They F**CKED Up This Crossover! | Hiss Tank Megatron [Transformers Review & Analysis]

[@cavvaldiv5536]

It's because this figure wasn't designed by the Transformers team at Hasbro, it was actually done by the GI Joe team. So while it's not for me personally, this figure would be directly in the bracket of a GI Joe fan like you said, and I think it does well for that.

[@Gei4Mei]

It actually was designed by members of the TF team, even one of the Takara guys. I think the concessions made for the tank mode as well as the budget is where the problem are

[@cavvaldiv5536]

@@Gei4Mei Huh interesting! I had heard otherwise, but now I'm even more confused about where the money went😂

[@blissfairchild7194]

i'm a fan of both lines, but i think i'd go more GI Joe, if i had to pick... and so as a Joe fan, I can honestly say... I don't like the design of it either. So if you were correct on which team did it and who it was made for, they still failed. Also.. THE PRICE! It looks like a cheap $20 toy, not a $90 usd toy

[@starforcenetwork]

Wake up babe, new Gei4Mei review just dropped

[@Gei4Mei]

I was up all night 😵‍💫

[@devilwithin1738]

they should've just had this crossover figure be the hiss tank turn into a giant cobra robot. y'know, have some fun with the idea of the crossover concept.

[@Gei4Mei]

I had that thought too, but the characters have a long history of crossover in comics so that really wasn’t a problem for me

[@Doopyhpp]

I just now that the man has not seen a woman for two weeks and I can relate

[@Gei4Mei]

I haven’t seen a woman in almost a decade

[@r-3po2.o83]

@@Gei4Mei based

[@eyywannn8601]

Man’s took out the jar and everything. Truly, dedication towards reviewing. Def agree that this is a toy that GI Joe fans would love more than a Transformers fan would.

[@Gei4Mei]

I just hope people don’t take that the wrong way

[@isaiahp.4609]

Would’ve been cool if it was an original design or HISS Tank Soundwave.

[@Gei4Mei]

Why Soundwave specifically?

[@isaiahp.4609]

@@Gei4Mei well, there was a design from Earth Wars with the GI Joe collab

[@Gei4Mei]

Oh really now? I should look that up

[@Majinhero]

it would give the designers an excuse to make a giant hole in his chest at least.

[@starcoreonline5592]

@@Gei4Mei There's that and the fact that, according to TFWiki, in 2016 they released an exclusive soundwave themed recolor of the 2005 HISS tank mold.

[@dunkanbulk14]

Baroness' articulation is proof that Action Masters had no excuse for their lackluster arm articulation

[@Gei4Mei]

Probably not, the TF team wasn’t that good back them

[@rdjdjdjjdjesnghdiidhdkekwjwm]

great video, but i do wish that you used a brighter background as it's quite difficult to make out the black of the figure from the black of the background

[@Gei4Mei]

It looked brighter in camera and in editing, I have since bought a fill light so hopefully I can avoid this in the future

[@Doopyhpp]

This video was actual kinda philosophical in a way

[@Gei4Mei]

In what way do you mean?

[@Doopyhpp]

@@Gei4Mei in the way that it’s a transformer meant for gI joe fans and not the other way around

[@Gei4Mei]

Hmmm honestly I kinda felt like I was retreading the Lego Optimus video again with the ideas lol

[@tallmex7183]

I'm sick with the flu and can barely talk. Your line of the baroness hating brown people made me laugh so hard my sore throat went away for a bit of time

[@jordancasillan5965]

Tbh I just plan on getting this and keeping it in the box. Cause I think it looks better than the figure Itself. Amazing video!

[@Gei4Mei]

That box is incredible honestly

[@ThatJohnKillion1970]

Master Blaster, anyone? Looks like someone couldn't get Beyond Thunderdome.

[@jzichek569]

I would dead ass buy a Dragonfly that transforms into Whirl.

[@Gei4Mei]

I would probably still like to see them tackle Optimus, I dunno what vehicle he should be

[@justanormaldilo.249]

@@Gei4Mei According to a leak, Optimus is next. And he’s going to take the form of a G.I Joe M.O.B.A.T. Tank.

