TRANSFORMERS: THE BASICS on Beast Wars DINOBOT
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- A joint celebration of the 25th anniversary of Beast Wars, and the launch of Transformers: Kingdom on Netflix, this week we look at The Basics on the honourable Predacon-turned-Maximal, Dinobot!
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Spoilers begin at 8:08, for anyone who wants to avoid 'em but still wants to watch!
Thanks I don’t really care but thanks
I have watch all of kingdom yesterday so i'm good and also pls do the basics on swindle
He will be remembered forever
That's something you want to put in the video. Some people don't read the comments.
I think you should do Mirage next. Since it seems that he won’t appear in the franchise until rise of the beasts.
Never forget that the bickering between Dinobot and Rattrap was a guy talking to himself.
Who portrayed them both was Scott McNeil and he's a little something he swapped between them voicing dino bot rat trap also voicing waspinator and silverbolt
Dan Harmon, eat your heart out!
@@erubin100 Justin roiland, and Seth macfarlane
A classic in the Transformers franchise, right up there with G1 Prime/Ironhide and Megatron/Soundwave
They were like a married couple
"The question that once haunted my being has been answered. The future is not fixed, and my choices are my own... and yet, how ironic... for I now find that I have no choice at all! I am a warrior... let the battle be joined."
my favorite quote!
Love that quote.
It is very poetic to see him realizing his true freedom, only to be faced with a very difficult situation and his honor bounds him to only one path. He does not complain, or curse the circumstances or his own personality quirks, he knows who he is and what must be done.
Chills
@@Kelanich well spoken. Truely some of the best transformers media i have ever enjoyed. Beast Wars is hands down, my favorite transformers property, and is why i havent watched the newest Netflix season. I don't mean to be one of those fans that exalts a work to the level of "you can't do it better or justice", so I'm not even mad the went there. But i know i will find myself comparong the characters to the original depcitions, and that will lessen my capability to enjoy it unless it is exactly my type of "awesome", which is unlikely given the previous seasons.
"What's a warrior without weapons?"
"A warrior still!"
Code to hero still gets me a bit teary eyed 20+ years later.
"What can you possibly do?"
"Improvise."
Right there with ya bro.
Defiant until the end. His "clone" avenged him in a way AND saved a lot of people, poetic justice.
Even 7yo me understood on an intrinsic level just what a deeply somber yet uplifting moment that was.
Tbh all the characters had quotable lines, especially Inferno and Dinobot.
It's possible that he may come back if he's spark was still alive
I remember being a young teenager watching Beast Wars. My dad used to tell me it was garbage etc etc.
Randomly he sat and watched an episode with me one afternoon and of course it was "Code of Hero" of all episodes.
He said he was blown away by it, the depth of the character and actions killing off someone on a kids TV show. He couldn't believe it.
Remember the line to this day as it absolutely resonated with me as a young man.
Tell my tale to those who ask. Tell it truly, the ill deeds along with the good, and let me be judged accordingly. The rest... is silence.
All those years later when the 1st film was announced and the first thing Dad asked me "Is Dino bot going to be in it?"
Now that tells you everything about the character and his impact.
Even as 3 or 4 year old, back when code of heroes first aired, i can still remember watching Dinobot taking on the predacons, and giving up his life. Though I didn't fully understand what was going on, I could tell that this was the greatest episode.
You can drop the mic on that.
Hamlet’s final words, but more powerful delivered by Dinobot.
@@patrickdees5256 yeah man i was like 5 or 6 and i still remember how epic this show was. Especially dinobot
This and the sudden influx of anime having established characters... actually DIE really blew me away. I mean, G1's movie did that too and pushed a lot of boundaries, but mostly as a way to force the old toys out to make room for new ones. I guess that is what happened to Dinobot too, but the writers decided "No if he is going down he is going down swinging."
In my own writing and roleplaying characters like Dinobot have had a huge influence on how a gray area character should behave. How to do a redemption arc. Or even how to make a villain likeable.
