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@@nikolausnikolausnikolaus Nice finds. I I don't have core Megatron (yet), but those are all really fun figures. I'm excited for core Megatron and Sound wave because I'm a sucker for tiny things
@@PerspectiveEnd I'm gonna try to give him knees. He does make for a really cute companion for Grimlock, just hanging out on his back. Considering that's what he's meant to do, he does it ok.
Yep, Hasbro login to Teletraan 1 and found the old Wheeljack and Ratchet blueprints for Grimlock. Better built than before, into the Studio Series 86 line. Looking forward to how great the other Dinobots will be after him.
Really looking forward to all of those. Swoop Who I just really like, Sludge who's my Low Key Favorite, Slag who's toy was important to my childhood, Snarl who just looks dope with all the spikes. And what would really be cool is them inserting Slash into the time line. Like don't even pretend you aren't interested in an 86 Slash even though she wasn't in the movie.
I saw this figure yesterday at a Toys R Us and oddly enough he was the only SS86 figures in the Transformers section because most of the figures in the TF section were just a bunch of Cyberverse figures. I unfortunately wasn't able to get him because I'm currently broke at the moment. As for the figure itself, he looks extremely well done. I'm honestly happy that they used gold instead of the ugly yellow of the promotional pics for it. The overall poseability on him looks adequate and i'm so glad that he's the traditional leader size, it makes him so much more worth the price. If there's anything I can complain about though, it would be the lack of a sword, though I suspect that they didn't give him a sword because he didn't use it in the movie (not sure though I haven't watched the 86 movie in it's entirety). Also, great review as always 👍
Thank you very much. He does not use a sword at any point during the movie, or at any point in the show. It is a fantastic figure, and If I had to go hungry to get it I would. But that's just me.
All will be destroyed, should they dare oppose me, even if that opposition is merely unintentional physical intersection with my path. I am the unstoppable force, and they are not the immovable object.
its not since 13 years the studio series is good, potp grimlock its not that trash is just more like a toy, howerver the deformed proportions are weird, to incorporate the combiner thing, but the way they painted the golden parts is great, and i dont like the gap in animated grimlock's neck
I take it we aren't counting the PotP as a Good Figure, and we are only going with Official Figures, but isn't the MP a bit newer than Animated, so are we also not Counting MP?
I recently rewatched the film and the Dinobots do use their guns in the Unicron battle, but it's not very noticeable and I think their melee weapons are much more iconic.
I found Grimlock randomly at a Walmart just before the other 86 figured started popping up. It was the only one and I snatched it up. Now the same store has quite a few in stock warming up the shelves. I'm still glad I got him when I did. I absolutely love this guy.
Yeah, I think what happened with that is that Distribution is entirely messed up, so one store in a region will get the stock for all the others. I've been to store after store without a single Grimlock, then one store will have like 10. And I love it too, one of the best figures in the last few years.
I'm trying to look for the Netflix bumblebee at Walmart and every time I go there he's never there I'm telling you when your looking for something they don't have it but when your not looking for something they have it SMH
Yeah, it's impossible to find what you are looking for right now. But I would caution you that Netflix Bumblebee is just ER Cliffjumper, so if you are like me and don't care for that figure, you won't be impressed with Bumblebee, but you probably already know that.
@@paulkilcline1168 Well I hope you like it. I don't want people to dislike the stuff the get. I just want to warn them away from stuff I think they may not like.
Funny story, I got this figure right after getting my teeth pulled so while I was in Walmart I was in extreme pain but he was the figure that made that day bearable
My concern about this figure, having owned it for a few months, is that the red hinge on the tail, or the part of the upper leg that is on the hinge will eventually snap, ruining the beautiful figure.
Awesome vid as always! I heard somewhere that the Studio Series 86 line was originally intended to be the third part of WFC until a change in management caused them to shift focus from the 86 movie to Beast Wars. I can’t quite remember where I heard that, so take it with a grain of salt, but given how the figures are engineered, I wouldn’t be surprised Anyways, this figure looks amazing! I can’t wait to get my hands on one (if it ever shows up in Canada. Seriously, I just started finding Kingdom figures in my stores last week, and they’re still not available on Canadian websites)
I still can't find kingdom figures in stores, and I live in the US, and most of them aren't on sites over here either. I'll say that Grimlock here makes more sense for ER, cause ERs leaders were clearly forced into the role either by coming from previous lines, or by having TACKED on trailers. Doubledealer was much more in line with this Grimlock.
@@PerspectiveEnd I'll be honest, I've never really been too upset about the WFC leaders. I've found them all to be really good figures with amazing engineering, and enough accessories and features to make them worth it. I've never really understood why it's been that big of a deal that they're smaller, because at the end of the day, you're still getting your money's worth in engineering, articulation, and sheer mass
Although a sword for grimlock would have been awesome, this toy line is meant to represent they’re appearances in the movie. In the movie he didn’t have his sword. This is the same reason Jazz doesn’t have door wings.
When I first saw pictures of this figure I thought it had the potential to be one of if not THE best chug scale transformers figure ever And I am not disappointed
I especially love how it defeats every single claim that the dumb voyager sized figures are leader priced because they're more complex, less hollow, more articulated, and have better guns. Grimlock doesn't have and single hollow gap part in either mode, is still fairly complicated, has great articulation, and an absolutely solid gun while still actually feeling like a leader class.
@@PerspectiveEnd He's so good that that is completely forgettable. Though yeah, if Wheelie was to be sacrificed for anything, the arms splitting and the hand rotating down would be it. And that's only like 2 extra parts.
Ok, got this guy today, and holy shit I was absolutely not expecting him to be that big, dude absolutely dreads everything in my collection with the exception of energon megatron
Yeah, I've been hearing that, that that's absolutely idiotic. Hasbro messed up a good design, and people asked me to criticize it, and I defended them thinking there was no way they were that dumb, and it was infact the proven idiot photographer messing stuff up.
@@PerspectiveEnd Frankly it's one of those figures that you could have a world renowned professional photographer take pictures of it and it would still look like crap.
