TRDQ: G1 Galvatron - Takara Reissue - 2005 - Review + COMPETITION WINNER!

[@FREKKI]

I also scream when someone presses my front button.

[@AlexReynard]

Why the fuck did I read this in Wallace's voice? As in "and Gromit".

[@daverage4729]

When a toy can cackle insanely and call someone 'fool' aggressively in Japanese...its a definite win!

[@ExaltedArchvile]

Something to note about those voicelines used on the 2005 Takara Galvatron is that they're the same exact voice clips used for the voice feature on the MP-36 Megatron!

[@thenate5367]

And they were used for a pull-string talking Galvatron toy in 1986

[@raymondtillotson6985]

There can never be too many videos centered on Galvatron. Galvatron himself told me so, and after seeing what happened to an underling who questioned this, I'm inclined to believe him.

[@ZZtheDark]

One thing to note about Galvatron's voice lines here is that there's NEW INFO no one talked about. Apparently it came from an old 80's toy which is called a Talkformer. There's 2 toys - Galvatron and Rodimus Prime. @Aburamaster102 has shorts of these in his KZbin Channel to show how they performed.

[@johnbullerwell5238]

Dang, that AAA battery swap from a remote feels like a direct shot!😂

[@CarRobots]

I had wanted one since 2009 when I first saw it as a ten year old. Finally got a sealed one about 8 months back. Needless to say, it is sealed no longer

[@zoltanperei4789]

Credit goes to Guido Guidi for the artwork.

[@michaellombardi1620]

Hearing you talk about my fave decepticon again is always worth my time Gq Swerve was my first Transformer, so I have.a soft spot for him too!

[@jedder]

Gavin, thank you for sacrificing your time and remote to make this review of Galvatron improved happen. You truly spoil us.

[@treebotreviews]

2:25 definitely the same lines on MP-36. Neat.

[@Beedo_Sookcool]

Great video! Thank you! I love how one of the original Galvatron sound effects is Baby Caracal Kitten Screaming For Food. (Seriously, look up the video. Adorable and hilarious.)

[@mikeyfourbarrel8473]

Funny and entertaining review! Missing this reissue is one of my biggest Transformers collecting regrets. Thanks a lot for reminding me how much I want it. 😢

[@BenDaresAll]

Congrats to the winner!

[@AlexReynard]

Yes. Get a Swerve. Possibly my earliest Transformer-related memory is playing with him and Seaspray in a booth at Denny's while I waited on my food, doot-de-dooting them around the windowsill with the morning sunbeams warming me. :)

[@soundblaster1987reviews]

Those same Japanese voice lines were reused for the Masterpiece MP-36 Megatron's fusion cannon as Megatron and Galvatron were both voiced by the same actor in Japan (similar to how Frank Welker returned as Galvatron fir season 3)

[@colmodonnell3405]

Galvatron is a dangerous fella, once as a kid I pretended the missiles from his Armada toy were cigarettes, ended up choking and all Galvatron did was watch ☠️

[@gavin_riggs]

Another great addition to the Transformers Soulpatch Shelf

[@TsunogaiDanshaku]

I do have a soft spot for Galvatron's tank mode, because of how ridiculously blunt it is - It's nothing but a huge, massive, death-spewing sci fi cannon on little wheels. It only exists so he can position himself just right before blasting you to kingdom come.

[@ViewpointProd]

Seizo took his own life around 2010, this toy used recordings of his preformance from back in 1986/87 for a talking Vinyl pull cord toy, same recordings used for MP-26 Megatron. Funny thing is, those recordins where still in takara's possesion, and where released on a Bonus CD for the Laserdisc sets from 1994. interestingly they provided both the voices with their processing, and without,

[@Guatdefook]

Congratulations on 11k!

[@ae_double]

As mentioned before, it's usually something as simple as a change of colours that can make or break a toy.

[@TRDQ]

Who said that

[@ae_double]

@@TRDQI don't remember. Shakespeare?

[@dedalionarts6077]

2:44 Repugnus :Can I be Prime now ? 😅

[@thecheese4255]

Never a fan of this toy, but I enjoy your appreciation of it. I always saw this as the Fisher Price version of Megatron. Blech!

[@dadaism]

It sure is a snapshot on tech progress that within the same toy you have a nine volt battery to just make screeches and a few small batteries for voiced lines.

[@segadriven]

Some good, loud breathing in that transformation sequence there Gavin. It's like I'm in the room with you!

[@TRDQ]

Thanks for... pointing that out!

[@Sleesus]

I really wanted this reissue when it came out back in the day when I was a lot younger . All the hobby shops with import stuff by me had it but they wanted a ludicrously upmarked price like 100 something USD for it. I've seen it at wildly varying prices online since but never bit down on any of them, probably because whenever it's been actually affordable I coincidentally don't have any money on me.

[@myang12003]

2:14 I didn’t know this version of g1 Galvatron can actually talk. His sounds are more tolerable than the original g1 gray version.

[@originaluddite]

The off-white Galvatron always made more sense to me. It provided continuity with Megatron and would have helped in animation distinguish him from Cyclonus. Still, this _does_ look good. And then there's that video title. I recently commented on a KZbin review of The King In Yellow, saying that yellow just did not strike me as a menacing or dreadful colour. Oh boy, was I put in my place about how blind I was to the true eldritch terror that is yellow. I'll be more careful in future with fans of cosmic horror.

