Many have believed that the big bruiser in the live action films should have been Bulkhead instead of Hound. Check out his Retrospective video here - kzread.info/dash/bejne/hXaLls1wkbGuiM4.html When the Autobots need to find out where the Decepticons are hiding, they call on Hound to sniff them out! With a boost from his hologram projector, he can even trick the Decepticons too!

Fun fact: Hound is one of the unlucky few who got killed by Decepticon controlled prime AND cosmically powered starscream

@gejamugamlatsoomanam7716

Жыл бұрын

Are you sure it was hound or just a hologram

@gabrielchee8470

Жыл бұрын

Good question

@darkneon5637

Жыл бұрын

Interesting 🤔

@tariffictypist7372

Жыл бұрын

When you either die to a decepticon controlled prime Or live long enough to be offlined by a cosmically powered starscream

@donutello_

Жыл бұрын

That wasn't fun :c

Hound has been one of the few underrated characters that should of gotten more attention via media and stuff. And we could hope he appears in more media in the future

@RodimusPrimal

Жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@gabrielchee8470

Жыл бұрын

I noticed this theming with most G1 chars, as they tend to be forgotten about nowadays. Like I learnt of the hound name via bayverse (unfortunately).

@TjPrime101

Жыл бұрын

@@RodimusPrimalgoldbug next please 😁🙏🙏

@damien5748

Жыл бұрын

@@RodimusPrimal dont know if it was actually released but i have seen pics of another brown E-hobby reissue of the G1 figure as a Decepticon named "Desert Hound"

@darkneon5637

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

You know we can differentiate the two Hound's by calling the Movie Hound, Sgt Hound.

I gotta admit John Goodman made Live Action Houd (who really should have been named Bulkhead) a blast to just watch the scenes he is in as a great treat, but still Hound is better as a scout than a full fledged warrior.

@RodimusPrimal

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree.

The kind hearted scout will always be how I see Hound. And the 'Hound" from the Bayverse definitely should be Bulkhead.

I'm glad Hound is getting a G1 reissue. He's another character that deserves more love.

@darkneon5637

Жыл бұрын

Neat

@Jellybean2994

Жыл бұрын

Is it a g1 toy reissue or the buzzworthy bumblebee rumored figure?

@rodneyholmes5260

Жыл бұрын

@@Jellybean2994 The reports I've seen say it's a reissue of the G1 toy.

Hound is so underrated. Though, I'm wondering what happens if Hound stay as Spike's best friend and main character of g1 series? Will Bumblee Bee fell into underrated category as his popularity switch to Hound? And will Hound gets his movie? Will never know.

@RodimusPrimal

Жыл бұрын

That's a good point. You never know....

@warriorking4ever

Жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t mind seeing Hound replace Bumblebee on Prime’s team in a future series, I’m generally tired of Hasbro trying to make Bumblebee the new face of the franchise when he works better as the kid brother of the autobots instead. It would just be nice to see some other OG autobots get some love.

@torrancemoore6152

Жыл бұрын

@@warriorking4ever *sad seaspray noises*

@dontemorgan1517

Жыл бұрын

@@warriorking4ever Until people stop buying Bumblebee, it's unlikely to happen. I don't mind a transformers cartoon have different members on Team prime it works well on Armada, RID (2001), and Cybertron because they're different transformers and not g1.

Poor Hound. From being one of the most prominent buddies of Spike Witwicky, to being a valuable asset to the Autobot team in tricking the Decepticons, to being overshadowed by his 1984 Autobot peers. This criminally underrated Autobot truly deserves much more attention.

Hound punting Rumble will never stop being funny omg. Gosh Hound is one of my favorite underrated characters in the g1 series. What's there not to love from him💕. His love for Earth fauna and terrain, his cool ability with holograms, his calming voice the late Ken Samson preformed. It gave me a lot of Bob Ross vibes for some reason lol and for that I just love him even more! I really wish we could revisit some the of the underrated g1 characters that weren't given the spotlight in future TF media. His love for Earth(and desire to be human) could definitely be a great contrast to the Autobots that want nothing more than to go back to Cybertron. As for his live action version I love him too. I honestly can't hate any character if they're voiced John Goodman. I can't wait to get his siege figure someday.

Would have loved to see Hound in season 3, even if just a background character every once in a while.

@RodimusPrimal

Жыл бұрын

Yeah there were a lot of mandates about not showcasing discontinued toys unfortunately. It was good that he was still alive though.

