What’s really funny about “Bumblebee: Cyberverse Adventures” is that they literally changed the name to that for the season that Bumblebee stopped being one of the main characters.
Actually the aligned continuity doesn't mean that they're in the same universe. I'm pretty sure Hasbro confirmed that it's just to make things less confused and more *aligned* between multiple continuities.
Yes. In Transformers The Rescue Bots there's also a reference to another team of Autobots stationed on Earth but they didn't want to bother them. The Autobots in Rescue Bots simply want to forget about their life on Cybertron, about the war and they've got used to Earth and helping humans through natural disasters.
@leaderoftheautobots1985 no, Hasbro has officially confirmed that Prime, the High Moon games, Rescue Bots/Academy (somehow for Academy) and RiD 2015 are in the same universe
@@milesbradshaw6643oh, there's a ton of actors from X-Men evolution who've done transformers. Havok's actor played Carlos on this show. The rest I know of are on beast wars/machines. Xavier=Megatron, jean=black arachnia, and wolverine=rattrap, dinobot, waspinator, and silverbolt
Technically, in Japan. Cybertron/Galaxy force. is not supposed to be part of the continuity, but Hasbro, when they brought it over, dubbed it They made it to be part of The unicron trilogy.
There's too many inconsistencies even with the dubbing to really connect them together. Hasbro wanted it to be a trilogy but they failed to make Cybertron fit.
In case no one told you, all G2 was was just re-releases of old G1 toys with new paintjobs and reairings of G1 episodes. It did have a few new toys (Megatron's first tank toy and the first Dreadwing) but most were repaints.
Most of the G1 repaints were released for Wave 1 and Wave 2, tho Wave 1 brought the first new toy: Megatron. The 2nd wave was the first to bring new toys, a mixture of re-releases of European exclusive toys and brand new molds. The 3rd wave brought fresh new product
The same goes for the G2 show. It was repackaged G1 episodes with a CGI frame that warped and spun during scene transitions, also to jumped around the seasons of G1 randomly during its run. The CGI just cluttered the edge of the screen and was distracting.
What's funny is in the sub or straight up Japanese series Galaxy Force. It's not even part of the unicorn trilogy. It's a completely separate storyline from Armada/ micron, legend and Energon/superlink
Car Robots is actually in the Japanese G1 continuity actually, believe it or not. Fire Convoy and his crew are called the Dimension Patrol Unit in the greater JP continuity with the Autobot cast being time travelers from post-Beast Wars Neo. At that point, it was the farthest the JP continuity had gotten since Beast Machines wouldn't actually come out until 2004-ish and only initially on specialty satellite stations.
@@Daltinian95 Yeah. It was supposed to be a sequel to Micron Legend and Super Link based on the toy designs like Megatron with the "armor of Unicron", but for some reason the studio decided to make it its own show with no connection to the previous two shows. So Hasbro had to try and force it to be a sequel with the constant Unicron references in the dub, even though it wasn't a great attempt at trying to connect it.
Considering you've mostly been following the Aligned continuity (Prime, RID15,etc), you may as well finish it with Rescue Bots and Rescue Bots Academy. Rescue Bots takes place during/in between both Prime and RID, it's about a team of Autobot rescue workers who pretty much avoid the war and deal with emergencies in an isolated island town.
I actually really loved the style! They clearly didn't have a big budget, so they went with very interesting stylistic choices, so every shot really reminds posters to me. And when they added more back light in season 3 and specials, it really shines
At 19:57 the character is called Tarn, he is a character from the IDW comics and is the head of Megatron's brutal police force known as the Decepticon Justice Division. In Cyberverse he is just a drone worker who rebelled against his captors
To answer your question the Unicron trilogy is made up of Transformers Armada, Energon and Cybertron. Also you should consider reacting to the Japanese Transformers intros. I thought some of them were interesting.
The gigantic dinosaur Decepticon in Season 3 of G1 is Trypticon, a Titan who was Metroplex's evil counterpart and rival. He's been in various other media as well, though not to the same extent as Metroplex. Energon's Japanese name was Super Link, which was the main gimmick of the toyline for it, the Autobots could all combine with each in pairs to create various super-robots, and later on Optimus Prime was able to become a Scramble City-style combiner with four other Autobots. Armada, Energon, and Cybertron formed the Unicron Trilogy. If you can find them, check out the intros for the Japan-only series that continued the stories of G1 and the Beast Era in Japan: The Headmasters, Super-God Master Force, Victory, Zone, Beast Wars Second, and Beast Wars Neo.
Yes. Also Trypticon is rumoured to have been punished by Megatron for failing to destroy Jetfire and other seekers and as such his body was modified against his will into the Decepticon warship, the Nemesis.
Its a shame though that RiD01 is the remains of a third installation for a "Beast Wars trilogy" named Transtech. From what i've heard it had potential but because Beast Machines was awful they've had to scrap it and make a new show.
How far we've come. One of the longest-lasting franchises, up there with TMNT and Power Rangers. I practically grew up on Beast Wars. Hope to see you try Beast Wars some time. Beast Machines too- it's much like Robots in the Disguise 2015, considered an inferior sequel to a legendary show, but would be interesting to see a fresh mind's take on it.
I suggest watching the japanese openings as well. Not only because the music, as always, slaps (well, maybe not so much for Prime but I still like it) but also because Japan has a few more series since their continuity is a bit different.
Fun fact: The Transformers: Beast Machines theme song was used for one of Spider-Man (2002) tv spots, and Unicorn Trilogy (Armada, Energon, Cybertron) Optimus Prime is one of the most powerful versions of him to date.
