TRANSFORMERS: THE BASICS on the TRAINBOTS

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10 ай бұрын

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@SuperMookles 10 ай бұрын

So the leader of the OG set was unpredictable. One might say he had a tendency to go off the rails.

@TannerThePuppyGamer 10 ай бұрын

@shintheshrew3079 10 ай бұрын

Lol nice

@SymbioteMullet 10 ай бұрын

Golf clap

@jaylenware363 10 ай бұрын

Careful there, you know that's a tender subject.

@prosto-random 10 ай бұрын

Bu dum tsssss

@myriadmediamusings 10 ай бұрын

Given how Rail is still a huge important of everyday life in the UK, I’m surprised at least by how the likes of Raiden wasn’t used more in UK Transformers material.

@manjackson2772 10 ай бұрын

And how would that help sell toys?

@hewhoshallnotbenamed5168 10 ай бұрын

Important, but not necessarily POPULAR, not to the degree as Japan anyway.

@Majinhero 10 ай бұрын

japan's culture idolises trains and train conductors, it's an all diffrent level from just having a lot of them.

@icon_uk624 10 ай бұрын

They'd have been the first Transformers to be privatised. Then proceeded to show up late, or just not appear in stories at all.

@Fury9er 10 ай бұрын

Wow the crossover potential! Trainbot the Tank Engine, Horby electric Trans Set. Untapped potential!

@grimnir8872 10 ай бұрын

I like how the trainbots had poetic names and the liner team has "Joe" and "Alan"

@Quintesson05 10 ай бұрын

Atlan was a TGV Atlantique, which I think still holds a record for the fastest train in the world. For a while the 500 Series Bullet Train, Nozomi (Railspike) was the fastest in Japan until just recently.

@SWDude2710 10 ай бұрын

I personally am a little dumbfounded that they gave Transformers those soughts of human names, Alan especially.

@Quintesson05 10 ай бұрын

@@SWDude2710 keep in mind that those names may have other meanings in Japanese. Also, remember that "Magnus" is both a Latin word and a (human) name. So is "Swindler".

@SWDude2710 10 ай бұрын

@Quintesson05 makes sense. I'm not that knowledgeable on a lot of the Japanese Transformers content as I never grew up with it, so I appreciate your info on that regard.

@skydarksparksworld1675 10 ай бұрын

@@SWDude2710I agree, I grew up with TRANSFORMERS CYBETRON and 2007 TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED

@Wolfie1262 10 ай бұрын

I don’t know why, but I love transforming trains. Whether it be Astrotrain, Hearts of Steel Optimus, or Shinkalion. I can’t get enough

@jeremysalviegurtones7864 10 ай бұрын

I agree. I like locomotives

@FreighttrainDaniel1225 6 ай бұрын

Same as a former btw the hearts of steel line deserves more attention

@Electrasound 4 ай бұрын

I agree. I would love to see reissues of the G1 Trainbots. Unfortunately, I don't see any evidence of it ever happening.

@Electrasound 4 ай бұрын

I have a Facebook page that talks about train Transformers if you're interested in joining.

@misterbadguy7325 10 ай бұрын

The extra Trainbots in 8:32 are some of the most "we give this name to whatever character we feel like" names I've heard in a while. Seriously, Swindle, Tankor, and Overload were names that just got tossed around to _anything_ in the early-mid 2000s. (This was before Animated Swindle locked down the character's identity forever.)

@Rabbitlord108 10 ай бұрын

They can keep throwing around Tankor. Anything to help folks forget about Beast Machines.

@ApologeticPyro 10 ай бұрын

Honestly, trains are some of the coolest modes that transformers have. Imagine your a decepticon goon, a reflector of some kind and you see a bullet train barreling towards you and then it suddenly transforms and punches you back to cybertron

@vicentemartinez4691 10 ай бұрын

I like trains

@bapbeepskull 10 ай бұрын

"I like trains." -I like trains kid, ASDF

@ApologeticPyro 10 ай бұрын

@@vicentemartinez4691 trains are pretty dope

@jmurray1110 10 ай бұрын

There just cool in general and severely underrated in the US

@ApologeticPyro 10 ай бұрын

@@jmurray1110 Same thing here in Australia

@ryanbelmont2676 10 ай бұрын

It would be so awesome if we got the Trainbots in a live action movie or TV show where they play a significant role and we get to see them combine.