@TheSuperSquad

Жыл бұрын

In one of the season 3 episodes, I forgot which one it was, somewhere around episodes 9-12, but Swindle was accidentally colored as Hound in vehicle mode if that counts 🤷🏻😂

@DragoonMS

Жыл бұрын

Except the season 3 episode "Dark Awakening" completely contradicts the Movie: Daniel reads off some names of the Autobots who were supposed to have been killed in the Great War (aka the events of the Movie), and Hound was one of those names. Hound showing up in The★Headmasters - much like Prowl and the oddball first death of Optimus Prime - was largely Toei's fault: remember, they didn't get The Transformers: The Movie for Japanese release until 1989. Then again, I don't think that even the writers have any idea what would've really happened to Hound during the Movie. 🤔🤨🧐🤷🏽‍♂️ And at almost 40 years later (2024 is the franchise's 40th anniversary, but 2026 is the 86 Movie's 40th), they *definitely* wouldn't know anymore.

Hound is very under rated. He is one of my favorite Transformers of all time and it's a shame how they kept switching up his personality as the years went by.

@RodimusPrimal

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. That is why I started the video talking about dogs. Hound is a scout that has a kind temperament.

The G1 Hound has become underrated, and I miss that version in new portrayals. Funny how I forgot he was in the WFC Netflix series, my memory of the show thought it was Ironhide saying some of the dialogue given to Hound. Can’t wait for the SS86 Hound figure, because the G.I. Joe crossover figure should’ve been Hound, and not Bumblebee. I also remember thinking Hound from AOE and TLK was going to be named Kup when I first saw the Oshkosh vehicle. And given Walter was a Vietnam veteran, it would’ve made sense if he was Kup instead.

@RodimusPrimal

Жыл бұрын

Yeah that would have made a LOT more sense for Movie Hound being called Kup. I do like him as Bulkhead though. I hope we get a transforming VAMP for a GI Joe crossover with Hound too and yeah G1 Hound is my go to for the character.

@torrancemoore6152

Жыл бұрын

Even the concept called him that at one point if I'm not mistaken. Then again, I think it was just fan speculation

Hound deserves more love.

I wonder what would happen if someone decided to make BOTH Bumblebee and Hound a kid appeal duo with a human partner. Maybe along with both of the IDW versions and the War of Cybertron versions.

Hound is one of my Favorite Characters in Transformers since he's Underrated,I'm glad that he's getting the Recognition he deserves.

So, probably one of the most popular actors to play Santa Claus in Christmas movies as well as Christmas episodes of TV shows, also voiced hound in one of the movies.

Dreamwave's More Than Meets The Eye bio called Hound "one of the Ark's more professional soldiers," which is my favourite description of him. And it was clear he was destined for great(er) things as seen in the Flint Dille co-written series AUTOCRACY, where he was promoted to of one Optimus' top lieutenants alongside Prowl, Ironhide, Bumblebee, and Silverbolt (though seemingly at the expense of an absent Jazz?). Still, I'll forever wonder if Hound's name would be household by this point had the TF powers-that-be had continued his kid-friendly role that was almost established in the original three-part G1 series. Fortunately for Bumblebee, Hound's not the fuel-thirsty revenge type!!!

@user-hc9qv9yb9m

Жыл бұрын

Bumble Bee never ranked as an officer

@captainfantastic9158

Жыл бұрын

@@user-hc9qv9yb9m Flint Dille gave him officer status in the Autocracy trilogy, which is what I was referring to.

The original Arrival From Cybertron 3 parter that introduced the Transformers has always been a personal favourite, and Hound was one of the more prominent bots in it. As such i've always liked Hound. I couldn't agree more that he's an underrated character they could do more with. That is as long as they use the original as the template rather than the bayverse version.

0:41 -Delightful, RodimusPrimal!😄

Fun Fact: the Bayverse Hound was originally planned to have Bulkhead in Age of Extinction and The Last Knight, however, he was eventually cut from the film and his design inspired the Bayverse Hound

G1 hound is my favorite character 😀😀👍👍👍🤣

Hound was great in the original Transformers cartoon and was an even better toy...Prowl and Hound were the ones I played with the most among the Autobots.

Hound is a great character, and it can certainly be argued that he's been underrated since the G1 cartoon. I really like the SEIGE mold and look forward to seeing the proper Earth mode when it finally comes out. Sad story: I brought my G1 hound toy along with me on a Cub Scouts camping trip, and somehow inadvertently lost his head. It was never recovered and so my original toy is Headless Hound. For those that don't know, the G1 figures head was on a post not a ball joint and was moved up into position from the hood during transformation. It could very easily be removed by lifting upward with too much force. Mine must have come dislodged at some point and I didn't realize it. Rather ironically, I still have both the jeeps jerry can and turret which are on even smaller posts.

