I agree with the "three toys in one" outlook. When I was a kid I loved having two (or more) modes in one toy, but what I really enjoyed most was going from one to the other and back again. Nothing made 8-year-old me happier and filled me with more satisfaction than when I was finally able to transform my figures without the instructions. I don't think they all need to be complicated, but to make them all easier across the board isn't the right fix. Great review as always
Bought mine last week and I'm actually quite pleased with it. Head sculpt is brilliant, robot mode is not nearly as unstable as this review makes out, truck mode front is perfect and in terms of scale to the rest of the RID/ first edition deluxe and voyager characters this is the best fit. Yes the back of the truck is a mess and the back pack is fairly big. Love the reviews keep them coming!
10:31 I can't believe I'm saying this but, If the weaponizer figure got a new head and was repainted in Ultra Magnus colors, I MIGHT consider buying it.
Not for nothing, but I think the simpler models have a place when you consider they can be used to get younger kids into the line, and those kids will eventually grow up and move on to the harder to transform models, much like how it is with puzzles.
Back when I was younger, my parents got me this and the weaponizer bumblebee for Christmas one year, and ngl I loved them both😂 ever since I loved the show so much, I was blind to the *ahem* short comings
Thank you so much for this video. My son got this toy at a swap meet the other day (for 50 cents!!) and I could not figure out what to do with the arms. So thank you for saving my sanity :)
Thank you for reviewing this. I was thinking about buying this but I'm glad i didn't. I honestly thought that this figure was going to be the best TF prime Optimus, but i was wrong. Hasbro really disappointed me with this one. I heard they are going to re-release the first edition figures and I'm just going to buy the Optimus and maybe a few others.
I bought this 10 years ago and i just finished putting it back to truck mode. Also holy shit 30 dollars wow. Thanks dad for the best transformer Ive ever gotten
I know but really, the movie line are always complicated and not the good kind of complicated, some transformations just doesn't work at all or destroy the toy the first time D':
The argument that "its a kids toy, so it doesn't need to be perfect" is stupid. All other Hasbro Transformers toys are too, and the movie figures have been great! Especially the likes of Revenge of the Fallen! No kid deserves this. This is a toy that can barely stand up straight.
I like the weaponizer Optimus Prime because he has two guns on his side the hands look more realistic like a prime I think he is one of the coolest Autobots and also I like his vehicle mode it looks better than the Voyager class one and it is taller to so I want this type of toy and how much is it you should make the video about the Apex hunter armor and also the sky claw and the battle suit
Cool video man!!! I have this too, but it was very hard at first to figure out how to transform it! I still have some trouble, but I always will figure it out! Keep the cool videos coming!!!
"But when the fight against Decepticon is at his worst, you can rely on the leader of the autobots" lol dats funny...the reality is when the fight is at worst, he is a scrap metal now... But its an awesome review :)
Hasbro's reason for making transformations easier is really dumb. I could transform leader class Megatron when i was 4. When you try to make transformations easier you end up with the 5 step changers and massive back packs. I'm glad they went back to harder transformations for Titans return.
CONMAR 2041 The only figure I ever thought was too hard to transform as a kid was the revenge of the fallen Optimus Prime. Now I think it's one of the best courses in the movie toy line but it is still kind of irritating to transform. But aside from that they were all fine.
Have you ever been a kid? "Autobots, transform and roll out!" - ... 30 min later... yay, I transformed all the guys, no l have to play with cars for an hour to make it worth it. I grew up with G1 and they were bricks compared to most of todays transformers toys, but you could transform every toy in a matter of moments and have dynamic play. I think the actual line nails it pretty well as long as there are some collectors toys who are complicated and ingenious.
Since I was born in 2007. i started playing with transformers when I was 7 when it first came out. IN MY OPINION, the original series was the best. I always wanted the original Leader optimus prime. I had the DOTM leader optimus prime and it doesn't make me feel like I was when I was younger
Excellent review! Most people do a review and beat on how GOOD their purchase is, very few people have the courage and principle to be honest and tell it like it is! THANK YOU for saving me from wasting money on this. :o)
I've always liked the 3-in-1 toy description of Transformers. That's why I always get annoyed when some reviewer skips the transformation. The transformation is a whole third of the figure.