@williamwebster9437 10 ай бұрын

Now that's what I want to see in the live action films.

@MelonHere20 10 ай бұрын

Agreed!

@justinarzola4584 9 ай бұрын

It would be cool to see a fight with them between devastator or astrotrain.

@smartchai 10 ай бұрын

The "TRAINBOTS" were (and still are) among my most favorite TRANSFORMERS for three primary reasons : 1) They were trains 2) They were TRANSFORMERS 3) ALL SIX could combine together to form a super robot !

@Heroduothecomedian 10 ай бұрын

Amen brother

@eggroll5510 10 ай бұрын

Same, and I'll take this one to the grave

@Quintesson05 10 ай бұрын

I felt the same way about Team Bullet Train in 2000-2001. Even though the North American versions and their variants were released in 2001, I only got blue windowed Rapid Run and once I could afford it, a CarRobots JRX (Rail Racer) gift set. Getting them that way proved to be a good thing -- J-7's painted clear plastic wasn't very durable, and JRX looked better with the North American Rapid Run in the torso and backpack position.

@theotakux5959 10 ай бұрын

They should have brought them to America anyway. they'd have been a perfect rival for Devastator.

@skydarksparksworld1675 10 ай бұрын

@@Quintesson05I hope The Basics On Lugnutz will be uploaded soon

@robrice7246 10 ай бұрын

11:50/11:53 What's funny about it for me is that two VA's from the CGI era of Thomas the Tank Engine got to voice Transformers from the 2014 Universe game (one of them was appropriately named Derail).

@JLWorkshops 10 ай бұрын

Really?! That’s Awesome! Who were they, if you don’t mind me asking?

@robrice7246 10 ай бұрын

@@JLWorkshops Kerry Shale (the aforementioned Derail) Glenn Wrage (Doubletake, Triage & Howire)

@Dragon66898 10 ай бұрын

I was always curious why a transformer would transform into a train with no ability to actually control where they can go in vehicle mode, but I had this concept that on Cybertron that trainbots would be larger bots that are engines for large cargo transport.

@manjackson2772 10 ай бұрын

I assume they can make their own rails if they need to. Project some kind of energy construct ahead of themselves maybe. They fly through space, after all

@ApologeticPyro 10 ай бұрын

@@manjackson2772 they have rails in the storage that prime’s trailer is in

@keithwiggins3131 10 ай бұрын

Being trains I thought if you can combine your combine form would be a lot bigger then the other combiners.

@Xeno-The-Wanderer 10 ай бұрын

@@manjackson2772other Takara franchise the Brave Series would use that concept if I recall, heck one even rode through space on rails of light

@pranavghantasala6808 10 ай бұрын

@@Xeno-The-Wanderer That'd be Advenger from Gold Brave Goldran! He could fly, but the rail of light wasn't actually coming from him. On the other hand, Blue and Green Raker from Brave Exkaiser could create their own rails of light.

@kevinlockhart4393 10 ай бұрын

Man.. the Rail Racer team was my holy Grail toy as a kid. I remember having RID Prime and the only other set I wanted was the rail Racers so I could combine them. Such an underrated group.

@purplewolfranger22 10 ай бұрын

Bro for real. It's still a grail item for me. I'm praying hasbro will make it in the legacy line. Hell we already got rid 2001 scourge and will be getting sideburn as well, just give us the other fan favorite team.

@Heroduothecomedian 10 ай бұрын

@purplewolfranger22 as much as i wish we would get them in an updated format, hasbro already said back after car robot ended in 2000 that because of poor sells they where never touching rail racer again so unless takara does something we are out of luck there sadly

@mr.wolfmaster2892 2 ай бұрын

@@Heroduothecomedian lets hope they change their mind or we get a 3rd party one

@Heroduothecomedian 2 ай бұрын

@mr.wolfmaster2892 I'm so hoping for it. My midnight express is broken but I still have my original team bullet train in rail racer form in my room and I want my old toy to have some new love some day

@mr.wolfmaster2892 2 ай бұрын

@@Heroduothecomedian I'm trying to track down a rail racer and I'm gonna attempt to 3d model one or just build out of lego, I've never had the toy but I've always wanted it, it looks so good

@pikachu0Z 10 ай бұрын

Very interesting thing about the rivalries, in Diaclone the Trainbots were rivals with the Constructicons, who they became rivals with the Dinobots,then for them being rivals with the Predacons only for them to become rivals with the Trainbots Talk about full circle

@Rabbitlord108 9 ай бұрын

Sky Linx also had some sort of rivalry with the Predacons. But he was a toy that couldn't be sold in Japan initially.

