A Tale of Two Blasters: Thew's Awesome Transformers Reviews 265

[@SilverHairedFreak25]

You know Cybertron Soundwave is such an objectively evil design when he looks even _more_ like a Decepticon in red.

[@mikathomo391]

Me when I don't understand the word 'Objective'.

[@chromethang1911]

@@mikathomo391me when im super anal about grammar for no reason

[@mikathomo391]

@@chromethang1911 oh no I care about using words accurately. If people don't stick to what wirds mean it means they have no value. Words are an extremely good tool. To misuse that tool can only create confusion, therefore defeating the point of words. But hey if you want to sound stupid be my guest.

[@mikathomo391]

@@chromethang1911 also it's not even gramma, is it? I just want people to use the correct words for my previously stated reasons.

[@_V.Va_]

@@mikathomo391It's sad how the internet is so anti-intellectual.

[@NightmareZerogbs]

The perfect example of the "good but boring" vs "bad but interesting" argument indeed, I have both and yeah, you learn to love both for different reasons.

[@krisdoucette]

It's taking me a lot to get used to Thew facing left.

[@moonwhooper]

Its hurting my soul but we'll get there

[@RegalRoyalWasTaken]

Blaster's alt mode may not be helpful to the Autobots, but I think it perfectly reflects who he is. He's a partybringer, a friend, a fun-loving goofball who wants to bring joy, not pain. So taking the form of a device meant to entertain is perfectly in character.

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

The hexagon accessories with Universe 08 Blaster, based on their description in Soundwave's Cybertron toy blurb, are apparently supposed to be Cybertronian versions of Bouncing Betties. They're giant-ass bombs! EDIT: I think the majority of the Cybertron Soundwave mold's issues could have been solved by not having the nosecone as a dangly bit on his wrist. They could have incorporated it into his feet somehow, which also would have given him better feet to stand on.

[@t0xxical13]

Sidenote, the Japanese Soundblaster repaint's "cassetticon" is named "Hell Buzzsaw"

[@misterbadguy7325]

@@t0xxical13And he's Logos Prime, who was all but stated to be a member of the Thirteen in the Galaxy Force/Cybertron continuity.

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

@@misterbadguy7325 And the Fun Publications continuity, for that matter! He shows up in the panel where Nexus Prime performed The Shrouding to make multiverse crossovers less common.

[@thelicensednerd1626]

Thew went from looking like my metal cousin to looking like my sweet little nan.... Beard an all😂

[@TheRealTerranMarine]

The thing I like about the Legacy Blaster is the hand with the finger, it doubles perfectly as a relaxed trigger finger along with being able to press his chest button

[@krimsonklaww611]

🎵Blast Christmas, I gave you my spark🎵

[@silhouettoofaman2935]

🎶But the very next day, you snuffed it away🎶

[@kabugaming]

not gonna lie sometimes i miss the fun gimmick filled era of the unicron trilogy

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

The fun part is, Earthspark if bringing back Energon-style Shirt-and-Pants combination but without making them complete bricks like Crash Combiners. Now we just need an insert-to-unlock feature and maybe bring back firing missiles.

[@exalt2674]

UT were my transformers as a kid, so, yeah.

[@Nickster891]

fun fact as he got repainted into twincast if anyone's wondering what's with that name... it actually makes more sense in japan cause: for simple short context in japan blaster's japanese name is broadcast

[@subtlewhatssubtle]

Blockrock may be a reference to GB Blackrock, a fairly important human in the Marvel comics who had a lot of panel time along side Blaster in his story arcs.

[@PancadaPls]

Love the little detail at 12:35 where the autobots are taken aback, purely affronted by the instantaneous appearance of Universe Blaster. Good one Thew!

[@whitewing2]

“That while extensible perfection can be achieved Only you can say what really makes you happy” -Thew Adams

[@40KTheories]

12:17 I thought Blockrock was an homage to G.B. Blackrock from the G1 Marvel Comics?

[@nilzero5686]

Looking back it's so funny how we had multiple lines of "it's G1-inspired but still modern and full of repaints because a purely G1 nostalgia line wouldn't sell" and then at some point they were like "fuck it G1 nostalgia lines forever"

[@wakeangel2001]

"Made out of triangles and bullshit" Thew's Christmas 2023 quote

[@andrewgrant6516]

I remember watching Blaster's fight in the movie frame by frame. So much packed into so little. Awesome.

[@wobblewokgaming655]

I always thought Blaster was one of the more underrated Autobots. I loved him in the G1 series and the Movie.

