Megatron: "Counterpunch, may I talk to you please?" Counterpunch: "Yes lord Megatron. Do you wish to discuss you plans to attack the Autobots?" Megs: "No. It's just that I've noticed some weird things lately..." CP: "Oh?" Megs: "Yes, well for starters, you have a name which is very similar to an Autobot... What was it ... Punch?" CP: "Ah, well, this must be one of those weird coincidences..." Megs: "Perhaps, but I've noticed that your back looks suspiciously like his front..." CP: "Ah, really... well that's weird..." Megs: "Yes. And my soldiers have assured me that they've also noticed that Punch's back looks suspiciously like your front..." CP: "Oh, well, hey, maybe we're long lost brothers or something..." Megs: "That would probably explain why you both have this weird black helmet-like head." CP: "Euh... eh, eh, yeah, I guess so..." Megs: "And why you both have the exact same alt-mode..." CP: ** sweats fucking bolts at this point **
Megatron: Just wanted to warn you in case Punch tries to impersonate you or anything. CP:Y-Yes, of course lord Megatron. (Drives away as fast as possible)
See, this is why Punch makes WAY more sense as an alternate form of COUNTERPUNCH. If CP was the normal robot mode, and Punch was some double-spy idea he came up with, it would make so much more sense.
Since when did Robo-Pope die and declare YOU leader? I DECLINE this decree unless Primus himself says it so! I shall not fall under this false prophet! Do not be swayed brothers and sisters!!
*Counterpunch walks into Maccadam's* COUNTERPUNCH: "Greetings, good man! Might I trouble you for a drink?" MACCADAM: "Oh, get outta here, Punch." COUNTERPUNCH: "Punch? Who is Punch? My name is Counterpunch!" *Counterpunch is thrown out, as Punch walks past* PUNCH: "Oh my Primus, this bot is my exact double!"
One of the more common story motifs that gets thrown around on the rare times Punch does show up is that he's worried about that whole split-personality takeover. Like he's worried that he likes being Counterpunch too much. Guess Thew found the reason - namely, Counterpunch looks better. Also, frankly, given the quality of your average Thirteen story, I can't help but think "yeah, they kinda deserved this nonsense."
That jekyll & hyde story is actually quite intriguing (in the OG story, Hyde wasn't a split personality, as the potion used to *transform* was only a physical transformation)
My older sister has a thing where she's sort of interested in Transformers, but mostly just more obscure characters ('84 Ark crew who didn't quite make it out of G1 like Bluestreak, female Autobots who aren't Arcee, and mid-to-late G1 'bots like guess who?), so as soon as I showed her that a Generations Counch/Puntercounch existed, she insisted I should get one. I still haven't (The Prime Wars Dinobots/Terrorcons, the Siege Ark Crew, and Studio Series everything is holding my focus), but I'd like to someday.
As soon as I got mine, I set little Prima off to the side on my bedspread and proceeded to completely forget about her for the better part of an hour, and by the time I remembered "Oh yeah, there was another toy in that box, wasn't there?" she was long gone. So I basically got one of the most powerful characters in the Transformers universe, and immediately lost it. Whoops.
I nearly spit out my coke when you said "Benedict Counterpunch"! 🤣🤣🤣 I ❤❤ you so much for that! Keep making these videos, and I'll keep eating them up!!
I actually kinda like the primes, not for the intended play, but to have. More annoying is half of the 13 were pack-ins to their biggest and rarest toys. At least Takara bailed us out from Hasbro's half-assed rare ass event exclusive bombast, but good luck getting the last one of you didn't want predaking. I just say the thirteenth was
Love this review. As always intertaining as hell and for one of my favorite characters to boot. To make things better for this figure, his alt mode is based on a customized Infiniti Vision GT concept. Epic win all round!
Just in from work, got myself a Jack & Coke & settled down for your latest review..., and once again I'm having to rewind the 'Counch-Puntercounch' section over & over again, trying to stifle the same hysterics as the unboxing video, what with the missus & kids being asleep upstairs. I love the realisation hitting half way through saying it. Absolutely brilliant!!!
