Transformers Have Weird Names (ft.

There's definitely more to these names than meets the eye...
Featuring Solid JJ as Cliffjumper and BP
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[@darkpit37]

What's funny is optimus genuinely would be oblivious to earth idioms like this. Probably even more so than other autobots

[@rakninja]

"how's my drooling, spike?" actual quote from when optimus shot some hoops.

[@michaelcaboose8685]

“Agent Fowler can at times be oblique. I find it best to nod and mobilize “ ~Prime

[@Crimson.Creates]

"Amazing. A booby trap that actually catches boobies." -Optimus Prime

[@scared1585]

Don’t forget the twin brothers named lube and erector

[@dagon1523]

"bumblebee stop lubricating the man" -Optimus

[@GeorgeCowsert]

To be fair, the Decepticons would totally accept and adore it if one of their troops was named CBT.

[@lordchapelseed791]

Isn't that just Tarn's crew?

[@tfvk7632]

​@@lordchapelseed791Almost ran out of breath from laughter with this one 😭😭

[@Sylvan404]

​@@lordchapelseed791To extreme levels, yes. Especially since Tarn literally has a transforming fetish.

[@endertronicinc.7463]

Con and Bot torture, lmao

[@wilsonweiseng6485]

How is he named CBT when they're all machines,last time I checked they don't have C&B

[@13JackDiamond]

Definitely a missed opportunity to have the Autobot that does fine work upgrading wheels: Rimjob.

[@voidaspects9173]

Oh that would've been perfect omfg

[@KainSpada09]

Knockout: Ohhh sweet rims

[@diannejohn5346]

well too bad I guess.

[@DDog_steam]

WheelJack?

[@scottsantacruz313]

Yeah, Rimjob! Wheeljack is just so jealous of his cousin' battlefield charisma, Rimjob is famous for taking several Decepticon teams, alone xD.

[@minimalbstolerance8113]

This is even funnier when you know that there's actual G1 Transformers called Erector, Discharge, Heave and Big Daddy...

[@ronniethompsonRodimusPrime8464]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Titanusrex1616]

Erector most likely likes to stand tall to make others feel insecure

[@LilDemona]

@@Titanusrex1616 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@bungieman2810]

Lube and BACKBLAST too lol

[@minimalbstolerance8113]

@@bungieman2810 LOL, I forgot Lube! Thrust is a bit suggestive as well!

[@ThePsych123]

Its true that Cliffjumper doesn't have much room to criticize other's names

[@thefortemfortispandorian8333]

He literally failed to jump a cliff in the original show (enter the nightbird, if I rmb correctly)

[@potatoheadpokemario1931]

At least he's not a sex reference

[@TimothyGod]

​@@potatoheadpokemario1931i dunno what cliffs you aren't jumping 💀👀

[@FearlessBoneHead101]

@@TimothyGodThat makes no sense

[@GAarcher]

"In my childhood I always inspired myself in cliff jumping"

[@pridak4567]

I love it that is a younger Optimus voice being used here. You normally have in these fandubs for Transformers it be based off contemporary Cullen's voice, which with age has added that gravitas and seriousness to Prime's voice. Remember, G1 cartoon Prime was playing basketball and going to casinos to gamble

[@TheShockVox]

He sounds a lot like Gary Chalk. I love it

[@kingmonkey460]

I agree! G1 Prime is always a barrel of laughs and his voice was higher pitched

[@dustbunny6381]

It sounds a lot like g1 with a hint of David kaye's optimus in tfa

[@starsteve4143]

Yeah I do kinda miss that younger tone

[@Commander_Shepard.]

Wasn't it Smokescreen who gambled, not Optimus?

[@Mate397]

You know, without context "Reacharound" really does work as a name for a Transformer.

[@paulrippcord506]

It sounds something akin to Longarm from the Autobots

[@charliejenkins3211]

I legit had to go back because I didn’t notice the name lol

[@Mate397]

@@paulrippcord506 Exactly.

[@anotherrandomguy8871]

My mind is corrupt, but not corrupt enough to know what Reach Around actually means, so I honestly just thought that it was a completely normal name and that Cliffjumper was just being weird.

[@VectorPrime-wx3lx]

@@anotherrandomguy8871yeah same man, I thought it was a normal name

[@warbosswurldsmasha5414]

I like the idea of Optimus Prime getting a sex ed lesson and being fascinated and slightly disgusted.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

“organics do that stuff to each other?”

[@SwivelAxl]

Animated Optimus already got the abridged version.

[@jimtaylor294]

"Amazing; a Booby Trap that actually catches Boobies" - G1 Optimus

[@seijin4426]

I still kinda am disgusted by it, but at least I understand better.

[@seijin4426]

​@@bostonrailfan2427yes, quite often.

[@GianniMatragrano]

Today I learned I actually WAS collecting Transformers toys all this time!

[@lordscourge9395]

Sir please stop

[@Jormyyy]

Gianni huh??

[@anotherrandomguy8871]

I can’t tell what’s worse: a Cybertronian that turns into a “toy” or the mere idea of a “toy” within the Toy Story universe. The worst thing is, both of these things are very possible within their own respected universes, Toy Story 4 basically confirmed that ANYTHING can be a toy that comes to life so long as you play with it.

[@Mohgwynthemohglested]

… you make even the devil cry,

[@minignoux4566]

​@@anotherrandomguy8871aren't just the toys coming to life because of zero point energy? like, if you play with something older than it, it probably won't come to life

[@sunnyd1722]

I’m gonna be honest, I’m with Optimus on this. When you say stuff in a robot voice it changes to a completely different meaning

[@anotherrandomguy8871]

No joke, I have no idea what “Reach around” means, so I was just as confused as Optimus here on that one when cliffjumper made a big deal about the name, and you know what? That makes it even better. Maybe it’s best not to know.

[@mobbcentral4675]

@@anotherrandomguy8871urban Dictionary describes a reacharound as jacking someone off from behind sometimes while having anal sex

[@kaelisprime9087]

@@anotherrandomguy8871 Same. And ngl he somehow made Handjob not as bad of a name. His job is that he's hands on.

