Plot Twist: Chris is a Pretender, He IS Alpha Trion himself, revealing us Cybertronion history in secret

@darthben2076

3 жыл бұрын

Bruh

@lukalakic7352

3 жыл бұрын

Nah hes primus

@Mysticgamer

3 жыл бұрын

I knew it.

@Wolfie1262

3 жыл бұрын

Shhh...do you want him done in by an underbase powered Starscream?!

@jadedragon1974

3 жыл бұрын

Lel

The line he ended the video on, "from one Transformers historian to another" was pretty smart.

@hexa-kun4654

3 жыл бұрын

Who is the other?

@HappyBirthdayRoboto

3 жыл бұрын

@@hexa-kun4654 One is Chris McFeely the other is Alpha Trion who may not have been a historian by profession but knew quite a lot about Cybertronian history having lived a lot of it himself.

@larrychilders6599

3 жыл бұрын

@@HappyBirthdayRoboto after all Chris ran the Ask Vector Prime Facebook page back in the day

"A historian is never late, nor is he early. He records precisely when he means to."

@zacm.2342

3 жыл бұрын

"I understood that reference!" Couldn't resist :P

@twistedgaming9185

3 жыл бұрын

@@zacm.2342 "Drive you fools!"

@themandalore7780

Жыл бұрын

“I am Alpha Trion. And I come back to you now, at the turn of the tide.”

@thegorillazpony

Жыл бұрын

''Alright then, keep your secrets''

@Jack-sy8mr

Жыл бұрын

“When did Megatronus the wise abandon reason for *madness!* “

Alpha Trion is never complete without his mustache and beard

@riythemusicguy7696

3 жыл бұрын

A3 is futile, alpha trion is good.

Alpha Trion officially: Wise historian Alpha Trion in EmGo's videos: *YOOOOUUUUUUNNNNGGGG WARRIOR!!!*

@Biofan813

3 жыл бұрын

Now we’re talking!

It's hard to even think about Alpha Trion these days, without the echoing of Emgo's "YOOOOOOOUUUUUNG WARRIOR" in my head. lol

@pinkstinger

3 жыл бұрын

As soon as Chris revealed he was doing an Alpha Trion episode, I shouted "YAAANNNN WARRRIOR!" In the living room lol

THE BASICS on WHY DO ROBOT HAVE BEARD

@ChrisMcFeely

3 жыл бұрын

why not next question

@abowlofoatmeal9013

3 жыл бұрын

What up, Thew!?!

@eshtifatin8114

3 жыл бұрын

Do a basic on The Ariel bots.

@normanpopcultureboy8563

3 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisMcFeely Do The Basics On Hot Rod and Cliffjumper

@notbrutustheanimator

3 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisMcFeely Next can you do the basics on the witwickys?

It’s weird how few toys Alpha Trion has considering how important a character he is. It’s also disappointing he hasn’t had any truly great mass retail figures yet.

@rebeccawhittington8979

3 жыл бұрын

he definitely needs one!

@RppRussell

2 жыл бұрын

@Zero Bullet's To be honest, based on his G1 similar physical appearance to Scourge, I would've assumed that he could've transformed into some kind of a cybertronian hover jet.

@Metatronio

2 жыл бұрын

Seriously why hasn't Hasbro/Takara released mass market toys of the 13 Primes? It's like they don't want our money

@JPOG7TV

2 жыл бұрын

My guess is that hasbro probably thinks that kids don’t want an robot old man as a toy. Despite that, it’s weird that haven’t made a collector grade figure for him yet.

@gabrielchee8470

2 жыл бұрын

What about that new 2 pack

I’m glad how in every continuity, besides the Shatter Glass one, Alpha Trion is depicted as a wise, good leader trying to help the heroes and willing to give his own Spark for the cause without question.

Optimus' step dad with a glorious beard

Narrator: from one transformers historian to the next! Me: Wait so did alpha trion tell you everything about him?

Optimus Prime's step dad.

@matthewreynoso6904

3 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed he is!

I'll be honest, while it did have some problems in execution, I still like the Aligned Continuity's take on the characters, Trion included.

@masterhvlog-ge8kz

3 жыл бұрын

Hrg

@berilsevvalbekret772

3 жыл бұрын

Definantly especially the combaticons in gamws for me.

