TRANSFORMERS: THE BASICS on RATBAT

[@AnomalyINC]

Megatron: I am a gladiator who becomes a gun! Shockwave: I am a scientist who becomes a gun! Scorponok: I am a gladiator who becomes a Scorpion covered with guns! Ratbat: I am an accountant who becomes a cassette! Absolute madbat.

[@icon_uk624]

And, as the video shows, who had arguably the most success as leader? All those guns were clearly over-compensating for something, Ratbat had nothing to prove and got on with the job! :) Just goes to show, you should never underestimate the backroom bots! Or the backroom bats, come to that! :D

[@zerochi2119]

Like something written by Kojima

[@TAURON85]

@@icon_uk624 Brilliant mate, absolutely brilliant! XD

[@TAURON85]

@@ratbat1072 IKR LOL

[@chrisedwards3214]

@@ratbat1072 megs could shoot himself

[@foldabotZ]

Regular Ratbat: Spy, energy accountant, and/or corrupt politician Shattered Glass Ratbat: I am Vengeance, I am the Night, I am Batbot!!

[@MidgetBag]

I made it 69, you welcome.

[@shawnmctaggart8807]

And colored in a classic Batman style!

[@stopclogg3902]

I’m BATBOT

[@robertj.3383]

That one made me laugh.

[@jackarrr]

Not really knowing ratbat's history, that part of the video and your comment both made me laugh pretty hard.

[@LieutenantAlaki]

So Ratbat died during the Underbase Saga yet _wasn't_ offlined by a cosmically-empowered Starscream? Everything I know is a lie.

[@theStridingRebel]

He was killed by Scorponok

[@justzillathekingofgames6867]

😂

[@ShinGallon]

He ran away leaving Blaster and the others right as Starscream showed up, because he thought Optimus was going to try to take the Underbase for himself.

[@ralphdary7050]

Robots in a nutshell.

[@shadowz6848]

Or a deception controlled copy of Optimus Prime

[@ProfDragonite]

"Vampiric Decepticon Accountant" Now THERE'S three words I'd never think to string together.

[@arcanaknightjoker169]

When Dracula works at a bank

[@fabianrocha9924]

@@arcanaknightjoker169 And Is a Robot

[@maverickhunterstupidiocy7779]

Fabian Rocha Ive come to suck your $20 with tax blood, beep bop bop!

[@chriswright6245]

It wasn't on my bingo card

[@jokelethkurueisner9229]

What do you call a vampire whose car breaks down three miles from the blood bank? A cab! 😂🤣

[@terror_tonic]

transformers is so wild sometimes its like hasbro: this is a purple bat us: yes this is a bat hasbro:the bat turns into a cassette us: i understand hasbro: the purple bat is a corrupt politician who manages energon stores and creates political unrest among his own people for his own needs while also being one of the most competant decepticon leaders- us: wh

[@originaluddite]

Yes, and his name is Ratbat long before he ever assumes a bat alt-mode. ;)

[@warpstarrogue3554]

God creates reference is best reference

[@NelsonFilmsStudio]

originaluddite his face looks like a bat though... even before the war.

[@darthdavlo9516]

I imagine Hasbro like: "this is the new mini cassette minion we designed for Soundwave, he's meant to replace Laserbeak so you might want to make him similar to him" Bob Budiansky: "ok, a new super genious decepticon leader, right"

[@syafiqjabar]

Maybe he did transform into a giant bat before the war, like Mindwipe.

[@Big_E_Soul_Fragment]

SG Ratbat: the hero Cybertron deserves, but not the one it needs right now. Man, we need more Shattered Glass. It's such a wild universe

[@KilosFoxo]

sg decepticon mini cassetes are the best

[@no-wo6bz]

I understood that reference.

[@Soundwave._]

I have so much love for the SG Decepticons, we really need to see more of them!

[@aidenfernandez8050]

SG Cliffjumper: What the hell are you ? (Gets yanked out of his ships cockpit after loading his glass Gad cannon) SG Ratbat: IM BATBOT !!!!!! ( knocks him out with head but) (SG Swindle shows up with an energon wrap) BATBOT: Nice paint job. ( Flies off with Cliffjumper in the middle of the night) SG Swindle: Thanks ???

[@lapidot4ever647]

I do enjoy the basics on characters who are obscure. An obscure toyline that might make a good basics is machine wars.