I'm 33 and I absolutely Rescue Bots, its one of the longest Transformers tv shows in history. Even though its aimed at kids about lessons in teamwork, family and friendship, it has its small dark moments that isn't jarring or even brushes it aside like most shows. I never watched Rescue Bots Academy but I hear its also pretty good too!
Rescue Bots is generally more kid oriented and episodic than the other shows but it genuinely has some of the consistently best character writing and development for any TF show
Couple of fun facts: the majority of G1, including the movie, was animated Toeii animation, a.k.a. Dragon Ball, Naruto, One Piece, etc. Also, beast wars is the second computer animated TV series ever made; and it was animated by the same people who made the first computer animated series ever.
You should do a reaction to the Japanese intros and endings next. They have their own series that are exclusive to japanese audiences at the time. Those series are TF: The Headmasters, TF: Super-God Masterforce, TF: Victory, TF: Zone (all of these came after Season 3 of G1 I think), Beast Wars II, Beast Wars Neo, TF: Car Robots (2001 RiD), TF: Micron Legend (Armada), TF: Superlink (Energon), TF: Galaxy Force (Cybertron), TF Go! (Came after TF: Prime Season 2). Fun fact, in Japan, Optimus Prime was called Convoy in the early TF series until from Animated onwards they start referring to him officially as Optimus Prime. Even some characters have different names from their american counterparts. And the Autobots and Decepticons were called Cybertrons and Destrons respectively. And planet Cybertron was called Seibertron during those time. There's even a character that looks identical to Optimus Prime but is not Optimus at all I think called God Ginrai. Really interesting tho
RID01 is not part of the Unicron Trilogy. Hasbro needed a show and toyline to bridge the gap between Beast Machines and Armada after the former didn't perform so well. Luckily, Takara made Car Robots in 2000 for the Japanese market and so Hasbro just brought it and it's toyline over in 2001 as Robots in Disguise. This is the first and only time a completely Japanese Transformers series was brought to the international market (the Unicron Trilogy is a co-production).
So, pretty sure that Rad is voiced by Cole’s original VA From Ninjago Kirby Morrow. He also voiced Hotshot in Cybertron however Billy from Armada is voiced by Cole’s new VA Andrew Francis.
Because Hasbro had some troubles with the name of bumblebee that made it complicated for him to be a part of a series after the first few generations until animated came along and brought back bumblebee
Cyberverse is a bit/lot more kid friendly than other shows, especially at the beginning. But personally, I think it's still a solid show. Not Top 5 but still enjoyable if you know what to expect (and what not to).
I know from left to right and top to bottom the ENTIRE Generation 2 intro, I really love it and is awesome for some reason Fun fact: Beast Machine's intro is the only Transformers opening sequence that its song is not part of the original soundtrack composed for the series, it belongs to the group Leftfield. It is named "Phat Planet" and was released for the 1999 album "Rythm and Stealth"
- Series that are sequels or belong to the same universe: Generation 1: 1. Transformers (1984) 2. Transformers: The Movie (1986) 3. Beast Wars 4. Beast Machine Unicron Trilogy: 1. Transformers: Armada 2. Transformers: Energon 3. Transformers: Cybertron Prime Universe: 1. Transformers: Prime 2. Transformers: Rescue Bots 3. Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015) 4. Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy Prime Trilogy: Transformers: Combiner Wars Transformers: Titans Returns Transformers: Power of the Primes War for Cybertron Trilogy: 1. Transformers: War for Cybertron - Siege 2. Transformers: War for Cybertron - Earthrise 3. Transformers: War for Cybertron - Kingdom - Independent Series: 1. Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001) 2. Transformers: Animated 3. Transformers: Cyberverse 4. Transformers: Earthspark
Definitely recommend Cyberverse. I know some people don't care for the first season, but I thought it was fun and it definitely gets really great as you go along.
I would love to see you react to Beast Wars for nostalgia, and then react to Beast Machines as it's the direct sequel series. Plus, It's rare to have old Transformers series reactions on RUclips. Especially, the what I call "Beast Saga".
11:05 In fact, Energon is a continuation of Armada. This was originally a duology, but for some reason Hasbro decided to put a scene with characters from Energon and Armada in the English dub of Cybertron for some unknown reason. Cybertron has no connection to the plot and characters of the previous two shows and is a separate story. And so it became known as the Unicron trilogy.
if I remember correctly the way they explained the continuity errors was: when they destroyed Unicron in Energon it created the black hole that then distorded space and time, or something like that.
It was always a trilogy, Hasbro was developing it to be that way with Takara. there is no “never connected until the English dub” happening, it started connected, studio omitted the direct references that the dub had to fix
@@saasta111the comics were the ones that had to add that explanation later. The show for the most part doesn’t address inconsistencies instead adding in references where it fits mostly to referring to the black hole as a consequence to Energon’s ending as well as Megatron’s armor of unicron leaving it up to the audience to assume Galvatron and Starscream plunging into the sun eventually led to how they are in Cybertron. Shame Takara or Studio GONZO didn’t follow through with the trilogy plan despite using the outline written for the 3rd entry to make Galaxy Force
Wow, unexpected upload. Transformers RID, energon, and cybertron and a little bit of armada were the shows I remember watching when I was a little younger, but transformers cybertron was always my favorite out of those shows, I’m not sure what caught my eye for it to be my favorite but I think it’s because I really liked the theme song and how they show the actual transformation sequence when they transform and I think that was one of my interests when I was younger, like the details of them transforming.
I grew up in the 80's, so I always had a thing for the Transformers, but what seriously got me into collecting the toys as an adult was Transformers Prime. That show was everything I hoped the live action movies would have been. Loved the characters, loved the designs, loved the writing, loved the toys.
Ayyyy I was hoping you’d do this video one day! The tf openings are such bangers, obviously you didn’t see them here but the japanese opening for Transfomers animated is done by the same people who made the opening for one punch man!