They don't make them like that anymore. Not for a lack of trying. It was an interesting thing, back in the mid 90s. Instead of constantly recycling characters or reinventing them they would come up with new ones without disrespecting the old ones. The amount of respect Beast Wars had for its roots I think made it much, much easier for older fans to accept it.
And why Beast Machines was rejected as hard as it was by a substantial chunk of the fanbase.
Fun little fact about the recording of Dinobot's final lines in "Code of Hero", while Scott McNeil was getting really deep and into his role of Dinobot's death, while he was recording his lines, the crew of the studio at the time couldn't help but snicker and laugh at what was supposed to be a very moving scene.
So, the very second after he was done with his lines, Scott McNeil, enraged by the AUDACITY, yelled out to the crew IN CHARACTER as DINOBOT this little tidbit:
"Tell my tale to those who ask. Tell it truly, the ill deeds along with the good, and let me be judged accordingly. The rest is silence............DO YOU MIND!?!? I'M TRYING TO DIE HERE!!!!"
What I wouldn't GIVE to have heard that. XD
Oh if only there was a bloopers episode for that it would have been absolute gold
When Beast Wars wasn’t doing dramatic scenes like Dinobot’s death, it would include a line like that
@@rhyperiorhunter7339 Agreed 100% Just imagining that last bit in Dinobot's voice, has me dying of laughter(no pun intended)
It's like: "Stop killing the mood idiots!"
😂😂😂😂
If there was a bloopers episode of the show, I would so watch it
“He lived a warrior...and died a hero. Let his spark join the Matrix, the greatest of Cybertron."
Till all are one
Yes😀
"I am a warrior. Let the battle be joined."
His death still tears me up
@@ace24817 Till all are one
To this day as a 30 year old man who grew up watching Beast Wars, Code of Hero is my absolute favorite episode of anything transformer and it never fails to get me teared up. Thank you for doing an episode on my favorite character!
Definitely my all time favourite episode as beast wars was my generation of transformers too and I remember actually crying when Dinobot died when I was a kid
When I was a teenager watching Code of Hero I knew it was going to go down as one of the best remembered Transformers episodes
F for Dinobot
He lived as a warrior and died as a warrior
1991 gang
i CRIED watching this. You're not the only one. I watched this before going to school. This was my first exposure to transformers.
"Tell my tale to those who ask. Tell it truly, the ill deeds along with the good, and let me be judged accordingly. The rest...is silence."
Such a powerful moment.
Literally me upon watching that scene: 😭
Megatron: "What possible reason do you have to disobey me!? I AM YOUR MASTER! I AM YOUR CREATOR!
*Epic music*
Dinobot II: "And I...have my HONOUR!"
*Guess Who's Back intensifies*
@@patrickdees5256 STAND ASIDE, TRAITOR! AND OBSERVE AS I FULFILL MY DESTINY!
@@reubenguttenberg7405 Rhinox in an Autobot shuttle: *OBJECTION!!*
@@GoGojiraGo for everything that ever was. RAAAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHH
Can someone please dub that dialogue on the scene of Jurassic World when Blue refused to attack her handler that Indominus Rex order to attack.
Just remember...If Dinobot starts reciting poetry...
-'He's gonna die!'
-RatTrap
"Shut up Rattrap"
- every character within earshot
@@jklumn nobody likes Rattrap
@@thesymbiotenation.4552 i dont mind him. Just his negativity is annoying. Besides Him and Dinobot equal popcorn and entertainment.
"Would you... have accepted me?"
"... yes! But you would have made a terrible maximal"
This killed me lmao
His speech wasn’t as good as the original, but when he said that, made my heart break realizing that he never got to experience being with the Maximals
@@bryankenzienuguid4901 Especially that he considered defecting for a long time, but in part never did, because he didn't know if they would accept him. That hurts much more
OMG SAAAME! It’s like in an alternate universe, you would have been so much happier. Or at least experienced more moments of happiness.😭😭
@@gialanamoon5094 Exactly, in Beast Wars he died happy that he joined the Maximals. But in WFC, he died sad that he didn’t join the Maximals😓
@@bryankenzienuguid4901 he was supposed to join the maximals
“The power of these discs is infinite, and yet still limited. I could destroy them! But, no, it would be a cowards answer. I will know the truth instead.” Thank you for doing an episode of my favourite Transformer of all time.
