@@PerspectiveEnd not in the ravage scene, but he does pull them out of his wrists when he tricks waspinator 2:40 in this video ruclips.net/video/lVS5IwpZYvc/видео.html
2022 was a year where Hasbro reached their best when it came to the Transformers toys themselves, I can’t believe how much I’ve bought last year just because they were all that great! My top 10 list for the 2022 figures that I have collected from best to least goes like this, 1) Legacy Motormaster 2) Legacy BW Transmetal II Megatron 3) SS86 Ironhide 4) Legacy: Evolution Armada Hot Shot 5) SS ROTF Sideways 6) Legacy Dragstrip 7) SG Ultra Magnus 8) Legacy Laser Optimus Prime 9) SS BB Ratchet 10) Legacy Cosmos 2023 is shaping up to looking like another great year, can’t wait for more Legacy: Evolution and Studio Series figures in the future!
@@PerspectiveEnd he’s an amazing figure, he really justifies the leader price point along with what it means to be a leader class figure in the traditional sense. Hasbro have really catered to the fans of Armada, Cybertron and Beast Wars last year and I love it!
Fantastic list PerspectiveEnd!! The only 3rd party merchandise I collected was upgrade kits, so I had no idea these figures existed. Here's hoping 2023 tops 2022 in terms of success for the Transformers franchise. Keep on being amazing.
The Streetwise stands easily beside his teammate. I didn't realize until having him in hand how much the Nissan Z series he's meant to be reminds me of my mom's old EXP in my childhood.
I do like the figure, but I don't think it's quite on the same level of his compatriot. Just a few extra things holding him back. Like how PLAIN he looks. And the ugly head. But it's supposed to be ugly... But it's still ugly.
@@PerspectiveEnd He does come with two extra heads, haven't looked at them to decide which he'll be sporting. Fingers crossed, Blades will be as good a Blades as their Vortex was at being Vortex.
Transart rattrap slaps hard, everything is on point and you can do the dinobot riding thing, also the square things he comes with are meant for the shield you can pop off the red circles on the big wheels and the square will plug into the back and he can use the lance/shield and they can store under the red circles on brown tabs in rat mode. My top 5 would be legacy armada starscream, Metal slug, MMC brawl, newage Optimus, and transart rattrap. The rat is amazing and has everything you need
Here’s mine: Dishonorable mention: Buzzworthy Terrorsaur: Good colors, great robot mode, horrible QC, mid transformation, and (like his basis) a weaksauce beast mode. 5/10 10. Legacy/Siege but better Soundwave: Arguably better than most people give him crap for. He poses extremely well (and he has to for the sake of his gimmick), he looks enough like the character to serve as the default Soundwave for my collection, his playability with his cassettes is nice, and his dropship alt-mode is decently fun. However, due to his messy transformation and the fact my copy was missing a pin holding his right ankle in, he’s not as high up as I was expecting. 6/10, but a 6.5/10 if you have Laserbeak and Ravage 9. Legacy Knock Out: As I never experienced his original Prime toy and refuse to touch anything from RED, this is probably the best Knock Out I’m going to get my hands on. Sure, I’m concerned about the clear plastic and some joints are a bit loose, but otherwise, he’s quite alright. An improvement on 86 Jazz and strangely Knock Out’s most accurate toy. 6/10 8. Velocitron Blurr: Even though I don’t like IDW Blurr’s head, it’s still leagues better than what the 86 mold crapped out the first time. This thing is interesting. While I wish more had been done with the arms and the transformation can be frustrating in places, it captures the look of IDW Blurr well and it poses well for what it is. 7/10 7. Velocitron Hauler: I only wanted this thing because I thought the head was hilarious, but I was pleasantly surprised by how good the mold was now that Grapple’s most egregious flaw had been fixed. His transformation is weirdly elegant, he poses well, and his Constructicon green makes him pop where Grapple’s orange made him look bland. Now if only we could get toy colors Grapple with this guy’s tweaked tooling… 7/10 6. Origin Bumblebee: Waited until this year to get him and he did NOT disappoint. Excellent transformation, accuracy, AND articulation all for a Deluxe. I’m honestly surprised we haven’t gotten a “Cybertronian Cliffjumper” retool of this guy as an apology for how much ER Cliff continues to suck. 9/10 5. Studio Series Arcee (Bumblebee) Hot take: this is Arcee’s best figure of 2022. Poses great, looks like the version of the character she’s supposed to, transforms brilliantly, and her space bike mode is extremely fun. She’s an absolute beauty for what she is. 9/10 4. Kingdom Soundwave: Not much I can say that’s already been said. Better than the Netflix version, poses well, and almost equal to the Masterpiece in terms of transformation. Glad to see he got reissued in Legacy and repainted for Evolution- that way, more people can marvel at how well he does what he does. 9/10 3. Legacy Tarantulas: How is this a CHUG figure?! Just… how? He poses well (mainly in the legs), his transformation is elegant yet extremely fun, and he looks show-accurate in both modes. Bravo, Shogo Hasui. If this was an apology for ER Cliffjumper, then apology accepted. 10/10 2. LEGO Optimus Prime: Yes, he counts. This was something I never expected to see given how many times Hasbro had knocked off LEGO, but when it did, I knew I had to have it. Did it live up to the hype? Yes. Yes, it did. The build process is genius. The articulation, while limited by the need for the figure to be stable, is enough to get some decent poses out of it. The transformation is simple but does all it needs to without any faux-forming. And surprisingly, this looks more like Optimus than any of the Masterpieces we’ve gotten from HasTak. It’s absolutely beautiful. 10/10 1. Legacy Bulkhead: As much as I love LEGO Optimus, I knew that 2022’s best would have to go to this big lug. This is to Bulkhead what RTS Lugnut was to Lugnut. It captures the essence of the character more so than a specific version. I mean, it sucks that this was labeled “Prime Universe Bulkhead” because it doesn’t look anything like him outside of the head, but in terms of being a Generations Bulkhead? Oh, he delivers and more. He poses strangely well for a bot of his width, his transformation is intuitive and fun, his vehicle mode is more fitting than the puny Ford he was in Prime, he’s got solid build quality, and he looks great next to anything you put him next to. Just put him next to Origin Bumblebee and it’s 2007 all over again! Overall, best figure of the year. 10/10
Well we aren't talking about the bad figures yet. 10 I wouldn't count him because he's just a rerelease. 9 A 6 out of 10 made your top 10 of the year list? 8 I mean I agree. I'm assuming that your collection didn't expand as much as mine did this year? 7 It's nice yeah. It's just a pleasant twist on the figure. 6. That's a big jump up in terms of quality of figures between 6 and 7 and man it's actually weird, that that one got so low on these rankings. 5. I don't know that I can agree to that, also is it really a 2022 figure? Is it really? 4. Now that absolutely is a 2022 figure, and it sure is fun. 3. It's so good, but this year it just wasn't fair to chug. 2. ... MMMMmmmm... No... No he no count. 1. Legacy Bulkhead deserves more respect than he gets, I get that Prime fans are disappointed about the change but it's still excellent.
Oh, god. I teared up when you mention Anty. You heartless bastard! That second statement is sarcasm, but the first statement is not. It's right up there with The Thing's dog kennel scene in terms of yanking my heart out with the animals' death.
That scarred me as a kid too. I don't know that I had my Heart yanked out in The Thing's Dog Scene. Like I fully expected what came. Everything about the way the dog was filmed told me that it was a monster, and shit was about to go bad for those dogs, and they were just introduced that moment, so I didn't have time to attach to them.
I can't believe another year where legacy wildrider was robbed smh also side note rattrap did use the bombs as a transmetal the same way, in season 2 he used to knock out waspinator in maximal no more and in the agenda to "kill" tarantulas and obliterate ravage also what a nice looking inferno, looks very cool
Oh don't worry he's going to get a High Spot soon. I remember him throwing them at Tarantuals and them getting stuck on him, I don't remember him pulling them from his forearms.
