Is This Sociopathic Transformer Actually An Autobot?

The Story about how this Sunny Autobot Transformers wants you dead.
00:00 - Back in the 80's
02:36 - Get to Know Sunstreaker
04:52 - IDW to the Rescue
12:50 - Sunstreaker Toys on Retail
15:35 - On the Masterpiece Front
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[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Are you a Sunstreaker? Or a Sideswipe? Which Lambo Bro do you prefer?

[@depresso8865]

lambroghini

[@demolishingtank8853]

Sunstreaker simply because he is unique one out of the original lineup,the Autobots are cookie cutter good guys and that's kinda boring,thats fine with optimus prime and bumblebee but everyone? so to me he stood out,An Autobot that does not immediately like or trusts human is a interesting idea,we saw this with Bayverse Ironhide (kinda in first movie and other like comics and ROTF videogame warroom scenes) and ROTB Optimus

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Completely agree! Although I wish they showed this side to him more in the cartoon....actually I wish they showed more of him in the cartoon in general 😅

[@demolishingtank8853]

@@StoriesFromTheToyshelf We might see more of him in reactivate

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

I hope so! The more Sunstreaker the better :)

[@tonyjackson4078]

"They can't beat the best" is a perfect motto for him

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Agree 100%!

[@residentrump3271]

As a fellow Sunstreaker fanboy, I approve of this video. In the Dreamwave comics, Sunstreaker was also said to be a pit-fighter and mural artist. A narcissistic artist with a murderous side? Yes! Yes! Yes!

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

I approve of your approval :) I also loved that fact Sunstreaker was featured in Dreamwave as well, but it was cut short before anything really interesting could be established .

[@randot6675]

My favourite incarnation of ol' Sunny really

[@loliH9]

The funny thing about the Autobots is that most of their bios are like this. Budiansky seemed to have really wanted you to get the idea that the Autobots were as bad as the Decepticons and the one making the difference and keeping them good enough to be the good guys was Optimus.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Yes he did a fantastic job in making so many characters really nuanced on both sides. Like not all autobots wanted to stay on earth. Also not Al Decepticons were intrinsically evil. Like my favorite, thundercracker who only joined the Decpticons out of fear of Megatron.

[@saturncrush]

Hopefully the new comic can showcase these nuances character wise. Sunstreaker being a straight murder adds so dimension to his character as a Autobot.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

@saturncrush yup I have high hopes for this new series. So far so good :)

[@transformerscollectionsand6642]

Botcon actually took that transformers universe Sunstreaker/Sideswipe mold and turned it into Punch/Counterpunch and there should be toy reviews on it.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Yup I remember that! An excellent use for that mold :) better than the one they did years later from what I remember :)

[@thenobleplatyous101]

I met a person cosplaying as sunstreaker/Sideswipe… it was pretty good! (Also, only saw the head, can’t tell which one is which, it’s been 35+ years!😅)

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

@thenobleplatyous101 a good TF cosplay is hard to pull off :)

[@SkippyLaRonge]

Sunstreaker was my first transformer. I saved up my allowance and bought him in 84. I read all the bios of all the toys and thought his was the best, as a kid i really liked how he seemed morally grey as opposed to all the other figures. And i liked that his arms bent at the elbow.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

You can't beat the best! So envious that you got to get Sunny from the start! Yes he really stood out in both. Visual appeal and character :)

[@TheProtronic]

Sideswipe's and Sunstreaker's bios were accidently switched on release. Sunstreaker thought Sideswipe's vehicle mode was ruined by having that exposed rear engine which Sunstreaker has.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Yup! Part of the interesting history these two guys share...including Sunstreaker originally being red and Sideswipe yellow in the diaclone line :)

[@SeleneDethly]

@@StoriesFromTheToyshelf Which is why Sunstreaker has his somewhat iconic red shoulders, that nearly every version tries to recreate or homage. They were stickers for the Red Version "Spinout" to give him a red bumper, and they just never changed those to yellow.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

I think that detail of red is so oftentimes underaporeciated. That and the black stripe on the sides sides of the car. It's small color details like these that break up all the red and makes sunstreaker even cooler in my eyes :)

[@TheProtronic]

Yeah, I do like Sunstreaker, but I wouldn't mind seeing the personalities swapped to the original character- Even "Sideswipe" sounds like something a dirty fighter like Sunstreaker would do.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

@@TheProtronic I dunno that would make for an interesting story premise, but the yellow one has firmly been entrenched in my head as the A hole 😅 would be difficult to see him any other way :p

[@iamvian2047]

sunstreaker is the kind of autobot who would probably get canceled by earth standards, but because he is so good at what he does there is no way anyone would ever bench him.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Sunstreaker cannot be held back by "earth standards" :)

[@russellharrell2747]