[@hellacoorinna9995]

"Oy vey"

[@45hr52]

" cock and ball torture"

[@society7394]

Optimus just being innocent is something I could totally see. Also, I actually really like that Optimus voice unironically. Like it isn’t one to one, but it still carries the spirit.

[@nobodyhere8257]

It's sounds very close to Peter Cullen's voice in G1

[@BerriMura]

It’s the missing the grit you usually hear in his voice but it’s very close

[@SalvadorDolbyvsZAWARUDO]

There was that one time a human had to explain to Optimus how humans reproduce.

[@friendlyneighborhoodkelbea7258]

​@@BerriMura cause it's the G1 voice

[@Dookieman1975]

It’s more so the OG G1 80s version

[@customink1576]

Ah, yes, Reacharound. Rimjob's mortal enemy, and Smashmouth's best friend.

[@prophetjesaja1638]

Smashmouth😂😂😂😂😂

[@daviddebroux4708]

@@prophetjesaja1638 Hey now

[@CrowTR0bot]

@chaezarts Get your game on.

[@kiwisbirb2687]

Go, Play!

[@AustinDarby23]

Smashmouth sounds like an actual Transformer name tbh

[@purpleperfection6304]

What I'm most impressed with is the writing here. I feel like Optimus is totally in character throughout the entire video, which is rare in videos like this. Stretching the character for comedy is totally acceptable of course, but sticking to them so solidly is really remarkable I think

[@MyVanir]

Must be the extra solid jj touch.

[@CourtneyCoulson]

More accurate than Michael Bay's Optimus.

[@jackboy2387]

The voice was spot on for optimus as well! This was pretty fun to watch

[@omarsalem1219]

Ikr I am so used to comedy optimus being a huge jerk this felt refreshing

[@samuelbrock]

Absolutely! That's what I enjoyed most about it lol; even the voice acting is on point!

[@Raccoon_Trash-]

I'll be honest, Reacharound sounds like a totally normal Autobot name.

[@wesker100000000]

Apparently reacharound was going to then be introduced with his other friend ( feel good ).

[@hinu4206]

He transforms into a construction crane

[@sandwichqueen]

Question, is it similar to the hand and the plug things. I've never heard of it and I'm too scared to search it up

[@geekgirl_luv4262]

⁠@@sandwichqueenuhhhhhhhhhh Yes. It is similar. Please do not look it up lol.

[@undeadsentenal8093]

​@@sandwichqueen the hand thing except you reacharound from behind (applicable no matter what gender)

[@stryderlordofweird.6108]

3:11 this frame completely removed from context is hilarious. Just Optimus pointing at you and saying “Please explain to me what a buttplug is”

[@Hypersaiyanike]

Aaaaaand saved.

[@CyberDragon10K]

"Hmmm... a booby trap that _actually_ traps boobies."

[@Man_Aslume]

Just rename it and boom you have a template

[@Jeffreydefinitelynotdahmer]

2010 memes😂

[@_stupidbro]

​@@Hypersaiyanikesamw

[@HiperPivociarz]

I love that Cliffjumper is written like a character in a youtube skit, while Optimus is literally just Optimus, and he does not understand why Cliff is cursing or why he's talking around the subject.

[@Ningflingslinger]

If anything, Optimus probably thinks the "butt" in "Buttplug" refers to the part of a firearm with that name. And therefore "Buttplug" to him would just mean "a lid that closes an opening on a firearm".

[@pixelate4131]

It definitely closes the opening of a firearm alright

[@WackyrDrago]

​@@pixelate4131it fires explosive bloody diarrhea, good thing buttplug closed it!

[@MortalSoul13]

Nice Omega Zero profile picture. Just bots being bots.

[@maxwellquipey1]

@@pixelate4131 💀💀💀

[@RazorToaster]

Optimus really the only one not thinking like an organic here

[@captainkawaii666]

Megatron knew *exactly* what he was doing with that last one and I refuse to believe he didn't

[@videogollumer]

I believe it.

[@Umbra_Ursus]

Obviously. Consider for a moment, his Prime incarnation's favorite cake is pound cake, "because that's what I like to do, to the Autobots".

[@Bladez10]

Megatron: What do you mean Starscream? He obviously uses balls and rooster crows to torture his victims. This better not be another attempt to user- Starscream: Megatron is too naive to lead the decepticons! I, Starscream, am now the leader! Cock and Ball Torture: Is this guy for real? Megatron: You just kind of tune him out.

[@lordnoodle2146]

It is a name that strikes fear into men

[@GenderFluidDragonKing]

​@@Umbra_UrsusI can relate but except I like doing that to my boyfriend

[@intorsusvolo7834]

Optimus is literally too pure for this planet.

[@GrandmasterDevo]

That's why he always dies here.

[@SploogeCannon]

Unless it's the bayverse 😭😭😭 "Give me your face!!" -optimus crime

[@gmork1090]

G1? Yes. Baverse Prime is just a straight up mass murdering psychopath. Even in the last movie he was all about how humans suck and his zest for revenge.

[@2bdaqueen268]

⁠@@gmork1090 that’s just one version of Optimus though, and bayverse optimus has pretty justifiable reasons for how he feels imo, considering the humans basically hunted down and killed a bunch of Autobots offscreen.

[@Maba-lg3og]

​@@gmork1090bayverse Optimus is reality version if we have someone as pacifist as Optimus at war. He snap, the first film he still a pacifist the rest is history. It was between his ideology and survival of human race. There is no way Optimus gonna choose his ideology.

[@dforman4770]

Optimus not knowing sexual names/stuff is weirdly in character for him

[@marcosviniciusbarbosafurta1366]

Animated's Optimus even wonders how human babies are made (best to keep him from knowing yet)

[@mr.ashenfire2624]

Theres a scene in Armada where the Autobots learn that a Fist Bump is a signal of comradery and start fistbumping each other so hard they shake their base.