[@dubuyajay9964]

​Should be an APC. The closest thing GI Joe has to a semi. @justanormaldilo.249

[@Nightbeat26]

The Bumblebee GI Joe figure is even worse. They really shit the bed on these.

[@supersandwichgoku9645]

I don't really know much about transformers yet, but I always love your reviews Mei! Also dang that Siege Jetfire actually looks worth the 90 bucks

[@Gei4Mei]

He is! So much better construction and tons of accessories

[@TonyTama]

Kinda forgot to comment but. After learning that Baroness is 1 for 1 the same figure that WILL die in a few years makes me glad i got her as a Classified figure. And her Snake Eyes version

[@robd1329]

Mr T cereal...oh yeaaaa!!!!! (Macho Man) voice! This vid and the 'cockpit' lines made me laugh!

[@Gei4Mei]

I try thank u ☺️

[@saddad6601]

I had this on preorder for so long. I’m glad I canceled it before I bought it.

[@Majinhero]

no mention of the terrible slab of plastic that is needed to even do something as basic as covering megatron's face?

[@Gei4Mei]

Didn’t work into the review, my main issue being the aesthetics and limitations of the design. In reality I almost completely forgot about it even almost forgetting to film clips with it lol

[@syx9986]

Those gobbling sounds almost made me pee myself laughing!

[@Gei4Mei]

Look up “grapefruit technique”

[@robd1329]

She fits snugly in the cockpit!

[@SuperGodoSatsu]

Honestly I would've gone with the I'mma Computer bit, also great review bro.

[@Gei4Mei]

Thank u fren

[@stephenmiller4091]

More over, it should not have been Megs. A Hiss tank is the cannon fodder vehicle of Cobra. Unfitting the ruler of the decepticons. Bumblebee as an awestriker is a weird choice as well. Did Hasbro forget about Beachcomber or is it the 'Op, Megs, BB Popularity Curse' in effect. This should be a huge deal but in the end Hasbro half-assed bot designs that are hollow as sh!t and through in a cheap retro reissue joe figure instead of a detailed 25th figure. Honestly I hope 3rd parties try their hand at joe crossover Transformers because the idea is sound, it just requires effort and quality.

[@Papai_Pai]

The vehicle mode is great but that's it

[@Gei4Mei]

Yeah, pretty much

[@trontroncanh9287]

Wait until the Bumblebee one !!

[@Gei4Mei]

Mine should be arriving soon. No promises on a review for him tho

[@blissfairchild7194]

the bubblebee one looks worse! they should have used a VAMP and made it turn into Hound, that would be the best fit. AWE striker usually pretty cool.. but not this bubblebee version! lol..

[@fen4554]

0:42 PORKCHOP SANDWICHES! OH MY GOD GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE, WE'RE ALL DEAD! GET THE FUCK OUT!

[@Gei4Mei]

The kid babbling at the end is so fuggin funny 😆

[@RodimusPrime1982]

The modern Baroness figure can fit in the cockpit just as well. I like this figure despite the flaws, it is what it is.

[@optimascrime5235]

I'm surprised they didn't do a cartoon special or at least do the toy crossover in the 80's

[@Gei4Mei]

Season 3 had GI Joe characters, they take place in the same universe!

[@optimascrime5235]

@@Gei4Mei I'm surprised it's not more talked about because I didn't even notice(As someone who's more of a Transfomers fan

[@danieladame8676]

Best Buy has this on clearance right now for $22, it’s size and alt mode are the only reason I’ll go in and buy it even at this discounted price.

[@CardboardBots]

Do you think Daria would be a dom or a sub?

[@Gei4Mei]

She talks all sassy but she probably a bottom

[@infoulein]

fisrt video im seeing of you, im in love fucking amazing

[@Gei4Mei]

Thank u so much, hope u enjoy my other videos ☺️

[@mrrictus]

1:52 was when I tapped the like button LOL

[@Gei4Mei]

Glad u like it ☺️

[@oscarvilche4431]

Bro i remember my aunt showing me Fensler films when i was in middle school! That shit was hilarious 😂😂

[@HORRIOR1]

All of a sudden I feel a lot less guilty for spending 260 dollars on TFC Toys STC-02 Tyrant...

