If you're desperate to watch but don't want the spoilers, you can safely watch until 7:40, but after that, you're in the spoiler zone!

New drinking game where we take a shot when a transformer gets taken offline by a cosmically powered starscream

Animated Blitzwing is my favorite of them. His German accent, personalities, and his faces, made him one of my favorite deceptions

"What's your favourite version of Blitzwing?" *_"THE ONE THAT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE STARSCREAM, TRAVIS!"_*

Animated Blitzwing is one of the best Transformers cartoon characters, period XD

I love how the Animated version, probably unintentionally, further added to Blitzwing’s connection to the Quintessons by giving him the same face swapping thing that they do.

I liked Animated Blitzwing, mostly for the German Accent and the face changing gimmick he had. Makes me wish other toy versions of him could do that.

*You thought I was Starscream, but it was I, Blitzwing!*

Love Animated Blitzwing, so much so that I decided to start reading the IDW version of the character with a German accent, because why not.

Animated Blitzwing is, by far, my favorite version of the character!

My favourite part of Bumblebee was when Blitzwing suddenly switched faces, and started singing "The Itzy Bitzy Spider". He then bragged about his football coach who taught him Zone Defense. Great references, though I'm concerned most moviegoers won't get them.

Had they only changed his red colors to purple and given him a visor then he would REALLY look like Blitzwing, but his movie counterpart still looks cool nonetheless

It's really disappointing that no other media has expanded on Blitzwing after he was kicked out of the Decepticons, or expanded the possibility that he could have a redemption arc and join up with the Autobots, in both G1 and other new continuities.

In the words of Transformers Animated Blitzwing: "Vhy, zat vas spectacular!" 11/10

I LOVED Blitzwing in Transformers Animated. He was hilarious. All of the Decepticons were wonderfully written in Animated.

With as amazing as the designs were in Bumblebee I was bummed they just made Blitz look like Starscream. I always liked him a lot as a kid. It feels out of place when everyone else's design is so good.

It’s not blitzwing in my book. No triple changing ability, no purple/tan color palette, shares starscream seeker mold, and they don’t actually call him blitzwing in the movie. It’s kinda like the brawl situation in the first movie. He was named devastator in the film but we all knew he was brawl. To me, it’s just a random, un named seeker

Honestly, goofy at times as Animated was. I think it really built up the character of Blitzwing more that G1 (minus the Quintesson back story) and frankly giving a triple changer multiple personalities I think is the big part of the character improvement.

Fun fact, the Italian dub of Transformers Animated (that sadly ended after season 2) retained Blitzwing's accent but ONLY for his hothead persona.

Animated Blitzwing will always be my favorite.

oh animated blitz wing is hands down my favourite form of him, the triple mind with the triple form just stuck so well! plus I love the episodes where the autoboots would use that mind=current form issue blitz had to make him force mode changes to hinder him. also, please do a basics on triple changers! or perhaps the concept of multi form transformers.

Blitzwing is my favorite triple changer because of the two awesome vehicle modes, and the color scheme. I wish I could like this video THREE times in honor of my Blitzwing!

Blitzwing was my favorite Decepticon and is still my favorite now.😊 Thank you Travis Knight for making a live action adaption of him.

I honestly think that the Blitzwing we see in the film should've been Ramjet. It's the most logical seeker to fit the description and shot role

Shame they didnt include his tri face thing in the generations or in other lines, would make him more quirky. I might go watch the animated series

I love Animated. The characters were fantastic. The Blitzwing toy from that series is just as good as his on screen version.

Love your "The Basics" series. So much nostalgia.. Soon as I can get some disposable income I'll be dropping you a few buck's to help keep you going

We need more of German Blitzwing

I love the Animated Blitzwing. Brought something new to the character.

Lord Starscream, true and only worthy leader of the Decepticons, demands a video!

Not a dealbreaker, but I'd have to liked to see mention of Blitzwing's tendency to be used as a preliminary or placeholder name, being used for both Obsidian in Beast Machines and Shockwave in Dark of the Moon.

So this is my favorite youtube channel, so much so that I went to watch the new Bumblebee movie today even though I hadn't planned to simply so I could come home and watch this video and not spoil anything about the movie. Keep em coming.

Animated Blitzwing was so entertaining. I kinda wish this depiction of him would appear more. Just to make him more unique.