So far going off a sample of 1 Grimlock, it looks like the thing to get is the Dinobots, but the others may not live up to this one. Personally I will be getting all of them, because I'm a hopeless addict who's bad with money.
i cant believe its THREE YEARs since this lad came out. i didnt get him cause he didnt show up AT ALL at my local but have just bought the comic book version hasbro pulse have released . i was gonna pass on the leader dinobots completely as i didnt think i could get a grimlock so when they put him up just as Swoop got revealed i knew i'd cave. Swoop is such an indemand character this side of the pond since we got shafted back in the day that i just couldnt resist buying him and with me already having a snarl its just down to slag and sludge now. it helps the comic book version comes with the rest of the swords that werent packed with the original releases.
It is terrifying that time has flown so fast. I only ever saw this ONE in Stores normally I think, but most of the rest of them shelf warmed a bit. I'm glad that you are liking the Swoop so much. I still haven't found a coppy over here. Also the comic version doesn't have a Crap Wheelie no one wanted.
Ok, so I have decided this looks good enough to get. My question is this: My favorite dinobot is Snarl, so should I wait for the SS Snarl, or pick up this Grimlock?
That sounds about right. We know Slag is next, and if it's one to a Wave, then he's going to be at least in the third wave which would put him at the end of the year, or later.
They Typically do actually. The only Grimlock I can think of that doesn't is the PotP. Yeah the MP isn't very good. Worst thing about his is ball jointed shoulders that cant get out one quarter as far as they need to without popping off. Well that and the fact that he holds together like a Chinese knock off you find at the dollar store.
Nice review. I pre-ordered grimlock from a website of someone I know. However, his website only sells stuff from Japan. So I will be getting the takara version after takara gives his supplier the stock. Which will take 2 months to reach him. So yeah.
@@PerspectiveEnd I mean it will be received by the guy I got it from 2 months after takara gives it to the suppliers because Japan is kinda far from where he lives. It would take another unknown number of months to reach me.
This was the only studio series 86 figure I've found in my area in Canada. Was beyond happy to find him but I want some of the others and have to stalk Walmarts daily to try to beat the scalpers.
He's got all the C.O.M.B.A.T. ports on him, but placing him somewhere is tricky, but I think I have a good idea. I think he originally had a clear neck and a sword, and was slated to release in Kingdom, but when a certain virus evaporated an entire wave of Earthrise they sacrificed most of the actual SS line and grouped some slots from Kingdom to make the SS 86 line. However in regards to that theory I can't help but think that at least Hot Rod and Blurr are new. Hot Rod because he does too many movie specific things, and Blurr because it feels like a rush job.
I think he might have been intended for Earthrise. Think about it. Earthrise had one TRUE leader Class, the other was an Optimus with a TACKED on trailer, and the last one was a Leader from the Previous line. Those scream to me that they were forced into higher price point to fill gaps left from moving other stuff around. Doubledealer has way more in common with Grimlock than he does the either of the other Leaders from his line.
@@PerspectiveEnd I'm not sure about that. Astrotrain felt more like an Earthrise figure, and both him and Optimus came out before the whole thing. And it feels more like Kingdom because Optimus was re issued to that wave despite having already been widely available and currently on sale, and having another figure in the same wave. And to also mention it, Kingdom seems to be leaning towards aspects from the G1 comics and the episode of G1 where the characters time traveled to the past. Cyclonus, Ultra Magnus, and Galvatron were done in a marvel comic depicting the reformatted Decepticons from TF:TM traveling back to 1986 and fighting the Autobots in that time. Warpath and a few others were in the knights of the round table episode of G1. In the G1 comics the Dinobots were ejected from the Ark as it was crash landing. They took dinosaur forms to blend in with the wildlife and faced off with Shockwave, which is believed to be an inspiration for Beast Wars. I believe in the comic as well that the Insecticons were also active at that time, and took insect modes for the same reason, which would also lean in to that theory.
Where do you live that that's a viable option. I'm having a Similar experience with Gamer Edition Optimus, Legacy Armada Optimus, and 86 Snarl right now.
I remember having to settle for a used version on Ebay that was missing Wheelie, and its still the best Grimlock I have once I gave him Fall of Cybertron Grimlock's accessories.
Just watched this again - I got the Shattered Glass version - the joints for the wings are better and hold unless you shake him like a ketchup bottle. I also got the DNA Upgrade kit so I could give him front teeth and fill the screw holes.
The Beast Wars series was great but this figure is why I believe G1 did it best. Grimlock is one of the original "Beast" Transformers and he's still metal in both forms. Loved the video and never change dude. You're unique and that fact alone is part of the charm of your creative content. Never the less, your videos are fresh.
Well thank you for all that praise, but I don't quite get the last sentence, I almost wonder if you forgot to put in a criticism you were thinking about writing. I feel like that reads "You're videos are good and unique. But don't worry they are good and unique." And What I will always say. What's cooler than cars? Robots. What's cooler than robots? Dinosaurs. What's cooler than Dinosaurs? Robot Dinosaurs.
@@PerspectiveEnd I was just saying your presentation and creative style is unique. From the channel name to fast talking are attributes to the charm of your channel and if I were you I wouldn't ever change a thing.
Grimlock probably was meant for Siege, but then someone that actually watched g1 pointed out how Grimlock didn’t even exist until the autobots were on Earth.
@@PerspectiveEnd I completely agree with everything you said in the review so glad to finally have an affordable Grimlock figure that's so good and to get just any Grimlock figure that has reasonably sized shoulders
@@creationmatrix4760 I don't know where those shoulders came from, and why does every company out there like to give him them. They don't look powerful they look bloated. Must have come from the WFC Games.
Your theory about Grimlock being designed with a different line in mind might hold some weight to it. Judging from how the SS86 Starscream is literally just the Earthrise mold but with retooled hands and lots of accessories.
@@gameboycustoms9231 No. Other figures have done this design too. They are just using the same type of engineering for it , and it works out on Grimlock way better because his hips aren't the same color as his thighs meaning it doesn't look like his legs are like 1/5th longer than they should be.
@@PerspectiveEnd Literally the only smidge of anything I was able to find was a crappy old Generations Jetfire that had no knee articulation, no instructions, and everything fell apart. I promptly got my 18 bucks back. F that
Grimlock’s Dinobot mode’s breath weapons is super inconsistent, in the 86 movie it’s a smoke thingy, in war of the Dinobots it’s a normal auto bot gun projectile.