I remember being very impressed with this guy for his modern car altmode. We never get those anymore, now everything has to be the same 40 year old vehicles. Well, once my fingers had stopped hurting from doing the shoulder-fix. The best description I've ever seen of this guy was "It's like if James Bond had an alter-ego he used for infiltration called Counterbond, who was obviously just James Bond walking backwards with a hat over his face, and drove James Bond's car. And somehow it worked." Then again, 50% of Megatron's army is identical jetplane guys, and another 20% is identical camera/rectal thermometer guys. Punch and Counterpunch would hardly be the first guys to share an alternate mode.
Just got this (ordered it in December), i was torn on it but you convinced me. Also i found that keeping the shoulders in the Counterpunch configuration for Punch works way better, and he still still looks different enough.
I was having such a naff day but then this vid turned up and made me feel better. Thanks Thew... Thewks. But yeah, when I went to London MCM, I saw him at the In Demand Toys stall, but I instead went for PotP Blast Off instead (as I wanted a slightly accurate Bruticus as well as having the flamethrower arm thing like with the Fall of Cyberton guy). Maybe I'll pick CPC another time (if they have any of him left).
My favorite of the three exclusives. I really, really love the G1 toy for it's boldness and gimmick, and I knew I'd love this one. I agree with the POTP gimmick though. I've just kinda threw the POTP combiner hands into a box with the rest of the CW kibble I have. I threw the exclusive Primemasters from the three into Trypticon's belly where they sit with a few of my unused TR heads. I really only got the Primemasters with the Pretender suits. That's what I really wanted. A shame we never got the "Galactic Heavyweight Champ" Stranglehold. I love that guy.
Honestly holding the original next to the new....it's a perfect upgrade like...honestly I've stood them against each other in all forms? and they all look EXACT. I love that baby
If you want each mode to have a weapon, Universe Scourge’s double-barreled blaster works really well for Counterpunch, and you can even store it under the front of the car if you put the back of the gun near the grill and the barrels between the head and the other gun.
In case you didn't know, there's a little tab that plugs into the handle of the gun one of his shoulders and that allows you to stash it away in car mode.
That sure looks like a decent figure. I knew I should've picked him up at $24.99. Now he's bought out and sold at scalper prices at Amazon. Great review of Counch Punter-Counch Thew btw
I liked the look myself that I had to get two of them to have him in both Autobot and Decepticon mode. And to be a bit creative I used the Prime armor as a backpack that way you couldn't see his secondary bot mode. Still a fun badass figure.
His gun stores under the front of the car on a peg attached to one of the shoulders, also flip down his 'Con flap for car mode so everything like the grill fits better. Cheers mate!
Awesome review of my favorite Autobot whose living his baddest spark as a Deceptithug...lol. You the con is serious with those 80's metal shoulder rockers. !
I really hope it gets a retail release someday, even though it's an exclusive, because this figure looks totally legit for a modern Punch/Counterpunch. ☺ Oh, I'm sorry; Counch/Puntercounch. X3
I was about to say "Oh no, this guy is like Baltmatrix with criticism" then you basically praised the living hell out of Decepticon mode, which I love, so you get a big ole thumbs up.
To be fair, the Decepticons had Double Dealer. Who must use his dragon mode all the time around his fellow Decepticons, because any other mode would give him an Autobot signature. I guess the Cybertronians never perfected their IFF systems.
fun fact the car modeis based off of the 2015 acura nsx althoughn 12 year olds will call it the jester which is how i made him in need for speed payback
I actually really like the look of this figure . Sort of am kicking myself for not getting him when he was a good price . Power of the primes was an okay line could have been better but this figure helped the line for sure .
Honestly i just use his autobot head for his Decepticon mode Since the original animation appearance had the mask/mouthplate on the Decepticon head and the mouth on the autobot head
Megatron: "Counterpunch, may I talk to you please?"
