Fortress Maximus

Transformers Headmasters
Fortress Maximus

[@sonicguyver7445]

The Master Sword: King of all Swords. Only a man with a good heart can use it, with superpowers. Afterwords he will be weak for a while.

[@rodimus7926]

That´s such a marvellous line

[@maxmocs5008]

"BIG MODE" you gotta love the english subtitles

[@standardprotocolformat6090]

BIIIIIIGu MOOOOOODuuuu

[@zerox8413]

It's big mode somehow look like Trojan horse from Gundam kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqSVlaCFmbGNq8U

[@adriancheong5788]

@@standardprotocolformat6090 biggu daddy D is here..

[@David315842]

Just so we're clear. This came out in 1987. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past which was the first game to reference the Master Sword properly did not come out until 1991. Nuff said. :D

[@DragoonMS]

Not to mention that the way Fortress Maximus summoned it seems to be what inspired the way Daizyuujin gets his Godhorn sword in 1992's Kyouryuu Sentai Zyuuranger (aka the Megazord's Power Sword in 1993's season 1 of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers).

[@David315842]

@@DragoonMS Again, this pre-dates that!

[@xxxdeadasfxck]

So Fort Max is the og Link? Poggers

[@David315842]

@@xxxdeadasfxck You could say that, LOL.

[@xxxdeadasfxck]

@@David315842 Damn we were robbed of playing a giant robot 😔🤘

[@alfonsogarcia8601]

The only thing that Fortress Maximus never uses are both his cannons from his waist. That would be awesome

[@gabrielchee8470]

And city modr

[@BrainComm487]

That final pose looks mighty painful on the knees...

[@ogn1njamaster636]

+BrainComm487 Ikr, they look like Velociraptor legs lol.

[@nexus2574]

*CRUNCH*

[@wolverineeee]

😂

[@ZeldaTheSwordsman]

Yep. _The Headmasters_ couldn't even do this without messing some part of it up.

[@LordVanOskuro]

Who knew this series was animated by Japanese Rob Linfield.

[@connorkling2952]

Unarguably the most Epically AWESOME autobot ever, of all time am I right

[@Dkshinigamithecollector6711]

My favorite headmaster.

[@Dkshinigamithecollector6711]

I never had fortress maximus as a kid that makes me sad

[@ARC_Trooper_Han]

Sorrow don’t worry. You can buy him as an adult now on pre-order. He’ll be about 4 feet tall though

[@ARC_Trooper_Han]

I love the sound effects and the transformation process. You can always rely on the Japanese to provide high quality content.

[@JROD082384]

No, you really can't.

[@Miakhano]

I also like japanese seasons of TF. Good animation, fight choreography, sound effects.

[@sara.cbc92]

@@JROD082384? Transformers is basically Japanese

[@ZeldaTheSwordsman]

The transformation process is a rare patch of quality as far as _The Headmasters'_ animation is concerned - the show is usually AKOM-level stuff. And of course, the quality to this scene is undercut by the wonky broken-leg post-transformation pose.

[@ZeldaTheSwordsman]

@@sara.cbc92 Yes and no. The core concepts and characters have largely been of American invention, even if most of the toys have been developed or co-developed by Japanese designers and many of the cartoons have either employed Japanese animation studios or been produced in Japan outright and then dubbed for the US (or in the case of Armada, had the US dub rushed out _before_ the Japanese airing)

[@bardpado]

Ironically, the animation here is 10 times better than the animation in RiD/Car Robot.

[@MatthewTheWolf2029]

So true. And this came many years before RID/Car Robots.

[@darkrexkigntstone8773]

Facts

[@scorponokg1]

What I find funny is that the animation from the 80's is light years beyond modern day cartoons....

[@ZeldaTheSwordsman]

lolno

[@totozhu4543]

It's 80's anime, what did you expect

[@user-jf6zu4ps8m]

司令官の体ですが、移動基地でもあり、作中しょっちゅう修理していたイメージが…

[@BegUltra]

If you're G1 TF fan, this has to give you the goosebumps :) The music, the animation, the transformation sequence.... freaking awesome :) Of course, much better than the Rebirth, I take this as my official G1 season 4 instead of the Rebirth

[@ZeldaTheSwordsman]

Better than "The Rebirth" is a low bar tho lol. _Masterforce_ (the following season) is soooo much better than this one.

