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a transformers figure that can't transform is equal to a beyblade that can't spin...

@Lilpoopysquirts

Ай бұрын

Beyblades can spin?

@amauryantoine418

Ай бұрын

Just a blade

@Dankoscreator

Ай бұрын

Yeah that defeats the WHOLE point of the toy

@FumoCore6FiresofReiuji

Ай бұрын

I don't entirely agree because there are merits to a figure of a Transformers character not transforming, but I do agree that the large majorty of Transformers fans and collectors (me included) are most interested in the transformation aspect, toys that are an action figure, puzzle, and car model all in one. It's what makes these toys special.

@braydenpage1808

Ай бұрын

I disagree. People are immediately turned off by a Transformers character not being able to transform but buy a ThreeZero MDLX figure or a Yolopark model kit and I'm sure they'll change your mind.

The hotwheels with the robot on the bottom is the equivalent to a bakugan that’s only the ball

@OtakuUnitedStudio

Ай бұрын

A Bakugan that's a ball with a picture of the monster painted on.

@SharkRacer5

Ай бұрын

@climbumbiamember8564 That "hotwheels" is called a RPM=(Robot powered machines) and the best part was how some of them were great in detail

@climbumbiamember8564

Ай бұрын

@@SharkRacer5 yeah?

@SharkRacer5

Ай бұрын

@@climbumbiamember8564 sorry just a little upset about saying hot wheels even though that's not there name but I should be over it

@climbumbiamember8564

Ай бұрын

@@SharkRacer5 your good, I swear he said they were hotwheels in the video but looks like he said “hotwheels-styled”

A "Transformer that can't" has always been a concept ive wanted for a long time. No kibble, no compromise, just screen-accuracy that made it possible. And then RED existed 😭

@weebcraft6829

Ай бұрын

Get a chinese 3rd party transformer. Either they're screen accurate and dont transform, or they're screen accurate and take 1 hour to transform

@knuclear200x

Ай бұрын

@@weebcraft6829 I dont want to pay $100 though

@neffos713

Ай бұрын

​@@knuclear200xtakara gonna charge you more for a less accurate figure than some random company with Chinese dark magic

@tiraXpyrrha

Ай бұрын

You just go and grab a Flame Toys model kit.

@datkat2001

Ай бұрын

look up flame toys kits or yolopark figures

The problem with modern Transformers thag dont Transform is that Transforming technology has gotten so good that its kinda not needed, you can get accurate figures that also transform

@fanboyofabandonedthings481

Ай бұрын

Yeah, and besides, even in the third party scene, a lot of figures are also starting to really outdo those overpriced officially licensed statues!

@OtakuUnitedStudio

Ай бұрын

​@@fanboyofabandonedthings481Unfortunately though a lot of unofficial figures are also starting to have some major design and material flaws. Also a lot of super specific tiny flaps that are only there to barely make a visual difference for the sake of "perfection."

@fanboyofabandonedthings481

Ай бұрын

@@OtakuUnitedStudio yeah I’m not denying that, im just saying that in numerous cases, both official and otherwise, have massively improved, and are more desirable than overpriced statues with no poseability!

@andrewrichards312

Ай бұрын

And then there's Super 7 who just needed to make a few tweaks with the accessories and they could have had Masterpiece Actionmasters, but apparently that would make too much sense and money.

@austinhinton3944

Ай бұрын

Right? Take Kd Optimus Primal, accurate and able to turn into a gorilla, so his R.E.D. figure which came out at the same time just feels redundant.

I wish they did a Beast Wars version of Action Masters... I mean, Optimus Prime getting in a truck to drive it is one thing, but image Optimus Primal inserting himself into _another gorilla_ as a play feature! It'd be just like my first trip to the zoo.