[@massivehitbox8759]

I always felt that Blaster would be far more fitting as a gameboy or a “portable brick game player” with his cassette cons as different Game cartridges, and he could still rival Soundwave as 80’s things that were everywhere

[@skizzlep]

"Biggest nerd and dopest Chad" I identify as both 🤣

[@LucarioShirona]

It is so weird seeing a Blaster recolour on Cybertron Soundwave, it's hilarious when seeing this with an Autobot Symbol on him. It's almost like seeing if Soundwave decided to side with the Autobots and renamed himself Blaster. Storywise, that would explain it, but we all know that's not the intention of this release. lmao

[@RDPendleton]

I'm sure this video is going to be a Blast.

[@codyknight6897]

Nice

[@Bobsheaux]

"What even IS a cassette, anyway?" Oh shut up, modern media children. 80s nostalgia will never go away, you've seen movies from the 80s and 90s, you don't have to have actually USED a cassette to know what one is anymore than one of us old geezers needs to have used a rotary phone to know what IT is.

[@samurexatlas7373]

I know what we can modernize Blaster into. A portable speaker.

[@hurricane567]

Titans Return Blaster was sort of an iPhone dock

[@samurexatlas7373]

@@hurricane567 that's one idea, but a portable speaker keeps the name importance.

[@SpectrumAnalysis]

The Beats (R) Pill (TM) (C)

[@seekerblackout]

I've never had one but for whatever reason Universe Blaster feels really nostalgic to me. I think as a kid that might have been my first exposure to Blaster so it doesn't even feel that weird to me. Sometimes a dramatic clash between design and personality is just fun too

[@HardHeadtfreviews2008]

“Blast Christmas I gave you my heart”

[@argatar]

I just got the Cybertron Blaster recently. He is a bit crusty but its such a fun design. I grew up with Cybertron

[@ALiteralLamp]

What a bizarrely apt way of describing him

[@TakeWalker]

unexpected shoutout to the Yangtze River Dolphin, this guy's all over it!

[@Stellar09_]

I can’t believe that this was already Blast Christmas

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

Something I've always thought they could do with Blaster is change his altmode to a bulky '50s Chopper bike.

[@TMan978]

I like socks as a gift now.

[@Beedo_Sookcool]

Exactly! They're warm and comfy, and that's one less necessity you'll need to spend your own money on.

[@yajeel]

Hey man... Blaster was the reason the distress signal was able to get out to Optimus Prime in time (during the 86 movie)... He was indispensible to the Autobot cause, even though he did transform into a brick. haha

[@staticmix1493]

Here's a fact smack the Hexabricks are aparently BOMBS so the DJ dude Blaster carries around a bunch of nukes that convert into either more destructive weaponry or B I R D ahhhh yes the best reprosentation of his character

[@ChimeraMK]

When Blaster has had enough and decides to show why he;s really called Blaster.

[@staticmix1493]

@ChimeraMK my guy went from Blaster to B L A S T E R bro

[@j-sant-animations8105]

The only appropriate accessories for the sound system duos. Nuclear Weapons and b i r d

[@elsaborgarsdottir8945]

Blaster! Blaster! Blaster of soundwaves, he's pulling your wires.

[@ToaArcan]

Poor Blockrock only has one appearance in fiction, in the _Recordicons_ comic strip made by David Willis and published in the Collector's Club magazine. In it, he's lonely that the other members of the Blaster and Soundwave sidekick crew won't hang around with him. Probably because he turns into a bomb.

[@vustvaleo8068]

also his Microman Microchange toy has a working FM/AM radio built into him that was gutted when he was turned into a Transformers toy.

[@Toxic3610]

You know, in all honesty, he should’ve gotten a core class release as well

[@Mark-ke1rj]

I still put Titans Return Blaster at the top of my list. I know that line wasn't the most popular, but I love the idea of the headmaster being able to carry Blaster around as a boombox, set him down behind enemy lines, then transform into a fortified base until he's needed to fight, at which point he assumes his robot mode.

[@Haydenreview]

Always a good day when thew uploads

[@brettjansen8053]

"Those of you whose knees don't hurt yet..." That hit home.

[@Captain_Timezone]

The ghost of Christmas blast

[@lowellmartens6135]

Hope you had a wonderful Christmas Thew. Thanks you for all the excellent videos over the year, and looking forward to more in the upcoming year.

[@nameforcomments4092]

10:46 “My eye is aware that there’s a robot in there, But my mind can barely assemble it.” I’m oh so impressed by Thew’s means of address, That my own may just start to resemble it.

[@PhillipLemmon]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Thew!

[@DredgeX97]

If you don't like using him as Blaster, I like to use my Cybertron Soundwave as Rumble, and Universe Blaster as Frenzy. That way they're stand ins for upgraded forms.

