TRANSFORMERS: THE BASICS on SPACE BRIDGES

The journey from Cybertron to Earth is a long one... but the Transformers have a way to make the trip in mere seconds thanks to the subject of this week's episode: the Cybertronian interplanetary transport system, the SPACE BRIDGE!
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[@NotMyRealName6]

You should've mentioned Aligned Soundwave's tendency to use groundbridges in combat.

[@Phanto5692]

Space Bridges, making “are we there yet?” moot for nearly 40 years.

[@HelloMisterJAMWAH]

My favourite type of episode. A simple concept that has so many interpretations.

[@Unitykn1ght]

Wait wtf 👁️👄👁️ ur 2days early

[@bromicorn]

@@Unitykn1ght patreon get the episode early

[@HelloMisterJAMWAH]

@@Unitykn1ght I have a space bridge that allows me to travel in time. For some reason, I've chosen to visit 2021.

[@sounddoom5836]

@@HelloMisterJAMWAH"That's not how time travel works!"

[@HelloMisterJAMWAH]

@@sounddoom5836 Tell my machine that! [gestures towards overflowing festival toilet]

[@b10productions24]

I personally liked how the Unicron Trilogy cartoons treated Space Bridges as energy bridges linked through portals, making Space Bridges literally bridges.

[@seant1326]

Not as literal as the Marvel Comics take on the Space bridge, which took the form of a robotic suspension bridge.

[@b10productions24]

@@seant1326 True, But I still count bridges made of energy as bridges.

[@dirckthedork-knight1201]

I wanna see the basics on the transformers colonies

[@jamesconner5917]

Agreed

[@Hater67876]

Lets fricking gooooooooooooooooooo

[@eur0be4t3r]

@@Ecl1ps0_ ah yes, *speeeeeeeeeeeeeeed*

[@jamesgreep9344]

Good recommendation. It was a fun one.

[@huseyinergenlik8964]

@@Ecl1ps0_ qqqq

[@battleupsaber462]

I love how the Marvel comic Space Bridge is literally a giant bridge

[@twistedyogert]

*"The script says we need a space bridge, what should we draw?"* "How about a regular bridge?" *"Brilliant, draw that!"*

[@jonpower9728]

Asgard inspired no doubt.

[@defunctstopmotionchannel]

"Space bridge" get it?

[@dole6511]

ikr

[@natek4488]

I found it hilarious about an actual bridge between two planets. Just imagine walking or driving from planet to planet

[@MultiVinniemac]

Me watching every video "Chris can't teach me anything new" me by the end of the video "Damn never knew that" great video as always chris

[@BennyLlama39]

Sometimes I feel the same way. It's like, "Knew it... knew it... knew it... well, $h!t-- that's a new one on me." 😀

[@duckduckandeby405]

Me to, but the other way, I didn’t know that, o that I didn’t know, what I didn’t know that, o well that I knew.

[@SirBroccolingtonIII]

Probably the best example of individuals with the power to open portals is IDW's Megatron. He basically had an entire network of space bridges nestled amongst his insides, till the point of his spark being totally unreachable.

[@saturncrush]

Fascinating

[@davidtauriainen9116]

Most transformers probably have similar designs considering they can change size, mass, and even move parts of their bodies through each other while transforming.

[@snozzearwager6660]

All most all Transformer series: the space bridge is advanced technology that can send the user to the other side of the galaxy Marvel comics: literary a normal ass bridge

[@SirBroccolingtonIII]

It's not a normal bridge, it just looks like one. It is still a portal since they can't just build a giant bridge connecting planets that are light years apart.

[@snozzearwager6660]

@@SirBroccolingtonIII not to mention the guy who built the bridge was forced to become apart of it as well

[@twistedyogert]

It would make sense that it would need to look like that. We humans have an interest in things that look out of place.

[@SirBroccolingtonIII]

@@snozzearwager6660 Yeah.

[@seant1326]

And the first version did blow up a test subject, and the guy sent to pick up said subject's remains.

[@Grimlock1979]

I loved that storyline from the comics where Megatron blew himself up while on a space bridge and ended up in a scrapyard on Cybertron.

[@ShinGallon]

And then later he and Ratchet got fused together in an explosion inside one of the smaller portals. Marvel Megs just did not have good luck with portal technology.

