Legacy Animated Optimus REVIEW: Authentically Sourced

In this episode, Gei4Mei returns, on News Years Mei.
Fern Artwork: / slr4rthur (18+)
Show Notes:
First of all, I'm really sorry for how late this video is. It was supposed to come out the day before or after Christmas, but I got incredibly sick that weekend and spent the last week recovering for it. I'm still having some issues with my hearing, so I don't even know if this video sounds good.
Secondly, I will say that I am pretty proud of the writing in this video. I think I did a pretty good job at covering what makes this figure special but also what problems I have with it. Not that I don't typically strive for that, but I feel like overall there's a fairly cohesive message to this review.
Now that I've done a few Legacy videos in a row, I think it's time for something different. So I'll be working on that video for the rest of the month. I'm trying new stuff to streamline my process more, so hopefully I won't take too long.
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[@satoshikatsumoto9007]

RIP Derrick J Wyatt, you gave us a fantastic Transformers cartoon, a flawed but cool Ben 10 show and Teen Titans.

[@Gei4Mei]

He was the goat

[@Arceemunoz]

Teen titans is a curse. Don't mention it. Go for the teen formers.

[@liamroberson440]

@@Arceemunozbro did not talk shit about TT03💀

[@JomasterTheSecond]

Derrick would have hated this toy fr.

[@Arceemunoz]

Birthmark is a 5 bad episode.

[@aya-7001]

Mei trying not to be sus for 1 min staight : impossible

[@Gei4Mei]

Did it get your attention tho 👀

[@Glauco.gloster2007]

​@@Gei4Meiyes but Who's the mei that made you ghei?

[@silverbone4845]

​​@@Gei4Mei -yesss- no, Absolutely not-

[@TotallySwindle]

Mr. Gei casually dropping peak once again. Great stuff!

[@Gei4Mei]

Ty bro, I’m glad u enjoyed it

[@tomjames9681]

Took ‘em a while, but they finally hit at least half of the nail on the head. He’s gonna make such a nice Motor Master. Mei-chan was so expressive this episode 😄

[@Gei4Mei]

She has quite a few faceplates that I don’t use lol

[@dbartstopmotionstudios3404]

They redesign the animated transformers really well. Excellent review!

[@Gei4Mei]

Thank u ☺️ I still need to open my Bumblebee, but I’ve heard good things about him

[@dbartstopmotionstudios3404]

@@Gei4Mei he’s good, but very small.

[@Nekothetoaster]

Nothing better than start the year with a video of mei in 2024

[@Gei4Mei]

I had to do something for the oomfs

[@Nekothetoaster]

@@Gei4Mei anything you makes, surely is gonna be awesome

[@Jaxitron04]

Crazy how I got bullied into finally watching evangelion just to get a single Gei4Mei joke

[@FyreCat3454]

Happy New Year! The moulded-in detail like the seats and steering wheel is brilliant! I wish more vehicular transformers had that.

[@undefined7172]

What a great way to start the new year

[@Gei4Mei]

Happy to help lol

[@slr4rthur]

fantastic video, def gonna have to pick this guy up when i can! i am shocked at how well they translated the animated style to him

[@Gei4Mei]

I am too, they did such a good job

[@Renkencen]

4:52 Oh wow, that is some nice details you catch there! Don't think any other reviewers has mention that hidden details!

[@Gei4Mei]

That’s why u come to my channel not theirs 😤

[@RiderOrigin]

Always love your vids. Wish you much success this year, bro.

[@Jude-72]

While I'm not a fan of Animated I do think this figure is impressive having seats, and added detail, being on the side of a OO gauge modeler and transformers fan I have a keen eye for detail, and while this figure is missing a few bits I do think this was ultimately worth it.

[@Gei4Mei]

I think the biggest thing that could be improved is the colors. I wish Takara still did their own color variants of Hasbro figures 😭

[@HelenaSan425]

Transformers Animated is my childhood as well Also Fern is my waifu 💜

[@Gei4Mei]

She is very cute ☺️

[@ultrabunga22]

Neat video, happy new year gei4mei and stay awesome 🥳🎉✨️

[@user-hg5wd9zj6w]

Great review. Happy New Year)

[@Gei4Mei]

Thanks, happy new year ☺️

[@cooldestroyer115]

Happy new years and I hope this year is full of ur funny videos

[@Gei4Mei]

Happy New Year, I’ll try my best to keep them coming

[@JoJo-ot9ed]

banger video, animated was the first one i watched so it definitely holds a special place in my heart

[@Gei4Mei]

I remember watching it on KZbin with my brother for the first time lol

[@theblackunicorn261]

Starting the new year with only the best reviews

[@Gei4Mei]

Dang, thank u so much 🥺

[@Majinhero]

remember, you hold the shaft below the thick part for support in real life too.