I also liked the way you described what a transformer toy is. It's a robot, an alt mode (ussually a vehicle, or an animal), and it's sort of a puzzle. They are called transformers because transforming it is part of the fun of the toy. And you said they are dumbing the transformations down. Why? My 7 yr old autistic son enjoys taking his time and figure out the transformations. If I bought him something simple, and ugly like this he'd probably throw it at my head.
The whole point to playing Transformers, is be able to play with the figure in both robot and vehicle modes, and transform it as quickly as you see in the cartoons, it's not about spending 10 minutes trying to figure out were the arms go and stuff. That's why the simple transformations are far superior over the complex transformations in the newer figures.
i could easily think of a couple of ways to improve this thing 1. add doors on the back of the legs to cover the gaping hole and add a panel onto said doors that fold up onto the back of the cab similar to DOTM commander megatron 2 make it so the cabin portion forms the chest, 3, scrap the big blocks on the feet and make the usual heels that fold into the foot and have those feet fold into the leg and of course remove the gimmick, come on hasbro im doing your job here
Thanks for the info. I bought mine at a yard sale for $3. I needed your vid to see how to make it a truck again. I'm not a fan of this but maybe I will repaint it to make it cooler. The g1 transformers on wish look better. Sears had a cool Grimlock
I completely agree with you on this guy Optibotimus. I heard here and there that it would be a good alternative for the First Edition, but when I saw pictures of it, I became really sceptical about it. Luckily I got the FE as a birthday present, but if I hadn't, I'd get the RiD Voyager, which is far better than that thing.
I guess adding 2 random gatling guns to an existing mode makes it a brand new mode, if so, all the DoTM figures also have four modes, you put mechtech things and BOOM, brand new mode.
Have you forgotten about G1? "transformers have always had this puzzle." NO! G1 has super simple, pull out the arms, pull out the legs, and pop out the head!
Optibotimus doesn't really complaim to much. Now Balmatrix complains a lot. I know Balt is a reviewer but he nit picks the dumbest things that are not even really bad. But Balt is a reviewer so I see why he does it and I still like his videos. Reviewers do it becuase they are reviewers...
I still remember when he put starscream in a frying pan😂😂😓
When?
@@ThatllbeGreat1 you didn't watch legend class stars cream the animation
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Thanks for saving me $30 :) I was seriously thinking about getting this.
I was going to get it too but instead i got bumblebee weaponizer toy
I agree with the "three toys in one" outlook. When I was a kid I loved having two (or more) modes in one toy, but what I really enjoyed most was going from one to the other and back again. Nothing made 8-year-old me happier and filled me with more satisfaction than when I was finally able to transform my figures without the instructions. I don't think they all need to be complicated, but to make them all easier across the board isn't the right fix. Great review as always
The very second you flipped it around, it felt like a slap in the face. SERIOUSLY toy makers? It's called ROBOTS IN DISGUISE for a reason!
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"Few autobots pack as much raw firepower as Optimus prime" Fireblast at 9....
the mother of all backbacks, lol
The scale between Weaponizers prime and DOTM leader Sentinel Prime is unintentionally movie accurate
Bought mine last week and I'm actually quite pleased with it. Head sculpt is brilliant, robot mode is not nearly as unstable as this review makes out, truck mode front is perfect and in terms of scale to the rest of the RID/ first edition deluxe and voyager characters this is the best fit. Yes the back of the truck is a mess and the back pack is fairly big. Love the reviews keep them coming!
This figure looks awesome to me. I can't wait to get it. I've been wanting a big Optimus for a while that wasn't from the movies.
Welcome to the "Reviewed Weaponizer Prime" club. I'm kind of surprised how few of these are online as of today, you're like the third one I know of.
Your reaction to this figure made my day lol.
