MY GOD! I had this toy and I didn't even realize it!!! My parents got it at a yard sale when I was about 7. It was just the main robot (no booster unit) and the stickers were all gone so I never knew it was a Transformer! Thanks for the memory trip TJ.
I'm glad you like that toy so much. It is good to see such joy in a fellow toy collector. I have my own grail I must hunt for to. A Kamen Rider 555 Belt with all the gizmos and gadgets. So keep up the good work with both Rider and Former reviews.
Nice review buddy. I have the G1 Star Saber and Victory Leo..both are pretty beat up as I bought them early 90s and had a lot of fun with them. Couple of days back I got the masterpiece version of Star Saber. Manly tears were shed
A damn shame that the ONLY incarnations of this dude were stuck in japan. even the shrunken and simplified robot master will cost you all your limbs. Please Hasbro and takara do something new mold? scout sized star, voyager sized star saber mode? something in between the RM deluxe and the "ultimate" class g1 figure. I have not seen the show but I do know that this guy is cool.
TJOmega hopefully he is roughly the size of MP 10 (preferably slightly smaller) otherwise he just seems very difficult to handle. If he does get a US release(doubt it though) I am sure they will just use the name Wing Saber(to avoid confusion)
TJOmega Why did it have to be Star Saber? He's just a character from one of the weird Japanese G1 spinoffs. I really would have preferred Galvatron, or a new version of Megatron ):
Chris you need ti watch transformers victory and u will see why plus he combines with a another figure which most likely they will make a masterpiece figure for victory leo
Two reasons. One, it really doesn't make a difference, there's room for it of course cause it just sits inside Saber's head, but you cant see it. Two, it's a spring loaded gimmick that can wear out, so I dont want to leave it in Star Saber's head where it might get ruined over time.
To this day, we still haven't seen any Botcon footage from you, TJ. I was really looking forward to see what you experienced. Oh well. Keep up the great work, TJ!
Have you pre-ordered the Masterpiece version yet? Again it costs allot less then what we expected . I am hoping they'll do Victory Leo too sooner or later :)
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dude, when I was younger I got spoiled a ton, and I had an interest for g1 transformers, like a ton of them, I have victory leo, but I just found out that I had Star saber, or maybe I just don’t remember getting it
I bought this and Victory Leo in there super box? Guy on ebay listed it like less then 5 minutes B4 and had it buy it now at $700.They are great figure in there own right (you have to be a G1 fan) but if you can only get one or the other Star Saber should be your first choice.
why did you leave out the brainmaster guy when forming star saber? i cant imagine the little guy obstructing something. I thought at the end you were going to do a before and after size comparison of his small and big forms
I think I'd like to see how this design would look if it were remade with modern technology and mechanisms. Cool G1 toy though, and cool G1 character, too bad we'll probably never see him again.
@TJomega since you found your holy grail of transformer toys is there another transformer toy that you think it's a holy grail? Also Star Saber is freaking awesome no one wonder he's your holy grail and since Merto con is around the corner I think this year will be the most awesome yet cuz the new toys and exclusive new never before seen items the hype is torture damn I wish I went to Merto con
dude i kinda know how your feeling about not being able to go to botcon this year. I went to autoasembly last year and had one of the best trips of my life and im having to give it a miss this year :(
@sideways137 Sorry, but that was an American convention, so that wasn't yen, that was dollars. That Liokaiser was sealed and Killbison, a notorious GPS sufferer, was intact.
@PatPrime95 There's a bot con on the east coast every other year , they alternate between coasts , but i might go to botcon next year if it's in new york ( I also live in New Jersey)
@Z39hyrr you know, i have been crossing my fingers for that...i always hoped Hasbro will pick up G1 toyline and using current technology (body portion/ articulation/ ball joints/ resizing/etc) and recreate a more cartoon accurate G1 toys...such as Optimus/ Megatron/ Soundwave and the list goes on.... I really hoped Hasbro would redesign and remake Predaking, Starsaber and LeoKaiser....i loved those characters when i was a kid...sadly the toys are too...different and lacking..
I've got my own personal "holy grail" coming from Amazon...yes, Platinum Predaking. Predaking is still such a grand and majestic toy, and I had to have him.
+Jetfire48 Everyone's holy grail is different, it's not always rare or expensive, just one you always wanted to have and for one reason or another hadn't gotten yet. I had a friend who's grail was G1 Seaspray. Different for everyone.
he should get a victory leo and combine them for a random review. also thumbs up if you want him to do plastic addicts/ ramdom review for power core combiners
Awesome video TJ! One question though: Is Dezsaras/Dessorus/Deathsaurus/Darthsoros/DeathsRus/Ghaddafi/Deaths ass/Dezsaur (or whatever his name is) Your new Holy Grail TJ?