[@MisterSandmanAU]

headmasters is a bit of an rough series though, it's not bad but not good definitely more of a slow burn too

[@christopherbravo1813]

-Optimus Prime dies immediately -Scourge and Cyclonus are relegated to comic relief and unceremoniously booted from the show -Sixshot becomes blatantly overpowered -Galvatron gets killed by *ice* & Scorponok takes over -Rodimus Prime peaces out & *this guy* takes over -final battle is won by the Power of Friendship yes, much better than the Rebirth indeed.

[@BegUltra]

@@christopherbravo1813 with all the bad sides of the Headmasters that you pointed out (and they are relevant, apart from the Sixshot's one), it's still 1000 times better than the Rebirth. It also has a ton of good things, while with Rebirth it's enough to mention only one thing: their stupid idea of Transformers becoming basically just robotic bodies for humans and Nebulans, and that kills the show beyond salvation no matter anything else.

[@christopherbravo1813]

@@BegUltra honestly I don't particularly mind Sixshot getting buffed to absurdity, but some people do so i figured it was worth pointing out also yeah you're not going to like Masterforce at all.

[@fawkes6352]

Fortress Maximus has come himself!

[@donpula6349]

Yeah the youngest Cybertronian Titan in The Transformers history.

[@David315842]

OK we'll just have to get Scorpinok to fight him. :D

[@DragoonMS]

@@donpula6349 At least until Chou-jin Masterforce, where we meet his younger brother Grand Maximus.

[@PGHammer21A]

@@David315842 The two actually DID tangle - more than once; Fortress Maximus was, in fact, built for the express purpose of taking down Scorponok - who had injured - and later kidnapped - Spike's son Daniel - who was binary-bonded with Aleta-1 to save Daniel's life. Daniel getting hurt got Spike hacked off; it also got pacifist Cerebros hacked off - which is why he taught Spike the binary-bonding process. (Yes; this is the SAME Spike Witwicky that dates back to when the Transformers emerged from that long nap.)

[@David315842]

@@PGHammer21A You failed to realise that was further referencing the infamous dub, in particular the scene where Scorpinok/Zarak says 'Fortress Maximus has come himself'.

[@rickmack422]

確かに、昔からブロードキャストとかメガトロンとか、質量無法地帯な変形をしていたけど、「ビッグモード」なんてことを口にしちゃアカン！って当時思ってたなー。

[@davidturner3704]

By the power of Darkmount, I HAVE THE POWER!

[@user-yq6ti7hm7e]

You know, i find it ironic that the autobot who once ran away from the war became the most dangerous autobot weapon

[@timothygreene5088]

Why does Fortress Maximus look like Voltrons twin brother?

[@0047sssss]

Because like Golion (Lion Voltron) both were run of the mill super robot animes

[@KingCasual1986]

@@0047sssss except Golion was a hell of a lot more violent.

[@scorpionwins6378]

This is how I get ready for work every morning. Same energy and everything.

[@railrider2000]

Love the Voltron pose at the end!! LOL

[@P3RDT0]

I can hear The Touch by Stan Bush when the Master Sword was pulled out...

[@Missch_1]

After 15 years, I still remember this scene!

[@righteousimmortaldivine8174]

seriously why are the japanese iterations of the transformers better than the western ones they even got really nice sequences & soundtracks to boot ill never get tired if these

[@robertj.3383]

I used to have the original toys. I miss them.

[@user-mo4su8to1i]

カッコいい！！復刻版とレジェンズのフォートレスマキシマスは自分の一生の宝物です！

[@nabesea1]

ヘッドオンの時マスターソード首の下にちゃんとついてる

[@JHS270694]

That sassy pose at the end. 🤣

[@threeerasers4873]

How I like to think of Fort Max is having his smallest headmaster be the size of a normal transformer than he forms the head of a huge transformer that finally forms the largest head for Fort Max. I do this because the Fort Max base is freakin huge but when his headmasters combine to form his head the scale isn’t right.