How is this from a day ago, this can out 10 hours ago.
@@fivenightsatmimikus7508 It was most likely released early for patrons.
Dinobot was the best written character in Beast Wars. A complex character, who went through a great deal of character growth.
He lived a warrior and died a hero, let’s his spark join the matrix, the greatest of cybertron
You lived like a warrior ans died to a hero
I'm a G1 fan, but Dinobot taking out every single Predicon and destroying the disk is the single best episode in all of Transformers. The writing, the story, Dinobot's heroism. None of the other series has an episode that matches it.
beast wars is sort of part of the g1 continuity...
I never knew Dinobot was so powerful.
@@tubetop123 It's not that he was more powerful. He was a more skilled warrior and more determined. Just find the Beast Wars episode "Code of a Hero" and check it out.
I want to say the TF prime gets close but not really, tho prime is great and in a way the new version of beast wars considering the style with plot, small team, and story driven, tho beast wars is still my favorite with prime coming in second
Totally! Closest in my opinion would be Starscream in Transformers Armada
Dinobot has the best reformed/redemption character plots I've ever seen.
Debatable, I think that goes Zuko from ATLA
@@Badasspredator Honestly, Zuko had way more time to be developed, but the internal conflict that broke Dinobot and made him question his entire existence and free will is unparalleled, I think Zuko did the whole "I was wrong and now I want to choose good" much better, but Dinobot's journey towards the discovery of the problem limitations of free will is truly amazing, both stand, along with Walter White's, as the best character development any character has ever had.
@@leninsalazarsanchez9753 Agreed. Not that many characters go through the kind of development that Dinobot went through.
@@spencermanning9994 ON A KID'S show! I think the only character that comes close to Zuko's and Dinobot's journey was supposed to be Jamie Lannister, but... you know... we don't talk about that
@@leninsalazarsanchez9753 I don't really watch Game of Thrones, but seeing as how A LOT of people apparently despised the last season.... I think I can assume why....
Here in japan most of Beast Wars fans fond of Dinobot. Especially season 1's debut.
I had High-end quality Takara Tomy figure of Dinobot and Beast Convoy (Optimus Primal) in my collection.
It's the Masterpiece ones?
The Japanese dub butchered BW though.
@@yurionedge2199 Did it really? I guess "sub over dub" goes both ways lol
@@Vulpas lol
Dinobot had one of the finnest and most memorable deaths in all transformers history.
Despite he was more based in Jurassic Park's Dinosaurs, his animal mode wasn't very different to that time's Utharaptor reconstruction.
His case is similar to Grimlook's, whose animal mode was similar to T.rex recontructions from late 70s and early 80s.]
I agree with the idea of his beast mode being a Utahraptor. I'm still waiting for the day when they decide to add feathers onto him.
@@ethancole1584 There is a fan animation about feathered Dinobot
ua-cam.com/video/J2o9I-9JwRA/v-deo.html
@@orkinusdelfinoideo8484 I watched it too AND IT WAS AWESOME!!! 😊
Dinobot's death was our Optimus Prime death back in the day.
I think we kind of overlooked the fact that he almost killed himself out of sheer guilt.
I was gonna say the same thing. That scene always really gets to me because I've been there myself.
See, I've never interpreted the contemplated-suicide scene as being about guilt for his brief return to the Predacons; rather, I think it's him contemplating the only way he sees to escape the existential crisis he's in. Killing himself would be the ultimate act of self-determination, his proof to himself that the fate he met would be one HE chose, not the whims of destiny, one that he met by his own hand. Because that parallels with the realisation later in the episode that he IS free to choose his own future, and makes the choice he knows will kill him, dying for a noble selfless reason instead of a selfish one.
@@ChrisMcFeely His dying words were also a paraphrase of Hamlet, so it's also sort of a parallel to Hamlet's own contemplation of suicide.
@@ChrisMcFeely Maybe not guilt.... but as you said, perhaps he thought it was his only way out. If he killed himself right then and there than it might change the future. That's something pretty hard to deal with.
