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[@sonicwma0105]

The fact they didn't just remold one of their existing jet molds is commendable on its own. I was honestly half expecting a heavy remold of Starscream.

[@LisaMarieParadee]

me too.

[@erichanastacio9695]

me three

[@shadowstate552]

I spent 2 years on an aircraft carrier and a lot of time around Tomcats. The pod on the front is a giant camera system used for targeting and tracking.

[@toonistiny]

So I guess for pilots to "get tone"?

[@terrorofdeath3280]

You're the real hero of the comment section, I came down here hoping that was the answer. lol

[@VengadorDorado91]

"ehh, it doesn't look too good, it's basically a discount Macross Valkyrie" Emgo: "it comes with a volleyball" "I'LL TAKE YOUR ENTIRE STOCK"

[@whitewolf3051]

When I first saw the jet mode, I was hoping it would transform exactly like a Valkyrie.

[@Munkyo99]

@@whitewolf3051 actually it has a gerwalk mode ... google it

[@whitewolf3051]

@@Munkyo99 Then why wasn't it shown here or at PimeVsPrime site?

[@Munkyo99]

@@whitewolf3051 maybe he doesn"t know eiher...

[@MrRe-pg7fj]

DANGeR ZONe

[@Firelord91021]

I guess you could say the paint job looks very PLANE

[@bigbear4120]

Flippy thing on the nose-cone looks to be the tow/launcher hook.

[@raazaqandraazia6672]

PLANE indeed

[@seeeabaasssiliketransforme9904]

Get

[@MrTheMighty]

Aw, man, jet outta here...

[@ryanballs7808]

That really rocketed

[@darqwerz]

Finally a JETFORMER that doesn't look like a bot under a plane. Btw does this thing glow-in-the-dark? looks like it

[@101Mant]

Seriously, for ages they have largely been boxes with a jet stuck on top and look really bad from the sides.

[@magmasoul4001]

I was wondering the same thing, i really looks like it is glow-in-the-dark.

[@darknut9696]

@@magmasoul4001 it's not it the plastic look at PrimevsPrimes vid he explains it better

[@originaluddite]

Yes, I'm impressed at how they manage to conceal pretty much all robot kibble with that clever alignment of the arms. As for that colour, if it _was_ phosphorescent I'd be forgiving, but as it is, it just looks like dirty lanolin. I hope they re-deco this into a bolder look.

[@ramocan02]

@@originaluddite , let me introduce you to Shoji Kawamori... contributor to G1 Optimus Prime design and the first MP Starscream. He also designed mechas like the Valkyries from the Macross anime (where we got the G1 Jetfire toy from). I think you'll like his work. This Maverick toy has a similar aesthetic and simplified transformation compared to these bigger valkyries: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3WyeY1tYpyVock&feature=emb_logo (not trying to hijack here, this is just the first example video I found)

[@JoybuzzerX]

Come on. We all know Optimus has a theme song. You've Got The Touch, by Stan Bush :)

[@superomegaprimemk2]

Then Megs is instruments of destruction!!

[@avenlostaunau6244]

Then Hot Rod or Rodimus Prime has Dare by Stan Bush

[@superomegaprimemk2]

@@avenlostaunau6244 Dare to be stupid is the Junkions theme while Hunger is the Sharkicons and Dinobots theme

[@pious83]

I'd say Hot Rod is more Dare. Rodimus Prime theme is You've Got The Touch. He does beat Galvatron *and* Unicron while the song plays after all. You don't get more badass than that. As for Optimus, this immediately comes to mind... kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZoqkhZSjgc9_Zrc

[@avenlostaunau6244]

Maverick's theme is Danger Zone

[@Arlett777]

"I wanna take the high way to the DANGER ZONE" ~Transformers wiki~

[@myriadmediamusings]

If this was a standard TF I think its passable, but what hurts this a lot is that it’s part of the Collab line. Ectotron and Gigawatt turned out great. Maverick by comparison is lacking. A great F14 mode and meh robot mode undermined by a poor paint job.

[@CaptainAvenger1993]

Agreed. I was considering buying this guy but after seeing his robot mode, he’s pretty meh.

[@quietfang1]

I agree.

[@jaywoodley6014]

As has been said, he is lackluster compared to gigawat and ecto tron. The volleyball is a nice touch but, a spring loaded jaw with weird chomp action or a camera accessory would been cool. Heres to hoping the smokey and the bandit trans am has a mustache

[@technounionrepresentative4274]

Quite frankly I havent seen any crossover figures I have been interested in gigawat is meh I don't like Ectotron because I hate gewbusterz and maverick is bland

[@cavalierliberty6838]

Listen. We need the happy toyz truck

[@Christolclear101]

“This side just looks extremely plain (plane)” I see some word play in here. 😆

[@silhouettoofaman2935]

Aside from the arms, there's a surprising lack of kibble in the jet mode! Kudos to Takara for managing to make an "aerodynamic" looking jet turn into a robot!

