I feel like Hasbro saw the pump action Finisher kit and was like “we could do that but with big neon”

@aschmidty11

2 жыл бұрын

I think Hasbro just realized that their previous pump rival blasters haven’t been that impressive

@michaelkimel8290

2 жыл бұрын

👍 yep

@jonathanwieler8315

2 жыл бұрын

@@aschmidty11 artemis? Hades?

@stevenbobbybills

2 жыл бұрын

@@jonathanwieler8315 perhaps Alex meant the detachable magazine ones.

@echo3568

2 жыл бұрын

How could we make this look child friendly?

In my opinion Hasbro going back to rival can mean two things 1. Hasbro realized hyper is a failure. Or 2. Hasbro realized that there is still a huge demand for rival blasters

@thesodathief

2 жыл бұрын

Lets hope for both haha

@Galaxy613

2 жыл бұрын

I really don't think they would abandon Hyper so soon. I expect 2-3 more blasters before they write it off.

@adamaglionby7438

2 жыл бұрын

@@Galaxy613 Ultra has lived on longer than expected

@Amiral_VCZ

2 жыл бұрын

Uh not really, Hyper is vert different to Rival, Hyper is not die, but Rival is not dead too.

@thesodathief

2 жыл бұрын

@@adamaglionby7438 Dang yeah when you bring up ultra, maybe hasbro has big plans for hyper. One reason I do think it will be going away pretty soon is all of the blasters have had a permanent drop in price of almost 20$ across the board, little kids dont want em, and neither do the grown up hobbyists. It has a TON of potential and its a shame that we havent seen it live up to that potential at all yet (except for rush 40 with a hopup)

Rival is the best thing that The Mother Ship has ever done. I'm so happy to see that it lives on!

@ChristochatBTW

2 жыл бұрын

Clint?! What are you doing here?

@donsmith4935

2 жыл бұрын

Reptile guys can like nerf too

@ChristochatBTW

2 жыл бұрын

@@donsmith4935 oh yeah I agree I'm the same way :)

@smackyfrog6046

2 жыл бұрын

So weird seeing you here, Clint!

@ipadbossbaby4558

2 жыл бұрын

What a weird cross over but also somehow it makes sense

I'd argue that the hypnos fulfilled the springer, mag fed "alphatrooper" role, but admit that the "p90" esque loading system did make it harder to quickswap mags, and it is definitely more bulky

@firstNamelastName-ho6lv

2 жыл бұрын

Plus the stock hypnos sucks, you have to remove all the locks inside for it to feed reliability.

@skipsnapdoesfish8457

Жыл бұрын

So…many…misfires

13:19 I just love how Drac instinctively HK slapped a non-existent charging handle. Can't tell if it's because of the blaster's likeness to a UMP or if it's just a general SMG habit.

@CaptainResident

2 жыл бұрын

SMG habit. After a lotta exposure to HK platforms, you kind of get it engraved into your memory with anything that loads the magazine with a front-facing angle.

@elijahwhistler4795

7 ай бұрын

OMG IT TOTALLY LOOKS LIKE A UMP

i like the slim and less bulky look it has when compared to the vast majority of other nerf rival blasters we've seen

@caliginousmoira8565

2 жыл бұрын

has to look waaaaaaaaaaaaaay different than a gun....... you know why....

I genuinely like that it looks like a 3-gun AR/racegun, but sci-fi and safe for public games. The stock, adjustable sights, and mag compatibility (making a return) all have me excited to use this one as a plinker, as well as a primary for public games once it’s safe to be around people again. Looking forward to picking it up.

@stevenbobbybills

2 жыл бұрын

It definitely has a faint resemblance to say, an MPX.

@mandofarmboy

2 жыл бұрын

@@stevenbobbybills oh for sure. That skinny-mag-9mil-PCC/PDW look. And the aggressive angle of the mag really sells it. A darn handsome look overall, and excellent in this color scheme and overall silhouette. Genuinely can’t wait to grab two-one to keep stock and one to mod

@EdwardCoplinBatman

2 жыл бұрын

Hey spoilers. Unless your 80 years old with commorbidities.... it's safe to be around people again.

@mandofarmboy

2 жыл бұрын

@@EdwardCoplinBatman My partner’s immunocompromised with other medical conditions. Omicron has risk of breakthrough transmission, even with vaccinations (which we have). So. Not gonna risk contracting it/bringing home to them. But thanks for telling me it’s okay to give it a run. Appreciate the input!

@PureCountryof91

2 жыл бұрын

H&K UMP 45.. mag angle, square nose, aperture rear sight is nice to see, the fact that it has windage, and elevation is indicative of some new team members

While I personally am not the biggest rival fan, this definitely is a quite cool option. I also like the look of it, and have a feeling Cybran can do some interesting things with this for some of his integration projects.

