I have one of these, through damn-near supernatural means. I was 14 or 15. Mom and I had gone to a mall we infrequently visited. They had an oddly-spacious cavelike Kay-Bee toy store in the back near the food court. Lots and lots of old overstock from other stores. And that day, they had a Colossus. Exactly one. Something like five years after he was released. I asked my Mom to borrow some money until I could pay her back, and one look at this thing and she was like, 'I understand.' The entire thing feels like it had to have been a dream, and yet I own the bastard. Two years later I got an in-box Pyro at a flea market on the same day I bought the Batman Forever soundtrack on cassette. Sometime I think I've hallucinated my entire life.
@thedeadpoolwhochuckles.68522 ай бұрын
I worked at one of those Kay Bee toys. It was called Kay Bee Toys Liquidators.
@AlexReynard2 ай бұрын
@@thedeadpoolwhochuckles.6852 O.O Confirmation it existed!!! Thank you!
@ToyFu-videos2 ай бұрын
That's interesting. I'm assuming you're in the US or Canada. For years I was convinced I had seen either Pyro or Clench in G2 packaging in a US shop. I got slapped down hard when I said this in the late 2000s because it never came out in the US. I assumed (if I hadn't imagined the whole thing) that I must have seen it in a comic shop that had imported it or something. Since then this is the first time Ive seen someone else say they saw one at US retail.
@AlexReynard2 ай бұрын
@@ToyFu-videos I'm actually not 100% sure whether I bought Clench or Colossus. The packaging looked G2 for sure.
@darkangel0762 ай бұрын
I must admit that wearing the front end of a long nose semi truck as shoulder pads is impressive, if not particularly fashionable.
@memeextreme1356Ай бұрын
Man I love the look of this guy, I’m just a sucker for bots with huge shoulders like that.
@anthonybehan60312 ай бұрын
Just hit me that he's a dead ringer for Dr. Killemoff from Toxic Crusaders.
@crimsondynamo615Ай бұрын
“Behold! My evil genius!”
@Nediablo2 ай бұрын
One of the best designs with the absolute best colour schemes?! Yes please!
@TheGreatSteve2 ай бұрын
The head sculpt looks like it comes straight out of the Scrooge McDuck universe.
@Retro_RedАй бұрын
I’d love one of these, the turret/trailer attaching to complete the transformation is chef’s kiss.
@lordzeroevilfloatingeye2 ай бұрын
I love clench so much, he's my favorite Transformers glup shitto
@geo-fry63722 ай бұрын
That’s why I love all the post movie g1 decepticons. They are all glup shittos
@Theover40002 ай бұрын
I want more of these sorta fellas in the Legacy mainline, Clench is such a cool design. The colors, the head.. I love the late G1/Early G2 era, it was like the wild west in terms of color and style!
@ThePuff182 ай бұрын
Got the TFCon exclusive, (it’s Navel Commander with a new head, paint, and trailer), and I LOVE him. Truly Clench deserves a new toy.
@robonintendo2 ай бұрын
The stickers behind the truck door remind me of Starcom
@a_world_made_of_cardboard2 ай бұрын
In Waco, Texas in 1953 the deadliest tornado since 1900 hit in downtown, but the rest of the numbers mean nothing. I honestly don't think someone in Europe looked that up to make a license plate for a toy. It must just be a coincidence. Great video review of a great little toy! Super cool.
@transopticon132 ай бұрын
especially considering that's not at all what Texas plates look like, I think you might be right.
@pugmasterben2 ай бұрын
Is that a Nekrogoblikon/Labyrinth reference I see?
@TRDQ2 ай бұрын
Absolutely on both
@ae_double2 ай бұрын
So Clench! It's a wonder hard neon colours tried to take off in the 90's.
@Shazwazzlers2 ай бұрын
Great video but don't suppose you'd maybe upload the blokees collection as a short. I'd love to see them all together
@Cdr20022 ай бұрын
“It feels a little bit right wing, but i guess that’s the decepticons for you” Ooh the “the decepticons are the good guys actually” crowd aren’t gonna like that one
@TRDQ2 ай бұрын
Good
@Cdr20022 ай бұрын
@@TRDQ based Gavin
@ihatesand14302 ай бұрын
Thank god cause even in idw the decepticons aren’t good
@Cdr20022 ай бұрын
@@ihatesand1430 “they’re the real freedom fighters” ok but the genocides
@cowpuddles48512 ай бұрын
@@Cdr2002Not at all like those left wing commies who killed over 100 million people. Funny that people think the right are bad when the left does all the killing. Every presidential assassination, slavery (kkk and Civil War started by the left) and race riot all from the left.