[@primustheprotogen3169]

They do it quite often. SS Starscream cleans up rather well, and when you go back even farther, you find the ROTF Breakaway, which is a feat of engineering even today.

[@primustheprotogen3169]

Now, a Jet this thin is a feat of engineering, and it shows almost zero robot junk in alt mode

[@Ethalphicus]

“Death and taxes and Everybody poops”💩 🤣

[@Ob1tuber]

Yes just watched that

[@Cole_Clawheart-Clips]

I’m really surprised that they used the Cybertron: Thundercracker figure as the base for this guy. Interesting to see some older figures get used like this since the other two are from current figures

[@HostadDigitalMedia]

@Insecticon Bob onslaught from combiner wars I think?

[@jasontachin]

rw:Ones things forsure Emgo,is that "I HAVE THE NEED FOR SPEED!"X-D

[@reggiebayes4907]

Time to buzzthe tower

[@famyemil]

Aaawwww!!!

[@deaundredavis8747]

That piece under the nose of the plane is the Radar/ Missile lock function

[@wolfbane4875]

Thank you

[@jamesd4267]

I think it’s the hook that drops down that catches the wire upon landing on the aircraft carrier.

[@wolfbane4875]

@@jamesd4267 Isn't that towards the rear of the plane?

[@RetroVzqz9313]

@@wolfbane4875 The tailhook is indeed under the very rear of the plane

[@wolfbane4875]

@@RetroVzqz9313 Thank you

[@kaylemathewcomendador6964]

Maverick has some pretty neat looking engineering and design. Although he could definitely use some more paint/detailing on the robot mode and the weapons. Maybe something from Toyhax could help on that part. And that was quite the interesting ending skit.

[@dhyde2025]

I’ll try spinning, that’s s good trick. But that’s a clean ass jet mode!

[@olvacron22]

This figure has to have one of the cleanest jet modes in all of transformers.

[@DemitriVladMaximov]

I think that thing which retracted and went back up is essentially a jet version of a headlight. My father was a WSO in these things while doing an exchange tour with the Navy from the Air Force. Interesting fact he was actually at Miramar when they were filming TopGun and was teaching Navy guys not to do the stupid things Maverick was doing. He also threw a shoe at the TV screen the first time he saw TopGun because of all the things Maverick got away with. If you like I can ask him for you about any technical questions you have about the F-14. Edit: after watching the video again and playing through Ace Combat 7 with the F-14D I agree with icewolf1974 and what I originally though was a retractable light is in fact not retractable on the actual jet and is labled as the infrared seeker/TV optical unit on the only diagram with labels I could find large enough to read.

[@larrychilders6599]

Heh

[@icewolf1974]

The F14's headlight is on its front landing gear, just above the wheel. I believe that part that Emgo was confused about has something to do with the laser guidance missile/bomb system for the weaponary of the aircraft. I lived a few miles from Miramar growing up and I was/am obsessed about this jet. My favorite jet to this day.

[@DemitriVladMaximov]

@@icewolf1974 Cool. I don't mind admitting I am wrong and sadly all the diagrams I tried to pull up were set too small to see clearly. Glad someone else knew better than I.

[@m_0714]

Cleanest-looking jet mode I saw and the transformation is kinda similar to Macross.

[@ramocan02]

Roy Focker says "That's a nice Valkyrie you've got there..."

[@Eladdan]

I've said this in another review for this toy, it's alot like an unreleased veritech design. With the right leg hinges it could pull of a gerwalk.

[@UltimateViper]

Goose does not appreciate all the Jet spinning :'(

[@ReconWarrior26]

Honestly, one of the most hilarious skits to date! I laughed sooo hard! 🤣 And it's awesome you were able to use the Highway to the Danger Zone-like music from the Kiramager DX KIRAFUL GO ARROW sound effects!

[@pistonx3544]

One big giant crossover everyone's vehicles being the real heroes I like it Also make Knight Rider a transformer

[@erichanastacio9695]

I hope it does not look like KARR's robot mode.