I’d say for tying up loose end’s sake you should check Rescue Bots out…the events in that series take place during TFP & even the R.I.D. you’re checking out now. Small spoiler, but if you recall in season 1 of R.I.D. how Bumblebee was struggling to find a catchphrase…in one episode he said “Roll to the Rescue” then said “Wait, someone’s already using that one”…well, just listen to the theme song for Rescue Bots again lol
Rescue Bots, though the target audience is for toddlers, has actually very good writing that adults and teens can enjoy. I know I watched the show Rescue Bots a lot when I was in my internship
Armada is actually the start of the Unicron Trilogy, Hasbro tried to make Cybertron the end of the Unicron Trilogy but they failed because the Japanese series they dubbed over the footage wasn't at all related to the prior two seasons.
Rescue Bots is pretty worthless, it's aimed at Pre Schoolers and as such there are no big battles with Decepticons, the premise of Contentious Objectors is really the only thing that could even be considered mature
I think the Unicron trilogy was Armada, Energon, and Cybertron. They fought him in Armada, then Energon had Primus and Optimus vs Megatron and Unicron, and Cybertron was stopping the black hole created from the destruction of Unicron. Loved Transformers Prime.
My favorite intros would be Armada (without the opening monologue), with Beast Hunters as a runner-up, and Robots in Disguise for nostalgic reason because it was my first transformers series. I just the upbeat intros, gets me hyped for the action of the series. My favorite series is Prime. Seriously, the best series yet in my opinion. My favorite characters are SideSwipe, Arcee, and Prowl, with Optimus as an honorable mention.
Resuce Bots is very kid friendly, but not annoyingly so. Since in canon, the characters literally missed the whole war, it makes sense they are softer natured and more hopeful. It's more a fish out of water deal and more comedic but still fun enough for older than the target demo.
I know you've seen most of it, but I'd love to see a Beast Wars reaction series from you. Dinobot is my fav character from that series for character development, Waspinator for comedy, and Rhinox for relatability. Like him, I just wanna take things slow!
Notes-- 1. Cybertron is part of the armada universe. 2. Points for the "all intros" having the first s3 intro that many "all intros" videos miss but loses points for no s5 intro so it's not "all intros". 3. First rid is called car robots in japan and has a mix of vehicle and beast forms. It's a more lighthearted show but does have dark parts at times. It aired on fox I think. 4. You should react to the japan intros next time.
Yoooooo! You GOTTA watch Beast Machines! It is I think to this date the DARKEST version of Transformers in terms of storylines! I don’t wanna spoil it! Supremely underrated!
The thing with g1 is the consistency of the continuity. It changes from season to season. The unicron trilogy was: armada, energon, and cybertron. Same characters, more or less, with different forms, but it’s just a continuation, obviously. It’s a better trilogy than most movie trilogies. Edit: right the prime wars trilogy! And the other machina runs! There was a death in one that really hit me hard.
G2 is literally just a selection of G1 episodes rebranded with a new opening and some new scene transistions. After the Rebirth 3 parter after season 3, the next new bit of Transformers media in the west was Beast Wars. RID 01 Isn't Unicron Trilogy, that's Armada, Energon and Cybertron, RID was a japanease Import to keep Transformers on the screens while they prepared Armada, though numerous elements that we see in the trilogy are first seen in RID.
When ever you end up watching G1, be sure to watch the movie before Season 3. The original Robots in Disguise is not connected to the Unicron Trilogy. Unicron Trilogy is: Armada, Energon & Cybertron
My favorite intros in no particular order just chronological basically is G1 season 2, Beast Wars probably the season 2 opening, Cybertron and animated. As far as favorite characters, I'm going to have to go Jazz, soundwave, shockwave, Cheetor, dinobot, BW Silverbolt and megatron, TFA Prime and megatron, armada Starscream, cybertron hot shot and Starscream, wnd g1 bruticus
You should DEFINITELY watch Rescue Bots, man!! It’s not as serious as other shows but it’s a great watch and does have some higher-stakes episodes every now and then, plus literally all the characters are great and very memorable, I really recommend it! :D EDIT: Thought I’d add that Earthspark isn’t the most liked for character designs and the “very light story” but honestly, I love it It focuses quite a lot on themes of family, trust, support, and it’s really really sweet imo Also, people who say it’s childish or very light clearly haven’t given it a shot cuz HOLY BANANAS this show gets depressing at times, and don’t get me started on the fight scenes, THEY ARE LITTERALY 🔥FIRE🔥 and the season finally was awesome af too :) I think more people should give it a chance
G1 is iconic and genuinely quite good with a lot of fun moments but being an 80s cartoon has less continuous storytelling, Beast Wars is great, Cyberverse is definitely my favorite of all the ones you haven’t watched, Rescue Bots is surprisingly good, Armada is good, The Prime Wars Trilogy is cool and has some fun ideas but I don’t really like it (it’s pretty short though so I think I still recommend it), and I haven’t really watched the others
So despite being marketed to preschoolers rescue bots has writing on par with animated and beast wars. It’s the sequel series, rescue bots academy that goes full preschool
I'll be with people who's going to recommend Cyberverse again! It was my second transformers show after Prime, and well, at first it was really hard to adapt for something such new, but it really worth it. Especially worldbuilding, how Cybertron looked before and after war, other planets and such things. This show can be a huge mood swings and it really worked for me. Now I'm checking G1 at my free time and it's much better than I thought, looking forward to your reaction! Boobie traps are great.
