Armada Fans Are Eating GOOD |

[@Zo1dus]

My only gripe is that the trailer is missing the gimmick of exploding into a ball of fire.

[@thedeadpoolwhochuckles.6852]

Im working on a 3p kit for that. right now its just a lighter and some lighter fluid.

[@zakkmylde1712]

​@@thedeadpoolwhochuckles.6852add a few sparklers to the kit and I'm sold.

[@WarPrimus773]

💀💀💀

[@hennrythunderstrucked7059]

I hope they make a jetfire for him

[@heavy5013]

If they do, I will have it.

[@frenchfriedbagel7035]

Jetfire and Overload.

[@Archive_7802]

Agreed

[@tfuniverse1651]

Oh eventually they will, likely same for Overload. Just a matter of when.

[@Maximilian7992]

They’re already working on Jetfire and Overload

[@nb3439]

It seems like everyone slightly mistransforms the supermode at the waist and it bothers me SO much The headlight sections are supposed to shift inwards and fill in those little gaps, making the whole thing flush, but it seems like EVERYONE misses that step. Even the official product photography misses it

[@awesomeguy7624]

True, it makes a massive difference in the waist with the headlights shifted in

[@smiles_selims]

IT HURTS SO MUCH

[@JohnMontagna]

I was coming here to make this same comment lol.

[@Chazzsg]

​@@JohnMontagnasame lol

[@RID01S]

Lol I missed that step too so I reshot my video and corrected it

[@wolfclaw719]

I really hope minicons make a proper comeback cause I grew up on Armada but I never managed to get preceptor and when I saw Armada showing up in legacy I got hopeful before remembering how micromasters flopped but now Hasbro seems to be trying again and I really wanna see minicon combiner teams like the old days

[@Cdr2002]

I hope they sell the Perceptor team as a deluxe or something

[@Optroymus]

There’s a new Hot Shot with Jolt so I’d say minicons are back

[@Cdr2002]

@@Optroymus yeah I honestly like these slightly more expensive box sets of repaints, Minicons, and a small handful of other accessories. The fact is that properly engineered Minicons can’t really work into a modern deluxe budget, as shown with the extremely simplistic Targetmasters we got out of Legacy, so I think this new method is a good workaround

[@wolfclaw719]

@@Optroymus oh dang how'd I miss that?

[@Nighthawk613]

Never got preceptor as a kid but I've been buying all of them on eBay. Have armada complete unless you count the roll play toys. Also getting the recolors of the same mold that appear in energon and cybertron

[@thesolringer3377]

Base robot Optimus actually has a pseudo ab crunch, you can use the shoulder joints that form his abs to make him bend forward a bit

[@user-ir1xo9jp8w]

Holy shit, I just noticed that. That's amazing and makes him look more dynamic

[@terogates1]

Great for posing him turning into super mode

[@fran92mj71]

As a kid a barely knew anything about G1, but Armada was the show that started my interest in Transformers as a whole, Megatron is really good, Hot Shot was a little bit dissapointing (still a great figure) but this Optimus is overall FANTASTIC, can wait for Jet Fire and Tidal Wave... and whatever other Armada figure release

[@MegaNumberXIII]

I hope they make more minicons. Specifically the Star/Energon Saber teams.

[@myang12003]

Would they just be core classes?

[@MegaNumberXIII]

@@myang12003 Idk, probably? Or whatever size class you'd classify Sideswipe/Wheeljack's minicons as.

[@TheDaxter11]

I really hope they'll do Red Alert, Cyclonus and Demolisher before they stop doing Armada stuff. We at least need the original cast in figure form before they move on from Armada.

[@fulcrumagent]

The fact that they include wheeljacks minicon despite not even being in the show, but not even one for the commander figure is baffling

[@Optroymus]

Even the powerlinx Hot Shot too came with Jolt

[@cyankoopa8111]

Hey, you're meant to shift the headlights back in for the super mode- like how the headlights are in vehicle mode. It makes a big difference.

[@brandondigiuseppe1111]

The combined mode was absolutely a HUGE selling point for any Armada Optimus Prime, but the sad thing though, in the show, he rarely combined with his trailer and once Jetfire showed up, nearly every fight those two would be combining together.

