Energon Ironhide (Random Review)

[@NickonPlanetRipple]

The choice of legs was funny, though part of me was half expecting him to combine with another Ironhide.

[@eetoken9903]

you are everywhere...

[@endertrot9998]

Holy shit, of all the videos to find you in the comments section of, this is the last one I would've expected.

[@mystics1ay3r17]

You can. There’s a blue and a green version so you could have both versions and combine them together

[@hotwheelsbrothers687]

@@endertrot9998 don’t say that

[@Cassius335]

It's a pity TJ doesn't (seem to) have two Energon Ironhides; Sounds like he'd look really good combined with himself...

[@soundblaster1987reviews]

Same with Jetfire, Inferno and several others...

[@soundblaster1987reviews]

In fact, that's what McDonald's did with their Energon Autobots...

[@AfterAllWeAreHuman]

Ironhide is confirmed to look good on himself lol.

[@drakedy5256]

This Ironhide gets to live Unlike the Movie and G1 they died Megs killed Ironhide in the film amd Semtinel killed Ironhide with Cosmic Rust thats why I like the war for Cybertron Ironhide and Energon Ironhkde

[@tonyjackson4078]

@@soundblaster1987reviews yeah most Energon half combiners look best combined with another copy of themselves. Except Prowl. He's garbage.

[@undyingradish1373]

"That's what $20 looks like today" Damn son inflation hit Transformers like a truck

[@myoldhandlewasmadewheniwas9]

A 2004 truck or a 2014 truck?

[@RKStrikerJK5]

Thank you SO much for doing this guy! I remember way back in the Titanium Megatron review mentioning him. :D A few things... 1. Inside the cab, there's some molded seats and a steering wheel. It's not Alternators-level, but it's there. 2. The entire top assembly can pop off, revealing a hole inside the head can _easily_ slide into. You're right that there's no excuse for it. 3. The gun can actually tab into a screwhole on the forearm. It actually works pretty well. Anyway, again, thank you for showing how good he really is.

[@PhilcomX]

One thing I thought was cool that I heard from somewhere is the Ironhide got his paint job because he was a big Optimus Prime fan. I thought he was a decent toy, got myself Jetfire just so he'd have someone to combine with.

[@Haruverse]

....It actually does make me feel pretty good to know that somebody else has praise for this one - I had a lot of good memories with this thing.

[@KerzacTransformed]

His vehicle mode always reminded me of Power Rangers Turbo :)

[@AniW2x4]

There's a VERY heavy Mountain Blaster vibe to Energon Ironhide

[@AJUniverse]

Energon was dumb. Any character could combine with practically every other character, and yet nine out of ten fights, the combined guy just shot a gun from behind cover. A gun that was never really portrayed as being more powerful that the guns wielded by the individual components. This meant that combining effectively halved the heroes' firepower. Just sayin'.

[@soundblaster1987reviews]

On Ironhide and Downshift, the Hasbro tan colour is more anime accurate than the Takara silver. The same cannot be said however for the stripes on Armada Wheeljack...

[@Phantom9252]

Energon Ironhide and Towline together look like one of those crazy designs the movies would cook up.

[@meganickXD]

During energon did ironhide really need to hide his head. They weren't really robots in disguise during energon.

[@TheShadowBaron]

I nearly choked when you combined him with that particular powerlink, that was funny!

[@MICROmor]

no matter what they called him here, he'll always be roadbuster to me

[@MICROmor]

MICROmor by the way looks like japanese hate those battery gimmicks because my roadbuster W and my skyfire both have the battery pack doors jammed and removed electronics, but the molding is still there.... oh and all the head turret can pull out, i's actually on a peg, so you can display him without the killer boombox if you want.

[@Scep57]

he doesn't deserve the title of Ironhide

[@williamkolt5406]

Can you put starsceam crown on it to make a the king of visible head?

[@JomasterTheSecond]

I dub thee, Ironhide! Lord of Head Exposure!

[@lasemanamayor9396]

Coronatiom ironhide? This is bad comedy -X-Brawn is that you? Here’s a Hint! *Gets punched across the galaxy*

[@Delfromteamrad]

@@lasemanamayor9396 YOU CALL FOR ME?!?!?