@joshuasatterwhite9520

3 жыл бұрын

I really like the aligned continuity, fantastic and memorable games,informative books dripping with lore that are extremely entertaining, and a fucking ICONIC and TIMLESS TV show in Transformers Prime, so although with its flaws I think it's very well rounded...aside from RID...we just pretend that dosent exist 🤠

@a.thompson5518

3 жыл бұрын

I liked the idea of the aligned continuity cuz it was the "Star Wars EU" of the Transformers. I like they established central lore for the universe but once again when Hasbro has something good on their hands, they find a way to sabotage it.

@a.thompson5518

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ecl1ps0_ Exactly

There's nothing like waking up to another Transformers: The Basics! THANKS!

"YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUNG WARRIOR!"

@Its_Charlie_Young

3 жыл бұрын

"If you poo, in the woods, the mangos, will cry tears, of vinegar."

@Rodsuper

3 жыл бұрын

That's Emgo316 comedy bit!!! Hilarious!!!

@marcsthemarc2097

3 жыл бұрын

@@Its_Charlie_Young I'm done! That got me rolling XD

When I was little I always thought Alpha Trion transformed into a giant gun like Shockwave did. I came to that conclusion because his legs had the same shape Megatron and Shockwaves legs had. I imagined he even transformed like Shockwave and the cape/wings were the barrel of the weapon. In my mind him being a giant gun made him very different and special among the good guys.

@RppRussell

2 жыл бұрын

I've always assumed that Alpha Trion has transformed into the same alt mode as Scourge, due to their (almost) similar appearance.

@plantainsame2049

Жыл бұрын

@@RppRussell there is a reason they reuse Scourge his mold to build the most recent Alpha Trion toy right

He’s also the first Cybertronian with visible Facial hair.

@W_2.0

3 жыл бұрын

And unicron isn't?

@jaykoblue172

3 жыл бұрын

@@W_2.0 Alpha Trion appeared before Unicron.

@W_2.0

3 жыл бұрын

@@jaykoblue172 yes and no

@jaykoblue172

3 жыл бұрын

@@W_2.0 Alpha Trion appeared in the franchise in1985 and Unicron didn’t make his debut in the franchise until 1986 which was the following year.

@W_2.0

3 жыл бұрын

@@jaykoblue172 yes he appeared first in franchise but in lore appeared after

You forgot to mention he was voiced by George Takei in Prime

@williampulfer-melville8536

3 жыл бұрын

And that wasn't his first Transformers role since he did the voice of Prowl's mentor Yoketron in Transformers animated

@jacobpfund3918

3 жыл бұрын

I couldn't remember if it was him or Leonard Nimoy, but now that I think about it, Nimoy would've been a perfect Alpha Trion

Video: _Enigmatic old Cybertronian with divine connections_ Comment Section: *B E A R D*

@MassHystarix

3 жыл бұрын

YOOOOOUNG WARRRIOOOOOR

"I've been expecting you Optimus." - Apha Trion

@swaps2655

3 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, my favorite autobot. Apha Trion

@TheAnimationStationTAS

3 жыл бұрын

@@swaps2655 Aphra Trion

@matthewreynoso6904

3 жыл бұрын

Then you know why I've come!

@stephencastro4723

3 жыл бұрын

@@matthewreynoso6904 Nebulos. That, what you seek is there.

Good ol' Alpha 'Primes daddy' Trion! A great and wise being to give hope, guidance, and knowledge when needed. Definately a great and beloved character to the Cybertronian Mythos.

Ah yes, the wise old mentor figure. Full of much wisdom and knowledge to help guide the younger characters. This always an awesome archetype. And Alpha Trion fills the roll well.

From one of the OLDEST primes to the YOUNGEST! This is the basics on HOT ROD

@chunky_kit-kat1343

3 жыл бұрын

Please yes

@nine_tails137

3 жыл бұрын

I'm still eagerly awaiting that Basics video. Along with the Stunticons, Rattrap, and Tigertron.

@antonissa8345

3 жыл бұрын

@Star Saber actually all of them went to Autobot boot camp together.

It's good that as this franchise has evolved, Alpha Trion has stuck around and given something interesting to the mythology of it. As always Chris, very good episode.

Alpha trion is one of my favorets though im not too keen on his recent habbit of being dead.

@W_2.0

3 жыл бұрын

Primes do that from time to time

@pcu9284

3 жыл бұрын

@@W_2.0 yeah, one of optimus hobbies is to die and come back to life

@W_2.0

3 жыл бұрын

@@pcu9284 every Thursday night

@Hektols

3 жыл бұрын

Well, he is Optimus' mentor after all, he got from him the habit of dying.

