Fun fact: Final Fantasy XIV actually references the Combaticons. There’s a series of robotic boss enemies named Swindler, Brawler, Vortexer, Blaster, and Onslaughter. They’re first encountered and fought separately, then later combine to form Brute Justice. The theme that plays during the fight is among the most popular pieces of music from the game.

@Rat_girl112

4 жыл бұрын

That's sounds really awesome

@Richterdgf

4 жыл бұрын

Rat_girl112 oh, it totally is. The mechanics, theme, everything just comes together to make a very enjoyable encounter. There is even a phase where Brute Justice separates into the component robots, attacks the players, then reforms to continue the fight. There’s plenty of videos of the encounter, take a look some time and see all the craziness for yourself.

@Rat_girl112

4 жыл бұрын

Richterdgf i will

@Its_Charlie_Young

4 жыл бұрын

Blaster and Swindler are also Transformers characters.

@ruxcooking

4 жыл бұрын

@@Its_Charlie_Young great now I actually wanna play a FF game for the 1st time since XII

I swear Transformers: Animated was leading up to combiners before it got canceled. You had the stunticons, swindle, constructicons, and other notable combiner characters that never really got their time in the spotlight

@justinsigler1565

4 жыл бұрын

They would have made a appearance if the was renewal

@jeralyoumans3160

3 жыл бұрын

They also had plans for a 3rd faction to show up...the Predicons...which if u think about it would make Sari a Maximal...

@vickerandflips8061

3 жыл бұрын

They had a plan for Mixmaster, Scrapper and Dirt Boss to form Devestator in Season 4.

@christopherauzenne5023

3 жыл бұрын

yeah that sucks, if I had to guess id say the rest of the combaticon's were probably animated swindles go to group for when he needed to steal some very valuable weapon/tech

@PartigradeCannon

Жыл бұрын

Well, they did technically have Safeguard.

Animated Swindle was one of my favorite parts of the series. He was like a cross between Lockdown and the stereotypical used car salesman. I wish the rest of the team could have gotten that sort of love.

@misterbadguy7325

4 жыл бұрын

Reportedly, Swindle is character designer Derek J. Wyatt's favorite Transformer. It's also why Swindle is the only Decepticon in the series to break the "Decepticons have red eyes" rule.

@gabrieletraini3849

4 жыл бұрын

Mister Bad Guy what? Even in the combacticons brawl has orange eyes

@TheBlujy

4 жыл бұрын

Gabriele Traini he meant in TFA. In that series all deceptions had red eyes, except Swindle

@idcifyoudidntaskimtellingy1361

3 жыл бұрын

you could say swindle put the con in decepticon

@christopherauzenne5023

3 жыл бұрын

yeah one of my favorite things about animated was there depiction of decepticons, specifically guys like lockdown and there swindle because they're not just another soldier in the dicepticon army/they don't even believe in that group there just guys looking to make a profit/score and are willing to slit some throats for it and megatrons willing to write a check for them. it's just interesting to see they have varied goals of villainy

My dad had the original blast off Edit: we look through my grandparents house and found the full set of the combaticons

@GodzillaLordofallMonsters

3 жыл бұрын

Noice

@marleyhenry5616

3 жыл бұрын

I have all of them a.k.a. the combiner wars

@Krendall2

2 жыл бұрын

I assume you meant you looked through your grandparents' house. I'd be really impressed if you able to actually throw a house.

@r34p3r2

2 жыл бұрын

@@Krendall2 ha lol thanks for pointing that out

@agoosegoeshonk2517

2 жыл бұрын

My dad owned the original protectobots so yeah

Little known fact: the Combaticons actually appeared BEFORE their own creation. They were introduced by animation error in the episode preceding "Starscream's Brigade"...

@NepetasShippingWall1642

4 жыл бұрын

SoundBlaster 1987 interesting....

@Takeshi357

4 жыл бұрын

That wasn't an animation error, that was a broadcast error.

@EpicGamer-ii7yn

4 жыл бұрын

eViL rEsIdEnT another little know fact: your an edgy 5 year old

@glennrhee7918

4 жыл бұрын

@eViL rEsIdEnT @ Yet you're on a video about transformers. Dude how old are u? 12?

