TRANSFORMERS: THE BASICS on BLITZWING

As he makes his live-action debut, it's time for a special tie-in episode as we take a look at The Basics on the original Decepticon Triple Changer, BLITZWING!
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[@ChrisMcFeely]

If you're desperate to watch but don't want the spoilers, you can safely watch until 7:40, but after that, you're in the spoiler zone!

[@lcz128]

Chris McFeely oh man. Having this running in the background, I wasn’t able to run to stop the video before the spoilers started playing. Would be nice if you mentioned it in the video itself next time, if you don’t mind! Thanks for the great work as always!

[@KamoseMills]

Thanks Chris and Happy Holidays!!!

[@Jimboliah3985]

True spoiler: Blitzwing in the Bumblebee Movie. was Starscream all along. I just had to.

[@thelastngihtoptimes17prime7]

Chris McFeely thanks but i alredy watched the video

[@TimothyHuangSongs]

really wish I'd seen this before watching past 7:40... oh well.

[@elijahjarman2837]

New drinking game where we take a shot when a transformer gets taken offline by a cosmically powered starscream

[@chalis6270]

You’ve just killed so many people

[@calebporter3735]

@@chalis6270 ...along with the cosmically powered Starscream.

[@shadowsnake5133]

@@calebporter3735 GOD DAMNIT!

[@mrXOwarrior]

Thats totally how Marvel reboot the comic to get the new toys some limelight and get rid of older models.

[@halloweenpun202]

if you die playing this game you, too, will have been taken offline by a cosmically powered starscream

[@drxshock6957]

"What's your favourite version of Blitzwing?" *_"THE ONE THAT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE STARSCREAM, TRAVIS!"_*

[@thatswhatshesaid2777]

The one thing about the bumblebee movie that was as hated as michael bay's movies

[@Christforgivness]

Yeah i tought it was starscream at first

[@user-ko8xo4dt5h]

I heard a concept of them rebuild blitz wing with dropkick and shatter. It sounds like a better blitz wing

[@kfcwaifu3.063]

@@user-ko8xo4dt5h it may even give Blitzwing his three face personality

[@user-ko8xo4dt5h]

@@kfcwaifu3.063 if that's really what Travis is going for then I'll be real happy.

[@13legomania]

Animated Blitzwing is my favorite of them. His German accent, personalities, and his faces, made him one of my favorite deceptions

[@crsrdash-840b5]

I like the original G-1 Blitzwing as he was great!

[@marleyrios1573]

Düsen und Panzer für immer! (It means jets and tanks forever in German)

[@guccifer764]

I love how the Animated version, probably unintentionally, further added to Blitzwing’s connection to the Quintessons by giving him the same face swapping thing that they do.

[@tfgirl444]

I had not thought of it

[@雪者]

... Fascinating. I never realized that

[@zemox2534]

That's a good point.

[@RazgrizXMG0079]

I was just about to come leave that comment but you beat me to it by 11 months lol

[@RoderickR07]

*You thought I was Starscream, but it was I, Blitzwing!*

[@FitzyCify]

I couldn't help but read that as cool-head Blitzwing switching to hot-head mid-sentence.

[@AgentMaroon78]

roderickuw KONO BLITZWING DA!

[@clovergift2995]

MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA

[@mateussantos8344]

Road roller da

[@soundwavestudios7915]

Whoa like I never heard that joke before

[@HORRIOR1]

Animated Blitzwing is one of the best Transformers cartoon characters, period XD

[@justsomenobody1454]

HORRIOR IF ONLY OTHERZ KNEW ZAT AN WERE VACTUALLY INTELLEGANT

[@ShyBiiteVT]

He's one of my two favorites characters from the show, the other being Soundwave.

[@innocentdemon87]

"Oh, I see. You didn't have a voice in your head..." (Swaps to crazy face) "YOU HAD A HEAD IN YOUR HEAD!"

[@jordanlondon1042]

Totally. Especially bumblebee tricking him into hot head face mid flight. Loved that every time

[@q_cola_roja_p]

Oof yes, random was funny because he was just.... random

[@Nindragotheexcommunicado417]

I liked Animated Blitzwing, mostly for the German Accent and the face changing gimmick he had. Makes me wish other toy versions of him could do that.

