Finally, a GOOD Arcee! | Studio Series Arcee [Transformers Review & Analysis]

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[@freshphilip410]

I got Arcee, Ironhide, and Wheeljack for $5 each at Target because they wouldn't ring up at the register. The dude just put $5 in for each!

[@Gei4Mei]

Holy shit bro, enormous dub

[@joaoandlucas5867]

You're never Winning The lottery now Because You've Used all your Luck With this

[@freshphilip410]

@@joaoandlucas5867 I know 😭

[@me-xl5kc]

Bro 😭

[@mememaster47]

That's awsome man!

[@Fuzzy_Barbarian]

I only got this Arcee like 5 days ago, and I love it. You can tell a lot of effort and love when into her design (I'm sure her wave mate being a repaint helped with the budget for that), and while it's not G1 accurate, I personally love the design. It's a good modernisation of the character, and it feels like what Legacy Arcee was TRYING to be. The transformation is the perfect amount of complex for a deluxe, and I love how poseable and chunky she is. She actually feels like a proper Transformer and not an obligation!

[@Gei4Mei]

Well said. Someone at Hasbro was looking out for us Arcee stans

[@radg3ar456]

Japan sometimes takes advantage of giving cute girls comically oversized weapons (see Black Rock Shooter). Hasbro, take note!

[@Gei4Mei]

(Heck, Thunderblast who I briefly showed in this episode has a big gun herself lol)

[@fa5353]

Oh wow someone who knows black rock shooter!

[@Toshi-vu1hh]

Honestly, seeing this kinda chunkier Arcee just makes me want a new toy, or even a new design for Strongarm. Criminally underrated female transformer

[@Gei4Mei]

I know, shes great. Hopefully we get a new version of her soon

[@optimus_wide]

6:23 I never noticed that. But now that you've pointed it out, I can't unsee it

[@Gei4Mei]

I'm sorry it had to be this way, but awareness is the first step toward real change in this country lol

[@Convoy2005SPIH]

3:31 Damn boy look at G1 Arcee’s thighs getting thicker every second when she transforms

[@Gei4Mei]

She’s constantly getting thicker, she cannot be contained

[@tigranminas5503]

I dont like leaving comments but i gotta say, Love the Vids. One of the Best TF Channels on the site, the vids have been really great and personallity driven with pointient and sober critiques. I greatly anticipate your vids every week man , keep it up!

[@Gei4Mei]

Thank u fren, I appreciate the kind words ☺️

[@fightgeist5669]

No 🧢 you're actually right about the female character dual weilding 2 smaller weapons.

[@Gei4Mei]

I know I am 😤 I’m here to acknowledge the truth

[@TheDaxter11]

I actually like the weapons that Shuri dual wielded in Black Panther because they look stupidly cool and I love arm canons like that, but loving those weapons because they look cool aside he is 100% right. This is something that's done to death at this point and so predictable.

[@oblivion715]

@@Gei4Mei Hear me out: Dual mini guns.

[@TheDaxter11]

2:12 Okay but I would 100% buy an Arcee figure if it looked like this. Especially if it got an alternate colour version that was blue with a silver face, like the TF Prime colours.

[@Gei4Mei]

I didn’t say I didn’t like it, I was just making a point. I keep saying they should retool the upcoming Elita

[@TheDaxter11]

@@Gei4Mei Yeah I know, I was just saying that I'd love to get an Arcee figure that uses this design. Seen it floating around for a while and it looks great. Kind of wish Hasbro would use it since the original design doesn't lend itself too great to transforming the same way most other character designs do.

[@StrykerPrimeProductions]

@@TheDaxter11 Unfortunately they won’t because GEE WUNNERS would bitch and bitch and bitch about it non stop. Fuck G1ers. I’d like to see the Terminator vs Transformers Arcee design too, and I pray to God that someone will actually make an Arcee show model similar to that design. Though I’d like it to be at least red if they don’t do Prime Arcee colors like you suggested. I don’t like pink.

[@ShawnMeira]

Love the Knightverse designs

[@Gei4Mei]

They’re very cool, wish we coulda seen more

[@ShawnMeira]

@@Gei4Mei i very much hope we do.