@griti07

3 жыл бұрын

i love his TFA version, coz he didn’t die 😅

This is good timing, I run a Transformers table top RPG for my friends and I was planning on introducing Alpha Trion. I always enjoy hearing more and I’ve learned a lot from this series

Mentor/creator of Optimus Prime, wisest of the entire Cybertronian race, and one of the last remaining and longest living of the thirteen Primes (Next to Alchemist Prime).

@SirBroccolingtonIII

3 жыл бұрын

And also Liege Maximo, depending on which continuity you're thinking of.

It be nice to see Alpha Trion get a bigger role in a future TF project.

Alpha Trion is the infinitely wise and enigmatic mentor of the Transformers. Chris McFeely is our Alpha Trion.

I think a good alternate mode for Alpha Trion would be a Cybertronian Satelite with thrusters and space travel capabilities. But he could also have a third mode and transform into a robotic Shishi.

I have been fascinated by this character since he first appeared in the G1 cartoon. I have always wanted a good quality representation of him in toy form. Hopefully, we can get a figure in scale with the wfc figures. This was a very thorough look at a very interesting part of Transformers lore. Great job, as always . 👍🏻

Looking at Alpha Trion’s design here it’s become super obvious to me that Sentinel Prime from Dark of the Moon was probably meant to be him. I know in the concept art Sentinel was at one point labeled as Ultra Magnus. So maybe they designed him based off of Alpha Trion and then just cycled through names before landing on Sentinel Prime?

You should do the basics on the movies. The comment section alone should be every entertaining.

@SirBroccolingtonIII

3 жыл бұрын

Im guessing it would be a battlefield between one end of the extreme (geewuners who dislike the movies for trivial reasons) and the other end of the extreme (Bay fans who worship these films and are unable to see the flaws) with the rational people generally staying quiet. So basically, any comment section of a video on a large entertainment franchise.

@grand_max66

3 жыл бұрын

@@SirBroccolingtonIII I'm pretty sure most transformers fans who don't like the movies aren't gEeWuNnErS. I grew up with these and the UT and I greatly dislike the movies outside the first one and the action scenes.

@SirBroccolingtonIII

3 жыл бұрын

@@grand_max66 Apologies. I didn't phrase my comment properly. I'll edit it now. I never said that everyone who dislikes these movies are geewuners. They are actually a minority in the fanbase. However, they are the most vocal. Despite them being smaller in numbers than most other fans, they tend to voice their opinions more aggressively and frequently, and dislike things solely because it isn't g1. I'm sorry if I ended up offending anyone by grouping them into this part of the Fandom, and I assure you that this was not my intention. Basically, what I meant was that the comment section would be filled with the more extreme fans, unlike people like you and me.

@grand_max66

3 жыл бұрын

@@SirBroccolingtonIII Yeah I can see that. I hope to that with WFC basically giving *the* definitive updates to the G1 characters I hope Hasbro can move on to new takes or revisit old ones like the UT or Animated. Plus reading all the comments between extreme G1/Bay fans and everyone in between will certainly be entertaining.

@SirBroccolingtonIII

3 жыл бұрын

@@grand_max66 IDW tends to be _severely_ underrated by the Fandom too, also falling victim to being demonised for trivial reasons. Either way, I really wish new, creative takes on the characters could be invented. And yes, reading arguments between people who are clearly never going to agree with each other under any circumstances and then making up counters to their arguments in my head is one of my favourite pastimes.

That last image - so the lion half-heads keep his cape on! That Titans Return look for him is _so_ 'pagan warlord come back from the grave'. Love that bonkers toy.

One thing I wished the Original Show would have is Alpha Trion fighting Decepticons.. I'm thinking that he would come off like Mr. Miaygi..the ultimate badass of Transformers.

I would love a video on Lugnut one of my favourite Decepticons from Transformers Animated

Sentinel Prime's design in DOTM was heavily based off of Alpha Trion

@ChrisMcFeely

3 жыл бұрын

It's my personal theory - given the film's depiction of Sentinel as Optimus's mentor - that the character might have been conceived as Alpha Trion, but that Hasbro decided they didn't want to use the name on a character who turned out to be a baddie, given the big push for unified cross-media lore that was happening at the time. So they went with a Prime who had a history of being a jerk instead.

@Jazzer995

3 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisMcFeely Probably one of the only times a company decide not to drag a legacy character through the mud.

@twistedgaming9185

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jazzer995 In Animated, Rodimus would've been the jerk, but Hasbro refused.

@ChrisMcFeely

3 жыл бұрын

@@basedpota That's certainly the name on his concept art sheet, but you can't trust those, they used placeholder terms and misinformation. Shockwave's art was labelled "Blitzwing," and it was obviously only ever designed to be Shockwave.

