The human pretenders stopped bothering me once I watched the first episode of Masterforce and saw how they just made it a henshin thing
@TonySalazar9335 ай бұрын
Powermaster Prime was my Optimus Prime when I was a kid and the amount of play I got from him in all his modes outpaces any other bot I had. I really need to find one again.
@samurexatlas73735 ай бұрын
Bringing up the Beast Pretenders reminds me of the Wolf one the Thew reviewed like a month-ish ago. I could go for Generations style Beast pretenders. We're already getting some non-beast ones, making them Predacons or Maximals would be fun.
@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho5 ай бұрын
I’d love a Carnivac that’s got a ripped up beast mode with tons of exposed robot bits visible through his scars
@wanderingthedesert55995 ай бұрын
I was going to say that the Beast Pretenders really are one of the first major steps in the lore to creating proper Maximals and Predacons.
@slamdance76835 ай бұрын
Y'know what, I'm okay not being in the list considering it was either me or him
@Windcharger845 ай бұрын
Welcome to the world of forgotteness, come and join me
@nitrostormskystriker4785 ай бұрын
I am a concept art for Flywheels, do I count?
@Windcharger845 ай бұрын
@@nitrostormskystriker478 indeed
@Bona_D._Roosky5 ай бұрын
Would love for Hasbro to reissue the later G1 toys. Imagine walking into a Target or Walmart and find Thunderwing and Dai Atlas on the shelf.
@bludesayo36515 ай бұрын
That #1 was also my childhood Prime, always hits me in the feels seeing his chonky proportions
@wanderingthedesert55995 ай бұрын
Mine too. I was born in 1983 so I never had a chance to own the 1984 Optimus Prime. The closest I had to the mold was Ultra Magnus, and then I remember my grandparents getting me Powermaster Optimus Prime for Christmas. It was amazing!
@bludesayo36515 ай бұрын
@@wanderingthedesert5599 born in '82 so nearly identical story, the OG Prime was always sold out so unwrapping that PM Prime became a canon event in my childhood lol. So cool that those moments kept us in the fandom to this day
@ryanesaki5 ай бұрын
dude i love this series. gonna be sad when it ends
@Okie-00-Spool5 ай бұрын
What?
@Undrave5 ай бұрын
Nice work, you can tell how this era is gonna be difficult. Hey! The Quickswitch segment made me think of an idea: Top 10 aquatic Transformers! They're so rare it'd be a cool list I think!
@Marc048b5 ай бұрын
honestly... this would be kinda cool to see for stuff like G2 and the beast era
@tidepoolclipper86575 ай бұрын
Powermaster Optimus Prime's and especially Godginrai's execution of a super mode is honestly more interesting than how the old Armada Optimus Prime toy handled that concept.
@VerdantRange5 ай бұрын
Oh boy. Next time, we tackle toys from the year I was born.
@tnprowl12545 ай бұрын
I got Beastbox and Squawktalk when I was a kid. I really liked them but had only one problem with them, mainly Squawktalk. Since he formed the legs of Squawkbox, they had added some very slight projections on the backside of the legs/wings to make him more stable when standing. While they did help with stability and actually made it look like a more authentic cassette, it made putting him in Soundwave's chest and getting him back out quite difficult.
@Megarover5 ай бұрын
I'm not much of a fan of Powermaster Prime but I think its the best toy of 1988 on the basis of having aged much better than the others.
@palaguin5 ай бұрын
To be fair, the super mode is a bit of a brick but what do you expect from 1988.
@Martynde4 ай бұрын
I had UK Overlord as a kid, and then I brought it again some years ago.
@BASS1315 ай бұрын
I think the inner robot of Chain Claw was my first transformer, I remember getting it from a family friend when I was between the ages of 3 - 5.
@michaellombardi16205 ай бұрын
I had snaptrap as a kid, and I loved him!
@Kak375 ай бұрын
power master prime is known for being the only version of optimus to fly directly into unicron with the matrix of leadership in his hands and blowing unicron up in a kamikaze way of doing it
@davewire875 ай бұрын
Can’t be that hard to make a list for 1989. Look at all the different variety of Action Masters you get to choose from! Seriously though, Star Saber, Deathsaurus, Galaxy Shuttle, Thunderclash/Black Shadow, Leozack, just stick to the Japanese stuff and you’re on easy street.
