Astrotrain and his Astroforce

[@jsplicer9]

I actually feel really bad for astro train. He just wanted to feel special. He's always lugging around the army, doesn't fight much, just wanted a taste of power...

[@HanakoFairhall]

Yeah, and to be fair, he was kinda getting somewhere till he got flooded away

[@gundamfan2020]

jsplicer9 yeah blitzing always steaks his thunder

[@GrandmasterDevo]

He did get worshipped as a god for a while, though. :)

[@Spacell]

jsplicer9 I always felt bad too.

[@Rlotpir1972]

He only runs his mouth.

[@351cleavland]

This got me to see Astrotrain as a lonely robot; talking to his trains is like a friendless child talking to his dolls around the teaparty table.

[@BTLAGS]

Great analogy he comes more like you mentioned. While Blitzwing comes more confident leader in the episode. For a while blitzwings zone defense and long bombs had messed up the autobots pretty bad more than starscreams plans/megatrons if astro train wasn't so focused on his trains and worked with blitzwing and not cheat devestator they could have taken megatrons leadership from him in some way

[@ilyte1]

I read this right as he said "who needs you spineless plasm heads anyway" that makes me really sad for the poor dude. I'm pretty sure he would have been fair to the humans if they had joined his army. He may have been a decepticon but he still needed some friends

[@virovac885]

That's...pretty acurrate to his toy bios and the show. Once the Decepticons used him to travel to an alien equivalent of Las Vegas and they had pushed him so hard to get there he had to be recharged and refueled while they went out and had fun without him.

[@TheLordSheogorath]

@@virovac885 wtf man that is so sad, where can I read that? :(

[@carolinewampler7935]

@@TheLordSheogorath I have a question how tall is astrotrain

[@vguyver2]

Astrotrain: My troops need brains... I can fix that. *[Destroys machinery and just shoves the broken remains to form a brain on the most limited body possible.]* Astrotrain: Perfect! *[Is later legitimately shocked at their inherent stupidity and lack of agility.]*

[@HanakoFairhall]

**snicker** That's it in nutshell..

[@carolinewampler7935]

@@HanakoFairhall astrotrain sounds like a mix of bombshell and ant man

[@Suralin0]

Predictably, shoving some mid-'80s circuit boards haphazardly into a train engine does not produce terribly effective AI. I'm impressed Astrotrain got the things to move on command, frankly.

[@HanakoFairhall]

hehehehe I did point that out in description, but you said it better hehehe

[@arielalexandroarnaldo2238]

At least Starscream did better building a legion of warriors in Bruticus' origin arc by stealing five Energon cubes from a Cybertron detention center, blowing up the other cabinets in the vault just before escaping back to Earth (either by space bridge or normal flight just-like-in-Season-1's-Countdown-To-Extinction), and installing them in the rusted shells of five abandoned military vehicles he found in the Guadalcanal junkyard to remake them into modern vehicles that would later combine into Bruticus. Onslaught: Half-track/Artillery trailer truck Blastoff: B-17 Flying Fortress bomber/Space Shuttle Vortex: F4U Corsair/Sea Sprite helicopter Swindle: Willy's MB Jeep (cartoon)/Dune buggy (toy) Brawl: M4 Sherman/Rheinmetall Leopard Shockwave: Artillery Tank/Laser Pistol (GI Joe WW2 crossover)

[@andrews4717]

I love how the trains just blare their horns in response to everything

[@Luck00001]

I mean it is their only way to communicate since astrotrain didn’t give them any voice module or whatever

[@glauciarochelle]

poor astrotrain he just wants your own team

[@mastertoytle1983]

Never forget those brave souls of the astroforce. #neverforget

[@СергейКурмыза-ы2я]

What souls? They're just drones!

[@bunnyman8033]

Master Toytle #RememberAstroforce

[@samanli-tw3id]

Master Toytle What makes this hilarious is that Astroforce is a bunch of trains who can't do anything apart from tooting their horns!

