A Titan To Rival All Titans?? |

[@ThatToyGuy]

Forgot to trim the song at the end. For those who see that, there is nothing special after the outro lol.....just a blank screen.😂 My bad

[@MaelztromProductions]

I did the exact thing on my SS 102 prime and just deleted my video and re-edited it.

[@andrewcruickshank6177]

the pointy bit on aircraft carrier is to bring plains and helicopters up to the flight deck

[@NemesisTomato]

Right, BUT... that makes the video length 12:34. Own it!

[@TheJcjonesacp]

How would you fix the knee is there a good vid for it

[@potato3757]

"lets combine the idiot to make the big idiot" sums up tidalwave perfectly

[@LarySeeAircraft]

6:42 the side part is for the second runway that runs offset from the direction of the ship. It’s fore aircraft landing so if they mess up the landing or need to go around they don’t crash into aircraft sitting on the front of the carrier

[@jeremiahsacks2868]

Additionally, aircraft carriers are meant to be as spacially efficient as possible, so putting the runway at an angle and having it stick off the side a little is very useful.

[@j0hn00]

That, as well as providing multiple possible directions for takeoff and landing, depending on wind direction. It's good to take off into a headwind on aircraft carriers because that can drastically reduce the runway distance needed

[@MCD10000]

​@jeremiahsacks2868 that's not what the deck is at a 5° angle and yes Catobar carriers the landing deck is off by 5° counterclockwise, and is there for safety above anything else

[@MCD10000]

​@@j0hn00err yes but also no, it has nothing to do with takeoffs, because the catapult gets aircraft to about 180 before going off the end of the carrier, yeah the fall the carrier not lift off, the 5° angle is there for multiple launch. And land for cats 1 and 2 but the angle is mainly there for safety

[@jeremiahsacks2868]

@@MCD10000 however the angle does benefit space and allows for more airctaft to be landed on the deck at a time

[@treebotreviews]

That awkward moment when the level you just ran through stands up and beats the shit out of you.

[@just_a_piece_of_junk]

!VIDEOGAMES!

[@papersamurai00]

I've only watched a let's play, and that was hands down the coolest part of the game.

[@sirdork4261]

That game was so good! I played through it so many times when I was a kid!

[@AnomalyAlter]

Armada will always be my favorite Transformer game I can't believe how few people know about it

[@greninji3593]

that level is the main reason i want this guy

[@jeremiahsacks2868]

The pointy part on the side of the carrier is the runway where the jets will land on. The deck of an aircraft carrier is meant to be as spacially efficient as possible, so having the runway stick out a bit and exist at an angle does numbers for saving space.

[@justarandomfellow4105]

if my memory is correct, they did plan on making the Mini Dark fleet combine into a mini Tidal Wave but they ran out of budget before they could.

[@DjPrimeVideos]

Guess we gotta wait on Iron Factory

[@thatonebritishidiot3037]

​@@DjPrimeVideosor a core class based on the original idea

[@nujevad28]

So they can have the mini cannons on the chest move up and down, but couldn't fit it in the budget to give the mini ships connector pegs?

[@isplat927]

@@nujevad28they most likely were more concerned with it being able to combine with Megatron over it being able to form into a mini wave.

[@a.z.pantera5577]

I will never get over the Altantic Ocean level in Atari Transformers that is just one big arena to the Tidal Wave fight. Not only that but the little details of the ship mode is kind of awesome, such as one hallway having a window with just... a giant head. I also love that you need a specific Mini-con just to get to the ship. Plus, the boss fight itself understands scale. Tidal Wave is COLOSSAL, and he isn't locked to a specific area. He can follow you onto land, the ground quakes, he can in fact crush you under his foot. Even the cutscene in which he transforms makes you look so miniscule. It is a spectacle boss done absolute correct.

[@joltster109]

I need this figure in THOSE colors. That is the Tidal Wave I grew up with.

[@a.z.pantera5577]

@@joltster109 same. They probably will at some point. Count it under Gamer Edition

[@logansehy5677]

Easy repaint, definitely something bot con would have done back in the day at least. I have the original western release toy in those colors, he's only slightly taller than Megatron though.

[@Toucan101]

TIDAL WAVE. TIDAL WAVE Ps: the pointy bit it where the planes land, the front is where they take off, they need more room to land

[@justarandomfellow4105]

TIDAL WAVE. TIDAL WAVE. TIDAL WAVE.

