The History of THE CENTURIONS
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The way Turner cable networks (TNT, Cartoon Network, Boomerang) reran the cartoon endlessly throughout the 90s, I was always under the impression that the toyline and franchise were bigger in the 80s than they actually were.
I loved my Centurions toys as a kid. Large posable figures and pretty neat and large weapons systems.
Lucky! God bless your parents.
@@MichaelMercy Yeah man. One Christmas it was all kinds of Centurions. Aunts, uncles and grand parents chipped in too. Like an idiot, I threw out all my toys when I went into high school. One of my biggest regrets. I should've at least had the brains to donate them away to some less-fortunate kids. It was just a very impulsive decision.
I love how you took us all to memory lane.The well blendings of wrestling characters went well though they got nothing in comment .What they all have in comment is 1986.
Just goes to show how a great idea can be executed to near perfection, yet still fail. This proves how cut-throat, and saturated, the 80s was for amazing action figure/toy lines. As pointed out in the video by MM, you had to make a choice as to what to collect since most times you were at the mercy of prices (and willing parents).
The definitive Centurions guide. All of this video is super fun. Love it.
Thank you. Happy that you enjoyed it.
I remember having a Centurion's lunch box as a kid. What a smashing cartoon!
This is one of those toy lines that I passed on back in the day due to the price and size of the figures but regretted it as an adult. Inhumanoids too. Actually that would make a great crossover. Thanks for the video Michael!
I don't comment on this channel very often. But I just want to say i really love your editing. The way you incorporate snippets of cartoons with your reviews and showcases of the toys. It's really nice. Gives your channel a nice feeling.
I may not have been born in the 80s. But 80s cartoons are something I've always absolutely loved. So this channel feels right at home to me.
Keep up the great work Michael :)
wow! the level of production in your videos is outstanding!
Thanks. Appreciate it.
I had the Swingshot as a kid. I must have gotten it as a gift for my 3rd birthday or something. I had no idea what this was as Centurions was long over by the time I started playing with it. I remember that I incorporated it with many of my action figures back then and remember keeping the pieces in the box. I cannot believe it was so rare and I wish I still had it. I would've made sure it got into the hands of a collector who wanted it.
I grew up watching reruns of the Centurions as a kid, and I loved it. Always wanted to get the toys just so I could mix and match the gear.
That was awesome! Thanks for doing this. I had Max with tidal blast and a strafer. two of my neighborhood friends had Ace and Jake as well as Doc Terror and Hacker. They had some adventures at our neighborhood creek for sure.
This was a joy to watch! Loved the effort that went into this video especially portraying the toys in their elements.
Thanks! All the best.
Hi Micheal,great video about The Powerful & Extremely Finite History of The Centurions Man and Machine Power Xtreme! Keep them coming, Also I too loved but also liked my Centurions Toys as a kid. Large posable Action Figures and pretty neat and large weapons systems. Also The definitive Centurions guide. All of this video is still super fun.Love it. Also The way Turner Cable networks(TNT,Cartoon Network,Boomerang) reran the cartoon endlessly throughout the 1990's,I was always under the impression that the Toyline and franchise were bigger in the 1980's than they actually were. I was able to watch the series much later when internet streaming became a thing.Even though Centurions wasn't that big in UK, but Micheal I'm highly appreciated the effort all the effort you put into this video, I'm amazed really, Your on another level on RUclips, I'm in oar on what you do thank you and Nerdmaste. Amazing. All I can say is Wow, I've heard about this line, but I never really knew how extensive it was especially for it's short lifespan! Thanks for the Amazing but superb video about The Centurions Micheal.Those 80's Toys(and almost everything really) were truly extravagant with their offerings and ingenuity.Also This was a joy to watch! Loved the effort that went into this video especially portraying the toys in their elements.Also superb Bios and Profiles on The Centurions(1.Max Ray,2.Ace McCloud,3.Jake Rockwell),2.Crystal Kane,3.Lucy,4.Shadow,5. John Thunder,6.Rex Charger,7. Doc Terror,8.Hacker,9.Amber, 10. Uniborg, Also bios and profiles for The weapons and vehicles and weapons systems they are:(Max)1. Cruiser,2.Tidal Blast,3.Sea Bat, & 4.Depth Charger,2.