Transformers are Hardcore

[@Truck-kun11]

"Why don't you fix them?" "Have you ever tried to do complex engineering with giant metal hands? The most we can do is kick them a few times and see if they go back into place."

[@zpercys]

*but thats not procedure*

[@feywinterfox9630]

Have you tried turning them off and turning them back on?

[@Lemuel928]

Optimus..You were repaired since Age of Extinction Movie.

[@orrusfellin5150]

@@feywinterfox9630 That's what the stick is for. What, you thought we just turn off with a button?

[@feywinterfox9630]

@@orrusfellin5150 OOOH! No wonder it's procedure!

[@thedman-zx1ip]

My favorite bit is that there is a moment in G1 where Jazz gets can't transform out of car mode and the problem is solved by Ironhide just kicking him really hard in the side

[@elecmagpulse7385]

I was thinking about that the whole time

[@Timeliner2004TF]

It's a basic procedure, too

[@seerus1351]

40 years later and I still love that bit.

[@travissmith2848]

Yeah, but he wasn't stuck part way.

[@Umbra_Ursus]

"Concussive maintenance" is a thing for a reason.

[@TheAndreasMustola]

Me: Why can't I repair my iPhone? Apple: That's not procedure

[@davidhong1934]

*Farmer:* What about the tractor? *John Deere:* Nope, standard procedure

[@shareefsteele4486]

Underrated joke

[@jackyichan4759]

This hurts. This hurts a lot

[@davidwuhrer6704]

You're holding it wrong

[@notreallyhere67]

EUbot: it’s basic procedure now, bitch! *passes Right to Repair laws*

[@smackerooonii7001]

I feel like this wouldve been even better if Megatron was like "Oh alright we'll fix him up later" he just doesn't follow procedure because evil

[@hahasamian8010]

That was sorta what I was expecting to happen so maybe it is funnier this way

[@WlmaAlexender-zl6nx]

Bonus points if that turned out to be the whole cause of the conflict, and Megatron was the "good guy".

[@ChibiKami]

Megatron's rebellion being wholly against procedure

[@nathanielbass771]

I expected that the fight would be interrupted so that megatron could "respect" the basic procedure of cybertronian death XD

[@Zidan8248]

​​@@WlmaAlexender-zl6nxBut thats not basic procedure

[@CaptainDoomsday]

I love the mid-sentence "It's basic procedure" when he realizes Soundwave isn't in his best interest to save.

[@nathanielbass771]

especially considering soundwave is the most lethal (and least moral) of the decepticons. He is their torturer, espionage specialist and a whole host of other stuff.

[@macklinwright3966]

@@nathanielbass771to be fair though shockwave I think personally is the more effective torturer

[@sigmamaverick9215]

@@macklinwright3966 Shockwave is legit the worst of them. So yep, pretty much. Also that is all just basic procedure

[@saftehbludloineleown1617]

​@nathanielbass771 Well it is just basic procedure, gotta respect the cybertronian customs.

[@macklinwright3966]

@@sigmamaverick9215 basic procedure

[@ratchetpokemaster123]

"what defines a transformer isn't the cog in his chest but his spark... Unless he does have a cog and just can't transform, then it's just basic procedure."

[@Luis-Sosa]

Eh sparks and personality components can be grabbed out of blown up transformers and put into new bodies. That's what happened to Soundwave in Japanese G1 and the Combaticons and a bit in Beast Wars.

[@leviticusprime4904]

@@Luis-Sosahappened with starscream in animated oddly enough

[@seansoloff7499]

@@leviticusprime4904did they follow basic procedure?

[@ol4414]

Guess that’s why they use a stick

[@tymendez3138]

I love how Optimus just said really quick "but that's not procedure" I love it.

[@seansoloff7499]

@@tymendez3138 because it’s not basic procedure…you always gotta follow basic procedure Plus he has that giant sword he might as well use it, if you think about it swords are just sharp metal sticks

[@ladywifiofbadfun]

​@@seansoloff7499 i bet that prime optimus would be a rebel and not follow basic procedure and try to save wheeljack life much to the frustrating of him But bayverse optimus would probably rebel too but not to save his life but to just slice his head off

[@seansoloff7499]

@@ladywifiofbadfun probably but at least Bayverse Prime would follow a variation of basic procedure

[@ladywifiofbadfun]

@@seansoloff7499 the government: why did you kill a injured military soilders with a stick Sam: it just basic procedure and that what Optimus say i should The government: i will kill every single cybertronian Sam: you can't that not fair The government: but i just followed basic procedure like you

[@seansoloff7499]

@@ladywifiofbadfun Sam: No! Basic procedure is when a Cybertronian gets stuck mid-transformation and need to be put out of their misery

[@primefighter9868]

You know when you were younger, you half transformed your Transformers and called it an Alt form.

[@FlameGirlPlays-gq9xv]

What's this "when you were younger"? I still do that and just call it stealth force mode a cybertronian mode

[@courve]

I absolutely did not do that, but i should have now that you mention it. Just make sure you use a big stick when you put me down over this.

