12:42 Something worth noting is Hasbro actually had less say in the designs as it went on. Aaron Archer has talked about this on his Podcast. Basically, as time went on and spending on these movies increased, Bay and Paramount were given more and more say on how the designs were and Hasbro corporate willingly relinquished control, only for AA and later Warden and co to be given the bill of actually making them into toys.
@@DrLockdown Honestly, I don't think the accounts are that at odds. Hasbro was relinquishing design control already by rotf and dotm (there mandates during 07 are well documented) so by the time of AOE with Warden being the design front man, there very well could've not been any ground for him to stand on to push back as ILM cooking up models and sending them to Hasbro had become the norm.
Warden isn't a Boogie man. It's just a funny cutaway gag. In actuality, I'm optimistic the team has learned a lot and will continue the wonderful level of quality we've had recently.
fufilling the obligation of 6:18 , my personal copy of wreckers twintwist has super weak knees and either leans forward akwardly (how he's currently on my shelf) or just tumbles backwards with basically zero inbetween for trying to pose him, which sucks because everything about him is genuinely good
Feels surreal hearing you talk about Legacy figures after rewatching your back catalogue on mostly WFC stuff FR though, this was well worth the wait. Looking forward to all your upcoming videos - I'm getting on a roll with my collection now, and I'm thinking of doing some backcollecting. Also, I found it strangely cathartic seeing you flip the bird at the number 1 entry on this list one more time.
One good thing I’ll say about DNA Wheelie is that he further cemented, alongside TR and 86, that we’re allowed to just talk about figures of Wheelie and their strengths and weaknesses without forcing obligatory digs at the character into the conversation like certain Godzilla fans who haven’t realized that Roland Emmerich’s take on the character was over 20 years ago and has more than rectified since
@@animeking1357 that cartoon is awesome and the movie is entirely harmless at this point and not worth getting worked up about. Glad you’ve enjoyed the cartoon as well
Robot mode design I think LegaCee tried to de-shortstack IDW Flamewar as a way to translate the Prime design into a CHUG aesthetic, which makes sense in theory and I think looks good AS Flamewar. The original is a figure called Arcee that I plan on buying to use as a cope for another character. Maybe I’ll call her “Velocity” for the time being.
Your comments on the Wreckers line is pretty funny. All my wreckers are solid and without issues except TwinTwist lol. The knees don't stay tabbed in at all so my copy straight up can't stand up.
I can confirm with the ROTF sideswipe one. Mine didn't want to hold together, especially the feet. The joints felt way too loose and I had to sand down a few joints just to transform it.
"My Spindle keeps falling to pieces" same with my copy too lol. I got my copy Legacy Impactor and Spindle in TK Maxx during Christmas but I'm annoyed that Spindle's arm connections are super loose and they keep popping out of place. I'm glad however I got the original Legacy Bulkhead, that alt deco doesn't cut it out for me personally even with the extra hammer accessory.
8:34 I know that the Legacy Arcee mold has been retooled so many times now, but I feel like they could have retooled her into Legacy Chromia like how they retooled Prime Arcee to Thrilling 30s Chromia. They are the same Arcee so they could have made the same Chromia
Out of the ENTIRE Wreck and Rule collection, Bulkhead is unironically my favourite. He feels good to me, nice and tight, colour scheme is way more appealing to me than the original solid green, transformation is fun, and the added hammer is nice. Which is weird because my ENTIRE COLLECTION has problems. Twintwist has loose knees, the Fossilizers are either too loose or the HANDS KEEP FALLING OFF OF SPINDLE, Springer is just a bad figure in general, Impactor has a wonky leg making the foot not sit properly, and Leadfoot? He's actually okay, probably on par with Bulkhead. Honestly if you had put the entire collection on the list, I'd 100% agree with you.
29:33 To be entirely honest, I was incredibly underwhelmed by the Micromasters, definitely not helped that the first set I got were the firetruck and police car, so getting them again with Victory Saber really didn't win me over. Pipo and Boater, though? I think those two gave me the Danny DeVito "Oh my God, I get it" moment for the appeal of the Micromasters, and what I was missing by skipping out on so many
It's because they were able to cover some of the actually unique designs instead of the big standard cars and trucks. And there wasn't any combining gimmick shoved in.
Something that I missed too in the first several years of owning the mold is that the MP Ravage has the ability to arch the back and give it a true feline silhouette
34:46 I have Party Wallop (he’s my first Collaborative figure), and I can confirm he’s awesome! Solid joints, a simple yet engaging transformation, looks good in both modes, and he’s got incredible weapon AND accessory storage that doesn’t compromise the transformation
some people forget that despite the issues with his design philosophy he still made a lot of great brand decisions combiner wars WAS an out of pocket move at the time combiners are a risky investment because a casual collector isn't spending a couple hundred bucks or so to complete a team you're alienating an entire demographic and hoping the completionists pick up the slack so you can break even and yet he did it and it became one of the biggest things in transformers that devastator was something he had a massive hand in and it's still being talked about today i'll give him credit for that alone if nothing else
I can confirm Frankentron is good, but yeah, not worth a massive premium. I paid American retail and if it wasn't my silly thing I'd feel a bit ripped off. If he's on a decent sale I'd say he's worth it if you like Frankenstien. Otherwise, eh, skippable. Also, he makes me think of a Red Alert 2 Tesla tank, so I'm an easy mark.
