Thew's Top 10 Transformers Finds of 2022!

[@treebotreviews]

Thew, the best way to think about Derek's stuff is you're saving it from scalping bastards. You're doing a great thing. Preserving it so his memory lives on without being passed around for profit.

[@elrick44]

exactly, if youre getting it to cherish and preserve, then I'm sure Derek would be happy to know it found a good home

[@crimsondynamo615]

Out of the talons of parasites and in the hands of someone who can appreciate it.

[@Shahjahani777]

Best part of last year? Being introduced to you by my 15 year old son, an avid collector of TF toys and lore. Sharing all of it with me. Now we don't miss a new show and watch them all together. Thank you @Thew for your joy, exuberance, and passion. I'm not a collector, but you a real favorite and a treat.

[@thewAdams.]

👆👆ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ɴᴇᴡ ʏᴇᴀʀ💓ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ꜰᴀɴ ɪ ɢᴏᴛ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ 🎉ᴍᴇꜱꜱᴀɢᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀɪᴢᴇ

[@TinyRobotED-tm9rs]

👍

[@woogha]

My best friend Dave was a huge fan. When he passed away his MASSIVE collection was sold to pay for the funeral costs. Included in that was the G2 redux box set that I gifted him before he moved away. I thought I'd never see that box set again but some friends were able to find it and mailed it to his sister. She traded it back to me for an Action Master Soundwave and a custom Shattered Glass WFC Optimus Prime he made for me. Not a copy of the set, the exact one I gave him. It had the "love you bro" letter that I included when he moved. And the Fans project Blesser figure I'd gifted him too. It is now the centerpiece of my collection and I can tell you that owning a piece of the collection of someone that mattered isn't morbid and Mr. Wyatt would be proud that you ended up with a piece as Dave would be happy knowing I got that box set back. Rock on!

[@gabrieletraini3849]

Genuinely heartwarming, thank you for sharing that

[@woogha]

@@gabrieletraini3849 Dave was also an award winning drag queen so he was the best transformer in my life. I miss him every day and that sassy bastard saved my life after my divorce. Everyone needs a Dave. Here's another bittersweet heartwarming tale. Unfortunately a few months after he passed his mother followed. I'd grown closer to her and Dave's sister after we lost Dave so I was invited to the funeral. Due to something embarrassing that happened at Dave's Funeral I wasn't able to bring myself to go in. I panicked and left. I instead went around the corner to his favorite comic shop. They had his favorite episode of Transformers Prime playing on the TV and I was able to get a copy of Marvel Transformers issue 1 for 8$. (He'd given me a near complete collection missing only about 5 issues). It felt like Dave telling me it was okay if I wasn't there.

[@mechanwhal6590]

I think my heart just grew three sizes.

[@bozzy7946]

Beautiful story, and I'm sorry bout your friend, I'm not crying y'all are.

[@woogha]

@@bozzy7946 I'm glad my bittersweet story enriched your day. (Sorry about all the onions in the room) I actually have an update to this story. I'd Also later gifted him the G2 Cindersaur that came with the set. But the bag it was in was stolen at the airport. While cleaning the other day I came across another one and I cannot for the life of me remember when or how I'd replaced it. Now I want to track down the Rapido and Sharkticons to complete the set. Dave would have loved where the fandom is now. And I always make sure to buy figures in his honor. If you ever buy a Wheeljack, just do what I do and say "This one's for you Dave" :)

[@MateoPotatoReviews]

It's always great to hear about DJW's collection ending up in the hands of people who understand what it means to the community. Fantastic list.

[@sculptorofbones]

I don't think it's morbid to want to have part of somebody influential's collection. It preserves something special- a feeling, or a memory of a person. And it'd good to know that his stuff is being looked after by people who loved his work.

[@mikeyfourbarrel8473]

We Transformers fans are lucky as hell to have Thew amongst us. His humor, energy, and cleverness are legitimately impressive and endlessly charming.

