Earthrise WFC-E24 Sky Lynx| DrLockdown Reviews 83

[@mecha53107]

"Nevertheless, I'm definitely NOT a Dinobot. I refuse to participate in this kangaroo court!" - Sky Lynx 1986

[@CriticalMass69]

Sky Lynx: "I'm not a Dinobot". Grimlock: "Then what are you"? Sky Lynx: "I'm a... jetfire". Grimlock: "Wait what"?

[@DrLockdown]

"My name is sky lynx Montoya. You killed my commander. Prepare to die"

[@CriticalMass69]

Megatron: "Oh I'm scared don't hurt me I promise I won't do anything bad again, get that motherfucker! Trypticon appears Sky Lynx: "OH SHIT"!

[@Sarcasticron]

Underneath the two big doors on the top of the shuttle is supposed to be a big empty space. It's a cargo bay. The shuttle was made to carry stuff up to space. I assume Hasbro couldn't give us this because they needed that space for robot parts, and the gold thingie does look nice. :-)

[@MrFedoraFilm]

Earthrise Sky-lynx, is a magnificence commander class entry. -I really hope for Broadside and Tidal Wave to be next in line for commander class.

[@DrLockdown]

Tidal wave was potentially leaked as a titan. Could be bogus though

[@Majinhero]

@@DrLockdown Still think it's strange they start with a made up titan first

[@_marxono_9815]

MP-44: I am the best Leader scale G1 Toy! ER Skylynx: Are you challenging ME?!

[@DrLockdown]

Haha sky lynx go woosh

[@copperhead577]

@@DrLockdown Jet Convoy also go funny woosh

[@DrLockdown]

But not as much

[@nightlypiano41]

If the Kingdom commander class is a beast wars character, they could maybe do a Transmetal II Megatron. (or maybe an Optimal Optimus, because from what i've seen, leader class is a bit small

[@hotroddidnothingwrong3220]

I can tell you as someone who owns the power of the primes optimal optimus, that he is substantially larger than the current leaders/voyagers (he's 3-5 inches shorter than jetfire). So if kingdom is legit, I think he'll fit right in with the beast wars cast.

[@DrLockdown]

I don't see a need for another Optimal Optimus...but then again I saw no need for another Sky Lynx, but here we are...

[@Cybertux-zp3fo]

DrLockdown I agree, i see no need for a new optimal optimus. And since he was from Potp it’s easier to compare his size to the boys from the accompanying show since he was in there, instead of how he would be in a new class. Kingdom while being inspired by beast wars is still part of the wider generations line so unless they absolutely nail the figure there is no need for a new optimal optimus

[@lilithofthevoid4922]

And then they did Rodimus and Dragon Megatron is leaked/rumored for Legacy/Evolution/whatever it's called

[@titanapd9647]

"And yes I actually liked siege battle damage and I will die on that hill." let me die with you, I honestly really like the battle damage.

[@RIDProductionsTransformers]

I'm hoping to get this pne as a Christmas present. Either him or Scorpinok. I just hope we get commander class Decepticons next year.

[@DrLockdown]

Rumours say it's magnaboss. Sorry bud

[@Cybertux-zp3fo]

and there goes my money. Worth it

[@DrLockdown]

Totally

[@thecianinator]

This is why it has treads: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crawler-transporter

[@mineturtledabrave3796]

my brother got a copy of sky lynx and I can confirm that the transformations are addictive, as long as your willing to go deaf from the ratchet joints

[@DrLockdown]

The ratchets are the best part...

[@mineturtledabrave3796]

@@DrLockdown I’m not arguing that, I’m just saying they are loud.

[@DrLockdown]

Heh

[@MutantPuke]

I can confirm a large chunk of me is american

[@Cinder_the_Art_Gal8144]

Springer:"Well well, Commander Modesty's here"

[@ToaDaGardeKat]

the IRL bloopers are strong with this one I mean-- yea, SkyLynx is excellent--

[@DrLockdown]

Lol. Part of it was necessity. I mucked up a bunch of footage and recording, and it was already massively overdue.

[@jacobmutti1528]

18:32 Selfie! *camera clicks*

[@DrLockdown]

Oh hi Cyberverse Arcee :p

[@michaelpapp5518]

6:43 we will die on that hill side by side, Doctor. It’s been an honor.

[@cyberneticgeek]

2:14 Primus approves Spicey T pose prime.

[@DrLockdown]

Basically geewunners in a nutshell

[@cyberneticgeek]

@@DrLockdown Nah. They'd hiss at the mere presence of Hotror.

