I mean they could have let them live, and have Starscream live. How? The classic immortal starscream. Remember how he shoved Dark Energon into his spark camber? Remember how that act made Megatron immortal? They could have done it and this could have been an explanation on how could wield the Dark Star Saber.
You know, we could assume that he lied about that part of the story too. Obviously he lied about 'bravely facing' them and 'luring' them. I mean, be honest, if you had a very angry dragon and ursagryph chasing after you and then accidentally activated a high-powered weapon, would you stop long enough to see if it killed them?
Megatron, is just chilling somewhere in the universe self reflecting: “What’s that sound?” * *Starscream theme intensifies* * Starscream: “I’M BACK B*TCH!”
@@kiranmason4943 Nah, they too busy making borderline cp (referencing the fact they want to keep Cuties on their platform. If you don't know what that is, don't search it up or the FBI will be there)
RiD definitely is flawed, but it had a surprising amount of heart put into it. Would have benefitted being a standalone show instead of being mashed into the already unaligned "Aligned" Continuity. And Steeljaw being voiced by Troy Baker is partly the reason I even started watching this show ngl.
I am actually interested on the idea of a post war cybertron and the fugitive decepticons hiding and living on earth making most of the lost of military supplies.
It’s honestly kinda sad if you think about it I feel like this show had a lot of potential and could have been a a lot of fun i mean a transformers show where optimus and megatron aren’t the central characters with bumblebee teaming up with a rag tag team of autobots after being exiled from cybertron and are now hunting down rouge decepticons I feel like it could have been just as good as prime if they had gotten rid of the monster of the week format, had less wacky humour and had more of ongoing storyline then this could have been a great show
Imagine a Transformers show where Seekers had angel wings naturally? And they use them to fight like the angels in Legion, and they're like swords that can thrust, slice, parry, and they even have such control over the metallic feathers that they can grab a sword mid-thrust, or grab a stick while it's falling! THAT SOUNDS REALLY FUN!
And yes... one of Rid's redeeming qualities was Starscream... and wish they had added in Arcee and Airachnid to solve the plot of Airachnid's Zombi-Insecticon Army in one of Cybertron's Moons...
I would have assumed that given enough time and that insecticons can't fly in a vacuum, they including arachnid would have died off. Keep in mind that the show is set 20 years after the events of prime so early-mid 2030s tops. So I'd say that its plenty of time for airachnid and her zombie horde to have starved to death.
My favorite thing about this RID is the whole Bumblebee: Starscream, I see you are back to your old body style . Starscream: I thought I needed a more Commanding presense. I freakin loved that
The Chompazoids (is that how you spell it?) Would be amazing in a dark setting. Imagine seeing a Chompazoid just eat someone alive out of nowhere, would really set a mood...
I like how in RID15, Starscream and Soundwave legit became jojo characters. I also like how Thunderhoof sounds like a Detroit mafia boss. Perfect for meme material. Before JoJo: TFP Starscream/Soundwave After JoJo: RID15 Starscream/Soundwave Level 1 crook: Clampdown Level 35 mafia boss: Thunderhoof
I actually love the story arc and the design of starscream and Soundwave giving them the g1as well the FOC design, but I really wished they could use more of them as main antagonist. Like Starscream having his own army like in TFP with vehicons as well as seekers while Soundwave and Shockwave teaming up having a army of dinobots/predacons and minicons.
Yeah starscreams arc was decent enough tbh he kind of felt like himself before tf prime in tf exodus before he started becoming scared of Megatron,but I still think Soundwave was very greatly nerfed though he was one of the most dangerous decepticons in the galaxy but was defeated way too easily twice, and there's no clear answer on where shockwave even is he just disapeared after predacons rising which is a bummer he was such an interesting charecter
10:27 I remember, me and my cousin loved Thinderhoof’s accent/quote so much we just said it. Like Everytime we greeted each other or we got mad at something. We just said it. He the man.
Last year I looked upon Adam Beechen's (the producer of RID) Q&a site and discovered that RID is NOT a sequel to Transformers Prime. Adam said that Rid was never intended to be a sequel to Prime but rather a spin-off and wanted their show to be less continuity-based. Starscream wasn't even going to appear in this show but Hasbro wanted to include him. This is what he wrote. "What I meant by “less continuity-based” was that each episode of RID was meant to stand more on its own than the episodes of Prime, which was more serialized and required some knowledge of what had gone before in order to fully understand any individual episode. We wanted new viewers to be able to tune in at any time, having never seen a Transformers show before, and be able to grasp the general concept of our series - alien robot heroes on Earth hunting down escaped alien robot criminals. As I’ve said, RID was never intended to be a sequel to Prime, but rather a spin-off. Some of our characters, like Bumblebee and Optimus, may have crossed over, but our tone was much lighter than Prime’s was, and directly continuing the darker, sometimes grim storylines from Prime would have been inconsistent tonally with what RID was trying to achieve - a lighter toned series targeted and younger, newer viewers. If we’d tried, Prime fans wouldn’t have been satisfied, because the stories would have been told in our storytelling manner, not the way Prime would have handled them." "I hope someday the Aligned Continuity fates of Arcee, Smokescreen, Ultra Magnus, Wheeljack, their previous human companions and all the rest are revealed. I’d like to know what they are, too. But RID wasn’t built or intended - ever - to do that. Hopefully, Hasbro considers those stories not forgotten or abandoned, but just on “extended pause.” I suppose we’ll see." adambeechen.com/ I am suprised that nobody talks about it. Because it feels like I am the only one that knows it. Adam was also in an interview where he talks about the show, and he went on record saying that RID was more as it's own show. ruclips.net/video/sDYZrBXTEC8/видео.html Till all are one. =)
@@emperorkumquat would you like it if after megatronus's defeat Optimus would disappear and go back to the realm of the primes and remained as a mentioned character
It’s more if a slice of life, decepticon of the week type show. Starscream is only in a mini 6 episode series but it’s good. The main cast is great tho, you’ll probably stay for them.
