Transformers Animated: The Headmaster Levels Up! (Full Comic Dub)

[@KeyanCarlileTF]

Bumper Robinson (Bumblebee) joins the cast in the public release of The Headmaster Levels Up voice dub alongside David Kaye, Townsend Coleman and Alex Polinsky! Come watch it on December 26th, the 17th anniversary of Transformers Animated's series premiere and the 3rd anniversary of the announcement of Derrick Wyatt's passing.

[@VoltclawTheCat]

Ok can I ask you something Keyan Carlile? When you gonna finish Tf Animated season 4 because you made first 4 episodes and after that we only have animatics I understand that animation is hard but really 3 years? Sorry if Im being rude but come on you haved 3 years maybe I could help with the project because Im animator so yeah what you gonna say? We gonna finish it? Together?

[@levioliveira3236]

Which this story took place after the events

[@bowserbreaker2515]

@VoltclawTheCat I'm pretty sure he said he canceled that series. I do wish he would at least release the animation he did finish for episode 5, though.

[@VoltclawTheCat]

​@@bowserbreaker2515 Wait episode 5 is not completed like we only have episodes 1-4 but we have fragments from other episodes like Megatron death but we don't have fully animated episode 5 like I don't saw it

[@bowserbreaker2515]

@VoltclawTheCat A few years ago, he showed a few seconds of completed footage. After Derrick passed away, he said that it was almost done but he probably wouldn't finish it. It's been 3 years since then.

[@dustbunny6381]

"is that Spanish?" "No, its stupid." Im going to SCREAM.

[@woody8703]

Starscream

[@Oxal]

It's been 15 years since Animated ended. But voice actors still can do almost the same acting.

[@ANGthelemon]

You have NO idea how happy hearing Bumper Robinson back as the best Bee makes me ahhhhhhh its just so peak!!!

[@bowserbreaker2515]

And he did a really good job, too. He did also do the Trial of Megatron a few years ago, but that's it. The show ended 15 years ago, so it was great for him to return.

[@gunstrokethecybertronian8659]

Yeah, my favorite part is how he said, "Trick? I wasn't planning that man. Wow! Your head is just a jar of loose screws, huh? *laughs*"

[@Tari_10_Editz]

Bumblebee, Sari, Jetfire & Jetstorm hanging out is literally freaking wholesome, I can't

[@DocterGeko]

Despite having bought the digital version of the comic, there is something special about actually hearing the characters.

[@tetsuyatsurugi9250]

Especially with their real voices

[@dyemooch]

"I want THEM to do it!" is still such a great line delivery lol So great to hear Bumper joining the other TFA alumni for this! Cathryn's ability to really match the TFA sound design is fantastic. Was a pleasure working on this with everyone :D! Top notch work from you all. You(Keyan) definitely understand TFA's vibe!

[@genesismultiverse4896]

Also it's actually a bit creepier

[@Retrolover03]

The Annual Transformers Animated Day Continues, that and Derrick J Wyatt Memorial Day Rest his Spark😔

[@JTLDrago94]

Amen friend & I wished we got a season 4 especially the shattered glass parts it would been interesting for most fan having a evil Sari Sumdac variant

[@gerardorodriguez7500]

@@JTLDrago94they can do the fan comic of it

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

@@JTLDrago94 i’m with you on that. I wanna see season 4️⃣ and learn how sari came to be in the professor’s laboratory 🥼

[@littlemisstfc]

WE ARE SO BACK, GAMERS. 💅🏽

[@blueraccoon1088]

Hey totbs good seeing you here how was your Christmas?

[@Swagatronofcybertron]

Wassup 😎

[@eduardoperezrubio4965]

The dialogue direction was 👌REALLY felt like an episode of the show.

[@zara-hope5518]

8:08 Optimus and Sentinel being dads, if Ratchet was there he'd be mum.

[@kirongauff4934]

Or better yet Arcee if she wasn't comatose and had amnesia. Plus, during his rant scolding you could hear Sentinel saying that he would send Jetfire & Jetstorm to the energon mines as punishment which clearly could be a reference to the movie Transformers One.