[@TransDrummer1312]

I’m calling it now, Kingdom Commander Class is either gonna be Optimal Optimus, Torca, TM2 Megatron, or something completely out of left field.

[@DrLockdown]

Hoping but not expecting left field

[@DrLockdown]

We just got predaking two years ago

[@DrLockdown]

Nah prime isn't getting any love these days

[@jtek2259]

Well it was something completely out of left field

[@JLWorkshops]

If we were to get a new Commander figure that scaled well with Omega Supreme, Scorponok & SkyLynx, I would LOVE to see a new take on Tidal-Wave. He was one of my favourite characters from Armada, simply given his sheer size, and in an age when we're getting bigger & BIGGER figures at somewhat reasonable price points, I think he'd make a great addition to any TF collection. Also, he's a Decepticon who transforms into an Aircraft Carrier/Troop Transporter/WMD (I'm regretting not doing more research prior to this), AND who is speculated to be 14 stories tall. Who DOESN'T want a Decepticon like that?!?!

[@DrLockdown]

Yeah. I mentioned him at the end

[@copperhead577]

Magnificence

[@DeathReviews]

I had no G1 attachment to "Sky Lynx", so I don't think I'll pick up this figure. I'm still content with the CW version :). Very shrewd about how the Commander is the new Leader Class. I wonder what that upcoming Leader Slag will be like....?

[@DrLockdown]

Oh believe me, I've got no attachment either. Earthrise Sky Lynx is just that good. Also Slag will probably be a Voyager with a Daniel mech suit

[@pandacyy2276]

Season 3 is my favorite season of g1, I grew up with the movie and season 3.

[@soundblaster1987reviews]

Carrier? As far as I can tell, the closest to a horizontal carrier platform this can get is the launch ramp crawler thing Thunderbird 2 had in the 2004 live action movie...

[@DrLockdown]

That movie never happened

[@soundblaster1987reviews]

@@DrLockdown hey, it had an Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. villain as Jeff Tracy and an Iron Man villain as The Hood, in addition to a minor Doctor Who henchman as Parker. Still one of my favourite movies of all time, alongside Sonic and Revenge of the Sith.

[@michaelpapp5518]

That’s the official NASA typeface though. It’s beautiful and that’s the hill I die on. Fun video. Good editing. I like you’re jokes and agree with many of your points. Base mode would be better if there were more 5mm ports.

[@roonis418]

I do wonder since Hasbro loves repaints will we see this mold again maybe in the shattered glass line? They did it for Jetfire so maybe.

[@Thudderwack1]

8:57 the foreshadowing

[@cartkart1]

I actually like the base mode on Sky Lynx. I don’t have Omega Supreme so I like to connect Ironworks and ER Optimus to make a base for the Autobots.

[@nicolasdanielmaldonadoorel6343]

i will get this figure in two weeks so, i only can wait with anticipation

[@DrLockdown]

He's well worth it.

[@jdashimusprime]

"or maybe a star saber- nah nah they wouldn't do that" Hasbro be like no were not, were going to make it a commander with all the other figures

[@hotroddidnothingwrong3220]

If kingdom is really happening, I hope that it will be more of a transitional line rather than just beast wars stuff. Yes I know that a lot of people are tired of g1 and I actually do want beast wars figures, but I only started collecting seriously when siege started so my g1 collection still has some major gaps. Hope the beast wars stuff is as good as the rest of the trilogy so far. Also why has a lot the hasbro stuff been getting leaked so much in the past few months?

[@DrLockdown]

Factory security I imagine

[@DrLockdown]

@Star battle 2099 I started in CW, so since I got back I've been feeling the G1 fatigue since the beginning. But beyond that, I just find a lot of Earthrise (exclusive this guy and a few others) has been lazy engineering-wise.

[@sebastianorduzo322]

To everyone: now that we know what WFC 3 will feature, do you think the next Commander Class toy should be a Beast Era character (or just another G1 character)? Honestly, I rather have the former for some variety.

[@DrLockdown]

I reckon it should be tidal wave, but knowing them it'll be either someone g1 or magnaboss

[@kevinp.h157]

I expect an Optimal Optimus

[@DrLockdown]

Yeah that'd be the most boring but also the safest choice

[@Cybertux-zp3fo]

maybe since beast wars is coming back, maybe a Tiger hawk?

[@DrLockdown]

Seeing as it would be a retool of Cheetor, most likely. I reckon it'll be a selects or Amazon exclusive

[@rhyperiorhunter7339]

That moment when you feed an egotist's ego and make him even more smug

[@ivoryscratch6000]

I uh. I like the base mode.

