"Fun" fact, that figuring of T-AI from RID, where she's bathing in the hot spring and Fire Convoy is creeping on her, was designed by the same guy who wrote and illustrated Kiss Players. Her design in the show definitely looked far less child-like, and more older teenager or young adult. _Not that it changes how gross it is._ United Axalon was treated as an opposite number to Unicron, because the Cybertron figure was being sold in G1 animation colors as the _Ark_ of all things. I find it funny that Axalon was recolored from Sharkticon, who was designed to be an homage of the Nemesis. They even asked Ben Yee to borrow his copies of the comic design documents for detail and color matching purposes... which they barely even attempted to stick to, lol.
Thats been a thing with him since wayyy back, people would be like "if you watch a bunch of his videos he'll make a new upload" the fact thats still happening xD
So glad that you liked the goodies there. You are spot-on about the Rack and Ruin figure, two oversized Megatrons with a conversion kit that just about sits well with the Generations Wreckers. Sadly making the figure kills the transformation, but you can't have everything. Glad to give you something to talk about for a while. Enjoy the orange choccies. Kevin.
Hey Thew, thanks for the kind words about my book, I hope you enjoy it! I sent a letter as well, but it appears that it will be reaching you a little later. I hope others enjoy the book as well, as work has already begun on the sequel, and I plan to make a series of books in the Fossil Force universe.
9:57 Coincidentally, this also describe that Dreamwave issue where Devastator beat Superion and everyone involved, including him, seemed so fucking awestruck that they forgot to have an expression.
I remember that issue ending with everyone looking up as if they were seeing something coming, then the next issue they were just back to fighting and I honestly thought I'd missed an issue. God I don't miss Pat Lee's involvement in the franchise.
:D Awesome unboxing and cheers for the shoutout from my partner in TF hunting! Glad you liked the stuff he picked, Japan seems to have some lovely and rare stuff that just ends up in second hand places!
The smaller Energon Prime can actually do SOMETHING, he can Powerlinx into the top half of a smaller scale Powerlinx unit (so like Hot Shot and Inferno). But he can't reasonably become a lower half.
And Energon Arcee was called Ariel in the Japanese version, Superlink. Which is also why she has the "ponytail" style head instead of something closer to G1 Arcee's.
The purple torpedo with green legs was Mini-Con Sandsting from RID 2015, he normally comes with a clear plastic Decepticon symbol sprue of model kit armour pieces. I've got the Ratbat from that line.
5:34 There were little pod machines where you could get assorted Microns, there was Prime and Bee weapons and a Lizard axe and Cobra shield as wave 1 I think.
@@samdel3031 Arms Micron in Japan. A gamble pod variant. I want to say the style is Gachapon? Like the little candy or toy machines that you put some quarters in.
From what i've heard and seen some examples of, light piping is the best when it uses translucent white plastic and painted the eyes. It absorbs way more light that way.
I love that ENERGON SHARKTICON toy, and that UNITED deco is swish!!!! One of my prized possessions is having that mold in the Botcon SKYBYTE/Gelshark colors. Great round of DAMMIT OPEN!
I thought for half a second that the green Paradron Arcee/Ariel was the Botcon Moonracer with Chromia's head AND name. That Fire Guts Superlink Creamsicle Optimus is lovely.
Fun fact: the deployer-which is specifically a Torpedo Mini-Con-is dubbed Sandsting, and is indeed from RiD 2015. There’s also a torpedo Mini-Con Ratbat if you’re curious!
I have that little Devastator diorama kit, it's a neat little display piece. I also have the Rumble/Frenzy (whoever you call the blue one) and that one is also neat. A friend got them for me when he visited Japan like 20 years ago.
And yes, unitrobo it's really unique japanese toys by bandai and first released in 2022 (if not wrong). I have one unitrobo and it is combination between pineapple and school bus into tiger
a Rack n' Ruin? Thats a sight to behold! Kind of wonder how come there isn't an official OR a 3rd party figure of these guys... (Either transformable OR an Action Master styled figure)
There's an official Rack n' Ruin in the Cyberverse toyline. Legacy will probably get one at some point. There WERE a couple unofficial toys of them, but they didn't transform.
@@OtakuUnitedStudio 2014's Recoiler Core and Riftshot Core - from Fansproject's Warbot range - are based on Rack n' Ruin. Retools of Revolver Core, FansProject's not-Roadbuster.