Hey. This big guy is having a upgrade kit from dna design that will give wheelie a knee joint and elbow joint and can transform. and about grimlock. Grimlock has a sword and a yellow chest piece. (also wheelie has no kibble)
Wait a minute. The visor is _actually_ a separate piece? I was talking to a friend a few days ago how I wished the visor was a separate piece (don't have the figure yet so no way for me to know) so upgrade kits could take advantage by having you disassemble the head and replace the blue visor with a red one, cause I love the red visor look on Grimlock more. I am now very surprised no ones done that yet.
Yeah, it does seem to be a sperate piece, There's probably a Reprolable of the Red visor, but yeah it's a little weird they haven't released a new visor.
Hey perspective, I got a question I needa ask you. It’s a suggestion I need from you. I going to paint my shattered glass grimlock into G1 grimlock and I gotta ask. Should I paint my grimlocks visor red or blue
That would make sense. I mean the SHOVED Optimus into Leader Class, and Astrotrain from another Toyline. Plus As weird as it was Doubledealer was much more in line with the old Leader Class than the new one. So they probably intended to go back to Old Leader with Earthrise.
@@PerspectiveEnd maybe, I feel like with the leader class it's more about the scale of a character, like Grimlock is generally thought of as being quite imposing and large not the biggest but larger than voyager. But then a character like Optimus or Shockwave are gonna be voyager but they need to add stuff to try and justify the leader price point, the trailer for Optimus makes sense but it's not enough to be a leader class. Shockwave in siege I feel was more then filling a quota for leader class figures, like they need three (I think) per line, with siege we got Ultra Magnus, shockwave and Astrotrain, earthrise we got Optimus, Doubledealer and Astrotrain as a reissue. And there was no room for grimlock in ER, even in Kingdom we got an Optimus reissue, BW Megatron and Galvatron. Could also explain why Rodimus has been bumped up to commander class maybe. Feel like Galvatron should be a voyager and Rodimus a leader at most but they've bumped em up because they know they can.
Someone actually just mentioned that yesterday, and while that would make sense, the Masterpiece Grimlock actually predates that game by 3 years. So while it may still be true, and it's just a coincidence, there is evidence against it.
I don't need another version of Grimlocks Crown that was only in one panel of the comic ever. I've got like 7 of those. I don't know why people remember the crown so much, it wasn't even a Cool Design like Starscreams.
I figured out how to get Grimlock to hold his gun in dino mode! You take the gap above his guns handle and plug it in to the bicep. If you still don't understand, the figure instructions will show you how to do it in robot mode so you can learn to do it in the dino form.
That grimlock could be the best 86 series transformer And i think hasbro had to put siege effect parts so grim doesn't have frot teeth because as you said i think this one was for siege or earthrise line
Finally got one of these guys for $100 + $6 shipping, thought it was gonna be a scam and recieve potp grimlock, but nope, it was ss86 grimlock. Absolutely love the figure,
I wish I'd seen a crap ton of Deluxes, all I can find are Blurrs. No one want's Blurr and while that figure is not Terrible, I can't blame them for making him the line's Shelf Warmer.
its a waste of plastic, nobody asked for him, i dont care for some gaps in figures hands like this, but what upsets me are those useless static plastic shit like weelie
@PerspectiveEnd most targets i go to tell me another store had it. so when I go to that target I don't see it on the shelf. so I ask a clurk and they say they have it in stock. but it's not on the shelf and they tell me it's not in the back. most of the time they then tell me it must be around the store someplace and then say I could just wander around looking for it.
@@knetge Yeah I don't even bother asking at this point, if it's not on the shelf I just go to a different store, after a quick search to make sure some Ragamuffin didn't move it to a different shelf.
Found one on pre-order on Amazon. I have to wait till may 1st to get it, but it sounds like he is worth the wait. Hell I waited longer for my Omega Supream. Nice video mate! :)
On one hand, this looks absolutely incredible. But on the other hand those face screws are absolutely ridiculous, they look like tooth abscesses or something. Makes me want to go the library and 3D print some screw caps for a figure I don’t even own yet.
Am I the only one who is confused every time he says "Grimlock did not have separate teeth, they were always a part of his face" when every example he shows has grimlock... with teeth separate from his face? Like there is a clear line were his face ends and the teeth begin. If that's not it then I truly have no idea what you mean.
That doesn't quite track the MP Grimlock came out in 2009 while FOC was from 2012. But if what you are saying is true that's just another reason for me to really dislike that design.
Apparently from what I've heard that grimlock missing teeth is due to child safety regulation and both kingdom dinobot and beast Megatron have missing front teeth as well
@@PerspectiveEnd probably depends on the factory that manufactures it and knowing Hasbro they probably didn't care for missing teeth especially knowing that people would buy these characters regardless of inaccuracy
“I will steam roll a toddler at this point if they stand between me and one of the figures I’m looking for” well ain’t that relatable
Ain't no one got time for calmly walking around children.
That was me when I finally found the earthrise allicon.
@@geo-fry6372 I got that figure yesterday together with core class Megatron and Rattrap
@@nikolausnikolausnikolaus Nice finds. I I don't have core Megatron (yet), but those are all really fun figures. I'm excited for core Megatron and Sound wave because I'm a sucker for tiny things
@@geo-fry6372 Same
"I'd steamroll a toddler"
- PerspectiveEnd
You know it, but not that one.
@Cody Anger Believe you me, I am aware of that.
@Cody Anger Ehh more annoyed. Like really didn't you get the universal feed back the first time that no one wanted this Hasbro?
Wheelie is definitely going in my useless accessory bag when I get this thing
I think he's going in everyone's useless accessory bag.
@@PerspectiveEnd I'm gonna try to give him knees. He does make for a really cute companion for Grimlock, just hanging out on his back. Considering that's what he's meant to do, he does it ok.
Why throw him in bag when you can have him be crushed by any other figure?
@@eyywannn8601 Cause that would mean I'd have to keep him on my shelves taking up space for real figures.
I still keep him in his box lmao.
Hes my most anticipated leader. Yeah galvatron is cool, but he isnt king.
oh hi there
Yeah, I don't know how Galvatron could ever live up to this, he isn't half as cool as a Robot T-Rex, and I mean can you blame him for it? What IS?
I take it you two know each other.
Funny, I just opened mine today after having him for a week. Fun transformers and definitely my favorite Grimlock I own
I saw you in discord on docs server
Yep, Hasbro login to Teletraan 1 and found the old Wheeljack and Ratchet blueprints for Grimlock. Better built than before, into the Studio Series 86 line. Looking forward to how great the other Dinobots will be after him.