@wildmangeorgesrcchannel6916

8 ай бұрын

Do you own any of the new blue yellow rival line

This thing looks sick ngl, could see some really cool mods and paint jobs on it

@sly2955

2 жыл бұрын

It would look funny with a drum mag on it tbh

@dontkickmychick6076

2 жыл бұрын

@@sly2955 wonder how that would work, like how would you make the rounds curve into the drum mag shape

@sly2955

2 жыл бұрын

@@dontkickmychick6076 idk, but my question is would it be mechanically possible?

@Demanime

2 жыл бұрын

@@sly2955 lol that would be funny

@sly2955

2 жыл бұрын

@@dymetryius2865 I'm really trying to figure out how it'd be possible, both mechanically and physically

I wouldn't even really say the Hades is in the same class. You have to be pretty dedicated to the heavy weapons play-style to make that work. The Pathfinder I think will have a good niche as a Rival Alpha Trooper.

I'm excited to see Rival making it's return! The main thing that really hurts this is the same thing as most Rival blasters, that being it's lack of modularity

windage and elevation adjustments on a foam-flinger? what is this witchcraft?! This looks really cool, I want one 😅

@ShadowDaPk

2 жыл бұрын

At the average and maximum ranges especially for Rival, I really doubt wind and elevation matter much.

Thanks for the early review man!

@bettabasics643

2 жыл бұрын

Hello aman

@delta-05-

2 жыл бұрын

G'day mate!

@terminator5084

2 жыл бұрын

I love your videos bro❤

Honestly I'm super excited for this blaster, I like the styling, got a sci-fi look about it.

That screams for a pdw like mp5 stock, honey badger look going on there and all. I kinda want one

The "optimized barrel" is probably referring to how aerodynamic it is when you run REALLY fast with it. 🤣 🤣 🤣

Drac- you should do an extensive review on the new ammo, like cut it open and analyze it completely.

@peabrain6872

2 жыл бұрын

why did you put a dash

@theKhaosFactor

2 жыл бұрын

To indicate a sudden break or separation in a sentence.

@peabrain6872

2 жыл бұрын

@@theKhaosFactor comma

They say imitation is the best flattery. That being said, Captain Slug should be positively glowing. Everytime i see the Pathfinder, all i can think about is how heavily "inspired" hasbro was by Captain Slugs RivalBurn.

@Pastaa_CEO

2 жыл бұрын

How so? It mostly just looks like a pump action magged Springer

@09jeremiah80

2 жыл бұрын

@@Pastaa_CEO yea it just looks like those pump action apollo's and helios'

Thanks for the comparative ammo test firing and CQB "MP-5-esque" option rundown Drac!

Sadly the Hades is discontinued, but I have seen from time to time that Barnes & Noble still carries them between their physical stores and online. I'm just glad that I picked mine up before it fell off the shelf, because it still remains my favorite rival blaster to use in games

@BrxIghtside

11 ай бұрын

I bought one with upgraded spring and 3d printed pump grip absolute monster can fire forever

this still looks like a MP5... all that would be needed it to turn it from a springer to a electric flywheel smg. i can see a couple people trying that, hell i would to, if i knew what i was doing

@joeneateyskeety3576

2 жыл бұрын

It’ll be a tight fit

Glad to see more Rival. Only real issue I see is the forward angled mag. Looks like it’ll catch on just about everything.

The aesthetics on this thing are off the charts for me. That diagonal mag can't be practical but like it looks so cool!

If the prime had just a bit more clearance it would be amazing. Definitely worth a look at least.

I am glad this is compatible with mags. I own a lot of them I got from someone, but only have one blaster that uses them. Every other blaster I own has internal mags

This is an awesome looking blaster, and so are the other two, I am very glad that Rival’s beginning to make a comeback. But with how far that magazine sticks out, this is begging to have curved magazines. Honestly I’d love the look of that a lot.

Looks like a weird Sig MCX 😂

@sly2955

2 жыл бұрын

The overall design reminds me of the origin 12 from MW 19

@user-mi1nw5wi1z

2 жыл бұрын

More like the MPX. ( Basically 9mil MCX )

6:40 Don't worry too much, Drac. It looks like the above clearing over the foregrip is smooth enough for someone to add their own Alpha Trooper like grip.

No joke I was in a tree when I was watching this great job drac keep up the great work hope your having a great day

the Pathfinder looks so good that i’d only get it for that. For something from a mainstream brand, this is AMAZING.