[@quinnfletcher3906]

Ratchet would be the meaner grandpa.

[@kirongauff4934]

@@quinnfletcher3906 he already is.

[@ebonkinght]

If you listen carefully Sentinel even says that he'll send them to work in the energon mines which is a nod and nice touch to TF One and his incarnation in that movie.

[@zara-hope5518]

@@kirongauff4934 Welll......Jetstorm and Jetfire WERE miners then an explosen happened at the mine resulting in them being horribly damaged especially to Jetstorm. They were handed over to TFA Perceptor and TFA Wheeljack to be used for the Safegaurd Project...they were used as lab rats by Ultra Magnus's order and if a bot didn't want to fight were seen as worse as a con, what's wrong about being neutral? After reading the TFP novels all my views on the Autobots is diffrent and if the quintessons are in this universe and have a simuler backstory in The Covenant Of Primus where they lied about them gifting Cybertronians T-cogs to turn them into slaves then TFA Ultra Magnus and the Autobot high council like the council of TFP are no better than them.

[@emeraldphoenix5868]

I still wish that Transformers Animated would get the X-Men '97 Treatment via a 4th Season and Derrick's Artstyle would work really well in Studio Trigger's Animation. Comic's great though.

[@SloughyImpala52]

And spider man tas, the spectacular spider man, and wolverine and the x men

[@yp2gr_9Wz89Qz3]

Some time ago I started thinking... what if it wasn't just s4, but 2 seasons? Such way of thinking is the result of that other version of s4 which mostly included Blackarachnia... Obviously, I know that it's eeveen less likely, I mean, even more too much xd

[@ebonkinght]

@SloughyImpala52 Don't forget Avengers EMH.

[@SloughyImpala52]

@@ebonkinght forgot about that too!

[@rockysolid4200]

I mean, it wouldn’t exactly be the same art style since… you know.

[@leithaziz2716]

This and the Combaticons pilot episode are the positive side of Transformers fan projects and shows their skills.

[@nakeysnakey6220]

Also the starscream and arcee OVA's

[@julymedia752]

The fact that Optimus and Sentinel are yelling at Bumblebee and Sari...sure is tense.

[@kirongauff4934]

And Jetfire and Jetstorm too, and it's one of the few times seeing them agreeing on something together.

[@AutoRevLife]

Sentinel doesn't bug me much. But the two of them together is kind of scary 😅

[@myspot8579]

To those who are interested, I was able to figure out what Optimus and Sentinel were shouting… as best as I could. “RECKLESS, IMPULSIVE, DANGEROUS, IRRESPONSIBLE, AND ABOVE ALL A VIOLATION OF MY TRUST! I DON-I SIMPLY DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU WERE THINKING, BUMBLEBEE!!!” “A BREACH IN PROTOCOL! YOU’RE LUCKY I DON’T COURT MARSHAL YOUR SORRY CASINGS, AND SEND YOU TO WORK IN THE ENERGON MINES UNTIL YOUR SPARKS GIVE OUT!!!”

[@kirongauff4934]

Sentinel Prime threatening to send them to the energon mines is clearly a reference to Transformers One.

[@myspot8579]

@@kirongauff4934 only with much less of the corrupt dictator-ness.

[@kirongauff4934]

@@myspot8579 but still with the same unpleasant jerk vibes.

[@kirongauff4934]

@@myspot8579 but still with a lot of jerk-ness in his rant, which is a typical trait for every Sentinel.

[@myspot8579]

@@kirongauff4934 true.

[@False_Convoy]

Bee and Masterson becoming friends is so wholesome, this comic and dub were excellent. Brought me back to my childhood.

[@kirongauff4934]

Especially to the part on thinking about playing video games with your friends after seeing them playing some at the end of the comic?🎮🎮📺📺

[@Xx_B1ank_xX]

1:13 Sentinel Prime is NOT beating the racism allegatons

[@Big-Image]

Heck, his TF One incarnation literally invented racism.

[@syabilaazri7834]

Something never change....