[@Wintermute01001]

"We the soldiers of the Astrotrain Empire will obey Astrotrain and scavenge the energy for his empire." So long as that energy is directly on railroad tracks.

[@jokelethkurueisner9229]

*HONK*

[@mrapplegate4065]

"Now, repeat after me...We the soldiers of the Astrotrain empire, will obey Astrotrain and scavenge the energy for his empire!!" *train noises*

[@aggressiveattitudeera887]

"Astrotrain couldn't lead rats to a garbage can." Or trains out of a depot, evidently.

[@devinleber5604]

Astrotrain is the Thomas the Tank Engine FROM HELL!

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

He can probably translate it in his head.

[@Laserbeak316]

Mr Applegate they must’ve done it in morse code.

[@ilyte1]

@@TheSmart-CasualGamer It's a funny skit and concept but realistically this is a cybertronian they speak cybertronian or English. Train is not an official language that telatraan one would rebuild them with so how would he know unless he programmed his own specific language into the brains.

[@johntheechidna1]

"Astrotrain couldn't lead rats to a garbage can!" LOL!

[@сергейКурмыза-щ4й]

Oh, so true!

[@lvalledor3440]

I don't know about you but I love Astrotrain's reverberated voice. Has a good sense of dominance

[@BuzzKirill3D]

I love the name "Astrotrain". Gives me goosebumps everytime. Just say it out loud: "ASTROTRAIN". Fucking badass name.

[@boarpsimson8675]

It's an old comment sir, but it check out.

[@carolinewampler7935]

@@boarpsimson8675 how come astrotrain sounds like a mix of captain america and ant man

[@StarFighters76]

Astrotrain: "Soon you'll have the latest in computer controls that 1985 can offer you"

[@HanakoFairhall]

Conductor: Great Scott!

[@SeanCwilich]

The Energon cubes the Astroforce harvest are a delicious selection of fruit-flavors.

[@SeanCwilich]

Why do the new versions of the toys have more parts to bend & fold than the originals?

[@theguyintheworks8838]

So the modes look better and such.

[@cheezysalt456]

Lol can't help but wanting to give Astrotrain a hug. Feel kind of bad for him :(

[@HanakoFairhall]

cheezysalt456 Yeah, would have gotten it right if that train hadn't messed things up

[@TornaitSuperBird]

Hanako Fairhall Astrotrain and Cosmos should reconcile and become friends after the war.

[@martinguzman3995]

This scene is funny. Astro train is my favorite deception. He transforms into two vehicles that I like, a steam engine train and a space shuttle. I also likes the way his voice sounds. I like the name too. It makes me think about the Houston Astros.

[@bezoticallyyours83]

Martin Guzman I like him for several of the same reasons. except the Houston Astros one. plus he's a riot!

[@jamvan2k]

Go stros!!!

[@mariemerzier2088]

astrotrain is my favorite deception

[@deathserpent9747]

Blitzwing is my favorite. He doesnt have blind loyalty to megatron and he actually respects optimus to a degree. Also tanks and jets are the manliest things in existence.

[@MJC19]

"It's hard to get good help these days" That line sent me

[@megagundamva2694]

And nearly 40 years later that hasn't changed

[@mrmoomooface1662]

I like how he just casually tears off a piece of the computer and smacks it in the engine and somehow it works

[@stevesalzano942]

2:42 "Leader? How do you figure that, choo-choo brain?" LOL

[@theguyintheworks8838]

Astrotrain: even soldiers need brains.. Then how did starscream become a decepticon?

[@HanakoFairhall]

**snicker** good one

[@kylestubbs8867]

Maybe no one considered Starscream a soldier.

[@miyako1909]

Starscream is smart though. He was a scientist

[@HypercatZ]

@@miyako1909 His knowledge is only obscured by his stupidity.

[@carolinewampler7935]

Sonic astrotrain can you give me a ride home 🏡

[@donnadotson2591]

Ironhide: Oh no it's the Astroforce!!! Defensor: My Force field isn't strong enough for those guys. Superion: Superion is inferior. Optimus prime: This is truly our darkest hour. Crashes on the first turn. Gasp Me: They are unstoppable!!!

