TRANSFORMERS: THE BASICS on BEAST MODES

[@Krendall2]

Soundwave petting Ravage was one of my favorite small/cute moments in all of Transformers.

[@Penningtontj]

Always kinda weird that Beast Hunters pretty much only had one "beast" (Predaking) in its main series and the Autobots mostly ran when he turned up, but Robots in Disguise was basically about hunting Decepticons with beast modes.

[@hectorarredondo6929]

Well appereantly they had to use the beast hunters title cuz of hasbro. They had a whole new story and that’s why the dropped the beast hunter mid season and probably why they created only one beast

[@plantainsame2049]

Well all the good Decepticons fell when Megatron died so we're stuck with the furries what do you want

[@TheCaptainKuhn]

@Hector Arredondo yeah, it's kinda that. Originally, they wanted the third season to be about Cybertronian colonies and fighting pirates made up of members from the colony worlds. Aaron Archer was the head of the Transformers brand at the start of the show and became the vp of the company during season 2 with the new brand head wanting more control over the show. The show guys basically said, "we don't have the budget for all these new characters and designs you want us to do," and were basically told to do what they can with what they got. It's also why Predaking doesn't transform until episode 8 or 9

[@VAULT-TEC_INC.]

The 2015 RID cartoon never really addressed why so many of (like 95%) of the Decepticons from the prison ship were beast modes.

[@blackpowderkun]

Insecticons joined the Decepticons since Prime, It's possible beastly cybertronians were in a discriminated class that joined the decepticons. Plus the prison ship did have some ball minicons and colored vehicons.

[@sulphurspanic26]

racism

[@beastmaster0934]

Furries

[@marioliveiraoliveira4937]

Yes it is i don't like rid decepticons i just like bisk and quilfire

[@marioliveiraoliveira4937]

​@@blackpowderkun this vehicons look like that eat rainbow spaghetti 😃

[@360entertainment2]

The animal themed Transfomers have always been some of my favorites, thanks for covering these guys.

[@BushidoBrownSama]

I love how prior series inform and inspire series that come after, Sparks, Protoforms/Stasis Pods, Scourge/Nemesis Prime, Combiner Optimus, Star Saber, etc

[@NeoThanosA5O]

Great video again. As someone who loves Transformers but got dizzy trying to figure out lore and all the iterations, you are a great help :)

[@vladtepes2667]

Ditto

[@mikeraider1582]

I love the way sky lynx’s voice actor says dinobot.

[@amouramarie]

I just love Sky Lynx all over. Magnificent bastard.

[@Android-st1ef]

Me too

[@Krendall2]

@@amouramarie What makes it work is he still does what he's asked, but he's just an arrogant ass about it. But that works because he can back up nearly everything he says about himself, so technically he's just stating facts.

[@austinforgie1069]

It shows like he's saying dynabot

[@thenerdbeast7375]

The big advantage of a beast mode is both versatility, being able to traverse more types of terrain than a robot with a vehicle mode and in the case of those with exceptionally deadly beast modes like the dinobots, the ability to fight in both forms.

[@enderborn6860]

the g1 dinobots fuckers had fire breath like bruh you realy need to make a bunch of transforming robotic alien made dinosaurs even stronger

[@Bardim18]

@@enderborn6860 Beast Megatron also had fire breath when he became the dragon in season 3

[@themanofmilk6394]

Onyx cough* cough* shockwave cough*

[@enderborn6860]

@@Bardim18 oh yeah forgot megs was a dragon (how did i forgort something that badass)

[@cameronstone4495]

Not to mention that it appears that beast modes can also eat food and convert it into energy like organic animals (at least beast era ones can) allowing them to survive in an environment without energon or some other fuel source that can be processed by a vehicle based alternate mode.

[@ilanmercado6969]

I would love to see that Tidal Wave whale from SOTW as a Titan class figure, or even a Leader class figure. However, I would love a Bee Bot that came with a Hive that changed into a play set as well. When you get down do it, a lot Beast Modes would have great play sets using their nests or lairs as a base.

[@Kssav]

I agree

[@novustalks7525]

what's SOTW?

