Gears Retrospective - The GRUMPIEST Autobot of the them all!

[@slicerneons3300]

Gears: "I noticed my retrospective isn't as long as other characters' videos. Ain't that just wonderful. Cutting the little guy short like that. What a World...Grumble, grumble."

[@RodimusPrimal]

I read that in Don Messick's voice.

[@matthewreynoso6904]

RodimusPrimal So did I lol

[@samanthaadams619]

@@matthewreynoso6904 Same! XD

[@girlgarde]

@@taralamb7277 Gears: /grumbles/ Oh all right but I'm wasting my time watching it.... /watches it/ And of course, they spend a good part of the video talking about Swerve instead of me, big surprise.... Just because I don't smile and be happy all the time like Bumblebee, I get no respect... Jazz: C'mon man, they mentioned how you and Spiderman rescued Sparkplug and beat up a few Decepticons along the way including Soundwave! Gears: Oh alright, I suppose they DID give me SOME respect..... I admit that I actually enjoyed working with Spiderman, he was a worthy battle partner and he saved Sparkplug's life.

[@thesadistor-hl7lw]

@@RodimusPrimal hi dude how are you

[@blackdiamondltd_jack]

"what did you do to Gears you monsters?! You turned him... Nice!!!" That's the funniest line ever put in Transformers 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dedalionarts6077]

Optimus :Amazing.. A booby trap that actually cathes boobies... Try top THAT 😁....

[@Blakewyattdunfee]

What about grimlock calling Megatron a bad Megatron in one of the dinobot specific episode.

[@OneNationUnderPug]

Megatron: Energize the force fields! Sound wave: what force fields?

[@matthewreynoso6904]

The G1 Transformers show had some pretty funny lines in the show! That was one of them.

[@stefy7234]

Gears also called Megatron son of a retract at 7:10

[@Shadowlight923]

"Happy to be of service, wish I wasn't but I am" The life of most retail workers summed up in one quote.

[@RodimusPrimal]

YES! So much so!

[@bryanwalker5525]

I love how all the autobots are freaked out when gears becomes a nice person.

[@telekinetique]

"your squeakin's not the problem, it's your squawkin'!" Transformers has the best lines.

[@ILikeWeasels]

Wow. Gears is actually getting recognition. It's a Christmas Miracle!

[@chosenofkhorne2951]

And I thought rached was the angry one

[@RodimusPrimal]

Take a look at Don Messick's resume. He voiced Gears, Ratchet, and Scavenger in G1.

[@dedalionarts6077]

True indeed....

[@jimdigitalvideo]

This is rare. Of course it's 2020 so anything is possible.

[@brandonandcharlene9527]

It's a Saturnalia miracle 😉

[@christian-v8q]

Gears is just an Autobot who just needs a hug

[@MrFedoraFilm]

Gears has been recently revealed for Legacy United! He has the chest flip open to reveal the special circuit chip from the Changing Gears episode 6:43. And comes with a gun that looks like this 13:32.

[@DoktorKlaus666]

When I was a kid, I got the comic where he teams up with Spider-Man. Spidey was my favorite superhero at the time, so that (and his grumpy nature) made Gears one of my favorite Transformers.

[@EclipseWarlord]

I want to go reread that issue now. It was pretty early in the original run. Issue 5 I think, or even earlier.

[@evandavid2816]

@@EclipseWarlord Issue 3 to be precise, yes...?

[@chrisedwards3214]

Last time gears was given a chance to shine in the marvel comics

[@girlgarde]

I read that comic too and was impressed at how badass Gears was along with how brave he was despite being grumpy. He even called Spiderman a friend as he fell hard to the ground.

[@theoaf6777]

Gears and Huffer were the first Transformers I ever got back at Christmas '84. They were waiting in Santa's stocking at the end of the bed for me to wake up to. So, I've always had a soft spot for the pair of curmudgeons.

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

easily one of my favourite characters. just the idea that without a chip containing half his personality, becomes a completely agreeable to a fault robot is hilarious

[@RodimusPrimal]

It's hilarious and was a really fun episode. My wife had been asking me to cover how they got to Africa in less than two hours from that episode too so I got two birds with one stone. Merry Christmas Lazy Eyebrow!

[@Lazrael32]

We need characters like Gears and Huffer, so we can better appreciate the other characters!

[@nickzilla20]

Like rattrap from beast wars.

[@DragoonMS]

@@nickzilla20 I dunno; Rattrap reminded me more of Joey from Yu-Gi-Oh or Wheeler from Captain Planet.

