The Secret History of Ironhide's Battle Mask That Never Appeared In The Films

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In this video we will be talking about, Ironhide's battle mask! Though he did not have this mask in any of the films, he did in several of his toys and in a multitude of supplemental media. This video is all about explaining why this happened in addition to diving into the history behind Ironhide's mask!
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The Bayverse Ironhide was actually amazing.

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Always my favorite Autobot in the movies

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Same bro Ironside allways made me happy when he was on screen such a badass

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I was so sad when Ironhide died in Dark of the Moon. He just wanted to show them his cannons 😔😔😔

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When I was a kid I saw dotm in theaters. I remember when ironhide died I went to the bathroom and started crying. Lol

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Me too. Oh wait… I’m a god. Mwhaahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahah

[@mrBluesky1986]

Bayformers ironhide is where the character peaked for me because he didn't look like ratchet and he was fun to watch and listen to

[@lachlanmcdougall5326]

Iron hide wore his battle mask to protect himself against the horrors of inconsistent marketing

[@shadowmarauder6033]

I honestly never noticed his mask until you pointed it out. Now I am questioning what other prototype designs got used frequently that I never noticed?

[@thefirebrothers3739]

It's so wild to hear you mentioned so much Tie-in material in this video lol I'm so used to you just focusing solely on the movies lol Also I agree, Transformers 2007 DS is so underrated, the Decepticon edition of the game is probably the best movie-verse story in the franchise. Also, I think the main reason why Ironhide kept his battle mask throughout the movies is due to simplicity. I think it's just easier to sculpt, draw, and market. Of course, that was not always the case but I think Hasbro probably didn't care too much about that type of detail and gave the marketing artistic freedom to choose which type of face design should Ironhide have. Another, great vid as always 👍

[@Theorymus]

Thx my man, this video was a breath of fresh air since I finally got a chance to dive into some other material besides the films. And I totally agree, the Decepticons game is the better out of the 2, of they did a dedicated remake/remaster of it with it being remade from the ground up to work on current gen consoles, that would be a real treat

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Sheesh

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I fucking adore that game so much man. I still 1v1 my brother on it

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Optimus having those extra flames looks more fire

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Literally and figuratively

[@yugimuto9763]

"extra food flames" what? Food?! He's a fire truck not a taco truck

[@skybytebytes]

Fun fact: one of the renderings of ironhide with his mask was used for the new 15th anniversary studio series box set recently

[@SHADOWEMPERORB127]

I never realised that Ironhide had a mask I thought he had a black nose in the early concept art and I forgot the Dotm leader had that feature

[@Theorymus]

Haha the more you know 👍

[@kenstermcnine071]

bro Ironhide with the battle mask would have been cool as hell to see in the bay films, too bad we never got to see it on screen tho. I also like how Transformers DS is mentioned in this video too (supremely underrated game)

[@Achieme]

I thought that was supposed to be his nose when i was younger, Every time I look up images of Ironhide I always wondered how come he didn't have a mask in the films. I just assumed it was budget priorities for some reason. The leader class ironhide brings back memories of my childhood i lost it when i was 10 and I'm trying to look for one at a reasonable prince on amazon, i always love spamming the chest cannon.

[@Theorymus]

Yea man he's an amazing figure, you might have an easier time on Ebay with prices

[@Achieme]

@@Theorymus I hope so, Also do you miss gimmicks on TF figures, IDK if it's me but it just brings out the inner child in me

[@ultracarterzilla6939]

@@Achieme I miss electronics gimmicks on leader class figures too as it help differentiate the leader class from other sized class figures. Sadly, they stopped doing electronic gimmicks on leader class figures after dark of the moon and they scaled them down to almost the height of modern voyager classed figures.

[@Achieme]

@@ultracarterzilla6939 OMG You know what i'm going to make a video asking people about gimmicks because i have the same feeling and I want to know if anyone else has the same feeling

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[@Terminator45845]

Gotta admit, I do actually prefer the look of Ironhide in the films over the original. Of course, I think the same for a lot of other characters too.