@michaellucas3907

3 жыл бұрын

@@basedpota well there's a blitzwing who isn't a triple changer

I always liked Alpha Trion, though the time loop with the Aerialbots saving Orion Pax who as Optimus Prime would create them does give me a headache from time to time. I never questioned the fact that he didn't transform, especially after it was revealed that he was one of the first generation of Cybertronians from Vector Sigma, and two separate episodes stated that it was not until after the Quintessons had been driven from Cybertron that the ability to transform was developed.

Thank you for another year of banging episodes of The Basics🙏🏽 Very few things have been so reliably enjoyable this year. I hope you and yours have a safe and Happy Holidays ✌🏽♥️

These videos are always appreciated

Before Orion Pax became Optimus Prime, it wouldn't surprise me if Alpha Trion was secretly training Optimus to replace him at some point. If the aligned continuity still holds that Orion was a data clerk with AT as his mentor

@plantainsame2049

Жыл бұрын

I mean the aligned continuity is over But they're probably gonna keep The Story for everything up to The creation of Orion packs now probably

@BonusEggs4Sale

8 ай бұрын

Optimus as a chose one is a mistake. His leadership should come from merit.

YOUNG WARRRRIAAAA!!

Out of all the different cartoon series of the Transformers Alpha Trion hasn't really changed his appearance much, and has kept his G1 body

*YOUNG WARRIOR!*

Rip alphatrion in almost everthing

One of my favs of the Transformers that were on Cybertron during the original series. I would of loved to have seen an alt. mode for him in G1. He could of been a mold based off Scourge with Trion's head and a modification to Scourge's wings making the metal cape he had.

Since the character of Cheetor has been depicted as rising from young gun cub to spiritual guardian, and a comic showed him growing up into the sage Alpha Trizer, named and colored after Alpha Trion.

Alpha Trion is one of my favorite character ever I like this video 📹 👍📷😏👌1️⃣😎🎞️

My Transformers OC, Stormchaser, views Alpha Trion as a "grandfather" figure and treats him with a healthy amount of respect. In fact, whenever the old historian walks into that Stormchaser is in, she'll immediately jump to her feet and do a Japanese-style bow to him as a sign of respect.

Worth mentioning that alpha trion was a code name (or was originally considered as a name) for what became Sentinel Prime in Dark of the Moon.

Don't forget Chris in Transformers Prime Alpha Trion was voice by Star Trek actor George Takei

I would like to see some explanation about why DotM's Sentinel Prime was based, or at least looks like, Alpha Trion.

I often refer to him as the Autobot’s grandpa. He a wise but eccentric grandpa.

I still think a video on the causes of the Great War would be cool

The Titans Return figure is one of my most beloved, having been able to hunt down one in-box in *2023* , and only knowing of its existence due to this video. One of. Not *THE* . The Crown Jewel in my collection is the original Beast Wars Silverbolt, found in a pawn shop with both feathers included.

I love Alpha Trion :3 Whatever he's in, however long he's in there, he's largely the same and always a joy to see. Best old man in the TF franchise, ever

Alpha Trion, proving that old age is not weak but wise since 1985. :D

This is really gonna help me with my version of him for my Transformers universe. Great stuff man! Kinda thought he'd have an unknown alt mode to keep up the sorta mysterious image around him but it's cool that he's got a couple of transforming toys.

@twistedgaming9185

3 жыл бұрын

Including one that paid homage to the BotCon toys.

Cyberverse version: dies, gets a toy. Something about that just makes me chuckle

Nice one Chris. You really showed me the story of an Autobot Elder

Alpha trion:dies Optimus:let me open my chest and take the matrix of leadership because I'm not the bay-verse optimus and I have a functional brain

We need to have a basics episode on dion so we know who become of him

I was floored when they introduced Alpha Trion in the Titans Return toyline, especially with the concept art.

I know it wasn't in this video but, it would be great if there was a shirt that said "I survived from being offlined by a comically powered starscream"

When do you think we'll finally get Ian McKellen to voice him in a series?

The basics on cybertronian facial hair

So would Alpha Trion basically be the Qui Gon Jinn or Obi Wan Kenobi of Transformers?

Fantastic video as always!

Looking at it now, they definitley tried to make Sentinal Prime from Transformers Dark of the Moon look like Alpha Trion.

This lesson could be counted bit of historical due Alpha Trion's legacy. Even dig up my POTP Prime Master Alpha Trion with Landmine Decoy Armor with is my only Alpha Trion toy I have ever been able to get hold of.

