Another criminally underused character. His self-esteem is already low enough, give the big guy some love.

As sad as it is that Trailbreaker is often kicked under the rug, the fact that he is getting a masterpiece toy makes me ecstatic

Fun Fact: Trailbreaker's alternate mode is a Toyota Hilux, a vehicle that the Top Gear team attempted to destroy. It survived all of their attempts to kill it.

Me and Trailbreaker: 🤜🤛 “Lack of self worth”

I miss Trailbreaker, he was a cool character and love his force field.

“Looks like somebody needs a force-field!”

I always thought it was funny how trailbreaker basically existed just to be a forcefield, like every time he appeared, you knew he'd use one. Especially compared to other characters with powers, which were rarely used.

Trailbreaker is the only G1 Autobot who could go "head to head" with a Stunticon and come out the winner..............thanks to his "force - field" abilities and his sense of "humor" in the heat of battle, lol!!!

"Trailcutter" Sounds Decepticon-ish to me, and Trailbreker just has a cooler ring to it, he has a forcefield, the ablility to jam coomunications, an upbeat artitude, and a cool deco, the Autobot's are lucky they have him when he does appear

Megaton's Master Plan Part 2 was an unforgettable episode - the autobots would have been toast without that forcefield as they were heading towards the sun. It came out of nowhere - one of the best moments in the timeline.

Trailbreaker has always been my favorite Transformer toy since he was the first and only toy I got that was brand new in the box, and it was jointly given to me by my grandma and my aunt. All other Transformers I got were from yard sales or second hand back in the day.

When I was a kid watching G1 episodes, I actually thought that Trailbreaker was a reserved member of the Protectobots considering his forcefield ability...coincidentally, one of my uncles did had a Toyota Hilux in the '80s

Trailbreaker is one of a few characters I can relate with. I remember having low esteem when I was in college (Not that it helped since I had a Sunstreaker complex at the time) but, I persevered and then graduated, but not before I had broken down crying during the first semester. But, I am better now than I was 3 years ago

"Ironhide, Wheeljack, Trailblazer!" *and I took that personally*

Trailbreaker looked amazing. I wish he was in the movies. When I first saw trailbreaker I thought he was g1 roadbuster cuz of the visor and shoulder weapons as well as many weapons on his body lol

I’ve never confused him for Ironhide & I can’t believe that for over 35 years I never once caught Primes “Trailblazer” line. I love how even after all this time I still learn new things about my beloved G1

Love that joke at 3:46 "You deserve that alright Megajerk! Rust in peace!"🤣😄

Trailbreaker, I think he's one of the more under appreciated Transformers from the 1984 lineup. Not one of my favorites, but still a character who should be used more.

For me I love Trailbreaker. I acquired "Rodimus Unicronus" as a communications stromchaser vehicle as an upgraded Trailbreaker. He got some speed too with a recon car when dropping his "trailer". Can't wait for the masterpiece one.

He is so underrated and honestly would work great in a show he is high energy, strong, always has a joke and has low self esteem

Trailbreaker is so underrated. I love him. Black Robots need more Love! Thank you for doing a retrospective on Trailbreaker! He saved the autobots from destruction!

5:05 The most badass and wasted potencial decepticon trio I've ever seen

Still need Trailbreaker and Sunstreaker.

Optimus calling him Trailblazer... that one got past Wally Burr!

Trailbreaker is an autobot iron hide wish he had in dark of the moon

Trailbreaker was a favorite of mine from the minute I read his TFWiki article and I was psyched when his Earthrise toy was revealed (a toy I was playing with during this video actually)

Trailbreaker is still one of my favorite Autobots. I've loved him since I was a kid. Him, Hound, Tracks, and Beachcomber are great! I guess I'm kinda weird.

Probably one of the more relatable characters, and for that reason, one of my favorites. Excellent retrospective

I remember seeing the original Marvel comic commercial in April 1984. But in September, when I returned to school, a classmate brought Trailbreaker for "show and tell" on the first day This was the first toy I ever saw in person.

Underated charachter in my opinion.

Always happy to see Trailbreaker get some love. ❤️

It's a shame that trail breaker was never made into other series,when I first saw him I never confused him for ironhide instead I always asked who is that guy? Now that this video came out I already like him and I wish he was in more of the franchise

Trailbreaker was always my favorite. Relaxed and absolutely cool. G1 Supreme!

Early Crew 👍

I really like this video because trailbreaker is my favorite character and he's really awesome when it's force field 👍👍👍👍😀😀

Fun fact: I was messing around with my ER trailbreaker and my dad revealed that he had a G1 trailbreaker. Best part is, we don’t know if he got rid of it, it could still be at my aunts or grandparents house

Thanks for doing this one. Trail breaker was the first Transformer I ever owned as a kid. Thankfully I still have him and his box :) the box is not in the best shape but at least I have it. I remember being a kid at K-mart and being told I could pick a TF but it had to be under a certain amount. there were only 2 choices Mirage and Trailbreaker. I can't remember the reason I picked him over Mirage, but I remember taking a long time to decide. Knowing me, it had to do with the specs on the back and that force field. Regardless, it was a good choice and I always have enjoyed him even if the joints are loose now.