I’ve felt like high prices are to be expected from the Collaborative line, even with Hasbro crossovers with itself. As long as Transformers is collaborating with another team, be it within Hasbro or outside of it, there will always be an additional license charge.
Hey Doc! I need your professional opinion. Transparent Orange Plastic seen on the original Dinobot figure, or the Gold Plastic seen on the original Grimlock figure? TLDR; Transparent Plastic or mid 1990's Gold Plastic?
@@DrLockdown well those figures i mentioned. I just wanted to know which would be worse, because im collecting original Beast Wars figures from the show cast, and am using Grimlock as a Dinobot stand-in until i get a real Dinobot, and the Gold Plastic seems to have stayed together quite well, and I want to know which one do you think would be more fragile.
Great job on the video man. Glad you finally made it! Also, I have a couple questions out of curiosity: 1. Considering how you feel after zeta superion, did it also going to stop you from wanting to get the can’t toys mini versions of their G1 predacons? 2. The title in your video also has the title for the last transformers movie released. Why is that? You didn’t say anything about the movie itself, so I’m wondering; what for?
I agree with your number 16 spot, I just don’t like him at all. He won’t stay still and the clear plastic in the head broke so his head just falls off. I am trying to sell him off but the head and fact of how bad he is, I just want to throw him out the window, he is nothing but a paperweight at this point. Oh and alt mode just won’t tab together at all and the clever partforming weapons on the side just fall off if you glare at it wrong.
I'm amazed 86 Perceptor made the list, even as a (dis)honorable mention; bro's super posable, has a clean transformation (though admittedly it's kind of hard to mess up Perceptor's transformation), and he looks exactly like he should. Maybe the blue is slightly too light? Out of 2022 figures I own, I'd put Crankcase on the list. I really want to like him, but those shoulder guns are pathetic, the car doors are a fingerprint magnet, and most importantly, he barely stays together in robot mode. His chest comes apart literally every time I try to move his arms unless I hold it down, and I can't count the number of times said arms have popped right off their shoulder joints. Skids was great, but his moldmate? Not so much.
I'm okay with crankcase. He's okay. But Percy is just boring; it's just the G1 toy with articulation. When you do that, but remove the chunk factor and heft, there's just nothing to him
@@DrLockdown Eh to each their own, I don't find Perceptor boring personally, he does what he's meant to do and is a solid figure. I've had a lot more enjoyment messing around with him than I have CC who has to be handled delicately else he falls to bits (though again this is just my experience, it's possible I got one with really bad QC)
I had a Twintwist whos leg was constructed wrong. The knee hole was drilled and assembled just a bit too high, so the lower leg couldnt tab together right. I returned it and got a new one that, thankfully, didnt have that problem.
I'd actually argue that it is smart to do a Worst of (and Best of) a year late. It is easy to kneejerk react to figures right when the new shiny toys come out... but allowing one's self to breathe and actually allow some time to past can change your mind of things and go "Oh, this was so much worse" or "This was better than we realized".
Me personally, I only display my Transformers in Robot mode and ador the Bumblebee movie designs so i love the Bee movie Soundwave. I love the robot mode. And because of that absolutely horrible alt mode i have decided to never transform him ever and keep that awesome Robot on display. Interestingly my Soundwave's cassettes fit fine. Both Ravage and Rumble don't have a problem fitting in.
The twist is that the next Space Jam DVD turned out to be Earthspark Shockwave, a repaint of a figure that was just kind of "eh" to begin with that also makes me wish that with the next series he's in, they ditch the spider tank mode entirely, cause they never look good in toy form.
KABOOM! My personal least favorite figure of 2022 was the Gundam Breaker Entey Grade Rx-78-2 because it's not only a loose piece of shit of a kit were it can't even stay together in many places. It also cost 20 dollars even though it didn't come with any other accessories other than the shield and beam rifle. My favorite for 2022 was either the Transformers Victory Saber or by completing the Transformers Earthrise Zone Base.
Personally, my copy of S.S. Bumblebee Soundwave doesn't have the cassette issue, Ravage fits fine and I personally like the vehicle mode because it actually feels a bit alien in a good way to me. Does he have faults, absolutely I couldn't figure out for a while how to keep the tabs in the vehicle mode until I found out you needed to tip the head forward to not constantly fight it and I feel that they could have found a better way to store the shoulder cannon. I like the figure and I am glad I got a copy.
Been overdue, and it's fine. And hey, I was so right of who number 1 was gonna be. Zeta should be ashamed of themselves. I do own the SS ROTF Sideswipe. Yeah, he's pretty flimsy. Yet I needed him on my shelf, since the DOTM Version is EXTREMELY expensive to hunt down, so I didn't have another choice. Great list! Cannot wait to see what else you got cooking for your lists of 2023 (which I'm assuming that the best of 2023 list is obviously gonna be Legacy Armada Prime), plus best of 2022. And no need rushing, take all the time you need
The next few waves in the leak listings show a lot more Bayverse, but at the same time it also feels like remaining Bayverse getting cleared out so they can focus on the other aberrations of the line. Same with 86 actually. The big three characters in the franchise are on the way and then pretty much nothing
I wasn't expecting you to dislike the ROTF Sideswipe figure as well. For my copy, the vehicle mode REALLY didn't wanna stay tabbed together with its accessories wanting to constantly pop out, making it have a play doh factor. The robot mode isn't any better, with the feet being a floppy mess, the right door wing being very loose refusing to stay up, and the messy backpack sticks out too much like a sore thumb. I had pretty high expectations getting this figure since I missed out on the DOTM Sideswipe and thought this would deliver, only to be left disappointed.