Starscream: enters the scene Also Starscream: why do I hear boss music Starscream a second later: oh wait that's mine, in not used to being threatening and getting my own boss theme.
The show is still disappointing, but I do love how it started a short trend where tf shows showed female cybertronians with bulky bodies and had varied designs and colors for all
I am more than in love with the shows voice actors, and animation. I think the VAs outdid themselves, and I love the body movements in some scenes. The story isn’t that good, but I have a select few episodes I enjoy looking back on! F in the chat for starscream’s back dude.
We honestly need more Minicon love in future shows and fanfics, because I barely see any after 3 hours of searching. I may have a bias for the little guys because Armada was the first Transformers show I watch completely when I was a kid.
@@BackwardsMMA kinda true but gotta remember the fact that in the prime novels, it was shown that his scientists were tortured and murdered then replaced by megatron's scientists, it could play a role as to why he became so evil and cowardly as we know him, even i hate him yet pity for him that he lost his old comrades
While I like the idea of them trying new stuff such as creative non traditadal bipedal robots many things didn't sit right right such fake decepticons and such.
I agree with everything you said except bringing back Optimus. I'm happy he returned. I watched RID during covid and I was pretty sick. I watch it over and over again just to occupy me mind with something and I remember I almost screamed with happiness when I heard his voice. I like him being alive.
@@MireMiraMe if megatron even responds to his calls as if I remember correctly fix-it specifically said it would take a long time to even reach megatron let alone give him a call 😂😂😂
This show, to me, had approximately 2 redeeming qualities. Number 1: Starscream. Just Starscream, he's so amazing. Number 2: Soundwave. He is Superior.
Going back to the eye color thing, I actually prefer what the Bumblebee movie did, where eyes can change based on emotion &/or morality, blue means neutral or other, meanwhile red means, angry or rageful. Also, I would've KILLED to see Megatron return, or even replace Optimus in the show, seeing Megatron become an autobot and everyone coming to terms with it overtime would've made some good episodes
3:45 I always loved that Unicron Trilogy Starscream never got red eyes. In Armada they go from orange to white. In Energon, they go from green to blue and they stay purple throughout Cybertron.
Starscream's theme for some reason my mind thinks it as a mix on the Venom theme and TFP theme but extra evil electric guitar and IM LIVING FOR IT. IT SUITS HIM SO FRAGGING WELL!!!
I have one more compliment to rid. They added Blurr, and double cemented that Rescue bots is in the aligned continuity! I love his bro relationship with Sideswipe, and for some reason, (prob bc rescue bots was the first transformers show I watched) that comment about Heatwave blowing a gasket for him being gone so long made me laugh so hard! Only complain about Blurr in rid,: they didn’t add his rescue bot insignia to his design. That mark, for me anyway, represents a mountain of character development, considering he only got it after he destroyed the falling satellite and presumably died after he came back to the “mud ball” he was planning to leave in the dust. Only then did he become a true rescue bot. Sideswipe even mentions it in the show! “Yknow, Blurr was a real trouble maker when he first joined the rescue bots.” He says it right there!
I liked that Megatron was a space vigilante, like he took that unicron armor upgrade and put it to use, it'd be cool if he got his own movie/side story
@@duyducluu6821 No - not fat, just too blocky and big, it seems off for a character that is a mystery silently spy (in my opinion) And the fact that they made him speak just kinda ruined the character for me ✌🏼💀 and yea, I honestly do like the Cyberverse design lmao
I just thought of a great idea! A simple way to make the show better would be to switch Optimus with Ultra Magnus. That way it would make sense that he’d argue with Bee for leadership and go on solo missions.
I have no complaints about RID2015. It was cute, the writing was nice, you can actually tell whose talking because of the varied VAs, Steeljaw was an angel, Thunderhoof and Clampdown's relationship was hilarious, and I loved the animal designs. I agree that it should have been its own show, rather than a part of the Aligned Continuity, but it gave Bumblebee the chance to be a leader (dad), and gave characters that were usually confined to the background some room in the spotlight. Like, Fixit, Strongarm and Scorponok (did I spell that right?) are all real characters from other shows, they just never got much screen time. I wonder if I could rewrite the show in a future fanfiction 🤔? That would be fun, I think. Might take me a few years, especially on top of all the other things I've been writing.
Wow, this was incredible. I never really hated RID 2015, because I think it was made the way it was because the creators knew they wouldn't be able to reach the level of Prime, so why try? I still had my complaints with it, but again I never really hated it. I was just indifferent. But you really made me realize a lot of stuff I never really consider it had going for it.
i really liked how minicons were done in RiD15, i hope they use that interpretation of them again in a future iteration. also, i'm really glad they decided to just ditch Megatron being the main big bad all the time, Steeljaw was a very refreshing main villain.
The main thing i dont like about the animation is the shadeing and lighting, specifically when there was a night time scene, the bots where still all shiney with no disernible light source, but they did do well with lighting in the background
When I was getting through the series, I had a lot of trouble. But there are a few key scenes that really made me jump out of my seat in excitement. My personal favorite was when Soundwave returned and promptly kicked the asses of the rest of the cast for trapping him in that alternate dimension for years. I also really liked how Starscream was portrayed as well.
This show is nothing compared to Transformers Prime, but with what RID got right, it got right. I loved the characters, how their personalities bounced off each other, the humor, the humans actually helping the transformers, the minicons are just adorable and of course, Starscream's comeback. The animation wasn't all bad, either, especially with the colors helping certain characters stand out. There are some things I dislike about the show but I'm making this a positive comment. Maybe next time.
On the TFP Decepticon designs, the way I see it, the show was attempting to blur the line between the beloved cartoons and the mixed-reception Michael Bay films by using iconic aspects of the toy designs and adding some of Bay's flair while keeping them at an animated level.
Yeah same, I actually watched rid 2015 before prime and the stsrscream arc was my favourite, back then I had no idea who this guy was since I never watched prime until recently but wow I loved that arc
I wish they did more with Grimlock, i always pictured this Grimlock as FOC Grim post war and after a lot of trauma counselling and therapy. Imagine if we got to see him relapse in one episode and have him return to the horrifying war machine he used to be. He rarely ever uses his t-rex jaws in the show, that could be explored as a conscious effort, along with him refusing to use his fire-breath, to not fatally wound anyone given that they’re merely apprehending fugitives rather than offing them.