[@RDPendleton]

Oh! I know this! Universe Blasters weapons and bird transform into bombs.

[@Isolder74]

Comes with Steeljaw and Stripes?

[@lilithofthevoid4922]

Love your nails this video, Thew. They are ALWAYS on point. And yeah, the hexagon chonks are all bombs. His (and by extension Soundwave's) buddies just turn into actual explosives. Like a K-class Condor but with less horrible implications

[@mechanwhal6590]

See, Blockrock will fall out the bomb hatch and transform so enemies think they're safe, then Blaster will drop the actual bombs on them!

[@Dogasupreme]

Block-Roc because; He be a Block. The "Roc" is a Bird of Middle-Eastern Mythology, nowadays seen mostly in Japanese Fantasy Stories, Games, and Anime.

[@NALTOHQ]

Hope your Christmas has been great Thew. Love me some Blaster goodness.

[@ThePegwarmer]

“Block rockin beak” Thank you, I needed that 😂

[@Da_ComputerMonster]

Blaster be like; "The FUNKIEST Bot on Cybertron!" Or *[Mortified from the scream and wails of Scrounge melting to death]*

[@storm5936]

I do miss the dumb repaints of Uni2.0 as I got into TF's round the end of Cybertron so this, Ani & ROTF were my jam, oh & the rest of the era was great too but Uni's weird mix of new & old was great.

[@matiasmarcelotoledop]

I kinda want a legacy Cybetrton Soundwave in the future

[@kiokartoons]

i've kind of always wanted Cybertron Soundwave, his design looks so cool!

[@jetpackcthulhu]

Great way to close out the year

[@benvoliothefirst]

13:05 I can't believe you called the Universe one "Satan's moon cup" and I'm the only one who is mentioning it. You glorious bastard.

[@grantharrison1715]

"Blast christmas, I gave you my heart, the very next day, you gave it away".

[@MilesDashing]

The opening for these videos makes me nostalgic for the halcyon days of 2012-ish. Seriously. Brings a smile to my face.

[@40ozAk]

Shout out to the yangtze river dolphin, rest in power

[@TTMMH42]

Blaster and his little friends are the kind of characters that I don't care I'll love them no matter what

[@samanthatax3726]

Thew, your videos are always such a delight to watch. Please keep rocking on my man!❤

[@ursor234]

"the needs of the thew"... embarrassed to truthfully say i did not see that one coming. well played.

[@theredabsol]

on the universe blaster the neck can actually invert the hinge and tab down into the chest i grew up with the thing and took forever to figure that out

[@S0M3GUY778]

The Cybertron Soundwave mould was so almost there man, the robot and the vehicle mode is amazing but the kibble managment kinda sours the taste

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

The nosecone at least could have been handled better, the cockpit isn't so bad because it at least FEELS like a shield.

[@kiadinetheanomalous4175]

I had Universe 2.0 Blaster when I was little, and I loved him dearly, in spite of the many hand injuries he caused by his obscene pointiness

[@rocketeye8683]

"this one looks like Blaster ... this one looks like Satan's moon cup"😂😂😂

[@heli88]

Cybertron Soundwave just annoyed me at the time, and then I thought the Blaster repaint was horribly wrong, so I never got it. I remember at the time just unscrewing the backpack wings and having a more sensible Soundwave... but still with crap hanging off his arms. Still, the hex bomb/accessory/partner gimmick was pretty cool.

[@johnfkennedyinanopentopcar8976]

I love how this episode is late for Christmas

[@sirduck6813]

I love how hasbro didn’t even bother to change anything about universe soundwave to make him different as blaster. He’s just red soundwave.

[@Will_Informed]

a planet key tattoo would go unbelievably hard. Happy Holidays Thew!

[@pigwantsmymoney123]

Your attitude and passion is truly delightful, its brightened my day and you've got a subscriber from me :) thanks for what you do!

[@soundblaster1987reviews]

New listings for the SS86 line suggest another Blaster repaint for 2024. Hopefully this one will have cel-shaded opaque blue plastic, as well as gunmetal grey instead of the black parts. Maybe some silver on those boombox speaker shin panels?

[@rellko3900]

What a blast from the past

[@ElaineClush]

The lights do look great Thew! Hope you're having a lovely holiday season.

[@TableTopTransformer]

The music you used for the cybertron transformation really fitted the chaos of it

[@michaellombardi1620]

Always extra exciting when you do something I own

[@Skeletonizer]

YES!!!!! love both these toys so much, so glad you’ve took a look at them both. Personally I like to think of Universe Blaster as his sister Karmen, if only because it lets me have a toy of Karmen in my collection.

