TRANSFORMERS: THE BASICS on AIRAZOR

Wrapping up our "Rise of the Beasts" theme month with a look at the history of the high-flying Maximal who just made her big-screen debut! It's The Basics on AIRAZOR!
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[@SirAsdf]

The Japanese dub accidentally writing themselves into making Airazor and Tigatron into gay lovers will never not be hilarious to me.

[@Ali-ii8il]

I bet they got Fire for doing that

[@soccerandtrack10]

Decepticons?,predicons?,terrorcons?,or the mercinaries?... (I only remembered the mercinary name because of dead pools infamous name=merc.with a mouth.).

[@soccerandtrack10]

2 gay transformers/or 3,tidalwave.

[@hkn9723]

​@@Ali-ii8il in Japan? Probably not. Gay characters have appeared in Japanese media for children before. And it wasn't uncommon for Samurai to have sexual relationships with their male wards either. Japanese media was more relaxed with depictions of gay in media than the west was.

[@Laserbeak316]

Poor ROTB Airazor, turned into a monster by Unicron and forced to be put down by her allies. Exact same thing happened to a Maximal named Razorbeast in IDW’s Beast Wars Ascending comics.

[@templarw20]

It kinda fit her Armada/Energon comic fate, too...

[@Mekboy_ComputerMonster]

Whose Tusks gleam in the...*sniff* _...NIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!_ *Pours a 40 for the homie*

[@Laserbeak316]

@@Mekboy_ComputerMonster he died in both Beast Wars Ascending and in the Beast Wars reboot comics. The poor pig just can’t catch a break…

[@Mekboy_ComputerMonster]

@@Laserbeak316 Atleast Skold "Kali Ma'ed" Terrorsaur's boastful tailpipe in revenge. Maybe our Ol Pig friend will get his chance to be Online longer next time?

[@Laserbeak316]

@@Mekboy_ComputerMonster we can only wait and see. I do hope that this doesn’t end up becoming a trend where they kill him off like they’ve been doing with Cliffjumper lately. I really like that pig after all the cool shit he did in Beast Wars Gathering.

[@NightNight202]

I remember as a kid first seeing Airazor and being blown away. She was not only one of the coolest characters, but also one of my personal favorites alongside Tigatron.

[@cameronj9890]

What made them your favorites? I’m just curious what makes different people to have different favorites.

[@NightNight202]

@@cameronj9890 Airazor and Tigatron started out as complete opposites, yet they became two sides of the same coin. When they were combined into Tigerhawk you could still read the subtle hints of their personalities. Airazor stood out to me because she was calm, bold, loyal, and had a good sense of humor. She became an essential member of the team.

[@darrenheideman2546]

I really liked what was done with Airazor in WFC Kingdom, especially her interactions with Dinobot. With ROTB, I had a feeling that she would be killed, but the way it happened was a real gut punch.

[@Laserbeak316]

Yeah, it’s never easy when an ally is corrupted into a monster that their comrades are then forced to put down.

[@stormmeansnowork]

That will be forgivable if we get a Tigerhawk in the next film, but... I'm not optimistic

[@genesismultiverse4896]

I like to imagine dinobot being: Don't order me around feather legs AIRAZOR: (holds hard dinobot's shoulder and putting him on his knees) you will do what I said without question now!! I am not in a good mood (scaringly) Dinobot: (gulp) fine

[@sagittariusneptune9330]

What I like about the Terrorsaur/Airazor rivalry is that birds took over the skies after the pterosaurs themselves went extinct. Terrorsaur and Airazor were complimentary rivals, Terrorsaur hates helping out and always on edge, whereas Airazor just goes with the flow and helps out. Just as Tigatron and Inferno are kinda considered complimentary rivals as well Tigatron loved the beauty in nature, peace, and was a loner, as Inferno loved destruction, pain, and ALL FOR THE COLONY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tigatron symbolised Ice, and Inferno well, fire.

[@giovannimorelli4592]

FOR THE COLONY!!

[@firewarrior8298]

It’s also Swoop and Divebomb’s rivalry, but reversed

[@danielmedela8725]

Actually, birds and pterosaurs co-existed for a few million years, sort of. Small sized pterosaurs were destroyed by early birds, and by the time the meteorite fall, only large pterosaurs were left, and those could not survive that.

