TRANSFORMERS: THE BASICS on HOT SHOT
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- Опубліковано 30 лип 2024
- Kids today have Bumblebee... but twenty years ago, the audience of the early 2000s had this 'bot! Episode #200 finally looks at The Basics on the poster boy of the Unicron Trilogy, HOT SHOT!
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the fact that hot shot went from a replacement into a full character with personality,character development is a surprise to be honest
I belive You mean that he develop into a character of his own instead of resplacement for Hot rod.
@@erugurara8235 hot shot in Armada was basically just Bumblebee, Cheetor, and Rodimus put together
In Cybertron he's actually his own character
@demonking86420 Not Bumblebee. G1 Bumblebee is really different from Hot Shot. He is well-mannered, respectful, and always follows commands. Hot Shot is really rebelious. G1 Bumblebee also has an inferior complex since he is smaller and weaker than other Autobots, while Hot Shot is arrogant.
@@erugurara8235 *Replacement of Bumblebee*
Omg were u the guy from the lego lamborghini countach video? Also, Did u also watch that because it looked like sideswipe?
Hotshot is definitely one of those Transformers characters I grew up with before knowing Bumblebee. I just hope someday we’ll see Hotshot in Live action that would be great!
sadly its unlikely unless he just looks completely different his personality is nothing like modern bumblebee but theyre not gonna put 2 yellow sports cars in the same movie hopefully we will see him eventually tho cause honestly hotshot has more room to grow than bumblebee but the franchise will forever choose hot rod and bumblebee over him as he is a mix of both
@@nuwavswrld Hot Shot doesn't have to be colored yellow. Just use the colors of his upgraded form from Transformers Cybertron. That would work for me.
@@nuwavswrld With your logic, there is no hope for Sunstreaker then.
@@miyako1909 yes exactly we are 7 movies in and so far the only yellow car autobot has been bumblebee i dont expect it to change unless they change the colors
@@johnnymason3265 RBA had him paint himself red
Armada was my first Transformers series and Hot Shot was always a standout for me. I still have his original toy as well as the powerlinx recolor to this day. Heck, I didn't even know who Bumblebee was until the Bay movies. Even had me like "where's Hot Shot?!"
I can relate to that feeling HEAVILY…. Except for owning the toy
I remember back in 07 that alot people were asking is Red Alert going to be in the movie.
@@DarkknightChris People didn’t know that Bumblebee or Ratchet would come back!
Me too. I was always said no it's hot shot not bumblebee
Same hot rod / hot shot is the reason I was a fan of transformers
The fact we didn't get a rodimus prime story line is trash
We need a movie with transformers as the MC and takes over as prime for Optimus and that transformer needs to be hot Rod or Hot Shot gottdamnit lmao 😅
Hot Shot was the Autobot hero of the Unicron Trilogy, starting from a young inexperience rookie in Armada, to one of Optimus Prime's finest soldiers possessing vast knowledge on how to defeat the Decepticons in Energon, to having the firepower to backup his fighting skills in Cybertron.
Truly a very well evolved character in the Unicron Trilogy!
On cybertron he was my bumblebee before seen him in movies
@@blueraccoon1088 Same for me. I knew who Hot Shot was before I knew about Bumblebee, and also Hot Rod.
@@blueraccoon1088 Same here. Hot Shot was my favourite character in addition to Optimus Prime, Jetfire and Inferno when I watched the Unicron Trilogy as a nine-year-old.
And somehow as a main cast member of the little kids show sequel series in the aligned continuity, he still proved without a doubt that he lives up to his name.
Man, I love Hot Shot and the new fame he's found in recent years. Congratulations on 200 episodes of greatness, Chris!
Yes. His race car form from Cybertron is my favourite, and the SIEGE Jeep really suits him as a mix of both forms he had on the show. Hopefully, we'll get to see more of the character in the future.
I hope so too and I'm thinking of adding him at some point to my own Transformers story.
Hotshot is a character that alot of companies need to take notes on when designing and growing a character. People love this kind of stuff. Keep it going and you will do well.
Being raised on the Unicron Trilogy as a kid I remember thinking in the first trailers for the Michael Bay movie that Bumblebee was going to be Hot Shot.
Join the club we got merchandise
I thought the 2007 Movie was a live action Transformers: Armada film, boy was I disappointed on that front...
