TRDQ: Halloween Special! FOUR Pretenders! Never before seen! Maybe!

[@solianara2306]

I didn't realize Octopunch's inner-robot's alt mode was the cutest little crab ever made. This is the kind of insight and learning everyone has come to expect from TRDQ.

[@mechanwhal6590]

I went my entire life not knowing that there was anything under the mask of Octopunch.

[@mattr75]

I'm glad Iguanus' Legacy figure kept the lizard creature as his robot mode

[@FREKKI]

Why Hasbro hasn’t made chocolate Pretenders is beyond me. A candy shell with a Transformer inside would be an ideal treat. Couldn’t sell it in the USA though.

[@Psientologist]

I audibly went "that's goood" when I saw the crab. I need one now.

[@ademitchell2251]

Got three of them bad boys tattooed on me arm- Bludgeon, Octopunch and Iguanus. Bloody love my Pretender toys.

[@BeardedNerdSE]

Do not forget that Octopunch awakened a sleeping god, dooming most of the Transformers to a gruesome death. That's kind of an impressive feat.

[@chrithmuthwolf344]

Yes! Dear Hasbro, bring Pretender reissues into the mix with the same respect as other characters given similar treatment, I beseech thee! Who wouldn't like it? Oh, oh, I see you.

[@AlexReynard]

Fun fact: Carnivac's head is a separate part on a square plinth the same shape as a mushroom peg. Which means that if you wanted to get in there and sand down the corners, you (I) could (did) totally give him a head swivel. This also works on Catilla, Rotorstorm and Snaptrap, which then also means Piranacon. An easy mod that's well worth it.

[@Three_Tiny_Robots]

The Pretender line always felt to me like it'd be better as it's own toy line with a better budget. Who doesn't love the idea of getting 2 toys for 1? 😄

[@Doiboy35]

I know it wasn't for everyone, but I really liked the way Generations combined the inner robot alt mode with the pretender shell

[@solianara2306]

I can't believe skeletons are real.

[@dubuyajay9964]

Happy Halloween Repugnus, his clones, and Scottish guy. 🎃👻🧛‍♂️🧟‍♂️🏰

[@AlexReynard]

If you continue collecting Pretenders, I can say that Gunrunner is *inexplicably* enjoyable. Arguably the worst inner robot alt mode, but oh, that vehicle is the utter pinnacle of "1980s toy action car". The pom-pom gun motion is sublime. It feels like a M.A.S.K. vehicle that defected to Transformers.

[@justinmontana3710]

Iguanus was my first Pretender, which I got from a highschool teacher who was getting rid of a bunch of toys. I'm incredibly fond of it, and it's what made me love Pretenders so much to this day.

[@raymondtillotson6985]

"Hello passengers, this is Captain Octopunch. Please excuse the current turmoil, we are experiencing tentacle difficulties."

[@AlexReynard]

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[@IMosuGoji]

the only pretender I’ve got is Octopunch’s wee inner robo

[@jedijam91]

Octopunch being a crab is a bit ironic since octopus love to eat crabs

[@TRDQ]

I mean it makes sense in a way

[@mitchellbambam5926]

I really like the metal wolf being hidden in a normal one. It feels like the inspiration for Beast Wars, where the organic layer coats the metal, making it an actual disguise especially in G1 where everyone else’s beats modes are sad excuses for the real thing!

[@Rusty-Doggo]

I definitely want Octopunch's inner robot to be used again. I mean Crab alt modes are something I didn't think I needed

[@ae_double]

I'm onto you, Gavin. Nothing you can do can surprAAAAAAH!!!

[@MellowGaming]

Jealous of your Pretender collection. I tend to forget just how many there are. Plus seeing them come up in your reviews over the years is always a treat. I feel liek one day you'll get them all reviewed. Even Blue Bacchus.

[@geo-fry6372]

I absolutely adore Octopunch. Easily one of the best pretenders, with an awesome shell design, and a robot who turns into a crab.

[@AlexReynard]

I very much wish I had Carnivac's outer shell. The shell itself isn't too expensive, but _both_ shoulder pads AND the tail!? Might as well send a kid to college with that money. Also, I choose to believe his name is short for Carnival Vacuum.

[@soundblaster1987reviews]

Happy Halloween, Gavin and Repugnus! Did you know Octopunch's crab mode was repainted for the initial promo photos of Action Master Banzai-Tron's drone partner Razor-Sharp?

[@TRDQ]

I did not!

[@scrudge5352]

When I saw this video pop up in my feed, I was eagerly drooling, champing at the bit in anticpation to hear Gavin's thoughts on Carnivac's anti-thermal canon. What I got instead was a cold reminder of life's many disappointments

[@TRDQ]

Perfect!

[@pathosis]

The Deceptions, I feel, win when it comes to Pretenders. Yeah, sure, for the most part, the Autobots follow the motif of "pretending" a little more accurately, with their spacesuit humanoid disguses. But the 'Cons do it with style and are more intresting. You get reptile men, demons, insectoids, sea mosters, and skeleton samurais. There is so much going on.