[@Levitz9]

Back when Titans Return was a thing and I was trying to get back into collecting (because I love Headmasters and a line-wide Headmasters gimmick is my kryptonite), I really wanted the TR Blaster. I remember it being kinda special that for once, Blaster was designed first and Soundwave was the repaint. Also, I dug that TR Blaster's "base mode" looked like a concert arena, complete with a light rack. I couldn't get it because I had a lot of money problems in 2017 (missed out on Chromedome, Highbrow, and Brainstorm--I only managed to get Hardhead, and I never did get the TR Voyager Prime that was later redecoed into Octane), but I appreciated the effort. Thanks for a year of great videos, Thew. You've been sweet to us for ages, and we're proud to support you.

[@michaelpytel3280]

Universe B looks like a Seeker and his birdie is Da' Bomb. Kingdom Blaster looks just normal.

[@elwoodbrown7005]

You always have the best transformation montage music. Keep it up Thew!

[@wereduck392]

I love your poetic usage of vernaculars, sir. I can't, unless I've been living under a rock and they've already done so, use your voice in a stop-action KZbin collaboration or an actual cartoon or video game. Have a great New Year.

[@NS-lz6jh]

Happy New Year to Thew! Been enjoying your videos since 2011.

[@seanrayrubio8947]

I used to have both of them as a kid, good to see them again

[@VRHyoumaru]

I couldn't bring myself to buy Kingdom/Legacy Blaster because I already have UniqueToys Soundmixer, who's of the same scale and on the same level of articulation that already does everything the Kingdom/Legacy one can do aside from the tapes. Ironically if Kingdom/Legacy Blaster had functional wrist swivels that might have tipped the odds in its favor, but oh well. SS86 is going to reissue it with a supposidely non-translucent Eject so maybe third time's the charm?

[@kenten]

When I was a kid in the 80s and still believed in religion, I used to pray every sunday in church for months, "Please give me Blaster." Eventually I got him as a hand-me-down, and he was disappointingly gangly. MUCH happier with the Legacy version! Great review, Thew, as always!

[@spawnytheistic]

Legacy Twincast was my first legacy figure and the mould has proven to be some of my favorite tf figures ever. I’m a huge blaster and twincast fan and I’m slowly making my rounds trying to get every blaster and twincast ever made.

[@nefariousgremlin7554]

I didn't give legacy Blaster a second thought when I first saw him on shelves, but then I got him for christmas and discovered that hey, he was absolutely amazing!

[@isuckatusernames4297]

that cybertron design looks awesaume tho. kinda wish hasbro took a second crack at it with more articulations and stuff.

[@Mr_Bunk]

I’ve had a rough day today, but your Xmas Thewness specialmas (sorry) has helped cheer me up a bit. Thank you!

[@Exar_Kun]

The needs of the Thew outweigh the needs of the many is a statement I can get behind!!

[@sidbeckett5655]

The best thing about Kingdom Blaster is that lesser seen Hasbro beast; a spring! Yes, an actual play feature! Press a button, something happens. Amazing. A lost art.

[@seoultron4581]

Someone probably pointed this out, but the Cybertron soundwave/blaster has a double hinge that lets the head sit lower to the chest. I discovered that after owning him for years

[@crunson2000]

WOW. I never heard any TF reviewer so perfectly criticize AND compliment a toy SIMULTANEOUSLY. I have to go get that stealth fighter blaster now LOL --- And the new beats are soundin KILLER!

[@aidantanis4478]

I think a fun intended play feature for Kingdom Blaster is that if you attatch the rifle to any of the ports on the legs in alt-mode, you can position it to look like a radio antenna; much like core soundwave

[@coffeeinhandproductions3238]

Loving the Decepticon Christmas sweater. Got the Legacy release of Blaster earlier in the year and fantastic figure. Everything you could possibly want in an updated figure. Until this point I only had the Voyager WFC Blaster but never the Cybertron one as I already had the Soundwave release which is a perfect and evil design for him. Subjectively Kingdom/Legacy Blaster is perfect so kinda surprised he's also getting a SS 86 release later in the year. Also the G1 Blaster may be dorky and oversized, but the alt mode still makes for a stellar display.

[@ionacustoyreviews857]

I’ve passed on reviewing universe 2.0 blaster so many times. I’m glad someone has. Him and reveal the shield strafe are a nightmare

[@8bitPikachu]

for legacy blaster in box box mode the volume knob is on his left side and if you look closely at it, it has 11 notches around it and blaster is on max volume. so he is always tuned up to 11

[@ShokoArc]

Happy holidays and aHappy new year thew

[@pmak3128]

Great review! I got the Decepticon Nemesis Warship for Christmas!

[@Mushroom_Man]

I am currently pooping