WFC Kingdom Core Class: Wave One | Doctor Lockdown Reviews 97

Taking it back to the core of small-scale figures.
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Intro: (0:00)
Rattrap Beast Mode: (1:18)
Vertebreak Beast Mode: (4:42)
Optimus Prime Truck Mode: (7:17)
Rattrap Transformation: (9:31)
Vertebreak Transformation: (10:59)
Optimus Prime Transformation: (11:44)
Rattrap Robot Mode: (13:13)
Vertebreak Robot Mode: (16:08)
Optimus Prime Robot Mode: (19:43)
Final Thoughts: (24:11)
#WarForCybertron #Kingdom #Transformers

[@KitKatastrophe]

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[@DrLockdown]

Embrace them.

[@KitKatastrophe]

@@DrLockdown n o

[@supergiganprime54]

@@KitKatastrophe hey kit

[@spinnyboi5659]

kill them with fire

[@bananblob7432]

In my opinion, if it’s something cheap like Starscream’s constant fake cockpit then yeah it’s stupid. But if it’s something that omits an extremely complicated/impossible conversion step (i.e. Bay Bumblebees’s license plate/radio on his belly or Dinobot’s flattened lizard face on his chest) then it’s fine.

[@KilosFoxo]

5:50 it's even worse when you realize that the 37 year old cartoon that everything has to be accurate to is not even accurate to itself

[@jinxtheunluckypony]

Rattrap is such a masterpiece. It blows my mind they were able to make him this good at such a tiny scale.

[@DrLockdown]

He was a truly awe inspiring opening to Kingdom.

[@tronlives1004]

22:30 I also think that the g1 core class figures will also work with the future Titan class ark to interact with a base mode of sorts

[@DrLockdown]

Man, if that's the only reason for those tabs, that's going to be pretty disappointing.

[@tronlives1004]

@@DrLockdown I mean there could be power armor but I think that the main reason is the ark compatibly

[@DrunkenRoadkill]

@@DrLockdown if his hips were assembled backwards those pegs and tabs in combination would be perfect for locking him into a chair

[@teresaspychalska59]

I'm actually very happy that a person who I know has so much appreciaction/knowledge for small scale transformers is so positive about core class figures. Since for me they were the thing that made me realized just how fun and innovative small transformers can be, and made me actively look out for future releases of not only core class figures, but small scale transformers in general.

[@rhyperiorhunter7339]

Rattraps great aunt Arcee would be proud

[@thewok]

Only reason I'm interesting the core class Prime, Megatron, Starscream, Soundwave and so on, is because they're likely in scale with the Ark when that releases. Otherwise, I'd have just bought Rattrap and called it a day.

[@bluarcher4424]

Agreed

[@daltononeill5026]

I wish optimis came with his axe he has the 3mm holes that swap with his hands

[@DrLockdown]

Someone's already doing an upgrade kit for it.

[@SirBroccolingtonIII]

Well, there are quite a few legends scale toys that come with 3mm axes. You could always borrow one from them for the time being.

[@custommediacreations]

The weird thing is, it’s shown in the instruction booklet, he has an axe.

[@DrLockdown]

Maybe it was cut

[@custommediacreations]

@@DrLockdown I’d say so.

[@QuartzRoolz]

15:19 I legit burst out laughing at that.

[@MinecraftWorld1954]

I got myself a Rattrap a few days ago, and despite the legs being a bit too loose for my liking, it hasn’t disappointed me.

[@crispin5741]

That Optimus is pretty pointless on it's own, but is going to look great in the hand of Studio Cell after I manage to grab one...

[@mcgee3935]

Hey, some people just want a tiny optimus prime :)

[@bluarcher4424]

I'm gonna use him in my autobot city diorama since he is mostly to scale with fort max/metroplex

[@cowboybarbaryn1302]

I feel like vertebreak’s issues can be at least slightly excusable given that she’s a skeleton dinosaur, and that would be pretty hard to make that

[@Tazer_Silverscar]

I'd literally buy her to be a base for my custom Raptoricons - she's a great fit for Gnash, who is like... a transforming mechanical raptor zombie thing. She's also the only non-cybertronian of the group, so it would make sense for her to look a bit more... creepy XD

[@cyberneticgeek]

Santa vs Vaughan, the next screwattack deathbattle.

[@kevinp.h8655]

Can’t wait 😆

[@531d4]

The core class Optimus’ veghicle mode is definetly strange. It looks like they’re trying to look closer to the SS38 vehicle mode, but the windows look too big to pull that off successfully. so the figure is struck in an uncanny valley of sorts between the 2 trucks.

