Toonami Presents, The Intruder

Toonami's special called "The Intruder" uploaded in full.
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[@metalsystem761]

When you think about it. They didn't have to do any of this. Like geez they put so much love into promos, made a host and even gave him a story. No one does stuff like this anymore.

[@DamnAwesome]

How do you feel about the Toonami 25th anniversary where they brought back Tom in a new modern style?

[@mikkey246]

Haha fr 😊

[@SteveJonesGamingGWO]

The moment shit got real and we knew that toonami was simply more than a block of programming

[@L33TRedNinja]

Exactly what I was thinking! 😃

[@dtucker33]

Love this comment

[@DamnAwesome]

How do you feel about the Toonami 25th anniversary where they brought back Tom in a new modern style?

[@mikkey246]

​@@DamnAwesomedid you comment this to multiple people

[@BlueFlame17]

"Tom is Dead." Man, that was harsh. Toonami wasn't afraid to take away our happy endings.

[@TsukiKageTora]

He wasn't dead. His data seemed to transport into another robot

[@mikesavio66]

+TsukiKageTora Well yeah, we found that out in the next episode, but for those who were watching it weekly really thought TOM had died.

[@TsukiKageTora]

+mikesavio66 the episode where you hear them say "Tom is dead" is the same episode where we find out his data was transmitted into another robot... You said "Tom was dead" So how were we supposed to know you were referring to a previous episode if you were stating something happening in a future episode?

[@mikesavio66]

TsukiKageTora I'm just assuming that's what BlueFlame17 was trying to say.

[@trixterplays975]

Basically, same programming, but a different body. Also, I never knew Optimus Prime was the Big Guy voice.

[@ronswanson3417]

I'm still recovering from the emotional trauma of that "Tom is dead" line....

[@TheDarkKRoo]

Peter Cullen (optimus prime) and steven Blum (spike spiegel) working on the same show is really awesome.

[@normanpopcultureboy8563]

Optimus Prime and Heatwave right?

[@nolanpayne]

John Sparks was the narrator He also narrated Peppa pig lol

[@DamnAwesome]

How do you feel about the Toonami 25th anniversary where they brought back Tom in a new modern style?

[@Quonzer]

Damn, if this had been an entire show I would have watched the hell out of it.

[@DamnAwesome]

How do you feel about the Toonami 25th anniversary where they brought back Tom in a new modern style?

[@Quonzer]

@@DamnAwesome Not sure really, I don't think I've seen it all yet.

[@DamnAwesome]

​@@Quonzer you should check it out its pretty cool

[@JaxBlade]

I'm so Nostalgic Right now I could FUCKIN CRY :'D

[@elidahlke5169]

Oh hai Jax

[@DamnAwesome]

How do you feel about the Toonami 25th anniversary where they brought back Tom in a new modern style?

[@StyleshStorm]

8 years ago. Imagine now in 22.

[@ItsJustAndrew89]

Bruh, who else is feeling Nostalgia right now and balling their eyes out. Toonami is a class of its own! 😭

[@datboiedgyyy]

at 10:02 is literally I realized as child, nothing is forever. No one is invincible.

[@saiess]

Those classic Toonami music beats. Damn I miss them.

[@decimatorentertainmentstud8523]

:3

[@nolanpayne]

Bop beep be be skdoo bep

[@nolanpayne]

@@decimatorentertainmentstud8523 You mean TOM 1.0 being cute?

[@decimatorentertainmentstud8523]

@@nolanpayne yep

[@nolanpayne]

@@decimatorentertainmentstud8523 Yeah, TOM 1 is unsurprisingly very cute for me.

[@Suntro]

These shorts were extremely high quality for the time. I'm still impressed now at how CN/Toonami went through the effort to make these to keep things interesting. You don't see a fraction that effort today in television.

[@QiAura]

Honestly never saw the original Intruder. It was before my time to Toonami. Watching now since Intruder II is coming out.

[@blitztv1027]

Same here

[@LEGOMANIAC419]

The sheer nostalgia I feel watching this is astronomical.

