I'm having flashbacks to Beast from the comics. "Grimlock, Slag, Sludge, Snarl and Swoop all writhed in agony as their bodies were torn and conjoined into a single creature, one that should never have existed." Thoughat least it is ONLY Grimlock and Swoop here.
I just saw the Grimlock 2-pack at toys-r-us when I picked up Strafe, and I was dumbfounded. Seriously, why this one and not... ANY other Grimlock toy. Seriously, even Animated Grimlock would be a great choice.
Dinoking: He's not even an Autobot! Mega Dinobot: Simple Duocon. End of story. The Beast: Nightmare. Pure distilled nightmare. Volcanicus: Everyone's Dino-Combiner fever dream come true.
Just be glad that Classics Prime is the Voyager and Bumblebee is the Generations Legends figures. FOC Grimlock, luckily, is at Target. Animated Swoop and Snarl should represent G1 Swoop and Slag, not those crucified Minicons.
The only thing Swoop has in common with Strafe is that both are pteranodons. Robot mode: different design; Dino mode- different design, color scheme and two heads; Name- different; Character hystory- different.
TheMinecraftfan9000 I would ask to look at any of the other Dinobots released for AoE and they will fit the same criteria. No, Strafe was originally going to be Swoop, but they redesigned his dino mode so much, they decided to call him Strafe instead, which is also the name of a Technobot. Which must make it really weird at parties.
I thought the two headed flier was a Terrorcon working for Lock down or whoever the real big bad turns out to be (Galvatron I think going by the toy list),
How come Energon Six Shot is a hinted Plastic Addict victim but not Shockblast? I'm guessing that Shockblast, at least, is a decent Shockwave homage and Six Shot's colours are ugly.
Martin Serrano Trust me, it's not only for it's colors, I have a lot of problems with that toy. Difference is Shockblast looks nice enough to spare it from an Addict episode. Six Shot does not.
TJOmega Oh, I get it! You're referring to the mold! Yeah, thr altmode sucks, the bot mode isn't that secure with the waist hinges, and the arm cannon's too big! And Sex Shit does things worse with his colors!
I still have mine they are actually on display with my other dinobots. I'm really surprised that you didn't munition how swoop is almost twice as tall as grimlock.
I’m actually one of the few people watching this video who has watched the movie Twins. It’s a great movie and I’d highly recommend it for anyone who hasn’t seen the movie before. Energon Grimlock and Swoop was a good idea of a toy, but it just didn’t work as far as execution goes. Nowadays, we have that Dinobot combiner from Power of the Primes.
I actually like the g1 themed repaint of energon grimlock. Clasics grimlock really didnt look like the original at all. And the energon toy isnt bad at all tbh
@@lukasgemmill8084 That one's real beauty whilst the PotP Dinobots are good since the others look rather perfect. And don't get me started on GS Volcanicus, they gave him swords!
Good points all around on the toys; I didn't see that final gag at the end to come into play. Nice work TJ. Glad to have more videos coming out from your channel. :-)
There was actually another Grimlock toy between G1 and Energon, in the Beast Wars line. And yes, it was, inexplicably, meant to be G1 Grimlock in a new body. And you can't really blame this on Hasbro being bad at designing toys on their own. That same Classics Grimlock you're saying would have been the better pick (and got released in the same toyline in G1 colors later anyway)? That figure was designed by Don Figueroa. And most of the Unicron Trilogy toys were engineered in the US.
Hasbro designed most of the toys and characters between the G1 movie and Beast Machines. Then after RID '05, Aaron Archer was the head of design for the Unicron Trilogy. LOTS of good Transformers were made by Hasbro on their own.
Are they seriously releasing re-colors of beast wars molds? I haven't heard of that until now, I would love to have them, especcially the blue pterosaur.
Only 1 Beast Wars toy Is getting repainted Terrorsaur into Strafe, Beast Wars Neo Guiledart is being repainted into Slug, and Transformers Energon Cruellock is being repainted into Grimlock Also all three come with a legends class figure, Strafe with Bumblebee, Slug with Stinger, and Grimlock with Optimus Prime. tfw2005. com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-toys-products-30/age-of-extinction-wal-mart-exclusive-legion-class-toys-179895/
I like the transformation team. The comedy was a bit rocky here and there, but the end gag was enough to make me laugh, literally, out loud. Nice one. :)
Heh, great review on them both. That Swoop really is pretty good :D Shame about Grimlock... >.>'' I got that Twins reference! And I'm 20. Waaiiit a second... Was that nibbling thing a Babylon 5 reference?! :D Or possibly Hitchiker's Guide with Arthur Dent's brother who was nibbled to death by an Okapi.... though that might be a stretch.