[@cartkart1]

Yeah the truck is weird looking, but I have one with him, so idrc

[@sherpderper1186]

Oh boy the authintics line i cant wait

[@kylelangdon6724]

I would totally buy a core class Ultra Magnus even though that would probably be sold at the deluxe price at least to accommodate the extra parts.

[@custommediacreations]

Nice review man. I love the Core Class.

[@DrLockdown]

It's really bringing back the legends love

[@custommediacreations]

@@DrLockdown I agree, sorry I was late to the video, I just happened to stumble upon your channel and I love it. Keep up the great content, til all are one.

[@tawdryhepburn4686]

You can fix the issue with RatTrap’s legs by twisting the mid-calf ball joint to the side. That way it locks into place and it doesn’t leave the figure perpetually looking like he’s just suffered a brutal compound fracture.

[@diegodankquixote-wry3242]

Rats rats We're the rats We prey at night we stalk at night We're the rats I'm da giant rat that makes all of da rulez! Let's see what kinda trouble we can get ourselves into!

[@timprimetal5380]

I was watching this fullscreen and had to tab out to hit the like button when it flashed up on screen

[@DrLockdown]

Was trying to find the birthday rap one, but gave up after like ten minutes

[@kwwpff]

Fun fact: you can make rattrap stand like the show. Here's how to do it: unpeg the flap that pegs the arms in place, rotate the tail all the way up, bring down the tail flap and peg it into the legs, grab the legs and bring them down, grab the head and bring it down. Thats it! He has a hollow chest and there's no posability but its classic.

[@cartkart1]

Just got Rattrap as a gift from a friend, he’s pretty good!

[@caseysshenanigans708]

Love that edit with KFC 🤣

[@kevinp.h8655]

Source?

[@DrLockdown]

I just googled 'KFC commercial'

[@caseysshenanigans708]

@@DrLockdown still kinda funny

[@g_oduofthenorth9618]

Am I the only one seeing Rattrap's robot hands as big orange rat balls when he's in beast mode? Like, I haven't seen any video on him comment on how he just flat out has an orange scrotum on display out the back. It's weird, because I've had a mouse, not to get too graphic, but other than the color and the 5 mm ports, that's pretty much what a mouse's balls look like, about the right size, and exactly where they end up. Like, if you have had a male mouse, or any kind of domesticated rodent, and you got it in your hand, and it turns around, chances are you've been flashed by a giant rat scrotum. I guess I can't blame the toy for being accurate, but it seems a bit odd that Hasbro didn't desperately try to tuck his fists further in to avoid the sheer scrotumnal prominence.

[@BetterBrickStudios]

I'm gonna buy rattrap and vertibreak now

[@dedalionarts6077]

In short..... Those small guys (and gal)... Are more them meets they eye 😁

[@bleppyboo5969]

So my assumption is that in Kingdom it's a full on flip. Unlike Beast Wars where it came after G1 and their forms were far smaller than those G1 counterparts, here the beasts are looking to be larger as well as being ancestors to the G1 counterpart. Super weird.

[@waluigisbizzareadventuresi1430]

missed the opportunity to say "Kindom's come"

[@DrLockdown]

Eh. I don't think that was a meme back when I released this video.

[@marcesteban8694]

My legends G1 Optimus size fits well to display alongside my 1/144 Gunpla

[@darkpandatv]

Just picked this up the other week. It's annoying that the hip joint tab doesn't snap in on the back so if I try to pose the legs it comes loose. However, for $10.00 I couldn't pass this up.

[@DrLockdown]

The hip joint can always be an ab crunch :p

[@rohanduffield4630]

Wait your Australian? Where on earth did u get this. The target at chermside shopping centre (for those who don’t know what that is it’s one of the biggest shopping centres in Queensland) has nothing but dumb cyberverse. I haven’t even found wave 3 of earth rise. So I ask again, where do you get all your stuff?

[@DrLockdown]

Canada. A mate bought them from overseas for multiple friends. Wave 1 deluxes are also enroute

[@rohanduffield4630]

@@DrLockdown no way that’s insane. I’m still waiting to see these ‘target exclusive’ skywarp and thunder cracker. I’m beggining to lose hope and thinking that theyre actually target US exclusives. Lucky I’m not a massive beast wars fan so I can probably skip out on most to save money for other things, but with the quality of figures I don’t think I can refuse. Idk man I’m just sick of not finding anything and having to spend almost double for it on eBay. I wish I had friends overseas to do that kind of thing :(

[@DrLockdown]

Oh target US exclusives don't come to Australia. Its American only. Furthermore, target US is the only company that doesn't ship to freight forwarders. At this point, I'm sorry to say; scalpers are your only option.