I agree that Starscream was the best part of that show. And I love his more G1 design because I like the bright color. My only real complaint is that my other favorite character Knock Out never made an appearance.
I love RID Starscream so much. His design, presence and voice scream epic. Do you think this Starscream would have given Megatron a good fight in a 1v1 battle(no darksaber or minicons)?
Yeah he would've fun fact he actually did once in exodus which is basically a Novel showing the great war before tf prime, starscream did fight Megatron and actually held out on his own for a while before he got overconfident and megatron defeated him So I'd say yeah rid15 starscream might be able to fight megatron
I definitely get you on the whole "it's easier to critique a series than talk about the things we like", since I tend to do that when talking about Naruto. And yeah, RID had a lot of problems, but there was some things good about it, so it's nice seeing a video talking about the handful of good things
Visually RID 2015 had so much to offer and honestly that was probably my favorite part of it. I really want to revisit it now that I've watched Prime Wars and Netflix WFC cause, I had a new appreciation for Cyberverse after watching those, I'd probably have a very different look on RID now. Also, wanna point out that although the lipstick thing is weird, at least it isn't always limited to female characters? Netflix's WFC Megatron and IDW Overlord both look like they're wearing lipstick CX Overall the main reason I watched RID 2015 was because of Fixit and how much I enjoyed his design and character.
I actually brought this up/asked this to my friend the other day. In all honestly, RID2015 almost comes off like a combination of Animated but with Prime Lore. And I agree, being it's own thing would work so much better, because it does have a good amount of good things. But making it a direct sequel with only a few references here and there was disappointing. Like no way in hell would Bee not want to visit Raf. Or at least give the excuse of not wanting to put him in danger again as to why he doesn't. And no way in hell did the government never catch wind of them being back
I have to be honest, I have such a soft spot for RID 2015. Even with all of it's flaws, I still really liked it and thought it was great! The show had so much interesting ideas that while I wished got explored more, I was still quite happy with. The one thing I still can't get over, is that they could've had Sunstreaker in the show. You know how interesting that would've been? We get to see some love for Sunstreaker, develop more of Sideswipe's personality and see him grow. Not to mention, the possible brotherly interactions they could've had. Also somewhat unrelated, but I used to think that RID 2015 was actually a continuation of Animated instead of Prime, since I knew that it was a continuation but didn't know for what series/continuity
True but sideswipe from rid isn't the same bot who had sunstreaker as his twin, he's a new spark he's not the sideswipe from wfc, foc, exodus, exiles or retribution. Basically just shares the same name and sunstreaker is still alive he had a cameo in the final episode where they listed the blacklisted heroes
Am I the only one who likes that they don’t look entirely human and have the weird necks???? Legit when I first saw bumblebees thick neck I thought “damn he lifts”
Watching The Prime Wars Trilogy, then watching RiD15 is like- having to listen to "What's New Pussycat" 7 times in a row at a Diner, then getting hit with a "It's Not Unusual". The *relief* man...
I always wondered where Steel Jaw’s tail when when he transformed into a car. Steel Jaw and Strong Arm were my two favorite new characters from this show.
Starscreams appearance in the show was the best reveal in my opinion I also love Soundwaves first episode in the sow that was awesome 👏🏻 (I also have a soft spot for his second episode in the show but it’s not as good as the first) although I will say laser beak got a better design in his second appearance of the show xx
I like to imagine that even if Soundwave or Starscream found Megatron he'd just be confused and wondering why Autobots and Decepticons are still fighting even after he said the Decepticons were over at the end of Transformers Prime beast hunters.
Personally, RID 2015 is one of my favorite transformers series. The animation was a bit of a downgrade but it's still beautiful in its own way and it's a ton better than those flat 2D animations they got in kids shows these days. And I found it a very refreshing change of pace that instead of killing Cons, they just put them in stasis. Plus, this show gave me my favorite Grimlock and a Con with a personality and voice that just screams guilty pleasure.
Well the war was technically over and the decepticons in rid were hardly ever war criminals they were just wanted bad guys for doing bad things, we don't really know what happened to starscream, or soundwave after they were arrested tbh they were either executed for war crimes or life imprisonment
you always put my exact thoughts into words, i honestly love (some) of the character interactions in the show. It can be wholesome and funny to watch, but it always ends up being overdone or the show does something stupid and i remember how much i hate it again lol
I only have access to season one so I can't talk about Starscream, but I actually really enjoyed the goofy villain-of-the-week vibe the show started with. It was a fun excuse to put the characters in whacky situations that otherwise might not have happened, like the old west episode (not my favorite but definitely memorable).
RiD 2015 is like me trying to do maths, it really tries and SOMETIMES the results work and make sense! But most of the time they don’t, and I get disappointed
Have you checked out Cyberverse? It's got colorful designs like RiD, with what I think is a cleaner, more thought out art style, and the characters actually develop and learn.
The Alinged Era: *Cybertron Trilogy:* The Covenant of Primus Exodus War For Cybertron Exiles Fall of Cybertron Retribution *2010-2014 Trilogy:* TF: Prime Rescue Bots TF: Beast Hunters *Post-Aligned Trilogy:* Robots in Disguise Rescue Bots Academy
When starscream spoke for the first time in RID, it was like: oh my god, he is a live, the whole 3rd season is my favourite thanks to the rfp references, including autobot omega one bases, I wish that we could know what happend to Jack, Raf, Miko, June, Fowler And Fogel(the train driver in NY lol). And is there explanation where is Megatron cause I've never find out?
At least they tired to do something with Optimus and make him fit in the story. Perhaps the Reason he was here may be due to Bumblebee's development and him trying to step out of Prime's shadow.
Agree with all your points. Especially the Diversity of the characters and postwar Cybertron. Oh and Miko's voice actor Tania Gunadi is doing a Virtual Con at TFNation on the 29th this month.