@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho5 ай бұрын
Is it weird that 1988 is my favorite year of G1? Strong colors for both sides, very strong Pretender designs (before they got ridiculous; oh my gosh the Mega Pretenders and Ultra Pretenders are so dumb), continuation of gimmicks that had been around for either 3 years or just 1, the return of Optimus Prime with a banger of a toy… Primus, it was so fun. Admittedly, my love for this year comes from modern toys of these characters (namely POTP Dreadwind, Siege Spinister, and Evolution Needlenose; can’t wait for Quake, especially after what IDW2 did with him), but still. It was the last great year G1 had before the Micromaster/Action Master one-two punch that killed the franchise for three years. There’s a lot of 88-era characters I’d love to see redos of, but here’s just a few: *Slapdash* (because hey, you can get a free Energon Prowl retool out of him) *Getaway* (he deserves better than a half-baked Chromedome retool) *Dreadwind and Blackwing* (both. Both would be good, especially as Voyagers) *Waverider* (there’s potential for a Nautica retool in this lad) *Carnivac* (if we’re doing a half-shell, half-robot design, he’d look absolutely METAL with a ripped up organic beast mode with exposed robot flesh underneath the fleshy bits) *Quickswitch* (Titans Return did him very dirty; I want my edgy cowboy, dang it!) *Powermaster Optimus Prime* (greatest leader of his time; Armada OP proves a super mode can be done at Commander budget)
@blue184045 ай бұрын
I think 1988 was as strong as 84 and 85.
@charminderx105-le2rn5 ай бұрын
The Overlord base mode is my current display mode with micro masters/core transformers against g1 Metroplex. The jets on overlord is still so cool, great play value. Last year over My parent’s move, I Just found Turtler in box with his 5 buddies, PM Optimus (so yellowed) & overlord knee pads. Of course I have no power master lil guys anymore😅
@user-uo5kh1nh5f5 ай бұрын
7:15 We got Studio series Rumble and Frenzy way after other cassettes, and they still compatible with Siege Soundwave. Don't know what you talking about, cassettes still doing strong in our time
@HollywoodWick3d5 ай бұрын
Yeah, Soundwave and his crew are definitely not hurting for attention in 2024.
@jignat5 ай бұрын
PM Prime was ny first Optimus toy and I loved it. Its funny that we had to wait 4 years for a second Op toy and now we get 5 /year.
@CyberVforVictory5 ай бұрын
Justice for slam dance! A holy grail, you say? Hmmmmm...
@larrychilders65995 ай бұрын
Haslab Unicron 2: electric Boogaloo
@CyberVforVictory5 ай бұрын
@@larrychilders6599 he specifically made me promise not to do something like that again
@hotwheelsbrothers6875 ай бұрын
My dad still has the Seacons.
@masterfarr82655 ай бұрын
I’m calling it now, Star Saber is gonna be in at least the top 5 for the next vid.
@palaguin5 ай бұрын
I always thought it would be better if the Autobot Pretenders all had animal shells and not just Chainclaw and Catzilla.
@Okie-00-Spool5 ай бұрын
3:13 - Motorcycle... Roll with it... 👍
@blind_neighbourhoodNerd5 ай бұрын
Yes!!!! I waa watching this list waiting for Power Prime
@elpizo17895 ай бұрын
How different would Pretenders be if from the get-go it was armored beasts vs monsters? Seriously, that sounds so cool. Probably could throw in a Green Aesop somewhere in there, too.
@tidepoolclipper86575 ай бұрын
My personal favorite Pretender from 1988 is Bugly.
@dylancrossman85025 ай бұрын
I was not expecting to see Japanese toys being included. Nice choices!
@goemonbeatsnaruto5 ай бұрын
only pretender I had is bumblebee, to some is a nice uprade to the minibot, I guess you favourite in master force is turtlor, seacons in the anime are just drones that combine into king posidon
@Martynde5 ай бұрын
Did you notice Pretender Bumblebee has Cliffjumper’s head?
@goemonbeatsnaruto5 ай бұрын
I didn't since I was a kid@@Martynde
@SixshotRevan5 ай бұрын
I've always liked the concept of the Pretenders better than their execution.
@SixshotRevan5 ай бұрын
I'm a simple man. I see G1 Snap Trap in the thumbnail, I click.
