it's because this is not 30 years old. This is an unlicensed reproduction. I don't want to call it knockoff. Knockoffs are cheap copys, but these are have a very good quality. They even copied the Look of the box from the original
Hatori Hanzo you can find brand new G1 figures still never touched or unboxed so it could be new or like the one dude said a reissued figure. But Im a year late to comment back so you maybe won't care.
You can tell if it’s an original US release Transformer if the missiles don’t fire. We never had any missiles fire in the ’80s because they defeated the spring mechanisms for safety. All original US releases we had you had to press down the triggers to insert or remove the missiles.
Has a pre Kindergarten child, my baby sitter let me play with her sons Prowl while he was at school.. She asked me to be carefull with it.. I swore I would... I meant it too. Needless to say... I accidentally stepped on it! I just walked into the room, heard and felt that thing crunch under my foot. It was in robot mode.. And destroyed. I felt so bad. Im 36 yeats old now, and still feel the regret of that day. Thanks for the great review and the memories.
I loved this guy in the cartoon. I watched the 1986 Movie years ago and even though I didn't grow up with G1, it honestly made me very sad when he died.
This guy was my fav G1 car. I did wind up breaking this guy, Bluestreak and Jazz all in the same spot, where the windshield connects to the back of the head. A very weak point, that should have been designed differently in my opinion. I still loved all three though. Peace, Jay
My biggest complaint for transformers from the 80s is completely inaccurate(ex. Ratchet, Ironhide, and Megatron), and bad articulation (ex. Everyone's legs)
Ryan Spees The toys came before the cartoon so the cartoon is to blame for the inaccuracy, and at the time the technology used to make toys was very limited so articulation was only there when needed for transformation.
Did you know: Prowl was supposed to be the leader of the Autobots,because the Autobots symbol is based on this toy's head. It was later changed to Optimus Prime to be the real leader.
Did you know: Soundwave was supposed to be the leader of the Decepticons,because the Decepticons symbol is based on Soundwaves head. It was later changed to Megatron to be the real leader. thats a fake fact, except for that the Decepticons symbol is based on Soundwaves head. so why wasnt soundwave the atleast SUPPOSED to be the leader?
I wished they would reissue wheeljack, mirage, and sunstreaker. Those are the 3 they've never reissued. The head of toy design at hasbro said they still have the moulds, but their technology they have now isn't compatible with those 3 moulds. Hope they address this issue because I'd love to see those 3 on a toy shelf!
One of the few problems with the original cartoon in my opinion---there was no doubt as to who was second-in-command of the Deceps, but they didn't specify it for Prowl, whom they obviously had the background info for. Why they chose to ignore Prowl's rank is a disrespectful mystery to me!
Captain Fantastic prowl is high ranking but jazz for some reason has always been second in command even though from a military standpoint prowl would be much better
Captain Fantastic for a 4 year late response that you wont read nor care about Jazz is the second in command of the Autobots and Soundwave is the second command for the Decepticons. Im not sure about Soundwave but Jazz Im 100 percent sure Im right.
@@blackbeetle6992 @Black Beetle Well, here's ANOTHER four-year late response! 🤣 If you had the original G1 toys with the original Tech Specs, they list Prime's rank as a 10, Prowl's as a 9, and everyone else 8 and under. Thus, there was absolutely no doubt as to who was second-in-command of the Bots. More, it was officially shown in the Marvel Comics, both US and UK that Prowl was first lieutenant, taking over whenever Prime was indisposed. THAT'S why it was such a mystery to the fans when Prowl's rank in the cartoon wasn't equal to Starscream's respectively. And I'm sorry, but though Soundwave was extremely loyal to Megatron, in NO WAY was he second-in-command, as Starscream claimed that title in EVERY ITERATION OF TF!