My most favorite thing about RID15 was building myself hype for it at the time. I was ecstatic for the first few episode, but then I fell out of it. Though I agree with the points of this vid. I love the colors and fresh new characters. Especially big green Not-Grimlock.
9:45: Some great points in this video, but I especially agree with this somewhat. I don't think they should be male OR female, but if there are going to be male robots, no one should be surprised if there are female ones.
You kinda forgot about the overall character designs in this show, especially their vehicle modes, the vehicles look cool as hell, edgy and futuristic. Like Motormaster for example, a futuristic combat truck. Talking about Motormaster, Menasor is also a good thing from the show, they also perfectly adapted the unstable mental of the OG G1 Menasor.
While I still dislike this series (and will never think of it as a successor to the masterpiece that was TFP), I think after Earthspark that we all need to look back and offer RID a slight apology. It wasn’t as bad when compared to what we got later…
bumblebee's neck is buffed so his voicebox wont get ripped out again lmao
XD
Omg yes XD VOICE PROTECTION
Voice box was in his mouth not neck XD
Lmfaoooooo 😭😭😭
*"Oh please, there will be plenty of time for bowing and screaming later."* - Starscream
It’s actually
*Oh please, there will be plenty of time for bowing and scraping. Now where are my minicons?”*
@@BackwardsMMA Screaming fits better as it also goes with his name lol
now where the fuck are my mini cons reeeeeeeeeeeee
*Steve Blum's back must've hurt from carrying the entire freaking show.*
XD
Yes lol
Yeah true.
So THAT'S where he went.
Or atleast the second half of season 2
Just two words: *Starscream's arc*
Yes
Make that more yes..Starscream was Bee’s better nemesis.
he needs megatrons and bumblebees approval
That and Jazz appearing are the two things I really enjoy tbh
indeed
Even though I am sad that Skylynx and Darksteel died, *I will say that Starscream's storyline was awesome in this show.*
I mean they could have let them live, and have Starscream live. How? The classic immortal starscream. Remember how he shoved Dark Energon into his spark camber? Remember how that act made Megatron immortal? They could have done it and this could have been an explanation on how could wield the Dark Star Saber.
At least we still have Predaking
@@baconator_x4098 he needs megatrons and bumblebees approval
You know, we could assume that he lied about that part of the story too. Obviously he lied about 'bravely facing' them and 'luring' them. I mean, be honest, if you had a very angry dragon and ursagryph chasing after you and then accidentally activated a high-powered weapon, would you stop long enough to see if it killed them?
@@admiralprince7925 But he lost his comrades... :(
Megatron, is just chilling somewhere in the universe self reflecting: “What’s that sound?”
* *Starscream theme intensifies* *
Starscream: “I’M BACK B*TCH!”
Plot twist: Megatron did indeed come back, but he just vibed on Mt. Everest, practicing robot breathing like the old ninja teachers from the movies
@@kiranmason4943 Nah, they too busy making borderline cp (referencing the fact they want to keep Cuties on their platform. If you don't know what that is, don't search it up or the FBI will be there)
@@BlooMonkiMan at this point,i'm sure everybody knows about that movie from hell
Megatron: OH HELL NO
Hahahahaha
Megatron: Why do I hear boss music?
"I fear no man. But that thing..."
*Bumblebee's neck*
"It scares me."
Ikr just
*L O O K A T I T*
Seems fine to me
I fear no man, but that thing..
*Bumblebee and Optimus's design*
It scares me..
That neck is THICC
Curves. He likes curves. That's why he has curves behind his head xD.
RiD definitely is flawed, but it had a surprising amount of heart put into it. Would have benefitted being a standalone show instead of being mashed into the already unaligned "Aligned" Continuity.
And Steeljaw being voiced by Troy Baker is partly the reason I even started watching this show ngl.
i watched rid 2015 after i was done watching prime
I am actually interested on the idea of a post war cybertron and the fugitive decepticons hiding and living on earth making most of the lost of military supplies.
Steeljaw's voice is so breathtaking!
Steeljaw was the only reason why I kept watching the show.
It’s honestly kinda sad if you think about it I feel like this show had a lot of potential and could have been a a lot of fun i mean a transformers show where optimus and megatron aren’t the central characters with bumblebee teaming up with a rag tag team of autobots after being exiled from cybertron and are now hunting down rouge decepticons I feel like it could have been just as good as prime if they had gotten rid of the monster of the week format, had less wacky humour and had more of ongoing storyline then this could have been a great show
Imagine a Transformers show where Seekers had angel wings naturally? And they use them to fight like the angels in Legion, and they're like swords that can thrust, slice, parry, and they even have such control over the metallic feathers that they can grab a sword mid-thrust, or grab a stick while it's falling!
THAT SOUNDS REALLY FUN!
So, no transforming into fighter jets?
Seekers become Angles of Death 💀
@@timur5241 Of course they do!
@@superxavxii421 ANGLE DANCE! ANGLE DANCE! XD
@@JMObyx ok
I don’t know why. But Saberhorn’s accent just-*chef’s kiss* I’m in love with it.(and him-)
Uh........
most of the accents are so good dude
His designs pretty sick too
Thunderhoof's accent is also nice.
@@ladyeva9398 ITALIAN, BABY! Whoo!
And yes... one of Rid's redeeming qualities was Starscream... and wish they had added in Arcee and Airachnid to solve the plot of Airachnid's Zombi-Insecticon Army in one of Cybertron's Moons...
Would have been nice to see the Other Insecticons in RiD have to resist her mental powers (Oh look, an opportunity to make Zzizza a decent character)
I would have assumed that given enough time and that insecticons can't fly in a vacuum, they including arachnid would have died off.
Keep in mind that the show is set 20 years after the events of prime so early-mid 2030s tops. So I'd say that its plenty of time for airachnid and her zombie horde to have starved to death.
I waited for Arcee as I missed her a lot, and then suddenly every TFP Autobot character was there unless her
@@sealyver * cough * *Smokescreen* cough!