I got the slight repaint version that came with a sward and a much better grimlock and I regret it to this day but we were all gullible children in love with robot dinosaurs
thank you for the awesome birthday present to make me feel old! as I am one of few who actually got the movie Twins reference, although it is debatable if Danny all the bad genes.
i agree with him for grimlock's dino mode but for robot and the time it came out in.it isn't a really bad looking robot.still looks bad but it still passable in my book for grimlock
I hope in one of the new waves they make a two pack with strafe and that swoop that has been with that head sitter and pore swoop grimlock has to be his over sized hat that looks dum
TJ, I still like your stuff, and I understand a lot of effort went into this one, but I feel like this could be better. Maybe a worse toy would achieve that, and there is one that has been foreshadowed that would do the trick, if you know which one I'm talking about.
When you move the piece with the wings attached all the way up, flush with the back, it should go over a protruding bit of Grimlock, thus locking them together a bit. Still terrible, though.
I'm having flashbacks to Beast from the comics.
"Grimlock, Slag, Sludge, Snarl and Swoop all writhed in agony as their bodies were torn and conjoined into a single creature, one that should never have existed."
Thoughat least it is ONLY Grimlock and Swoop here.
Volcanicus existing now makes me hope that everyone forgets THAT monstrosity
I feel like Swoop is being treated like Luigi in this toy.
Sam Butler but swoop looks better than this grimlock
ME GRIMLOCK KING. ME USE SKINNY FRIEND AS PANTS!
I just saw the Grimlock 2-pack at toys-r-us when I picked up Strafe, and I was dumbfounded. Seriously, why this one and not... ANY other Grimlock toy. Seriously, even Animated Grimlock would be a great choice.
I wouldn't mind seeing that Grimlock in G1 colors myself, as well as Energon Swoop, especially with that head. That is 100% G1 right there.
14:47 That expolsien was so epic Clocker fainted!
Thank you this made me lol for 2 minutes straight. XD
"ME GRIMLOCK KING. ME GRIMLOCK USE SKINNY FRIEND AS PANTS"
lol
I feel like the washing machine transformer should be one of the assistants
TJ, I'm 23, I've seen Twins, I get the joke. you're not alone.
Austin Bitikofer AWESOME!
:)
Hah I saw string
I'm 20 and I've seen that movie
XD
I'm 5 and I understood it!
"Me Grimlock use skinny friend as pants."
Love it!
Dinoking: He's not even an Autobot!
Mega Dinobot: Simple Duocon. End of story.
The Beast: Nightmare. Pure distilled nightmare.
Volcanicus: Everyone's Dino-Combiner fever dream come true.
I will not stand for this Grimstone erasure.
@@CryosisOfficial I forgot about him, sorry.
Grimstone: wrong members
@@Maximalguardian707 So true, man.
Just be glad that Classics Prime is the Voyager and Bumblebee is the Generations Legends figures. FOC Grimlock, luckily, is at Target. Animated Swoop and Snarl should represent G1 Swoop and Slag, not those crucified Minicons.
"Me Grimlock king. Me Grimlock use skinny friend as pants" XD LOL My favorite part!
Hilarious introduction!
9:00 this entire skit is gold lmfao
I grew up watching this guy. Now I'm an adult.
Swoop is in Age of Extinction, though they are calling him Strafe because he has two heads.
The only thing Swoop has in common with Strafe is that both are pteranodons.
Robot mode: different design;
Dino mode- different design, color scheme and two heads;
Name- different;
Character hystory- different.
TJ means a rerelease in the TRU exclusive then and now two-packs.
TheMinecraftfan9000 I would ask to look at any of the other Dinobots released for AoE and they will fit the same criteria.
No, Strafe was originally going to be Swoop, but they redesigned his dino mode so much, they decided to call him Strafe instead, which is also the name of a Technobot. Which must make it really weird at parties.
I thought the two headed flier was a Terrorcon working for Lock down or whoever the real big bad turns out to be (Galvatron I think going by the toy list),
Martin Serrano
Wow i found those figures a couple of days agon in my closet maybe gonna place them on ebay since dont need them. Swoop is a awesome figure by himself
Awesome! The Addict is back!
Apparently, TJ's two assistants are powered by the Cheat!
Grimlock's stupid grin in dino mode though, it's making me giggle
My first TJOmega video and still my favorite
Yes! A new one ! Primus be praised!
How come Energon Six Shot is a hinted Plastic Addict victim but not Shockblast? I'm guessing that Shockblast, at least, is a decent Shockwave homage and Six Shot's colours are ugly.