[@RAFMnBgaming]

Did you know the German accent was actually an ad-lib by the VA in auditions? They ended up redesigning his character model because they liked it. At least that's what i remember reading somewhere.

[@MarvelandDC379]

The Generations Thrilling 30 Blitzwing has a face changing gimmick as a reference to the Animated version.

[@matthewreynoso6904]

@@RAFMnBgaming That’s cool!

[@midnightshield160]

@@RAFMnBgaming yep. That's why his head looks like a German helmet with "goggles" on the top along with the fact his hands kindve look like gloves as well

[@theskullboy8700]

Jet. Tank. Jet. Tank. Jet. Tank

[@AlmostAnimixers]

Love Animated Blitzwing, so much so that I decided to start reading the IDW version of the character with a German accent, because why not.

[@jcngokai-76]

Isn’t Miles Mayhem part of V.E.N.O.M. in M.A.S.K.?

[@them.]

I always thought he should have a german accent - I mean, he literally has Blitz in his name

[@alexc2626]

@@them. and also the way his three forms are a reference to the three components of blitzkrieg warfare.

[@pifilixxiv3192]

@Miles Edgington Arnold being the Chin guy, Adolf the nutcase and Randy the monocle?

[@ParadoxFree]

@Miles Edgington "Icy" Adolf, "Firey" Arnold, and "Random" Randy?

[@Montatora501]

Animated Blitzwing is, by far, my favorite version of the character!

[@mrXOwarrior]

No way, the original was the best. The one in in Animated was good and interesting, he just wasn't the same character from the original cartoon. They should have just called him something else.

[@trueassassin1562]

@@mrXOwarrior G1 sucks ass

[@kirb2electric]

Which personality my favorite one is the random one

[@marleyrios1573]

Zat was amazing

[@beard3451]

It's really disappointing that no other media has expanded on Blitzwing after he was kicked out of the Decepticons, or expanded the possibility that he could have a redemption arc and join up with the Autobots, in both G1 and other new continuities.

[@arcticdragon5823]

Me too! It would've been so interesting.

[@KGTstudios]

I found only one fan project where he had a slight hint of a redemption arc. There, it climaxed with him joining the Autobots and gaining the nickname “Blitz.”

[@battleupsaber462]

My favourite part of Bumblebee was when Blitzwing suddenly switched faces, and started singing "The Itzy Bitzy Spider". He then bragged about his football coach who taught him Zone Defense. Great references, though I'm concerned most moviegoers won't get them.

[@Dutch972]

BattleUp Saber wait..did that seriously happen

[@captainrex9406]

@@Dutch972 No

[@battleupsaber462]

@@Dutch972 Ofc it doesnt lmao

[@justsomenobody1454]

Animated was great

[@blitzwingtheicy4385]

Kinetic Zat wasn’t us. Star scream decided to be an ass and demonstrate how little screen time Wez get

[@Grimlock108]

Had they only changed his red colors to purple and given him a visor then he would REALLY look like Blitzwing, but his movie counterpart still looks cool nonetheless

[@danklockdown9757]

Especially that his mouth plate looks like gas mask

[@matthewmatthew981]

AGREED!

[@soldyrkare5790]

They could've used any other generic decepticon seeker, he didn't even sport his correct color scheme and it's unfortunate he had to die because I would've loved to see him return. Blitzwing had potential as a triple changer.

[@KGTstudios]

To be honest, I’ve never really had a problem with Blitzwing in the movie. I’m just kinda glad he showed up at all. But, I think we would have fairer better with fans if he had a different name. Blitzkrieg for example.

[@copperhead577]

In the words of Transformers Animated Blitzwing: "Vhy, zat vas spectacular!" 11/10

[@blitzwingtheicy4385]

The Desk Indeed it zwaz

[@copperhead577]

@@blitzwingtheicy4385 😎🤘

[@justsomenobody1454]

The Desk ZWHAT DO YOU MEAN?! IT VASNT SPECTACULAR! IT VAS AWESOME

[@copperhead577]

@@justsomenobody1454 Because I've only heard him/them say "Spectacular" in TFA and I can imagine him saying the sentence out loud. I've never heard him say "Awsome".

[@blitzwingtherandom7623]

The Desk I know, just couldn’t think of anything else to say)

[@VAULT-TEC_INC.]