One thing I just noticed about this scene the sun outside the window looks like the Golden Disk.
"Code of Hero," and the following episode, "TransMutate" are a one-two gut punch right to the feels.
I remember just months ago watching the whole show for the first time and the biggest break I took was a few days after watching those two one after another. It was a shock to the system damn near.
Dinobot appears
Drift: finally a worthy opponent! our battle will be legendary!
I'm just glad I'm not the only one who sees similarities between Drift and Dinobot. Both former cons turned heroes with a samurai motif and sense of honor.
Dinobot:”I agree..Let the battle be honorable!”
@@Lemuel928 drift: not many have much honor....or courage
😂 Yeah the two are very similar
A bit of personal headcannon: on the show Babylon 5, when the vorlon Kosh would say, "Truth is a three edge sword," it was because he was secretly a fan of Dinobot.
Hell maybe the two met, they’re all in space
. . . that tracks. "Your side, their side. . . and THE TRUTH." Dinobot may not have known the truth. . . but it was all he was ever looking for.
"Dinobot was the stand-out, fan favorite character of Beast Wars"
That's saying something considering Beast Wars had so many great characters!
Too true. Rhinox was my favourite though.
@@Michael-590 "Living large is for bots like me..."
That they did...and so many great lines. The best comic relief characters is definitely a close race between Rattrap and Waspinator
@@Bowebble Rhinox to Dinobot: "I'm in a bad mood. Understand? Dinobot: Uh-huh.
He's one of the most complex and best characters in the franchise.
Even as a kid, when a lot of things flew past my head, his character stood out and has done so for most of my life. One could argue his arc was second to none, perhaps only bested ever so slightly by Blackarachnia's and only because she survived the whole series.
Other than Blackaracnia and her relationship with Sliverbolt; I will 100% agree with you.
Tfw *A ROBOT WHO TURNS INTO A DINOSAUR* feels more human than most of your human characters!
What is tfw?
@@RougeNoire2757
“That feel when”.
Most definitely
What about grimlock
@@RougeNoire2757 Also, be on the lookout for the similar "yfw/mfw" - "your face when/my face when".
Hands down my favourite Beast Wars character and one of my favourite characters in Kingdom. I loved the arc he had in Kingdom.
*R.I.P. both versions of Dinobot.*
One could argue that the Kingdom version is even more badass, because he also took on OG Megs...
@@templarw20 And handily beat the piss outta him. Like, not even the WFC Trilogy Optimus could inflict that kinda damage to him, and Dinobot did it like it was _*nothing*_!!
@@DragoonMS Aside from knocking out Megatron in Siege and nearly beating him to death in Earthrise.
One thing I'll give RT points for is maintaining consistency on Dinobot's character.
"The question that once haunted my being has been answered. The future is not fixed, and my choices are my own. And yet, how ironic… for I now find that I have no choice at all! I am a warrior… let the battle be joined."
- Dinobot, 1998, _Code of Hero_
I always tear up when I watch Code of Hero. War for Cybertron Kingdom has shown younger fan who never saw Beast Wars why Dinobot is so cool. Excellently done as always.
same, these days, i have seen Optimus Prime die and come back, so many times, i no longer shed a single tear, because i know, "he'll be back", but when i watch Code of Hero, i'm trying my hardest to keep myself from crying like a baby
Code of Hero (and the series finale, for Dinobot II's death) was like "Oh...oh wow...that got kinda dark pretty fast." Whereas for me, Optimus Prime's death in the 86 Movie (and every subsequent one thereafter) along with Optimus Primal's death at the end of BW season 1...were hilarious.
As a kid, I never wanted Dinobot to die.
He was too cool a character to get phased out that soon.
My inner child longs for a series where Dinobot doesn't die.
My favorite moment from dinobot was when
Dinobot- he was such a handsome creatures (growls) and quiet tasty (proceeds to flick a piece of rapture at Optimus primal and burps)
"You're disgusting."
Oh, yes! When, in response to Primal saying 'you're disgusting', Dinobot smiles and displays all those teeth.