[@Dood_Spooce]

"Pierce the space-time continuum" well when you put it like that, its easily the most badass thing ever

[@ShinGallon]

The Marvel version having the creator of the tech being forced to have himself built into it is honestly horrifying. That comic did a lot of Body Horror like that, looking back on it...

[@qwerandroxt7477]

Ratchet and Megatron fusion be like

[@SirBroccolingtonIII]

And people say IDW was weird

[@BurningArt78]

Yeh - how about that smelting pool!

[@KiropLokiIncarnate]

I know you mentioned it during your Shattered Glass Basics episode, but I thought it'd be particularly relevant to mention what Space Bridges are called in those reverse polarity universes- Stellar Spanners. Especially relevant since it appears they were named after the original character Spanner who developed space bridge technology in the Marvel comics.

[@diamondlockproductions64]

Right, I almost forgot about that.

[@insanimal2]

oh my... I only just realised that it's spanner as in something that spans like a bridge, rather than spanner as in a tool for turning nuts and bolts...

[@fxgjolteon4781]

TFP, and rescue bots’ Space bridges are just straight up Stargates. Change my mind

[@enderdrone6432]

What about cyberverse?

[@fxgjolteon4781]

Yes

[@Bunbiichuffn]

No, I don't think I will

[@matthew_natividad]

And aramda/energon?

[@Bluecrest5]

That's my prefered version of the space bridges. Though being able to send between two like a Stargate, what we saw in the Cyberverse clips, and to anywhere like Aligned is what I'd like to see.

[@zuttoaragi8349]

Space Bridges, Transformation, Flight, Combination. Geez the G1 Cartoon certainly portrayed the Autobots as a bunch of bozos while showing the Decepticons as exceptionally inventive.

[@SirBroccolingtonIII]

Yet the Decepticons were always losing. Ironic.

[@Hektols]

Decepticons had the logistical advantage of controlling Cybertron and didn't spare resources nor energon as the Autobots did, the situation reversed after the movie events when Autobots got the tactical advantage.

[@Hektols]

@@derekbates4316 The Decepticons had the advantages before the action moved to Earth, where their no restrain with resources policy turned against them.

[@peppermintspacecapsule9898]

Now that the GoBots have been rolled into the Transformers mythos, we can also include the Astro-Beam! Although the main cast rocketed their way to Earth, guest characters would use an Astro-Beam to temporarily teleport to Earth. When the Astro-Beam wore off sometime later, such characters would find themselves rematerialising back home again!

[@bookfound]

“Space is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly hugely mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist, but that's just peanuts to space.” Douglas Adams

[@tannerprice2018]

I find it hilarious that everywhere else, the space bridge is a portal, while the Marvel comic (And, in turn, the Stellar Spanners from Shattered Glass) is a literal bridge that span across different worlds.

[@SirBroccolingtonIII]

The Marvel space bridge is still a portal, it's just that the entry/exit points take the form of a giant bridge.

[@KrytenMark]

I wonder how space-bridges will be interpreted in the future? Well, I guess we'll cross that "bridge" when we get to it. Hehe. ^_^ Okay, I'll go sit in the corner now...

[@ChrisMcFeely]

Now THAT'S a pun worthy of ending a Basics video with! 😉

[@KrytenMark]

@@ChrisMcFeely Haha, cheers then. :)

[@Badasspredator]

@@ChrisMcFeelyLove the video, but when speaking of the various forms of travel you seem to have forgotten about the Super Luminous Space Drive that Unicorn used with Megatron's upgraded body in Transformers Prime, Predacons Rising

[@greenjay8012]

I remember as a kid being hyped when the autobots would go through a ground bridge and immediately start fighting. Guess I gotta attribute a lot of my thrills to the premise of the ground/space bridge

[@cartoonsentinel4256]

Although I'm never disappointed by each entry into Transformers lore this is probably one of the best.

[@squallreviews788]

I really liked to G1 cartoon version. One day I need to make a display of one for my collection. Amazing that a 3rd party company hasn't done that yet.

[@mrmajestic1273]

Can't wait till aperture science begins to fund and make these.

[@sirdroolsalot12]

The cake is a lie.

[@sonicgen20]

We should probably first work on ground bridging before even thinking about space bridging. We can't even travel on the same planet, then I doubt we're ready to travel the universe.