[@rayvenkman2087]

Airrazor would be the upright Strength to Terrosaur’s reversed Magician based on that dynamic.

[@pikeman777]

"Yes my queen" "I wish he would stop calling me that"

[@KadenKenz]

ROTB Airazor was possibly her coolest iteration, if only we got more of her.

[@razinrosli8849]

None of the maximals got enough screentime

[@OmegaCorsair]

I liked her character in rotb

[@Mojavekight17]

Poor rhynox and cheator

[@KTWhatsup]

@@razinrosli8849 Especially Rhinox who I don't think even spoke in the film and Cheetor.

[@trolly._.8656]

I agree with you, I wish we got to see her robot mode. As for the maximals i suppose this was more of a introduction movie for them, the director himself has shown interest in making a beast wars centric film. I hope we get to see that.

[@cameronmonaghan6883]

I liked how she was the central Maximal character in the film. It made her death more impactful. To me it honestly is the best on screen death of an protagonist in a live action transformers movie as it actually had an impact on the characters. would love to see a Beast Wars prequal film or her to be reformatted into a Terrorcon in the sequel.

[@stormmeansnowork]

I prefer seeing her as Tigerhawk in a sequel film, let's give her and the big cat a better ending this time.

[@jameswright7284]

I do wish Airazor survived the film as Yeoh did an amazing job voicing the character

[@sivanlevi3867]

Man, I love Airazor! Her alternate mode is the fastest flying animal on the planet, and I've always been a guy who loves speed over power. Whether it's in comics or animation, her future looks bright to me!

[@wingedbluj1674]

Fastest animal period. The diving speed of the peregrine falcon is unsurpassed by any other animal.

[@sivanlevi3867]

Yup! You know your biology, my man.

[@dkkanofkash8798]

@@sivanlevi3867well, Airazor did shine in all the shows and movies she appeared in, though her character is underutilized.

[@gabrielchee8470]

@@wingedbluj1674 even faster than cheetahs running?

[@JadStaAna]

Cool

[@bad2dabohn1992]

I wasn't the biggest Airazor fan to begin with, but learning of Michelle Yeoh as the voice in ROTB definitely raised my interests. Seeing her be killed though by Primal hurt 😢 and unfortunately not seeing her robot mode was disappointing. She could have been an awesome asset in the final fight

[@brianlevine871]

It's great that Airazor has gotten more attention in recent years, especially with her large roles in the Netflix "Kingdom" series and the new ROTB movie. Still would've been nice to see her in robot mode in the latter, but at least she was able to do plenty of things there and her falcon mode was beautifully designed.

[@davidthompson6861]

She and Tigatron are my two all-time favorites. I'm stoked that she is getting such a big moment in the spotlight

[@ryanbelmont2676]

Yeah, Airazor deserved better in ROTB and I really wish she maximized to fight in the movie's final fight alongside her fellow Maximals against Unicron's forces. 🤞. Here's hoping we get another great version of Airazor that has a bigger role in the story and actually transforms to robot mode and survives through to the end.

[@kariqdatmenace6642]

A beast wars game would be so good

[@gojirafan0577]

@@kariqdatmenace6642yeah like imagine if it was in the style of war for cybertron and fall of cybertron

[@gojirafan0577]

I think airazor should have her prequel film

[@ltb1345]

@@gojirafan0577 Oh hell yeah.

[@mechasaurus]

Air Razor's debue episode was the first Transformers (anything) episode I ever saw; Rhinox' description of Sparks really helped set the basis of understanding Cybertronians for me.

[@peterdanior4538]

That black & red recolor of Transmetal Airazor would work great as a Beast Wars version of Laserbeak

[@jacksykes4680]

What I think they should of done with her in the movie is Still have her corrupted by the dark energy But Primal pulls a last knight and snaps her out of it long enough but the infection in her wing would still be left as a scar She would be in the climax in her robot mode but as the movie ends the darkness gets to her spark and the Maximals and the autobots Lay her to rest in the jungle Just to give them a “we won but at what cost”

[@_Jetbolt_]

I'm surprised there wasn't any mention about the mainline RotB Airazor figure. That's a totally different design than the Studio Series version.