Really looking forward to all of those. Swoop Who I just really like, Sludge who's my Low Key Favorite, Slag who's toy was important to my childhood, Snarl who just looks dope with all the spikes.
And what would really be cool is them inserting Slash into the time line.
Like don't even pretend you aren't interested in an 86 Slash even though she wasn't in the movie.
@@PerspectiveEnd I hope grimlock would be in transformers the rise of the beasts 2023.
I saw this figure yesterday at a Toys R Us and oddly enough he was the only SS86 figures in the Transformers section because most of the figures in the TF section were just a bunch of Cyberverse figures. I unfortunately wasn't able to get him because I'm currently broke at the moment.
As for the figure itself, he looks extremely well done. I'm honestly happy that they used gold instead of the ugly yellow of the promotional pics for it. The overall poseability on him looks adequate and i'm so glad that he's the traditional leader size, it makes him so much more worth the price. If there's anything I can complain about though, it would be the lack of a sword, though I suspect that they didn't give him a sword because he didn't use it in the movie (not sure though I haven't watched the 86 movie in it's entirety). Also, great review as always 👍
Thank you very much. He does not use a sword at any point during the movie, or at any point in the show.
It is a fantastic figure, and If I had to go hungry to get it I would. But that's just me.
Grimlock and jazz are some of my most wanted transformers of this year.
Still need to find that Jazz, and I can say with confidence you want the Grimlock for good reason.
I too would harm a child if they stood in my way.
All will be destroyed, should they dare oppose me, even if that opposition is merely unintentional physical intersection with my path.
I am the unstoppable force, and they are not the immovable object.
All who stand in my path shall perish
My boy has a good figure again. It's been what, 13 years since the animated toy line version
The mainline Studio Series toy was amazing too
its not since 13 years the studio series is good, potp grimlock its not that trash is just more like a toy, howerver the deformed proportions are weird, to incorporate the combiner thing, but the way they painted the golden parts is great, and i dont like the gap in animated grimlock's neck
I take it we aren't counting the PotP as a Good Figure, and we are only going with Official Figures, but isn't the MP a bit newer than Animated, so are we also not Counting MP?
The Mainline Studio Series is not Grimlock. It is a Golem with his name, and a Similar Altmode.
I don't think there's any denying that PotP Grimlock just wasn't what people wanted.
The only explanation I can come up with for the missing front teeth is that there was some dude bad enough to break grimlock's teeth
There is no such dude.
Tarn maybe
I recently rewatched the film and the Dinobots do use their guns in the Unicron battle, but it's not very noticeable and I think their melee weapons are much more iconic.
Yeah their guns were what was more featured in the show, but the swords are so much more thme.
I found Grimlock randomly at a Walmart just before the other 86 figured started popping up. It was the only one and I snatched it up. Now the same store has quite a few in stock warming up the shelves. I'm still glad I got him when I did. I absolutely love this guy.
Yeah, I think what happened with that is that Distribution is entirely messed up, so one store in a region will get the stock for all the others. I've been to store after store without a single Grimlock, then one store will have like 10.
And I love it too, one of the best figures in the last few years.
Grimlock: Me Grimlock superior, Hasbro weak.
Me Grimlock Superior, Distribution Inferior.
@@babylonknights1160 I know. He's like in my top 3, if not top 2.
I'm trying to look for the Netflix bumblebee at Walmart and every time I go there he's never there I'm telling you when your looking for something they don't have it but when your not looking for something they have it SMH
Yeah, it's impossible to find what you are looking for right now. But I would caution you that Netflix Bumblebee is just ER Cliffjumper, so if you are like me and don't care for that figure, you won't be impressed with Bumblebee, but you probably already know that.
I got the bumblebee for Christmas
@@PerspectiveEnd I got both of them lol
@@diegoleon4708 You poor poor man.
@@paulkilcline1168 Well I hope you like it. I don't want people to dislike the stuff the get. I just want to warn them away from stuff I think they may not like.
Yes Finally I found one after 2 months of searching and I absolutely love him
He is wonderful, and I don't know what kind of insufferable sourpuss could not find it in their heart to love him.
Funny story, I got this figure right after getting my teeth pulled so while I was in Walmart I was in extreme pain but he was the figure that made that day bearable
Nice. Glad to hear he's so good he can make immense pain not matter.
My concern about this figure, having owned it for a few months, is that the red hinge on the tail, or the part of the upper leg that is on the hinge will eventually snap, ruining the beautiful figure.
Yeah, I do treat those with a bit of care, you can operate those less harshly.
after what? a decade, i finally decided to finally have a transformer for me, and so i decided this one, and oh my man, this grimlock rocks
So this was the first figure you've picked up in years? Great Choice.
Awesome vid as always! I heard somewhere that the Studio Series 86 line was originally intended to be the third part of WFC until a change in management caused them to shift focus from the 86 movie to Beast Wars. I can’t quite remember where I heard that, so take it with a grain of salt, but given how the figures are engineered, I wouldn’t be surprised
Anyways, this figure looks amazing! I can’t wait to get my hands on one (if it ever shows up in Canada. Seriously, I just started finding Kingdom figures in my stores last week, and they’re still not available on Canadian websites)
I still can't find kingdom figures in stores, and I live in the US, and most of them aren't on sites over here either.
I'll say that Grimlock here makes more sense for ER, cause ERs leaders were clearly forced into the role either by coming from previous lines, or by having TACKED on trailers. Doubledealer was much more in line with this Grimlock.
@@PerspectiveEnd I'll be honest, I've never really been too upset about the WFC leaders. I've found them all to be really good figures with amazing engineering, and enough accessories and features to make them worth it. I've never really understood why it's been that big of a deal that they're smaller, because at the end of the day, you're still getting your money's worth in engineering, articulation, and sheer mass
Take a shot every time this man says "a weapon to surpass metal gear"
You will have had three shots by the end.
I was lucky to get hotrod, scourge, and jazz but still no luck finding grimlock. Kudos to you for finding it.
Still cant find Jazz or Kup though, and I think the reason getting a Grimlock is so hard is now kind of obvious.
Its great to see that my Targets are FINALLY putting things in stock. Managed to snag Hot Rod, Kup and Jazz. Can't wait to get Grimlock
I wish my stores were getting consistently stocked.