Been waiting for this video, here's mine Warning: Long Post Top 10 Favorite Transformers from 2022: Before starting I’d like to say that I mostly don’t collect MP scale so you won’t see many in this list. This is also a top 10 favorite list, not a top 10 best list. Therefore some of the figures on the list probably aren’t great but I like them so much that they’re here anyway. I also won’t be including repaints so sadly Black Zarak, who would be a top 3 figure, won’t be on the list. 10. Legacy Iguanus: This thing definitely doesn't deserve to be on this list but I love this little guy. He's the exact type of weird that I love. 9. Studio Series Wheeljack: I started collecting the Bumblebee movie figures this year and I'm so glad I did. This figure is absolutely incredible, it looks like Wheeljack, has pretty good articulation, a good alt-mode, and a fun transformation. 8. Studio Series 86 Perceptor: This thing is basically perfect. The transformation is stupid simple but it's super addictive to me. 7. Kingdom / Legacy Blaster: THIS THING IS A LEGACY FIGURE. IT WAS MADE FOR LEGACY THEN PUT INTO KINGDOM BECAUSE THE LAST KINGDOM WAVE HAD NOTHING! EJECT IS MADE OF TRANSPARENT PLASTIC BECAUSE HE'S SUPPOSED TO FIT INTO THE LEGACY ENERGON WEAPON GIMMICK THAT WAS KEPT FOR ONE WAVE! Great figure. 6. Studio Series 86 Sludge: I almost hate this thing, it's an incredible figure but mine has god awful QC. The knees, despite tightening them are incredibly loose, thankfully I was able to fix the hips, and the wings are so loose. Besides all my complaints, it's pretty much perfect. 5. MP Skids: This is the only official MP scale figure I got this year and yeah, this thing is pretty great. It's transformation is fun but not over complicated, the articulation is above average and it looks perfect. The only thing stopping it from moving up is that the shoulders look weird when articulated. 4. Legacy Jhiaxus: This thing is basically perfect, except for the QC. My only big problem is the alt mode which kind of sucks? It's arguably accurate to the source material but it's hard to say because there's only like two reference images. 3. Legacy Motormaster / Menasor: I'm about to say a controversial opinion. Menasor is by far my favorite combiner. Is he the laziest? Kind of but he is definitely not the worst combiner in G1 from a design standpoint but he's nowhere near the best. However I just love him, and this is probably the best version of Motormaster / Menasor that you can get for around this price. It's just a super fun figure. 2. Legacy Victory Saber: This is technically cheating since it’s made up of 3 figures but my God this set is incredible. Does it have its flaws? Yes absolutely, but I love this thing. If you can find this set for nearly the same price as retail then get it, but definitely don’t spend aftermarket prices on it. Honorable Mentions: Legacy Tarantulas: Great figure but I feel nothing towards it. Legacy Bulkhead: Love this thing but not enough to surpass anything on the top 10. Legacy Arcee: Same thoughts as the Bulkhead. Legacy Shockwave: Pretty much a perfect figure but I feel nothing towards it. Studio Series Bumblebee Ratchet: Just a very solid figure. 1. Lego Optimus Prime: Does this thing deserve to be on this list? No, but I love this guy so much that he just is. Yet I am not incredibly likely to recommend this guy unless you like building LEGO sets. Also funnily enough this is only 1 of 2 Optimus figures that I have that doesn’t have a faux-forming grill.
I've seen longer. 10 He's remarkably good for his size so I can see why you'd put him here. I did Kingdom Soundwave last year. 9 He is quite good, and he does just BARELY qualify for this year. 8 A few minor issues but he's about as good as we can expect a preceptor to be. 7 Oh sure. Sure totally. I believe you. You aren't crazy. 6 It's such a Tragedy what happened with the QC of so many figures this year. 5 Yeah I hear taht MP kind of got back to form with that thing. 4. Is the QC bad on him, it's really for me just that the altmode feels unfinished. 3 I wouldn't call that a controversial take even if I don't get it. 2 I'd say it's more than Technically cheating, if you notice I didn't include the Fully combined mode of anything on these lists. Sorry to hear that about Tarantulas. 1 That doesn't count, that's cheating even harder.
@@PerspectiveEnd I meant the third party toy; even if the Transmetal 2 Megatron turns out to be good, I wouldn't really want a depiction of that design since I don't really like it.
My favorite figure for me I picked up this year was that Deformation Space Blaster. I got it when it went on sale for $70 and at that price it's hands down my best purchase of the year.
Absolutely, and I've seen it for even less than that. 60, And it's so good. Though to be fair it was that price artificially because of the company getting sued.
@@PerspectiveEnd I heard the same people behind that Blaster have something to do with the new Blitzwing from Star Toy and after handling their stuff it has me interested in that new one if it's true. It does look similar in the way the elbow joints look and the hands.
Looking forward to your review of mmc streetwise. Also when you get it, the gun can be stored under the front windshield, they didn't put that in the instructions, so people think he has no weapon storage
Fun fact: the first Rise of the Beast trailer is the most view movie trailer overall, having beaten INFINITY WAR for its spot only beaten by the first two endgame trailers and the first now way home trailer
@@PerspectiveEnd I mean it was meant a total view from all platforms, not just RUclips. Whilst the designs are fine I have high hopes for the movie. The first one was good and, whilst the designs need some work (LOOKING AT YOU WHEELJACK) I’m still hyped
I mean yeah, but at the same time that starts to run into the trouble of having stuff like the IDW Arms which makes it a confused version too, though less confused.
Glad to see Legacy Inferno on here! I've been thinking of trying to find him after I get Transmetal 2 megatron, though that seems pretty elusive in the stores
I just got him a couple weeks ago and despite the ant legs getting in the way in robot mode, and the weakness of the transformation, he's very enjoyable. His robot proportions are great, color scheme is good, and that head sculpt with the opening mouth just takes it. Only thing he's really missing is his rocket launcher. I'm definitely going to get one of the upgrade kits so I can have that for him and keep the included blaster on his 'blender butt' where it belongs
I'm glad you stuck with the Derby announcer voice all the way... Very much the family guy take it too far and then take it a little further and it's funny again kind of vibe
I just picked up MPM Blackout with Christmas funds (plus he was on clearance), and I gotta say, he’s probably my pick for best of the year. I’m quite smitten with him. If not him, it’s masterpiece Reboost or Legacy Cosmos.
Blackout is easily the one of if not to the best figure of the year, fully posable, great accessories, most clean robot mode, FULLY clean helicopter, it is basically a childhood-dream come true
@@PerspectiveEnd it’s very underrated, being both a bayformer, and being in the (mostly-negative) Movie Masterpiece line, and honestly, initial photos of the figure gave me a heart-attack they were so bad
The thumbnail reminds of one of the shots of the primes from revenge of the fallen, which makes sense considering that these are Gods amongst mortal figures
As I do the time I comment this I picked up the inferno, armada star scream, and skull grin yesterday and I love them all skillgrin is certainly no looker in alt mode but I can’t get enough of the robot mode, armada star scream feels a lot like the prior figure engineering wise with a few changes but good over all and inferno oh boy is he a treat to handle, I’m looking forward to your vids on the big boys.
I got my daughter this Sludge and his joints are so damn loose. He can barely stand, his “wings” pop off so easily that I am afraid to move them, and he feels light/cheap for his size. I compare this to leader class Galvatron, for example, and it’s night and day in terms of solidity.
TM2 Megatron made top transformer for me, but I'm biased as I've been wanting the original version for a long time and having this one really makes me happy
Do you think the R.E.D Line has any chance of redemption? And what characters you would want to see in the line I already know that they're definitely planning a Skywarp to finish the seekers, and me being the number 1 Skywarp fan, I'm going to absolutely have to pick it up. Also dear god the Shockwave is incredibly hard to find, I've been checking like 5-6 different walmarts for months now, and I've seen no sign of both him and even Legacy Wave 2.
I think that R.E.D at least has a slight chance of getting better but they really need to improve the plastics used for them as well as giving them the correct paint apps. Hopefully they’ll improve but for now I’d say they’re just okay.
With the paint QC being as bad as it has been across that line, I expect it's dead in the water as long as they stick to those windowless boxes. It already hasn't been doing well before that. Elsewise I think they've missed a huge opportunity overall with it. They haven't put any characters who didn't transform on screen into the line that doesn't transform... Imagine Quintessons, Alpha Trion, Transmutate etc in that line
@@PlatinumKnight-je3vy honestly I've been handling both the R.E.D figures and Marvel Legends figures, the only difference between materials is that the Marvel figures are denser, they both use the same bendable plastic and gummy joints. If I had to suspect why they feel so different is that the RED figures are mostly smooth and featureless, while the Marvel ones are loaded with sculpted in detail.
@@thesardonicrenegade still the whole point of the R.E.D line is to give fans very accurate and great quality figures of notable characters in the franchise which designs don’t get hindered by transformations, what we’ve gotten so far seems to be half baked and lazy. I know Hasbro do great figures for the most parts, the Legacy figures being notable ones but still R.E.D is a good example of when they don’t put much effort in. I personally hope that the line can be redeemed but I also doubt that at the same time, but at least I hope the people who have them are at least enjoying them.
No RED has never been good, and it will never climb out of it's hole now. The human characters is really all I care to get out of them now. I've given up on the Hunt at this point. I buy online because it's impossible to find what you want in stores any more.
I really understand this opinion on lists. Just because someone got a great, 10 year old figure in a massive discount off eBay or Facebook Marketplace, it doesn't make it best of this year. I still like and respect those videos and obviously the creator can do what they want, it's their figures and channel, I just think your, for a lack of a better term, perspective, makes more sense.