[@Kanyon85]

Yeah, I recently got that figure. its such a clever transformation, and looks great.

[@nathanielhernandez3584]

Airazor and primal had one of the most saddest scenes in a live action transformers movie.

[@dkkanofkash8798]

Fr, I cried.

[@lexibyday9504]

I literally just watched Rise of the Beasts. I'll always watch anything with the beast wars cast in it

[@battleupsaber462]

Somewhere in Japan there's a Beast Wars fan who's going to watch Rise Of The Beasts and be really confused upon seeing a female Airazor.

[@gentlemanlygeeky4088]

It happens.

[@Mekboy_ComputerMonster]

Do you think there's a sub group of Japanese Fans who get into arguments over Subs or Dubs, like we do with Anime, except it's for more Western Transformers cartoons? Probably, now that I think about it... (And for stuff like Beast Wars, Animated, and Prime. Unicron Trilogy is like a 50/50.)

[@Loremastrful]

Because of all the recolors during the WFC line, I was kinda disappointed we only got one Airazor and one Skywarp. I imagined we'd get upgraded Lazerbeak and Buzzsaw, Freedom as a cheeky GI Joe crossover snuck in while Hasbro wasn't looking. I even imagined a Sorcerss Airazor along with Buzz-Off Waspinator as a TF x MOTU (not officially, but as a fun repaint project) And the more obvious Silverhawk and Visionaries redecos.

[@gabrielchee8470]

And then we got rid 15 one off enemy filch from it

[@Mr.Funk92]

Probably my biggest complaint with ROTB is that the maximals spend almost no time in robot mode. Would have loved to see more of them transforming.

[@TFfangeek]

Airazor has flown into the hearts of Transformers fans!! From the Beast Wars series, to the Kingdom line, and into the Rise of the Beasts movie, she is the Maximal master of the skies.

[@AwesomeMooseSmile]

Airazor alongside silverbolt was always one my favorite maximal designs. My major issue with the character in the show is that they treated her introduction like she'd be the first character since dinobot to be another main stay on the show, but no, for some reason she was a character who was usually a scout character that was outside the base for ninety percent of the show, and considering that she was tied with depth charge as the character with the least screen time, that meant she was unfortunately very underutilized.

[@djslw0114]

I hope they bring Tigertron into the next live action, and hopefully show us a flashback of him together with Airazor (in her bot form)….alternatively let him sacrifice during a battle and had his body taken to the Maximal village where Airazor's remain was, then as soon as everyone left the surrounding flashes as energon enter the two bodies, teasing the resurrection of the two or even better Tigerhawk.

[@michaelrlomax1977]

Never knew about the Transmetal 2 Tigerhawk toy. Till my friend showed up at my door with one and the Transmetal 2 Dragon Megatron. He had found these at Tesco's for £5.00 each and thought I needed these for my collection. Of course I refunded him the £10.00, we where both students in 2000/01. But that for me is a true sign of friendship that he went out his way. Too get me these figures and yes over 20 years later we are still friends.

[@ChrisMcFeely]

Aw YEAH, dude, I found them both the same way! £5 in Tescos out of the blue one day!

[@michaelrlomax1977]

@@ChrisMcFeely brilliant.

[@skydarksparksworld1675]

​@@ChrisMcFeelyExecume can you make a video of: BASICS ON LUGNUTZ pleaseee

[@jonpower9728]

Her robot mode and Rhinox's lines were my favorite thing in the recent film.

[@Actionfan19]

It just hit me, both of Fractures torpedo mini-cons from RID 2015 use to be birds of prey transformers in a past life.

[@ChrisMcFeely]

...well dang, you're right! Never occurred to me! That's got be on purpose, right? The use of the name "Airazor" is SO random otherwise, but when you think of it as being chosen as one half of a pair of the most famous TF birds of prey...

[@jjohnson2445]

​@ChrisMcFeely yet they made airazor a combat bot in transformers earthwars

[@gojirafan0577]

I really think Rotb airazor should have her own prequel film because she did mention that she did have her own team of maximals and it would be cool to see what happened to them where they all killed by the terrorcons or even the predacons I just think it would be cool to see what happened between the events of the opening to when the maximals are reactivated from stasis lock

[@Laserbeak316]

If not a prequel film, than at the very least a prequel comic. But since IDW no longer makes TF comics, that possibility is very much up in the air.