[@Gei4Mei]

Is that the 3rd party Armada Megs?

[@HORRIOR1]

@@Gei4Mei No that is Fans Hobby Meg Tyranno. TFC Toys STC-02 is a G.I.Joe Megatron design that was come up by a transformers artist a few decades ago. It was then updated by TFC toys. It is based on Destro's Dominator, with Mamba and few other things all mashed up together, into a gigantic Warmachine that makes the Rolling Thunder Optimus Prime seem like a lightweight vehicle. I highly recommend looking up some of the reviews on KZbin.

[@BEkov-kd8cf]

Really weird and interesting crossover, sadly not good enough. I'm too tired to think of a proper comment but I'm leaving one to increase engagement. Love ya mei

[@Gei4Mei]

Ty ilu2, wishing he was better!

[@mrspeigel3593]

Well, for starters Megatron is a main battle tank type of guy so a HISS is a poor choice, maybe a HISS II or if they change the turret armament like they did for the non transforming HISS Shockwave a while back. I'm not super crazy about AWE striker Bumblebee either. AWE striker Beachcomber would be correct but a Vamp Hound would have been perfect.

[@forumicebreaker]

Yes!

[@efter]

the tank looks really please but damn those hollow parts make it look so unappealing

[@Gei4Mei]

They’re really bad, like this figure costs way too much for that to be acceptable, probably why Amazon slashed the price recently

[@danieldees9686]

V relieved to hear fun size mei is cockpit compatible!

[@Gei4Mei]

Which cockpit 😳

[@danieldees9686]

@@Gei4Mei Baroness's ofc Unless 👉👈

[@HerohammerStudios]

This video made me incredibly uncomfortable. Good job

[@Gei4Mei]

I tried my best lol

[@shaldurprime7154]

Holy shit that Vinesauce Joel reference just knocked my socks off

[@Gei4Mei]

Yeah I love Hoel I love Binny

[@konstantinszelcs2766]

I will say that I did like G.I. Joe way back years ago. And for some reason I enjoyed popping the heads off of those figures.

[@Gei4Mei]

I apparently broke all my dads old Joe figures when I was a baby

[@Pokehon]

Loved the review probably still getting it probably keeping in box though!

[@Gei4Mei]

I shoulda kept mine in box 😣

That is a very nice face sculpt.

[@josiaharaki7310]

G2 Megatron is already a GIJoe crossover... It would have been cool to have him be a G2 homage instead of G1 Megatron cosplaying as a hiss tank

[@robertj.3383]

That baroness figure is built more like a baron.

[@piglinplayz8391]

what about all the tf earth wars gi joe crossover characters?

[@Gei4Mei]

I haven’t seen those before 😳

[@piglinplayz8391]

@@Gei4Mei there are also transformerfied g1 pretenders such as straxus octopunch and bludgeon

[@ZERONEVERSEVEN]

Transformers are now designed by Fiverr

[@Gei4Mei]

Kinda feels like it for this one lol

[@Generic_Commenter2397]

It has a quite a wicked sick-looking box though; which makes me feel like this wasn't meant to be played with. Instead, the purpose of this toy is for rich nerds to point at the unopened box in their man/woman-cave and say "Baroness can totally ride Megatron! There's the proof! And I was there when *it* happened!"