[@tnrteam4980]

now we wait for the obligatory nemesis prime version since he appeared on armada series

[@lanoche]

Yeah I got mine Pre-ordered from Amazon, I'll just wait for that to get shipped to me in October.

[@xolotelx]

Rhinox's knee locks don't work on my copy either, so maybe it's a common problem

[@soundwavegamer2321]

I got this guys yesterday. I had pre-ordered it in anger back in April when Patriot Prime put it up as an affiliated link and then forgot I pre-ordered it. Cut to this month I had finally found a Motormaster for $90 picked it up got it on the weekend and was so happy then on Tuesday I received a package from Amazon I was confused and opened it to fin Armada Optimus Prime. I checked my account and that was when I realized “oh ya I pre-ordered it didn’t I.” So getting to both complete my Menasor and get a surprise Armada Prime was really awesome. I do have one complaints on my copy one of the legs hinge and peg system is tight. To where I have to apply a lot of pressure just to move it. The other one moves fine, but Transforming the legs back to it trailer mode is a scary experience that I hope loosens over time. It’s not as bad as Kingdom Megatron where I don’t want to Transformer him, but it is concurring. I will say I think the hands are fine anything more complicated and they would’ve had to make this a Haslab project and I wouldn’t have been happy about that plus it’s either visible combiner hands or a transformation that is the successor of ROTF Mixmaster

[@ChaoticJester]

Energon toys that could actually combine with each other like in the show would be epic in my opinion.

[@mymaskofshame]

I'm loving how absolutely hyper you were for this, it's amazing to see such joy the right toy can bring.

[@winterwolf0604]

the funny thing ive heard "i bought a kit kat to do that" great video as always

[@da_master_of_foxes8512]

I would genuinely be happy if they started selling minicons for a dollar, and it came with extra accessories for the abilities they unlocked, or even including blast effects, maybe even some with ENTIRELY new molds!!

[@L1LegoAnimations]

It's a shame Hasbro quit with micromasters and all that right before Legacy. Idgaf about some random purple car dude, but after seeing SG Sideswipe's minicon compared to my original Armada Wheeljack's, I'd buy new Armada Minicons like they were going out of style.

[@OfficialFinnTDK]

Sales for the WFC Trilogy micromasters didn't sell well, thus some of them were shelf/pegwarmers. HasTak knew this and shifted to Core Class, which everyone wanted more than the micromasters. Even if the Armada minicons got updated, they don't want them to share the same fate as before.

[@ashleyva1461]

13:14 bro brought out the minecraft door

[@TheRedKazer]

God I hope they come out with an Overload

[@polishfriend]

I grew up with armada, and I hope I get that bad boy when it comes to toys r us around here

[@JetStream_Mann]

You have toys r us?

[@polishfriend]

@@JetStream_Mann yeah, Europe got it different, we just don't have the stores I want. Do you know how hard it is to get a decent model kit in Poland, Warhammer minis are nearly nonexistent and gundams are scarcely available

[@JetStream_Mann]

@@polishfriend yeah, I feel like most companies prioritize the west for some reason

[@eeftankian]

My first copy had an issue where the left hand of the supermode split in 2 and the screw was damaged, so i got a second copy, which had good hands but other problems. The second one's roof piece is loose and the core robot's chest doesn't wanna peg in. All on all i'm still in love with this figure

[@Saiyan1229]

Sounds like it aint worth the price then

[@cyankoopa8111]

@@Saiyan1229 A good copy is 100% worth the price, more than any other commander. The figure's so good that this person is able to overlook those problems- which is a testament to how great it is.

[@pravesh736]

@@Saiyan1229 only a dumb ass would say that about this figure

[@eeftankian]

@@Saiyan1229 despite the few issues i still think it's worth getting

[@RID01S]

@@Saiyan1229it is worth the price imo, dude probably got a lemon

[@thefinalday5858]

2:00 that's how bigfoot walks whenever he's on camera

[@Grimm196]

DNA Design have made a SS Scourge upgrade kit. He looks so good and accurate!!