@ventureworld8046 2 ай бұрын

Yeah it would make more sense for them to be the opposites of the Constructicons given they were the only combiner teams with 6 members instead of 5 like the Scramble City Combiners. Unless you count the Seacons

@RoseSupreme 10 ай бұрын

A shame these guys never came to the west. I love trains and seeing them would've easily made them up there as some of my top favourites.

@WolfeSaber9933 10 ай бұрын

The US train industry is on the rise, and honestly, for the better. They'll be cleaner than EVs for long distance travels.

@kevinp.h8655 10 ай бұрын

#makehaslabraiden make it happen

@akumaking1 5 ай бұрын

In the West the love of trains is taken by Thomas and friends

@tnemmers5407 10 ай бұрын

I cannot resist Trains.

@bapbeepskull 10 ай бұрын

I can't either

@tnemmers5407 10 ай бұрын

@@bapbeepskull This guy gets it

@ajerjavec4723 10 ай бұрын

I think they become more popular if they became the rivals to devastator, I mean, if they were willing to acknowledge another color scheme of the train bot Why can’t they knowledge that they and devastator are the only Dyclone combiner teams

@user-tf3gm3my4k 9 ай бұрын

They should be the rivals of Constructicons , they are the only two Six-bot combiner team for a long period.

@cartervandenberg4771 10 ай бұрын

Whenever Chris starts talking about G1 continuation manga I can't help but laugh at the lengths it goes to just sell a few toys. Somehow they really do manage to capture the feeling of playing with Transformers as a kid and making up crazy storylines that build and build endlessly.

@sivanlevi3867 10 ай бұрын

In my Transformers roleplay, me and my friend have given the Trainbot Combiner team English-language names, and we've dubbed them Railbots and applied the Trainbot name to the 3-way Combiner Rail Racer. Getsuei became Night Train. Kaen became Flamewheel. Seizan became Hiker. Suiken became Aquatrain. Yukikaze became Cold Wind. Shouki became Railblazer. And I've given their combined mode the name, Thunderrail.

@kasumiyamato7540 10 ай бұрын

Cringe

@angelriverasantana7755 9 ай бұрын

Sticking to the original name themes. I like the sound of em

@sivanlevi3867 9 ай бұрын

Thanks.

@kaelisprime9087 10 ай бұрын

Its surprising that trains aren't that common in the TF series. You'd think there'd be more, but no. Same goes with busses, and atm, I think Transit is the only one.

@MicronOnline 10 ай бұрын

There's an obscure bus character from the marvel comic books.. somewhere I think

@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho 10 ай бұрын

Don’t forget Omnibus from Tom Scioli’s Transformers vs GI Joe!

@tinyshinyfeathers 10 ай бұрын

I think there's also Busby? His article is linked to Bendy-Bus Prime, which makes a whole _two_ more bus guys.

@Rabbitlord108 10 ай бұрын

@@tinyshinyfeathersI initially read that name as "Bubsy" Now I want someone to make a Transformer version of that bobcat.

@skydarksparksworld1675 10 ай бұрын

@@EternityKingdomsHeadHonchoI hope that BASICS ON LUGNUTZ WILL BE UPLOADED NEXT

@thecowboy3217 10 ай бұрын

In the US voice dub of Robots In Disguise, Railspike's voice actor was originally heard in the Robotech English dub by Harmony Gold.

@Cadeho3 10 ай бұрын

I've never understood how trains are thought not to be popular in the US... we all had model train sets at some point and there are model train shows... kids like trains... missed opportunity... if they argue we don't have bullet trains here, not all the vehicles from the original line were common in the US

@Gaia_BentosZX5 10 ай бұрын

It's the automotive industry. That's why we don't see general transport vehicles.

@GrandProtectorDark 10 ай бұрын

The passenger rail industry barely exists in the US. Unlike Europe or Japan, were Regional and high speed rail are just regular part of peoples lifes. The us only really had cargo rail, which isn't exactly too visible.