[@dariocabrera6021]

​​@@mr.ashenfire2624Sometimes the Autobots are like children or teenagers who still have things to learn and that's great LO.L

[@justhereforstolenmemes5391]

Cliffjumper got more screen time and dialogue in this video then any piece of transformers media ever

[@TheAnimalKingdom-tq3sz]

And didn't die this time

[@integra8472]

not fair! he’s been doing well for himself in the new comic series

[@namelessghost8473]

@@Azure-Dragon_ Was just about to comment this.

[@DaDualityofMan]

More than in Transformers Prime definitely lol

[@leonidbaishev2221]

Looks like in new Skybound comic series he will have more time(if he won't die in the beginning)

[@Huggbees]

"The assault has to happen tonight, because tomorrow's the Sabbath" is the kind of line that gets me very, very good.

[@dukeofwellington624]

the OY VEY near the end really ties it together

[@CCommonSense]

Yeah, I didn’t know Optimus was Jewish

[@comradeopthomasthehedgehog]

It’s a Family Guy joke Edit: 69 likes? Impressive!

[@snoote533]

I'm both shocked and unsurprised that you're here

[@deadbeef576]

I request an explanation on "How Autobots are made"

[@goranisacson2502]

And yet despite the naughty jokes and ending, I genuinely think Optimus kindness, patience and diplomatic approach to Cliffjumper's attitude is very much in character. I approve of this depiction and deem it canon, and now I want toys of Reacharound and Handjob, just so we know what they look like too.

[@CerealKillerBoy100]

I want those and a Buttplug toy. He's my favourite Autobot and his name is pretty cool too.

[@j.LuciusLark]

​@@CerealKillerBoy100💀

[@karolmichalak1819]

I already imagine how Kids are coming to their parents asking for "buttplug toy" for christmas xD

[@m_winewood]

The sets not complete without a run in with CockAndBallTorture

[@tomixravenloss]

​@@karolmichalak1819"Ma, a guy in class let me play with his buttplug, it was really cool! Can you buy me one too?"

[@Lavendeer201]

2:48 THE FRAME

[@MrHerobrine22]

Perfect motivational poster

[@Ilovebuzzsaws]

I will be using that regurlaly.

[@dwainpannell8366]

I wonder if cliff jumper would have felt more comfortable if he were paired with hot rod, crankshaft or sun streaker

[@tetrachart4156]

wait, what the hell is even a sunstre- you know what, don't tell me. Better this way.

[@ihavenoclevername8300]

What about erector

[@kyototomokui6676]

Hot rod and Crankshaft make sense, but Sun Streaker just sounds like someone who goes streaking in broad daylight.

[@SqualidsargeStudios]

Reacharound doesn’t hold a candle by crank shaft XD

[@lourdespachla6516]

​@@tetrachart4156a sunstreaker is a type of solar panel.

[@Kaizer617]

All jokes aside, the guy playing Optimus sounds perfect! A dead ringer for Peter Cullen's G1 Prime in the original 80s cartoon and movie!

[@DylanoRevs]

Pretty sure it's Tom (the uploader) himself that voices him

[@megahellreaper]

I absolutely adore how straight optimus was played in this. The joke lands, but every character is acted exactly as if they're actually themselves.

[@GabeTheSilly]

You can't tell me we have the exact. Same. Profile picture.

[@megahellreaper]

@@GabeTheSilly I've had this same picture for a decade now, I think? It's certainly been a while.

[@GabeTheSilly]

@@megahellreaper Welk, dang. Our profile pictures are almost exactly the same though.

[@grizzlyadams5410]

That profile pic makes me feel old.

[@megahellreaper]

@@grizzlyadams5410 Oh you have no idea how long I've stuck with this. I have no intentions of changing it.

[@obiwankenobi7154]

Why don't we just call you *S T R I P P E R* - A very confused Optimus

[@That_Russel_Pup]

*Ain't no way Starscream is gonna have to explain THIS to Megatron* 💀💀💀

[@korsekil]

To be fair, that is an impressively terrifying name.

[@RoninCatholic]

Only for Megatron to reveal he actually does know what it means.

[@Sawgrass-TML]

that actually had me rolling 😂

[@korsekil]

@@RoninCatholic "Exactly, all the Autobots will fear Cock and Ball Torture!"

[@frankspick7544]

Megatron:Of course I know what the name means you fool. Thus his perfect to put fear in both the autobots and there human allies.

[@Bolty128]

Optimus having apparently converted to a human religion is both amusing and genuinely touching

[@RDSArcade]

I mean, his name does have a certain Jewish feel to it. As well as Orion Pax, his former self. 😅

[@zidanetribal1406]

I think it’s a reference to a Family Guy joke. Where Optimus Prime was seen during a sabbath. “Optimus Prime! He’s Jewish?!”

[@slkjvlkfsvnlsdfhgdght5447]

how does "Optimus prime" sound Jewish? it's 100% latin.

[@robertwagstaff1126]

@@slkjvlkfsvnlsdfhgdght5447 He changed it from Optimiah Priman when he joined the Country Club.

[@Melody_Raventress]

Shiiit funniest part to me, lofuckingl!

[@aparzoo]

Personally I love how it ends with Starscream confused, like he's about to start the whole video over but from the Decepticon side

[@alexanderchristopher6237]

Difference is, when Starscream questions the name, he’ll get shot at by Megatron for interrupting him again.

[@korsekil]

@@alexanderchristopher6237 Also, it's pretty easy to explain, and Megatron would probably go ahead with it because it is genuinely terrifying.

[@pragmax]

Starscream as the voice of reason for a change.

[@toastergaming7783]

​@@korsekil "Lord Megatron... That name means uh... **Whispers** " "Oh! That sounds wonderful! Let's test it on you first."

[@AltUTimegod2006]

5:21 🐓 AND 🎾 TORTURE

[@Swagatronofcybertron]

With 🐓and ball torture the autobots will bend over to the decepticons

[@ChristianBarangay-wr3ti]

Wait his is what

[@TheCool_Guy23]

Rooster and Tennis Torture sounds like an interesting transformer name

[@AltUTimegod2006]

@ no what’s another name for a chicken and what is the tennis item called?