Good, honest review, Drac. I think any of the shortcomings of this blaster could easily be remedied by 3D printed parts. I think the real test of the new Accu-rounds is going to be how well they perform in modded rival blasters.

I think the mag curves forwards so that it doesn’t look like an stm-9 in the dark I guess Edit: the grip not going around the barrel like the alpha trooper lets you add things like body mods, flashlights, lasers, and other stuff

You can definitely tell from the Pathfinder's much more simplistic design that these new blasters are going to be more function over fashion.

I love how slim it is I didn't like how bulky most of the older rival blasters were I'm excited.

Kinda neat how it's the same color scheme as those Target Vortex rereleases from a few years back

Something I want to know about this blaster. Does the sight itself move? On the blaster, there are groves behind the sight as if the sight moves down the blaster, and I don’t like that the sight sits so far forward. But these grooves suggest it moves back. Does it?

Some sort of banana-style mag would be dope AF.

This might work with the 7 round Finisher magazine because it look’s like the same design in the Finisher

I could see you making an upgrade kit to where this can be used as a Lightning Repeating Cannon from Star Wars.

The colors are so reminiscent of older nerf guns! I love that!

I just like how it looks like an smg style gun, other than that i wouldn't really use it cus its pump action and its easier to just use hopper fed rival

@Zenek7274

2 жыл бұрын

Same. New ones are cool, but a Perses is, ironically, unrivaled for price and performance from Nerf

@stevenbobbybills

2 жыл бұрын

I feel like it has a slight MPX look, if anything.

@EbilEnemyofBurgerTown

2 жыл бұрын

Looks more like a UMP tbh

@Inkypencil22

2 жыл бұрын

@@EbilEnemyofBurgerTown lol no

the thing is multiple dimples on goofballs improve the range and accuracy and speed of the ball compared to a more smooth ball and the more hexagonal dimples give a bit more air flow so making them More aerodynamic

Interesting that they're going back to the 12-round mags. I thought those were dead...but I do think the clear plastic was better for keeping track of remaining rounds. I greatly prefer the older style but I'm glad Rival isn't dead!

hey drac should i get a curve shot sideswipe or a pathfinder?

After doing a bunch of research, this video included, I just dove neck deep into Rival and spent about $200 on blasters, mags and ammo on Black Friday deals. I've always stuck with dart blasters before now.

rival magazines that large need a little button on the side so you can grab it swing it and toss all the rival balls in an arc

Ditto on gratitude for the early review, Drac! New Rival is a big plus. Though with this one, the forearm smash into the mag whilst priming seems a demerit. Aaaand the stock screams to be extendable, dare I say what coulda been a Raider stock upgrade w/ N-Strike attmnt? Looking forward to your Honest Reviews of the rest of the line. -Scopes Maverick

I also have a miniature schnauzer who loves foam flinging; how do you keep Jinx from eating rival rounds?

4:15 *Insert "no N-Strike Barrel Lug joke here*

The rival alpha trooper is back!

After The Mothership made us wait two years for another Rival release, I think it's only fitting that they come with blue balls.

@gabrielpalileo3294

2 жыл бұрын

Two years? We got the entire curve line in 2021, nd the Takedown, Finisher, and Roundhouse the year before that.

Would it be possible to hpa this gun? Plus making it semi auto then

Your an inspiration to modders and nerf enthusiasts keep it up man

Thanks Drac for another amazing review ❤️

Hi! im buying a nerf for my 12yo. options are this rival, nerf fortnite compact smg, fortnite B-AR and dinosquad rex rampage. what would you recommend? ty a lot

"a smorgasbord of rounds" That just got you a new sub.

It looks like a healthy start to 2022

Is it just me, or do the regular Rival rounds travel further than the new rounds (I'm guessing that they're made in a way that dials down the distance they travel but makes them more controllable for players)

I do agree that the magazine facing forward is super odd. Other than that, seems like a solid springer. I'm super happy to see that Rival has made a comeback!

I love this blaster, the mag gives the banana mag front slant vibe. nice

I'm really hoping that the three new additions to the Rival line become available here in the Philippines, because those designs look simply amazing.

@stevenbobbybills

2 жыл бұрын

Same here in the UK.

@Filipekos071

Жыл бұрын

Same here in poland

“Gosh i wish that was an n strike attachment” worker: Allow me to introduce myself.

I wonder if you can cut off the mag feed part and epoxy it on backwards?

I am so glad RIVAL is not dead !IMO it was their best ammo type. Now they just need to introduce some new RIVAL accessories. Maybe like 30 round RIVAL drum mag, that would be amazing!

i love the color of this new line, its sad the stock doesn't detach

If I'm not mistaken, this is the first blaster to have a large paddle mag-release, nice! I agree that this is a really cool new blaster, and I think it looks super sweet! Thanks for the review Drac. 💙💛🧡 P.S. I love your zip-target/dart catcher invention with the box!

