Kingdom Autobot Ark: Thew's Awesome Transformers Reviews 240

[@gregorylieber8362]

Jokes on you Thew: technically the Ark ship mode is a base.. you just have to put it under a large rock/mountain/volcano

[@misanthropologist]

VO: (largerockmountainvolcanosoldseparately termsandconditionsapply)

[@YtLucasRoblox]

Facts

[@_V.Va_]

THEW'S INTEREST IN THE ARK: 📉

[@lisaeames8031]

But you do realise that he won't do that

[@manjackson2772]

Put it next to your MASK Boulder Hill

[@tomjames9681]

No matter how cool a transforming Arc is, I’m afraid it will never live up to the idea of the nemesis transforming into Godzilla. Trypticon hits me differently.

[@MrGrimlocksmash]

Wfc Trypticon was intense.

[@rexemuwu]

@@MrGrimlocksmash but a planet that transform into Robo Satan are S E R I O U S L Y intense

[@_V.Va_]

@@rexemuwu Robo Satan ain't Godzilla so that's an L.

[@makotoplush9776]

@@MrGrimlocksmash If only I could own one

[@plantainsame2049]

How about both the ark and the Nemesis transforming and getting into a fist fight in space

[@Spatu10]

I love the idea that Mainframe’s alt mode before becoming an Action Master was a computer

[@IsiahTomas]

The G.I. Joe in me kept hoping there was a recoloured black and gray version with a laptop accessory.

[@stevebazin127]

The main frame gimmick is so fun. They went the extra mile!

[@cheeseburgerpaladin]

"It's kinda shit, but it's brilliant." me explaining any of the giant robots I own or their lore from any series to anyone

[@chang7347]

I'm totally down to see more non-Transformers reviews, especially if Thew is understandably feeling burnt out on Transformers. I just don't wanna live in a world without new Thew lol

[@MarvelandDC379]

I'd love to see that too. As much as I love Transformers, I've been burned out of it too recently. Thew has other interests so I'd like to see other kinds of videos. Variety is nice.

[@misterbadguy7325]

I'm very happy to see this got you to appreciate Titans! Have ever you messed around with Trypticon? He was probably one of the best takes on a Titan; the base is a lot better, the "third mode" is a lot more functional, and the fact that he turns into a dinosaur and not a dude gives him a lot of distinction from the rest of his crew.

[@blackkyurem1826]

@@Trollo_Swaggins Yes! I only own the 2 titans (had TR Trypticon first, 2 years ago, and got Siege Omega earlier this year), and As much as I like Trypticon more for the character, I absolutely am in love with Omega's figure over Trypticon's. But it's probably cause Trypticon has those legs/tail problems that everyone fears, including me, so your less prone to really play with him.

[@dgray3771]

I like Trypticon but Scorponok and Omega are better.

[@ElGordoBandito]

Trypticon also has light piping! I honestly consider his base mode the tertiary mode myself. I didn’t have a G1 Trypticon growing up, and completely love the Aligned Continuity’s plot of making him into The Nemesis, so the base mode kinda gets upstaged for me.

[@scorpioproductions7068]

I would love to see an aligned continuity inspired Trypticon that turns into the Nemesis

[@Brickerbrack]

Honestly, the Tryp we have is basically my Nemesis anyway, and he plays pretty well with Legion class figures...

[@ElGordoBandito]

@@Brickerbrack Agreed. He’s already a dinosaur themed space ship and I am NOT re-buying something in this scale for lore accuracy. Titans Trypticon is fun and huge and dumb and that’s good enough for me!

[@OverlyToasted]

WFC and FOC are both canon to the aligned continuity so technically trypticon did canonically turn into the nemesis in the aligned continuity

[@NightmareZerogbs]

As someone who can't afford Titans, I really hope they like make a Selects release of just Mainframe in blue and red, cause I really want that.

[@DragoonMS]

I'm annoyed that this hasn't been announced. Such a thing should've been a very easy choice!!

[@benvoliothefirst]

@@DragoonMS You know they save stuff like this for when they're not announcing a whole new line. People are freaking out because they didn't release Kingdom Wave 5 instead of Legacy Wave 1. They've gotta wait for a slowdown.