[@elsaborgarsdottir8945]

Doggo. Ps what figure is that on the far right at 7:44 ?

[@DrLockdown]

That's just Studio Series Starscream. All I've done is panel line him.

[@elsaborgarsdottir8945]

@@DrLockdown it looks cool

[@egdiroh]

I destroyed the lynx legs of my og release sky lynx. I have a reissue, but I also have this commander release. Both were part of my dinobot display until I chose to shrink it to Dino versions of the core 5.

[@soundwavegamer2321]

8:25 was that the same tone you had when it was revealed that a miracle is coming from Japan and it’s a Dragon Maid

[@DrLockdown]

Kinda? I mean I like Dragon maid but it's not my absolute favourite show

[@isuckatusernames4297]

that Lynx leg part is similar to my issue with the Legacy Metroplex who has similarly unstable shoulders. the reason as to why he has them is because of the work mode, a mode no one cares about.

[@nightlypiano41]

Glad you finally got this out. (P.S. where did you get that Cybertron Optimus with the red gun?

[@copperhead577]

Was probably from Toy Hax

[@hotroddidnothingwrong3220]

@@copperhead577 it's a repaint of the optimus prime figure from the cybertron toyline that never made it to the show called galaxy optimus prime.

[@adrianovieiramiranda6528]

A bird/pterosaur + a giant gold linx ( a nemeian lion if you will) = a Dragon , that's the coolest thing ever

[@blud890]

I actually do keep my skylynx in base mode

[@roonis418]

Earthrise Sky lynx is a great toy yeah with one bad alt mode being the slab that the Lynx turns into. But the base mode makes up for it. I was very happy to get him on sale for some reason amazon had him on sale at one point for very cheap i think it drop almost to half from like a $85 toy to around the $40ish range. It's want maybe me buy him and glad I did since he's great and my larger transformer so far.

[@nicolasdanielmaldonadoorel6343]

How do you fix de loose mushroom pegas?

[@DrLockdown]

Thicken the peg. You can use superglue or floor polish. Just make sure to let it dry first

[@jdashimusprime]

from what I can tell im pretty sure its not qc and the directions just dont show how to connect the two parts properly, but maybe it is qc and the tab doesn't exist on some copies idk, also the botropilis pack looks good with this base mode, unfortuneatly its an amazon exclusive and Im guessing you don't have access to it on amazon

[@MahXyme]

Sky Lynx More like... Chicken Armada Jetfire

[@DrLockdown]

THOU SHALT NOT BE RUDE TO HIS MAGNIFICENCE!

[@jakejager]

Did you do a review of Jetfire...went searching for one but couldn't find, would like to see a standalone Jetfire.

[@DrLockdown]

Nah don't have enough script material for that. Needs to be something important beyond 'its good'

[@jakejager]

@@DrLockdown but there is so much good...there are problems too...as nitpicky as they may be 😉

[@DrLockdown]

I just don't think there's much to discuss in terms of 'context'. It's not a particularly unique figure

[@mineturtledabrave3796]

Just checked if reprolabels changed the font for their skylynx set. They didn’t.

[@ignite5329]

Have heard of the news that the guy who made generations into g1 only toylines left, i mean there were really good toys but g1 gets really boring fast hope we'll get new designs

[@DrLockdown]

I have. This episode was filmed and recorded prior to that. Probably would've mentioned it

[@cartkart1]

I have this figure and I like it, but on my copy one of the shuttle wings won’t tab in and the other pegs in loosely, and one hinge on the tail is loose Other than that he’s great!

[@robinthedragonhunter64]

I actually have 2 of the high grade strike freedom gundams man it’s a fun build not as fun as the high grade justice gundam though but very few are as fun as justice for me

[@mecha53107]

Who remembers the fact that Combiner Wars Leozack was just a Combiner Wars Sky Lynx with a black head.

[@DrLockdown]

I do. Still pissed

[@mecha53107]

Agreed. Space Ape, when adding the Destrons into Transformers Earth Wars, they used a different toy model for Leozack while the others used their Combiner Wars figures from the Liokaiser pack

[@m.otransformers4855]

Yeah that's one thing I dont like about him the spaceship doesn't fit properly into the base

[@whitneymohrhauser8753]

I hope I can snag a figure. I want because a family member design the Space Arm and work the space shuttle.

[@cartkart1]

What are the square holes on the lynx feet that let you see the ankle hinges?