I love sunstreaker, he’s such an asshole! His personality is far more suited for a Stunticon but the Bots keep him around because he’s so good at what he does. It’s reminiscent of why Megs keeps Starscream around (altho we never really see Screamer shine like we do with Streaker). We need more bad boys on the Bots. Streaker and Grimlock can’t have all the fun.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Nice i never drew that parallel between Sunstreaker and Starscream. So it's apt that they struck that deal :)

[@marhawkman303]

@@StoriesFromTheToyshelf It's a weird quirk, but a lot of the OG Transformers kind of had a superiority complex when it came to "lesser" beings... and... it's not a defining trait of Decepticons. Autobots are just less likely, but it's not even something fully thrown out in more modern stuff.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

@marhawkman303 well I guess that would be normal if you are a giant metal robot in a land tiny fleshy beings :p

[@maxbrandt6]

It's a shame we had seen very little of Sunstreaker in the G1 cartoon and comic book and he was petty much ignored for a long time. It'd be interesting to see how he interacted with other Autobots but the episode plots were watered down and production rushed plus there were quite a lot of characters to deal with so those Autobots with more interesting personalities, quirks and histories were pushed aside, plus Hasbro said to keep Bumblebee, Ironhide at the forefront because those toys sold the least. I liked Sideswipe but he was made a very much a background character, sadly.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

They had to juggle a huge cast of characters and invetably some would fall thru the cracks. And ultimately this was a kids show so the resident a-hole wasn't high on their top priorities to feature. Oh well still a missed opportunity...

[@JoybuzzerX]

Wait, why would they want to push the toys that sold the least? o.O

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

@JoybuzzerX I would guess so they would inevitably get more popular and could increase toy sales of those characters :)

[@JoybuzzerX]

@@StoriesFromTheToyshelf I would think discontinue them and make more of the popular ones.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

@JoybuzzerX more is better is guess? If the popular ones are already selling, make more characters popular :p

[@yoshikagekira4088]

Considering all the shit he had to go through in the IDW comics, I don't blame him for hating us

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Which is why I loved this arc for him...it made perfect sense :)

[@HashbrownMashup]

Sunstreaker's vent thingys are based on a real-world modification some Lamborghinis have. Also what Sideswipe's jetpack was inspired by before the nameswap.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Yup! One the greatest G1 what ifs...either way I'm happy it ended up thebway it did :)

[@scottponchillia1343]

Those are actually intakes they face forward not backwards like an exhaust would

[@HashbrownMashup]

@@scottponchillia1343 *Correct

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

@scottponchillia1343 yes that would make more sense for intakes :)

[@scottponchillia1343]

@@StoriesFromTheToyshelf I’m just here to help lol

[@razumtazum3246]

Loved that moment in the IDW comic where the other Autobots discover that not only has Sunstreaker been resurrected, but Ironhide as well. They're all overjoyed to see Ironhide, but they just treat Sunstreaker with cold indifference. Ouch!

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Well...he did betray them :p at least Sunstreaker had Bob :)

[@zetaking2909]

did sunstreaker ever learn what happen to that kid that was used as his head master >.>?@@StoriesFromTheToyshelf

[@KnelsworthDinkDivision]

That was the coolest 'love letter to a bot' I've ever heard.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Thanks! He is my favorite Autobot :)

[@rascal7855]

​@@StoriesFromTheToyshelf indeed sunstreaker gets no love

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Exactly!

[@reverbtheraptor8529]

@@StoriesFromTheToyshelf Well hey, He's also now getting a Studio Series Figure for the Bumblebee movie in the concept art line.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

@reverbtheraptor8529 yeah I saw that one :) on one hand I'm glad another Sunstreaker toy is coming out, on the other I'm not a big fan of the BB movie aesthetic but who knows I might get him especially if they eventually release a BB movie Sideswipe :)

[@theragoooverlord5021]

There was a great scene in Atlantis arise where he got the better of Megatron. One of the few Autobots outside of Optimus to do so.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

I gotta check that episode out again :)

[@Thelirshin]

I don't think those are exhaust they are ram air intakes and yes, I am fun at parties.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

I’ll take your word for it on both counts :) party on!

[@navyreviewer]

My thought too. Those face the wrong way for exhausts. Parties? You get invited to parties? 😅

[@Jaxionisnum2]

It’s Ironic that despite Thundercracker being one of the baddies he does mellow out and befriend a dog after finding the decipticon cause meaningless in the comic books Never knew Sunstreaker was like this his kind of become interesting to me now too lol❤

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Thundercracker is my favorite Decepticon. Although the whole screenwriter plus dog character arc was kinda cheesy, I loved it! Made him one of the most memorable TFs of all time in my unbiased opinion.