@@swoopdown27 But in the episode "A Prime Problem," where Meggy created a fake Optimus, Ironhide took charge until they discerned who was the real Prime. That further fueled the "Who was second-in-command of the Bots in the cartoon" debate. They simply should have made Prowl the definite first lieutenant like his Tech Specs SAID he was.
I have a KO version of Prowl, and I swear, the detail is exact to the G1 version, right down to the packaging and copyright date on the back of the box. You'd only know it's a KO because the box is relatively new and not worn like a G1 box would be.
I never got G1 Prowl as a kid. I'm glad I didn't. Otherwise, as a kid, I would have broken it the very next day! I did eventually get G1 Prowl 10 years ago on-line at a somewhat fairly heavy price. Then T-R-U had them in stock albeit the different boxing, which was similar to the one I got on-line, except it was w/ Japanese writing, and a lesser price tag. But I got it. I was shocked to see his character killed in THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE, and by then I regretted not having this one as a kid.
He appeared in the first season of Transformers G1 until his last appearance in the 1986 film dies from a laser shot and never appeared again in the third and fourth seasons.
I have the 2019 war for cybertron prowl action figure it's a little different no metal more moving parts no bulk tires it has blue plastic tires and police is written in transformer in stead I got it at a Toronto ont Walmart
Seriously, this constitutes a very difficult transformation? No offense but every 1984 transformer except Megatron could be done blindfolded. Other than that I like your review format. Good job. Maybe practice a bit before you go on camera and be more specific about what parts you are moving and where they go. Also, I almost fainted when I saw you struggle to get the roof into place without putting the tab under the rear window panels. In truth this is the only frequently broken bit on the toy.
And hopefully along with Wheeljack and Brawn, he'll be a lead in the next "Transformers war for" game....does anyone know when that's coming by the way!?
I found it funny he didn't get much screen time during the cartoon concidering he's 2nd in command and he's optimus oldest friend- Ironhide fits the bill better in my opinion.
The toy is over 30 years old...and it looks darn near brand new!
it's because this is not 30 years old. This is an unlicensed reproduction. I don't want to call it knockoff. Knockoffs are cheap copys, but these are have a very good quality. They even copied the Look of the box from the original
Hatori Hanzo you can find brand new G1 figures still never touched or unboxed so it could be new or like the one dude said a reissued figure. But Im a year late to comment back so you maybe won't care.
It's probably a Zhong Jin counterfeit.
You can tell if it’s an original US release Transformer if the missiles don’t fire. We never had any missiles fire in the ’80s because they defeated the spring mechanisms for safety. All original US releases we had you had to press down the triggers to insert or remove the missiles.
Prowl IS beautiful! My favorite of ALL Transformers.
Has a pre Kindergarten child, my baby sitter let me play with her sons Prowl while he was at school.. She asked me to be carefull with it.. I swore I would... I meant it too. Needless to say... I accidentally stepped on it! I just walked into the room, heard and felt that thing crunch under my foot. It was in robot mode.. And destroyed. I felt so bad. Im 36 yeats old now, and still feel the regret of that day. Thanks for the great review and the memories.
Oh mate. One of my first when I was a kid. No idea where it's gone now. Thanks for the memories!
I wanted it so badly as a kid, never got him.
I loved this guy in the cartoon. I watched the 1986 Movie years ago and even though I didn't grow up with G1, it honestly made me very sad when he died.
He was my favorite Autobot as a kid.
@@UltimateG1Reviewer I don't know if you're familiar with it but he is actually my favorite in Transformers Animated.
Awesome!
@@UltimateG1Reviewer is the prowl a reissue
Lol the Prowl that I own is missing his 4 tiers, his weapons and his roof and windshield are completely broken off.
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Fuk
Dang! I think you got the one they used in the '86 film!
Exactly the same as mine!
To Protect And Serve!
Yep!!
Brilliant review. Wish I'd bought Prowl. He was always the Autobot I could relate to the most and I wish he'd had more screentime in the cartoon.