I LOVED Blitzwing in Transformers Animated. He was hilarious. All of the Decepticons were wonderfully written in Animated.

[@nathanfisher6440]

Honestly, goofy at times as Animated was. I think it really built up the character of Blitzwing more that G1 (minus the Quintesson back story) and frankly giving a triple changer multiple personalities I think is the big part of the character improvement.

[@backonja7255]

Actually in a weird, likely coincidental twist of events, giving Blitzwing three spinning faces kinda connects him back to Quintessons, more specifically, iconic spinning faces of the judges.

[@janwarlock]

@@backonja7255 ...huh

[@allenmacias273]

It’s not blitzwing in my book. No triple changing ability, no purple/tan color palette, shares starscream seeker mold, and they don’t actually call him blitzwing in the movie. It’s kinda like the brawl situation in the first movie. He was named devastator in the film but we all knew he was brawl. To me, it’s just a random, un named seeker

[@thejonkler224]

My theory/guess is that he's just some random seeker who took the name "Blitzwing"

[@ralune9216]

@@thejonkler224 I agree. Blitzwing is just a placeholder name, well, sort of. He doesn't really resemble Blitzwing physically. More like an identical Starscream clone. I kinda wish they changed the color scheme to make him distinguishable from Starscream.

[@jackalthethird126]

@TheSnerk1 I like that. Let's make this his "official" name

[@uziman477]

if Bumblebee in the movie is just one of several hundred "bees", then the movie blitzwing is just one of several "blitzwings"

[@praetorianrex5571]

@TheSnerk1 you got that from the Vehicons from Transformers Prime?

[@Gaia_Gaistar]

With as amazing as the designs were in Bumblebee I was bummed they just made Blitz look like Starscream. I always liked him a lot as a kid. It feels out of place when everyone else's design is so good.

[@LeRodz]

@@goktimusprime And...?

[@matthewreynoso6904]

They could maybe make a future repaint of G1 Blitzwing with the Bumblebee movie colors. I’d kind of want to see that.

[@celestialspartan1176]

At least he sounded menacing.

[@Convar]

Animated Blitzwing will always be my favorite.

[@eb7389]

Fun fact, the Italian dub of Transformers Animated (that sadly ended after season 2) retained Blitzwing's accent but ONLY for his hothead persona.

[@megathot3734]

We need more of German Blitzwing

[@cybersilver5816]

I honestly think that the Blitzwing we see in the film should've been Ramjet. It's the most logical seeker to fit the description and shot role

[@concept5631]

Also give Ramjet more attention

[@jenp657ify]

And Blitzwing could've took shatters place in the movie if they had bothered to make him a triple changer, he would've made a good villain in my opinion

[@cietalvon6850]

oh animated blitz wing is hands down my favourite form of him, the triple mind with the triple form just stuck so well! plus I love the episodes where the autoboots would use that mind=current form issue blitz had to make him force mode changes to hinder him. also, please do a basics on triple changers! or perhaps the concept of multi form transformers.

[@RAFMnBgaming]

I love a good battle-as-puzzle fight.

[@KnightsofGaming2016]

Blitzwing was my favorite Decepticon and is still my favorite now.😊 Thank you Travis Knight for making a live action adaption of him.

[@yanmatos8161]

Thank you Travis knight for ruining Blitzwing for everyone

[@itsahostiletakeover]

I wouldn't say ruined but it seems like a very strange choice

[@virtualpellot933]

To me the live action version looks a lot like ramjet... mainly due to the color scheme to begin with.

[@ethanpena2030]

@@yanmatos8161he didn’t ruin him. fans still enjoy this incarnation of character :/

[@pifilixxiv3192]

Shame they didnt include his tri face thing in the generations or in other lines, would make him more quirky. I might go watch the animated series

[@pifilixxiv3192]

@@goktimusprime yeah... but couldnt they make more heads for blitz wing during that headmaster era ? Like, for each face, headmaster

[@matthewmegonigal247]

they did with his first generations figure thrilling 30 came out in 2013

[@blitzwingtheicy4385]

Good zanking, zat zwas the best version of us

[@blitzwingtherandom7623]

Blitzwing The Icy INDEED IT VAS MY BROTHER! ZING WITH ME’

[@decidiumz175]

@@blitzwingtheicy4385 awesome

[@likeits1985]

Blitzwing is my favorite triple changer because of the two awesome vehicle modes, and the color scheme. I wish I could like this video THREE times in honor of my Blitzwing!