[@brandonbaggaley2317]

Legacy Blitzwing’s translucent red hulk hands look good as hands for Armada Optimus in super mode.

[@Maximilian7992]

I bet they’ll make a Powerlinx version of this considering we got Scourge/Nemesis Prime and Toxitron out of the G2 Laser Prime

[@THEeternalllama]

ITS 21 YEARS OLD?!?!

[@Cdr2002]

Just like me 😊

[@thoth7290]

i just used a red gundam marker on my prime's eyes, he looks great

[@Raging_Asura]

The waist being mistransformed in the combined mode is giving my OCD a run for its money 💀

[@szonator]

As someone who never seen armada I can confirm at first I thought that's just a single coherent figure

[@felipevaldes3487]

I bought Legacy Armada Prime 2 weeks ago and he already took the position of my fav transformer EVER

[@PaladinsToys]

Preordered Armada Prime and I’m so ready when mines come in

[@unnamed12346]

I feel like it would be hilarious if Energon and Armada Optimus got a dedicated mold to each of them, then Cybertron Optimus is just still the Magnus retool. It'd be like the Morrigan Darksralkers sprite joke all over again

[@ChargeJN]

>one fear

[@grip3939]

I hope they make someone packaged with the Bazooka(?) trio & the Shield Trio

[@FC_mania]

you forgot to fold in the front grills for combined mode!

[@user-ir1xo9jp8w]

This is now my favorite transformers toy ever. I HOPE they make Jetfire

[@mecha53107]

We just need Jetfire, Overload, and a Sparkplug Minicon.

[@robloxlordcosmic]

That eeh while transformer ing was damn near lethal

[@Adrian-ps7iu]

I think they should make a legacy six shot leader class

[@todddavis2041]

So happy that Hasbro are releasing Armada remakes this year, but its a shame that except for one they don't have mini-cons. Hope we will get a Mini-Con multi pack at some stage.

[@inconsoleble]

".....PP rotation...." 1st thing comes to mind: the "Helicopter"

[@alpha07_prime]

I want Hasbro making Armada Red Alert, Blurr and Sideways

[@RosencrantzxGuildenstern]

LegArmada Prime's really cool, once I get a copy I'll definitely try to pull an SS'86 Ironhide style mod and divide up the super mode front skirt into separate pieces that can move individually. That and maybe separate the super mode fingers.

[@Optroymus]

Not only did we get this and Megatron this year, we also get powerlinx Hot Shot WITH Jolt, Armada fans really eating well this year

[@romaincooper1310]

I'm calling sg sideswipe armada wheeljack carjack

[@lekanraposte6732]

SG Sideswipe is pretty damn obvious. I'm looking forward the proper A. Wheeljack. As for Armada Optimus, this may be my TF of the year. His only flaw is the fiddliness of how to deal with his backpack when combining with his trailerpants.

[@treebotreviews]

8:31 I wonder who bought it. And is now kinda regretting it since we have an official one😂😂😂😂 great review. Once making me stimulate the economy.

[@MacRokunii]

a really neat little detail that i found about the core robot that i havnt seen anyone else talk about is there are MiniCon insignia on the underside of the back skirt. just thought that was a need thing to include.

[@garrettsmith4034]

So hyped for Tidal Wave. As a kid, i got out of collecting figures as Armada dropped/after Beast Wars which sucked. Its great to have a chance to collect a better version of the figures. I am dying to see an updated version of Jetfire (sucks that i recently scooped commander class if they do), Red Alert and Sideways. Also Ruination deserves more love. Feel like he'll be the next combiner since RID is cycling around supposedly.

[@TheRoboticSeaMammal]

I would kill for a Galvatron and Optimus with the Black, Red and Blue paint job when they fought inside Unicron.

[@EyedMite]

I want the 2006 cybertron toy line .

[@charizard1802]

I love my copy of Armada optimus but on my copy sadly the right shoulder rachet joint failed. It still holds a pose but the rachet is broken somehow. Also sadly with the way the arm assembly is pinned it's hard to get at the joint to fix it. So I posed it and left it alone now.