[@xIegionx]

I also remember back in the day it was rumored that the intruder was Moltar.

[@linkmaster8]

yeah back in school we would have debates of what it could be

[@Tavumkal]

i totally forgot that Optimus Prime narrated that...

[@OsakaLover]

...you know what, now that you bring it up, so did I. I only remembered Steve Blum...xD

[@normanpopcultureboy8563]

Is Tom really voice by Peter Cullen

[@nolanpayne]

Nah false alarm it was narrated by John Sparks narrator of Peppa Pig... The narration really is similar

[@normanpopcultureboy8563]

@@nolanpayne uh that’s really Optimus Prime

[@nolanpayne]

@@normanpopcultureboy8563 You sure? It sounded like the narrator of Peppa pig but then again it’s edited and I barely watch Toonami :S

[@j6302]

Haven’t watched Toonami in years and saw a random clip of their new host design. Remembered that he “died” at some point and here I am. The nostalgia is hitting me hard now. Used to watch Toonami whenever I could, especially for Naruto, One Piece, and FMA.

[@ULTRADJ4EVER]

Oh man! I remember watching this when I was so young! I used to think the first TOM died of getting consumed by lava or something, now I realize it was a red blob.

[@ZofMayhem]

Wow, I remember having nightmares about this as a kid. Looking back on it, it's kinda silly...

[@RickyUzumaki993]

+ZofMayhem Me, too.

[@nevanthececfanre-played636]

Beacause of TOM IS D E A D?

[@iggystardust9236]

Nah... it still gives me the heebie jeebies bro.

[@StyleshStorm]

Nostalgia. Leminal Space Theory and The Backrooms exist because of stuff like this. The late 90s and early 2000s was such a magical time period. Nothing like it will ever exist again. Cherish these memories fellows 90s babies/kids.

[@SheyanoDres]

That blob better not kill him again.. That was one of the most traumatizing things when I was a kid

[@RickyUzumaki993]

+Sheyano the Masked Amen!

[@nolanpayne]

I would call that narrator guy, “Radio”. Hahahaha I made up a joke. Cuz this guy sounds like he was on the radio.

[@mrm64]

For a mere kids block in the early 2000s, this animation is SUBURB for it's time! Jeez man!

[@chitowngod2895]

I know!!!

[@jeremywurm6613]

music is not bad either

[@metalsystem761]

same thing with beast wars

[@knightscroftsquire-muldoon]

Had many a good night watching Tonnami...

[@symfonio]

I think the word is Superb

[@jacobb1566]

15:30 "Win a trip to the birthplace of anime, Japan" I enjoy that line

[@nolanpayne]

Wait I thought he said “Oh dear”...

[@nolanpayne]

I think he actually said “Oh dear! Peppa and Suzy were having a quarrel!” LOL

[@FigureFarter]

@@nolanpayne How does one mishear a sentence as a completely different one?

[@nolanpayne]

The creators of Toonami decided to make TOM’s sitting posture reminiscent of a child ready to go for a walk, and they gave TOM a simple walking animation which made him an adorable presence. The Toonami creators had to increase TOM’s size and add blue heat dissipation parts to his torso and feet, which resulted in TOM appearing chubby and cute. The blue stuff on his feet appear as though TOM was wearing fluffy boots.

[@Nonaggress]

See, when I was younger, I'd always have cable for a few months and then my parents would cancel the subscription willy-nilly for budget reasons. So one summer I'd first discover Toonami, then the following year get accustomed to it's format. I didn't have cable in 2000, and when I got it back in 2001, I saw TOM 2 and a somewhat changed decor. I was like "Dafuq happened here?" All my friends could tell me: "TOM died." And I was like, "Who dafuq is TOM?" Glad this clears that up. #Nostalgia

[@CartoonNetworkRulzz]

The Intruder returns in 2015! This weekend post #intruder2 on Facebook, Twitter, etc. The level of interest we show will determine how BIG the story will be.

[@shield7738]

the intruder look like the blob.

[@AlanFernandoGamino]

I Don't Want Tom 5 To Die.

