Transformers LEGACY Knock-Out Chefatron Review

Transformers Generations LEGACY Prime Universe Deluxe Class Knock-Out Chefatron Review
#transformers #legacy #knockout

[@PyrozPlayground]

I do love the vehicle mode! The robot mode feels a bit too wide to be Knockout though. Cause that was his whole vibe, was to be a sleek. But it's kinda growing on me.

[@chefatron]

same bro... and it's grown on me as well

[@JONNYSORENSEN_AU]

yep

[@philsavage7153]

Man I can't believe how well this guy turned out he looks incredible. Actually the pole piece of his spear, is his actual blaster. I think it's blast compatible as well

[@chefatron]

i know right?! after arcee, it thought thew would screw this guy up as well... good think they didn't! oh right! thanks for the tip man

[@CT--ue2xn]

This was so close to being perfect for me. I really don't know what went wrong with the face, but something *obviously* did. Those weird lines under his eyes and his dull lifeless squashed expression leaves much to be desired, and I'd argue even that the head of the kingdom bw terrorsaur is a better fit for the character. It's still, regardless, an impressive retool/remold(?) of ss86 jazz, and I feel that every other aspect of the figure honestly looks great. Overall, I'm more than excited for the potential future "prime universe" legacy figures, and hopefully we can get an optimus before too long.

[@chefatron]

yeah, i felt the same at first, but the head slowly grew on me... oh yes, i would love to see a Legacy Primeverse Optimus Prime and Megatron !

[@crossover1015]

One thing I like about these new Prime figures is they’re a second chance for those who didn’t get the old ones. I don’t have the original Prime Knock-Out so I will be happy to add this Legacy one to my Prime shelf. However I do own the Prime First Edition Bulkhead so I have the option of adding the Legacy one to my G1 collection as the G1 Bulkhead. However I am debating on a third option; I own the 2012 Arcee figure and I’m debating on getting rid of that in favor of the Legacy version which I seem to be liking better than the old one

[@chefatron]

i think it's ok to keep both versions of the figures bro... since they're like variants of each other...

[@Beedo_Sookcool]

Great coverage! Thank you! Probably not the best way they could've done Knockout, but I like the character, and the car mode looks wonderful, so I'll likely still get this.

[@chefatron]

thanks so much bro! oh yeah, i agree man

[@inkybrixx1291]

This guy looks stunning this mold definitely works for Knockout definitely gonna get this guy!

[@chefatron]

yes definitely!

[@reyonXIII]

I kept looking at the old Knock Out figure in Sonny's Toy Art in ATC and...the mold wasn't hitting me. Then, I got the Bluestreak-colored redeco of Beast Hunters Knock Out from Takara last year, and it was nicer, but the figure still wasn't too good. This, OTOH, is honestly the much better toy he needed. It actually wears the mold much better than it does Jazz, coz it actually looks stylish and not boring, and, according to yours at least, seems to have fixed the primary issues Jazz had, primarily the tolerances and, our tropical weather forbid, the clear plastic. Legacy clear plastic is apparently stronger, so let's hope. Perfectly happy to let Knock Out use the mold while my Jazz is United. Deeper red's nice too. OG toy is kinda too bright neon. Arms aren't clear plastic and cumbersome, so that's good

[@chefatron]

i agree with you bro... this one beats the old knockout figure by a mile!

[@thenotoriousa.r.i.s]

He just look to bulky it doesn't scream tfp knockout to me

[@chefatron]

yes perhaps

[@trence5]

He's nice, but I do wish they'd have found a way to engineer in his pointy should pads.

[@chefatron]

yeah, i agree man

[@srikanthramprasad565]

Knock Out was the comedy relief of Transformers Prime along side Miko

[@chefatron]

hahaha yes!

[@dodgyb2001]

Nice as this is, I kind of wish they'd use Sideswipe as the source, Prime Knockout always seemed to have a flatter chest than the standard car bots. This still looks very good though.

[@chefatron]

yes perhaps... thanks man

[@chevy-is-a-good-boy]

The comparison clips at the start are a really great way to start the vid. Love the alt mode (that's how he's staying in my collection). Considering Knock-Out's extreme vanity, it's comical to see him here as a chunky G1 styled toy.

[@chefatron]

oh thanks man, i appreciate it yeah i agree bro

[@assembly_language3948]

Despite its flaws, I really liked the Jazz mold. I have both moldmates, and I look forward to adding this one to the lineup. So awesome.