[@m.s.e.advanced2842]

R- Rat A- Accountant T- Transformers B- Business A- Animal T- Tyrannical

[@Actionfigurexpert]

I saw the transformer universe wrath baths came with r o a d b u s c e r words buster?

[@Actionfigurexpert]

Maybe I am w r o n g?

[@diegomorales5869]

ha, you right

[@fabianrocha9924]

@@diegomorales5869 You mean R I G H T ?

[@astr0man1ac29]

*Codename Kids Next Door intensifies*

[@erikbjelke4411]

"Until Optimus Prime went all Pete Townsend on him." That may be my new favorite description of a thing that happened in the Transformers franchise.

[@myriadmediamusings]

You thought it was Laserbeak or Ravage that would be the first of Soundwave’s casettes to be basic’d...but it was I, RATBAT! The first I heard of Ratbat was through a review of Carwash of Doom comic from Linkara of Atop the Fourth Wall. As he elaborated there (and when he does his Marvel TF retrospective next year), it was fascinating how characters like Ratbat could be expanded upon beyond what was seen in the cartoon.

[@foldabotZ]

KONO RATBAT DA!

[@cobaltprime9467]

How many innocent people have you killed Ratbat? I don’t know. How many energon cubes have you consumed in your life?

[@foldabotZ]

@@cobaltprime9467 "!" "RATBAAAAT!!"

[@a.thompson5518]

It's funny how the comics actually develop the characters and bothers being an actual series compared to the television counterpart

[@mithmoonwalker]

@Scott Nilsen steeljaw: i cant beat your sorry aft with out getting closer

[@battleupsaber462]

Marvel comics Decepticon leaders and their accomplishments: - Megatron: got really angry and yelled a lot, then got his ass beat by Shockwave. Eventually went mad and blew himself up, then came back, then went mad and blew himself up AGAIN. - Shockwave: successfully overthrows Megatron, then proceeds to spend way too many issues making unecessarily complicated plots that have no chance of working because he forgot that not everyone is a supergenius like him. Then gets overthrown by Ratbat after Ratbat (rightfully) points out how ineffective he is. Later gets defeated in an extremely anticlimatic way. Eventually returns a few years later, but after a brief squabble with Scorponok does nothing important. - Soundwave: extremely effective leader, but cowers whenever Megatron and Shockwave come back. - Starscream: never even got to be leader in this continuity, so resorted to offlining everyone with his Underbase powers instead. Also comes back later and does nothing important. - Scorponok: goes missing for millions of years, then comes back out of nowhere. Made leader by cowardly backstabbing Ratbat when he wasn't looking. Stays leader for most of the run only because he's big and strong. Eventually his troops stage a coup against him anyway when it becomes clear he's too much of a pansie. But hey, at least Optimus respected him. - Thunderwing: crazy guy who sent his troops on wild goose chases to find the Matrix. When he does find it, he goes nuts and shoots up his own troops before killing himself and the Matrix, indirectly dooming his entire race to Unicron. - Bludgeon: de facto leader only because he's the strongest guy left after the Unicron war. Leads the Decepticons to blow random things up for no reason, then gets his ass kicked for his troubles. In conclusion, Ratbat is BY FAR the best Decepticon leader in the Marvel comics series, if only because he was the only one who was actually smart and didn't do anything monumentally stupid at any point.(Well, except maybe for that car wash incident.) Praise Ratbat.

[@renaeknight9266]

Where's Straxus?

[@theangrycolossal]

I mean. we can mock the car wash plan all we want, but, technically wasn't it one of the most successful Decepticon operations ever simply by being a net gain in resources

[@battleupsaber462]

@@renaeknight9266 Blew up after two issues. In the UK comics he attempts to take over Megatron's mind, but is mostly unsuccessful. ...he might actually be the worst one lol

[@vincentgrajeda7428]

Wait you forgot about one last dumb tyrant warlord leader..... What about Jhiaxus and the Quintessons? Please tell me I'm begging you so much.

[@vincentgrajeda7428]

I guess great and stupidity Evil and greed Never goes unpunished am I right? 🙂;)

[@Excellsion]

8:18 That is officially the best Transformers related thing I have heard about since the Transformers legion of pets featuring a literal dog and Bob the insecticon.

[@MrDCWood]

Loved Ratbat’s debut in Transformers: The Movie as part of Operation: Interference. Loved his regular appearances in Season 3 that allowed Soundwave to still play a role in the cartoon. But I was absolutely amazed by how well Bob Budiansky used this guy. A Cassette Transformer becoming the most successful Decepticon leader of all time? Who’d a thunk it? It actually worked!