[@woebegone_kenobi]

Honestly I love seeing Derek's stuff at a toys and games store. It feels way better than someone trying to scalp and sell his stuff on ebay. Love that you've got a few pieces and it kinda brought a tear to my eye. Keep on keepin on friend

[@thewAdams.]

👆👆ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ɴᴇᴡ ʏᴇᴀʀ 💓ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ꜰᴀɴ ɪ ɢᴏᴛ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ 🎉 ᴍᴇꜱꜱᴀɢᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀɪᴢᴇ

[@havanowoncheese]

For Wyatt's collection I think it is awesome. Those figures are great pieces of the fandom. His story will continue to be told as those figures spread and people learn about them.

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

If anything, I'm as excited to see the number transitions for this year as I am to see the new robots! EDIT: About Wyatt's collection. This is what he'd want to happen. For his own toys to be inherited by fans all over the world, whether they be franchise fan icons like you, or randos like everyone else. He loved the community, and he'd be totally fine with it, I think.

[@optimusprimal6155]

i feel like, with how much garrett watts gave the community and how much love and affection we poured his way, having a piece of his collection in yours isnt morbid at all - its keeping him with you and through you, keeping him with all of us. we might not have known him personally but he did give us a lot of beautiful things, so many lives touched by his work. it feels only natural to want to hold onto him - not to be morbid or gross, but to remember him as someone who was loved and beloved by so many. its like how many people mourn the loss of celebrities

[@optimusprimal6155]

recently a creator i caree for fhe content of deeply passed from cancer and i got a tattoo of his channel mascot to not just memorializs him but also remind myself to appreciate my life. he was barely 2 yeaes older than me and it hit me and all his base so hard. wanting to keep people who die with you in some way, even if our connection js through screens and art work is part of being human. we are all connected and wanting to keep the dead alive in our hearts, memories and even collections is how we not just memorialize them but keep ourselves grounded. i dont think a man who loved his community and his work as much as watts would have ever shyed away from people holding onto his legacy, expressing their love for his possessions and inpact however they could. someone who loved the community as much as he did would not have wanted us to forget him or stop engaging with his work and life. he would want us to keep him with us and keep his work alive in our hearts, in our art and even on our shelves

[@optimusprimal6155]

*wyatts sorry im dyslexic ahsksjsk

[@optimusprimal6155]

wyatts will be missed and its wonderful that you - someone who loves fhis community and knows the value of these little toys we collect - have wound up the caretaker of some of his stuff

[@versebuchanan512]

Alien Coast caught me completely off guard, I hadn't heard a word about it and randomly came across it in a record shop and picked it up on impulse. SUPER glad it I did, that boy's got some soul.

[@toygrind]

I caught them live this year, absolutely incredible show!

[@SquarePegs]

While I haven't said it too often lately, I've said it in past videos - I have little interest in Transformers personally, but your excitement and adoration for the product and buckets of charisma has made me a lifelong fan of your work (and an infrequent purchaser of Transformers toys now of characters I dig.) I'm so damn happy for you getting into the mix with Hasbro, because no one deserves it more. Here's to an excellent 2022, and an even better 2023!

[@RazgrizXMG0079]

Underrated comment

[@SplonkoTF]

Absolutely jazzed to see St. Paul and the Broken Bones on the list as there from my neck of the woods here in Alabama

[@skippay70]

Clampdown giving the big R.i.D Prowl vibes with that alt mode 😂

[@flyers10258]

Can't thank you enough for the Ithaca recommendation. I've been struggling to find new music as an "old man". They sound amazing.

[@TekuJames]

So proud of you going all in this year! You seem to be very doing very well, and it is a pleasure to see. Thanks for being a positive light for the community and world around us. Very excited to see what 2023 holds in store. Take care

[@declanmillar6356]

Seriously, one of the only KZbinrs I've been following for over a decade now. Love your content, your energy, and especially your puns and word-play. Happy New Year's, Thew. ✨ (Happy Thew Years)

[@thewAdams.]