@@MireMiraMe *ah yes smokescreen*
My favorite thing about this RID is the whole
Bumblebee: Starscream, I see you are back to your old body style .
Starscream: I thought I needed a more Commanding presense.
I freakin loved that
The Chompazoids (is that how you spell it?) Would be amazing in a dark setting. Imagine seeing a Chompazoid just eat someone alive out of nowhere, would really set a mood...
Most bots were scared to death by scrapletes I can only imagine the fear in a bot when they see a chompazoid on the battle field
This would have raised the stakes so much in the show, now i really wish they did this!
Hell yeah 😈
how would a Chompazoid vs predacon match turn out? 🤔(not predaking)
@@SourelppA If it's Predaking, then Predaking wins. If its any other Predacon, then idk.
May Starscream’s wings and back somehow heal. Pray for this poor guy.
I like how in RID15, Starscream and Soundwave legit became jojo characters. I also like how Thunderhoof sounds like a Detroit mafia boss. Perfect for meme material.
Before JoJo: TFP Starscream/Soundwave
After JoJo: RID15 Starscream/Soundwave
Level 1 crook: Clampdown
Level 35 mafia boss: Thunderhoof
Well, in fact, Thunderhoof was indeed a mafia. Even he said so
Thunderhoof is definitely one of the best mobsters
@@duyducluu6821 It works really well because of his Detroit accent imo
@@BlooMonkiMan ayyooooo!!!
@@duyducluu6821 "ah'm Thundahoof, see. Ah ran some of the biggest criminal enterprises on Cybertron. Half you cops are on ma payroll."
I actually love the story arc and the design of starscream and Soundwave giving them the g1as well the FOC design, but I really wished they could use more of them as main antagonist. Like Starscream having his own army like in TFP with vehicons as well as seekers while Soundwave and Shockwave teaming up having a army of dinobots/predacons and minicons.
Yeah starscreams arc was decent enough tbh he kind of felt like himself before tf prime in tf exodus before he started becoming scared of Megatron,but I still think Soundwave was very greatly nerfed though he was one of the most dangerous decepticons in the galaxy but was defeated way too easily twice, and there's no clear answer on where shockwave even is he just disapeared after predacons rising which is a bummer he was such an interesting charecter
Whoever came up with Starscream's entrance music must be proud of themselves. That music is badass 🎶 (8:40)
10:27
I remember, me and my cousin loved Thinderhoof’s accent/quote so much we just said it. Like Everytime we greeted each other or we got mad at something. We just said it. He the man.
Thunderhoof is the reason i greet people with, Aye or Ayo
That's how mafia works
My fav line of thunderhoof was in sideways ayoooooooooo!!!!!
Oh my god, that is amazing! That sounds so fun
*EYYOOOO*
Last year I looked upon Adam Beechen's (the producer of RID) Q&a site and discovered that RID is NOT a sequel to Transformers Prime.
Adam said that Rid was never intended to be a sequel to Prime but rather a spin-off and wanted their show to be less continuity-based.
Starscream wasn't even going to appear in this show but Hasbro wanted to include him.
This is what he wrote. "What I meant by “less continuity-based” was that each episode of RID was meant to stand more on its own than the episodes of Prime, which was more serialized and required some knowledge of what had gone before in order to fully understand any individual episode. We wanted new viewers to be able to tune in at any time, having never seen a Transformers show before, and be able to grasp the general concept of our series - alien robot heroes on Earth hunting down escaped alien robot criminals. As I’ve said, RID was never intended to be a sequel to Prime, but rather a spin-off. Some of our characters, like Bumblebee and Optimus, may have crossed over, but our tone was much lighter than Prime’s was, and directly continuing the darker, sometimes grim storylines from Prime would have been inconsistent tonally with what RID was trying to achieve - a lighter toned series targeted and younger, newer viewers. If we’d tried, Prime fans wouldn’t have been satisfied, because the stories would have been told in our storytelling manner, not the way Prime would have handled them."
"I hope someday the Aligned Continuity fates of Arcee, Smokescreen, Ultra Magnus, Wheeljack, their previous human companions and all the rest are revealed. I’d like to know what they are, too. But RID wasn’t built or intended - ever - to do that. Hopefully, Hasbro considers those stories not forgotten or abandoned, but just on “extended pause.” I suppose we’ll see."
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I am suprised that nobody talks about it. Because it feels like I am the only one that knows it.
Adam was also in an interview where he talks about the show, and he went on record saying that RID was more as it's own show.
ruclips.net/video/sDYZrBXTEC8/видео.html
Till all are one. =)
I’ll look into this and watch the interview. Maybe this could be worth making a video about
Nice because I think fans really need to know this.
I am surprised I did not know this but now I do and I feel a little bit better about RID And TFP's connection.
@@VoidCraftGaming Glad I made you feel better. =)
@@emperorkumquat would you like it if after megatronus's defeat Optimus would disappear and go back to the realm of the primes and remained as a mentioned character
Okay I’ve been avoiding RiD, but after seeing Starscream like this I am now gonna watch it. (:
Don't. It really is a mistake.
It’s ok storywise but cringey
@@TheGenuineDWNUT it can still be enjoyable
It’s more if a slice of life, decepticon of the week type show. Starscream is only in a mini 6 episode series but it’s good. The main cast is great tho, you’ll probably stay for them.
Bad story writing and bad characters but enjoyable episodes and plots that's it summarized.
Starscream: enters the scene
Also Starscream: why do I hear boss music
Starscream a second later: oh wait that's mine, in not used to being threatening and getting my own boss theme.
The show is still disappointing, but I do love how it started a short trend where tf shows showed female cybertronians with bulky bodies and had varied designs and colors for all
The trend is in Cyberverse (at least with Clobber) and in IDW’s new comic series
I was dissatisfied that there was no bulky fembots in RBA. And I love RBA.
I am more than in love with the shows voice actors, and animation. I think the VAs outdid themselves, and I love the body movements in some scenes. The story isn’t that good, but I have a select few episodes I enjoy looking back on!
F in the chat for starscream’s back dude.