We need to see Animated blitzwing in more continuities. He's just great.

My favourite Triple Changer

Animated Blitzwing was so cool and unique!

Blitzwing has more screen time in this video than he does in the entirety of Bumblebee.

Another fun and informative video. Blitzwing was and still is my favorite Triplechanger. Merry Christmas. Hooah!!!

The Movie Tank version of Blitzwing looks like ROTF Megatron’s alt mode

Please make a Basics of TRIPLE CHANGERS😁

"Contracts - like traitors - are made to be broken!"

Happy Saturday! Animated is my favorite version, both as a character and as a toy. So, can we get a Basics on Starscream?

A few fun facts about Bumblebee Movie Blitzwing: 1. He's voiced by David Sobolov, making this his fourth Transformers role. The other three are Depth Charge (Beast Wars), Brawl (2007 Movie game) and Shockwave (Transformers: Prime). 2. Sobolov is doing an attempted impression of G1 Blitzwing's voice actor: Ed Gilbert. He did this at the request of director Travis Knight. 3. He tells Bumblebee that he'll "Die screaming like (his) friends!" This is a reference to a quote that Simon Furman often used in Transformers comics.

Bumblebee was awesome. Me and my dad went to see the early screening, and it was so awesome we want to go see it again.

Animated Blitzwing is my fav. I love the multiple personalities/hot and cold gimmick.

"Come on down, auto-brats."

I will always have a soft spot for Animated's Blitzwing and his three personalities, made him a stand out character that I wanted to see more of in other media

They really need to bring back his split personalities. Luckily for live action Blitzwing, he has a way to return as the writers could to adapt the drone concept for a future movie.

Animated Blitzwing is my favorite because you get 3 for the price of 1

Do 'The Basics of Jazz'. I loved the character, all the way back to 1984.

"Tell you what guys, why don't you go build a bridge - and JUMP OFF IT!" - Blitzwing to the Constructicons

I hope they revive him somehow. Using the remains of Blitzwing, Shatter and Dropkick, so he can be a triple-changer again. Shatter's red color and Dropkick's blue color combined would be violet, which is the perfect color for Blitzwing. Also, he can have three personalities based on Shatter and Dropkick's traits.

I wonder if it was intended to be Starscream, but the writers/Director changed their mind. Not only does it look like Starscream, but Scream is who's given Bee that injury in other continuities. Maybe they decided they wanted to use him in a sequel (which hopefully we get, as Bumblebee is a shockingly good movie).

Animated Blitzy FTW cause nostalgia XD

I kinda hope if Blitzwing somehow returns in a Bumblebee sequel it's something to do with Soviet spies collecting or purchasing the remains of Blitzwing and trying to make their own Defender of The Union, as it were, and giving him his classic MiG-25 and maybe a T-72 MBT as his ground vehicle mode

I think the animated incarnation is the best character wise.

Personally I always preferred Astrotrain but they were both kind of wasted in the IDW series.

BLITZWING in TFA always the best

This episode deserves an update.

My all time favourite character from the Transformers YEAHHH!!!

This is my favorite Saurday morning Show! Thanks!

Nothing but gold as always. Thanks.

I think it would’ve been an interesting choice if Bumblebee Blitzwing had actually been Starscream. I feel like Megatron, Soundwave, and Shockwave would be even more threatening and intimidating if Starscream wasn’t always around to backstab them or ruin their plans.

I remember hearing someone online share a concept for bringing blitzwing back in the next bumblebee movie, actually making him a full blown triple changer, and even incorporating the characteristics of the fan favourite animated incarnation. Where earths government would try to create their own transformer as a fail safe in case the autobots betrayed them. Using the combined remains of shatter, dropkick, and blitzwing, giving him the purple colours (because shatter and drop kick are red and blue) as well as the triple changing ability. However, the three decepticon personalities would surface in the new bot, shatter being the cold and calculating one, Blitzwings original personality becoming the hothead, and the loose cannon dropkick would become the nutcase.

As always fun to watch. Merry Christmas to you and yours

My favorite incarnation of him was animated. You just have to feel bad for him having 3 distinct personalities.

1:38 “Why don’t you build a bridge and jump off it.” -Blitzwing to the Constructicons

THE triple changer for me personally. Whenever I think of the concept and characters that embody it, I would immediatly think of good old Blitzwing.