(Ace),1.Sky Knight,2.Orbital Interceptor,3.SkyBolt,4.Crusader, & 5.Top Gun,3.(Jake) Terrestrial Weapons Systems:1.Fireforce,2.Wild Weasel,3.Hornet, & 4. Swingshot, also excellent mention and profiles for both Centurions John Thunder and Rex Charger and their Weapons and Weapons Systems, also Remarkable bios and profiles on the Villains in the Centurions animated TV series and Comic Books they are:1.Doc Terror Evil Genius Half-Man and Half-Cyborg, his set in uldes 1.Helmet,2. Syntax his robotic half,3. Missile,4. A Claw Arm,& 5. And a pair of Claws, Doc has his Android attachment,Doc has also excellent Magnetic Powers,2.Hacker Dr.Terror's Hencemen Half-Man and Half-Cyborg, Hacker not only wants to enslave mankind but only he was cruel to dogs, Doc was the brains and Hacker was the Brawn, the set of should I say Hacker himself includes the following they are:1.Legion his Robotic Half,2. Helmet,3. A Mace, and an Axe,Also Terror and Hacker can both be detached from their robot halves which can combine to form Uniborg,Terror has a pair of legions of Doom Drones to help in his quest to conquer Earth they are:1.Strafer Doom Drones are also Aerial Assault Soliders they make up for it in sheer Numbers Also Strangers can combined with either Doc Terror or Hacker to give them flight capabilities, and 2.Traumatizers Doom Drones and Vehicles also known as Drone Traumatizer,The Traumatizes were Doc Terror's endless supply of ground assault drones it or they could be combined with Terror,Hacker or Strafer, A Spring-loaded missile housed in the Torso could be fired by tilting the Torso up and turning it's head, Also in addition to the 65 episodes of the Centurions Cartoon Animated TV Series the story continued in DC Comics The Centurions which is a four issue limited mini-series consisted of new stories from June 1987 to September 1987, issue 2 gives us another Glimpse at the origin of the Centurions through flashbacks at how the program came to be with some Back Stories on Ace,Jake,Max and some Future History and Who's Who bios to set the stage a little more than the show did,Also the final North American Centurion story is double Cross,Also my favorite part is once again Crystal has the last laugh by getting into Ace's pants and top as well as his Weapon System The Orbital Interceptor, also the Centurions four issue limited series is written by Bob Rozakis penciled by the Late Great Legendary Don Heck and inked by Al Vey,Also London Editions released but also published a total of 10 Centurions Comic Books in The UK,Also The entrie Centurions Merchandise(from 1.Twin Laser Cannon, Centurions Annual 1988 was remarkable,also the TV show origin of Doc Terror and Hacker and Amber was magnificent, Also I not only like but also loved Orbital Interceptor and Skybolt, Ace, was my favorite character, But Jake had all the best weapon sets. Also my favorite Good Guys/Characters are:1.Max,2.Jake,3.Ace,4.Crystal,5.Lucy,6.Shadow,7.John, and 8.Rex,My favorite Bad Guys are the following three 1.Doc Terror,2.Hacker, and 3.Amber and also Uniborg,Also I too would love to see the Centurions come back one day and it could even make a pretty good gritty sci-fi movie. Awesome! The level of production in your video is outstanding! Also excellent but superb history of Ruby Spears Studios and Entertainment, and it's cartoons, also Awesome but Superb History video, Hope to see in the next video The New 80's Commanders and thanks for getting me into the Centurions, Also I not only liked but loved the cartoon as well, Also thank you for sharing Micheal keep up the good work stay safe out there in Canada,have a good night,Power X-treme, and Nerdmaste.🙂🟢🇺🇲🦸🏋️👍😄🤓🌆🇨🇦👏 11:29 pm.
This was the one toy line I didn’t have enough room for as a kid. But I always thought they were cool.
wait, Sunrise? as in the *Gundam* Sunrise??
Wow, suddenly the realism and detail on the Weapon Systems makes a lot of sense. Amazing guide Mike, I hope these guys get a revival, because it's long overdue.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.
@@MichaelMercy you're welcome...oh and as for that desktop toy "system" (if you can call it that)'s name...how about "Pointdexter"? not the most powerful of sets, but you never know when you'll need to tape something
My hat's off to you for bringing Ace, Jake, Max, Crystal, Rex, John, Lucy, Shadow, and even Doc and Hacker into the spotlight, Michael. All the years watching this every afternoon and/or evening on Cartoon Network have been a _magical_ time for yours truly. In fact, I have the entire run on DVD (miniseries and all).
Wow, I've heard about this line, but I never really knew how extensive it was especially for its short lifespan!... Thanks for the amazing video Michael.
