:13: *BLOODTHIRSTY WAR DOLPHIN*

Oh my god, I remember having the rainbow Tank-Streaker as a kid...Like over 25 years ago

The entire police squad segment is some of your best work. I cannot tell you how much I needed this video this week

“Or when?” 2 years later….nothing

Merry Christmas you absolute gift to the transformers community

The little chuckle in police navidad really hit me, always good to see someone just having fun in their creative process

Thanks, Thew. Love your videos, even though I haven't owned a Transformers figure since I was a kid. Always make me smile. Have a good 2022!

This is the Greatest Christmas present Thew could have ever given us

Thew, I've been watching your channel since 2008 and while I may not be a (Transformers) collector, I've always enjoyed your content! This was so fun to watch after such a long absence and I can't wait for more!

Good I just want you to know how much what you makes means to me! I’ve had a stressful holiday and getting to wind down and watch something like this that’s familiar and comforting while also new and entertaining and even somewhat thoughtful is absolutely a gift

Thank you Thew, a great Christmas gift, loads of fun watching you destroy knockoffs, looking forward to what you have for 22.

I grew up with so many of these knockoffs as my transformers/power ranger collection. Mostly the combiner but everything from the big lots change robot line is something very nostalgic for me. Its nice to see them being recognized and/or smashed to bits, which is what would happen to them anyway

Possibly the best intro, made me itch with anticipation. P.s love the xmas lights on unicron.

Merry Christmas Thew. Knock-off beatdown is a gift that keeps on giving. Have a good break.

I think "Get dead, stupid!" is my new war cry for the coming year.

Oh Thew, what a gift you have given us this day! Happy holidays everybody and a merry beatdown to all!

I am so freakin' happy!! I subscribed in early 2020, so this is the first time I'm seeing a Knockoff Beatdown actually made while I'm subbed!! Thanks so much for making this, Thew, we've been hoping this would come :D

Not gonna lie I actually shed tears when he pulled out that hammer and said the words "beat down". I didn't even cry watching grave of the fireflies or the boy in the striped pajamas. And a British man with a beard managed it with a hammer and two words. I think I'm broken.

That one knockoff Sunstreaker has a head like he got hit in the face with a baking tray and it left a cartoonish indent.

And I thought Kingdom Waspinator was the best Transformers centric Christmas present I was gonna get today, guess I’m pleasantly surprised haha. Merry Christmas Thew

That Topspin ko may be the most endearingly cursed thing I've ever seen. Like, it's so horrible and creepy that it winds up being kinda lovable? Taking an overwrought movieverse design, sanding down the details to *that* extreme, and giving it a face straight out of a Studio Ghibli film was not something that *should* have happened, but I kinda love that it did.

That first Megatron is like, the Tiger King meth addiction variant.

31:08 "Oh no, he survived!" But seriously, thank you for doing this series again! I missed this so much...I am really happy you brought it back! Keep it up!

Thanks for the ko destruction! And the one I gave you destroyed! @10:32

"They've done unspeakable things with Sunstreaker's head" Just like IDW.

Little late but happy holidays thew. You are by far and away my favourite transformer fandom personality and whenever you release a new video it makes my day so please keep your chin up and I wish you all the best this coming year. Much love from the colonies

Great to see Knockoff Beatdown back, talk about a seratonin boost, keep up the good work and happy thew year :D

The whole video is phenomenal, but I especially love the comments Thew makes to himself off camera when he's bringing the smash down.

Loving the blinged out Unicron in the back there.

That intro is literally the most epic thing I have seen in my entire life

Only 11 short months after this video was released, the "Police Navidad" gag finally clicks for me because I'd never heard that song before, until this week!!

I would have loved to get all the broken remains to create a giant Junkion diorama

Now THIS is what I call a ‘Perfect Christmas Present’!

My jaw legitimately dropped when I saw the Bumblebreveal

"police navidad" had me traveling through the multiverse at mach 18 xD

You just made a David Firth reference. Bro you are bringing back childhood nightmares.

On the purple negation from the start, there are some buttons or something on a silver pannel, which from a distance I thought were suppose to be the lettered B & D, so I’m gonna call it Big Deal Megatron

This was a work of art! Just what was needed this holiday season!

Loved all the Kaiju humor in this. Ebirah and Gamera represent!

I'm enjoying the galaxy shifters being used as ritual sacrifices

Best. Crimbo. Gift. Ever. Thanks for this!

“Police Navidad” has me dying!

I didn't know I needed knock-off beatdown back in my life. Now I'm looking forward to the next one... Merry Christmas and here's to a great new year!