Correct. Shockblast as a toy has a lot of shortcomings but the colors make the character look good. Six Shot... no, not so much.
Wait, Six Shot's a PA victim? TJOmega, I thought you wouldn't fault a toy only for it's colors.
Martin Serrano
Trust me, it's not only for it's colors, I have a lot of problems with that toy. Difference is Shockblast looks nice enough to spare it from an Addict episode. Six Shot does not.
TJOmega Oh, I get it! You're referring to the mold! Yeah, thr altmode sucks, the bot mode isn't that secure with the waist hinges, and the arm cannon's too big! And Sex Shit does things worse with his colors!
TJOmega TJ, you forgot two steps in Grimlock's transformationpush the shoulders up and fold out the heel spurs.
Having Swoop turn into a new arm and a bow and arrow for Grimlock would've been a much better idea.
I still have mine they are actually on display with my other dinobots. I'm really surprised that you didn't munition how swoop is almost twice as tall as grimlock.
Tim and Jeffery are awesome.
"Me grimlock king me wear skinny friend as pants" omg that was the best joke in the whole video XD
Lol "Me Grimlock use skinny friend as pants"
I’m actually one of the few people watching this video who has watched the movie Twins. It’s a great movie and I’d highly recommend it for anyone who hasn’t seen the movie before. Energon Grimlock and Swoop was a good idea of a toy, but it just didn’t work as far as execution goes. Nowadays, we have that Dinobot combiner from Power of the Primes.
I actually like the g1 themed repaint of energon grimlock. Clasics grimlock really didnt look like the original at all. And the energon toy isnt bad at all tbh
Power of the primes is here.
Justice has been done for Grimlock.
You may rest now, and know peace.
Lol.
Justice actually being done in *SS86*
@@lukasgemmill8084 That one's real beauty whilst the PotP Dinobots are good since the others look rather perfect. And don't get me started on GS Volcanicus, they gave him swords!
One word: AWESOME!!! *music + flames*
wHY My sHoUlderS HurT?
Good points all around on the toys; I didn't see that final gag at the end to come into play. Nice work TJ. Glad to have more videos coming out from your channel. :-)
There was actually another Grimlock toy between G1 and Energon, in the Beast Wars line. And yes, it was, inexplicably, meant to be G1 Grimlock in a new body.
And you can't really blame this on Hasbro being bad at designing toys on their own. That same Classics Grimlock you're saying would have been the better pick (and got released in the same toyline in G1 colors later anyway)? That figure was designed by Don Figueroa. And most of the Unicron Trilogy toys were engineered in the US.
YES PLASTIC ADDICT IS BACK
About time this series got revived.
Oh my god ! TJ I love you plastic addict is back !
I was lucky enough to pick up Energon Swoop by himself for just 25 bucks at a convention yesterday. Bargain :)
Jeffrey and Timothy are truly awesome!!!
Grimlock's head always reminds me of Audrey II from Little Shop of Horrors
Thou art truly the greatest reviewer of mine subscriptions list!
there's a nemesis prime version of the big convoy mold
Its beautiful
thanks for the laugh with grimlock
Thankfully we now have POTP Dinobots
I saw the grimlock 2 pack at toysrus today and I was tempted to pick it up because I didn't know the mold was complete ass. Glad I didn't pick it up.
Twins? I think Basketcase is the better analogy.
well worth the wait will these two new members be a recureing theme cause i liked them
i guess it's safe to say if Hasbro wants to make a Transformer on their own, be worried.
Hasbro designed most of the toys and characters between the G1 movie and Beast Machines. Then after RID '05, Aaron Archer was the head of design for the Unicron Trilogy. LOTS of good Transformers were made by Hasbro on their own.
Would you ever consider reviewing the smaller of your 2 helper robots? Your thoughts on it would be very interesting.
Grimlock had a new toy in the Beast Wars line but was just a GPS ridden repaint of Dinobot. I know the Beast Era in the same universe as G1.
When you said twins, and good and bad genes, I could only think of Liquid Snake from Metal Gear Solid. Also What in the world is TWINS!?
Are they seriously releasing re-colors of beast wars molds? I haven't heard of that until now, I would love to have them, especcially the blue pterosaur.
Only 1 Beast Wars toy Is getting repainted Terrorsaur into Strafe, Beast Wars Neo Guiledart is being repainted into Slug, and Transformers Energon Cruellock is being repainted into Grimlock Also all three come with a legends class figure, Strafe with Bumblebee, Slug with Stinger, and Grimlock with Optimus Prime.
tfw2005. com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-toys-products-30/age-of-extinction-wal-mart-exclusive-legion-class-toys-179895/
I like the transformation team. The comedy was a bit rocky here and there, but the end gag was enough to make me laugh, literally, out loud. Nice one. :)
Heh, great review on them both. That Swoop really is pretty good :D Shame about Grimlock... >.>''
I got that Twins reference! And I'm 20.