[@twistedgaming9185]

Dreamwave and IDW even combined the two depictions: he's a Transformer-turned-bat!

[@leojaksic8372]

"I am the night. I am vengeance! I. Am. Batbot!"

[@mithmoonwalker]

stinger: ..... do i look like i care, LOOK ME IN THE EYE DO I HAVE A ELECTRONS WORTH OF CARE IN MY EYE

[@lewisaino]

Swear to BatBot.

[@Chimeragui]

I honestly didn't expect a cassette mini-con to have a notable history, now I'm curious if Ravage, Laserbeak, Frenzy and Rumble have any history beyond the latter duo's name controversy.

[@mercury7651]

3:44 wow I thought it was a cosmically empowered starscream so much I literally said it aloud

[@b_e7668]

When I saw shattered glass ratbat i can only think of ratbat screaming "WHERE'S RACHEL"!

[@HelloMisterJAMWAH]

I didn't realise Animated essentially merged Ratbat and Mindwipe.

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

Easy to do. They're both giant robot bats.

[@R0-83-RT]

@@TheSmart-CasualGamer They even shared the same color scheme in G1.

[@ltb1345]

Mindwipe in the comics should've been Ratbat rebuilt.

[@redalert923]

@@R0-83-RT I never knew ratbat was a senator and had a full transformer body

[@diegos7337]

Ratbat is a Great Character! So Underrated, the main universe could become since it´s purple, Like the Joker´s clothes, I guess that is why they made SG Ratbat to become batbot!

[@HeresWhyItsCool]

When I was little my big brother would get the Marvel Comics, and it blew my mind that RatBat was Decepticon leader for a while. Great video as always, Chris. Always a joy to watch!

[@spider-man6163]

Basics on machine wars. Of course that might be more detail than many basics topics.

[@tranqle73]

Ratbat being an accountant makes additional sense since vampires are known for their ability to obsessively count something. I remember seeing people online meme vampires as accountants for that ability, but it seems Bob Budiansky was well ahead of us decades before.

[@LordProteus]

When I was a Child I thought his name was Rapbat, as a way of linking him to music somehow.

[@jokelethkurueisner9229]

Imagine if they lost the trademark for his name and used “Rapbat” instead

[@withsomeflare054]

2:00 "Helping his comrades battle the engery beast.." *helping* *LITERALLY GETS EATEN*

[@lowellmartens6135]

I always enjoyed the Marvel comic portrayal, and the IDW is pretty good.

[@alexlemonds2838]

8:57. Anyone else want Wingthing to be portrayed as Ratbat's easy going, hippie-ish brother he's perpetually irritated with? :P

[@Biorythym]

Alex Lemonds WingThing does not eat nachos!!!!

[@ls_rus4666]

@@Biorythym you don't need to eat nachos to be hippie

[@splonko9788]

Alex Lemonds Well I do now!

[@jaydeflayme2890]

Well NOW I DO

[@sebastiangaray8494]

@@Biorythym (wingthing eats a nacho)

[@JJPrimeReviews2020]

SG Ratbat has same colours like Batman

[@russellmarch4983]

je ngoh i think that’s the point

[@silenc3068]

It is, that’s the idea

[@Nagatem]

I am self help, I am the Night, I AM BATBOT!!!

[@Jack5628]

If he did then there would been a copyright strike by now

[@silverwizardess7921]

*I'M RATBAT*

[@MarxMan126]

Always happy to see David Willis' work in a video.

[@ferylspectralknight7687]

Basics on diaclone and microchange please.

[@angryspork610]

6:00 "Turning his corrupt boss, into *his* servant." "Dare I live the American dream?" - Homer Simpson

[@commanderbeag8500]

Diaclone and microchange basics please.

[@shipwreck7418]

Machine wars please.

[@mabelpines1225]

Could you please do a viedo on another cassete ravage.

[@Sp4dester]

I'm always glad when talk about Shattered Glass, as it gives me inspiration to create my own shattered glass fanfic.

[@obsidianroost9197]

Ratbat is easily my favorite cassette. As a bat myself I really appreciate this basic

[@seananderson7153]

Ratbat was definitely one of the Transformers characters I remember from the Marvel comics. I always found it odd that a cassette was so smart, articulate, etc. The art for him was scary for my little self back then too. Thanks for the fun flashbacks.

