X-Transbots MONOLITH (Menasor): EmGo's Transformers Reviews N' Stuff

[@obiwankenobi8271]

I just want to say, thanks Emgo for going through all of the painful transformations that you've done for us. You are an amazing person and an inspiration to many.

[@lordkayx]

I cant say how many things I haven't bought because of what a pain in the ass I saw it was after watching something he covered

[@Piledriver2006]

This thing clearly looks like something you transform, look at it and say: "I did it!" Go outside, get a sundae and let the wave of happiness wash over as you accomplished doing it the one time

[@silhouettoofaman2935]

This is just like the official Menasor: stubborn, unstable, and extremely difficult to operate. God bless you for putting up with this, Emgo.

[@mikeavery997]

Menasor crush destroy!

[@briankaroll57]

@@mikeavery997 TALK IS CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAP

[@mikeavery997]

@@briankaroll57 surprise Megatron meet Superiion

[@dballard74]

there is no way i would ever want this. i thank you for making videos like this as it truely saves me money. i also love most all of your stuff, helps me make decisions on thing i might be on the fence about.

[@TheUnknownPrime]

"He looks like he's giving birth, even though I'm the one with labor pains" -Emgo 2021

[@drewc9169]

"How does it scale with unicron?" The new "how does it scale with metroplex? "

[@Kefkaownsall]

You can't really transform it for reviews

[@kayleesmerbeck3197]

@EasterBurn cybertron primus

[@Anakunus]

@EasterBurn Around Saturn size? That is impossible. At least in a robot mode, Unicron is clearly smaller than the Earth. This can be easily determined in the scene from The Transformers movie where he eats Galvatron. The height of his eye is approximately the same as Galvatron's height. If Galvatron is about eight metres tall Unicron would be only about nine hundred metres. That would make Unicron figure scaled to a Masterpiece size only 28 metres tall.

[@Anakunus]

@EasterBurn That... does not really refute my argument but thank you for that interesting bit of information.

[@MaVeRiCk77]

@EasterBurn Yeah, nah... Cybertron is tiny compared to Earth which is tiny compared to Saturn.

[@tawesssoabbox]

I love how the core bot (motormaster) is not only not needed in reality but actually once in place makes Menasor worse... .. . That is some big brain design right there. In fact i think a simple plug in panel would have done a better job...

[@Rumbletheimp2]

As cool as Menasor is I’m always gonna hate how his limbs are always “put a car on top of his arm and leg cuz the trailer is the actual arm and leg”

[@chadderbug7587]

Unlike the actual toys which did the opposite and had the limbs form the actual full-on limbs

[@Raziel312]

Sort of like how Defensor essentially wears Streetwise and Groove as shin guards.

[@fernandoflores3161]

Wait for Ocular Max, they will give us a true G1 Menasor combiner.

[@sampressley4567]

@@fernandoflores3161 I really want to see how they'd do it

[@hotwheelsbrothers687]

Ya

[@eyelanderfreelander3375]

I had this crazy idea where Menasor comes with Non-Transforming Stunticons, whose only purpose is to get ripped appart to form Menasor.

[@PhoenixFyre]

They've done something similar with the constructicons.

[@emmettmacklem1986]

Robots in disguise menasor?

[@TornaitSuperBird]

That's basically the Power Core Combiners. All the limb parts are drones.

[@TomMSTie1138]

Ooh you just gave me a crazy idea for a Transformers story! You know that scene in RotF where the Decepticons use parts from another bot to rebuild Megatron? Well, imagine if Megatron just ripped pieces from his warriors to upgrade himself to a Titan or Combiner? Crazy, right?

[@tartatovsky]

@@TomMSTie1138 not really

[@mattmcewan7080]

"I'm just gonna flex it, because I'm not caring anymore" so many good quotes in this one 😂

[@ShinGallon]

Superfluous base modes, the "why did you bother wasting engineering on this?" of Transformers toys.

[@jessetrapp8949]

I could be misremembering but didn't she won motor Master have a base mode? If that's so then that's probably what they were going for to pay homage to the original. However couldn't agree total waste on engineering could have made the combiner much more stable kind of a bad call by xtb

[@Optimus-Prime-Rib]

So you don’t even need Motormaster…. He destabilises the combiner ?!?