[@TheCool_Guy23]

@@AltUTimegod2006 I know what you meant, I was making a joke of my own

[@Kemot300]

"Those names are perfectly normal for the Transformers civilisation - a civilisation of hundreds of million of years of history. It's those newcomers - the Humans - that given those names such perverse meaning" - Soundwave

[@mehtWPD]

In the Russian localization, he was called Sandwave, btw

[@darthtreleys2509]

"I agree with the stranger" -Shockwave

[@Blajah_]

This is why soundwave speaks facts and no one can convince me otherwise

[@3AnxiousFerretsInATrenchcoat]

Oh god now evern soundwave sounds like an awful name.... sounding.... hrrrrrnl😟 One of those -do not ever google- terms

[@thegreygoblin5165]

To be fair, there's an Autobot named Erector

[@mattrare4459]

I don't see anyone appreciating the fact it is the Michael Bay Bumblebee just inserted into the animated Transformers show/movie scenes. Underappreciated comedy right there

[@illyanesterenko8930]

An actually it's not Bayverse, it's Travis Knight one.

[@ryderadams8575]

Yes thank you.

[@zikry4787]

But it's not

[@AwesomeGamer-om4hm]

​@@illyanesterenko8930To be fair, Michael Bay's redesign pretty much became the current standard for most of Bumblebee's appearances post-2007, starting with TFP.

[@illyanesterenko8930]

@@AwesomeGamer-om4hm and I hate it.

[@omegasoup4164]

I love that Optimus is characterized correctly in this. Also in case anyone didn’t know, he’s not named Optimus because of his Optimism, but rather because of a Latin word “Optimus” meaning “best”, and with Prime meaning something that’s really important, Optimus Prime literally means “The best and most important.”

[@glory2cybertron]

yeah the name sounds like something that could have been a rank in the Roman Army anyway

[@floweytheflower5261]

Cliffjumper's saying what he thought about and Optimus somehow agrees but yeh, thanks for the fact

[@ObsoletePerson]

Optimal.

[@WhiskerDooz]

"My name is Optimus Decimus Primius, Commander of the Autobots of Cybertron...." @@glory2cybertron

[@birdmcturd1626]

Optimum was my thinking.

[@carolart4700]

I mean, Erectror is straight up a real chatacter. And so is Big Daddy. These names could fit in no problem.

[@dustbunny6381]

Everyone's talking about how accurate to early g1 that Optimus voice is but I'm obsessed with whoever did that megatron voice at the end. Good christ it's like you had frank welker himself there at the mic

[@TomSchalkOfficial]

Megatron was also me! :)

[@dustbunny6381]

@@TomSchalkOfficial your range is insane

[@Arvyn992]

How hard was it to not brake down into laughter after each take

[@braydencook2964]

​@@TomSchalkOfficialyou are good at voices

[@AngryFeminist30]

Dude, that was a near-perfect Megatron impression

[@TFanPage101]

In a line where Erector is a legitimate name, i could be convinced

[@notlaodefinitely5435]

There's a robot that's literally named Dickbot the blender guy...in the Michael Bay universe

[@carmineredpigment]

@@notlaodefinitely5435We don't mention Dickbot the Blender Guy in this house

[@kalibininsabunu]

In my previous power plant project we have " Steel Structures Erection Manager" 😂

[@GhaniPulangDariSawah]

​@@notlaodefinitely5435 Those 3 words and a name makes it go from surprising to disappointingly expected

[@coreywong6229]

We don't mention kiss players either.

[@Archone666]

Starscream: "Megatron, do you have ANY idea what his name means!?" Megatron: "YES. YES, I DO. Are you suggesting that his name is NOT terrifying?" Starscream: "...For once, you actually had a good plan, Lord Megatron!"

[@Ijustusethistocommentstuff]

Megatron ABSOLUTELY does it on purpose. He just doesn't realize that naming stuff after sex things is weird. "AH, YES, LET'S STRIKE FEAR INTO THE HEARTS OF THE AUTOBOTS! BUTTSEX, ROLL OUT!"

[@Alamandorious]

@@Ijustusethistocommentstuff SURPRISE THEM BUTTSEX!

[@gl1tchygreml1n]

​@@Alamandorious Please tell me he'd have a French accent and his power is disguising himself as the Autobots lmao

[@mythosinfinite6736]

I'd bet cash that for the millions of years it's been around, the Decepticon army has had at least one guy named "Fingerblaster"

[@arc8687]

@@Ijustusethistocommentstuff might need to join the decpticons then.

[@OlOleander]

"Because tomorrow's the Sabbath" hit me like a truck, but I was simply not prepared in any way for the new recruit announcing himself.

[@nilzero5686]

fun fact, a few years ago hasbro put out a combining robot special edition transformer called Nexus Maximus. Then a fan did a google search on the term and reported back that the name was already in use for a vibrator Hasbro had the name changed to Nexus Prime not long after.

[@neldon3131]

Da frick

[@dodecahedron1]

his name was originally supposed to be nexus prime or maximus prime but hasbro changed it to protect the prime name, then changed it again shortly afterwards after being told it was already in use, hasbro had done a search prior to the announcement but since their research was done with safesearch on they didn't know about the vibrator

[@RAFMnBgaming]

damn IDK how I haven't heard this one before. That's gold.

[@CT-9904-Crosshair]

That is amazing

[@burningbronze7555]

what did you not hear about the Dinobot who got its name changed because of the Brits?

[@bunnyonabunwithagunnicepun5689]

2:48 the PERFECT screengrab

[@ShwappaJ]

Thank you

[@nmj7towa]

3:10 is pretty good too😂

[@scratchman]

3:45 has my vote 😂

[@anthonyvtuber]

4:33 as well

[@Жнец-ь1ы]

@@anthonyvtuber 4:34

[@_Jay_Maker_]

Optimus obeying the Sabbath seems extremely in-character.

[@IsaiahINRI]

I love how this Optimus is a perfect blend of 80s Peter Cullen and Gary Chalk. Also G1 Optimus 100% would have observed a Transformer Sabbath

[@AngryFeminist30]

He has some David Kaye Animated Prime energy as well.