[@MKojiro]

My very first Transformer was Sunstreaker, purchased by my mother. I've been a fan and collector since then, but I never reacquired a G1 version. Shortly before she died my mother made a note in her diary to buy one for me (we knew she was dying) but I didn't find it until she'd passed. She never did buy it for me though and it feels wrong to buy it for myself.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Toys linked to a loved one are so powerful. If you dont mind my opinion on this, you should go get one in her honor to fulfill what she intended to do :)

[@MKojiro]

​@@StoriesFromTheToyshelfI welcome the suggestion, and I've sat on websites looking at them, hovering over 'buy now' but I just can't. Maybe when I've dealt with her death (it wasn't so long ago) but for now doing it seems like admitting she won't. Which I know, but I want to avoid that finality perhaps. One day maybe I'll buy one for my son (who she narrowly missed meeting) and hand the legacy down.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

@MKojiro apologies I didn't know it was a recent passing, pls accept my sincere condolences! In any case, sunstreaker will always be there if you decide to "buy now" :)

[@RaddSpencer]

As a kid, Sunstreaker was my absolute fave. I'm not sure if he was my first Transformer, but he is one of the earliest I remember owning.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Great minds think alike! Sunstreaker definitely was the best for me too!

[@chrislister570]

I got the Universe Sunstreaker in 2008, and he quickly became one of my favorites. Then when the MP was announced I couldn't wait.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Nice! Same here, so happy I was ablenro get him right from the get go in HK!

[@sunstreakimusprimeductions]

Combiner Wars Sunstreaker was my first transformer. I love seeing all the attention Sunstreaker has been getting lately (not that he needs it). Great video!

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Thanks! Yes I'm happy that Sunstreaker is getting more love than he ever got in the 80s

[@yuwish6320]

I have Sunstreaker. He was one of the first Transformers I got as a kid.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Lucky you! I wish I got Sunstreaker as a kid :)

[@jointjunkieslangards]

That bio kind of reminds me of John Cusack explaining why he left Minnie Driver on prom night in Grosse Point Blank. That he had a certain "moral flexibility" and hence was made for the assassin game. Would love to see an elseworlds type of story where Sunstreaker is a killer with a lack of conscience as it describes him on that bio.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

It's been years since I last saw Grosse Point Blank..definitely need to check it out again :) Agree with your elseworlds idea. Throw in Sideswipe as the Autobot dead set on stopping him :)

[@Garrett.1111]

“I freaked out! I joined the army! I worked for the government! I went into business with myself! I'm a professional killer! That’s what I did!!!” “Ok, well can I join up?” “Yes!!!!!

[@sjmarham]

For some reason I have never been able to put my finger on, that is my second fav movie after the TF animated. I never managed to find the SS model in the UK when I was younger. My favs were always Shrapnel and then Springer.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

@@sjmarham I really need to rewatch that movie!

[@sjmarham]

But where is the love for our most paranoid Security officer in Red Alert?

[@fyrecat3454]

Until this day, I still don't have any version of Sunstreaker, but he is an interesting character and I don't dislike him. I never had him as a child, so I never had any nostalgia-driven cravings for him, and there's other characters I'm more emotionally invested in like Hot Rod and Megatron. I think it's very cool to hear someone being a Sunstreaker fan since he's such an unexpected choice.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Earlier on, Sunstreaker was definitely overshadowed by most of his fellow Autobots...but I think he's gained a few more fans since then :)

[@FeelinKindaGrey]

I absolutely loved his story arc in the IDW comics

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

One of the best in my opinion. Him. And thundercracker...who happens to be my favorite Decepticon:)

[@user-ry3dp7ll9u]

By far one of the best MP figures. Beautifully engineered and sculpted.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Definitely agree! :)

[@EpsilonPrimeTransformers]

The IDW comics and him turning into a Diablo was the reason I built him in Lego

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Nice! How many pieces? :)

[@EpsilonPrimeTransformers]

@@StoriesFromTheToyshelf around 1500, there is a video of the transformation on my (temporarily abandoned) channel

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

@@EpsilonPrimeTransformers nice! That sounds like an extensive build. Will check it out on your channel :)

[@B3N70K1N]

Dude this touched my heart! I live in a hundred year old house completely filled with transformers (my buddy who's home it is, is totally addicted). I loved your stories, going to watch more now!

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Hey thanks so much! Really appreciate you kind words. A hundred year old house filled with Transformers sounds awesome! Hope you come back regularly for mew stories! :)

[@ublej]

I had the red diaclone as a kid (and the black ironhide), so I'm all about the 'spinout' recolors. I haven't seen it mentioned, but he was the first car-to-robot transformer ever produced. I'd love to see him included as a 'missing link' like the upcoming Optimus, with improved articulation.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Yup! I completely forgot to mention that he was the first, which would most likely explain his wonky proportions. I also heard that the original molds have been lost which would explain the lack of original Sunstreaker toy reissues? And yes I agree with you, a missing link Sunny would be awesome, although that might open up a new collecting rabbit hole to fall into 😂

[@VirtualBilly]

Sunstreaker’s my top bot in one of my Transformers: Forged to Fight accounts. I got his rank, level, forge level, and signature ability completely maxed. He’s awesome.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Nice! Never played the game....what is his signature ability?