[@Freak80MC]

I feel like X-Transbots makes their transformations as aggravating as possible on purpose. I mean even something as small as attaching the leg bots is made needlessly complicated, having to slightly adjust the wheels to get them tabbed in!

[@Stringer7390]

When I heard it was one of those transformations, I was like "Ohhhhhhhhh. Thats why the video is an hour long".

[@DJDroz-tz4qc]

"He looks like he's giving birth? Even though I'm the one having laber pains." EmGo, 2021 His Best Quote Even! Let me just say EmGo that I'm sorry. I'm sorry you had to transform this thing multiple times. I'm sorry you had to upload an hour long video, because I know you hate that? And I'm sorry you got stabbed by this thing? I know how it feels to have a toy draw blood, my legends class ROTF Devastator has some _really_ tight connections! You work hard man. Feel free to take the rest of today off if you want? I wouldn't mind because you deserve it.

[@DJDroz-tz4qc]

Aww man? I got the glitch where the read more doesn't appear? Good thing viewing replies lets you see the whole thing.

[@robertwilliams7842]

😆 😆 😆 😆 This comment Is so funny!

[@robertwilliams7842]

I would transformer him In bot mode one time and He will stay that way for Life till I die his transformation To bot mode a lot of stuff to do!

[@MrWesternAUS]

Got to love the skit at the end, especially when you watch it after seeing the DX-9 Atilla video for context

[@OllieRamone]

Emgo’s skits are one of the reasons I am still subscribed. Never gets old 😀

[@barraki6706]

(1:05:51) I see Optimus Prime went to the Taskmaster school of taking down giant opponents (compared to you). *Taskmaster:* There's one simple rule when you're fighting giants. They have the same weak spots as a normal-sized body... only *bigger.*

[@Orphus]

"So let's do that", you can really hear the joy in it when Emgo says that

[@jezmerritt]

Emgo, you are amazing! How you managed this without straight-up swearing on camera is beyond me... thankyou for another brilliant video

[@twystedhumour]

epic transformation, emgo. i guess the key to this figure is... not to get it, and vicariously enjoy ownership through you.

[@PerfectTroy1]

I love when you do the crazy transformations. You do this so I don't have to!

[@i.still.function3463]

Remember folks *HE HAD TO DO THIS TRANSFORMATION BACK AND FORTH A TOTAL OF 6 TIMES.!.!!😂* (If my math is right bc I'm including this and his JTI videos)

[@ShinGallon]

Yeah I wonder about how much of his day is spent just converting Transformers back and forth for the reviews, especially the comparison portions.

[@i.still.function3463]

@@ShinGallon Totally agree and on top of that he has to rewatch his videos for edits before uploading it lol. If there is a Transformer Hell,this might be it lol. I'm not in on this set but I'm genuinely Thankful for Emgo taking the time to make these videos for the community to help you guys out as a guide.

[@arx3516]

When playng with a toy feels like building an Ikea desk...

[@jakejager]

So what I've gotten from this is "don't buy Motormaster because you don't really need if you're going to keep them combined all the time..."

[@boilerfan18]

I do like that the trailer is used for Menasor, if the trailer were just there for Motormaster's vehicle mode it would be a huge waste. Still, I wish it weren't so much of Menasor. The actual Stunticons basically just clip on the completed body, Motormaster especially since he doesn't even do anything except make it all unstable.

[@fulcrumagent]

But thats how menasor has always been

[@boilerfan18]

@@fulcrumagent Not in gen 1, and I've seen some 3rd party ones that haven't had his whole body be made from the trailer.

[@tartatovsky]

​@@boilerfan18you meant G1 toy.

[@novicetexan9476]

"...and now it looks like Menasor is giving birth even though I'm the one having labor pains." -Emgo 2021

[@Runningbowels]

The ending is hilarious! Well done!