[@vinniehatcher664]

@@novustalks7525 Sins of The Wreckers, of course

[@junjiezerocool3307]

"Beast mode" have actually became a word here in Philippines, a state when someone is extremely angry.

[@gary1471]

Junjie ZEROCOOL what about *Sicko mode*

[@360entertainment2]

Beast mode here in the US describes a level of extreme athleticism as displayed by American football players.

[@expomarker21]

Wow surprise

[@gemmalyndevera6607]

haha

[@junjiezerocool3307]

In some cases in the BPO industry, if you were suspected to be a bisexual, your are tagged as a "Transformer".

[@toystoryfan55]

Considering who Onyx Prime really is, the beasts taking over was the least of Cybertron's problems

[@TinklePoop1215]

that is logical

[@ryanmatthews3609]

@Relentless Frags shockwave

[@ryanmatthews3609]

@Relentless Frags the idw one

[@philipjohnston5822]

​@relentlessfrags4914 IDW's weird world of confusion and pain.

[@anthonytonythegeek5561]

@@philipjohnston5822but also really cool

[@bertimusprime7900]

I do kinda wish that TFAnimated had gotten more than a passing mention, since, while they did reintroduce technorganics, they did it in a completely different, body horror kind of way. Lack of season four of TFA still hurts....

[@seanagulan9481]

I love the alternate animal modes! It’s very cool, and also imitated for me.

[@Mushroom_Man]

Grimlock is and always will be the best beast former

[@LegoReader12345hello]

Dicky McDickface indeed

[@jakejohnson718]

Hmmm....I'm getting some deja'vu here *flashback to the commentor editions of all transformers summed up in one quote* OHHHH RIGHT,YOUR THE ONE WHO DID THE LOGIC LOGIC LOGIC LOGIC THING FOR SHOCKWAVE ON ALL TRANSFORMERS SUMMER UP IN ONE QUOTE!

[@warlordsquerk5338]

I like Grimlock a lot but Waspinator was easily my favourite in beast wars

[@dekaw9138]

No. Scourage is the king of all beasts

[@zacimusprime4865]

Honestly I Dislike Mushrooms dam right grim lock king 👑😄😄😄😄😎😎😎😎😊👍🏻!!!

[@AtticusTsaiMcCarthy]

Thinking about Onyx, I kinda wish Hasbro would've actually done more with the 13 primes as opposed to just making more Titan master style figures. Oh well, IDW's got it covered I guess.

[@rodimusunicronus2089]

Atticus Tsai-McCarthy indeed, currently those who have full size figures are only vector, megatronus (the fallen), alpha trion and optimus

[@florgeysteve]

Hopefully a 3rd party company may do something with them.

[@jimbodeek]

I wish they had done some stuff with their Titans too... I would have really liked to see what Onyx's titan Chela would look like as a toy...

[@thenerdbeast7375]

Is there an episode that is "The Basics of Technorganic?"

[@flowermother218]

Techo-Organic

[@JJ-ml7pq]

Techno-organic characters haven’t really been featured that much in Transformers overall unless I’m mistaken. Beast Machines was the main one to use that concept and as Chris explained, it’s quite literally a fusion of the technological and organic. Since then there really haven’t been many techno-organic characters, mainly Animated’s Blackarachnia and Waspinator who were explicitly mutants. I could be missing something but I really doubt there’s enough material there for a full The Basics on techno-organic characters specifically.

[@BlamoStramo]

KZbin has a built in search bar

[@toastyman12391]

@@flowermother218 techo. Techno

[@sirsnake-fg8st]

No but there needs to be

[@captainmichaelj.caboose1777]

Skunkticon. Really? Some guy at Hasbro: hey Steve what shall we call the Decepticons that look like skunks Steve: um skunkticons? Some guy at Hasbro: ..............I like your idea

[@Legoartboy]

I'll say what I want Steve as in the vehicons from transformers prime

[@captainmichaelj.caboose1777]

Lego Art boy No as in a guy called Steve

[@Legoartboy]

Well you know they have one of the troopers in prime called Steve right the name was chosen as a joke in the robots in disguise comics

[@captainmichaelj.caboose1777]

Lego Art boy I know Steve is. He’s a vehicon

[@EnderTitan]

Uhh. You do realize that Sharkticons have existed for basically 30 years now, right?

