If I had a nickel for every gray and purple Decepticon Titan with a self-destructing ratchet in his legs, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.

Man I remember the old Armada game on the ps2 and the end credits had Tidal wave doing pushups which was hilarious

…okay, the way they managed to engineer pieces for the armada Megatron to use for the combination is genuinely genius.

Fun Fact: Tidal Wave's deco is based on his purple and grey appearance in the cartoon but with orange detailing on his windows and other elements inspired by his Legends of the Microns toy

Man the cannons! climb aboard! They'll remember us forevermore!

Ahh, the Great Space Boat. At least in Armada his vocabulary went beyond just saying his name over and over again. Almost like he was trying to remind himself who he was 😅

I'm so excited for this guy. And the fact that he is a Titan makes me even more excited! I've been wanting a new tidal way figure since the original back in Armada. What's also cool is that that box art is inspired by the boss battle you fought against this guy in the PS2 Armada game. That boss battle is burned into my memory from when I was a kid. I still catch myself humming the boss theme sometimes.

I was a little disappointed to see a report that Titan Tidal Wave can't transform between robot mode and combined-dreadnaught mode without separating, but ... honestly? Given just how freaking BIG he is? Combined transformation would've been too dangerous, and this guy's bringing plenty as it is. Got my fingers crossed about the knee ratchets though ... thanks for the tips on how to fix that, and as always, thanks for the review as a whole!

The Super-dreadnought combined mode looks just like something the Space Battleship Yamato would fight.

I never thought that any robot the size of CW Devastator is "too small". As someone who lives in a 900 square ft. condo, I need my bots to NOT all be so big!

Ya know, I heard somewhere that, "Metroplex heeds the call of the last Prime!!" 😂😂

"Tidal Wave... Tidal Wave..."

Imagine getting Legacy Jetfire to create Jet Optimus and completing that with Legacy Overload.

We’re so sorry that Legacy Tidal Wave is missing a Mini-Con partner which is a Ramjet.

I love how he hasn't changed from when I was a kid. Even though it has been a tone of yours. You can still watch some of his older videos, and he hasn't changed. And I love it! Thank you for always being here with great content and fun videos!

I feel like, just unscrewing the top screw at the knee halfway (or a quarter) might give the knee more room to flex, if the problem is tension, and if it pops in half when you start unscrewing it anyway.

24:55 The figure, when turning into it's combined alt mode, has a nice homage to the armada ps2 game, where you can actually see Tidal Wave's head/face in the mid-Atlantic level, after you get inside his battleship mode.

Generations metroplex was over 10 years ago , we're lucky Tidal Wave isnt half the size now the way inflation was going after the pandemic.

I love this thing, looks amazing. Best playability of any titan since omega.

That head is the evil version of the Gigachad

New Emgo review AND it is of the figure I anticipate the most right now?! Thank you!

Always enjoy watching your videos dude, been waiting ages to see this review and ever detail is amazing. Even the tips regarding the knee springs and how to resolve it. Defo looming forward to getting this titan😁👍

Tidal wave: 0:25 you coming at me bro

Really can’t wait to get this guy when he comes out on Amazon

I think for the mini dark fleet they wanted to do a mini tidal wave but couldn’t due to the budget

Looks like anyone that did the upgrade for Megatron’s shoulders arent entirely screwed because of how Tidal Wave’s backpack attaches to Megatron

Success!!! Glad this was the first review I saw!

You can always depend on EmGo to have a thorough review. Thank you sir.

Seems like a missed opportunity to not have the mini dark fleet combine into a mini Tidal Wave

hey look, IT's SHOCKWAVE (u know technically I'm not wrong)

I like the little ships that can be used with either Megatron or Galvatron, excellent design

Tidal wave looks Awesome

I hope we get an Energon repaint of this guy, I really regretting selling my Energon Tidal Wave 😭

seeing the mini armor mode for Megatron, I kinda wonder if the mini dark fleet could have been made to combine into a mini tidel wave ? and keep up the awesome and entertaing videos Emgo !

Man it would have been such a call back for me if you compared Tidal Wave to Knight Morpher Cyclops.