[@steelman774]

You got the Sub off the “about us” video. 😂 Too cool. Looking forward to your content and finding your older writings. 😎

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Thanks! I really nice to know my stuff is appreciated :)

[@YeldellGW]

Ah Sunstreaker! You never forget your favorite franchise’s premiere narcissistic ass. Were it not for that beautiful alt-mode I would have never have touched the original toy.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Yeah the original toy was one of the worst looking robots with terrible proportions. Still I'd scoop it up should it be reissued today!

[@shirokuro73]

Loved your Sunstreaker story! I did have a G1 Sunstreaker toy, he wasn't my favourite, but I did like him a lot! In recent years I bought the MP-39+ red spinout version, because I was late to the game on the original MP-39 Sunstreaker and wasn't willing to pay crazy eBay prices for him. Spinout is fantastic!! However last year I was lucky to snag an actual MP-39 Sunstreaker from an online friend who was selling him!

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Thanks! Thr original toy wasn't the best...but I wanted him so badly! So happy to get MP39 as early as I did. I ended up getting the police version Cordon as well and no regrets here!

[@andrewshearsby8125]

Sideswipe over Sunstreaker, Sunstreaker knows what he did to Hunter in idw comics

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

But you have to admit..IDW did a fantastic job with Sunstreaker's character...and his relationship with Sideswipe :)

[@Jlundeen]

As a kid, I got Sunstreaker as a gift, my very first Transformer. He was immediately and always my favorite Transformer. As a kid, I didn't know what sociopathic meant, I just thought his vanity and badassery were a perfect combination. If I remember right, he shot down Thundercracker because the Decepticon scratched his finish. Classic. It was always disappointing how little attention he got.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Lucky you! I believe in the start he was basically just a vain egotist. The whole sociopathic tendencies bit was added by later modern writers. But I guess it would be a natural progression and logical assumption. Either way yes a lot of missed story telling opportunities there :)

[@steelman774]

Wonderfully entertaining edit gags!! We mist be of the same era because I got every quick reference you threw out!! A “Like” for sure. One more video like this one and it’s an all in Subscribe!

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Just a "like"? Ha ha no worries, hope you find more videos in my channel that you "like" so I can earn a subscribe :) just kidding, glad you got all the little references and stuff, could use more viewers like you on the same wavelength as myself :) thanks again!

[@TerranceChilds-ui8nh]

Your friend is not a liar he's just wrong I've seen that episode and you're absolutely right

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Nah he's a liar...or colorblind 😅😅😅

[@dkkanofkash8798]

Sunstreaker is like the Cartman of the Transformers universe, and his brother Sideswipe is always trying to keep up with him so that he doesn't get himself killed by either side or do something else stupid. It's a really interesting dynamic that I wish was explored more.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

That's an analogy that never crossed my mind ha ha. But yeah, Sideswipe definitely plays an integral role in making sure his brother is tolerated by the Autobots :)

[@joshuachristian5443]

Exhausts, LOL. They are actually intakes. One thing that's cool about sunstreaker is that in vehicle mode he's pretty much laid back in the relaxation pose.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Yup! Months after I released this video I'm still being called out on that 😅 oh well thanks for the engagement! 👍👍👍

[@VAULT-TEC_INC.]

As an 80s kid, I liked Sunstreaker’s toy because his head looked like an Egyptian pharaoh headdress, and I was really into Egyptian lore at the time, what with the touring exhibit of King Tut’s treasures.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

You know that never occurred to me. Interesting :) for me it was always Mirage's head thatxsturck me as Egyptian looking. But cool nonetheless!

[@thezapdad]

You didn't talk much about Sunstreaker's durability, which rivaled Ironhide. That, plus his enormous beauty, plus him being a grade a jerk, was what made him my favorite. The toy never did its or me, but one day I'll save up and get that Masterpiece edition as my last Transformer. He was always my centerpiece character, despite the toy not carrying the weight. Thank you for this video, I loved it.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Thanks! Yeah sorry I missed out on those details...I was focused more on his interesting IDW story but either way I'm glad you enjoyed the video, means a lot especially from a fellow sunstreaker fan. Hope you get your MP version soon! That's an awesome toy :) you can't beat the best!

[@dhazard1976]

'Streaker was my 1st Transformer. His mold was one of the Japanese molds. Still had the spring action in the arms. Also had metal parts, Japanese stamping on the mold, and rubber tires.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Yeah older toys especially from Japan were definitely cooler...safety standards? Pfffdt!

[@dhazard1976]

@@StoriesFromTheToyshelf keep the damn things away from your mouth and face. Plain and simple. Lol

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

@@dhazard1976 survival of the fittest:)

[@dhazard1976]

@@StoriesFromTheToyshelf word.