[@gojirafan0577]

@@Laserbeak316 I mean I did here once that we were getting a live action transformers series so I wouldn’t mind if that series was about airazor

[@Laserbeak316]

@@gojirafan0577 I haven’t heard anything like that? Did you hear it from a credible source?

[@gojirafan0577]

@@Laserbeak316 I found an article of it on tfw2005 it is just a rumour tho so I am aware that it might not be true

[@Protosilver97]

​@@Laserbeak316Maybe Skybound can do it.

[@TheScwall]

Thank you for releasing this. RotB Airazor is the very first Transformers figure my wife has purchased FOR HERSELF!! 😍😮 This video will help ensure that it's not her last!! 😅

[@Pikminer-5087]

I really loved Airazor in the film. A shame she didn't have a robot mode in the movie, but she was so kind and voiced by Michelle Yeoh as a nice bonus

[@siomairice1127]

Airazor's beast form is gorgeous and mysterious, I love the metal thingy on her chest, it is like an ancient ornament. Sad that we never seen her robot mode. Also, justice to Stratosphere and Wheeljack.

[@NightmareZerogbs]

It's so good to see her rise back into stardom since her important role both in the comics and in the Netflix show all the way to being voiced by an Oscar winner in a big screen movie!

[@Ryder-a-Blaze]

Airrazor getting killed in Rise of the Beasts was such a huge disappointment, and also why wasn’t she revived by the energon wave when it revived Bee and fixed Stratosphere?

[@ChrisMcFeely]

Narratively, the answer's clear: because the movie presents her as sacrificing herself. Airazor's role in the film is to embody its theme of co-operation, to be the character calling for humans, Autobots, and Maximals to work together, and it's not until she makes the ultimate sacrifice - urging Primal to destroy her, reminding him of the extremes of the Maximals' oath, "no matter the cost" - that they do. It's a choice she makes, and resurrecting her would undercut that.

[@clevertroodon6396]

​​@@ChrisMcFeelyAlso, her spark became corupted by dark energon, unlike Bumblebee. So she would still be corupted even if she was revived!

[@andrewgan557]

​@@clevertroodon6396damn you scourge!

[@clogs4956]

Off the cuff thought: if Unicron gave dark energon to Scourge, whose spark it controlled, and Scourge corrupted Airazor with dark energon and controlled her, are they both really gone?

[@icon_uk624]

@@ChrisMcFeely I agree on the narrative motivation, but looking a it overall, it's still killing off 25% of the Maximals you've just introduced as being active (20% if you count Apelinq). And it feels less like her sacrifice than putting Primal in a position where HE has to commit a mercy killing. And the magical resurrection of the pointlessly killed Bumblebee particularly undesells the intent. Having Airrazor pull a "phoenix rising" moment courtesy of the Maximal#s energon deposits might have worked too.

[@anwenlokier2292]

In my school vr game, she played a major role in the game as she took on nemesis prime alone but was put into stasis lock by him, but then reformatted into a new demonic alt mode

[@ShadeMeadows]

She's a darn Awesome character! While it is a shame she had to die in ROTB, she was Amazin' in it, and helped the new universe develop! I hope she's not forgotten in the future movies.

[@thomasgrove2724]

She was forgotten a minute after her death, so I think this is all we're getting of her in the movies.

[@ovan2190]

Airazor is by far one of my favorite Beast wars characters. I remember as a kid thinking that she was the coolest character ever and being so sad when she and tigertron were taken away. I wish she could've transformed in the movie but I'm just so happy she's been getting the love she's deserved over the years. I hope she becomes more of a main stay in the franchise and makes more appearances

[@BenDaresAll]

11:35 She stoops to conquer! I remember that quote from the Beast Wars ep Call of the Wild, when Airazor goes on a solo mission to infiltrate the Predacon base for an... Energon dampening device? Anyhow, cool callback! Hehe

[@TomMSTie1138]

Airazor might be my favorite Maximal. Her appearance in the Kingdom series All but convinced me to give Beast Wars a chance.😊

[@SwiftpawWolffox]

I applaud the terminology word play at the end. Using a phrase that typically employs some form of 'rise', but changing it to 'stoop' after the power dive predatory birds, specifically the peregrine hawk that Airazor was originally modeled after, use in hunting.