@AlexReynard2 ай бұрын
The sudden imaginary thought of Legacy Commander class Clench is making me have multiple lust-induced heart-attacks. But let's not kid ourselves. They'd just repaint Scourge again. :/
@olyrhys87242 ай бұрын
A crosshaired lightning bolt wolf on the bonnet in truck mode? All aboard for the edgelord conference!
@MicronOnline2 ай бұрын
Sometimes I wonder If Clench inspired the Live action design of Ironhide, with them massive yet impressive shoulders
@justinmontana3710Ай бұрын
Missing Link G1, Missing Link Arcee, who needs em! When are we getting the TRUE Missing Links?!?!
@chromethang1911Ай бұрын
is the thumbnail a nekrogoblikon reference
@TRDQАй бұрын
Absolutely. Well technically a Labyrinth reference but I dig the band a lot.
@incoherentbabbler46362 ай бұрын
I thought it was a griffin in the crosshairs (still chuckled). There's some nebulous listing for a Nemesis Prime/Clench "Swapticon" that may or may not materialize in the future. All of the characters mentioned in the Swapticon listings (and there are some weird ones) at least conceivably share an alt-mode, so my fervent hope is that the option to pop out the battle platform still exists alongside whatever the actual gimmick is supposed to be.
@thedeadpoolwhochuckles.68522 ай бұрын
Makes sense for him to be Texan. I don't think firing off Twinings and some Digestives would be a viable battle strategy.
@otaking35822 ай бұрын
As a Texan, I approve of his guns.
@lavalampbamboo2 ай бұрын
Gav asking the questions no other TF channel will: Is Megatron a neo-nazi?
@bobstransformersreviews9058Ай бұрын
How comes Legacy Lazer Optimus hasn't had a Clench re-deco? I'd buy that for a dollar. Any excuse to have more hot pink in the collection. Great video as per ususal, sir.
@KingofPotatoPeople2 ай бұрын
The Obliterators were a small faction because fellow Decepticons thought you had to be named after an anus related word to join
@shinkojima89032 ай бұрын
I love Labyrinth.
@darkestcloister2 ай бұрын
contest question: is shipping internationally a factor when considering the winner?
@TRDQ2 ай бұрын
Nope
@tylerferguson31932 ай бұрын
Hope you'll have a good day
@CthulhusDream2 ай бұрын
ah The Labyrinth
@michaellombardi16202 ай бұрын
Not enough transformers have bits of hot pink on them
@MaxwellWurme2 ай бұрын
But the few that do have it feel more special
@michaellombardi16202 ай бұрын
@@MaxwellWurme Screw that! I want hot pink on EVERY Transformer!
@ShokoArc2 ай бұрын
Hello Gavin
@TRDQ2 ай бұрын
Hello Lex
@thecheese42552 ай бұрын
Ah, I too readily judge people & bots for their questionable and tasteless body art. And the ‘90s just brought out the worst, eh? Clench probably listens to Oasis…
@antesdequenacieranadiemeco43322 ай бұрын
where is my botcon strika and why you don't sell it to me??
@bradensmith86822 ай бұрын
Ah yes, your "teeth".
@thewashbrookshow2 ай бұрын
Pissy view finder 😂
@AlexReynard2 ай бұрын
The Decepticons right-wing? Nah. Look at the IDW comics. Megatron was an oppressed minority who rose up against a fascist government. Optimus was a cop. Plus, which side has the wild, bright neon colors? The Decepticons are revolutionary punk hooligans, and the Autobots are, "Wot's all this then?"
@originaluddite2 ай бұрын
Populist demagogues can come from across the political landscape and ideologically _transform_ to suit their own personal agendas.
@thecheese42552 ай бұрын
If I was gonna put that tag on any one bot, it’d be Prowl Just sayin’ Have fun with this whizzing contest; never wise to mix up politics in a hobby…
@AlexReynard2 ай бұрын
@@originaluddite i see what you did there
@AlexReynard2 ай бұрын
@@thecheese4255 I tried to make it silly at least. Give it the image of Megatron spray-painting an anarchy symbol in an alley, and Optimus showing up with a Bobby helmet and a truncheon.
@thecheese42552 ай бұрын
@@AlexReynard Yeah… I mean you gotta recognize there is a story of political conflict to consider This can be volatile tho… some ppl will get very emotional and start gate keeping I guess I play it safe by trying to limit myself to filtering the matter thru another IP, D&D’s alignment system Prime is CG, Megatron is LE, etc. And your summation was well thought out I just know there’s a Pandora’s box here that can be very damaging once opened in a fan base This is a fun channel That’s all I need it to be