[@SNDWV99]

7:47 Shockwave fans: I see this as an absolute win

[@Gei4Mei]

When Femme Shockwave 😫

[@SNDWV99]

@@Gei4Mei it's only logical

[@Gei4Mei]

Hoping they do Bishoujo Shockwave

[@SNDWV99]

@@Gei4Mei big firebird Shock-chan

[@Gei4Mei]

Ok ok 👀

[@dialNforNinja]

Put her on preorder the day it went up on Amazon. I'd love to see her (or just the engineering with a sleeker, less gribbly mold) recolored with a new head as TF:A Lickety-Split too; it's not like Hasbro has been unwilling to give any six-frame/one panel bot nobody noticed without Where's Waldo level searching a toy already. Her colors would make her look like a Rule 63 Afterburner, but I'm not about to complain about that.

[@Gei4Mei]

The next Haslab maybe lol

[@novustalks7525]

2007 deluxe arcee Is one of the best too. 2nd best I'd say. The way they handled the wheels splitting in half was brilliant

[@RodriLucas-bz3yf]

I didn't know much about the channel. But I love him a lot. And your sister too

[@reyonXIII]

About the whole dual pistol thing, I'd actually think she benefits from trading them in favor of giant pistols with handguards or clips that cover her hands. Like the kind of gun from the 2014 RoboCop remake (I know, not the best example, but it's all I got at the moment). I guess they're a type of submachine gun....I dunno... Not only would they be much meaner looking weapons, but having these much larger guns in each hand would solve the issue of her chest and hands being visible in bike mode, not to mention looking like much meaner exhaust pipes. I'll probably 3D print one for this figure when I get her, along with my Titans Return Arcee, who also needs a pair of meaner heavier guns in each hand. Also, what was that sword she was holding at the end of your rant?

[@Gei4Mei]

Uhh, Thunderhowls sword I think. The gimmick one, not the Deluxe class. I like ur exhaust pipes idea too

[@VAULT-TEC_INC.]

The “thickest” Arcee is Titans Return.

[@Gei4Mei]

Explain 🤔

[@vietcong411]

The face is pure nightmare fuel. In the movie the different sections the “height” so it appears smooth.

[@Gei4Mei]

Thats what I’m sayin! They molded it to weirdly

[@kinnikuman-devilman_fan_2002]

0:28 Arcee's vehicle mode kinda reminds me of one of those lightbikes from TRON: Legacy, maybe I don't know but I could be wrong.

[@Gei4Mei]

Good point, they should do a repaint in white and blue

[@Thysamithan]

Thank you. NOW I know finally what synapse that vehicle mode poked in me all the time. I could never figure it out but now it finally clicked when you wrote TRON. Although, when I think about it, Cybertron Ransack was even more close to one.

[@donvonneumann3873]

Rock solid review

[@Gei4Mei]

Thank u, it seems like it’s good aside from one part 🤭

[@JomasterTheSecond]

Makes me wonder what you think of the new Legacy Elita-1 that just came out. She feels pretty nice in hand, like an upgraded Warrior figure from RID.

[@Gei4Mei]

Shes cute but I don’t have her yet

[@battlesquid4565]

7:46 If a legacy version of thunderblast doesn't include the show accurate under boob. I will riot

[@Gei4Mei]

She won’t bro, hopefully a third party company will pick up the slack 😤

[@JetStream_Mann]

0:22 I like how you can’t help but laugh at your own script

[@Gei4Mei]

I do genuinely think what I write is funny lol

[@JetStream_Mann]

@@Gei4Mei it is funny, you’re one of my favorite reviewers

[@Gei4Mei]

Thank u bro

[@Dr.Pootis]

As to the whole thing about weapons, I suppose that's where Generations Windblade got it right. Let's just say that _the only thing I know for real_ is that someone with the mobility of a jet using a katana doesn’t sound like a fun opponent to fight. On a slightly related note, I find the similarities between Windblade and Jetstream Sam to be kinda entertaining. Both are themed around samurai, both have names that reference/relate to air currents, both characters debuted in 2013, and to an extent they even both share the same black/red color scheme to an extent, if you count Sam's cybernetic arm.

[@eyywannn8601]

A bit saddened that Shockwave didn’t get the thiccest title.