[@DatHarlequinOni]

Man, looking back on this guy... We were actually pretty spoiled to look at one case of slightly visible (it has a visor to at least cover the face) head and say "That's a terrible toy! Crucify it at once!" Nowadays we live in a world where Legion Class Movie Starscream is a thing that exists. Kind of puts things into perspective, doesn't it?

[@Cy-Kill_01]

Dat Bastard Oni hell the first two movie megatron’s (especially RotF leader megs” were so bad with the visible head imo

[@green_was_taken]

@@Cy-Kill_01 with rotf megatron that was Animation model accurate

[@NickonPlanetRipple]

Man... it's sad seeing how far down the budget has dropped.

[@NightBladeSpearichu]

NickonAquaMagna think if they had this kind of budget for combiner wars

[@NickonPlanetRipple]

NightBladeSpearichu DAYUM

[@jblackwell29]

NickonAquaMagna Its not a loss of budget. Its no increase. Plastic got more and more expensive with time, and then more money got spent on the toys engineering(I'm looking at you movie toys) so they cut casts where they could. Less paint, less plastic, and now less engineering.

[@NickonPlanetRipple]

Joshua Blackwell And little bitty easily breakable tabs everywhere.

[@omnikdominick7546]

It's getting better with the TR leaders sorta

[@seeeabaasssiliketransforme9904]

20 dollars now studio series jazz

[@Raze_134]

He almost looks combiner-ish when you fold out his feet in vehicle mode

[@Nickster891]

what interests me is just how many insignias there have been over the years (i just got generations road buster and found out there's a separate insignia for the wreckers)

[@Fluffkitscripts]

“The massive voice box keeps the toy from suffering from its gimmicks” Is... is the voice box not a form of suffering in and of itself?

[@dragonranger8456]

Honestly, if it wasn't for my nostalgia towards the Energon cartoon, of which I have a VHS tape of, I wouldn't be trying to get this figure. If also might be because the only Energon Autobots that I have are the Skyblast repaint as Air Raid and the white Landmine.

[@NightmareZerogbs]

Do you have Energon Mirage? That one's a case of "my electronics took most of me", but I think the robot mode looked pretty brutal!

[@AeridesEntertainment]

I remember this toy so well. It was the first Transformer I ever owned. Unfortunately, after trying to split his legs for his combiner mode, I ended up breaking off one of the legs just above the knee joint. Duct tape fixed it... temporarily. With that, and losing parts due to age, I've since lost the toy. Every other Transformer I've ever owned since then has survived much longer and fared far better.

[@endertrot9998]

Well This is the largest evidence of inflation one could ever see Look at this 20 dollar voyager Compared to that 20 dollar voyager Ultra Magnus Compared to a 20 dollar _deluxe_ today

[@Arro3]

I liked this toy as a kid, it was a nice chunky truck and made a good pair of legs. The plastic tolerances on mine were not so good though. the ball joints became loose and one of the shoulder pads broke at the joint.

[@QuantumSurge64]

Got to try the toy out at Botcon, and it was ok for what it was, but I don't really care for the character at all.

[@grimzillaodoom6494]

The tan, as TJ said, does make him unique. It's just a shame that no one cares about the Energon character...and that's a good thing. Energon was mutiny.

[@dumblolland7079]

Energon sucks!

[@Getloose360]

Strongarm the toys were awesome though!

[@Kamenriderneo]

I have a request... I'd really like to hear your thoughts on MasterPiece Star Saber

[@mystics1ay3r17]

I used to have this toy as a kid. 2004. My first transformer ever. My mom sold it when I grew older because I had slowly lost interest and was more into Star Wars. I regret it. I have one now, but it’s the green one and not even the cool Japan one with the energon axe. Just a green redeco with the Star on the hood and everything the original came with. I miss my childhood version in blue. I just have to settle for the green for now though.

[@thedesucomplex4365]

Loved the Powerlinx experience!