[@SpartanDara]

no way! mine has the same issue, I thought I was the only one but I honestly didn't even notice at first until I was messing with it after a few transformations. Is it specifically the joint where the pauldron/shoulder connects to the body?

[@charizard1802]

@@SpartanDara exactly

[@ComicsyCafe]

I hope they make Armada Blurr and Sideswipe! Please Hasbro

[@Fruit_handler]

This is my toy of the year, no competition, like holy fuck it's a joy to handle

[@OverBenthousand]

I was 18/19 when Armada came out and I looooooooved it. The entire Unicron Trilogy was my jam. I’ve made a pact with myself to only get Optimus figures (I just got this guy yesterday)… But I may end up getting every Armada related figure. At least Autobots….

[@coffeeinhandproductions3238]

Been sleeping on a lot of Commander Class, but got Rodimus earlier in the year. Good core robot, but not the most fun to transform, and the trailer is unnecessarily oversized. Hasbro definitely got it right with this long awaited update and the upcoming Ultra Magnus. Really want Hasbro to update Overload for this guy as it added so much in both presence, and epic firepower to the original. Also yes please to a Legacy Energon Prime. The actual design is pretty cool, was just poorly realized with the original toy.

[@Wafflemaker3001]

rodimus is the weakest commander imo (its close with sky lynx) I keep hot rod in my main display and just have rodimus in vehicle mode 24/7. my biggest complaint is the head articulation the collar takes away any hope of it looking anywhere but straight forward and looking good

[@demonwolf3286]

The combined mode can have the truck lights slide back int

[@ZX-Gear]

I want an Armada Sideways. Now that guy was what really ramped up the story of Armada and started the chain of story events that lead to Unicron.

[@biojosh398]

That edit at the start was so good!

[@watrebel9595]

I hope that they make a Jetfire and overload. Also a good remake of Cybertron prime because the siege Magnus mold sucks. Also I love how he opened the combined mode hands because that is the first sequence in the show

[@dkkanofkash8798]

It’s sad that I had to cancel my preorder of this guy.

[@Jeradactile]

Found this guy for $10 over msrp on Amazon. Figured getting it a mo Ty early was worth it. Looking forward to checking this guy out !!

[@AlbinoRhyno766]

I actually just picked this guy up too, I actually found going through with a hobby knife on the nubs where it was removed from the mold did wonders to help keep is legs together in robot mode! I think the tolerances are just super tight on this guy and that extra bit of clean up helped sooooooooo much.

[@ToaKoran]

Do you mean on the crotch piece where the Super Mode shoulders connect together?

[@Skankhunt-hl9zj]

This brings a tear to my eye. I just went crazy the other night thinking of the old figures my mom threw out and how I wanted to buy them back even if they are overpriced. I loved the armada series they were my favorite toys ever and this is basically a newer version of the Optimus I always wanted but couldn’t afford I ended up getting jet fire as a kid for 80$ and all my friends were jealous and offered me they’re whole collections for it but I said no because jet fire meant a lot to me. I really hope they give him this remake treatment.

[@lucaramirez9339]

The only real ways I could see improvement in this would be adding the missle pods the original truck mode had, fully possible hands with better 5mm ports, minicon ports, a bigger gun, a star saber as it is seen on the show, a requiem blaster, and a sky boom shield. Any further improvements could be implemented after they give us an overload and jetfire to go with him

[@Shrek_is_life-q1n]

The Armada Wheeljack got revealed, and it looks incredible

[@notclever]

Honestly I saw this and was like, $100 bucks, goddamn, but then I saw it and I dream of having this again 😊, amazing that toy guy 😂

[@puttster3]

Little surprised there was no mention of the sign of a possible Armada Overload to be made, with the fact there is a Peg Hole in the Armada Trailer in the perfect location for an Overload to connect.

[@Nateorade18]

I’m so excited for an Armada Jetfire that can powerlink with Optimus. I also hope they make the Legacy Animated Prowl/ Cyberverse Chromia mold into Sideways.