@user-mi1nw5wi1z

2 жыл бұрын

Wonder if that has anything to do with the Nexus Pro's use of a large paddle mag release... 🤔

Wouldn't mind seeing: - A better pump grip (obviously) - Railing for the top - Extended stock - Flared magwell - Different sight inserts/adjustments (if the iron sights can't be removed without cutting) For the railing though I hope the iron sights are just separate plastic so that they can be swapped out, if not then guess we'll stick to what's on top. As for the stock, you can make the parts snap/screw onto the rear end since there is a gap and geometry to do so~

I'm so happy he finally did a review

as a guy live in Hong Kong, I feel happy for your shirt . I love your videos

Just discovered you while randomly thinking having random nerd guns would be fun around the place, your like a cool Dwight shrute

Me and my brothers had a nerf war on Christmas day and I got this gun as a gift so I used it and I pumbled them, I liked tge gun and found it very accurate and where ever I aimed the ball hit. The only time the ball didn’t go where It was supposed to was when a bad ball was fed in (and when the distance was greater than 80-90 feet). So I like the gun a lot.

This blaster looks dope! I'm happy that Rival isn't dead.

maybe 3d print a foregrip pump and if there isn't anything necessary in the stock you could chop it and do a sling loop or a stock adapter. also do a pic rail and a cheap airsoft optic up top.

Wow, this blaster looks so cool

SO HYPED FOR THIS THING, THANK GOD RIVAL’S ALIVE!!!

Drac, i needed that CGP Grey reference today. Thank you

Need those friends of yours. Will be getting these to try

The colors on this blaster are very fun.

This is like a rival nexus Pro and I really want it. This is the first rival blaster I wanted to get in the last year or so

This is probably the best for anyone just getting into rival its ar15 style nothing complex

Very excited to get my hands on this hopefully they release it soon

You could probably fit a custom wraparound grip on that, and it'd look cool too

Half-length conversion kits inbound in 5... 4... 3...

Oooo, that looks genuinely cool

Thank God, Rival is back!!! God bless Drac!

Nerf or dart zone needs to hire this guy to design there blasters. They would sell like hot cakes and be so nice...

I was prepared to overlook its ergonomic foibles... but NO slam-fire??? That takes it right off the to-get list. Thanks for saving me whatever these are going to cost!

I need to get one of these. So dope.

even at under 30ft, there was more obvious drift in the footage with the OG rival rounds. I'm not attributing that to the dimpling. It could be wind. It could be the fact that those are probably used rounds, not factory new like the brand new blueberries. But c'mon Drac, at least own up the the difference.

@mkendall8393

2 жыл бұрын

Impossible. You can see the look of pain on his face when he has to admit the mothership has designed a decent product that performs as advertised on the packaging. But remember he is Dart Zones darling so don’t expect anything else.

This blaster for some reason reminds of Pathfinder from apex legends, and it’s also pretty interesting how the blaster is also called the Pathfinder

@squared6688

2 жыл бұрын

its the color scheme, i was thinkin the same thing

i hope they make more because it looks super cool

Happy to see rival is still alive!

great review, thanks! maybe a pump grip replacement?

I think you could saw of the stock and put on an nstrike attachment

like it just the mag is the only issue. if they did a drum mag instead where the balls rotate around it can shorten the mag length while keeping the 12 rounds. standard spring changes and possible adding a small foregrip. i like it but its definitey needs to change that mag angle.

At least you got a decent magazine. Got mine in today and the bit on top of the included mag is loose so it can barely contain itself and is prone to ejecting its blue balls while loading the mag up. A couple globs of glue on my shell too... it works, but I might need to do some sanding or try some glue solvent. Edit: yeah, as I'm watching closely yours is a little loose, but mine I have to underload it. I can literally see the rounds trying to escape as soon as I lose focus on loading. Putting it in the magwell while it's trying to eject balls is irritating.

This blaster is a disappointment. Rival is back, and all we get is a smallish rifle with a mag that sticks out too far and definitely looks like it’ll become a problem to use in the long game (or long battle really). With how broken the rival meta is, you’d think they’d try to recover from that somehow, but apparently not

Nice jacket. I almost didn't get mine when I saw the price. Haha.

Rival is the only thing nerf is worth for and even then it still is outclassed by dart zone.

Rival never won me over, but my cats just love it, so it looks like I can keep getting them new and interesting new toys for at least another year. I'd really thought rival was done, to the extent where I hoarded ammo for them. They don't like generic rival balls--must taste weird.