[@Gei4Mei]

That would be me

[@simplysouperb7828]

There is always the new SS86 Arcee as well

[@Gei4Mei]

I have a mighty interest in her, so defintely gonna make a video on her when I can

[@NOIDEDU]

I wished they just said fuck it and make a non transforming g1 arcee, and maybe include the car mode as an accessory.

[@Gei4Mei]

That would be funny, but tons of people would get mad too!

[@GalvatronStudios]

I’m going to have to make some sacrifices and buy this version of Arcee for my stop motion saga. My ROTF SS Arcee is far too small and for the particular role I put her in she’s gonna need a lot of articulation.

[@bingbongtoysKY]

👏👏👏

[@GorganPlayz]

7:32 well that changed quickly

[@xavierwalko4175]

Lio Convoy got leaked. So I have the feeling a Lio Convoy and Primal pack coming in the Gen Selects line.

[@Gei4Mei]

Maybe, they haven’t squeezed enough out of that mold yet

[@RosencrantzxGuildenstern]

Looking at BB Arcee's bountiful backside always makes me assume IDW Trailbreaker's forcefield face.

[@Gei4Mei]

I hope its a good face lol

[@RosencrantzxGuildenstern]

@@Gei4Mei Oh, it's goooooood

[@mooscrew]

I need to see if you have Titans Returns Windblade

[@Gei4Mei]

I do, she appears in the SS Starscream video

[@B0NG_WTR]

i like giving my arcee siege prime’s axe or gamer edition cliffjumper’s sword

[@DevHawk]

Oh... You were there for that conversation about the whole dainty weapons thing? xD I'll be honest, I lost track of all of who was coming & going in those days. But the repetition of the gag... Yeah, I remember that one lol. But definitely best Arcee yet, tho mine has the hip issue where one side won't lock in for vehicle mode. T_T

[@Gei4Mei]

Thats sucks, what do you think is causing that?

[@DevHawk]

@@Gei4Mei haven't really looked it over yet, but it might be a tight leg screw making the clip hole slightly too small. I've heard of it happening before to others. ... That sentence is all kinds of wrong out of context.

[@Gei4Mei]

Just give it like a quarter twist to loosen it and see if it helps

[@DevHawk]

@@Gei4Mei Looking at it up close, it has a little piece of the plastic that doesn't look trimmed perfectly square unlike the other side. I think that's what's blocking the fit, it's a little tiny sloped piece of excess plastic at the front.

[@misterdarwin]

I like this mold so much except for the head. Not only is it ugly, which is the case with pretty much any movie face, but the head is so small I think she spent time in the Beetlejuice waiting room.

[@Gei4Mei]

Maybe, it doesn’t bother me tho

[@Scrombo2]

Look I know Big Convoy is a shell former but, damn I still love that figure

[@TTHBLOX_]

i hope she gets released soon here

[@Gei4Mei]

Walahi brother, she will come soon

[@julezwinfield7732]

Omg are you a Coheed fan .. were you singing the liars club? Or am I tripping.. baby are you ok to lie with meeee(meeii).. lol

[@Gei4Mei]

Am I, who’s to say 😉

[@tizanelul]

Are you recording this in the void?

[@Gei4Mei]

I have a pocket dimension where I keep my table and lights for filming lol

[@Galvamel]

Honestly it looks like her vehicle mode was lifted from one of the Technobots.

[@Gei4Mei]

I guess I could see that 🤔

[@toakrikitt]

this is how a girl transformer should be if all the boys can be walking slabs of steel and servos then the ladies should be atleast kinda ruggedly built

[@DicePunk]

Wow an original Sarkeesian'ian take. That's actually relevant. That being said, Cara Dune had a big gun, then she got canned.

[@Gei4Mei]

See, that’s exactly what I’m talking about 😤

[@captainfordo6142]

Arcee is overall good figure Picking up another one for a drag strip animated custom And with the pistol part I kind of get it but most of the G1 Autobots use pistols Only a few actually had rifles

[@Gei4Mei]

I was mostly joking with the pistols thing, it was just a funny observation that I had

[@captainfordo6142]

@@Gei4Mei yeah I seen it mostly as a joke

[@lakitudude7577]

a lot of sister jokes, how curious

[@b1923]

Love these fembot videos! Keep em coming!