[@rafracted1787]

I literally watched that one episode of cyberverse when the ark got sucked into unspace and then I see this

[@_dam_zamion969]

I feel so young in this comment section 😭 as a zoomer who got into transformers bc Netflix had the entire G1 series (before Netflix was cool) I was hooked. I truly got into the fan base because of the movies and the animated series. Transformers prime was amazing and I grew up with the Xbox games and reply play them so often 😓 I've watched the Rescue bots, RID (2014) and Siege but i still feel like i don't understand the whole fan base without watching any of the older series. So.... Even though I never got into Armada, these videos have made so SO INVESTED! Im going to binge beast wars then Armada and try to get into all the other series. I never even realize that their was comics too! Wow. And here I thought I was pro 😂 time to binge as I just binged this entire KZbin channel.

[@TFfangeek]

The proverbial question: "When will space bridge technology finally become reality in real life?"

[@garthdavis4320]

Yeah. A real life space bridge would eliminate the need for taxis, buses, and airplanes.

[@TFfangeek]

@@garthdavis4320 That will mean more time for sleeping, relaxing, and most importantly Transformers. :D

[@SirBroccolingtonIII]

@@garthdavis4320 Ground bridges would be more practical for those purposes. Space bridges are meant to make traversing light years of space between solar systems easier and way, way faster.

[@twistedyogert]

Not without a major breakthrough in physics. I suspect that space bridges in the real world would use wormholes.

[@jonathanathor117]

As long as the space bridges isn't messed up like warhammer 40k warp drive, I'm happy.

[@olvacron22]

My favorite has got to be the transformers prime version, it just seems like such a simple straight to the point take on the spacebridge/groundbridge.

[@cartkart1]

Rescue Bots was my intro to Transformers, and it’s really good

[@Karlos1234ify]

At least it can’t be taken offline by a Cosmic Powered Starscream.

[@TurahkFive]

Give him time...

[@felps_4500]

You underestimate his power...

[@Karlos1234ify]

@@felps_4500 Galvatron: Don’t try it.

[@testedchutoy2459]

Wanna bet?

[@ShinGallon]

I love how Starscream killed or disabled so many characters in that one issue that it's a running gag on these videos.

[@mannofdober873]

"If it's a SPACE bridge, doesn't that mean..." *Points up* "The term 'space' refers to its TRAVEL RANGE, not its physical location!"

[@katiemckinney9456]

I remember that. Miko was such a troublemaker but you can't help but love her.

[@TheJcjonesacp]

I like the exploration of the different concepts of the transformers universe

[@Captain_Chaz86]

i liked RiD ( 2001/car-bots) space bridge. an artificial pocket dimension respelling a roadway.

[@RexBlazer1]

From what I understand, in the Aligned Continuity, it was specifically Quintus Prime who created the space bridge technology, and his creations, the Quintessons, (after turning on him) used the tech for their own nefarious ends.

[@BBBHuey]

The concept of Ground Bridge is something that would work more in the Autobots favor when confronting Decepticons. Transformers: Prime had the best usage of it. It allowed the Autobots to reach destinations under Decepticon attack far more quickly than just simply driving there.

[@sonic23233]

In Gaogaigar it's called an ES window or escape window

[@michaellombardi1620]

I remember finding it weird that the comics literally had a bridge

[@MandoDin]

I was waiting on how Soundwave is able to create his own bridges :')

[@Jaymotions]

I imagine he has remote control of the Nemesis' groundbridge tech maybe?

[@SirBroccolingtonIII]

Starscream found a portable ground bridge. Maybe Soundwave had one built into himself? After all, Ratchet did say that Soundwave was no ordinary Cybetronian, inside or out.

[@MrDoctorVK]

Space Bridge technology is bit 2 side coin; one could transport resources or refugees or travel between A point to B point while one could transport garrisons, cruiser or bomb.

[@doomfry680]

Your videos are always a good reason to stay up until 2 am

[@joshlesure3196]

Absolutely loved the video Chris! I've been a huge Transformers fan ever since I was a kid, and your channel never ceases to teach me new things about my favorite franchise. Keep up the awesome work!

[@krisgordon3116]

What about Soundwave possessing his own personal bridge in some continuities.

[@gregorykirk1983]

Thanks for all the work you put into this channel. My 5 year old son LOVES transformers and asks everyday if he can watch “The Basics”.

[@diegos7337]

Wow, so much since we saw the show in the 80´s!

[@richardpharris6941]

Been watching/listening since your first year. Just want to say I really enjoy your videos and how you present the characters and concepts in each. Thank you for making them.