While I still own most of these in their original Hasbro iteration never found the deluxe versions of Energon Optimus or Megatron. That limited run orange Prime is quite the awesome send. A long while ago I had somebody send me the Frenzy and Rumble from that statuette pack never really knowing where it was from until now. That shark vending machine is ridiculous and I kinda want one.
13:15 I have that Knock-off from B&M. Sadly its joints are weak as heck, so it can barely stand, though the transformation is pretty good, and in Dino-mode it support itself on just its hind legs :P
tiny wheeljack just had a (small) moment of glory in the earth rise mobile game, he goes by Kunai now. boy, I love how this franchise gives every single bot, no matter how small or ancillary, something to shine for... it's funny how now we have robot mode for most ships, while the original was a throwaway toy. titan class when? I joke, I joke
That Axalon was sick, indeed. Sucks that it was the apparent foil to "Ark Unicron" and not even Takara bothered to do a proper Darksyde...way to ruin the rotations there. Then again, the United line had some wild stuff. Like a HUGE flipping of the bird from Takara to Hasbro with a "Rodimus Prime" that was a repainted Classics Hot Rod, retooled to have compatibility with the Power Core Combiners type Minicons (though I think Takara's were also called Arms Microns as well). I think of it as revenge for how badly Hasbruh butchered MP9 Rodimus Prime into a glorified Targetmaster Hot Rod...yesss. Ariel was the pre-Elita-1, but oddly, Ariel was also Energon Arcee's name in Superlink. Go fig.
Oh heck yeah Unitrobo (pronounced Unite-Robo because you're smashin' 2 things together to make a robot). I've been into the whole line because of how daft they are. I just say the names and have people go... huh? Like Highspeedtraincheese. Or WhaleUFO. Or Applelobster. Or Penguincamera. The dangerous part is when you get enough that you can start playing with custom mashups that actually look half-decent. I also see the name Unitroborn (Unite + Robo + Born) but I think that refers to the robots themselves and the line is Unitrobo?
Idk how it happens but I swear ever time I have a bad day or bad shift Thew always seems to upload to brighten my mood 🖤 literally an absolute unit in keeping a smile on my face bout bein a transformers fan
I miss the pre prime wars transformers scene, it was the wild west man, releases split between hasbro and takara, comic, cartoon and movie fanboys arguing over who was better, 3p vs official, its got a charm that is impossible to recapture
16:44 hold on i remember having one of those molds in akywarp colors from enegron. See and get it you won't regret it i had it as a kid and now that i remember I'd name him vanishfin
A DAMNIT, OPEN WITHOUT A GIVEAWAY! THIS IS BAD COMEDY- (honestly though. i kinda rate that. not only was the video funny as hay, like they always are, but we also got a...idk if i'd say longer episode? but it's deffinitely a refresher)
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"Optimus, Megatron, Bang" is a different part of the fandom Thew.
haha
Megatrona?
Or Optima Prima?
@@samurexatlas7373 Someone did try to push the term "OptiMegs", but it was presumably laughed off of the forums of angry, bitter 2008...
😂 Oh sweet primus no
@@samurexatlas7373 gay people
"Fun" fact, that figuring of T-AI from RID, where she's bathing in the hot spring and Fire Convoy is creeping on her, was designed by the same guy who wrote and illustrated Kiss Players. Her design in the show definitely looked far less child-like, and more older teenager or young adult.
_Not that it changes how gross it is._
United Axalon was treated as an opposite number to Unicron, because the Cybertron figure was being sold in G1 animation colors as the _Ark_ of all things. I find it funny that Axalon was recolored from Sharkticon, who was designed to be an homage of the Nemesis. They even asked Ben Yee to borrow his copies of the comic design documents for detail and color matching purposes... which they barely even attempted to stick to, lol.
Well now you have to turn those two Deluxe Energon Optimus Primes into shirt and pants mode.
I’m gonna pretend you uploaded this specifically for me because Ive been marathoning your Damn it Open videos
Thats been a thing with him since wayyy back, people would be like "if you watch a bunch of his videos he'll make a new upload" the fact thats still happening xD
So glad that you liked the goodies there. You are spot-on about the Rack and Ruin figure, two oversized Megatrons with a conversion kit that just about sits well with the Generations Wreckers. Sadly making the figure kills the transformation, but you can't have everything. Glad to give you something to talk about for a while. Enjoy the orange choccies. Kevin.