[@ronbird121]

you can after some days

[@bertimusprime7900]

I love Animated. The characters were fantastic. The Blitzwing toy from that series is just as good as his on screen version.

[@skullgrin3372]

Love your "The Basics" series. So much nostalgia.. Soon as I can get some disposable income I'll be dropping you a few buck's to help keep you going

[@DominatorLegend]

Lord Starscream, true and only worthy leader of the Decepticons, demands a video!

[@lunakingsley.7247]

Megatron: starscream what's this I hear about he tacking over in my place

[@macewindu1532]

Oh Megatron!!!!

[@Cantthinkofanames]

You ugly jet star scam

[@Cantthinkofanames]

Starscrean I got a toy of you

[@joeysopinion4463]

What would you do about soundwave and shockwave

[@FruityGroovy]

I love the Animated Blitzwing. Brought something new to the character.

[@saorlathesurly]

Not a dealbreaker, but I'd have to liked to see mention of Blitzwing's tendency to be used as a preliminary or placeholder name, being used for both Obsidian in Beast Machines and Shockwave in Dark of the Moon.

[@Burning-Twilight]

Crazy how his name kept being tossed around so much. Shockwave looks absolutely nothing like him.

[@bubblylemonade1177]

We need to see Animated blitzwing in more continuities. He's just great.

[@Silver-Kaitou]

Animated Blitzwing was so entertaining. I kinda wish this depiction of him would appear more. Just to make him more unique.

[@gandalflotr2898]

I agree I like the idea of transformers with accent like drift Japanese accent

[@matthewreynoso6904]

Animated Blitzwing was so cool and unique!

[@cyclownus3658]

My favourite Triple Changer

[@blitzwingtheicy4385]

Dark Scream Why Thank you

[@stanletters]

The Movie Tank version of Blitzwing looks like ROTF Megatron’s alt mode

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

It is. It's a recolor of the current Power Series Energon Igniters Megatron with a new head.

[@kirkauipasculado4338]

Please make a Basics of TRIPLE CHANGERS😁

[@marcushicks380]

He already did.......

[@Klinker0913]

He did. It's pretty good, I'd check it out.

[@cyclownus3658]

RodimusPrimal did a bio on Triple Changers: m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHO9dHxtp5ajja8&autoplay=1

[@Decepticon272]

@@marcushicks380 when?

[@KeyanCarlile]

Blitzwing has more screen time in this video than he does in the entirety of Bumblebee.

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

Happy Saturday! Animated is my favorite version, both as a character and as a toy. So, can we get a Basics on Starscream?

[@PatriotPrimeReviews]

Another fun and informative video. Blitzwing was and still is my favorite Triplechanger. Merry Christmas. Hooah!!!

[@mano7636]

"Contracts - like traitors - are made to be broken!"

[@itssanktime82]

"Come on down, auto-brats."

[@bromodragone8405]

A few fun facts about Bumblebee Movie Blitzwing: 1. He's voiced by David Sobolov, making this his fourth Transformers role. The other three are Depth Charge (Beast Wars), Brawl (2007 Movie game) and Shockwave (Transformers: Prime). 2. Sobolov is doing an attempted impression of G1 Blitzwing's voice actor: Ed Gilbert. He did this at the request of director Travis Knight. 3. He tells Bumblebee that he'll "Die screaming like (his) friends!" This is a reference to a quote that Simon Furman often used in Transformers comics.

[@crossover1015]

Bumblebee was awesome. Me and my dad went to see the early screening, and it was so awesome we want to go see it again.

[@TheOvervoid]

They really need to bring back his split personalities. Luckily for live action Blitzwing, he has a way to return as the writers could to adapt the drone concept for a future movie.

[@WhenOne8Becomes2Zeroes]

"Tell you what guys, why don't you go build a bridge - and JUMP OFF IT!" - Blitzwing to the Constructicons

[@nickasaro8789]

Animated Blitzwing is my fav. I love the multiple personalities/hot and cold gimmick.