I agree with your 2 last statements, Hound is an underrated! In G1, lots of the Autobots plans were successful thanks to him. I also think the Bayverse version of him should be Bulkhead. That's not Hound!

Hound is one of my favorite Autobots. Tracking ability, creating holograms, and 2 rounds with Rumble. Hound in the Age of Extinction looks almost like Bulkhead.

I used to think that the movie vers hound was supposed to be cup, he just gave off the old vitrain feel that I always got from cup. I also hope hound gets more attention in the future

The scout of reconnaissance. The main jeep rep of Transformers.

Hound is one of my favourites, I really hope we get a studio 86 of him.

Forgot how much of an mvp hound was back in the day. That being said I really like movie hound but he came off as an Ironhide replacement to me so maybe armorhide or roadbuster would've been better names for him. Hound should stay true to himself and just give the characters with radical differences a different name. Always down for more characters

Very nice! Hound is one of my favorite 1984 characters that I wish had more storyline.

@DavidSamuelBl10

Жыл бұрын

Me, 2 personally, SilverStreak!

It made me mad as a kid that G1 Hound’s arms were so short. I’m looking forward to the Buzzworthy update, though.

I have a basset hound, he's insane lol. To be fair, he's only 7 months.

Hound 84 is one of my all time favorites. I felt he did a great job of bridging the human connection to the transformers without being over the top. He looked cool and is an interesting character that I still cherish and interesting in continue to collect him.

Hound is my favorite transformer character, and he is incredibly underrated, he deserves so much more attention

Hound is a great character, but you can't deny that he gets sidelined a lot.

Hound has always been one of my favorite autobots. In G1 he, Trailbreaker, and Prowl were my top guys.

@PackanackLodge

Жыл бұрын

I’m with you on this. Hound and Trailbreaker were my two favorites when I was a kid. Prowl was a close second.

Hound, like Trailbreaker are both underappreciated unsung heroes for sure, thanks for this retrospective!

Hound was my favorite not named Optimus prime as a kid growing up with the cartoon. He deserves all the love fans have for him and I wish his earth loving self would get more recognition in the movie universe

If I were directing a new Transformers series, the first thing I’d do is to give lesser-known autobots a chance in the spotlight like Hound, Beachcomber, Trailbreaker, Springer, Jazz, etc. just to name a few

Marvel Hound: dies twice Sunbow Hound: survives the 1986 movie and probably formed a little support group for the remainder of the 1984 Autobots who survived the movie

G1 Hound is my fave Autobot. Who loves nature and genius of holograms to trick Destrons/Decepticons. Friends with Spike was my nostalgic days as a kid. I had toy cherished, while my twin older sister had fave Optimus Prime though.

I think that the live action movie franchise should have called him Sgt Hound.

I always felt that AOE Hound should've been Bayverse Kup.

I suspect though of course has never been confirmed, that a military vehicle was deemed inappropriate for a kid appeal character after the pilot. Things would be very different if that Bee hadn't replaced him. A shame we never got that Spychanger.

Hound will always be "Master Chief before it was cool." Hound is a bot definitely deserving FAR more representation, a classic and loyal autobot who doesn't quite get his amazing generation one personality done right, ( No hate to the John Goodman version of course.) But it's well over due to get his original personality back up and running, but it'll be a tough act to recreate the welcoming yet subtle militaristic voice his original voice actor gave us.

I think hound should get his own movie where he just explores earth and tells the autobots the best place to set up a base

Hound is definitely important in G1 and the fact he can make Holograms is just fantastic! While his appearance in the War for Cybertron Netflix series was surprising, it’s a shame he didn’t have his Hologram features to make him stand out. But overall a fantastic character in G1 and one of my favorites in the show!

Isn't Hound the first Transformers toy to have a realistic interior, due to him not having a roof in alt mode? It's amazing that we're getting two 86 movie based figures of him so close together, even if they're exclusive to different stores. Funny that we're getting a SS86 before getting a standard Studio Series figure.

G1 Hound always has been one of my favorites, just in personality underated as a character just my opinion 👍

@RodimusPrimal

Жыл бұрын

Definitely.

I actually like his take on 2007 Bayverse PSP game as his head literally looks like a, well, hound.

Though I find Bayverse Hound hilarious, he definitely did major damage to Hound as a character. He's literally the antithesis to what Hound SHOULD BE. I'd love G1 Hound to appear in a show like Earthspark as his personality would fit so well with feel of the show.

@RodimusPrimal

10 ай бұрын

I am of the opinion that Bayformers Hound is really Bulkhead but is called Hound because the films could care less about the history of a character.