@@clogs4956 yes
Ah yes. It was hilarious
@@patrickdees5256 Agreed! I also loved it when Megatron tried to convince Dinobot to rejoin the Predacons,
and Dinobot tells him to quote unquote: "EAT SLAG!"🤣
Dinobot is my personal favorite not just because of his sword and his spinning tail/spinning shield weapon but it is because of his honor bound personality which made him my favorite character, he had even allowed me to make a similar character to him
As Dinobot would say; (Snorts)“Interesting”
A salute to a fallen hero.
Never forget.
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@@WarbossR0kt00fSant0s what is this?
@@graveslayer9666 Vulcan salute. In respect of a hero that saved humanity.
I do find myself still to this day doing his snort/growl when really annoyed but not wanting to yell. But I always go back and forth if Dinobot or Duo Maxwell is Scott's most impactful character on my childhood
oh good i'm not crazy XD i've been doing the same for years and now days it's just out of reflex
@@lordfury18 Well if not his growl I'll also make Metabee's clicking noise he made when mad lol
Both
Scott McNeil... such a talent! He also played Ali Al-Saachez in Gundam 00.
He has a lot of roles in robot-related series, I've noticed...
I watched code of hero again earlier today and it is still one of the best things I've ever seen on TV
Did you cry? I always cry... it's the Hamlet quote followed by the whirring as he goes permanently offline.
The most noble death in all Transformers.
@@clogs4956 I never cry at tv or movies and stuff, but the the first time i saw code of hero I almost did
When you want to send a fan favorite character off right.
He went out like a badass not once, but twice. A true warrior, a true hero.
I can't help but compare him to Star Trek characters. The honor of Worf, the sacrifice of Spock.
Dinobot would of slaughtered worf son of mogue
Exactly! Worf and Dinobot are so similar
I can think of no higher praise.
If the Klingons knew of Dinobot's story, they would welcome him in open arms in Sto-vo-kor.
Dinobot is definitely my favorite transformer of all time! Personality, character, voice, he’s just so freaking awesome!
after dinobots dead we only watch beast wars to see silverbolt and blackaracnea, till his return and save us all again!
Best character in beast wars and one of my favourites of all time. His character arc and design us just so iconic. I actually liked his arc in kingdom, although very short, I think the essence of Dinobot was captured really well in those 3 episodes. So glad to be able to get the kingdom toy which is really great too
Tfw you've been in the TF fandom long enough to remember the "Dirk Dinobot" edit someone at Mainframe did. And also the fandom joke about Dinobot having a "rigid grill structure"
(Look it up. Or don't. Whatever you want)
Dinobot has spoken.
I'm kinda hurt that Chris didn't mention that image. Like, I get why, but I'm still sad nonetheless.
I REMEMBER THAT! You know a character is popular when one of the official animators goes out of their way to make a nsfw model of said character. Because of that image, rattraps multiple sexual innuendos about cyber-strip clubs among other things, and blackarachnia having a uterus kind of confirms to me that the beast warriors definitely fuck lmfaooo
I liked that Kingdom did a version of his Code of Hero speech
how is Kingdom? I've heard a lot of good and bad.
@@KairuHakubi it's probably the best of the trilogy
@@thesymbiotenation.4552 that's not saying a whole lot but.. i guess I can check it out.
disappointed they didnt even try to preserve the scale difference. the idea that maximals and predacons are smaller, more efficient robots of the future always made me smile.
@@KairuHakubi true... but guess it would be hard for Dinobot to fight off OG Megatron if he could just step on Dinobot...
@@thesymbiotenation.4552 Yeah they'd be solidly outmatched, but on the other hand they could sneak into smaller spots. Plus the original transformers had guys as tiny as bumblebee and as huge as fortress maximus, so it's not like the beastformers would be totally out of place, they'd basically be like cassetteformers.
He’s most likely the best character in the WFC trilogy series.
Well said. He carried me through most of the Kingdom part.
Really? I honestly cared more about the other characters then him.
@@ElcomeSoft Bruh its only 6 Episodes
He had the best parts. Also I liked his voice for what it was.