[@robonintendo]

I have that very same reissue, but unfortunately mine has 2 left hands. Got mine sealed in box too! My double lefty Galvy is sitting nicely on my Transformers leader shelf, brilliant figure even with the quality control issue.

[@MerickBJG]

Huzzah! Thanks my man!

[@Segaman19]

Wow! The sounds on the Japanese version wipe the floor with the non-Japanese version! (going by this) Great review, sir!

[@AlexReynard]

That Galvatron noise is not as bad as Thruster, but it at least made me have to weigh that decision for a moment.

[@GeroTf]

Not sure how I've managed to see this video but its glorious. Well done. So clever.

[@MarkCerbo]

I originally owned the 1986 version from my childhood, but I lost it and got the opportunity to get the 2005 version during its release. But did not apply the stickers. Still, he's nefariously lilac and brutal-looking.

[@Skelevision1]

God I love these reviews especially when I’m sad

[@lotguballa7839]

Same here pal, same here.

[@TRDQ]

I hope you feel happier!

[@lotguballa7839]

Thank you Mr. TRDQ

[@old_man_dunsparce]

Wait I think the 2005 Galvatron has the same voice lines as MP36 Megatron

[@HeresWhyItsCool]

I love that voice from the Japanese actor, BUT---- and stick with me on this.... ----What if... they'd used the Omni Dub Galvatron with lines from "Headmasters!"???

[@TRDQ]

Weirdwolf dont be ridiculous!

[@Mothbean]

4:10 Thanks for giving me PTSD flashbacks to the Bane from Borderlands 2 Gavin

[@ShaunStephens777]

I wish I did get this now

[@tomjames9681]

Galavatron, the first transformer to accessorise with jewellery! What a fashion forward fellow, that would have been quite brave for a guy at that time.

[@Psientologist]

Japanese voice lines are good but it's no Leonard Nimoy AKA Star Trek: The Original Series Lieutenant Commander Spock... G1 Swerve is cool and I hope we get a recolour and head swap of Legacy Gears so we get a nice new one that I will end up getting as I am a sucker for the mini vehicles.

[@TRDQ]

I love Doctor spock

[@ChakatStripedfur]

Cannibalizing other electronics to use as spare parts sounds just like him, he always was a primadonna. I mean, he's wearing a solid-gold Matrix for crying out loud. The least he could do would be to add some other colors, but nooooo, he's too important for that.

[@darkangel076]

Oh, sure, when Gavin"s toys shout angrily at him in Japanese it's a feature but when mine do the nurses yell at me for not taking the pills...

[@AlexReynard]

"Imagine firing a gun and it starts shouting at you." I believe Justin Roiland made an entire video game of entirely this idea.

[@fishpop]

Hmm, i've heard those voicelines used in YouheiDX videos iirc.

[@TheWatchfulCollector]

Any fans of the show know if megatron or galvatron or both said the voice lines used. Since they were used for both I’m curious which is accurate, but either way I wish we could’ve gotten the English voice actors for both as well.

[@tylerferguson3193]

Hope you'll have a good day

[@kaylemathewcomendador6964]

So when are they gonna re-release this guy? They’ve already ready got a reissue line but with toon and old movie accurate colors, so why not include this Galvatron? Maybe even in a different shade of purple? They updated the battery style? I wonder if they’ll give other electronic Transformers figures the same treatment? If they even have the same molds for them that is. Yup, those voice lines were definitely reused for that newer MP Megatron. I recognize those “GRAAAAH”s anywhere.

[@DrZedd11]

the tmnt arm

[@SaturmornCarvilli]

Feel free to cover as many G1 Galvatrons as you want. But Gavin... you really should have known that sort of stuff at 4 years old. You had probably been talking for a few years by then, so there's not really an excuse. Learning a language is way harder than knowing a little Galvatron trivia.

[@soundwavegamer2321]

Wow I just noticed something there the same lines that MP Megatron has. That’s so cheap!

[@cowpuddles4851]

I can’t not compare Galvie wearing the Matrix to Flava Flave wearing that dumb clock around his neck. Wonder what Flave transforms into?

[@ShokoArc]

Hello Gavin😊

[@TRDQ]

Hello Lex😊

[@TMMAAS]

Cool Galvatron variant. Have you watched the Headmasters cartoon?

[@TRDQ]

I have! It's rotten.

[@theangelofdarkness4539]

Hey Grey Galvatron still looks good, at least they didn’t plan for him to be Neon Green or anything, Neon green Galvatron … no Grey or Purple Galvatron, hell yes Silver Galvatron with a hole in his to I MEAN chest … COOL, but where the fuck is his cannon

[@agentcairney1802]

Woop de do now missing link is old news because of the leaks for masterpiece ginrai and mpg ginrais trailer

[@alectech5435]

2:14 wait... aren't those the same as mp-36?

[@thedeadpoolwhochuckles.6852]

Galvatron speaking Japanese should be his default. except in Japan, there its Spanish.

[@myang12003]

Can you do evoroids? They are model kits that can transform.

[@TRDQ]

Maybe! Any recommendations?

[@myang12003]

@@TRDQ Well evoroids has a dinosaur transformer

[@TRDQ]

@@myang12003 IMPOSSIBLE

[@PirateJacques79]

Whatever happened to sticking a massive 9v battery in your toy?

[@chudbabies]

Who else would press it? "Gaa-A-a-Avin!"