I think, Tidal Wave got the best level in Transformers PS2 game. I mean, when you navigate through his internals, when he's in battleship mode, and then you fight him as robot. That's pretty awesome, if you ask me.
fighting this guy in the armada game for PS2 was an absoulit hell. the only way to kill him is missiles to the head, and the head is the only way he can take damage.
omegasupremespark the most recent time I did in the game to the story and is not done yet with the bosses & enemies is the cheat one hit to enemies/bosses & I used infinite health/life/ENERGON!
You want the sniper rifle minicon, range boost minicon, seeking missiles minicon, and repair minicon. Snipe his head and shot rockets at it, and drive like hell when he gets near, healing up. You can also hide under the water in some spots that aren't so deep you take damage to heal up.
"... Tidal Wave...Tidal Wave... Tidal Wave... Tidal Wave...Tidal Wave... Tidal Wave.. Tidal Wave...Tidal Wave..." - words of Everyday Tidal Wave, and yeah, he doesn't say anything else except his own name!
Thanks to Armada which got me back into transformers I am watching it again on Tubi TV and because of this Baltmatrix I am watching your Armada toy reviews once again Got my Tidal Wave some place that I know I've lost the stinking missiles but still love this figure and I shook my head when I combined mine with Galvatron the fact that works even half-assed is somewhat amazing though
I was hoping you would say "The power is mine!" as you finished combining the two of them 😂😂😂 It does look a little over-encumbered even for ol' Megi 🌊👿🌊.
the reason why there are fold down seats on the part that forms the legs is because it's used to carry troops from a docked boat to shore. it's how the D-Day troops were carried on to the German shore...
Isn't that a two-headed submarine because I've never heard of a vehicle like that in the entire world. The minicon is Ramjet. I remember in Energon that Tidal Wave transformed with these three componets together
To me, Tidal Wave was the closest thing we ever got to Decepticon equivalent of Omega Supreme. A massive sudotitan with tons of guns and modes, and parts forming. I also am sad that we never got a second figure to combine with Megatron, like we got Overload with Optimus Prime. Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't Tidal Wave the ONLY transformer, who has ever been able to combine with Megatron?
Yeah, also I found out about recolors of RB and Starscream from Beast Wars 2nd, that could KINDA combine with tidalwave and megatron, creating one… HELL OF A weird combination.
+Alexander Cabrera Im with you on that one, unicron trilogy toys are awesome, now all we have are light hallow toys that have like, hundreds of repaints, like repaint wars.
I'm looking toward to titans return, hopefully those figures will be as awesome as they look. But tone fair, its not Hasbro's fault for having hollow toys, since plastic gets more expensive over time.
Alexander Cabrera Yeah the titans return line looks pretty cool, im going to pick up loads of them hopefully, I am really looking forward to the combiner wars liokaiser to go along with my combiner wars defensor as they are both my favourite combiners.
Alexander Cabrera Thats cool, I would buy the combaticons but my toysrus sucks, as we only have waves 1 ,2 and 3. The only other combiner wars figures I have other than my protectobots are: silverbolt, windcharger, warpath, cyclonus, dragstrip and a broken skydive.
One way to make Tidal Wave a base is to keep the arms connected to the body. You then fold out the little compartment for Ramjet so that any Minion can use it as a lookout. The seats could also be little terminals.
I believe the mini-con seats are just there for the uncombined ship. It would make sense seeing as the other two have mini-con gimmicks. This one just doesn't involve pegs. I like the idea of the base mode though.
The ships are on the wrong arms at least according to the instructions for the toy. Great review as always I always look forward to one of your reviews.
I had a base mode for this guy where he was kind of like the SDF-1...I do love this figure, I have both versions. They need to make a "new" version of this guy.
Just saw this video again after your Energon version review. Well here's hoping you'll one day own the correct coloured Japanese version. ;) The 'combined' mode in the Japanese version is called 'Burning Megatron' or 'Burning Galvatron' depending on which Armada Decepticon leader he combines with. ;)
I made the exact same two base modes when I first got this guy. Though you say that "nobody knows why" the seats exist, but it's a nod to the fact that the legs are a troop transport, so you're supposed to seat mini-cons into battle. But the use of them for a base is way better! 'v'
i prefer the energon version as its the only version i saw and thought that was the original colour but as i whole my all time favorite toy growing up and to the point were i made him with a friend in minecraft with walk ways tanks and jets
Well according to the instructions on the Hasbro website the ships are on the wrong arms. You must of got a different set of instructions to me as I have are the same as the ones on the hasbro website. Though it is hasbro we are talking about here so I wouldn't be suprised if you do.
the minicon is definetly called ramjet and i think he is the smallest minicon ever made. anyway another fantastic review spada! what ya going to do next?