[@solidzack]

And then when your parents scold you for breaking your toys, you tell them "It's just basic procedure"

[@somemadnessfan4763]

i did that cause i thought it looked funny

[@Karlos1234ify]

Same

[@arbknight12]

Orion Pax: “Great Primus. What should we do if a Cybertronian cannot complete a transformation?” Primus: “Kill them with a big stick. It’s basic procedure.” Unicron: “Yes it’s basic procedure.”

[@nobledamask]

In the IDW comics, Primus's altmode even IS a stick.

[@PokeBrave]

@@nobledamaskOH YEAH 😂

[@Dr.Thirteen]

@@nobledamask canon

[@Lo-Sir]

what if Unicron or Primus can't transform? that would need a massive fucking stick

[@MmmMmph1968]

"And then, once they're dead, we suck the Energon in their system out for future use." "What?! Why the hell would you do that?!" "Waste not want not." "And it's basic procedure."

[@zoro115-s6b]

I guess beings made out of substances that don't decompose and can't spread disease would probably have a different attitude towards the dead....

[@Kirbyroth]

dont forgot to recycle the body

[@RemeTiers]

@@Kirbyrothits the basic procedure

[@Kaito57]

"I'll get you, Gadget !" Never saw that one coming lol

[@ranvorkvartec7358]

No one ever see the Theee cllllaaaw coming

[@clarafedde8674]

Go Go Gadget lead pipe!!!

[@alexsung3117]

Go Go Gadget Big Stick!

[@OzeroCa]

NEXT TIIIIiiiiiime……!

[@krysert4552]

I dont get it

[@arbknight12]

Ohhhh that’s why everyone was sad when Bumblebee lost his T-Cog in ‘Transformers Prime’. They couldn’t find a decent stick.

[@friendlycanadian3150]

They just don't make sticks on earth like they do on cybertron.

[@Saph-Fire]

Haa, giggity. 😆😋

[@zaberfang]

Which is why he got knife hands.

[@GenericName0042]

To be fair, he wasn't stuck half way between. Didn't need to kill him

[@Alex_Fishman]

I mean, they were also looking for the Forge of Solus, which is pretty much a big stick with some blunt protrusions on one end.

[@njivwathomassilavwe2056]

Bumblebee just unphased and going along with it. "Now that's a beating stick" just like mom used to say

[@DegmoGrandfather]

It’s basic procedure.

[@TheRealMichaelH]

Unfazed.

[@0jayzilla]

*Wheeljack

[@whoozyyy]

That was definitely wheeljack who said it lol

[@DinoLoverGaming]

The fuck?

[@Monody512]

My favorite part of this is Optimus being friendly with Megatron over it, like yeah you can have the stick. Here.

[@cf-4233]

I mean, it's basic procedure. Why wouldn't he?

[@TrojanGamer10]

​@@cf-4233I knew a basic procedure joke was gonna be the repsonse

[@cf-4233]

@@TrojanGamer10 Of course. It's basic procedure.

[@saftehbludloineleown1617]

Freedom is the right of all sentient beings, lest they unwillingly lose that freedom. Then it's just basic procedure.

[@connorricketts1323]

@@cf-4233 of course it's basic procedure

[@MrTudenom]

“It’s just basic procedure” is now in my lexicon, thank you.

[@seansoloff7499]

@@MrTudenom it should’ve been in there from the start

[@MegaDrain]

1:01 The way Wheeljack says, "Yeah" sounds like he's even looking forward to it.

[@paulomatute4114]

He was pretty chill about it

[@almondmagnum8604]

Sure, being stuck sounds unpleasant. I'd look forward to the end of that state too.

[@mehlessmidori602]

Are you really surprised, after watching this video in its entirety, that Wheeljack was looking forward to be beaten to game end by a big stick? It's basic procedure.

[@royjranimations8279]

Yeah it’s basic procedure

[@quinnfletcher3906]

Would you like to spend your life in a half-transformed state? He can't move, or see or do anything.

[@khoid]

Plot twist: it's a multiplayer game and killing your teammate is the only way to get them to respawn without the bug.

[@kuronanestimare]

Unfortunately had this happen a lot in Helldivers with the Eruptor... That scope just does not like me.

[@robertdascoli949]

basic procedure

[@poorsvids4738]

And you have to use the stick instead of the weapons so it doesn't count as a teamkill.

[@Jeddy027]

Basic Procedure: The game. Based off the hit Steven Spielberg 1982 movie "Basic Procedure 2: Back to Ba-sticks".

[@andredominguez3199]

Besides that, the stick also serves so they don't have to waste any of the good weapons.

[@chr0min0id]

*It’s basic procedure…*

[@dora_thedestroyer]

I missed the part where that's my problem

[@theguylivinginyourwalls]

It's just basic procedure.