@@dodge1515 omg same, i was like: why are the calling Hot Shot Bumblebee? Why is Starscream so lame? Is that annoying dude supposed to be Rad?
Same
@@ironmaster6496same. I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought of that
Rest in peace, Kirby Morrow. Thank you for giving life to one of the best Transformers characters to come out of the early 00’s.
Also Cole from Ninjago
And Cyclops from X-Men Evolution.
You’re telling me Cole was also Hotshot?!?!
@@VampireQueen1665 yep
And Elecman from Megaman NT Warrior
Everyone I was close to in terms of age got into Transformers thanks to Transformers Armada. Hot Shot being one of the reasons why, he was the favourite of my brothers and friends. So Hot Shot deserves some thanks for bringing me into the Transformers franchise. Thank you Hot Shot
Armada was my introduction to Transformers, so characters like Hot Shot are very important to me. And seeing the Legacy toyline revive Armada is like reliving my childhood ❤️
same bro! After seeing the new Armada Optimus Prime toy it took me back to the days of Cartoon Network and Toonami 🥺
While I was one of the people who grew up with Bumblebee, I'm glad that Hotshot hasn't been forgotten and is still making appearances. I kinda hope that eventually they have a series that shows Hotshot, Bumblebee, and Hotrod together.
Good idea, I also think that Bumblebee would be more of something like Hot Shot instead of him losing his voice. I had a feeling that Hasbro should’ve done that to honor the Armada Hot Shot originally intended to be named Bumblebee!
Now that I would definitely like to see, Bumblebee and HotShot working together side by side. Question is would they be like brothers or actually be brothers 😲😲😲 now that I love to see
@@darkultimawerewolf Yeah! I also think it would be interesting to see how they are differentiated from each other since hotshot had traits of hotrod and bumblebee got certain traits from hotshot.
@@pkrockinomega4184 Yeah! It’s interesting to think about if Hot Shot and Bumblebee are brothers or not.
Also Bumblebee did kind of get traits from Hot Shot, most notably the door wings (which are similar to Energon Hot Shot’s door shoulder pads)!
@@matthewreynoso6904 @PKRockinOmega
Lol yeah I agree with both of you. Lol I'm going to cross fingers and dream that one day the transformers franchise brings Bumblebee and HotShot together, be it as brothers or just great friends. I would love to see how Optimus and Hot Rod or Rodimus would handle two young bots 😂😂
Armada was my introduction to Transformers in media, so seeing a video about it's poster boy pleased me greatly, as did knowing they're making him into his own character rather than a replacement for Bumblebee.
En realidad bumblebee estaba antes que hot shot ya que avia un problema por el nombre
hot shot is one of my fan favourite Unicron triolgy characters, especially his unique character development and design,I do like the fact that he went from a replacement into a full character,and I want a story were hot shot is an alternative version of bumblebee
Having watched Cybertron in its Japanese form, I’ll always consider it an independent story from Armada & Energon. Thus Cybertron’s Hot Shot will always be Excellion in my book, which would explain the return of his “old impetuous instincts” as he was literally originally written as a different younger character.
The toy was definitely designed to be Hot Shot, as he has the same headcrest as his Energon version, just painted yellow instead of blue and red. Same with Megatron having Unicron's hands. Studio Gonzo wanted to make their series separate despite Hasbro and Takara's plans, and despite the main premise of the Black Hole not making any cense in a new universe. I consider both Hasbro and Takara ignoring inconsistencies made by Gonzo and making it part of UT to be them fixing a mistake.
Me too. The continunities just don't fit well together. Like why they would go back to being Robots in Disguise when everyone on Earth already knew about them? Why the shift in Starscream's personality and form? I think they did come up with a reason for the black hole and people making it part of the UT to be trying to force a round peg in a square hole.
@@Alverant We never did see the Transformers beyond the Energon cities so it's possible they may been a secret except for government officials and few others like the Armada kids and the Jones family.
Honesty, this makes a billion times more sense than the dumb retcon in ROTF where they are a secret despite the big battle in the city in the previous movie.
That part in the video seemed a bit off to me, but that explains it.