[@samanli-tw3id]

Donna Dotson Optimus Prime: Autobots! Lay some pennies on the tracks! (Astroforce trains hit the pennies and derail)

[@carolinewampler7935]

@@samanli-tw3id astrotrain holding sonic we found this little blue hedgehog on the tracks and brought him here before we ran over him

[@aggressiveattitudeera887]

This is my favorite episode next to "Starscream's Brigade and The Revenge of Bruticus.

[@RichardX1]

It's no "Webworld".

[@-Wayla-]

Hearing him screaming to the train to stop made my heart break in half

[@nicholashylton6857]

_"Ugh... It's hard to get good help these days."_ I gotta admit, I still like the small jokes they threw in once in a while. 😅

[@YouthFreedomFighters]

Transformers can alter their mass. Megatron can become small enough in his gun form to fit into the hands of another decepticon and Soundwave can become small enough in his recorder form to fit into Spike's pocket, so Astrotrain must get bigger when he transports the decepticons. In the movie, he's big enough in his space shuttle form that the Constructicons can form Devastator inside him.

[@samanli-tw3id]

YouthFreedomFighters Hoist can drive Huffer. Ironhide and Powerglide can fit inside Ratchet's ambulance mode.

[@toyanthaog5109]

@@samanli-tw3id percepter fits inside blitzwing with room to spare

[@ThomasMink]

haha.. poor Astrotrain. But I can't help but also say poor Thundercracker. They show Thrust when he says his 'choo-choo brain' line.. then they color him as Starscream for his closeup in the tunnel.

[@rwyatt26]

They’re clowning Astrotrain hard!!!😂😂😂😂

[@Nephalem2002]

As a hardcore Thomas and Friends fanboy growing up, this part of the episode was a fever dream.

[@CapriciousTF]

astrotrain has the best voice ever and soundwave to

[@lelouchvibritannia7809]

Then by extension, Megatron also has the best voice actor ever

[@toyoscio]

3:03 always comical seeing Starscream in the tunnel when Megatron and he were supposed to be frozen

[@TheKingofbrooklin]

chibidw It was an animation error. G1 got much.

[@Slam_Bus_Rodan]

1:16 It would have been a great opportunity here to introduce a new Decepticon combiner team of trains. It could have kinda been like the Combaticons creation in ''Starscream's Brigade". But instead of having to use the space bridge like Starscream did, Astrotrain could have flown to Cybertron himself to either steal personality components or bring the "soldiers of the Astrotrain Empire" to Vector Sigma to give them life. Hasbro really missed out on selling more toys!

[@charaproductions2308]

Slam Bus Rodan essentially using raiden from headmasters

[@caseycomb]

I remember seeing this episode when it first aired and thinking that they were going to introduce a train combiner

[@deathserpent9747]

What if hasbro teamed up with the people that make thomas the train sets and you could interconnect their cars and such ? Hasbro is missin out

[@disneyboy3030]

At least Japan got the Autobot combiner team the Trainbots and Raiden.

[@reptile1677]

@@deathserpent9747 you mean transformable thomas

[@SparklyDeath]

Astrotrain : "Attention puny flesh creatures, you will put all energy sources within 10 astro-feet of the train tracks or so help me Primus we shall have words!"

[@donnadotson2591]

Evil trains that demand we bring energy to them to steal it from us...even though they can't leave the rails. Me: Oh shit please don't hurt us.😨😨😨

[@СергейКурмыза-ы2я]

Now you know, Astrotrain, how Starscream feels! As Megatron would say: "You couldn't even lead the antroids to a picnic, how can you pretend to lead the Decepticons?"

[@sarnobat2000]

If there is a cooler robot concept than Astrotrain I have never heard of it.

[@HypercatZ]

And this is one of the reasons this is my favourite episode of the second season.