[@DragoonMS]

@@benvoliothefirst And funnily enough, here comes Kingdom wave 5 (Pipes, Slammer, Blaster). 😏😏 Not sure what they're doing, as it apparently drops on New Year's Day, when stores should be closed...

[@itsahostiletakeover]

Same, not really interested in the Ark but I'd love a G1 colored Mainframe for my Lost Light crew.

[@DoinItforNewCommTech]

I don't really have nostalgia for G1, but if they wanna make a white Ark with little red thingies and call it the Lost Light, I'd definitely be down. I feel like this toy is just dripping in repaint/retool potential in a way the other Titans arent: You could retool it for Tidal Wave, give it a new head for Animated Omega Supreme...

[@curiouspeanut]

Seeing the sheer glee on your face from Mainframe made the wait more than worth it!

[@KilosFoxo]

i like to imagine the knee holes in ark mode as launching bays for shuttles

[@SudsyMedusa53]

When you pointed out that the shoulders look Gothic, a whole lot of things started clicking together for me. The whole thing has a very Warhammer 40K Titan look to it. To me that just makes it even better. Now I kind of want to get one and paint it up with crazy amounts of detail.

[@matuasalas]

5:33 “No wonder it crashes so much” has me dead 😂💀

[@masontheawesome9898]

“Agatha Ark-ness” is now my new favorite pun from you Thew.

[@adamlouie1503]

"That's his ass, even better!" -Thew Adams, 2021

[@James-mq8mh]

Animated Omega would be perfect for a selects now right? Since the whole point of the next line is taking something from another continuity and making it look all G1

[@kabelguy70]

What a franchise we've come to

[@megamasher3]

Favorite Thew line of the year: “Luckily it’s Transformers…and that’s what happens in that.”

[@old_man_dunsparce]

My ETB's FINALLY shipped and Thew uploaded all in one day! God i love Mondays sometimes

[@MellowGaming]

Fine! I'll become a Patron to hear you say words about the big space ship man. I so nearly went for this guy but I had already started getting the Studio Series Devastator guys and that's taking up a bunch of room already. Glad you've enjoyed the heck out of The Ark though. That's something I like to see. People enjoying their bots. Also, yeah, Beast Wars Kingdom figures. I got a few and they're good but I came to the conclusion that accurate good versions of them isn't what I want from Beast Wars. It's flip out guns and arm flailing actions and a T-Rex head spitting water.

[@stevenpeven258]

The ark is definitely geared more towards fans of older (and to some extent obscure) lore and characters, rather than trying to make it the best thing since sliced bread.

[@ArcNeoMasato]

I totally understand not being too into the beast figures, but I will recommend Airazor. She's shockingly good actually, and even has a REALLY posable beast mode.

[@Roctev]

I was genuinely overjoyed when the Teletran 1 figure was shown, as a kid in the 80's I actually did want them to release Teletran 1 as a toy because it felt so important in the cartoon, glad it got it's day. Great work Thew, when something renews your love you know it's done right.

[@vectorconvoy1290]

Damn, I needed this today. You're one of the most upbeat and genuine youtubers I've seen, just radiating good vibes. Been needin the positivity. Rock on Thew👍

[@Mojaxx]

Yes, we’re all here for the trademark Thew wordplay stuff, and we expect no less than top quality, but that segue into ‘Arklife’ is on a different level. Gobsmacking. Your masterpiece.

[@sirscreamethbehemoth780]

It’s always a great day when Thew uploads, but it’s an even better day when he uploads on your birthday

[@BoisegangGaming]

Happy birthday! 🎂

[@toygrind]

Happy birthday!!!

[@sirscreamethbehemoth780]

@@toygrind thanks man, and keep the vibes real

[@PerspectiveEnd]

Happy Birthday!

[@sirscreamethbehemoth780]

@@PerspectiveEnd ah, a man of culture I see

[@ethanhayes9362]

Looking at this, I think it would be really neat if they made the Nemesis into a transformer. Yeah, they could just make it into Trypticon, but I think they could do something different than that.