👆👆ᴛʜᴀɴᴋꜱ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ꜱᴜʙꜱᴄʀɪʙᴇʀ 💓ᴄᴏɴɢʀᴀᴛᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ɪ ɢᴏᴛ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ 🎉 ᴍᴇꜱꜱᴀɢᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀɪᴢᴇ

[@woebegone_kenobi]

So glad to see you doing so well. Discovered your channel when I wasnt doing doing so well during the ~ongoing badness~ and you were just a beacon of absolute light for me. Much, much love to you and yours mate. Cant wait to see how 2023 goes for us all

[@thewAdams.]

👆👆ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ɴᴇᴡ ʏᴇᴀʀ 💓ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ꜰᴀɴ ɪ ɢᴏᴛ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ 🎉 ᴍᴇꜱꜱᴀɢᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀɪᴢᴇ

[@sithlord2225]

Nice top as always Thew! I'm here still processing that you were in LA and I'm just learning about this now lol, so cool that you got to experience that!

[@thewAdams.]

👆👆ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ɴᴇᴡ ʏᴇᴀʀ 💓ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ꜰᴀɴ ɪ ɢᴏᴛ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ 🎉 ᴍᴇꜱꜱᴀɢᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀɪᴢᴇ

[@HelloMisterJAMWAH]

You know what, every time I get a bit of the old anxiety you seem to post a new vid as if you knew I needed some good wholesome robot content to ease my nerves.

[@leftygurl]

i think probably my favourite transformer from this year is legacy skids. first off, your review of all the other skidses set up the reveal of him as a really neat moment. secondly, he completely changed how i view my collection. he was just a truly lovely autobot car, and the plausibility of the altmode made me want more like it, which got me into collecting the generations diaclone figures, and just really appreciate earthly car modes in a whole new way. lastly, the toy itself is very nice.

[@chadderbug7587]

I have my Jhiaxus posed with my old RTS Laser Prime and, while the scale is weird and they have totally different stylings and ideas, they both look awesome together. Idk why, but I always prefer the cons to be massive (probably cause I grew up on the movies and Animated) so I approve. The 2 of them live up on my shelf with Prime basically pulling a Bloodborne Visceral on Jhiaxus and it looks so damn good.

[@mikeclarke3990]

"The head sculpt is fantastic, he's got glasses and a beard"

[@thewAdams.]

👆👆ᴛʜᴀɴᴋꜱ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ꜱᴜʙꜱᴄʀɪʙᴇʀ 💓ᴄᴏɴɢʀᴀᴛᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ɪ ɢᴏᴛ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ 🎉 ᴍᴇꜱꜱᴀɢᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀɪᴢᴇ

[@bryantoo6057]

Brilliant assessment to the year. Side note Thew, never thought of giving Jianxing Winged Dragon a go before this Legacy TM2 Megs came in? That one is a brilliant piece to be fair.

[@kamie9320]

A lot of legacy, for me at least, was broadening my spectrum for transformers. I mainly watched G1, the Unicron Trilogy, and Prime - so to be introduced to these new bots and wanting to figure out who they were was so fun. My stepmom bought me Jhiaxus, and it was so cool searching around to find everything I could find about him. Honestly one of my favorite baddies now.

[@yusifer5719]

Awesome to see you made in to LA! Since I live in the area I ended up with some of Derrick's figures as well, namely one of his Animated Toxitron/Sideswipe 2 packs and that Ehobby Sunstorm in your short clip of the display case! I guess I own a piece of Derrick and Thew fame now! Hope you enjoyed your visit!

[@MrDoctorVK]

Was waiting this count down to come though was legit surprised to hear that you were in USA last year and legit picked few items that were from legendary Derrick J. Wyatt's collection. Bites that I never get to have pleasure to see legendary Walmart during my USA trip in 2018 but I get to visit in Evergreen store from where I picked my only and official TR toy.