Sounds like you got a really bad copy, I’m sorry to hear that, mine holds quite well and has basically no QC issues, but I have a working theory as to why it’s the case, are you in the US? And if so, are you on the west coast or east coast?
Adding the other characters I collected as I watch it: TLK Crosshairs: I enjoyed TLK Crosshairs. He's not great, or even good, but he's okay. Sadly they screwed over themselves should they do an AOE alt mode version, as he'll lack several paint apps on the coat. ROTF Sideswipe: fair criticisms, but I enjoy this Sideswipe more, even if I had to replace his head with the DOTM one. Also, as a positive, the blades can store in Robot mode. BB Soundwave: he has a bad alt mode, terrible shoulders, and bad design decisions in general. Shockwave has no bicep swivels, yet he somehow runs circles around Soundwave. Golden Disk Terrorsaur: if they wanted to retool Airazor into Terrorsaur, they should have used the Mainline ROTB Airazor being designed around that time. DOTM Laserbeak: I wish they did the actual Laserbeak and not the Pink Bumblebee.
20:47 I think he was supposed to be a Cybertronian tank…or very weird hover craft since Transformers One Soundwave pretty much had the same vehicle mode
regarding the lil figures that came with with the first Dinobots, apparently the designers knew there would be budget cuts comming, so decided to make mini figures that could easily be sacrificed when the cuts occured without loosing in quality for the actual bots. Not sure where I've got that info from tho
eh, i have to defend SS Soundwave.he may turn into a space whatever, but it's a damn good space whatever - the shaping and mechanical details convey a really good, swooshable hoverthing that almost has this alien muscle car energy to me. the tank fanmode helps a lot too, but the stock configuration still looks really good to me and complements a great robot mode. the headsculpt never bothered me either, but that might be my Halo sensibilities.
I wasn't even collecting transformers until November 2022 like I dont think I had watched a single Transformers thing in literal years until November got me back into it Legacy Elita, Coronation Starscream and 86 Arcee will forever be cherished by me cus it got me back into Transformers in time to experience the Energon Universe
Is been a while since i saw the "I'm making piss" meme soo that surprise G2 version caught me of guard specially with the power mix version of the touch 😂😂 That would make a nice short on your channel too
I don't experience most of your issues with Wreckers Bulkhead, mainly the solidity and rickety-ness. And honestly, the plastic quality doesn't feel all that bad.
I also got the Tyrannocon set for cheap. I got them for $27 American thanks to a gamestop sale. Then I sold the JP93 to the cashier for 15 bones. I spent Core price for a leader class, and you can't beat that lmao
Oh god that Laserbeak. Couldn’t even get through one transformation before I decided he was being returned, because the arms wouldn’t stop falling off!
I was not expecting a little bit of politics but meh not surprised though I do not disagree with most of your opinions throughout the entire video I wasn't expecting support of Palestine but what can I say except stop fighting
Lists like this make me fortunate I have only so much to spend on this hobby as I have to pass on a lot these days. Never got the Camo version of Bulkhead but as my first Legacy figure the original is fantastic in how fun, and solid a figure he is. Really hope the mold doesn't suffer too much as Breakdown. Only recently got Arcee, and overall despite the legs, and faulty waist think she's a decent figure. Transformation is fun, and the bike mode is nice for what it is. Curious to see what will make 2023s list as I only got back into collecting in the last year.
ill just say this you got *lucky* with your legacy bulkhead compared to me. his gun? refuses to stay in the holes, the chest? the clear plastic is being horrible for the connections and i cant hold him there because he will disconnect and be very floppy there. so in all honesty, you got good QC on one, and similar QC to me on the other
I am kinda curious, though, what are your thoughts on Masterpiece Raiden now that I see that you have Kaen. Did it end up disappointing you or is it still good despite its shortcomings? Also, are you planning on doing a full review of all 6 members of Raiden later down the line?
Hey doc!, i was wondering if you will ever make a authentics line review?, i get that its mainly bad, but there are some "alright" figures for the price, i have the bravo class barricade, and the alpha class soundwave, shockwave, and wheeljack, and they are fine for their price, and yes that arecee is A ABOMINATION!