Admit it, either TM Rattrap had to be #1, or it would've been the Mafia thighs for you from the Rat Mafia (always get a kick out of that gag whenever a figure has the legs for it). Seriously though, I don't recall ever seeing you review this figure. I only ever saw Benscollectables' review of it.
@PerspectiveEnd yeah there are two small intakes that fold out from the inside of the chest piece that extend a bit. Helps fill it out a bit and make the cockpit area less thin.
I didn't expect to see several figures that you haven't even given a proper review yet make the list mainly because I didn't know you had them. BTW, maybe split the annual what's the best between 3rd party and official. That way you don't have to leave out chug.
If I’m honest, my favorite figure of the year isn’t even a transformer. Don’t get me wrong I got some awesome figures like mmc shattered glass Optus Pexus, magic square Optimus 2.0, mmc eris (trans tarn) Kultur, Jhiaxis and earthrise corpse Optimus. Yet my favorite figure of the year is the marvel legends 2 pack venom. Somehow the material they use literally makes it feel like a symbiote, unlike other marvel legends I own the joints are all tight, it nails the look of Venom and the pose ability is fantastic aside from the lack of butterflies. He is my child and I love him.
Good Lord, I did not wake up this morning expecting to be reminded of the valiant sacrifice of "Anty" in Honey I shrunk the kids... Also, I've heard the Nemesis Prime colors version of MS-02 had some massive materials and tolerances upgrades, so I'm really OPTIMUS-tic that they'll either add those improvements to the next batch of MS-02 vanilla or use it as the basis for a "premium" version with paint and possibly more accessories. I think MS is actually similar to that transmetal Megatron regarding decent pricing for an MP. While MS-02 definitely suffered from some QC issues, the Nemesis version that apparently fixes those issues cost the same amount, and it appears that most sites are charging a >50% markup, as MS sells MS-02 on their own site for $104 or will bundle both it AND the MS-01 deco of your choice for the $170 everyone else is charging for it. This makes other MPs, especially the Unicron Trilogy Optimus MPs coming out right now really hard to justify for more frugal collectors, as they're well over $200
Anty was either one HUGE ant or that was one SMALL scorpion. That pun Hurt, but I'm glad to hear it. I haven't got a TM2 Megatron yet, does he have QC issues?
My top 10: 10. 86 Ironhide 9. SS TLK Hot Rod 8. 86 Arcee 7. Velocitron Shadowstrip 6. Velocitron Scourge 5. Legacy Minerva 4. Legacy Iguanas 3. Legdom Blaster 2. 86 Sludge 1. Legacy Motormaster/Menasor These are only the top ones that I picked up, I’m sure if I had been able to find anything from Legacy wave 2 and 3, this would have been an entirely different list.
I do somewhat remember the name Malvin, what was your old ID Pic like? That's really help. And welcome back, glad to be able to motivate you in hunting me back down.
Ok, then I obviously missed a lot of stuff. I’m willing to admit I’m wrong, it’s probably anything there I missed since it was my first time watching the show so I probably shouldn’t have mentioned this until I’ve watched it another time, so sorry I even brought this up. I’m not shocked you haven’t heard of the figure because I don’t think anyone really knows about it. The only reason I found out about it is because I was just scrolling Aliexpress and I saw it. The only two people I know that have reviewed it (and by that I mean people I watch) are Larkin’s Lair, but he reviewed it back in 2019, and Bert the Stormtrooper and Bert only got it a few weeks ago. Glad I’ve sold you on it because it’s really good.
It's no problem, I enjoy having debates. And yeah, some times the figures come out of no where, and it's like "Man I feel like I should have heard of every last one of these at this point" Like how are some of these still passing me bye.
My best figure for this year has to be tarantulas. He was so good and feels so good in the hands and seeing what you said about Inferno (a figure that I ordered and is one the way), I am very excited.
You're going to love him. He isn't perfect at all, but what he does have makes him so much fun and makes it easy to overlook the flaws. It's a lot like Tarantulas, been long overdue for a new figure and the detail they put into it serves it well
@@Kuroketsu I will probably like him more than Tarantulas mostly because Inferno is my favorite beast wars character. Besides Megatron's "Yesss" Inferno says my favorite line in all of beast wars. "Fool! Pain is my friend, allow me to introduce you to it!"
They are both some of the best Beastformers to come out, and Tarantulas would have been on this list in a year where 3P released just slightly worse figures.
@@madhousestudiosdevious Still one of my favorite scenes. Speaking of Quickstrike, I'm looking forward to getting an eventual update of that TIN-horrrned idgit since Silverbolt has been leaked
@@Kuroketsu Just got Inferno today. He is amazing! Everything I wanted! He is one of the few characters in my collection that just feels like he stepped right off of the screen.
Inferno is understandable. I'll go into details when you post the review. Well, glad I have that Rattrap on preorder. I was surprised to see you had it already. I must be getting the 2nd run or something. (and yes, original Rattrap is better.)
Best year for transformers yet honestly, my top few are Transmetal 2 megatron Tarantulas Inferno Laser optimus Ss hot rod Galvatron (gen selects) As you can tell I'm pretty biased and only collect chugs but this year was damn perfect for me
I've got quite a lot of Birthday and Christmas money and i plan on buying some Transformers figures with it. Like Legacy Inferno, Legacy Tarn, SS Battle Trap. And that's just some confirmed buys, i also have another 100$ from my grandparents too buy my first 3rd party figure ever.
@@PerspectiveEnd Yeah the figure I plan to go for is the Devil Savior Landslip, which is a figure of the Revenge of the Fallen Scrapper. Because Scrapper is my favorite of the Constructicons and my favorite of there designs from the movie, but also because from what I've seen the figure is really good.
Legacy Bulkhead is probably my top that came out this year, he’s just so perfectly solid and I love him. But my top that didn’t come out this year but I got it this year is Titans Return Megatron. Idk, he’s just really fun
Had a dream last night were the beast wars was in the modern day and the Maximals including blackarachnia and a custom character (or c.c. for short) named blizzard-fang the inu/huskie/Akita. In the story the Maximals are trying to return a little girl to her family but the predacons and even wild animals want her for some reason. The Maximals find out later on that she is "the key" to everything. But what that means went unexplained. On the way to her family a adult male hippo charged at her but rhinox's protective instincts kicked in then with a rhino bellow and a swing of his head and horn send the hippo flying and it crashed not to far way with a hard, heavy thud. That moment has to be the most metal moment rhinox ever had...even though it's not Canon. The Maximals were handing her to the next member of the team. Blackarachnia even held the little girl like a mother would and blackarachnia was even growing fond of the little girl despite her tsundere tendencies. Primal even held her while he was in his flying robot mode. The little girl likes blizzard-fang. She would waddle up to him and pat his head and say "good puppy" Albeit, a litle to hard since she does realize. Unfortunately blizzard-fang almost when down the wrong path on the right but primal warned him just in time to go left the correct path to the little girls family. I thanked my precious wooloo plushie very much for such a great dream. What do you think?
@@PerspectiveEnd from what I gathered from my dream (although this is just a guess since my dream quite literally dropped me right into the action without explanation) the transwarp drives malfunctioned when the axalon and darksyde slammed into each other and sent the Maximals and predacons into the modern day earth with both sides fighting on modern day earth sorta like the comic that came packaged with bat primal and crocogator megatron but with key differences. I guess you could say that my dream was a beast wars what if? Scenario In the modern day rather then the prehistoric era. With brand new original maximals and Predacon warriors with beast modes we never say in the show, comics, video games and so on. Couple of examples are maximal blizzard-fang the Inu/huskie/Akita, predacon jungle beast the stegosaur, maximal windslash the pteratorn, predcon leo/lionheart the lambeosaur and maximal fast point the American kestrel.
I wish I sampled some of these third-party figures, but I'm a student, and I can only blow so much money 😅. Some of my favourites were legacy Motormaster/Menasor, Dragstrip, Skids, Kickback, Jhiaxus Kingdom Blaster, and 86 Ironhide. I also got origins bumblebee this year, and he was amazing. I didn't include Sludge because mine had loose legs
Totally understandable, and yeah that's one of the reasons I wished I had more Chug on this list, more accessible figures on the best of year list would be nice. I'm so glad to hear about the Origins Bumblebee and Sludge, they are so good.
I can't do a top 10 list myself because I didn't buy any transformers in 2022 and 2023 hasn't been much different. I do like your top 10 list apart from sludge. Almost everything I heard about that figure has something to do with its joints. Other than that your list was pretty good.
I have always said that the transformers figures are way too expensive. But trans arts proves that my estimates were also still *way* the fuck too high. I was always thinking “if they just shaved $5-10 off of the CHUG prices, I’d be happy”, and then these guys show up and make Masterpiece stuff that’s more robust and cheaper than Commander Class. Why are Trans Arts like this? How can they afford to charge so little for so much? Are they bleeding money, or are they the only honest merchant in town?