[@HelenaSan425]

Happy new year my friend! 🎊🎊🎊

[@Gei4Mei]

Thank u, happy new year 🎆

[@pancakepower1006]

It's a big improvement over Prowl, he actually looks like his animated counterpart.

[@Gridseeker]

Happy new year, Gei4mei! Wow, I´m not a fan of Animated, but the "updated" new figures looks way better, even the G1 updated figures!

[@Lordodragonss]

I will wait for Animated Grimlock. I LOVE that original figure.

[@Gei4Mei]

That would be cool too, I hope they do Ratchet at least

[@aph1dqueen]

honestly, I can excuse the lack of yellow highlights and black on his feet, I can just do that myself, gives me something to do. what's really weird is that axe. itd cool that it can extend like the show, but I definitely would have preferred if it worked more like the Gamer Edition one. definitely getting this dude because hes one of my favorite versions of Optimus and the happy meal toy of him was my first ever transformer toy

[@Gei4Mei]

That’s pretty cool, I hope you like him

[@Je-S1001]

To be honest aside from his torso being 95% pecs and 5% stomach, I think this is a fantastic Optimus figure. 👍 🚒

[@Gei4Mei]

It’s definitely a new favorite this year

[@Liam-wg1nn]

New year, new video, awesome.

[@Gei4Mei]

Hopefully more to come this year as well

[@randomguywholikesstuff6536]

Hate the fact that I took forever to wake up to this masterpiece

[@Gei4Mei]

Well, ur here now 👀

[@Flare_IA]

I’ll do anything for those barnes&nobles gifts cards

[@Gei4Mei]

I would too I love buying books

[@thefandomchannel7900]

Now I want animated Megatron.

[@Gei4Mei]

I do too man, it would be cool

[@hijous]

oh man. this is just perfect imo 👌

[@Gei4Mei]

Yeah, he is pretty good 👀

[@jordancasillan5965]

I love animated prime he was my actual first Optimus prime I got for Christmas then my dad broke it the first day and replaced it with a bayformers Megatron I was happy but knowing I had him in my life and to what I have now I'm quite satisfied I just wish I couldve preorder it. Also I missed you PLEASE MORE VIDEOS! Also sorry for not as many comments I been struggling with youtube on that.

[@Gei4Mei]

I can see how he could’ve broken it, the automorph is a little weird. I’m trying my best, like I said I got really sick or this would’ve came out earlier 😔

[@confusedcabal342]

I've said it once and I'll say it again: Commander class Lugnut can't come soon enough!!

[@Gei4Mei]

I think we could get a Leader, I dunno about a Commander tho 🤔

[@dedalionarts6077]

As much as I enjoy the look of the figure's robot mode, unfortunetly, I have to say it, thanks to the altmode, I'm starting to wonder if this could been better as an R.E.D figure. The main reason been the bumper, or more specificly how freakien far it sticks out (and the fact that it needs extra wheels on the inside to not scrap the floor, doesn't help either.)

[@Gei4Mei]

Don’t say that lmao 🫣 I think those are reasonable changes, considering that he’s supposed to be a longer truck in the show

[@dedalionarts6077]

No, this isn't really reasonable. And it's not hard to see, this 5:19, look's worse in comparison to this 5:33. If anything, I say the placement of the wheels, it's worse than his sticking feet. Again the guy needs hidden extra wheels, so the bumper doesn't scrap the floor. If this doesn't show you the problem with proportions, I don't know what does.

[@Doopyhpp]

My best way to describe him is that one friend who has a porn addiction but is still really cool

[@Gei4Mei]

Lmao who you talking about 👀

[@Doopyhpp]

Something tells me it might be the person who owns the channel

[@sl00tym4g3]

such a breath of fresh air after they fumbled so hard on the look of the prime characters

[@Gei4Mei]

Hasbro really do be fixing their past mistakes 🫣

[@Vincent-396]

Thanks for all the laughs while watching these reviews. 😂

[@Gei4Mei]

You are very welcome 😉

[@darkroom0716]

Heres hoping they start giving us some animated Decepticons, or at least Lugnut or Megatron.