Counterpunch: "Yes lord Megatron. Do you wish to discuss you plans to attack the Autobots?"
Megs: "No. It's just that I've noticed some weird things lately..."
CP: "Oh?"
Megs: "Yes, well for starters, you have a name which is very similar to an Autobot... What was it ... Punch?"
CP: "Ah, well, this must be one of those weird coincidences..."
Megs: "Perhaps, but I've noticed that your back looks suspiciously like his front..."
CP: "Ah, really... well that's weird..."
Megs: "Yes. And my soldiers have assured me that they've also noticed that Punch's back looks suspiciously like your front..."
CP: "Oh, well, hey, maybe we're long lost brothers or something..."
Megs: "That would probably explain why you both have this weird black helmet-like head."
CP: "Euh... eh, eh, yeah, I guess so..."
Megs: "And why you both have the exact same alt-mode..."
CP: ** sweats fucking bolts at this point **
(sweats in traitor)
Megatron: Just wanted to warn you in case Punch tries to impersonate you or anything.
CP:Y-Yes, of course lord Megatron. (Drives away as fast as possible)
kalajel dude that was fucking worth it.
I think he's been found out.. .
See, this is why Punch makes WAY more sense as an alternate form of COUNTERPUNCH. If CP was the normal robot mode, and Punch was some double-spy idea he came up with, it would make so much more sense.
By the holy decree of Primus, he shall henceforth be referred to as Counch-Puntercounch exclusively. Make it so.
ALL HAIL PUNTERCOUNCH!
Since when did Robo-Pope die and declare YOU leader? I DECLINE this decree unless Primus himself says it so! I shall not fall under this false prophet! Do not be swayed brothers and sisters!!
Sam Butler hi this is primus’ alt account and I say make it so he shall hensforth be known as counchpuntercounch
It's been nearly three years and my brain still accidentally refers to him as this. Help me.
Could be worse. Could me counch-cunterpounch
Not enough love in the comments section for 'Count Peter Crouch' so I'm redressing the balance. Well played. Do the robot to celebrate.
That was my favourite. It has my love. :)
Al? From al's toy barn? Hey big fan!
*Counterpunch walks into Maccadam's*
COUNTERPUNCH: "Greetings, good man! Might I trouble you for a drink?"
MACCADAM: "Oh, get outta here, Punch."
COUNTERPUNCH: "Punch? Who is Punch? My name is Counterpunch!"
*Counterpunch is thrown out, as Punch walks past*
PUNCH: "Oh my Primus, this bot is my exact double!"
This is one of the best things I have ever seen.
@Lucario the aura Guardian (That comment I did was actually just referencing a Simpsons scene.)
Ahhh! Vid full of puns / conterpuns!
A stunningly huge number of puns. I applaud that man! And you too sir!
Finally a Thew review of Counch-Puntercounch.
Im so funny.
Don't you mean a... rethew?
Beat me to the counch
@@andrewmichael9201 LOL
This is comedy gold!!!! XD I am officially calling this figure by that name.
Golden
Benedict Counterpunch and Power of the Papoose straight had me
One of the more common story motifs that gets thrown around on the rare times Punch does show up is that he's worried about that whole split-personality takeover. Like he's worried that he likes being Counterpunch too much. Guess Thew found the reason - namely, Counterpunch looks better.
Also, frankly, given the quality of your average Thirteen story, I can't help but think "yeah, they kinda deserved this nonsense."
That jekyll & hyde story is actually quite intriguing (in the OG story, Hyde wasn't a split personality, as the potion used to *transform* was only a physical transformation)
My older sister has a thing where she's sort of interested in Transformers, but mostly just more obscure characters ('84 Ark crew who didn't quite make it out of G1 like Bluestreak, female Autobots who aren't Arcee, and mid-to-late G1 'bots like guess who?), so as soon as I showed her that a Generations Counch/Puntercounch existed, she insisted I should get one. I still haven't (The Prime Wars Dinobots/Terrorcons, the Siege Ark Crew, and Studio Series everything is holding my focus), but I'd like to someday.