[@ULTRADJ4EVER]

Sweet! I can't wait!

[@Tyr_Archalion]

Alan Gamino Even if they do it won't have the same impact since they've switched Toms so many times now.Tom 1's death worked because it was a surprise, and because we didn't know he could be rebuilt until after the fact. This time everyone expects the Intruder to kill a Tom. Frankly I'd be more surprised if he didn't.I don't like the Tom 5 design much though, so I wouldn't mind if we got a new one.

[@Bowling4986]

@@Tyr_Archalion Tom 5 didn't die.

[@kimplix]

Been looking for this for quite a few years now since Tom's death moment was going through my head for a very long time. I thank you for this and I'm happy enough to find what was a lost memory to finally be founded.

[@DamnAwesome]

How do you feel about the Toonami 25th anniversary where they brought back Tom in a new modern style?

[@dragonballzkai9283]

I'm never going to get over not being around for this golden era of television

[@godbear2930]

Stay golden Toonami faithful!

[@nolanpayne]

And you black holes, you’re so ominous! And you planets? Watch your back!

[@nolanpayne]

stop

[@godbear2930]

@@nolanpayne Hammer Time!🕺🏾

[@nolanpayne]

@@godbear2930 Oh, well played, you little dadgum! But this is WAR! And in war, PEOPLE DIE!

[@LOLJUDGER]

I'm so glad this video is up, I'm 29 y/o, and have had the 1st Tom dying scene living in my head rent free since I was like 6 or 7. I've had no context to what was going on, just robot and lava creature. Today I found closure, and can't thank you enough for this video helping me figure out what I've been living with,😂 big TY!

[@TrentonAllen-py3sl]

Facts my g it’s like a relief I love it

[@FlamingAtheist]

Shoot i remember watching the first intruder and being on the edge of my chair waiting for the next part of the story! And then when the first tom died i had no idea what was next until tom 2 came! Back when toonami events where a huge thing all the time, maybe we can bring back the same kind of thing with #intruder2 . CANT WAIT!!

[@reptilitronousprime9213]

Autobots, I regret to inform you that Tom is dead!

[@tsusksatheanimator8220]

Tom 2:I returned

[@nolanpayne]

Hello! I’m Peppa pig.. Oh true. Although she wouldn’t die anyway because she’s a preschool character and btw it was created looooooooong before this. I thought it was the Peppa narrator who did the promos lol

[@crystalscarboro6035]

This unlocked a core memory I didn’t realize I had. And I was born in 1995.

[@r.babylon2885]

I recorded this on VHS when it happened. Nearly cried with I missed the fourth installment. Never thought I'd see the whole thing.

[@ScoundrelSFB]

I remember watching this in the early 00's, this was I type of TV I still appreciate. What other network made a host, but put him in short videos in conflict, killing him, then reviving anew. Now 20 years later I come back, and realize we, we unhappy few, are in a generation of our own.

[@Nekot92]

Ah, the early 2000s vibes

[@GloryDreams4KCMVs]

I thought TOM 2 was actually TOM 1 transformed and that the liquid he was sucked up by transformed him and it hurt!

[@saiess]

+Brandon Panek Really cause the announcer would disagree with that Tom didn't die.

[@TheCasualJonny]

ik ibthought he went thru that thing that happened in reboot where they all got changed but no u were broke and we had an upgrade this entire time in the basement bummer

[@nolanpayne]

Tom: Hi.. Oh no it’s trying to eat my hand! Sara: Uh I need to... Tom: Get me out of here! Sara: I know but why should I help you? Tom: It tickles! Sara: Hi I’ll get you out of that blob. Instead, I offer you a special treat! Oh Tom is dead...

[@OmegaZeroX28]

Man I may be 20 but I remember all the great shows that came toonami when I was 7 shows like inyuyasha samurai jack igpx Gundam seed ( the one with the Shining Finger)... Needless to say I was heartbroken when toonami went off the air when it did but so glad that its back

[@SkilletTom]

FUCK I WAS A DECADE LATE FROM GOING TO JAPAN GOD DAMNIT

[@CharlemagneGuy127]

I remember back when I saw this I thought Tom looked like a dark-colored classic Mega Man.