[@cromwellthesynth]

I kinda hope if Blitzwing somehow returns in a Bumblebee sequel it's something to do with Soviet spies collecting or purchasing the remains of Blitzwing and trying to make their own Defender of The Union, as it were, and giving him his classic MiG-25 and maybe a T-72 MBT as his ground vehicle mode

[@m.s.e.advanced2842]

Animated Blitzwing is my favorite because you get 3 for the price of 1

[@AdityaChaseFan]

BLITZWING in TFA always the best

[@JustYourAverageYotsubro]

I hope they revive him somehow. Using the remains of Blitzwing, Shatter and Dropkick, so he can be a triple-changer again. Shatter's red color and Dropkick's blue color combined would be violet, which is the perfect color for Blitzwing. Also, he can have three personalities based on Shatter and Dropkick's traits.

[@jbird167]

I will always have a soft spot for Animated's Blitzwing and his three personalities, made him a stand out character that I wanted to see more of in other media

[@ToaDaGardeKat]

Animated Blitzy FTW cause nostalgia XD

[@cuddyfox6973]

Do 'The Basics of Jazz'. I loved the character, all the way back to 1984.

[@Badgerflakes]

I think the animated incarnation is the best character wise.

[@LoganWH8]

I think it would’ve been an interesting choice if Bumblebee Blitzwing had actually been Starscream. I feel like Megatron, Soundwave, and Shockwave would be even more threatening and intimidating if Starscream wasn’t always around to backstab them or ruin their plans.

[@troikas3353]

I wonder if it was intended to be Starscream, but the writers/Director changed their mind. Not only does it look like Starscream, but Scream is who's given Bee that injury in other continuities. Maybe they decided they wanted to use him in a sequel (which hopefully we get, as Bumblebee is a shockingly good movie).

[@skylerbento3556]

Troika S, In most other continuities Megatron causes Bee to loose his ability to speak.

[@LeRodz]

I was thinking the same thing, but since Starscream appears on the Cybertron scene, maybe they just reused his model.

[@RAFMnBgaming]

I think there were quite a few things the director and writer wanted to do but didn't. My guess is that the company wasn't quite sure whether or not general audiences would get the whole different continuities thing so they were told to make a couple minor concessions to hint at the bayformers plot, but at the same time the film is very obviously intended to be a reboot. Fortunately they don't seem to have let that negatively impact on the movie at all so kudos to them.

[@JohnWilliams-wl9px]

Troika S My thoughts based on how quickly he died that Blitzwing was meant to be a generic Seeker.

[@zemox2534]

@@JohnWilliams-wl9px They should have just used a bloody generic seeker than. As a fan of Blitz I am pissed that they killed him off so early. Worse, he does not even resemble his classic incarnation. Hollywood always fucks things up

[@pious83]

Personally I always preferred Astrotrain but they were both kind of wasted in the IDW series.

[@Anton-de5vu]

I remember hearing someone online share a concept for bringing blitzwing back in the next bumblebee movie, actually making him a full blown triple changer, and even incorporating the characteristics of the fan favourite animated incarnation. Where earths government would try to create their own transformer as a fail safe in case the autobots betrayed them. Using the combined remains of shatter, dropkick, and blitzwing, giving him the purple colours (because shatter and drop kick are red and blue) as well as the triple changing ability. However, the three decepticon personalities would surface in the new bot, shatter being the cold and calculating one, Blitzwings original personality becoming the hothead, and the loose cannon dropkick would become the nutcase.

[@myriadmediamusings]

THE triple changer for me personally. Whenever I think of the concept and characters that embody it, I would immediatly think of good old Blitzwing.

[@ionacustoyreviews857]

As always fun to watch. Merry Christmas to you and yours

[@nil981]

My favorite incarnation of him was animated. You just have to feel bad for him having 3 distinct personalities.

[@Stevengubler]

Blitzwing would already be one of the coolest characters in the franchise based on his design and his two alt-modes. But then they had to go and give him one of the most bad*** names ever given to a Transformer, and that's saying a lot. Blitzwing. It's so fricken' cool.

[@sivanlevi3867]

I love the M.A.S.K. connection to the IDW Blitzwing, making me love both franchises even more. I'm really not sure what to do with this triple changer in my fanfiction. I don't want him to be just a goon, but I don't know what Blitzwing would want with his life. Maybe, when I flesh out a backstory I can do more.