[@SeleneDethly]

While not my favorite Autobot car, that honor goes to Wheeljack, Sunstreaker is still pretty high on the list for just how unique he looks, and his personality is rather great as well since he's not the typical good guy, which leads to more interesting stories that can be told.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

As a kid I wasn't that big a fan of wheeljack, but as an adult I've learned to appreciate his character as the mad scientist of the original crew :) and of course...he made the dinobots!

[@SeleneDethly]

@@StoriesFromTheToyshelf I've always like heroic mad scientists like Doc Brown

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Exactly!

[@schmidington]

G1 Sunstreaker was one of my first 5 Transformers collected. I still have mine, though the pin holding a wheel on broke so now that wheel is permanently glued on and won't roll. I haven't gotten any other 'streaker toys but I'm hoping to get the new multi-pack. I hope you told your friend about all the crap Sunstreaker went through and survived and that Sideswipe was the one to actually die. That would certainly further lay to bed that childhood argument.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

That was a really touching issue when Swipe died. I haven't seen my friend for years but when I do ill be sure to tell him 😅

[@sebastiancalvey1226]

Nah, That Intro Is a Title and a Story In Itself!! "MY Lambo Is The GOOD Guy, and He SHOT DOWN YOUR JET Who Is The BAD Guy!!" 👏😹

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

The original title was "My robot kicked your robot's butt!" 😅

[@sebastiancalvey1226]

@@StoriesFromTheToyshelf We are Literally Creating a Show Right Now. 2 Episodes In and The Kids and Their Bots are Only Getting BADDER!! Tune In Next Weekend to See What Happens Next, Here On Toonami!!

[@theflyxx]

Sunstreaker was my first Transformer ever and thus has a special place in my heart. And of course Sunstreaker is my favorite Autobot. His bio card completely fascinated me. A warrior that’s one of the best at what he does and is so good that his peers are willing to pardon his sociopathic behavior and distasteful personality. The Autobot anti-hero.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

You said it! Even if I never had the original toy, his look and bio won me over! :)

[@stevencook3074]

Sunstreaker was one of my first Transformers. I remember i was so bad when I opened him up and he did not come with a gun just 3 missles.

[@Keeereeejou]

awesome video! real glad the algorithm threw the video my way

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Thanks! Glad it did too :) I thought it was dead in the water when it hardly got any views these past few days. Hope you come back for more stories!

[@NightmareZerogbs]

Wow, I had no idea about the betrayal arc, why had I never heard about that???

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Check out All Hail Megatron :) loved that whole mini series :)

[@trippy2767]

He was my 1st Transformer as a kid back in ‘84.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Lucky you! Although my first official TF was Jetfire so I can't complain 😅

[@jamescrandall6380]

I don’t really hate sun streaker but Sideswipe will always be my favorite!

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Not a bad choice either way :)

[@seantaylor424]

Funny how a moment of spite can make a lifelong favorite, just like how Raichu is my favorite Pokémon because Lt. Surge's was the first to really humble Ash's Pikachu. All things considered, this sounds right up Sunstreaker's alley.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

I can’t say I’m that knowledgeable in Pokémon, but I do know who Raichu is :) thank you for checking out my channel and hope you come back :)

[@chinocracy]

Classics Sunstreaker is certainly one of the nicest TFs to have. I have it... well, had it. I think my grandnephew brought it home with him to Imus Cavite. lol

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

I hope he's still in one piece ha ha. Hopefully you can either recover it or get a replacement!

[@ashwinghm]

I love Sunstreaker with all my heart (as well as his brother), he's often the first 'bot I think of while engrossing in Transformers media. Subconsicously, he's taken the #1 spot for me, even though there are so many others I appreciate as well. Him and Transformers as a whole live rent-free in my mind. Really, it's wishful thinking to hope Hasbro will develop the characters individually and interpersonally (or, at least more than what has been done in the comics)--but in a way, the open-ended nature of Transformers brings about a whimsy that can be enjoyed by just about anyone willing to check the franchise out. That, and you're almost guaranteed to like at least one character since there's so many, even if some are near copies of one another.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

That's the beauty of this franchise. Many characters with solid personality foundations from the original tech specs that have been built upon and developed through various media. There's always something new to discover and explore with almost every character .

[@ashwinghm]

@@StoriesFromTheToyshelf Exactly!