[@ultimarx7772]

Congratulations on such a big year Thew! Can’t wait to see what you do this year! And since we’re on the topic here’s my top ten finds of 2022. 10. Legacy Override 9. Bumblebee Movie Soundwave 8. Legacy Tarantulas 7. Energon Optimus Prime 6. Cybertron Megatron 5. Legacy Inferno 4. Studio Series Sideways 3. BB Brawn 2. BB Shockwave 1. Victory Saber

[@pmak3128]

I love your number one spot! I got the Transmetal Megatron for Christmas and he is easily one of my favorite toys in my collection, here’s to 2023 and another great year of Thew’s Awesome Transformers Reviews!

[@blemblemmington359]

Thew, thank your for a amazing 2022, your videos were the only thing keeping me awake for this whole trainwreck of a year

[@stratojim473]

I look forward to this list every year, as much for the top 10 albums as the top 10 transformers. Always get some good recommendations and a positive retrospective on the year for transformers, so thank you for putting these out, Thew. Here’s to a great 2023!

[@Deceptibot9477]

Thew you know what's weird? I frequent Blast From the Past almost every weekend. So many trips I picked up that Windblade and thought about buying it. The fact that you bought it is absolutely mindblowing

[@mayoral_fabrication]

you and me , i also go there each friday

[@woogha]

Nothing makes me immediately happy quite like the Unicron Theme.

[@RedX_100]

Literally pointed at my screen upon hearing your visit to Blast from the Past! Popped down there myself during Thanksgiving weekend, saw a lot of great stuff, really a nice tribute to Derrick.

[@gregorylieber8362]

13:28 'Pimbidy Bim-bim 3300' lol I think that's was Ian Flemings original name for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

[@lowellmartens6135]

Moon Studios really did a good job on the train-bots. Looking forward to more videos in 2023. Hope the next year is a fantastic one for you Thew.

[@xxmrbrooksxx]

Been watching your channel for awhile. One of my favorite and one of the best Transformers channels. Awesome and entertaining content. Great personality and you seem like a good dude. Thanks for all the work you put in to make these videos. Always make me laugh.

[@hgc7000]

Love the choices, fun times. Also, I find it infinitely amusing you made it into an US Wal Mart. They are ridiculous. Also want to say, DONT feel bad about having any of Derek Wyatt's figures. I've got other interests besides transforming robot dudes, and in another circle, a friend passed away, and his collection was purchased in lots by us, his bros. Some of the proceeds went to charities too. The last thing my pal wanted to happen to his collection was it to get scattered and tossed, and All of now have a small item or items that remind all of us of our pal.

[@petermckinney6799]

Good shout on Jhiaxus, it's got fantastic presence and attitude. The gurning uber-angry head sculpt, expressive hands and extravagant colours make it really special.

[@coryholden666]

As for the bots from Derrick Wyatts collection that you picked up, I see it like this, I believe that we all want our collections to go to people who will cherish and enjoy them as we did when we had them. A good example would be some of your very unique and one of a kind Skywarps. When the time comes, wouldn't you rather they go to a younger collector who loves the character as much as you instead of someone who's gonna give it to their 5 year old kid. I truly believe that his collection is going to the kind of people he would want it to go to.

[@charliehj6988]

Right before the music break I thought to myself “Thew would probably like Heriot, wonder if that’s on here”

[@0ArmoredSoul0]

It's become a little pleasure of mine seeing what color your nails are going to be in each new video. I love getting to see my favorite creators having fun, and the nails are just so fun and cute and lovely. And you've had so much success this last year! I'm so happy to see you having fun and getting to do what you love, still enjoying yourself as you make a living out of it. Concerning the DJW thing- You're coming at it from a very genuine source, preserving a little smidge of a person who did so much for the Transformers franchise and the animation world. You're good, man, you're good.

[@majormalfunction1313]

i bought my tm2 megatron after seeing you unbox yours, it was my first tf of 2023. i love this thing and i really want a cryotek version of it lol

[@thewAdams.]