@mindwipe87885 ай бұрын
Submarauder/Gilmer and Finback are my favorite pretenders really awesome looking Sea monsters , Spinister is my favorite out of the three decepticon double targetmasters.
@UltimateViper5 ай бұрын
I'm not even mad at this list 😅
@CyberVforVictory5 ай бұрын
I'm in the 8 seconds Club
@awesomeguy95135 ай бұрын
I hope the seasons get a rerelease it was tricky and expensive to get either version so a gen selects or amazon refresh would be nice
@RialVestro5 ай бұрын
Personally I've never been a fan of Overlord. If he was a tripple changer like Blitzwing or a combiner where both of the vehicles had individual robot modes like they did with Titans Return Battletrap then I'd love him but as he is, I just don't care for a single robot splitting off into indipendant vehicles. I'm also not a fan of the Pretender gimmick but there is one who would be on my list. 10. Spinister 9. Quake 8. Needlenose 7. Quickmix I do generally like the Decepticon Target Masters more than the Autobots but Quickmix was an exception. They only barely made the list at all cause I'm not really a fan of the "Master" gimmicks but Target Masters are the better of them since you still have a functional Transformer even if you loose the weapons. 6. Submarauder because I'm a sucker for anything aquatic so even though I really don't care for the Pretenders he makes my list. 5. Metalhawk had to make the list for the same reasons mentioned in the video. Even without the Pretender shell he's the only one where the inner Robot actually looks good. 4. Doubledealer 3. Quickswitch 2. Powermaster Optimus Prime who is only going at number 2 because I cheated for my number 1 1. Piranacon Yep I'm putting a whole freaking combiner as my number 1. Alternatively, I could put them on the list as separate figures but then they're taking up 6 spots. 10. Nautilator 9. Tentakil 8. Seawing 7. Skalor 6. Overbite 5. Doubledealer 4. Snaptrap 3. Quickswitch 2. Apex Bomber I figure if I'm including the other combiners as seperate figures I gotta include him seperatly too. 1. Powermaster Optimus Prime Either way I'm including the Seacons cause they're my favorite thing of the year.
@ronleonard70155 ай бұрын
Metalhawk is $15 on Hasbro pulse right now lol I bought 2
@coreybell22235 ай бұрын
With the Galvatron stopped being on shelves in 1988, who was the Decepticon leader for the toyline? Which Decepticon still available now had the highest rank in the tech specs to go against Powermaster Optimus Prime?
@palaguin5 ай бұрын
Scorponok, I imagine.
@OptimusPhillip5 ай бұрын
Good question. In the comics, Scorponok took over the leadership of the Decepticons when his toy came out in 1987, and Bludgeon would take up the mantle after his release in 1989. But none of the new toys from 1988 took over leadership of the Decepticons in American fiction. Japanese fiction, on the other hand, made Overlord into the Decepticon leader for Super God Masterforce. But that toy never came out in the US, so...
@coreybell22235 ай бұрын
Did Carnivac debut in 1988 as leader of the Mayhem Attack Squad?
@charlesdavis72855 ай бұрын
@@OptimusPhillipDidn't Rat Bat become their leader in the comics at one point ?
@twistedgaming91855 ай бұрын
@@OptimusPhillip Overlord wasn't really a leader as much as Devil Z's "Ambassador of Destruction", especially after BlackZarak's introduction. He did lead the Decepticons for awhile until the rise of Deathsaurus.
@G1Grimlock945 ай бұрын
Great
@Arufonsa15 ай бұрын
Excuse you that’s not Snaptrap. It’s Killtrumpet 😝
Without tv show I think human pretenders were confusing to kids. Are shells other bots? A super mode? And some inner bots were bad designed should been better.
@larrychilders65995 ай бұрын
Sea sea sea sea conzu
@DragonxFlutter5 ай бұрын
I thought '88 was the first year of Action Masters. Is that '89?
@masterfarr82655 ай бұрын
no that’s ‘90
@DragonxFlutter5 ай бұрын
@@masterfarr8265Ah. So we still have one more year of semi-decent figures to go before we hit the dramatic burnout of G1.
@m5homeworkk5 ай бұрын
😊
@blue184045 ай бұрын
I disagree with this list. Nightbeat and Waverider were excellent
@gaylordfocker79905 ай бұрын
There's a reason this is considered the awful phase of Transformers. It was just plain stupid. Pretenders is the stupidest