I absolutely love jp93, he’s just got a charm to him that I love as a JP fan, but after hearing your reasonings… *yeah I can understand your viewpoints* Being someone who’d probably have him in bot mode as opposed to vehicle mode, I understand where you’re coming from. I don’t have a critical eye, so I still adore him, and although his chest hollowness has never bothered me before, now that you’ve pointed it out I can’t really unsee it, and his back refusing to tab in has been bothering me since I got him. And I do get anxious every time I transform his feet Although ironically, I did accidentally break a part of jp93. Although instead of the foot… it was a door? One of his door wings fell off one day, and when I look at it… there’s a crack in it…
Thank you Doc, now I won't feel bad for not having yet made my top 23 list. And I'm sorry you got a dud Wrecker Bulkhead, mine's just fine. Solid (or rather, unsolid? Loose? List, I agree with it for the most part, Core Hot Rod CAN be good with some customization and I know Authentics has a LOT ofbad toys, but I really hope you can experience Authentics Primal, it is really a surprisingly good toy for such a low price, I painted up mine and made swords for it and I'm seriously considering putting it at the top of my Top 23 figures, with only SS Primal rivaling it.
@@DrLockdown ohhh the Takara G1 Megatron, very cool! I tend to think of it as Megaplex cause a similar deco of G1 Megatron was released by E-Hobby years ago using the Megaplex character as it’s fictional context
Hate to be that person but my twin twist before i sold him off, couldnt fully transform into vehicle mode because of some issue i cant recall anymore (sold off this figure mid way throught 2023)
My wreckers twin twist had an issue with the waist mushroom peg being malformed, when turned it would pop off, I had to shave it down until it worked okish.
My biggest beef with Terrorsaur, and I might have pointed this out with Airrazor way back when, was that the engineering for him to completely flip Airrazor's transformation upside down to look and transform more accurately was THERE, but they were LAZY about it. I don't hate it as much as you do, but that shit will forever annoy me. Would need to handle an actual Legacy Bulkhead to see if my Wrecker Bulk has the problem you mentioned or I got damn lucky. Shockwave...s'alright.
That' zeta superion being 1 is too funny. I seen someone selling it for $70 and figured looks great n good price. Then I read the reviews. Dodged a bullet there
31:01 he feels like a direct downgrade due to over-engineering from DOTM legion Bee, who I feel is a really underrated little guy no one talks about because of how ubiquitous the ROTF mold is
Man I sure can’t wait for worst 23 of 2023 in 2027
Also can’t wait for the top 27 worst of 2027 in 2157
@n00blolreturns only took 130 years
Best of 22 by 2026 surely
@@n00blolreturnsand I can’t wait for the top 57 of 2157 in 4881
Bro is only slightly late
I was expecting him to put 22 and 23 together
...this was already 40 minutes...you want me to die from exhaustion? :P
@@DrLockdown 42 minutes and 33 seconds acutely
@@telaviefilms280.
@@DrLockdownabsolutely not.. so now we need legacy ranking and 2022 best and 2023 worst and best. Not to much to ask for, right?
The reason bumblebee soundwave is sad is because his best friend was sold separately
and one of them didn’t even get to be in the movie
and his friends both are awful on top of a bad soundwave
Which has been the case for years at this point
Since this video is around 1.5 years old, it's almost like a time capsule. Like "Oh yeah, that was what was happening then"
“I would have waited an eternity for this”
And it isn't bad comedy.
12:42 Something worth noting is Hasbro actually had less say in the designs as it went on. Aaron Archer has talked about this on his Podcast.
Basically, as time went on and spending on these movies increased, Bay and Paramount were given more and more say on how the designs were and Hasbro corporate willingly relinquished control, only for AA and later Warden and co to be given the bill of actually making them into toys.
Huh.
I've spoken to an ex Hasbro employee, and his story was "warden chose not to stand his ground".
Interesting. Two different accounts.
@@DrLockdown Honestly, I don't think the accounts are that at odds. Hasbro was relinquishing design control already by rotf and dotm (there mandates during 07 are well documented) so by the time of AOE with Warden being the design front man, there very well could've not been any ground for him to stand on to push back as ILM cooking up models and sending them to Hasbro had become the norm.
Warden is his boogie man, wouldn’t try too much to bring reason into this.
@@octobotimus I mean I know, but I just like sharing information when it might not have been known.
Warden isn't a Boogie man.
It's just a funny cutaway gag. In actuality, I'm optimistic the team has learned a lot and will continue the wonderful level of quality we've had recently.
Authentics Arcee’s bit makes me really think that she is gonna get a PROPER thrashing eventually
They way he just gave legacy Bulkhead to That Toy Guy is so funny
"thank you" he said slightly concerned
We're still only getting 2022 releases here in Europe so this video is right on time actually. Love watching your stuff!
fufilling the obligation of 6:18 , my personal copy of wreckers twintwist has super weak knees and either leans forward akwardly (how he's currently on my shelf) or just tumbles backwards with basically zero inbetween for trying to pose him, which sucks because everything about him is genuinely good
He’s not late, he just works in a different time zone
Feels surreal hearing you talk about Legacy figures after rewatching your back catalogue on mostly WFC stuff
FR though, this was well worth the wait. Looking forward to all your upcoming videos - I'm getting on a roll with my collection now, and I'm thinking of doing some backcollecting.
Also, I found it strangely cathartic seeing you flip the bird at the number 1 entry on this list one more time.
One good thing I’ll say about DNA Wheelie is that he further cemented, alongside TR and 86, that we’re allowed to just talk about figures of Wheelie and their strengths and weaknesses without forcing obligatory digs at the character into the conversation like certain Godzilla fans who haven’t realized that Roland Emmerich’s take on the character was over 20 years ago and has more than rectified since
Never forget Zilla.