[@trence5]

Even as a kid, when I was reading his bio that "sociopathic tendencies" made me do a triple take... But I guess if you're a war with maniacs and psychos - you miiiiiiight want to have at least one - on your side.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Fight fire with fire...I guess? :)

[@chrisboyne5791]

Great vid enjoyed it, thanks

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Thank you! Hope you come back for more stories :)

[@kray97]

Not exhausts, they are intakes.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Yup I stand corrected. Not much of a case guy myself:)

[@RosencrantzxGuildenstern]

Honestly, I'd love to see more the vain sociopath aspect of Sunstreaker in future media. We had a bit of it in Dreamwave, but otherwise they usually play his vanitiy up in favor of the less squeaky clean aspects of his personality. His IDW version was decent, but didn't really feel like the character if you ask me.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

His vanity was what they really focused on in the original cartoon since they couldn't have a sociopath in a kids show I guess 😅 but yeah more vanity if it means more Sunstreaker for me :)

[@nealpeck9929]

I Am A Massive Transformers Collector I Am Glad You Found A Masterpiece Sunstreaker

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

I'm glad too! What is your main line?

[@SAINZHALLOW]

Funny how it literally took a personal hell to make him humble.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

That would usually work with anybody 😅

[@versebuchanan512]

So when I was a kid, of my squad of Autobots, Sunny was probably one of the two most often killed if their were casualties while playing. Not cause I disliked him, just cause I figured he'd be in the thickest part of the fighting in the most danger. (This is why Ironhide and Cliffjumper also 'died' a lot.)

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

You're not wrong, especially about Cliffjumper 😅

[@Skybaby79]

They really should bring back the "power links" gimmick exclusively for sunstreaker and Sideswipe It really sells that their brothers and a team

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

I'd buy that! :)

[@hachi666roku]

Sunstreaker and Sideswipe were Notoriously Sociopathic autobots

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Sunstreaker yes, not sure about Sideswipe...but I guess he had to have a sociopathic side to get along with his brother. But he was tye more charming sociopath I guess ha ha :)

[@hachi666roku]

@@StoriesFromTheToyshelf G1 sideswipe was chill, it was his later variants when he was the black lambo always trying to outdo Sunstreaker, but how do you outdo someone that will execute a killorder proficiently and without remorse. Sideswipe’s flash was just to urk Sunstreaker, and it was Sunstreaker’s rules that he bent alot.

[@SlashTheWeasel]

I actually love Starscream first in G1 from when I was kid but never could get my own TFs. My much younger brother got few. One was Sunstreaker. I have him but for many years he was missing his fists and weapons. Was able to get one of his fists and one missile. He and Sideswipe become my faves later and I have nice collection of both of them together with the recolors. I do remember how excited I was to get Universe Sideswipe and Sunstreaker that it was unreal. THat was the most excited ever to finally have them in hand.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

The parts forming for Sunstreaker and the jets were really the worst part of this toys IMHO. Other than that I think that Sunstreaker had a twin brother worked in favor for both of them as you HAD to have both :)

[@roninduggan8331]

Actually, my favorite Transformer only got focus on one comicbook, and otherwise, is widely ignored. Skids. He was a blue minivan.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

OK I concede, Skids has the unfortunate distinction as being the most overlooked G1 Autobot. Poor guy. I do remember that one comicbook arc that featured him though...not the details, but I do remember enjoying it and his character :)

[@roninduggan8331]

@@StoriesFromTheToyshelf he got hit by a missile from ravage, and in his "wounded" state, a girl found him, and took care of him. He then continued to hide, preferring it to "the war". He gets forced to reveal himself to save her.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

@@roninduggan8331 yes! i remember the girl giving him a car wash and that specific picture making the rounds on the internet a few years back ha ha

[@daryleldridge7769]

I'm totally with you on the depth of the characters...Still my favourite version of the transformers.... As stated "More than meets the eye"!,now if they faithfully reproduced the originals as a live action movie they would have something special!.....

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

I know! It's so sad that Michael Bay only saw these guys as robots to fight and blow up. So much great characters wasted and turned into one note clichés

[@djhaynes99]

I always wanted Sunstreaker as a kid, I was meant to get him for Christmas in 85, but he had sold out, I used the money I got to get Ramjet instead. I luckily got the prerub one a few years ago sealed AFA 80. Hope I can get a sealed Sideswipe one day.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Ramjet was the only conehead I got as a kid, so as a result he's my favorite of the trio. I mean he's a jet, that rams other jets! What's not ti like? 😅

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Nice on the Sunstreaker! Good luck on your Sideswipe search!

[@harrishyatt6283]

i hope to see animated sunstreaker in a future transformers series

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

I hope to see any new animated period :)

[@TANKTREAD]

Nah, BOTH Sunstreaker and Sideswipe are AWESOME.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

I can agree on that :)

[@shaneskaalerud3371]

17:40 I'm guessing it was a bad duck. 😂

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

It was good duck, just ate too much of it! 😅

[@Tin_bAnger]

To back your younger ego. I see Sunstreeker's "pipes" as air intakes, which help the vehicle drive faster.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Yes they are. But they're also a major drag 😅

[@warzardtheboredtimelord2865]

Always thought Tracks and Sunstreaker would be friends.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Well they both share the same Hollywood aspirations :p

[@saturncrush]

Vanity and narcissism are two different things. That is what would make their interaction so cool. Tracks thinks his good looking and his obsessed with keeping that appearance up, Sunstreaker knows he looks good but uses other people to bolster that image thru malicious means.