I know it's because Hasbro needed some excuse to tie them together when Takara refused to make it flow better, but the "unicrons black hole is destroying not only space but also time itself" was a good enough excuse for me. Explained why characters kinda reverted their personalities and such. Also makes the black hole more of a threat than just "it's going to destroy Cybertron"
I grew up with Hot Shot in Transformers Cybertron and loved the character. But when I heard that Kirby Morrow, his voice actor, passed away a few years ago, I was utterly devastated. RIP Kirby
He didn't teach override to be a better transformer he taught us to be better people. RIP Kirby
Kirby Morrow was a good voice actor
It's crazy to think Hot Shot was our bumblebee 20 years ago! I was just 7 years old when I first saw him on television!
same age but i saw him on reruns in the mid 2000s!
Same here
Congratulations on 200 episodes of THE BASICS 🎊 I really can't understate how much this series reignited my love of Transformers. The episodes are so well researched and crafted that I've sent them to friends, grown adults, who know nothing or could care less about Transformers and they always come back with "Wow, that was actually really fascinating!". Looking forward to 200 more episodes, Chris! Cheers!!!🥂
Congratulations on your big 200 milestone Chris. You really do deserve it. I grew up on the Unicron Trilogy and would later expand to the other series in this great franchise. This franchise along with another called Zoids were the 2 biggest shows that I mostly watched for the majority of my early kid years.
Just wanted to say congrats on reaching 200 basics episodes. I have learned about many different characters and personalities from different continuities thanks to your work. Here's to another two hundred and more after that!!
Congratulations on reaching this milestone. What a perfect way to celebrate this series and especially Hot Shot.
Unlike Red Alert, who didn't appear in Energon, Hot Shot appeared in the entire Unicron Saga.
When I saw the first Bay movie in 2007 a child a couple of rows in front shouted "Hot Shot" at Bumblebee's first transformation to robot mode.
Making Hot Shot, Hot Rod, and Bumblebee all unique characters was a good decision on Hasbro’s end. Imagine these three meeting each other.
I always liked his energon bazooka, and I hope we see him come back again. It'd be nice to see Hot Shot and Bumblebee share the screen at some time, either as friendly rivals or Bumblebee as Hot Shot's mentor.
Congrats on 200 episodes, Chris! Every one of them's a winner and I can't wait to see what's coming next!
To be honest,this episode would've been the best basics episode if tjomegs was there, especially his relation to hot shot
There at the end of Armada, Hot Shot was chosen by both Optimus & Galvatron as interim leader for the autobots & decepticons; while Optimus & Galvatron took on Unicron. Loved it as a kid, rewatched it as an adult and I found myself bein’ proud for a transformer’s journey of maturation, who also understood the gravitas of his situation. 😅
Hot Shot is truly an underrated character! While I don’t dislike Bumblebee, the public needs to hear the name Hot Shot!!
Bumblebee shouldn’t keep losing his voice, he should be more something akin to Hot Shot instead!
I wonder if there'd ever be a show where Hot Rod, Hot Shot and Bumblebee would ever show up as brothers, and how the dynamic between them would play out if they did.
My first idea is that Hot Rod and Hot Shot would be twins of sorts (with Shot being the slightly younger), with Bumblebee as their younger sibling. All of them would be itching to prove themselves, with Rod being the most ambitious and "responsible", Bee being the friendliest, and Shot the most hotheaded.
Then again, three very similar impetuous kid-appeal characters would probably be too much for any one show, and they'd probably end up as comic relief (less Huey/Dewey/Louie, more triplets from Brave).
For me, I would imagine Bee being the oldest (Because he IS the oldest of the characters), Hot Rod as the second, and Hot Shot as the youngest.
I could see them together in a show, but not as triplets. Maybe the Hot twins, though, always getting in trouble and Bee saving their axels...
No Cheetor as a 4th brother? I like his growth arc the best of all 4. (It showed him being affected by growing up a child soldier in a war)
Where's Cheetor? Lol.
Man, you can really tell this is the 200th episode- the writing and editing in this is razor sharp. There’s nowhere to go but up for the Basics. Congratulations and, yet again, thanks.
Thank you so much for making The Basics. These bring back so much nostalgia, I was born in the early 2000s, grew up on 80s anime and cartoons. I gained a love drawing because G1 Transformers, and paired with a photographic memory. I noticed all the references and design choices that went into the early 2000s shows.
