TRANSFORMERS: THE BASICS on RATBAT

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Chris McFeely

Chris McFeely

Күн бұрын

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@foldabotZ
@foldabotZ 4 жыл бұрын
Regular Ratbat: Spy, energy accountant, and/or corrupt politician Shattered Glass Ratbat: I am Vengeance, I am the Night, I am Batbot!!
@MidgetBag
@MidgetBag 4 жыл бұрын
I made it 69, you welcome.
@shawnmctaggart8807
@shawnmctaggart8807 4 жыл бұрын
And colored in a classic Batman style!
@stopclogg3902
@stopclogg3902 4 жыл бұрын
I’m BATBOT
@robertj.3383
@robertj.3383 4 жыл бұрын
That one made me laugh.
@jackarrr
@jackarrr 4 жыл бұрын
Not really knowing ratbat's history, that part of the video and your comment both made me laugh pretty hard.
@AnomalyINC
@AnomalyINC 4 жыл бұрын
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
@icon_uk624 4 жыл бұрын
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
@zerochi2119 4 жыл бұрын
Like something written by Kojima
@TAURON85
@TAURON85 4 жыл бұрын
@@icon_uk624 Brilliant mate, absolutely brilliant! XD
@TAURON85
@TAURON85 4 жыл бұрын
@@ratbat1072 IKR LOL
@chrisedwards3214
@chrisedwards3214 4 жыл бұрын
@@ratbat1072 megs could shoot himself
@LieutenantAlaki
@LieutenantAlaki 4 жыл бұрын
So Ratbat died during the Underbase Saga yet _wasn't_ offlined by a cosmically-empowered Starscream? Everything I know is a lie.
@theStridingRebel
@theStridingRebel 4 жыл бұрын
He was killed by Scorponok
@justzillathekingofgames6867
@justzillathekingofgames6867 4 жыл бұрын
😂
@ShinGallon
@ShinGallon 4 жыл бұрын
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
@ralphdary7050 4 жыл бұрын
Robots in a nutshell.
@shadowz6848
@shadowz6848 4 жыл бұрын
Or a deception controlled copy of Optimus Prime
@ProfDragonite
@ProfDragonite 4 жыл бұрын
"Vampiric Decepticon Accountant" Now THERE'S three words I'd never think to string together.
@arcanaknightjoker169
@arcanaknightjoker169 4 жыл бұрын
When Dracula works at a bank
@fabianrocha9924
@fabianrocha9924 4 жыл бұрын
@@arcanaknightjoker169 And Is a Robot
@maverickhunterstupidiocy7779
@maverickhunterstupidiocy7779 4 жыл бұрын
Fabian Rocha Ive come to suck your $20 with tax blood, beep bop bop!
@chriswright6245
@chriswright6245 2 жыл бұрын
It wasn't on my bingo card
@jokelethkurueisner9229
@jokelethkurueisner9229 5 ай бұрын
What do you call a vampire whose car breaks down three miles from the blood bank? A cab! 😂🤣
@terror_tonic
@terror_tonic 4 жыл бұрын
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
@originaluddite 4 жыл бұрын
Yes, and his name is Ratbat long before he ever assumes a bat alt-mode. ;)
@warpstarrogue3554
@warpstarrogue3554 4 жыл бұрын
God creates reference is best reference
@NelsonFilmsStudio
@NelsonFilmsStudio 4 жыл бұрын
originaluddite his face looks like a bat though... even before the war.
@darthdavlo9516
@darthdavlo9516 4 жыл бұрын
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
@syafiqjabar 4 жыл бұрын
Maybe he did transform into a giant bat before the war, like Mindwipe.
@Big_E_Soul_Fragment
@Big_E_Soul_Fragment 4 жыл бұрын
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
@KilosFoxo 4 жыл бұрын
sg decepticon mini cassetes are the best
@no-wo6bz
@no-wo6bz 4 жыл бұрын
I understood that reference.
@Soundwave._
@Soundwave._ 4 жыл бұрын
I have so much love for the SG Decepticons, we really need to see more of them!
@aidenfernandez8050
@aidenfernandez8050 4 жыл бұрын
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
@lapidot4ever647 4 жыл бұрын
I do enjoy the basics on characters who are obscure. An obscure toyline that might make a good basics is machine wars.
@erikbjelke4411
@erikbjelke4411 3 жыл бұрын
"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.