5:46 talk about a returned favor

I definitely need to pick up an ER trailbreaker

I really enjoy your retrospectives.Great job.I used to collect TF in the early 2000’s. I wish that toys r us or Walmart would bring back those retro models they had..at the time I had several of them. I had a brand new never opened smokescreen but it got left behind after hurricane Katrina. I had trailbreaker as a kid but my cousin threw him down the stairs.So this retrospective gave me fond memories of good ‘ol trailbreaker! Thanks again love your channel! “Till all are one!

He should be featured in more media as he is a strong bot who is not as vulnerable as other boys in the army

I gravitate more toward a Trailbreaker, Hoist, Grapple or Hound than one of the sports cars these days... and his dark-grey paint reminds me of my father's pick-up in 87!

I love Trailbreaker, He’s one of the first toys I had as a kid.

I would've loved to see Trailbreaker and the others from Season 1 to 2 in newer Transformers medias like War For Cybertron, especially Tracks.

my most memorable moment of him was the acid rain part, and after that he became one of the more memorable g1 characters for me...guess I picked up on his 'I don't believe in myself' vib and connected ....force field guy/ shield guy also became my nick name for him when I first saw him...I didn't know English at the time and so to remember who's who, it's mostly what their abilities are and color schemes, when I hear lists of names I just go: eh which ones? it really doesn't help when there was a couple of times where I picked up on the wrong names I pick up on the story easy enough, based on the few words in the subtitles I know, tone, expressions and body language in some cases, wouldn't really know the context until years later

I have a fondness for Trailbreaker! He was my first Transformers back in the day.

Trailbreaker will always be a really useful engine-err, Autobot.

Trailbreaker always reminded me of that big country uncle that used to come over for the holidays and made fun of the family...lol

"Divide and Conquer" has a special place in my heart because I received the official F.H.E. VHS tape release as a kid. It's actually a good episode!

Great video because Trailbreaker has become my top favorite. I liked him when I was younger, but he wasn’t the most popular. I appreciate him more now because he was apart of dangerous missions that required going to Cybertron. Plus, he was another old guy besides Ironhide, Ratchet, and maybe Wheeljack that provided experience and wisdom for the Autobots. He was a truck, who probably was valued by Prime. He was with Optimus in the first episode when Jazz returned to report that Cybertron was in bad shape. Everything you said about him was what I would tell others about him on Instagram pics of his toys. Underrated and an unsung hero.

I always loved the look of the original Trailbreaker in robot mode, but especially in truck mode. Good looking figure.

Wasn't Trailbreaker also a drunk in MTMTE, and Megatron karate chopped him into permanent sobriety?

Once again Rodimus another masterpiece

One of my favorites, my dear late mom gave me him and Optimus Prime for my 10th birthday. Great video

I love the character he always insulted Megatron in a very creative sort of way

Season 1 in my mind was about as perfect as you can get. I only wish they could keep the seakers color right.

I love trailbreaker. Eventhough he is a Honda he looks alot like the Chevy Trailblazer which is probably where he got his name and why poor Peter Cullen made that gaff.

The true Transfan have respect for every character

Wow, you are always great at these. there is a lot of passion and hardwork, you always end up educating me on something I didn't know and/or giving me something new to consider. Thanks for these!

Didn’t realise how much Trailbreaker helped out and saved the day. I just got MP-56 Trailbreaker today. Awesome figure, and watching his exploits, I cherish him even more.

He's one of the most relatable Autobots personality wise to me. I love his characterization.

13:02 Yes, yes I can. Every single day, it's a struggle to try lift others up, while I'm constantly putting myself down. Honestly, there's been quite a few times I thought about, well... That thought we all have at some point... But by God's grace, I'm still here, I'm thanking Him daily through my internal battles.... Never thought I'd relate to Trailbreaker... Great video, sir!

When I saw the first live action movie I thought that Iron Hide was trailbreaker

For some reason, one of my fav G1 characters. Love the cartoon bot design!

Trailbreaker has always had a special place in my heart. As a kid, in 1984, I was privileged to have almost all of the Transformers as a set. One of my best friend's parents couldn't afford this, and so bought him Gobots (which I liked too) So, we used to pretend when we would play together that some crisis would occur that would either have Leader-1 (the Guardians (the good guys) leader), or Optimus Prime calling for help from the other, and then have a team up. The thing is that even though my friend had very few TF, he did have Windcharger, and Trailbreaker (and maybe a couple cassettes). So, I didn't buy those, and we would play that those two Autobots were assigned by Optimus to be permanently stationed on Gobotron (the Gobots home planet). I really like Trailbreaker as he was the biggest Autobot besides Optimus. I did have a few Gobots too-I know I had Cy-Kill and Pyscho as Supergobots. And as I never had Megatron (I didn't play with guns), they rounded out the cast of Decepticons under Soundwave (my de facto Decepticon leader) We had such good times imagining scenarios with them-I just wish I wrote down some of our ideas!