[@leithaziz2716]

DOTM Sentinel: racist against Ironhide (in the comic adaptation) Animated Sentinel: xenophobic jerk TF One Sentinel: invented racism

[@bowserbreaker2515]

@@Big-Image Not racism. It was more like classism. The point is, he's awful in every continuity he appears in.

[@kirongauff4934]

@@leithaziz2716 and out of three of them only Animated Sentinel is still alive and less of a jerk than them.

[@chaossonic1237]

The possibility of masterson getting redemption actually is interesting

[@romanquintero6323]

And it’s so refreshing. Every time he showed up in the original show he was ALWAYS annoying 😭. Focusing on his redeeming qualities really makes me enjoy the character a lot more, it was such a genius choice.

[@chaossonic1237]

@ not just that it could have worked on head master transformers

[@kirongauff4934]

@@chaossonic1237 are we just ignore and not comment on the fact that he knows how to fly a Cybertronian spaceship with no difficulties due to playing viedo games?

[@mastercrafter2252]

I’m sorry but ABSOLUTE PEAK FICTION? WITH ORGINAL VOICE CAST. THIS CHRISTMAS GIFT MAKES ME SO VERY HAPPY :D

[@ebonkinght]

This is how you do a fan continuation of a transformer show, unlike another certain transformers fan film that shall not be named.

[@mr.incognito8088]

Ending this with the TFA credits was just Prime 👌

[@Solqueen86]

The fact Hasbro drop all 3 seasons on KZbin for Free is wild

[@trooperstallion]

Makes you wonder if they have plans somewhere with dropping season 3 that fast…

[@dinoknight2012]

​@@trooperstallionI met Evan from the Hasbro Pulse Transformers live streams at a convention previously, and he confirmed that Hasbro are aware of the fans still wanting Animated season 4. He also mentioned the possibility of an Animated anniversary event, although that was just a discussion, nothing official for now at least. Maybe all the Animated episodes being uploaded to KZbin are Hasbro experimenting to see how high the demand for season 4 still is.

In how many dubs?

[@UltraPrimal]

Oh, my Primus! This was amazing! It felt like I was watching a brand new TFA episode! I loved it! Please make more! ❤❤❤

[@rezarenardi6420]

It was the best holiday gift that we can finally hear the original VA again, thx

[@Illusion6-gf2cu]

Is it weird that the only thing I was thinking when watching this lovely work of art is were this fits on the timeline?

[@tomhur1]

No. I was thinking it too. Took me a minute to remember certain details. XD

[@MorphingGrid101]

So when does it occur? I can only assume it takes place after Wasp escapes but before he becomes Waspinator

[@KeyanCarlile]

Takes place between Where Is Thy Sting? and Predacons Rising!

[@HeatSyncope]

This comic was perfect, hands down, felt exactly like an episode 😭😭😭

[@magicmountain1365]

Oh man if only Derrick was here to see this... this is amazing!

[@jeetdohjoe]

This came out fantastic Keyan! Thank you for letting me be part of this wonderful project! Love seeing the spirit of the show live on! ❤

[@As8bakwTheSage]

Optimus, once again, taking the role of "Dad" is never not going to be both funny and very silly. Excellent comic and dub, guys!! Great work!

[@matthewskudzienski888]

R.I.P Derrick Wyatt

[@tetsuyatsurugi9250]

This is freaking iconic. Totally feels like a new episode And the original cast VAs didn't lose their touch at all

[@yp2gr_9Wz89Qz3]

Man I truly got into Transformers about 3 years ago And I can't believe that Bumper Robinson was one of the main reasons for that

[@JZL-Arkerivon]

1:43 Wow❤ I could cry right now, it feels like the old days You released this the same day the complete series went on the digital purchase market on Apple TV, Along with 2 of the Unicron trilogy series except for Amanda so far.

[@bowserbreaker2515]

Transformers Animated is one of my favorite things ever, and you've done a great job keeping it alive. I love hearing the original voices again. Bumper did an especially good job here. I do miss Tara Strong, but you can't get everyone. Still, this feels like a lost episode.

[@MTC-hy6ig]

I see you everywhere XD

[@bowserbreaker2515]

@MTC-hy6ig Nice profile picture, by the way.