Hey Thew, thanks for the kind words about my book, I hope you enjoy it! I sent a letter as well, but it appears that it will be reaching you a little later. I hope others enjoy the book as well, as work has already begun on the sequel, and I plan to make a series of books in the Fossil Force universe.
That smile on Devastator looks like he ripped through the wall to catch Tai in the bath.
Only to be disappointed to see Fire Convoy beat him to the punch
The ending credit sequence of Car Robots shows how fast Fire Convoy drove to get to Ai first!
9:57
Coincidentally, this also describe that Dreamwave issue where Devastator beat Superion and everyone involved, including him, seemed so fucking awestruck that they forgot to have an expression.
I thought that was just every panel of Dreamwave.
DULL SUrprise.
I remember that issue ending with everyone looking up as if they were seeing something coming, then the next issue they were just back to fighting and I honestly thought I'd missed an issue. God I don't miss Pat Lee's involvement in the franchise.
That Rack'n'Ruin custom RULES
:D Awesome unboxing and cheers for the shoutout from my partner in TF hunting! Glad you liked the stuff he picked, Japan seems to have some lovely and rare stuff that just ends up in second hand places!
3:03 That’s a legit awesome Rack n Ruin
Thew and Skywarp, making my day after a long day at work.
The smaller Energon Prime can actually do SOMETHING, he can Powerlinx into the top half of a smaller scale Powerlinx unit (so like Hot Shot and Inferno). But he can't reasonably become a lower half.
Best option since he has both, Convoy with Optimus pants. :D
Oh damn that Rack'n'Ruin is AMAZING!
4 quid for a solid gold Snarl? Yes please, Santa!
Yes, Erial is Elita prior to her reformattion, her and Orion were enhanced by Alpha Trion in G1.
And Energon Arcee was called Ariel in the Japanese version, Superlink. Which is also why she has the "ponytail" style head instead of something closer to G1 Arcee's.
@@OtakuUnitedStudio Oh, that would've been cooler
@@OtakuUnitedStudio And was that just because Sureshock from Armada was already named Arcee in Japan?
The little shark guy shall henceforth be known as
BombShwave
Sharkwave
The purple torpedo with green legs was Mini-Con Sandsting from RID 2015, he normally comes with a clear plastic Decepticon symbol sprue of model kit armour pieces. I've got the Ratbat from that line.
That Ratbat was soooo freaking weird. I loved it anyway.
5:34 There were little pod machines where you could get assorted Microns, there was Prime and Bee weapons and a Lizard axe and Cobra shield as wave 1 I think.
They also came in boxes. I got the Optimus that turns into his own gun, which I of course paired with my Prime Voyager Optimus.
What toy line are they from?
@@samdel3031 Arms Micron in Japan. A gamble pod variant. I want to say the style is Gachapon? Like the little candy or toy machines that you put some quarters in.
Nothing beats that dreaded feeling opening a weird blind box. “Please Not the weird one, not the weird one”.
The Energon Prime is power links compatible, becoming either he shirt or trousers with other deluxe Autobot figures.
2:32 As a facetious sort, i must point out that the KO Windcharger is based on the Tailgate tooling. I.E. the one with the more detailed head.
nobody asked but i hope he calls the knockoff windcharger fartspeed......because im apparently still 5 despite being in the back end of my thirties
I'd call it Failgate. It's based on the Tailgate tooling of the G1 Windcharger mould, after all.
9:15 I've had that tiny statue for 10 years or so. Love it to death, it's so wholesome.
From what i've heard and seen some examples of, light piping is the best when it uses translucent white plastic and painted the eyes. It absorbs way more light that way.
You are right you are a lucky man! Also I wonder if hasbro will do a deluxe or voyager axalon to scale with the titan ships?
Side note, anytime you see a monochromatic TT box released, it is generally indicative of an exclusive release.
I love that ENERGON SHARKTICON toy, and that UNITED deco is swish!!!! One of my prized possessions is having that mold in the Botcon SKYBYTE/Gelshark colors.
Great round of DAMMIT OPEN!
Wow so many exclusive transformers. 😮🎉
11:14 RC was giving hot rod a hot rod before devastator came in. 😂
I thought for half a second that the green Paradron Arcee/Ariel was the Botcon Moonracer with Chromia's head AND name.