[@AjitAdonisManilal]

"It's for the greater good"

[@TabathaTMartin]

True, besides it'd just be a waste of a good stick if they DIDN'T use it

[@itsmemetime2741]

Yes indeed

[@Pseudowolf]

I love that they have a medic bot, but the "basic procedure" is still just to immediately go to beating the guy to death.

[@seansoloff7499]

@@Pseudowolf well yeah it’s basic procedure

[@cf-4233]

@@seansoloff7499 It's basic procedure

[@seansoloff7499]

@@cf-4233 it’s basic procedure

[@slavishentity6705]

​@@seansoloff7499It's just basic procedure

[@seansoloff7499]

@@slavishentity6705 Exactly, just basic procedure

[@jjgamer1178]

“And I’ve already got the stick” reminds me of the whole “the lake is right there, I don’t want it” thing

[@saftehbludloineleown1617]

Plus he drove all that way there, it would be a waste of energon and basic procedure ensures maximum efficiency.

[@dragonsword2253]

You know, weirdly enough, this Optimus voice is really nice. It sounds nothing like Peter Cullen, but it has that same "soft, gentle, but firm" vibe that his voice does. I hear this guy speaking and I can very clearly hear that this is the leader of the Autobots. Really well done

[@FanciestOfBones]

Agreed! It gives Armada Optimus vibes, and that voice was really refreshing.

[@BugsyFoga]

@@dragonsword2253 It was clearly evoking Gary Chalk more than it was Cullen

[@solidzack]

It kinda gives me abridged Yami Yugi vibes

[@katiacritten9975]

Strong enough to be gentle!

[@ethanlong4670]

Yeah, he sounds a bit more like Gary Chalk's take on Optimus than Peter's. Although he does kind of sound like G1 Optimus, which is fitting for the images being used.

[@Ssosmooth69]

I love how Wheeljack and Soundwave are completely okay with being slowly beaten to death by a stick. Serious “it is what it is” energy.

[@seansoloff7499]

Yeah man it’s basic procedure

[@CobaltCruiser]

It's just basic procedure

[@nathanielbass771]

to be fair, they're an intergalactic race capable of subverting the very laws of physics... and they almost destroyed their entire race over a "lack of energy." Megatron went from being "the good guy" to space Hitler. For some reason their physiology allows them to transform into ANYTHING, but only about 3 or 4 of them actually transform into anything OTHER than one thing. Somehow, they're not that smart...

[@lemagicbaguette1917]

Basic procedure's all it is.

[@drmaulana2600]

Yea it's the basic procedure

[@Archone666]

I can actually see at least few Transformers canonically using a stick on a teammate who's stuck in midtransformation. Not to kill them, mind - just a bit of percussive maintenance. "I'm stuck! Get a stick!" *Whap! Whap!* "Ah, there it goes... okay, let's roll out!"

[@somemadnessfan4763]

reminds of that scene where Jazz was stuck in vehicle mode and Ironhide aggressively kicks him so he gets unstuck

[@pandemonium8420]

My thanks! a thousand thanks! Just give me a good smack from the rear, with something nice and big. Put those doubts to rest, I'll be just fine. I'm very well trained. Give it your all, I say! -Iron Fist Alexander.

[@foisopracurtir6389]

That was what I thought was going to happen

[@absolutechaos13]

I mean, they are made of metal. A good wack with a wood stick might feel like a deep tissue massage to them.

[@manofmercy1500]

@@somemadnessfan4763Ture. At least in that instance Jazz was still in his Alt-mode and not stuck mid-transformation like here!

[@crow5946]

"you phrased that like it explained anything" I'm fucking crying

[@MahadShahzad08]

2:47 I love the Dr Claw reference with Soundwave's voice. For anybody who doesn't know Frank Welker's Voice of Soundwave is the same voice he used for Dr Claw but with a Alternator to make it sound more robotic. Also Optimus's voice from the first skit was of Peter Cullen but this time he sounds like Garry Chalk.

[@andrewwhyte7130]

Im glad someone else got the reference

[@ButFirstHeLitItOnFire]

Meanwhile we have guys like Tarn who canonically burn through their T-Cogs at an alarming rate because they’re THAT addicted to transforming all the time.

[@crpineo]

Like who does what now?

[@DragonKnight90001]

I mean anything can be addicting if you use it enough times, too much of a good thing can be bad for you.

[@mansur_ali]

RAAAAHHH IM GONNA TRANSFOOOOORMMM

[@kylebooface6359]

@@crpineoTarn is the Leader of the Decepticon Justice Division (basically a team of Psychotic Cons kill Cons who betray the Decepticon Cause), and Tarn is unquestionably the Craziest of his Crew, major Megatron simp, literally wears the Decepticon insignia on his face And he is chronically addicted to Transformation, switching back and forth from Robot and Tank Mode so much that he LITERALLY breaks the vital component that allows him to transform, which he replaces using Spare Cogs he obtains from his violently mutilated victims.