[@kirongauff4934]

Sweet gotta love how Optimus Prime is the only one that has faith in Bumblebee despite him being the cause of some problems.💛🐝

[@romanquintero6323]

This is AMAZING. The writing, tone and style is completely ON POINT to the original Animated. It took me right back, as if it was another episode from season 3 that had always been there. Your work with Animated is so admirable Keyan, thank you for your effort in keeping the series alive! Hope you get the chance to do more stuff like this. Everyone involved did such a great job! 🤩🤩

[@DeathReviews]

Thanks for this! TFA is still the best Transformers show in recent history, and the VAs were a big part of that! Bumper brought his A game to the show…

[@muhammadhabibieamiro3639]

Never thought there will be a day in which the actor return to reprise their role in not official media but fan made how amazing and i have to say this honestly feel like it could be a actual episode

[@emmortal6810]

ITS A CHRISTMAS MRIACLE OHHHHH MY GODDDD IM SO HPPY IM GOIJG TO CRY

[@yp2gr_9Wz89Qz3]

YYYEEEEEE

[@cg_spiritedensemble]

The Headmaster episodes were the ones I watched the most. Silly head robot guy trying to make it big, got what was coming, hijinks ensues. This amazing story nailed them to a tea. Once in a lifetime opportunity making something like this with any of the cast & crew involved. Salute & thank you Derrick J. Wyatt.

[@dekuazul4156]

Better than galvatron's revenge😊

[@rezarenardi6420]

Indeed

[@FrisktheBunny]

Given the fact that one's an animation from a show from 2010 and this is a comic dub of a show from a few years prior... And given that this one is using professional voice actors while galvatron's revenge used novice voice actors(one of them turning out to be evil without the creators realizing until it was far too late, that is all I'm going to say on the subject) They're pretty much on the same par... Although this beats out galvatron's revenge by a half a point... Mostly due to the delays and chaos that happened behind the scenes...

[@mexicaniaikatarainc]

Better give that 13k to Keyan for make another episode of the Combaticons.

[@rezarenardi6420]

@@mexicaniaikatarainc real

[@zyphr07reviews83]

@@FrisktheBunnyand the fact that the person voicing their Optimus is a neo nazi and the creators defended him

[@borisstoyanov3488]

First of all, Thank you Keyan for uploading this amazing comic on KZbin for everyone to see. It's a mighty fine Christmas gift. Second of all, it really felt like I was watching a TFA episode again. You managed to capture the spirit of the series. I loved that Headmaster was more fleshed-out. It was also a pleasant surprise to see Bumper Robinson reprise his role as Bumblebee. You brought back a lot of the original voice cast, which to me is unbelievable. Overall, it was pretty great. I really hope you make more comics like this, possibly with the Decepticons. But a man can dream. Thank you.

[@tetsuyatsurugi9250]

Thisis different ver than a ko fee one Ko fee one didn't have the OG Bumblebee

[@OptimusSmyth]

Holy cow, this felt like an actual episode of the show! And you even got some of the actual VAs! No idea how that was possible, but this was hands (or servos) down one of the best TF Animated fan projects ever!

[@dumbjakeworld]

Thank you so much for writing this and putting it together, as an animated fan since day 1 hearing the cast back together again is amazing and I love that you used Jetfire and Jetstorm, who I always wished had gotten more screentime. The beats of the story are so perfect that it really does feel like watching an episode, my favorite part was Optimus manually transforming sentinel. Great job man, and much respect for the great work.

[@sirkingpinmonroe4439]

Dude you even got Townsend Coleman (Michaelangelo) back to reprise as Sentinel! Amazing job on bringing back half of the crew! 🔥⭐️

[@Big-Image]

As a fan of Transformers Animated, I really like this "lost episode"! Definitely feels like something the late Derrick J. Wyatt would be proud of! Also question: Do you plan on making more of these fan comics in the future? Would some of these comics take place and take ideas from the unreleased season 4?