[@chefatron]

same bro! thanks!

[@julienthijs1271]

I don´t really feel like it´s a lame excuse personally. I tend to not display figures together if they are aestheticly differents (animated vs G1 for exemple). The line looks more like "what if those prime characters were in G1 from the start ?" Like a "what if ?" Good review by the way ^^. The figure looks great ! The only thing it´s missing is a Split in the hood to break the blockiness of the torso (but i get why they didn´t do that)

[@chefatron]

that's cool man, i agree

[@hodmusprime3850]

Well done brother keep up the amazing work

[@chefatron]

thanks so much bro, much appreciated 🙂

[@mr.bootleg646]

Imagine if they make a legacy prime breakdown that can combine to form menasor

[@chefatron]

oh wow! that would be crazy man!

[@Meltus1987]

I'll be very honest... I did like this knockout, I don't know, maybe it's because I see it with that design in the wreckers comics, maybe it's because I really like the knockout character in prime but I really like this figure.

[@chefatron]

yeah, i felt a good vibe when i handled him for the first time... unlike the legacy arcee figure...

[@emeraldphoenix5868]

I'm getting that Figure for my Transformers Synergy series and maybe Slap on an Autobot Symbol on it.

[@chefatron]

awesome man!

[@adianolkonen8488]

I like this mold, just as I like '86 SS Jazz. But it still has the same issue that makes me reluctant to get either figure: the entire top of the car/back of 'bot being clear plastic. If HasTak can remake it with no clear plastic (ref: Cliffjumper & Kup), then I might get one.

[@chefatron]

cool bro the plastic seems to hold though... but i guess after a couple of years there might be a chance for wear and deterioration....

[@victorystarsaber7807]

Overall I really love the look of the figure I just wish hasbro would have remolded the chest a bit

[@chefatron]

yeah, but i'm ok with the chest, though

[@victorystarsaber7807]

@@chefatron yeah I'm starting to like it a lot more it's just a little to blocky for knockout

[@LunaticPrime]

In robot mode he's missing all of Knock Out's signature design features. So to me he's just a cheap retool/repurpose.

[@chefatron]

yes perhaps

[@kobaltblueknight]

It almost looks like the block the decepticon badge is on can rotate, perhaps with an autobot badge on the opposite side; as an homage to when he switched sides at the end of Prime.

[@chefatron]

hmmm... that's would be nice.. but i don't think it can rotate, at least on this figure, but that would definitely be an interesting mod and custom

[@somarriba333]

Looks like it's the exact engineering as Jazz with remolded parts.

[@chefatron]

yes it is

[@Ryan-mh5ge]

Great review. Thank you.

[@chefatron]

thanks so much !

[@90lancaster]

Prime Knockout holds together a bit better if his torso is double hinged into the proper lower place as that then allows his shoulders/upper chest area to lock in place and stabilises him a lot. Can I just say that I flipping ADORE Krock-out (Beast Hunters Knockout - he's so adorably silly being part crocodile and part car)

[@chefatron]

yes i agree man oh yeah, i love the character as well... i did have that figure at one point and it was great!

[@butchersblade7068]

I don't understand why people keep complaining about the Prime characters being reinterpreted in a g1 style. We've had classic characters reinvented time and time again in different design aesthetics, why should the Prime characters be any different?

[@chefatron]

not all... as long as the redesign is done properly, I'm good with it. case in point: knockout was done properly, arcee was not

[@josemanuelcarranzajusto7886]

I liked the song, could you tell me the name of that song that you put at the beginning?

[@chefatron]

it's just one of the soundtracks from iMovie

[@TornadoQuakeX]

I kinda prefer the original figure, tbqh. I liked the originals TF sequence and robot mode. I know it was kind of fiddly and yeah the arms are weird, but I have mine with repro labels, so it's special to me. The Jazz mold is a bit too simplified, blocky, and G1 to match his personality.

[@chefatron]

that's cool man yes agree

[@gerardootero1149]

Honestly, I wish Knockout wasn’t a retool of Jazz. Besides, Studio Series ‘86 Jazz was more a movie accurate toy, since Hasbro couldn’t get the rights to the Porsche 935 Turbo. I was honestly hoping that if Jazz got a War For Cybertron Trilogy toy, they would keep his Porsche mode. Prime Knockout’s Urbana vehicle mode was modeled after the Aston Martin, although I don’t know which make and model he was. It was either the Aston Martin One-77, the Aston Martin DBS Superleggara or the Aston Martin DB11. Knockout deserved his own mold.