[@ColonelFrontline1152]

*"A episode about the Aerialbots very please."*

[@Chokah]

Or the Compubots

[@danc6167]

So when are you and Lindsay Ellis going to do a collab on Starscream?

[@ChrisMcFeely]

Ah, that'd be something! At least YOU'RE a commenter who can make another of the endless requests for a Starscream episode sound exciting! ;)

[@RAFMnBgaming]

Sounds dirty... Do it!

[@Gus-dj1ub]

1:38 “Why don’t you build a bridge and jump off it.” -Blitzwing to the Constructicons

[@kerosoldier]

ive been loving your videos for months chris. i always happily wait the two weeks between them

[@waihstudios8828]

All I want is a studio series Blitzwing. Is that to much to ask?!? ☹️

[@ironmaster8925]

Same but it probally would be a triplw changer.

[@ijustwanttocomment4389]

You got your wish did you get it

[@waihstudios8828]

@@ijustwanttocomment4389 not yet sadly

[@diegos7337]

This is my favorite Saurday morning Show! Thanks!

[@altanthomas2ndchannel566]

This episode deserves an update.

[@MegaGojifan-xy4uk]

Transformers animated blitzing is like a quintesson because he also has different faces

[@andrewwhitfield5480]

Nothing but gold as always. Thanks.

[@fulcrum6760]

I’m going to laugh if the writers somehow decide to do a retcon and it’s revealed the Blitzwing we see in Bumblebee was just a random seeker who named himself Blitzwing and the real one arrives and is a female Decepticon voiced by Elizabeth Olsen and borrows heavily from the Animated one.

[@MrDoctorVK]

Ohh, how I regret that I didn't pick TF Animated Blitzwing back in the day. And as today I get to see Bumblebee film and does seeing Blitzwing; while not been Triple Changer on screen while we are getting both tank and jet versions of Blitzwing, I plan to get both of them.

[@c.o.n.collectingofnostalgi889]

My all time favourite character from the Transformers YEAHHH!!!

[@zeroblade6599]

To me the guy in the bumblebee movie is just a nameless seeker. If they can match shapes and names on the other bots and cons they would've been able to do it for him, so I don't consider this guy to be blitzwing

[@JohnWilliams-wl9px]

Zero Blade He probably always meant to be Hasbro chose it so they could make more toys.

[@SuperSuperSpork]

So I havnt seen the movie yet, but it would be cool if he returns in a sequel and gains his tank mode as a repair or something

[@deltaknight2764]

Uh...Dude he got completely destroyed.

[@LeRodz]

@@deltaknight2764 Unecessary spoiler.

[@xanshen9011]

“YOU VANT HEAT!? I VILL GIVE YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN HANDLE!! Oh slag! Not ag-“ my favorite Blitzwing quote

[@bromodragone8405]

Live Action Blitzwing is the fourth character voiced by David Sobolov. He voiced Depth Charge in Beast Wars, Brawl in Transformers: The Game and Shockwave in Transformers Prime. In the movie he says Bumblebee will "die screaming like (his) friends!" This is a reference to a very often used quote by Simon Furman during his time as writer for the comics. Sobolov was also doing an impression of G1 Blitzwing voice actor Ed Gilbert.

[@e.d.h.kendrick673]

Blitzwing was trying to replace Megatron? Guess Starscream had a rival!

[@78shaweyes]

Who gave the idea of Blitzwing looking like Starscream? Couldn't they just gave him a bit of purple to make him different from Starscream?

[@ralune9216]

Yeah, he's indistinguishable from Starscream, it's quite disappointing. When I saw the trailer for the first time I thought he was Starscream until they revealed that he's Blitzwing.

[@JohnWilliams-wl9px]

78shaweyes I feel the script flat out said Decepticon seeker and that he was always meant to be. Make sense as this show as pointed out Starscream doesn’t have an unique design has it’s just gets recolored. The Triplechanger in other media is simply Hasbro wanting to make more toys due to the smaller amount of Transformers in the film.

[@jdpragmatic8644]

German Multi-Personality Blitzwing is an absolute joy to watch

[@tommyjoestar1626]

Most likeable decepticon ever and he fit in so well in any series decepticon team.

[@psychokitty444]

As poorly animated as "Five Faces of Darkness" is, I love the relative scope and ambition of its story. Goes for a lot of season 3, actually.