[@frederickgrandison3609]

Huffer needs development

[@angelikagierut9592]

@@DragoonMSjdossd#dop

[@hero-bo7qc]

Huffer getting a new toy so mabye we will get gears

[@carlosbanegas7561]

No one deserves to say "Ya know what really grinds my gears" more than Gears

[@antonissa8345]

I think Gears has an unique design, as well an unique color pattern, with that I mean is that how he is almost completely red in his robot mode but mostly blue in his pick-up mode.

[@TornaitSuperBird]

This has frustrated many third-party companies trying to make a Masterpiece version of him that's screen-accurate.

[@antonissa8345]

@@TornaitSuperBird LOL

[@bradleyconrad2141]

Gears is so fun in G1 and his episode in Season 2 is amazing to watch. Definitely an underrated one and thankfully we got a toy of him from Legacy which is one of his best toys no question! A grump, but a fun character nonetheless.

[@adawnicusautocon]

10:13 😂😂 Optimus ain't taking anymore of the pessimistic whining 😂😂

[@viperx27]

Sometimes it’s the grumpy characters that make the most sense.

[@bobsav76]

I honestly didn't know that there was even THIS much information about Gears, wow.

[@dieselprime8851]

Its about time Gears got some recognition. He is easily one of the most overlooked characters

[@ericdunn360]

Optimus Prime: Gears, Who is Your favorite literary character ? Gears: I've got two, Ebenezer Scrooge, and The Grinch. Prime Why is that? Gears: We hate Christmas.

[@quantumkitsune5661]

I know this episode is about Gears, but holy crap, that flying side kick from Ratchet!

[@RDSArcade]

Apparently, Ratchet has been watching Kung Fu flicks with Spike during his downtime. 😂😂😂

[@PapaTaurean]

"Gears.... you will be visited by 3 ghosts this evening..."

[@mooniegoodie]

We need We REALLY need a Christmas Carol story with Gears as Scrouge

[@iLikeBigBotsAndiCanNotLie]

@@mooniegoodie omg yes!

[@BladeCrossEXE]

One of those ghosts is Starscream.

[@theredheadrevolution4156]

​​@@BladeCrossEXEcorrection. ALL THREE are starscream

[@greyinvader]

As I've gotten older I've begun to understand Gears' grumpy demeanor, in fact I can relate to it. Now I'm the one that yells at all the other Autobots to get off my lawn!

[@rick-ry3kj]

One of my all time favorite Autobots, mainly because I am so much like him.

[@jayscruffilostudios]

Gears is one of those autobots who I think of frequently because of his grumpy demeanor. So I absolutely hope that he gets into Kingdom.

[@sterlingm.animations3736]

Gears was featured in battle artwork for Kingdom! However some inside sources say that Gears and another character featured in the art, Polarclaw, never made it past concept stage. Hopefully they're wrong, I for one would love a new Gears!

[@SovereignKnight74]

@@sterlingm.animations3736 Any word on Tracks?

[@sterlingm.animations3736]

@@SovereignKnight74 Tracks is all set to be wave 2 if I recall correctly

[@megatronthedominator752]

I liked Gears just by reading his tech spec bio, but seeing this video made me LOVE him. He’s definitely a Scrooge during this time of year.

[@roonis418]

Yeah I'm sad the rumor is they canceled gears and polar claw. Gears would have been a great new toy plus they could have easily gotten swerve as a easy repaint and new head mold. But here's hoping they go back and do a fan vote or something for him in the future so we can get a new toy of him.

[@sebastiangaray8494]

I want a swerve with a "My first blaster"

[@damonrandall9844]

Great retrospective. I love gears. I had him as a kid, but lost him somehow. “Changing Gears” was one of my favorite spotlight episode. When I first saw it i laughed my ass off. It was hilarious to me to see his personality reversed. Especially with Megatron politely asking him to aid in his evil plans and Gears pleasantly obliging.

[@drakeredwingofficial]

I want a new toy of Gears, he's way too interesting to ignore any further!

[@pancho855]

I've never seen a character get so litle respect since frickin' Hauler and Tigertrack.

[@sushma6892]

Who the heck is tigertrack

[@sushma6892]

Dude just joking

[@sushma6892]

The yellow sideswipe

[@Bunny23723]

@@sushma6892 Makes me wonder if Tigertrack could be Sidewipe's lost Twin. They look the same in shape, just different colors. Would make an interesting concept for a new transformers series.

[@sushma6892]

@@Bunny23723 yes but i thought yall knew that

[@mattdarrock666]

His catch phrase should be: ''You know what really grinds my gears?''