@@tetrafuse3096 yeah, it was the weakest series of the 3 and it was a struggle getting through all 6 episodes
I got to meet Scott at a convention a few years back. He was so cool and nice to everyone. He gave everyone a few minutes to talk to to him. He even did a improv scene with a fan during a panel. He was so laid back and nice it made me laugh the show even more after hearing him use the voices in real life.
I found it very interesting that in both Kingdom and in the new IDW comic, it's the torture of a Maximal that helps push Dinobot into questioning the Predacon cause. Good continuity that I feel was very fitting for the honorable chopper-face.
Now that you've done Dinobot, you gotta do Rattrap very very soon.
Agreed. along with Airrazor, Terrorsaur, Silverbolt, and the rest of the Beast Wars cast.
Although I can't remember if he did Tigertron?🤔
I've never really cried around my in the ten years we have been together so you can imagine the shock she felt when I was balling my eyes out watching kingdom today because in that moment I turned into that 3 year old coming home from preschool watching Dinobot save humanity
Dinobot is my favourite character from the Beast Wars cartoon. He was very shakesprean and badass warrior that transformers into an awesome Jurassic Park esque Velicoraptor. Also, Code Of Hero is the best episode of the entire Beast Wars series and such a bittersweet ending to a character that we all know and love. Still made me shed a tear everytime I watched it 😭😭
Dinobot is one of my all-time favorite characters! I love how the Kingdom show did a nice job of portraying him, even if his arc seemed a bit rushed.
Dude, I love this series. Whereas in the 90s, I'd look forward to watching the Maximals beat the snot out of the Predacons, now I look forward to Chris McFeely dish out the Basics on all things Transformers!
Dinobot rules!!
I remember when code of the hero aired, I was a huge fan before beast wars, and as a teenager when this series aired (by mainframe no less, makers of another favorite show of mine reboot)
I was excited beyond belief. seeing dinobot cut thru the predacons to get to the golden disc was so... profound, and only a few times that my beloved transformers has hit upon real feels
10/10 basics! thank you!
Ok. Hot topic: despite (all the times) optimus prime died, Dinobot’s death is probably one the the top saddest
Optimus' deaths don't do anything for me, since he always comes back.
When Optimus dies, you know he's gonna come back. Beside, he dies all the time
@@ltb1345 Do you think it only works for a series that’s about to end before doing a reboot and moving on to the next one? Say he dies in one cartoon doesn’t come back and stays dead then comes back for the next show that’s unconnected to the last one.
For me personally, what got to me the most rewatching that scene was the reaction given by RATTRAP, of all possible bots. Despite the differences they always had over the time they had spent fighting together, Rattrap still ultimately came to value Dinobot as his comrade, and their interactions in the episode, Code of Hero, show this better than anything else: when Dinobot initially confronts Rattrap, the latter laments that despite his qualms with him, that at least at the end of the day, he knew where Dinobot stood, or so he thought, proving that Dinobot's recent return to the Predacon ranks had affected Rattrap and had begun to second guess if the former Pred could really be trusted. But then come the end of the episode, watching Rattrap let out a gasp of despair as he realized that Dinobot was about to die legitimately brought me to tears, as it confirmed that he actually had grown to care about Dinobot, let alone the fact that he was at Dinobot's side in his final moments and being the first one to offer a salute in his fallen comrades honor. Knowing this really puts into perspective why it would be Rattrap whom would be the one to attempt to restore Dinobot's memories if the episode Dark Glass ever did wind up getting produced, and it goes to show how complex of a dynamic the 2 bots had during the show, and it makes me appreciate both of their characters even more as a result
@@bluevelocity9166 Yeah, but that never happens, except maybe in Headmasters? IDK if he was revived again in a manga though.
Depsite the WFC Trilogy's flaws they did Dinobot justice. And I'm happy for that alone.
I really like seeing everyone commenting saying how much they like Dinobot.
He was my very first Transformers figure. So he holds a special place in my heart.
Hey Chris I love your content! You’ve made it so easy to consume tf lore in short and charismatic vids! Keep doing what your doing!