👆👆ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ɴᴇᴡ ʏᴇᴀʀ 💓ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ꜰᴀɴ ɪ ɢᴏᴛ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ 🎉 ᴍᴇꜱꜱᴀɢᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀɪᴢᴇ

[@UnicronicHerald]

I don't see many people who listen to Rammstien anymore! Its so good! Im glad your enjoying it

[@thewAdams.]

👆👆ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ɴᴇᴡ ʏᴇᴀʀ 💓ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ꜰᴀɴ ɪ ɢᴏᴛ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ 🎉 ᴍᴇꜱꜱᴀɢᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀɪᴢᴇ.

[@GWolfV3]

"Ultimate anime robot". And somewhere a single tear ran down Mazinger's face

[@NoGoodDirtyRicer]

I had absolutely no intention to buy Jiaxus but I think you convinced me.

[@mechaplatypus82]

Simon Furman's Generation 2 run was definitely under rated.

[@jerihoneywellart]

Hey Thew, i've been watching since day one, video one. You and your videos have been with me through good times and bad times, the brood times and the rad times. I've watched your channel grow and watch you get better and better every year. I'm so happy for you and all your success and glad you are living life and enjoying what you do. Keep on keeping on my dude and here's to many more years of robots, laughs, and the mad bearded lad.

[@RockdownPlus]

Derek would love that other collectors are enjoying his collection 😃😃😃😃

[@Bobsheaux]

"Does (Laser Optimus' trailer) need more going on on the sides? Yes please!" Toyhax has the solution for that!😎 Yes, "injured" is a fair word for one experiencing Haslab's Unicron. Not only is it too big to the point of impracticality, but the engineering is just a joke. For a price point as exorbitant as that, it is NOT unreasonable to expect more than a glorified shellformer. Happy Thew Year!

[@thewAdams.]

👆👆ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ɴᴇᴡ ʏᴇᴀʀ💓ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ꜰᴀɴ ɪ ɢᴏᴛ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ 🎉ᴍᴇꜱꜱᴀɢᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀɪᴢᴇ

[@ninjagrimlock1718]

Nice to see you looking well Thew! Great vid as always!

[@solidsentinel1285]

Those first couple drum beats of transformers always make my neurons fire

[@DavidSilva-mn4dz]

Derrick and Co ideas were amazing, it was true to the characters and/or their intended purpose.

[@crunson2000]

YOU ROCK THEW! GREAT LIST!

[@theodorecourtney-rg6tt]

Hey there thew I'm a huge fan and I just wanted to let you know that all your fans love you keep up the amazing content and I'm so happy to know I'm not the only person who loves transformers. One of your biggest fans lots of love

[@ciphon7791]

what a timing, thank you thew! amazing way to end my night.

[@Voltekker]

You are honoring his memory and work. That's not morbid, it's honoring a legacy.

[@RodimusMinor1987]

My bro also got a Senator Ratbat off kapow at TFN last year he's a great bot. Dragon Megatron has made it onto a lot of lists this year, I hope that you are well Thew

[@directorscarlett1932]

I was kinda hoping that you'd say Charlie was your number one find of the year

[@charlyrandle2112]

We actually met 20 years ago and we started dating in 2021 so I don't count 😅

[@directorscarlett1932]

@@charlyrandle2112 Don't you go bringing facts into this! These rose tinted glasses are GLUED ON, BABAY!

[@BigGrim78]

Happy New Year Mr Thew! Need to get me Jhaxius and TM2 Megatron. Gotta agree that Devin Townsend’s “Lighthouse” is a bloody stunner of an album! Love it!

[@joebaseball179]

2022 through the eyes of Thew!

[@vustvaleo8068]

the late Derrick J. Wyatt's collection is awesome especially the Japanese ones.

[@raiden_prime24]

Hey, that weird tennis racket on laser prime, you can flip it over his arm and it can be a shield

[@thewAdams.]