[@dumpertron1]

“Or virtually the entire decepticon cast of 2015 RID” couldn’t agree more bro

[@Nigoki]

Just finished going through all of this series and have been absolutely loving it. I appreciate that you go through all the facts clearly without getting getting too subjective on what's good or bad. It's reminded me why I enjoy this franchise and given me a good list of new things to check out.

[@palaguin]

I've always hoped for western release of a penguin Transformer. (Japan had Break in Beast Wars Neo). I've always thought that the way to bring back Pretenders was to have animal shells.

[@reubentherblazer9756]

Yeah maybe hasbro should do that. 🤔

[@ravenfal1496]

Again, a perfect video to show my friends to whom I'm just introducing the franchise. A video about different artifacts and they're sometimes mystical, sometimes advanced scientifical powers would be really interesting.

[@Getwright-]

I see that quick shout out to that amazing IDW Megatron and Ravage monologue video you did. ;)

[@NeoThanosA5O]

One of the reasons i love IDW Transformers over anything that Marvel ever did :).

[@Getwright-]

NeoThanos truth. IDW made my like Megatron as both a hero and a villain. I never used to like him as either.

[@ls_rus4666]

NeoThanos and TheBD62 both had pros and cons, nothing is perfect. I hate alot of stories from both honestly.

[@josepht8560]

From which comic is that?

[@MrDoctorVK]

I say Yay for beast modes. Will be interesting see how things will go as we have get to see Onyx Prime's presence in modern Cybertron in TF IDW comics. And it's kinda fitting for Hasbro to add Prime Master Onyx Prime on upcoming POTP Predaking set.

[@Getwright-]

Amazing video Chris! Wierdwolf, Blot, and Dinobot are my favorite beast bots.

[@mikaelafox6106]

Great video! I never gave beast modes much thought at all. I sort of gave up on them after Dinobot (he was my favorite!!!!). New sub, ready for more great videos!

[@kasakon]

Easily one of my favorite vids, great job man

[@maskedriderweaver4122]

Hey, have a thought for you. Back in college, my friends and I would discuss various questions over G1 topics (this was back in the early 2000s, before internet was a way of life). We discussed the female Autobots on the old cartoon, and as machines they should be genderless so why did they exist. The general consensus was that the ancestors of the Autobots were consumer goods, and that for certain jobs, e.g. teaching or watching over children, a female form might be preferred for that role. Hence, the Quintessons made female versions of their robotic servants for those who wished them. The reason why there were no female Decepticons originally is because the ancestors of the Decepticons were military hardware, and most likely there was no demand for female shaped war machines. However, there may have been a demand for BEAST shaped war machines. Part of war is demoralizing one's enemies, and as a result, some clients might have been interested in not simply robotic soldiers, but robotic beasts that could track enemies down or tear foes apart in savage combat simply for the psychological value if nothing else. This could explain why the first "primitives" or beast mode transformers were the Decepticons Ravage, Laserbeak, and Buzzsaw. The consumer goods line which became the Autobots had the female robotic servants, while the military hardware line which became the Decepticons had beast mode robots. During the brief peace that followed, it would make sense that some exchange would have taken place but that's only speculation. Please comment and let me know what you think of this theory.

[@zacimusprime4865]

Sound wave’s many G1 animal transformers are so cute😊👍🏻!!!

[@nine_tails137]

You did a Basics Video on the Dinobots. Now please do one on the Insecticons.

[@Grimlock316]

Ravage actually did talk in the first episode of the G1 cartoon

[@DeeRellWill]

I love these videos and the evolution that so many aspects of TF go thru. I'd love to see something on the Wreckers

[@MPScrimshaw]

By far the highest quality Transformer videos on KZbin. Wish you had as many videos as the other channels with the worse audio/visuals

[@Franky_Sthein]

Great video, like the the rest of them. I'm certain that someday we will have a complete encyclopedia thanks to your efforts, so keep it up ^^

[@TheSandwhichman108]

Something else I found interesting about beast wars is that there beast modes also allow the user to process organic matter into energy. Like that scene where Primal suggested rhinox to convert to beast mode and eat something.