[@stephenasmithfanfan5971]

I assumed the sabbath line was a reference to this joke from family guy kzbin.info2Khn2tyCIkM?si=guY8RKLAuwfNYtbC

[@slkjvlkfsvnlsdfhgdght5447]

why?

[@JTCF]

And him saying "Oy vey" totally catched me off guard.

[@mattwo7]

Optimus is robot Jesus, though Jesus was a Jew so I guess that checks out

[@GodzillaMendoza]

I really love this Optimus Prime voice. It's like a nice middleground between Cullen and Chalk

[@screenname8206]

Cool your here too!

[@glory2cybertron]

Cullen's actual Optimus voice changed over the years too. His old G1 voice was higher pitched and the speech was faster if compared to Bayverse

[@videogollumer]

​@@glory2cybertron Wasn't Optimus in the 2007 live-action film based more on his portrayal in the 1986 animated film?

[@DD-863]

That's true.

[@linkimusprimeproductions7890]

I was thinking the same!

[@conanmaolcheann5088]

I like how Cliffjumper asking how Optimus has been on Earth this long without learning this stuff implies that Earth is like a cosmic internet where the childlike innocence of various alien species goes to die

[@JS-rv3et]

Or that thus far our world is the first they found with total delinquents. Remember transformers are smart but they are galactic coloninizers they can travel space but haven't really done so. So for them we may be in the first 100 sentient species.

[@mertensiam3384]

Or just means his friend group is _that_ dirty

[@CyberSonic-V3.0]

Here’s a question I would have for cliffjumper. You’ve been on earth for a while so it makes sense you would know the basics of human reproduction. Now why do you an alien robot know all these human terms unless you had an active interest in those things? To any transformer the basics are easy to understand and thats the end of it but why do you know more than just “man, woman, 9 months and baby”.

[@ZGlove.]

@@CyberSonic-V3.0 Curiosity

[@otterfire4712]

​@@CyberSonic-V3.0 could be the human friends Cliffjumper hangs out with talking about these phrases and his interest in humanity prompts the question so he can understand what they're saying.

[@camilogarciaylasaari1857]

Cliffjumper: "That is such a reach." Optimus: "I thought we were done talking about him?"

[@MrGeorgeFlorcus]

Such a good Optimus voice, really carries that "gentle but commanding" essence of his character

[@somerandolad]

He sounds like a mixture of G1 Optimus and Optimus Primal.

[@ridhoardipratama7978]

That means this is armada optimus😂

[@jeremybrown9611]

​@@ridhoardipratama7978Armada was dope tho

[@ridhoardipratama7978]

@@jeremybrown9611 What i'm saying is this optimus is gary chalk which is the voice of armada optimus

[@RazorToaster]

This sounds wayyyyyy closer to the original G1 Optimus voice than it does to the later voices.

[@jeidough]

Thank gosh Lube and Erector weren't there during that convo, they would've flipped out (Yes, those are actual Transformers characters)

[@bromodragone8405]

Don't forget Discharge

[@thewatcher7078]

WHO NAME THESE TRANFORMERS?! 😂😂😂😂

[@bromodragone8405]

@@thewatcher7078 Bob Budiansky, I think

[@imao15]

*RODIMUS PRIME*

[@anotherrandomguy8871]

I knew about Erector, but why is there a transformer that’s named Lube?

[@dislikebutton6269]

*C O C K A N D B A L L T O R T U R E*

[@Cringe_Control_Cameron]

“The Autobots will bend over to the Decepticons!”

[@AlwaysADekaranger]

Wait His name is what?

[@papyrus_52]

*C O C K A N D B A L L T O R T U R E*

[@Saynuhuh]

💀💀💀

[@welcomeboi8991]

5:21

[@iamfiefo]

"DeePee reporting for active duty, Optimus!" "Good. What did you and Hard-On find out about that new Deception that can transform into a vacuum cleaner?" "Well, Carpet Muncher nearly stole some rocket fuel but, luckily, Come Shot stopped him by spraying laser blasts all around him."

[@glory2cybertron]

report to Captain Creampie

[@julesvermillion321]

Missed opportunity to not end the skit with Cliffjumper finally living up to his namesake. 🤣

[@markellzey1531]

Yea, that would have given me a chuckle instead of the confused silence watching the rest.

[@JohnSkao]

It would be funnier if he tried to leave but there was a cliff on the way and no matter how he tried he was unable to jump over it, his whole life was a lie

[@That_Russel_Pup]

*NAAAHHHHHH* 💀

[@UnstoppableRobot]

@@JohnSkaoThere’s an episode in the show where the Autobots jump over a cliff but Cliffjumper is the only one who fails the jump and needs help

[@Lemuel928]

But where’s the Decepticons’ ultimate gladiator Backbreaker?

[@lilithofthevoid4922]

That one's actually really plausible, since we have a Skullcruncher/Skullsmasher

[@swolie]

Not as powerful as the mighty SODOMY

[@Relichunters01]

Megatron killed him on accident in the weekly fight club

[@beastmaster0934]

Backbreaker actually sounds like a cool name for a Decepticon. I can imagine him pulling the back-breaking move that Bane did to Batman.

[@ms.moronic9165]

I think I saw him with Drag Strip.

[@Kami74159]

I love how all the names, regardless of how absurd, still follow Transformers naming conventions. And then Cock and Ball Torture just... Doesn't.

[@DezarasPrime]

I'ma be pissed if Cock and Ball Torture isn't the next HasLab project.

[@chancepaladin]

Is there an NFT of him made yet, cuz if there isn't, there needs to be.

[@Eclipse.thegodofthemoon]

Cock and ball torture

[@TheKpa11]

Any word can be a transformer name

[@DinoLoverGaming]

@@chancepaladin silence, cryptonerd

[@ultrazonomega970]

1:27 things got from 0 to 100% fu%$ed reaaalll quick.

[@VashVicious2]

"Hold on to your crank shafts" from the first episode of original transformers still kills me

[@ShinDangaioh]

Funny thing is that Crankshaft is the name of an Autobort

[@dylanphilpott8698]

Yeah “haul assets bumblebee” from FOC is a good one too

[@toyocolla]

And "Don't just stand there with your pistons in your servos!" from Sentinel Prime in TF:A In TF:A, they refer to their hands as servos... as for pistons, well....