[@rohanduffield4630]

@@DrLockdown huuuuuhhhhh why am I not surprised. I wish hasbro would just pull their finger out and realise that people collect from all around the world, not just in the us. :(

[@DrLockdown]

Lol. As if that'll ever happen

[@brandonbaggaley2317]

I would love to see Hasbro revisit the Unicron Trilogy characters. So far, only Galaxy Upgrade Optimus, Generation Selects Hot Shot, Armada Starscream, and Combiner Wars Armada Megatron are the only representation of the Unicron Trilogy in the past decade.

[@DrLockdown]

The sad thing is Galaxy Upgrade Prime wasn't that great, but given that they haven't tried anything since maybe they took it as 'well nobody wants Unicron Trilogy'. Rumour has it they cancelled a Commander/Titan Classi Tidal Wave to do more Geewun instead.

[@brandonbaggaley2317]

They showed off a prototype for a new Armada Optimus in robot mode recently.

[@DrLockdown]

Actually, funny thing; it's been exactly two years since they showed off the prototype for that today: news.tfw2005.com/2019/02/09/new-siege-reveals-at-wonder-festival-jetfire-star-convoy-armada-prime-and-more-382433 The product has been in development hell for two years, and we have no clue whether it will release or not.

[@ZstackZip]

I’d like Rattrap much, much more if the arms tabbed it

[@gtadk1237]

I actually like the micromasters I actually got two from the sound wave pack and I have been wanting them for the longest time because my store never really got them in I'm talking about my Walmart I had to go to a different Walmart to even try to get it and I'm happy I did

[@DrLockdown]

I really liked them too, but alas; many did not

[@reyonXIII]

After seeing this, I wasn't sold on the Core figures beyond Rattrap and maybe the Fossilizers, but not only did Transmutate make me want her, but seeing it in a review, Megatron....oh baby, THAT should've been what Earthrise did! How does a Core/Legends scale version do everything that Earthrise got wrong?

[@DrLockdown]

Apparently nobody on the design team wanted Megatron to be a retool in Earthrise, but the budget just wasn't there.

[@reyonXIII]

​@@DrLockdown Ah, well, it's good to know the design team at least wanted to do him right. Maybe Core Megatron is them being finally allowed to flex as much of those denied muscles as the size class and budget could let them. And while it won't replace the Netflix one, here's to hoping for a good quality 3rd party upscale.

[@cowboybarbaryn1302]

I’m still mad they didn’t make the rest of the sports car patrol.

[@DrLockdown]

Ah well. What we got was still good

[@sebastianorduzo322]

18:54 Yeah, I think they're s**t, too. In terms of animation in general, what art style appeals to you the most?

[@DrLockdown]

Don't particularly have a preference. I just like when it's fluid.

[@cartkart1]

Your Magnus theory is cool but it sounds like something that maybe they had it planned at some point but cancelled it

[@DrLockdown]

I'm hoping we get something later down the line still.

[@cartkart1]

@@DrLockdown same

[@PrimeRcuz]

🤟🏽😃🤟🏽

[@Tazer_Silverscar]

The really sad thing about the Siege/Earthrise micromasters is that while they were shelf warmers in Australia - they sold like nobody's business here in the UK, and then the stores REFUSED to reorder them! What the hell kind of business sense is that!? ...I mean, seriously, if you can get any leftovers from those lines, I'd be willing to buy them, if you can find them cheap enough (I mean, the cost for them over here was more than I'd pay for a DELUXE >.>). That said, importing from Australia... uhm... oh, I could see me getting priced out if that's added... damn >.

[@Tazer_Silverscar]

Oh yeah, and on Rattrap - Hello Potus Manus X'D

[@DrLockdown]

Whilst I'd be happy to, you'd literally be paying $50 for postage. It would probably be better to find some on Ebay.

[@Tazer_Silverscar]

@@DrLockdown Mmm, that's more than I pay ordering stuff from Japan, so yeah, probably for the best ^^;

[@kaisipe412]

@@DrLockdown might as well buy a plane ticket at that price

[@DrLockdown]

What kind of plane ticket costs fifty bucks?

[@yahomeboyalex7453]

I only have Rattrap And i regret nothing

[@cartkart1]

I want to get core class prime, Megatron, soundwave, bumblebee, (and maybe starscream but he doesn’t look that good) so I could have a little display of all the big characters without having to spend over 150 USD on figures.