This guy was my fav G1 car. I did wind up breaking this guy, Bluestreak and Jazz all in the same spot, where the windshield connects to the back of the head. A very weak point, that should have been designed differently in my opinion. I still loved all three though.
Peace, Jay
My biggest complaint for transformers from the 80s is completely inaccurate(ex. Ratchet, Ironhide, and Megatron), and bad articulation (ex. Everyone's legs)
Ryan Spees The toys came before the cartoon so the cartoon is to blame for the inaccuracy, and at the time the technology used to make toys was very limited so articulation was only there when needed for transformation.
Everyone's legs...
Except for Optimus Prime's!
Did you know:
Prowl was supposed to be the leader of the Autobots,because the Autobots symbol is based on this toy's head. It was later changed to Optimus Prime to be the real leader.
Did you know:
Soundwave was supposed to be the leader of the Decepticons,because the Decepticons symbol is based on Soundwaves head. It was later changed to Megatron to be the real leader.
thats a fake fact, except for that the Decepticons symbol is based on Soundwaves head. so why wasnt soundwave the atleast SUPPOSED to be the leader?
Do you even know that's a fact?
I wished they would reissue wheeljack, mirage, and sunstreaker. Those are the 3 they've never reissued. The head of toy design at hasbro said they still have the moulds, but their technology they have now isn't compatible with those 3 moulds. Hope they address this issue because I'd love to see those 3 on a toy shelf!
You can find KOs for all three of these guys online if you don’t mind the KOs!
Yep!
One of the few problems with the original cartoon in my opinion---there was no doubt as to who was second-in-command of the Deceps, but they didn't specify it for Prowl, whom they obviously had the background info for. Why they chose to ignore Prowl's rank is a disrespectful mystery to me!
Captain Fantastic prowl is high ranking but jazz for some reason has always been second in command even though from a military standpoint prowl would be much better
Captain Fantastic for a 4 year late response that you wont read nor care about Jazz is the second in command of the Autobots and Soundwave is the second command for the Decepticons. Im not sure about Soundwave but Jazz Im 100 percent sure Im right.
In the G1 Series, Jazz is second in command. In the comic books, Prowl is second in command.
@@blackbeetle6992 @Black Beetle Well, here's ANOTHER four-year late response! 🤣 If you had the original G1 toys with the original Tech Specs, they list Prime's rank as a 10, Prowl's as a 9, and everyone else 8 and under. Thus, there was absolutely no doubt as to who was second-in-command of the Bots. More, it was officially shown in the Marvel Comics, both US and UK that Prowl was first lieutenant, taking over whenever Prime was indisposed. THAT'S why it was such a mystery to the fans when Prowl's rank in the cartoon wasn't equal to Starscream's respectively.
And I'm sorry, but though Soundwave was extremely loyal to Megatron, in NO WAY was he second-in-command, as Starscream claimed that title in EVERY ITERATION OF TF!
@@swoopdown27 But in the episode "A Prime Problem," where Meggy created a fake Optimus, Ironhide took charge until they discerned who was the real Prime. That further fueled the "Who was second-in-command of the Bots in the cartoon" debate. They simply should have made Prowl the definite first lieutenant like his Tech Specs SAID he was.
I have a KO version of Prowl, and I swear, the detail is exact to the G1 version, right down to the packaging and copyright date on the back of the box. You'd only know it's a KO because the box is relatively new and not worn like a G1 box would be.
I remember I had this and the window plastic piece at the legs are so easily break
Yes they do easily break!
I never got G1 Prowl as a kid. I'm glad I didn't. Otherwise, as a kid, I would have broken it the very next day! I did eventually get G1 Prowl 10 years ago on-line at a somewhat fairly heavy price. Then T-R-U had them in stock albeit the different boxing, which was similar to the one I got on-line, except it was w/ Japanese writing, and a lesser price tag. But I got it. I was shocked to see his character killed in THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE, and by then I regretted not having this one as a kid.