[@VashVicious2]

@@toyocolla wow, just wow

[@SpectreSkirt]

"Look what ya did, ya upset Buttplug" being delivered so casually and with concern in the voice is just perfect. A+ video

[@yeetthefeet2504]

It helps that he's doing a really solid impression of that version of Prime

[@Knee6811]

"Dont pull out butt plug!" *do you even hear yourself right now*

[@blitzcon9088]

Keep it in

[@Knee6811]

@@blitzcon9088 💀

[@modeloman7460]

5:29 SHUT UP STARS-CREAM

[@jommisalami]

Optimus is legit so wholesome, just let him stay in the dark about the names 😭

[@ireallycantthinkofaname4726]

Fr

[@Rosetintedwater]

I never watched transformers but I'm pretty sure Optimus is like that, but why did he look so guilty at 0:55😭

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

Megatron: *literally sadistic so doesn't care*

[@Wolfiyeethegranddukecerberus17]

I feel conflicted because Optimus is being such a supportive and patient leader, but these Transformer names are absolutely insane and need to be pointed out lmao

[@thejonbrownshow8470]

Yeah i feel that lol

[@plantgang8738]

Honestly most of them were fine.

[@orca8433]

I love how open-minded both leaders are

[@Crowmanhunter]

Props for not going for the obvious jokes about Hotrod, Ironfist, and Erector.

[@TheInfuckingcredible]

Don't forget Lube!

[@Toomnyusernae]

Huffer.

[@IndustriousMaximus]

Alpha- Q, headmaster, slag

[@Its_Charlie_Young]

Windbreaker and Clench.

[@Toomnyusernae]

@@Its_Charlie_Young Not Windcharger?

[@Art-zilla]

I like how Optimus tried to call Cliffjumper "Stripper"

[@chip4256]

"The Autobots will BEND OVER to the Decepticons!"

[@andrewolson5471]

Megatron knew *exactly* what he was saying.

[@yu-gi-clip3026]

"Wait his name is what?"

[@BrickMotion.Videos]

​​​@@yu-gi-clip3026 5:21 *C O C K A N D B A L L T O R T U R E*

[@Peteman]

"We've had these names for millions of years, Cliffjumper. It's not our fault that humans have so many names for their sex toys and acts that some of our names coincide with them. Besides, do you know what 'Grimlock' or 'Prowl' means in Vok? By the Matrix, Cliffjumper, your name means 'cannibal necrophilia orgy' in Sharkticon. If we had to change our names just because it meant something dirty in some other planet's language, we'd never be able address each other."

[@CrowTR0bot]

Honestly, that does seem like a pretty logical way to give this short a happy ending. I bet the newest Autobot, Deepthroat, didn't have to swallow such juvenile teasing.

[@manuelalbertoromero9528]

​@@CrowTR0botFor the live of WHY?

[@hi-i-am-atan]

@@manuelalbertoromero9528 cliffjumper could learn a thing or two from him, never know when you're gonna hafta thrust yourself down a dark, dank tunnel that could go all the way down the other end sorta thing that'd make less endurant autobot beg for release awful quick

[@autumnramble]

"And lets not even mention Pyra Magna, poor girl."

[@joshuakim5240]

Cliffjumper: "I-I guess that is true. By the way, just out of morbid curiosity, what exactly does your name translate to in Sharkticon?" Optimus: "Genitalia flayer. And yes, it was very difficult to introduce myself to them under my name without a wave of panic but after a good conversation i cleared up the language differences."

[@gavinlamp5426]

*Meanwhile* Megatron: "What's your name?' Acid Rain: "Golden Shower." Megatron: "....How about Acid Rain...?"

[@laron1231]

0:58 I love how naive Optimus looked here lmao

[@OldStank]

With the context of them being aliens and not being exposed to the dirty, double meanings of some words. I would jump straight to questioning Cliffjumper on how he knows these.

[@MizukiStone44]

Clearly he's just spent more time than most Autobots digging into the human lexacon, not just getting surface meanings, but also slang terms. If anything he's right on calling out the other Autobots on not putting enough effort into localizing their names in a way that won't confuse the locals.

[@Dtitilator]

Too much internet for him

[@yoursonisold8743]

They don't have human anatomy, how would they know! Cliffjumper is just diving to ghastly conclusions.

[@jams-0739]

​@Dtitilator Erm, actually that takes place in 1984-

[@Dtitilator]

@jams-0739 _"whoosh"_

[@brandonwilcox3307]

I've always wondered what they called Bumblebee before he got to earth because there's no way that a bunch of cybernetic organism from a metal planet have bees.

[@AwesomeGamer-om4hm]

IIRC, in the Bumblebee movie from years ago, his past name was B-127.

[@DaDualityofMan]

Same thing I always said lol, it's even funnier when there's media that shows them on Cybertron before Earth where they were still named those things.

[@metalsonic4.1therobothedge24]

I mean they have mechanical copies of birds and fishes

[@theshuman100]

​@@metalsonic4.1therobothedge24 honestly if youre gonna have a planet of robot people there shouldnt be a reaspn for there *not* to have robot animals

[@heatsink47]

Well the beastformers are a thing

[@SHARPSPEED]

So just gonna casually ignore everything else, that's a REALLY good 80's Peter Cullen Impression.

[@sotl7749]

Yea ikr, fr gives me the nostalgia

[@ill_hex8103]

That Frank Welker impersonation isn't so bad either.

[@Saurophaganax1931]

At least COCK AND BALL TORTURE is an actually threatening name and not just an invitation for a good time, though some people might not see the difference.

[@kanerowan1534]

But how would that work? I mean we literally never see a transformer with a cock and balls, well except for in that one Michael Bay movie but that's about it

[@magnusarsmagna5896]

"Starscream, how dare you make him cry!" - Megatron, probably.

[@Blajah_]

I bet my money he definitely knows what it means

[@lukebisping1417]

You know how to keep the Dadness in Optimus, I love the hand puns he made, like he's just being funny and supportive without knowing what the other meaning is.