[@Gei4Mei]

Ngl the box is partially what sold me on this

[@cooldestroyer115]

Bruh how did I just now see your video smh cringe utube Nice video as always buddy

[@Gei4Mei]

Thanks buddy ☺️

[@bionicleaddict]

I am not crazy! I know he swapped those numbers! I knew it was 1216. One after Magna Carta. As if I could ever make such a mistake. Never. Never! I just - I just couldn't prove it. He - he covered his tracks, he got that idiot at the copy shop to lie for him. You think this is something? You think this is bad? This? This chicanery? He's done worse. That billboard! Are you telling me that a man just happens to fall like that? No! He orchestrated it! Jimmy! He defecated through a sunroof! And I saved him! And I shouldn't have. I took him into my own firm! What was I thinking? He'll never change. He'll never change! Ever since he was 9, always the same! Couldn't keep his hands out of the cash drawer! But not our Jimmy! Couldn't be precious Jimmy! Stealing them blind! And he gets to be a lawyer!? What a sick joke! I should've stopped him when I had the chance! And you - you have to stop him! You-

[@The_FatGeneral]

slippin jimmy

[@paulparker1360]

So, I've got a great idea. How's about we take a figure and vehicle that are, basically, all black. And film them with a black background... what could go wrong..? 🙄

[@Gei4Mei]

Look harder 😳

[@ajhill5094]

I really like the head sculpt, though.

[@alexthenorth2705]

Yo that Mr.T cereal was the sh!t straight sugar

[@Loremastrful]

What frustrates me is I know Hasbro can do better. in Combiner Wars, we got a Powerglide redeco, Viper. Painted in the Cobra Rattler blue, face sculpted like a mask of Wild Weasel. And this wasn't even a big deal. Just a cheeky wink and a nod to fans of both GI Joe and Transformers. I hoped this would become a thing a GI Joe homage slipped in every other wave. Nothing big just a repaint to sell the same toy twice. I mean that's right up Hasbro's alley. It seemed to make sense. Imagine Warpath, painted sand yellow with a caped head like Dusty going by Mauler. Beachcomber remade into an AWE Striker with Footloose or Rock n Roll as a head. The Core class seekers redone as a Sky Striker with Ace or Fire truck Inferno/Artfire as BBQ. Maybe take this Arcee/Road Rocket motorcycle and make ninja cycles with Storm Shadow and Jinx. The point is there are so many opportunities Hasbro could have make an extra $250 - $300 on molds they already have. The HISS tank's central problem is GI Joe sells vehicles you figures can ride in. Just like Star Wars. But for Transformers, the vehicle IS the figure. Its a difference with a distinction.

[@Gei4Mei]

There’s so much potential in a crossover and they did the most boring version of it

[@forumicebreaker]

A Micromasters and Battle Android Trooper (B.A.T.) mash-up is needed.

[@Sleesus]

It's ridiculous how much they cheaped out on this figure, it's got the same engineering as the discount store/walgreens exclusive brand transformers but is like 5 times the price of those. The thing about saying how the issue is this is a "transformer made for gi joe fans" Isn't really a good excuse for why it's so bad. Both Gi joe and transformers have a lot of overlap, and this even the first crossover figure! I think Snowcat in energon was technically the first, being a transformer that's alt mode is literally a gi joe vehicle, but I could be wrong. There were more recent ones than that too but a lot of them were either event, subscription service, or some other kind of exclusive. Heck, they even made a serpentor transformer out of that version of scourge that turns into a stealth bomber! The O ring releases for gi joe seem to be more expensive yet more cheaply made than anything else being put out right now, really unfortunate it's more or less the replacement of the "retro series" of figures they were making which started out as slightly tweaked versions of the 25th style of gi joe figures but eventually got into more advanced and original molds like the cobra trooper. To go from something with that much articulation at a tiny scale back to something that's not only cheaper to produce but being charged for more now is a real slap in the face.

[@Gei4Mei]

Thats what I think it really is, the Baroness eats up the cost. Apparently she’s been newly rebuilt or something. When I said it was the transformer for GI Joe fans I meant that in the context where I said the toy was favoring that side in terms of design and marketing and what we’re assuming is price. Not that being made for Joe fans is what makes it a bad figure in my opinion

[@MiKeMiDNiTe-77]

They ruined the Baroness her face looks wrong and her cobra sigil shoulda been bright red

[@gdjaybee742]

You gotta leave it to 3rd party companies To do a collaboration like this Properly.