[@jackbaccarat4084]

One thing I love about the transformers stories, and other franchises of it's genre, is the wide array of factions and sub groups within and outside cybertron. Whether they are colonized planets or long lost explorers, the fact that there are outside factions both big and small that work outside the two main factions is what makes transformers a treasure trove of untapped expansive potential. One faction in particular I would love to see the basics on is the faction introduced in transformers the movie, with recurring guest star Weird al yankovic, the bots that dare to be stupid; the Junkions.

[@soundwave-superior7372]

Ah yes, A Cybertronian Uber

[@ProfSir1]

I never thought a video about Space Bridges would be so interesting.

[@twilightnite13]

Chris McFeely you did an amazing job with this.

[@ihaveayoyoinmypantshaveasw6442]

As awesome as it is for humans to make "warpgates" I prefer the name "stargates" based off of the movie and show. I love both franchises and loved how similar they were in concept.

[@ramilmendoza5392]

Hey, Chris Mcfeely Could you try a basics episode on Optimus Prime super modes? Just asking.

[@MathiaArkoniel]

Fantastic work as always. I swear, I rewatch all of your content at least twice a year, and some episodes multiple times in a month. ^^ Just love your Basics. I hope one day you will do a Basics on Deathsaurus and Brainstorm. I am also looking greatly forward to that Megatron Basics you promised us for this year.

[@1065chris]

Gotta love a space bridge; it's the fastest way to travel to Egypt.

[@marvinbar4473]

I waited so damn long for this episode. I REALLY love space and ground bridges.

[@weebvsreviewch9484]

I thought you forgot about vector prime haha GREAT INFORMATION ABOUT SPACE BRIDGES AND WARP TECHNOLOGIES

[@LordM46]

Ah Space bridges, one of the best and most interesting forms of cybertronian technology, in my opinion.

[@CidGaius]

I guess you could say that marvel’s interpretation was...a bridge too far!

[@johngolles342]

Yes! I’ve been waiting for this since you said you’d do it back in the very first episode almost 4 years ago! Yes!

[@natek4488]

I think the idea of the Space Bridge being built to resemble an actual suspension bridge is hilarious. Although the addition of it actually being made from a living transformer is disturbing.

[@jonpower9728]

Looking forward to the Basics in Space Fridges, which is more than meats the pie for Transformers.

[@tfstopmotions5672]

Just got here can't wait to watch!

[@shebakoby]

The depiction of modern-day space bridges capable of letting a ship pass through (like in Animated) seem to incorporate elements of "warp gates" from G1 season 3 which themselves seem based off of "Star Gates" (from 1978's Buck Rogers in the 25th Century). The space bridges in use since Transformers: Prime also kinda resemble (in appearance) the Stargates from Stargate (the Movie) and Stargate: SG1.

[@Tiberon098]

Once again a great episode one a fascinating topic.

[@vassa1972]

Great video again Chris thanks

[@mangahell8177]

I hope that a future series uses the space bridge as a explenation to how does Skywarp teleport. Like maybe a bounch of his body was made by the meterial from a destroyed space bridge or maybe capture betwen space bridges for centrues.

[@kyledamron]

My favorite day of the week. Tf basics day

[@CasualRonin]

I always loved the fact that Animated Swindle had a private Space Bridge portal hidden in his chest that he could used to reach his inventory. It also led to a rather comedic use of it by Optimus.

[@jojo200625]

Had been looking forward to this for a while great job Chris!

[@ShadowWingTronix]

I like the idea of space bridges and their various spinoff tech. It has all the advantages of a teleporter without the messy concerns of whether or not you're still you or a souless clone containing your memories.

[@main.ignisha]

One concept I'd like to see explored in the future would be Power Ups and Super Modes of the Transformers, maybe even adding Link Ups/Power Links into the mix, or as it's own individual concept video!

[@K3lpo3]

In tfp universe, the shadow realm is where you have to ground bridges near each other and cross the streams. So what happened when the war was happening on Cybertron, millions where most likely used at once.

[@omegamaximus1727]

Imagine if we had Ground Bridges on Earth today, it would make traveling way easier.

[@gohantanaka]

Thanks for the info.

[@CidYoshi]

Wonder when they will talk about the always dying Autobot, Cliffjumper.

[@Hektols]

While not seen in the original cartoon it is very likely that transformers able to do interstelar travel like Astrotrain or Omega Supreme also had their own built in space bridge technology. The gound bridges are the mcguffin needed to keep the car type transformers as cars while still able to travel to any part of the world quickly.