[@spongebobfan78]

I like that I am not alone in not knowing what "reach around" is and didn't get it why Cliffjumper is baffled until the other names where mentioned, giving us the minimal context that "reach around" is THAT kind of word.

[@slkjvlkfsvnlsdfhgdght5447]

a "reach around" is when you're standing in front of a person, and then you reach around to touch their butt. usually used in a non-consensual context

[@pembertr0n]

@slkjvlkfsvnlsdfhgdght5447 No…

[@CT-9904-Crosshair]

You’re not wrong, but there’s other definitions, more in the “bedroom setting”

[@slkjvlkfsvnlsdfhgdght5447]

@@CT-9904-Crosshair well, yeah. that's why i said "usually".

[@Sieztt]

@@slkjvlkfsvnlsdfhgdght5447 Also applies in the context of a woman as well, when you reach around to rub her bean.

[@mannofdober873]

I like to think Optimus and Megatron are both in on the joke and are mass-gaslighting everyone on both sides.

[@En_Jaay]

Everyone is talking about your optimus voice, BUT HOLY HELL THAT MEGATRON IS GENUINELY PERFECT. It's a voice I could only DREAM of ever getting right, and you have! Not just the voice acting, but the editing and voice filters really just sell the g1 anesthetic perfectly. From a die hard transformers fan to (maybe?) Another: Fricking bravo.

[@Sylvan404]

Agreed. Would love to hear this guy's take on the wave duo.

[@En_Jaay]

@@Sylvan404 oh Lord I didn't even think about those two. Would be great.

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

The kindness of Optimus really shows...so is his innocence.

[@gem9535]

Optimus, the leader of the Autobots, being secretly naive and innocent will always be my favorite headcanon.

[@SirCap]

I love the usage of the transformation sound being used to censor swears. I also love that Optimus voice

[@Melonhii]

3:11 take a screenshot you will greatly appreciate it

[@mylyfeyafizzlahyahnue]

Damn it, beat me to it.

[@cecakgabut1030]

2:48 take this too please, thank you

[@isuckatusernames4297]

honestly this va for optimus prime is so fitting. also, surprised and impressed that no one even mentioned Erector or Thrust.

[@PuddingRadSkin]

....I made a KZbin poop that made a running gag about Dirge and his c*** and while I used Thrusts name I didn't ONCE THINK ABOUT MAKING A JOKE ABOUT THRUST-ING. MY GOD.

[@RAFMnBgaming]

Obligatory 'Heh, "Thrust"'

[@CT-9904-Crosshair]

lol I just mentioned Thrust in another comment where people were talking about Erector

[@nugget3687]

Discharge too

[@unlimitedrabbit]

Twin Twist

[@reidcunningham5906]

I love the side joke of Optimus being Jewish. A fun callback to Family Guy.

[@KingOfElectricNinjas]

It's one of those seems that seems somehow weirdly fitting.

[@RelativelyBest]

*Optimus:* "You realize we are robots, right?" *Cliffjumper:* "Well, yeah, but..." *Optimus:* "We don't have reproductive organs. We don't even really have _orifices."_ *Cliffjumper:* "Some of us have mouths." *Optimus:* "Your mouth is purely decorative and you know it. You don't even need it for talking. In fact, you should stop doing that before you hurt someone else's feelings." *Buttplug:* "Yeah, either use that pretty mouth of yours to make others feel good or keep it shut." *Cliffjumper:* "Oh, Primus dammit..."

[@lourdespachla6516]

cliffjumper: wait arent we just aliens with armor- Optimus: SHUSH the fans cannot know that...

[@yokai1235]

actually their mouths actually work like a regular mouth

[@thegreeter7027]

@@yokai1235the ones with faceplates also have speaker’s underneath as revealed in a comic when Optimus was killed off

[@bustanut5501]

​@@lourdespachla6516Wait, is there actually a theory that Transformers are just organic aliens with armor?

[@lourdespachla6516]

@@bustanut5501 it has literally confirmed bro in many continuities, such as the bayverse films, tf animated, bumblebee movie, and many more.

[@superiorspidey3384]

"How do you even know this stuff" is actually a pretty good question Cliffjumper.

[@ctshaffer1999]

I love how 90% of the comments are just Transformers fans complementing how accurate this is to G1 Optimus’s character

[@youwayo]

Cuz it’s true :P

[@icookchildrenandeatthem9085]

I love how optimus is basicaly a general boomer

[@arahelis2038]

Or a non-english speaker like... An alien. I'm not a native english speaker and handjob and reacharound would work. Buttplug and CBT obviously wouldn't tho

[@inkchariot6147]

Yes, because sexual innuendos only existed from 1990-2023

[@jakariashafin1695]

​@@inkchariot6147I mean the ones now didn't.

[@LunarBiohazard321]

I love how all of the autobot AND decepticon voices are spot-on... Then there's Starscream who sounds like some random dude on the sidewalk.

[@2bdaqueen268]

Tbf it’s probably very hard to replicate G1 Starscream’s voice

[@LunarBiohazard321]

@@2bdaqueen268 yeah ik but still

[@Wh4tIfN0]

Honestly I like the Starscream voice

[@LunarBiohazard321]

@@Wh4tIfN0 I never said I didn't like it, I'm just saying I found it hilarious.

[@AMWZPN]

It’s so funny yet the voice surprisingly fits him.

[@Animefanboy4life]

2:11 ".......around"

[@jaketaller8567]

1:12 Optimus: This assault has to happen today because tomorrow’s the Sabbath. Me: I’m Jewish and I respect that joke.

[@belovedwarrior3192]

I'm pretty sure there has been several comments about Optimus Prime being Jewish. Even Family Guy did that joke once. Not certain where it originated from though

[@darkspark5854]

@@belovedwarrior3192He’s either Jewish or Christian. Definitely one of those two. More likely Christian because he’s basically space Jesus.

[@ifanthanese]

He actually has his own religion. The Church of prime. churchofprime.wordpress.com/

[@ultramarinescaptain3840]

​@@darkspark5854But Jesus was Jewish. So if Optimus is Space Jesus, he's Space Jewish!

