Rumble and Frenzy - Who is Who? FIRRIB or FIBRIR?

The Decepticon Soundwave can unleash an army of cassettes to attack Autobots with. Two of those, Rumble and Frenzy, have started arguments with fans about their color schemes. So, today we ask the question: Is Rumble the red one or the blue one? FIRRIB or FIBRIR?
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The Decepticon Soundwave can unleash an army of cassettes to attack Autobots with. Two of those, Rumble and Frenzy, have started arguments with fans about their color schemes. So, today we ask the question: Is Rumble the red one or the blue one? FIRRIB or FIBRIR?

[@RodimusPrimal]

Before anyone leaves a comment, yes this is an update to an older video. The original was made back in 2016 and was my second Transformers Discussions video. As such, the audio was terrible and the images were low res. I was never happy with how it came out and I decided to give this one an overhaul. Now it has more information than before and it has been re-recorded as well. Hope you enjoy it! Till all are one!

[@stunnastream11]

Well it definitely looks better than the older one. And I believe in FIBRIR mainly because of the colour scheme.

[@justinpritt7897]

I was about to say "didn't you already made this video?" But it's good to see a updated version 😆 and of course till all are one ✌

[@omegaus817]

Awesome

[@omegaus817]

Is like a remaster of your old videos but when new TF news you put them in with old and new nice.

[@thunderboltskyy8083]

RodimusPrimal do you think we should do a vote about who we be the transformers earthrise elite fighters my vote is soundwave and barricade and i really love your vidoes

[@chaoticneutral7976]

Plot twist: they switch colors all the time to mess with people and only Soundwave can tell the difference

[@atlasproductions9933]

OH MY GOODNESS YOUR RIGHT

[@Boom__6678]

I'm used to the cartoon but I like this so much better

[@theleaderofintrovertforces2269]

Every transformers fan ever:My primus why didn’t we think of that before

[@Daltinian95]

D:

[@travisevans8742]

About time! I always had that as my fan fiction since I was a kid! The only possible answer to reconcile both sides!

[@DCMarvelMultiverse]

Only their daddy can tell them apart.

[@KilosFoxo]

do not ever call soundwave anyone's daddy ever again

[@applepye1353]

Soundwave is their mom. :P

[@KilosFoxo]

@@applepye1353 again no

[@iLikeBigBotsAndiCanNotLie]

Apple Pye what 😶

[@quantum.codex42]

@@iLikeBigBotsAndiCanNotLie How’s Megatron

[@superpixelwarrior6893]

Honestly, the topic of who became cyclonus is the transformers equivalent of “who shot first” from Star Wars

[@hamzadawud]

Except that Han shot first for 20 years before the movie was changed. The Cyclonus thing was confusing from the get-go. 😂

[@subjectdelta7210]

Answer George Lucius shot first by changing the scene

[@RobinSwede]

Except it's not because Han shot first

[@superpixelwarrior6893]

Hamza Dawud well regardless, both are still topics people argue over to this day, even if we know for sure Han shot first

[@alexlemonds2838]

@@superpixelwarrior6893 One of my favorite TF Mosaics is one about Enemy. Go look up "The Last Enemy."

[@TFfangeek]

Me: "Which one is Rumble and which one is Frenzy?" Both Frenzy and Rumble at the same time: "I AM!"

[@Greenkitten45]

According to Bayverse Frenzy is the silver one

[@m.e.c.hn.e.s.t4757]

@@Greenkitten45 So, a Bayverse Rumble should be gold then?

[@Greenkitten45]

@@m.e.c.hn.e.s.t4757 Of course! 🤛😄

[@m.e.c.hn.e.s.t4757]

@@Greenkitten45 Great🤛

[@wheelbite9]

Considering their trouble making, comic relief origins, I love the idea that they just swap names whenever they feel like it to mess with everyone. :)

[@scottcampbell9515]

“Hey no one calls Soundwave un-crazamatik.” I love that line.

[@keith3819]

"Yeah! Let's kick tailpipe!"

[@LiamDyC]

​@@keith3819 Scrapper: "Constructicons, UNITE!"