[@curtiswilson420]

Changing gears was such a classic

[@11thNYSM]

Legacy United Gears ♥️💙

[@palaguin]

The first TF I ever managed to play with was Gears.

[@G1Grimlock94]

Legacy Gears is coming

[@diegos7337]

Gears deserves more! I hope his toy will come on Kingdom´s Wave 2! I got the Generations retool from Swerve. It is a nice good toy, but it would be cool to get a new more toon accurate character!

[@Draxler01k]

13:54 Man gears got treated so poorly the animators thought he was brawn

[@gagecrawley6223]

After watching this video, I now have a liking for Gears. He’s a pretty badass and fun character, and I always have a liking for obscure and underused characters. And I do hope Gears gets a new figure in the Kingdom line. Also, could you do a video on Brawn? I think he deserves a little recognition, and a new toy. 🙂

[@chrisosteen1964]

Gears was my first Transformer and one of my favorites

[@kingkermit7323]

Gears may be one of the grumpiest cybertronians the galaxy has ever seen but after seeing this video I am one of the happiest humans on the planet. Rodimus you're awesome man, thank you for giving me an early Christmas present. you really lightened up quarantine and made it better for me. I cannot thank you enough. Happy holidays and stay safe.

[@MrPanzerDragoon]

Just bought a Legacy United G1 Universe Gears! Amazing little robot!

[@MrSheckstr]

Fun Fact Gears isn’t his real name, but since he never stops complaining and his gears are what he complains about the most, everyone including himself has forgotten his original name

[@Protosilver97]

So, what is his real name?

[@spongebob6614]

Yes, what's his real name?

[@johnosbourn4312]

So, what's his original name?

[@EuReeka23]

Everyone forgot! 🤣

[@cybertronallsparkoflife2569]

I am so curious what his real name?

[@inazumanfrash]

He's super overdue a new toy and it hurts when Elita-1, Cosmos, Wheelie, and Beachcomber get higher priority.

[@GMAX77]

Finally found the elusive Legacy Gears at a local Walmart (finally). Any time I pick up a new figure I check Rodimus Primal’s channel to see if there is a retrospective for them. Thanks for all the great content!!!

[@streetlevelarmwrestling3311]

I got the toy of him today the new G1 Gears, his a great design, one of the best in the line.

[@rwberger6]

It's 2024 and he has just gotten a pretty decent Legacy figure.

[@Artsy.Journeys]

We need a new Gears. I always kinda like him. Made me laugh. Especially in the episode where he's kidnapped for that chip of his. Hopefully Hasbro decides to release his figure. That way the Autobots will be complete.

[@rickyrackey7930]

Maybe the Legacy line.

[@DJDroz-tz4qc]

It's cool that Gears is a red robot that turns into a blue truck. He probably complains about the inconsistency though? As if this retrospective didn't showcase enough reasons for him to complain?

[@catpin]

Gears deserves another spotlight

[@harrishyatt6283]

Yes, he needs to appear in a future transformers series

[@JKH133]

Cannot tell you how much I love the Muppet Christmas Carol clip, easily my favourite festive movie! ❤️

[@hiredgoon93]

I love characters like Gears! One of the best things about Transformers is the distinctive personalities they give every character.

[@Flandre_Scarlet8]

My favorite Autobot of all time. I relate to him on a personal level because I can be a grouch at times and He will be my first G1 Toy (Obviously the reissue) and he's an underused character and i hope he gets a Toy in Legacy evolution since he was planned to be in Kingdom

[@adamshafeeq8685]

One more thing to note is that Gears' g1 toy was recoloured as the Gobot, Smallfoot for Takara's G1 Gobots. Not Cybertronians named after Gobots, but the actual Gobots themselves who took the forms of Transformers who had similar alt modes. Just wanted to mention that

[@MrFedoraFilm]

At first, I didn't know who Gears was. But after hearing more about him; his Mysterians beginnings, a grumpy personality, air compress feet, him teaming up with Spider-Man in the Marvel comics, and his G1 cartoon portrayal.... He really is a unappreciated character. So I really hope that Hasbro doesn't back down and gives us Gears in Kingdom. So he won't be a background character in that Kingdom poster, like in later issues of the Dreamwave comics. Probably be a deluxe class figure with Warpath and Huffer. Hopefully Swerve could follow as a Generations Selects figure. -Also it's interesting how his spotlight episode, with that Solar Needle draining power of the sun, is similar to the ROTF Star Harvester machine. Pretty cool.