That Fire Guts Superlink Creamsicle Optimus is lovely.
Fun fact: the deployer-which is specifically a Torpedo Mini-Con-is dubbed Sandsting, and is indeed from RiD 2015. There’s also a torpedo Mini-Con Ratbat if you’re curious!
FIRE SL Grand Convoy looks like he could be a good stand in for "Big Red"
When the Devastator figure came on scene I immediately remembered the PVC smell of them 😊
Never dissapointed by your fine choice in band shirts! The bots, particularly skywarp and/or any seeker, are just a bonus lol
Shark vending machine shows that the makers know their audience. And so do you Thew. Thanks for all you do.
"shut up let me enjoy my sideswipe!" I did a spit take of my coffee
Arc : don’t talk to me or my son again
Axlon : wtf???
I have that little Devastator diorama kit, it's a neat little display piece. I also have the Rumble/Frenzy (whoever you call the blue one) and that one is also neat. A friend got them for me when he visited Japan like 20 years ago.
That Superlink bike is an exclusive of some kind. It's Arial Paradron type. Think I still have one sealed.
You know it’s a good episode when Thew is having to check the wiki on a bot.
Wow United Axalon, Paradron Medic Type and Fire Grand Convoy at once! So very lucky.
we need pictures of the 2 Optimuses powerlinked! because that's the gimmick of the smaller Energon prime
Thew got the Touch!
Thew got the Power!
That Rack N Ruin is sick!!!!
I have that Rack'n'Ruin and they are indeed green KO Warpaths with third-party bits added. They scale perfectly with your Generations Wreckers.😎
I've heard of playing with yourself but this is ridiculous.😂
And yes, unitrobo it's really unique japanese toys by bandai and first released in 2022 (if not wrong). I have one unitrobo and it is combination between pineapple and school bus into tiger
a Rack n' Ruin?
Thats a sight to behold!
Kind of wonder how come there isn't an official OR a 3rd party figure of these guys...
(Either transformable OR an Action Master styled figure)
There's an official Rack n' Ruin in the Cyberverse toyline. Legacy will probably get one at some point. There WERE a couple unofficial toys of them, but they didn't transform.
@@OtakuUnitedStudio 2014's Recoiler Core and Riftshot Core - from Fansproject's Warbot range - are based on Rack n' Ruin. Retools of Revolver Core, FansProject's not-Roadbuster.
Oh hey, I have that Axalon! He's on my Pretenders shelf as a stand-in for Splashdown!
Because they will *never* make a new Splashdown.
While I still own most of these in their original Hasbro iteration never found the deluxe versions of Energon Optimus or Megatron. That limited run orange Prime is quite the awesome send. A long while ago I had somebody send me the Frenzy and Rumble from that statuette pack never really knowing where it was from until now. That shark vending machine is ridiculous and I kinda want one.
I have that K-T Devastator as well as the Optimus bust... they're dope!
I was just looking into that United Axalon! He looks amazing!
R.I.P. Axalon😞
Now I want a red repaint of Fans Hobby Energon Optimus
13:15 I have that Knock-off from B&M. Sadly its joints are weak as heck, so it can barely stand, though the transformation is pretty good, and in Dino-mode it support itself on just its hind legs :P
tiny wheeljack just had a (small) moment of glory in the earth rise mobile game, he goes by Kunai now.
boy, I love how this franchise gives every single bot, no matter how small or ancillary, something to shine for...
it's funny how now we have robot mode for most ships, while the original was a throwaway toy. titan class when? I joke, I joke
Here's Devastator!
greatly underestimating how often I think about Cammy White
now autobot ark's got a new little buddy
Ariel is Energon Arcee's name in Japan.
I just realized, the shark and vending machine thing is totally a pun on the whole “sharks killl less than vending machines” thing isn’t it?
That Axalon was sick, indeed. Sucks that it was the apparent foil to "Ark Unicron" and not even Takara bothered to do a proper Darksyde...way to ruin the rotations there. Then again, the United line had some wild stuff. Like a HUGE flipping of the bird from Takara to Hasbro with a "Rodimus Prime" that was a repainted Classics Hot Rod, retooled to have compatibility with the Power Core Combiners type Minicons (though I think Takara's were also called Arms Microns as well). I think of it as revenge for how badly Hasbruh butchered MP9 Rodimus Prime into a glorified Targetmaster Hot Rod...yesss.