@KasumiKenshirou 10 ай бұрын

@@GrandProtectorDark What? Kids love trains. This notion that American kids don't like trains because they don't often ride them is silly. Most kids never rode in a military fighter jet or a space shuttle, either, but they still sold Transformers that turned into those things. (They were still selling toy space shuttles even after the Challenger had exploded.) Tyco sold a Transformers electric train set in the US.

@vitoldwisniewski 6 ай бұрын

@@KasumiKenshirou I agree because I refuse to believe they didn't think kids would like trains as much in America. I mean that's like saying kids would not like the Astrotrain figure seeing as it has a train mode. If the kids can accept Astrotrain then it should have given Hasbro the reason to import the Trainbots.

@Electrasound 4 ай бұрын

Yes, and Astrotrain was a Japanese locomotive who made regular appearances in the original cartoon and was in two seasons. Steam locomotives were obsolete in the U.S. in 1985 except for excursion rides, but yet Astrotrain was still a popular figure.

@robrice7246 10 ай бұрын

7:53/7:57 I know that Railspike was apparently a member of the Lost Light crew. Ask Vector Prime would later explain his story in more detail.

@SymbioteMullet 10 ай бұрын

For some reason, loads of japanese Sixtrain micromasters were going around my primary school in the early 90s... nobody ever got a full set somehow. I still have one... I'm loving the train nerdery in the vid, all the serial numbers are delightful, even though trains aren't my focus of nerdery!

@alanguages 10 ай бұрын

The Trainbots were such a great idea. They should have been in the G1 cartoon. Along with Seacons. The only thing I would like to have added is an Autobot combiner, that was composed of sea ships, like a submarine, aircraft carrier, naval ships, etc...

@th3gl1tch3d 10 ай бұрын

I would have 100% bought that.

@MrSheckstr 10 ай бұрын

The difficulty in using aquatic vessel is the scale …. People tend to forget just how big ships really are … In G1 it was always absurd how small SeaSpray was…. Even in vehicle mode he was scaled to be the same size as his dune buggy brother when his vehicle mode is modeled after a specific type of hover craft that is nearly 60 feet long…. Now throw in submarines, battleships, and carriers???

@originaluddite 10 ай бұрын

Yeah. I'm surprised, as an Australian, that trains are such a limited part of the American experience. Popular culture, from Chattanooga Choo Choo to The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, would suggest otherwise, but I know such impressions are often skewed.

@alanguages 10 ай бұрын

Broadside was huge.@@MrSheckstr

@MrSheckstr 10 ай бұрын

@@alanguages rather than triple changing between a carrier and a plane broadside should have been model between a flying boat, and a hydro foil

@robrice7246 10 ай бұрын

8:49/8:54 I know that Andrew Griffth wanted to include them in IDW's: Robots In Disguise series, serving their usual roles as Autobot transport.

@swordkirbyfilms7747 10 ай бұрын

Being a massive Railfan, I know that trains were and still are popular in the United States. However, most of that popularity is toward steam locomotives, not electrics or diesels. When Generation 1 was on shelves, the only electric locomotives Americans cared about were the AEM-7 (also known as the toaster) and the GG1. When it came to diesels, Americans only really cared about EMD F and E units. Considering that thousands of people of all ages line up next to the tracks to see a steam locomotive go by. If the team consisted of steam locomotives then they would have flown off the shelves here in the United States.

@NihilisticBallman 10 ай бұрын

That's probably why Astrotrain was added to the American Transformers line, I would imagine.

@harumochizuki 10 ай бұрын

That’s actually a really interest point I hadn’t thought about. Kinda makes me wonder if, at the core of the transforming robot craze itself, the existing popularity of toy and model cars wasn’t a key factor in the craze. Well, obviously the robot aspect was the main thing, but having them transform into recognizable vehicles that had already been made into toys would’ve been like… ahem… an upgrade

@omlettemiser 10 ай бұрын

@@NihilisticBallmanprobably chose astrotrain to have a d51 because 1. japan origins? And 2. Steam locomotives are pretty much what you think of when you say “train”

@chrisclack4258 10 ай бұрын

the only two diseal that i hate from Thomas the tank engine and friends is diseal and diseal 10 both are true evil the only reason why

@KasumiKenshirou 10 ай бұрын

Trains aren't something we in America ride everyday like in some other countries, but little kids (i.e., the target audience for Transformer toys) love them. Tyco actually released a Transformers electric train set over here back in the 80s. They didn't turn into robots, but the cars did transform and actually went around their track like a regular electric train set.