@battleupsaber462
@battleupsaber462 4 жыл бұрын
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
@renaeknight9266 4 жыл бұрын
Where's Straxus?
@theangrycolossal
@theangrycolossal 4 жыл бұрын
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
@battleupsaber462 4 жыл бұрын
@@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
@vincentgrajeda7428 4 жыл бұрын
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
@vincentgrajeda7428 4 жыл бұрын
I guess great and stupidity Evil and greed Never goes unpunished am I right? 🙂;)
@m.s.e.advanced2842
@m.s.e.advanced2842 4 жыл бұрын
R- Rat A- Accountant T- Transformers B- Business A- Animal T- Tyrannical
@Actionfigurexpert
@Actionfigurexpert 4 жыл бұрын
I saw the transformer universe wrath baths came with r o a d b u s c e r words buster?
@Actionfigurexpert
@Actionfigurexpert 4 жыл бұрын
Maybe I am w r o n g?
@diegomorales5869
@diegomorales5869 4 жыл бұрын
ha, you right
@fabianrocha9924
@fabianrocha9924 4 жыл бұрын
@@diegomorales5869 You mean R I G H T ?
@astr0man1ac29
@astr0man1ac29 4 жыл бұрын
*Codename Kids Next Door intensifies*
@Excellsion
@Excellsion 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@myriadmediamusings
@myriadmediamusings 4 жыл бұрын
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
@foldabotZ 4 жыл бұрын
KONO RATBAT DA!
@cobaltprime9467
@cobaltprime9467 4 жыл бұрын
How many innocent people have you killed Ratbat? I don’t know. How many energon cubes have you consumed in your life?
@foldabotZ
@foldabotZ 4 жыл бұрын
@@cobaltprime9467 "!" "RATBAAAAT!!"
@a.thompson5518
@a.thompson5518 4 жыл бұрын
It's funny how the comics actually develop the characters and bothers being an actual series compared to the television counterpart
@mithmoonwalker
@mithmoonwalker 4 жыл бұрын
@Scott Nilsen steeljaw: i cant beat your sorry aft with out getting closer
@leojaksic8372
@leojaksic8372 4 жыл бұрын
"I am the night. I am vengeance! I. Am. Batbot!"
@mithmoonwalker
@mithmoonwalker 4 жыл бұрын
stinger: ..... do i look like i care, LOOK ME IN THE EYE DO I HAVE A ELECTRONS WORTH OF CARE IN MY EYE
@lewisaino
@lewisaino 3 жыл бұрын
Swear to BatBot.
@MrDCWood
@MrDCWood 4 жыл бұрын
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
@twistedgaming9185 4 жыл бұрын
Dreamwave and IDW even combined the two depictions: he's a Transformer-turned-bat!
@Chimeragui
@Chimeragui 4 жыл бұрын
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
@mercury7651 4 жыл бұрын
3:44 wow I thought it was a cosmically empowered starscream so much I literally said it aloud
@HeresWhyItsCool
@HeresWhyItsCool 4 жыл бұрын
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!
@tranqle73
@tranqle73 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@b_e7668
@b_e7668 4 жыл бұрын
When I saw shattered glass ratbat i can only think of ratbat screaming "WHERE'S RACHEL"!
@diegos7337
@diegos7337 4 жыл бұрын
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!
@HelloMisterJAMWAH
@HelloMisterJAMWAH 4 жыл бұрын
I didn't realise Animated essentially merged Ratbat and Mindwipe.
@TheSmart-CasualGamer
@TheSmart-CasualGamer 4 жыл бұрын
Easy to do. They're both giant robot bats.
@R0-83-RT
@R0-83-RT 4 жыл бұрын
@@TheSmart-CasualGamer They even shared the same color scheme in G1.
@ltb1345
@ltb1345 4 жыл бұрын
Mindwipe in the comics should've been Ratbat rebuilt.
@redalert923
@redalert923 3 жыл бұрын
@@R0-83-RT I never knew ratbat was a senator and had a full transformer body
@spider-man6163
@spider-man6163 4 жыл бұрын
Basics on machine wars. Of course that might be more detail than many basics topics.
@Soundwave._
@Soundwave._ 4 жыл бұрын
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)!
@lowellmartens6135
@lowellmartens6135 4 жыл бұрын
I always enjoyed the Marvel comic portrayal, and the IDW is pretty good.
@LordProteus
@LordProteus 4 жыл бұрын
When I was a Child I thought his name was Rapbat, as a way of linking him to music somehow.