@@Rabbitlord108 I’m not saying forget. I’m saying get over it.
@@Cdr2002 Okay.
And then there's me who actually likes the 98 Godzilla movie because, while not great, it gave us the cartoon series which was chef's kiss.
@@animeking1357 that cartoon is awesome and the movie is entirely harmless at this point and not worth getting worked up about. Glad you’ve enjoyed the cartoon as well
I'm glad you spared Skullgrin from the list, I feel like everyone hates that toy except me
It's a damn good toy, idk why people hate it
It's fine, and damn good as the Cybertronian trooper.
I love the robot mode just don’t bother with the tank
skullgrin and his repaint are awesaume.
I honestly adore him a lot despite his flawed alt mode. That head sculpt looks hella badass
Robot mode design I think LegaCee tried to de-shortstack IDW Flamewar as a way to translate the Prime design into a CHUG aesthetic, which makes sense in theory and I think looks good AS Flamewar. The original is a figure called Arcee that I plan on buying to use as a cope for another character. Maybe I’ll call her “Velocity” for the time being.
Your comments on the Wreckers line is pretty funny. All my wreckers are solid and without issues except TwinTwist lol. The knees don't stay tabbed in at all so my copy straight up can't stand up.
I will take no Core Shockwave disrespect
There was only 1 Core class Shockwave and that was the Studio Series Bumblebee version
@larrychilders6599 I said won't take the disrespect
My Soundwave fits the ravage cassette in its chest just fine. Nothing gets caught and his back doesn’t get pushed out
I can confirm with the ROTF sideswipe one. Mine didn't want to hold together, especially the feet. The joints felt way too loose and I had to sand down a few joints just to transform it.
"My Spindle keeps falling to pieces" same with my copy too lol. I got my copy Legacy Impactor and Spindle in TK Maxx during Christmas but I'm annoyed that Spindle's arm connections are super loose and they keep popping out of place. I'm glad however I got the original Legacy Bulkhead, that alt deco doesn't cut it out for me personally even with the extra hammer accessory.
Ooh, ooh! I have issues with Wreckers Twin Twist! The ball joint for his headmaster is very loose, and it makes it nearly impossible to plug in.
8:34 I know that the Legacy Arcee mold has been retooled so many times now, but I feel like they could have retooled her into Legacy Chromia like how they retooled Prime Arcee to Thrilling 30s Chromia. They are the same Arcee so they could have made the same Chromia
Out of the ENTIRE Wreck and Rule collection, Bulkhead is unironically my favourite. He feels good to me, nice and tight, colour scheme is way more appealing to me than the original solid green, transformation is fun, and the added hammer is nice. Which is weird because my ENTIRE COLLECTION has problems.
Twintwist has loose knees, the Fossilizers are either too loose or the HANDS KEEP FALLING OFF OF SPINDLE, Springer is just a bad figure in general, Impactor has a wonky leg making the foot not sit properly, and Leadfoot? He's actually okay, probably on par with Bulkhead.
Honestly if you had put the entire collection on the list, I'd 100% agree with you.
29:33 To be entirely honest, I was incredibly underwhelmed by the Micromasters, definitely not helped that the first set I got were the firetruck and police car, so getting them again with Victory Saber really didn't win me over.
Pipo and Boater, though? I think those two gave me the Danny DeVito "Oh my God, I get it" moment for the appeal of the Micromasters, and what I was missing by skipping out on so many
It's because they were able to cover some of the actually unique designs instead of the big standard cars and trucks.
And there wasn't any combining gimmick shoved in.
Something that I missed too in the first several years of owning the mold is that the MP Ravage has the ability to arch the back and give it a true feline silhouette
34:46 I have Party Wallop (he’s my first Collaborative figure), and I can confirm he’s awesome! Solid joints, a simple yet engaging transformation, looks good in both modes, and he’s got incredible weapon AND accessory storage that doesn’t compromise the transformation
John warden could be on Pluto and somehow he’d get blamed for something lol 😂
some people forget that despite the issues with his design philosophy he still made a lot of great brand decisions
combiner wars WAS an out of pocket move at the time
combiners are a risky investment because a casual collector isn't spending a couple hundred bucks or so to complete a team
you're alienating an entire demographic and hoping the completionists pick up the slack so you can break even
and yet he did it and it became one of the biggest things in transformers
that devastator was something he had a massive hand in and it's still being talked about today i'll give him credit for that alone if nothing else
#7 almost gave me a heart attack.
I won't deny Core Shockwave is a step down from CW, but I don't think he's anywhere near as bad as you make him out to be.
Very sorry about the 4:20 (couldn’t have picked a better timestamp) on behalf of Wisconsin
I can confirm Frankentron is good, but yeah, not worth a massive premium. I paid American retail and if it wasn't my silly thing I'd feel a bit ripped off. If he's on a decent sale I'd say he's worth it if you like Frankenstien. Otherwise, eh, skippable.
Also, he makes me think of a Red Alert 2 Tesla tank, so I'm an easy mark.
I’ve felt like high prices are to be expected from the Collaborative line, even with Hasbro crossovers with itself. As long as Transformers is collaborating with another team, be it within Hasbro or outside of it, there will always be an additional license charge.