I have no idea how Transarts manages to make their stuff so cheap, it's cazy, they PACK value into their figures. They aren't quite competitive with Chug, but they are going so much harder than Chug it's crazy.
Great to see so many amazing transformers figures in the last few years. It is a double edged sword however. While the toys soar, the films, shows and other media continue to crash and burn
Here’s my top ten list of 2022 10 legacy menasor 9 er prime 8 ss fallen 7 wei jiang brawl 6 mpm ko starscream 5 oversized ko ss shockwave 4 fanstoys ko astrotrain 3 mpm ko megatron oversized 2 planet x cacus 1 g creations wrath Nice watching u in 2022 all the best for 2023
I have no idea how but I somehow predicted newage skyfire being on here. Also speaking of newage, have you seen their Omega Supreme. Oh my God it's amazing
I saw your message about confirming that you have the G Creations one, I’ve just confused myself so bad I barely know what I’m saying anymore. And yes I meant publicity. I didn’t know what word I was trying to use.
2022 was a good year- 2023 is scaring me though, Legacy evolution starts off strong with wave 1 and the second wave leaks look great too. Deathsaurus also looks a ton better built than Starsaber, plus 3rd party like the Newage Omega Supreme and Transart toys figures looks good too, not to mention SS and Rotb. My wallet is gonna be dry asf
Pretty sure TM Rattrap uses an explosive charge in Maximal No More to take out Waspinator. But anyway i'm gonna be picking up Inferno soon to go with the rest of my Predacons, I almost have the full team!
Ok, the one in the pictures is the Generation Toys one, just to confirm, your’s is tall, lanky, and has a muted blue color right? Oh and one other thing, if you get your hands on the 9913, could you possibly give it some publication? It’s a Prime that I think most IDW fans who can’t afford either the G Creations or Generation Toys Masterpiece figures, or the SND one or just prefer the Don Favero design would love. And if you get it soon, could you possibly review it on my birthday on March 3? I remember asking last year to do the What’s the Best Grimlock and I didn’t see you’re reply to that until late in April so that’s why I never asked for a birthday shout out last year.
Yeah no it was just google being weird and Dumb, I have the G Creations one. I actually sent you a message correcting my self about it, so I don't know if you saw that. When you say Publication, did you mean Publicity? I mean I was planning on covering it in a video if I do.
Rattrap actually does still use the demolition charges when he gets his transmetal upgrade. He uses it to blow up Ravage’s ship
And to trick waspinator with the knockout gas one when he did his best quickstrike impression
But does he take them out of his forearms?
@@PerspectiveEnd not in the ravage scene, but he does pull them out of his wrists when he tricks waspinator
2:40 in this video ruclips.net/video/lVS5IwpZYvc/видео.html
It's the same panel basically
@@PerspectiveEnd Also there's the crossing the Rubicon episode, where he blows up rampage.
I just got legacy tarn and I can safely say he's making everyone's top 10 this year
He sure is making it on mine, he’s currently Evolution’s best voyager and figure overall!
I still prefer MMC. And many prefer Flametoys nontransformable.
Well perspectiveend needs to get legacy transmetal 2 megatron, that figure id my favorite of 2022
If you can share the link used to get tarn that would be awesome I want to experience the figure and everywhere I look it’s on preorder
@@gabrieltheperson2080 roborobosg or robotkingdom
Absolutely love the twist for number 1 and honestly for the most part agree with majority of this list
Yeah, no one saw that coming at the end. What would you change about my list.
2022 was a year where Hasbro reached their best when it came to the Transformers toys themselves, I can’t believe how much I’ve bought last year just because they were all that great! My top 10 list for the 2022 figures that I have collected from best to least goes like this,
1) Legacy Motormaster
2) Legacy BW Transmetal II Megatron
3) SS86 Ironhide
4) Legacy: Evolution Armada Hot Shot
5) SS ROTF Sideways
6) Legacy Dragstrip
7) SG Ultra Magnus
8) Legacy Laser Optimus Prime
9) SS BB Ratchet
10) Legacy Cosmos
2023 is shaping up to looking like another great year, can’t wait for more Legacy: Evolution and Studio Series figures in the future!
I feel like 2019 was a LITTLE better from Hasbro, but 2022 was amazing none the less.
I wish I had a TM2 Megatron to make this list with.
@@PerspectiveEnd he’s an amazing figure, he really justifies the leader price point along with what it means to be a leader class figure in the traditional sense. Hasbro have really catered to the fans of Armada, Cybertron and Beast Wars last year and I love it!
Rattraps transmetal form retained his demo charges stored in his arms. He uses them to blow up ravages ship.
I don't remember him pulling them out from their?
Weird thing with sludge, I accidentally broke a peg on the tail, but it actually helped with the stability
And hows that?
@@PerspectiveEnd the peg wouldn’t let me close the tail completely
Fantastic list PerspectiveEnd!! The only 3rd party merchandise I collected was upgrade kits, so I had no idea these figures existed. Here's hoping 2023 tops 2022 in terms of success for the Transformers franchise. Keep on being amazing.
Thank you very much, and yeah, I wish more chug could have gone on this list, but this year was amazing on the figure front from everyone.
@@PerspectiveEnd You're welcome. I hope we get an official crossover Metal Slug Transformers figure one day. Fingers crossed!
Maybe you should make a chug list for best and worst ?
Yeah, I'm thinking that would have probably been best.
Inferno was a late hit for 2022. Found him at target. Really good figure
I had to get him on line because he was no where to be found.
The Streetwise stands easily beside his teammate. I didn't realize until having him in hand how much the Nissan Z series he's meant to be reminds me of my mom's old EXP in my childhood.
I do like the figure, but I don't think it's quite on the same level of his compatriot. Just a few extra things holding him back. Like how PLAIN he looks. And the ugly head. But it's supposed to be ugly... But it's still ugly.
@@PerspectiveEnd He does come with two extra heads, haven't looked at them to decide which he'll be sporting. Fingers crossed, Blades will be as good a Blades as their Vortex was at being Vortex.
Transart rattrap slaps hard, everything is on point and you can do the dinobot riding thing, also the square things he comes with are meant for the shield you can pop off the red circles on the big wheels and the square will plug into the back and he can use the lance/shield and they can store under the red circles on brown tabs in rat mode.
My top 5 would be legacy armada starscream, Metal slug, MMC brawl, newage Optimus, and transart rattrap. The rat is amazing and has everything you need
Ahh! I thought they looked familiar but I guess I was wrong.
MMC Brawl is awesome but he's from like 2019.
@@PerspectiveEnd he is 2019 but I got him in 2022, I was gonna say blastoff but I enjoy brawl posing and transformations a bit better
Transmetal Rattrap does have his previous robot mode's demolition charges. For example, he uses one to blow up Waspinator in "Maximal, No More."
Did he pull them from his forearms? I don't remember this.
@@PerspectiveEnd At about 6:55 in this video.
ruclips.net/video/uBA5xCU6lVM/видео.html
He did
A Perspective End video on my Birthday, that’s just awesome!
Happy birthday!!!!!!
Happy Birthday!
@@PerspectiveEnd Thanks!