I remember seeing the characters in the live action movies as little kid and being like "Why are they calling Hot Shot 'Bumblebee'?"
Also congrats on 200 episodes!
In hindsight, what I really like about Hot Shot was that he wasn't made an overly cute mascot-ish character like Bumblebee often comes close to being, but he also wasn't pushed hard as "the next Optimus Prime" like Hot Rod was. Armada played with the idea as part of his development, but the writers had clearly learned from Hot Rod and knew not to go too far with it. Hot Shot was just a young rookie trying to figure out how to be the best version of himself he could be, and that was all his arc needed to be to work well. Great choice for a 200th episode!
As someone who grew up on the Unicron trilogy, it's great to see hotshot get some recognition through the legacy wave
I think it's fair to say Bumblebee started as the original kid-appeal character in g1. Then for the Unicron Trilogy we had Hot Shot then back to Bumblebee for movies/tfa/tfp/etc. Now Hasbro setting it up to be Mirage, we'll see how it goes but guarantee within about 2 years we'll be back to Bumblebee.
The Terrans appear to have succeeded Bee in ES.
Congrats on making 200 videos of The Basics, Chris! :D Here's to another 200! What better way to celebrate than a long, (mostly) forgotten Transformers character from the early 2000's! Also congratulations on almost reaching 200,000 Subscribers! I look forward to seeing what you might do for a 200,000 Subscriber celebration video (though I'm sure this video will probably suffice for that already)! Keep up the good work!
So in the last four videos counting this one. We got a Gobot a G1 team an Mavel UK badass and now Hot Shot. It's crazy how in the last 39 year this brand has touched so many people. I like to think everyone of us may not agree on everything but we all can agree whatever alt mode the show takes we are Transformers fans. I for one would have a cup of coffee with any of you any day of the week. Thank you Chris and I'm looking forward to 300,400&1000
Don't forget deaths head, yes?
@@gabrielchee8470 damnit I did mean to say something about him thank you I'm going to fix it
My favorite moment starring Hot Shot was when he defeated Megatron with the star saber. A clip of the fight can be seen at 2:30.
Worth a mention that Hot Shot was one of the three playable autobots in the PS2 transformers game, at a time when transformers video game adaptations were a rarity.
Hot Shot is one of the first mainstream Transformers that caught my eye, thanks to his bright yellow paint job and catchy name. As such, I get excited when he gets attention nowadays; considering that Bumblebee has more than reclaimed his role as the primary kid-appeal character.
Hot Shot was so good! When he took up the Star Saber and challenged Megatron was one of my personal favorite moments.
Also congrats on 200, Chris! Here’s to many more!
I still remember when Megatron tried convincing Hot Shot to switch sides,
and Hot Shot's response was: "For the last time buddy Access Denied!"
@@nine_tails137 Could you imagine where the series could have gone if he did join the Dcons?!?! :O
@@dodge1515 Geez! That would make him a completely different character if he did.
@@nine_tails137 Well, I know this, the stunt with Sideways joining the Autobots first probably wouldn't have happened....
@@dodge1515 Well, keep in mind that Sideways was an agent of Unicron. So he was going to betray either faction regardless of the outcome with Hot Shot and the Star Saber.
Congrats on 200 episodes! When I was getting back into Transformers as an adult, your channel was a huge part of that. Here's to 200 more!
Anytime I see a robot use a massive amount of missiles, I think of Gundam Heavyarms. The fact that Hot Shot is voiced by Kirby Morrow, the same VA as Heavyarms pilot Trowa Barton, makes the comparison even funnier to me.
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Congratulations on 200 episodes! That's amazing!
I have a cousin who is about 15 years younger than me. I grew up with G1 and he first saw Armada. He always loved Hot Shot, so because of him, I became more interested in the character. While I wouldn't call him my favorite, I do think he's neat and had a pretty interesting story in the Unicron trilogy.
Honestly I didn't even know WHO Hot Shot was due to my first exposure to Transformers being "2007, G1, and ROTF" and having an attachment to Bumblebee. Cool that in the Unicron Trilogy, which I've never heard of nor seen when I was a kid; there was a character who was a replacement for Bee, yet developed into his own. Quite fascinating.
Transformers fans in the 80s, 90s and early early 2000s all had the yellow kid appeal character.