It looks like you can take his arms and combine them with Cybertron Optimus Prime, giving Prime the arms of Tidal Wave. They look like they can plug into the same sockets in Prime's torso that his own arms plug into, but I could be wrong.
Yes, you can. I do it for his super mode because it always bugged me that he's the only prime EVER that has a super/combined mode without getting different arms. You can use them for the Sonic Wing mode too, but you need to unscrew his back panel and remove his normal arms completely
" the only prime EVER that has a super/combined mode without getting different arms. " Wrong. Leobreaker and Leo Prime (his actual name, NOT lio convoy) Targer Leo Prime, or even Nemesis Breaker, can form arms for Cybertron Optimus.
I'm late to the comments by a few years but here's my Question = how does TIDAL WAVE compare in size to Omega Supreme or Trypticon ? Is he equal in size to either of these transformers according to his Tech Specs or is smaller ? Why did they choose to rebuild him smaller in the cartoons when his Original body got destroyed and change his name to MIRAGE ?
He's like a duo con, only with 3 parts and not autotransforming. 3 vehicles can merge and then transform into a robit. He also can attach to Meg/Galvatron as extra armament.
The hovercraft has the chairs to send in minicons like infantry troops- so the hovercraft is a troop carrier
I LOVED this guy. Armada and RID and Energon and Cyberton were my favorite series as a kid!
I think, Tidal Wave got the best level in Transformers PS2 game. I mean, when you navigate through his internals, when he's in battleship mode, and then you fight him as robot. That's pretty awesome, if you ask me.
fighting this guy in the armada game for PS2 was an absoulit hell. the only way to kill him is missiles to the head, and the head is the only way he can take damage.
omegasupremespark This.
omegasupremespark the most recent time I did in the game to the story and is not done yet with the bosses & enemies is the cheat one hit to enemies/bosses & I used infinite health/life/ENERGON!
+omegasupremespark Unicron was the worst for me the first time around! I hadn't figured out at first back then to use the airbrakes. Hahaha derp!
You want the sniper rifle minicon, range boost minicon, seeking missiles minicon, and repair minicon. Snipe his head and shot rockets at it, and drive like hell when he gets near, healing up. You can also hide under the water in some spots that aren't so deep you take damage to heal up.
And if you were like me you missed all of the shots and he just killed you
Seeing this makes me want to replay the ps2 game
Wanted to get some terms right: Submarine --> Double Bowed Battleship and Hovercraft --> Troop Landing Ship
Giant Flying Ship Thingy --> Tidal Wave Warship
8:09 :That's because you didn't powerlinx a mini-con to Megatron; he doesn't have enough strength alone to hold all those components.
"... Tidal Wave...Tidal Wave... Tidal Wave... Tidal Wave...Tidal Wave... Tidal Wave.. Tidal Wave...Tidal Wave..." - words of Everyday Tidal Wave, and yeah, he doesn't say anything else except his own name!
Except in Armada
I hope they make a more posable titan class tidal wave
Nope, howabout a purple redeco of TR Broadside?
tbb033 That's a thing, actually.
About that
Thanks to Armada which got me back into transformers I am watching it again on Tubi TV and because of this Baltmatrix I am watching your Armada toy reviews once again
Got my Tidal Wave some place that I know I've lost the stinking missiles but still love this figure and I shook my head when I combined mine with Galvatron the fact that works even half-assed is somewhat amazing though
I always thought that the flip-up seats were for the individual ship modes, so that you could make the hovercraft into an open-air landing craft.
Tidal Wave is simply a capital ship fortress with all those three combined
I was hoping you would say "The power is mine!" as you finished combining the two of them 😂😂😂 It does look a little over-encumbered even for ol' Megi 🌊👿🌊.
So many play options for this toy and if you have all 3 Tidal Wave versions the amount of bases you can make is incredible 🌊
thanks for the video of these older toys, combined mode is hilarious, both of these toys are brilliant
0:36~ 3:48~ Tidal Wave's minicon is called Ramjet.
Tidal Wave is the Tricarrier from Ultimate Spider-Man
the reason why there are fold down seats on the part that forms the legs is because it's used to carry troops from a docked boat to shore. it's how the D-Day troops were carried on to the German shore...
Tidal Wave's Minicon is called Ramjet, btw.
It's not a base mode, it's because the rear ship is a troop transport! So they made it in such a way it could transport minicons.
"And I'll form the head!" Lol I thought you were going to take it there...
8:08 oh my god this looks so much cooler in the show what happen. Also you got the ship half's on backwards .
His super ship is silly. The best fun-toy kinda silly. I love it.