Your sister has good taste, she does. Good taste
It’s 3 years later and I still come back for, “THE POWER OF THE PAPOOSE!” Hahahahahaha
Counch/Punter-Counch
Dang it, ain't he beautiful?
Nice profile pic
Kore ga logical da
The wordplay was absolutely next level in this vid. Benedict Counterpunch got me so bad
Brilliant! The "Bunch Outforlunch" bit got me!
Roadtrip Mode 2, Bunch Outforlunch! Coming to a theater near you.
I find the prime armor works well as a Sideswipe style jetpack.
Same here. Almost like the port works better for that...
The bunch out for lunch is the most underrated rhyme you did 😂😂😂
As soon as I got mine, I set little Prima off to the side on my bedspread and proceeded to completely forget about her for the better part of an hour, and by the time I remembered "Oh yeah, there was another toy in that box, wasn't there?" she was long gone. So I basically got one of the most powerful characters in the Transformers universe, and immediately lost it. Whoops.
1:50
Thew: "Spiky bike helmet"
Me: SBIKEY Helmet?
I nearly spit out my coke when you said "Benedict Counterpunch"! 🤣🤣🤣 I ❤❤ you so much for that! Keep making these videos, and I'll keep eating them up!!
I actually kinda like the primes, not for the intended play, but to have. More annoying is half of the 13 were pack-ins to their biggest and rarest toys. At least Takara bailed us out from Hasbro's half-assed rare ass event exclusive bombast, but good luck getting the last one of you didn't want predaking. I just say the thirteenth was
I like em cause you can turn any headmaster into a hellish eyeless ghoul
I think they make kind of a neat substitute head for Titans Return bodies if you wanted a Functionist Council. And, y'know, the Pretenders.
@@DalekTheSupreme I may have tried out Functionist versions of various bots using the PotP enigmas of combination
@@MandoYote There are a couple that actually look pretty good inside Powermaster Optimus Prime's helmet.
I’m getting that figure pretty soon, so I’ll keep that in mind
Just had to rewatch this for Thew Being just the best and not a single other reason... nope... nothing else at all
Someone make a Drift/Deadlock out of this.
Someone on Instagram already has.
@@astromotive6047Liiiiiink, please.
@@astromotive6047 You are a prince.
@@AlexReynard A Prince-Crotchpinch indeed. Your Welcome :)
Whenever I talk about this guy after watching this video I always say "or as thew calls him. Counch - punterCounch"
I am laughing much harder than I should at "Crunch Monstermunch."
“I was expecting a game changer” yeah me too but sometimes a car is just a car
Just completely lost it at 5:00 when Thew does his best unintentional David Attenborough.
I almost spit my chocolate at that ending xD
Oh, the perfect way to end a bad day. Some puns, some laughs, a generally cheerful vibe, and robots.
Thank you Thew for cheering me up. 😁
Love this review. As always intertaining as hell and for one of my favorite characters to boot. To make things better for this figure, his alt mode is based on a customized Infiniti Vision GT concept. Epic win all round!
Bunch Out for Lunch? I'm just dead now. Can't stop laughing at that.
Bunch Outforlunch killed me, I am dead of laughter.
Counch-puntercounch is the decepticon equivalent to punch
I swear, I die laughing every time he flashes back to the video he got this. Counch - Puntercounch! I know it was a mistake, but dammit, that's funny!
One of the best toy reviewers around!
This video is indubitably the crème de la crème of Transformer reviews.
been a year and a half and I still refer to him as Counch Puntercounch automatically instead of his actual name.
Just in from work, got myself a Jack & Coke & settled down for your latest review..., and once again I'm having to rewind the 'Counch-Puntercounch' section over & over again, trying to stifle the same hysterics as the unboxing video, what with the missus & kids being asleep upstairs. I love the realisation hitting half way through saying it. Absolutely brilliant!!!