As always Chris, a great episode.
It's great how through his honour bound code along with his love of battle that Dinobot's become of the most interesting characters the franchise has put out, in Beast Wars he's gone through a significant amount of change and because of that left a mark. Most recently it's good that the current comic and to a lesser extent the Kingdom cartoon has done something different with his character and defection.
My personal headcanon for Dinobot II's turn to honor was that when Rampage's indestructible spark was destroyed it was an unstoppable force meets immovable object type thing and resulted in a tear opening up to the Matrix, which the original Dinobot used to enter Dinobot II and influence the latter's final moments. Rhinox brought Optimus Primal's spark back to life through a tear in a Matrix, so the theory has some precedence in the fiction, along with Dinobot II having flashbacks to moments that happened after Dinobot made the backup, so even if Dark Glass had happened it wouldn't have explained it completely.
I can safely say that Dinobot is one of my favorite characters in Beast Wars. I remember watching the episode "code of hero" on the old Hasbro website when I was 7 or 8 years old, I believe. And while I skipped through most of the episode and just HAPPENED to come across Dinobot's death, I still remember feeling SOMETHING.
To me, his final words were the most meaningful of his quotes. It showed that he was at peace with his own death, and had no regrets.
The best character in the wfc trilogy. I always enjoyed his character in Beast Wars, but this new trilogy actually made me love his character even more
Like everyone else, I loved Code of Hero as it is my favorite Beast Era episode and it nearly made me tear up the first time I saw it. But my other favorite scene of Dinobot is from Coming of the Fuzors, where he gets a whole Hamlet-esque soliloquy to contemplate the Golden Disks, the nature of fate and his very existence.
One of the best characters we got out of the Beast Era.
You told his story truly, you honor his spark by not leaving anything out, till all are one
I'm a warrior let this video be released - Dinobot
Honestly, Dinobot was the best character in beast wars, his sense of honour, his antagonistic yet still somehow friendly relationship with rattrap, and his sacrifice in "code of hero", characters like him is the reason beast wars still holds up today despite it's dated animation
When Dinobot got The Matrix, he should've became Dinomus (from the Bonus Cards) and kicked the Megatrons' asses
In the card he was the Herald of unicron I think, so not a good guy.
@@Peaceful0Soldier yeah but Dinomus Prime would be amazing
@@nightlypiano4116 I agree
" tell my tale to those who ask...tell it truly, the ill deeds along with the good...and let me be judged accordingly. the rest...is silence."
-The most badass Shakespearean death monologue
In life he was a warrior, in death a hero. Let his name not be forgotten for generations to come, lest it become just another name with no meaning.
Dark Glass should've been made Goddamn it!!!
Once again Dinobot went out like a legend
Chris McFeely making my Saturday evenings great. Love the work you do, dude 👍
Chris being about to describe Dinobot’s story in a compelling way that actually would make me want to watch the cartoon is proof once again that the War For Cybertron trilogy has a solid story and could have been really good, but the acting and script left a lot to be desired.
I only recently watched all of beast wars, and I really love Dinobot's original character
Dinobot: where is your own honor!?
Grimlock: me grimlock have no honor! Me grimlock have brute strength!
Can you imagine a conversation between Dinobot and Silverbolt?
@@jaybates3816 that would be awesome
Dinobot, he lived like a warrior ans died to an hero...
But in all seriousness, he’s amazing. The theme of his death in Code of Hero still makes me tear up, it really helps tie up Dinobot’s story, a story likely to become a legend in the years to come, one with only a handful of witnesses.
This mans videos are absolute quality
I honestly think the reason, as you mentioned, for his lack of toys was the standard set by Beast wars in not only making him a great character but telling a conclusion to his tale that was so well done that tampering with it was a gamble.
If anything, that just cements how good Dinobot was.
I grew up with armada, so I missed the beast wars cartoon, but I still find interest in things like this.
May the Dinobot join the Allspark be greated by Primes as a hero he really was.
I'm so happy to see this kind of video in 2021, talking about Beast Wars ! Especially when it's such great quality ! Great job
And we got the transformers rise of the beasts movie coming out in 2023 can't wait for that beast wars movie
Scott McNeil...the only man who man make a convincing argument with himself whenever Rattrap and Dinobot are involved!