[@DrLockdown]

Starscream is very good. You'll be able to see why tomorrow

[@cartkart1]

@@DrLockdown I got Megatron, Optimus, and Starscream today. They’re all great! My Megatron has hips floppier than the floppy disc Prime’s mind was stored on, but he’s still good. Starscream is awesome, but I was surprised to find I actually really like Optimus even though he’s objectively not as good; he’s maybe even my favorite one by a little bit.

[@SpookyDraygon1994]

I hate how people shit on micromasters even though that's what was the original minibots were and that's what made the micromasters even possible

[@DrLockdown]

Just entitlement.

[@Randomguy1ism]

The more Core Classes you get the weaker Core Optimus gets as a Core Class figure.

[@DrLockdown]

Pretty much, sadly

[@GlokkRX]

wait why did you call it hastak. takara doesn't have anything to do with war for cybertron they only collab for studio series

[@DrLockdown]

They work on both. Check any of the box art from the WFC trilogy. Their logo is right there.

[@GAMEPRODELTA]

The weakest transformers figures would be even worse if takara's designers didn't contribute, the titanium line is a massive testament to that.

[@DrLockdown]

Anyone remember energon mega Dinobot?

[@GAMEPRODELTA]

@@DrLockdown swoop was the miracle of the pair, given he turned out decent compared to the grimlock he was packed with.

[@bananblob7432]

I feel like saying Vertebreak and Cheetor’s tail partsforming is ok because it becomes a weapon is like saying ER Cliffjumper is ok because the part-formed mass becomes a shield. ‘Weapon’ is just an excuse.

[@DrLockdown]

Cliffjumper's isn't a shield. It's a 'thing'. I feel the two are different.

[@g_oduofthenorth9618]

I know this is probably the wrong place to say it, but I feel like similarly to how gimmicks are evil when they're obtrusive, partsforming is only a really bad thing when it's obtrusive. Like, ER Arcee sucks because She's a standard action figure crumpled up under a car, not because she parts forms. I don't feel like cliff really has obtrusive partsforming, because the figure still does alot of footwork in the transformation department, and if anything it just makes a part that would've been a fiddly shitty hinge system into a nice little feature where you can make him lighter if you want to. Like, if they hadn't had the backpack be detachable, it still would've had to go somewhere, and there was a limit to how much plastic they were going to use on such an already dense little deluxe. I dunno, I just don't see the problem with partsforming unless it actively isn't fun to do and makes the figure annoying to hold. I feel like half the bay-formers figures were basically parts-formers on a count of all of them having a thousand little flappy bits that all wanted to come off, and you basically had to take half the figure's bits off and put them back on again to transform the bastard. (I'm looking at you rotf ratchet with you're goddamn impossible to comfortably peg in roof rig and your shoulder door flaps that just flopped all over the place, and your weird ass hood that was supposed to cover your head in ambulance mode but just won't stay the hell on no matter what I do.)

[@someguy5926]

Lol core class are literally just 9.99 US

[@DrLockdown]

Aussie prices

[@me-xl5kc]

the prime is not very good and rat trap is good but the back is all I'm just nitpicking I guess

[@SirGrimLockSmithVIII]

Wait these dudes are 20 dollars now? The fuck?

[@DrLockdown]

Always have been in Australia

[@SirGrimLockSmithVIII]

@@DrLockdown My condolences

[@DrLockdown]

Eh. Wages are higher to compensate. It's fine

[@kelvingoce7587]

Partsforming...............!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!PARTSFORMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ya I honestly don’t care Except for the cliffjumper mold.......just.....what the hell

[@DrLockdown]

And Arcee. So stupid.

[@kelvingoce7587]

Riiiiiiight forgot about that for a sec......though honestly the head is the only thing salvageable from that arcee figure seriously just replace the head of 30 arcee with the earthrise head and bam a good looking arcee

[@barnabus7851]

@@kelvingoce7587 T30 Arcee kinda looks like an alien tho. I think the best version is Titans Return, not because of accuracy but because the design isn't enslaved by a petite femme body type.

[@katiedambrozio9352]

Dude stop cursing please for the love of god stop cursing

[@DrLockdown]

No

[@KilosFoxo]

5:50 it's even worse when you realize that the 37 year old cartoon that everything has to be accurate to is not even accurate to itself

[@DrLockdown]

Yep, thanks to the ridiculously low budget. Its why I hate most modern MPs