[@jeremiahsacks2868]

WIDER TALVE

[@kingdareth09]

@@jeremiahsacks2868G1 Soundwave: OPERATION TIDAL WAVE

[@Shoundshwave19]

TJC TURTLE HI BUDDY

[@Mr.Crow1984]

6:30 the pointy bit is the landing strip. Old aircraft carriers (ww2 style) used to be a single long runway. In this runway palnes would both land and take off. This is do to the size of the carrier and the technology at the time. This system was limited by the fact that if an aircraft needed to land or takeoff, no other aircraft could land or take off. As such changes were made and a two runway system was implemented, the pointy part is part of the landing runway. Here is where you have the toe cables that help aircraft land. The runway in the front is the takoff one. This is where you will find the catapults that lunch the fighters. Im summarazing a lot, because there are way to many reasons why the change in layout was made (change to jets, technology, catapults, doctrine, etc)

[@Hayden_C_a_G]

@Thattoyguy, the "pointy bit" is so that aircraft carriers have more room to land, and if they dont land successfully, they can fly off to try again.

[@jeremiahsacks2868]

Additionally, aircraft carriers are meant to be as spacially efficient as possible, so putting the runway at an angle and having it stick off the side a little is very useful.

[@joonaskanerva3060]

6:36 It's either an elevator between the flight deck and hangar or part of the landing area of the flight deck. In this case it looks like the corner of the landing area, which is angled compared to the rest of the ship so that landing aircraft that fail to catch an arrestor wire don't crash into aircraft being launched at the front of the ship

[@MCD10000]

Well yeah it is apart of the angled deck but also no it would be there to stop a boltering aircraft from slamming straight into another of the deflectors

[@jdpragmatic8644]

Danco brand silicone grease, It’s the same brand that Jobby uses for his figures. I put a little bit inside the ratchet teeth of my copy and it works wonders.

[@kyomand]

I worked on EA-6B Prowlers in the U.S Navy and our squadron was attached to the USS Kitty Hawk. A U.S aircraft carrier has 4 steam powered catapults that help the aircraft reach speeds to take off. 2 catapults that come off at the very front of the ship and 2 on the "pointy part". The pointy part is also the landing area in case they miss the arresting wire they can take off again.

[@kalebendres]

4:40 THE ONE-PIECE THE ONE-PIECE IS REAL!!

[@raptorprimal1077]

6:30 it's basically just an extra runway for aircraft to come off, I think some even use that for helicopters because if it just had only 1 or 2 runways it would take more time having to launch separate aircraft at multiple turns

[@Frosstie-]

6:42 the pointy bit is the runway. The reason for the longer side, is landing

[@jeremiahsacks2868]

Aircraft carriers are meant to be as spacially efficient as possible, so putting the runway at an angle and having it stick off the side a little is very useful.

[@Frosstie-]

Yeah. It also allows for take off and landing to have less of a downtime in between

[@jeremiahsacks2868]

@@Frosstie- optimal efficiency

[@Cinemaniac0811]

Damn, this titan is simple yet badass.

[@keldeostudies149]

10:33 "by Neptune beard" - thew adams

[@henryverniz7852]

2:14 Folks, just in case you are worried, a good dude at TFW forums made a 3D print of a joint fix and it's just plug and play. A very simple disassembly and that's it. He has an ebay link to buy it directly or a link of the 3D print files. I can post it here if anyone wants it. Don't want to just hijack comment section.

[@TheAbyssalStorm]

6:36 that pointy bit is a secondary runway, I believe. I doubt it has the slingshot that the main runway has, but it still looks like it can be used for take off and landing.

[@choppergunner8650]

The pointy bit is the offset runway which modern carriers have. Up until WW2, carriers did not have angled decks, which meant that either you had to clear the entire deck by lowering the planes into the hangar with the elevators, or there was a serious risk of landings ending up in explosions or just causing a mess on the deck. The British added 5° to port on a carrier's deck, so that planes can land safely, and take-off of other planes can still occur. Also, for your curiosity, Tidal Wave's two other forms are: - a Cybertronian catamaran (double-hulled) battleship - a Cybertronian landing craft (the front that looks like a ramp is probably supposed to open up to allow Decepticon troops to land on a beach). Given how huge the carrier is, scale-wise, real-life approximates of the other vehicles could be: - a Yamato-class battleship - a Zubr-class landing hovercraft

[@lous2187]

Tidal Wave is such a top tier figure, perhaps the best figure of the year, love his carrier, catamaran battleship and troop deployment craft, the mega ship is insane and the detailing is pristine. I like how they put details into his head from the beard to the pirate hat

[@johngolles342]

“That pointy bit on aircraft carriers” is just the corner of a diagonal runway on the top of the ship for aircraft