Here’s mine:
Dishonorable mention: Buzzworthy Terrorsaur: Good colors, great robot mode, horrible QC, mid transformation, and (like his basis) a weaksauce beast mode. 5/10
10. Legacy/Siege but better Soundwave: Arguably better than most people give him crap for. He poses extremely well (and he has to for the sake of his gimmick), he looks enough like the character to serve as the default Soundwave for my collection, his playability with his cassettes is nice, and his dropship alt-mode is decently fun. However, due to his messy transformation and the fact my copy was missing a pin holding his right ankle in, he’s not as high up as I was expecting. 6/10, but a 6.5/10 if you have Laserbeak and Ravage
9. Legacy Knock Out: As I never experienced his original Prime toy and refuse to touch anything from RED, this is probably the best Knock Out I’m going to get my hands on. Sure, I’m concerned about the clear plastic and some joints are a bit loose, but otherwise, he’s quite alright. An improvement on 86 Jazz and strangely Knock Out’s most accurate toy. 6/10
8. Velocitron Blurr: Even though I don’t like IDW Blurr’s head, it’s still leagues better than what the 86 mold crapped out the first time. This thing is interesting. While I wish more had been done with the arms and the transformation can be frustrating in places, it captures the look of IDW Blurr well and it poses well for what it is. 7/10
7. Velocitron Hauler: I only wanted this thing because I thought the head was hilarious, but I was pleasantly surprised by how good the mold was now that Grapple’s most egregious flaw had been fixed. His transformation is weirdly elegant, he poses well, and his Constructicon green makes him pop where Grapple’s orange made him look bland. Now if only we could get toy colors Grapple with this guy’s tweaked tooling… 7/10
6. Origin Bumblebee: Waited until this year to get him and he did NOT disappoint. Excellent transformation, accuracy, AND articulation all for a Deluxe. I’m honestly surprised we haven’t gotten a “Cybertronian Cliffjumper” retool of this guy as an apology for how much ER Cliff continues to suck. 9/10
5. Studio Series Arcee (Bumblebee)
Hot take: this is Arcee’s best figure of 2022. Poses great, looks like the version of the character she’s supposed to, transforms brilliantly, and her space bike mode is extremely fun. She’s an absolute beauty for what she is. 9/10
4. Kingdom Soundwave: Not much I can say that’s already been said. Better than the Netflix version, poses well, and almost equal to the Masterpiece in terms of transformation. Glad to see he got reissued in Legacy and repainted for Evolution- that way, more people can marvel at how well he does what he does. 9/10
3. Legacy Tarantulas: How is this a CHUG figure?! Just… how? He poses well (mainly in the legs), his transformation is elegant yet extremely fun, and he looks show-accurate in both modes. Bravo, Shogo Hasui. If this was an apology for ER Cliffjumper, then apology accepted. 10/10
2. LEGO Optimus Prime: Yes, he counts. This was something I never expected to see given how many times Hasbro had knocked off LEGO, but when it did, I knew I had to have it. Did it live up to the hype? Yes. Yes, it did. The build process is genius. The articulation, while limited by the need for the figure to be stable, is enough to get some decent poses out of it. The transformation is simple but does all it needs to without any faux-forming. And surprisingly, this looks more like Optimus than any of the Masterpieces we’ve gotten from HasTak. It’s absolutely beautiful. 10/10
1. Legacy Bulkhead: As much as I love LEGO Optimus, I knew that 2022’s best would have to go to this big lug. This is to Bulkhead what RTS Lugnut was to Lugnut. It captures the essence of the character more so than a specific version. I mean, it sucks that this was labeled “Prime Universe Bulkhead” because it doesn’t look anything like him outside of the head, but in terms of being a Generations Bulkhead? Oh, he delivers and more. He poses strangely well for a bot of his width, his transformation is intuitive and fun, his vehicle mode is more fitting than the puny Ford he was in Prime, he’s got solid build quality, and he looks great next to anything you put him next to. Just put him next to Origin Bumblebee and it’s 2007 all over again! Overall, best figure of the year. 10/10
Well we aren't talking about the bad figures yet.
10 I wouldn't count him because he's just a rerelease.
9 A 6 out of 10 made your top 10 of the year list?
8 I mean I agree. I'm assuming that your collection didn't expand as much as mine did this year?
7 It's nice yeah. It's just a pleasant twist on the figure.
6. That's a big jump up in terms of quality of figures between 6 and 7 and man it's actually weird, that that one got so low on these rankings.
5. I don't know that I can agree to that, also is it really a 2022 figure? Is it really?
4. Now that absolutely is a 2022 figure, and it sure is fun.
3. It's so good, but this year it just wasn't fair to chug.
2. ... MMMMmmmm... No... No he no count.
1. Legacy Bulkhead deserves more respect than he gets, I get that Prime fans are disappointed about the change but it's still excellent.
Oh, god. I teared up when you mention Anty. You heartless bastard!
That second statement is sarcasm, but the first statement is not. It's right up there with The Thing's dog kennel scene in terms of yanking my heart out with the animals' death.
That scarred me as a kid too.
I don't know that I had my Heart yanked out in The Thing's Dog Scene. Like I fully expected what came. Everything about the way the dog was filmed told me that it was a monster, and shit was about to go bad for those dogs, and they were just introduced that moment, so I didn't have time to attach to them.
I can't believe another year where legacy wildrider was robbed smh
also side note rattrap did use the bombs as a transmetal the same way, in season 2 he used to knock out waspinator in maximal no more and in the agenda to "kill" tarantulas and obliterate ravage
also what a nice looking inferno, looks very cool
Oh don't worry he's going to get a High Spot soon.
I remember him throwing them at Tarantuals and them getting stuck on him, I don't remember him pulling them from his forearms.
Been waiting for this video, here's mine
Warning: Long Post
Top 10 Favorite Transformers from 2022:
Before starting I’d like to say that I mostly don’t collect MP scale so you won’t see many in this list. This is also a top 10 favorite list, not a top 10 best list. Therefore some of the figures on the list probably aren’t great but I like them so much that they’re here anyway. I also won’t be including repaints so sadly Black Zarak, who would be a top 3 figure, won’t be on the list.
10. Legacy Iguanus: This thing definitely doesn't deserve to be on this list but I love this little guy. He's the exact type of weird that I love.
9. Studio Series Wheeljack: I started collecting the Bumblebee movie figures this year and I'm so glad I did. This figure is absolutely incredible, it looks like Wheeljack, has pretty good articulation, a good alt-mode, and a fun transformation.
8. Studio Series 86 Perceptor: This thing is basically perfect. The transformation is stupid simple but it's super addictive to me.
7. Kingdom / Legacy Blaster: THIS THING IS A LEGACY FIGURE. IT WAS MADE FOR LEGACY THEN PUT INTO KINGDOM BECAUSE THE LAST KINGDOM WAVE HAD NOTHING! EJECT IS MADE OF TRANSPARENT PLASTIC BECAUSE HE'S SUPPOSED TO FIT INTO THE LEGACY ENERGON WEAPON GIMMICK THAT WAS KEPT FOR ONE WAVE! Great figure.
6. Studio Series 86 Sludge: I almost hate this thing, it's an incredible figure but mine has god awful QC. The knees, despite tightening them are incredibly loose, thankfully I was able to fix the hips, and the wings are so loose. Besides all my complaints, it's pretty much perfect.
5. MP Skids: This is the only official MP scale figure I got this year and yeah, this thing is pretty great. It's transformation is fun but not over complicated, the articulation is above average and it looks perfect. The only thing stopping it from moving up is that the shoulders look weird when articulated.
4. Legacy Jhiaxus: This thing is basically perfect, except for the QC. My only big problem is the alt mode which kind of sucks? It's arguably accurate to the source material but it's hard to say because there's only like two reference images.
3. Legacy Motormaster / Menasor: I'm about to say a controversial opinion. Menasor is by far my favorite combiner. Is he the laziest? Kind of but he is definitely not the worst combiner in G1 from a design standpoint but he's nowhere near the best. However I just love him, and this is probably the best version of Motormaster / Menasor that you can get for around this price. It's just a super fun figure.
2. Legacy Victory Saber: This is technically cheating since it’s made up of 3 figures but my God this set is incredible. Does it have its flaws? Yes absolutely, but I love this thing. If you can find this set for nearly the same price as retail then get it, but definitely don’t spend aftermarket prices on it.
Honorable Mentions:
Legacy Tarantulas: Great figure but I feel nothing towards it.
Legacy Bulkhead: Love this thing but not enough to surpass anything on the top 10.
Legacy Arcee: Same thoughts as the Bulkhead.
Legacy Shockwave: Pretty much a perfect figure but I feel nothing towards it.
Studio Series Bumblebee Ratchet: Just a very solid figure.
1. Lego Optimus Prime: Does this thing deserve to be on this list? No, but I love this guy so much that he just is. Yet I am not incredibly likely to recommend this guy unless you like building LEGO sets. Also funnily enough this is only 1 of 2 Optimus figures that I have that doesn’t have a faux-forming grill.
(Also didn't get Legacy Inferno or Transmetal 2 Megatron before the year ended so... not on the list)
The only figure which is on your list which is on mine is Legacy Motormaster, he’s by far the best Stunticon in the line I feel.
I've seen longer.
10 He's remarkably good for his size so I can see why you'd put him here. I did Kingdom Soundwave last year.
9 He is quite good, and he does just BARELY qualify for this year.
8 A few minor issues but he's about as good as we can expect a preceptor to be.
7 Oh sure. Sure totally. I believe you. You aren't crazy.
6 It's such a Tragedy what happened with the QC of so many figures this year.
5 Yeah I hear taht MP kind of got back to form with that thing.
4. Is the QC bad on him, it's really for me just that the altmode feels unfinished.
3 I wouldn't call that a controversial take even if I don't get it.
2 I'd say it's more than Technically cheating, if you notice I didn't include the Fully combined mode of anything on these lists.
Sorry to hear that about Tarantulas.
1 That doesn't count, that's cheating even harder.
Inferno? And Transmetal Megatron? Best of the year? I must reunite them. For the Royalty!
I mean I don't have a Transmetal Megatron yet, so I didn't make that Claim.
@@PerspectiveEnd I meant the third party toy; even if the Transmetal 2 Megatron turns out to be good, I wouldn't really want a depiction of that design since I don't really like it.
i had no idea transarts made a rattrap. that might be my next acquisition
Indeed they did, and it was a pretty quite release. It kind of got announced and then a couple weeks later it was out.