[@keithkogane3196]

Basics on ravage please.

[@mekman4]

Slick stuff! Characters like Rat Bat, Swindle and Getaway are the reasons we still show up for Transformers and always will. Thank You as always.

[@unamtheunseen6302]

Ravage basics please.

[@luckyexplorer1053]

I really love the idea of making Ratbat a full-size Transformer in the beginning before become a bat.

[@BamP0W99]

8:25 move out of the way batman! We got the greatest bat here

[@seantaylor424]

Wait, WHAT!? Ratbat racked up more wins than SHOCKWAVE!? I thought Shockwave's whole gimmick was being the more effective Decepticon leader! I guess it goes to show that warriors and scientists are scary, but the scariest people will always be the bean-counters.

[@tailgate8840]

Shatterd glas Ratbat im JUSTICE IM THE NIGHT!

[@elpizo1789]

Looking at the original toy's ears makes me think that RID 2001 Megatron earflaps in Bat mode could have been a reference to Ratbat!

[@colorcommentary5987]

I don't think there has ever been a character that variations across multiple Medias are as different as rat bats. It's pretty amazing actually. From him being al lowly non-speaking character in one medium to leader of the Decepticons and someone able to actually take on Fortress Maximus is a huge reimagining. That's pretty incredible. I wonder what made the comic book arthor decide to go this direction with this unlikely character.

[@Soundwave._]

Ratbat in canon: Cold, calculating, treacherous genius, a ruthless but efficient leader. Can easily hold his own in battle. Ratbat in fanfiction: Sweet soft baby uwu picked on by the other meanie cassettes. (I really appreciate both characterisations but it cracks me up because I've never seen any continuity which justifies portraying him the way his is in fanfiction. Everyone's entitled to their own headcanons on characterisation, though)!

[@MeekCrayon]

Anyone else officially want Ratbat and Wingthing to be a dynamic duo now?

[@LowellLucasJr.]

It's so funny how huge Ratbats lore would be outside of the cartoon! It was something I rather enjoyed from the comics!

[@MrSirya88]

i love how all of Soundwave's Cassettes have had their own individual spotlight. Ravage in the beast wars cartoon. Laserbeak and Buzzsaw in Dawn of Future's Past comics. Frenzy and Rumble in United and prime toyline

[@jasontachin]

rw:@6:43 this type of RATBAT actually makes sense because knowing bats are known for their echolocation this Keytar/rockguitar actually makes perfect sense its kinda my fave^_^

[@tayojones9460]

Thank you for shining the spotlight on Ratbat. And congratulations on reacing 100 episodes.

[@NotBoringFilms]

i like how he had racked up the most victories as leader in the comics. this makes me look forwards to the ravage episode as these animal cassettes are quite fascinating when they can speak!

[@lordstarscream8453]

Yes! Finally Ratbat gets the attention he deserves! What an underrated character.

[@Takeshi357]

I still like the fact that during Cold War!, Ratbat ended up getting his butt handed to him by Bomb-burst - _another_ bat-themed Decepticon who _also_ drinks the fuel of other Transformers.

[@swallace7447]

The thing I loved the most about Ratbat was that despite being small and weak he lead the most bloodthirtsy mob in the universe, in the original US comics, and I just loved that even someone so small could lead a group so powerful because he was ruthless. THAT'S meritocricy!

[@zemox2534]

We need to see Ratbat as the main antagonist of TF cartoon or movie or even a video game. Anything! I want to see this devious con get more spotlight.

[@nine_tails137]

Ratbat is underrated IMO. As for future Basics Videos, the ones I want to see are as follows: the Stunticons, Hot Rod(aka: Rodimus Prime), Sideways, Tidal Wave, Rattrap, Tigertron, Airrazor, and Terrorsaur.

[@Magnus_Caramelo_55]

8:25 DEBIRUMAN!!!!! Devilman Yes I know he’s basically Batman

[@SonnyDlicious]

Chris McFeely, You absolutely amaze me how are you keep coming up with backgrounds for every character. Enjoy your channel so much! Just asked myself yesterday, how the hell is he going to do a video just on RATBAT? And low and behold, another amazing video in disguise! You are awesome! Thank you

[@fabianrocha9924]

He doenst come up with backgrounds for every Character he talks about the background they already have

[@SonnyDlicious]

Fabian Rocha Yeah, no shit Sherlock. I’m just talking about how hard he works at putting it all together and doing the research. So why don’t you ROLL OUT of this conversation 🙄

[@M567dk]

I was never that familiar with Ratbat as I am now. Thank you for this informative spotlight video on the character.