@UberNoodle 10 ай бұрын

I used to live in Japan, and was there for quite a long time. But I didn't know that the various trainbots lines existed. I wish I did because since finding out, I've realised that I've actually travelled on several real trains represented by the various teams. It just goes to show how fantastic Japan's rail system is, that some of these locomotives can continue service for decades before being retired, and sometimes being retired just means being put on a small local line or service somewhere.

@anthonybird546 10 ай бұрын

My mom brought me back the Train Robo set from Japan when she was there for my aunt's wedding way back in the day. I've loved those bots ever since and I was sure they were going to bring them to the US as Transformers since the Construction Robo set that my older brother got came out as the Constructicons. I was highly confused as to why they didn't. I was recently back in Japan visiting my my family and I was excited to tell my aunt and cousin, while looking at the prototype Masterpiece Raiden, the story about how I got this set when she got married and that they're doing a remastered version (even if I think MPG Raiden's leg wings are eye murder).

@juaneduardocamacho 10 ай бұрын

Good in japan trains are loved

@sivanlevi3867 10 ай бұрын

Let's also not forget that the first Transformer with a train mode of any kind was introduced in 1985, and it's all in his name, Astrotrain! My favorite of the Decepticons. Plus there's one half of Energon Omega Supreme and Titans Return Sentinel Prime. To be honest, I'd love more Transformers with train modes. They're even rarer than those with nautical vessel alt modes.

@rivitedrailfan 10 ай бұрын

This was great! The shoutout to railfans at the end has made my day lol! Cool to hear train things on this channel as well, this is definitely my favorite basics video by far!

@robotlorekeeper9880 10 ай бұрын

I caught this on the Saturday night at TFN, and I’ll tell you, out of all the amazing things I got to do and see that weekend very few come close to watching my sister, who knows nothin’ about transformers and had just come along for fun, cheer and applaud when Alan and Joe came onscreen.

@ChrisMcFeely 10 ай бұрын

Haha, now that makes me happy to hear! 😁

@AmberTheFangirl 10 ай бұрын

THAT WAS THE BEST PART

@legoman06524 10 ай бұрын

Take a shot for every train pun and you'll be in the perfect state to try and watch TLK again

@epicbanana3669 10 ай бұрын

No joke: Sixtrain is my favourite combiner, simply for being a train combiner (I didn't know enough about Raiden until now and I actually had the Sixtrain toy)

@tannerprice2018 10 ай бұрын

I’d love to see RID’01 Rail Racer make a comeback someday. Given how much screen time Team Bullet-Train had in the anime, Railspike, Rapid-Run and Midnight Express deserve to make a return someday.

@Electrasound 4 ай бұрын

I agree. If you're interested, I have a Facebook group that talks about Train Transformers.

@IAmEvilTree 10 ай бұрын

I think Kaen is my favourite of the bunch. I tend to like freight diesels more than passenger ones and he has a very interesting shape to him; that masterpiece toy of him looks gorgeous. Also not gonna lie, a minicon/partner that turns into a pantograph for Shouki is genius and a unique modern update on the powermaster concept.

@bobagorof 10 ай бұрын

I love how many Japanese transformers are the elder/younger brother of someone else. But... if SixTrain is the elder brother of SixLiner, then what is the relationship between each of the individual members and the members of the other combiner? Uncle? Cousin?

@ChrisMcFeely 10 ай бұрын

It's a good question, isn't it? 😆

@alphatrion100 10 ай бұрын

To be brothers you have to have parents. How can robots have parents 😂

@gabrielchee8470 10 ай бұрын

Maybe the sibling relationship is more metaphorical

@KasumiKenshirou 10 ай бұрын

@@alphatrion100 In the US toy commercial (and I think ONLY that toy commercial), Quickswitch is said to be Six Shot's son. So that concept is not unique to Japan. Weren't Sideswipe and Sunstreaker also brothers?

@alphatrion100 10 ай бұрын

@@KasumiKenshirou Again: HOW? And do they have mothers? How about grandmothers? It's silly!

@antonissa8345 10 ай бұрын

I would appreciate if you either made a video about either Ransack or Demolisher. Their history are something i really would love to see in one of your videos

@SashaTheGun Ай бұрын

Trainbots & Seacons are most underrated combiner teams and would be perfect rivals. Change my mind.