@@PerspectiveEnd I feel you. At some point Mid January I would only see, at most like 3 Cyberverse figures at multiple locations.
@@renegonzalez8258 That's what it's like now for me. Maybe they will have one other figure.
Although a sword for grimlock would have been awesome, this toy line is meant to represent they’re appearances in the movie. In the movie he didn’t have his sword. This is the same reason Jazz doesn’t have door wings.
Yeah, but this also looks way different than the movie, as I already laid out.
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What's up everyone this is Cr1tikal and I review Transformers and Dildos now. That's just all my channel is from this point forward.
You have traveled all across the world to find this dino( ﾟдﾟ)
What this one isn't Pink what the hell!
And I have seen many thing is my travels across the known universe no the least of Which being 86 Grimlock.
@@PerspectiveEnd rip pink, but yes one of the bravest people to travel across to get the 86 grimlock
I’m calling it now, Core Class Prime for the next vid.
Not a bad guess and you would have been right three days ago.
When I first saw pictures of this figure I thought it had the potential to be one of if not THE best chug scale transformers figure ever
And I am not disappointed
It's the Brock Sampson of Grimlocks.
@@PerspectiveEnd yes
I especially love how it defeats every single claim that the dumb voyager sized figures are leader priced because they're more complex, less hollow, more articulated, and have better guns. Grimlock doesn't have and single hollow gap part in either mode, is still fairly complicated, has great articulation, and an absolutely solid gun while still actually feeling like a leader class.
@@NexusProductions-rz1sv Well he's got the wrist gap, but that's like 1 thing he can get away with that.
@@PerspectiveEnd He's so good that that is completely forgettable. Though yeah, if Wheelie was to be sacrificed for anything, the arms splitting and the hand rotating down would be it. And that's only like 2 extra parts.
Therapist:Round headed grimlock isn’t real,he can’t hurt you
Round headed grimlock:
I like how he's just completely silent in the corner.
@@PerspectiveEnd (menacing)
I come from the future to tell you, this figure is so hard to get, I dont mind paying ebay prices anymore just to get it
Yeah it was a pain, I wish they'd just rerelease it for the people who need one. And I just hope you don't pay too much and wind up loving it.
@@PerspectiveEnd I also hope the package refresh doesnt get scalped to hell and back. Cause them ebay prices are a crime against humanity 💀
Ok, got this guy today, and holy shit I was absolutely not expecting him to be that big, dude absolutely dreads everything in my collection with the exception of energon megatron
I have used him in Many Size Comparisons before, I tried to make it clear how big he was. He is almost the size of old Leader.
Kingdoms Magnus shoulder things aren't supposed to plug into his feet so the officel image is correct
Yeah, I've been hearing that, that that's absolutely idiotic. Hasbro messed up a good design, and people asked me to criticize it, and I defended them thinking there was no way they were that dumb, and it was infact the proven idiot photographer messing stuff up.
So then what are the pegs on top of the shoulder things for?
@@PerspectiveEnd Frankly it's one of those figures that you could have a world renowned professional photographer take pictures of it and it would still look like crap.
@@NexusProductions-rz1sv NOOOOOTHIIIING!!!
@@NexusProductions-rz1sv I guess, I think Armored Robot mode looks great still.
The weapon to surpass metal gear is probably an unintended reference to first prototype review of mp grimlock
Cheese
Why cheese? Also yes I do believe you are right, I probably subconsciously did that.
I can't wait till I can find them I don't know what to get kingdom or all the ss dinobots
So far going off a sample of 1 Grimlock, it looks like the thing to get is the Dinobots, but the others may not live up to this one. Personally I will be getting all of them, because I'm a hopeless addict who's bad with money.
i cant believe its THREE YEARs since this lad came out.
i didnt get him cause he didnt show up AT ALL at my local but have just bought the comic book version hasbro pulse have released .
i was gonna pass on the leader dinobots completely as i didnt think i could get a grimlock so when they put him up just as Swoop got revealed i knew i'd cave. Swoop is such an indemand character this side of the pond since we got shafted back in the day that i just couldnt resist buying him and with me already having a snarl its just down to slag and sludge now.
it helps the comic book version comes with the rest of the swords that werent packed with the original releases.
It is terrifying that time has flown so fast.
I only ever saw this ONE in Stores normally I think, but most of the rest of them shelf warmed a bit.
I'm glad that you are liking the Swoop so much. I still haven't found a coppy over here.
Also the comic version doesn't have a Crap Wheelie no one wanted.
Ok, so I have decided this looks good enough to get. My question is this: My favorite dinobot is Snarl, so should I wait for the SS Snarl, or pick up this Grimlock?
If you like snarl then snarl I might get all of them tho
If the leaks are trusted, snarl is coming next year.
Why not get all of them. I hope Snarl will be good, but I am unsure yet not seen it. If it's anything like this though it will be great.
You can't stop me from getting all of them. I will go hungry to get all of them.
That sounds about right. We know Slag is next, and if it's one to a Wave, then he's going to be at least in the third wave which would put him at the end of the year, or later.
I'm glad I held out on the masterpiece. Also, I'm extremely impressed that they managed to get ankle tilts on a grimlock.
They Typically do actually. The only Grimlock I can think of that doesn't is the PotP.
Yeah the MP isn't very good. Worst thing about his is ball jointed shoulders that cant get out one quarter as far as they need to without popping off.
Well that and the fact that he holds together like a Chinese knock off you find at the dollar store.
@@PerspectiveEnd Does the mp have ankle tilts? I can't tell.
Nice review. I pre-ordered grimlock from a website of someone I know. However, his website only sells stuff from Japan. So I will be getting the takara version after takara gives his supplier the stock. Which will take 2 months to reach him. So yeah.
Man that sound like the opposite of Pre-ordering. You pay early to receive later.
@@PerspectiveEnd yes. It's expected to arrive in August or something like that.
@@warpswitch1119 That is NOT two months late. August is 6 months away, and these have been out since last month.
@@PerspectiveEnd takara is only going to launch their version in may and give it to the supplier in June so yeah.
@@PerspectiveEnd I mean it will be received by the guy I got it from 2 months after takara gives it to the suppliers because Japan is kinda far from where he lives. It would take another unknown number of months to reach me.