[@Straswa]

lol! Astrotrain is awesome! I love his locomotive mode, glad to see a historical vehicle mode instead of your standard modern stuff.

[@georgethefriend29]

I'm loving this new season of Thomas and Friends.

[@Thunderscreamer]

Poor Astro train, At least he looks better then some of the other decepticons. Hey Ramjet, >:b

[@Yumichan-mn5yk]

Thunderscreamer The Coneheads are very ugly...The original Seekers (Starscream,Thundercracker and Skywarp)have better designs.

[@alphatrion100]

The coneheads are like the sweeps or stormtroopers

[@DECP-GRDA24]

Darkmoon: (Sighs)Since when my partner was a moron? Thrust: Since long time ago, Titan Master.

[@minicle426]

I feel genuinely sorry for Astrotrain by the end.

[@HanakoFairhall]

Same here, the guy actually did well for himself.

[@Labrli]

He’s such a big goofball, just love him.

[@mattcameron2762]

Astro train does at least show that he believes in his troop and positive reinforcement

[@alexanderpoirier3350]

Makes me wonder. What if Astrotrain had used his own brain, somehow took these trains over to Cybertron and then used Vector Sigma? An actual Astroforce commanded by Astrotrain. We had the Constructicons, Combaticons, Stunticons, Predacons…why not some form of Railicons?

[@jokelethkurueisner9229]

Express, Shunter, Switcher, Freighter, Derail, Turboboiler, Etram?

[@johntheechidna1]

You can even see that the other Decepticons don't like Astrotrain that much...

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

They all think he's an idiot. Despite the fact some of them would rather be led by Starscream than Megatron.

[@Laserbeak316]

Astrotrain just took random machinery that he had ripped out of a computer and jammed it into the trains' engines to serve as their brains. Is it really any surprise his "Astroforce" was awful when they literally had scrap for brains?

[@cybersilver5816]

3:48 Astrotrain dabs to hide his shame

[@ZetaVec]

I like how even his freight cars are purple as if they were apart of him

[@stingysmailbox8209]

I can't stop laughing at "choo choo brain" for some reason.

[@HanakoFairhall]

Heh, yeah, I think it's a funny line too 😏

[@haydenhowell9277]

I love how starscream was able to make the combaticons so easily yet astrotrain can't make actual transforming troops at all

[@andrejg4136]

Starscream is legit great at research and development; but he suffers from chronic backstabbing syndrome.

[@astrotrainreviews1355]

Cool, this is probably one of my favorite episodes and favorite seances from this episode, great video man!!!

[@vailsekaichi5645]

Love this guy's voice

[@combocat9444]

Astro train was on Thomas and friends

[@HanakoFairhall]

???????

[@sergeantmarcusstackerM1903]

AEUHHH?!?

[@chippsdubbo990]

It was that Japanese one

[@brickbuster3282]

Hiro?

[@chippsdubbo990]

@@brickbuster3282 indeed

[@TinnCup]

Old man quit on the spot, had enough of the head conductor’s BS 💀

[@drixg555]

One reason Astrotrain's empire did not last long was lack of support due to the popularity of trains in the United States being relegated to a niche audience. If he established his empire's HQ in Japan, it would have prospered longer due to more widespread popularity.

[@keatonburton5636]

I find it so funny when he says, "Come on, guys!"

[@purgeready7635]

Him and blitzwing were funny af for this

[@squashedeyeball]

Astrotrain is some kind of a decepticon Grimlock in this episode...

[@Offcialjacobpacewells]

He needs to watch Thomas the tank engine to understand trains can’t talk and maybe he’ll get it 😂

[@argentparoxysm9580]

How saddening. And here I was hoping to see the decepticon American version of the Trainbots, as well as Raiden. Though that would be adding another combiner team to the decepticons...oh well.

[@HanakoFairhall]

That's weird, I don't ever remember seeing them in Transformers, could this be a Canadian dub I somehow got my hands on?

[@argentparoxysm9580]

Canadian dub? Not sure. All I know is that they reside in Japan, hence their Japanese names, and they all transform into one connected train that doesn't run on rails. Once again, physics in the g1 series is nonexistent.