[@Shevtress]

4:52 - 5:08 You forgot to mention that he’s just a repaint of Transformers Cybertrons Sideways.

[@faishalnurbagus7501]

The Misadventures of Batbot and Lasorbin

[@fabianrocha9924]

But... Who would be Lasorbin? Ravage? tfwiki.net/wiki/Ravage_(SG) Absolutely not! Beastbox? tfwiki.net/wiki/Beastbox_(SG) Um no Buzzsaw? tfwiki.net/wiki/Buzzsaw_(SG) Uh no Enemy? tfwiki.net/wiki/Enemy_(SG) He is death so... Frenzy? tfwiki.net/wiki/Frenzy_(SG) He is more like Hulk so no Garboil? tfwiki.net/wiki/Garboil_(SG) He is Commissioner Gordon already so no Glit? tfwiki.net/wiki/Glit_(SG) Uh no I dont think so Howlback? tfwiki.net/wiki/Howlback_(SG) He is already Renee Montoya so no Laserbeak? tfwiki.net/wiki/Laserbeak_(SG) He is a hipster so no Overkill? tfwiki.net/wiki/Overkill_(SG) I dont know much about him but probably no at least thats what I think Rumble? tfwiki.net/wiki/Rumble_(SG) Well he is just a Head now so no Squawktalk? tfwiki.net/wiki/Squawktalk_(SG) Um nope Stage-Dive? tfwiki.net/wiki/Stage-Dive Errr nope absolutely not sorry my Favorite Shattered Glass Character Slugfest? tfwiki.net/wiki/Slugfest_(SG) Wait a Astro-Minute...

[@faishalnurbagus7501]

@@fabianrocha9924 I was thinking about Laserbeak but then again he is a hipster so, no.

[@mithmoonwalker]

@@fabianrocha9924 dual dark: SOUND WAVE WHY DO YOU HAVE SO MANY KIDS soundwave: *SHURGS*

[@darthpaul99]

My son loves G1 Ratbat and he picked one up at a comic shop for his collection.

[@notabot3236]

Here's a suggestion, Whirl. I always liked his design since I played with it at my cousin's house. also cyberverse whirl is just, I just love his charachter

[@koolmckool7039]

Then there's the best Whirl, IDW Whirl.

[@marvelwalker2300]

Basically soundwaves pet bat who is an accountant, spy and a cassette

[@sivanlevi3867]

If I had one of the cassette Transformers as a pet, I'd choose Ratbat.

[@trence5]

I had forgotten was a temporary Decepticon leader at one time. He was actually very effective.

[@CrystalX329]

Chris McFeely mentions “The underbase”. Me: let me guess, “offlined by a cosmically powered Starscream”. Says that Scorponok killed him. Me: wait what?

[@BrushedRanger]

FINALLY so glad to see it he is my favorite soundwave cassette

[@bsalvadorsanchez7229]

Thank you for this series Chris. These have become my go to videos to watch after I get off of work on Saturdays.

[@Mister_Mag00]

"to update his form for the modern era" Turns him into a keytar ...

[@eastcoastshine2009]

This is dazzling info. As a kid I simply remembered Ratbat as Laser Beak's replacement for season 3 because he was a better match for the dark tone the series was heading towards

[@michaellombardi1620]

I’ve always wanted to own a toy of him. The g1 one always looked cool in the catalogue. The animated one only came with a repaint soundwave and the new one i haven’t seen anywhere

[@KrytenMark]

Boy, Ratbat sure is far more interesting than I ever imagined. :) Man, if only I explored the comics more. All I've ever stuck with is the cartoons, where he's just an animalistic minion. XD

[@joshuadabbs1380]

I was shocked when I was reading the Marvel comics for the first time as an adult to find Ratbat of all people leading the Decepticons.

[@BoneChill8902]

This gives me more appreciation towards ratbat since I grew up with animated and then G1, maybe we can eventually get the basics on rumble and frenzy? Rumble is blue and Frenzy is red

[@Cybertux-zp3fo]

now if only i could find the siege one, if only to reunite him with Soundwave

[@misterpeterman]

Okay, the Pete Townsend comment was a nice touch. It kind of made me think of either Animated Optimus or Soundwave windmilling on Laserbeak in his guitar mode. And now I have the song Eminence Front stick in my head. Excuse me while I cue up The Who.