I'm still jelouse you had a botcon that close to where you live. Unless there is one in New york soon (I doubt there will be one in New Jersey which is where i am) I can't go to any.
I hope you get Victory Leo also some day. Having seen Victory Saber on hand I know how large he is and can just partly imagine how huge his combination is. Yay for true japanese plastic crack.
Love that you love this figure so much, fantastic review and I'm guessing we can count on you for a review of the MP Star Saber coming soon! Only just started to look into the history of this character due to the fantastic MP that, frankly, I was totally uninterested in when they announced it was the winner!
The cloest i'l ever be to Star Saber is my Robot Masters version. I love it anyways. I hope they make a classics version of Star Saber in the later runs.
I feal exactly like you when i got my holy grail: G1 Overlord(well, apart that it's the european version...but that's besides the point). The years of waiting to get it finaly pays off with a transformer that's exactly what you wanted it to be. The entire figure reeks of nostalgia, wile still providing enough suprises to stand against the more complex modern transformers. Also, one question; what hapened with the plans of reviewing Supreme combiner Devastator?
Watching this makes me want Hasbro to make a Generations Leader Star Saber.(As well as a Leader Deathsaurus and a Victory Leo that can combine with Star Saber.)
I had to go back and watch this today, if for no other reason than passing the 20,000 mark this morning for the HasLab Victory Saber.
So TJ, I have to ask: What was your reaction when you heard that the fans voted Star Saber to get the Masterpiece treatment?
MY GOD! I had this toy and I didn't even realize it!!! My parents got it at a yard sale when I was about 7. It was just the main robot (no booster unit) and the stickers were all gone so I never knew it was a Transformer! Thanks for the memory trip TJ.
Is it just me, or Star Saber and Ginrai served as the main inspiration for the whole yuusha engineering?
Hey! I just saw myself in the background of that vid!
Awesome seeing you last year and awesome find w/ that Star Saber!
Later
I'm glad you like that toy so much. It is good to see such joy in a fellow toy collector. I have my own grail I must hunt for to. A Kamen Rider 555 Belt with all the gizmos and gadgets. So keep up the good work with both Rider and Former reviews.
Damn, thats the coolest bot, (Japanese, G1, Star Saber), and coolest review, I have seen, yet, there, TJ!
No matter how cheap you got it. I got a Powermaster Optimus Prime for 2 euro's a few years ago. Not complete though, just the truck and trailer.
That is still one heck of a steal!! Congrats!!
Yeah, but you’re leaving out the fact that you were in Wyoming and had to pay with paper money. On the spot.
Nice review buddy. I have the G1 Star Saber and Victory Leo..both are pretty beat up as I bought them early 90s and had a lot of fun with them. Couple of days back I got the masterpiece version of Star Saber. Manly tears were shed
got to say CONGRATS on your 200th vid , also i love Star Saber
Reminds me why I treasure my Masterforce Overlord so much.
A damn shame that the ONLY incarnations of this dude were stuck in japan. even the shrunken and simplified robot master will cost you all your limbs. Please Hasbro and takara do something new mold? scout sized star, voyager sized star saber mode? something in between the RM deluxe and the "ultimate" class g1 figure. I have not seen the show but I do know that this guy is cool.
Takara did a fan poll this year to let people decide on a new Masterpiece class toy. Star Saber won.
TJOmega hopefully he is roughly the size of MP 10 (preferably slightly smaller) otherwise he just seems very difficult to handle. If he does get a US release(doubt it though) I am sure they will just use the name Wing Saber(to avoid confusion)
TJOmega Why did it have to be Star Saber? He's just a character from one of the weird Japanese G1 spinoffs.
I really would have preferred Galvatron, or a new version of Megatron ):
CHRISBRICKZ
Because Star Saber is the best Transformer to even be Created.
Chris you need ti watch transformers victory and u will see why plus he combines with a another figure which most likely they will make a masterpiece figure for victory leo
If it wasn't for TJ I wouldn't have the admiration for Star Saber that I have now. Just got my hands on a copy of this toy yesterday.
Two reasons. One, it really doesn't make a difference, there's room for it of course cause it just sits inside Saber's head, but you cant see it. Two, it's a spring loaded gimmick that can wear out, so I dont want to leave it in Star Saber's head where it might get ruined over time.