He looks so badass in robot mode. He is a must have for me.
I think this is the one I could not transform as 7 year old.
Same here!!!
Im sub, cuz you're the best g1 reviewer compare to the other
Where did you get this? It looks too new to be bought from Ebay.
Your reviews are great!
Where can I get this kind of knock-off/reproduction?
I had one, I was 8, I had no trouble transforming it. 🤪
He appeared in the first season of Transformers G1 until his last appearance in the 1986 film dies from a laser shot and never appeared again in the third and fourth seasons.
I have the 2019 war for cybertron prowl action figure it's a little different no metal more moving parts no bulk tires it has blue plastic tires and police is written in transformer in stead I got it at a Toronto ont Walmart
9 in endurance, dead in 1 shot in the movie.
Psyclonus his death was brutal. They brutally murdered are favorites just so they can sell their new 10000000 figures.
Prowl ain't fallin' for no banana in the tailpipe...
Seriously, this constitutes a very difficult transformation? No offense but every 1984 transformer except Megatron could be done blindfolded. Other than that I like your review format. Good job. Maybe practice a bit before you go on camera and be more specific about what parts you are moving and where they go. Also, I almost fainted when I saw you struggle to get the roof into place without putting the tab under the rear window panels. In truth this is the only frequently broken bit on the toy.
BiggestDawgEver yes
It's the magic of Transformers: fun but also a challenging puzzle!
Man why does the box says Transforms from race car to robot and back? I thought prowl is a police car?
Why does the box say "race car to robot. Prowl isnt a race car, hes a police car. Or is that a sports police car I don't know.
And hopefully along with Wheeljack and Brawn, he'll be a lead in the next "Transformers war for" game....does anyone know when that's coming by the way!?
UltimatG1Reviewer,who is your favorite transformer
UltimateG1Reviewer I find Generation 1 Prowl easy to transform and I don’t want to break Generation 1 Prowl.
You can see him in headmasters japanese series he got alive again but i think the other autobots ressurect him
I found it funny he didn't get much screen time during the cartoon concidering he's 2nd in command and he's optimus oldest friend- Ironhide fits the bill better in my opinion.
CrittersRule247 I like prowl he is my fav but I thought ironhide Was second in command??
He's not hard to transform, you just don't know what you're doing.
Why would you keep the tree stems?
I love this
Me too
R. I. P. Prowl who died in the 1986 animated movie!
Along with the 1984' autobots: Wheeljack, Windcharger, Sideswipe, brawn, Huffer, bluestreak, Sunstreaker, Hound, Mirage, ironhide, ratchet, Gears, Trailbreaker *R.I.P*
Shockwave is my favorite transformers
Prowl is my favoret transformer and for my birth day I’m going to try to get him I made a lego one but it need a review first
RIP Prowl
killed by Constructicon Hook
It was Scavenger actually
I can't seem to get the roof to stay on it keeps falling off,nothing looks broken can anyone help?
Well, he died in the movie, but at least he's alive and well in the current comics, second-in-commanding just fine.
Well, prowl is died on the "Generation 1 cartoon continuity"
and I found the legs and feet to be the most difficult.
I love prowl so much!!!
Austin Bitikofer I know right...prowl was my first back in the day
The best transformer ever! That is not my opinion that is a medical fact!!!!
Where did you get these transformers?
PeanutDopey I know right. they really look good
Prowl is so cool
so did many others.
I've got a beat up one of these
Anyone know where he buys these from?
Mr Wolfenstein I buy them from a couple different places online
UltimateG1Reviewer oh ok
ill trade my confusing masterpiece for a G1 any day!! Lol
Batman MP is way better.
6:38 darn you prowl
and its original
Just asking
Lol I found one in a thrift store
Put a table infront of him
i like smokscreen better
loved this toy , to bad i smashed it :(
Is he the best G1 car?