[@Gei4Mei]

I’m running out 🥺 I wanna get Windgirl and Night Countess tho. Plus 86 Arcee when she’s available

[@8BitPasta]

It's a good figure

[@Gei4Mei]

Yeah shes not bad

[@joaoandlucas5867]

What about T30?

[@Gei4Mei]

I'll talk more about her when we get to SS86 Arcee, she's kind of a different thing altogether

[@joaoandlucas5867]

@@Gei4Mei ah ok

[@alphonsofrett2757]

Thanks to Christifer Noland bat bike 🏍 I 😎 can live with this version of R-C

[@presethanie126]

She is an amazing sculpt. I didn’t get her guns in my pack though :(

[@Gei4Mei]

That sucks I'm sorry

[@harpybeagle4931]

no i agree 100% w your peashooter rant like Fuck that "femme fatale" or "sharpshooter is a woman" trope I want ALL Arcees to be based directly on Heavy or Pyro from TF2 and either have huge ass miniguns or the most fuck off handcannon pistols

[@VhaidraSaga]

I like the headmaster version best.

[@indy500tabasco8]

need bright white background

[@o.8.p149]

What was wrong with Generations Arcee?

[@Gei4Mei]

Nothing, exactly 😤

[@o.8.p149]

@@Gei4Mei ah so I’d go for that one instead

[@Renkencen]

I bought for on release as in £25 and a month later she drop down to £20! I was really annoyed with that! Sure it was only £5 but still, I would had waited a month more for a reduce prices!

[@Gei4Mei]

Dang that sucks, I paid full price too, but I managed to get her pretty early

[@daniel-san-augh]

Good vid. Literally the only tf channel I watch. I agree on the tiddies part tho. Even the dude bots. Double dds or nothing, prime needs to be stacked

[@Gei4Mei]

Whatever it takes 😤

[@daniel-san-augh]

@@Gei4Mei even if it means that imma have to learn how to use modeling clay. All my bots will be stacked.

[@Gei4Mei]

U should probably get sculpey or something like that

[@Mike-mf3ed]

My only disappointment with this figure is how she will appear in “Rise of the beasts”. If she is a car here, then why is she a bike on earth? Is the bike massive, or is the car small? Other than that, I love how this design turned out.

[@Gei4Mei]

She’ll be like 07 Arcee, where she is a big bike

[@Mike-mf3ed]

@@Gei4Mei I don’t mind as long as they don’t ruin her design with this decision…

[@Yaulday8]

*Aliens* NOT Alien's which would denote said xenomorph possessing the next word in the sentence...

[@HelenaSan425]

No bayverse studio series reviews? Sad, but you do you'll do or i just love bayverse SS

[@Gei4Mei]

I dunno I’ve just never done one, never really thought about it

[@versebuchanan512]

BuT iTs NoT gEeWuN nah I'm playin'. They got my girl lookin' reeeeeeal good, gatdamn. Edit: "Fembots dual wield pistols-" Hard cut to Brawn dying empty handed every single appearance and Ratchet getting ganked in the shuttle.

[@Gei4Mei]

Poor Brawn lmao

[@jordancasillan5965]

this is a really good arcee she looks pretty good 😏😏 but I think the thrillings arcee is the best arcee to me. just cause it has so much to offer! Also the main reason for that figure is cause of the thighs 😳 but yes this figure comes in 2nd place for me.

[@Gei4Mei]

What do u think about the upcoming 86 Arcee?

[@jordancasillan5965]

@@Gei4Mei I think she's okay probably 3rd place for me. Her colors are dull and wish they were a little brighter. Her legs are way too skinny for a figure with a backpack like that. I think she's good for a retool but if they spent the extra money on her I think she would be amazing. That's why I like the thrilling 30's figure more has better proportions, amazing color and comes with alot of weapons to look badass. I just with the studio series did better with arcee and not used left over parts for her she deserves better. What do you think about her?

[@Gei4Mei]

Definitely think it’s unnecessary; people give ER Arcee too much shit. I was expecting 86 Arcee to just be ER Arcee with premium paint, cause I think that’d make her look better to some

[@jordancasillan5965]

@@Gei4Mei yeh I agree she was my first arcee figure and the removable backpack was nice ER deserves better but oh well I got my thrilling arcee so I'm good for awhile. I'll just get arcee and put her in my 100% sealed 86 collection. I accidentally got two so do you want one for review? For free?