So, what’s next? 2023’s worst or 2022’s best?
Probably best 2022
Best of 2022...after a few other reviews first
Hey Doc! I need your professional opinion. Transparent Orange Plastic seen on the original Dinobot figure, or the Gold Plastic seen on the original Grimlock figure?
TLDR; Transparent Plastic or mid 1990's Gold Plastic?
Said plastic for what?
@@DrLockdown well those figures i mentioned. I just wanted to know which would be worse, because im collecting original Beast Wars figures from the show cast, and am using Grimlock as a Dinobot stand-in until i get a real Dinobot, and the Gold Plastic seems to have stayed together quite well, and I want to know which one do you think would be more fragile.
G1 clear plastic isn't that bad. It's just kids are kids and a lot of copies are broken.
Gold plastic is infinitely worse.
Great job on the video man. Glad you finally made it! Also, I have a couple questions out of curiosity:
1. Considering how you feel after zeta superion, did it also going to stop you from wanting to get the can’t toys mini versions of their G1 predacons?
2. The title in your video also has the title for the last transformers movie released. Why is that? You didn’t say anything about the movie itself, so I’m wondering; what for?
Oh...I buggered up the title...oops...
Usually it's an algorithm thing, but u
I forgot to change it from last time.
And yeah not really interested in cang toys predaking
4:23, you bringing that up is genuinely amazing. Youve done more than most big youtubers have
I agree with your number 16 spot, I just don’t like him at all. He won’t stay still and the clear plastic in the head broke so his head just falls off. I am trying to sell him off but the head and fact of how bad he is, I just want to throw him out the window, he is nothing but a paperweight at this point. Oh and alt mode just won’t tab together at all and the clever partforming weapons on the side just fall off if you glare at it wrong.
My twintwist is about as solid as a collinder of freshly cooked spaghetti
can someone explain the trans-scanning bumblebee one? i dont know why hes there
6:16 my TwinTwist has extremely loose knees, other than that, he’s fine
It took you a year and a half but I’m glad you finally released this list.
20:04 Nice cameo of Eunie from Xenoblade Chronicles 3.
My soundwave seems to close all the way with Both ravage and rumble so maybe a QC issue at play?
I'm amazed 86 Perceptor made the list, even as a (dis)honorable mention; bro's super posable, has a clean transformation (though admittedly it's kind of hard to mess up Perceptor's transformation), and he looks exactly like he should. Maybe the blue is slightly too light?
Out of 2022 figures I own, I'd put Crankcase on the list. I really want to like him, but those shoulder guns are pathetic, the car doors are a fingerprint magnet, and most importantly, he barely stays together in robot mode. His chest comes apart literally every time I try to move his arms unless I hold it down, and I can't count the number of times said arms have popped right off their shoulder joints. Skids was great, but his moldmate? Not so much.
I'm okay with crankcase. He's okay.
But Percy is just boring; it's just the G1 toy with articulation. When you do that, but remove the chunk factor and heft, there's just nothing to him
@@DrLockdown Eh to each their own, I don't find Perceptor boring personally, he does what he's meant to do and is a solid figure. I've had a lot more enjoyment messing around with him than I have CC who has to be handled delicately else he falls to bits (though again this is just my experience, it's possible I got one with really bad QC)
Glad you got it done!! I do enjoy seeing the collection journey.
I had a Twintwist whos leg was constructed wrong. The knee hole was drilled and assembled just a bit too high, so the lower leg couldnt tab together right. I returned it and got a new one that, thankfully, didnt have that problem.
24:16 well John Warden’s gone again cuz of Hasbro restructuring
I read this morning.
Honestly don't know how to feel. I wanted him to do better, not be given the boot
I'd actually argue that it is smart to do a Worst of (and Best of) a year late. It is easy to kneejerk react to figures right when the new shiny toys come out... but allowing one's self to breathe and actually allow some time to past can change your mind of things and go "Oh, this was so much worse" or "This was better than we realized".
Me personally, I only display my Transformers in Robot mode and ador the Bumblebee movie designs so i love the Bee movie Soundwave. I love the robot mode. And because of that absolutely horrible alt mode i have decided to never transform him ever and keep that awesome Robot on display. Interestingly my Soundwave's cassettes fit fine. Both Ravage and Rumble don't have a problem fitting in.
The twist is that the next Space Jam DVD turned out to be Earthspark Shockwave, a repaint of a figure that was just kind of "eh" to begin with that also makes me wish that with the next series he's in, they ditch the spider tank mode entirely, cause they never look good in toy form.
KABOOM! My personal least favorite figure of 2022 was the Gundam Breaker Entey Grade Rx-78-2 because it's not only a loose piece of shit of a kit were it can't even stay together in many places. It also cost 20 dollars even though it didn't come with any other accessories other than the shield and beam rifle. My favorite for 2022 was either the Transformers Victory Saber or by completing the Transformers Earthrise Zone Base.