[@moonwhooper]

I NEED modern Pretenders with their shells

[@Nediablo]

Happy Halloween Gav! Always love a MOTU reference 😂 I still have that Karg sting as my notifications sound ❤

[@a_world_made_of_cardboard]

Iguanus is last inner robot I need to complete my collection. as of right now, I only have 11 of the basic Pretenders inner robots sitting on my desk. Even though the Alt Modes can lack...eh...coherency, they make nice little desk toys. You can pick one up, change it in less than a second, play around with it and just take a refreshing break from the grind of life. No panels to line up, no close tolerances to maintain, Just little breaks from adult life that are full of, as you so rightfully coined, FIDDLE FACTOR. Great little review.

[@mctankies]

I could see Hasbro taking the most recent Weirdwolf mold and using it for Carnivac.

[@aaronfrank8910]

Well done, sir. Iguanus was my first and only Pretender up to Grimlock. Then I had two.

[@talljoke]

I'm definitely hunting down an Octopunch after watching this video.

[@steelsiphon]

I was always disappointed that we didn’t get Iguanus, Finback and Bugly as a release in the UK. Carnivac was a big favourite of mine just because of the comics.

[@bingbongtoysKY]

happy Halloween Gavin & Repugnus! great video!!!

[@talljoke]

Blood-geon is the name of my edgy Eeveelution OC.

[@fishpop]

Carnivac transforms like Slag... Now there's an idea for a custom/third party figure

[@Blakewyattdunfee3]

You can probably repaint the new turtles of gr-yskull samurai skeletor and make said figure into bludgeon colours. Then repaint origins jitsu/chopper's sword silver with a gold or bronze handguard and give said weapon to your new bludgeon figure. Though you might want to top coat it so the paint doesn't rub off. Varnish might work.

[@quentinbijix372]

Okay, i think this is the bad guys, happy Halloween.🦎 Team Iguanus.

[@Theover4000]

Happy Halloween, Gavin!

[@fishpop]

Brought up the weirdness to my brother that a guy called OCTOpunch becomes a crab He reasoned that in crab mode he has EIGHT legs and can PUNCH with his claws

[@wonderwaffle93]

Got me most of the first wave monster pretenders completed. Got me Bludgeon recently coming in! Just gotta get his big white chunky gun. Now I’m debating if I should go for Iguanus or Octo next

[@HERITAGE12]

i just realised octopuch's shell without its helmet looks like a messed up Marvin the paranoid android ! :D

[@obviobvi]

Everyone can see themselves in Transformers, even accountants from Leeds

[@BenDaresAll]

I laughed at the pronunciations! Haha

[@futuristica1710]

Happy Halloween 🎃 mate!

[@elpizo1789]

If there ever will be a new BW Rampage toy, it needs to be remolded into Octopunch.

[@colmodonnell3405]

Shouldn't have watched this before bed😱

[@myang12003]

I discovered iguanus from legacy and I had idea who he was only to find out that he was originally a pretender.

[@michaellombardi1620]

What a charming bunch of weirdos!

[@thedeadpoolwhochuckles.6852]

Hey you're the guy who fed toys to the hungry children! Wait... thats not right.🤔

[@RHM087]

Inside your wolf is another wolf

[@no-rm9wg]

such a shame we never got a carnivac remold out of titans weirdwolf, but with the recent batch of these guys in legacy i really hope we get more, the shells made a terrible gimmick imo but the designs are top notch, the new iguanus is probably the best example of doing it justice in modern form

[@dubuyajay9964]

Will you cover the Power of The Primes and Legacy versions of these?

[@TRDQ]

Eventually, sure

[@pancakepower1006]

These transform so little let's just PRETEND they are Transformers...

[@Skullgrin.]

Hi Skullgrin!

[@thecheese4255]

That Carnivac ‘bone us’ robot mode isn’t funny? Nope. It’s genius.

[@nikoszparaszkevopulosz5522]

The best characters was pretenders my son's was happy geting this figs two toys for the price of one

[@trash44gzgigasmashkaza50]

You are a true brother who apreshiate the coolest gimick the pretender shell gaving kids 2 toys for price of one

[@SoHungry666]

A wolf in wolf's clothing..?

[@williamsimkulet7832]

What DOES God need with a starship?

[@fishpop]

There's two other Pretender Beasts Autobot Chainclaw the bear and Decepticon Snarler the warthog I want Chainclaw cos when do we ever get bear Transformers?

[@XCATX25]

No link in description for the other wolf guy

[@TRDQ]

Good

[@XCATX25]

@@TRDQ I found it anyway, and I watched it a second time. AH! take that

[@TRDQ]

@@XCATX25 YOU GOT ME

[@ShocktimusMagnus]

Spooky

[@tylerferguson3193]

Hope you'll have a good day

[@Enbeanie]

Youre a "sucker" for designs like Octopunch?

[@TRDQ]

See this person gets it

[@WarehouseWilgus]

lol such horrors

[@ShokoArc]

Hello Gavin

[@TRDQ]

Hello Lex

[@krishacz]

funny mispronunciations? at least one portmanteau? reviewing somewhat obscure g1 characters? i think i'm watchign a thew adams video!