👆👆ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ɴᴇᴡ ʏᴇᴀʀ💓ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ꜰᴀɴ ɪ ɢᴏᴛ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ 🎉ᴍᴇꜱꜱᴀɢᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀɪᴢᴇ

[@FortressMunkimus1985]

2022 certainly had some good Bots come out. I can't wait to see what 2023 brings us.

[@battlegoff_8319]

Loving the audio nostalgia in the video, Bah-weep-Graaaaagnah wheep ni ni bong! 😎👍

[@thewAdams.]

👆👆ᴛʜᴀɴᴋꜱ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ꜱᴜʙꜱᴄʀɪʙᴇʀ 💓ᴄᴏɴɢʀᴀᴛᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ɪ ɢᴏᴛ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ 🎉 ᴍᴇꜱꜱᴀɢᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀɪᴢᴇ

[@DracoVimes]

I always love when thew uploads a new video it’s always so fun and funny

[@reedmohlman9762]

Transmetal 2 Megatron is a triumph. Could use a wrist swivel but it is absolutely the most substantial leader class of the recent generations

[@thewAdams.]

👆👆ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ɴᴇᴡ ʏᴇᴀʀ💓ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ꜰᴀɴ ɪ ɢᴏᴛ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ 🎉ᴍᴇꜱꜱᴀɢᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀɪᴢᴇ

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

Earthspark finally started creeping in at my local Target, including Whirl and Windblade's illegitimate child. If there's one thing I think the Laser Prime/Scourge mold could have used, it was a couple of extra missile racks to go on the sides of the battle platform. As it stands, it has one tiny gun and a grabby claw when the original had a disc launcher, a pressure launch missile rack, an air pump rocket, and a spring-loaded transformation. The tanker on its own is pretty good, but as a "base" it's kinda dinky.

[@thewAdams.]

👆👆ᴛʜᴀɴᴋꜱ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ꜱᴜʙꜱᴄʀɪʙᴇʀ 💓ᴄᴏɴɢʀᴀᴛᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ɪ ɢᴏᴛ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ 🎉 ᴍᴇꜱꜱᴀɢᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀɪᴢᴇ

[@shadowscribe]

18:02 Disappointed; feeling injured; damaged something in you. Once again Thew finds the words for feelings you didn't think there were words for. That's why Thew's in the big leagues, so they CAN send their stuff to a poet!

[@thewAdams.]

👆👆ᴛʜᴀɴᴋꜱ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ꜱᴜʙꜱᴄʀɪʙᴇʀ 💓ᴄᴏɴɢʀᴀᴛᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ɪ ɢᴏᴛ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ 🎉 ᴍᴇꜱꜱᴀɢᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀɪᴢᴇ

[@hardsellcomixreviews7514]

I think Optimus being Orion Pax before is a good part of the lore

[@Huneidu]

Never touched a Nemesis Prime, it is just not my kind of thing. But when I saw the repaint of Laser Prime I went for it because I was not going to buy that mold and it looked a brilliant toy. Also, I rarely do cheeky re-paints, but Clampdown looked so good, plus he was the other 1-of-1 along with Cosmos so I bought him as a consolation prize of sorts because I had to hit up Ebay for Cosmos proper. Great stuff, cheer mate!

[@austingilles6263]

I went to Blast from the Past just a few days ago, to think I could've run into one of my childhood heroes in my area

[@michaelmordwinkin2049]

Thank you for your reviews and your music recommendations! Endlessly amusing and I love the personal stories.

[@thewAdams.]

👆👆ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ɴᴇᴡ ʏᴇᴀʀ 💓ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ꜰᴀɴ ɪ ɢᴏᴛ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ 🎉ᴍᴇꜱꜱᴀɢᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀɪᴢᴇ

[@InfernalBanana]

The way I’ve been putting it with Motormaster is that Menasor is basically his Powermaster form that his friends can attach to if they want. I mean, i still like it and will get all the Stunticons, but it does bug me that you don’t really need them for the combiner. It doesn’t feel like a gestalt when a part and the whole can be almost the same, and it sucks that the other option is Combiner Wars with its jank and the almost necessary need of upgrade parts (not now Volcanicus). I don’t know, it looks great, but it doesn’t sit quite right when the other four feel like accessories.