Isn't that a two-headed submarine because I've never heard of a vehicle like that in the entire world. The minicon is Ramjet. I remember in Energon that Tidal Wave transformed with these three componets together
What he called a sub is actually a destroyer I believe.
To me, Tidal Wave was the closest thing we ever got to Decepticon equivalent of Omega Supreme. A massive sudotitan with tons of guns and modes, and parts forming. I also am sad that we never got a second figure to combine with Megatron, like we got Overload with Optimus Prime. Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't Tidal Wave the ONLY transformer, who has ever been able to combine with Megatron?
Don't forget Nemesis Breaker
Yeah, also I found out about recolors of RB and Starscream from Beast Wars 2nd, that could KINDA combine with tidalwave and megatron, creating one… HELL OF A weird combination.
They don't make toys how they used to.
+Alexander Cabrera Im with you on that one, unicron trilogy toys are awesome, now all we have are light hallow toys that have like, hundreds of repaints, like repaint wars.
I'm looking toward to titans return, hopefully those figures will be as awesome as they look. But tone fair, its not Hasbro's fault for having hollow toys, since plastic gets more expensive over time.
Alexander Cabrera
Yeah the titans return line looks pretty cool, im going to pick up loads of them hopefully, I am really looking forward to the combiner wars liokaiser to go along with my combiner wars defensor as they are both my favourite combiners.
Bruricus was always my favorite, I'm missing onslaught though.
Alexander Cabrera Thats cool, I would buy the combaticons but my toysrus sucks, as we only have waves 1 ,2 and 3. The only other combiner wars figures I have other than my protectobots are: silverbolt, windcharger, warpath, cyclonus, dragstrip and a broken skydive.
One way to make Tidal Wave a base is to keep the arms connected to the body. You then fold out the little compartment for Ramjet so that any Minion can use it as a lookout. The seats could also be little terminals.
I believe the mini-con seats are just there for the uncombined ship. It would make sense seeing as the other two have mini-con gimmicks. This one just doesn't involve pegs. I like the idea of the base mode though.
Hope we are getting an update of him as a Commander Class figure in the War for Cybertron Trilogy.
Maybe a leader class weaponizer?
I will be getting the Japanese version of him and the American repaint of Megatron called Galvatron.
the benches were actualy featured in the show, and are one of the seperate modes features
i think
number of the serie please
He is so hard to find and buy these days
glad to see someone else likes tidal wave too
The Mini-Con's name is Ramjet
I was 3 when armada transformes toys were in the shops so i didnt have a big change of getting these, and i really like those in videos :(
The ships are on the wrong arms at least according to the instructions for the toy.
Great review as always I always look forward to one of your reviews.
I had a base mode for this guy where he was kind of like the SDF-1...I do love this figure, I have both versions. They need to make a "new" version of this guy.
Tidal wave and Hot shot are my 2 favorite toys out of the armada i have
U like hot shot from armada
Indeed i do
Draknalor186 he’s the worst armada toy
Hot shot isn't that good but at least you like it. And that's good
Armada Sideswipe exists tho
I have the Energon version of Tidel Wave and the little Mini Con's name is Ramjet.
The middle section is not a submarine it's REALY a cybertronic double bowed battleship
According to the PS2 game, the submarine, hovercraft, and aircraft carrier combined is actually supposed to his warship mode.
I always thought those seat were supposed to turn the hovership into a a saving private ryanesque troop carrier for minicons.
Just saw this video again after your Energon version review. Well here's hoping you'll one day own the correct coloured Japanese version. ;) The 'combined' mode in the Japanese version is called 'Burning Megatron' or 'Burning Galvatron' depending on which Armada Decepticon leader he combines with. ;)
isnt the fan mode kinda like a royal court? because if i remember correctly, megatron had a throne in Armada. just putting it out there
idk why but i really hope they do a reissue of this guy for the generations line, or a remake or something. i think thatd be great. :D
I made the exact same two base modes when I first got this guy. Though you say that "nobody knows why" the seats exist, but it's a nod to the fact that the legs are a troop transport, so you're supposed to seat mini-cons into battle. But the use of them for a base is way better! 'v'
the minicon is named ramjet or as beast wars uprising calls him ram-jet.
Tidal Wave's his arms can also move outwards at the shoulder.
The name of Tidal Wave's minicon is Ramjet.
He’s called shockwave in the micron densetsu show.
Hey balt listen I just wanted to say I am a huge fan I would like it if you made more videos.
he was the devestator of armada just like hot shot is the bumblebee
One of the firs vids of Balt that i watched
Oddly enough you could also combine Tidal Wave with Vector prime. The hover craft kinda acted as leg extensions for him if you did it right.