Crunch-MonsterMunch - hahahahahaha
OH MY GOSH IT'S THE HONEST TRAILERS GUY!!!!!
I remember being very impressed with this guy for his modern car altmode. We never get those anymore, now everything has to be the same 40 year old vehicles. Well, once my fingers had stopped hurting from doing the shoulder-fix.
The best description I've ever seen of this guy was "It's like if James Bond had an alter-ego he used for infiltration called Counterbond, who was obviously just James Bond walking backwards with a hat over his face, and drove James Bond's car. And somehow it worked."
Then again, 50% of Megatron's army is identical jetplane guys, and another 20% is identical camera/rectal thermometer guys. Punch and Counterpunch would hardly be the first guys to share an alternate mode.
Oh amazon, if only you hadn’t fudged my order, I’d have this guy. Excellent review as always
Amazon sent me 3
Speaking of POTP: as of yesterday i FINALLY completed my Volcanicus.
Cool review. It’s nice seeing someone else’s review of a bot I did. Can’t wait to see what you have in store for #200
Hilarious as usual! FYI, I believe the gun can store underneath the car mode, for whatever that's worth.
im still crying at power of the papoose. After so many months. its just hilarious
Just got this (ordered it in December), i was torn on it but you convinced me.
Also i found that keeping the shoulders in the Counterpunch configuration for Punch works way better, and he still still looks different enough.
This made me genuinely laugh out loud. Thank you Thew, I needed that.
I was having such a naff day but then this vid turned up and made me feel better. Thanks Thew... Thewks.
But yeah, when I went to London MCM, I saw him at the In Demand Toys stall, but I instead went for PotP Blast Off instead (as I wanted a slightly accurate Bruticus as well as having the flamethrower arm thing like with the Fall of Cyberton guy). Maybe I'll pick CPC another time (if they have any of him left).
Love the Peacey P reference!
Went right over my head. Hello search!
Oh my god that last line made me laugh so hard my cat looked at me like maybe she should take *me* to the vet...
Entertaining as always. I really liked my Punch/Counterpunch.
Far out! You're aliteration is on point!
My favorite of the three exclusives. I really, really love the G1 toy for it's boldness and gimmick, and I knew I'd love this one. I agree with the POTP gimmick though. I've just kinda threw the POTP combiner hands into a box with the rest of the CW kibble I have. I threw the exclusive Primemasters from the three into Trypticon's belly where they sit with a few of my unused TR heads. I really only got the Primemasters with the Pretender suits. That's what I really wanted. A shame we never got the "Galactic Heavyweight Champ" Stranglehold. I love that guy.
Power of the Papoose! 🤣🤣🤣😂
You mentioned POTP, and I honestly had to try and remember what that one was all about...
Punch, counter-punch.
I think you needed a refresher from the puns
I honestly want a Drift/Deadlock repaint of this soo bad
BRILLIANT
i usually leave the Prime Papoose on the back of the figure. essentially making it a God-Powered-Jetpack
I only came back in to watch COUNCH PUNTERCOUNCH madness. (And this is where I first saw it; like you always remember your first.)
I now exclusively refer to him as Counch/Punter-counch.
Honestly holding the original next to the new....it's a perfect upgrade like...honestly I've stood them against each other in all forms? and they all look EXACT. I love that baby
"The names Punch, Counter-Punch"
If you want each mode to have a weapon, Universe Scourge’s double-barreled blaster works really well for Counterpunch, and you can even store it under the front of the car if you put the back of the gun near the grill and the barrels between the head and the other gun.
Thew gets extra points for no tired forced "My autobot counterpart is nearby...real nearby" joke. Just replace it with puns.
Hilarious! Even when you’re not that into a figure you still make me want to get it...
6:14 & 6:16 Aldi is basically affordable Mercedes.
In case you didn't know, there's a little tab that plugs into the handle of the gun one of his shoulders and that allows you to stash it away in car mode.