I wonder if the backlash to ER Starscream is why they didn't just copy CW Shockwave
Y'all saying he's late and all, but the channel is just in non linear order, dr lockdown is the new Christopher Nolan
The new Tarantino
He has the Star wars guide to releasing things
Personally, my copy of S.S. Bumblebee Soundwave doesn't have the cassette issue, Ravage fits fine and I personally like the vehicle mode because it actually feels a bit alien in a good way to me. Does he have faults, absolutely I couldn't figure out for a while how to keep the tabs in the vehicle mode until I found out you needed to tip the head forward to not constantly fight it and I feel that they could have found a better way to store the shoulder cannon. I like the figure and I am glad I got a copy.
Been overdue, and it's fine. And hey, I was so right of who number 1 was gonna be. Zeta should be ashamed of themselves. I do own the SS ROTF Sideswipe. Yeah, he's pretty flimsy. Yet I needed him on my shelf, since the DOTM Version is EXTREMELY expensive to hunt down, so I didn't have another choice. Great list! Cannot wait to see what else you got cooking for your lists of 2023 (which I'm assuming that the best of 2023 list is obviously gonna be Legacy Armada Prime), plus best of 2022. And no need rushing, take all the time you need
The next few waves in the leak listings show a lot more Bayverse, but at the same time it also feels like remaining Bayverse getting cleared out so they can focus on the other aberrations of the line. Same with 86 actually. The big three characters in the franchise are on the way and then pretty much nothing
Didn’t have to rush this out so fast man we can be patient!
“And that’s what this figure is overall”
A sad face in Gmod
I wasn't expecting you to dislike the ROTF Sideswipe figure as well. For my copy, the vehicle mode REALLY didn't wanna stay tabbed together with its accessories wanting to constantly pop out, making it have a play doh factor. The robot mode isn't any better, with the feet being a floppy mess, the right door wing being very loose refusing to stay up, and the messy backpack sticks out too much like a sore thumb. I had pretty high expectations getting this figure since I missed out on the DOTM Sideswipe and thought this would deliver, only to be left disappointed.
Sounds like you got a really bad copy, I’m sorry to hear that, mine holds quite well and has basically no QC issues, but I have a working theory as to why it’s the case, are you in the US? And if so, are you on the west coast or east coast?
The fact that you're 1. reviewing a bootleg you were duped by and 2. Rating 8 toys worse than it is just hysterical.
Adding the other characters I collected as I watch it:
TLK Crosshairs: I enjoyed TLK Crosshairs. He's not great, or even good, but he's okay. Sadly they screwed over themselves should they do an AOE alt mode version, as he'll lack several paint apps on the coat.
ROTF Sideswipe: fair criticisms, but I enjoy this Sideswipe more, even if I had to replace his head with the DOTM one. Also, as a positive, the blades can store in Robot mode.
BB Soundwave: he has a bad alt mode, terrible shoulders, and bad design decisions in general. Shockwave has no bicep swivels, yet he somehow runs circles around Soundwave.
Golden Disk Terrorsaur: if they wanted to retool Airazor into Terrorsaur, they should have used the Mainline ROTB Airazor being designed around that time.
DOTM Laserbeak: I wish they did the actual Laserbeak and not the Pink Bumblebee.
Okay.
Now I'm curious seeing what makes Legacy Core Shockwave bad when the review/faceoff comes
20:47 I think he was supposed to be a Cybertronian tank…or very weird hover craft since Transformers One Soundwave pretty much had the same vehicle mode
only real issue i have w Wrecker Twin Twist is that they painted over the combined gun handle so the paint scratches off
This video made me check my calendar to make sure I wasn’t losing my mind as to what year it was, 10/10.
18:32 yoo Bionicle music wicked!
regarding the lil figures that came with with the first Dinobots, apparently the designers knew there would be budget cuts comming, so decided to make mini figures that could easily be sacrificed when the cuts occured without loosing in quality for the actual bots. Not sure where I've got that info from tho
eh, i have to defend SS Soundwave.he may turn into a space whatever, but it's a damn good space whatever - the shaping and mechanical details convey a really good, swooshable hoverthing that almost has this alien muscle car energy to me. the tank fanmode helps a lot too, but the stock configuration still looks really good to me and complements a great robot mode. the headsculpt never bothered me either, but that might be my Halo sensibilities.
this feels like when my dad brought back the milk 8 years later
I never left. I've done plenty of reviews since.
I was just moving
I wasn't even collecting transformers until November 2022
like I dont think I had watched a single Transformers thing in literal years until November got me back into it
Legacy Elita, Coronation Starscream and 86 Arcee will forever be cherished by me cus it got me back into Transformers in time to experience the Energon Universe
18:07 me not paying attention, me listening to Bonkle music
He a Scorpion, so he gets nui jaga music.
Is been a while since i saw the "I'm making piss" meme soo that surprise G2 version caught me of guard specially with the power mix version of the touch 😂😂
That would make a nice short on your channel too
I don't experience most of your issues with Wreckers Bulkhead, mainly the solidity and rickety-ness. And honestly, the plastic quality doesn't feel all that bad.
I also got the Tyrannocon set for cheap. I got them for $27 American thanks to a gamestop sale. Then I sold the JP93 to the cashier for 15 bones. I spent Core price for a leader class, and you can't beat that lmao
Oh god that Laserbeak. Couldn’t even get through one transformation before I decided he was being returned, because the arms wouldn’t stop falling off!