[@Monarth]

@@crpineo In the IDW comics there's a group called the Decepticon Justice Division (DJD) who hunt Decepticon deserters and blasphemers. They're lead by Tarn, who is somewhat addicted to modifications and transforming. (He's got double Ion Cannons because he admires Megatron) Since he burns out his T-cogs so often, he replaces them with ones stolen from their victims.

[@geardog24]

Spike: Listen, here on Earth when machines get worn down we don’t just trash ‘em, we fix ‘em. Optimus: (looks at all the junkyards and pollution) Riiiight…

[@aminadabbrulle8252]

Spike must be a migrant from a commie country if that's how he thinks.

[@MartinQImAHormagaunt]

~Today’s episode of Transformers is about Planned Obsolescence, Right to Repair regulation, & their place in consumerism~

[@joseflopez1858]

Spike: ( looks at that direction too) ... that's only after we fail in fixing them and have exhausted other options...

[@jackie_stones]

💀 Had the same thought.

[@chevymontmarlo]

​@@MartinQImAHormagaunt could be a good episode

[@dazzlethestar151]

2:31 the way Soundwave legs keep kicking up and down makes me giggle for some reason.

[@clipboss8052]

🤣 He looked like he really needs to "go".

[@isaandreso215]

Bro got turned into an Among Us

[@hispanicyoutubeperson6100]

@@isaandreso215😂

[@TNT_Golem]

He was getting groovy with it I mean, if you're going to die anyway, you might as well have fun if you still can right?

[@YeetThins69]

"Ill get you gadget" as hes doing so had me almost fall out of my chair

[@huggo534]

2:52 Didn’t expect Smii7y to be in this video

[@oncejamestheengineer6051]

Who the hell is Smii7y

[@huggo534]

@ He’s a KZbinr, search him up, guaranteed funny guy.

[@Psychologicaldeformality]

​@@oncejamestheengineer6051gamer

[@ADHD_Behavior]

@@oncejamestheengineer6051 A KZbinr named Smii7y. That’s his gamersupps flavor btw

[@mail2003pineapple]

Lookup replacing every tree with planks in minecraft

[@finnlewis6207]

I 100% foresaw that one one of the Decepticons would have trouble transforming and everyone would go "Oh it's just basic procedure we've already got a stick" but I was anticipating that it would be Megatron who got stuck.

[@skullX4real]

Daniel: YOU GUYS ARE GONNA BEAT HIM TO DEATH WITH A STICK? Optiumus: Beat?

[@leonardticsay8046]

Beat me to it. Euthanasia by boonga boonga will make original comment famous.

[@KenielOquendo]

Its spike

[@Xamrugins]

It is basic procedure

[@CanadianWolverine]

@@KenielOquendoEasy mixup, all those humans look the same, can’t even transform quickly without getting stuck on that

[@deadlydingus1138]

Wait…

[@StinkyBlueRat]

This is actually pretty accurate if my transformer breaks then I beat it with a stick

[@lucasgibbs4050]

What can you transform into?

[@TMF979Resurge]

It's just basic procedure, Crisp Every TF fan knows that

[@seansoloff7499]

@@lucasgibbs4050well considering his name I think a rat

[@lucasgibbs4050]

@@seansoloff7499 I know he’s a rat, but you might never know what he can he transform into. From a rat into something else.

[@seansoloff7499]

@ well what kinda vehicle would a rat have?

[@syd91]

honestly love the idea of Transformers having weird/batshit insane morals that are utterly incomprehensible to humans - not even in a morally gray/"what if the Autobots were EVIL" way, just a “they’re still alien robots with the capacity to wage war for millions of years, after all”

[@juancarlosparejaosorio5342]

1:14 Primus/the AllSpark

[@neighborhoodmusicsnob5517]

Primus sucks

[@Luis-Sosa]

​@@neighborhoodmusicsnob5517How?

[@neighborhoodmusicsnob5517]

@@Luis-Sosa I think you got wooshed or whatever the kids say

[@Luis-Sosa]

@@neighborhoodmusicsnob5517 What does that mean?

[@neighborhoodmusicsnob5517]

@@Luis-Sosa *sigh* apparently it means you didn't get the joke Look up "Primus Sucks"

[@Bascinet-billy]

I love the implication that autobots lose all emotional reaction to something if it's "basic procedure".

[@theylivewesleep.5139]

I mean it is just basic procedure What’s there to get emotional about?

[@ElRinconDeLaPapa]

I was almost ready to see the Decepticons try to fix the guy instead of putting him down without a doubt, being more compassionate than the heroes

[@Theinstrument_Mayonaise]

I thought for sure that’s where he was going, but I feel like it’s so much better this way

[@thecuriousanthropologist]

Or going "Wait, is he stuck? Did you bring the stick?"

[@Eis_Cold]

​or Megatron - "Desepticons ATTA-wait is that guy stuck?" Optimus - "yeah give us a minute" Megatron - "of course, we will be back in 5" Optimus - "Thanks" And then have them go back to talking about basic procedure.