@Harleyquinn-js7yy

4 жыл бұрын

eViL rEsIdEnT what are u 12 get off bitch

Loved these guys in the Fall of Cybertron game (especially Vortex design). Felt unstoppable, and then you get to face off against them as Jazz. Never cared for Jazz before that, but he was an absolute beast after that. Lone smart mouth Autobot that could hold his own against a giant combiner by abusing his wits and environment.

@docsavage4921

Жыл бұрын

Highlight of the game for me. "It's Jazz! Maybe we have a chance now!"

@jasonlarkin3949

6 ай бұрын

And then in the tf1 game he ends up fighting and killing Starscream and Blackout at once

@williampassarelli7527

3 ай бұрын

You captured my feelings completely

Man, Swindle deserves his own Basics episode. He's just the best.

@MunaAbbas.

11 ай бұрын

Man got it

“Bruticus superior, Devastator inferior.” Soundwave 2019

@mithmoonwalker

4 жыл бұрын

starscream: thats my boys

@christianfrost8660

4 жыл бұрын

I prefer "Make Bruticus angry, Bruticus devastate Devastator."

@cavalierliberty6838

4 жыл бұрын

And they both got their tailpipes handed to them by 4 cars and a truck. So superior.

@ruxcooking

4 жыл бұрын

@@cavalierliberty6838 sneak attack cheap shots both times by Menasor. Which I have no problem with because it's the decepticon way.

@cavalierliberty6838

4 жыл бұрын

@@ruxcooking win's a win. Stunticons forever.

Without the Combaticons, we'd never have the word "Dudicus"

@Loremastrful

5 жыл бұрын

And Superion's behind isn't going to kick itself.

@dirgewordsmithe

5 жыл бұрын

@@Loremastrful 😂🤣😂🤣😂

@KamisamanoOtaku

5 жыл бұрын

Not knocking nostalgia, but I think the word predates Transformers G2. People are weird; creating pseudo-Latin or Pseudo-Greek works is kind of a "thing". XD

@ratbat1072

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, dudicus

@Wil6969

5 жыл бұрын

How many dudicus' are known to exist?🤔

I love Swindle’s character evolution into a shifty arms dealer.

@skulkingshadow

Ай бұрын

Shouldve been the arm of bruticus, I think he is in some rendition

Did you notice that vortex when from a ww2 plane into a helicopter when starscream put the energon on him

@TallboyDave

5 жыл бұрын

Specifically, a Chance-Vought F4U Corsair. Fitting in a way.

@lazarussolomon3541

4 жыл бұрын

Wasn't Blastoff a b17 bomber

@adamlong6711

3 жыл бұрын

That’s the power of energon

@ALiteralLamp

3 жыл бұрын

Don’t think about it

@stephaniemckeever7440

3 жыл бұрын

@@lazarussolomon3541 yes

God, IDW did so many great things with the Transformers characters. Making Optimus more of a relatable person, making the Combaticons' desire for vengeance against Starscream understandable, etc. Hell, they made MEGATRON and SOUNDWAVE into characters who can be empathized with!

The way the Combaticons played in Fall of Cybertron was arguably the most satisfying. After playing a specific mission as each member, basically taking turns telling Starscream to shut the hell up because his plans are garbage, you finally disable the transport and the main defenses before you combine intro Bruticus to lay the final assault on the remaining autobots.

@gothic_mando8851

Жыл бұрын

I love it too! But its a shame you didn't get to play as *every* member. Only Swindle and Vortex were playable. They're great, but I always wanted to play as Onslaught ^^ But there's always the Offline Escalation mod for the PC version!^^ And of course, the Re-Energized online multiplayer mod too!^^

@m.e.c.hn.e.s.t4757

Жыл бұрын

@@gothic_mando8851 But you can play as Brawl in War For Cybertron's campaign.

RIP Fred Willdard. Chris, please make an episode on Swindle dedicated to this man!

Revisiting this because of the Combaticons cartoon.

@rafcor6799

Жыл бұрын

Same lol

Seriously, these vids are too good and deserve many more subscribers.

@NoahDaArk

4 жыл бұрын

Hasbro gonna look at this and go “This guy is working hard to compile our long history of Transformers to bring in more fans... LETS MAKE A NEW CHARACTER BASED ON HIM!”