[@dorianrpg]

Sideswipe was my first transformer ever but I wanted Sunstreaker so much more. I know how you feel.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Glad I wasn't alone 😅

[@Aschera]

i guess he's only an autobot to look after his brother, as i can easily see him being a decpticon.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

That's the beauty of many of the early Transformers characterizations, you could easily see many of them switch sides:)

[@DragoonMS]

Well, I never bothered with the G1 toys of Sideswipe or Sunstreaker, didn't care about them. But oh, how the turns have tabled in adulthood!! I knew I would want to get MP39 Sunstreaker - or at least the knockoff - so I first got MP12G Generation 2 Sideswipe. Sunstreaker can't look better when Sideswipe is rockin' that sick piano black with red windows. 😏

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

I was done collecting TFs and toysbin general by the time G2 rolled around so as cool as he looked, black Sideswipe didn't do anything for me 😅 funnily enough, I remember in the Alternators line there was a rumor that the bla k Dodge Viper would be released as Blackstreaker 😅

[@biguy617]

I had Sunstreaker when I was young. He was awesome.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Lucky! I wanted that toy so bad. Couldn't find him...oh well I think I've more than made up for it now :)

[@Itransformit]

Never really got to know Sunstreaker as a robot personality, but he's always looked so damn cool, and I always like his robot apperance and of course the alt-mode too (which is superb). Since I never really got into the G1 scene (too young and too few shops where I lived and I had several expensive interests as a kid, so Transformers had much competition in my world), it wasn't until Earthrise that I actually got a Sunstreaker toy. Now with the new Legacy version being released, with better color matching and a not-fragile windscreen, I'll probably switch my models around. Masterpiece scale and third party toys are just way too expensive for me, since I want to get so many robots. I'd rather have more robots than fewer that are bigger and look better.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

I'm torn between keeping my Earthrise or switching to the new Legacy one. Even if its more fragile , I really prefer the transparent windshield....but man I need that earth mode Hound! 😅

[@Skarlet-ju8sr]

Sunsurge is your spirit animal

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Better Sunsurge then Omnigonix Spinout

[@Cdr2002]

In one of the comics, him and Tracks are boyfriends and I find that to simultaneously be a match made in Heaven and something that would drive the other Autobots up a wall

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

I must have missed that one :p

[@Cdr2002]

@@StoriesFromTheToyshelf I think it was somewhere in the Dreamwave run so

[@jamescrandall6380]

Sunstreaker is the Inferior brother wrong again! Lol

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Sunstreaker superior, Sideswipe inferior 😅

[@TheRealBelisariusCawl]

Can we talk about how awesome that early lazerBeak toy was though?

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

The original lazerbeak? Yes he was very awesome....and Ravage wasn't half bad himself :)

[@iancowan3527]

Those are Air Intakes! Meant to increase the volume of air feed into the engine.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Thanks for the clarification :) my bad bad!

[@iancowan3527]

@@StoriesFromTheToyshelf I'm a kid at heart myself! Enjoyed your story and love your enthusiasm! Please keep at it!

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

@iancowan3527 thanks! Yes I will keep telling stories if you keep coming back!

[@iancowan3527]

@@StoriesFromTheToyshelf Then that sounds like you have a lot of work to produce! Just make sure you enjoy doing it! Never let a hobby or a joy become a beast! You are reflected in the things you create - and as long as what is inside of you is good, anything you create can be great! Skills, techniques, methods, etc - all built... Driven by spirit...

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

@iancowan3527 I really appreciate that! Thank you!

[@RobBoberty]

One of my first transformers back in the day. Unfortunately when I got him I had a habit of taking all my toys apart but didn't have the experience to put them back together so he had some issues. Even more unfortunately he and most of my other transformers and a lot of other toys were sold out from under me at a garage sale while I was out of state. Some day I might forgive my parents for that.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Ouch....at least forgiveness is in the conversation...someday 😅

[@RobBoberty]

​@StoriesFromTheToyshelf eh, I was being a bit hyperbolic for dramatic effect. It's been probably about 30 years, so I'm over it. Mostly... ;)

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

@@RobBoberty I know :) and I was giving a hyperbolic response :)

[@KevinWarburton-tv2iy]

I think Sunstreaker is the guy who was a Jock, full of himself yet was not a guy minded to be a Bully. In High School during my first year, my Protector was a 7th form all-rounder Sportsman who was hated/envied by many other students coz he had the hottest girlfriend, the coolest car & couldn't be beaten at anything sportswise. He said to me that he thought the Strong should only fight the Strong. Sunstreaker fights the Deceptikonz not so much coz he's a Good Guy but because even though he's a Dick ...he's not a Prick like the Deceptikonz.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

That's a nice way to look at it. Reminds me a bit of a personality bit I read about the Dinobot Grimlock...something to the effect that even if he doesn't like the weak, he hates bullies more....