So, two things
1. His mini-con is ram-jet
2. the missiles from the sub, in robot mode are those armpit missiles?
They aren't missiles they r pontoons
There are missiles that shoot out the pontoons.
Tidlewave's super ship mode reminds me of the SDF-1 from Robotech
uh oh, harmony gold will sue them if they see your post.
I just dug this guy out to make a bunch of odd "base" modes, some are possible between Darkfleet mode and robot as 2nd middle mode.
So he’s a SHIELD helicarrier?
i prefer the energon version as its the only version i saw and thought that was the original colour but as i whole my all time favorite toy growing up and to the point were i made him with a friend in minecraft with walk ways tanks and jets
Well according to the instructions on the Hasbro website the ships are on the wrong arms. You must of got a different set of instructions to me as I have are the same as the ones on the hasbro website. Though it is hasbro we are talking about here so I wouldn't be suprised if you do.
i thought that it was a hover craft, carrier and a torpedo boat. A boat that hunts for subs?
the minicon is definetly called ramjet and i think he is the smallest minicon ever made. anyway another fantastic review spada! what ya going to do next?
@MultiSkywarp He did that. Did you not see him open up the top and do the "Unknown Mode"
you could transform him like I do legs then combine torso then combine arms and transform the rest of him then reveal the head
You put the ships on the wrong arms. The carrier goes on the right and the sub goes on the left.
I wonder how many missiles Balmatrix has lost over the years
found him for 50 bucks at a book off, should i buy him???
Yes
Yes
the name of the minicon is ramjet
in the second gimmmick of ship mode, tidal wave's minicon is screwing tidal wave himself
The seats are just the gimmick for that particular ship. There's no base mode.
i had the repaint but i did not care i loved him i wish i did not loose him
i think the minicon was ramjet, but im not sure
His minicons name is Ramjet. I do believe.
love Tidal Wave he has a very G1 face one of the few non G1 figures I own
Tidal Wave... Tidal Wave... Tidal Wave...Tidal Wave!
It looks like you can take his arms and combine them with Cybertron Optimus Prime, giving Prime the arms of Tidal Wave. They look like they can plug into the same sockets in Prime's torso that his own arms plug into, but I could be wrong.
Yes, you can. I do it for his super mode because it always bugged me that he's the only prime EVER that has a super/combined mode without getting different arms. You can use them for the Sonic Wing mode too, but you need to unscrew his back panel and remove his normal arms completely
And of course if you do remove prime's arms you can use them on tidal wave, but they look REALLY stupid lol
" the only prime EVER that has a super/combined mode without getting different arms. "
Wrong. Leobreaker and Leo Prime (his actual name, NOT lio convoy) Targer Leo Prime, or even Nemesis Breaker, can form arms for Cybertron Optimus.
I'm late to the comments by a few years but here's my Question = how does TIDAL WAVE compare in size to Omega Supreme or Trypticon ? Is he equal in size to either of these transformers according to his Tech Specs or is smaller ? Why did they choose to rebuild him smaller in the cartoons when his Original body got destroyed and change his name to MIRAGE ?
that guy was hard as everything on the transformers armada game it took me forever to pass him good review
I wish you can pose the cannon so you can make. him loke like he's shooting his cannons
Man that combined mode with Megatron is, shall we say, lacking. I've always been curious about getting this guy, thanks for the review!
Tidal Wave's Mini-Con partner is Ramjet.
Who here is excited for legacy united tidal wave?
I miss this guy so much:(
another name for tidal wave is shockwave for micron legend
S H O K K U W E B U
The giant ship looks like a helicarier from avengers
The armada tibal wave doesn't look like the cartoon version in the coloring
Im confused is he a single bot? A triple changer? or two minicons combined with some boats?
He's like a duo con, only with 3 parts and not autotransforming. 3 vehicles can merge and then transform into a robit. He also can attach to Meg/Galvatron as extra armament.
i wish to know can the tidal wave clip to Armada Megatron's arm can also clip to energon Megatron arms?
did you know he can combine with Nemesis Breaker ?
Does that make tidal wave a minicon?
And the back section is a troop landing craft
Would you like to you buy the Japanese version.
He transforms like a megazord
baltimatrix the jet minicon's name is ramjet i've heard his name in review's with tidalwave
Nice & blocky, I rather like him. Normally I got for the sleek but this appeals to me, and I love his warship mode
A third party remake is needed anf forget the merging with Megatron gimmick
where did u get it and how much dont have time to watch vid
AND I WANT IT BACK, DAMN IT
Since the armada galvatron is the same mold as megatron, Tidal wave can combine with Galvatron?
But dose it float