[@brunokopte1347]

@@Eis_Cold That was my expectation as well.

[@GarkKahn]

I thought megatron would say "do you guys have a stick? If not we can lend you our own"

[@ratchetxtreme6591]

Too bad Sentinal couldn’t understand basic procedure, otherwise his demise wouldn’t nearly be as painful.

[@jlev1028]

Well, he didn't want anyone but his elite force to have T-Cogs anyway.

[@animeking1357]

​@@jlev1028 He was doing them a favor. Can't get stuck if you can't transform!

[@MrCat-zz5eo]

I think he did. He never once transformed onscreen, no? Can't fall victim to _basic procedure_ if you're not transforming, which is ironic for a 'bot who built a society based on being able to. ...pity Megatron broke procedure because he couldn't find a decent stick.

[@katiacritten9975]

​@MrCat-zz5eo Just shows you how far D16 had been pushed To think someone would violate basic procedure like that.

[@MrCat-zz5eo]

@@katiacritten9975 A far cry from Mr. *"I do!* I care! Because nothing bad happens when you _stay on protocol!"_

[@trypticon8619]

2:03 I’m on the auto bots side, Rachet already got the stick and everything

[@Mister_Clean]

It would be such a waste of a nice stick to NOT follow basic procedure

[@seansoloff7499]

And it’s such a nice stick

[@HylianKnight02]

Besides, it's basic procedure

[@BatInDisguise2.0]

@@seansoloff7499and it was a nice beating stick

[@Koala.Brainer.]

Yea, It only makes sense to go through with it.

[@eomersimbajon2938]

so we gonna ignore that whoever did Optimus Prime's voice here perfectly fucking encapsulates his character back in the fucking 90s? AND HOLY SHIT MEGATRON, IS SO FUCKING PERFECT WHAT THE FUCK

[@seansoloff7499]

…it’s just basic procedure

[@BRUHman096]

​@@seansoloff7499yep basic procedure

[@saftehbludloineleown1617]

We have the power to carry on the spirit of Peter Cullen and Frank Welker. For it is basic procedure of course.

[@oesiusdeus9157]

It was the 80's not the 90's. 90's was beast wars and we don't talk about beast wars 😂

[@toonhub3216]

I love the music cutting in whenever they say “basic procedure”

[@antonmontemayor5963]

Starscream: "SOUNDWAVE IS GOING TO BE PUT DOWN! LOOKS LIKE THAT MAKES ME THE NEW LE- I MEAN THE NEW TOP LIEUTENANT!" Shockwave: "He knows I'm still here, right?"

[@TFxKRziin]

Starscream: you're barely even on earth

[@MarquisLeary34]

Skywarp: Don't sweat it, Galvatron will take him out soon enough....

[@davidwuhrer6704]

Commander Shockwave is in charge on Cybertron. Megatron is in charge of catching the energon thieves, except he prioritised replacing the stolen energon with Earth's abundant energy, enough to save Cybertron.

[@favoritemustard3542]

Starscream: Wellll... Soundwave not so _superior_ now, eh? **cackles**

[@LordMegatron84]

3:07 Welp… Time to get the stick

[@EndymionMkII]

Basic Procedure

[@Skully_Ded]

​@@EndymionMkIIBasic procedure

[@Salutethesun2]

Basic procedure

[@JayDee-c8f]

Basic procedure

[@CuteRedPanda64]

Basic Procedure

[@Shutterbug-qq9uq]

This video is just Prime

[@HOPEISPOWER-e7i]

its better then Prime the drink

[@groggy1882]

…say that again

[@simple_spud7613]

It's just standard procedure.

[@jscan889]

Shutterbug… just roll out… just go

[@danielbrant6740]

Something something, Rattrap. 😆

[@MisterMonsieur]

*_"You know what I've noticed? Nobody panics when things go "according to plan." Even if the plan is horrifying!"_*

[@TK-593]

Introduce a little anarchy, upset the established order, and everything becomes chaos.

[@masscreationbroadcasts]

0:41 "You phrased that like it explained anything" 💀

[@johntravolta8389]

Its basic procedure.

[@yoyo777]

"would you rather we use a small stick thats just cruel" best line

[@squeamish11]

Best part was Wheeljack calling Spike a dick for even suggesting it

[@seansoloff7499]

@@yoyo777 and Wheeljack saying “Dick” was a good follow up

[@MechanicalRabbits]

that megatron voice was spot on holy shit

[@EranMadeMonsters]

If they were to fully explain how the procedure works, Spike would have understood. The spark will leave the ineffective body and proceed to go into the new and stronger body... Back on Cybertron... It might take a few millennia but hey, that's just the procedure.