@hollydavis6955

4 жыл бұрын

No oh feee were fnh l

@audiebavington8789

4 жыл бұрын

@@hollydavis6955 huh?

@nish912

4 жыл бұрын

Ikr

@SomeRandomPangolin

3 жыл бұрын

Y E S

RIP Fred Willard. Best Swindle ever! He will be remembered!

@mitchfletcher2386

4 жыл бұрын

Oh, for sure.

Swindle is easily the best member of the team. He was the most interesting of the bunch, as we see even in the episode Bot he's all about the deal as he sells his own teammate's parts to military groups across the globe. It's no wonder Transformers animated took this character and ran with it. The combaticons had a good run, as Starscream's brigade, Bruticus' revenge and BoT give them some time in the spotlight. They even squared off against the Aerialbots in Aerial Assault. While the Stunticons will always be my favorite Decepticon combiners, the Combaticons were a very close second.

The Combaticons is my favorite combiner team, though it’s mainly because I love the military theme and “Bruticus” has got to be one of the sickest names in TF.

A video about the *Aerialbots* very please.

@omegadelta5479

5 жыл бұрын

Colonel Frontline I agree

Swindle is my favorite Combaticon.

@DatBui88

5 жыл бұрын

talkative, shifty and dangerous, my favorite combaticon too.

@Tannerthecat

5 жыл бұрын

same

@nine_tails137

5 жыл бұрын

the only Swindle I'm aware of is the Mini-con used by Starscream in Transformers Armada.

@darthpaul99

5 жыл бұрын

Mine too, Swindle is awesome.

@goldelectrical3137

5 жыл бұрын

SuperAce1 same

Much like Perceptor, my first experience of stuff Combaticon related was in Animated via Swindle, who I thought was a pretty great villain. Wasn't until much later did I find out how Swindle was originally part of a group, and a combiner group at that. Unfortunately though because of Animated, Swindle is really the only one I remember and think of when the group comes to mind. Bruticus the combiner though was pretty great in G1. Good episode, looking forward to the next one as always. Will also still give out my request on a basics episode on Star Saber. Also would be neat to see a basics on GI Joe's involvement in the Transformers franchise, a look on the Aligned Continuity, and Cosmos.

@adamxue6096

5 жыл бұрын

How I remember the combaticons: Swindle, because... obvious reasons you said as well. Brawl, because Swindle can't find his stupid personality chip and nearly got blown to bits back in G1. Onslaught, oh yeah, this guy is the actual supposed leader. Vortex... I still wonder how he was flying as a helicoptor on Cybertron, or just... really any place where you aren't supposed to fly with aerodynamics. And the last guy who gets zero love from me because I can never remember his name. The shuttle dude, that is.

@shonnew

5 жыл бұрын

@@adamxue6096 Blast off

You know, when you mentioned they were created by Starscream when he went rogue, it made me think of the Starscream seeker clones from Transformers Animated. Which made me realize, that could've been a great opportunity to revitalize their G1 origin to a modern cartoon.

I always thought at the end of the first live action movie, with Starscream escaping Earth, him getting to Cybertron would have been a great way to bring in the Combaticons and use them as his own soldiers based off the G1 episode.

@ulty1472

4 жыл бұрын

Saddly brawl was big ded by then

Fall of Cybertron is my favorite version of Bruticus. You forgot about the tank in the first movie that was named Brawl in the toyline but named Devastator in the movie.

Vortex is my favorite member and the Combaticons are my favorite combiner team!

I'm always for the OG Combaticons: Onslaught, Blast-Off, Brawl, Vortex, and Swindle as Bruticus. -But the Bruticus Maximus version from Transformers Energon is an unique concept. 5:48 Mostly in the members being Barricade, Blight, Kickback, Blackout and Stormcloud.

Bruticus was always my favourite G1 combiner. Definitely had the most memorable members.

Here some good alternate modes for the Combaticons and what their robot modes should be based on. Onslaught: A Navy Blue and Olive Caesar 8x8 Howitzer truck with anti-aircraft turrets. His robot mode based on both his Generation 1 and Last Knight counterparts. (Should not look like Long Haul.) Blast Off: A rusted and purple accented Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-105/15 space fighter plane hybrid. His robot mode based on his IDW and Fall of Cybertron counterparts. Vortex: A grey and blue Bell AH-1Z Viper. His robot mode based on his Dark of the Moon Toy. Swindle: A tan yellow JLTV with purple accents. His robot mode based on his animated counterpart. Brawl: A camouflaged green M1A1 Abrams tank that has mine plows. His robot mode based on his live-action counterpart.