The main problem with Robots in Disguise 2015 is that it's a sequel that seemingly has no interest in being a sequel. Any time it references Prime, it feels like it's doing so more out of obligation and not because it wants to. Bee mentions Jack, Raf, and Miko ONCE in passing TO HIMSELF. Evidently, they were supposed to appear, but it just never happened for whatever reason. At the very least, you'd think Fowler and the military would've caught on to transformer activity starting back up again. Maybe then they wouldn't have to operate out of a divorced father's junkyard, using sub-par equipment. Heck, Bulkhead and Ratchet show up for episodes that aren't even about them! Bulkhead doesn't even ask about Miko! Just like Bumblebee doesn't try to track down Raf.
The Unicron Trilogy is Armada, Energon, and Cybertron. Robots in Disguise (2001) isn't part of the trilogy. Transformers Cybertron is the best of the anime Transformers in my opinion.
My favorite part about transformers robots in disguise the planet keys, is when all characters transform its the same way the figures transform so kids didn’t really need the instructions booklet just watch the show
You mean Cybertron? But yeah the transformation sequences being the toys transforming in a stylized way is pretty cool adding in character to almost all of em in how they moved
Armada, Energon and Cybertron are the unicron trilogy, however Cybertron went through some issues and was different in that it was part of the trilogy but some of the story was changed up so its a little inconsistent with the first two series, so its basically an alternate story to what was planned. I highly recommend you watch all 3 series as they are what i grew up with!
You should definitely check out Rescue Bots and Earthspark. Rescue Bots is in the same aligned continuity as Prime and RiD. And I think you’ll like Earthspark.
Honestly G1 is pretty underrated. It’s super goofy, but I’d love to see you watch it sometime. It’s a ton of fun. Super campy, but fun. Also, make no mistake, G2 didn’t get a proper “show.” All it did have was repackaged episodes of G1 with weird CGI scene transitions…
G1 and underrated are 2 words that rarely go together. The company spent what felt like a decade milking G1 and the fans continued to eat it up for those years
What’s really funny about “Bumblebee: Cyberverse Adventures” is that they literally changed the name to that for the season that Bumblebee stopped being one of the main characters.
ye it switched to more windblade screen time
I thought that was also due to it being the show's title in Europe?
@@gavichealsomething2169 as far as I could find, I don’t think that’s the case. It was probably done for brand synergy with The Bumblebee Movie
@@gagedsm it's just what I heard/read about on TFWiki, but the synergy does make sense considering that Bee has Robo Amnesia in both
And as I know nobody knows why it's "Cyberverse" in the first place either xd
Fun fact Transformers Rescue Bots takes place in the same universe as Transformers Prime and Robots in Disguise 2015.
Actually the aligned continuity doesn't mean that they're in the same universe. I'm pretty sure Hasbro confirmed that it's just to make things less confused and more *aligned* between multiple continuities.
Yes. In Transformers The Rescue Bots there's also a reference to another team of Autobots stationed on Earth but they didn't want to bother them. The Autobots in Rescue Bots simply want to forget about their life on Cybertron, about the war and they've got used to Earth and helping humans through natural disasters.
@@leaderoftheautobots1985No, they’re definitely connected
@leaderoftheautobots1985 no, Hasbro has officially confirmed that Prime, the High Moon games, Rescue Bots/Academy (somehow for Academy) and RiD 2015 are in the same universe
@@leaderoftheautobots1985 That's not how that works. The aligned continuity is all the same universe
8:52 Rad's voice actor was Kirby Morrow, the same voice actor who played Cole from Ninjago and who sadly passed away 2020 (RIP)
Fans will remember Kirby Morrow as Rad, Cole, and Hot-Shot in those shows he voice as.
I did not know this.
Cyclops from "X-Men: Evolution"
Miroku in Inuyasha and Elecman in Megaman NT warrior as well.
@@milesbradshaw6643oh, there's a ton of actors from X-Men evolution who've done transformers. Havok's actor played Carlos on this show. The rest I know of are on beast wars/machines. Xavier=Megatron, jean=black arachnia, and wolverine=rattrap, dinobot, waspinator, and silverbolt
Armada was the first in the unicron trilogy and cybertron is the end of it
i was about to mention this, i am relieved SOMEONE said it.
Every time he says it wrong I'm laughing. But hey it's understandable. The actual 3rd in so loose with it that I wouldn't fault him.
Technically, in Japan. Cybertron/Galaxy force. is not supposed to be part of the continuity, but Hasbro, when they brought it over, dubbed it They made it to be part of The unicron trilogy.
@@ShinetoZeroX I know that
There's too many inconsistencies even with the dubbing to really connect them together. Hasbro wanted it to be a trilogy but they failed to make Cybertron fit.
In case no one told you, all G2 was was just re-releases of old G1 toys with new paintjobs and reairings of G1 episodes. It did have a few new toys (Megatron's first tank toy and the first Dreadwing) but most were repaints.
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That and there's the super insane and experimental G2 comic by Marvel with Derek Yaniger's hardcore art style
Most of the G1 repaints were released for Wave 1 and Wave 2, tho Wave 1 brought the first new toy: Megatron. The 2nd wave was the first to bring new toys, a mixture of re-releases of European exclusive toys and brand new molds. The 3rd wave brought fresh new product
The same goes for the G2 show. It was repackaged G1 episodes with a CGI frame that warped and spun during scene transitions, also to jumped around the seasons of G1 randomly during its run. The CGI just cluttered the edge of the screen and was distracting.
Him: “I know like a little bit about Transformers”
Proceeds to list off every single character
🤣 I know a lot of the characters despite not watching a lot of the shows.