Me too my favourite episode is combine and conquer.💜🤖🚀🛸
Now I'm thinking of a triple-changer who can transform into an animal (robot, animal, vehicle)
I mean, that's what Airachnid in TFP basically was
There’s Doubledealer for you
And Snapdragon
And Apeface
So, the rescue bots? Aside from heatwave of course. He's a *QUADRUPLE CHANGER.*
There's Energon's Scorponok [sorta?] if you're still looking.
We honestly need more Minicon love in future shows and fanfics, because I barely see any after 3 hours of searching.
I may have a bias for the little guys because Armada was the first Transformers show I watch completely when I was a kid.
The nostalgia…
As a Starscream hater, Starscreams arc was amazing in this show
why do you hate starscream
A B Why *wouldn’t* I hate Starscream?
@@BackwardsMMA kinda true but gotta remember the fact that in the prime novels, it was shown that his scientists were tortured and murdered then replaced by megatron's scientists, it could play a role as to why he became so evil and cowardly as we know him, even i hate him yet pity for him that he lost his old comrades
@@ivangenov6782 TF?
@@BackwardsMMA umm, wanna hear how the USN Beat the IJN in the battle of Midway?
The art style honestly was my favorite part
RID is so underrated. It's bold and original trying new things out and doing it with a lot of heart.
While I like the idea of them trying new stuff such as creative non traditadal bipedal robots many things didn't sit right right such fake decepticons and such.
I agree with you on that my favourite episode is combine and conquer.💜🤖
@@greendecepticon6148my favourite episode is combine and conquer.💜🤖
I'm not gonna lie, Cyberverse, IDW, RID 2015, and TFP are my most favorite aligned continuations
I agree with everything you said except bringing back Optimus. I'm happy he returned. I watched RID during covid and I was pretty sick. I watch it over and over again just to occupy me mind with something and I remember I almost screamed with happiness when I heard his voice. I like him being alive.
Personally would’ve loved it even more if Prime stayed dead but Bee was forced to bring Megatron to lead the team when facing more deadly foes.
@@MireMiraMe if megatron even responds to his calls as if I remember correctly fix-it specifically said it would take a long time to even reach megatron let alone give him a call 😂😂😂
This show, to me, had approximately 2 redeeming qualities.
Number 1: Starscream. Just Starscream, he's so amazing.
Number 2: Soundwave. He is Superior.
True, the decepticon high command basically carried the entire show
I still wish shockwave was there too
Going back to the eye color thing, I actually prefer what the Bumblebee movie did, where eyes can change based on emotion &/or morality, blue means neutral or other, meanwhile red means, angry or rageful. Also, I would've KILLED to see Megatron return, or even replace Optimus in the show, seeing Megatron become an autobot and everyone coming to terms with it overtime would've made some good episodes
I like it when bumblebee turns into the voice actor's character from those Marvel show's
3:45 I always loved that Unicron Trilogy Starscream never got red eyes. In Armada they go from orange to white. In Energon, they go from green to blue and they stay purple throughout Cybertron.
Starscream's theme for some reason my mind thinks it as a mix on the Venom theme and TFP theme but extra evil electric guitar and IM LIVING FOR IT.
IT SUITS HIM SO FRAGGING WELL!!!
I have one more compliment to rid. They added Blurr, and double cemented that Rescue bots is in the aligned continuity! I love his bro relationship with Sideswipe, and for some reason, (prob bc rescue bots was the first transformers show I watched) that comment about Heatwave blowing a gasket for him being gone so long made me laugh so hard! Only complain about Blurr in rid,: they didn’t add his rescue bot insignia to his design. That mark, for me anyway, represents a mountain of character development, considering he only got it after he destroyed the falling satellite and presumably died after he came back to the “mud ball” he was planning to leave in the dust. Only then did he become a true rescue bot. Sideswipe even mentions it in the show! “Yknow, Blurr was a real trouble maker when he first joined the rescue bots.” He says it right there!
Now I feel like rewatching this
I liked that Megatron was a space vigilante, like he took that unicron armor upgrade and put it to use, it'd be cool if he got his own movie/side story
Soundwave and Starscream were both skinny legends but they took that way from mEEEeEEeEeaea 😭😭😭😭😭😭
Apparently they both only became skinny when they got earth modes.
They only get skinny for more agility and speed, because if they stay skinny, especially Soundwave, then won’t be able to carry more than 1 Mini-con
@@duyducluu6821 Ye i knew Soundwave was a bit beefed up before the whole war and stuff, but I was just talkin about the show version of em lol
@@4CHAMUKA I mean I do agree that RID Soundwave was kinda FAT (look at Cyberverse, he looks nice as a car, and the funniest one by far)
@@duyducluu6821 No - not fat, just too blocky and big, it seems off for a character that is a mystery silently spy (in my opinion)
And the fact that they made him speak just kinda ruined the character for me ✌🏼💀
and yea, I honestly do like the Cyberverse design lmao
You should review every kind of starscream from the shows and movies and rank them.
I just thought of a great idea! A simple way to make the show better would be to switch Optimus with Ultra Magnus. That way it would make sense that he’d argue with Bee for leadership and go on solo missions.
I have no complaints about RID2015. It was cute, the writing was nice, you can actually tell whose talking because of the varied VAs, Steeljaw was an angel, Thunderhoof and Clampdown's relationship was hilarious, and I loved the animal designs. I agree that it should have been its own show, rather than a part of the Aligned Continuity, but it gave Bumblebee the chance to be a leader (dad), and gave characters that were usually confined to the background some room in the spotlight. Like, Fixit, Strongarm and Scorponok (did I spell that right?) are all real characters from other shows, they just never got much screen time.
I wonder if I could rewrite the show in a future fanfiction 🤔? That would be fun, I think. Might take me a few years, especially on top of all the other things I've been writing.
*Scorponok
Can we also all agree that Soundwave’s first entrance was dope. He literally took out team Bee all by himself
Thunderhoof and Shadlelock were awesome. I love how a crime boss like Thunderhoof turns into a tractor 😂
Wow, this was incredible. I never really hated RID 2015, because I think it was made the way it was because the creators knew they wouldn't be able to reach the level of Prime, so why try? I still had my complaints with it, but again I never really hated it. I was just indifferent. But you really made me realize a lot of stuff I never really consider it had going for it.