@Democracylover710

Ай бұрын

Can someone explain the joke please? I don’t get it

@alexandersuschena4776

Ай бұрын

@Democracylover710 I can't tell if you're being sarcastic. But on the off chance that you aren't. I think this man saw a gorilla creating another gorilla in real time

@orangetwister5595

Ай бұрын

A gorilla in a gorilla suit

@bnashtay2278

Ай бұрын

He got tossed by the gorilla

@TheGoofiestGoober247

Ай бұрын

69th like :0

Another reason that the R.E.D line flopped is because a lot of them were uh, not good. They had odd color choices, bad plastic, malformed accessories, loose joints, and posed a lot worse than a good chunk of modern mainline figures. Yes, most of them had the accuracy part, but they felt like leftover plastic and the fact that there were more posable, better quality, transformable, and sometimes more accurate figures out there, whether official or third party, definitely made them flop.

A notable example of a Transformer with no alt mode is Revoltech. Their Prime doesnt transform, but boy does he compensate with sheer articulation. Before newer figures, even third party struggled to macth the sheer poseability he has.

fun fact about Action Masters, the energy source that explains the lack of transformation “Nucleon” is referenced in Fall of Cybertron in the game’s sniper rifle being named the “Nucleon Charge Rifle”

Also, there’s plenty of happy meal transformers toys that don’t transform that are crummy, there’s ones that do transform that are pretty cool as well

@klaykid117

Ай бұрын

Man McDonald's used to have legit toys with their Happy meals. Anybody remember the straight up bionicle matorans you would get?

@geekhero7841

Ай бұрын

I still have the animated series optimus prime that can transform its great

It's funny that Action Masters were more like Microchange, where a lot of the stranger TFs came from.. meanwhile here some of us are saying 'hey Diaclone had a better and more versatile premise..'

No matter how others say about non-transforming Transformers figures, even if it defeats the purpose by in it's name, it will always be and always has been a BRAND. There's bound to have variety and types of merchandise. With that said, I don't mind the concept. Mainly because it's a "representation" of one mode (alt or robot) that strives for screen accuracy from the source material and not worrying any compromises and issues from a traditional Transformers figure that can actually transform (some were a hit or miss, depending on the tolerances that vary copy to copy) and more articulation. The concept of it is just a novelty and an option imo. There are plenty of options out there if you feel like a certain concept or thing in it's brand is not for you.

Bruh... how tf is a TRANSFORMER not gonna TRANSFORM ☠️

@Morgan12vr

Ай бұрын

its an action figure of a transformer not an actual transformers figure

@cujoedaman

Ай бұрын

Transformers R.E.D. has entered chat...

@mr.beetroot2219

Ай бұрын

@@cujoedamanI’m planning to get their Optimus from Amazon soon they also have a decent (although not size accurate) Bumblebee on there too.

@Eucep

Ай бұрын

In itself not bad if it's an option. The hate actionmasters got was that it was not an option back then, it was all that was available for a while.

@windowbewbs9064

Ай бұрын

@@mr.beetroot2219RED is garbage, don’t waste your money

Most collecters consider transformers that don't transform sacralige, but a lot of those same collecters will get one that does, never transform it once, leave in a cool pose on their shelf for the rest of it's life, never messing with it, and complain when it's inaccurate or missing articulation. I'm just saying, if all you really want is a robot that's just to pose and never touch again than why do you care if it transforms or not?

@karzanah

Ай бұрын

I agree, I have most of my transformers just displayed in a cool pose 24/7, AND I took off a part of Studio Series 86 Arcee's backpack so she could be held by a bonkle... but I also have a goofy mid-transformation Perceptor that would be impossible with a non transforming figure

@ryon5174

Ай бұрын

Because it’s in the name - why get a toy with the TRANSFORMERS label if it can’t do what it’s usually known doing? I own a few non-transforming ones like RPMs and the Yolopark kits but I still despise them for the very fact that they don’t do what you’d expect them to do It’s like getting a Bakugan, but you only get a picture of the transformed state

@lazydragon2551

Ай бұрын

As a wise man once said "Because options, are good".