[@MathewHaswell]

The G1-cartoon Menasor is a silly design and among the least toy-accurate in a series notorious for taking liberties with the toys it was designed to advertise. It wasn't meant to work as a toy, thus any toys of it look daft.

[@InfernalBanana]

@@MathewHaswell i mean, I think it *looks* great, i just wish it utilized the other figures more. They just feel like accoutrements to the Motormaster show with how the combiner is executed. If the CW Motormaster had a better torso mode, it would have been a great

[@MathewHaswell]

@@InfernalBanana CW Motormaster has too much of an identity crisis. The weird torso-mode comes from shoe-horing in an opening chest, both for the look of the Optimus versions of the mould and to create a space for Blackjack to attach to mimic to OG combiner's chest-kibble. The wonky execution of Legacy Menasor is just the nature of the beast. That's how the combiner looked in the cartoon. Seems more stable than similarly-done third-party Menasors, though. The legends/core-scale set from Magic Square looks *flimsy* as can be.

[@NightmareZerogbs]

There were quite a lot of banger on 2022, huh? Happy New Year, Thew, it's so heartwarming to see that the niche reviewer I started watching around Generations Cosmos has gone to be so succesful, recognized and HAPPY about what he does.

[@NS-lz6jh]

Sir Thew- The best Transformers reviews on the internet.

[@thewAdams.]

👆👆ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ɴᴇᴡ ʏᴇᴀʀ💓ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ꜰᴀɴ ɪ ɢᴏᴛ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ 🎉ᴍᴇꜱꜱᴀɢᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀɪᴢᴇ

[@sickonesnow]

It 100% is not weird.wanting to own something that somebody you have idolized and thought of as a hero has been going on since probably the dawn of man don't feel bad

[@buttoneyemrt491]

You rhymed Thew with 2022, I'm happy now. Based Bi brother.

[@benreilly9513]

I personally like Scourge about a hundred million billion times more than Laser OP. That deep black and bright magenta-red make him a seriously mean customer, and it’s the color scheme I wanted Nemesis Prime in. It also helps that RiD and Armada were among my earliest exposures to Transformers, so evil long-nose cab Optimus in black and red is something I’ve always wanted a modern toy of.

[@KikiAelita]

I think it's great that the collection is remaining in the fandom for the thing he so loved. What's the other option? Throwing it away? Having it go to random people who don't know or appreciate where it's been before? It staying with someone who did know Derek J Wyatt but who honestly doesn't care about TFs? I think it 'lives on' a lot more in the hands of many collectors elated to have and appreciate it. It becomes soulless anywhere else. It's not like it is the sort of thing that there's a loving museum for it? Idk I guess it just feels like 'fandom heirlooms' (like 'family heirlooms') going back out amongst the collective, where they can pick up even more associations and good memories, like yours.

[@thewAdams.]

👆👆ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ɴᴇᴡ ʏᴇᴀʀ 💓ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ꜰᴀɴ ɪ ɢᴏᴛ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ 🎉ᴍᴇꜱꜱᴀɢᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀɪᴢᴇ

[@Gigas0101]

Please, please keep Suiken posed holding baby Suiken on your shelf.

[@MathewHaswell]

"Never talk to me or my giant son ever again."

[@krimsonklaww611]

Personally, I'm glad Derek J Wyatt's collection lives on, rather than some heartless bank boy repossess his house and throw his whole collection in the bin.

[@nuhuh4144]

I love seeing you so happy Thew

[@BugBoss1205]

Prediction: Given how much he loved the dang thing, TM Megatron will be scoring fairly high.

[@BugBoss1205]

EEEEEYYYYYYYYYYYY.

[@Technodreamer]

I'd love to see a museum display at some point in the future, for Derek.

[@thewAdams.]