[@gfggism]

Yay beast modes! You know what I'd like to see? Animals from other planets as alternate modes. More over, I'd love a triple changer beast.

[@Tamus_29]

The idea of beast modes always hooked me more then the other transformers except combinations. But one dino that I don’t fully remember ever being used as an alternate mode is my favorite of an ankylosaurus.

[@djgamewalkthroughsdn9720]

For me I never loved the concept of transformers who turn into beast or something like that but to all the people who loved this more power to you

[@justinpayne4734]

This is an interesting concept. Well done!

[@TonyB89]

Thanks for this! Now I have to go catch up on this new “beast world” in the comics.

[@Evan_doodlearts]

I like how the deceptions from rid 2015 are unique they even have more vibrant colors

[@red-ops9813]

Great video! Do a basics on sideways, he's my favorite decepticon!

[@nil981]

"I am no beast!"- Predaking (prime)

[@miguelfrancescohogar7501]

There should be Transformers for the Ethical Treatment of Mechanimals!

[@malicdh2]

TETM

[@florgeysteve]

Bots with Beast modes are probably one of my favourite types of transformers. If I were a transformer I’d probably have a beast mode.

[@gamzilla3617]

Beast wars was my first introduction to transformers. I would like to see a full snake beast mode.

[@Mothbean]

The Onyx Prime is Shockwave twist was fricking awesome

[@metalmatt3431]

Love your videos SO much bro, I know I'm not a Patreon sponsor, but I'd love to see a video about the Japanese continuation of the G1 cartoon, Star Saber and Ginrai and all that stuff, I know practically nothing about any of it... Please? Who's with me? Till all are one!

[@plastichero177]

Somewhere else in the comments someone asked the same question, and Chris said he's planning on making one on the Japanese continuity, It's just not in his immediate plans. I love the Japanese continuity personally, and can't wait till he makes it!

[@Sperter346]

I actually got into transformers in the beast wars so what else can say But........ BEAST MODE/ MAXIMZES!!!!!! (I am transformed) ;)

[@JJ-ml7pq]

It’s funny, as a Beast Wars kid myself I actually really miss them shouting “Maximize!” and “Terrorize!” to transform from beast to robot. It’s actually a bit strange when you think about it (what, is it a command phrase that unlocks their t-cog functionality?), but I have a soft spot for it.

[@andresmarrero8666]

I always did find them more cool than the regular vehicle transformation.

[@theonewhotouches]

Bruh I just realized the deception side of 2015 RID was literally a furrycon

[@starpaladingoldbug2282]

I'm never late to a basic video

[@flameflamedramonva]

I'd love to see a pachy dinobot or a goblin shark

[@TheMightyKite]

Beast Wars has been my second favorite part of the entirety of Transformers for me as a fan, especially during my childhood!.❤ First still being the minicons😂

[@applepye1353]

I have to say, I absolutely love your voice. Beautiful accent.

[@MasterWalrus]

Transforming Walrus as a Predicon. They can retool that mammoth Nemesis Prime from the Universe line into it. Although I’d rather it not be a massive shell, I’ll take what I can get.

[@leninsalazarsanchez9753]

"Dinosaur electrons", I will never not laugh at this.

[@waspshot23]

tfw Kickback windmills his antennae at 3:38

[@OptimusSmyth]

I did always wonder how Soundwave's minions and many other Transformers looked like Earth animals before they even came to or knew about Earth, and now the thing about Onix Prime makes total sense.

[@jamesattack7420]

I would love if in power of the primes they brought back old characters from beast wars and turned them into new figures

[@jeremyh4180]

The G1 Dino bots will always be my favorite.

[@butterflykatana]

Snarl and Snapdragon are the 2 favored G1 beast mode TF's for me.

[@ShimadaHideo]

This is the first basics video I watched

[@osomafioso3560]

I’d love to see tte basics on brawn!! He was my favorite mini bot. He was as good in a mission as a larger class autobots easily.

[@daddybgoode]

My grandma loves the chompazoids, because they reminds her of a boxer dog.