[@G2_Convoy]

What absolutely drives me nuts is that this wasn’t based on G2 megatron. GI JOE has crossed over with Transformers before. IN G2! Cobra gave megatron his fucking tank mode! They should’ve based the design off that, turning the front of the hiss tank into his torso like G2 Megs. That’d make the kibble less terrible, and look much better imo. As well as being a reference to the first crossover of the franchises.

[@Gei4Mei]

Wow, is that true? I didn’t know that at all 😳

[@G2_Convoy]

@@Gei4Mei yeah it’s in the old G2 comics

[@forumicebreaker]

Perfectly stated!

[@G2_Convoy]

@CGG_GSS sorta? G2 Megs is definitely similar. Usually his tank cannon is mounted on his shoulder, and the back of the tank is the legs. Otherwise pretty similar to warpath. Just look up “G2 Megatron” and find the one from the 90s that’s a giant green tank and you’ll see what I mean.

[@MonstersOfTheUniverse]

Probably better to review against a lighter background considering Megatron has black portions :(

[@cipherthedemonlord8057]

Shame that we will never get a P38 Megatron again.

[@Sotau890]

he didn't have wrist swivel

[@Gei4Mei]

He didn’t bro 😭

[@ludgerwillgaster2095]

Meet the voice actresses that did her and she was a nice person and hated on no one

[@The_mechanick]

Well now we know why you can’t afford gas. Spending it on this guy instead. 😂 I keed. Anyways, good review. I have no doubt that it definitely could have been done better. I think if they’d used the actual transformers vs G I Joe comics from the early 00s as reference we’d be getting much better figures instead of this pos and the dumb af bumblebee. Also, I preordered Jetfire on TFSource two weeks ago. I’ll gladly pay $90 instead of the $350+ scalpers on Amazon & eBay want for it. I have the thrilling 30 one but I never expected them to make a show accurate one & by the time I found out about it it was already going for $130 on the second hand market.

[@Gei4Mei]

You will definitely enjoy him

[@guyverGODZILLAheiseiERA]

TITAN PREDAKING would like his half ass crown back 🤣🤣

[@RansomeStoddard]

I love it!

[@razif6916]

For the pervertness..iam a your new sub..haha

[@michaellombardi1620]

I can’t believe how bad it looks

[@Gei4Mei]

I can, I have him in hand 😳

[@reygaucin2205]

Siege Jetfire best commander? legacy Armada optimus and magmatron would like a word with you

[@TonyTama]

2:08 O_o Im a bad influence.

[@Gei4Mei]

Are u sure its not me lmao

[@TonyTama]

@@Gei4Mei i was corrupt long before i met ya

[@fortheloveofgodlaugh2981]

I think he wants my mom...

[@Gei4Mei]

What does she look like 👀

[@sushiatsushi1538]

Not the jar 😭

[@Gei4Mei]

Yes the jar 😈

[@eatedthedrink8036]

Cool.

[@Gei4Mei]

No u 😳

[@genomcyberbubblegum4049]

Dont get me wrong. But thank you for buying it in our name... so we don't buy it xD Seriously, i was a kid and never saw any appeal on GI Joe at all. (Baroness live action , his kinda instant BO*** when you lay your eyes on her..) As i was saying...even as not being g i joe fan, As transformers fan, i could maybe be interested, but i am not, because its too pricey for such bad engineered toy, in which, the bigger they are, the better the engineering , specially for the kibble parts. And all that hollowness, that is what you see and buy from chinese store's bootlegs. we live in an age, where bootlegs are starting to offer better plastic material and engineering, rather then the official thing, and better endurance. How sick is that?

[@Gei4Mei]

He doesn’t feel cheap, but his design looks cheap. Its a weird balance.

[@genomcyberbubblegum4049]

@@Gei4Mei like... "half ass"? i get it

[@ConfusionDistortion]

I looked at it from the perspective of both a GI Joe and a Transformers fan, and wrote it off as a giant hunk of shit. Everything is botched about this release, from the design of Megatron to them using a different shade of paint for the eye areas on Baroness, which makes her look like she is wearing those eye gimmick sunglasses they sold to kids in the 80s where the eyes were painted on the lenses. They should have painted her entire face the same flesh tone if they really felt the need to paint a skin tone, then used another template that added her eye lashes specifically with eye dot, and rim of her glasses after.