@user-zn8ue5yb6n 10 ай бұрын

I absolutely loved the train bots,thank you Chris ❤️ 😊

@setaside2 10 ай бұрын

Rail Racer is one of my favorite combiners, ever. He's a unique figure and truly stands out. Glad I paid attention to a couple of the RID releases when I had the chance, back in the day.

@mediabaron2416 10 ай бұрын

Your train puns are on point, good sir.

@joshoshea3194 10 ай бұрын

I was JUST about to watch another one of your videos (for the 10th time, anyone will do they're all great) because I've been itching to watch a new one but figured I'd just watch a classic. And what do I see on my homescreen? A new flippin' video! You have done well young Chris, you have done well 😉👌👍

@kamenridertheblueknight5313 10 ай бұрын

I loved that Thomas reference joke you made during the end, LOVED IT!

@russellharrell2747 10 ай бұрын

Imagine if Astrotrain had successfully built his astroforce into the diaclone trainbots. Triple Takeover could have had a sequel with Astrotrain’s Brigade.

@Electrasound 4 ай бұрын

Maybe you can write to Hasbro about creating an Astroforce? I've been writing to Hasbro asking them to create more train Transformers.

@russellharrell2747 4 ай бұрын

@@Electrasound Hasbro is only interested in destroying IP, not embracing it.

@Electrasound 4 ай бұрын

@@russellharrell2747 what is ip?

@russellharrell2747 4 ай бұрын

@@Electrasound intellectual property. Or as the Fandom Menace calls it, pop culture.

@Ryder-a-Blaze 10 ай бұрын

Did anyone else here watch Trainsformers? Because I did and it was awesome seeing Thomas as a Transformer for the first time ever

@mattdarrock666 10 ай бұрын

I did...

@Ryder-a-Blaze 10 ай бұрын

@@mattdarrock666 cool

@Excellsion 10 ай бұрын

Choo choo 5:08 Best name in this franchise since Crazybolt and Bob the Insecticon.

@matthewrohde4198 10 ай бұрын

Bots with train alt-modes are defiantly one of the most fascinating aspects of Japanese Transformers. Any chance we could get a basics on Universe 2003?

@desshinta9428 10 ай бұрын

Also notable that To fill the 'train-mech' itch for Japan in the 1990's when transformers was either off the air or in the Beast Era, The Takara/Sunrise Coproduction Brave series had train combiners in several of their entries. Of largest fame being those from the Series "Brave Express Might Gaine", where all the hero units of the series either drew basis from Trains or had at least one of their alternate/combined modes converting into a train. They could also all combine into one LARGE Train for their team attack, the Joint Dragon Fire, where they just rammed through an enemy machine to defeat them. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z5Onjb2kst26eoU.html

@muhammadhabibieamiro3639 10 ай бұрын

I have been looking forward for this

@superquad7 10 ай бұрын

FANTASTIC episode, as always! Also, you did a really great job pronouncing all of the train model and character names! A lot of those were a mouthful!

@thefourthfrank8814 10 ай бұрын

I love that Dr. Fujiama the Famous Scientist is part of their origin

@warmachine9846 10 ай бұрын

I've never understood why they never imported the trains over here until the early 2000s. Trains and model railroading have always been popular in the United States. I even had the electric Transformers train when I was a kid and had to find another one recently. I can understand the bullet train designs not being popular here but steam locomotives and Diesel Freight locomotive are everywhere around here

@GreatChicken2 6 ай бұрын

When Takara quit doing Transformers and went into Brave for 10 years, trains - especially the Shinkansen bullet trains and older D5x series steam trains - were a popular motif, appearing either on their own or as part of a gestalt. The only overt Train one they did was Brave Express Might Gaine, although Exkaiser and Dagwon had 1 train-themed combiner each, and Goldran had Advenger running solo.

@CruiserToneFan 10 ай бұрын

when you said "really useful engines" i got a blast from the past

@lynngreen7978 10 ай бұрын

I was just researching them on the wiki last night. So the combiner teams and their counters were: Aerialbots = Stunticons Protectobots = Combaticons Technobots = Terrorcons Omega Supreme = Constructicons And Sky Lynx or Trainbots = Predacons But no one to counter the Seacons? After Devastator, basically every set included one Autobot and one Decepticon combiner. Except the '88 set. But adding the Trainbots gives the Autobts an equal number of Combiners or Titan class robots. Side note: what is it with Omega Supreme being reimagined as a City-class Titan, on par with Metroplex, Fort Max, Trypticon and Scorponok? This leaves Devastator without his counter, and an extra Autobot City-class.