[@Gei4Mei]

I’m getting tired of Legacy Megatrons 😭 but if we could get one more, I’d want Animated!

[@darkroom0716]

More Megatrons damnit, more!

[@Bob_Box]

This was one of the figures I made DAMN SURE I got. Honestly, worth the price and wait in my opinion.

[@Gei4Mei]

What’s your favorite part about him

[@Bob_Box]

@@Gei4Mei The familiarity of the transformation. It feels almost like I'm transforming the old deluxe Prime from the 2-pack he came in with Megatron. It just brings back a lot of memories I had with that figure and the Voyager class one as well, with the weird looking axe. It's just a very nostalgic figure to me. Makes me wish I still had all those old figures. I could honestly gush about it in a long-winded comment, but I imagine you proooobably wouldn't wanna read a literal WALL of text lol

[@Gei4Mei]

I always read everyone’s comments 😉

[@Bob_Box]

@@Gei4Mei well now I’m tempted to gush on it

[@KYQ]

Most people: Ohhh Animated Optimus review! Me: YOOOOoOo mascot girl gets a name drop!!!!

[@Gei4Mei]

My friends named her, I apparently just never had an opportunity to bring it up before now lmao

[@KYQ]

@@Gei4Mei It suits her! Will you ever consider switching her to a Nendoroid doll body some day?

[@ignitedmotion5807]

I wouldn’t say it’s surprising that animated blends so well into the g1 aesthetic. The designers worked front to back with the animators, so they were basically siege(without a terrible show to advertise them)

[@Gridseeker]

3:40 Insert "you know what I´m talking about" jokes!

[@ChaoticDarkness1]

6:25 oh that would be the best

[@xavi5876]

Now we just gotta wait till someone makes a powermaster armor upgrade for him.

[@Gei4Mei]

I’m sure we’ll see one by the end of the year

[@Coruptin]

I'm so ready for the Motormaster redeco.

[@Gei4Mei]

Its so crazy that they’re doing him

[@jorjyogurt8474]

I love this little guy!

[@Gei4Mei]

He’s pretty big actually 🫣

[@theoneandonlyufomini-bot]

That shot of Blackarachnia gave me a view I didn't need.

[@CHOBA_TEA]

I had my doubts about this figure at first but, it honestly looks really nice and I would get it if I wasn’t waiting for Tidal Wave.

[@Gei4Mei]

U gotta save up for both 👀

[@mr.greenstone]

Never thought I'd see a JoJo reference in a Gei4Mei video

[@Gei4Mei]

I knew about Jojo since before u were born 😤

[@swiftsharpener3109]

2:54 Kinda "wack" his "grippers" holes where that big to handle certain "toy accessories" if he really wanna "use" some of them from "time to time."

[@Gei4Mei]

It’s a weird oversight honestly

[@michaellombardi1620]

I’ve been very curious about this guy. I love the original voyager! One of my favorite figures ever

[@AmericaChavez17]

Have you got the Windblade and the Concept Art Megatron?

[@Arceemunoz]

I love Transformers Prime and Transformers animated. I hate it when Unicron is the earth (Prime) and a Magnus outranks a Prime (Animated).

[@celesader2029]

To slam blackaracnia behind a lil ceasars

[@Gei4Mei]

I would if I could 😤

[@ahmes004]

Will you do Animated Bumblebee?

[@thandalex9000]

This is cool

[@Gei4Mei]

Which part 👀

[@JomasterTheSecond]

Bro, if the windows were gonna be painted opaque black anyway then why did they make the windows a clear plastic insert piece? 💀

[@Dezimondo]

Awesome video and figure 👍🔥

[@Gei4Mei]

Thank u ☺️ I think I did alright

[@eyywannn8601]

The worst part about watching a Gei4Mei review is that it ends 😤 I do wonder what they’re actually going for with the Legacy toyline. I’d thought Prowl, stuff like that one Barricade hews closer to my perceived intention that they were going for other continuities but in G1. Bulkhead didn’t work imo because it didn’t have much of its continuity’s look, but I would say this doesn’t look very G1 if at all.