Ariel was the pre-Elita-1, but oddly, Ariel was also Energon Arcee's name in Superlink. Go fig.
Killin' with the COOLNESS, as usual! Another spot- on BANGER! THANKS AS ALWAYS, and keep ' em coming!
25:26 that prime dose combine with the other autobofs of the energon line
Shout out to Kevin, possible mystery cousin somewhere way back!
It certainly happens that way. Kevin
Always appreciate some bonus Thew in my week so soon after a new episode
14:30 Best Richard Richard (from Bottom) impersonation I've heard in years! 😂
Oh heck yeah Unitrobo (pronounced Unite-Robo because you're smashin' 2 things together to make a robot). I've been into the whole line because of how daft they are. I just say the names and have people go... huh? Like Highspeedtraincheese. Or WhaleUFO. Or Applelobster. Or Penguincamera. The dangerous part is when you get enough that you can start playing with custom mashups that actually look half-decent.
I also see the name Unitroborn (Unite + Robo + Born) but I think that refers to the robots themselves and the line is Unitrobo?
Given that both Energon primes are the smaller version, he could have Optimus combine with Optimus
Idk how it happens but I swear ever time I have a bad day or bad shift Thew always seems to upload to brighten my mood 🖤 literally an absolute unit in keeping a smile on my face bout bein a transformers fan
An epic damn it open just 3 days before my birthday & I love the stuff he got in this video too
Holy hell, what a haul!
I had an arm-micron of tfp megatron that turned in to a gun i lost it 10 years ago.
I miss the pre prime wars transformers scene, it was the wild west man, releases split between hasbro and takara, comic, cartoon and movie fanboys arguing over who was better, 3p vs official, its got a charm that is impossible to recapture
kinda funny that the Arms Microns were later repurposed as Botcon set Minicons.
Oh wow, what a haul!!
And this video comes on day we get intel that for March we are getting 4 days of TF Fanstream, each in Thursday.
Thew's International Sweets Channel, mmmm I would watch that too
Love your channel but also love Rolo Tomassi so much. I always get an extra kick from your great taste in music!
You can find the craziest knock offs in B & M they're so weird
I'm a simple man. I see there's a new video from Thew, I watch a new video from Thew.
I still want to get the Unit-Robo set that is the car and christmas tree that combine into a T-Rex
Also on my wish-list.
16:44 hold on i remember having one of those molds in akywarp colors from enegron. See and get it you won't regret it i had it as a kid and now that i remember I'd name him vanishfin
Actually the small wheeljack, it's not wheeljack. It's a minicon name Kunai, that people joked to look like a baby wheeljack.
A DAMNIT, OPEN WITHOUT A GIVEAWAY! THIS IS BAD COMEDY- (honestly though. i kinda rate that. not only was the video funny as hay, like they always are, but we also got a...idk if i'd say longer episode? but it's deffinitely a refresher)
Dammit Opens are always such a dopamine release for me.
Evil Skybound comics be like:
20:15
that Fire Convoy? IIRC he combines with the drone vehicles.
Sharkvendingmachine is so cool!
Ah yes "Reincarnated as a Vending Machine in another World and also is a robot shark monster!" my favorite anime
An Excellent Isekai! (*jingle*)
What *would* an Ashens-themed isekai be like?
@@MathewHaswell Poundland owner in another world?
@@8bitPikachuOr Stuart himself being sent to an allegorical world based on his output - tat reviews and otherwise.
Love you're tattoos and your nails
Aw man! Now I'm regretting not sending you my Animated Skywarp last year! Ah, geez. Well, I'll keep it sealed anyways.
Thew, go make the Double Optimus with your Energon OPs now!
I put the red guy on Rodimus and it looks rad 🤩
I actually managed to get the erial and dion pack at a game stop in Canada while on vacation
21:25 there's one at a gamestop near me and its been there for months and months because nobody wants it
Thew! Missed opportunity... Combine the original Prime and the red Prime!!
aw yeah dammit open
Hopefully you didn't throw out that box for that repaint Optimus lol. It's what makes it complete. Collectors love seeing those limited edition boxes.
Yeah nah, I'll throw out a hundred Legacy boxes but this one ain't going anywhere
I have the Shark Vending machine robo it's metal and I love it!