[@seansoloff7499]

@@EranMadeMonsters yeah it’s just procedure

[@frozarburst6350]

It's basic procedure

[@sdm47]

Optimus: “hey uhh Megatron” Megatron: “what is it prime?” Optimus: “you still got that machine that you used to make a perfect remote control replica of me?” Megatron: “sure I do. Why?” Optimus: “see one of my guys got stuck” Megatron: “and you need a body for him” Optimus: “yeah” Megatron: “got any reference photos, his basic look and exact dimensions?” Optimus: “I’ll send them right over” Megatron: “okay I’ll attack you with it first thing tomorrow. If you defeat it you can use it for the procedure” Optimus: “sounds great thanks” Megatron: “no problem prime” Optimus: “ill be up at six so that’ll be the best time to end it” Megatron: “alright perfect . . . how’d you get my number?” Optimus: (hangs up)

[@johnlucas2838]

I was almost expecting for Megatron to show up to see the stuck Wheeljack and just help out in regards to this whole thing. Talk about the Basic Procedure and how it's always been a thing before the war days and that it was like the one thing traditional to both sides. Like all of a sudden it's timeout, Megatron and Optimus are like talking about the whole incident like they're at a BBQ, as if at a grieving.

[@CobaltCruiser]

I love the implication that the moral alignment of these sentient robot aliens is easily overwritten by the sound logic and reasoning of "basic procedure"

[@supercoolmaniajon265]

"I mean it's either this or have them wobble around like that. That would be cruel."

[@l.a.wright6912]

The fact that this is actually pretty close to whats an actual thing in the franchise makes it so much funnier

[@JoseHernandez-xv2bt]

There’s a whole episode where this exact thing happens

[@seansoloff7499]

@@l.a.wright6912 well yeah of course it’s in the franchise…it’s basic procedure

[@kingpinkoopa6218]

Spike, you gotta understand with out the basic procedure we don't get the invisible food, that's what it's all about Spike is the food, the invisible food

[@tailedgates9]

Yujiro's procedure really would be to beat someone to death. 😂😂

[@MrVoyeurific]

@@tailedgates9nah he would imagine his hand was a giant stick and then it would show a picture of teddy Roosevelt

[@tailedgates9]

@@MrVoyeurific Dont forget Muhammad Ali for some reason. XD

[@thelosttomato4020]

@@tailedgates9 Obama too

[@blackbeardthepirate7467]

Planned obsolescence is even wilder than this, but the absurdity really pulls it all into perspective, 10/10 social commentary if you ask me.

[@mrsejd3446]

What sells it is the fact that Wheeljack and Soundwave are just okay with it.

[@seansoloff7499]

@@mrsejd3446 well it’s either go with basic procedure or have to live with what is essentially a limbo

[@talentless8625]

0:50 "You phrased that like it explained anything, but i-it didn't" damn exactly my thoughts 💀 how is bro even able to pull that stuff outta his brain thats isane

[@seansoloff7499]

It’s basic procedure

[@xlin4511]

Holy shit we need more solid jj transformers content

[@vaggos2003]

Yes, we do.

[@KenielOquendo]

YES

[@ericdierolf8929]

With all the small sticks he can find 😮

[@MrCat-zz5eo]

Solid JJ parodying Transformers Animated would be fun. Or following up on this with the Quintessons and their evil schemes of planned obsolescence in sentient servitor units.

[@somemadnessfan4763]

i like how they couldn't just get another T-Cog from Cybertron or something like that one episode where Optimus almost died from an explosion but then again *it's basic procedure*

[@andrewgreeb916]

It's not that you can't get a replacement T-Cog, it' how damn hard installing it in a half transformed bot is gonna be.

[@sebastianl4135]

@@andrewgreeb916 Nah. It's just basic procedure.

[@quandaledingle-jz5qd]

That megatron voice was actually pretty good

[@Vidrohi_2]

The funniest channel on KZbin by a longshot.. i wait for new vids every week :)

[@Morales3088]

"Always follow the procedure" - *D-16*

[@Gatherway]

"Here on Earth when machines get worn down, we don't just trash 'em, we fix 'em!" Uhhh, no we don't, "planned obsolescence" has seen to that.

[@hakasek4052]

To be fair, that's a pretty recent trend compared to the original Gen-1 Transfomers, but still agreed. I'm sick and tired of this "Own nothing and be happy" era of technology where the companies who you buy it from have already sabotaged it with proprietary malware before it even leaves the box.

[@lolstalgic9602]

@@hakasek4052 It's even worse with Big Pharma. Remember, a customer cured is a customer lost

[@richardkenan2891]

Most of the Autobots transform into cars. People do fix their cars when they break down. And the Decepticons are mostly military hardware, again, those things get fixed. Nobody throws away a tank or a jet fighter if it can be reasonably fixed. Now Soundwave? He's f***ec. He transforms into a piece of consumer electronics. He breaks down, in the trash with him.

[@AlmostNever5]

1:36 “ now that’s a beating stick “ what’s wrong with him 😭😭

[@katiacritten9975]

What's wrong with you? Laughing at basic procedure. Or maybe you're one of those sickos who'd prefer a lead pipe

[@seansoloff7499]

It’s basic procedure

[@TrojanGamer10]

Really, Spike, would you rather we use a SMALL stick? That'd just be cruel." "Dick."

