Depth Charge - Beast Wars

One of my favorite figures from the Beast Wars toy line.
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[@williamrothan764]

I'm wondering if the "Shark Gun" is meant to be a Remora Gun. Remoras are known for latching onto rays for a mutual symbiotic relationship.

[@Bardim18]

It is indeed a Remora fish gun, you're correct

[@TheRealHoodedGeek]

I had this one as a kid. Got it for Christmas and it was instantly my favorite. Sadly, being a kid, I lost all his little discs, missiles, and even his gun. Eventually, my dog got a hold of him and chewed up the tips of one of his wings

[@phantomscrapper6608]

Happens to people yeah...

[@chadderbug7587]

Still hilarious that they kept his disc launcher gimmick in the show-

[@therangersrule68]

Depth Charge's vehicle mode is based on the design of the ship he arrived on earth in. When he crashed, he scanned a manta ray and his ship

[@fryboylll]

Yeah I have to agree that he is one of my favs from beast machines, he has a flight mode, Ground mode (robot mode I guess) and sea mode, so he's an all around mean machine. His totall dedication on going after Rampage made him even more interesting!

[@Isharu]

Depthcharge was my very first beast wars figure and come to think of it my first transformer. For a good portion of my childhood he went everywhere with me and i never let him out of my sight. Damn i miss beast wars even if the CGI was a little lacking it was a great series and come on robots that transformed into animals whats not to like. Beast wars deserves to be revived. I still remember the trauma of the first time i seen Depthcharge die in the series. It's was like a part of me died with him.

[@tranzeagle]

He's one of my favorites too. I plan on going back and re-watching the Beast Wars on Netflix. Never had any of the Beast Wars stuff although I enjoyed watching it whenever it came on.

[@TheCilpcolp]

Glad to see some depth charge love

[@100blueeyedboy]

I had this when I was young and never appreciated how well put together it was. and I lost all the discs and the missiles. then the gun. and as with most of my old transformers and other figures and toys, it was lost when I moved house. Hopefully someone found it and got good use out of it

[@100blueeyedboy]

***** yeah I had issues with the transformations on some of the more complex figures too

[@TheVVildHunt]

A Pet Named Steve brotha I know exactly how you feel. I'm in the same boat

[@pious83]

My second favourite Maximal in the entire series after Rhinox and one of the best Transmetal toys too.

[@Vaxtris]

I used to have this transformer, he was awesome. I had the crab transformer too who was cool as well.

[@blackbeltpride2]

lol he went from aerodynamic to unaerodynamic, and it's also funny how often he actually used this in the show

[@MunkkyNotTrukk]

I've always wanted Depth Charge and Rampage, they both look fantastic.

[@notgonnasay09]

I never really connected it before now, but Depth Charge's vechicle mode vaguely resembles a TIE Fighter. Not completely mind you, but I could imagine him sneaking onto the Death Star in that mode.

[@gar2yc]

I wish Hasbro would give him and Rampage a remake in Kingdom.

[@PerfectCell1994]

You mean beast wars . He's wasn't in beast machines

[@slavdecepticon]

Beast machines is equivalent of the live action series of g1

[@T3c4x3r0]

Very nice figure. Glad I got him and Rampage when they first came out.

[@rodimuskilledoptimus1284]

*beast wars not machines

[@tnykuuh]

I had that toys as a kid! it was also my favorite!

[@Thumnal]

I would love to get my hands on him again. I miss all the beastwar toys I had so much: (

[@lXBlackWolfXl]

yeah, i was like 'that looks pretty damned good for a beast machines figure...too good infact'

[@pic5637]

Last year I started to hunt down Beast wars figures at flea markets, eBay and on FB marketplace. My nephew bought a “Lot” of TFs in 2 bins. He went half with me and there was this small bag with yellow circles and 2 missiles. I was going to throw it away but I had this feeling that I should hang on to it. A month later I found an incomplete Depthcharge for $35 at a flea market. When I looked him up to see what was missing, lo and behold, those circles and missiles were the disc and what his gun needed. But, I still didn’t have the tail. Well, just yesterday I bought an incomplete Depthcharge, but he had the tail. So, Now I have a complete Depthcharge. It’s pretty cool.

[@johnnyanon5011]

I remember when I was a kid, my mom bought me depth charge and I was instantly the coolest kid at school, he was like 30 bucks back in the day too, my mom is always on her G status. Love you mama Cas!

[@Dragondude2525]

got him today for 3 dollars. missing his shark gun and discs but otherwise is in great shape

[@cdwizzerd]

One of my all time favourite space cops

[@dannykarbon1936]

This was eternally stuck in between transformations when i was a kid. Hours spent. Perhaps I am stupid.

[@RetroActionUK]

Great in the show like Rampage. One of my favourite Transmetals! The flight mode is reminiscent of the ship he arrived in.

[@GlassesnMouthplates]

The Moe Moe Zukyun of the Beast Era : P Always wanted this guy since I was a kid but the back kibble especially the lazy way of storing the tail is what keeping me away from getting him.