[@mollyencrypted2488]

Good news, they made her into the horrifying giant lovechild of IDW1 Tarn and TFP Soundwave! ('Horrifying' is a term of endearment, honest.)

[@roosjen]

Aww, you had me there with that bit about feeling like a child again. That really hit home, thank you! :)

[@li32150]

The yellow glob (6:12) is supposed to be Vector Sigma, this is backed up, since as Thew pointed out at 13:60 it is present on Ark. (Or at least that what I think its supposed to be)

[@zilvertron]

Vector Sigma was on Cybertron, so that theory didn't hold water well.

[@mfsusanoo7238]

Looks like the planet map from TF Cyberton, the one that Starscream swiped from Vector Prime

[@Lans32485]

According to Tfwiki it's a navigation display.

[@stormsigma]

Man, you hit a lot of deep feels for me in this one. I own this guy, he's sitting there on my table right now, and I could not be happier with him, for all the reasons you described. The Ark!! We finally got the Ark in plastic form!!! God, what a time to be alive!!

[@spartanvenom5388]

A titan class Tidalwave in Legacy would be awesome.

[@risel56]

I could totally see Ark being reworked into Tidal Wave, the head and upper torso definitely remind me of it.

[@brodokamen]

Boy, do I have news for you :)

[@sirhellsing]

@@risel56 in the end, it's a brand new mold, and I love that, TW is my favorite titan along with Omega (don't have omega though)

[@Bakuopp]

Just recently got my own copy this week. You've pretty much encompassed everything I love about it as well as all of my critiques (minus the turrets not being able to turn and pew-pew), but cheers, mate!

[@francescocaselli1608]

Hey thew, no way you’re gonna read this but I wanted to let you know that especially today, I really needed one of your videos. You always make me smile and I can’t thank you enough. I won’t go into any details but I feel let down a lot lately and I really appreciate your happy vibe and you make me feel good. So thank you. You deserve the world thew. Thanks a lot for existing

[@toygrind]

I'm so glad! Stay strong out there x

[@francescocaselli1608]

❤️

[@sausagethegodofcurry]

I've been eyeballing this guy for a while, and I think you've convinced me to get him.

[@beatrixwickson8477]

"It's kinda shit but it's brilliant!" This pretty much sums up the whole Transformers franchise IMO. Not gonna lie though, I hope someone does a non-transforming version of this for $30, I just want the ship.

[@michaellombardi1620]

Great review and welcome back. This and a Halloween ep to still come? Amazing lad, amazing

[@midnightstorm2278]

I was so glad to have this toy announced, I've wanted an Ark toy pretty much since I started watching Transformers, it was always the coolest ship. That it now transforms and has even more history squished into the Mainframe toy attached is even better! Also, its probably gonna be pointed out elsewhere, but the burst effect parts can be used on the Ark's main engines. Though why they gave two burst effects for four engines baffles and kinda infuriates me. Oh well.

[@Lans32485]

Eh, between the Ark, Rodimus, and Skylynx, I have enough blast effect parts to give it a massive firey contrail.

[@geekinitwithjimclassic8240]

Thew, your video is helping me get through what is right now a crappy day of work. Thanks.

[@reaperofburgers]

Having his face be shaped like the symbol is honestly genius.

[@Adamt591]

I noticed the creaky joints on my copy's shoulders too, and I eventually took it apart to see what the issue might be, and found that a couple bits on the ratchet in there were assembled backwards compared to the other shoulder. Turned them around and put it back together and it sounds much healthier

[@metromorpher]

I got to the part where the music plays during the transformation bit and thought, "oh I wonder if Thew is gonna tell us about his drumming escapades?" And then I realized this is a review episode, not a Dammit Open and I got a little sad. I like hearing about Thew's life lol. Anyway, great video!