[@MO7ORMAS7ER]

Your forgetting ss brawl his hips go beyond

[@Gei4Mei]

I never opened him honestly

[@vicviper4538]

Wait she’s supposed to come with 2 guns??

[@Gei4Mei]

Uh oh 😱 time to double check the packaging!

[@vicviper4538]

@@Gei4Mei fuck it I’ll just give it a freind, she doesn’t know much about tf but she likes arcee

[@DiggitySlice]

Legends Arcee from a few years ago already takes that title

[@Gei4Mei]

Does she now

[@mothman20]

ayo I got the legends size authentics Arcee, she's so bad that she's fun to mess with lmao

[@Gei4Mei]

Oh God I picked her up too, way floppier than I expected

[@mothman20]

@@Gei4Mei bro I love your videos. I'd like to send you some figures some time

[@zoltanperei4789]

Very good toy, but man, her face looks like Nien Nunb's.

[@Gei4Mei]

Thats a good description

[@greenmanstudios8746]

You are funny as hell my man. When you get the chance, look up on youtube Cobra Thiccies. A fellow toy reviewer kitbashed em and I think you will be pleasantly surprised.

[@Gei4Mei]

Oh interesting, I’ll have to check it out

[@mdolinski4926]

The opening scene on Cybertron was rock solid. The rest of the movie was a glorified Herbie movie if Herbie could turn into a giant robot and make annoying noises. And don't get me started on John Cena. That guy couldn't act his way out of a speeding ticket! The salute at the end was so cheesy I did the old and groan and eye roll combo.

[@Gei4Mei]

I like it actually. I think its a fun movie to watch.

[@mdolinski4926]

I'm happy you liked it. Just wasn't for me

[@AwesomeMooseSmile]

People be pretending that they think generations arcee is a great figure until they hear the discussion about arcee never having a good figure.

[@Gei4Mei]

That videos coming don’t worry

[@HoshijiroTS336]

The BEST Arcee toy ever made is the Transformers Prime 1st edition.

[@Gei4Mei]

That one’s pretty good, blue or pink tho??

[@HoshijiroTS336]

@@Gei4Mei I actually like the blue. There's still a little pink, which I think looks really nice.

[@RodimusPrime1982]

Studio series 86 Arcee is the best to me.

[@flintson2268]

Sir calm down

[@Gei4Mei]

I refuse!

[@mikeschmit4116]

Ah a fellow xenoblade fan I see

[@Gei4Mei]

XC2 is in my top 5, what an amazing game

[@mikeschmit4116]

@@Gei4Mei same it’s easily my favorite rpg/jrpg and I’m hype for xc3

[@KingJNar]

me want

[@Gei4Mei]

Coming soon to a Target near you

[@SirGrimLockSmithVIII]

Studio Series Arcee is peak female performance

[@Gei4Mei]

Damn, she kinda is

[@sergogo6268]

studio series bumblebee movie arcee and bumblebee 💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗

[@Gei4Mei]

I have all the Bumblebees too, they’re alright

[@sergogo6268]

bumblebee and arcee 💗💗💗💗💗💗💗

[@TheBloodGamePL]

Ngl this face is the only bad-looking part. She looks like she is wearing someone's face, which we all know, is something comics Arcee will do but not movie one

[@donkeypox1943]

Were there any gay transformers?

[@Gei4Mei]

There’s a lot honestly, please see my Knockout review for more information lol

[@o.8.p149]

I just can’t like this, I can’t like the face, I can’t like the alt mode, and I don’t really like the robot mode I mean it’s probably a good figure I just can’t

[@Gei4Mei]

Movie figures are divisive unfortunately

[@brug6206]

Arcee, more like lemme c them wheels

[@Gei4Mei]

Lemme c that uh trunk space

[@joaoandlucas5867]

6:26 I'm Unsubbing

[@Gei4Mei]

Okay see ya 😔

[@joaoandlucas5867]

@@Gei4Mei cya

[@gshr5891]

WTF Gei4Mei is Mexican??

[@Gei4Mei]

I’m sorry you had to find out like this

[@gshr5891]

@@Gei4Mei 's okay bro I know how it feels 😔

[@Yaulday8]

*Aliens* NOT Alien's which would denote said xenomorph possessing the next word in the sentence...