Dammit, Open: Let's Say Go!! Transformers Haslab Victory Saber unboxing and review!!

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[@stormsigma]

Gotta say, I'm glad that you've finally "arrived", and Hasbro is sending you all these things, because A. I've never been one to be mad when a smalltime KZbinr I follow and enjoy makes it big and starts getting professional recognition, and B. This way I can watch the best TF guy on KZbin cover this stuff so I don't have to watch any of the other guys who get stuff sent to them. So, congratulations and I'm here for it!! WOO!

[@Night5225]

About time, honestly. Thew is one of the most positive voices for the brand. The amount of work that he puts into the reviews shows. Even when he’s trashing a figure completely, he’s still bringing humor and heart to the brand as a whole.

[@tonyjackson4078]

The best thing is Thew hasn't changed one bit, he's no shill, and calls it like he sees it, you can trust he's telling you his honest opinion

[@stormsigma]

@@tonyjackson4078 Absolutely, which is why I love the guy and have followed for many, many years! Best Transformers YTer out there (in my opinion).

[@hassanrao470]

He’s definitely made his way up there. I think he was part of the preshow for pulsecon

[@ReallyTwistedHumor]

He's not just arrived, he's come himself. Just like Ultra Magnus

[@argylecowboy]

happy to see the brands realizing that toys are meant to be fun and watching you have fun with them makes me even more excited for these to arrive

[@manjackson2772]

Star Saber is such a Gundam E: I actually didn't know he was designed by the Gundam guy until Thew said it

[@steadyalbatross]

If you catch when Thew says he's got total Braves energy, that's cause Kunio Okawara also designed every main Braves mecha

[@manjackson2772]

@@steadyalbatross never seen any braves so it passed me by

[@Jinsoku440]

As a Gundam fan I am so jealous and happy for my Transformer brethren; HasLab is *actually* killing it and Gundam's 50th anniversary still leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. That is a BEAUTIFUL display and unboxing!

[@Hazel-II]

The kit itself looks good just wish it wasnt the zeta gundam

[@ryancarrell3186]

a lot of the coolest gundam stuff seems like its always exclusive to Japan lol, really sucks

[@bigbear4120]

It looks good, just not 50th anniversary good.

[@TsundereSupreme]

@@ryancarrell3186 It's almost as if gundam is a japanese franchise owned by a japanese company that almost exclusively makes products for the japanese market

[@Jinsoku440]

@@TsundereSupreme my local hobby shops have Gunpla, an arcade nearby was loaned out the Gundam Pods, there are two official competing North American Gundam stores, if memory serves correctly the GWB Champion three years ago was American, Hathaway's Flash got a worldwide theatrical release, the official Gundam channel has Seed dubbed in 4 languages and subtitled in 7; Gundam and Bandai are global enterprises/franchises, I'm just genuinely disappointed in the legacy events we had recently

[@Alzeal07]

Victory Leo is canonically God Ginrai (powermaster Optimus that is not optimus in the Japanese continuity) rebuilt after a heroic sacrifice. which is as confusing as the Japanese continuity gets.

[@scronjuplious]

neat

[@Hydrogue]

Old Toy being rebuilt into New Toy is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to convoluted Japanese continuity.

[@Jimboliah3985]

I watched enough Japanese G1 to help you. So... 1987's Transformers Headmasters, Takara's take on G1 Season 4: Optimus dies again and stays dead, sacrificing himself to stabilize Vector Sigma. 1988's Super God Masterforce, Takara's take on G1 Season 5: A new Godmaster transtector intended for bringing Optimus back from the dead was discovered and a human truck driver called Ginrai inadvertently bonded to it, resulting in a copy of Ginrai's personality being made when the transtector came to life in the series finale. 1989's Transformers Victory, Takara's take on G1 Season 6: The Ginrai transtector dies and is rebuilt into Victory Leo.

[@plantainsame2049]

@@Hydrogue it's also my favorite way for Hasbro to make way for new advertising as we don't actually kill off any fan favorite characters in traumatized children

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

Oh, bloody God Ginrai. No idea how (or why) that works!

[@rellko3900]

So fun fact, the G1 Hasbro versions of Stakeout and Red Hot were completely identical to the G1 Takara versions of Fire and Holi, which is why they look so similar. But Holi and Fire here have more anime-accurate colors.

[@ChouRaiyuki]

It's kind of a weird reversal of Double Clouder who's toy deco was different from Doubledealer but onscreen he was just Doubledealer colored.