[@ChrisMcFeely]

Preach! FFoD is probably the most ambitious, complexly-plotted story in the whole cartoon.

[@psychokitty444]

@@ChrisMcFeely Carbombya tho.

[@ChrisMcFeely]

Oof.

[@psychokitty444]

@@ChrisMcFeely Maybe someone wished for FFoD on a monkey's paw. "You will get a huge, ambitious event that delves into the mythology of Transformers lore unlike anything before it... but it will look like shit and drive Casey Kasem off."

[@JoseAyalaVelez]

@@psychokitty444 Reminder that it was the stereotypical depiction of Arab characters that make Kasem quit.

[@blitzwingtheicy4385]

it vas a shame we weren’t vactually in Bumblebee, Star-scream just pretended to be vus so he could make fun of how little screen time we gets in media. He’s zalways been a Skid-plate

[@lunakingsley.7247]

Megatron: Blitzwing tell me where starscream and airachnid are now

[@blitzwingtheicy4385]

Zackery Kingery Starscream In ze comment section asking for a video of his own and ze spider is MIA

[@BallisticSoul6]

Animated blitzwing is my favorite. If they took the concept of his 3 personalities, modes, and fire and ice powers and used it somewhere else, I’d be extadic. Also, his German voice and German soldier design to go with it is such a small yet cool detail.

[@returnedtomonkey8886]

And years later he became an internet meme when it was discovered that he told the constructicons to go kill themselves in a very kid friendly way. "why don't you go build a bridge and jump off it" - Blitzwing

[@Jayden9000]

Combiners were the original triple changer because they could transform into a vehicle and a body part Edit:it's just a joke I don't want haters

[@hyperlinkblockedd]

It is actually LOGICAL

[@uainjansun]

Animated and generations Blitzwing for short had multiple personality desorder

[@Razorgeist]

Yeah as others have stated Animated Blitzwing is awesome and is one of my favorite TF characters. That being said G1 Blitzwing has one of my favorite Transformers moments in Five Faces of Darkness where he overhears the Quintessons' plan goes to Galvatron to warn him. Galvatron is too nuts to listen so he goes to Rodimus (who does listen and take him seriously) and later on points his weapon at Galvataron.

[@gabrielchee8470]

Well tbh he doesn't seem that memorable

[@cebillis]

Though I wondered about it as a kid, I did not know they ever wrote an official tie-in between Transformers and M.A.S.K.! That's awesome!

[@crustypaladin]

I really like Blizwing on Animated.

[@grimacethedrummer8378]

Basics on Optimus anyone?

[@ironmaster8925]

I hope Jetfire or Rugjet is in the Next film, now those Jets are deserving of this accurate G1 movie universe.

[@chrishill9197]

Hunter D. YES!!!!

[@chrishill9197]

Iron Master I'm assuming that you Ramjet rather than "Rugjet."

[@Akuma12366]

went to watch Bumblebee yesterday night for my B-Day and then Chris has a Blitzwing basics video, your an amazing content creator 💜

[@LordM46]

Still I like Blitzwing G1, animated or comics. You do need a few goons, warriors or brutes on the villians team and this trippel changers fills that role well.

[@moonwhooper]

So if g1 continued he would've become an autobot?

[@johnreel0161]

So starscream and blitzwing has the same look in Bumblebee??

[@johnreel0161]

@@Kurai0 wouldnt it be easier to give blitzwing his proper color scheme in the movie?? It just confuses a regular audience who arent big fans of transformers

[@ChrisMcFeely]

I think the answer behind this is that really, the character seen in the movie was just envisioned as a generic Seeker, who got Blitzwing's name slapped on him for trademark reasons.

[@ChrisMcFeely]

Well, I mean, Knight said he's Blitzwing because he is Blitzwing because that's what they named him.

[@matt-fb3mq]

it was most likely for marketing reason.

[@blitzwingtheicy4385]

Johnreel01 Starscream decided to be a skid-plate and impersonate us to make fun of how little screen time we’z Getz

[@chrishill9197]

Another amazing episode from the expert, Chris McFeely! I hated the fact that they named him Blitzwing instead of Starscream, but now it actually makes me glad that he wasn't Starscream considering how quickly he died off.

[@goblinsrevenge]

Transformers Devastation is such a great game and the fight with Blitzwing was a real highlight moment.