[@RAFMnBgaming]

@@ultramarinescaptain3840 this makes sense.

[@KodyCrimson]

"You can't be this naive". You know, that's the thing, when it comes to Earth culture he totally is. These names definitely wouldn't have the same connotation on Cybertron. But either way, as. Transformers fan I love this skit, there are so many nonsense names.

[@Mr_Mampache]

2:47 this panel needs to become THE BIGGEST MEME EVER

[@Joubles]

Please when the decepticon said his name I PASSED AWAYYYY

[@icetide9411]

Personally I feel like the decepticons would just go with it because they've already got some very strange people on their team

[@2bdaqueen268]

Well you got someone who has an addiction to the ecstasy of transforming so much that he burns out his t cogs regularly and collects new ones from dead bodies, and one who is obsessed with Megatron and especially killing after he beat him in a fight once and destroys planets on the side, and there’s Shockwave

[@theunholyadventurer2376]

@@2bdaqueen268 "and then there's shockwave..."

[@2bdaqueen268]

@@theunholyadventurer2376 Shockwave is pretty self explanatory that guy is in a whole league of his own in terms of being a strange monstrosity my guy managed to get cybertron destroyed and corrupt it’s history making everything the cybertronians believe in a complete lie, and that was the Shockwave they wrote to be sympathetic lol

[@fcoonjj4844]

I love this voice for Optimus, and he seems lovably humble, like he genuinely cares for his troops, even if their names are just... wow!

[@Xlappahony]

5:24 HOW!!!? Could you speak that line without cracking up???

Many retakes, probably.

[@snoote533]

​@ I wonder how many... I'd guess a few thousand, probably.

[@aceplaysstuff2621]

Thanks now i can spam this timestamp

[@Jimmy-cg9db]

You know he's powerful because you see he takes their co-

[@PhantomSTKR]

the fuck that i deadass i tought that reacharound was an actual Autobot name speaks volumes about the message of this video. Truly one of the G1 Transformers moments of all time

[@thrawn1593]

A solidjj and Tom Schalk team up, an unexpected surprise but a welcome one 😄

[@VerdantRange]

Optimus: Cliffjumper, since you had such problems with out new recruits, I've decided to have you reassigned to construction. Cliff: Alright, who will I be working with there? Optimus: You'll be working under Erector. Cliff: ... Optimus: I'm not gonna lie, Erector's gonna be pretty rough when he handles you. It's going to be long and hard, by the payoff of working with Erector will be well worth it. Cliff: You're doing this on purpose now, aren't you?

[@keller-pe8rd]

The worst part I petty sure that a real transformer

[@SeverinaDeLourdesMota-te9yk]

He is

[@EKOddLink]

Unironically this would actually make sense for Prime, the transformers don't have reproductive organs and have time and time again been displayed not understanding about things like physical intimacy (Except for IDW, and even then, I always hated that cause it never made sense) let alone reproductive organs and sexual acts. And Prime's a busy guy. While he may take his time to enjoy the Earth customs and culture sometimes, he's busy planning various things. Not just plans to defeat the decepticons, but looking after his Autobots, increasing base defenses, cooperation with humans. It makes sense he wouldn't have a degree of understanding for these phrases that we as a species made up. I always just assumed that the Autobot names were like Call signs (which that part is obvious), and what they come out to in English is the closest thing that matches what their names mean in Cybertronian. So with that being said I could totally see one having a name like fuckin Hand Job out of confusion.

[@thegrimlockreaper1279]

To be fair romantic relationships involving transformers have been around since at least gen 1 with sea spray.

[@EKOddLink]

@thegrimlockreaper1279 I don't mind Romantic Relationships, I actually like how they were represented in episodes like the Search for Alpha Trion, where the relationship is displayed not as a physical one but as a deep bond with someone that's much more emotional than anything else. Which always came across as profound to me cause these are beings that not only have lived for Millions of years, but have gone through War for many of them. So a connection like that carries even more weight and emotion when it's over hundreds of thousands of our life times. My Problem is with how things like IDW make them have very physical relationships, despite it making no sense at all for Robots. And they try to make it seem like it's "More mature" when it actually comes across as less mature, and more just forced. And I know part of the reason physical intimacy isn't displayed in other transformers media is also because it is after all a franchise made for kids, but that doesn't change the fact that it doesn't make sense for Robots. As well as the way they depict it even in G1 is again just kind of profound. That they express that romantic love purely through how they talk and refer to eachother, and how much respect the hold for the other and how much they value the other. I find that a much more mature depiction of Cybertronian Romance

[@gmork1090]

The IDW thing was weird, but..eh. Social constructs and all. Don't think sex had anything to do with it. Powerglide had a human love him and Seaspray scored with a mermaid lol, so I kinda let the IDW thing slide. Plus Prime had Elita, etc. Asexual robots super liking each other is fine.

[@mo-s-]

Isn't this what happens sometimes when chinese people adopt western names and vice versa?

[@AMWZPN]

@@gmork1090 There were a lot of sexual innuendos and references in some of the cartoons and mangas. Not to mention the movies. It’s there, you just kind of have to look.

[@chazzabeanboy5966]

ARE WE GONNA IGNORE HOW GOOD THAT FUCKING OPTIMUS VOICE IS?!

[@O-P-96]

I like how with the Autobots, these names are at least passable if you don’t know the meaning behind them. Unlike the Decepticons who threw subtlety out of the window and went with something that doesn’t leave much room for ambiguity. XD

[@NepetasShippingWall1642]

except buttplug. there is 0 ambiguity with that

[@CT-9904-Crosshair]

I personally was thinking “I wonder what clever innuendo they’re gonna come up with” then got hit with… well I don’t want to spoil it for people who haven’t watched the full video

[@potatoheadpokemario1931]

What about butt plug?

[@cosmicspacething3474]

They keep getting less and less subtle

[@ambias9125]

I didn't even know what "reacharound" was until I watched this video. Of course, I did the stupid thing and searched it up, and now I lost a bit of my remaining innocence.