80s kids had Bumblebee
90s kids had Cheetor
And early 2000s kids had Hot Shot
Congrats on 200 episodes, dood!! The Siege Cybertron Defense Hotshot and Legacy Armada Hotshot were okay, but if it's real recognition they want for him, Takara knows what they must do: introduce Micron Legend/Armada into the Masterpiece line, starting with Hotshot...yesss!!
I thought his OG Cybertron Defense figure was doing just fine lol.
Nah I want to see Cybertron hotshot
Armada hotshot is just Rodimus Bee
Another great episode, I was one of those who grew up with Hot Shot instead of Bumblebee, so hoping he'll have a major role in the franchise again some day. Now looking forward to #250; my guess is that it'll feature Orion Pax, Kup, Tarantulas or Fortress Maximus.
Orion IS Optimus.
My son fell for this character immediately upon it's release. That toy was played with all day everyday and really opened the Transformer universe for him. Great video as always bro can't wait for the next one.
I saw Hotshot for the first time in Transformers Rescue Bots Academy, cause I became a Fan of TF recently on October of the last year and I started watching Rescue bots and then Rescue bots academy, but I'm watching also the other tv shows (I already Watched all the Movies tho)
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Good video!!! I learnt a lot about Hotshot :D
Fun Fact: When the first live-action Transformers movie was released in theatres, I initially thought the yellow Autobot was going to be named Hot Shot.
Only to find out it was actually Bumblebee. Telling me the creators were adapting the original G1 cast, rather than the Unicron trilogy cast.
As for my favorite Hot Shot incarnation, that would be Armada. Cybertron 2nd, and Energon 3rd.
Hot Shot was to the Unicron Trilogy as Bumblebee was to G1 and Cheetor was to Beast Wars.
As I know this character from Armada, I always thought hot shot is another version of hot rod
until Transformers Animated proved they are two individual characters
Big Grats on that 200!!!! Transformers Animated had the character Rodimus Minor in a scene where Oil Slick hit him with some kind of rust bomb. The Hot Shot scene was kind of since those characters parallel each other.
Hot Shot is one of my most nostalgic characters. I still remember the duel between him and Starscream with both their swords.
Hotshot with the Hotrod paintjob was my first transformers toy when I was a kid. He has a special place in my heart
I'd like a series where Hot Shot and Hot Rod are brothers, possibly as twins in a similar vein to Animated's Jetfire and Jetstorm; either way, I'd envision Hot Rod as the older/slightly more mature one.
It's kinda funny how Hotshot started out as Bumblebee, but couldn't use the name because of lapsed trademark, ended up being more like Hotrod, but couldn't use that name either for the same reason, before eventually being supplanted and replaced by Bumblebee when Hasbro finally got the trademark back.
I mean, seriously, not only does animated Bumblebee still have his personality, but live action Bumblebee clearly shares more visual cues with Hotshot as well. It's obvious both were late changes, and it would be kinda surprising new incarnations of characters still names "Hotshot" would ever show up again, if not for the fact Hasbro was probably just trying to hold onto the trademark.
When the transformers movie came out, teenage me was really confused that they didn’t include Hot Shot. I grew up with Armada and didn’t even know Bumble Bee was a thing. I thought Bumble was the replacement of Hot Shot.
I remember as a kid. My dad told me that there was a lot of transformers. More then what I can count. He's still right to this day. :'3
I remember loving Hot Shot as a kid (though only ever having his Armada Toy.) I'm glad you brought up Hot Rod, as I've ended up imagining Hot Shot as a fusion of him and Bumblebee: The kid friendly demeanour, _and_ the rebellious one with a need for speed. If anything, I feel like Modern Bumblebee is more based on Hot Shot than the latter was by classic depictions of the former (aside from a desire to prove himself worthy of respect)
You forgot to mention that in Transformers Cybertron, Hot Shot had a toy made of him in a red color scheme…again emulating Hit Rod.
Hot Shot was actually my first Transformer. I first got into the series with Energon and that car mode he had in it was gorgeous. I also rather enjoyed the comic that came with him, watching him and Strongarm fight off Scorponok and his Terrorcons
We needed this. HotShot got replaced by Bumblebee, like, seven times? He isn’t going to appear in any transformers media soon..