@anthonyvasquez1899 10 ай бұрын

One of My Favorite Sub-group of the Entire franchise. They are very interesting and have an Amazing desing. Hope to see more of them,It feels like they are so Underrated.

@dustbunny6381 10 ай бұрын

6:32 tell me I'm not the only one who pictured shockwave speeding through a dimensional rift, smacking the train bots, and dipping

@gabrielchee8470 10 ай бұрын

I think the rift was retroactively described to be shockwaves fault as he killed cyclonus in the marvel UK stories

@Ryder-a-Blaze 10 ай бұрын

I wonder if Astrotrain would get along with these guys

@robrice7246 10 ай бұрын

If 8:59 is anything to go by (one of them utilized his body type.

@Maswartz226 10 ай бұрын

I love the idea of them being the counterparts of the Constructicons.

@DBWalks2010 10 ай бұрын

You know Chris, when I was a kid, I use to have a train set! If they came out with the Trainbots, I would have love the purchase them!👍👍👍

@DBWalks2010 10 ай бұрын

Thanks 😊

@shadowjeremy3083 10 ай бұрын

I like the Thomas reference at the end.

@sivanlevi3867 10 ай бұрын

I love all your train puns included at the beginning and the end, even in description of the video! I've loved trains since childhood and now I live close to a railroad, a rather noisy one at times. This video makes me feel better about that fact. Thanks, Chris!

@Combaticon 10 ай бұрын

Trainbots: Really useful engines Astrotrain: Likes causing confusion and delay

@tfcuber102 10 ай бұрын

I love the Thomas and friends reference at the end you threw in

@TTMMH42 10 ай бұрын

Those are some really useful engines. Wish Hasbro embraced the trainbots more. They are some of the coolest figures

@Ninyfive 10 ай бұрын

Having a TGV as a Transformer is kind of amazing!

@slederclick3189 10 ай бұрын

In fact,TAKARA has never given up or ignored the concept of "trainbot"in chidren's toy fields,even if japanese transfomers animes have faded away in media or TAKARA had become TAKARATOMY.From Brave series to Shinkalion,there were so many train robots made by TAKARA or TAKARATOMY in japanese chidren's toy market,and behind them you could find the influence of japanes railway company ,especially JR.

@zorh136 10 ай бұрын

I'm collecting the MPG Trainbots myself. I've got Shouki, Getsuei, Yukikaze, and Suiken, now I just gotta wait for Seizan and Kaen to be released

@Jayce_Alexander 10 ай бұрын

Western transformers names: Megatron, Shockwave, Ultra Magnus, Predaking, Fortress Maximus Japanese transformers names: Raiden, Liokaiser, Star Saber, Victory Leo, Joe I love that the Japanese names tend to be either EXTREMELY awesome or EXTREMELY plain hahaha

@robbiewabisabi 10 ай бұрын

I picked up one of the original train bots as an import in the early 90s and my son and I got all the micro master reissues in the early 2000s. Great to hear the origins of this awesome line. Thank you for your wonderful research and presentation.

@matteomascaropennacchi2220 10 ай бұрын

I loved when they were back though and I love the Rid and the new 2022 Trainbots❤

@kek23k 10 ай бұрын

Alan is 100% my favourite transformer name ever. Is it true the G1 release of the trainbots included an additional part to help the chest stay together? Something that wasn't included in the original Diaclone releases?

@jackdubz4247 10 ай бұрын

We didn't get the Trainbots in the UK because there were either 1) leaves on the line or 2) the drivers had gone on strike. Hasbro could have at least given us Replacement Bus Service-bots.

@peterballard6107 10 ай бұрын

Nice to see Alan getting a name drop best transformer.

@purplewolfranger22 10 ай бұрын

I am praying so damn hard hasbro makes rail racer in the legacy line. I always loved that team as a kid and never had it, and I really want it in my collection

@midnightexpress3604 10 ай бұрын

I have been waiting for this day to come, boy am I glad to see it, one of if not my favourite Combiner teams alongside the Aerialbots, I am amazed they haven't really caught on in other countries, Train Transformers of locomotives from other countries I think would do really well is say Germany, or the UK. As we say in the TTTE Fandom, Dry Rails and smooth running Chris.