[@scottmahoney1230]

Soundwave superior, Constructicons INFERIOR!!! Bonecrusher and Hook: Who are you calling INFERIOR, yeah would follow an charismatic bore like you! Rumble and FRENZY:no one calls Soundwave uncresimatic! Yeah, let's kick tailgate.

[@ValiantWrestling]

​@@keith3819tailgate, not tailpipe. Jesus ateast get it right if you're going to quote the line...

[@keith3819]

@@ValiantWrestling If you're going to bother to correct the quote a year after I post it, at least use appropriate English. "Ateast" is not a word. There should also be a comma after "Jesus."

[@Wimplo86]

"This info card is yours right?" "Yup." "And the info card says Rumble on it." "Yup." "And since this info card is yours and it says Rumble, that means your name is Rumble." "Makes sense to me." "Then you're Rumble!" "I'm not Rumble, I'm Frenzy." "GAAAAHHHHHH!!!!"

[@zilvertron]

By that, Skywarp is smarter than Starscream and is second in command. Right, got ya

[@Wimplo86]

zilvertron *Thundercracker

[@XiaoFury]

"It's not my wallet!"

[@zilvertron]

@@Wimplo86 send me a link where it says its Thundercracker and i send you a few where it says Skywarp www.transformers-universe.com/include.php?path=galerie/pic.php&pid=43225#Titel

[@matthewreynoso6904]

Xiao-Fury: The Channel Transformers Animated Bulkhead!

[@mikathomo391]

Rumble is this one and frenzy is that one durr 🙄

[@maplerb2964]

Mike Thomo lmfao

[@lhfinatl7068]

It's like the old argument: "Which way is 'left'?" -"That way." "Then which way is 'right'?" -"The one that's left."

[@matthewreynoso6904]

LHF Inatl Hah! The one that's left!

[@GhaniKeSawah]

Thanks i guess?

[@apex2000]

I always go with FIR RIB... because Black & Red are angrier colors, more invocative of a "Frenzied" State. Which ties in nicely with the old show & film.

[@tarnsanders259]

Yeah, that's the only reason I like it that way better, the colors and the names feel more thematically tied that way

[@MD-1982]

For me - based on the G1 cartoon - Rumble is BLUE, Frenzy is RED 👍🏻

[@QurikyBark32919]

Preach the truth!!

[@midnight8555]

I support RIBFIR/FIRRIB

[@s0upra536]

Correct my friend.

[@neongreen1842]

Correct

[@alcoholic9496]

Yes, American G1 is the only canon.

[@Bigshark9000]

Get ready to crumble before Rumble!

[@RaymondTF4Ever]

You know... There have been the theory for years that Hasbro switched the colour schemes of Rumble and Frenzy in the cartoon on purpose. The thought behind it being that kids would want both versions. But seeing as they were not sold together, you'd need to buy BOTH duo-packs to get both. The thought being that if Rumble had been red, kids would only want that figure. It wasn't until the popularity of the show was confirmed that both characters were used. So they slapped the red colour scheme of Frenzy. The same theroy applies to why Soundwave was not sold together with Laserbeak as they were paired in the cartoon. Soundwave was sold together with Buzzsaw on purpose, so that you would need to buy the Laserbeak's duo pack to get them back together again, as in the cartoon.

[@bobswolfie2001]

Ahhh, capitalism

[@EveryDooDarnDiddlyDay]

@@bobswolfie2001 Yeah god forbid businesses should make any money.

[@bobswolfie2001]

@@EveryDooDarnDiddlyDayIt was a joke, my friend. Hasbro knows how to make money well, that much is clear.

[@Mr.BMC2763]

Yeah but buzzsaw wasn't in the cartoon that much. I was like wth is buzzsaw. So I just called him laserbeak way.

[@MikhailSamunin]

@@Mr.BMC2763 You are the genius! Seriously!

[@lukebaldock4672]

They could be changing colors with each other just to mess with everyone

[@KilosFoxo]

that is the case in idw

[@matthewreynoso6904]

Thought it'd all be an animation error in the cartoon.

[@GuzziHeroV50]

Rumble is red Frenzy is blue Or maybe they aren't And the opposite is true

[@waverod9275]

Rumble is red Frenzy is too Unless, of course, Either is blue.