Those 80's toys (and almost everything really) were truly extravagant with their offerings and ingenuity...
I loved watching centurions! I never had the toys because they were expensive and too much accessories.
I loved the video and it was so in depth . You got a great collections with boxes too.
I am looking forward to the next part to this. I remember the other two characters . When they came on screen I got excited because it was new weapons we got to see.
Keep up the great work
I had the base Max Ray. He looked so good. It was a big mistake not making all the heroes at least as vibrant. (also I don't think I ever knew you could launch weapons by rotating the front attachment).
Another excellent video, Michael. Thanks for helping to preserve all this great 80's culture.
Bravo. Amazing and appreciated. Lots of love and care went into this gem and deservedly so. Heck of a line. Aged nicely for me. Looks great on shelf and feels great in the hands. Your personal collection is fantastic as well. Thank you
I remember seeing them in a store called "Warehouse of Toys". It was across from the restaurant we frequented called Catfish Cabin. I remember the plan my cousin and I would always have, ask our parents to go to Catfish Cabin on a Saturday evening, and talk them into letting us walk across the parking lot to Warehouse of Toys.
I grew up in Vietnam in the 80s, so obviously we didn't get access to all or any of the great shows back then. One of my uncles who had emigrated to the US lovingly sent me a VHS with a bunch of shows including Transformers. But on it were two episodes of the Centurions. And I was entranced by man and machine! It was my favourite show and I couldn't stop watching it over and over. Once we moved overseas I never understood why no one has heard or remembered this show. It still surprises me they've never tried to tap back into this IP ever again. It's such a cool concept and would be amazing to see as a live action movie.
Great editing, and really well produced. Top work! Thanks for creating this video.
Thank you, happy to see you enjoyed it. It was great fun finally getting to do this wonderful line.
Excellent video! I was 3 in 86.. my childhood toys were RGB and TMNT. I hadn’t even heard or centurions until a few years ago! I’m sure I would have loved them with all the accessories that went with them! Love your videos Michael great stuff!😁
Thank you for doing this 😊 the Centurions was especially close to my heart cuz I and my friends grew up in the early 90s. ❤ Jake was and still is my favorite ❤😊
Happy that you enjoyed it. Have a wonderful weekend.
None of my friends and I had all of these toys, but we all had at least one of the main characters.
First time watcher here and I really dig how you show the toys off. It's how a kid would imagine playing with it.
I'll have to check some other videos.
Thanks for doing this video. Centurions is one of my favorite cartoons & i was lucky enough to buy most of the toys when they first came out. Looking forward to part 2. All the best from the U.K.
Thanks for all the great reviews! I was on the fence about trying to collect these, but this video convinced me to finally pull the trigger. I just managed to score a great deal on an Ace McCloud and Sky bolt, both in ridiculously pristine condition. Can't wait for them to arrive so I can finally experience these blasts from the past in hand!
Read the comic but never owned the toys, Michael!!! This is a gem of a cartoon should have had continued but the damage was done, due to finances!!! Great video, dude!!!!
Only had 'Ace' from the Centurions and maaaaannnn did I *LOVE* that figure and all the different ways tou could plug the accessories into it.
I'm about to go out and activate the pontoon thrusters on the lake today!
One of your best videos to date Michael Mercy. Really well done. I had a number of the items form this line. I think your analysis on why they didn't do better back then as well as the roadblocks to a modern remake is spot on.
Thanks! Much appreciated. 🙏
I loved centurions. They were on clearance at a discount store when I was a kid so I got them on the cheap.
After u showing this toys, makes me want to buy it. I’m born around 90s (Indonesia 🇮🇩) but sadly they didn’t release it in my country.
The special effects in this video earned the sub.
Air Wolf Theme for Hornet...Perfect. Thank You Michael, for such a Special video. As much as I loved Transformers back then, Centurion, MASK, and Jayce and The Wheeled Warriors were the True Gems of the 80s. I only had Ace with an incomplete Sky Bolt unit back then, but it was enough for a poor 10 year old to be a Centurion, "Power Extreme..." Now I have all the sets minus Sea Bat and Swing Shot. Love your work, Thank you...
Probably my favorite toy line of the 80s, thank you so much Michael for this great memories.
That was one of my favorite cartoon show.
Wow, i had the desk tidy of Ace McCloud.
I had totally forgotten that existed.
Amazing.