[@mattr75]

Kingdom Airazor is such a great toy. Easily one of the best of that line

[@PepsiGolem]

I've never been a fan of the Beast Era, but I really love her design so she is one of only three Beast Era characters I have toys of. I really liked her in the movie, but I was definitely disappointed she was killed off since she was probably the one Beast character besides maybe Primal who got a significant amount of screen time.

[@Gaia_BentosZX5]

The Beast Era got so much flak for being radically different from what fans expected. Partially why I kept things to myself when I was a kid. Even something as simple as using roleplay accessories based on the show would garner you a weird look.

[@tylerbertram7065]

An other words g1 fans suck

[@kariqdatmenace6642]

Airazor is one of my favorite female bots in transformers and even though we didn't see her robot mode in rotb it would be awesome to see airazor in future tv shows and video games

[@haydenhowell9277]

Rest in peace pauline newstone aka the voice of airazor You've left a big impact on this franchise and showed us that even robots can have romance no matter what And I'm sure somewhere your flying high like the falcon airazor is So rest well.

[@shadowtrooper262]

I actually thought Scourge shot her with a corruption device that contains cosmic rust. I thought that was a great nod and a well researched idea that the animators implemented.

[@wingedswordslayer]

Man, Tigerhawk always bothered me even when I was younger and fairly unaware of the stuff that went on behind the scenes. They clearly had more in mind with the character. Like, it was so sudden and it didn't help they went out really weak too.

[@darrenheideman2546]

Hopefully the character can make a return one day, perhaps in an angle where he's the child of Tigatron and Airazor.

[@rayvenkman2087]

@@darrenheideman2546That or he’s an unrelated bot who fell to Earth with amnesia and be found by the pair to be taken under their wings. Perhaps a knight of Cybertron that was originally on a mission to hunt down the Four Horsemen of Unicron but something happened to cause him his memory loss?

[@darrenheideman2546]

@@rayvenkman2087 Boundless possibilities.

[@KamoseMills]

When a Basics episode comes online there’s great joy 🦅

[@Steven-ip8xo]