[@Chugbug01]

BROO! Insane! Ps. I saw that Hotshot. He better be next! 😮

[@yeho8]

ngl, he looks amazing, but... I can't help but feel something was lost in the translation. The OG tidalwave just had so many actual play features - not just the combination and two alt modes, but an elevator for his minicon, launching missiles, and pop up benches to sit more minicons on, and it really feels like they could have integrated more in. Well, at least I'm gonna grab the Fanshobby too

[@Yamatonix11]

I don't think we are going to get launching missiles ever again tbh

[@dayofthedaleks1524]

6:32 That little pointy bit is the flight deck it's angled like that cause it's modeled off of a Carrier using the CATOBAR system meaning that Planes are launched from the catapult on the front of the ship and land towards the back with the arresting wires, the angled flight deck allowed for the carrier to have more space for aircraft on deck and allowed the ship to have a longer unobstructed runway for aircraft to land. This Navy Film about it from 1955 can explain more if you want to see it kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXzHiZebZbmfY8k

[@smithysforge5309]

You very quickly hit my top 3 toy reviewers. Emgo, Ham-man and you

[@ThePuff18]

I kinda wish instead of the mini fleet, he came with Mirage. I think that could have been a neat addition!

[@thantrus]

I haven't been interested in titan class figures because I have very limited shelf space, but after seeing this, I feel like I need to make space now.

[@fulcrumagent]

The pointy bit on the aircraft carrier is just a runway extension

[@SixshotRevan]

I just got Tidal Wave yesterday, and I think he's already my new favorite Titan. The only complaints I have are just nitpicks and wishes. I wish he could transform without separating into the Dark Fleet first, and I wish he had his mini-con Ramjet. That's it. The rest is pure perfection.

[@Bunbiichuffn]

Got a cackle outta me with the One Piece reference, idk why, your brand of humor is just perfect for me

[@KingChiggy]

You know I kinda wish that this play feature had been actual lore in the Armada series to explain how such a MASSIVE being could somehow shrink down and attach onto Megatron. I remember the first episode that introduced him with him LOOMING over the beach where he had the Autobots pinned down and then he just kinda shrank and disappeared because they realized they introduced too powerful of a character to be present at every battle besides being equipped to Megatron all the time. Having a smaller version of himself onboard that comes out to combine with Megatron makes so much more sense from a lore standpoint.

[@b3rz3rk3r9]

Tidal Wave was always one of my favorite Decepticons, seconded only by Thunderwing, because... well, just look at this Behemoth. I like to imagine he's the Decepticon's equivalent to Omega Supreme: the gigantic battleship called in for major suppressive fire. I just wish that he got more love in TF media, because this is just a fun concept.

[@suprizeoptomist4680]

That "pointy bit" on an air craft carrier is the end of the landing strip. Planes only take off from the steam powered catapults at the bow (front end) and only land at the stern. Something, something, safety, something, something, tailhook.

[@zaxitron2714]

Big purple boy

[@kevinschmidt8518]

Can’t wait for mine to arrive, thank you for doing the video!

[@leadnink]

the pointy bit on the aircraft carrier deck is a second runway which is used as a landing strip, its angled away from the normal runway so planes can land while another is taking off at the same time. I hope that made sense.

[@anonymousrift]

The little sharp outline on the side of aircraft carriers are to hold planes when they are not being used. The reason they jolt out to the side is so that active aircraft don’t ram into the non active aircraft.

[@TheJcjonesacp]

2:46 my knee actually did explode on mine sadly 😢 I had to send it back to Big Bad toy store (who as always has amazing customer service) hope my new figure doesn’t have this problem, the whole knee just stopped ratcheting

[@B1GCORE]

There was plans to make mini tidal wave but the budget makes it scrap the concept. BUT. pray for DNA upgrade for this one.

[@alectech5435]

1:51 Tidal Wave has a very stylish mustache

[@jaykettavong4109]

I wonder how upgrade kits will fix up on the big guy beside better hands but I hope someone makes a little core class dirge and slight improvements on the Mini version too

[@jordanlink7020]

I bet we git a functional baby tidal wave from someone

[@paulkilcline1168]

4:40 the one piece is. I found that funny

[@ELJadeFox]

Here's hoping for being a Unicorn trilogy titan he eventually gets a discount like with Cybertron Metroplex. My personal nitpick would that I whished he came with the requiem blaster and/or Leader-1 minicon, because everyone who is getting this probably owns Armada Megatron or will get the Galvatron redeco. Still if it weren't for the potential knees breakege, this is might just be the best Titan class figure since Nemesis and Black Zarak.