As a wise man once said : tidal wave! tidal wave! TIDAL WAVE!

We’re so sad that we still missing Legacy Armada Jetfire.

Woah such a cool looking Megatron accessory

Fantastic Transformers collection

I would like to say this in a different way: With the size and all the guns this big guy has, a simple Bloosh isn't enough. You gotta go, Bloosh, Bloosh, BLOOOOOSH!!!!!!!!

That combination with Megatron reminds me of when I've got to transport a canoe from one body of water to another by foot. His chin is in competition with American Dad immensity.

Tidal Wave is my favorite Armada figure, so I was very much looking forward to this. But man, my favorite feature isn't on the titan. Love the rising deck hangar on the original for the minicon jet. I wish they had incorporated that somehow, even with a little jet partner or something.

i think its cute that the mini versions incorporate into the larger versions

I just want to say from the bottom of my heart and please excuse my language… I fucking love this figure/guy as of right now

This is the third review video i have watched about this figure and it looks like the two halves of the hovercraft not staying connected is also the universal issue. But i never heard about the knee joint issue being brought up until this video. Still excited to get mine though😁.

Bruh, your ring looks great!

Welp, even with the overwound spring, I'll still get it. I'll just perform some surgery as soon as I get him, just like with Trypticon. His height bothers me a teeeeny bit, but Emgo saying that he makes up for it in heft tempers that disappointment somewhat. Also, a third option for knee repair; take the spring and compress and release for 10-15 minutes. That works out some of the tension of the spring and usually achieves the same result. I did that for my Trypticon (and his infamous exploding hips) and it worked wonders. From what I've seen on TFW2005, this should work for this figure too.

I absolutely love the way they integrated the combiner mode with Megs into this figure, it is so cute!!

Thanks for the two solutions. Just in case. Best Titans so far imo are Scorponok and Omega Supreme. Great review.

Throughout this whole review I've had Tidal Wave's boss theme from Transformers PS2 playing in my head haha

I'm seriously impressed - Those little mini-Dark Fleet components do so much stuff, I'm almost surprised they didn't just go the whole the nine yards and have them combine into a little mini-Tidal Wave! Probably gonna wait to see if they fix those knee ratchets in a later run, though...

Pre-ordered this guy a while back. Can't wait to get him!

Not a fan of the base mode, but everything else about Tidal Wave is amazing looking. Seriously can’t wait for mine to eventually arrive.

Wasn't going to ask about how he scales to Metroplex. Trypticon and the SDF-1 on the other hand.

They absolutely nailed it with this figure. Love your reviews. How long until we get the Energon repaint, you think? I can't wait to scoop both Tidal Wave. Always been one of my favorite characters and two part episode. My dad passed recently and I want to build a Diorama of all the voyager fighter Jetformers and Two Tidal Wave vs Two TopG Maverick figures since he served on a ship that launched jets and TopG is his favorite movie and Transformers was what we bonded over most. I miss you, old man. You're gone way too soon ❤.

Tidal Wave: "TIDAL WAVE DESTROY WALLETS!!!"

Oh man. I was hoping the door on the aircraft carrier deck opened like on the original and would have a tiny jet in it. Oh well, can’t have everything. At least we got some parts forming!

That’s is a very clever way of doing the combination in my opinion

So this explains why they made Megatrons shoulder hinges work they way they do. Super hyped for this to come out!

He will give you one hell of a thumbs up.

I've always thought of Omega Supreme was a good rival to Tidel Wave, both are huge carriers/guardians of their factions, both now have base modes and finally you dont want to be stepped on by either of them. Lol. Thanks and have a great day

Wonderful review, Emgo...😁👍 truthfully, I am like 80% for the skit part today...😆✌ Hey, anything from Blokee's ❓🤓

That's a big figure tied away Transformers character like Biggers and yes. Godzilla

I think I remember seeing something about how the leftover thumb on the big robot, after removing the Megatron add-ons, can be rotated 180 and the weird flat thumb becomes a fake smaller hand and the cannon becomes a fake smaller thumb so he can still look like a complete robot.

Looks awesome

Dude moment you pan to the head first thing I saw was chin

Finally, emgo finally reveiws him!