[@skmazeratii8498]

great episode

[@mc-maitrixgaming4330]

Wish we got a series that really focused on the primes themselves as it’s often through either a comic or a cryptic flashback narrated by Optimus prime If they made a series base on that it could follow the prehistory of the cybertronion race, the battle in which unicron was vanquished, the creation of the primes, assuming it would be set in the aligned continuity Also who do u think would win in a all out fight the beast wars predacons or the transformers prime predacons

[@sketchasaurrex4087]

Beast modes rock! I miss Beast Wars and liked the beast modes, transmetals 1 & 2, and the amalgam beasts like Quickstrike and Silverwind ( I don't quite remember the bear eagle's name) It's cool what they are doing with the latest cartoon with having lots of beast modes.

[@neovoltron25]

You mean Silverbolt?? And he's a wolf/eagle hybrid.

[@sketchasaurrex4087]

@@neovoltron25 yes Silverbolt, thanks. His face looks more like a bear than wolf.

[@jaysilverhood1264]

Is there a "the basics" of the Japanese continuity on your list some time in the future?

[@ChrisMcFeely]

Absolutely definitely! Not *scheduled* yet, but definitely one I'm going to do.

[@jaysilverhood1264]

after rewatching this again. I noticed you forgot to mention the other treatments such as Domestication, the inhumane treatment of those with beastmode turning them into pets by mentally breaking them and damaging their T-cogs and selling them off to the highest bidder

[@pious83]

+TheHooddedMage That's only an IDW thing and not really relevant to The Basics of Transformers in general. Likewise he didn't mention how Buzzsaw infamously KO'd Omega Supreme.

[@Jamesotronart]

never clicked on a video so fast! another good one!

[@vassa1972]

Very cool the original g1 cassettes and dinobots were some of my favorites animal transformers

[@novustalks7525]

It's a really interesting concept

[@jaysonlee4394]

This channel is awesome..thanks for the vids..Beast Wars is my favorite line..and I grew up with G1..

[@badwrongfun5541]

Beast modes are just how I prefer transformers in general. I grew barely knowing about G1, with Beast Wars being the first transformers series I saw. The unicron trilogy helped me get over the "Munky not Truk" mentality, but it really bugs me that they never really made a came back as a regular thing except through all the dragons and dinos from Prime and one of the movies.

[@ArcanaStorm]

This is one of favorite concept in transformers

[@sivanlevi3867]

I'm gonna feature Ukaris, Onyx Prime and a bunch of beast modes in my Transformers fanfiction. If I could have a Beast Mode, I'd like to be some kind of bird so I could fly above everything and be free.

[@DarkROSkull013]

Rhinox's transformation will always be iconic to me.

[@romantistcaveman]

I can't believe there's actually an in-universe explanation for why cybertronian beast-bots look like our real world animals. In regards to your question, I'm actually kinda...conflicted in regards to beast alt-modes. Not in a "truck-not-monkey"-kinda way, but sorta a "how do you give them utility on modern-day earth?" kinda way. Like, for instance, without mass-shifting the most obvious way to make a robot that turns into an ant or a beetle threatening to towering robots is to make them turn into a giant-sized ant and giant-sized beetle, which basically nullifies any chance of their beast mode being used for disguise purposes. And that goes double for any bot that has an alt mode of a mythological or prehistoric creature. Just look at all the hoops that the Bee Team had to go through in order to have RID2015!Grimlock contribute to their team and _still_ keep up the masquerade for humans.

[@mattkuzminski8035]

Interestingly enough, the first ever line spoken by a Transformers character was Ravage in the G1 comic.

[@Getwright-]

I really like RID beast bots. (A werewolf that turns into a car? Genius!) But I just can't get into the show or it's writing. I hope bisque and the boys show up somewhere else

[@romantistcaveman]

Same here! In particular, I hope we see Saberhorn and Steeljaw again.

[@Nindroidgamer110]

I want steeljaw in the reboot films

[@Superion247]

TheBd62 i loved the dinobots more! And the g1 beasts and else

[@MrJarvisful]

TheBd62 sounds like Paul

[@memetrashofpussyxd9565]

+The Superior Superion247 Beast wars was awesome but i have to say Hasbro or a third party company should make a toy of Onyx Prime

[@angell.rodriguezperez7427]

I always will be surprised That Onyx Prime is a Centaur

[@infernohellknight]

Ravage actually spoked once on a episode in the original cartoon in cassette tape form inside Soundwave's chest. So they did have the ability to talk, they just didn't show it more often.