@jokelethkurueisner9229
@jokelethkurueisner9229 5 ай бұрын
Imagine if they lost the trademark for his name and used “Rapbat” instead
@alexlemonds2838
@alexlemonds2838 4 жыл бұрын
8:57. Anyone else want Wingthing to be portrayed as Ratbat's easy going, hippie-ish brother he's perpetually irritated with? :P
@Biorythym
@Biorythym 4 жыл бұрын
Alex Lemonds WingThing does not eat nachos!!!!
@ls_rus4666
@ls_rus4666 4 жыл бұрын
@@Biorythym you don't need to eat nachos to be hippie
@splonko9788
@splonko9788 4 жыл бұрын
Alex Lemonds Well I do now!
@jaydeflayme2890
@jaydeflayme2890 4 жыл бұрын
Well NOW I DO
@sebastiangaray8494
@sebastiangaray8494 4 жыл бұрын
@@Biorythym (wingthing eats a nacho)
@angryspork610
@angryspork610 4 жыл бұрын
6:00 "Turning his corrupt boss, into *his* servant." "Dare I live the American dream?" - Homer Simpson
@jasontachin
@jasontachin 4 жыл бұрын
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^_^
@withsomeflare054
@withsomeflare054 4 жыл бұрын
2:00 "Helping his comrades battle the engery beast.." *helping* *LITERALLY GETS EATEN*
@Takeshi357
@Takeshi357 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@LowellLucasJr.
@LowellLucasJr. 4 жыл бұрын
It's so funny how huge Ratbats lore would be outside of the cartoon! It was something I rather enjoyed from the comics!
@mekman4
@mekman4 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@MarxMan126
@MarxMan126 4 жыл бұрын
Always happy to see David Willis' work in a video.
@Sp4dester
@Sp4dester 4 жыл бұрын
I'm always glad when talk about Shattered Glass, as it gives me inspiration to create my own shattered glass fanfic.
@seananderson7153
@seananderson7153 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@obsidianroost9197
@obsidianroost9197 4 жыл бұрын
Ratbat is easily my favorite cassette. As a bat myself I really appreciate this basic
@seantaylor424
@seantaylor424 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@colorcommentary5987
@colorcommentary5987 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@tayojones9460
@tayojones9460 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for shining the spotlight on Ratbat. And congratulations on reacing 100 episodes.
@mabelpines1225
@mabelpines1225 4 жыл бұрын
Could you please do a viedo on another cassete ravage.
@maskedriderweaver4122
@maskedriderweaver4122 4 жыл бұрын
Ah yes, Ratbat, the final cassette to appear in the American cartoon. I don't know if the later cassettes appeared in the Japanese cartoon, though I know some made appearances in the comics. It was hard to fully appreciate the Decepticon animal cassettes because while they were unquestionably good at their job, their lack of speech made it hard for them to appear sentient and display personality. I remember Ramhorn speaking at least once in the cartoon, though I am not sure about Steeljaw so never understood why this was the case. I am glad that at least one of his versions explains about his character, because I could never quite bridge the G1 cartoon with the G1 comic. Great video, thanks for shining a light on this character. Can't wait for your next one.
@shipwreck7418
@shipwreck7418 4 жыл бұрын
Machine wars please.
@commanderbeag8500
@commanderbeag8500 4 жыл бұрын
Diaclone and microchange basics please.
@MeekCrayon
@MeekCrayon 4 жыл бұрын
Anyone else officially want Ratbat and Wingthing to be a dynamic duo now?
@luckyexplorer1053
@luckyexplorer1053 Жыл бұрын
I really love the idea of making Ratbat a full-size Transformer in the beginning before become a bat.
@BamP0W99
@BamP0W99 4 жыл бұрын
8:25 move out of the way batman! We got the greatest bat here
@ferylspectralknight7687
@ferylspectralknight7687 4 жыл бұрын
Basics on diaclone and microchange please.
@lordstarscream8453
@lordstarscream8453 4 жыл бұрын
Yes! Finally Ratbat gets the attention he deserves! What an underrated character.
@unamtheunseen6302
@unamtheunseen6302 4 жыл бұрын
Ravage basics please.
@JJPrimeReviews2020
@JJPrimeReviews2020 4 жыл бұрын
SG Ratbat has same colours like Batman
@russellmarch4983
@russellmarch4983 4 жыл бұрын
je ngoh i think that’s the point
@silenc3068
@silenc3068 4 жыл бұрын
It is, that’s the idea
@Nagatem
@Nagatem 4 жыл бұрын
I am self help, I am the Night, I AM BATBOT!!!