[@KiLDELTA]

Is it me or does this have a slightly similar transformation to a Macross SDF1 Valkyrie Fighter... not sure of the spelling sorry... corrected it from Veritech from the Robotech franchise... thanks everyone

[@VictorRodriguez-rk6hp]

In fact, i see this customizaded into skull 1

[@spearsage]

Yes, because older jet plane transformers were mostly based on macross' VF-1 valkyrie toy with some alteration. Actually I believe the first jet plane transformer toy was actually VF-1 toy marketed under different name😅 Just consider this as a cheaper alternative (albeit in worse quality) to an actual macross' VF toys.

[@KiLDELTA]

I can even see you can do a gearwalk mode with this

[@EungsuLee]

@@spearsage Worse? Dood, comparing the price point of this to Bandai and Arcadia's Macross toys, this is an actual win. Smaller scale, yes, but durable enough and much, much more affordable.

[@TheSmileyOne]

It can’t be a Veritech and from Macross at the same time, it’s a Valkyrie

[@lazarussolomon3541]

Man I saw the Just transform it vid go up and I got so hyped

[@williamcrowe2576]

One way you could display Maverick is to show him playing, playing with the boys. 🎶

[@elitegamer21005]

I hope we get a Smokey and the Bandit crossover figure

[@justadude1984]

Basically Hot Rod and Prime remolded with a touch of paint. You need the snowman also. With a lil Fred accessory.

[@EchoDrift540]

Heck yea

[@RID01S]

Yes along with Christine

[@matthewelliott7294]

Possibly something from Maximum Overdrive.

[@RID01S]

@Brendan Johnson yes

[@joshmain1309]

🤣🤣🤣 omg that ending had me on the floor laughing so hard! Was not expecting that at all! Good one Emgo!

[@jaysonmartinez6557]

Hasbro just crossed the line into the... *DANGER ZONE*

[@nexusknight127]

Great vid always a pleasure to watch your review s

[@primustheprotogen3169]

Ever since I got Ace Combat 7, I have been on a fighter jet kick, and this jet is in the game. As is the F-15 Eagle and the F-22 that Starscream turns into

[@zacm.2342]

Honestly I like the robot mode, it's the single colour that's the letdown for me. They could've done little things like, I dunno, painting the cockpit interior, missiles, and guns black (or moulding them in black), and bringing the pattern from the topside of the jet mode round to cover the robot mode as well. It seems like a bit of a last minute thing from that.

[@charscreamAA]

I'm noticing all these crossover charachters being heros give us a villian

[@gayvoid]

Me watching Emgo with his Kamen Rider Reviews 4 years ago:WOW HE HAS THE MUTEKI FORM HENSHIN GASHAT WOWWWW Me rn: *crying of nostalgia*

[@marcus9511]

Thanks for the time, money, and effort in reviewing this figure.

[@d.sblack5900]

"Mission code name is Tango Foxtrot" (T)ango (F)oxtrot the mission stands for Transformers

[@iTodd08]

It was action Tango Foxtron.

[@d.sblack5900]

@@iTodd08 I'm right and wrong but I'm still right

[@tracer497]

Tango Foxtron.... Darn spell check. Yeah, it's difficult to misspell it on purpose.

[@codydillon2144]

First jet transformer that actually hides just about all the robot and I'm quite impressed. Plus I think his hands rotate when you were switching them.

[@Youeatbabies]

3:47 that’s a chinpod on the F14, it is mostly used for IRST (depending on the variant) and is most likely vitally important for the F14 because it makes it capable to go beyond visual range.

[@themekanist1551]

I love how similar this is to Cybertron/Galaxy Force thundercracker

[@legen_waitforitdaryBT]

Optimus prime dancing is why I love this channel

[@lexxii3853]

Honestly the only transformer I'd consider displaying in alt mode

[@BrendanSith1997]

The ultimate weapon, Maverick, has a new flight plan to change defeat into victory.

[@crowningchristopher8273]

I have to say I love this figure even though he is lacking in paint. Reminds me of RoboTech lol. BTW the dirt is actually "digital camouflage". As others have said, he does look like he should glow in the dark, and though that would make no sense at all, that would make him even more cool. Dare I say "Why Not".

[@BIGGUY0683]

Another awesome review. Top Gun was the very first movie I ever saw in a theater. When I heard they were making this figure, I had to pre-order it immediately.

[@fishpop]

So we've had Ghostbusters, Back To The Future and now Top Gun... Which 80s movie are they gonna crossover with next? I'd be morbidly curious if they did a transforming Pony...

[@spectrelobo1581]

I hope we get a leader one gobot repaint of this

[@jbrecken]

With a Cy-Kill repaint of the accessory

[@MrTheMighty]

Was thinking the same thing!

[@5tar5c34m]

I like how his weakness is jetwash!!! Poor Goose!!! It kills me!!