@lesterantenor1026

Ай бұрын

​@@ryon5174 Then why bother buying a Transformers toy that don't transform if you knew you will hate!?🤨

@ryon5174

Ай бұрын

@@lesterantenor1026 the RPMs were gifted to me when I was younger (since an older cousin of mine gifts me and my brother a lot of transformers, especially when MechTech was at its peak) and were the only actual diecast vehicles available if you want to get a Peterblit as Matchbox/HW doesn't make them The Yolopark ones I was interested in because they're "model kits" and since at this point, I'm a gunpla junkie, I had to see how it goes and was severely disappointed - so add that to the list of regrets I've had The hate only comes AFTER I've had them, not to mention, the Optimus Prime kit had rolling wheels for no necessary reason but to appropriate it as wheels

FYI, there are both official and non-official TF toys that can be both accurate-looking as a robot figure and clean as a vehicle nowadays... Some examples in mind would be Masterpiece Movie Series Starscream and Unique Toys Challenger.

There was a small line of PVC figures (Prime, Bee, Megatron, Soundwave & Shockwave) at Walmart sold loose with just a tag attached to them. You also see some of this style of figures at the numerous dollar stores during Xmas. These figures are great to randomly place around your space. Also, usually cheap so safe to put on a work desk and not fret over in an office setting!

only 6 videos on your channel and yet you're already one of my favorites, hope you take off because your content is very entertaining!

@dumbjakeworld

Ай бұрын

Wow, thank you!

RPMs were my cheat code. Very few kids could have all the ROTF characters in transforming toy form , but it was easy to collect all the characters I wanted as RPMs. And when a kid plays with them, you realise transforming isnt even necessary, car chases with talking cars was enough for my mind.

That's like buy a LEGO set but it's already built.

Gi joe classified is hasbros most solid line rn imo i have NEVER been disappointed by a classified figure

@dumbjakeworld

Ай бұрын

I had the first wave and had other things take up my interest. I think I'm going to get back into them through the retro carded stuff

I say the title and my first thought was “my father was the wheel, the FIRST wheel. You know what he transformed into? NOTHING!”

@spyglass9188

11 күн бұрын

Jetfire dayum

@luisesteves5929

Күн бұрын

Classic

Al G Rhythm absolutely blessed this video, damn! Congrats on 10K man, you deserve it! I love the MegaSCF Line, I did a video on an Optimus Prime I got a while back and the packaging has the funniest Engrish on it I've ever seen from a Takara Transformer product. "THE TRUTH WHO THE EYES MET BEFORE" and "FULL PAINTED" come to mind. lol Great vid as always man!

@dumbjakeworld

Ай бұрын

You know whats funny is I totally forgot to mentioned Al G this video - maybe that's why he blessed me 🤔 thanks man I appreciate your support always 🙏

I had so many of the transformer rpms. I even remember getting the devestator set for Christmas one year. Bumblebee was my favorite growing up and i kept the 70s and 2000s camaro bumblebee.

If Optimus Prime drove a truck despite *being* a truck, it would be like that meme about a giant tractor trailer pulling an entire Buc-ee's.

The only problem I have with the reasoning for them not transforming is we've gotten tons of third party figures that already transform to look accurate in both modes (as long as you don't flip the vehicle mode over).

@OtakuUnitedStudio

Ай бұрын

The difference is that the non-transforming figures like RED are cheaper than the normal toys, while the unofficial figures often cost between three and five times the price for the same size range.

@EL1J4H640

Ай бұрын

​​@@OtakuUnitedStudiosure, but the point stands for masterpiece and Threezero type figures. Third party has been putting Takara to shame for years.

@lesterantenor1026

Ай бұрын

​@@EL1J4H640 sure buddy

@EL1J4H640

Ай бұрын

@@lesterantenor1026 Most masterpiece figures are just inferior to the best Third Party has to offer. Just look at something like Light of Peace I believe. Also, there is something to be said about how much transformers actually cost. From what I've seen, prices have been going up and quality just keeps going down. I doubt they cant make transforming figures for more accessible prices. I still recall when I bought Leader ROTF Prime for a really good price at a local store, and he still puts some modern figures to shame, same for Battle Blade Bumblebee, which was re-released recently as a Voyager price instead of deluxe just to further prove how cheap Hasbro has become. They also killed the cyberverse line, which was amazing for budget collecting.