This was the only studio series 86 figure I've found in my area in Canada. Was beyond happy to find him but I want some of the others and have to stalk Walmarts daily to try to beat the scalpers.
Same here. I still need the last two from Kingdom wave 1 and I need the last two from 86.
He's got all the C.O.M.B.A.T. ports on him, but placing him somewhere is tricky, but I think I have a good idea.
I think he originally had a clear neck and a sword, and was slated to release in Kingdom, but when a certain virus evaporated an entire wave of Earthrise they sacrificed most of the actual SS line and grouped some slots from Kingdom to make the SS 86 line. However in regards to that theory I can't help but think that at least Hot Rod and Blurr are new. Hot Rod because he does too many movie specific things, and Blurr because it feels like a rush job.
I think he might have been intended for Earthrise. Think about it. Earthrise had one TRUE leader Class, the other was an Optimus with a TACKED on trailer, and the last one was a Leader from the Previous line.
Those scream to me that they were forced into higher price point to fill gaps left from moving other stuff around. Doubledealer has way more in common with Grimlock than he does the either of the other Leaders from his line.
@@PerspectiveEnd I'm not sure about that. Astrotrain felt more like an Earthrise figure, and both him and Optimus came out before the whole thing.
And it feels more like Kingdom because Optimus was re issued to that wave despite having already been widely available and currently on sale, and having another figure in the same wave.
And to also mention it, Kingdom seems to be leaning towards aspects from the G1 comics and the episode of G1 where the characters time traveled to the past. Cyclonus, Ultra Magnus, and Galvatron were done in a marvel comic depicting the reformatted Decepticons from TF:TM traveling back to 1986 and fighting the Autobots in that time. Warpath and a few others were in the knights of the round table episode of G1. In the G1 comics the Dinobots were ejected from the Ark as it was crash landing. They took dinosaur forms to blend in with the wildlife and faced off with Shockwave, which is believed to be an inspiration for Beast Wars. I believe in the comic as well that the Insecticons were also active at that time, and took insect modes for the same reason, which would also lean in to that theory.
No store I've gone to has Scourge, I've gone to three states to look
Where do you live that that's a viable option.
I'm having a Similar experience with Gamer Edition Optimus, Legacy Armada Optimus, and 86 Snarl right now.
me grimlock say we on our way
To a store near you, buy now!
I remember having to settle for a used version on Ebay that was missing Wheelie, and its still the best Grimlock I have once I gave him Fall of Cybertron Grimlock's accessories.
I mean you aren't really missing anything with the Wheelie, but yeah this is way up there in terms of Grimlocks, it's so good.
Just watched this again - I got the Shattered Glass version - the joints for the wings are better and hold unless you shake him like a ketchup bottle. I also got the DNA Upgrade kit so I could give him front teeth and fill the screw holes.
That's like the one version of this mold that I wanted that I missed out on.
Glad to hear they did it even better on the QC Front.
The Beast Wars series was great but this figure is why I believe G1 did it best. Grimlock is one of the original "Beast" Transformers and he's still metal in both forms. Loved the video and never change dude. You're unique and that fact alone is part of the charm of your creative content. Never the less, your videos are fresh.
Well thank you for all that praise, but I don't quite get the last sentence, I almost wonder if you forgot to put in a criticism you were thinking about writing.
I feel like that reads "You're videos are good and unique. But don't worry they are good and unique."
And What I will always say. What's cooler than cars? Robots. What's cooler than robots? Dinosaurs. What's cooler than Dinosaurs? Robot Dinosaurs.
@@PerspectiveEnd I was just saying your presentation and creative style is unique. From the channel name to fast talking are attributes to the charm of your channel and if I were you I wouldn't ever change a thing.
Quote of the day: “Truly, a weapon to surpass Metal Gear”
I don't even play those games.
not to sound like a broken record at this point an OSKO with some upgrades of this would be a dream come true for me
I feel you on that, thought this is still excellent as is.
I like my “I have never had a toy unless you count the one step change of him” boi
I mean I guess it kind of counts, and are you saying you got the 86 one?
@@PerspectiveEnd I only have a wait I just remembered I have the one step changer and the war for Cybertron one
Grimlock probably was meant for Siege, but then someone that actually watched g1 pointed out how Grimlock didn’t even exist until the autobots were on Earth.
That does sound plausible.
this was the figure that got me back into the Transformers
Makes sense, it's a FANTASTIC figure, and I love it so much. Grimlock hasn't had justice done to one of his figures since G1.
@@PerspectiveEnd
I completely agree with everything you said in the review so glad to finally have an affordable Grimlock figure that's so good and to get just any Grimlock figure that has reasonably sized shoulders
@@creationmatrix4760 I don't know where those shoulders came from, and why does every company out there like to give him them. They don't look powerful they look bloated.
Must have come from the WFC Games.
Your theory about Grimlock being designed with a different line in mind might hold some weight to it. Judging from how the SS86 Starscream is literally just the Earthrise mold but with retooled hands and lots of accessories.
Yeah, and that one offends me so greatly. It's not even a good Figure, and they are just reselling it in a line that was better than that.
Why did you say it felt like hard rubber? Mine just feels like normal plastic.
I mean it's some kind of plastic, but it's got a very rubbery quality to it, it feels different. Not bad but different.
@@PerspectiveEnd hmm... at least it isn’t like the RED figures.
The use of transformation joints to do some weird things are getting greater and greater
This guy does some really interesting stuff with the Joints I didn't Mention, and I really wish I did.
@@PerspectiveEnd also is it just me or is the crotch and upper legs just a remould of the earth rise optimus’ legs
@@gameboycustoms9231 No. Other figures have done this design too. They are just using the same type of engineering for it , and it works out on Grimlock way better because his hips aren't the same color as his thighs meaning it doesn't look like his legs are like 1/5th longer than they should be.
@@PerspectiveEnd I know they used similar systems on different figures. In my opinion it works best on the seige seekers
Me Grimlock demonstrating finesse, whatever that means.
Grimlock Pirouettes s away.
6 Targets... 2 Walmarts... several Walgreens and the like... NOT A SINGLE GOD DAMN FIGURE.
I know that feel, I bought a Halo figure the other day, just to not go home empty handed for like the third time in a row.
@@PerspectiveEnd Literally the only smidge of anything I was able to find was a crappy old Generations Jetfire that had no knee articulation, no instructions, and everything fell apart.