[@Gei4Mei]

It seems like they keep changing their design philosophy based on fan response. They probably started working on year 3 when year 1 dropped, so that’s why we’re seeing the major changes now

[@dodgerthedudeoriginal]

Hoping this remade into Thunderclash someday

[@TheFallen-ff4xn]

I may not have watched animated but I have an idea I like this thing

[@Gei4Mei]

Dang maybe u should get one 👀

[@TheFallen-ff4xn]

@@Gei4Mei look at me do you think I need an Optimus I need a face

[@owasumi6151]

Axe is so chunky and thick that I don't know if Optimus is compensating or advertising for something...

[@MUTANTFERRET525]

i saw a 3dprintable upgrade kit for him

[@Gei4Mei]

What did it include?

[@MUTANTFERRET525]

@@Gei4Mei it was the wingblade upgrade its like 8 dollars for the file on cults3d

[@gengoop3056]

YIOOOOOOOOOOO WE EATING GOOD BOYS

[@Gei4Mei]

I hope u enjoy it ☺️

[@zegop5736]

I really wish the alt mode was the entire fire truck without it makes Optimus too similar to previous and later optimi

[@Gei4Mei]

That could be nice, like if he was a leader figure and the back of the truck became a jet pack

[@warhammer40k19]

Gai4mei the only awkwardly shape rearand I want is my sister's.... Me : what do you mean by that

[@Gei4Mei]

I’ll tell u when ur older

[@jeremiahsacks2868]

Yay another voyager optimus. Not like I literally just got one from reactivate.

[@Gei4Mei]

Its a lot different honestly tho 👀

[@jeremiahsacks2868]

@@Gei4Mei but I honestly can't afford whats beginning to feel like a new voyager optimus every month

[@skeletorthepublicnuisance6707]

Can't wait for the next upload in 2025!

[@manborg84]

That thickness, that PURO pups hair! 😊❤and that figure, 🎉

[@RinnyonYT]

Based Mei content

[@Gei4Mei]

Thank u, I tried my best

[@RinnyonYT]

@@Gei4Mei always good to see your stuff ❤️

[@raul4723]

4:28 OH MY GOD!!!!!

[@Gei4Mei]

The people need to know

[@SirGrimLockSmithVIII]

2:04 Yoooo they finally did the clear plastic insert technique instead of just painting clear plastic and praying to God. Jesus that trend is annoying. Imagine his torso being made of fragile clear plastic. Uh I mean Legacy Kickback is the best Animated character actually

[@Gei4Mei]

Yeah he would look a million times less cool if they painted his chest. The only noticeably painted part like that is the lightbar, but you don’t even really see it in robot mode anyway 🤔

[@SirGrimLockSmithVIII]

​@@Gei4Mei the structural integrity of the lightbar isn't at risk either because it's not being strained by weight-bearing joints or tight clipping sections. (To be clear I'm more worried about structural integrity when it comes to clear plastic over aesthetics)

[@Hyrulen45]

Mentions Derrick J Wyatt at 1:13 and shows pic of someone who is decidedly not Derrick J Wyatt

[@adamntcaponewholikesbigcoo1749]

His mouth is scaring me but he is a handsome man

[@Gei4Mei]

They probably could’ve made his face a little smoother but it’s not a big deal imo

[@adamntcaponewholikesbigcoo1749]

Hence still handsome Oral@@Gei4Mei

[@Darkus_Da_Cyber-Dragon]

You sure that axe isn’t trying to compensate for something 🤔😂

[@OniXLife]

No battle mask ?! Ez skip 😎 he still looks amazing tho 😮‍💨 if DNA design put out upgrade kit with battle mask head I might buy him 🤔

[@Gei4Mei]

I beat somebody will, along with a Jetpack

[@NiallByrne]

I genuinely hope this design is retooled for a Rescue Bot Heatwave. The proportions are so close.

[@BottomFrontal451]

Bottom frontal here can confirm gei4meis sister is baddie

[@Gei4Mei]

Don’t tell them!!

[@BottomFrontal451]

@@Gei4Mei wait THIS ISNT MY TWITTER ACCOUNT FUCK!

[@steamroddsroundhouse2080]

Wait I honestly thought you hated animated lmao?

[@Gei4Mei]

I have no idea where u woulda got that idea lmao

[@thegiantenemyspider1]

wth was that first thumbnail

[@Gei4Mei]

Dw about it bro

[@bigboi890]

That's my sister!