[@coffeeinhandproductions3238]

Speaking from the future, the Commander Class has really yet to let me down. While I consider Rodimus perhaps the weakest and Legacy Prime quite possibly the best alongside 86 Magnus, Motomaster somewhere between I'm now considering Skylynx and this review I think gave more than enough reasons to add him to the collection. Never had the G1 toy, was on hiatus throughout Combiner Wars so seeing this design get a properly budgeted Commander Class toy feels a must have. I like that he looks G1 accurate in pretty much all modes, and that his combined mode as wacky as it is has some decent size and heft to him. Base mode is completely unnecessary as it was with Motomaster, but for his detail/articulation and actual NASA licensing on the shuttle looks well worth the price point.

[@RHM087]

Further from the future, Armada Optimus Prime is a legendary status figure, and I'm eager to see how Magmatron comes out (I happen to have picked up the original during Target's Dinobots line and it is somewhat of a challenge to get everything in place in robot mode)

[@ToaDaGardeKat]

heeeeellooooooo Notification Squad

[@kevinp.h157]

Toa Da Garde Kat Hi 👋

[@catamonga3837]

Fucking i love the shit eating grin on this lad

[@DrLockdown]

He's so good

[@mrsamaritan6881]

Commander-class isn't a new class, it's a new name for a old class. It's just the current incarnation/equivalent of Super-class, the size class that started with Optimal Optimus and continued through Primal Prime, R.I.D. Optimus Prime, R.I.D. Ultra Magnus, R.I.D. Scourge, etc, etc. It was original the largest size class until Supreme-class (which is unused nowadays, perhaps Hasbro incorrectly assumes Titan-class makes Supreme obsolete?).

[@DrLockdown]

Not necessarily. Those figures focused on play features with lights and sounds. This is more a catch all price point for things that don't fit in leader class. Similar, but different outcomes Sort of how beast wars basics and modern core class are different

[@nightlypiano41]

I think it's a griffin.

[@DrLockdown]

But is it a Peter?

[@nightlypiano41]

@@DrLockdown i dunno. (I mean, i just barely understood that reference)

[@kaih_the_viewer]

9:25 I died of laughter

[@DrLockdown]

Riki is best heropon

[@maximaldinotrap]

It's a dragon

[@spinnyboi5659]

With Kingdom out, the next commander class is probably going to be Magnaboss or Tripredacus or Optimal Optimus. While, I love Tripredacus, I think g1.5 deserves love. Imagine.....a big chunky commander class Skyquake, with that iconic ass snot green light piping....oh imagine

[@DrLockdown]

As much as I love G1.5, G1 as a whole has been getting WAY too much time in the spotlight. It continues, even hamfisting its way into Studio Series. I'm getting more and more burned out on G1. Time for a breather, and beasts are gonna do just that. Hopefully Lenny allows more variety in the franchise too, now that he's taken over from John Warden.

[@spinnyboi5659]

I am also getting tired of all the g1, but this doesn't mean I don't want hasbro to stop with it , my real problem is that instead of hasbro giving characters cool stylized designs, it just sticks to slavish sunbow designs, take Cyclonus or Smokescreen for example. I still think that there is still some cool g1 elements to revive, I feel kinda dirty saying that, but literaly all I want from that era is pretenders,triggercons and a Needlenose. As for g1.5, I know it's technically g1, but I don't see it as that, it's got an awesome aesthetic on it's own that's very different to g1. I really hope that after the WFC trilogy, hasbro ditches the trilogy idea and just goes back to pulling characters from various continuities and giving them fresh, Iron-factory-ey and different designs

[@DrLockdown]

They could do that. New designer; than Lenny fellow from the livestream. His track record for toy design is a little iffy (he helmed most of the FOC crew and designed T30 Windblade), but he may have improved since and since then he might have some brilliant ideas of his own.

[@joshuavis2736]

Lol if only. It’s just rodimus which is pretty sad with all these ideas in the comments

[@spinnyboi5659]

I'm actually one of the few people that really like that figure

[@maximaldinotrap]

"It DoEsN't HaVe MoToRs" -G1 toy elitist Me: Hahaha articulation go BRRRRRRRR All in all my only real gripe is that his wings fall off easily but they are easy enough to pop back on so it is negligable

[@janbrzechwa734]

don't make me buy this Doc

[@DrLockdown]

DEWIT!

[@ucwe111]

Having taken my Sky Linx's legs apart, I can tell you that none of those ratchets use metal springs. They are all the cheap plastic ones.

[@DrLockdown]

Damn

[@AhDollar]

@@DrLockdown L

[@NearingLostLight]

I like pointless base modes

[@ultimateblaze23]

thank god for KOers u can get this new for £100

[@DrLockdown]

That's...more expensive than the original. And they're already reprinting it constantly. I don't see the point in that.