@@ReactZones I liked that they changed swoops gender to female
The armada trilogy goes from armada, energon, cybertron
Rid01 was a show imported from Japan originally called car robots that's in its own universe
What's funny is in the sub or straight up Japanese series Galaxy Force. It's not even part of the unicorn trilogy. It's a completely separate storyline from Armada/ micron, legend and Energon/superlink
@@Daltinian95 true true
Car Robots is actually in the Japanese G1 continuity actually, believe it or not. Fire Convoy and his crew are called the Dimension Patrol Unit in the greater JP continuity with the Autobot cast being time travelers from post-Beast Wars Neo.
At that point, it was the farthest the JP continuity had gotten since Beast Machines wouldn't actually come out until 2004-ish and only initially on specialty satellite stations.
@@Daltinian95 Yeah. It was supposed to be a sequel to Micron Legend and Super Link based on the toy designs like Megatron with the "armor of Unicron", but for some reason the studio decided to make it its own show with no connection to the previous two shows. So Hasbro had to try and force it to be a sequel with the constant Unicron references in the dub, even though it wasn't a great attempt at trying to connect it.
@@obsessivefanboy7the show was built on an outline where it was a sequel, connecting them isn’t as messy as many people claim
Considering you've mostly been following the Aligned continuity (Prime, RID15,etc), you may as well finish it with Rescue Bots and Rescue Bots Academy.
Rescue Bots takes place during/in between both Prime and RID, it's about a team of Autobot rescue workers who pretty much avoid the war and deal with emergencies in an isolated island town.
I’m glad I’m not the only one who wants him to react to rescue bots
40 YEARS OF TRANSFORMERS!!!!!!!
Definitely recommend Cyberverse. They do a lot of cool stuff in that one. I know the art style is off putting but they really do a lot with the show
I actually really loved the style! They clearly didn't have a big budget, so they went with very interesting stylistic choices, so every shot really reminds posters to me. And when they added more back light in season 3 and specials, it really shines
I think the stuff the y did with season 3 was some peak stuff that rivals the peak of prime
At 19:57 the character is called Tarn, he is a character from the IDW comics and is the head of Megatron's brutal police force known as the Decepticon Justice Division. In Cyberverse he is just a drone worker who rebelled against his captors
To answer your question the Unicron trilogy is made up of Transformers Armada, Energon and Cybertron. Also you should consider reacting to the Japanese Transformers intros. I thought some of them were interesting.
I agree
Animateds is Badass
@@constructking8850yea
I was waiting for the Animated intro
The gigantic dinosaur Decepticon in Season 3 of G1 is Trypticon, a Titan who was Metroplex's evil counterpart and rival. He's been in various other media as well, though not to the same extent as Metroplex.
Energon's Japanese name was Super Link, which was the main gimmick of the toyline for it, the Autobots could all combine with each in pairs to create various super-robots, and later on Optimus Prime was able to become a Scramble City-style combiner with four other Autobots.
Armada, Energon, and Cybertron formed the Unicron Trilogy.
If you can find them, check out the intros for the Japan-only series that continued the stories of G1 and the Beast Era in Japan: The Headmasters, Super-God Master Force, Victory, Zone, Beast Wars Second, and Beast Wars Neo.
Yes. Also Trypticon is rumoured to have been punished by Megatron for failing to destroy Jetfire and other seekers and as such his body was modified against his will into the Decepticon warship, the Nemesis.
@@alexale5488 That only happened in the universe of the video games 'TF: War For Cyberyron'[2010] and 'TF: Fall of Cybertron'.
You gotta check out the OP they used in the Japanese dub of Transformers Animated some day. It goes REALLY hard for no reason.
In Japan everything upto RID 2001 (called car robots in Japan) took place in the G1 continuity
Its a shame though that RiD01 is the remains of a third installation for a "Beast Wars trilogy" named Transtech. From what i've heard it had potential but because Beast Machines was awful they've had to scrap it and make a new show.
How far we've come. One of the longest-lasting franchises, up there with TMNT and Power Rangers. I practically grew up on Beast Wars.
Hope to see you try Beast Wars some time. Beast Machines too- it's much like Robots in the Disguise 2015, considered an inferior sequel to a legendary show, but would be interesting to see a fresh mind's take on it.
I mentioned in the video that I grew up on BW. If I do it, it'll more than likely be the last one I cover. I do miss it, though.
@@ReactZones I liked that they changed swoops gender to female
I suggest watching the japanese openings as well.
Not only because the music, as always, slaps (well, maybe not so much for Prime but I still like it) but also because Japan has a few more series since their continuity is a bit different.
10:25-11:25 "Transformers: Cybertron" is my favorite Transformers series.
Cybertron was my childhood alongside Transformers Prime!
Fun fact: The Transformers: Beast Machines theme song was used for one of Spider-Man (2002) tv spots, and Unicorn Trilogy (Armada, Energon, Cybertron) Optimus Prime is one of the most powerful versions of him to date.
transformers cybertron was the best season for me i hope you react to it
Same
That was my childhood alongside Transformers Prime!
Even after being a fan since 06-07 cybertron stuck to being my favorite. Watched everything up to RID2015, nothing ever beat it ahahah
I'm 33 and I absolutely Rescue Bots, its one of the longest Transformers tv shows in history. Even though its aimed at kids about lessons in teamwork, family and friendship, it has its small dark moments that isn't jarring or even brushes it aside like most shows. I never watched Rescue Bots Academy but I hear its also pretty good too!
Cybertron is the true GOAT!
Rescue Bots is also not bad, just not much weapons/fighting.
Rescue Bots is generally more kid oriented and episodic than the other shows but it genuinely has some of the consistently best character writing and development for any TF show
Couple of fun facts: the majority of G1, including the movie, was animated Toeii animation, a.k.a. Dragon Ball, Naruto, One Piece, etc. Also, beast wars is the second computer animated TV series ever made; and it was animated by the same people who made the first computer animated series ever.