[@jangofett3229]

Waverod this ^

[@raazaqandraaz]

These rhymes are making me think

[@kingtai2005]

You mean Rumble blue and Frenzy red, but they changed their names

[@GuzziHeroV50]

@@kingtai2005 Well the original toys and comics had them frenzy blue, rumble red. The animation studio made the error.

[@shebakoby]

I maintain to my dying day that Rumble and Frenzy, being typical mischevious twins, paint themselves in each other's colors just to screw with everyone. In my headcanon they were both initially "blue", thus IMO Frenzy actually showed up - in his proper toy color - in MTMTE part 2 inside Sherman dam while Rumble was fighting Hound underwater. Frenzy showed up as Red in Countdown to Extinction, while Rumble stayed blue, and the two punks are messing with our heads to this day.

[@ValiantWrestling]

That wouldn't make sense since Frenzy's voice is higher than Rumbles so anyone with hearing would be able to tell they weren't the kne they said they were...

[@liopleurodonthedinoman3637]

“Get ready to crumble…BEFORE RUMBLE”

[@mmmthatguy]

Soundwave was an amazing warrior. He was there from the start, and barely got a scratch on him.

[@legoawcstopmotioner9435]

Soundwave is the best Decepticon ever!

[@legoawcstopmotioner9435]

@Decepticon Bludgeon Let me see if I can guess your favorite. Lol.

[@iLikeBigBotsAndiCanNotLie]

:)

[@sarab.3224]

AGREED

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

I love that IDW just switches them round, and had Rumble (The BLUE one) admit that they didn't know which was which anymore.

[@Jawmax]

Megatron: "Soundwave I a sick of this confusion! I ordered Rumble and Frenzy to repainted themselves. From now on Rumble will be yellow and Frenzy will be green!" Little green robot comes in: "Wait you want me to put on the yellow?" Megatron face palms.

[@nitromenace1424]

Underrated comment

[@smeltstarverse7306]

Fun fact: Many sources list the Blue Selects Cassette as rumble, meaning that this is a rare case where both colors are named Rumble

[@ytsemind]

As a kid in the 80's, I remember getting the toys for Rumble and Frenzy along with Soundwave one Christmas. But after they were out of the packaging, all we had to go on was the cartoon to identify these characters. So the show was the final say as far as we were concerned. My Rumble will always be blue.

[@dankmegatron313]

We do not call the blue one frenzy in my house

[@Spacell]

The funny part about this upload is that recently (literally yesterday) I revisited the previous “Rumble and Frenzy - Who is Who?” video, so the timing is impeccable.

[@RodimusPrimal]

Now you can see the improvements I made to make it that much better of a video.

[@izzy2802]

Only real reason I brought the HB masterpiece Soundwave 02 because it had all the cassettes and rumble and frenzy which were my favorites and it came with their full transformation.

[@thejacquio771]

I'm used to Rumble being the blue one. I was a big fan of the cartoon as a kid.

[@EMTeves]

I feel Hasbro could come tomorrow and make up their mind and STILL the debacle wouldn't end. I for once would love to see a version of Frenzy and Rumble that actually acknowledges the debate in story, and having them switch color schemes just to screw with people.

[@TheMelvor]

FIRRIB. Also I love that you included the scene of Rumble turning into a tree at the end. One of my favorite scenes from the cartoon.

[@RodimusPrimal]

I was thinking of how to incorporate that scene somewhere. It's hilarious.

[@hamzadawud]

Wow, I never knew they switched names in so many different continuities, almost back and forth. I just stand by FIRRIB because of the G1 cartoon.

[@animemusicarchive5292]

Soundwave is the mafia boss and the duo frenzy and rumble are the loan sharks. For me, both can be who as part of the confusion since even if they are not used for spying they still carry information used by the decepticons for planning.

[@CheeseTaterson]

As G1 is concerned, I've always been in the Rumblue / Frednzy camp. Though, as often as characters change designs/colors across various continuities, anything goes for later iterations.