[@chefatron]

same, but it's a pretty good retool, though... yes perhaps yes good point

[@maoguevara8681]

Can you switch the old Knockout head to the new one?

[@chefatron]

oh i'm not sure... i don't think so

[@soniccooldude54]

My only complaint about the new design is not having the wheels on the back tbh. Thats an iconic feature of knockout and seeing hime without it is kinda weird.

[@chefatron]

yeah, they had to comprise that aesthetic with the mold they re-engineered

[@hanschow5457]

10/10 you say? Well, with the Chefatron's seal of approval, I'll pick him up. Thanks for the review good sir!

[@chefatron]

hahaha oh man, thank you for trusting me :-) thanks so much as always bro

[@Cinder_the_Art_Gal8144]

I think that Legacy is a HUGE "what if" like. "What if Knockout was in G1?" for example

[@chefatron]

yes, like variants in the multiverse of transformers

[@coolcrusaders7778]

Man just imagine if they used this body with a g1-ified bumblebee movie Shatters.

[@chefatron]

oh wow!

[@marionhope7506]

His alt-mode gives me Matt Trakker ‘s car vibes from M.A.S.K.😊

[@chefatron]

yes! so much man!

[@chipsthecat8924]

The colors are eye pleasing for me

[@chefatron]

same !

[@fennekin1750]

He looks so good and I really want to get my hands on him

[@chefatron]

awesome !

[@roadblock7801]

I only have one gripe (and I usually don't): the roof and doors should have separated so the doors could've been apart of the arms in robot mode. Other than that, he looks great!

[@turtwig104]

That would looks stupid. It’s a good thing you get Zero say In the design process.

[@roadblock7801]

@@turtwig104 Speaking of zero say, I have ZERO f*cks about the chicken scratch you just wrote. GTFOH.

[@turtwig104]

@MIAN BM Ok? It’s still stupid.

[@chefatron]

that's cool man

[@kinnurevs6453]

@@turtwig104 bro. Shut up

[@tobymoore2185]

I was going to sleep on legacy but this might get me into it

[@chefatron]

awesome !

[@novermbergamer4787]

The alt mode looks juicy.

[@chefatron]

yes!!!

[@axelgrease69]

I like this figure better than Arcee, but so far I consider Bulkhead to be the best.

[@chefatron]

same bro

[@boobs_n_bots]

I bet Knockout's favorite Soul Calibur character is Seong Mi-na.

[@chefatron]

you could be right

[@srikanthramprasad565]

It’s suppose to be a g1 style version of Knock Out

[@chefatron]

yes i think that was what they were going for

[@spardo91101]

why does that knockout have decepticon symbol cuz he never had one

[@chefatron]

oh i'm not sure

[@spardo91101]

@@chefatron of what?

[@chefatron]

@@spardo91101 oh why they put a decepticon symbol on this one

[@melvinbagby4221]

Hilariously, Knockout got ports, and Jazz didn't.

[@chefatron]

hahaha yes

[@garrettsmith4034]

They better do cliff jumper.

[@chefatron]

maybe they will

[@lalo198080]

🤔interesting 🤔same transformation as studio 86 jazz hhmmm🤔🤔

[@chefatron]

yes same engineering

[@dennismunoz6687]

La figura se ve muy decente y tiene toque el arma es identico a la serie y el carro se ve bien pero me gusta mas es el de transformers prime robots in disguise

[@chefatron]

i agree man

[@noir_fedora1701]

I miss this guy

[@chefatron]

that's alright, man

[@androidgamerxxx]

I think Knockout's alt is supposed to be a Maserati or some kind of Jaguar.

[@gerardootero1149]

It’s actually modeled after an Aston Martin. Either an Aston Martin One-77, an Aston Martin DBS Superleggera or an Aston Martin DB11?

[@chefatron]

yes i think so too

[@chefatron]

@@gerardootero1149 awesome !

[@iodaspark]

A total knock out of the park, Chef!

[@chefatron]

thank you so much my friend 🙂 ( i see what did there hahaha)

[@iodaspark]

@@chefatron LOL

[@lukebaldock4672]

I love tf prime but don't like the style, much prefer them looking more g1

[@chefatron]

that's cool man

[@kevinars627]

How tall is he?