[@zafool4997]

That reminds me, I need to get an Armada Megs I’ll wait till we get an actual Amarda Wheeljack to pick that one up though

[@rolandcabral5295]

I finally got the chance to preorder the Commander Class Armada Optimus Prime!

[@newwaveplus]

I hate how hard it is to find this figure for a fair price nowadays.

[@newwaveplus]

UPDATE - I GOT HIMMMMMM

[@StardustLegacyFighter]

​@@newwavepluslol

[@randymerrick3347]

U know u can push in headlight front pieces before u connect him in super mode. It closes up those small gaps in his waist

[@4zechan271]

I want Cybertron toys

[@Brandon-McFadden.]

Finally got this, I had the original as a kid and love this, only complaint I kinda have is both robot modes are great and can't display both lol. Bring on MAGMATRON!

[@SwedishSeacon]

A KitKat wrapper? First time I've heard someone use a candy wrapper to customize a figure. But I bet he is also gonna have a wonderful smell of chocolate

[@DerpyDude777]

I freakin love this Armada Prime, he's so sick! I find my self constantly wanting to transform him in to Super mode a lot.

[@esaureyes3958]

I'm not a collector, but when I heard about this I thought, God I need it, and after a little bit of searching because in Spain is not very easy to find this figures I bought it. Now I'm waiting for a Jetfire figure

[@Twin_Takoyaki]

The Eminem at home at the beginning 😭

[@CarnoReviews]

14:43 my overload actually hold on super well, It clicks in and everything

[@ValTek_Armory]

I think Armada Optimus is my favorite design. I grow bored with the G1 style design with the windowtits and stuff. This Prime feels more like a warrior and Garry Chalk made for a perfect voice. Peter Cullen is classic, but he feels too somber these days compared to the energy of UT Optimus.

[@ValTek_Armory]

I think the Triggerhappy shoulders are fine on Armada Prime since the arms are spaced away from his head enough that hey don't impact the mobility

[@brendanboiman]

my brother bought this and its really fun to mess with. more fun than megs anyway

[@rhaeasoul8531]

I can’t wait for overload and and jetfire to be released. The legacy trailer already has a connection on the back that’s completely useless for this single figure.

[@Thebrotherof-Jazzi-thegoat]

2:33 is your hand ok?

[@KRG2K]

For anyone who dislikes the super mode's eyes being yellow instead of red, the eyes are attached to the back of the head, not the front. If you unscrew the back of his head, the front can detach, giving you plenty of room to paint the eyes red!

[@shady_the_one]

I did that. Not even a problem

[@PrimeTime_Pictures]

Me on my way to the comments to say that he mistransformed the bottom part of the supermode torso.

[@jamimuhammad3699]

I loved transformers armada I need it be rerun 😢😢😢😢😢 please. I really enjoyed this review I want this figure.

[@Swoont]

I cant be the only one who think that armada Optimus prime looks tired all the time

[@ObnoxiouslyTexan]

I like my fans toys version too much so I cancelled this. If it goes on sale ever still may grab one lol. I hope they do a re-color of this though in the colors of the original you had. Appreciate your reviews!

[@Gloose284]

That moment you realize you're almost as old as Armada.

[@elxr9434]

If ultra magnus shoulders werent soo broad id buy him also itd help if he werw smaller

[@SkywardEmerald]

god i NEED HIM

[@spanglezekankleplushapalooza]

Literally just got Armada Prime yesterday

[@a.asolus7564]

I do hope they make Omega Prime one day

[@bearnaff9387]

I am not an Armada-series fan, tbh. It just wasn't my deal. That said I think this may be the best super-robot that Hasbro/Takara has done. Maybe ever. The posability of the super-robot Optimus is just amazing. Articulation standards have really reached a peak from which I am not sure there's a place to improve without having to sacrifice cost, playability, or both.

[@lockout5731]

i will be getting this for Christmas with armada legacy Megatron and with a core class arcee from rise of the beasts oh i cant wait to put this on my shelf

[@trash44gzgigasmashkaza50]

Hope we get ultra magnus and not overload for combining him

[@Jetblast01]

Juuuust waiting on mine. Got like another week to wait...