[@Houseckat]

Almost literally, this set allows you to display menasor and the stunticons side by side

[@dogman8339]

I’m starting to think that This menasor could become the byword for maximum effort for minimal result

[@edwardjacobs4042]

I have to say by watching that he looks amazing but the transformation is definitely very tedious and rather time consuming. I love how it looks great video review EmGo!

[@bustedsim]

So far each 3rd party Menasaur there are some pretty decent compromises made... I wonder how the FansToys one will shake out?

[@oreobicut4167]

i absolutly love emgos reveiws i used to watch them all the time on my uncles computer but its amazing to see hes still going :)

[@myriadmediamusings]

That’s funny, with a name like MONOLITH, I don’t remember 2001: A Space Odyssey involving giant robots. Unless perhaps the apes at the beginning of the film were meant to be Maximals?

[@redragon1990]

How do you think the maximals came to be

[@OllieRamone]

I love the blooper at the end. You just crack me up every time Em.

[@tigerplayz7447]

Do you think this would win an award for having too many clearance issues?

[@bowelrupture]

i'm 13 minutes into the video and think: This figure is just like the Fans Project version too complex to have fun with.

[@forrestwright5024]

it took me three hours to get to completed combine mode. i hate this thing

[@seanjenkins2188]

This is why combiners are called *COMBINERS* because you use MULTIPLE figures to form a larger one, RATHER THAN CRAMMING A FIGURE THAT'S 5 ROBOT'S COMBINED INTO 1 TRANSFORMATION.

[@zakkmylde1712]

@@seanjenkins2188 yeah this thing is less combiner and more slap 5 figures onto a mount.

[@seanjenkins2188]

@@zakkmylde1712 To be fair, it IS G1 accurate. Which is both a blessing AND a curse.

[@zakkmylde1712]

@@seanjenkins2188 it seems like the only thing this has going for it is its look. I personally don't care much if there are some differences as long as the transformation is fun and not too big of a pain. Is a toy really a toy if it causes this much frustration? Lol

[@seanjenkins2188]

@@zakkmylde1712 Maybe that's why DX9 also sells Filler piece's for the Limb's, so you can leave it in robot mode. I have found a guide which shows in detail how to go straight from Trailer to "Combiner" mode, so we don't have to acknowledge the "Base" mode.

[@CinderBH]

The transformation gave me second-hand performance anxiety.

[@TelestoTheBesto]

Emgo endures this pain so we do not have to. A true hero.

[@allanbernabe38]

You have to kill off 3 of the main characters, cut each of them in half, and use them as Christmas blings for the Trailer-Bot.

[@TexasHollowEarth]

They really over did the faux cars on the arms. The legs are better, but should have just attached on the car bottoms and not used oversized, faux wheels.Still, alot better than the G1 toy + it's all chunky 👍.

[@SomewhereElseForSomethingElse]

Just to prove Emgo's point that the transformation is not fun, I actually fell asleep watching the video, and will never for the life of me watch the transformation ever again.

[@zephyrzeus5500]

Omg! 1 hour. Where's my popcorn? 😁

[@tony2763]

So many growls I thought I was watching a death metal video. Honestly I can understand how very frustrating converting that big guy must have been. Great video Emgo!!!

[@TomMSTie1138]

This set definitely falls under the catagory of "Put it together once and never take it apart again!"

[@bradkrekelberg8624]

I've been looking forward to your video on this one, and it did not disappoint!

[@Noobnormality]

it's been a year now, finally it has been released...

[@242Transmission]

Only you manage to make such tortuous transformation huge fun to watch. Brilliant review.

[@tokestermarshall]

I can honestly say if this were mine he would never be seeing trailer mode ever again after that mountain of mess.

[@tencents1842]

I can’t agree more XD

[@lyricfreak7504]

Emgo: Don’t squeak on me! 😂😂😂

[@stanislavpavlov6311]

This is the type of combiner you play with once to make the full picture and then never touch it again 😂

[@redpillcanucklofi]

Great review...very indepth! This was like reading the manual but more fun :) Do people even read manuals anymore though...lol. Great job on your video :)

[@UpRoaryus]

wow that was exhausting to just WATCH

[@PhoenixFyre]

So another 3rd party menasor that's basically the team just stuck to a frame?