[@KrosanBeast315]

3:41 Emgo316, that is the T.V. Sighting System. It can get video/visual confirmation of a target from beyond visual range. It allowed an F-14 Pilot and R.I.O. to know exactly what they would be firing at if they had to.

[@drkclwn]

Love the ending to this video. Poor cliffjumper. Always die and gets a messed up hero theme song.

[@sgtdh6892]

Maybe the lack of paint (white-ish) kind of represents Maverick’s dress uniform?? Only thing I can think of to justify the lack of paint

[@crowningchristopher8273]

That's actually a pretty good observation, true or not

[@obsidianthegamingzorua116]

The paint job that this figure has is probably what we SHOULD have gotten from the so called "battle damage" from Siege.

[@rip_megatron1016]

Hey man this figure looks dope

[@bernardomhidalgoiii7734]

OMG!!! I was being sarcastic about this crossover when you did the review on the back to the future. I never would have expected that they would actually make this one. Geez so what's the next one gonna be now? Star Trek Enterprise??

[@Fenris30]

This Takes my Breath Away.

[@godzillagilbert1337]

The thing about the wings is they are moved back when gaining speed and spread out when at low speeds

[@derjon5]

Isn't the little thing in the front of the plane supposed to be used to connect the slingshot thingy to the plane on carriers so help with takeoff?

[@phoenixliger948]

Honestly this is the only crossover figure I'm grabbing. my grandfather was one of the designers for the F-14 Tomcat. granted I'm going to repaint the whole thing before putting official stikers and a commemorative name plate tag that says captain Ike.

[@ronsarmiento2003]

this one is staying in the box like all of my crossovers

[@nolankahler6705]

The thing that flips up and down under the nose is a jamming/television pod. The little lump on the bottom is the jamming pod, an ALQ-100 and the main of it is the television pod. It’s used to record engagements that the jet participates in and to increase the visual range of the pilot.

[@Bruticus1990]

It’s nice seeing a transformer that isn’t blatantly obvious that it’s a robot because it’s not suffering from the the seeker problem of jet on top of robot

[@Drawkcabi]

So this is a series then? Iconic vehicles from 80's movies crossing over with Transformers? So...will the Batmobile from the 1989 Batman movie be one...cause that would be just awesome... "Who are you?!!" " I'm *Autobat!* "

[@stuartcork1249]

As is typical of this range, the vehicle mode is very accurate, and the transformation appears intricately fun, but the robot mode ends up looking like a Gobot.

[@Emtar23]

That looks very similar to the transformation on the Valkyries from Macross.

[@mettaton1669]

I'm going to be honest, I had never even heard of Top Gun before this toy

[@CyberKnight-dd8fq]

Personally speaking, with a bit of paint and maybe a retool here and there, they could TOTALLY release a version of this figure as a G1 toy inspired Jetfire. Maybe as a Gen Selects toy?

[@joshuadoyle3921]

I got a mascot too. for my birthday... I have lots of fun making videos with it thanks to your fun videos Thanks

[@cinderpsycho1985]

All I see is Cybertron thundercracker in a movie verse style.

[@Protosilver97]

I see a cyber jet from G2. Also, it's more an Alternators style, since it's a G1 style character with a realistic vehicule.

[@fabianrocha9924]

@@Protosilver97 I through I was the only one who through he looked like a Cyberjet lol

[@rileymartin8284]

Oh yeah, totally getting Cybertron Thundercracker vibes from this guy. Makes me want modern takes on Cybertron characters.

[@famyemil]

The thing located below the nose is called the chinpod. For infra red or camera system.

[@biggoldmanoc]

One more and I think this type is going to need a name. I would go with Iconicons. Transformers that become iconic vehicles.

[@user-mv2lu2xz4r]

The f14 tomcat has always been my favorite fighter jet

[@stijnVDA1994]

Would this mold be a good one to change from an f14 to an f15 as starscream and the other seekers?

[@sovereigns757]

the flippy uppy thing is a northrop television camera meant to show the pilot and r.i.o the enemy long before visual confrmation

[@dodgyb2001]

This would have been much better as a darker grey, even that lovely metallic grey Netflix Megatron came in. It kind of looks like this figure would glow in the dark.

[@matiasmarcelotoledop]

Whats the name of the theme song of Clifjumper?