Yep. That honor goes to ReBoot.
I grew up on both BW and ReBoot.
You should do a reaction to the Japanese intros and endings next. They have their own series that are exclusive to japanese audiences at the time. Those series are TF: The Headmasters, TF: Super-God Masterforce, TF: Victory, TF: Zone (all of these came after Season 3 of G1 I think), Beast Wars II, Beast Wars Neo, TF: Car Robots (2001 RiD), TF: Micron Legend (Armada), TF: Superlink (Energon), TF: Galaxy Force (Cybertron), TF Go! (Came after TF: Prime Season 2). Fun fact, in Japan, Optimus Prime was called Convoy in the early TF series until from Animated onwards they start referring to him officially as Optimus Prime. Even some characters have different names from their american counterparts. And the Autobots and Decepticons were called Cybertrons and Destrons respectively. And planet Cybertron was called Seibertron during those time. There's even a character that looks identical to Optimus Prime but is not Optimus at all I think called God Ginrai. Really interesting tho
You really need to check out all the Japanese Transformers intros.
RID01 is not part of the Unicron Trilogy. Hasbro needed a show and toyline to bridge the gap between Beast Machines and Armada after the former didn't perform so well. Luckily, Takara made Car Robots in 2000 for the Japanese market and so Hasbro just brought it and it's toyline over in 2001 as Robots in Disguise. This is the first and only time a completely Japanese Transformers series was brought to the international market (the Unicron Trilogy is a co-production).
Every time he called Hot Shot, 'Hot Rod', i died inside more and more.
🤣 🤣 🤣
So, pretty sure that Rad is voiced by Cole’s original VA From Ninjago Kirby Morrow. He also voiced Hotshot in Cybertron however Billy from Armada is voiced by Cole’s new VA Andrew Francis.
React Zone: "See's Bumblebee" There he is, HotRod!
LMAO!
That's not bumblebee or hot rod it's actually a character made for this series specifically named hot shot
Because Hasbro had some troubles with the name of bumblebee that made it complicated for him to be a part of a series after the first few generations until animated came along and brought back bumblebee
Cyberverse is a bit/lot more kid friendly than other shows, especially at the beginning.
But personally, I think it's still a solid show. Not Top 5 but still enjoyable if you know what to expect (and what not to).
Cyberverse in a nutshell:
1. Show everyone how friendly and cute you are
2. Start brutal murdering
(3. Get ended)
It's only kid friendly at first, it gets darker as the seasons go on
I know from left to right and top to bottom the ENTIRE Generation 2 intro, I really love it and is awesome for some reason
Fun fact: Beast Machine's intro is the only Transformers opening sequence that its song is not part of the original soundtrack composed for the series, it belongs to the group Leftfield. It is named "Phat Planet" and was released for the 1999 album "Rythm and Stealth"
Rescue Bots is actually pretty good, I’d recommend it
Same here
Cybertron is part 3 of the unicron trilogy
- Series that are sequels or belong to the same universe:
Generation 1:
1. Transformers (1984)
2. Transformers: The Movie (1986)
3. Beast Wars
4. Beast Machine
Unicron Trilogy:
1. Transformers: Armada
2. Transformers: Energon
3. Transformers: Cybertron
Prime Universe:
1. Transformers: Prime
2. Transformers: Rescue Bots
3. Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015)
4. Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy
Prime Trilogy:
Transformers: Combiner Wars
Transformers: Titans Returns
Transformers: Power of the Primes
War for Cybertron Trilogy:
1. Transformers: War for Cybertron - Siege
2. Transformers: War for Cybertron - Earthrise
3. Transformers: War for Cybertron - Kingdom
- Independent Series:
1. Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001)
2. Transformers: Animated
3. Transformers: Cyberverse
4. Transformers: Earthspark
In rid 2015 jack was suposed to come back as an adult because it's only three years after prime but they never went through with it.
That would have been cool to see him at 20.
Definitely recommend Cyberverse. I know some people don't care for the first season, but I thought it was fun and it definitely gets really great as you go along.
I would love to see you react to Beast Wars for nostalgia, and then react to Beast Machines as it's the direct sequel series. Plus, It's rare to have old Transformers series reactions on RUclips. Especially, the what I call "Beast Saga".
"They combined, just like in G1"
Oh no, does my man know of... *that* combiner?
11:05 In fact, Energon is a continuation of Armada. This was originally a duology, but for some reason Hasbro decided to put a scene with characters from Energon and Armada in the English dub of Cybertron for some unknown reason. Cybertron has no connection to the plot and characters of the previous two shows and is a separate story. And so it became known as the Unicron trilogy.
if I remember correctly the way they explained the continuity errors was: when they destroyed Unicron in Energon it created the black hole that then distorded space and time, or something like that.
It was always a trilogy, Hasbro was developing it to be that way with Takara. there is no “never connected until the English dub” happening, it started connected, studio omitted the direct references that the dub had to fix
@@saasta111the comics were the ones that had to add that explanation later. The show for the most part doesn’t address inconsistencies instead adding in references where it fits mostly to referring to the black hole as a consequence to Energon’s ending as well as Megatron’s armor of unicron leaving it up to the audience to assume Galvatron and Starscream plunging into the sun eventually led to how they are in Cybertron. Shame Takara or Studio GONZO didn’t follow through with the trilogy plan despite using the outline written for the 3rd entry to make Galaxy Force
10:28 our wrolds are in danger 🗣🔥🔥🔥
Wow, unexpected upload. Transformers RID, energon, and cybertron and a little bit of armada were the shows I remember watching when I was a little younger, but transformers cybertron was always my favorite out of those shows, I’m not sure what caught my eye for it to be my favorite but I think it’s because I really liked the theme song and how they show the actual transformation sequence when they transform and I think that was one of my interests when I was younger, like the details of them transforming.
