Looking Back at Transformers in 2022

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[@SilvaF0X]

Honestly while its not a huge thing, one of my biggest letdowns was them just not including a description or some story on the boxes for the characters just to make their Legacy story not seem so mishmashed

[@KRBrickBot]

Mutant Tigatron is such a great obscure phenomena to release it was worth bringing him up from the 2021 Amazon Exclusive Kingdom assortment. But it did go on sale a couple of times this year.

[@Undrave]

I got my Cosmos in preorder but I've never seen him, OR Clampdown, in store since then. Took FOREVER for the Deluxes to show up in my local Walmart and the Clampdown and Cosmos were automatically gone, even though I don't really have any local scalpers. It's pretty crazy.

[@dirtyschoolclothes7260]

Road Hauler robot mode in person is so good, color really pops..picked up him and Override last week at Walmart

[@walterlopez5054]

While legacy has been mostly g1, the main distinction id make us that its latter half g1 with guys like Galaxy Shuttle and Pointblank rather than the usual dozen guys from 84-86 again (most of those have migrated to Studio Series 86).

[@davewire87]

We already know that we’re getting two Airazors, Nightbird, and I think another Arcee for the Rise of the Beasts next year. I seem to recall ShadowStriker and rumors that the Nemesis will be female as well, so possible first female Titan! So if this momentum keeps up, there should be another great year for female Transformers toys on the way.

[@TMNTransformerz]

@@beepbeeplettuce5890 lots of people think it

[@tfuniverse1651]

It does seem like the Nemesis titan is indeed female (JTPrime even help reinforce it by hinting at it).

[@andreayton1586]

Sadly I believe the Shadowstriker rumour ended up being the Legacy Velocitron Shadowstrip/G2 Dragstrip, I mean I bet we’ll see a Shadowstriker soon but still.

[@tfuniverse1651]

@@andreayton1586 It was (the listing apparently was only “shadow”) but we later on found an actual listing for Shadowstriker.

[@Gaming_Nerd1993]

If they make a Chris Lotta pack then it would be interesting to say the least. Here is to a better future. Happy New Year, TJ and the fellow Adult Collectors / fellow viewers. I'm glad for those who got a good Ironhide figure and a Delta Magnus figure. I think a TransMetal 2 Blackairachnia should happen with certain things involved.

[@williamwoxblom8417]

This has been a great year for Transformers!

[@joshuaslosser6988]

Cosmos was a brilliant figure and I was happy to be able to mess around with him for a little bit!

[@somerelativleyuninterestin4763]

Ngl my favourite figure this year was the wreckers bulkhead. Dunno why but he’s so pleasing as a figure. Also loved 86 sludge and Ironhide

[@michaelpapp5518]

16:02 Hasbro didn’t decide the amount of each toy to sell to Walmart. Walmart told them what amount to make and they did it.

[@holonet1]

I have seen all the Speedia bots on retail shelves. Although, I did have to go to a Walmart way out in left field to find him. Besides him, I have seen all the others a few times. Wait, I thought Legacy was going to be the ever green line? In any case, as long as the new line retains the same quality.

[@Wolfie1262]

It’s weird, Cosmos’ function per his personality write up is as a satellite. Not a UFO. He obviously is, but that’s not what he was written to be and I just always found it funny

[@Wolfie1262]

@Carl Gunderson kind of.

[@80memes]

I’d honestly argue we didn’t have any figures that were that bad this year, we had figures that were overpriced, disappointing, or both, but nothing truly awful

[@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho]

You’re not wrong. Aside from Arcee, Blitzwing, Pointblank, and Wildrider/Breakdown, Legacy hasn’t had too many bad figures.

[@80memes]

@@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho I have arcee, wildrider, and Blitzwing, and they’re not that bad. They’re worse then the rest of legacy but they’re still decent. I like wildrider too, can’t really see much negative about it besides the fact that it’s very simple, but not everything needs to be super complex

[@badwalnutt]

Happy new year, TJ!

[@audiobrainiac]

Dude, I certainly appreciate all you do on this channel. Daily uploads are impressive! This is definitely my favorite TF channel. Thanks for a great year. Another, sir! ☝🏻

[@Glock181]

Aww man, you didn't include Transarts Metal T-Rex aka Transmetal Megatron. I got him for Christmas and he's amazing. I had to have him for my Masterpiece Dinobot. But none the less, good list! Love your vids dude! *cheers*

[@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho]