[@lostnumbr]

beast wars, not beast machines

[@farminglittlepeople9623]

Excellent review and figure!👍😁

[@s_u_n_d_e_r3997]

I forgot all about this guy, but as soon as I saw that thumbnail it all came back to me

[@Warpath43]

Always found it weird that he had a Batman personality. Also,this guy was the Mantine of Beast Wars,in the fact that he has a fish under his fin. If anyone has played Pokemon,you would know what I'm talking about.

[@bromodragone8405]

"Feel alright, pussycat?" - Depth Charge

[@pittland44]

"Raw Energon! Right Through Your Twisted Spark! Take It! Take It Right to the Pit! You Sickening Piece of Slag!" -Depth Charge, Nemesis Pt. I

[@valinorhero7128]

First, and I know you have heard this but, really beast machines this is not just a mistake of which series he’s from, but it’s also an insult. Second, a manta rays side fins are actually called wings.

[@TheRealDustinNunn]

Now this transformer looks just like his show counterpart!

[@nlw1000]

ive never had this toy. but when i got to my next convention in may i might grab it

[@MiKroXL]

I bought it for $30 complete on eBay I believe it goes for more now

[@joeyredhat1]

THERE ARE FOUR LIGHTS!!!! His transmetal is gold, not silver. No matter how many times you keep saying it's silver, it's not because it's gold. You said it so many times that I'm starting to feel like captain Picard while in the Romulan interrogation room and they keep telling him that there are five lights when there are only four.

[@reptisaurusking8494]

It's beast wars

[@ChuckSkillz]

I still have mine and he is hands down, the best Transmetal!!

[@Megazord_Prime]

Love this guy, liked it so much that i bought both him and the universe version too.

[@Sensko]

According to legend, somewhere in Sparda's attic, there are hidden boxes filled with 3 cubic feet of little plastic missiles...

[@Nelsea7190]

5:27 thats a very good gimmick for the hands. i got one purchased from Ebay recently. its an incomplete one, think the tail, disks and shark gun are missing but its not much of a concern. the pic showed the thruster hands but i didnt know the hands themselves were hidden behind them. i was thinking it was much like the 1:144 Gundam hand ball joints. i wonder if that tail really helps with stability? sometimes the Gundam front lean does the trick when heavy backpacks are involved. its a shame he had to sacrifice himself to stop rampage but the only other maximal death that hit me as hard was the Air razor/Tigertron saga.

[@dangreen6901]

I had the universe repaint of this guy and it was great!

[@RowdyRodimus]

They love to do black repaints of Transformers and correct me if I'm wrong but Kenner was the name on the packaging during Beast Wars, right? At the time Kenner also had the DC license, so why did they never do a black and silver repaint of this and make a con or whatever exclusive Black Manta crossover with this?

[@Bardim18]

My dad got me the Depth Charge toy as a birthday gift when I was little and he was my favourite toy because of that. Unfortunately I was also a stupid kid, I broke his wings of because I hadn't seen a mantra ray as a kid before and I couldn't tell what was that animal, silly me 😅

[@legoman06524]

Contest Idea. You find every missile you have and we have to guess who they belong to.

[@nickdinnissen7273]

i thought the vehicle mode would be a car because the silver part looks like the front of a car

[@janethzerodriguez9162]

Looks like he can combine with others

[@RodimusMinor1987]

Spader he isn't from Beast Machines. This guy was one of my Favourite figures when I was a kid I will have to go on ebay and try and get him again

[@GFSA3]

Unfortunatly, Depth Charge was one of the worst Transformers figures I ever owned, keep in mind the one I had was a "Universe" re-release figure that had unnecisarily tight joints, didn't come with the tail/sword, had a bizzare paint job, no launchable discs, and, to top it all off, incomplete directions.

[@Razorgeist]

Yeah he is a gorgeous figure!

[@philipmartin7730]

Character had an attitude 24/7

[@OmnicidalClown1992]

I wonder what Depth Charge would be like if he was in the Legacy/Kingdom series of Transformers.

[@DeepstrikerGundam]

That was Steve Irwin's favorite transformer too

[@JeffreyJeffreyFLF]

hes from Beast Wars

[@HollowMatt]

you can also fix his sword to his tail in robot mode to give him a nice way to tail whip, with the shark shot gun, and another arm drill thing flipped out, he looks more vicious

[@hyperdragondx9584]

The spaceship form is a vehicle mode so he can fly out of the water

[@trentelledge7210]

My favorite and one of the more bad ass transformers ever

[@kylestubbs8867]

To think... I had this toy as a kid... and it got thrown away before I had any idea who or what it was.

[@bromodragone8405]

His gun/drone is a nice reference to that little fish that holds on to manta rays. What are those fish called?

[@masterofgaburincho]

They're called pilot fish.