[@Tom-oz7wk]

"Big Ark Ruffalo" 😂 brilliant Great video, I really dig the music you used

[@ray847]

Very amusing video, lets watch it again to start off the weekend :P By the way last video you mentioned something about reviewing Transformers Animated leader class megatron, can't wait to see that one :) Loved that series second place after G1, since I whatched it when I was 7 or 8 or something (born 1977)

[@LiterallyEveryone217]

Thew, your videos really are one of a kind! Swift and amazing it feels like barely a minute has passed by when the video ends

[@TheBloodGod8]

Hyped to see this in my feed. Been looking forward to a new Thew review and you didn't dissapoint mate! Keep it going!

[@piecheese1214]

This is the first video of yours that I've seen, and I might just have to subscribe now.

[@mjlee29]

I held off watching this until Friday night, just so I can start my weekend off the right way. Thew my brother, you did not disappoint!

[@DanteSolablood]

The Ark does have a base mode.. its called "The Ark", literally their base for the whole show.. :D Seriously though, I agree. Most base modes are worse than fan modes.

[@ShinRobjira]

HEH, that Beastie Boys pun gave me a good giggle! Happy to see another review out, Thew!

[@jamescollins2199]

Good review. I love this figure. I was on the fence about buying it when I watched a couple first impression reviews but there was a certain temptation about it. Now I'm glad I got it at a local Target. This thing is AWESOME! I'm keeping it in ship mode and I LOVE the Mainframe Teletran One ! Pure Genius!

[@zetamagnus101]

Would love to see Hasbro give us a Titan Class Nemesis

[@Lazer_Specter]

I have to say that I definitely see where you were coming from with the plastic not feeling as high quality. Heck, I could see that it doesn't feel high quality but a big space ship that holds big robots that transforms into an even bigger robot that is a toy that you can play with is pretty freaking awesome so I'm not complaining.

[@RKStrikerJK5]

00:45 I HATE myself for how long it took me to get this joke. Thew, you madlad!

[@santobell]

There's one of these just hanging out at my local and now I think I want it... Cheers Thew!

[@PyrozPlayground]

Ok, hands down my favorite quote from you is "Oh, potato potatrix!" 😆

[@elijahedwards1337]

"Mmmm... sixty-four slices of American Cheese..."

[@daverage4729]

Love the 'Iron Giant' vibes off this big guy. I'm totally on board with Thews appraisal of it reminding him of playing with your toys on the carpet as a kid. Any toy that does that to you as an adult is great to me.

[@kenten]

I kept mine in the box, awaiting Thew's review of it. Now my appreciation will be at least 5x more as I open it and explore it all. Thanks, Thew!

[@davidsamet6969]

Technically there could be a base mode, all you really need is some sand, desert rocks, and some artistic flare.

[@no-rm9wg]

its funny but my primary interest in this dude is mainframe/teletran, hes a qt

[@arkayanon]

Not interested in the beasties!? You are temporarily dead to me. And you're back. That didn't take long.

[@MrCOLBSTAH]

I do definitely like how he seems like a bot for industry like a lot of the Titans originally were. That makes a lot of sense given the Autobots for mostly worker class people

[@davidball8370]

You have to wonder what came first the animated version or the toy itself (or some kind of collaboration between the two.) I have to say It was a great surprised when the ARK transformed in the Kingdom series and even more surprised when they made a toy of it. Awesome review Thew, great to see you back! Please review armchairs, pizza or the weather I don't care it's just great to have your smiling bonce on the tube!

[@crimsondynamo615]

I mean you’re mostly getting this for the ship mode instead of the robot mode. But i also love to think this is the last Autobot.

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

That really is what they were going for with that head sculpt.

[@kittfisto3135]

Please keep going. I look forward to your videos and reviews all the time. I'm sure I speak for most people out there too.

[@kdisley]

I missed this when it first went up, so I searched _"thew ark"_ in the KZbin search box thinking, "Surely a name like 'Thew' combined with Ark in the context of a known Transformers reviewer with 70,000 subscribers will bring up the video I'm after straight away, top pick..?" Somehow (even after ignoring the autocorrect of "Did you mean *_the_*_ ark?"_ which I suppose was inevitable), this video - of Thew reviewing the only reasonably review-able toy of the Ark ever - came up FOURTH in the list. I mean, I could _maybe_ understand if it was a religious thing, with loads of stuff about Noah and the biblical flood and so on, but the first three search results for _"thew ark"_ were some guy whose vlog series was for some reason called "The Ark", a Gerry Rafferty song (?!?) and a video about a Noah-themed _tourist attraction_ in Kentucky... NONE of which likely had the word "thew" in them at ALL unless it was a typo. And I deliberately put that _first_ in the search box so this wouldn't happen!