I never watched or collected Armada but it looks like a good figure and the combined alt mode looks great.

I wonder if the rear skirt con flip up to cover the hole on his back and his mini-Me.

My only complaint with this Transformer, and I'm surprised that no reviewer who's video I've watched has not pointed this out, is that he does not transform from ship to robot the way the 03 Armada release did without parts-forming. Just for clarity, I'm not referring to him breaking apart to form the Dark Fleet. I'm just referring to him being able to transform from ship to robot mode. Other than that, this guy looks AMAZING!!

this is called a true transformers fan, bro has an autobot ring in his fingers

Honestly, that's a really clever workaround for keeping Tidal Wave as the colossus he's supposed to be in canon while also making it so that he can combine with Megatron.

megatron "i want your body"

I look forward to getting this one day.

Amazing how the carrier part look with a micormaster aircraft would that be alittle closer to scale, Cool idea how to mass shift him to combine with Megs thou it leaves parts of the big guy looking odd. A great upgrade to the classic and more in size with what he was in the cartoon. I bet Toyhax will go nuts with a set of lables for him in time.

Tidal Wave looks epic

Missed opportunity not giving the leg panels seats for legends class figures. The gimmicks in Armada were really something else. Maybe not sideswipe... but most of the rest XD

Just to stack up on things, I really wish they have the Skyboom Shield and Requiem Blaster made for the Legacy line just to give us Overkill Megatron, which is Burning Megatron (the Tidal Wave combo) with the three Mini-Con weapons added.

There is a lot of leverage working on those shoulder joints.

I'm pretty sure I still have the original Tidal Wave around somewhere...He was a fun figure :)

I can't wait to get mine it's not gonna be till July 😢 but I can't wait cause I can do the precious comparison 😊

Even with a few disappointments (slightly smaller than other titans, can't transform from combined alt to robot without parts forming, no Ramjet buddy even when previous titans had Minicons partners) I can't help but love this dude, can't wait to get one for myself. I'd never played a game where the boss at the end of the level *is* the level...

There's a third solution... You can replace the spring. You can either buy them separately or if you have junk Transformers for for custom making I'm sure there's a spring that may fit... Pretty much what I had to do with Triptacon

I admit, as much as I would love to see the mini sections combine to form a mini Tidal Wave, that's asking for too much, so I can live without. What I CAN'T live without however, is the fact that he evidently can't go from 'bot mode straight to super ship mode! That was arguably the coolest feature of the original toy!

Tidal Wave! Tidal Wave! Tidal Wave!

It would have been really neat if the parts for the Megatron combination also assembled into a tiny version of Tidal Wave's bot mode.

Those little seekers that came with the Nemesis could work with the aircraft carrier. Also, the two front parts of the destroyer ship is called a bow.

He's giving me strong Sentai mech vibes with how he transforms and splits into 3 separate vehicles.

13:33 combined tidal wave Megatron looks like the Red Armored Power Ranger from PR lost galaxy.

Would’ve been cool if they found a way to make the mini pieces have their own mini tidal wave mode but overall it’s still a cool figure.

I still have my original tidal wave I'm the only thing I'm missing is the two missiles that go into the bow sections of the battleship but I still have my ramjet minicon I will say though that for the price they should have included the ramjet minicon and there's plenty of room for it in the aircraft carrier section. Still happy this big boy got another curtain call

Now we need an upgrade kit to make the Lil alt modes to combine a make a mini tidal wave.

considering how i remember the original's arm connectors looking, it would be funny if like menasor they used combiner wars ports for the arms.

for $200 w/a design flaw in the legs?! no thanks...i'll wait for a price drop

I would love to see a size comparison of an aircraft carrier portion of Tidal Wave (his arms) with Titans Return Broadside in carrier mode.

Love it

Great review Emgo! May I ask though, what is the sign if a copy has the knee ratchet problem? My concern is that I can't tell if it has the problem or the knees' tightness is just right.

i have been waiting for a revamped version of Armada Tidalwave forever

The knee issue sounds like the same one that plagued Trypticon. You think HASBRO would have learned.

*FULL BORE AND INTO THE ABYSS!*