To this day, we still haven't seen any Botcon footage from you, TJ. I was really looking forward to see what you experienced. Oh well. Keep up the great work, TJ!
Man , even I remember seeing him @ Botcon last year , still u got greatest catch ever !!! I tip my hat 2u TJ !!!!
I wasn't really interested in Victory Leo, the combination isn't all that good and Victory on his own doesn't do a lot for me.
I wish I could get my Grail, but then again being thirteen my Grail my not be out yet
And yay for 200 vids, may the crystal of henshin! Never end!!!
Have you pre-ordered the Masterpiece version yet? Again it costs allot less then what we expected . I am hoping they'll do Victory Leo too sooner or later :)
I really can't believe that this review was 7 years ago. Ohhh how time has passed.
Awesome review and one very nice Star Saber, i'd love to get my hands on one of those.
1 of the best looking G1 bot/toy ever.
All right! I've been waiting for this since last botcon!
@SynSabre I never realise that. Thanks I hope we find out where it is as quick as we did last year.
imagine if they did a supreme sized star saber for generations
well I guess it happened
So, a few questions.
1. Will you hunt for Victory Leo now to Complete Victory Saber?
2. Will you ever review Dezaras?
@Nightmare060 Victory and masterforce happened in Japan. G1 just sorta went on until beast wars.
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1:11 haha remember that going to a convention 😂😂
dude, when I was younger I got spoiled a ton, and I had an interest for g1 transformers, like a ton of them, I have victory leo, but I just found out that I had Star saber, or maybe I just don’t remember getting it
I get the same feeling when I look at the crossfire 02 add-on kit.
now you need victory leo
What about the other leader of the deceptions during Star Saber's command?
When did This video come out?
congrats on the milestone!
I bought this and Victory Leo in there super box? Guy on ebay listed it like less then 5 minutes B4 and had it buy it now at $700.They are great figure in there own right (you have to be a G1 fan) but if you can only get one or the other Star Saber should be your first choice.
Will they be doing a generations version of Star Saber?
Is there a possibility that when you get the chance could you review transformers prime airachnid? I heard her toy was pretty awful
Will the Japanese transformers toys be available for Botcon 2013?
Speaking of Star Saber and Botcon, was he the one you forgot in the showroom or am I thinking of a different toy?
why did you leave out the brainmaster guy when forming star saber? i cant imagine the little guy obstructing something. I thought at the end you were going to do a before and after size comparison of his small and big forms
i want to see an updated version of this guy.
There's a Masterpiece version coming out in a couple of months.
I think I'd like to see how this design would look if it were remade with modern technology and mechanisms.
Cool G1 toy though, and cool G1 character, too bad we'll probably never see him again.
nice review how much did you get star saber for and i need a shirt like yours for school
@TJomega since you found your holy grail of transformer toys is there another transformer toy that you think it's a holy grail? Also Star Saber is freaking awesome no one wonder he's your holy grail and since Merto con is around the corner I think this year will be the most awesome yet cuz the new toys and exclusive new never before seen items the hype is torture damn I wish I went to Merto con
dude i kinda know how your feeling about not being able to go to botcon this year. I went to autoasembly last year and had one of the best trips of my life and im having to give it a miss this year :(
@sideways137 Sorry, but that was an American convention, so that wasn't yen, that was dollars. That Liokaiser was sealed and Killbison, a notorious GPS sufferer, was intact.
do u plan on getting the lion that combines with star saber
Any chance on setting eyes for Victory Leo?
You open the chest for Saber and put in the Headmaster, the FIRST thing that popped into my head was Tekkaman Blade and the Pegasus Robot. XD
@PatPrime95 There's a bot con on the east coast every other year , they alternate between coasts , but i might go to botcon next year if it's in new york ( I also live in New Jersey)
"to meet all my friends from the internet, - to meet all of you guys. But now, 1 year later..." WHEr's that review of the 2010 boxset you promised? XD
i got a question o this figure my star saber batle helmet wont fold on to the head
What's the European/British inequivalent of Botcon?
@Z39hyrr you know, i have been crossing my fingers for that...i always hoped Hasbro will pick up G1 toyline and using current technology (body portion/ articulation/ ball joints/ resizing/etc) and recreate a more cartoon accurate G1 toys...such as Optimus/ Megatron/ Soundwave and the list goes on....
I really hoped Hasbro would redesign and remake Predaking, Starsaber and LeoKaiser....i loved those characters when i was a kid...sadly the toys are too...different and lacking..
And 10 years later…how do you feel?