You know what? This was Transformers’s best year since 2019 (that year was great because of Siege and Cyberverse starting to get good). Legacy, aside from the usual distribution problems and some poor design choices (ie making Menasor toon-accurate, Pointblank’s shoulders, Skullgrin’s floppy swords), is the best Generations line in years. Not only were the G1 and Beast Wars casts given their usual dues (Kickback, Skids, Elita-1, Crankcase, Pointblank, the Pretenders, Blitzwing, Tarantulas, Inferno, Megatron), but we got some fantastic Unicron Trilogy updates (namely Starscream and Override) and reimagined versions of Prime characters that turned out better than initial images suggested (except for Arcee; that thing’s a turd in every mode). We even got some stuff like Diaclone repaints, Victory Galaxy Shuttle, Crasher (not Fracture), a bunch of G2 repaints/retools (hoping for a G2 Jazz for Velocitron wave 3) and even stuff from IDW (Blurr’s head). At long last, Generations has an s in it, and it feels so good to have this “anything but the Bayverse goes” approach to collector lines back. It’s admittedly not perfect (see Arcee, Pointblank and Blitzwing), but compared to Earthrise’s QC disaster and Kingdom’s inability to decide what anniversary the designers wanted it to be about, it’s close to Siege and Titans Return in terms of quality. Here’s to hoping Evolution keeps the same pace and level of quality (especially Lio Convoy; I don’t want him to suck). Speaking of the Bayverse, Studio Series was in a transitory state, torn between finishing certain movies’ casts, continuing the 86 subline, and giving us the Bumblebee movie Cybertron opening’s main cast. It’s a bit of a mess, but it’s one I welcome (especially in light of the rumors regarding WFC/FOC characters being added to the range). The 86ers were mostly fantastic (and toon Rumble/toy Frenzy is comedy gold), the Bumblebee movie Cybertronian bots and cons ranged from fantastic (Arcee and Brawn) to abysmal (Soundwave and Ravage with their nothing alt-modes), and the remainder of figures reflected how far SS has come (from what I’ve heard about TLK Hot Rod). Cyberverse admittedly went out with a whimper due to its toyline being hijacked by ROTB and the last of its original content releasing in 2021, but what came to replace it (EarthSpark) has been refreshingly good. The show is competently written, the characters are fresh and likable, and the toys look far better than Cyberverse’s early offerings. If the show and toys keep going the way they’re going, chances are we’ll have the best TF show/toys combo since Animated. Overall, quite the banger year and I’m looking forward to 2023 (especially with Evolution in mind). Happy new year, TJ!

[@omegamaximus1727]

The only Transformers Legacy toys I picked up in 2022 are Elita-1 , Skullgrin , Crankcase , and Galvatron.

[@iodaspark]

Happy New Year 2023, mate!

[@awesomeguy9513]

Twintwist/topspin are and odd one, if hasbro does give us a diaclone topspin it’d be cool but would they reissue twintwist or put them in a new 2 pack? Getting a version of the TR twintwist is hard for a reasonable price so having a refresh or 2 pack would be nice, especially if your someone who’s order on Amazon got cancelled and your regions amazon doesn’t have any listings ffs amazon,ca Shattered glass for the most part was fun the comics felt a bit to serious and flamewar being in the line was a bit if a rough patch but overall it was good The leftover kingdom/beast wars cast in legacy are amazing and seeing dragon megatron was definitely a surprise and raises the question with tigerhawk and silverbolt listed a TM2 and fusior are we gonna see the other characters, for the chrome maybe do a glittery plastic or paint like on legacy leadfoot. The BW reissues had a good start but fell hard who wants a retrax or K9 over a Dinobot or waspinator? Menasor now that we have him complete is alright from the knees up. Wildrider/breakdown aren’t the best with awkward backpacks and breakdown not even getting the right vehicle they feel lacking when compared to the others. This does rise a question of what will the other torso combiners do? Menasor uses the trailer to form the exoskeleton but superion, Bruticus, etc don’t have that to take advantage of

[@Frosted_Moontips]

I do think Takara went with Raiden first just to test the waters; once they do get around to Devastator, they prb would have learned from their mistakes when designing Raiden by that point X3

[@thepolarphantasm2319]

Still prayin' for new Technobots in the next line :/

[@ignite5329]

I'm by your side then, we really need new technobots

[@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho]

You say that like the Unite Warriors versions are bad

[@TMNTransformerz]

Mom🎉

[@ignite5329]

You didn't even mention that Armada turned 20 years old in 2022

[@omegamaximus1727]

I hope we get Topspin in his Diaclone Colors.

[@krimsonklaww611]

Personally, I think GI Joe Megatron would've been better if they made him like they made Mega Drive Megatron (aka Segatron). Segatron actually had black armor, whereas GI Joe Megatron was just a shell former WITH black.

[@maxias2232]

It was a good year

[@spikesagitta]

asia got cosmo at retail, and now I can't even find one. happy i bought one as soon as i saw one.