[@tbonejenkins8807]

For $90 this should be commander class quality, without all the gaps and stuff. Hasbro is just greeedy now. Same reason for the "plastic free" packaging. If you think they give two craps about the environment, I have a space bridge to sell you.

[@Gei4Mei]

Oh I know, some people really like the cheap packaging, but like I said I think in my Ravage review, it isn’t effecting the price. Its a virtue signal primarily in my eyes

[@slumbertrap1355]

1:38 listen its not a classic action figure of a female character unless their hair makes it impossible for them to swivel their head around. It was obviously a purposeful big brain choice to get that Nostalgia going, Hasbro are made up of the smartest boys with the smartest boy ideas.

[@Gei4Mei]

Thats my impression of it too ngl

[@starboykb]

I am glad to stay away from the G.I.Joe x Transformers and invest my money for Siege Jetfire reissue. I can't believe Hiss Tank Megatron is so bad for this era.

[@Firebyte27]

Honestly, from the moment I saw this, I knew it would be bad.

[@Gei4Mei]

I dunno what I expected, I mostly bought it out of obligation

[@Firebyte27]

@@Gei4Mei Obligation? To who? Or... to whom, if that's the correct English.

[@Gei4Mei]

Cause I’m a mark

[@MrAlexEart]

Overhyped, overpriced, under designed, under engineered. It's like a cheap KO toy you find at a dirt-mall flea market.

[@harpybeagle4931]

i hate the argument of "for tf fans this sucks but itll appeal better to GI Joe fans" bc it gives the impression that GI Joe fans can be just as overcharged for shit like if Voyagers and Deluxes in the TF Sphere have even a TENTH of the amount of hollowness and non-functioning articulation in relation to price, the TF Fandom literally make trending hashtags from complaining. Like GI Joe fans, yall deserve better raise your standards

[@Gei4Mei]

I guess I could’ve worded it better, but what I meant was I got the impression Hasbro intended it for GI Joe fans, thus didn’t make it to the standard that TF fans would expect, not that they wanted to give GI Joe fans a crappier product specifically. I agree tho, every fanbase should be more vocal about quality concerns

[@pepperonipounder]

No one summons Megatron

[@mehmehmeh6130]

1:50

[@brodieleonard5817]

1:27 ayo

[@Gei4Mei]

What did I put there, I don’t remember lol

[@forumicebreaker]

Coming from the G.I.Joe side, I don't think this set is good at all. I was really interested when it was first presented. It did not take long for my interest to drop. I had to cancel my preorder. To me this is just another 1983 H.I.S.S. tank. Okay, it transforms, and it's Megatron. But why? Hasbro could have gotten much more creative than sticking with the 1983 H.I.S.S.. Megatron could have been a H.I.S.S. II... or even a Cobra Rage. Or even something completely new, some new tank with Megatron underneath. A "G2 Megatron" tank would have been more interesting to me. The Baroness figure was the weakest half of this set in my view. 1984 is gone and there's been so much in between then and all through to the present day to draw some inspiration from and come up with an original take on the Baroness character but .... here's the 1984 Baroness. Again. At the very least an "upgraded," or different turret weapon system on the Megatron H.I.S.S. could have been put on instead of the same "double diablo" cannon. Or have that whole back turret piece drop off and become a battle station for a G.I.Joe figure. The 1983 H.I.S.S. clear canopy has needed an upgrade for 40 years and Hasbro had a chance to do it here. So many possibilities of better everything all around. But... This review and analysis is great.... and I agree, "They F**CKED Up This Crossover!"

[@johnofark]

Please change and grow as a person

[@Gei4Mei]

Hmmmm I’d rather not

[@alexacecornell7324]

Tank Megatron!!! Come on man!!!

[@machineman6498]

Nope

[@Gei4Mei]

Why