I dig the Chills style countdown. Big smiles with each number. Great video.
Chills?
@@PerspectiveEnd It’s one of those scary video compilation channels. The guy has a very unique vocal delivery. Once you hear him, you’ll understand.
man hearing about the QC for sludge makes me glad I got one with good joints
Same, I was so afraid before I got mine I'd get screwed.
My favorite figure for me I picked up this year was that Deformation Space Blaster. I got it when it went on sale for $70 and at that price it's hands down my best purchase of the year.
Absolutely, and I've seen it for even less than that. 60, And it's so good. Though to be fair it was that price artificially because of the company getting sued.
@@PerspectiveEnd I heard the same people behind that Blaster have something to do with the new Blitzwing from Star Toy and after handling their stuff it has me interested in that new one if it's true. It does look similar in the way the elbow joints look and the hands.
Looking forward to your review of mmc streetwise. Also when you get it, the gun can be stored under the front windshield, they didn't put that in the instructions, so people think he has no weapon storage
It'll be a few weeks out, but I do have the figure.
Cheers to a new year of transfomrers toys "brings up cup for cheers"
Cheers to the New awesome year.
Fun fact: the first Rise of the Beast trailer is the most view movie trailer overall, having beaten INFINITY WAR for its spot only beaten by the first two endgame trailers and the first now way home trailer
That is super weird to me. So even if the movie sucks it's probably going to do well.
@@PerspectiveEnd I mean it was meant a total view from all platforms, not just RUclips. Whilst the designs are fine I have high hopes for the movie. The first one was good and, whilst the designs need some work (LOOKING AT YOU WHEELJACK) I’m still hyped
Holy shit that Rattrap. I wanted the 90s toy so bad as a kid but never managed to get it. I need to get this one. Gorgeous.
I think you will love it when you do.
It good that perspectivend discussing how good these figures are so people shut up saying he's negative so much.
I do make more positive videos than negative ones.
Thank you for the response❤ anyway are go do a review of the Amazon exclusive wrecker transformers toys LOL😂
2:10 They're just standing there. MENACINGLY!
They can't help it. They are so beefy, everything they do looks menacing.
Mentioning mmc deathsaurus, there is a g1 version, which my word, is stunning to have in person. But with a loose dragon mode arm
I mean yeah, but at the same time that starts to run into the trouble of having stuff like the IDW Arms which makes it a confused version too, though less confused.
@@PerspectiveEnd Fair arguement. Still, an excellent figure and might go on my top 10
75 DOLLARS FOR THAT GLORIOUS RATTRAP?!
I Found the Figure to spend my Christmas Money on.
I hope you love yours like I love mine.
It pains me to no end that I don't have a single figure on this list. I really gotta start getting third party figures.
I mean you don't need the best figures of they year when the whole year was SOOOOO good.
I'm so glad First Aid was in the top 3, he's one of my favorites and my favorite non-mainstream transformer.
Yeah he came out at the start of the year, and for a LONG time he was going to be the number 1.
Legacy is definitely my favorite toyline
I still liked Siege more, but this was an excellent line. Probably second after Siege.
Glad to see Legacy Inferno on here! I've been thinking of trying to find him after I get Transmetal 2 megatron, though that seems pretty elusive in the stores
I just got him a couple weeks ago and despite the ant legs getting in the way in robot mode, and the weakness of the transformation, he's very enjoyable. His robot proportions are great, color scheme is good, and that head sculpt with the opening mouth just takes it. Only thing he's really missing is his rocket launcher. I'm definitely going to get one of the upgrade kits so I can have that for him and keep the included blaster on his 'blender butt' where it belongs
Oh yeah, it's been a pain to find. I think I got my inferno on Amazon, I've pretty much given up on the hunt at this point because of distribution.
@@PerspectiveEnd I'm giving it a few weeks before I give up and buy transmetal 2 megatron and him online
I'm glad you stuck with the Derby announcer voice all the way... Very much the family guy take it too far and then take it a little further and it's funny again kind of vibe
Thank you. I think it's fun to do.
FINALLY I can wait another week for the next video
The next video should be a Goodn.
@@PerspectiveEnd k
I just picked up MPM Blackout with Christmas funds (plus he was on clearance), and I gotta say, he’s probably my pick for best of the year. I’m quite smitten with him. If not him, it’s masterpiece Reboost or Legacy Cosmos.
Blackout is easily the one of if not to the best figure of the year, fully posable, great accessories, most clean robot mode, FULLY clean helicopter, it is basically a childhood-dream come true
I've heard very little in the way of love for that figure, so I'm glad you are enjoying it so much.
@@PerspectiveEnd it’s very underrated, being both a bayformer, and being in the (mostly-negative) Movie Masterpiece line, and honestly, initial photos of the figure gave me a heart-attack they were so bad
Wow now that's a amazing top 10 I need that first aid and that rattrap yes must have rat on wheels
Of course you do, everyone needs these top 2.
The thumbnail reminds of one of the shots of the primes from revenge of the fallen, which makes sense considering that these are Gods amongst mortal figures
I can see where you are getting that.
As I do the time I comment this I picked up the inferno, armada star scream, and skull grin yesterday and I love them all skillgrin is certainly no looker in alt mode but I can’t get enough of the robot mode, armada star scream feels a lot like the prior figure engineering wise with a few changes but good over all and inferno oh boy is he a treat to handle, I’m looking forward to your vids on the big boys.
The bad ones will be sad because they are mostly all from a specific source that just refused to get better. But it will be a fun one to make.
I got my daughter this Sludge and his joints are so damn loose. He can barely stand, his “wings” pop off so easily that I am afraid to move them, and he feels light/cheap for his size. I compare this to leader class Galvatron, for example, and it’s night and day in terms of solidity.
Yeah it's just too bad, it's not fair that this is so inconsistent.
@@PerspectiveEnd indeed! And for $50+? Not cool, Hasbro.
The Thumbnail looked like it was implying that god was First Aid, and that he created you.
Well Firstaid was Gods arm, but yes, I did misremember my thumbnail a bit. It's been a year since I made it.
TM2 Megatron made top transformer for me, but I'm biased as I've been wanting the original version for a long time and having this one really makes me happy
I might have put it on this list if it weren't for the fact that I can't FIND ONE!
100% agree with the DS blaster. Got one myself and he IS my MP Blaster.
Of course he is, because he is so close to perfect it's not even funny.
Do you think the R.E.D Line has any chance of redemption? And what characters you would want to see in the line
I already know that they're definitely planning a Skywarp to finish the seekers, and me being the number 1 Skywarp fan, I'm going to absolutely have to pick it up.
Also dear god the Shockwave is incredibly hard to find, I've been checking like 5-6 different walmarts for months now, and I've seen no sign of both him and even Legacy Wave 2.
I think that R.E.D at least has a slight chance of getting better but they really need to improve the plastics used for them as well as giving them the correct paint apps. Hopefully they’ll improve but for now I’d say they’re just okay.
With the paint QC being as bad as it has been across that line, I expect it's dead in the water as long as they stick to those windowless boxes. It already hasn't been doing well before that. Elsewise I think they've missed a huge opportunity overall with it. They haven't put any characters who didn't transform on screen into the line that doesn't transform... Imagine Quintessons, Alpha Trion, Transmutate etc in that line
@@PlatinumKnight-je3vy honestly I've been handling both the R.E.D figures and Marvel Legends figures, the only difference between materials is that the Marvel figures are denser, they both use the same bendable plastic and gummy joints. If I had to suspect why they feel so different is that the RED figures are mostly smooth and featureless, while the Marvel ones are loaded with sculpted in detail.
@@thesardonicrenegade still the whole point of the R.E.D line is to give fans very accurate and great quality figures of notable characters in the franchise which designs don’t get hindered by transformations, what we’ve gotten so far seems to be half baked and lazy. I know Hasbro do great figures for the most parts, the Legacy figures being notable ones but still R.E.D is a good example of when they don’t put much effort in. I personally hope that the line can be redeemed but I also doubt that at the same time, but at least I hope the people who have them are at least enjoying them.
No RED has never been good, and it will never climb out of it's hole now. The human characters is really all I care to get out of them now.
I've given up on the Hunt at this point. I buy online because it's impossible to find what you want in stores any more.
Hello, my boy
Why hello there.
That's one heck of a radio voice.
I was born to be annoying.
You see newage omega! You can finally complete your dream of a big Jetfire because it the siege one should be bigger.
I never thought that Skyfire was bigger than Omega Supreme. But about as big sure. Man he seems so much bigger in my memories.
I find it funny that this list was almkst completely comprised of 3rd Party figures, goes to show how good 3P was this year
Yeah the two lowest figures had to Elbow their way on this list.