[@thetruenemesis469]

Remoras or pilot fish

[@bromodragone8405]

@@masterofgaburincho Thanks

[@pittland44]

Remoras

[@xfilethe]

i have this toy and whel of the beastwars stuff he is one of my favorites... i always thought though there was a "tank"mode to this figure.... because of you fold the wings you get that strange rounded shape on it which i always thought was a wheel , then if you put it upside down and fold the tail to the front it makes some sort of gun.... but i never seemed to figure it out... i think there is def a verhikel / car / tank thing in there because they al had it...

[@alvisefossa8481]

Very nice Deph Charge

[@dethkruzer]

If rampage is a clusterfuck, what is Beast Wars Neo Mach Kick?

[@devinleber5604]

that gun is based of of a remora, a kind of fish that hangs around with manta rays and other large sea animals

[@Warpath43]

It's not a good joke. Also,if you're trying to make fun of Steve Irwin,he passed one from a stingray,not a manta ray.

[@runterrorfell8824]

Hey Baltmatrix, I can find anything in bin's, and I would be happy to sort up everything you have. And I will find a way to keep sets all together. So that even though your videos won't change, you'll be happy to have everything in your figure if you play with them

[@joltsreviews]

3:05 looks like a fishy tie fighter

[@skmazeratii8498]

I must agree he's my favorite character. and second favorite bw figure.. Tigerhawk is my 1st.

[@BW1TT]

Why do people keep saying that the transmetal Beast Wars figures are from Beast Machines?

[@devinleber5604]

Depth Charge's head was seen in an episode of beast machines as an Easter egg.

[@Eucep]

So he goes from Manta Ray to Tie Fighter to Robot.

[@ripperman25]

Rampage better be next

[@legoawcstopmotioner9435]

I had to buy him in sections, but I'm paying a total of $67. Not cheap but better compared to the other listings on eBay.

[@snesfan8935]

His face reminds me of Thunderwing from G1 era.

[@jcard2005]

great figure and I agree with the review. Beast Wars are cool

[@ChaoticTeen16]

I like how Cheetor calls Depth Charge's Discs "Power Pizzas"

[@nomelitoarquillano7454]

i personally theorize that the transmeals could be hinting at the charaters' previous alt modes

[@theodorusrex7118]

Forget silly transformation for the wings for flight mode that looks straight up painful

[@Hchris101]

Very cool

[@astrotanker3887]

anyone relize that this generation of transformer shows dosent have beast wars anymore HASHTAG MAXIMALS AND PREDACONS ARE EXTINCT!

[@jacob7358]

HEY! He has hands!?! He must be one of the 7 total transformers in that toy line

[@crimzonplays1134]

8/10 one of theMost show accurate beast wars figures

[@TheMarionick]

did anyone expect his vehicle mode to be a car instead of a plane?

[@dungeonmaster600]

they still make transformers with the fun factor still intact but it exteremly rare these days

[@roguedeathangel]

Man, Depth Charge was such a BAMF.

[@lukasketeljuric9909]

He wasnt in Beast machines because Depthcharge died in Beast Wars

[@darkhorzem]

very nice toy

[@alexanderjason434]

Great Video ! Thx 🙏🏼

[@HollowMatt]

so depth charge has shield generator, sword, shark shotgun, extra robot shields in robot mode, disc launcher vs: Rampage immortal with a triple missle cannon...galva conductors?....what the hell? depth charge has too many weapons, he doesn't know what to do with them all. he is basically a a disc launcher with arms and legs attached. I like his bell bottoms in robot mode though.

[@johnlerch7699]

lol its Tie-fighter mode Depth Charge. But have to say he looked to be one of the easiest one to transform into robot and beast mode

[@omegamaximus1727]

Depth Charge's flight mode looks like a TIE Fighter from Star Wars.

[@Linkoftimeg]

I can't even count how many time I smashed my finger growing up doing the legs

[@astrotanker3887]

i want them to make a remake of this 2014 aka november hope they make rampage again n depth charge and a remake of cheetor i used to have cheetor but broken

[@nonaes]

depends on which ultra magnus u r talking about

[@jedijam91]

I never managed to get Depthcharge, though I wanted him something terrible. I guess my parents couldn't find him so instead they got me the equally cool Rampage.

[@rasalghul4501]

Alex Massie if u live in california theres a convention here held twice a week where u can find depth charge no problem.

[@rasalghul4501]

If u live close to the LA area theres a convention called FRANK AND SONS i guarantee u that u will find blasts from the pasts and todays epic action figures. Its held every wednesday and saturday. Check em out on facebook buddy. I promise u will find depth charge there at a good price. Cool thing btw is no taxes and prices can be negotiated.

[@1080sunil]

Don't you mean Beast Wars. He said Beast Machines

[@phoenixkidlordoffire9904]

I saw the shark fish gun thing in the show. And it did NOT have the missiles.

[@lonewolf604]

Got this as a gift when I was a kid, lost a lot of parts to it....boy how I regret it.

[@rustynail638]

I have this but it’s missing pieces and I can’t find it but I can find my transmetal optimal primal that doesn’t have its hoverboard