[@user-pm6nx1fs2w]

No. Just the cannons

[@XZAVIER-DAA-GOD]

I'm curious how the mask would look in the movies tho

[@christianparrish3292]

Me too. And I'm a Ben 10 fan too.

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Imagine tho he’d probs say a legendary one liner and enter god mode

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@@cvrriculum1322 "Punk Ass Decepticons, You feeling lucky Punk "

[@bionic-tale4313]

Wait, so the mask that Ironhide wore was his Battle mask in pre-render promo material. I didn't even think that it exists outside of the ironhide concept art(which would likely be the same mask or a different one.

[@Theorymus]

The more you know 👍

[@Toon_Lucario]

Honestly Ironhide’s mask looks pretty cool

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essentially this channel is the lore channel of the bay films, love your job

[@Theorymus]

Thanks my man

[@SailShipEnthusiast]

When I was little I always thought Ironhide had a battle mask in the films but when I turned 10 I realized that he never had a mask so I love this video.

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I'm glad you enjoyed 🤘

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I'm glad he didn't have the Battle mask in the films, unless he could retract it back into his face or Head

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7:12 the hit cartoon. Finally cyber missions is being recognized as the masterpiece it is.

[@Theorymus]

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All the TF Bot & Con DS games are great

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I never even knew he had a mask

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The more you know 👍

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The way my face lit up when i saw this notification

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Thx my man ✌️

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If you could, you should make a theory of what made TF popular was it G1 or the movies

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I think it’s g1 because sure the movies were hella popular but how many people would have went and saw the first tf movie if it wasn’t for the original cartoon?

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I got introduced to transformers since the movie came out in 2007 in theaters when I was six.

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for me it was the animated series that bought me in transformers but you do have a point i wouldve not watched the first film if it wasnt for g1 the 07 film just made tf more popular

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@@gasprices6056 the first cartoon I watched was transformers animated. And I was unaware that transformers first came out in the 80s.

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@@joshuaslosser6988 I would, because I didn't see G1 until I already was an adult

[@Scythe289]

I just wanna know that why didn't they let ironhide use his battle mask for some reason is it because michael bay didn't feel like ironhide using his battle mask in films

[@bionic-tale4313]

Or he didn't think it was cool enough. Michael bay probably think that Ironhide showing his battle-damaged scars without covering them with a mask makes Ironhide more bada%# and stubborn as a "old titanium thick war veteran" whose so tough that he wouldn't need one.

[@XZAVIER-DAA-GOD]

IronHide's prototype form he has the blue eyes and face looks like the mask from the TF game

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The mask in first TF game on PS2 and Wii look like a vicking/knight helmet as a head

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Hey Trans Theories What if Optimus Prime NEVER Killed Sentinel Prime?

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That's a good idea

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Finally someone said that's a good idea. Thank you! ( 😇👍 )

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[@jaredpower1019]

And studio series and movie masterpiece didn’t have a his mask but the studio series ironhide package still use the early concept art that hasbro added with his mask

[@tffan1029]

What an interesting video this was. For my experience with Ironhide over the years as a transformers fan, I never really thought Ironhide had a battle mask of any kind. For the media where Ironhide did have a "mask" that I was exposed to: -Transformers Bayverse video games on the DS: I took it as the type of system the games were played on and low polygon count (what you said in this video), and in the case of his mugshot in Autobots/Decepticons DS, I always thought the producers maybe forgot to put a mouth on his face in relation to the system it was released on. Transformers The Game on Wii/PS2: I thought because of the systems they were on that the producers couldn't put on a mouth for Ironhide. Transformers ROTF on Wii/PS2: I saw something that resembled a mouth on Ironhide, but because of the limited capacity of the consoles, the producers weren't able to animate his mouth for lip movement. -Multiple concept art: I personally took it as a variation of Ironhide's head sculpt, which did lead to me drawing Ironhide with the "mask" as a different mouth piece where basically, he had a frown that resembled an isosceles trapezoid if you removed the longer parallel line, as a standard look for him. -The only Ironhide toys that I had in my life were Allspark Powered Voyager class and ROTF Voyager class, and both of his head sculpts looked normal to me, and also how I drew Ironhide. So, there's some interesting things about me when it comes to Ironhide. Also, I appreciate you doing a video on Ironhide as, ever since the first Bayverse film, he's one of my top favorite transformers characters. I know there are other videos about Ironhide on your channel, but I haven't watched them.