I really understand this opinion on lists. Just because someone got a great, 10 year old figure in a massive discount off eBay or Facebook Marketplace, it doesn't make it best of this year. I still like and respect those videos and obviously the creator can do what they want, it's their figures and channel, I just think your, for a lack of a better term, perspective, makes more sense.
Exactly nothing wrong with someone doing that, but I don't want to be that guy. I want to be doing something a little different.
2:50MY QUEEN!!!
You ever realize that Inferno was basically a Space Marine?
Admit it, either TM Rattrap had to be #1, or it would've been the Mafia thighs for you from the Rat Mafia (always get a kick out of that gag whenever a figure has the legs for it).
Seriously though, I don't recall ever seeing you review this figure. I only ever saw Benscollectables' review of it.
I have not reviewed it, that's why you didn't see it coming, and yeah I'm not about to let the Rattrap Mafia get me.
I get it, best of THIS year, not previous ones.
Makes sense
I'm one of the few Reviewers who cares what year it is on these lists.
Forgot to flip out the intakes on the newage jetfire, but still great list of great figures!
Intakes?
@PerspectiveEnd yeah there are two small intakes that fold out from the inside of the chest piece that extend a bit. Helps fill it out a bit and make the cockpit area less thin.
I didn't expect to see several figures that you haven't even given a proper review yet make the list mainly because I didn't know you had them.
BTW, maybe split the annual what's the best between 3rd party and official. That way you don't have to leave out chug.
I was thinking that might be necessary going forward, and yeah I knew that I would be surprising all of you with stuff you didn't know I had.
Iron Factory Grimlock looks awesome. I really can’t think of much things cooler than a samurai Grimlock.
There is no IF when it comes to Grimlock looking cool, there is only how much... Unless you include the FOC design.
@@PerspectiveEnd I meant IF as in Iron Factory for short
Best year for transformers fans
It sure was, 2023 seems to be shaping up as a great year as well!
And next year looks like it might be better.
If I’m honest, my favorite figure of the year isn’t even a transformer. Don’t get me wrong I got some awesome figures like mmc shattered glass Optus Pexus, magic square Optimus 2.0, mmc eris (trans tarn) Kultur, Jhiaxis and earthrise corpse Optimus. Yet my favorite figure of the year is the marvel legends 2 pack venom. Somehow the material they use literally makes it feel like a symbiote, unlike other marvel legends I own the joints are all tight, it nails the look of Venom and the pose ability is fantastic aside from the lack of butterflies. He is my child and I love him.
It does look like a good version of the character, but I just prefer Flash Thompson Venom.
Good Lord, I did not wake up this morning expecting to be reminded of the valiant sacrifice of "Anty" in Honey I shrunk the kids...
Also, I've heard the Nemesis Prime colors version of MS-02 had some massive materials and tolerances upgrades, so I'm really OPTIMUS-tic that they'll either add those improvements to the next batch of MS-02 vanilla or use it as the basis for a "premium" version with paint and possibly more accessories.
I think MS is actually similar to that transmetal Megatron regarding decent pricing for an MP. While MS-02 definitely suffered from some QC issues, the Nemesis version that apparently fixes those issues cost the same amount, and it appears that most sites are charging a >50% markup, as MS sells MS-02 on their own site for $104 or will bundle both it AND the MS-01 deco of your choice for the $170 everyone else is charging for it. This makes other MPs, especially the Unicron Trilogy Optimus MPs coming out right now really hard to justify for more frugal collectors, as they're well over $200
Anty was either one HUGE ant or that was one SMALL scorpion.
That pun Hurt, but I'm glad to hear it.
I haven't got a TM2 Megatron yet, does he have QC issues?
@@PerspectiveEnd I was referring to the Transmetal Megatron you had on the list. I can never remember the company for some reason though.
for April fools you should do a once a day roast a man's but you compliment them
That could work.
The shiny red on transart's rattrap makes my monkey brain backflip. Shiny paint on transformers is my kryptonite
Indeed. Shiny Thing Good.
HA I completely agree with the russian roulette sludge because my guys left leg is hella loose
It shouldn't be this way. You shouldn't have to gamble with your money on stuff like this.
Glad I have one of the top tens, even if low on the list
Inferno?
Yeah
My top 10:
10. 86 Ironhide
9. SS TLK Hot Rod
8. 86 Arcee
7. Velocitron Shadowstrip
6. Velocitron Scourge
5. Legacy Minerva
4. Legacy Iguanas
3. Legdom Blaster
2. 86 Sludge
1. Legacy Motormaster/Menasor
These are only the top ones that I picked up, I’m sure if I had been able to find anything from Legacy wave 2 and 3, this would have been an entirely different list.
Like I said Sludge would have been WAY higher on the list if I just wasn't taking the variable QC into account.
im getting one of these hopefully
Which one?
@@PerspectiveEndonly mainline inferno maybe
I havent watched your videos in a year (school stuff) and you’re just as funny as i remember. also based recommendations
You might remember my old account Malvin Patrick Canero, I even asked for a shout out
I think it was on the SS Bumblebee Soundwave vid
I do somewhat remember the name Malvin, what was your old ID Pic like? That's really help.
And welcome back, glad to be able to motivate you in hunting me back down.
@@PerspectiveEnd it was a picture of zuko’s face from avatar, very yellowish greenish
That sounds very familiar.
Ok, then I obviously missed a lot of stuff. I’m willing to admit I’m wrong, it’s probably anything there I missed since it was my first time watching the show so I probably shouldn’t have mentioned this until I’ve watched it another time, so sorry I even brought this up.
I’m not shocked you haven’t heard of the figure because I don’t think anyone really knows about it. The only reason I found out about it is because I was just scrolling Aliexpress and I saw it. The only two people I know that have reviewed it (and by that I mean people I watch) are Larkin’s Lair, but he reviewed it back in 2019, and Bert the Stormtrooper and Bert only got it a few weeks ago. Glad I’ve sold you on it because it’s really good.
It's no problem, I enjoy having debates.
And yeah, some times the figures come out of no where, and it's like "Man I feel like I should have heard of every last one of these at this point" Like how are some of these still passing me bye.
Got my Tarn delivered to me today from Hasbro pulse 🙏
NICE! Congratulations. They've been sold out for ever for me.
Nice vid!!!!
Also I got tarantulus!
He is the most poseable figure in my collection!!!!!!
Hey! Congratulations! Tarantulas is so fun. Such a nice figure. And yeah, quite poseable for what he is.
2023 is gonna have a banger figure tarn
And it looks like other Bangers as well, I can't wait for this next year.
My best figure for this year has to be tarantulas. He was so good and feels so good in the hands and seeing what you said about Inferno (a figure that I ordered and is one the way), I am very excited.
You're going to love him. He isn't perfect at all, but what he does have makes him so much fun and makes it easy to overlook the flaws. It's a lot like Tarantulas, been long overdue for a new figure and the detail they put into it serves it well
@@Kuroketsu I will probably like him more than Tarantulas mostly because Inferno is my favorite beast wars character. Besides Megatron's "Yesss" Inferno says my favorite line in all of beast wars. "Fool! Pain is my friend, allow me to introduce you to it!"
They are both some of the best Beastformers to come out, and Tarantulas would have been on this list in a year where 3P released just slightly worse figures.
@@madhousestudiosdevious Still one of my favorite scenes. Speaking of Quickstrike, I'm looking forward to getting an eventual update of that TIN-horrrned idgit since Silverbolt has been leaked
@@Kuroketsu Just got Inferno today. He is amazing! Everything I wanted! He is one of the few characters in my collection that just feels like he stepped right off of the screen.
Inferno is understandable. I'll go into details when you post the review.
Well, glad I have that Rattrap on preorder. I was surprised to see you had it already. I must be getting the 2nd run or something. (and yes, original Rattrap is better.)
Yeah, I got it when it came out like a Month ago, which sold out REAL quickly.
Best year for transformers yet honestly, my top few are
Transmetal 2 megatron
Tarantulas
Inferno
Laser optimus
Ss hot rod
Galvatron (gen selects)
As you can tell I'm pretty biased and only collect chugs but this year was damn perfect for me
I wish I had the TM2 Megatron to confirm. It was a great year for chug.
@@PerspectiveEnd I got mine over Amazon at retail price but it took like 2 weeks to arrive, better late than never though
I've got quite a lot of Birthday and Christmas money and i plan on buying some Transformers figures with it. Like Legacy Inferno, Legacy Tarn, SS Battle Trap. And that's just some confirmed buys, i also have another 100$ from my grandparents too buy my first 3rd party figure ever.
Niiiice! There are so many good 3P figures out there you could grab with money like that.
@@PerspectiveEnd Yeah the figure I plan to go for is the Devil Savior Landslip, which is a figure of the Revenge of the Fallen Scrapper. Because Scrapper is my favorite of the Constructicons and my favorite of there designs from the movie, but also because from what I've seen the figure is really good.