[@Des-rh9zn]

Ah the old days of energon Ironhide one of my favorites but alas I've lost and broken both his shoulder panels and his Helmet never moved for me

[@machspinbitchproductions973]

I love him in Energon he's a big dork like me! Thanks for doing this review! It's amazing. Can you do Energon Megatron? Ironhide personally I believe is the best figure in the Energon toyline. It's so unique and has a big charm to it.

[@r543Blitzsonic]

While the figures got rather small, I think it more depends on details and part sizes. Armada or Energon for example had rather big parts, which allows for a lot of hollow space, while things like the movie series have a lot more tiny parts with more details and complicated transforms.

[@TFGourmet]

II miss 2004 engineering, i was really, rally good... EXCEPT FOR THE HEAD SHOWING!!!

[@MetalPheonix]

So, for the most part, it's the Visible Head Syndrome that's really the biggest problem that this toy has.

[@damiandennis5297]

To me energon iron hide looks like mountain blaster from power ranger tubo

[@DaPopeANata]

Honestly the visible head never really bothered me. The way I saw it, the character in the official fiction didn't have a reason to hide the fact that he was a robot, so visible head was no big deal. I've always been more lenient on visible robot parts if there existed reasons why the figure didn't have to be a "robot in disguise". Prime Megs has a visible head? It's a Cybertronian mode, not meant for disguise, I'm okay with it. Cybertron Prime trying to be an Earth truck with robot hands for bumpers? Not enough to make the toy horrible, but it still bothered me. There are limits of course. Cybertron Metroplex get's no passes.

[@frankspick7544]

but metroplex in cybertron has a good reason hes not a resident of earth and a leader of his world

[@DaPopeANata]

@@frankspick7544 With Metroplex it's not so much that the robot parts are visible, but that he barely looks like a vehicle. Like he doesn't so much transform as curl up in a fetal position. Take away the treads and his weapon and you can't tell what he supposed to be.

[@mechanwhal6590]

I'm just glad it has a head at all.

[@Undrave]

I'd call the think on each side of the head 'Robosideburns' :p Can I suggest Beast Wars Air Hammer for a review?

[@alecwesney2130]

That was one of my favorite toys as a child

[@chanceewingironplos2845]

head never bugged me because he had it even more obviously shown in the show its acurate

[@miffedakko9312]

In the dark age of the transformers, I find this figure the crown jewel in the energon line.

[@riicky83]

Just to let you know you did miss a step on pants mode at the wrists of the shirt modes hands there is a hinge for you to fold down the hands after you fold down the feet to help *hide* them.

[@astromotive6047]

17:00 I'm about to ruin this epic fan combination, you have been warned. I guess this is where Michael Bay got the inspiration for ROTF Demolisher/Scavenger.

[@Transfixed]

I feel like this toy could make a decent Trailbreaker custom

[@TJOmega]

Once upon a time I attempted to do that, but I didn't have the right parts to finish it. Namely I didn't have a head that worked.

[@Scep57]

I think when coming to the shortcomings of figures like these, you have to think a little more. This is one of the most show accurate Energon figures, next to Cliffjumper and Landmine. His head being completely visible in vehicle mode is canon and is actually a feature IN Energon! He actively talked like that and flipped his helmet up to talk to... K̶̨͚̲͒̉̕i̵̥̹͖̐̑c̷͔̩̀̒̓k̸̨̻̩̎͌͂e̸̫̾̍r̶͈̘̦̄̆͝ . His combiner modes are actually pretty good as well. When he's the lower half, his kibble is pretty bad. However I can completely excuse it just because its show accurate. And with the way this figure is designed, you can kinda cheat an ankle pivot.

[@blackout6403]

the head being visible like that is how it was in the show so

[@hajbra3731]

The show model was based on the toy, so.

[@HaloMaster936]

So if you had two you could make a super version of him with his torso and legs together?

[@jeebus2313]

Energon was a bizarre time for Transformers. The cartoon was...well. I don't think I can really say anything there that hasn't already been said by...just about every TF fan ever. I think we all get it at this point. Some of the toys were alright, some...not so much. The whole "Powerlinx" gimmick I just...always thought was really dumb, and only really worked with a few combinations otherwise it just looks goofy as hell.