Fact how good Transformers: Prime is. Is in insanity because all problem they had while making it. It makes me cry every time i rewatched.
I grew up in the 80's, so I always had a thing for the Transformers, but what seriously got me into collecting the toys as an adult was Transformers Prime.
That show was everything I hoped the live action movies would have been. Loved the characters, loved the designs, loved the writing, loved the toys.
Ayyyy I was hoping you’d do this video one day! The tf openings are such bangers, obviously you didn’t see them here but the japanese opening for Transfomers animated is done by the same people who made the opening for one punch man!
So i'm personally gonna shout out cyberverse. That show (especially the third season) is some of the best transformers tv
You should also check out the Japanese openings for the Transformers, Headmasters, Master Force, and Victory. They are such amazing openings!
It's on the agenda. ;)
I’d say for tying up loose end’s sake you should check Rescue Bots out…the events in that series take place during TFP & even the R.I.D. you’re checking out now.
Small spoiler, but if you recall in season 1 of R.I.D. how Bumblebee was struggling to find a catchphrase…in one episode he said “Roll to the Rescue” then said “Wait, someone’s already using that one”…well, just listen to the theme song for Rescue Bots again lol
Rescue Bots, though the target audience is for toddlers, has actually very good writing that adults and teens can enjoy. I know I watched the show Rescue Bots a lot when I was in my internship
Armada is actually the start of the Unicron Trilogy, Hasbro tried to make Cybertron the end of the Unicron Trilogy but they failed because the Japanese series they dubbed over the footage wasn't at all related to the prior two seasons.
Rescue Bots is pretty worthless, it's aimed at Pre Schoolers and as such there are no big battles with Decepticons, the premise of Contentious Objectors is really the only thing that could even be considered mature
I think the Unicron trilogy was Armada, Energon, and Cybertron. They fought him in Armada, then Energon had Primus and Optimus vs Megatron and Unicron, and Cybertron was stopping the black hole created from the destruction of Unicron. Loved Transformers Prime.
My favorite intros would be Armada (without the opening monologue), with Beast Hunters as a runner-up, and Robots in Disguise for nostalgic reason because it was my first transformers series. I just the upbeat intros, gets me hyped for the action of the series.
My favorite series is Prime. Seriously, the best series yet in my opinion.
My favorite characters are SideSwipe, Arcee, and Prowl, with Optimus as an honorable mention.
rescue bots is unironically really good, though I'm bias cus I grew up on it and tfp
True! I’m actually thinking of rewatching it.
Resuce Bots is very kid friendly, but not annoyingly so. Since in canon, the characters literally missed the whole war, it makes sense they are softer natured and more hopeful. It's more a fish out of water deal and more comedic but still fun enough for older than the target demo.
I’m so happy the comments are answering all the questions you had
The Unicorn trilogy was Armada 1st, Energon 2nd, and Cybertron Third. And man do I miss watching it with my mom every Saturday and Tuesday.
I know you've seen most of it, but I'd love to see a Beast Wars reaction series from you. Dinobot is my fav character from that series for character development, Waspinator for comedy, and Rhinox for relatability. Like him, I just wanna take things slow!
Personally my favorite Transformers intro is the Japanese version of Transformers Animated.
The voice during armada was kirby morrow, he was also the voice of Cole from ninjago. May he rest in peace
Cybertron , tf animated , and prime are my go too favorites
Good to see people putting cybertron alongside the common favorites
Notes--
1. Cybertron is part of the armada universe.
2. Points for the "all intros" having the first s3 intro that many "all intros" videos miss but loses points for no s5 intro so it's not "all intros".
3. First rid is called car robots in japan and has a mix of vehicle and beast forms. It's a more lighthearted show but does have dark parts at times. It aired on fox I think.
4. You should react to the japan intros next time.
Yoooooo! You GOTTA watch Beast Machines! It is I think to this date the DARKEST version of Transformers in terms of storylines! I don’t wanna spoil it! Supremely underrated!
I like to see a recation to the original robots in disguise that came out in 2001
The thing with g1 is the consistency of the continuity. It changes from season to season. The unicron trilogy was: armada, energon, and cybertron. Same characters, more or less, with different forms, but it’s just a continuation, obviously. It’s a better trilogy than most movie trilogies.
Edit: right the prime wars trilogy! And the other machina runs! There was a death in one that really hit me hard.
G2 is literally just a selection of G1 episodes rebranded with a new opening and some new scene transistions. After the Rebirth 3 parter after season 3, the next new bit of Transformers media in the west was Beast Wars.
RID 01 Isn't Unicron Trilogy, that's Armada, Energon and Cybertron, RID was a japanease Import to keep Transformers on the screens while they prepared Armada, though numerous elements that we see in the trilogy are first seen in RID.
When ever you end up watching G1, be sure to watch the movie before Season 3. The original Robots in Disguise is not connected to the Unicron Trilogy.
Unicron Trilogy is: Armada, Energon & Cybertron
My favorite intros in no particular order just chronological basically is G1 season 2, Beast Wars probably the season 2 opening, Cybertron and animated.
As far as favorite characters, I'm going to have to go Jazz, soundwave, shockwave, Cheetor, dinobot, BW Silverbolt and megatron, TFA Prime and megatron, armada Starscream, cybertron hot shot and Starscream, wnd g1 bruticus
Don't sleep on rescue bots, its fire!
Cyberverse is also really good too!
Fun fact: the Dinobots never combined until Power Of The Primes, a whole 34 after G1
You should DEFINITELY watch Rescue Bots, man!!