[@timprimetal5380]

That surprise Strong Bad quote ("Japanese cartoons are weird, man") was so spot-on and caught me totally off guard lol

[@benvoliothefirst]

Today I learned that Thew can do a 100% spot-on Strong Bad and I was NOT prepared!

[@khyron42prime40]

Hasbro low-key needs more love for how it supports KZbin creators like Thew, and not just toxically positive sycophants (same with Nerf KZbin! They send blasters to some pretty harsh critics). Good on them.

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

This is freaking incredible. It feels like a Megazord but with the extra articulation you'd expect from Hasbro.

[@treebotreviews]

Yet another example of Thew being a cool uncle in our community. Never change man❤️

[@MP-ch9sv]

More like a younger cousin for some of us...

[@Undrave]

I agree with you on the Micromasters. They didn't need fiddly ball joints and extranaeous gimmicks. They just needed to be simple and solid!

[@DeamonChocobo]

One thing I love about Victory Saber is that he has his own huge combined robot mode, but he also has a huge combined vehicle mode. The only other bots I can think of that do that are Armada Optimus with Overload & Jetfire, the original Power Rangers Megazord, and the Power Rangers Time Force Megazord. If there are more please let me know, I live for this.

[@llyrghmnghyll]

Godmaster Optimus Prime should count. the cab transforms into Optimus, the trailer becomes a base, the second trailer (Godbomber) can be it's own drone or connect to the main trailer and turn into it's own robot. prime can merge with the trailer to be powermaster prime, and then Powermaster can merge with godbomber to be godmaster prime. they even both have minibots as powermaster prime has Hi-Q

[@DeamonChocobo]

@@llyrghmnghyll I forgot about God Ginrai/Powermaster Optimus Prime. Thank you.

[@nameforcomments4092]

There definitely aren't enough. That Samurai Cyber Squad show from the 90's is the closest thing I can think of, where you had the giant sentai guy, the dragon dude who also had a preposterous jet mode that was two preposterous jets combined, the dragon guy could become armor for the Sentai guy, and meanwhile there was an alternative set of 3 vehicles that could become a combined robot or become another set of armor for the Sentai guy. IF the dragon dude and vehicles guy could also interact, or if they could all somehow become one big Sentai gob, that would've been full-on fetish material.

[@Xeno-The-Wanderer]

Team Bullet Train, Thunder Baron, Guard Diver, Battle Bomber are also ones who combine in vehicle mode

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

There are other Megazords. Couldn't name them all, though. I think Lightspeed Rescue was one?

[@TyphonMar]

Damn this looks cool. Wish I had the funds to back these things! They look amazing. But it's that or the mainstream releases and I love the mainline guys

[@ludoletono]

Having Unicron watch over 30mins of Thew gushing about another (cheaper) Haslab product is just funniest thing to me!

[@papermelon]

Okay clicking on this video was a MISTAKE lol, because I've been eagerly waiting for mine to ship for a good couple weeks now. But I'm leaving for "vacation" across the country in 2 days, and I'll be gone for a whole freaking month! I'm SO bitter that I didn't get mine in time. It'll just be sitting at my house for weeks on end and I won't be able to open it until weeks AFTER Christmas. And you've made me want it so much more now

[@PhelesDragon]

Thew. This is just a review. And I'm happy about that.

[@toastghost342]

Hey Thew. If you didnt find out by now, the sword blade can actually fit in a little slot on the leg right blade first right before you connect the legs and arms of Star Saber when converting to Spaceship mode

[@stevenpeven258]

Really wish I backed this one. It’s so over the top it’s awesome. I hope hasbro goes back and does another run of the haslab stuff, even if it’s a case of made to order and comes with a slightly premium price tag

[@Justincredibletoys]

I really enjoy this, because I saw no one else go this deep, and I had no idea there was a little man inside of a little man lol

[@Spatu10]

Man I’m reeeaaally feeling the FOMO for missing these, it all looks so sick!

[@rdm4666]

Ugh, same, especially after seeing these late tax prices

[@TyphonMar]

After seeing the complete combined mode I'm feeling it too dude

[@nameforcomments4092]

I had to cancel my Deathsaurus order 'cause I'm broke and let me tell you, I'm having a hard time not being an absolute baby about it.

[@damien5748]

Why...nearly 200 $ for a toy....haslab and hasbro pulse can go f themselves

[@rdm4666]

@@damien5748 Sure it's not for everyone, but props to those that like it and can afford it. For me it's worth $180 or whatever it was. I'd probably even pay $240 ish, but $300 and up ain't it. Oh well, onto the next.