@TJOmega Do you organize your figures.
but anyway, thanks for this video and a nice nostalgia trip back to my childhood.
...i want my star saber back...
Too 200 more and even greater toys! *raises glass*
"Xtreme vs. Fang is coming"... that sucks in hindsight.
I've got my own personal "holy grail" coming from Amazon...yes, Platinum Predaking. Predaking is still such a grand and majestic toy, and I had to have him.
Thats also my holy grail so happy to get it and I can make fun tales with them to this day
The first one I got was very defective but fortunately the second one wasn't. Amazing toy.
+V. Sigma as good as it is that isn't exactly a holy grail but oh well XD
+Jetfire48 Everyone's holy grail is different, it's not always rare or expensive, just one you always wanted to have and for one reason or another hadn't gotten yet. I had a friend who's grail was G1 Seaspray. Different for everyone.
+TJOmega In how you feel TJ because my holy grail though you are not the biggest fan of it is my first Kamen Rider Driver the OOO driver.
Doesn’t he have a gimmick where he can reach over his shoulder and pull out his sword?
he should get a victory leo and combine them for a random review.
also thumbs up if you want him to do plastic addicts/ ramdom review for power core combiners
@AkatsukiType100
Victory it self seems very much like a prototype Brave show.
I freaking got this guy yesterday. I LOVE HIM.
My price is 200 hundred videos,200 hundred
jk glad you hit this milestone tj
Awesome video TJ! One question though:
Is Dezsaras/Dessorus/Deathsaurus/Darthsoros/DeathsRus/Ghaddafi/Deaths ass/Dezsaur (or whatever his name is) Your new Holy Grail TJ?
r u gunna do a review on dotm shockwave
I'm still jelouse you had a botcon that close to where you live. Unless there is one in New york soon (I doubt there will be one in New Jersey which is where i am) I can't go to any.
Hey TJ, where did you get that shirt? I want one.
@TJOmega in my town theres a g1 soundwave with all its items for $90
You're right about the Kamen Rider people, at least you're right about me. I wonder if there will be different versions of the Greeed?
Wow. Just wow. Thats one awesome toy.
Have you got Masterpiece Star Saber?
I hope you get Victory Leo also some day. Having seen Victory Saber on hand I know how large he is and can just partly imagine how huge his combination is. Yay for true japanese plastic crack.
I feel your botcon pain bro I wish I could have gone again too.
Love that you love this figure so much, fantastic review and I'm guessing we can count on you for a review of the MP Star Saber coming soon! Only just started to look into the history of this character due to the fantastic MP that, frankly, I was totally uninterested in when they announced it was the winner!
The tease was kind of effective, Energon Wing Saber was there and he looks like Star Saber
was he in G1 or just japanese G1?
So what are thoughts on the masterpiece?
Does anyone know if they made a new Starsaber?....like a new toy all together or atleast a repaint of another one.
MegaNumberXIII Masterpiece.
Yeah, Last year was good, aside from the food prices. Sucks waiting at home.
This person told me botcon 2016 was the last botcon, is that true?
The cloest i'l ever be to Star Saber is my Robot Masters version. I love it anyways.
I hope they make a classics version of Star Saber in the later runs.
Are going to try and get a hold of Victory Leo
I thought it was so you could do a side-by-side comparison of the details
Wait... Didn't Cultofkevinbacon46 hit it with a hammer?
I cannot wait to get haslab victory saber
in inches, how tall is this guy ?
I feal exactly like you when i got my holy grail: G1 Overlord(well, apart that it's the european version...but that's besides the point). The years of waiting to get it finaly pays off with a transformer that's exactly what you wanted it to be. The entire figure reeks of nostalgia, wile still providing enough suprises to stand against the more complex modern transformers.
Also, one question; what hapened with the plans of reviewing Supreme combiner Devastator?
+TJOmega you should do a 10th anniversary vid next year!
and victory saber?
... OH GRODI REMEMBER HAVING BOOTLEG VERSION OF THIS GUY YEARS AGO
"I love my starsaber!" O.o lol what? Besides that, sic review and sic toy:)
@ThePeblo just in transformers: victory- which was japanese only
i hope they do a 30th anniversary comemiritive version of this
where did you get that shirt roflmfao?!?!?!?!
Watching this makes me want Hasbro to make a Generations Leader Star Saber.(As well as a Leader Deathsaurus and a Victory Leo that can combine with Star Saber.)
Got your wish.
Star saber, A robot within a robot within a robot, TRANS-CEPTION!
but realy wat was the price...