23:21 smooth transformation? GONE! awesome beastial details? GONE! wonderful paintwork? GONE! been able to stand well? GONE!
Don't think I don't notice that Bionicle MNOG music during number 14, I know what's up ;)
I haven't looked through every comment, but I find it interesting I have yet to notice anyone try to defend the GI Joe colabs, lol.
I was not expecting a little bit of politics but meh not surprised though I do not disagree with most of your opinions throughout the entire video I wasn't expecting support of Palestine but what can I say except stop fighting
Lists like this make me fortunate I have only so much to spend on this hobby as I have to pass on a lot these days. Never got the Camo version of Bulkhead but as my first Legacy figure the original is fantastic in how fun, and solid a figure he is. Really hope the mold doesn't suffer too much as Breakdown. Only recently got Arcee, and overall despite the legs, and faulty waist think she's a decent figure. Transformation is fun, and the bike mode is nice for what it is. Curious to see what will make 2023s list as I only got back into collecting in the last year.
ill just say this
you got *lucky* with your legacy bulkhead compared to me. his gun? refuses to stay in the holes, the chest? the clear plastic is being horrible for the connections and i cant hold him there because he will disconnect and be very floppy there. so in all honesty, you got good QC on one, and similar QC to me on the other
oh also my twin twist refuses to die, he is very nice, only issue is the knee locking places being a slight pain
I am kinda curious, though, what are your thoughts on Masterpiece Raiden now that I see that you have Kaen. Did it end up disappointing you or is it still good despite its shortcomings? Also, are you planning on doing a full review of all 6 members of Raiden later down the line?
Hopefully I'll cover them one day, but I actually really like them
Hey doc!, i was wondering if you will ever make a authentics line review?, i get that its mainly bad, but there are some "alright" figures for the price, i have the bravo class barricade, and the alpha class soundwave, shockwave, and wheeljack, and they are fine for their price, and yes that arecee is A ABOMINATION!
Stay tuned
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I absolutely love jp93, he’s just got a charm to him that I love as a JP fan, but after hearing your reasonings…
*yeah I can understand your viewpoints*
Being someone who’d probably have him in bot mode as opposed to vehicle mode, I understand where you’re coming from. I don’t have a critical eye, so I still adore him, and although his chest hollowness has never bothered me before, now that you’ve pointed it out I can’t really unsee it, and his back refusing to tab in has been bothering me since I got him. And I do get anxious every time I transform his feet
Although ironically, I did accidentally break a part of jp93. Although instead of the foot… it was a door? One of his door wings fell off one day, and when I look at it… there’s a crack in it…
21:35 Reminds me of that “Fall of Cybertron” Soundwave alt mode
Nah that actually looked cool.
34:52 may I ask what’s wrong with the code red collab?
18:32 awwww you dissed my boi goldbug he’s one of my favourites
I work at a retail store and there has been the same SS86 Arcee on the pegs for the past YEAR AND A HALF
YEAHHHH FREE PALESTINE
Hell yeah
Thank you Doc, now I won't feel bad for not having yet made my top 23 list.
And I'm sorry you got a dud Wrecker Bulkhead, mine's just fine.
Solid (or rather, unsolid? Loose? List, I agree with it for the most part, Core Hot Rod CAN be good with some customization and I know Authentics has a LOT ofbad toys, but I really hope you can experience Authentics Primal, it is really a surprisingly good toy for such a low price, I painted up mine and made swords for it and I'm seriously considering putting it at the top of my Top 23 figures, with only SS Primal rivaling it.
Doc with the surprise E-Hobby Megaplex flex
It still bothers me that we never get Megatrons repainted into Megaplex with that deco
That's...not megaplex.
That's my friends copy, and it's one of the rare G1 blue versions.
@@DrLockdown ohhh the Takara G1 Megatron, very cool! I tend to think of it as Megaplex cause a similar deco of G1 Megatron was released by E-Hobby years ago using the Megaplex character as it’s fictional context
Hate to be that person but my twin twist before i sold him off, couldnt fully transform into vehicle mode because of some issue i cant recall anymore (sold off this figure mid way throught 2023)
My wreckers twin twist had an issue with the waist mushroom peg being malformed, when turned it would pop off, I had to shave it down until it worked okish.
My biggest beef with Terrorsaur, and I might have pointed this out with Airrazor way back when, was that the engineering for him to completely flip Airrazor's transformation upside down to look and transform more accurately was THERE, but they were LAZY about it.
I don't hate it as much as you do, but that shit will forever annoy me.
Would need to handle an actual Legacy Bulkhead to see if my Wrecker Bulk has the problem you mentioned or I got damn lucky.
Shockwave...s'alright.
Wild that #13 is what his Alt form looks like in Transformers One
That' zeta superion being 1 is too funny. I seen someone selling it for $70 and figured looks great n good price. Then I read the reviews. Dodged a bullet there
Love the intro. Reminds me of Samurai Jack’s Scotsman.
JP-93's robot mode was so unappealing to me that I went out of my way to get Tyrannocon Rex on its own.
Would you skip 2023 or do 2024 first if you thought it was more interesting?
31:01 he feels like a direct downgrade due to over-engineering from DOTM legion Bee, who I feel is a really underrated little guy no one talks about because of how ubiquitous the ROTF mold is