[@salamandora66]

The thing on the nose cone is a mini gun

[@weirdkitty07]

I've been to the town where Top Gun was filmed a few times. It's actually in Mojave, CA on it's way to Las Vegas. The motorcycle scene that got copied in Star Wars and other movies was right in front of best wesern which is noiw gone

[@Neitenth]

The vast majority of Top Gun was shot in the San Diego area. They used the actual Top Gun, which was at Miramar at the time. The volleyball scene was also at Miramar. The locker room stuff was not Miramar, but at an indoor pool in Mission Beach. All of the bar and nightclub interiors and exteriors were in San Diego. The exterior of the "officer's club" (actually the exterior of a banquet hall) is right next to the pool where they shot the graduation scene. Both are at NAS North Island, by the beach. Charlie's house and Viper's house were Oceanside and Point Loma. A lot of the riding/driving around stuff was over by the airport, in Point Loma, and in Oceanside. I've lived in San Diego County for a total of 38 years on and off, and I've been to, and inside, every Top Gun location in the area except the inside of Charlie's house.

[@gerardootero1149]

Ectotron, Gigawatt and Maverick. All of them Autobots. I wonder who would be the Decepticon crossover characters?

[@NeomDrac]

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. I can't think of any evil vehicles.

[@Alverant]

The Mean Green Machine from Dukes of Hazzard KARR from Knight Rider Megaweapon from Warrior of the Lost World Killdozer Happy Toyz Truck from Maximum Overdrive That's it, I can't think of anything else.

[@heavyhitter5538]

@@Alverant that annoying truck from jeepers creepers

[@CanonicalBomb]

Mav vs Starscream who would win ?

[@yeeessimusprime3422]

Hey emgo with all your transformers wisdom. what would you say is the best chug scale megatron. The siege just isn't doing it for me, also could it have his gun barrel shoulder ( that is my preference) I personally want the maketoys cross dimensions rioter despotron but no one has it anymore.

[@kittfisto3135]

The could have left that dingy look off of it. I'm sure that in the military they would never let planes be that dirty at all. It should have had the blue stripe, and black tail fins too. Great review though !

[@CheetoDorrito]

Do you by chance have a link for that figure stand? I looked on eBay and such and can't find it

[@pokeprime94]

I just got one of these, he's missing one of the grey foot tabs that go behind the toe, like brand new out the box direct from Hasbro Pulse. He works fine but anyone else have this?

[@ratchet2082]

Clffjumper's theme should have been : I will survive ! XD

[@matthewelliott7294]

Emgo has now flown into the DANGER ZONE!

[@ryanedwards7487]

OK....I should probably get this figure. That's awesome.

[@schmidington]

I was expecting the skit to have him try and instigate a game of volleyball! Missed opportunity, EMGO. Still a good review and funny skit, as usual. What do you think their next crossover will be? K.I.T.T. would be at the top of my list.

[@emgo316]

Can’t miss an opportunity I didn’t want to take :)

[@schmidington]

@@emgo316 Fair enough. Thanks for the response. What kind of volleyball could withstand a hit from a giant robot anyway? 😅

[@benjaminnicholson6358]

18:48 strange... last time Optimus heard this song he didn't say it was his favorite, he said this is what evil sounded like when Jazz played it on his speakers

[@gandalflotr2898]

Maybe this a different universes

[@karlharrison1499]

There's some decent detail on the fuselage but paint seems unfinished...cockpit interior, wheels, missles did they rin out of black paint?

[@shadowstrike2477]

is it the plastic or lighting and paint? because it look like its supposed to glow in the dark?

[@rossmonasweebro]

ANY other colour plastic would have looked better. With this lighting I fully expect it to glow in the dark...

[@bairdduvessa]

The cockpit not opening is a nice Easter egg, you can kill Goose all over again

[@HausOfLuevano]

What are the chances of getting a Leader 1 repaint without the battle damage and with a yellow visor?

[@cobeoe]

Was there any comics of the Ceres Top Gun if so are they gonna do a comic crossover with Transformers likely did with star trek terminator Ghostbusters and back to the future

[@bravo48]

That post outro song was amazing!

[@jamesdlin7]

Weird that Maverick seems to be a completely new mold, especially since Ectotron and Gigawatt were heavy retools. Maybe that means that the Maverick mold will be reused for something else later? For some reason I get a GoBots vibe from him, so maybe Hasbro will do something with the Leader-1 character.

[@fishpop]

1:10 gave me AVGN flashbacks... He did it with the Power Glove somehow.

[@GeorgeWPrice]

thank you for the review... especially since you solidified my initial opinion of this... basically have the same opinion I do about the plainness of the robot mode... it doesn't have that pop or Pizzazz that the others have had..

[@seanmac7977]

Good review. This figure just screams for the lack of paint. Even more noticable when you put Starscream and Ectrotron next to it. Real shame as with some paint I think the figure would present so much better.

[@D.G.0.7]

Great video Keep it up #roadto500k