So when are you and Lindsay Ellis going to do a collab on Starscream?

*"A episode about the Aerialbots very please."*

Most likeable decepticon ever and he fit in so well in any series decepticon team.

I love the M.A.S.K. connection to the IDW Blitzwing, making me love both franchises even more. I'm really not sure what to do with this triple changer in my fanfiction. I don't want him to be just a goon, but I don't know what Blitzwing would want with his life. Maybe, when I flesh out a backstory I can do more.

All I want is a studio series Blitzwing. Is that to much to ask?!? ☹️

I’m going to laugh if the writers somehow decide to do a retcon and it’s revealed the Blitzwing we see in Bumblebee was just a random seeker who named himself Blitzwing and the real one arrives and is a female Decepticon voiced by Elizabeth Olsen and borrows heavily from the Animated one.

Transformers animated blitzing is like a quintesson because he also has different faces

Live Action Blitzwing is the fourth character voiced by David Sobolov. He voiced Depth Charge in Beast Wars, Brawl in Transformers: The Game and Shockwave in Transformers Prime. In the movie he says Bumblebee will "die screaming like (his) friends!" This is a reference to a very often used quote by Simon Furman during his time as writer for the comics. Sobolov was also doing an impression of G1 Blitzwing voice actor Ed Gilbert.

Blitzwing was trying to replace Megatron? Guess Starscream had a rival!

To me the guy in the bumblebee movie is just a nameless seeker. If they can match shapes and names on the other bots and cons they would've been able to do it for him, so I don't consider this guy to be blitzwing

Ohh, how I regret that I didn't pick TF Animated Blitzwing back in the day. And as today I get to see Bumblebee film and does seeing Blitzwing; while not been Triple Changer on screen while we are getting both tank and jet versions of Blitzwing, I plan to get both of them.

German Multi-Personality Blitzwing is an absolute joy to watch

So I havnt seen the movie yet, but it would be cool if he returns in a sequel and gains his tank mode as a repair or something

I really like Blizwing on Animated.

Animated blitzwing is my favorite. If they took the concept of his 3 personalities, modes, and fire and ice powers and used it somewhere else, I’d be extadic. Also, his German voice and German soldier design to go with it is such a small yet cool detail.

“YOU VANT HEAT!? I VILL GIVE YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN HANDLE!! Oh slag! Not ag-“ my favorite Blitzwing quote

As poorly animated as "Five Faces of Darkness" is, I love the relative scope and ambition of its story. Goes for a lot of season 3, actually.

Who gave the idea of Blitzwing looking like Starscream? Couldn't they just gave him a bit of purple to make him different from Starscream?

Yeah as others have stated Animated Blitzwing is awesome and is one of my favorite TF characters. That being said G1 Blitzwing has one of my favorite Transformers moments in Five Faces of Darkness where he overhears the Quintessons' plan goes to Galvatron to warn him. Galvatron is too nuts to listen so he goes to Rodimus (who does listen and take him seriously) and later on points his weapon at Galvataron.

ive been loving your videos for months chris. i always happily wait the two weeks between them

Animated and generations Blitzwing for short had multiple personality desorder

it vas a shame we weren’t vactually in Bumblebee, Star-scream just pretended to be vus so he could make fun of how little screen time we gets in media. He’s zalways been a Skid-plate

Blitzwing would already be one of the coolest characters in the franchise based on his design and his two alt-modes. But then they had to go and give him one of the most bad*** names ever given to a Transformer, and that's saying a lot. Blitzwing. It's so fricken' cool.

went to watch Bumblebee yesterday night for my B-Day and then Chris has a Blitzwing basics video, your an amazing content creator 💜

So if g1 continued he would've become an autobot?

Combiners were the original triple changer because they could transform into a vehicle and a body part Edit:it's just a joke I don't want haters

I like animated Blitzwing. He's just awesome

Fun Fact, The Blitzwing Toy at 8:55 has the Ability to Swap Faces to his Cackling Nutcracker Face.

Basics on Optimus anyone?

So starscream and blitzwing has the same look in Bumblebee??

Another amazing episode from the expert, Chris McFeely! I hated the fact that they named him Blitzwing instead of Starscream, but now it actually makes me glad that he wasn't Starscream considering how quickly he died off.

1:30 “why don’t you go kill a bridge and JUMP OFF IT” (insert low tier god template”