[@Boredsmartass]

The pointy bit is basically just for the planes to come on and off. Sometimes they use it because it’s quicker to leave that way depending on the situation and plane

[@Eevee007King]

How's the View from up there on his arm

[@DarthLocutus0]

Pretty sure the "Pointy Bit", as you described it, is part of the second runway zone that the big US Navy Supercarriers have to accommodate more flight ops at once.

[@leonake4194]

The tower thing Is the command part of the Carrier( + an airport control tower), just the same as In a battleship but to the side becase It needs as much surface space for jets as It has available

[@ThatRandomDude14]

2:30 unfortunately I didn’t take this warning seriously enough and yep, one of my tidalwaves knees ratchet is just gone now

[@arturobustillos6041]

This was the first titan in my collection... And too it was my favorite figure in tf Armada... It didnt disappoint me

[@lekanraposte6732]

My nitpicks about him are the fact that for some of the mini ship pieces for Meg's super mode are hard to take out of the main bot. I have to use a butter knife for some. As for Meg's combined mode, the pin joints of his elbows and hips are too weak for the parts. As for the main bot, he's MASSIVE, THICK and SOLID. Same thing for the ships. So far, he's my favorite Titan after Siege Omega Supreme.

[@A-Microwave]

the one on the back comes out easily after the first time, all you have to do is pat his back while it's facing down and it just flops out

[@Shockwave-ob2tx]

I’m wondering if Hasbro will do a slight retool and release him as Broadside, possibly on Gens Selects

[@thatrandommememan9900]

today i was messing with the mini dark fleet and discover that you can peg the top of the jetpack to the bottom of the foot extenders to turn megs into the green goblin. the jetpack can still be one piece by using the weird knee joints used for transformation to gain added stability.

[@MCD10000]

10:53 sorry but tidalwaves's carrier is a catobar carrier so it doesn't have a ramp like other styles

[@Coopa_yt]

the "mini dark fleet" they look like the 3 other alt modes edit: look at 8:45 then look at 3:24

[@Cybertitan129]

If this makes it's way into my collection, i will look back at the articulation section and that symphony of ratchet joints as the reason why.

[@coffeeinhandproductions3238]

Very cool update, and nicely sized. Would definitely get on a discount as $300 CND is a lot for this guy. Original is nice for what it is and still respectively tall for being a Voyager or whatever he was back in the day. Never cared for the combining gimmick with Megatron, but it's neat how it was worked out with the smaller sections that make up the rest of Tidal Wave's robot mode.

[@JadeNovanis]

He was a "Supreme Class" so effectively Commander just like Optimus.

[@Cdr2002]

Toy guy is the Titan whisperer

[@michaelpapp5518]

The left knee on my copy exploded. I’ve had the toy less than a day. Fixed it so the right knee was less taut by tying saran wrap around the spring. Fortunately the friction in the left knee is tight enough that it’s still functional. Could be worse, honestly. Also, my shoulder rotation upgrades have left me unable to properly the back Megatron upgrade piece.

[@fraser7211]

I miss the gimmicks the old one had for each dark fleet boat, like the minicon seats or the minicon jet alcove, or the gears inside of his chest that let a minicon switch turn all the turrets

[@novaexplosion8257]

why we need a titan class FOC Broadside: it would be this, but with wheels and a big rolling aircraft carrier type thing would be amazing

[@darkwoods1954]

The thumbs will adjust into the correct position in a similar way to the original toys thumbs but no one on youtube seems to do it.

[@SharkEnjoyer56]

>>>>>>TIDAL>>>>>

[@JesseOwens-p2o]

6:35, it is the edge of the second runway

[@goku2225]

The way his combined carrier mode ends up makes me think they could potentially retool tidal wave as energon scorponok

[@brosquad1234]

That bit is for landing or taking off if you wanna launch a few planes at once

[@thebulbasurguy5563]

Aside the knee ratchet Looks good Nice view

[@HardbassSoviet]

Who remembers that bossfight from the game?

[@JustAColleiPlayer]

Pointy bit is to allow planes to have more room to get on and off the carrier

[@ВасилийМорозов-л7х]

Maybe I being overly critical, but the base mode is there just to conceal the lack of creativity with the figure. Pre-Legacy ship Titans (Fortress Maximus, the Ark) had a lot of play/display features about their ship modes, such as various ramps and compartments for smaller dudes as well as transforming partner figures. Tidal Wave's ship mode/modes are just vaguely hydrodynamic bricks. I'm pretty sure that a Micromaster-size elevator like on the original toy could have been made in the carrier. The mini-fleet looks cute, but it is of sufficient size to form something else aside from Megatron's arms shields and jetpack. It'd have been better to make it *not* a part of Tidal Wave's robot mode but a partner figure/additional weapons for him. Well, these qualms aside, the figure is outstanding.