[@Noizemaze4]

lul I actually saw 2 Cosmoses across 2 different walmarts ~ picked it up, looked at it, decided it was too ugly and just put it back down xD

[@Sukcub]

when is the star saber review

[@Thunderwing88]

I’d seen everyone else in the wave. I finally got one with selling some of my stuff to a vendor. He said it came from England. I was less than 12 hours away from buying one for $60 on eBay. About Bomburst, he’s awesome!

[@Ranma_Leopard]

Very enjoyable video

[@tyjohnson7616]

I will die on the hill that the new SG Ultra Magnus isn’t SG it’s Delta Magnus, SG Ultra Magnus uses the laser Prime mold

[@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho]

That’s the genius of how he was designed- he can either be Delta Magnus or SG Ultra Magnus depending on what head he’s got. Also, personal headcanon: Delta Magnus was the inspiration behind several individuals who adopted armor similar to him, including Ultra Magnus, Pyra Magna, and “Apex Magnus”/RID 2001 Ultra Magnus.

[@antonb348]

I hope they do a beast wars cocaine bear mashup

[@jonathonhoover6332]

Still haven’t found cosmos

[@screamingchild.1352]

i still haven't found cosmos

[@matthewdennler2953]

Yeah override is a very good figure just have a little bit of QC issues with mine like for some strange reason mine's a left upper leg like as I completely different shade of red and all the other right on her way it's strange and her head joint is very tight what makes me not want to move it

[@hotwheelsbrothers687]

I have Shadowstrip!!!!!!

[@ParadoxFree]

Legacy Cosmos is objectively mediocre imo, but he absolutely made my year. I don't know why but he just brings joy.

[@D4NDRUFFD4VE_THEFL4KEM4STER]

its a shame that legacy is already done, in spite of waves two and three never coming out in my area. god damn you pvp.

[@KRBrickBot]

Cosmos is arguably worth its regular retail price of $74.99.

[@RialVestro]

Not sure how you couldn't finish BotBots. The entire series is only 10 episodes and they're REALLY SHORT episodes. It's not even long. I bing watched the whole thing in less time than it would take to get through ONE episode of any other series. I wouldn't bother watching the rest though it's pretty much just more of the same thing you already saw. I wouldn't even call this a replacement for Rescue Bots because RB was actually GOOD and it had to be educational because it was made for a Preschool audience. BotBots I don't know what their target demographic is even suppose to be. It's not educational enough for the Preschool demographic and it's not mature enough for the older Transformers fans so it's just this weird show that doesn't really look appealing to ANYONE! I loved Rescue Bots and it's not even a show that was intended for me. BotBots, the concept is vaguely interesting at best but the execution is just so terrible. To put it simply... BotBots is kind of like an even worse version of Teen Titans Go! Teen Titans Go! is at least fun if you're into that style of Humor but BotBots can't even get that right. Some parts of the show actually feel like they're written too seriously, especially Bonzitron who is way too serious of a character to exist in this silly show. I think it may have been canceled after only one season cause I haven't heard any more about it and I don't think anyone actually watched it. Literally the only reason I made it through the whole season is because it was short. I'm going to end this comment on a positive note... Legacy Arcee, I know a lot of people were disapointed that Bulkhead didn't really look like Prime Bulkhead but the Arcee didn't turn out quite as bad, I have that figure, I love Prime Arcee, I technically have THREE of her now since I have the FE, PRID, and Legacy versions of her. I also picked up Cybertronian modes for G1 and Movie Bumblebee this year that I really like, the G1 more than the movie one. I never thought his G1 design was even possible because the robot mode still looks like it should turn into a VW Beetle but they actually did a decent job making an animation accurate Cybertronian Bumblebee. Now if we can just get a Wheeljack and Jazz to go with him. I also go a reissue Cybershark which is a figure I always wanted ever since I first saw it but I've never experienced the original Cybershark until this year. The TM2 design I had as a kid but I've never had any version of the original mold. I love Shark transformers, it's a bit problematic but I don't care, I still love this figure. And Earthspark has been really enjoyable so far. The episode with Soundwave is my favorite episode that's come out so far, I hope we get more episode like that. I wasn't really sure about good guy Megatron at first but that episode is where Megatron really started to grow on me with the way he's being portrayed and I just want more of that. Twitch is also one of the best new Transformers, she really reminds me a lot of RBA Whirl in design and personality but I also really loved Whirl in that show so it should be no surprise I'd also like Twitch. Not sure if this counts since I actually haven't seen any of these figures in my area yet but Earthspark Deluxe Optimus Prime, Megatron, and Twitch and Legacy Evolution Tarn and Leo Prime are the figures I'm most looking forward to since they were announced. Going to hurt my wallet but I've saved up enough to at least get them since I've cut down a lot on what I use to get.

[@stevenrussell6222]

I was only able to find override....not the others that now being shown.