[@Kurotitan7125]

Oh boy they literally made you do it! 😂 Darn rascals! Also as far as their identities, I follow the G1 cartoon with Rumble being Blue and Frenzy being Red I've even heard someone suggest an idea that they could swap colors to trick their enemies and confuse others

[@generalmindel2003]

Is Frenzy red Is rumble blue Nobody knows Who is who Hope you enjoyed this little rhyme

[@zenonx1]

I bet rumble and frenzy are equipped with color changing technology and swap colors all the time just to confuse everyone

[@dgenaraition]

Great to see this updated since it was my introduction to your channel in the first place.

[@RodimusPrimal]

That's awesome. Glad you enjoyed the new one too!

[@keith3819]

Soundwave: "Rumble, eliminate resistance." Rumble: "I'm trying, Soundwave!" lol hilarious

[@DJDroz-tz4qc]

Fun fact: the product description for the Generations Selects: Soundwave Spy patrol 3rd unit says that with Siege Rumble _(Frenzy)_ and this set's Frenzy _(Rumble)_ it's up to the fans which is which.

[@RodimusPrimal]

That is why I included John Warden (the now former head Transformers toy designer at Hasbro as he's now on Power Rangers) when he said it at Toy Fair.

[@DJDroz-tz4qc]

Cheese, I literally just commented?

[@Daltinian95]

I mean everyone is entitled to their own opinion based on which continuity they follow. For me and my collection rumble is blue and purple and frenzy is red and black. Just my opinion.

[@Gundamfan1998]

As a newer fan, I was introduced to Rumble and Frenzy in their toy form so I'm used to Rumble being red and Frenzy being blue

[@lonedragon3261]

Rumble will always be the blue(ish) one to me! :P

[@GingerNorseman]

All I truly know, is that they are a blessing at Christmas... Because with Walnuts, first they crack the shell, then they crack the nuts inside! Goes well with Ice-cream and Figgy pudding.

[@RodimusPrimal]

ROFL! That's hilarious!

[@michaelcolebrook858]

Rumble is blue Frenzy is red

[@Lazrael32]

i litterally just saw this in my feed and said "hell yeah i'd love to watch this again!" i didn't realize it was an improved video. lol. thanks for all the great content!

[@RodimusPrimal]

Thanks! I really appreciate that! I wanted this to be better than it was before and I am much happier how the video came out!

[@Lazrael32]

Very welcome. you do great work. It really feels like you are just a big fan sharing what you are passionate about. and thats really cool for someone like me who has never had friends who were into transformers like i was/am. So i look forward to your videos. thanks again.

[@captainbean9733]

For me rumbles personality fits the blue color he has in the g1 cartoon and frenzy fits the red color

[@TheKevinNewsom]

The fact that this argument's been raging for 40 years is just awesome.

[@datzaproblemalso1104]

Rumble and Frenzy, two of my favorite transformers. Yeah, and Rumble is the Blue one!

[@omegaus817]

Rumble and Frenzy 1:49 Frenzy 3:00 Rumble 3:12 For the show 4:10 Rumble Purple and Blue. 4:29 4:44 Frenzy Red and Black. 4:55 4:59 Skywarp: Butt off Frenzy geek work for geek like you. Amazing voice actor of the twins Frank Welker. 5:08 5:27 The twins Blaster's Mini-con. 5:50 They are Soundwave's little dudes. 6:01 Rumble and Frenzy: No way. 6:10 The big wait that's fans want to hear. 6:40 *Firrib* *Fibrir* From Bigbear2922 8:00 Rumble: First we crack the shell. Frenzy: Then broke the nut inside. 8:10 Soundwave's 07 design for the Bayformers. 9:41 Voice of Frenzy Reno Wilson. 9:53 Crazy nut bolt. 10:00 Touchdown by Sam. 10:09 Frenzy: AllSpark Located. 10:18 Voice of the twins Keith Silverstein 10:40 Rumble coolest line. 10:48 Here the color swap and names. 11:57 NOW I AM SHOCKING RIGHT NOW. *CYBERTRONIC SPRCE E RETRO CON* 12:04 Soundwave: Rumble eliminate resist Rumble: I trying Soundwave. 12:28 12:49 Taking away Mr. Walker. I stay with Rumble as blue and purple and Frenzy red and black I hope they use them in more TF shows, games and more thank you for the video. Rumble: Hey I am Rumble with blue and purple. Frenzy: And I am Frenzy with red and black Twins: This isn't rock sciences.