Pref the Autobot mode actually. I own the G1 version as well and I love the PotP version.
That sure looks like a decent figure. I knew I should've picked him up at $24.99. Now he's bought out and sold at scalper prices at Amazon. Great review of Counch Punter-Counch Thew btw
Thew uploaded on my birthday
What a great gift
I liked the look myself that I had to get two of them to have him in both Autobot and Decepticon mode. And to be a bit creative I used the Prime armor as a backpack that way you couldn't see his secondary bot mode. Still a fun badass figure.
His gun stores under the front of the car on a peg attached to one of the shoulders, also flip down his 'Con flap for car mode so everything like the grill fits better.
Cheers mate!
Finally was able to get my own Counch-Puntercounch, for my early birthday present 😁
Yeah the prime armor sucks for any purpose except for being hands. they should've just given him a recolor of the same gun or something.
Heck yeah! Counch Punter-Counch!
Awesome review of my favorite Autobot whose living his baddest spark as a Deceptithug...lol. You the con is serious with those 80's metal shoulder rockers. !
My favourite toy as a kid (the original G1), can't wait to get this one.
@4:18 laughed my ass, excuse me - arse - off at that one.
Pun counter pun , what a great review, keep it up!
I really hope it gets a retail release someday, even though it's an exclusive, because this figure looks totally legit for a modern Punch/Counterpunch. ☺ Oh, I'm sorry; Counch/Puntercounch. X3
It got rereleased as another online exclusive lmao
Hope you like Barricade too!
@@MarioWorlder123 Yes, I'm well aware of that. And I do indeed like Barricade. ^.^
@@KrytenMark Yo, excellent! I'm surprised you replied to this-
@@MarioWorlder123 Oh, just wanted to make sure you knew that I saw it. :)
@@KrytenMark That's very kinda of you, thanks!
There has to be a deception called lowkick highkick
Merry Christmas to you and your family Mr. Thew!!!!
A Peace-y P reference in a P/CP review?
This is why I subbed.
Yay another review with our mate thew!
I'm pretty sure the Combiner Hand thingy is SUPPOSED to be a secret agent-y jetpack for 'im.
That hurt baby Jazz's feelings when you said he was rubbish
Thank you for puntercounch
I was about to say "Oh no, this guy is like Baltmatrix with criticism" then you basically praised the living hell out of Decepticon mode, which I love, so you get a big ole thumbs up.
watch his other videos, this guy is awesome
The car mode roughly looks like the mid-engine Corvette prototype
Are you sure it’s safe to talk about Punch like this? His Decepticon counterpart might be nearby!
I think the potp gimmick was a reference to power masters
May I ask, why have no Decepticons have ever asked why Counterpunch has a yellow gun that doesn't match his robot mode's colour scheme?
To be fair, the Decepticons had Double Dealer. Who must use his dragon mode all the time around his fellow Decepticons, because any other mode would give him an Autobot signature. I guess the Cybertronians never perfected their IFF systems.
And that's why they need reversible emblems or double-rubsigns.
The car mode really looks like some British sports mobile
He makes me want to buy ol' Pouch-Mangopouch.
2:08 THANK YOU! As much as I love the hand-flip feature, I HATE how DINKY the arms are!
Counch- Puntercounch , More like hunch- buttercrunch
More like, Rob Schneider is: Durnch-Dournderdurnch, rated PG-13.
1:16 Counch-Puntercounch X3
Need to find the Dammit Open that's from...
fun fact the car modeis based off of the 2015 acura nsx althoughn 12 year olds will call it the jester which is how i made him in need for speed payback
DUDE THE HOMESTAR REFERENCES I JUST
I actually really like the look of this figure . Sort of am kicking myself for not getting him when he was a good price . Power of the primes was an okay line could have been better but this figure helped the line for sure .
Honestly i just use his autobot head for his Decepticon mode
Since the original animation appearance had the mask/mouthplate on the Decepticon head and the mouth on the autobot head