[@Phantom9252]

Ratbat is a prime example of why I love Transformers. More than meets the eye was never truer as he is a character defined by many writers' imaginations running wild. He feels like kids playing a game of mad libs and I mean that in a good way. "He's a bat!" "He's a robot!" "He's a vampire?" "He's an accountant!" "He's a senator!"

[@TFG1Mike]

Great stuff as always chris. Winding down is good. Optimus was a huge episode, so something a bit smaller in scale was perfect for this week. Can't wait to see whatever the next episode will be. Keep up the bottastic work.

[@russellmarch4983]

This is enough to justify no sleep. Don’t judge me. What’s wrong with 3 am doughnuts to accompany watching this show?

[@Hektols]

The first Transformers comic was one that explained that showed the Underbase in a flashback before Optimus destroyed it to protect it's power from Megatron, I never understood how a cassette was ordering all the decepticons around, including Soundwave.

[@ShadowSonic2]

Same way Tyrion Lannister orders folks around despite being a dwarf.

[@morguhnburke685]

"Rumble frenzy, ravage ratbat, eject, operation, interference"

[@jaycob1830]

I like how Laserbeak was the only cassette to be discontinued in 1986.

[@1065chris]

Ratbat’s death in IDW... shame he committed suicide. Atleast that’s what the news said.

[@ltb1345]

Don't let this distract you from the fact that Ratbat didn't kill himself.

[@cobaltprime9467]

Ratbat didn’t kill himself.

[@sebastiangaray8494]

@@ltb1345 impossible, the news wouldn't lie to us

[@WhyTho525]

Yeah I'm pretty sure that we can trust a certain Pink Autobot war criminal on this topic

[@Maswartz226]

You really gonna compare him to Epstein? REALLY?

[@evandavid2816]

Great job as ever, Chris! Ratbat is officially the most successful Decep leader - well, in G1 at any rate - also, considering the huge stockpiles of unused fuel that are out there these days due to the lockdown, it's safe to say that Ratbat would be having a field day, mecha-fangs and all, yes...?).

[@THANATOS-PRIME]

Hopefully you’ll do the basics on Rumble and Frenzy soon. I absolutely love this series.

[@nzcsx]

Lol I absolutely lost it when I comes to sg ratbot lol

[@pistonx3544]

And he is the BATMAN

[@fabianrocha9924]

Batbot* And Slugfest was Robin lol

[@mr.end-game711]

ratbat is one of my favorite unsung characters of g1 and i loved this episode.

[@tomeksadzewicz]

You forgot to mention the Masterpiece version recolored in Marvel Comics color scheme which was a part of G.I. Joe/TF exclusive set from Collectors Club in 2016 :) I was looking for him for so long and finally I got him along with the transparent G2 Legends scale Megatron from this set. Much love from Poland!

[@Actionfan19]

I feel like in some other alternate universe, Ratbat might have evolved into a non headmaster version of Mindwipe.

[@LiterallyEveryone217]

So you're telling me that RatBat was a corrupt senator? That sounds a lot like Palpatine "I AM THE SENATE"

[@DavidHutchinson0713]

Hey, I'm very early today! also, SG!Ratbat seems really cool!

[@fabianrocha9924]

He is vengeance! He is the night! HE! IS! BATBOT!

[@timothyhansen6581]

"He transforms into a recon jet." Uh...I think you'll find that's actually a B-2 Stealth BOMBER? Yeah...

[@s.4999]

You do such a great job on each of these videos! Keep up the great work!!

[@rodimusrider8798]

8:19 the lightning bolt was nice touch

[@Mogura85]

i love how you make the most out of the little things

[@kinggrimlock705]

It’s gotten to the point where I hit Like before even watching the video. The Basics is that good

[@MadTheDJ]

Just gonna say it: Stop trying to update Soundwave, Blaster and their microcassettes! It does not matter that it's dated technology. That adds to the charm. The inherent interactivity of their alt-modes has no analog in modern media that works anywhere near as well as a tape player and cassettes. That pairing was so utterly perfect in size, function, design and symbiosis, and it translated perfectly to those Transformers. Kids will get that it's "old" technology, but the sheer playability and partnership of design will mean they won't care. They have the greatest active imaginations and will make it work because it's fun!

[@DarkAlex1978]

I'm not sure but I think that microcassettes are still sold and used today.

[@OptimusPrime-lo5ej]

Ratbat and laserbeak are my favorite mini cons