I promptly got my 18 bucks back. F that
Seriously. Every time I go to a target or Walmart, I almost always see this in stock
It was probably over produced after the initial drought like Shockwave was.
3 Toxitron Grimlock are shelf warming at Walmart right now, yet Snarl is nowhere to be found…
Yeah, I've still never seen one of those IRL, or a Slag, but there are a million Toxic Grimlocks everywhere.
My best guess is that the missing front teeth is a reference to the g1 toy
The G1 toy did have the bottom teeth though.
Grimlock’s Dinobot mode’s breath weapons is super inconsistent, in the 86 movie it’s a smoke thingy, in war of the Dinobots it’s a normal auto bot gun projectile.
It also Startreks rocks out of existence. But it wouldn't call it a smokey thing, and it's usually fire.
Hey. This big guy is having a upgrade kit from dna design that will give wheelie a knee joint and elbow joint and can transform. and about grimlock. Grimlock has a sword and a yellow chest piece. (also wheelie has no kibble)
I saw that it looks crazy good, and I love how the only thing you keep from the existing Wheelie is the head.
Wait a minute. The visor is _actually_ a separate piece? I was talking to a friend a few days ago how I wished the visor was a separate piece (don't have the figure yet so no way for me to know) so upgrade kits could take advantage by having you disassemble the head and replace the blue visor with a red one, cause I love the red visor look on Grimlock more. I am now very surprised no ones done that yet.
Yeah, it does seem to be a sperate piece, There's probably a Reprolable of the Red visor, but yeah it's a little weird they haven't released a new visor.
I wouldn’t be surprised if this was gonna be in the WFC line.
Pretty sure it was meant for Earthrise at this point.
@@PerspectiveEnd It could’ve been a figure that would tie both Earthrise and Kingdom together like with Astrotrain.
Hey perspective, I got a question I needa ask you. It’s a suggestion I need from you. I going to paint my shattered glass grimlock into G1 grimlock and I gotta ask. Should I paint my grimlocks visor red or blue
I always say Blue, but man that kind of hurts me, the SG one is so cool looking. Needing to kill that one to make the one you want is a tragedy.
@@PerspectiveEnd ok Thanks
Im wonder who is more heavier ultra Magnus Siege or grimlock ss 86?
2 how tall is grimlock in robot mode?
3 how is the plástic Quality?
I'm sure Grimlock is heavier. I believe Grimlock is like 8 inches tall. Plastic quality feels great.
I reckon he was a earthrise carryover, wonder how the other dinobots will be styled compared with him , glad I ordered this guy
That would make sense. I mean the SHOVED Optimus into Leader Class, and Astrotrain from another Toyline. Plus As weird as it was Doubledealer was much more in line with the old Leader Class than the new one. So they probably intended to go back to Old Leader with Earthrise.
@@PerspectiveEnd maybe, I feel like with the leader class it's more about the scale of a character, like Grimlock is generally thought of as being quite imposing and large not the biggest but larger than voyager. But then a character like Optimus or Shockwave are gonna be voyager but they need to add stuff to try and justify the leader price point, the trailer for Optimus makes sense but it's not enough to be a leader class. Shockwave in siege I feel was more then filling a quota for leader class figures, like they need three (I think) per line, with siege we got Ultra Magnus, shockwave and Astrotrain, earthrise we got Optimus, Doubledealer and Astrotrain as a reissue. And there was no room for grimlock in ER, even in Kingdom we got an Optimus reissue, BW Megatron and Galvatron. Could also explain why Rodimus has been bumped up to commander class maybe. Feel like Galvatron should be a voyager and Rodimus a leader at most but they've bumped em up because they know they can.
@@William_995 I agree with basically all of that.
And yeah Shockwave justified it way more than Optimus did
@@PerspectiveEnd definitely, very fun figure
2:50 it probably came from Fall of Cybertron because his shoulders were pretty big in that
Someone actually just mentioned that yesterday, and while that would make sense, the Masterpiece Grimlock actually predates that game by 3 years. So while it may still be true, and it's just a coincidence, there is evidence against it.
WAIT, HIS WINGS CAN COME OFF
Masterpiece
What, you don't like Grimlock's Iconic Wings?
@@PerspectiveEnd yes, I prefer the look of Fall of Cybertron Grimlock, and being able to make this 86 Grimlock much more slimmer is a nice feature
@@Shockblade95 Cant say that I get it. The wings are just classic Dinobots.
here (Grimlock), you dropped this
👑
king
I don't need another version of Grimlocks Crown that was only in one panel of the comic ever. I've got like 7 of those. I don't know why people remember the crown so much, it wasn't even a Cool Design like Starscreams.
@@PerspectiveEnd big dinosaur robot man + crown = cool
simple math
@@olchapplobro5258 Well then give him a cooler crown.
I figured out how to get Grimlock to hold his gun in dino mode! You take the gap above his guns handle and plug it in to the bicep. If you still don't understand, the figure instructions will show you how to do it in robot mode so you can learn to do it in the dino form.
The clip that's intended for storage where the gun is upside down?
@@PerspectiveEnd I know but you can face it the right way to make it look like he's holding it.
So what you saying is reject humanity and embrace the lizard
Reject Everything Embrace ROBO Lizard.
That grimlock could be the best 86 series transformer
And i think hasbro had to put siege effect parts so grim doesn't have frot teeth because as you said i think this one was for siege or earthrise line
It is absolutely the best 86 figure, you are correct.
Almost three years later I finally got this dino boy for Christmas this year and fuuuck is he beautiful
The first time I try to look for him I found him into stores
Well aren't you the lucky one. I had to try and try to find one.
@@PerspectiveEnd thanks
Finally got one of these guys for $100 + $6 shipping, thought it was gonna be a scam and recieve potp grimlock, but nope, it was ss86 grimlock. Absolutely love the figure,
I'm happy to hear that you were able to partake of the awesome.
This dude loves transformers so much that he made himself sound like blurr
Who says I'm not actually just Blurr him self.
The got the asteroids perched on his shoulders from the original toy
That's a solid theory but this is what the G1 toy looked like.
www.transformers-universe.com/content/images/galerie/pics/18/5494.jpg
No the asteroids are 100% on the original toy. Look at it!
@@XteroBlade2117 I posted a picture of it right there. That's the original toy. As you can see his shoulders aren't above his head.