[@ShinGallon]

Two new Thew vids on two consecutive days? It IS Christmas! Wonderful video as always. I'm hoping my Star Saber is on his way, he looks amazing, and I'm so glad I backed him. I also backed Deathsaurus because I've wanted a new Robot Space Chicken figure since they announced Star Saber. I've never been a *huge* fan of the Victory TV season but I absolutely love me some 80s anime mech designs and that show's cast is full of them.

[@RDPendleton]

Hell yeah! I'm patiently awaiting the shipping notification for mine.

[@soundwavedoesthings]

Same here

[@PhelesDragon]

USA?

[@RDPendleton]

@@PhelesDragon Yup.

[@PhelesDragon]

@@RDPendleton same.

[@casualknight8962]

I have a filling that it won't ship till the Monday or Tuesday , during the last day of deathsaurus backing or after the deathsaurus backing ends .

[@AwesomeSaucerMC]

The subtlest of “What up Dudes” Red Dwarf reference. Thank you Thewbert

[@razorblademask]

If any single person thinks you're selling out then they're idiots. All there is to it. Thew has worked his ass off to get where he is with no controversy and no shady methods. He deserves Hasbro's attention and so much more.

[@kippsryan1]

We stan an unproblematic king.

[@mikeisernie]

...my god, I loved the reference to the Game of Thrones dragon wings "film school" tweet.

[@DaraM73]

Do I ruin my Christmas present to myself by watching this unboxing review, (and then flopping my £200 wad out of my trouser pocket for the other haslab dude, at Christmas, during an apocalypse?) or not?

[@shannonnolan1555]

Star Sabre always reminded me of the Shogun Warriors. Love the blue bot inside, the jet he forms and the combined form is awesome

[@GraemeGunn]

I must say, I'm pretty jealous of all the stuff you just get for free. I mean, don't get me wrong, I love the reviews, I've been watching you forever, but MAN, lol. A fucking Haslab Victory Saber just shows up on your door step, and the only thing you need to do for them is talk about it. lol what a treat

[@Bt3615]

And then one day Kunio Okawara thought "what if a Core Booster was a Transformer?". And then Star Saber was born

[@DragoonMS]

You were spot on, it was Scout class, then Legends/Core. And it's funny how small the components are, seeing as with the Masterpiece version, Saber's on par with the MP Autobot Cars (so Voyager sized, basically, which seems fitting all around) and the Brain of Courage is STILL tiny...maybe smaller than this one. Ahhh, so THAT'S why they went with a separate stand instead of doing what Takara did with ol' MP24 (the center of the shield is a separate swappable part that can swap out for the flight stand piece). This one actually incorporates the shield in the V-Star and the combined jet mode. It's Takara's move...we need that proper MP Victory Leo (with another MP24 Starsaber reissue) and Deathsaurus now...yesss.

[@emjay2586]

i know who you are...

[@TheACcam]

Poor Ginrai. Don't ever die if you are a Transformer. You never know if you'll get resurrected as a pet whose main purpose is to turn into a pair of boots.

[@caffeinedelusions]

This is probably as close as I'm ever going to get to this piece, so thank you for the vicarious enjoyment, Thew.

[@superpixelwarrior6893]

US backers who haven’t even gotten a shipping notification yet, where you at?!

[@elijahjarman2837]

Yoo

[@ericlayhe3103]

Waddap

[@JRock424]

YOOOOO

[@RoninX33]

Pulse is behind, checked fedex tracking and labels have been made for my two. No shipment yet and Pulse has not been updated.

[@ericlayhe3103]

@@RoninX33 how does one check this?

[@wendyhotchkiss7772]

This has got to be the most positive review I've seen for Haslab Victory Saber. Every other review I've watched and read has always had a overall negative aura surrounding it which bummed me out, making me anxious about the set currently on its way to me. After watching Thew have a blast with it, though, I'm feeling much better about mine.

[@CayeDaws]

I have yet to hear a good reason for a multi billion toy corporation to do crowd funding events.

[@dazatron1664]

This guy is so much fun to play with and is an amazing display piece. Great to see you getting some more Hasbro love. Great video, always love your enthusiasm

[@SSorrens]

Warms my heart seeing Thew out here hitting it big with Hasbro. Proud to see how far you've come!

[@mattyburns1398]

Apparently the guy who designed Gundam designed Star Saber! Can you believe it?! Mind blown!