I can relate so much to Trailbreaker!!!!! :D He's always been one of my favorite Autobots, especially from the original G1 1984 cast. :D Thank you for a retrospective video on one of my favorite Transformers characters RodimusPrimal, Double Thumbs Up. ;D

For a guy who didn't get a lot of recognition or credit from fans...he really did play some important roles and in some cases actually saved the entire Autobot force on Earth.

Takara Tomy is giving this guy his due justice with a Masterpiece figure ! Bout time he gets the Masterpiece treatment 🙌🏽

I absolutely loved how Megatron used his forcefield to take out the DJD. I feel it was a way to avenge him, which was very satisfying, given Trailcutter was my favorite character in the books.

Yes! Finally another amazing retrospective. Love the content you make, keep going.

You really are a sincere straight to the point unpretentious fan!

Trailbreaker is one of my favorites

Congratulations for reaching 80,000 subscribers. I do think Trailbreaker should appear in more Episodes

I'm a simple man, I like transformers and this channel. And thats the only channel I need!!!

Trailbreaker is one of the most underrated characters in Transformers as he is the most important when it comes to battles. This guy can make Force Fields, especially in episodes where he was used whenever they went to Cybertron twice in Season 1 and in Megatron’s master plan, he was thankful to be in the situation after the ship blew up when he protected every Autobot. A true badass in Transformers and he needs more appearances in Transformers! Easily one of my favorites in Season 1!

Even if Siege was LIGHTLY annoying, this WFC trilogy TOYLINE WISE, was a Cybertronian blessing

Trailblazer gas always been one of my favorite Autobots ever since G1 cartoon. Hope to see him in action again.

That scene at 4:06, so serene. Always stuck in my head.

Awesome! Always liked Trailbreaker and never confused him with Ironhide; they are different in so many ways. Also, a defensive strategist is like the brakes on a supercar. Figuring out how to stop the enemies offense (or slowing the car down lol) ensures a high rate of survival!

Tracilbreaker is the tough autobot who uses his force field to protect his fellow teammates from getting injured by the decepticons.

Can't believe i found this channel. I'm an absolute nut of generation 1 Transformers. 💯 👍🏽

trailbreaker is really relatable in the current day to many with him feeling like he is useless and using jokes to help cope

I really want trailbreaker to make a comeback in the new transformers series. He such a good character.

Thank you for doing this I've really been wanting someone to do this for so long

I've always liked Trailbreaker. His story arc in the IDW books as he evolved himself to Trailcutter was interesting. The G1 vehicle design always had a pleasing aesthetic to me. I would just pop the generator piece into the hole at the top of the cab and let him roll with it like that.

Trailbreaker needs to be in earthspark, an underrated character, with a unique personality and a useful ability

I just read that IDW Kup spotlight for the first time and it was fantastic. I get the impression that for the most part, the phase 1 IDW comics are really overlooked because of how highly regarded phase 2 is (most videos I watched when deciding to read the IDW comics said "nah just read the Wreckers story and then phase 2") but everything from phase 1 I've read so far has been completely top notch.

Thank you for this overview. Under appreciated, and should be respected. For sure!

Thank you for doing Trailbreaker I like him he’s one of my favorites

I think Trailbreaker just might be my new favorite autobot, I like him he's cool

Trailbreaker was one of the first G1 bots I had when I was a kid, so he's always had a special place. Got around to getting myself an MP version from XTB and I display it right next to my poor half floppy original guy lol.

I love Trailbreaker and Hoist! I wish they received some love as well! Both of their Spotlights were really good in IDW.

Trailbreaker's self confidence issues asside, his force field power was interesting.

Love these character profiles! Excellent job and very informative. Thank you 🍻😎👍🏼

I quite like trailbreake,both him and hoist are very good characters imo,I first saw his combiner wars figure and thought he was a deception lol

Nice video! Trailbreaker definitely needs to get a good role in the new IDW run!

I think Trailbreaker should make more appearances on screen, his forcefield is very useful along with his jamming abilities. Also you forgot that the Cybertron character Overhaul was originally meant to be called Trailbreaker to fit his transformation into Leo breaker.

Besides reassigning him to Reconnaissance to match his name, I’m really not sure what to do with Trailbreaker. I was thinking that the large number of Autobots could be worked with by having multiple teams patrolling different places keeping a sensor out for Decepticon activity while the more specialized crew members wait at base until they’re needed in the field. So the story could justify jumping from one set of characters to the next.

He was one my of my favorites.

I could ONLY buy Trailbreaker dying off if his forcefield somehow failed.