[@elijahbegay4716]

I’m on the FIRRIB side

[@shoresean1237]

"Rumble is Red, My Liege, Frenzy Is Blue...except when they're not my liege, good luck; figuring it out..." Soundwave: "Ok, the two scrappy little guys, whoever you are - eject. I have to go record my Dr. Claw dialogue, and then I have some spare Scooby stuff. Mike Bell thinks he has it rough?"

[@renatogomes4886]

Honestly it can be either way for me. As long as they are deployed by soundwave, it's fine on my book

[@lazyboi-6419]

I like the idea that rumble is red and black signifying that he is more destructive than frenzy who is silver and blue with a more slender design than rumble signifying that he is more stealthy.

[@decadeprime8116]

This was a video I been waiting for and this was worth the wait I leave a like and I love the video

[@andylanz9628]

In my own opinion, rumble has the pile drivers, frenzy has the discord frequency, colors dont matter

[@meganura1559]

I prefer rumble being blue and frenzy being red, I just think the names suit there colors better that way

[@DJ--ALLDAY]

🤚This debate is as old as whether 👉 " It's DUCK SEASON or RABBIT SEASON " 🤣😂

[@uainjansun]

Dumb fact: if you saw the WFC cassettes rumble was released first so we know now which is which (frenzy is being real later)

[@nesmandan1037]

Growing up with the cartoon, getting the cassettes at rummage sales, and never seeing the toy card is really messing me up when I’ve only known the blue one as Rumble and constantly being referred to a Frenzy. Mind blown!

[@normalcomic4768]

I played the high moon Cybertron games when I was a kid and they were always (rumble=purple) and (frenzy=red )

[@serbianslav5494]

0:18 I have heard for cassettes and cassette players, but not for micro cassette recorders (although I have seen a few in the cartoon series Penguins Of Madagascar (2008-2015))

[@In_The_80s]

I love trying to explain 80s technology to kids these days. Whats a cassette? Whats a Videotape? Why do phones have cords on them and why are they mounted to the wall?

[@alumlovescake]

Well someone needs to explain to me why on earth does phones have 3 to 5 cameras now days and what happened to the top and bottom bezel of phones and what the hell is a fuzor?

[@KilosFoxo]

@@alumlovescakei can only answer one of those questions fuzor: a transformer with a beast mode that is a combination of two animals such as eagle and wolf

[@_marxono_9815]

I have 13 years and I know what is a casette.

[@serbianslav5494]

I am 15 and I know what a cassette is.

[@8ByteBrian]

I get that source canon material-wise Rumble *should* be red & Frenzy should be Blue. I grew up with the 80's cartoon & toys( and for me was only second to MOTU), so Rumble for me will always be *blue* because that;s what I first saw him, as kid growing up on TV & no one will ever change my mind on the subject. He has always been one of my favorite characters next to Soundwave, Starscream, Devastator & Grimlock, and was an adorable, hilarious little smart-mouth! I always wonder too, we see Soundblaster house in his chest I believe 8 mini-cassettes. I always wondered what Soundwave maximum capacity for carrying mini-cassettes was. Could he carry all of them at once-or only after his death & upgrade to Soundblaster? Seeing how there is up to 15 Decepticon min-cassettes that would be quite a feat.

[@PaulDavies4]

1:57 - Frenzy and Ravage eluded me as a kid, it was the Transformers I never magaed to get. I remember years later when Ebay first came out I bought a whole job lot on Transformers for £260 just to get them! Now I have the boxed reissue ones as well. I gave up trying to get it and a kid and got 2 transformer watches, one red, one blue to represent them while playing with the figures.

[@andybones752]

I too am personally more in favor of the "Rumble is blue and Frenzy is red". Although, having said that I would also like to see a retrospective on his other cassettes ( that being Ravage, Laserbeak, Buzzsaw and Ratbat), as well as those used by Autobot Blaster (including Steeljaw, Ramhorn, Eject, Rewind, and Sunder in the fall of cybertron timeline).

[@RodimusPrimal]

I have them on my list of characters to cover for sure.