[@donutswithlotsofsugar]

It's basic procedure

[@theamazingasherbukenya9]

It’s basic procedure 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@Retroboy-qb4li]

Lol I just remembered that in transformers One, D16 talks about how once Orion tried to transform without a cog and got stuck 😂

[@thenekokatze1141]

The fact Megatron was following the same procedure is hilarious

[@MM-xn6tn]

2:10 So, Cybertronians are cool with beating their fellow bots to death with sticks if they get stuck, but only if it's a wooden stick? I guess the human equivalent would be beating another person to death with a severed femur.

[@royjranimations8279]

Yeah it’s basic procedure

[@Amogus-i6i]

Thats because its basic procedure

[@seansoloff7499]

Well yeah it’s basic procedure

[@greatgoldino]

Reminds me of the old DRSMOOV videos like "The Rude Awakening of Optimus Prime". Core memory unlocked.

[@IffyJottere]

"At my age, I just feel like a piece o' shit!" "Then that'll be your new name, Kup: Shitpiece!"

[@GrandmasterDevo]

"They don't call these creeps *Decepticons* for nothing." "...Whuuut?"

[@cyechan50]

Dammit I feel old now go to look it up

[@sts25186055]

“Who the fuck is this Autobot?”

[@odinslosti2135]

It’s basic procedure.

[@DustyGamma]

It’s basic procedure.

[@gideondavis4564]

It’s basic procedure.

[@MannFace51]

It’s just basic procedure

[@Matetoons-official]

It’s basic procedure

[@Cynderfan35]

"stop talking about basic procedure!"

[@Justiceisone]

Horses: It's just basic procedure

[@CloudmcLight]

"Stepro I'm stuck!" Me with a stick: Sorry sis, gotta put you down. basic procedure.

[@alphacraig2001]

Really good Megatron impression, it sounds very similar to the G1 Frank Welker voice, especially his evil laugh.

[@TrueUnderDawgGaming]

I mean, it's not like he can live in that "Stuck" state lol

[@MrCat-zz5eo]

Counterpoint: G1 Ratchet and Ironhide's toys look like they're stuck in between those states. ...welp, no wonder Megatron had to blast them to bits in the movie. It was just _basic procedure._

[@smugsneasel]

Ah, I understand that reference at the end. But even more importantly I understand WHY you made that reference at the end. Solid Stuff.

[@Epsilonsama]

I see this as a commentary on how many people throw devices to the trash instead of fixing it, in a way becoming basic procedure.

[@Soloong_Gaybowzer]

"Sir they have a squirrel and racoon illegally on the ranch!" "Put'em down. It's basic procedure." ~ New York Autobots, probably

[@TheSouloftheDragon]

Optimus and Megatron may be enemies but even they understand Basic Procedure.

[@saftehbludloineleown1617]

A code of honour that was first established when Primus himself quoted. "If a cybertronian cannot transform even if they posses a T-cog, then they must be beaten with a stick. It shall be named "basic procedure". Unicron would have been merciful had he also had not also gotten stuck in planet mode alongside his brother Primus.

[@carlosvillavicencio6710]

"Ill get you Gadget!!!" "What?" "Nothing." Great callback 😅

[@Theguy-l2b]

Freedom is the right of all living beings. Unless you get stuck mid transformation.

[@AshBloodfire]

It's just basic procedure.

[@IffyJottere]

@@AshBloodfire Basic procedure, really. Ahh, now *there's* a beating stick!

[@seansoloff7499]

Then it’s just basic procedure

[@seansoloff7499]

@@IffyJottere a lead pipe works too but that’s kinda controversial

[@PrimalGoat]

I like to imagine everyone just repeating, "It's basic procedure" while beating Wheeljack to death including Wheeljack himself until he stops saying it.

[@Ironeagle21]

the 2 things the autobots and decepticons can agree on: killing a transformer who gets stuck mid transformation it's basic procedure.

[@darkglass3011]

"I'll get you Gadget" Is that a hint for the next video? Awesome. I'm looking forward to an Inspector Gadget parody.

[@imamonke-lu2pp]

Its because soundwave has the same voice actor

[@bigdoubleu117]

If i'm being honest, I thought the Decepticons were actually going to fix their teammate, and then the Autobots would look even worse, lol

[@hispanicyoutubeperson6100]

Fr

[@MrCat-zz5eo]

Sadly they never did get Knock Out on the team in this canon.

[@seansoloff7499]

@@bigdoubleu117 …but that’s not basic procedure

[@MadisonAtteberry]

"I'll get you Gadget." And if I'm not mistaken, both were voiced by the same person.

[@BagOfMagicFood]

WHO DISTURBS MY SLUMBER?

