My favourite part of the Basics is that any character Chris does a video on has a 90% chance of showing up in media or getting a new toy within three months.

What's even funnier about this character, is the fact that his name is literally deathsaurus but in the end of Victory,they showed us that he's a less tyrannical leader

I can never get over the fact that there is a transformers gimmick called “Breastforce”

Not many Decepticons, if any for that matter can boast being both the Supreme Emperor of Destruction, and a loving family man

The moment I heard this guys' name from your Star saber video I was like "That is the most badass villain name ever".

Who’s here because of the haslab

I literally own the toy as a kid without knowing where its from.... I assume it was pretty expensive back when it was out(I dont know how I got my parents to get it, I probably was pretty spoilt D:)...and I played the toy till I lost the entire thing lmao....

And Haslab just announced that Deathsaurus is their next project. So, for those who backed Star/Victory Saber, they can back this one and have him.

Honestly, this is why I adore the big picture the Basics provides. I was aware of the dry fact that the Victory manga gave a much more sympathetic motivation for ol’ DS. But focusing on how the work as a whole differed from its sister series in his characterisation- by taking an aspect of his bio the latter barely used in a different direction and BUILT to the reveal of the Decepticon civilians and subsequent happier ending by portraying him differently throughout makes it SO much more compelling. I see people accuse this series of just copying TFwiki, but a wiki writeup wouldn’t give you this (plus, like... who d’you think wrote the wiki?). Transformers is, after a toy franchise, narrative fiction, and I think online discussion between fans like myself, who are in too deep to remember what TF looked like from the outside, often gets boiled down to essentially out of context compilations? Not “man the reveal of Esmeral makes me like Deathsaurus even more” but “lol this guys name is crazy did you know some japanese comic gave him a wife what were they on amirite”. The ideas of a cruel villain battling a brave hero across the galaxy to a bitter end and of two former friends reconciling over a shared desire to protect the people they care about are equally fascinating and exciting to me. Between this and earthspark I think I’m remembering why Transformers excites me in the first place, so thanks.

I like how WE are seeing a lot of japanese characters getting attention,we got star convoy and super megatron and black zarak in gen selects, we are seeing japanese characters gets attention in idw,WE are seeing diaclone repaints in masterpiece and gen selects,which is cool as hell

I really loved the take of deathsaurus in the comics of him doing all the bad to save the non combatants and his wife. It's truly a take on "villiany" that transformers hadn't seen before.

A BREAST MONSTER??

Well that comic ending was just sweet. Also I'll never forget what they did to Star Saber in the IDW comics.

"fans are still hoping that a true modern Deathsaurus toy will follow it so the two arch-rivals can finally cross swords again" - Chris McFeely2022

Honestly, the manga version of Deathsaurus makes sense considering the sheer size of the station. Okay, I get G1 often was lacking on the amount of background characters besides copypasta seekers, but the idea that the whole place is a home for way-ward Decepticons that have no part in Megatron's desire for power is interesting (like the Autobot pacifist planet, before Rodimus blew it up proving why them wanting to avoid Cybertron's war was a good thing in the first place). It's an idea that hasn't really been touched on the Decepticons since Blitzwing and Octane defected from the Decepticons, one to save Cybertron and the other to escape abuse.

I adore the idea of Deathsaurus having a human kid as well. Could make for some fun interactions in a new show.

Came for the crazy awesome name, stayed to learn there was a Decepticon subgroup called the BREASTFORCE

Victory has to be one of my fan favourite transformers japanese medias After diaclone and the headmastes and the unicron triolgy and masterforce,i do like how it give us a lot of New characters and changes in the lore,which is great actually

I definitely prefer the kind Deathsaurus. It's always fun to see Decepticons that go against the usual mold of cruel, treacherous, and the like.

So many ways of interpreting Deathsaurus' name yet honestly all of them are all so cool and menacing. Fit for a Decepticon leader. Imo, I was always more invested in Deathsaurus' and Star Saber's rivalry than I was with Optimus and Megatron.