Definetly BEST Grimlock ever! By far!!! There was something about the MP, which made me pass on it... But I saw this.... IT MUST BE MINE!!!
I wouldn't necessarily say the best Grimlock, but for sure the best Chug Grimlock.
Masterpiece Grimlock 2.0 is looking fine
I wonder why they decided that MP2.0s always have to be smaller than the 1.0 versions.
@@PerspectiveEnd the masterpiece 2.0 that shall not be named was actually bigger than the original slightly
@@Kuriboh1008 I was more making a joke on the 1.0 Optimus and Megatrons.
@@PerspectiveEnd ik but Mp 45 and any mention of it shall not be allowed in this household
It took me 3 Walmart’s but I found him along with 10 other SS86 Grimlocks
Distribution!!! Why is it so messed up?
@@PerspectiveEnd I know right!? I can’t even find Cyclonus!
Steam rolling a toddler and Throwing Wheelie in the bin 😂 I laughed so much. Great review
Thank you. I was proud of those moments. You should see the one where I threw Broadside in the trash.
Found Hot Rod today at Wal-Mart for $26.98 I'm excited I picked him up. Grimlock I hope I find him in the wild.
NICE! That's what the Hotrod is worth so the fact that you are getting him for basically the exact correct price is awesome.
@@PerspectiveEnd Yes sir, I don't support scalpers so I'm glad I found him on the wild, now Grimlock I know is pricey.
I have seen one of these, two scourges, 4 hotrods, and a crapton of the deluxes at this point. so yeah stocking seems to be rather odd
I wish I'd seen a crap ton of Deluxes, all I can find are Blurrs. No one want's Blurr and while that figure is not Terrible, I can't blame them for making him the line's Shelf Warmer.
I thought that this would be a good one. Now I'll need to scrape the funds in order to afford this
Man when I say it's good, people seem to stand up and take notice.
Man, now I gotta go get this. This is one of the best Grimlocks I've ever seen.
Yeah it's pretty high up there gotta say.
I don’t usually get upset about those random spaces in figures’s arms and legs, but Wheelie’s just look wrong
its a waste of plastic, nobody asked for him, i dont care for some gaps in figures hands like this, but what upsets me are those useless static plastic shit like weelie
That's the least of his problems my guy.
Agreed, all we wanted is the sword.
i feel you. I still looking for this guy.
It's worth it when you finally find it.
@PerspectiveEnd most targets i go to tell me another store had it. so when I go to that target I don't see it on the shelf. so I ask a clurk and they say they have it in stock. but it's not on the shelf and they tell me it's not in the back. most of the time they then tell me it must be around the store someplace and then say I could just wander around looking for it.
@@knetge Yeah I don't even bother asking at this point, if it's not on the shelf I just go to a different store, after a quick search to make sure some Ragamuffin didn't move it to a different shelf.
Steamrolling a child? Ha! I just pull out my three foot machine gun!
I said Toddler, how old are you? Also if you are a toddler, I'd like to see you control a full sized machine gun, it weighs more than you do.
Found one on pre-order on Amazon. I have to wait till may 1st to get it, but it sounds like he is worth the wait. Hell I waited longer for my Omega Supream.
Nice video mate! :)
Thank you very much, and yeah he's worth the wait, at least you aren't one guy in these comments who thinks his will be in, in August.
@@PerspectiveEnd hey man he’s on cmdstor
Can you explain the teeth bit, I'm very confused by what you mean by it?
He's missing all of his front teeth. Or are you asking about something else.
3:51 Grimlock became one of the mutant heads from early Beast Wars figures
Ha! Yeah. The first mutant.
Now only need megatron for figth the monkey and the metal dinosaur
Oh man, Kong Vs Godzilla Vs Mecha-Godzilla.
On one hand, this looks absolutely incredible. But on the other hand those face screws are absolutely ridiculous, they look like tooth abscesses or something. Makes me want to go the library and 3D print some screw caps for a figure I don’t even own yet.
If I had access to a 3D Printer and knew how to use one I'd do it.
Man the description is great lol
Thank you, unfortunately there are no body Pillows of this Waifu.
I liked the figure so much I watched the review again after i got it
I've done that before. But I try to keep from watching reviews of figures before I get them to keep my opinion from being influenced.
@@PerspectiveEnd I also try to do that but Kingdom Dinobot looked too good to ignore watching reviews for.
I still find at least 1 86 hot rod figure at most stores I go to
And they are now releasing him in new colors.
Am I the only one who is confused every time he says "Grimlock did not have separate teeth, they were always a part of his face" when every example he shows has grimlock... with teeth separate from his face? Like there is a clear line were his face ends and the teeth begin. If that's not it then I truly have no idea what you mean.
That's not separate teeth, it's a change in the angle of his face.
The stores near me don’t have any Hot rods, only jazz, blurr and kup, my grimlock’s left robot arm’s transformation joint is looser than it should be.
I'd kill for a Jazz and a Kup right now. As for your problem I'm sorry to hear that. Are we talking in dino mode, or robot mode?
@@PerspectiveEnd robot left arm
Pretty sure the shoulder pylons come from the fall of cybertron grimlock.
That doesn't quite track the MP Grimlock came out in 2009 while FOC was from 2012. But if what you are saying is true that's just another reason for me to really dislike that design.
@@PerspectiveEnd ah. Fair enough. I've never been into MP myself so didn't know when he came out
@@okiemax Well I looked it up because I was unsure, but I knew it was one of the earlier ones, and I think MP started in 2006.
Man I’ve been trying to get him but then I stopped this video is a sign that I should thanks!😀
It's a sing that you should stop?
Anyways yeah, getting him was a pain, but totally werf.
Apparently from what I've heard that grimlock missing teeth is due to child safety regulation and both kingdom dinobot and beast Megatron have missing front teeth as well
In what way is that safer? And why wouldn't they do the slight retool for the US, the VASTLY bigger market?
@@PerspectiveEnd probably depends on the factory that manufactures it and knowing Hasbro they probably didn't care for missing teeth especially knowing that people would buy these characters regardless of inaccuracy
@@casualknight8962 I looked at the Megatron, he doesn't seem to be missing his teeth.
my favorite figure of my small colletction, one of 2 i can transform with out instructions
I can see why this would be anyone's favorite, it rocks.