I liked the first season, tolerated the second one, third I loved, and I basically had Combiner Force unavailable to me, so I can’t comment on it.
@@Archive_7802 Combiner Force is the third season. That Starscream mini-season is too short to be considered a season.
@@raidenthenctzenwithinsomni4961 alright, well then only up to the Starscream arc was available to me. I never saw Combiner Force
@@Archive_7802 Don't watch Combiner Force. That season was the worst story-wise, and the Stunticons were horribly wasted as characters there.
@@chriswu772 WHAT??? HOW DO TOU EVEN DO THAT??? Oh, right; no Breakdown ‘cause he ded. BUT IRHER THAN THAT, HOW???
i really liked how minicons were done in RiD15, i hope they use that interpretation of them again in a future iteration. also, i'm really glad they decided to just ditch Megatron being the main big bad all the time, Steeljaw was a very refreshing main villain.
The main thing i dont like about the animation is the shadeing and lighting, specifically when there was a night time scene, the bots where still all shiney with no disernible light source, but they did do well with lighting in the background
I like the Show as a Whole.
Also,RID deserves more attention cause it's Underrated.
Tfp has the best in story, animation, and skill. Rid 2015 did do well in cultural storytelling too
*loads bolter with murderous intent.* you've yee'd your last Haw heretic!
When I was getting through the series, I had a lot of trouble. But there are a few key scenes that really made me jump out of my seat in excitement. My personal favorite was when Soundwave returned and promptly kicked the asses of the rest of the cast for trapping him in that alternate dimension for years. I also really liked how Starscream was portrayed as well.
8:12 everyone recognized his voice
He is HEATWAVE
This is a first! Also STARSCREAM AND SOUNDWAVE ARRRC
This show is nothing compared to Transformers Prime, but with what RID got right, it got right. I loved the characters, how their personalities bounced off each other, the humor, the humans actually helping the transformers, the minicons are just adorable and of course, Starscream's comeback. The animation wasn't all bad, either, especially with the colors helping certain characters stand out. There are some things I dislike about the show but I'm making this a positive comment. Maybe next time.
"cherubim Starscream doesn't exist, he can't hurt you."
8:58
On the TFP Decepticon designs, the way I see it, the show was attempting to blur the line between the beloved cartoons and the mixed-reception Michael Bay films by using iconic aspects of the toy designs and adding some of Bay's flair while keeping them at an animated level.
fun fact: the reason starscream is my fav transformers character is bc I watched this show when I was younger and I loved the starscream arc lol
Yeah same, I actually watched rid 2015 before prime and the stsrscream arc was my favourite, back then I had no idea who this guy was since I never watched prime until recently but wow I loved that arc
I love how starscream had his wings like a Cape and shoulders akin to his shoulders pads from his Coronation scene in the 86 movie
I wish they did more with Grimlock, i always pictured this Grimlock as FOC Grim post war and after a lot of trauma counselling and therapy. Imagine if we got to see him relapse in one episode and have him return to the horrifying war machine he used to be. He rarely ever uses his t-rex jaws in the show, that could be explored as a conscious effort, along with him refusing to use his fire-breath, to not fatally wound anyone given that they’re merely apprehending fugitives rather than offing them.
I agree that Starscream was the best part of that show. And I love his more G1 design because I like the bright color. My only real complaint is that my other favorite character Knock Out never made an appearance.
RID would have been an EXCELLENT standalone show🤗 I just wonder if they had ever considered it.
I love RID Starscream so much. His design, presence and voice scream epic. Do you think this Starscream would have given Megatron a good fight in a 1v1 battle(no darksaber or minicons)?
Yeah he would've fun fact he actually did once in exodus which is basically a Novel showing the great war before tf prime, starscream did fight Megatron and actually held out on his own for a while before he got overconfident and megatron defeated him
So I'd say yeah rid15 starscream might be able to fight megatron
I definitely get you on the whole "it's easier to critique a series than talk about the things we like", since I tend to do that when talking about Naruto. And yeah, RID had a lot of problems, but there was some things good about it, so it's nice seeing a video talking about the handful of good things
If they left Prime dead then it would actually make Bumblebee have a more character development in the when Optimus is not around.
Visually RID 2015 had so much to offer and honestly that was probably my favorite part of it. I really want to revisit it now that I've watched Prime Wars and Netflix WFC cause, I had a new appreciation for Cyberverse after watching those, I'd probably have a very different look on RID now.
Also, wanna point out that although the lipstick thing is weird, at least it isn't always limited to female characters? Netflix's WFC Megatron and IDW Overlord both look like they're wearing lipstick CX
Overall the main reason I watched RID 2015 was because of Fixit and how much I enjoyed his design and character.
I assume that before cybertronians had a frame of reference for male and female they just had “the curvy ones” and “the blocky ones”
I have only one frame of reference for cybertronians: annoying xenos.
@Partyrock 414
"The curvy ones" "The blocky ones"
Ya know, they sound like chassis models
I actually brought this up/asked this to my friend the other day. In all honestly, RID2015 almost comes off like a combination of Animated but with Prime Lore. And I agree, being it's own thing would work so much better, because it does have a good amount of good things. But making it a direct sequel with only a few references here and there was disappointing. Like no way in hell would Bee not want to visit Raf. Or at least give the excuse of not wanting to put him in danger again as to why he doesn't. And no way in hell did the government never catch wind of them being back
I have to be honest, I have such a soft spot for RID 2015. Even with all of it's flaws, I still really liked it and thought it was great! The show had so much interesting ideas that while I wished got explored more, I was still quite happy with.
The one thing I still can't get over, is that they could've had Sunstreaker in the show. You know how interesting that would've been? We get to see some love for Sunstreaker, develop more of Sideswipe's personality and see him grow. Not to mention, the possible brotherly interactions they could've had.