Centurions wasn't that big in UK, but Michael I'm highly appreciated the effort all the effort you put into this video, I am astounded really, your on another level on RUclips, I'm in oar on what you do, Nerdmaste...oh my god😂😊
Thanks for checking it out. Glad you enjoyed it.
I remember the cartoon being shown on the Saturday show "Get Fresh". It was the main reason for watching it.
This is a real centurions documentary! Loved the depth and details you brought in! Fantastic! I loved this shown when I was a kid but never got to see the toys here in Brazil. I guess they were more expensive than the motu or gijoe... A pity!
One of my fav toys as a kid was a peg toy centurions watch playset it had a toy watch that you flip up and it was a computer. Loved it sooo much
I don't know how video uploads and edits work here, but you timed that first commercial break with the Centurions bumpers perfectly. Way better than a number of larger channels I watch.
Edit: you timed them all remarkably well.
I miss those commercial break bumpers from old cartoons so it's fun to be able to do something similar here. Sometimes RUclips is off by a few seconds but they generally line up pretty well to where they're supposed to be.
Appreciate all the work you put into this video, amazing stuff!
Thank you. Take care.
Those shows are definitely just there to teach us how to play with their toys. Love it.
I have a friend who still yells out "XTREME!" all the time when he's Xcited. Must be a good show.
Who doesn't? 🤔
Wonderful work as always, Mike!
Thank you, good brother. Have a great weekend.
Xtremly Xcellent Mr. Mercy! Well Done once again.👍👍
What a great and very thorough video. I decided to get into the Raman Toys reimagining of the centurions and was fuzzy in the memory of all of the different toy options. This has answered all my questions 💪🏾
Thank you. Have a lovely day. 👍
very very nice, perfect! Love those very complete reviews you do sometime.
Just wanted to say thank you for this video and excellent work! I love seeing our vintage toys out in real settings. I've always loved this show. I even named my husky Shadow after the one on this show. Great work!!
Thanks, greatly appreciated! That's amazing that you have husky named Shadow! 😊 Now he just needs an exo-harness with missiles!
Great, excellent and awesome video Michael!!!!!!!! I love every single second of it!!!! I just started my Centurions collection about close to 7 months and I am half way there. If you do sell, please let me know. Once again Love the video and very informative!
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it. Cheers!
i love the Centurions!! i luckily had most of these, still saw a few parts in the toyboxes
My memories of this toy line have become very distorted over time. I always remembered the figures as 10" to 12" tall, not 7" Probably because I came over to the line from Star Wars and GI Joe and the Centurions always looked so big by comparison.
Wow this video is even more epic than the Centurions themselves! Loved every minute of it and holy what a Centurions collection you have 🤩
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it. I'm fortunate to have hunted them all down before vintage toy prices went insane. Remember when you could get old toys at a garage sale for a few dollars? I never got into it for profit, I started collecting because the characters meant something special to me. Take care & God bless. 🙏
Awesome video, this is your best "History of" video!
Thanks, happy to finally be able to do it. Long overdue. Unreleased ‘87 line is next!
These were fantastic, I never had one but I really wanted an Ace McCloud.
Just seeing them in a toy shop was enough.
What is always so strange about the short runs of 80s toys to me today is I thought they were around longer, and later into the 80s. I was only 4 in 86 but I remembered Centurians as being so much bigger to me.
The best Centurions vid I've found on the Tubes!
For me, this was one of the best toy lines and cartoons of my childhood years.
I now only own my favourite character and weapon system - Jake Rockwell with Wild Weasel.
This would definitely work (in the right hands) nowadays, I can even see the potential for a decent film... alas, not sure it will ever happen.
Again, great video mate. 👌👍
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome! I can still remember watching the cartoons and I only had Hacker as a toy. One of the boys, how useful is Max out of water?
He wasn't exactly a fish out of water in the air. He could handle Sky Knight and Hornet pretty well.
I would love to see a video when you list best cartoon stories, the on ones with best stories.
Thanks for all videos you put up 👍🏻👍🏻
I had the blue guy & my brother the green… we definitely had fun with them…I still have the poster that came with them…great times!
I had the 3 heroes but thats it. Imnow on the lookout for all of these. I think they are so damn cool! Your lucky to have them all. Nice collection.
Best toyline ever. Loved the cartoons when I was a kid!