[@gabrielchee8470]

Mass shifting

[@mkhanman12345]

i like the head size

[@ValiantWrestling]

@@gabrielchee8470 As much as I hated the series, Car Robots / RID did it far better with Cerebros transforming into the head of the emisarry which in turn transformed into the head of Forress Maximus made more sense than regular sized "Fortress" masss shifting to become the head of Maximus in this series.

[@Kingslayer_au]

shades of voltron, respect.

[@davidmonid8383]

No. Apart from both shows being animated by Toei, there is no other connection to Voltron.

[@whoopdiddydo]

Not even remotely similar to Voltron.

[@MAKOTO5236]

脚の角度どないなってんねんwwwww

[@PrimusProductions]

Epic shininess.

[@Sunstorm1313]

Fort Max Sould Be From Those Giant Transformers Who Are So Bulky And They Have A Very Hard Time Taking Such Poses

[@0640carlos]

Link: Gimme back my Master Sword! Fortress Maximus: uh...NO!

[@Superion247]

Carlos Martinez Fortress maximus makes link shit in His pants cause he is giant lol

[@David315842]

Damn it Link, you time travelled too far to the Earth year 2011 and into the wrong universe. (In reality Transformers had used the name before The Legend of Zelda did).

[@huntermyers3551]

Fantastic

[@kilroywashere513]

I have the dvd this scene is from, and it’s still awesome though👍🏻👍🏻💯.

[@icd11559]

ユニクロンの次にでかいんだっけかｗ

[@MatthewTheWolf2029]

I love this sequence. Its pretty epic.

[@ilexgarodan]

Huzzah for Spaceship Bruce!

[@dragoaviation]

Wut

[@ilexgarodan]

It's from the Omni Productions English dub of Headmasters.

[@SoundblasterYT]

The one I watched didnt have spaceship bruce but it did have don't you call me billy

[@waelalabri7219]

That was awesome!

[@kaiserdashawn5219]

Galvatron would have big nuts stepping up to fortress maximus

[@Ouja]

Galvatron is a looney bird. He wouldn't think twice.

[@kranktank]

Head On! Apply directly to the...uh...giant robot torso!! Love your videos man keep em coming.

[@user-sf7je7zi4t]

TRANSFORM! HEAD ON!

[@user-fy4zi8et4f]

いわゆる二重ヘッドオン

[@user-rp6ji5vs4g]

Крепыш

[@trebledc]

Still love when hasbro handle the transformation scene.

[@brianblackberry6315]

Wow, Japanese Transformers seems really over the top! I want to see the whole episodes!

[@starstudio8402]

You can probably find a dvd set that has the whole headmasters series [where this came from]

[@marvinm8446]

I love this video

[@ultramaximusreviews]

Head on!

[@wokchan53]

As said previously it looks painful on knees and for some reason reminds of the Sailor Moon cartoons my sister used to watch on Fox Kids?

[@serenasymphogear79XD]

マスターソォォォドっ！！（叫び）

[@tmk6027]

海外版よりマスターソードを持つこっちの方がカッコいい‼️

[@foxfireinferno3547]

He looks like his transformation broke his knees. Seriously, those things are bending backwards.

[@pikarino-se9iv]

顔の形状がダンクーガっぽいぞ！

[@user-nq8qd8dn8o]

確かビッグモードはフォートレスの負担が大きいから無闇に使えないって設定だったよね？

[@user-wk3rg3gw1y]

このトランスフォーマー持ってたなぁ

[@umagnus77]

Voltron, defender of the Universe

[@JadStaAna]

Cool!

[@yamiblade]

actually....Super Sentai Existed for over Decade by the time this aired.

[@BrotherMemetectiv]

I like the classic transformation noise

[@ricochet2806]

0:55 LoL that pose.

[@gabrielchee8470]

Weirdwolf: In big trouble, we are.

[@angeliquechamberlain1638]

0:58 I am setting that as my phone picture as soon as I get one!