@AkeenFreysAndracos 10 ай бұрын

3:32 a "Galaxy Express 999" anime homage, maybe?

@anwenlokier2292 10 ай бұрын

In my school vr game, the train bots fate was seriously confusing, like they were killed, but how was unknown, but there's 3 ways they were killed first kill is they were killed by the curious cat which is rolled out as a no go as the time didn't align sense at the time the curious cat was dead second kill is they were killed by the Trf along with astrotrain but that was also a no go because astrotrain wasn't there and finally the actual kill is them as Raiden getting killed by a Legion

@matteomascaropennacchi2220 10 ай бұрын

I love Trainbots, I hope they comeback and my fav is HM and RID!❤

@happiaxxident 10 ай бұрын

Great vid! #ReleaseTheTrainBots The first time I caught wind of the Train Bots existence and exclusivity to Japan, I was bummed Hasbro chose not to offer them in the US. We need an Encore/Reissue release!

@EGOR4IKTRAINS 4 ай бұрын

I've been waiting for this for 5 thousand no 1 billion years! Finally someone released a video about my favorite characters!

@diegos7337 10 ай бұрын

There was a lot of things I learned today! Thanks Chris!

@davetycho8330 10 ай бұрын

I’d just imagine a situation where there’s a trainbot riding around full of passengers, when suddenly it has to transform to fight some decepticons.

@jaredhebert942 10 ай бұрын

I could see them having Subspace generators, Ground Bridges and/or some form of emergency protocol if they get attacked by Decepticons

@genyakozlov1316 10 ай бұрын

This happens multiple times in RiD2001. They just leave the people on the tracks, which must be very infuriating especially if you were supposed to get somewhere by a certain time,

@ArchDeLuxVIP 10 ай бұрын

It's a nonstop trip to fun town! TRAINBOTS! and... FIRST!

@explodingdynamite7319 10 ай бұрын

OoH!

@tomlee4973 10 ай бұрын

Keep up the good work always watch your videos when they come out

@KazuyaMithra 9 ай бұрын

The Trainbots flying-train-in-space is likely an homage to Galaxy Express 999, as the mangaka Ban Mangami began his career as an assistant to Leiji Matsumoto.

@SteamTrainTy 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this video!!! 🥹

@mekman4 10 ай бұрын

Great Stuff! As always!

@DrCocofruit 10 ай бұрын

I love the Trains from RID01 they were funny

@robstein1313 10 ай бұрын

Great video As a kid I always wanted a diesel locomotive transformer. They’re so big and powerful, it always seemed like such an obvious kids niche to target for a toy.

@codytriffo 10 ай бұрын

Loved Raiden one-on-one lightsaver duel with Bruticus in Episode 13 of Transformers The Headmasters

@codytriffo 5 ай бұрын

That was AWESOME, May the Force be with You Raiden

@ImFromFinland787 10 ай бұрын

Awesome video! Keep it up, Chris!

@mac_dale 10 ай бұрын

5:09 I love how at some point in time you can buy a transformer named joe

@RID01S 10 ай бұрын

Rail Racer is still my favorite, someone needs to do a masterpiece of it

@darrenheideman2546 10 ай бұрын

I was hoping for this one for a long time. It was on my wishlist but I'm glad someone else thought of it.

@Ezrimustheblackconvoy Ай бұрын

The trainbots, robot trains, trainsformers, whatever you want to call them. They are really useful engines.

@dochoskinsjr9807 4 ай бұрын

FINALLY! Thank you for that!

@CsBTransition 10 ай бұрын

After hearing “Datsun” and “Peterbilt” so often, the train models feel like another language.

@josephbutler545 10 ай бұрын

Nice Thomas the tank engine reference there, really hit me with nostalgia

@CTBGaming2011 10 ай бұрын

i like it when you show the original toys. there relly cool!

@primalconvoy 10 ай бұрын

You forgot to mention some of the other trainbots, such as Energon Omega Supreme/Sentinel (who transformed into a spaceship and a landtrain) and TF Go! Optimus Prime (who transformed into an oriental dragon and a bullet train).