[@nolanpayne]

He looks like either Classic or Metal Sonic.

[@RashaundaSpears]

Part 2 is coming soon!

[@f5o9]

Wow i feel old i remember this back in the early 2000's wondering what would happen people now in days if they are truly a 90's kid remember his old light blue outfit

[@elcidjimbrosdestiny1747]

If feel sorry for tom 1.

[@AlanFernandoGamino]

Yeah I Know? Me Too.

[@tsusksatheanimator8220]

We miss you tom 1!!!!!

[@GabrielSyler33]

Don't normally do hashtags, but this is worth it. Spead the word. #intruder2

[@WizeGuyz2023]

When i was younger i never really put two and two together of just how horrific Toms death was, and it took me rewatching it 20 years later to fully appreciate it. Toms voice goes from confident and heroic, to desperate and terrified in a matter of seconds after that laser blast fails. You can even see his hand being decayed as he desperately raises it up before being dissolved, almost like he can feel pain. It's over in seconds but for tom that had to be a miserable experience. This was ballsy back then to show on a kids network even for a robot

[@alanu5109]

I remember when Toonami asked viewers to help tom in saving the ship! Good times!

[@CodeMarbles]

#INTRUDER2

[@dgrayman1516]

#Intruder2

[@shield7738]

Kosuke Okada beware of the intruder. for next year.

[@AlickzRider]

#intruder2

[@codywilcox4040]

#intruder2 This is the first hash-tag I've ever used.

[@mad7491]

Never finished this as a kid. Thanks!

[@nolanpayne]

Who else thinks TOM 1 was freaking adorable?

[@DrFunk98]

guys as of 2015 the intruder is going return this was posted by toonami on there tumblr

[@jeremywurm6613]

thanks for putting this up, I was never able to see it when it first happened.

[@nolanpayne]

Aww tom’s adorable lil walk ^_^

[@mikeparez]

This was part of what made toonami amazing

[@MysterioIII]

Congrats vegetasasuke000 on getting a shoutout directly from Toonami's Tumblr for posting this video!

[@TheloniousKeys781]

"TOM is dead." Lol, blunt as hell.

[@nolanpayne]

Can we all appreciate how cute and pudgy TOM 1 is? I know some people are saying that TOM 1 was fat, but literally, that version of TOM just warms my heart. He’s just so smol and so cute :3

[@VBaskin2010]

This Was Toonami 1st Ever T.I.E. But Is Was Also The End Of Sonny Strait's Run As V.J. T.O.M. 1.0. And The Beginning Of Steven J. Blum's Full Length Role As V.J. T.O.M. From 2.0. To The Current.

[@nolanpayne]

Eww

[@BabyBells231]

man this gave me chills as a kid, gonna look for the intruder 2 now

[@sonicgalaxy27]

The first one is his classic form

[@CyberJoeyO]

It was a huge relief that Tom can just be uploaded into a new body. Just like the robots in Futurama. When their robot body becomes obsolete, they just get uploaded into a newer body, and the old one gets recycled.

[@rob19ny]

Childhood memories...coming back to me! Can't wait for I2!

[@RelatvityUnset]

I remember missing this event as a kid, and now I finally got to watch it!... How sad for Tom 1.

[@NameMcNamename]

For most of my life, I honestly thought this was a crazy fever dream I had, because I couldn't find it!

[@L33TRedNinja]

This segment creeped me out to no end... 😁

[@8narutoshodowclones]

Watching this on a Saturday night rn is giving me the nostalgia tingles in my brain, man...

[@nolanpayne]

Tom look so cute

[@DeviantArtReeje]

For the sake of others, let's assume many of us are aware that Toonami is planning on doing an Intruder 2. Excellent, I just can't wait to see how they do it, so many options, hell I wouldn't mind watching Toonami as its own damn show, though I see the problems with that. Still, really excited for this ^^

[@michaelresendes5759]

Man, I remember the show since I was a kid! Good times.