Nice Retrospective, Hound deserves more air time.

Epic video RodimusPrimal!! Hound is definitely an underrated character. I think its a shame that its taken Hasbro and Takara Tomy such a long time to release an Earth mode figure of him, and that its being released in the Buzzworthy Bumblebee line next year in 2023. Keep on being amazing.

RP, I wish you had continued with that Hound gag for the entire episode. Maybe bringing in a reference to Elvis Presley's "You Ain't Nothing But A Hound Dog" for good measure. I trust you and the family are managing to keep warm and well wherever you are. Happy Holidays from all the way over here in Scotland. He was pretty much a background character in the pages of TFUK as well. The only notable thing I remember about Hound was that he got his butt handed to him by a time travelling Cyclonus in the epic story Target: 2006.

Hound was pretty rad and definitely underrated helping The Autobots through many adventures. I had read a storyline years ago before, where he was supposed to be arch nemesis of Decepticon Blitzwing, who also used Holograms.

Can we get a Thundercracker retrospective next?

@RodimusPrimal

Жыл бұрын

He's definitely in the works for the near future.

Hound should have instantly been part of season 3! Ken Samson gave him a lot of heart and hate that his toy got discontinued.

Siege hound is an underappreciated mold!

One of my favs :D ... now to request the one I want: Perceptor!

Hi Rodimus, great Video, Good Retrospective,keep them coming, also Hound is not only one of my favorite Autobots of All Time,but also one of my favorite Transformers of all time in Seasons 1 & 2 of The Transformers Cartoon,but also Transformers The Movie, also as of 2022: Hound is a Member Of The Heroic Autobots(Cartoon,Classic, Retroboot) in The Cartoon, also the following from Transformers Universe(limited, mini-series)#2(of)2(January,1986/1987) Allegiance(as of 2022):Autobot,Function(as of 2022):Scout,Transformation(as of 2022):Jeep, also Hound is 1.Brave, 2.Fearless, 3.loyal, 4. Compassionate, and 5.Kind Hearted, also The following are from Transformers More Than Meets The Eye(limited, maxi-series)#3(of)8(2003): Allegiance:(as of 2022):Autobot, Primary Function(as of 2022):Scout Transformation/Alternate Mode(as of 2022): Combat 4x4/Jeep Hound only has Average Strength, but is very intelligent and highly skilled at his function, also your video was Superb, also thank you for sharing Rodimus keep up the good work,stay safe out there,stay healthy,have a Merry Christmas,have a Wonderful New Year, and as always until next time TILL ARE ONE.🙂🟢🦸💪🏋️✌️👍😀

Underrated hell yeah. My favorite version of hound is Gen 1, obviously and no surprise. And yes I think the live action version should be called bulkhead. Please bring him back as he was in generation 1.

i love Hound in AOE he's a such fun character John Goodman is hilarious as hell Also merry Christmas and happy new year to you Rodimus! 🎄⛄

I have always loved Hound. After Optimus, he is my favorite Autobot. I really wanted him to win the fan vote for the next prime for the Power of the Primes line. I would love to see what they would have come up with for his powered up mode

No holograms were hurt in the creation of this video.

When the Decepticons got most of the Autobots trapped in vehicle mode and were going to destroy them Hound managed to send a hologram to the Autobot base pointing their location.

@RodimusPrimal

Жыл бұрын

Indeed. The Autobot Run.

This video was uploaded on my Birthday! That’s a plus! While I’m unfortunately sick today, I was certainly in comfort seeing you upload the video!

@RodimusPrimal

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Feel better. Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday! Till all are one!

@matthewreynoso6904

Жыл бұрын

@@RodimusPrimal Thank you!

G1 Hound will always be my favorite, awesome Retrospective job talking about my favorite character.😁😁👍👍👍💚

Yes he finally did a video on Hound.

One of my all time favorites. I had a Jeep because of him. He looked his best in MTMTE part 3 when he was fighting Rumble underwater and he dropped a shield over his face to go under the water

@RodimusPrimal

Жыл бұрын

Yeah Hound is awesome. Cool that you got a Jeep. Small correction, it was Part 2 that he fought Rumble underwater and part 3 that he fought Rumble outside the Decepticon base.

@mjjumps

Жыл бұрын

@@RodimusPrimal 10 years ago I wouldn’t have made that mistake 😢

@RodimusPrimal

Жыл бұрын

@@mjjumps no worries. Still a great highlight of the character.