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Imma be honest, idk that was a mask, I always thought it was his face 💀

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W vid and love how u take time out of your life to get accurate information👏

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That's my main goal, you don't even know how many times I went back to make sure everything was 100% accurate. Nowadays there is so much misinformation, even at a small scale, and I try to avoid that any way I can since at the end of the day, as a Content creator, It's your responsibility to provide your audience with the most accurate is accurate information possible. I appreciate you tell me that my man, it's something I work very hard to produce, so I'm glad people are recognizing it 👍

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Watching this while I'm drawing him

[@Theorymus]

What version of the face do you plan to draw?

[@omegaus817]

To be honest. Ironhide's mask make him more of a badass. With or without the mask. Sense I play Transformers 07 the DS game version as a Autobot and my brother as a Decepticon. I ask my bro say why he have mask and the movie he don't. But again look great. The Transformers Studio series I have my brother give him for my birthday he doesn't have a mask so idk Hasbro finally did it or don't. So yeah. And now I understand and see it. Thanks for the video.

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I love when Trans talks about Rising Storm. it was my first Bayverse comic

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I’d like to see you make videos about G1 sometime

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Certainly

[@henrydesroches7608]

I wish they went with the first concept art mask and applied it to the model we got in tge film. It would have look so good, also it's hard to even tell its a mask or not. I couldn't even tell at all until you brought it up

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Welcome back freedom fighter

[@XZAVIER-DAA-GOD]

I just thought that they messed up in the games and comics and thought it was just a different face

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I will always love ironhide, I loved his upside down rocket jump scene

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Me: “I’mma type up a mean comment.” Optimus: “Easy, Ironhide.” Me: “Just kidding, I just wanted to show my Support to Trans Theories.

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When I played TF ROTF da con game I remember IronHide not having the mask when I beat him

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Fun fact on the studio series 15th anniversary 5 pack Ironhide has his mask

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Nice video as always Trans.

[@Theorymus]

Thanks 👍

[@SniperFrost]

Fun fact:the control artworks you showed were also the portrait of the characters in transformers the game and ironhide's battle mask was also on in his control artwork

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Video ideas: What happened to Cogman? Did Megatron survive after TLK? What happens after the final battles?

[@raymondfarrar6269]

I didn't even realize ironhide had a mask

[@matrixpictures7799]

Thanks for mentioning the 2007 DS game that title is criminally underrated. I hope one day you make a video about it

[@puffpuffpassmako]

He actually has it in the ps2 version of the tie-in game in both gameplay and cutscenses. In the ps3 and 360 versions he has his more movie accurate look BUT there's an error in his cutscenes in all versions where he'll switch between his ps2 appearance and ps3 appearance

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Where is the clip from at 0:30? I remember watching this online miniseries years ago but I can’t remember the exact name of it. I loved it then and I’d love to find it again. Thanks in advance!

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Man I love this guys videos

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Thx my dude

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Hey Trans,long time fan here. I was wondering as in how you the got the footage of the TF AOE mobile game. I was wondering how you did that,like was it from a KZbin video or did you mange to find a way to actually play it? If, can you please tell me how to do so as well? You don’t necessarily have to, it’s just that I really like it when it still on where everyone could play it. Also could you maybe do a What If I Survived video about the Arcee triplets,Jazz,Ironhide,Ratchet and every other Autobot where in the finale battle in Transformers The Last Knight 2017? Anyways, that is all.Peace✌️

[@Theorymus]

That was actually footage That I found online, In the bottom left hand side of the screen when that clip plays you can see where the clip originated from

[@benogle4951]

If only he would have just worn his mask, he might not have caught the cosmic rust virus and died

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Love your videos

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Great content keep it going

[@Theorymus]

Thx man 👍

[@unnamed12346]

I honestly kinda like Ironhide's battle mask... It would make sense a weapons expert like him would have one.