I have a feeling that beards are a decorative addition for Transformers

*Chris McFeely talks about himself for 10 minutes*

Alpha Trion sacrificed himself for the creation of the Aerialbots for Optimus Prime's cause. Then the Arialbots traveled back to the past and brought fatally wounded Orion Pax to Alpha Trion and let him rebuild Oiron into Optimus Prime. Then Superion saved young Alpha Trion traveling from the past, so he could survive and meet the Aerialbots and rebuild Orion Pax, so the Aerialbots could be created... This is a very interesting loop in G1 cartoon🤔. No wonder why Alpha Trion is willing to sacrifice himself for the creation of the Aerialbots...

Alpha Trion has a really appealing color scheme.

Saturday mornings are like they were as a kid because we have The Basics each week. Its become like 'my cartoons' and I look forward to it so much. You are a genius Chris. Now back to Historia! The Basics could have been one of the weekly segments on Going Live back in the day, and would have been introduced by Gordon the Gopher!!!

Aside cybertronians can you do a vid about other alien species in the transformers universe

So Orion Pax and Ariel was rebuild but what happend with Dion?

@twistedgaming9185

3 жыл бұрын

He died, according to Hasbro. Fans speculate he was rebuilt into either Ironhide or Ultra Magnus.

@ChrisMcFeely

3 жыл бұрын

A detailed story for another video! 😉

DO RATTRAP PLEASE

Is it just me, or is live action Sentinel's design evocative of Alpha Trion ? The facial hair, spiky shoulders, a similar shade of red, and they even both have capes that look like they're covered in vents.

… Offlined by a cosmic powered Starscream.”

So, to put simply, a Gandalf of Transformers word, bouth in Influence on the story, knowledge of history, and especially... In the "beard" departament for shure 😁. Alwayes having one more trick at his sleeve, alwayes having one more Secret in a word where there is alwayes, more them meets the eye.

I find it funny that LIO CONVOY of all characters uses retools/recolors of Trion's figures.

The first leader of the Autobots, the first leader of cybertron, the father of Optimus Prime and the fathar of an entire legacy

The great and wise Yoda of the Transformers World, Alpha Trion!!!!

Alpha Trion is an underrated character

The TR Alpha Trion was one of the first G1 style figures I ever got

In a Beast wars era Version of Alpha Trion, I thought of Alpha Trigun; Descendant of Alpha Trion and Oldest of the Maximals and the 13 Primals as well as the Curator for Vector Sigma following its upgrade into the Oracle supercomputer (as Seen in Beast Machines). As the oldest of the maximals, in the early days of the Great Quantum upgrade from Autobot to Maximal, he even Knew Rodimus Prime, who at the time in my idea; was the last prime before the great Maximal Upgrade. And in beast mode, he takes on the form of an Eagle Owl.

I’d like to see Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime on this channel some time soon.

Fascinating stuff as usual, Chris...hope we get to see a Basics vid on the character who was basically Alpha Trion's counterpart in the G1 Marvel Comics, namely Emirate Xaaron, some day soonish, yes?

Alpha Trion was intended to be in Transformers: Dark of the Moon, but his role in the movie was instead given to Sentinel Prime.

@magatetus

3 жыл бұрын

Winged BluJ i''m glad it wasn't him, Sentinel was intended to be the main villain in the fourth season of Animated before it was canceled so I guess that idea carried into DOTM.

Great Stuff, as always!

not gonna lie I wanted this for a long time

Please do a The Basics On Huffer. He was my very first G1 Transformer I got as a kid (my uncle bought him for me) so he's always been my favorite. He's more of an underutilized and complex character than realized. Best regards, Byron

I only just questioned to myself recently , whether if Alpha Trion knew that he would meet the Aerial Bots in the past before sacrificing himself to bring them to life using Vector Sigma ? I know the Old Vector Sigma never lived long enough to see their robot forms , even though helped build the Earth Plane modes. And the young Vector Sigma only saw the Robot modes and not the jet forms. I'd like to think he instinctly knew , even subconsciously before he made his decision , since he might somehow share his life force with them after activating the key.

I just realised apparently his design doesn’t really change

@Jazzer995

3 жыл бұрын

Why change perfection.

Epic ‘bot beard and ‘stache Do not question it!

You are OUR Alpha Trion, Chris McFeely!

Awesome video, G1 Alpha Trion has always been my favourite and any chances of doing a video on Wreck Gar in the future?

Alpha Trion needs a new toy in the Transformers R.E.D Series.

Great video as per usual thanks again