[@AE-jo2fy]

For me I'm torn. I tend to lean one way or the other based on wich colour pallette meshes better with the powers of either frenzy or rumble. On the one hand red and black makes sense for Frenzy because it invokes anger and feverishness, like you're in a frenzy. While Rumble's blue (Or at least the purpley blue from the G1 cartoon and some other incarnations) somehow makes him look like he's made from hevier duty, more dense materials, with that invoking the whole heavy enough to cause earthquakes thing. On the other hand red and black could also be seen as indicative of seismic activity and intesne subteranian energy. While blue is a slightly brighter and more energetic and active colour, which may work better for Frenzy. I think a major deciding factor is wether the work in question uses the piledrivers or the vibration waves for rumble. I think blue is better on him for the former, with red for the latter. Also I never knew the first coining of the terms FIRRIB or FIBRIR. Great job!

[@RodimusPrimal]

I get it. For me its just easier to go by the cartoon regardless of what it says on the toy packaging.

[@thedragonslayer7294]

Personally, I am a FIRRIB man myself.

[@roguecajun]

As I'm more of a toy collector and the cartoon is just a fun bonus, I tend to lean towards #FIBRIR. But I like to think of them being like real life identical twins who swap places to mess with people, the robots just swap armor instead of clothes.

[@RodimusPrimal]

I go by the idea that they were toy colors on Cybertron and changed when they came to Earth to cartoon colors.

[@Slyarno2795]

I'm use to rumble being blue because I seen him before as kid and will always be blue.

[@DarkDestroyer98]

Soudwave: Eject Rumble. Eject Frenzy. Operation. Red and Blue.

[@trevorjenkins2176]

I'll say Rumble is Blue or Purple [depending on the artist] and Frenzy Red. As far as the Transformers Gobots toy that Frenzy [the one I had own until his arm broke] was a sparkly Purple car.

[@HalflingScholar613]

FIBRIR always made more sense to me for some reason, but overall I agree with you. They're practically the same character so it doesn't matter. Fumble is green, Kenzy is yellow.

[@Vincent-396]

Rumble will always be blue, to me. I felt like Frenzy was a more minor character. That is just my head canon.

[@Sir_Bone-Head]

I don’t know why, but Rumble being red and Frenzy being blue makes sense to me. I don’t know, something to do with color schemes, I can’t explain it, otherwise it doesn’t really matter which way it’s handled to me.

[@RodimusPrimal]

I'm of the opinion that the argument for the two of them isn't as important as others, so whatever works for you. I have a theory that on Cybertron, Rumble and Frenzy matched their toy colors. They switched when they came to Earth.

[@zitro3022]

Purple is Rumble. Red and black is Frenzy.

[@zitro3022]

Kim Yo Jong's Sandwich Right

[@skiiima]

He’s right according to the 1987 series

[@bobsav76]

I saw the cartoon first, so, to me, Rumble is blue and Frenzy is red. However, Rumble being red and Frenzy being blue does make more sense. I'd be happy with either interpretation if they decide to bring these characters back in future projects.

[@imbored394]

Rumble is blue and frenzy is red

[@nexusshark]

It really depends on the incarnation. It's like Arcee being colored blue in TFP while otherwise being pink. So Frenzy is red in one incarnation and then blue in another and same goes for Rumble.

[@halopro8958]

I go by the Original Cartoon. Rumble is Purple, Frenzy is Red.

[@silverbolt9439]

Same also by the aligned continuity frenzy red rumble blue.

[@Sigurther]

It's obvious via the toy that Rumble was intended to be the red/black one and Frenzy was intended to be the blue/purple one. All western media is essentially based off the toys, being essentially commercials in 1/2hr cartoon and comic book form. Of course, for those of us who grew up with the G1 cartoon, it was our only source of Transformers lore. As it painted Rumble as the blue/purple one (whether by accident or design), while putting him on center stage it mostly sidelined the red/black one who was dubbed Frenzy. Thusly, putting the blue/purple one at the forefront of Transformers visibility and naming him Rumble, those of us who were engaged with the original cartoon and it's toys (because honestly, who bought the toys before they got hyped up by the cartoon back then?), Rumble will always be the blue/purple one. This holds true to me; Rumble of the cartoon will always be Rumble to me, period, in all his blue and purple goodness and it will forever be Rumble who uttered the unforgettable line "Hey, nobody calls Soundwave uncrasamatic!" If you think of it the other way around, that's fine, because it is also true, depending on what medium you draw from. There have been multiple 'generations' and multiple continuities of Transformers that span different realities and media/mediums, so essentially, both *are* true. That being said, the only one I care about is the G1 cartoon, so FIRRIB forever.