@Jack5628
@Jack5628 4 жыл бұрын
If he did then there would been a copyright strike by now
@silverwizardess7921
@silverwizardess7921 4 жыл бұрын
*I'M RATBAT*
@zemox2534
@zemox2534 Жыл бұрын
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.
@tailgate8840
@tailgate8840 4 жыл бұрын
Shatterd glas Ratbat im JUSTICE IM THE NIGHT!
@SonnyDlicious
@SonnyDlicious 4 жыл бұрын
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
@fabianrocha9924 4 жыл бұрын
He doenst come up with backgrounds for every Character he talks about the background they already have
@SonnyDlicious
@SonnyDlicious 4 жыл бұрын
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 🙄
@darthpaul99
@darthpaul99 4 жыл бұрын
My son loves G1 Ratbat and he picked one up at a comic shop for his collection.
@CrystalX329
@CrystalX329 3 жыл бұрын
Chris McFeely mentions “The underbase”. Me: let me guess, “offlined by a cosmically powered Starscream”. Says that Scorponok killed him. Me: wait what?
@swallace7447
@swallace7447 4 жыл бұрын
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!
@NotBoringFilms
@NotBoringFilms 4 жыл бұрын
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!
@keithkogane3196
@keithkogane3196 4 жыл бұрын
Basics on ravage please.
@MrSirya88
@MrSirya88 4 жыл бұрын
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
@bsalvadorsanchez7229
@bsalvadorsanchez7229 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this series Chris. These have become my go to videos to watch after I get off of work on Saturdays.
@elpizo1789
@elpizo1789 4 жыл бұрын
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!
@Mister_Mag00
@Mister_Mag00 2 жыл бұрын
"to update his form for the modern era" Turns him into a keytar ...
@sivanlevi3867
@sivanlevi3867 3 жыл бұрын
If I had one of the cassette Transformers as a pet, I'd choose Ratbat.
@marvelwalker2300
@marvelwalker2300 3 жыл бұрын
Basically soundwaves pet bat who is an accountant, spy and a cassette
@KrytenMark
@KrytenMark 4 жыл бұрын
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
@russellmarch4983
@russellmarch4983 4 жыл бұрын
This is enough to justify no sleep. Don’t judge me. What’s wrong with 3 am doughnuts to accompany watching this show?
@nine_tails137
@nine_tails137 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@originaluddite
@originaluddite 4 жыл бұрын
The original toy was exquisitely detailed, especially for the 1986 batch. As a kid, though, I wanted him to be an Autobot. Why, I wondered, do bats have to be evil? Why can't Blaster have his own winged minion instead of a clunky pygmy rhino? To fit Blaster's cool dude theme, I might have called this alternative character 'Skatbat'. :)
@notabot3236
@notabot3236 4 жыл бұрын
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
@koolmckool7039 4 жыл бұрын
Then there's the best Whirl, IDW Whirl.
@M567dk
@M567dk 4 жыл бұрын
I was never that familiar with Ratbat as I am now. Thank you for this informative spotlight video on the character.
@trence5
@trence5 4 жыл бұрын
I had forgotten was a temporary Decepticon leader at one time. He was actually very effective.
@evandavid2816
@evandavid2816 4 жыл бұрын
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...?).
@TFG1Mike
@TFG1Mike 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@joshuadabbs1380
@joshuadabbs1380 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@Phantom9252
@Phantom9252 4 жыл бұрын
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!"
@tobequitefranco
@tobequitefranco 4 жыл бұрын
Chris: Vampiric Me: uh-huh Chris: Decepticon Me: Yes Chris: Accountant. *record scratch, freeze frame*
@BrushedRanger
@BrushedRanger 4 жыл бұрын
FINALLY so glad to see it he is my favorite soundwave cassette
@Magnus_Caramelo_55
@Magnus_Caramelo_55 4 жыл бұрын
8:25 DEBIRUMAN!!!!! Devilman Yes I know he’s basically Batman
@Shevtress
@Shevtress 4 жыл бұрын
4:52 - 5:08 You forgot to mention that he’s just a repaint of Transformers Cybertrons Sideways.