Seriously. The "attempt" made in Kingdom, by 2 whole different people was just groan inducing.
That is testament to how talented Scott McNeil is.
Something I noticed recently was how Dinobot's death in the show mirrors Optimus Prime's death from the movie.
Both head into battle against an overwhelming number of enemy troops, managing to take them all out before facing off against Megatron, both becoming badly injured to the point where they would die and both sacrificing their lives to prevent Megatron from gaining a significant win that would turn the tide in a war.
Both also having a very memorable death scene where almost every line could be quoted.
and both would end up being resurrected later on in their series to b used as weapons against their former allies.
Dinobot brought honor to the Beast Wars franchise, cementing it as one of the all time best Transformers series.
As my only dinobot figure. The kingdom dinobot hold a special place in my heart because in the beast wars cartoon he’s what made me love the anti hero character. He was flawed and bitter but still had a good heart enforced by a code of honor that at the end of the day ensured he always did the right thing. And do the right thing he did right to the very end. One of the best written characters in transformers history.
I really appreciate the spoiler warning. I haven't got to watch Kingdom yet and am buying the Beast Wars comic as a tradeback. I look forward to coming back to this video.
The way Dinobot took on and defeated all of the Predacons by himself in Code Of Heroes is Absolutely Epic!
Why is Dinobot's story so infrequently revisited? Because they got it right the first time!
I still love the dynamic between Dinobot and Rattrap. And even at the end, Dinobot got one last jab in, and Rattrap didn't say a word and let him have the last one. The amount of respect those two had for each other, that slowly developed, was one of the best in the franchise.
Dammit his death in kingdom was sad 😔 but it his original death was more impactful since we get to know him more in that series. Dinobot is truely one of the best characters of all of Tf’s history
Rattrap: "Like I said, you're just a blasted slag-spoutin saurian, but . . . but it's nice to know where you stand."
Dinobot: "Upwind of you for preference, vermin."
His last banter with Rattrap is what really got me. Such a well-written character deserves to have some awesome last words.
Dinobot is basically the E102 Gamma of Transformers
Or vise versa
You left out his awesome quote
"I am a warrior. Let the battle be joined."
Wow
First dinobot gets a significant role in wfc kingdom
Then the lazy eyebrow released a review on him
And now he gets his own basics episode
This week has been quite a big one for dinobot
Edit: I also have a character which I would like to get his own basics episode
Do ya think sometime in the future you could make the basics on Windcharger
Inmediately my favorite character in Beast Wars and now my favorite new character from kingdom. Lets hope he appears more in toylines & tv media after this show
I love him so much. He's one of my most favourite characters in transformers
it's so nice to see that Hasbro breathed some new life into Dinobot! Welcome home, Dinobot! The Maximals and the Transformers fandom have missed you very much!
This is my new favorite Chris McFeely video!
Remebering Dinobot left tears in my eyes. Saw that beast wars episode only once 30+ years ago, and it was drilled in my head. He was a samurai. Oh Dinobot was the easy family favorite, him and Rattrap feels like old drinking buddies.
Yes thank you so much - I needed inspiration to make him in the tf tcg!
when i watched code of hero it made my cry because it was so powerful and the line "the rest...is silence" such a powerful line
Great character, might have to get into the Beast wars comics after this, but if my math serves me right, that was ep 149 of the basics, and Chris promised what 150 is going to be so I’m excited.
This review was so cool. I love dinobot! He was one of my favorites in the original beast wars show. And his tribute in the new transformers show on Netflix was awesome too.
Beast Wars Dinobot was my very first Transformers toy ever!
And I treasured him til the day I lost it. R.I.P. OG Dinobot. Gone but never forgotten.😢
Watching Beast Wars I immediatly took a liking to Dinobot, few other characters got that except Quick Strike, Rattrap, and Depthcharge.
Oh yeah and let's not forget about Waspinator.
Dinobot will always be my favorite character in Transformers, I'm so glad you did this video.