[@zazaranger5]

Holy Scrap!, Prime is vicious isn't he....Wait I just got a feeling of deja vu🤔

[@BlackCanvasAudio]

I was actually really debating on buying these figures to form the combiner UNTIL I watched this video and saw those god awful transformations of Motor Master. I just saved a TON OF MONEY and frustration! lol Thanks!!!!

[@primedynamixx]

Watching this video definitely helped to make my choice and that’s the DX9 version! That base mode was brutal lol

[@BoozyBeggar]

Oh, man, this looks so painful to transform. Better you than me, emgo, and thank you for your service.

[@versetts]

Dude your my childhood, I've been watching you since i was 7! I'm glad I found you

[@emgo316]

Thank you very much :)

[@versetts]

@@emgo316 np bro.

[@demonultron7907]

megaton gloating on how his new decepticon combiner is so powerful.. few seconds optimums defeats it by kicking its and making it fall over its own weight. XD I LOVE THAT!!!

[@ActivelyVacant]

He's like 75% trailer. Does Menasor really need the Stunticons? Motormaster is pretty much just hitch-hiking inside of him.

[@supermonkeycollider]

TRANSFOLDERS! MORE THAN MEETS THE AYE AYE AYE! That skit though XD XD XD

[@gian0giorg]

X-Transbots Menasor to MMC Bruticus: Menasor: "Hey, we both have 5 masterpiece scale figures but I ended up taller than you!" Bruticus: "REALLY???"

[@ToaDrakua]

Bruticus: “Bruticus still better than you.”

[@gian0giorg]

@@ToaDrakua by far... The MMC is a brilliant piece of engineering, the other one is just a robot with cars sticking all over him

[@cooperzilla1205]

i found that in the battle station mode Motomaster's sword fits into a slot behind the gun, although I don't know how to get it into the right orientation like the picture.

[@omegaus817]

Sad Pac-Man 1:16 Is been so so so long without sad Pac-Man. Thanks for the long review bud.

[@centauri9458]

Damn, his caps are slick on the inside tires. 🤣

[@DrakeyC]

My takeaway from this review is that X-Transbots hates you and wants you to suffer.

[@RRankin29]

You made my Minnesota figure a little less of a nightmare, no don’t worry I didn’t transform it a second time, but I had no idea those locking tabs on the side of his chest existed, I was afraid to touch him because he was going to fall apart... now he’s a lot more sturdy

[@rainbowrainbow8220]

Megatron: stunticons, merge into menasor! Stunticons:I am still transforming

[@tadhgoc]

I got this months ago. It's still in trailer mode and its staying that way. I don't have the patience to transform it. Thanks Emgo.

[@vxrdrummer]

I only have two of the cars so far, and I know it is going to be a long road to finish him, but I can't wait. I'll have the new mainline version before this one, but this the dream to finish. Then let's see what the MP Combiners line release next and see if its better than what 3p already make. That Zeta Superion is so sexy as well.

[@odysseusrex2751]

I do like how X-Transbots used the car colors in the arms to add to the illusion of them combining, but as @Rumble mentioned below: I agree, I don't like how Menasor is pretty much just bolt on a car instead of a more integrated combination process. And while I like both versions (DX9 and X-Trans) I wish they had integrated more purple translucent details in the torso and pelvis to continue the illusion that Motormaster formed those parts, not just the trailer.

[@ghostofsparta291]

Dude , im super impressed that you went through all that pretty damn clean !!! Fuckin a man good job

[@M_Alex]

I left Motormaster out. Put in a piece of black cloth just to visually fill him in. Better IMO than with MM inside.

[@DavidHutchinson0713]

With a name like Monolith, I can imagine Menasor being a Mechon ultimate weapon for Shulk to defeat, or something like that LOL

[@Orphus]

Or fought over by apes

[@darrentg6]

Shulk will activate the Monado and slow time way down, then use Stream Edge (dmg multiple enemies & inflict break) to break Menasor apart, then go in for the kill with Air Slash.

[@DavidHutchinson0713]

@@Orphus Oh my God, that would be something to behold.