[@heyitsmorgannerdz]

Aw man, I remember this! I freaked the hell out when I thought Tom was dead as a kid.

[@xIegionx]

how devestated kids were when they had to make choices for Tom (such as his weapon) and ultimately it failed and lead to his destruction. So they not only destroyed Tom, but Toonami! (at least before they introduced the new Tom)

[@cmarbormaster]

I remember coming home from school getting ready to watch some DBZ when the take came on and said that Tom is dead, I was just like WTF. Who the hell is this new guy? Traumatizing indeed

[@KidJaydenENY]

#INTRUDER2 Holy Fucking Foreshadowing at 20:13! When I first saw the new blob all those years ago, I knew the Intruder would come back someday.

[@FastforwardrapTv205]

RIP Tom...so many childhood memories watching you

[@KyleYoung2012]

Great work having Cartoon Networks adult swim Toonami tumblr page notice your vid.They currently are in the works of making a #Intruder2 on Toonami airing next year on Cartoon Networks adult swim Saturday anime block

[@StrangeCollectionHQ]

This was one of the saddest moments of my childhood...

[@TatianaReynaCortez16]

I hope Tom 6 is coming.

[@kingkiba29]

I can only imagine after 15 years the intruder will be the size of a state....cant wait till intruder 2 2015

[@Joymax]

Oh man, the nostalgia is real!

[@bscherer90]

This took me 18 weeks to watch online in 2000 because it was on cartoon networks website in 30 episode installments because the internet was so young.

[@mrsora16]

man i so remember this

[@zmangkrd5312]

TOM 1 RIP. Good times and nostalgia!

[@goku262002]

#intruder2. Can't wait. :D

[@visionary93]

What an awesome prize..

[@Celdrach]

Ah, memories.

[@NipahAllDay]

Lol I was three when this happen.

[@Eskeletor_210]

That track they play at the end always gets me

[@todx15]

I remembered seeing this a long time ago and I just found it again, it's different from what I remember though

[@diamondequallo5594]

Can't wait for the intruder 2 in 2015!!!!!!!

[@imfraeglasgow]

RIP Tom, fucking remember this like it was yesterday.

[@OmegaAcee]

I remember they were running programs while the red alien blob was still attached to the starboard of the ship you can see it on the promo intros.

[@alliestevens5264]

I remember watching this as a kid

[@jeffreywilliams8499]

Oh Man I remember watching this on Toonami in the early 2000s when I was a kid

[@amateurartist9826]

In Toonami after 15 years it's time for round 2 against the intruder. A being that destroyed a engine and a tom, only question now after all these years. How big has it gotten? #intruder2

[@RickyUzumaki993]

+Amateurartist98 Nobody knooooows...

[@RickyUzumaki993]

That guy of TSOEmu True Indeed.

[@Kitykitycoco]

i remember this. now that i see this i can kind of see that it was probably made in maya

[@BUGMECH14]

Ah, memories. Why can't CN be this awesome still?

[@solramon5356]

I remember when i was young and was introduced to anime and video games...this first introduced me to all of this, I SHALL NOT LET AN OTHER DARK AGE FALL AGAIN WE SHALL SEE IT RISE WE SHALL WIN!!! #intruder2

[@chrisketchem5435]

Intruder II tonight! i cant wait!

[@AllPureSkill]

I remember this like it was yesterday

[@brandonray4379]

Very nostalgic. As a kid I cried wheb 1st Tom got absorbed and died by the huge blob.

[@tyronekane1]

wow Tom....talk about skipping leg day

[@Imhighinparisbro]

Being a kid was awesome during these years

[@astrothebadger]

all i remember from then (didnt watch it every day or week or w/e) was the red carpet thing (that's what it looked like to me back then) swooping in and taking him away

[@kgthesupreme713]

I was 8 when I seen this. This helped me understand how life and death worked at an early age.

[@defaultname7685]

Considering he came back as a teenage robot that had to have been confusing