[@toyoscio]

They're in the continuing Headmasters cartoon after Transformers ended in US.

[@toyoscio]

Correct, they could fly and transport Autobots and humans. They could and did deliver Autobots right into battle.

[@samanli-tw3id]

toyoscio And when they're in train mode, other Autobots in robot mode can fit inside them.

[@СергейКурмыза-ы2я]

Sorry, Astrotrain, but your empire is all washed up!

[@HanakoFairhall]

Hahaha! Good one! XD

[@HEHEHE_I_AM_A_SUPAHSTAR_WARRIA]

At least Astrotrain did manage to build up an Energon supply, all Blitzwing did was fuck around in a football stadium.

[@charliemcgraffin]

00:01:19 Astrotrain: Now, Repeat After Me. "We The Soldiers Of The Astrotrain Empire Will Obey Astrotrain, & Scavenge The Energy For His Empire."

[@dimitrizoya8344]

AstroTrain my 2nd favorite of the transformers

[@aggressiveattitudeera887]

I can remember being 9 years old and not being able to wait for Christmas, cause I knew Astrotrain was under my tree. ☺ Happy memories.

[@logixindie]

@@aggressiveattitudeera887 what toy model was it exactly?

[@ator2659]

I swore my oath and pledged my allegiance to the Astro force.

[@calebe4266]

That was the perfect way to introduce the trainbots, but no, let's male one of the coolest combiners non existant in the cartoon. Good thing the japanese know about him

[@TheMerciless187]

Astrotrain was the most productive and innovative. Yeah Blitzwing trashed a few Autobots, but eventually you need energon to fuel the cause. That giant maze was a waste of time for the Constructicons, resources and energon. Astrotrain displayed some technical savy, created a train force, and actually acquired energon! This is me now as a grown-up talking. LoL As a 5th grader watching I was all for Blitzwing!! :D

[@rwyatt26]

Starscream, Dirge and Thrust are clowning Astrotrain!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@rwyatt26]

Called him Choo Choo Brain!!! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@RayMKlll]

2:25 Yeah, especially if you're a Decepticon

[@Pikachuiscool]

Not only that, but a few years ago, I wrote a fan letter to Jack and he wrote back! I kid you not! It felt great to hear back from him. :D

[@Nightwain]

starscream was able to give the combaticons brains imagine astrotrain did the same and made his own combiner with these trains

[@GameTavern2224]

At least Starscream was able to convince decepticons to follow him. Him and blitzwing really fumbled the ball on their chance

[@BIGLARRY100]

g1 is awesome. kids complain about mass shifting. bruh we got talking, transformering, alien robots. they can mass shift

[@HanakoFairhall]

+BIGLARRY100 Haha yeah ^^

[@captaincomic8678]

+BIGLARRY100 Yeah, but the toys don't make as much sense when mass shifting is involved, and the toys make up over half of everything Transformers.

[@wildflower621]

Tsk. Tsk. Poor Astro, he didn't do as good as Blitzwing did in this episode. But he still remains my favorite. :D

[@halder8613]

Lol, Choo-choo brain...? Clever.

[@Electrasound]

It would be great if they made toy versions of the Astroforce that can turn into robots and combine into one robot.

[@DiscothecaImperialis]

Japanese name: Triple Changers's mutiny (トリプル・チェンジャーの反乱) Note that Toei choose EP names as a nod/parody to C62's Mutiny (C62の反乱) in Galaxy Express 999. :P

[@mechanwhal6590]

they should scrap whatever plan they have for rise of the beasts and replace it with this

[@briannahurley2449]

Astrotrain, the fate of the planet soon rests in YOUR hands!

[@maxmocs5008]

How the trainbots earned money before they were truly accepted into the G1 show!

[@eeiko321]

I always loved the voices of the G1 transformers and loved Astrotrains echoey voice… another great one that echoed was Devastators

[@justinsullivan8250]

How this guy was never in any of the live action movies is a wonder to me.