[@Derrieck896]

THIS WAS BEAUTIFUL!! the story, the comedy ,the voice acting was great! end that final scene was so wholesome, now THIS!! feel like an real episode of Animated

[@Couch_Banana]

Even as someone who's never watched a full episode of Animated, this was really fun. Good job for everyone involved.

[@yp2gr_9Wz89Qz3]

MY HEART THE OUTRO MUSIC

[@leithaziz2716]

Merry Christmas. It's beautiful to see the love for this show persist after 15 years. Edit: 09:45 the cut to commercial was a cute attention to detail.

[@Velociraptor_mania]

You mad man, I tip my hat off to you, this feels exactly like watching the show again. God how I missed this. You and the team did amazing, God bless your soul.

[@OfGhostGon]

I love it This genuinely feels like watching a new episode after so many years 🥲

[@Tonyr72699]

It was the best Christmas week ever! Even if it's late day after, but still the best one! And I appreciate it!!

[@robrice7246]

14:12 That's a real location in Detroit, it's called the Downtown Auto Wash Inc.

[@KeyanCarlileTF]

I was waiting for someone to notice this! (Inspired by the scene in TransWarped when Optimus says the address of a Burger Bot, which is a real-world McDonald’s)

[@Ragecr1tter]

I am amazed! You got the on actors to help dub a fan made comic, which is true to the series and characters! I’m willing to trust you if they ever announced you’d be a writer for a tea revival. This was a fun watch, good job

[@Galaxxi]

GODDDD THIS IS AWESOME. everyone did such an amazing job, the music and sound effects and the mixing is all perfect! this really takes me back. thank you so much everyone who helped put this together, it's a real treat. very glad to have a physical copy on my TFA shelf :)

[@yesikanarvaez5027]

I've miss this so much and with quality actors

[@DavidPoddany]

Amazing comic dub, brilliant visuals and audio and beautifully colorful, pleasure to have somehow snuck into this absurdly talented cast and crew.

[@Kingcrafter._.]

This truly brings back memories! Thanks for making this awesome project!!❤❤

[@eggoryheffley7569]

I love how you actually got the official TFA cast to voice in this! Congratulations and excellent work as always, Keyan!

[@treebotreviews]

“Never in my life have I needed something so much and not known until I received it.”

[@rafcor6799]

This was beautiful

[@MetaMagnus]

Wow, this was incredible!!! Absolutely amazing to hear that all the original VAs still have it even after all this time Amazingly edited, sounds just like an episode from the show!

[@CorinneCoffey]

Happy 17th Anniversary Transformers: Animated! You're the best Transformers series ever and I love you!💖🤖💙❤️‍🔥😇

[@kyleikezoe3831]

THAT COMIC DUB WAS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!

[@IcyKali]

Amazing work from everyone involved, this would've been a great episode! Also, filing this under "reasons I ship Optimus and Sentinel in TFA." It was amazing hearing their VAs' bantering again.

[@Clem_Grineer]

Absolutely incredible. I grew up watching Transformers animated and it was one of my all-time favorite series again so getting something here in 2024 is INSANE!

[@ronindallon367]

That was beautiful… absolutely beautiful. It felt like an actual episode of Animated.

[@carimellestrashcan]

This turned out amazing! Thank you for the honor of being part of this. I am in awe of the work, talent, and passion that was put into this. Awesome job all around!

[@patgreed]

This is Awesome!!!!🎉 I understand that this is an actual comic that came out sometime after season 1 of transformers Animated done. I really hope you guys decided to dub the rest of the comics.

[@KeyanCarlileTF]

This was an original comic I released earlier this year, actually!

[@patgreed]

@KeyanCarlileTF Whaaaat?!?

[@PixelaGames2000]

Aww, this is awesome! Just like the series! And the fact you got the Original cast, amazing!

[@halkras]

Speaking of TFA I wish to see descendants of *Sari and Raf at future Beast Wars comics as ambassador of Human-cybertronian allience *not shared ancestor, ms.Sumdac of desc of sari and mr.Esquivel as desc of Raf

[@thesiblingscrew2323]

Headmaster got back up Then he got hit back down Loved the comic dub man🚗

[@Biblically-Accurate-Jet]

My Soul ASCENDED after watching this

[@TomCat0217]

I wonder what Prowl and Jazz were doing with them not being in the story. 🤔

[@stroopeproductions9769]

THIS WAS SO GOOD!!!!! Felt like a kid again!!