@khal3121
@khal3121 4 жыл бұрын
Ratbat suddenly became too awesome. He even said OOF long before OOF is a thing. And became a leader in Decepticon? Nuff said. Ratbat for President
@rodimusrider8798
@rodimusrider8798 4 жыл бұрын
8:19 the lightning bolt was nice touch
@s.4999
@s.4999 4 жыл бұрын
You do such a great job on each of these videos! Keep up the great work!!
@olyrhys8724
@olyrhys8724 4 жыл бұрын
If it wasn’t for Scorponok, we would be instead jesting listing the number of Transformers offlined by a cosmically powered RatBat. Regardless of the fact that Cosmically Powered RatBat sounds like your high school experimental techno-metal group, that would have been pretty awesome.
@benjamincoutts5864
@benjamincoutts5864 4 жыл бұрын
Fist bump! This episode was everything I had hoped for. I waited so patient.... Thank you!!!!!!!!
@benjamincoutts5864
@benjamincoutts5864 4 жыл бұрын
No serious, I'm not a Patrion and you made a small promise, which I wouldn't hold you to and you came through. Thank you.!!!...
@Hektols
@Hektols 4 жыл бұрын
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
@ShadowSonic2 4 жыл бұрын
Same way Tyrion Lannister orders folks around despite being a dwarf.
@1065chris
@1065chris 4 жыл бұрын
Ratbat’s death in IDW... shame he committed suicide. Atleast that’s what the news said.
@ltb1345
@ltb1345 4 жыл бұрын
Don't let this distract you from the fact that Ratbat didn't kill himself.
@cobaltprime9467
@cobaltprime9467 4 жыл бұрын
Ratbat didn’t kill himself.
@sebastiangaray8494
@sebastiangaray8494 4 жыл бұрын
@@ltb1345 impossible, the news wouldn't lie to us
@WhyTho525
@WhyTho525 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah I'm pretty sure that we can trust a certain Pink Autobot war criminal on this topic
@Maswartz226
@Maswartz226 3 жыл бұрын
You really gonna compare him to Epstein? REALLY?
@Cybertux-zp3fo
@Cybertux-zp3fo 4 жыл бұрын
now if only i could find the siege one, if only to reunite him with Soundwave
@eastcoastshine2009
@eastcoastshine2009 4 жыл бұрын
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
@LiterallyEveryone217
@LiterallyEveryone217 4 жыл бұрын
So you're telling me that RatBat was a corrupt senator? That sounds a lot like Palpatine "I AM THE SENATE"
@BoneChill8902
@BoneChill8902 4 жыл бұрын
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
@michaellombardi1620
@michaellombardi1620 4 жыл бұрын
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
@Cre8Lounge
@Cre8Lounge 4 жыл бұрын
Those pseudo wing flapping never got me convinced he could fly like that. I still like Buzzsaw
@cobaltprime9467
@cobaltprime9467 4 жыл бұрын
I always name my Zubat/Crobat Ratbat. And now I can name Woobat Wingthing!
@akibasilver301
@akibasilver301 4 жыл бұрын
What I expected: The basics on Ratbat What I got: That, but also the basics on Wingthing. Must be obscure characters month or something.
@fabianrocha9924
@fabianrocha9924 4 жыл бұрын
We already got Obscure Characters Month but I woudlnt mind another one lol
@mcart4762
@mcart4762 4 жыл бұрын
Love RatBat, need to find that shattered glass one. On the toys, there was also a Marvel comics colored MP RatBat but he was hard to get hold of outside of BotCon.
@faishalnurbagus7501
@faishalnurbagus7501 4 жыл бұрын
The Misadventures of Batbot and Lasorbin
@fabianrocha9924
@fabianrocha9924 4 жыл бұрын
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
@faishalnurbagus7501 4 жыл бұрын
@@fabianrocha9924 I was thinking about Laserbeak but then again he is a hipster so, no.
@mithmoonwalker
@mithmoonwalker 4 жыл бұрын
@@fabianrocha9924 dual dark: SOUND WAVE WHY DO YOU HAVE SO MANY KIDS soundwave: *SHURGS*
@misterpeterman
@misterpeterman 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@timothyhansen6581
@timothyhansen6581 3 жыл бұрын
"He transforms into a recon jet." Uh...I think you'll find that's actually a B-2 Stealth BOMBER? Yeah...
@morguhnburke685
@morguhnburke685 4 жыл бұрын
"Rumble frenzy, ravage ratbat, eject, operation, interference"
@LKPrime
@LKPrime 4 жыл бұрын
Ratbat: one of the few G1 characters to NOT be offlined by a Cosmically-powered Starscream
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