[@HanakoFairhall]

Wow, no kidding ^_^ Yeah, he always seems to be good at that harsh robot voice, I know him from voicing the Swatbots in Sonic the Hedgehog (SatAM) ^^

[@williampulfer-melville8536]

Jack Angel

[@carolinewampler7935]

@@williampulfer-melville8536 I have a question how tall is astrotrain compared to sonic the hedgehog

[@stephenhounsell7257]

3:50 I laughed at this bit.

[@geothom]

This was the perfect opportunity to introduce the Trainbots and it pains me

[@felixphaneuf9011]

Rip Jack Angel for voicing Astrotrain

[@HanakoFairhall]

I didn't know his voice actor passed away. Thanks for saying so

[@felixphaneuf9011]

@@HanakoFairhall no problem

[@ganados0]

In the Legends comics, Astrotrain and many other Transformers are shrank to human size and he builds transtectors based on his old configuration to be the new Astroforce, he enslaves Flywheels, Shuta/Siren and Bullhorn/Horri Bull.

[@TheLordSheogorath]

"So, who needs you spineless something, anyway?" That sounded like he was.... Hurt that humans ran away from him? He seemed kinda lonely, and he treated those trains as his friends. Maybe he would do the same to humans? It looked like he really needed friends, even other cons treated him like trash and he wasn't even mean to them like Starscream. Kinda sad. :(

[@HanakoFairhall]

I think he called them "Plasma heads" but yeah...now that you mention it, it kinda wants to make you go and give the guy a hug ♥

[@DiscothecaImperialis]

0:16 Who animated this episode? Toei Doga, Sunbow Pro, AKOM or what? If Toei Doga does. Astrotrain might be matching the actual D51 train. the crew already has expreince with anime with steam trains before particularly Galaxy Express 999. 0:19 I don't think this is Toei's works. they are neater even with TV Animes. At least it doesn't do the 999. 1:03 At least it is not using Leijimeters panel. 1:52 Original CB&Q Zephyr? 2:55 That tunnel. the design is borroed from Galaxy Express 999 the first movie (Rintaro as director) eh?

[@jasontachin]

RW:i be honest that I feel sorry for ASTRO TRAIN(Considering that hes a Decepticon)he just wants troops of his own .

[@DerogatoryMess]

Funny, i remember that being historical as a child. Wish i was still so easily amused.

[@HanakoFairhall]

I think the word you're looking for is "Hysterical" Yeah, I do find some parts of this amusing, I suppose I'm a simpleton lol

[@tr8086]

Lol Stfu

[@SteamTrainTy]

“That’s it, I’m retiring now!” 🤣

[@Tampa0123456789]

Wait a minute. I though all the decpticons were able to fit into astro train? Here he is the same size of them. Never notice this when i was a kid.

[@jtinker47]

He supposedly has a chip in him that makes him grow in shuttle form

[@ganados0]

He's bigger on the inside.

[@kingofswordsexia1823]

Astrotrain is my second favorite decepticon

[@SegaMario]

3:49 Astrotrain dabbed 30 years before it was cool.

[@johnsmith6974]

The fourth train...doesn't have tracks 0:53

[@keldeostudies149]

2:25 robotnik/eggman: you tell me

[@PiperMMMMMMMMMM]

my favorite Triple-Changer

[@foreignroninl1555]

LOL. I guess you could say that Astrotrain's attempt to build his own empire was a real train wreck.

[@HanakoFairhall]

Hahah! Good one!

[@harrimanfox8961]

I love hope they're all from different eras and counties

[@HanakoFairhall]

Oh my goodness, you're right! LOL This is another reason I love Transformers so much, the colour screw ups/identity crises' are hilarious XD

[@Pikachuiscool]

Astrotrain is my favorite Jack Angel character. He's the reason I'm such a fan of Jack. :)

[@Bluesharky38]

So when do we get toys on hasbro pulse that turns the astroforce into actually characters ?