In 1986-87 i had Max Ray and Jake Rockwell but just inital figures with weapon packs , money was tight and the apt was smaller , , figures were on the large and bulky side , , Mom moved us out of state and made me leave a lot of my heavier belongings , missed them plus my Castle GreySkull and over half of my He-Man figures , most of my early run StarWars stuff as well 🤔😭😭😭
Looking forward to seeing you talk about the Centurions toys that did not get released.
Damn I used to love this show when I was a kid. Ace was always my favorite.
We used to have a drinking game back in the 90's where me and my buddies would attempt to drink 100 shots of beer in 100 minutes called centurions, after every shot we would say 'Power Extreme!!!!' i don't think we ever made it past 30 drinks though. That cartoon was cool and great toys!
You did some great editing with this vid. I was a big fan of the centurions and wish they would bring them back somehow.
Thanks! 🙏
What a great deep dive. Well done
Thanks! Have a great weekend.
I still have the full set of UK comics. The last issue has the Centurions telling the reader they were going to take a break but they'd be back soon.
40 years later, still waiting.
Excellent video Michael.
Thank you. Happy that you enjoyed it.
Great collection you have there.
Awesome video!
I had Max and Depth Charger when I was a kid. Normally, I would have been drawn to either the air or ground parts of the triangle, but that green of Max's suit, the orange of his gear and that sweet canopy were just too awesome. Plus, I really like the more mech look with the pontoon legs.
My family wasn't rich. I mostly had Go Bots instead of transformers. Honestly, I think the only reason I got Max was he looked like my dad with darker hair. I never made the Tom Selleck connection before. Even now, I think Max looks more like my dad back in the 80s than Magnum P.I.
These toys were so awesome and fun to play with.
It's a shame that Ace McCloud's other weapon system, Stratostrike & Jake Rockwell's, Awesome Auger didn't get toy releases. Awesome Video!
Great collection and Review. You used the theme of the game Crusader No Remorse when talking about Rockwell, I love that game, one of the best of it's time.
Thanks. Loved those games. Did you know about the follow-up, No Regret?
@@MichaelMercy yes, I had that one too, included some new weapons like the one that freezed the enemies and than you could break them. The opening with The Silencer coming out of the escape pod and killing everyone was amazing.
Still got mine and loved that show. Sad it didnt last longer.
These guys look like the Human version of when a japanese Combiner Robot is wearing all their accessories at the same time even though the anatomy doesn't make sense, i loved it ❤
New Adventures of He-Man tried something similar with making the water guy the canon leader in hopes that kids would buy him instead of writing him off as "the water guy".
EPIC video, Mike! 😮😁
Thanks! Waited a long time to do this one. Working on the unreleased line from '87 now.
loved this video !!! and the music on the background is amazing !!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you.
Great video! I was lucky to have the figures growing up. In the UK we had a centurions giant card game too :)
Yhank you. 🙏
Well done sir👏
Needs to be a movie made of these
Brilliant video, when these came out I had just hit teenage so was coming away from toys( although I did still grab the odd transformer), but I remember a friends younger brother having these and being quite impressed with them
Thank you. 😁
I was in England when this show was on television. This brought back memories! I never seen the toys until later.
I still have a Centurions puzzle. But i never had any of the toys. I just remember it for the cartoon and my puzzle
Excellent video Michael. You must have put a lot of work into this ?
Thanks Mark. Yes, several months. The biggest history I've done so far.
These figures had such a great gimmick that could've kept evolving had it lasted. In addition to what you said, I think another contributing factor to their demise were the underwhelming villains. Adversely, The Inhumanoids had amazing villains but the heroes never seemed like a hit with kids. Imagine if they had combined the two lines into one story. I think they would've been much more competitive in the market; just a theory I had. Great review as always, sir!
I loved these toys and kinda liked the show as a kid, it's kinda sad it didn't survive
Had to watch this as I remember begging for and getting Max Ray. Very impressive video.
I really wanted these figures, the idea seemed like something I would be interested in those days. It just got pushed to the back of my priorities by LEGO and GI Joe. Plus I never got any for Christmas or my birthday!
I would love to see them make a movie on Centurions.
Great video, very informative and well put together. In England, I loved the show but never saw any of the toys in stores. I wonder how a 3.5” line would have worked out. They could have used the MASK line as a base which I think had elbow and knee joints. The weapon systems would be cheaper and probably look better at that scale too.
Thanks for the nostalgia. 🙂
Thanks! Probably pretty fragile at that scale. Lots of broken pegs on the weapon system parts.
Did not know there was a Dragons Lairs cartoon till now.