I can’t wait for you to review transarts black arachnia, she has certain gimmicks😂
Man I don't want that thing. I hate that Design for her.
@@PerspectiveEnd ignoring the clear horny I actually prefer the transmetal
Legacy Bulkhead is probably my top that came out this year, he’s just so perfectly solid and I love him. But my top that didn’t come out this year but I got it this year is Titans Return Megatron. Idk, he’s just really fun
I'm glad to hear you are Enjoying the Blitzwing mold so much even if it's a Megatron. I keep telling people it's good.
Had a dream last night were the beast wars was in the modern day and the Maximals including blackarachnia and a custom character (or c.c. for short) named blizzard-fang the inu/huskie/Akita. In the story the Maximals are trying to return a little girl to her family but the predacons and even wild animals want her for some reason. The Maximals find out later on that she is "the key" to everything. But what that means went unexplained. On the way to her family a adult male hippo charged at her but rhinox's protective instincts kicked in then with a rhino bellow and a swing of his head and horn send the hippo flying and it crashed not to far way with a hard, heavy thud. That moment has to be the most metal moment rhinox ever had...even though it's not Canon. The Maximals were handing her to the next member of the team. Blackarachnia even held the little girl like a mother would and blackarachnia was even growing fond of the little girl despite her tsundere tendencies. Primal even held her while he was in his flying robot mode. The little girl likes blizzard-fang. She would waddle up to him and pat his head and say "good puppy" Albeit, a litle to hard since she does realize. Unfortunately blizzard-fang almost when down the wrong path on the right but primal warned him just in time to go left the correct path to the little girls family. I thanked my precious wooloo plushie very much for such a great dream. What do you think?
That sounds like a solid episode of the show, though it would need some explaining as to why it's in the modern day.
And also like a really fun dream.
@@PerspectiveEnd from what I gathered from my dream (although this is just a guess since my dream quite literally dropped me right into the action without explanation) the transwarp drives malfunctioned when the axalon and darksyde slammed into each other and sent the Maximals and predacons into the modern day earth with both sides fighting on modern day earth sorta like the comic that came packaged with bat primal and crocogator megatron but with key differences. I guess you could say that my dream was a beast wars what if? Scenario In the modern day rather then the prehistoric era. With brand new original maximals and Predacon warriors with beast modes we never say in the show, comics, video games and so on. Couple of examples are maximal blizzard-fang the Inu/huskie/Akita, predacon jungle beast the stegosaur, maximal windslash the pteratorn, predcon leo/lionheart the lambeosaur and maximal fast point the American kestrel.
The backpack on the last one looks kinda iffy, other than that its really good
It's huge for sure, but in the show it very visibly shrunk several times over while he transformed so it's understandable.
I wish I sampled some of these third-party figures, but I'm a student, and I can only blow so much money 😅. Some of my favourites were legacy Motormaster/Menasor, Dragstrip, Skids, Kickback, Jhiaxus Kingdom Blaster, and 86 Ironhide.
I also got origins bumblebee this year, and he was amazing. I didn't include Sludge because mine had loose legs
Totally understandable, and yeah that's one of the reasons I wished I had more Chug on this list, more accessible figures on the best of year list would be nice.
I'm so glad to hear about the Origins Bumblebee and Sludge, they are so good.
I just got cyclonus is amazing its almost perfection. Im a bit late to kingdom but in belgium they dont sell wfc or legacy only early cyberverse
Hey congratulations, that's an excellent figure, one of the best of 2021.
Did you know, that you can remove the gatling guns from the shoulders and put them on his forearms?
I am aware yes. I wasn't when I made my review of him back when, but I knew you must have been able to do something with them.
@@PerspectiveEnd Honestly, I also forgot about it, until I watched Jobby's video about it.
Interesting video.
Thank you very much.
Actually, Transmetal Rattrap had those demolition charges, but like only used once
Man I just cant call the scene up in my mind.
@@PerspectiveEnd it was from season 2, it was the episode after tigatron and airazor were abducted by the Vok.
That first was a surprise. The only two I got on this lister was Blaster and Metal Slug. So not terrible…
Hey! Nice! Did you get the Blaster on sale for 60 bucks? And how are you liking both of them?
@@PerspectiveEnd I haven’t had much of a chance to play with them yet… life has gotten in the way!
I can't do a top 10 list myself because I didn't buy any transformers in 2022 and 2023 hasn't been much different. I do like your top 10 list apart from sludge. Almost everything I heard about that figure has something to do with its joints. Other than that your list was pretty good.
yeah Sludge is a Tragedy, because the good ones are so rare, but they are SOOOO good when the are Good.
I have always said that the transformers figures are way too expensive. But trans arts proves that my estimates were also still *way* the fuck too high.
I was always thinking “if they just shaved $5-10 off of the CHUG prices, I’d be happy”, and then these guys show up and make Masterpiece stuff that’s more robust and cheaper than Commander Class. Why are Trans Arts like this? How can they afford to charge so little for so much? Are they bleeding money, or are they the only honest merchant in town?
I have no idea how Transarts manages to make their stuff so cheap, it's cazy, they PACK value into their figures. They aren't quite competitive with Chug, but they are going so much harder than Chug it's crazy.
Great to see so many amazing transformers figures in the last few years. It is a double edged sword however. While the toys soar, the films, shows and other media continue to crash and burn
Who’s to say they both can’t be great (hint: Animated)?
@@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho animated was a long time ago. I’m talking about recent transformers media
Yeah, I'm hoping we can get out of this rut. Earthspark has been fun so far.
Eyy my guy!
Happy with the list?
@@PerspectiveEnd yea that rattrap looks soo good
Here’s my top ten list of 2022
10 legacy menasor
9 er prime
8 ss fallen
7 wei jiang brawl
6 mpm ko starscream
5 oversized ko ss shockwave
4 fanstoys ko astrotrain
3 mpm ko megatron oversized
2 planet x cacus
1 g creations wrath
Nice watching u in 2022 all the best for 2023
The PX Cacus made my balls hurt when I read it. Man that thing was soooooo frustrating to film.
I have no idea how but I somehow predicted newage skyfire being on here. Also speaking of newage, have you seen their Omega Supreme. Oh my God it's amazing
It does look pretty good.
I saw your message about confirming that you have the G Creations one, I’ve just confused myself so bad I barely know what I’m saying anymore. And yes I meant publicity. I didn’t know what word I was trying to use.
Yeah we both got confused so its fine.
my sludge arm was put on backwards
Could you fix it?
2022 was a good year- 2023 is scaring me though, Legacy evolution starts off strong with wave 1 and the second wave leaks look great too. Deathsaurus also looks a ton better built than Starsaber, plus 3rd party like the Newage Omega Supreme and Transart toys figures looks good too, not to mention SS and Rotb.
My wallet is gonna be dry asf
Yeah 2023 looks like it's going to be Amazing. Lets see what happens next year.
As a beast wars nerd I might have to scoop up that rattrap. I missed the transart season 1 rattarp But Im not missing this.
Transarts didn't do a Season 1 Rattrap, they specialize in Transmetal Characters.
@@PerspectiveEnd ur right the store I was shopping at mislabeled it
For the next one may want to just make 2 lists if both 3rd party and hasbro manage to out do themselfs one for chug and one for 3rd party
Inferno…
FOR THE ROYALTY
You ever realize he's just a Space Marine?
Pretty sure TM Rattrap uses an explosive charge in Maximal No More to take out Waspinator. But anyway i'm gonna be picking up Inferno soon to go with the rest of my Predacons, I almost have the full team!
I have no memory of this. Did they pop out of his fore arms this way?
@@PerspectiveEnd Pretty sure
You could milk this and make a separate list of old figures you got this year
That would be a good idea, if this wasn't so hard to make.
Faux parts on the transarts transmetal beastformers is becoming a pattern
To be fair some of it is understandable, parts expanded and shrunk individually on camera in the show all the time.
Ok, the one in the pictures is the Generation Toys one, just to confirm, your’s is tall, lanky, and has a muted blue color right?
Oh and one other thing, if you get your hands on the 9913, could you possibly give it some publication? It’s a Prime that I think most IDW fans who can’t afford either the G Creations or Generation Toys Masterpiece figures, or the SND one or just prefer the Don Favero design would love. And if you get it soon, could you possibly review it on my birthday on March 3? I remember asking last year to do the What’s the Best Grimlock and I didn’t see you’re reply to that until late in April so that’s why I never asked for a birthday shout out last year.
Yeah no it was just google being weird and Dumb, I have the G Creations one. I actually sent you a message correcting my self about it, so I don't know if you saw that.
When you say Publication, did you mean Publicity? I mean I was planning on covering it in a video if I do.