[@lhkeat76]

nice movie

[@Vachidra]

@mariusvanrhijn I'll ignore the autobots immediately shooting comment... I prefer it to let robots have whatever color eyes they want, why have such a narrow requirement? then we can have blue eyes, red eyes, green eyes, yellow eyes, etc. for variety.

[@Lenzkrafters]

I will say, I prefer this a animation. Awesome

[@stevestephensdude7260]

10 years!

[@ndalum75]

Aaag! Fortress Maximus has knees bent backwards.

[@808Molcos]

'Big Mode'

[@devinburnell6940]

does anyone know where I can download the sound at 0:41?

[@megalith17]

0:38 the sfx is the same as BTTF Delorean when arriving after time travel

[@TheBigExclusive]

good catch

[@user-mg5hv4qu2b]

この他にも、グランドとブレイブマキシマスがありますよ。

[@Songodel77]

It was funny that our italian adaption in 1987 translated "Master Sword" in "Master Sodo" because of terrible english pronunciation of japanese voice :D

[@MidoriNatsume]

Non scherzare, questo è al livello dei "Demogni" di Kenshiro.

[@Songodel77]

@@MidoriNatsume Beh no il mio esempio vuol dire che all'epoca gli adattatori non sapevano quanto fossero cani i poveri giappi a parlare inglese. Il tuo esempio mostra che alcuni adattatori non conoscevano manco la lingua italiana 😄

[@Mr.Furley412]

Calm down there, VOLTRON!😏

[@bobbiewahab1063]

Horri sheed! Fortress Maximus IS a HeadMaster 🤯

[@80srocknroller]

🎵 Fortress Maximus!!!🎵

[@omaewamoushindeiru4858]

Mastaaahhh Swoooodouuuuhhh!!!!!! Biguuu Modoouuu!!!!!!!!!

[@stephen19590]

He…are his legs supposed to bend like that?

[@phillipwattsjr.4714]

"ENLARGE!!!!"

[@GodZamas]

行くぞ！マスターソード！

[@noryxo101]

so he likes to make a grand entrance before battle eh?

[@anthonyalvarez6658]

Head On!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@frostmanticorerockadile9968]

Okay what is this from and when did Maximus get a badass sword?

[@user-wq1dy9is1f]

基地形態からロボ形態への変形で足になる動作は分かるけど太腿の開きからは必要ないよね？

[@MsSyage]

最近のスパロボにおけるガンダム系戦闘アニメのライフル無駄打ちと同じ。あれで間をもたせてる。あの当時は割とああいった意味不明な変形行程があるアニメは多かったよｗ

[@cephalicalvin]

priceless

[@crudnom7090]

His fucking voice is so deep

[@Werezilla]

That pose...... oh my God we've all been fooled. That's not Fortress Maximus......IT'S VOLTRON: DEFENDER OF THE UNIVERSE!

[@spellbinderart]

Japanese animators didn’t play no games. Straight drama.

[@vassa1972]

Cool stuff too bad that the g1 series didn't last longer here in North America

[@dmitrykhvostik5975]

Overlord: Hello there

[@a1nall]

I think it's ridiculous for his sword to cost so much

[@charliemcgraffin]

00:00:10 Big Mode, Transhform! Charlie Mcgraffin (Me): Flight Mode, Combine!

[@macgyver6999]

He is huge, about size of unicrons hand?

[@esepoimenepento]

Japanese Headmasters OWNZ ALL

[@2024Rosemary]

I Used to be a big fan of robots

[@kluang1]

The largest autobot supreme commander

[@user-ir6ow4xx5b]

ダンクーガやないかーい(笑)

[@rukifellth2]

0:55 OW THE KNEES!!!

[@TheHiddenBoss]

No need for seven sages to seal away Ganon, just send in a giant...I mean BIG robot after him and crush him in any possible way assuming it's not gonna fall over itself from the extremely bent legs.

[@borischan5252]

FM is so both S & M as he needs to steb himself twice to transform

[@alumlovescake]

Unlike Victory they actually used the instrumental version of the theme

[@jasonrakoci]

That pose looks exactly like Voltrons pose when he stands that way...must be the same artists

[@shiindaisuke3159]

@Jason Rakoci Or the image was at least was inspired by them. lol