[@buzzingsigndiner397]

Where did you a Beast Hunters Ultra Magnus for $20? I never even _saw_ them in stores in my town.

[@cranethevillain4441]

i wanna see this toy powelinked to itself... i have a feeling it would look preety cool

[@skabogatoXVIII]

Wow I was not expecting you to like this

[@cherrichaos3389]

TJ's first kamen rider was kiva? Mine was double or Decade.

[@DragmaKerp]

On mine, the small gun on the "head" can unpeg, in fact is very annoying because is always unpegging...

[@Nickster891]

i think and i know this for a fact that's show accurate his head just sits there in the show

[@adawnicusautocon]

1:16 To be perfectly honest, I actually enjoy the "smaller" Voyager and Deluxe transformers figures. It helos with room on the collector shelves.

[@powerrangerkid16]

I once had this toy when it was new, and I will agree, for all it's faults he is a good ironhideas for the price he brought up, yeah I agree I want THAT size of 20 dollar figure back, I think back then voyagers were like $15 if I remember correctly

[@bulbafett5787]

2000-2009 those were the good days for transformers engineering. Titans return and TFP first edition some good engineering (besides the "pretooling") and power of the prime looks good but hasbro might not get back to that level of engenering becuse of the buget cut.

[@sebgomez2688]

Does anyone have a video of combining two of the same energon figures

[@thoth7290]

1:13 tfw $20 is the current price for core/scout/legends class guys

[@NoahR_]

And now we're at $25 for that same size.

[@rushmow3]

Hey TJ, long time viewer here. Love your stuff. Do you think you can review BotCon Rapido? He's one of my holy grails, and I'm a huge G2 fan. Would love to see it, thanks!

[@Cdr2002]

can you powerlink him to himself? i bet it looks great

[@Spike-Prime]

Hey TJ, just wondering because I had a weird thought... do you have the second version of Energon Ironhide? He makes a really good lower half and a really good upper half... imagine combining Ironhide with himself and getting double the 'Hide o.O

[@breakingbasha]

when tj complains tabout prime ultrta magnus being less for 20 $ "cries in cyberverse"

[@paradox_saber54]

Do you happen to have any Minicons you could review?

[@stel7425]

the head being Vishal Gos with the show

[@frederickgrandison3609]

Get the superlink ironhide, it's worth it. (The original on the tan doesn't do a whole lot!)

[@krimsonklaww611]

I like the missile joke with the TARDIS better.

[@OptimusPhillip]

I like tabs on my Transformers, personally. Relying on friction to hold pieces in place feels slapdash. That said, I agree, there is such a thing as too much

[@ehwhateevs1283]

Kinda odd seeing this up on your eBay this morning. I'm kinda tempted to get him.

[@r543Blitzsonic]

Maybe they just didn't want to hide the face because it was part of that top rotating part. Also didn't movie 1 Megatron have a way bigger issue with the head ? Also isn't it possible to put the launcher a bit above the hands ? on his blue arm parts there is a hole in the middle which looks like it would fit. Also that was the best possible combo you could've done xD

[@darkstar5081]

Also, if I had this toy then when I transformed the legs I would use the powerlinx legs as his normal legs.

[@christophersichler98]

Or how about reviewing a good 2007 movie Voyager class toy?

[@HistoryBoy_2000]

his head was visible in the show in vehicle mode!

[@darkstar5081]

HistoryBoy 2000 I believe that they design the toys first, THEN design the show models after it

[@robolord117]

should I get this one or the Repaint ver?

[@UrluckUR]

Dammit. Now I want this guy.

[@CuppaLLX]

i have to wonder how Ironhide would look in Torso mode ontop of Ironhide in Pants mode

[@RobertChambers1522]

I have him. I'm gonna see what he sounds like. *20 seconds later* OH GOD WHY??? WHY DID I DO THAT??? I was expecting him to be deluxe class when I ordered him recently, but he looks pretty good as legs with inferno as the head and arms.