@lesterantenor1026

Ай бұрын

@@EL1J4H640 Geez... I wonder why😏

I still can't believe RPMs got a website game back in the day and I played it quite alot , a game full of quick time event where you escape from Devastator , man I miss those 😢

I think even worse than Transformers that don't transform are Transformers that transform badly. I seem to recall seeing a series (and specifically a Bumblebee) where they would change from car to robot with the push of a button but they would just... pop out of the top of the car and stand there... with their feet in a car? It was just bizarre and not worth the removal of the actual process of converting them back and forth

I randomly looked up transformers RPMs to relive my childhood 😂 and with the action masters I’ve always wanted a line with a detailed figure and hot wheels type vehicle especially with the movie designs good channel

I think the not transforming transformers figures is the best way to give us Transformers characters that have a very complex designs Like Multi Unicron Six Shot Revenge of the Fallen demolisher And other characters that have very complex designs that seems very very difficult to make it transform

Man I distinctly remember these things. I even remember bringing that exact bumblebee to show and tell in primary 1 about a decade ago. Man, time flies.

Bro you were hyped about getting to 10k then exactly a month later you're at 17.2k.... congrats dude

Oh but no we can't release G1 nightbird without transforming.

I really want a “masterpiece” versions of the Robot replica transformers figure

Wow i did not expect to see my video in this video, awesome video dude, keep it up 👍

@dumbjakeworld

26 күн бұрын

Thank you!! I added you on instagram, I'd love to do a collab in the future!

Eduardo R Venoza mentioned?!!!1! 🔥🔥 Never thought I would see him appear in one of your videos but ngl it's kinda cool!

Found you thru the explore page, so KZread has been pushing your content. Good choice, algorithm good 👍🏻 just wanted to lyk that you are doing awesome. Thanks for the good content 🤙🏻 take it easy bro

this vid sudden popped up on my home screen , and i enjoyed every sec of it

I’m going to name them Can’tFormers

I had the RPMs so I wouldn't have to transform my movie autobot and decepticon toys when I was younger Cause having to do all the transforming when playing really killed all the fun

When I was like I had every single one of the transformers RPM’s and I had all the play sets and i recently found an old target exclusive one in a box of old toys. Some nice nostalgia

To me the biggest issue with RED is that they're just SO BIG. The figures were also just not very unique or detailed from my experience. I've owned the RED Bumblebee from its launch but I never have it out because when I put it out with my other Bumblebees, it's both bland and an eyesore.

@dumbjakeworld

Ай бұрын

I've seen theories that the RED figures were designed by the Transformers team instead of an action figure team like the people that do Marvel Legends. That might explain some of the awkward choices like plastic and articulation. I think ultimately Hasbro just didn't commit enough resources to the line.

10:53 lol I remember my parents buying the RPM optimus truck to use as a cake topper for my birthday back in 2009. I guess that's one good use for it 😂

I can vouch for Robot Heroes. Collected all the Robot Heroes back in the day and have nearly all film figures. They’re pretty affordable.

I remember that the Bumblebee toy in the thumbnail was my favourite toy back when I was a kid, I even have memories of losing it on the plane

bring back jazz😭😭

DUDE I HAD THE OPTIMUS AND BUMBLEBEE RPM CARS AS A KID BUT I LOST THEM 😭😭😭😭 Thanks for covering these things, cus now I can actually do research on hem and see if I can buy them

Honestly i think with how wild Legacy is, basically bringing in Rock Lords, I could imagine something like super posable non-transforming figures with partners as a thing again

i really think R.E.D. should have stuck to designs that werent easily translated to toys, such as animated and prime. it seems a little counterproductive to release toys that cant transform of the designs that specifically look that way TO transform and having the cartoon follow the toys method, instead of characters that came design first and often transformed less accurately in their cartoons. (that, and, i really just want more actually good prime toys LOL)

Great video! Subbed.

My first Transformers figure actually came from the Tiny Titans line of non-transforming figures. It was part of the RID 2015 line, but featured figures from other continuities as well, so I was so confused when I got Shockwave because he wasn't in the show.