@mjjumps

Жыл бұрын

@@RodimusPrimal thanks Rodimus. Your channel is great⭐️⭐️⭐️

5:55 the spider-man reference caught me off guard lol I forgot transformers were in marvels universe for a good while

I think its quite ironic Hound went from a scout to the Autobots muscle in the movies.

I wouldn't say Hound is underrated Hound is really half & half ( He appear on Season 1 & 2 on the Transformers episodes half of the time ).

Hound is my favorite transformer and I don't know why.

@RodimusPrimal

Ай бұрын

I love the peaceful sight seeing bot and his holograms. Such a cool, chill Autobot.

Hound is pretty cool at battling and uses his holagrams to share with Mirage the Autobot spy.

All of the live action characters are "in name only" and bear little to no resemblance to their G1 namesakes.

@bryanferratt6598

Жыл бұрын

Hound should've been Bulkhead.

Movie Hound does not feel as Bulkhead either. But I can see the movie Hound and G1 Hound being unified, peaceful earth loving when calm, but when what he likes get threathened, well then that arsenal comes out.

With the new Transformers/ GI Joe vehicles being made in the 3 3/4 line, it would be great to see a Hound Vamp Mark 1.

@RodimusPrimal

Жыл бұрын

Totally. I find it strange he's the perfect fit for a LOT of things and yet he gets left out.

I started to think of Bulkhead and Hound as brothers from the same Cybertronian tribe with how much alike they are

A new lore video? Hell yeah finally!

@RodimusPrimal

Жыл бұрын

More are coming. Took me a bit to get back to it unfortunately.

@chrisprescott2273

Жыл бұрын

@@RodimusPrimal I'm here for it! This was a great one. Gotta love good old Hound.

I always felt like a team of Hound, Jazz, Trailbreaker, and Skids would be great fun just roaming around and seeing what sort of shenanigans they get into.

I mean, the Bralwestator incident revealef that Bay gave characters names that he thought sounded cooler in a heartbeat. Brawl was renamed to Devestator. Potentially, Trailbreaker was renamed to Ironhide. And Bulkhead could've been renamed to Hound for all we know.

Hound is my first favorite G1 autobots.

A rather engaging sharing. Happy holidays to you too!

“Simple illusions”= HOLOGRAMSSSSS!!!!

Yeah he is a underrated character, and I didn’t mind the version in the Michael bay transformers movies either.

Thank you so much for this retrospective, I've got a history with this bot and I love seeing your perspective on it thank you for your channel thank you for your family, your servant as always.

Truly, he ain't nothing like a hound dog, cryin' all the time. One of the most strategic Autobot ever whom Optimus Prime gives high regards.

Hound was one of my absolute favourites as a kid, even though I didn't get to own the G1 figure until adulthood, his major role in the first three episodes left a lasting impression on me. A Great Retrospective Rodimus, one of the best, Happy Holidays to you and your family.

RELEASE THE HOUNDS! 😆

Sorry I'm late commenting on this. It's an awesome restrospective, very complete. Hound is a character that needs more love for sure. Let's see if the upcoming earth mode figure lives up to the expectation. Fantastic video as always, you keep getting better!

Been looking forward to this one. Nice job. Hope you and your family had a great Christmas!

@RodimusPrimal

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Merry Christmas to you and your family as well!

I like John Goodman's voice hound. But I prefer to call Bulkhead instead of Hound throughout the film Age of Extinction and The Last Knight.

I hope we get more Hound, and it be more like G1 we have plenty of characters that are fighters first.. I would like to see them keep him like he was in G1

Merry Christmas bud 🎅

Hound def needs more love & the movie is bulkhead

Hound and shockwave were the 1st 2 transformers I had not sure I had 1st but had both before I even knew what transformers were. I always thought Spike and Hound would have been better together then bumblebee and Spike

I have always loved Hound. As a kid I loved his Universe 2.0 toy. (it actually still holds up really well.) Definitely excited to get his buzzworthy figure

You know every dog in german is a hound because we call it "hund"

Thank you for finally creating this video. I’ve been waiting a long time for your retrospective on Hound, my favorite Transformer back when I was 8 years old in 1984 and still is now. Even to this day, my favorite toy in my collection is my deluxe class hound from the Asia exclusive Specialist: Autobots 3-pack featuring the metallic green paint. Although the Alt mode is not the original jeep design, I still love the look of it and the metallic green paint is awesome. The engineering and sculpt is really excellent as well. Thanks for mentioning that it is a modified Jeep Hurricane. I never knew that. I love all your videos but this one is special for me. Happy New Year!

@RodimusPrimal

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I'm currently working on more and there's a lot I want to cover this year. Hound was a great character that deserves the appreciation. Glad I was able to finally make a video on him.