Hi Chris, even though you're Asleep Great Video about Transformers: THE BASICS on AIRAZOR, keep them coming, Also Airazor is not only one of my favorite Maximals but also one of my favorite Transformers Beast Wars Characters of all time, also my favorite version of Airazor was the Original Cartoon Beast Wars version of Airazor Allegiance:(as of 2023):Maximal, Primary Function:(as of 2023): Aerial Reconnaissance, Beast Mode/Transformation(as of 2023): Peregrine Falcon, Weapons/Abilities:(as of 2023): Airazor's optical matrix scanners Cyberblades,(robot mode) As hand-held photon blaster as well as wrist-mounted weapons that fire explosive blades, TransMetal Form additional strength and speed as well a third form a pontoon airplane, that can reach speeds up to 750 mph and create disorienting sonic booms. Vehicle Mode,2.Beast Mode, Airazor is not only a member of The Maximals but also has a dry wit in and out of battle and she shares an affinity for the planet Earth with Tigatron, Also Airazor considered Rhinox as an uncle figure and Cheetor as more of a sibling, Her Romantic partner and Boyfriend is The Maximal Reconnaissance Tigatron who also shares a deep bond with her, Also Airazor was abducted by the Vok and eventually returned merged with Tigatron as the Vok Emissary Tigerhawk. After Tigerhawk was destroyed the two sparks within him separated and regained their individual identities. Utilizing a blank Protoform, Airazor gained a new TransMetal Form courtesy of the Vok. This granted her additional strength and speed as well as a third form: a Pontoon airplane that can reach speeds up to 750 mph and create disorienting sonic booms.What I like about the Airazor/Terrorsaur rivalry is that birds took over the skies after the pterosaurs themselves went extinct. Airazor and Terrorsaur were complimentary rivals, Terrorsaur hates helping out and always on edge, whereas Airazor just goes with the flow and helps out.Just as Tigatron and Inferno are kinda considered complimentary rivals as well Tigatron loved the beauty in nature, peace, and was a loner, Inferno loved destruction,pain, and ALL FOR THE COLONY!!! Tigatron symbolized Ice, and Inferno well Fire, It's also Swoop(G1 Dinobots) and Divebomb's rivalry,but reversed. Also ROTB Airazor was possibly her coolest iteration, if only we got more of her. I too remember as a Adult and a grown man at the age of 21-22 first seeing Airazor and being blown away. She was not only one of the coolest characters,but also one of my personal favorites alongside Tigatron. Also Airazor and Tigatron started out as complete opposites,yet they became two sides of the same coin. When they were combined into Tigerhawk you could still read the subtle hints of their personalities.Airazor stood out to me because she was calm, bold,loyal,and had a good sense of humor. She became an essential member of the team. Airazor made her First Appearance when she kicked the living Energon out of The Wannabe-Starscream/Terrorsaur. Also Man, I love Airazor! Her alternate Mode is the fastest flying animal on the planet, Whether it's in Comics or animation,her future looks bright to me. Airazor did shine in all the shows and movies she appeared in, even though her character is underutilized. Also Michelle Yeoh or should I say Michelle did an incredible job voicing Airazor. Poor Airazor ROTB, turned into both a monster and killer by Unicron and forced to put down by her Friends and Allies. Exact same thing happened to a maximal named Razorbeast in IDW's Beast Wars Ascending Comics. And it also fit her Armada/Energon Comic fate. Also your latest Video was magnificent, Chris keep up the great work, I too really liked what was done with was done with Airazor in WFC Kingdom, especially her interactions with Dinobot. With ROTB, I too have a feeling that she would be killed, I too liked how she was the central Maximal character in the film. It made her heroic and Honorable death more impactful.To me it honestly is the best on screen death of an protagonist in a live Action Transformers movie as it actually had an impact on the characters.Also It's great that Airazor has gotten more attention in recent years, especially with her large roles in the Netflix "Kingdom" series and the new ROTB movie. And at least She was able to do plenty of things there and her falcon mode was beautifully designed. Also thank you for sharing Chris keep up the good work stay safe out there and have a great day.🙂🟢🏋️🇺🇲💯🌆👍💪🦸

[@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho]

Wait, Tigerhawk is technically Airazor and Tigatron’s child? Add that to my list of “underused concepts that really need to be explored more in new TF fiction”. Also, if I had a nickel for every time Airazor was turned evil by Unicron, I’d have two nickels. It isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that its happened twice. Same goes for having references to obscure parts of Armada in ROTB (Airazor being corrupted and Unicron’s balls).

[@RemixOfTheVoid]

Airazor and Tigatron forever!

[@Jaketherobonrd]

For obscure characters month you should do a basics video on Apelinq, that would be nice.

[@CB-vb9bo]

Thank you so much Chris I have been waiting for this one for a long time

[@kamenrangerzeo8251]

I always liked how airazor was the sister to Cheetor and it was a shame that she didn't get a transmetal form in the cartoon. Next to Primal, Cheetor and Tigatron. Airazor is my other favorite Maximal.

[@andrewmontgomery5621]

Michelle Yoah did a magnificent job voicing Airazor in the Rise of the Beasts.

[@robbyrhodes4572]

Hope Airazor gets revived. If bumblebee can get revived so can she.

[@AM-sj5vr]

I think primal crushed her spark

[@pious83]

A fun fact from the show being that Dinobot and Airazor never met onscreen. Because of the haphazard Beast Wars was initially aired in the UK. The first time I saw Airazor was in Season 2. Suffice to say, she didn't hang around in that season. But at least she and Tigatron got an upgrade into Tigerhawk. Albeit a brief upgrade.

[@alansilvasantos1210]

There's a single shot in the 1st season episode "Before the Storm" where we see Airazor and Dinobot, side by side, while Tigatron informs the Maximals about the aliens coming to Earth, and I was shocked by their size diference. I don't recall any other moment with them.