[@cipher_db8992]

I feel like a pretty reasonable in-fiction explanation for both the rarity of beast modes and the somewhat animalistic personalities sometimes attached to them would be that Transformers *can* scan organic life for alternate modes, just as they would machinery, but that it won't quite "process" correctly. The result of their bodies trying to "read" organic life in the same way it would machinery, and producing some glitches along the way, including the rather insufficient disguise capabilities offered by being a clearly metal animal, and certain mental effects. Would render it something possible, but discouraged outside of emergencies--at least until further advances in their evolution as a species take place. This seems like such an easy way to handle everything from "small-brained" Dinobots to more cognizant specialized teams like Predacons showing up down the line that I'm not sure why it's never been taken. Could even cover animalistic support-bots a la Ravage and co. by making their two modes part of a punishment--they were forced to scan both an organic animal and machine alt. mode, with intentionally disastrous results.

[@blueknight4688]

Love your videos man

[@adawnicusautocon]

I LOVE beast formers especially animalistic robots in rid 2015 it's very unique to me and I love it so much.😊😊

[@seanperone449]

This is great!

[@Omnitrickster0207]

Onix Prime is basically Typhon from Greek Mythology

[@gojifanis0n543]

I love this type of Transformers Transforming into Beast Modes

[@ThePuff18]

Oh boy that Onyx Prime bit aged… interestingly…

[@caleblindgren7796]

10:05 talk about talking beast wars to a hole another level

[@daverage4729]

Always did love a beast or monster former. Must come from how different they were from all the cars and planes back in G1.

[@Katarn84]

Nice video, quite interesting.

[@andrewgrant2990]

Japan did a lot of cool beast modes with their Beast Wars 2 line, some toys & later characters made their way to the US later.

[@allforone3427]

Who ever came up with this you were right to send this in

[@miles5561]

It is strange back in the G1 cartoon, the cassette TF Ramhorn was the only cassette TF beast to talk full time. Now Ravage did talk in the third TF episode, but he was speaking in cassette mode while being played inside Soundwave's tape deck chest. Ravage also talked in Beast Wars.

[@avenir-schwarzgranz]

Beast modes has always been my favorite mode for Transformers

[@KairuHakubi]

4:22 they both sound so familiar and I never watched the old show.. the Sky Lynx guy sounds like 90% of Mark Hamill I recall reading somewhere that in some continuity, organic beast modes were an offshoot of Pretender technology. Man I'd love to see a Pangolin mode someday.

[@IcyBlueNights]

A Basics on Ravage would be really neat

[@FoxNinja4000]

This makes me wish they would do another beast era. Especially now after I learned that there was once plans for a third show called Transtech. (Loved beast wars and think beast machines was an ok show but could have been drastically better) For those who haven't heard of Transtech, it was meant to be a sequel to beast machines and would have returning characters from g1, beast wars and beast machines with the original g1 Optimus Prime returning to lead the Maximals and a unknown Megatron as leader of the Predacons and the two would be allies. What was interesting was that it had the characters going back to (cybertronian) vehicle modes. Examples are g1 Optimus would be a truck, the new (or either of the old) Megatron would be a tank and returning beast machines Silverbolt and Cheetor would be a jet and a race car respectively. I think they even planned for g1 Starscream to return and his new look looked awesome. I wonder what could have been had Transtech been made. (Also side note: Parts of Transtech was implemented into the comics but under new continuity. I however am more interested in how things could have been if Transtech had been part of the continuity of g1, beast wars and beast machines.) Also this video reminds me, g1 Ravage appeared in beast wars and if I remember right he was shown to have upgraded into a predacon. Except while his alt made remained the same as it was in g1, he no longer had his animal form but instead had a normal robot body and keeping his g1 head as it once was. Plus he could talk.

[@tinosoupios2240]

Also I love the episode

[@stephencastro4723]

We need some Transformers inspired by these prehistoric creatures in the future: 1.Dunkleosteus 2.Eurypterid 3.Mosasaur 4.Helicoprion 5.Arthropleura