[@TheGoodOne1998]

He also did the design for the Brave Series.

[@liopleurodon2000]

I don't know which is more perfect, the figure or that random Strong Bad impression

[@originaluddite]

I was _not_ expecting to suddenly be reminded of Samantha Stephen's face-morphing yet mortal husband.

[@swivelboiiguess6422]

7:05 So short explanation going off like memories from years ago but I am pretty sure that Victory Leo is like A rebuilt Ginrai, aka the JP version of Powermaster Optimus that for some reason was a different guy

[@darkflames80]

Victory Leo...also known as the ultimate wing-man....

[@Scro10m]

I’m SO GLAD I invested early and bought an MP Star Saber and KFC MP Victory Leo. MP is the best

[@Sparticuse]

I legit belly laughed at the Stinko-Man reference. So perfect for this figure.

[@BlitzkriegOmega]

honestly, this thing always looked super naff in product photos, but seeing you mess around with the toy on camera, it looks WAY nicer than the Masterpiece. honestly, I'm not sure which between this and the Planet X Kadmos/Nemeios pair I like more...especially considering they'll be about the same price on Ebay because that's just how things are these days...

[@kattoprime8435]

Can't say I was expecting a reference to an old claymation show. A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.

[@KarachoBolzen]

Thew! I'm like 90% sure you van store the blade in the big guy's lower leg! There's like a slot there where it can go and a corresponding one in his lower arm so the blade can stay there for shuttle mode, so you CAN actually have everyone in one big package of love!

[@deang5386]

Victory Saber looks amazing but I really want to hunt down a Galaxy Shuttle.

[@Firebrand128]

Amazingly done. So happy to see you open and transform this. Literally got mine today so I'm in for a treat. Apropos of nothing, your mention of Jerry Anderson reminded me how awesome a Transformers/Thunderbirds crossover toyline would be.

[@fen4554]

Was not expecting a Strong Bad reference, I was in another room while listening and for a split second when I heard the voice change i thought I was having a stroke

[@andrewsherwin966]

That Strongbad impression got me.

[@ShaunStephens777]

Victory saber is such a beauty. So glad I’ve backed it 😁

[@xtroguyver]

he is a great figure, the instructions are certainly a monster, I didn't bother with the base mode either. Blink and you miss it one tiny part of the instructions shows that the sword blade stores in star sabers lower legs

[@talljoke]

It's been a blue moon since you've done a Strong Bad reference. Love it!

[@daryl4225]

I'm an American who likes British humour and Transformers. And what do I find? A Transformers review with British humour! Congrats for getting rewarded by Hasbro! You deserve it!

[@Theover4000]

I wish I’d known about the campaign before it ended, now I have to get one for my deathsaurus :< $400 is crazy for a commander class

[@mattr75]

The Victory Leo set looks pretty impressive

[@bntsloma5946]

I love this one so much, I just got mine yesterday and I can’t stop looking at it

[@photondebuger45]

The "can you tell it was the guy from Gundam did it" bit makes me laugh and giggle for many reasons lol

[@WhisperingAila]

Victory was actually what got me back into Transformers (after Animated and Beast Wars), so this is a dream come true for me.

[@_V.Va_]

Boutta watch it. I hope I don't hate it.

[@BenBoyee]

I was miffed that i missed both Star Saber and Deathsaurus' campaigns, so I made sure to fund Omega Prime as soon as I could. Can't wait to get that bad boy

[@shadowednight1600]

I had to stop watching when you called him "chicken monster" I'm laughing so hard

[@bobobobo8319]

I noticed that there seemed to be some pretty similar elements between some of the Japanese-original G1 series and the subsequent Brave series, most especially in Masterforce and Victory. The first thing I notice has to be the lending of more credence to combiners - Japanese-fiction-original combiners tend to not be weighed down by the conflict of their constituents like American-fiction-original ones, and then there's the Brave series where almost every bot that got a toy could combine or do something similar. There's the sorta similar way that most of the Brave series shows went about the mid-late-season upgrades in similar ways to either Masterforce or Victory depending on which one it was.

[@Nuggets250]

thew made it, hes living the dream hasbro plugs him directly

[@JerryGattz]

It's perfectly okay to get Victory Leo mixed up with Leo Prime/Lio Convoy. Victory Leo was rebuilt from God Ginrai, who is Power Master Optimus Prime in some media and toys... essentially making them the same character. So I can forgive any lapses on decorum on that. Lol

[@shadowscribe]

IMHO I'm still kinda blown away Hasbro figured out the perfect level of looks good but not too complicated to fight back against third party stuff.