[@chefatron]

around 5 to six inches

[@kevinars627]

@@chefatron thank you

[@jimmaury9161]

I got a red for the robot and the legacy is the car….

[@chefatron]

awesome man!

[@cosmosfamily7587]

You should get the red version

[@chefatron]

red version?

[@kinnurevs6453]

@@chefatron the R.E.D version, the non-transformable display ones

[@chefatron]

@@kinnurevs6453 yes, i've seen those... not really into non-transforming transformers figures, sorry

[@49ers1975]

nice alt mode....

[@chefatron]

oh yes definitely!

[@eugenegodzilla946]

Ko

[@chefatron]

yes

[@brotquel1592]

Hasbro: G1? Must be perfect! BW? Let's tru our best! Unicron trilogy? Let's give it all! Prime? WHO GIVES A FLYING F**K!! Don't get me wrong, it probably is a great toy... but a great Knockout? Not even close! Can we stop calling these G1ificated molds "an update"? These are complete redesigns, which would sit well with me, if only they were not advertised as the PRIME characters. Is it a good toy? It certainly looks like it is (still worried about that horrid clear plastic but... whatever) Can it be a good Knockout? Maybe with a better facesculpt that doesn't look as dead as the soul of Hasbro. Can it be a good PRIME Knockout? NOPE! Think of it like this: how would people take it if Hasbro was to announce G1 Optimus, only to put G1 Optimus head on Armada Optimus body? They would be RIGHTFULLY outraged. It's the same thing! Oh, Chef, you are right by the way: the whole "otherwise they wouldn't fit in your generation collection" is a blatant lie. I mean, look at your shelves: -Bayverse Devastator looks like a barely anthropomorphic abomination with a meat grinder for a mouth, -G1 Optimus looks... like the usual G1 Optimus, -G2 redecoes look like G1 on LSD, -Knightverse Brawn look like G1 in Hi-Def, -the fossilizers look like they are some "Evil dead" action figures, -BW characters are wearing organic animal parts... Hasbro, what "generation style" are you referring to? Hasbro is just lazy and eager to cash in on some famous names...

[@Draconicus702]

Couldn't have said it better myself.. this figure and the Bulkhead, aren't even trying to be the TFP characters. The figures are just obvious G1 molds with the heads of the TFP characters stuck onto them.

[@brotquel1592]

@@Draconicus702 finally! Every time I point that out people are like "don't you understand? this is an alternative interpretation! An update!" First of all "different interpretation" means it's not the original character, so thank you for supporting my argument. And second, I'm pretty sure that taking a design from 2010 and turning into a design from 1985 is pretty much the exact opposite of "update".

[@chefatron]

oh wow, lots to take in with this man hahaha... but yeah, i hear you and i agree... it is what it is... i just hope Hasbro listens to fans like you and i when we give them blunt honesty... that's really the best gift we can give them--honest feedback so they can improve their products and grow as company

[@brotquel1592]

@@chefatron I absolutely agree. I think that the recent decline in Hasbro's quality is partially due to fans' compliance: -worse QC? Still buying! -cheaper plastic? Still buying! -unreasonable price increase? Still buying. -paying attention to just one part of the fans? Still buying. I can go on. Some changes are inevitable, I get it, but there is no doubt that Hasbro is really going with it. I mean, for example, I get that the plastic is now more expensive, but why do the prices increase so much if you are using less of it?

[@chefatron]

@@brotquel1592 yes, true... i guess coz a lot of fans, including me, just kinda want to buy hasbro instead of getting nothing... and given that 3p products are insanely expensive... hasbro and takara tomy are the next best thing...

[@Draconicus702]

I was so excited when I heard we were getting more TFP figures. Then I saw the figures and all my excitement, turned into disappointment.

[@chefatron]

oh man sorry to hear that

[@wakspacific6928]

The De-Yassification of Knockout

[@chefatron]

oh really? yeah, perhaps

[@PvzLovesMinecraft]

They somehow made him bad

[@chefatron]

really?

[@Stringer7390]

Isn't this guy also technically inspired by the IDW version?

[@chefatron]

oh i'm not sure sorry

[@markgiesbrecht6110]

Watching from Vancouver BC. Great review, makes me want this figure.

[@chefatron]

oh wow! thanks so much man 🙂