[@notmousse]

That was Orsen Wells. ​@@BagOfMagicFood

[@BagOfMagicFood]

I'LL GET YOU NEXT TIME, ORSON

[@somethingcraft3148]

⁠​⁠@@notmousseno that was frank welker

[@notmousse]

@@somethingcraft3148 The 1986 movie was Orsen Welles. Frank probably played him afterwards as Welles diedly shortly after recording the movie lines.

[@supergoodle5520]

I love how the music just starts up when something relating to “basic procedure” is brought up

[@DoblajeMLPLatino]

Oh no, Solid is stuck.... Well, you know the basic procedure

[@IffyJottere]

It's basic procedure

[@hb-wanderer5031]

It's basic procedure

[@davidhong1934]

It's basic procedure

[@seansoloff7499]

It’s basic procedure

[@scottg7321]

2:48 LOL

[@pinkstinger]

"umm, actually" in Transformers there's a thing called T-cog, or transformation cog, which, in some fictions, can be replaced when a cybertronian's transformation is malfunctioning... But that didn't exist in G1, so we can go with basic procedure. Edit: actually it was in G1... But only in season 3, we can follow basic procedure because this seems to be before that

[@DGneoseeker1]

One cog? Considering the probably hundreds of parts that need to move around in order to turn a mech into a car, how the hell would one cog do this? That's very silly.

[@seerus1351]

Actually it did exist in G1, but they didn't specify it til season 3. It was a plotline for Metroplex and Trypticon several times.

[@pinkstinger]

@@DGneoseeker1 most times it's not really shaped like a cog, sometimes it's even like a ball. But anyways, our brain is one organ that controls our entire body movement and thoughts, so I can buy a fictional race of alien robots having one organ-like part that controls their ability to shift into other shapes like vehicles and animals

[@pinkstinger]

@@seerus1351 I stand corrected. It's been so long I've watched G1, I legitimately forgot about that. Thanks for reminding me

[@seerus1351]

@@pinkstinger No prob dude.

[@dg7347]

dude i love how optimus sounds here, its almost exactly like the early 2000s shows when he wasn't super serious all the time.

[@giorgioinnangiallariscossa8360]

2:47 Soundwave: I'll get you Gadget! Optimus Prime: What's what? Soundwave: Nothing

[@fatbgmanbg975]

Brother,can ya please letting me know what was that referenced to??

[@giorgioinnangiallariscossa8360]

​@@fatbgmanbg975 From what I understand it's related to the fact that the person who voiced Soundwave also voiced the main antagonist of Inspector Gadget

[@BioGoji-zm5ph]

Go-Go Gadget Beating Stick!

[@Crimson_Sun2486]

​@@giorgioinnangiallariscossa8360 Pretty sure his name was Claw or something like that

[@ProfessorHanger]

@@fatbgmanbg975 It's what the villain of Inspector Gadget, Dr. Claw, would say whenever his plans were foiled. His full body is never seen on screen, only his claw, arms, and pet cat are ever visible.

[@vapor_jem]

0:11 HE JUST FULLY TRANSFORMED 😭

[@suki-ou2jp]

Basically Apple when the slightest thing goes wrong on one of their machines.

[@shadowki5687]

NGL in the comics they straight up euthanize a mentally disabled autobot, in a "of mice and men" style

[@IffyJottere]

"Tell Grimlock about Petro-rabbits again, Kup!"

[@ricardonb6375]

@@IffyJottere Now you gave me the sick idea of Kup decommissioning Grimlock, who's by far the best character on the show.

[@Mythraen]

I was so ready for the Decepticons to be all about helping out their comrade. After all, I wouldn't be surprised if those dastardly Decepticons would scorn standard procedures!

[@Diaboragon]

Quintesson 1: I "was reviewing the code for our new Transformers. There's a string here that commands them them to accept being beaten to death if a transformation error occurs?" Quintesson 2: "What? Escalate it. We'll have someone fix it. Hopefully it gets seen, production starts tomorrow."

[@cq.cumber_offishial]

2:19 reckoining

[@owenkasaboski6902]

Has arrived

[@fatbgmanbg975]

Shut up meg!!...😒😑

[@Firemaster27]

Alternate title: man bamboozled by ancient alien tribe practices

[@jacobburt1523]

Bamboozled implies that he was tricked or pranked. Spike's reaction is more flabbergasted.

[@Firemaster27]

man gobsmacked by ancient alien tribe practices *

[@FreshPrincex4]

0:22 Choked on my water 😂

[@CreepinCreeper145]

"ALLLLLLLRIGHT!"

[@SillyYippeLiz]

This is amazing 😭

[@razorswisher]

I love these collabs you guys have done for Transformers. Especially how genuinely excellent Tom's Optimus and Megatron voices are, just outstanding _I'd like to order 10 more, for the table to share_

[@aye6462]

I like to think that Megatron is just waiting for Starscream to get stuck so that he could finally have a reason to hit him with a stick.

[@MrCat-zz5eo]

Gerwalk mode? More like "legal excuse to invoke basic procedure"!