[@LeonSteamhawk]

I kinda like imagining the gaps on the side of the vehicle mode as hangars for little Autobot starships to fly out of. :)

[@garethwynwilliams9973]

hi Thew I have a small collection of Transformers thanks to your reviews and Ark is one that I have in said collection. Thank you for Awesome Transformers Reviews keep up the good work

[@netacid11]

Been watching your vids since you had the choppy camera vids way back. Love the hair! Love the vids! Wish I got a Unicron too now that that Galvatron from HasbroPulse has little bot and ship extras!

[@cartkart1]

4:37 why did this get me of all things “Babies?!”

[@MobTheKnight]

Second time after watching thus from a while ago and goddamnit, the Inhaling Optimus joke always gets me lmao

[@RockNerdRadio]

Thew, your videos are so good. I love your puns as well. This was a great video and I smiled the entire time while watching it. Thank you for everything you do!

[@shindoushuichi0287]

Glad to see you back! don't trying to fight the flow, just swim with it and the reviews will happen.

[@jignat]

Another solid review homie. I hope your Halloween review is SS86 Scourge. With his red fingernails, "Cape" wings and being 35 yrs since his debut, it would be fitting. (IF not Kingdom Galvatron bc he's the first good CHUG Galvatron EVER!)

[@forexed8948]

Now we just need the Decepticon warship Nemesis made into a transformer.

[@PrincessOzaline]

13:02 "And defacto home base" and inside it is the computer that the autobots look at in their base... are you sure this thing doesn't transform into a base? Cause I think it transforms into the exterior and interior of of one.

[@puttster3]

For a while, I was not sure if he was going to mention the Last Autobot.

[@roonis418]

I just want them to do a selects repaint of mainframe into those colors you showed. I could take or leave the Ark. Though I do wonder if they will do the Decepticon ship now too???

[@Lans32485]

Meh, they retconned TR Trypticon's vehicle mode into a spaceship. Good enough for me.

[@masterfarr8265]

@@Lans32485 and in the Aligned continuity the Nemesis is Trypticon

[@Lans32485]

@@masterfarr8265 that WAS what I was alluding to, yes.

[@magnachemmayhem]

I can safely agree and add to the pile that the addition of Mainframe was really, really nice. I mean heck, one hell of a glow up don'tcha think? His old figure implied he turned into some old fashioned big computer to fit his nerdy personality - now he turns into Teletraan-1 itself!! God, the amount of cheeky lil callbacks to TF lore AND an updated Action Master - this really is just a nice grab bag of fun.

[@magnachemmayhem]

You should still probably take a break if ya need to, Thew Your videos ain't you if you don't feel you! We like watching you in general, if you feel like doing something non-Transformers we'll still be there viewing whatever you wanna show us

[@OmegaViper]

Theres an amazing addon or two that adds fillers for those sides and some really fitting stickers.

[@dorinthompson1974]

Honestly surprises me how many people know transformers but don't know the ship or the name "the ark" I know thats like what transformers is about and it's older now especially but you'd think autobot hq would be more well known

[@StrewthStoatPirate]

"Donnie Ark-o" *chef's kiss*

[@Anton-de5vu]

I can imagine the ark just sitting in a massive sort of chair like a throne, waiting for his next job, and once he’s assigned he lets out a long sigh, takes a moment to arise from the chair, cracks his knuckles, and prepares for another mission

[@Darqsoul69]

Doing awesome as always but you forgot to mention his role in Transformers Animated. I believe that's the first mention of the Ark being not only transformable but also a fleet ship.