👆👆ᴛʜᴀɴᴋꜱ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ꜱᴜʙꜱᴄʀɪʙᴇʀ 💓ᴄᴏɴɢʀᴀᴛᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ɪ ɢᴏᴛ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ 🎉 ᴍᴇꜱꜱᴀɢᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀɪᴢᴇ

[@Skullgrin140]

As always Thew, great video. Hope 2023 brings you nothing short of the absolute best, you deserve all of it!

[@robfranklin6412]

Of of my unexpected favourites from 2022 Velocitron Road Hauler. I only bought the figure to complete the Speedia set, and to complete the Grapple mold set. But, because of that extreme shouty face expression, I couldn't help but play with the figure and put him into all sorts of extreme poses.

[@thewAdams.]

👆👆ᴛʜᴀɴᴋꜱ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ꜱᴜʙꜱᴄʀɪʙᴇʀ💓ᴄᴏɴɢʀᴀᴛᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ɪ ɢᴏᴛ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ 🎉 ᴍᴇꜱꜱᴀɢᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀɪᴢᴇ

[@rocketshipevan]

Transmetal II Megatron is my #1 for the year too, love him! (and my only Beast Wars figure)

[@dustinpahel5950]

I think the robot mode back kibble would’ve been better managed if the upper dragon chest was on a hinge and swivel, so you rotate it 180° and fold it up over the dragon belly, so the dragon chest becomes the robot back shoulder muscles

[@Slayershoop]

Congrats on a mega 2022! Quick note on Victory Saber and any effect parts, absolutely do not leave the blast effects on any toys, the dissimilar plastic...melt into each other after a while for lack of a better term. Best TFs this year all the Menasor bots and Victory Saber are super close to the top. TFC Toys Hades redo ranks up there too

[@Razorgeist]

Yep I agree with you about Dragon Megatron being the best figure this year. I was on the fence about him til I saw you gush over him in the Hasbro video. And yeah Jhiaxus is surprisingly awesome. I find myself pulling him out and playing around with him often.

[@thewAdams.]

👆👆ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ɴᴇᴡ ʏᴇᴀʀ 💓ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ꜰᴀɴ ɪ ɢᴏᴛ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ 🎉 ᴍᴇꜱꜱᴀɢᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀɪᴢᴇ

[@thecheese4255]

No Skywarp?! We’ll get ‘em next year!

[@MudSluggerBP]

Would love to see a repaint of Jhiaxus as the God Phoenix from Battle of the Planets 🤟🏻

[@argylecowboy]

Thew, I love the way you think about the year every year and I always think the music list has some of the best variety of anyone. I have also not been bothered with Menasor yet. It will probably change once I get breakdown. You will do those Derek pick ups the justice they deserve

[@DewlayLomo]

Senator Ratbat wears the mold better than Scourge

[@alexjones1027]

I wish I loved anything as much as this man loves Transformers

[@tonyc.0451]

Greetings and happy new year, Thew-san. Glad that 2022 was a fun year for you and that you bought plenty of Transformers that even I laid eyes on. I, on the other hand, only managed to buy Studio Series Voyager Class Soundwave and Core Class Ravage due to having Masters of the Universe Masterverse figures and other miscellaneous figures on my wish list, I'm happy nonetheless, by the way. As a native Californian myself, kudos, Thew, for traveling all the way here. Wonder if you also visited Target, which is often where I buy my figures nowadays. If you do visit CA again, hope that you manage to visit the Bay Area, too, since that's also where many collectors live and thrive. Our part of California also has great views, I'll add.

[@_V.Va_]

You say Jhiaxus has a weird transformation but he transforms a lot like Blitzwing. Or Movie Megs.

[@XCATX25]

I wish they would do a MP Goryu and Gairyu like a big MP figure to feel the same as you, these 2 were my first TF ever

[@TheMatacon]

Visionaries I thought I was the only one ! The most underrated cartoon of that era

[@TheMatacon]

@ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ ᴍᴇ@ThewAdams hey man great to hear off you. What information do you require?