[@sarkkoa]

life imitates art... Spacebridge tech discovered and other new sound technologies after the power of Soundwave is fine tuned...

[@jameshopkins166]

in Transformers Prime the Autobots had the Ground bridge while the Decepticons had one space bridge in orbit behind the moon. They where able to get their ground bridge to go to cybertron once but is was difficult. some of the "mishaps" just the result of two ground bridges opening up across from each other.

[@TheVeritas1]

Chris, This weekend, I was just thinking it would be cool to see a video on Space Bridges. Right on cue, you delivered. This was an excellent video. I never knew how much I did NOT know about the cool tech of Space Bridges.

[@jamesrobbins6997]

Good ol uncle Dick (Robbins) he was before his time!!!

[@joeblaster8770]

Star Gate before Star Gate.

[@pinkubusXtreme]

Wow up late enough to a catch a basics episode before 1k views

[@Depth217]

On the Formspring Transformers RP, Animated Straxus tried to hop through a Groundbridge into the TFP Autobot base. He was too big and got stuck in the Groundbridge portal like Winnie the Pooh. Derrick J. Wyatt responded “cool, hang these Christmas lights on him!”

[@Vanderlingang2552]

No early 2000s rid space bridge cameo?... :( Was my fave bc it was a real road and always played a rocking theme while the autobot brothers would banter lol

[@ChrisMcFeely]

Right there at 9:48, chief!

[@Jawmax]

This video has convinced me for my fanfic to use Spanner as the original inventor of Space Bridges in Cybertron's ancient past.

[@Kssav]

The basics on cybertron would be a cool video

[@jonathonworner360]

The closing level of Fall of Cybertron involved both the Autobots Ark and the Decepticons Dreadnaught flying towards an unstable wormhole (possibly a space bridge). The Dinobots trashing everything Shockwave built back on the planet would've been the main cause of the instability

[@jeremytung1632]

I’m still hoping for the stunticons, someday soon. And wouldn’t you know it my wish was eventually granted.

[@FernandoAlvarez-yt9vu]

Wow space Bridges are so awesome and kind like portals

[@keithtorgersen9664]

I’m surprised you didn’t comment on the fact that Soundwave in the Aligned continuity has access to his own personal warp technology.

[@agent_meister477]

11:21 Benjamin, there's something coming through the Wormhole 🖖

[@jayvbspdx]

I feel like this was definitely a back to basics. While I love learning about all the characters post G1 (or their histories post G1 (cos I'm old and didn't watch Transformers past Beast Machines (which I think is a fine place to end you're series-watching (as everything after that was basically a series of reboots of the continuity (and there's nothing wrong with that)) or at least had been from the beginning)) which had enhanced and refined the original characters) I do appreciate the ones that just talk about the Transformers universe in general. After watching many of these, as well as catching references from the WFC Trilogy, I want to know more about Velocitron and the other planets in the TFU. Has there been such a comprehensive episode? Have there been enough that it's actually a miniseries which trickles information to us over the span of a playlist, like the Marvel Cinematic Universe films had done, only on a smaller scale? Or do I have to make a Patreon sponsorship and ask for an episode like this? So many questions!

[@zacm.2342]

There have been drips here and there (the episode on Blurr has a bit of information on Velocitron, for example), but I think he'll give those with enough detail their own Basics eps at some point. Making a request through Patreon might speed it up though! :P

[@DBWalks2010]

Like the story of space bridges !!!👍👍

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

Great episode! I always forget new episodes don't have to be about characters or series, but literally anything. How about an episode about Furmanisms?

[@rvaldrich]

Great episode! Really good editing and nice selection of clips and art from across the franchise.

[@vxrdrummer]

Ah it's Saturday morning again. I love the Basics.

[@texasfalcon3611]

The basics on Strika video please I'll keep asking til I see it

[@alexmalisheski8445]

Personally, I'd like to see a Basics episode on scraplets, terrifying vermin that they are.

[@haydenreviewscustomcombos]

I wonder who the four lucky robots to get the obscure characters month treatment will be in two months. Wow! Two months. Obscure characters month 2023 is coming up fast.

[@gavinkailey527]

Still waiting for an episode about astrotrain and beast wars dinobot

[@legendaryswagboss1631]

Do The Basics on Cybertron and other planets!

[@graemeshaw4932]

Maybe a video about the different colonies of transformers would be interesting