[@Gei4Mei]

Whoa is she single

[@bigboi890]

@@Gei4Mei just 4 u

[@okami5062]

You don't have to be a "jerk" about it 2:54

[@Gei4Mei]

I wasn’t, I thought I handled it pretty well 😤

[@okami5062]

I should've use jack

[@bigboi890]

In the most respectful way possible, what's her @

[@kevintaylor5264]

don't mind me, just eavesdropping 😄👂

[@optiprimal4280]

I liked the review but uhh wtf is up with the thumbnail lol.

[@Gei4Mei]

Whats wrong wit it 🤔

[@Glauco.gloster2007]

Yes but who's the mei that made you ghei?

[@Gei4Mei]

It was Mei

[@Glauco.gloster2007]

@@Gei4Mei what mei?

[@sextor184]

Why is EDP445 in the thumbnail…

[@deszaras3]

Embrace for $29.99 third party gap filler

[@Gei4Mei]

He’s not the worst tbf, I couldn’t bring myself to buy one tho

[@ShawnMeira]

Idk i personally thought bulkhead was good and knockout was alright.

[@USSMariner]

4:52 Again, the designers are veering into "We did this because we wanted to flex", even though it absolutely ruins the scale (he'd be the size of BULKHEAD) and *you can't even see this shit from the outside* , which is the *sole reason the chest isn't a single piece* . Why have interior bits that you not only can't see, but aren't even in scale? I keep seeing stuff like this creep into Legacy. It's maddening.

[@Gei4Mei]

Wait, I think it’s really cool tho lol

[@USSMariner]

​​​@@Gei4Mei it is. They just made the seats so small as to be a joke. What's worse is that they could have fixed this by filling in that gap above the mushroom peg instead of the hands. That would let you make the seat itself larger and the new filler piece above that could house a sculpted headrest. There's so much clearance in that space. The tiny ass steering column is still ridiculous but I've seen worse van cab setups.

[@Pandarian300]

waiting for faceplate version, well lets hope there will lol

[@fanb1536]

What I'm really surprised nobody bothers mentioning is the waist: or, rather, the fact it's... kind of nonexistent on this figure. Lmao. For real though, it looks as though his abs are collapsed into his chest, and his chest immediately transitions into his hips. It's very bizarre-looking. Also, while some people are into it, I just don't know; with how otherwise faithful the figure is to its source material, the added panel lines and the G1 Optimus details on his arms+legs both take away from Animated Optimus's individuality for me, and only work to make his design more noisy. Animated's designs were intentionally minimalistic and stylized as part of their visual appeal, so adding detail to them kind of detracts from the designs in a way that the G1 and Unicron Trilogy characters don't suffer from. So while I don't hate this new TFA Optimus, he just doesn't appeal to me in the same way my old Voyager does (who, mind, can also hold his show-accurate axe from the Deluxe too, and honestly it's scaled to him more anyway so hey I'm not complaining lol).

[@neogamer3383]

Will they finally put G1 down?

[@amirrashidan3047]

Stingy Ikari XD

[@mohnisshaltevakumaranmoe5028]

Big chin show hehehe😂

[@Gei4Mei]

And it was a good show gosh darnit 😤

[@mohnisshaltevakumaranmoe5028]

@@Gei4Mei I know it was my childhood. besides my sis called it that

[@mrsamaritan6881]

I'm glad you're fairly pleased with the figure - but the point of adding non-OG characters to Legacy was to make them look like they COULD have been in the 80s cartoon show. This is why figures like Legacy Bulkhead is still best non-OG figure as, aside from his head scuplt, he wouldn't look out of place in a first or second season line up. Animated Prime here differs to strongly to do that. Now there's already an OG Prime, so it's not as big of a deal, but I hope Hasbro remembers the point of adding these characters to Legacy when they do figures who don't have an 80s counterpart.

[@lakitudude7577]

They probably rightfully realized that's dumb and decided to make the characters actually look like themselves

[@amir.thecreator]

First to watch and like

[@Gei4Mei]

How does it feel bro

[@darkroom0716]

First to not watch and not like (jk ur cool)

[@Gei4Mei]

I can’t believe it 😤😤😤

[@agentreptard]

Is it just me or is it fuggin ugly..

[@Gei4Mei]

I think he looks great!

[@fighter-inside3661]

Honestly I low-key really want this figure ngl like I didn’t watch animated but I wished they did the mask for this Optimus doe ngl But great review tho bro P.S does anyone know where to find this guy for a good price though?? 🥲