[@Orphus]

@@DavidHutchinson0713 Menasor is full of stars

[@DavidHutchinson0713]

@@Orphus 😂😂😂

[@NetNN]

If it was me, it will stay in either car mode or robot mode forever as I wouldn'tbe able to change it the second times without it litterally falling apart.

[@arkron81]

I do like that X-Transbots at the very least remembered that Menasor has "secret weapons", i.e. the cannons underneath their forearms. A homage to them, at least, molded in.

[@catman9985]

So the trailer is all of menasor, and the stunticons are just gap fillers? I don't like that

[@pugwash1]

It’s how most 3rd parties handle the stunticobs the m3 aka idw menasor to my knowledge is the only 3rd party menasor where the trailer isn’t just menasor body with gaps

[@Getloose360]

Sigh. I wish Zeta would make an affordable Menasor, this is just painful.

[@FrenchFryCheese04]

xD

[@grimmchild406]

Emgo mentioned that the sword can’t quite store on the trailer because the blade takes up space, what if you folded it out like normally and left it tabbed in? it would go along the entirety of the bottom of the trailer but would most likely still make room for motormaster

[@emgo316]

Gets it the way of other things

[@grimmchild406]

@@emgo316 I can’t believe you yourself responded, HUMONGOUS fan of your’s and have been watching the Chanel for years, keep up the amazing work!

[@dominicfeliciano9462]

Stunticons, merge to become Menasor!

[@dominicfeliciano9462]

Name: Menasor. Faction: Decepticon. Occupation: Warrior. Subgroup: Stunticons. Motto:” Leave no Autobot uncrushed.”

[@elwinxiao]

Even thought it's annoying, I gotta admit, they had really good engineering to make such a big robot to compact trailer :3

[@amlesion9142]

I don't see Takara ever doing a MP combiner set. Kudos to 3rd companies for taking on this challenge and market demand.

[@slkric1724]

This thing is a real mess to transform. LOL. I would always leave it in robot mode.

[@Thulgore]

The only combiner that truly seems to actually make sense is Devastator. Holy shit! I just realized this video is over an hour long.

[@jpatt1000]

With Smokescreen being modeled after the Electramotive Datsun, Wheeljack after the Alitalia Lancia Stratos and Mirage after the 1979 Gitanes Ligier it would've been neat if Dragstrip sported the blue ELF livery the actual Tyrell P34s wore in '76 (which is the body style closest to what Dragstrip has) when Scheckter and Depailler came in 1st and 2nd in the Swedish Grand Prix. The only race the P34 ever won. After that never better than 2nd and then was only five or six races that it did that well.

[@Borlean1]

Could you get away with not buying motor master if I just wanted to display it in combined form?

[@boypuchong]

Emgo you forgot to upload his JTI

[@emgo316]

I didn't forget. I didn't do one.

[@rockysolid4200]

Optimus knew that Menasor was back-heavy.

[@KingGodzilla2024]

At 12:36. Emgo's tongue stops working makes me laugh all the time.

[@Isolated_Inception]

This is less robots in disguise, and more emgo in distress

[@Rangatology]

I watch for the review.....but I stay for the skit at the end 🤣

[@ShortGundamReviews]

for so long you finally finished the series

[@pugwash1]

I’m all for impressive engineering for combiners but dear god there’s such a thing as too much enenring especially this one

[@legoman9421]

Sees thumbnail: Nice Sees video length: HMMM

[@calebholshouser7336]

Where did you buy all the Transformers that make Menasor

[@emgo316]

From the site linked in the description

[@NonEuclideanAlmondWater]

I have a feeling this went up a little early

[@morbozim]

"you're a pain in the butt as it is, you're stabbing me on top of that" 😂

[@cabutler1]

My transformation took out a couple of tabs, one for one of the leg bots. I will not be transforming this back to trailer mode again, if I can avoid it. Looks cool, otherwise.

[@timburke2820]

XTransbots stuff seems to be concerned mostly with helping their customers get their frustration cardio in :D

[@lordjubilus]

this is less a combiner, more like a robot carring case