[@goushen6066]

Shhiiiiiiiiid my favorite Transformer is Prime's 2nd in command autobot Jazz

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Wasn't Prowl second in command? :) just kidding...Jazz rocks :)

[@Sunstreaker2k5]

Yup, Definitely more of a Sunstreaker fan than a Sideswipe fan. I have a shelf dedicated to the brothers, but oddly don't have the G1 toys anymore. I did wind up picking up the Omnigonix figure on clearance, and it's displayed in car mode alongside a KO Masterpiece Sidewipe, while the two official MPs are in robot mode. The Omni isn't a horrible toy, but it wasn't worth $100 US for sure. I'm ok with it for the $35 I paid though.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Maybe one day out if sheer curiosity I will check out Omnigonix ... we'll see!

[@jeffcreech7010]

Just 45 seconds in and i was eight years old again....

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

That is much appreciated! Exactly what I'm trying to do:) nostalgia is king!

[@blastbot7339]

The universe must've orchestrated something, cause sunstreaker and your first transformer, thunderceacker are really similar just mirrored(is that the word?) One's an autobot with without the heroics of one, and thunderceacker is a decepticon without the con tendencies Like thunderceacker is only a decepticon because he has nothing else to do In IDW sunstreaker, from the faction that's meant to save humanity, is the one to sell out humanity And meanwhile also in IDW thunderceacker, from the faction that wants to enslave humanity, is the one to save humans from a nuke Oh and also in IDW both end up with a pet that theyblove Also yeah idk why but the Lambo twins(I don't personally get how they're called twins but starscream,thunderceacker and skywatp aren't triplets) have probably some of the best designs in the franchise

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Yeah it's amazing the parallel or better opposite turns both my favorite Autobot and Decepticon take....and how they both ended up with pets ha ha. While you could argue that these were just more modern takes on the characters...the seeds were planted from the very start in the tech specs which is why I love most of the stuff IDW did with the brand. And as for the seekers, I LOVE their design. Very iconic along with the Datsun bros for the Autobots:) I jokingly call myself a seeker whore-der since I'll buy almost ANY iteration of the three main seekers I see anywhere 😅

[@ConsciousnessisRough]

Fun video!

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Thanks! Hope you come back for more :)

[@robotadventures]

i bought the binaltech -05 deadend.. that "started" my collection

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Ah Black -streaker :)

[@EmperorMegas]

I'm pretty sure those are air intakes on Sunstreaker, not exhausts. In any case, I've always been team Sideswipe.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Yup I have since been corrected over and over again 😅

[@Vincent_Beers]

Those were intake coolers, not backwards exhaust. The engine on that car is in the rear. It's like on a normal car with a front engine and hood intake, just moved to the back.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Yup I've been since corrected :) but thanks anyway!

[@dragonweyr44]

Since Lambos have the engine in the back, the "exhausts" are air intakes instead

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Yup I've since been corrected over a dozen times 🤣 but thanks all the same!

[@Jetblast01]

Sunstreaker has such a weird head, though it's cool the stories that he was taken.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Actually his head design was part of what I really liked. It was so unique and in your face :)

[@randot6675]

​@@StoriesFromTheToyshelfSame. Those head fins are fashionable as fuck

[@jamescrandall6380]

Sideswipe has always been my favorite I miss my Sideswipe toy so much!

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

He serves as a great compliment to Sunny :)

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

He serves as a great compliment to Sunny :)

[@claudijatzandrapova3347]

I had Sunstreaker myself

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Lucky! I never got him myself

[@harrishyatt6283]

sunstreaker was gonna appear in tf4 and tf5 but was cut, also if he did appear in bayverse, he'll be based off of sideswipe but yellow and instead swords have guns for weapons, also sunstreaker appeared in rid 2015, prime sunstreaker would be a combination of g1 and bayverse sunstreaker, by the way sunstreaker was a female in transformers animated based off of animated arcee

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Love all your back story info! As much as I love Sunstreaker, looking back I'm kinda glad he never came out in the live action Bay movies. He might have been either radically different to what we were used to ornjust killed off in the next movie 😅 I seem to recall the animated Sunstreaker concept from somewhere, but knowing them they probably would've made it work :)

[@harrishyatt6283]

@@StoriesFromTheToyshelf studio series released sunstreaker as a knightverse character

[@coris3436]

Sunstreaker was a favorite

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

He was mine :)

[@thespaceram2879]

He is close friends with Chip Chase. He cant be too bad.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Ha ha that iconic scene is the most un-sunstreaker moment ever 😅

[@avice10535]

I could never seem to find Sunstreaker when I collected the G1 series. I had Sideswipe but could never could find an original Sunstreaker.

[@StoriesFromTheToyshelf]

Same here, I never found him in the wild either