Lol. "Wow. Holy guacamole Batman! Holy wow!" A little too much beer there. :P
10:31 I can't believe I'm saying this but, If the weaponizer figure got a new head and was repainted in Ultra Magnus colors, I MIGHT consider buying it.
At this point now in 2023 with all the transformers trucks we got this one doesnt actually bother me anymore
why did hasbro make 1 STEP FIGURES LOVE DA MULTISTEP!!
1-step are for weaklings, multiple steps are for men
power charge bumblebee? studio series?
@@bloxybluedevyt2887 😎
Multisteps are for veterans
i am 14 and i have been playing with transformers since 8 and they have always been easy for me
I saw this in the store today, I ALMOST bought it but I started thinking about your review. I'm certain all of your points would bother me a lot too
Damn time really flies...the last time i was here it was 2013
Not for nothing, but I think the simpler models have a place when you consider they can be used to get younger kids into the line, and those kids will eventually grow up and move on to the harder to transform models, much like how it is with puzzles.
Back when I was younger, my parents got me this and the weaponizer bumblebee for Christmas one year, and ngl I loved them both😂 ever since I loved the show so much, I was blind to the *ahem* short comings
At 6:59 I can't argue my Boy Scout pack is roughly the same size
I completely agree with you, you dont want to know haw many times i asked my mum to teransform my studioseries crosshairs until i learnt to
hahah he's got a tent in there!! going cross country ha!
I remember having this figure, I got this figure as a present for my 5th birthday, now I am 15! NOSTALGIA!
"That is the mother of all backpacks"
Masterpiece bumblebee: hold my energon
Which masterpiece bumblebee are you talking about?
@@scottdickson6299 maybe battle ops bumblebee
@@shal798 I still cringe in that review lol, but the best is LEGENDS STARSCREAM
Thank you so much for this video. My son got this toy at a swap meet the other day (for 50 cents!!) and I could not figure out what to do with the arms. So thank you for saving my sanity :)
right on I love my hard Transformers😎
On second thought...I may hold out for the BigBadToyStore Dark Energon exclusive...
Thank you for reviewing this. I was thinking about buying this but I'm glad i didn't. I honestly thought that this figure was going to be the best TF prime Optimus, but i was wrong. Hasbro really disappointed me with this one. I heard they are going to re-release the first edition figures and I'm just going to buy the Optimus and maybe a few others.
You are definitely correct about the backpack. I'm a Boy Scout and we do have to carry backpacks that would be carried for MILES.
Thanks for this! it's helped make up my mind :)
I bought this 10 years ago and i just finished putting it back to truck mode. Also holy shit 30 dollars wow. Thanks dad for the best transformer Ive ever gotten
I know but really, the movie line are always complicated and not the good kind of complicated, some transformations just doesn't work at all or destroy the toy the first time D':
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I actually like this toy very much because I remembered that I had this toy as a kid and it really made my childhood better
The argument that "its a kids toy, so it doesn't need to be perfect" is stupid. All other Hasbro Transformers toys are too, and the movie figures have been great! Especially the likes of Revenge of the Fallen! No kid deserves this. This is a toy that can barely stand up straight.
I like the weaponizer Optimus Prime because he has two guns on his side the hands look more realistic like a prime I think he is one of the coolest Autobots and also I like his vehicle mode it looks better than the Voyager class one and it is taller to
so I want this type of toy and how much is it you should make the video about the Apex hunter armor and also the sky claw and the battle suit
HOLY GUACAMOLE BATMAN!
My favorite meme
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that jetpack is mad😂😂
Sadly that toyline never actually happened in the series
i was somewhat expecting sentinel prime to sparta kick prime off your reviewing stand.
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You never know when you need two mini guns to shoot the ground !
WTF four mills!!!!!!! Congrats paul!!!!
Cool video man!!! I have this too, but it was very hard at first to figure out how to transform it! I still have some trouble, but I always will figure it out! Keep the cool videos coming!!!
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"But when the fight against Decepticon is at his worst, you can rely on the leader of the autobots" lol dats funny...the reality is when the fight is at worst, he is a scrap metal now...