It’s not as serious as other shows but it’s a great watch and does have some higher-stakes episodes every now and then, plus literally all the characters are great and very memorable, I really recommend it! :D
EDIT:
Thought I’d add that Earthspark isn’t the most liked for character designs and the “very light story” but honestly, I love it
It focuses quite a lot on themes of family, trust, support, and it’s really really sweet imo
Also, people who say it’s childish or very light clearly haven’t given it a shot cuz HOLY BANANAS this show gets depressing at times, and don’t get me started on the fight scenes, THEY ARE LITTERALY 🔥FIRE🔥 and the season finally was awesome af too :)
I think more people should give it a chance
Unicron Trilogy:
1. Armada (Unicron Battles are just few episodes at the end, still same show)
2. Energon
3. Cybertron
G1 is iconic and genuinely quite good with a lot of fun moments but being an 80s cartoon has less continuous storytelling, Beast Wars is great, Cyberverse is definitely my favorite of all the ones you haven’t watched, Rescue Bots is surprisingly good, Armada is good, The Prime Wars Trilogy is cool and has some fun ideas but I don’t really like it (it’s pretty short though so I think I still recommend it), and I haven’t really watched the others
I'll be checking out Cyberverse eventually. Maybe after RiD (2015), but now that Earthspark has a S2, I kind of want to cover that.
The unicorn trilogy goes from armada to cybertron RID 01 is it's own series
Fun fact about RID 2001 Megatron, he is a six changer and when he becomes Galvatron he has something like 11 different transformations
10 in the show if I recall and an 11th in a post series manga where he joins forces with Fire Convoy and combines with God Fire Convoy
So despite being marketed to preschoolers rescue bots has writing on par with animated and beast wars. It’s the sequel series, rescue bots academy that goes full preschool
"Are they flying in robot mode?"
Yeah the Decepticons in G1 could sort of just...do that.
Interesting... LOL
I'll be with people who's going to recommend Cyberverse again! It was my second transformers show after Prime, and well, at first it was really hard to adapt for something such new, but it really worth it. Especially worldbuilding, how Cybertron looked before and after war, other planets and such things. This show can be a huge mood swings and it really worked for me.
Now I'm checking G1 at my free time and it's much better than I thought, looking forward to your reaction! Boobie traps are great.
I HAVE WATCHED EVERY TRANSFORMERS SHOW THAT HAS BEEN OUT AND LOVED THEM ALL.🥰🥰🥰😀😃😄😁
The main problem with Robots in Disguise 2015 is that it's a sequel that seemingly has no interest in being a sequel. Any time it references Prime, it feels like it's doing so more out of obligation and not because it wants to. Bee mentions Jack, Raf, and Miko ONCE in passing TO HIMSELF. Evidently, they were supposed to appear, but it just never happened for whatever reason. At the very least, you'd think Fowler and the military would've caught on to transformer activity starting back up again. Maybe then they wouldn't have to operate out of a divorced father's junkyard, using sub-par equipment. Heck, Bulkhead and Ratchet show up for episodes that aren't even about them! Bulkhead doesn't even ask about Miko! Just like Bumblebee doesn't try to track down Raf.
This man's innocence an naivety hurts my heart
Enjoy. 🤣
At 8:26 for a few seconds you can see nemesis prime, or how he was called in rid, Scourge
va in armada is kirby morrow. also the voice actor for cole in ninjago until he sadly passed away a few years ago
I still think Cybertron has the coolest intro song😌
CYBERTRON and ARMADA are my childhood classics! :D
The Unicron Trilogy goes in this order, Armada, Energon and Cybertron. Definitely check out Rescue Bots
Rescue bots is genuinely a really good show
The Unicron Trilogy is Armada, Energon, and Cybertron. Robots in Disguise (2001) isn't part of the trilogy. Transformers Cybertron is the best of the anime Transformers in my opinion.
Even the ones that didn’t get an English release?
@@Xeno-The-Wanderer Yes.
I just found this out Kirby morrow who played the old Cole in ninja go is rad in transformers armada
Played hotshot in Cybertron if I recall, been in a good few transformers shows
The unicron trilogy is Armada, energon and Cybertron
My favorite part about transformers robots in disguise the planet keys, is when all characters transform its the same way the figures transform so kids didn’t really need the instructions booklet just watch the show
You mean Cybertron? But yeah the transformation sequences being the toys transforming in a stylized way is pretty cool adding in character to almost all of em in how they moved
Armada is first in the Unicron Trilogy, then its Energon, then Cybertron!
3:20 that is a Target Master it was like another version of the headmasters except when they transform instead of the head they become the guns
So crazy having CN's Transformers and Nick's Transformers, both way better than the idea of a Disney's one, tho I would love a Transformers musical 👀
Rescue bots is not that bad to be honest I wouldn’t mind if you check that out
Armada, Energon and Cybertron are the unicron trilogy, however Cybertron went through some issues and was different in that it was part of the trilogy but some of the story was changed up so its a little inconsistent with the first two series, so its basically an alternate story to what was planned.
I highly recommend you watch all 3 series as they are what i grew up with!
You should definitely check out Rescue Bots and Earthspark. Rescue Bots is in the same aligned continuity as Prime and RiD. And I think you’ll like Earthspark.
the fuzor is silverbolt and the titan robot you saw was called metroplex
Rantaro aka Honcho's voice actor from burst is in Transformers Armada
Honestly G1 is pretty underrated. It’s super goofy, but I’d love to see you watch it sometime. It’s a ton of fun. Super campy, but fun.
Also, make no mistake, G2 didn’t get a proper “show.” All it did have was repackaged episodes of G1 with weird CGI scene transitions…
G1 and underrated are 2 words that rarely go together. The company spent what felt like a decade milking G1 and the fans continued to eat it up for those years