[@drakeredwingofficial]

hi from the future--Gears did not get made in Kingdom. But he may end up in Legacy

[@MrFedoraFilm]

Kingdom is ending. And Gears really didn't make the final cut. Hopefully in Legacy he will get a second chance. -Edit: Gears has been revealed for Legacy United.

[@Robizoid]

Don Messick did also give voice to Ratchet as well.

[@lorumipsum1129]

Makes me wonder what gears last thoughts/words were in the 86 movie. Probably something grunpy or pissed I imagine

[@matthewp.1484]

I really like his design

[@iLikeBigBotsAndiCanNotLie]

Me too

[@therealzeel3081]

Unexpected, but totally awesome. One of my first G1 transformers was Gears. So whenever his character was on screen, it was a thrill. Thanks Rodimus Primal.

[@qemuel]

Just discovered this video, and today a new version of G1 Gears has joined my TF shelf! Solid video, thanks!

[@Storm-fl3mp]

Thanks, I actuallt didn't know much of Gears character, I know him from generations legends 2 pack. Now I know there is a lot of Transformers character that has different personalities and in this case grumpy Gears.

[@tacoma171]

Gears and Cliffjumper were my first Transformers ever. Got a lot of play out of them! Good times

[@johnzillastudio]

I miss Gears, I hope Hasbro will make his new toy and appear in either Earthrise or Kingdom cartoon.

[@AkaDoubleG]

Gears was one of the first few Transformers I got back in the 80's. I always liked his color scheme. I was really hoping they were going to make his Earthrise figure since he was on the artwork. Here's to hoping Hasbro still does. I also like to think he survived Moonbase 1.

[@bingbongtoysKY]

fantastic retrospective 🎉🎉🎉

[@MechWomanWarrior15]

I was waiting for you to say something like "You have to wonder how they got to the African savanna and deep forest so quickly, but that will be a discussion for another day." LOL Merry Christmas to you and yours as well! Transformers and your videos have helped make my 2020 a whole lot brighter. Here's to a better new year for all of us!

[@Dokken1975]

I actually know an older guy in my town who sounds and acts just like Gears. Lol he has no idea what Transformers are.

[@dannyanderson632]

I always have a soft spot for Gears. Thank you for making this.

[@soundwave-superior7372]

I guess you could say it grinds his “ Gears “ Ok I’ll shut up and get back to spying now...

[@soundwave-superior7372]

@Autobot Star Platinum, Shut up before I blackmail you by using what you said

[@BurntTM]

@@soundwave-superior7372 can I play with Rumble and Frenzy for a little bit?

[@soundwave-superior7372]

@@BurntTM, NO, get your slimey Hands off of them

[@BurntTM]

@@soundwave-superior7372 I never touched them yet! I only asked I haven't touched them!

[@soundwave-superior7372]

@@BurntTM, what do you mean by YET?

[@jeremywilliams5675]

The original autobots have really such humanity they really do relate to us really do show that they are more than meets the eye they are really unique nothing will ever beat the originals

[@brandonandcharlene9527]

Excellent Video as always. I definitely believe Gears deserves a new Generations Toy. I'm shocked he hasn't appeared in the last 2 trilogies at all. Too bad it appears he was cut from Kingdom.

[@cylonandgarfunkel6044]

This is the first I've heard of Gears, and now I love him

[@christianbrown2471]

Great video on an under used character from G1 in my opinion. The few times we do see him actually fighting he did kick some butt....probably why he was on the team in the 1st place!! Too bad if its true his toy was cancelled for KINGDOM but I am hoping for a recolor/retool and we get Gears in the new show/toy line!!

[@Achieme]

Personally I like the team up with gears and Spider-Man it always cheers me up when I think about the crossover with Marvel and Transformers.

[@texasbeast239]

Gears was my only Minicar in the '80s, so I cherished him and analyzed him from every angle. His color scheme is pure nostalgia for me. Badcube's MP Gears is awesome, too. That "M" thing ties in with Huffer and Windcharger too.

[@JoshLeGrow]

Finally someone gives my favorite G1 character the deserved respect Hasbro won't even allow him.

[@Emoconsan]

😃😃I like that grumpy old autobot he’s one of my favorite autobots he deserves another spotlight to make him happy # Spencer’s grandpa( jumanji 2)😏😏

[@noone-mo6gy]

This video made me realize that Spider-Man and the Autobots lived in the same universe at one point.