[@squidapuss9448]

FIRRIB

[@Deebstertron]

Ribfir Blue is a cool color, rumble, to me, is a less dramatic/destructive word. Shake, or quake are more dire sounding. And frenzy, it means wild, going crazy, in a frenzy. Red is a bright color, it's dramatic. Y'know, blood boiling, face turning red. Or even rising temperature! Like fire, or fiery anger.

[@shawn6860]

I think they swap colors to mess with fans and manufacturer's.

[@Goobsterwill]

Sometimes I like making both frenzy and rumble half blue and half red

[@SwivelAxl]

FIRRIB is correct. Frenzy is a word associated with Anger which is related to the color red, thus, Frenzy is red, Rumble is blue.

[@tyrionlannister9273]

Soundwave was the Cybertronian that originally had mini-cons, before the term was coined. They were, Rumble, Ravage and Laserbeak, later Frenzy. It's not too hard to know the difference by watching the animated show. And they were fully sentient as well. Which made them useful to the shinobi like Soundwave, the intelligence officer of the decepticons who themselves were descended from the warrior class Cybertronian. Rumble was blue and purple Ravage was black and zinc Laserbeak was black and white with some red and gold accents Frenzy was red and black

[@ailopeformers8669]

I think frenzy is blue cuz the name frenzy fits perfectly in the color blue

[@AliceDevil7490]

it should be noted that the original description for the the generation selects 4 pack had rumble listed and said something similar to you decide who is who. they changed it in about a month or 2 after it was already on pulse

[@RodimusPrimal]

Interesting. I took from what they currently have posted and used John Warden (Head Designer at Hasbro until recently as he's on Power Rangers now) and his direct statement.

[@MrFedoraFilm]

Rumble is red, Frenzy is blue. G1 toy say, so good day.

[@jangofett3229]

FIB RIR

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

Frenzy is Red, Rumble is Blue, the cartoon has said so, so screw you.

[@lodomir5519]

@@TheSmart-CasualGamer As an obvious mistake which was even sed in the video

[@trulythelongestnameinthisc8779]

@@TheSmart-CasualGamer Rumble is red Frenzy is blue The cartoon colours were a mistake Boo hoo!

To me Rumble is blue because 1) he's the cool and calm one 2) his weapon is the low-frequency infrasound he uses to cause tremors and Frenzy is red because 1) he's the hot-headed manic one 2) his weapon is high-frequency ultrasound he uses to affect peopke's minds It just makes sense to me

[@p.royneranchiaumana5816]

Rumble is blue - purple and Frenzy is red - black...

[@crimzonplays1134]

So, basically, the debate started in part with show animators mistaking the two? Sounds like a closed case for Fibrir to me.

[@Traph]

I personally am a FIRRIB guy.

[@charscreamAA]

Thank you for calling out that two pack that thing is impossible to find

[@breadhenge]

No one calls RodimusPrimal uncrasimatic!

[@rodrickadamginsburg8960]

Another awesome video!

[@Primeghost_2]

Frenzy is Red and Rumble is blue that's how I grew up calling them that's what they were called in the g1 cartoon and I never followed the comics.

[@syweb2]

I was expecting a rhyme, you caught me off guard. This comment section does funny things to my head.

[@Primeghost_2]

@@syweb2 lol

[@AllCoolThingsStoneMountain]

I thought you had already posted this...For a second that, I was about to blame the Madela Effect. Damn you, Cern!!! -HERETICPRIME

[@RodimusPrimal]

Believe it or not, this is an update to an older video. I added a LOT more than before.

[@aryavs430]

Frenzy is red Rumble is blue I like Rodimus Primal Do you?

[@TheKilroyman]

I was introduced to Rumble being blue in the G1 Cartoon, so I side with RIBFIR.

[@alumlovescake]

I always think of Frenzy as the red one and rumble as the purpish blue one