But its an awesome review :)
fi you complain about these, wait to see age of extinction's toys,
studio series: am I a joke to you
FantasyZaky studio series wasn’t bad
Rayhaan Nasser yeah it is but it’s not perfect have you seen the Volkswagen Beetle bumblebee
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shockwave
Sound wave
Road buster
All of the megatrons
07 bumble bee
THIS IS MY CHILDHOOD RIGHT HERE
Bruh, dude I grew up playing with this toy and to me it was awesome😐
Sorry to hear that.
OH MY GOD I FINALLY FOUND A REVIEW ON IT I HAD THIS TOY SINCE I WAS LIKE 7
Hasbro's reason for making transformations easier is really dumb. I could transform leader class Megatron when i was 4. When you try to make transformations easier you end up with the 5 step changers and massive back packs. I'm glad they went back to harder transformations for Titans return.
CONMAR 2041 I know right!!! Hasbro make the transformation so easy you got no thrills transforming it...
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CONMAR 2041 well the transformations in TR aren't very difficult, they're just good toys.
CONMAR 2041 The only figure I ever thought was too hard to transform as a kid was the revenge of the fallen Optimus Prime. Now I think it's one of the best courses in the movie toy line but it is still kind of irritating to transform. But aside from that they were all fine.
CONMAR 2041 thats so true no one likes 1 touch changers
I used to hate this figure until I got my hands on the green version. not too shabby in the end. I quite like it in fact.
Transformers in 2016 absolutely suck!!! I can't find a decent toy besides on the internet. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED.
fuck one step figures...
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Titans Return? Movie The Best? Generations/Legends?
Thank you for instructions. Sorry, I'm bad speak English.
well, when u flip weponizer optimus prime to the back, !!!!!!??? Really??? It is robots in disguise hasbro, not robots with gigantic backpacks.
Hey optibotimus! I love your videos! You are the best! Keep making videos! Your'e awesome!
@MsCSCgirl i wish TJ would review this on plastic addict
I love this channel 😊
Have you ever been a kid? "Autobots, transform and roll out!" - ... 30 min later... yay, I transformed all the guys, no l have to play with cars for an hour to make it worth it.
I grew up with G1 and they were bricks compared to most of todays transformers toys, but you could transform every toy in a matter of moments and have dynamic play.
I think the actual line nails it pretty well as long as there are some collectors toys who are complicated and ingenious.
I think the transformation is getting easier because some kids doesnt like to transform them for too long, but I like difficult transformation!
7:12 optimus has a MOAB!
Since I was born in 2007. i started playing with transformers when I was 7 when it first came out. IN MY OPINION, the original series was the best. I always wanted the original Leader optimus prime. I had the DOTM leader optimus prime and it doesn't make me feel like I was when I was younger
12:10 He's hanging his head in disgrace because he's such a bad figure! :D
Well played, sir :)
Did he just say Optimus Primal?2:19
Optimus Prime he said optimus prime o pen
Optimus Prime .....uhhhh that's awkward....
Optimus Prime It sounded like Optimus Primal actually.
Excellent review! Most people do a review and beat on how GOOD their purchase is, very few people have the courage and principle to be honest and tell it like it is! THANK YOU for saving me from wasting money on this. :o)
Hmmm. I'll probably just get the First Edition Optimus Prime when he is re-released.
I've always liked the 3-in-1 toy description of Transformers. That's why I always get annoyed when some reviewer skips the transformation. The transformation is a whole third of the figure.
It sucks the back is to big the back is not big so backlivesmatter
#backlivesmatter
i agree with the making the transformation easier.......... NOOOOOOO i love the more involved figures. i appreciate them more
Did hasbro even try I guess not
I also liked the way you described what a transformer toy is. It's a robot, an alt mode (ussually a vehicle, or an animal), and it's sort of a puzzle. They are called transformers because transforming it is part of the fun of the toy. And you said they are dumbing the transformations down. Why? My 7 yr old autistic son enjoys taking his time and figure out the transformations. If I bought him something simple, and ugly like this he'd probably throw it at my head.