[@zakurowolfalphasilverwolf]

Transformers and Spider Man oooooh how I wish that made it to the tv show

[@captainfantastic9158]

The dialogue between Gears and Bluestreak in that Dreamwave mini was well-written and once again shows us how lamented DW's TF is. It also showed us lost opportunities on how those Bots could have been turned into a bickering duo a la Laurel and Hardy: one flighty and always joking, the other serious and always complaining. As Bluestreak HIMSELF wrote Gears' MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE bio, I consider them to be best friends. Also, the "Changing Gears" episode was so unexpected at the time! A 22-minute spotlight on sour ball-bot?? I wish Prowl, Jazz, and some of the other original TFs had gotten focused episodes before the cast had gotten too crowded. But hey, good for Gears! He may be forgotten now, but he can't complain about his star turn on the show! Oh, wait, yes, he can. 😉

[@cv64ffg47]

@8:20 that Ratchet flying dragon kick, Wheeljack Dragon uppercut (Tekken-Mishima version), and Optimus Brogue / Undertaker & Kane Kick sequence was SUPERB! 🤣 Great vid, Rodimus. Gears was my first Transformer so I appreciate this.

[@rampage2767]

gears alternate mode appears as a car that is unlocked in Transformers autobots for nintendo ds alongside bluestreak, hoist, and skydive alternate modes.He is located above the prison bus and below the police helicopter in the game.

[@tchallaomoro8281]

We definitely need GEARS! As well as updates for all the mini bots in the WFC trilogy!

[@ultra_marcus]

I think Gears probably does deserve another moment in the sun. A wonderful retrospective Rodimus, thank you and Merry Christmas

[@RodimusPrimal]

Thanks! Merry Christmas!

[@Akuma12366]

Been hoping Gears can appear more because just like him I can sometimes complain and rant too much.

[@owenwildish331]

Imagine if there was a g1 style Transformers cartoon adaptation of 'A Christmas Carol' (perhaps as a one-off special), incidentally will yo do a Retrospective on the Death's Head character and/or the Decepticon Octus, maybe also featuring notes on the Transformers ties to Doctor Who in the comics and a certain scene in the G1 cartoon in regards to a sound effect ..?

[@Cadeho3]

I am going to complain like Gears, that we need Gears! Come on Hasbro! If it was a budget thing, no one asked for those fossilizers. We want to complete our 1984 bots with the better, newer versions. That last Gears is just Swerve in disguise and is an abomination! I hope the rumor is false. It is an insult not to have Gears! Also, I will speak up for Skids too. We need a new Gears and a new Skids!

[@iLikeBigBotsAndiCanNotLie]

We need Brawn and Windcharger too

[@stiglapoint5672]

As a Swerve fan I would personally like to thank Gears for being the inspiration of the 4th wall breaker of Transformers

[@wesleyruff4997]

"Megatron broke free of Spiderman's web...." That's a wild sentence

[@RedFlame796]

Gears was part of the Lost light crew? I red thought all of MTMTE and Lost light and don't notice

[@maskedriderweaver4122]

Good to see Gears getting some appreciation. As I've gotten older I've found that I appreciate the nature of Gears, as it counterbalances some of the over optimistic tone of the other Autobots.

[@AlexKravchenko-uo3ds]

That's my collage at 5:52! :D

[@JROD082384]

I love that grumpy bag of bolts so much!

[@seankelly9541]

He WAS to be in Kingdom, but it was apparent;y shelved, or scrapped. Maybe in Legacy?

[@RodimusPrimal]

Hopefully. Gotta finish that 84 cast.

[@omegaus817]

Gears deserves another chance in the spotlight he just grumpy to the Decepticon to never leave him and Autobots. We all know he always have a fight with his team about things but when he see his friends are in danger he will come back and safe the day. Not going to lie the another Autobot are afraid of Gears's nice side even Ironhide also got a Spark attack seeing him nice all the time in the Ark. Thanks for the video Happy Holiday, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year too.

[@RodimusPrimal]

Merry Christmas!

[@omegaus817]

@@RodimusPrimal Take care of your family and friends ne safe and Merry Christmas.

[@nbkhlmz]

Great review, I expected nothing less from you. It's always a good day when you release something.

[@joelchristensen9503]

Love the retrospective!!! Hope to see skids soon. Just got earthrise sunstreaker! Awesome build!

[@Achieme]

You know what really grinds my gear not seeing characters like gears, hoist, grapple, powerglide and many others get the spotlight. I know there are popular characters but supporting TF characters matter even the littlest and minor one should get some treatment.

[@julyleonard]

I think Gears deserves another chance since he was rereleased with Eclipse in 2014.

[@dansoloskywalkerproduction4329]

I'm actually happy Gears had his spotlight in the legacy, united toy line.