[@randydandytube]

Can you do a video talking about the Rookie aka Create-A-Bot character from the Transformers 2007 Ds game?

[@sappayatoranisritakhet5132]

oh thank you very much mr. trans theories i want to know about his scar and his black battle mask for a long time thank you!

[@brawmankerlexterminateurde860]

Battle mask? No wonder it felt bizare that his DVD cover on the back when you see the other bots n cons face wasn't matching his official facial Design Thought it's an error from them but now I know

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Super cool video bro

[@Theorymus]

Thx my man

[@c00l94]

battle mask looks super weird on him, so used to him having a regular mouth lol

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Been a long time since I watched this channel

[@randomtransformerfan5967]

Hey trans what yur intro music name?

[@Swiftanium]

I've played Transformers The Game yesterday on my computer. In some cut scenes, he had a mask.

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You should do theory on the cybertron games

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What about a theory on the moon base shown while Joshua is talking to Darcy there are multiple bots up there could be where all the extra ksi bots came from or could be the handful of autobots that were given refuge as stated by attenger

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Awesome vid man I have always wondered what that was so thanks for an explanation 😀. One question though Trans? Are you going to consider the rise of Unicron movie Canon? The fan film.

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Very interesting video.

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Now if he did have those he would be 10x better and cooler 😎

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Hey man love your vids. could you do of what happend to daytrader?

[@Nomad958]

Not gonna lie I actually thought his mask was a noise

[@christianparrish3292]

You mean nose

[@Nomad958]

@@christianparrish3292 yeah

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Oof the nostalgia, the TF lunchables toys unlocked a core memory for me

[@Metroidhandler]

Those DS games where so much fun!! I thought I was the only one that played them.

[@nachonaitor5535]

It was sad ironhide dead but im glad that you make a what if with him.... I remenber that someone asked about a what if shocwave survived.... I hope you start again with the what if i survived series.... And include nitro neus in it

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Electrifying!!!⚡️⚡️🔥

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I always just thought ironhide just had a big mouth sometimes

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Imagine that battle mask appeared in the movies🔥

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Oh no a scammer bot

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Okay👍

[@Lu1zF3l1pe]

4:06 That isn't a mask. That's actually a different face from the one of the movie, you can actually see he has a mouth. The mask is the one we see in the concept art and in the games

[@HelenaSan425]

i love Ironhide and awesome video trans theories as always!

[@Rudiced]

very awesome video

[@Theorymus]

Thanks

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Hey man, what would you tell about Alice and pretenders? It's great tactic but Cons never decided to use them again. Maybe it can be topic for one of the future materials?

[@ClaudeSpeed32]

Heck, you can get an illusion “glass?” Where if you look at different angles you see vehicle mode and robot and mine has ironhide’s battle mask

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love his intro

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Can you make a video where you rate the fighting styles of all decepticons and autobots pleeaase 🥺🥺

[@slickmanfonzthatanti-troll]

Another example is the 2009 Deluxe class Jolt figure. It uses the concept art head while Studio series used the movie on screen accurate one.

[@bhunt799]

Intresting, I never noticed that.

[@cvrriculum1322]

God that red iron hide toy brings back memories

[@VEPOX-2th_acc]

My PS2 Transformers revenge of the fallen ironhide have battle mask too.

[@King_wts04]

Trans I have a question regarding your black out and grind or video

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Man I had that book when I was younger 8:35

[@rainbowracer9576]

Awesome! 😍🌟💖

[@I_dont_know_how_to_name_myself]

2007 franchise Jazz had a visor that protected his upper-face in combat. Transformers Ironhide also had a mouthplate similar in appearance to Optimus Prime's as shown in some of his concept art and toys, but he has never officially used it on film.

[@xxitseroonxx2603]

I had this question for a long time (this isn't about Ironhide), and that is where was Dino in the events of AoE and TLK? Would be cool if you'd make a theory about it!

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Pretty sure he was caught by KSI

[@MrSerenata7]

Wow 👏👏👏👏👏👏 Keep up Trans 😎😎😎😁 Can you do a video for Transformers Rise of the Beast in your opinion 🙏🙏

[@Theorymus]

Thx my dude