I'm disappointed there wasn't an Action Master Wreck-Gar that rode another Wreck-Gar's motorcycle mode.

To be fair, there are loads of transformers that don't transform that are great! (e.g. R.E.D.,YOLOPARK,REVOLTECH), and plenty Transformers that DO transform that Suck.

I do think the R.E.D. series occasionally has one advantage. You can get faithful versions of certain designs of specific characters in R.E.D. that you otherwise wouldn't be able to for a comparable price point. For example, the Transformers Prime Knockout you mentioned. But also things like a more accurate G1 Prime (without the wheels visible) or G1 Megatron (without the treads on his back that come with his new altmode since we lost the gun). I got R.E.D. Megatron for that reason, and man does it look good on my shelf, commanding my upscale Devastator to go and destroy the Autobots.

Another suggestion for future videos about transformers has to either be third-party figures or cartoon/movie specific line types(like entire armada line or only age of extinction figures or other examples).

Thanks for your videos. I would like to see video about Transformers that use other methods of turning from thing A to thing B, like Kreo sets basically being Lego Creator but with the license

I remember owning an rpm Ratchet and Megatron a revenge of the fallen themed hot wheels set but the one with Megatron. The set was a lot of fun. I think I will try to find it sometime soon because I probably still have it.

3:23 back in the day yeah but now especially with studio series there’s barely any flaws in capturing the design of both modes with the only exceptions being because of licensing

I owned the RPM Devastator Showdown set along with the Optimus Megatron and Skids diecasts as a kid, good times.

6:06 Carbon Scoring is awesome!

Man, I loved the Robot Replicas line. I had Optimus and Starscream from ROTF, and always remember playing with the Optimus one all the time, I took him everywhere with me I loved him. I always liked non transforming Transformer figures because they feel the best to play with to me.

I actually collected robot heroes for a while, gotta say, if you have room to display them, they’re excellent, only problem is due to the semi lack of figures, you’ll be done collecting them only after just a little bit

I had a knockoff Bumblebee I found under a hotel bed as a kid. Still have him somewhere. It is the size of a Hot wheels but fully transforms into a tiny, very posable action figure.

The best thing to come from Action Masters was the awesome design they gave Optimus Prime in the commercials.

I have a Hot Wheels size knockoff Bumblebee I found under a hotel bed as a kid. It is fully posable and can fold into the vehicle form as well.

I remember this one line of transformers called Hero Mashers, I remember having Slug and Soundwave but lost most of their pieces as the gimmick was to mix an mash parts

I remember owning some of the RPMs because I was hyped to have transformer's characters on the same scale as my hot wheels collection, for some reason as a kid I though they would actually transform at that size, so I got very disappointed when I found they just have a sketch of the character under the car...

I personnally think the Transformers franchise has arrived to a point that legitimate non transformable figures (because at the start of the transformers franchise there was just no point at all of doing this) just as an anime as it's cool figures, like the threezero brand that make really cool and accurate non transformable movie figures (but as a very high price), even tho i'm not interested in those, but i see why some people would want those kind of figures because it's a really cool display for the fans

5:34 when i was a kid, i hated those "toys" that was offered in wal mart and target. The only ones i went with are the star wars action figures and legos. Looks like you cant play with them much since theyre stuck in the same static pose.

Awesome dude subbed

i actually had barricade that doesnt transform his robot form was actually under the police car model so i just played with the police car as like an actual police car you wouldnt want to know what the robot mode looked like under there

Out of the several happy meal transformers toys over the years, only the first based on animated had toys that could transform

I specifically remember the transformers that where just toy cars with the transformers under them as a kid, and I remember my mom and older cousins would hit me with the most bs line “it feels like it’s transforming” even my 5 year old self knew they where lyin 💀

I do remember a couple. There's table top board games and there's the attacktix toy line.