[@kirongauff4934]

To the point where you wanna go sneak out and do all the stuff that Sari, Bumblebee, and the twins did?

[@apex2000]

Thanks for this. Really helped after several funerals & getting cancer myself.

[@Matrix_Hub-v3j]

The Headmaster was my favorite human villian in Animated nice to see him come back in this video.

[@War_Packer]

They were the biggest part of why I was into transformers so much, I can’t wait to see more of this 😄😄

[@Iron_Blood_Enjoyer1933]

So I'm guessing this takes place at some point during Season 3 or in the What-if world of Season 4?

[@KeyanCarlileTF]

Takes place between Where Is Thy Sting? and Predacons Rising, when the Elite Guard’s on Earth hunting Wasp!

[@tfgirl444]

Aghh this is so cool!! I absolutely love everything about this!! The sound mix is impressive, too.

[@marcelluscrosswhite4345]

I miss watching this on Cartoon Network and the Hub channels, it was really underrated. This show had some great voice actors like Tom Kenny, the voice of Starscream, is also the voice of SpongeBob, Bill Fagerbakke, the voice of Bulkhead, is also the voice of Patrick, and Tara Strong, the voice of Sari, is also the voice of Raven from Teen Titans. I'm still surprised that Bumper Robinson voiced both Bee and Blitzwing in the show, I really like this guy. A shame that there wasn't a 4th season, it's been 15 years

[@Hamppis]

Omg this was such an amazing gift😭❤ Gorgeous art and hearing the og voicecast again made me so incredibly happy! This show was such a gem, I'm glad it's still remembered💖💖

[@LaMidgod_Aldridge]

AMAZING! I really felt immersed by the story and visuals. The voice acting was the icing on the cake, this was really really well done from everyone's contribution! Would love to see more projects like this! Thank you! TFA is in good hands!

[@ianbrennan9635]

If only Derrick could see this. 10/10 from all those involved in this production!

[@isaiahvalenzuela9526]

This was amazing! And you wrote this? Derrick Wyatt would have been proud!

[@Kagenou_CidV2]

I really miss transformers animated ❤ hearing their voices again

[@Joshua-jg2jf]

Nice! This looks like an actual episode from transformers animated!

[@Biofan813]

HOLY CRAP THIS IS INCREDIBLE

[@Carsian]

Dude this ROCKS! So well-done! That faux commercial break was the cherry on top for me. So fun.

[@Sillymanthatwearsabanana5]

i was not expecting this video to appear on my tl tonight, on the same level as the ink tank's 5 years later too!! very well done Keyan!!

[@swagtoonsproductions]

Great video I was just picturing this as an episode in the actual series

[@genesismultiverse4896]

*9:21* ok use that power again

[@HNKNAChick52]

It is truly awesome the original cast came back for this :D

[@calebwright8786]

This is absolute 💎Peak Cinema💎

[@smccookie]

Wow Thank you so much, this was felt like a actual Episode and made my Day Better.

[@claudejuniorhomere3611]

Wonderful and (as TF Animated Prowl always says...😉) Impressive!!! Yes I loved and miss this TF series And for the original voice cast : WELCOME BACK 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@vanaah727]

Thank you SO much for this, i just finished tfa and was ao sad when it ended i had no idea the show was canceled 😭😭 but then i watchrd ur videos on it and felt a little better. But now we gor a "new" episode, it fixes the whole in my heart lol, thank you for the hard work everyone out into this!!

[@mitchmegaw7201]

This was delightful. Thank you. This will put many smiles on many faces.

[@genesismultiverse4896]

The montage of bumblebee and sarry and Jetfire and jetstorm is amazing

[@kirongauff4934]

Goes to show you how much Transformers Animated was an amazing show and on how they actually made the Autobots more amazing to watch.

[@primedaddy5991]

This was awesome love how some actors r back for a little fun hope some day some more