[@ChakatStripedfur]

I'm hopefully getting this guy sometime next month, along with Magmatron, as I preordered them both in April. At least, July is when TFSource _says_ it'll ship out, but Magmatron has already been pushed back once, so who knows. And I'm sure there'll be a 3rd party company somewhere that'll make a way for the mini-ships to make a robot. There's just too many people wanting that for them to ignore it.

[@russellharrell2747]

Battle Catamaran. Also the pointy bit in the aircraft carrier is where the jets are launched with catapult. The length of the ship is used for the landings.

[@MrAnthem123]

Can’t wait for this figure to come out. I do wish you went in more depth with the base mode, but I otherwise enjoyed the review. Can’t wait to see how many minicon ports or 5mm peg holes it has.

[@XavierMead]

oui toy guy if you read this first off I love your content I've been a long watcher and second off you should look into the studio series junkions I think there pretty good and I wanna hear your take

[@undeadpiggy]

I love how there’s actually no damn videos showing how to fix his knee(s). Great.

[@killianadams4779]

disassemble mode reminds me of commander 86 ultra magnus and it's really funny

[@luigifaniac1312]

I believe the torso ship is straight up a battleship but with 2 fronts. The "pontoon" is a troop-landing craft.

[@ikhypk]

@ThatToyGuy did you have any issues on your tidal wave’s knee? Or open to double check whether there are any stress marks on the 3 pegs that’s holding the knee ratchet? There’s a design flaw

[@micahh9351]

I wish they included his lil jet bro but this is still cool

[@Distallia2245]

I got my tidal wave last Thursday and I fucking love this figure and that toy guy I love you vids and can we say that burning megatron is a commander

[@Byrdstar6423-un3me]

Wanted him since childhood and I want him even more

[@Boomerjojo79]

Now we need to get an energon version

[@-One_Chicago-]

Naw we don't need mirage( hopefully that's not in cybertron)

[@potato3757]

I would like to see a green variant like he was from energon

[@publicprofilename4273]

The part that juts off to the side of the carrier is a landing lane.

[@2dbeats3d]

Glad this guy is solid, but looking forward the repaint rerelease of him in his alt color scheme more known from the video game

[@Yamato09097]

My favorite part of him was him minicon peg still works kinda with the original ramjet

[@lanoche]

I honestly want one. I got the Japanese version from years back that I had a pleasure of being able to buy in box in a toyshow cause I wanted the Japanese colors and not the American one. And this big boy is an amazing update to it.

[@fishpop]

Kinda wish the intro song was his battle theme from the PS2 game

[@lockout5731]

Amazing review i will pick him up when he goes cheaper soon and better than that thief prime Vs prime since you are a king of proper transformers figure reviews

[@andrewmcnicholl7069]

Nice review, his head can also look up, it's just a bit stiff

[@WortWortWortWortWortWortWort]

I swear I had the feet to a version of him

[@king_infernos]

can't wait to get him to be my first titan and will be amazing with my armada meg

[@prtransformer5609promax]

4:37 bro almost reveal what is the ine piece

[@troylandzerep8045]

i had the original armada tidalwave im so waitimg for this

[@Distallia2245]

That thing on aircraft carrier is for airodiamic and weight control

[@patricksheeley7036]

The little "pointy bit" is there so planes can land and take off at the same time, its more efficient

[@patricksheeley7036]

Also only non-american aircraft carriers have the ramp

[@Starscream2588]

I wished the hatch on the air craft carrier opened up. Like on the original toy. Also at least came with a mini con figure. Omega supreme Came with countdown a micromaster. Countdown got his own mold too. Tidal wat is a bit smaller then Omega supreme I have all my titans on the floors I have all of them. Plus original toy was $25. I have that & energon tidal wave still sealed. I wonder if they will do a repaint of him. In Energon colors. Plus original had missile launchers. But to me if they added the hatch & mini con would been more then perfect. They did it on a $25 budget back then. But does not have the articulation this one does.

[@ramz871]

Id love to get a down scaled vetsion of the Titans. I love them, but playing with them is a genuine hassel. I love Tidal Wave and would love to just fiddle with him, but cant do that because he is gonna be gargantuan, and loud

[@nerobernkastel1138]

the best titan ever, mainly because it's solid and stable, so easy to pose.