[@deaththekid7626]

Imma say it....Airrazor has Become the First Femboy Transformer in the Legends Manga

[@雪者]

Damnit, ya beat me to the punchline

[@themerrymaker7144]

My favorite moment for air razor in rotb was when they fridged her and didn't even think about resurrecting hwr6

[@travisogden8501]

I haven't seen rotb, but spoilers don't bother me. That was a significant spoiler. Thank you. Just makes me want to see it even more.

[@itsahostiletakeover]

"Go on spider, make a move. Puh-lease..." Still love the original Airazor and Pauline Newstone's performance, even if she and Tigatron sort of got "fridged" in a way to make the factions' ranks more equal in season 2.

[@tylerbertram7065]

Yeah wasn't really a huge fan of their deaths either. I love Beast Wars with all my heart but Tigertron and Airazor did not deserve to die.

[@toukendanshiwarrior2846]

Can you make a video about the concept of Transformers eating food/drinking beverages (like Energex)?

[@LowellLucasJr.]

To our beloved Angel of the Sky, Airazor!! Beloved by many( including Tiger-Tron) as a level headed scout with plenty of firepower!❤ Lovingly played by Pauline Newston, whose credits include Ranma, Inuyasha, and Frieza for the Ocean Dub!

[@monkeydrajanka4798]

R.I.P. Pauline Newstone, The Voice Actress of Airazor from Beast Wars

[@Nickster891]

honestly i loved airrazor as a kid and the fact she dies in the new movie... made my inner child cry for a week when i first found out ... which for context was over a week ago

[@vustvaleo8068]

also her ROTB version basically makes her Fire Rodan from the Godzilla franchise with her fire-breathing powers, lol.

[@Ryanmanification]

I just bought her toy from the ROTB toyline and I am obsessed. She’s one of my favourite

[@gamercore5216]

Had the transmetal version as a kid

[@knexxpert]

Tigerhawk is the offspring of Tigatron and Airazor. Change my mind.

[@FoxyPercival714]

Its neat that the voice actress for Airazor was also the snake character from Mummies Alive cartoon.

[@thomasgrove2724]

It still bothers me that Airazor wasn't even mourned by the characters. Elena immediately moves onto business despite watching her die, and the most anyone says about her after the fact is that she had half the access code. Jazz's half-hearted eulogy from the 2007 movie is more than what Airazor got.

[@gabrielchee8470]

Maybe they did, but it was brief at best because they need to stop her sacrifice from being in vain

[@aracelygonzalez3739]

It be to early for this. Still excited to watch it though.

[@michaelrlomax1977]

We're getting a new Tigertron figure in the Transformers line next year. Will never replace the original figure for me. But I am happy!

[@geckomoriafanboy8037]

Alway enjoyed how IDW used certain characters in their comics

[@Jrasta111]

Not being a beast wars fan I'd not heard of this one at all. Vaguely thought it may be a predacon but mainly clicked to hear your pronunciation of 'airazor'. You did not disappoint. Good times

[@srikanthramprasad565]

I got sad news everyone, pauline newstone Airazor’s BW Actress has passed away today.

[@LowellLucasJr.]

Dunno if i like Tigertron & Airazor as a couple better or Black Arachnia flirting hard for Airazor in the Netflix series?❤😂

[@DBWalks2010]

Fantastic video review!👍👍👍The best Air Razor I like is her trans metal form!

[@christophersleight9073]

I got the deluxe version of Airrazor a few weeks before getting to see the Rise of the Beasts movie this week. Finding out her fate in the movie did make me feel sad as she was the first of the new figures I had bought as well.

[@blueraccoon1088]

I always seen her and rhinox as a surrogate father figure. And mother to tigerhawk.

[@stainshield]

She is a mix between Arcee and Powerglide to me Airazor and Tigatron are The Beast Wars Version of Arcee and Springer.

[@chrisaulisi7563]

Does anyone know why Armada Airazor had a Decepticon symbol molded onto her? Did the original Beast Wars Transmetal figure have it also?

[@_Jetbolt_]

The original version did not have that.

[@SwiftpawWolffox]

Because that was the Airazor corrupted by Unicorn in the appearance mentioned in the video, and in those times ANYONE that was a bad guy regardless of real alliance got marketed as a Decepticon.