Best girl Vortex. Yes Keyan Carlisle's Vortex.

The combaticons are warring. Onslaught is roaring. He’s one metamorping dudicus. They all combine and kick superion’s behind as the big bad battling Bruticus

@SirBroccolingtonIII

3 жыл бұрын

I suggest you look up Urban Dictionary's definition for the word 'dudicus'.

9:55 Check out that blue-eyed Starscream.

Swindle is a case study in the many shades of evil. Like Starscream before him, villains with their own agenda elevate them above the generic hired goon. He's about the deal not the destruction. Like the goblins in Warcraft or the Ferengi in Star Trek. Funny thing, Combiner Wars Blast Off I renamed Stormcloud. More out of the micromaster Air Strike team than a Gen 2 incarnation. I imagined Stormcloud as a female Decepticon devoted to Onslaught. Didn't know about Blast Off's crush.

Chris mcfeely can you please do a basics about the Japanese transformers continuity

@nine_tails137

5 жыл бұрын

I'm still waiting on a basics video on Sideways and Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime.

@mami.mumemo

5 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see him cover Legends

3:58 "gotta get my squats in before the commercial shoo- wait what? we're rolling?"

You brought back some memories with this. I had to recolor purple helicopter and space shuttle

“Starscream’s Brigade” is my favorite G1 episode. Long live the Combaticons!

Swindles my fav, he's always up to something. The stuntacons, terricons, Combaticons, Constructicons, and Predacons have always been my fav. thanks man

lot of fond memories of 2001 RID and that Bruticus -- specifically the grey camo version that was released. i had a lot of those toys as a kid, and are glad that the Takara Unite Warriors line did a repaint of CW Bruticus into Baldigus. tickles me in just the right way. excellent vid.

Thanks for the upload, always had a soft spot of the Combaticons. Bruticus's Tech Spec summary of his gestalt personality as a brutally dedicated and unerringly loyal super soldier, albeit lacking initiative and creativity, was always a huge appeal to me compared to the chaotic Devastator and the neurotic Menasor.

My favorite story is their introduction in "Starscream's brigade".

Ok, We need a Episode on Blitzwing.

@waverod9275

5 жыл бұрын

And if not specifically him, then on Triple Changers as a whole.

@ColonelFrontline1152

5 жыл бұрын

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5:23 Now this is a news for me. I have always been absolutely sure that the Commandos are the _Robots in Disguise_ version of the Combaticons. I didn't even bother to memorize their names referring to them instead by the Combaticon names.

I feel if any Decepticon Transformers were deserving of a movie: it's the Combaticons.

@christiandauz3742

3 жыл бұрын

Just don't have Bruticus be defeated by two Autobots like in FOC. At least four

I love how they slowly evolved from the Powerlinx stuff in Energon, to the WFC game version of Bruticus, to the true combiners in Combiner Wars. Folks have been clamoring for true combiner toys for a long time. Got to give the people what they want.

I like Swindle from animated, the way he talked to Megatron and the way he just has EVERYTHING give him his own personality

Swindle is my favorite combatacon but onslaught and blast off are so cute

For being designed from prototypes, they got Vortex almost spot on.

My all time favorite combiner team thanks to the G1 cartoon. Their origin as rebuilt WWII vehicles was unique. I think the Unite Warriors Ruination recolor is a gorgeous set of toys.

@tigerbread78

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Blastoff's WWII era shuttle mode was awesome ;)

I've never even heard of the Combaticons until I watched this video! The only characters in this Video I knew about were: Ruination from Robots in Disguise(2001), and Bruticus Maximus and Constructicon Maximus from Energon. Although I'm still pissed that Hasbro released all the pieces for Bruticus and Construction Maximus separately, where as the Japanese version released them as an entire set! I know because I used to own a figure of Superion Maximus from the Transformers Energon Toyline.

I love the Fall of Cybertron designs and characters the most.