[@youngoptimus14]

Review the cybertron quickmix mold please

[@Jimboliah3985]

Didn't you mean the Canadian version? Yeah, for the English dub of the Unicron triology, most voice actors were Canadian. Also, you had one of his hips/upper-legs wrong... How you can fix it: move the leg 90 degrees forward at the hip, then bring the leg all the way back at the 'spread-joint' in the hip, move the leg 90 degrees forward at the hip again and twist the lower-leg around.

[@talisreviews6792]

could you review g1 predaking plz

[@pixelprime5908]

kicker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@sajones015]

near the end is it just me or does it look like Ironhide wants to facepalm?

[@thoth7290]

this toy deserved a better character to go along with it tbh. it's way too good for energon ironhide

[@mechanwhal6590]

kicker

[@williamrichards57]

In cartoon his head is visible,its really close

[@nathenprime]

You need to review energon jetfire now

[@secretasianman108]

Wait, wait wait, Energon Ironhide has a bad rep? But that was my first Transformer as a kid....

[@kwableguy9795]

Now it's even sadder when you compare this guy to Studio Series Bumblebee

[@channonya1848]

The head is visible in the cartoon

[@channonya1848]

Can you review rid team bullet train for random review

[@superermac55]

Ive been curious, could you powerlink two ironhides together? Like ive never owned any of these so Idk if they connect with specific bots or what

[@OptimusPhillip]

Nope, it's a universal connector. You could get two of the same toy and put them together

[@superermac55]

@@OptimusPhillip thanks.

[@KamisamanoOtaku]

Hmm... I can see why you like it. Besides people that may not have enjoyed the character (or sound effects =P), I wonder if it may be a matter of missed opportunities; little things that start to add up. Not to "Plastic Addict" status but to when you encounter them over and over again... ...what do I mean? Okay, the obvious one is the head. *Moving on* there is the guns being unable to unpeg and be held; seems like it should have been a given. Another - and I know this sounds like such a nitpick, but the torso mode could really have used the primary mode arms to add a little more to it. I went to check out images of it attached to other figures, and especially when combined with a re-release of itself (in different colors) it was like "Wow, if the torso was just a bit longer you could mistake it for a single figure with your typical clunky (down low) robot mode. Or of course had the legs done something similar, again added the needed length to its trunk while also presenting less kibble. Of course if I go "full otaku" I'd either get into my "Combiner Wars is what Energon should have been (sans story elements)" rant, but one step before that is we've got a figure where the gimmicks are so well externalized... why not go the full distance: imagine if the entire "red" portion was able to be removed. Perhaps even turning Ironhide into another Headmaster-by-way-of-Minicon? Other figures took similar assemblies and turned them into decent "clunky guns"... which trump clunky fanny pack kibble. ;)

[@gannondollins]

tj u forgot to fold the hands down in pants mode

[@django60617]

I love this figure I have two of him!

[@lonesomecowboygurt]

Can you review the old g1 seekers?

[@TheHeavysilver]

Tj doesn't review g1 sorry

[@machspinbitchproductions973]

TheHeavysilver I thought he did G1 toy

[@tonamcbuna3935]

You can should do more Cybertron figures that was my favorite line

[@Cdr2002]

If you reviewed characters he would be on Plastic Addict

[@Natendowii]

1:18-Thanks Inflation!

[@DXFrost]

I never understood the flack he gets for having his head exposed. It was like the SHOW. Having it fold away or be hidden would remove show accuracy, which energon was actually fairly decent at getting right as a toyline.

[@griffinkimball2454]

That's more because the show was based on the toys than the other way around. So it is inexcusable because the show did it because the toy had it

[@DXFrost]

@@griffinkimball2454 It made sense in the shows canon. The transformers were common knowledge at that point so there was no reason to hide the head

[@griffinkimball2454]

@@DXFrost I'm not arguing that, I completely agree that in the context of the show it's fine. I was just arguing that since the toys were made before the show it being show accurate isn't a good defence of the toy, unlike with ROTF Megatron's visible head.

[@K-dawg26]

actually, this came out in the early 2000's.