Fuck. The little ones you can buy a Target for like 4 bucks a bot look better. lol
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You helped me remember how to transform it,
I owe you a sub.
I can transform any figure without looking at the instructions they are not to complicated hasbro is dumb
+Ultimategamer1: Minecraft & More! aparrently not if there all complaining
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The whole point to playing Transformers, is be able to play with the figure in both robot and vehicle modes, and transform it as quickly as you see in the cartoons, it's not about spending 10 minutes trying to figure out were the arms go and stuff. That's why the simple transformations are far superior over the complex transformations in the newer figures.
I kinda agree that it looks bad
its 4 kids so stop complainig about this toy
You tell them dude
i could easily think of a couple of ways to improve this thing
1. add doors on the back of the legs to cover the gaping hole and add a panel onto said doors that fold up onto the back of the cab similar to DOTM commander megatron
2 make it so the cabin portion forms the chest,
3, scrap the big blocks on the feet and make the usual heels that fold into the foot and have those feet fold into the leg
and of course remove the gimmick, come on hasbro im doing your job here
optimus prime vs amazon prime
Thanks for the info. I bought mine at a yard sale for $3. I needed your vid to see how to make it a truck again. I'm not a fan of this but maybe I will repaint it to make it cooler. The g1 transformers on wish look better. Sears had a cool Grimlock
hes just giving his opinion calm down
His grammar and spelling though 😂😂😂😂😂
I completely agree with you on this guy Optibotimus. I heard here and there that it would be a good alternative for the First Edition, but when I saw pictures of it, I became really sceptical about it. Luckily I got the FE as a birthday present, but if I hadn't, I'd get the RiD Voyager, which is far better than that thing.
sad thing hasbro has made those 10 dollar hollow excuses for transformer figures. those titan series figures are soo bad
Toxic Hazard some of them are pretty good. Better than RID 2015
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I guess adding 2 random gatling guns to an existing mode makes it a brand new mode, if so, all the DoTM figures also have four modes, you put mechtech things and BOOM, brand new mode.
legends starscream?
About making the transformers toys easier. I say "MAKE THEM MORE COMPLEX" because that is why I would buy one
Bryan Hinze Are kids these days brain dead or something? That's the fun about Transformers, they're like more productive Rubik's Cubes!!!
That is a discerast to transformers.:(
Frank Daniels You do have a point there, but don't you mean "disgrace"?
"HEY GUYS... IF IT WASN'T OBVIOUS... I'M A FUCKING GIANT ROBOT." You remember that, Paul. :3
I'm glad I didn't get this
Mrjlee93 Me too.
Have you forgotten about G1? "transformers have always had this puzzle." NO! G1 has super simple, pull out the arms, pull out the legs, and pop out the head!
this is a big piece of crapy plastic
Nice Review Optibotimus
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Nice review dude! not to sure what to think about the back part in vehicle mode! whats up with that? lol...looks like a kool figure tho!
you cmeplan to much
RIGHT
Tre Brass It's a review, he is MEANT to tell you what is bad about the figure. That is LITERALLY THE WHOLE POINT.
Matt TooFast4U Exactly. 😂
Optibotimus doesn't really complaim to much. Now Balmatrix complains a lot. I know Balt is a reviewer but he nit picks the dumbest things that are not even really bad. But Balt is a reviewer so I see why he does it and I still like his videos. Reviewers do it becuase they are reviewers...
aside from the backpack, he at least looks like he does in the show
Woah!!!! Otibotmus is scary looking
theres a 1 step transformres the lital instrutions step 1 push button good job! you done it!
Death to Bumblebee!!! and to this optimus too.... I got the RID Voyager and its a lot better looking than the weaponizer.....
I just got this for £2 from charity shop and that's how much it's worth
I was thinking about getting this guy, but after seeing this I might as well wait for the re release of the First Edition Prime in November
If I was a kid again and someone gives it to me . I would tell them to keep it.It sucks in a crappie way.