Waaiiit a second... Was that nibbling thing a Babylon 5 reference?! :D
Or possibly Hitchiker's Guide with Arthur Dent's brother who was nibbled to death by an Okapi.... though that might be a stretch.
little did TJ realize that the people who got assigned to make the Grimlock half of this set had then gotten assigned to make the 2015 RID line.
Cyborg Terrandon, a terrible Syfy Original Movie you'll watch anyway and make fun of on the internet.
lol
I hope to see that one day, it'll happen eventually. One can hope...
Illiniguy34 and then they should of made a crossover with godzilla actually that would be awesome
maybe its my grimlock bias but I like the toy mostly because it looks cuteness
I got the slight repaint version that came with a sward and a much better grimlock and I regret it to this day but we were all gullible children in love with robot dinosaurs
I will get any swup and grimlock I can get my hands on!
Just saying. Grimlock in dino mode looks like he's stoned out of his mind.
True
Hoping to see a comeback of Timothy and Jeffrey :D
thank you for the awesome birthday present to make me feel old! as I am one of few who actually got the movie Twins reference, although it is debatable if Danny all the bad genes.
Happy birthday ;)
thank you!
Plastic Addict is back! :D
The wire work of this review, Lol. Really liking it.
Sure Transformers Animated had goofy designs, but at least they worked.
TheStephenShow and yet still awesome in many ways espically the decepticons
I found an intact energon grimlock at my local thrift store once
This was awesome! so happy to see plastic addict back just sad that such a cool combo is getting roasted, why, why did they do this?
i agree with him for grimlock's dino mode but for robot and the time it came out in.it isn't a really bad looking robot.still looks bad but it still passable in my book for grimlock
The thought of Junior came into my mind when he mentioned Twins... WHY TJ WHY!?
You're not alone. The Schwarzenneger baby still haunts my thoughts......
Conrad von Spitfire *MAMA!*
snap! that ending!
Well done!
I've seen Twins, good movie! Good job tg!
has anyone else pointed that energon grimlock looks alot like someone tried to draw animated grimlock from memory ?
6:15 ME GRIMLOCK JUST WANT A HUG. AND MAYBE COOKIE IN POCKET.
YESSSSSSSSSS PLASTIC ADDICT THNX TJ :D
I hope in one of the new waves they make a two pack with strafe and that swoop that has been with that head sitter and pore swoop grimlock has to be his over sized hat that looks dum
Your robots... Timothy? James?... TJ? YOU SPLIT YOU SOLE IN TO 3 AND BECAME ONE WITH THE PLASTIC!!!
The T in TJOmega is for Tyler, not Timothy. Timothy was just a random name he thought up for his Lego assistant...
T3. I got that guy for Christmas a couple years ago... then the wire snapped and the scorpion leg connector broke. Sucks, huh?
yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay another plastic addict my favorite
Very nice review!
Best reference by the way
Was this Grimlock even able to combine with the other Energon combiner toys?
my ringtone is in this video
I like the combind mode
Swoop should honestly be retooled for something.
Me grimlock king, me grimlock use skinny friend as pants
Could you just swap the Rex and Dactyl ends around for a better combine form?
No. These weren't originally designed for Energon so they didn't do that like the other Autobots in the line.
@ 03:32. HEY! I have that triple changing solar robot!
Is this a plastic addict which I see before me? The play button beneath my cursor? Come, let me watch thee.
LOL poor robots! They worked so hard wait a second,(LAUGHING HARD):D
Swoops face looks like a Easter Island face.
For the next episode you should do something like what you did in episode 18 and countdown your top 5 worst gimmicks.
"When did PlaySkool start designing Transformers?"
Uhhh... 1986, originally, but then 2002 for a larger range... I think.
they are so cool where did u find them
And that's where I sent my repaint to jobby the Hong
Me Grimlock not adorable, Me Grimlock KING!
TJ, I still like your stuff, and I understand a lot of effort went into this one, but I feel like this could be better. Maybe a worse toy would achieve that, and there is one that has been foreshadowed that would do the trick, if you know which one I'm talking about.
When you move the piece with the wings attached all the way up, flush with the back, it should go over a protruding bit of Grimlock, thus locking them together a bit. Still terrible, though.
just great
You didn't mention where Swoop's Dino head was placed...