[@fish4233]

cheeky little blur reference

[@ahlpym]

Man, this thing’s a bigger internal scale nightmare than Broadside! Still, I don’t often go for the big bots, but I’m very tempted to get this. So many references! So many extras that didn’t need to be there! It’s got that little drone thing from when the Transformers first got Earth-modes back in G1. What?!

[@ToaBastignika]

Love how much you're loving this fig!

[@shawnmctaggart8807]

Got mine in the mail as we speak, really looking forward to it! Gonna have to do a Vector Prime, Ark, and G1 comic panel photo comparing homages to the Last Autobot.

[@blasterblaster1221]

Glad I'm not the only one wanting an animated omega

[@fishpop]

When the pictures of this toy first showed up; i thought the bonus robot was just some new nobody we would all soon forget about. Turns out it's actually a new toy for an old Action Master dude, albeit recoloured in Ark/Teletraan-1 yellow, who's claim to fame is occasionally popping up in the comics but never doing anything of note.

[@LucasTigy2]

so we have mainframe and we're getting jackpot soon. now i'm curious if they're going to revive any other action master characters with updated alt modes. i can easily see treadshot being a recolor of warpath, and we have plenty of car modes to choose from now for any of the car-chested bots

[@DalekTheSupreme]

I've got two Titan Class figures. I've been trying to keep it that way because they're so huge and expensive, but I'm not sure if I can when the Ark looks this good and feeds into my love for Transformers lore this much.

[@MiaraNamura]

My brother got this for my birthday but I'm limited on space so I'm just happy to see it transformed. Details I won't get to see for probably a year. And then I nearly had a heart attack while writing this when teletran-1 popped out.

[@KristofferEk]

this far with Kingdom I've enjoyed Cliffjumper and Ractonite. and honestly Ractonite makes me want the other fozilisers as well. Also Animated omega supreem should be an obvius repaint of this thing. also isn't Teletran one the one who in the show after transforming the ark literally saying "I'm tired at sitting by the side lines and not being able to do my part in helping the autobots" or something like that?

[@triplechangers9611]

Dude, the Jnco jeans joke caught me off guard! I mean, almost everything else you spout out gob smacks me, but I wouldn’t in a million years ever expect that reference. Oh 90’s fashion and trends. 🤣🤣🤣

[@dude666fx]

🤣 Good stuff as always Thew I was trying to convince myself I didn't need this but now I think I do lol. Nice to of met you at TFUKcon the other day too sorry I stopped you going for a wee for so long your face was changing colour ! My bad

[@dude666fx]

Loregasm 🤣🤣🤣🤣How fo you come up with this stuff! Bloody hilarious though keep up to great work bud

[@Beedo_Sookcool]

Outstanding review! Thank you! This set is very nifty, but I can't swing the budget for it at the moment. Here's hoping they do a Mainframe in the Action Masters colour scheme!

[@MightyThorngren]

Never owned a big figure like this. I mostly collect Legends/core or anything Besst Wars. I saw this for $60 at a discount shop but had never even dared drool over him online due to being so out of my budget or space scope. But watching your review of this really sold me on it being worth my money, even with its flaws. Thanks for a great review. It seems time and time again when I search a figure before buying, it's your videos that sell or warn me off a thing so well. No idea why i haven't subscribed yet, but just did so. Thanks for your insight.

[@oliverrichardson4429]

I feel like the Titan class is a really good metaphor for relationships. Like Unicron is a Supermodel, with a rockstar bod and a cosplay career, who everyone goes nuts over. And they are fully aware of it, and expect to be pampered, and require a lot of upkeep. The Ark meanwhile, is a local nerd who’s a little out of shape, but who’s an amazing person who makes you laugh and will talk for hours about your favorite music together. They don’t care about fancy stuff, they just wanna spend time with you. Go find yourselves an Ark Gamers

[@Noveler00]

When you said Mainframe, I thought about the company that produced the Beast Wars series for TV.

[@SpectrumAnalysis]

I had never seen anything about this bot before your vid. So when I heard you say that they made a toy of Teletraan 1, I literally shouted "What?!" out loud. A similar reaction when you said they gave it a robot mode