[@larue138]

I just backed Deathsaurus today, and I'm even more excited for my Victory Saber to show up after seeing you having so much fun with it!

[@nameforcomments4092]

I don't have enough of an upvote for that Strong Bad impression. I need more upvote.

[@dannycortes9620]

Well now we’re expecting a Christmas album that we probably buy because you sir have an excellent singing voice 😂

[@hostiledodo1150]

God, that Victory Saber mode is next fucking level. Something about a giant robot with a millions guns is immensely satisfying. Also congrats on getting the hookup from Hasbro!

[@gabrielangeles9123]

A Broadside. A Broadside is what else I could want.

[@lowellmartens6135]

That is a really nice looking set. I regret not signing up for it, but I have for Deathsaurous.

[@DaraM73]

Glad someone else quotes Ulysses31. “Soaring through the gal-ax-ies”

[@cpt.s.seiden]

You can just tell Mobile Suit ZZ Gundam was a big inspiration for the design.

[@klokejd4072]

This is what a dopamine high looks like.

[@ALiteralLamp]

Mine also came in today and the slip cover also stayed with the box when I took them out. I was conflicted when I was ordering him since my only personal exposure to him was idw but then I realized it’s all made up and it can be whatever I want and it’s a rad bunch of robots and I couldn’t be happier

[@mechamanblade8465]

I do regret not backing this, but give Hasbro some time and before you know it, they might re-issue the original Wing Saber for the first time in the U.S. market. 🤞

[@HeavyMetalShark]

Pretty sure I heard a Strong Bad reference tossed in there and it is greatly appreciated.

[@LordGrim1313]

super jealous, had to wait to watch until I know mine was delivered. can't wait to have him and deathsaurus tearing up my shelves

[@LucasBuilds]

I feel like the only thing that could make victory saber any more Brave Series would be the lion head ending up on the combined chest somehow.

[@zeroblade6599]

Hey a Ulysses31 reference, didn't know anybody besides me watched that. Ah nostalgia!

[@Technodreamer]

Got the notification my Victory Saber had shipped right after I watched this video!

[@havanowoncheese]

I got my VS today and I have experienced similar elation to Thew. It is just so awesome to have in hand. It has such a presence. Love it.

[@SpectrumAnalysis]

Gotta love that Trap Door reference

[@ReallyTwistedHumor]

Fucking spectacular init...Now just a year for Deathsaurus

[@jayglenn837]

That is one of the best sets I've ever seen. I would have spent so so many hours with all the different modes & combinations.

[@SomeOtherBots]

"Very Brave sort of energy". Yep. Big yep. Star Saber and victory as a whole was a kind of prototype for a lot of Brave's play patterns and aesthetics.

[@ShaunStephens777]

Now I can’t wait for deathsaurus 😁

[@vustvaleo8068]

in the show Holi and Autobot Fire plays the role of Star Saber's sidekicks that appeals to kids similar to what Bumblebee is to Optimus Prime.

[@jonsin9264]

Solid Strongbad impression

[@silverthorn9759]

A video with references to Trap Door and (I think) Ulysses 31, this may be prime Thew material

[@TomMSTie1138]

Wait, Thew already had the new Galaxy Shuttle? You lucky bastard!😉

[@rakhmathadita3917]

thew : i dont complain about the cheap looking box, it made me easier to throw them away since i lack of space in my place hasbro : are you sure about that???

[@aidenmb7932]

Now that Deathsaurus is arriving soon ive grown wishing ive backed this one aswell

[@TedofBrowns]

Dude, your Strong Bad is spot on! lol

[@davidmeredith4585]

I want to see the lion fellow discharge all three cannons in space with actual physics applied. I would assume some sort of insane lasery pin-wheel kind of thing would transpire....flipping ass over teakettle until he hit something.

[@dragonjester03]

2 Thew's in 1 week, merry Christmas indeed

[@kaidinthomas3204]

Watching this makes me so sad I didn't have the money to purchase him, but so happy that I'm getting deathsaurus

[@UltraPrimal]

6:43 😆 Nice Wayne's World reference!

[@momuvid777]

You know Star Saber is like Ultra Magnus when he has an Inner Robot Mode just like the City Commander (which is why i'm very upset when the studio series 86 ultra magnus does have his "white, red eyed optimus" robot mode anymore just because they are never showned in transformers the movie)