[@AlexReynard]

Dear god, Manga Arrazor is adorable.

[@TomCat0217]

My Queen!

[@dsr1018]

As I said before DO. THE. TECHNORGANICS!!!!!!

[@DiegoDiaz-rs4ej]

Now there is only one Season 1 character left to discuss: Tarantulus! What do you say, Chris McFeely?

[@gothicmetalmaniac7424]

Please do a basics video on the decepticon infernocus

[@Footting1212]

Nice a new video on transformers rise of the beast

[@angelomendoza1174]

It's official!!! Airazor is the first trans-gender Maximal in the Beast Wars animated series.

[@danielharris5044]

Another great video! I'd love a video talking about the basics on Shokaract

[@lordcheesus1013]

Great Vid as always, Chris! You know, I was always one of the few transformers fans who cursed the whole "Truk, not monkey" movement in the early beastwars years that forced hasboro's hands into making the transmetal line to appease them. I really enjoyed the season 1 aspects of the show most. Their beastmodes held legit purpose and function, and their designs looked more natural to the style of the show. Once transmetals became a thing, the cartoony factor of the show skyrocketed. At least Airrazor avoided that fate, but it was a trade off. And a bad one at that. She didn't do the transmetal upgrade, sure, but she was quickly forgotten about and essentially killed off mid season 2. And that's a shame. Her character was so generic during season 1, it would've been nice if seasons 2 and 3 fleshed it out more and give her some of the love the other characters got. She definitely got the shorter end of the stick compared to everyone else there. At least Tigatron was around a lot longer than she was. He even got a couple of spotlight moments and episodes.

[@piyakhebisonii1001]

I have the kingdom one! But Rise of the beasts on looks very good!!

[@tylerthorson2610]

At some point we need a tarantulas basics

[@user-lo4bk2hf9z]

The sad thing about RoTB is we never get to see Airazor transform into her robot mode.

[@ComicGuy74]

One of my all time favorites!!!! BW Airazor!

[@yahiraguilar4170]

AIrazor was amazing in the movie 🦅🦅🦅💚💚💚🤩🤩🤩🌟🌟🌟

[@TheGundamsword]

Airazors scenes are crushing in ROTB

[@360degressboy]

Remember our home primal no matter the cause🦅

[@OmegaMechamorph]

I hope they will feature airazor in the next live action transformers movie so we can see her in robot mode.

[@leandraferesthogar7249]

About that...

[@jerichogarry]

Yeah I don't get why some toys were given Transmetal forms but they didn't get upgraded in the show, were either kept in their original form or taken out of the show in one way or another.

[@manjackson2772]

Making and rigging new 3D models was expensive. The earth-born models hadn't been used as long as the guys that were there from ep 1, so they might have wanted to get their money's worth. Plus there was a limit on how many characters they could feasibly keep around at once, about seven per side with occasional guests like Ravage and Transmutate. If they were cycling new ones in, they'd want to make room by getting rid of characters that had too much overlap with either the new one or other ones that were already around. For instance, I think Terrorsaur and Scorponok were picked to die because Inferno fills the role of flier (Terrorsaur) and loyalist and heavy hitter (Scorponok), while Scorponok's other thing, using long distance drones, made more sense for Tarantulas to pick up. Condensing roles like that made room for more variety in the Predacon ranks in the form of Quickstrike and Rampage. Also, the Predacon ranks were really arachnid-focused, with two spiders and a scorpion. Adding a scorpion hybrid and not ditching Scorponok would mean more than half the preds were arachnids. I have no explanation for why Rhinox didn't get upgraded or killed, though. The need to focus on new toys meant he just hardly got anything to do by the end, just permanently on base guarding and general science duty.

[@gabrielchee8470]

@@manjackson2772 prob the only reason they didn't phase rhinox out is becuz they still needed his skills off screen ig

[@brandonwoods9930]

I missed out on Airazor at first in 97.. She was part of a 2 Set. I have Tigerhawk, Transmetal's Airazor, Armada's Airazor, Kingdom's Airazor. I was kinda mad at Netflix on how they tried to compact Kingdoms old series instead of writing a whole new series like they kinda tried with Cybertron and Earthrise ( even tho Earthrise had nothing to do with Earth lol )