9:39 woooow i definitely didn't see that coming and i want to know more!

10:44 when they take the phrase being in love with your right hand to serious

I'm all up for any kind of relationships in Transformers, but I always thought it was weird in anything that has a team but two of the members had a thing. I dunno, it was just awkward

@rayvenkman2087

5 жыл бұрын

I feel bad for the other three members when they suddenly get icky images that they'd rather not have in their Bruticus formation.

@rayvenkman2087

5 жыл бұрын

As for the relationship, I don't like it. Part of me feels that Blast-Off shouldn't be the kind of bot to have the hots for his squad leader and having the latter's mind altered by Airachnid to have him show affections towards him just screams all matters of fucked up and making him look like a piece of shit as a result.

@literallyglados

5 жыл бұрын

Brandon Xeng Ngo i love tour profile picture

@donnieboi5169

5 жыл бұрын

@@literallyglados dude I have had this profile picture at least once on every social media ever and you are the first person to ever say that. You have warmed my heart

@literallyglados

5 жыл бұрын

@@donnieboi5169 aww, thanks =]

They have always been my favorite combiner team so I like all 5 of them. Swindle is one of my favorite Transformers period though, he's been a fun character from the G1 cartoon all the way through the IDW comics. I always really liked Vortex a lot too, his level in the Fall of Cybertron game was probably the most fun and interesting of the game, plus his Cybertronian mode was awesome look and gameplay wise.

Swindle is my favorite Combaticon and one of my all time faves in G1. He sold his teammates as scrap metal! That is unbelievably awesome.

Swindle was one of my favourites as a kid. Probably because he was the only Combaitcon I had the figure of. I got his Alternator version years later and it's a rad figure that one. The Alternator toys were great overall though.

Swindle has always been my favourite Combaticon from G1 and Animated, my favourite moments were (sorry) episode B.O.T. and the Ultimate Weapon cuz his greedy personality always amuses me and his Animated counterpart was the best incarnation like episode Decepticon Air was his best role.

I watch and rewatch these all the time. 🤘 You do an amazing job

The Combaticons are my favourite combiner team and Brawl is my favourite Combaticon!

@doomslayerprime9749

4 жыл бұрын

Same also Vortex and BlastOffs relationship in FOC

Combaticons have to be the first completed combined set I had. Love these brutes. Great videos as always! Can’t wait for your next uploads and of course your big Transformers project you have in the works

Chris: blast off has a little crush on onslaught Also chris: shows them kissing

How many people came here after watching "Transformers Combaticons"?

@frosttyrant9222

Жыл бұрын

Me

@aagsmd

Жыл бұрын

That video was so good

This was the very first combiner I was able to complete back in the day. He had to fight my voltron alot 😆

Well I can certainly tell you my least favorite favorite Combaticons storyline "International Incident". Ugh I remember being so excited for that one because it was the Combaticons but boy was that arc a let down. The way Onslaught was characterized as an idiot pushed around by the NK ruler. I don't mind that cons make deals with humans and being ordered by fleshlings like Starscream in season three of TFP or the Destrons by Lord Giga in Masterforce but the way Onslaught was rather craven at the threat of not getting Energon was infuriating. Now if Onslaught had responded to that threat by saying their deal was over good luck dealing with the UN counterattack make the NK leader sweat a little that would have been satisfying but no this was the Costa era the robots can't be cooler than the human (sidenote: I have read Costa's GI Joe stuff he's not a bad writer he just could not write TFs). Thank God for Mairghread Scott for managing to salvage the team in TAAO. Now FOC on the other hand that was my favorite depiction. The way the Combaticons work to salvage Starscream's botched op the way the tore into that carrier's control room all of showing them as an elite special forces unite I always envisioned them to be.

Vortex is clearly the stand-out and most amusing to me! They're all great, though--especially as a team!

Starscream’s Brigade, 1st appearance of the Combaticons is my favorite appearance by the team going up against the Constructicons before being waylaid by the Stunticons.

Hey Chris, me again. The videos that you put out are super cool to watch and the cool thing is that people like me who love transformers to Cybertron and back, can learn about the origins about some of my favorite characters in detail. Keep up the great work.

Best Team Ever🚙🚁🚀🚚🚜 TANK U!!!