As a hotwheels guy and a fan of transformers. I actually really enjoyed the RPMs as a kid

Should definitely do a video about ones that van, cause im sure there are some mechanically impressive creations

You also have the Flame Toys line of Transformers model kits that are great things, just wish there were more of them

I have the bumble bee car in your thumbnail along with barricade they were at dollar general along time ago good times 😂

I love the RPM’s even till today because it’s an easy way to incorporate the vehicles into a model layout. I model in 1:72/1:64 scale and if I want to include a transformers vehicle I can get one of theses and it doesn’t look half bad

Me & my bro had action masters. I liked them. I actually dont mind non transforming transformers. I mean they didnt always transform as per G1 snyways. If the designs are good, and the accessories have good transformations, i think it still works out

Oh man Transformers RPMs, had to buy one for Brawl because larger figures of him were absent because he was mistaken for decepticon bludgeon.

was thinkin abt how all my transformers are studio series and they all transform, meanwhile model kit starscream is literally on my desk staring at me.

When I saw the RPM line on shelves back in the day, I got nostalgic rushes of memories of me pretending my Hot Wheels cars were Gobots back in 1984. At that time living in Hawai'i not many of us Air Force Brat kids had access to them yet when they first released, so we had to make do with what we had.

There’s also a blind box series called domiez that had a transformers collab

Ooh ooh I've got one that wasn't mentioned, the transformers attacktix! I had the starter set and vaguely remember some commercials with them

Now if mainline only got to stores here, but nope, last few years we only got the kid focussed gimmick lines. At least can get stuff online still. Most recently all the leader scale Dinobots and Flame Toys Furai Windblade and Arcee. Latter two absolutely gorgeous and high end model kits.

LOVE THIS! , can you do more vids about the eu comic verse!

i still have these RPM Toys, its a ROTF Nest Ironhide and DOTM Bumblebee its the only one i could afford back then and i think its pretty neat

Back in the 80s there was a line of Transformers that didn't. They had a couple points of articulation to swivel arms or wings, but all they really did was shoot sparks out their asses.

I never really knew about the Action Masters. I first found out about them in the DW profile comic series. The Decepticon that came with Catgut, Treadshot, had a pretty cool look. Would have been good for a drone soldier. Also the Targetmaster creatures would have made for cool for battle backup weapons. So rather than having a partner like the old Targetmasters, they can feely move through the battlefield and backup anyone who needs it.

There’s also the Flame Toys releases. They have both fancy action figures and model kits.

I had few of the RPMs cars as a kid. I remember when my parents got me the Bumblebee from 07 movie and how I was disappoint it when I found out they can't transform into robot but still I had good time with those and I like how they was accurate to the movies

I have a similar hot wheels sized Bumblebee as on your thumbnail and it was one of my favourite toys 😊

4:24 funny enough the 1990 model kit of the zeta gundam couldn't transform into a show accurate wave rider so it was given a different transformation, the wave shooter.

The ThreeZero figures I've messed with are absolutely gorgeous. Yes, they're expensive, but they get the design as close to the CGI model as possible and more often then not festure die-cast contruction for the joints with sublime weathering all around. The Premium scale Bumblebee I have is such a centerpiece (mostly cause it's gigantic)

the robot heroes unicron and optimus two pack came randomly in a box of old transformers i bought from ebay and have been sitting on my computer desk ever since.

I love RPMs. I had a lot growing up because yeah, I didn’t grow up with tons of money, but my mom is awesome and did her best. I loved my rpms, my favorite being barricade.

i got a bootleg model kit of the RED Optimus a while back, it's called PPL-01 OP Warrior.

ngl the diecast transformers from the thumbnail even tho it didn't transform, as a kid it was still one of my favorite transformers products (that totally did result with big mess on the floor covered with these diecasts)

I think part of the reason Action Masters got the hate they did was because, as you said, that was the main toyline, all these others, they were supplementary to the main figures or little offshoots, while there were still other figures that deliver on the promise in the name of the franchise, but in 1990 it was Micromasters and Action Masters, and that was it. It's sort of like Teen Titans Go, it would probably still have been disliked, but the fact that it was the only DC cartoon on for quite a length of time, that is what drew the real hate.

Wouldnt mind hearing what you have to say about the fortnite line if you ever came back around too it; enjoyed this video alot ! Keep it up