Also somewhat unrelated, but I used to think that RID 2015 was actually a continuation of Animated instead of Prime, since I knew that it was a continuation but didn't know for what series/continuity
True but sideswipe from rid isn't the same bot who had sunstreaker as his twin, he's a new spark he's not the sideswipe from wfc, foc, exodus, exiles or retribution. Basically just shares the same name and sunstreaker is still alive he had a cameo in the final episode where they listed the blacklisted heroes
Me too I love robots in disguise my favourite episode is combine and conquer.💜🤖
Am I the only one who likes that they don’t look entirely human and have the weird necks???? Legit when I first saw bumblebees thick neck I thought “damn he lifts”
Watching The Prime Wars Trilogy, then watching RiD15 is like- having to listen to "What's New Pussycat" 7 times in a row at a Diner, then getting hit with a "It's Not Unusual". The *relief* man...
Salt and pepper diner reference!
Honestly this made me laugh thank you
@@sephithemermaid H e h e h e h
(Glad to hear, Broski)
I always wondered where Steel Jaw’s tail when when he transformed into a car. Steel Jaw and Strong Arm were my two favorite new characters from this show.
BROOOOO I never had a problem with bee’s neck unlit you said it 😂😭
"I will be honest apart from Bumblebee's *N E C K* I like looking at the characters-"
If only RID had Prime designs.
I mean Soundwave had his Prime design at first
I can't imagine those designs in this style though
Starscreams appearance in the show was the best reveal in my opinion I also love Soundwaves first episode in the sow that was awesome 👏🏻 (I also have a soft spot for his second episode in the show but it’s not as good as the first) although I will say laser beak got a better design in his second appearance of the show xx
I like to imagine that even if Soundwave or Starscream found Megatron he'd just be confused and wondering why Autobots and Decepticons are still fighting even after he said the Decepticons were over at the end of Transformers Prime beast hunters.
Prime fans: it’s a RID fan, GET HIM
I thought the title was “ Be nice to RID 2015 challenge!”
Lol
Personally, RID 2015 is one of my favorite transformers series. The animation was a bit of a downgrade but it's still beautiful in its own way and it's a ton better than those flat 2D animations they got in kids shows these days. And I found it a very refreshing change of pace that instead of killing Cons, they just put them in stasis. Plus, this show gave me my favorite Grimlock and a Con with a personality and voice that just screams guilty pleasure.
Well the war was technically over and the decepticons in rid were hardly ever war criminals they were just wanted bad guys for doing bad things, we don't really know what happened to starscream, or soundwave after they were arrested tbh they were either executed for war crimes or life imprisonment
you always put my exact thoughts into words, i honestly love (some) of the character interactions in the show. It can be wholesome and funny to watch, but it always ends up being overdone or the show does something stupid and i remember how much i hate it again lol
I only have access to season one so I can't talk about Starscream, but I actually really enjoyed the goofy villain-of-the-week vibe the show started with. It was a fun excuse to put the characters in whacky situations that otherwise might not have happened, like the old west episode (not my favorite but definitely memorable).
Just want to say that I like your videos, they are... Relaxing and comfortable for me
And, of course, interesting💕
RiD 2015 is like me trying to do maths, it really tries and SOMETIMES the results work and make sense! But most of the time they don’t, and I get disappointed
Have you checked out Cyberverse? It's got colorful designs like RiD, with what I think is a cleaner, more thought out art style, and the characters actually develop and learn.
The Alinged Era:
*Cybertron Trilogy:*
The Covenant of Primus
Exodus
War For Cybertron
Exiles
Fall of Cybertron
Retribution
*2010-2014 Trilogy:*
TF: Prime
Rescue Bots
TF: Beast Hunters
*Post-Aligned Trilogy:*
Robots in Disguise
Rescue Bots Academy
Bumblebee's neck almost destroyed me
When starscream spoke for the first time in RID, it was like: oh my god, he is a live, the whole 3rd season is my favourite thanks to the rfp references, including autobot omega one bases, I wish that we could know what happend to Jack, Raf, Miko, June, Fowler And Fogel(the train driver in NY lol). And is there explanation where is Megatron cause I've never find out?
Megatron is more or less in self exile
starscream arc and soundwave were pretty good
Anyone else love that Batman Beyond ended up being Bumblebee? Considering his leadership role in RID it fits
I love how Troy Baker used the exact same voice for Steeljaw and Greed from FullMetal Achemist
There are some things I like in show as well mostly the things you mentioned.
At least they tired to do something with Optimus and make him fit in the story. Perhaps the Reason he was here may be due to Bumblebee's development and him trying to step out of Prime's shadow.
The amount of designs the decepticons had could have made such good figures, I remember wishing for a kickback combiner.
Agree with all your points. Especially the Diversity of the characters and postwar Cybertron.
Oh and Miko's voice actor Tania Gunadi is doing a Virtual Con at TFNation on the 29th this month.
Wait what? Is there a link?I've always loved Miko.
My most favorite thing about RID15 was building myself hype for it at the time. I was ecstatic for the first few episode, but then I fell out of it. Though I agree with the points of this vid. I love the colors and fresh new characters. Especially big green Not-Grimlock.
I like all the various species out there.
also, would them being decepticons be because Decepticons have become another word for criminal?
The Starscream model reminded me or this one photo I saw for a third party figure of them that turned into a falcon instead of a jet.
I liked the Vehicons trying to differentiate themselves
9:45: Some great points in this video, but I especially agree with this somewhat. I don't think they should be male OR female, but if there are going to be male robots, no one should be surprised if there are female ones.
You kinda forgot about the overall character designs in this show, especially their vehicle modes, the vehicles look cool as hell, edgy and futuristic. Like Motormaster for example, a futuristic combat truck. Talking about Motormaster, Menasor is also a good thing from the show, they also perfectly adapted the unstable mental of the OG G1 Menasor.
HOLY- wow good point emperor kumquat I respect this video
While I still dislike this series (and will never think of it as a successor to the masterpiece that was TFP), I think after Earthspark that we all need to look back and offer RID a slight apology. It wasn’t as bad when compared to what we got later…