8:52: I'm sorry, what?

Awesome! I love how these episodes bring so much of the Transformers lore together. And that Combiner Wars toy is on my wish list! 😍

Another awesome episode! I can’t wait for more art of transformers again now!

That's an adorable couple with Swindle and Blastoff was it? There should be more couples appearing in main story lines to show that Transformers can also feel love. I heard Shatter and Dropkick are a couple in the Bumblebee movie so that's a good start. Anyways, great video about a great Combaticon and hope they get proper screen time in future Transformers movies, if possible.

I gladly display my Combiner Wars Bruticus with pride. ☺

@Penningtontj

5 жыл бұрын

Especially Blast Off? That said, I did get the Unite Warriors versions.

@KrytenMark

5 жыл бұрын

@@Penningtontj Well, I get what you mean. And, as much as I would like that shuttle Blast Off more, the jet version's the best I've got at this time. Besides, I mostly keep them all combined into Bruticus anyway. ^^

@Penningtontj

5 жыл бұрын

Haha, fair enough. And the jet one is fine, especially in limb mode. I just wish they'd used the Fireflight/Firefly head instead of the Slingshot head, would have made it look a lot more like Blast Off's original head.

@KrytenMark

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, you're right about that. Having Blast Off with a mouth is just, well... bizarre. ^^; Then again, I've seen a glimpse of him with a mouth in the IDW comics, so I guess it's acceptable in some aspect. :)

@KrytenMark

5 жыл бұрын

@@Penningtontj You're lucky! I'll never be able to afford that variant myself.

Please do the PREDACONS!

@ColonelFrontline1152

5 жыл бұрын

I think he already did one about them.

I like bruticus. 😊

2:40 ah yes, Swindle Brawl Vortex and Bruticus running down a hallway togeth- wait a minute

@-Wayla-

4 жыл бұрын

I actually didn't notice it XD

Bless you, you human encyclopedia of Transformers you!

Once again Chris, great episode dude. Keep them coming!

It’s nice to see a video on one of my favorite transformers. Yes I know they’re five of them but I always counted them as one since I got all of them for my birthday.

Bruticus and the Combaticons are my favorite combiner team and FOC is my favorite version.

Could you do a Basics for the following: Humans- the fleshy pals that tag along for better or for worse The War- why are they fighting in the first place Relics of the Primes- special weapons or tools like the star saber or the forge of Solus Prime Action Masters- Transformers without the transformation |Energon- the lifeblood of cybertronians

Great job! I learn a lot about comics from these; of which I’ve never read 🙃

I love the content man, keep up the good work.

I was only ever able to get the G2 Brawl and Swindle as a kid. Such a bummer i never got to build Bruticus.

@nine_tails137

5 жыл бұрын

it was the same for me with Bruticus Maximus and Constructicon Maximus from the Transformers Energon Toyline. I could never find the other parts at my local Zellers, because Hasbro packaged them separately instead of together like with previous combiners. Yet the Japanese version of Superion Maximus came with all 5 pieces.

My favorute combiner team.EVER. Vortex has always been my favorute and I desperately hope combaticons will see more love in the future both as a team and individually outside swinde.

Hell yeah a video on my favourite combiner team

That cutscene from FOC when they combine is just 😍

I... Love... the... Combaticons.

What did we just watch...?

@aagsmd

Жыл бұрын

A documentary of your life, mr legs dealer.

I like all combaticons but...my one favorite is Onslaught

Do one on the constructicons next ! Also as always amazing video love these 👍👍

I hope we get a basics on g1 predacons one day

Do a basics on Devastator

@coywarrior71

5 жыл бұрын

Knights of Gaming 2016 you do a basics on Devastator...

@KnightsofGaming2016

5 жыл бұрын

@@coywarrior71 I could...but I'm not as great as Chris McFeely.

Great job as always!

I would’ve liked to see them properly implemented into the Bay films. I mean, I actually have been working on a 3D model for a concept BayVerse Bruticus, and I think it’s turning out pretty well!

The basics on the transformers movies

Combaticons are really interesting. I still think they're cool

Keep up the good work. Will be patiently waiting for the next video.

Great video, Chris! Out of all the Transformers combiners, Bruticus has to be my favorite.