I remember liking Hot Shot as a kid, but, now that I'm an adult, I really don't care for his character archetype and how it influenced future portrayals of Bumblebee.
Kirby Morrow died a few years back, I knew him as my voice of hot shot from the cybertron series, may he rest in peace.
Other than Optimus prime, Hot-shot is my favorite transformer. Hope to see him in live action someday 😃
Congratulations on 200 episodes! Here’s to 200 plus more! Cheers!! ❤❤❤
At the beginning of Armada, Hot Shot is depicted as a rookie, inexperienced. Yet in the Wheeljack flashbacks, long before, he is seen as a veteran, to wheeljack's rookie status.
This was a big continuity issue for me.
I loved armada hotshot and preferred his original yellow variant. The bulky and mostly box-like appearance felt like a fun contrast to the fact he had a car alt form and (in my kid brain) made him look stronger. Before armada came out I was a hot rod fan as before I saw the show series he was in on reruns I was allowed to rent the movie on VHS, let me tell you, that movie was replayed every other day before we had to return it. Hot shot would then carry the metaphorical torch as I remembered being forced to wake up super early before going to school (45 min drive on average) and my mother insisting I wake up a whole hour early left me in the time slot for armada on our little kitchen tv (litterally around 1ft size) having a bowl of cereal or chocolate chip pancakes. Heck I even remember the exact way the lighting in the kitchen was even though it’s been over 9 years since I last set foot in that house. Oh- and for the longest time my hotshot toy was pretty much my lucky charm. So yeah, massive love for hotshot, totally devastated he wasn’t in the films but I’m glad he’s getting love.
Armada was what got me into the franchise in the first place, I even confused live action Bumblebee for Hotshot as i never really knew Bee and knowing Hotshot had a sports car design in the cartoons
Hotshot and Demolisher were my very first Transformers ever back when I was young so seeing him as a main character again 20 years later for the new Generation of Transformers fans to enjoy makes me happy, He may not be as Popular as bumblebee but he will always be our Hotshot
Armada was my first exposure to Transformers, and I knew who Hot Shot was before Bumblebee. Only until the Bayverse I learned how massively popular Bumblebee was and would become in the franchise. Which is a shame because Hot Shot is one of the most underrated "young" Autobots in the mythos, along with Rodimus, Powerglide, Springer, & Sunstreaker.
I grew up on Hot Rod and it sucks to see that character never revived in name sake but his personality given to other bots like Hot Rod and Bumblebee. :(
When a spark is lit, there is great joy.
When one is extinguished, the universe weeps.
Rest in peace, voice of HotShot
Congratulations on 200 episodes my man!
I kind of skipped over the Unicron Trilogy so it was great learning about one of its headlining characters!
Thanks Chris! As a 90s/2000s kid, Armada was my introduction to the transformers franchise as a whole and so I will always have a soft spot in my heart for Hotshot.
armada was the first serie I started watching, so for first 10 years I thougth Hotsot was a major character, and bumblebee was simply added in armada
Congratulations on 200 episodes Chris!
IDW Hot Shot was a City Speaker? Cool!! I had Optimus Prime as MY Favorite when I was a kid.
I love how you tie characters with the same names into a single profile episode, instead of bouncing around many universes. Saves time that way.
I actually wish that Hot Shot in Rescue Bot Academy have a City Speaker ability went all the kids visit that empty city that turn out it was a Titan Transformers....it would make the Academy version so close with the Prime/RiD2015 series
Just leave it to a fandom like Transformers to find a way to flesh out even the most obscure character or ones that were meant to be a stand-in for another established character. :D
Transformers: Armada was my first introduction to the series, with Beast Wars following soon after. I knew Hot Shot before I knew Bumblebee, Hot Rod, or Cheetor, so it's safe to say he holds a special place in my heart. Thank you, Chris, for helping me to learn more about him.
By the by, if you're open to suggestions on a future video after you publish the ones you have planned, might I suggest The Basics on Metalhawk, the leader of the Autobot Pretenders? Now that he has a new toy in Legacy Evolution, I'm sure many people, myself included, would love to know more about his history.
Congratulations on 200 episodes, Chris. I'm looking forward to see what you have planned for in the future.
As for Hot Shot, while I respect Bumblebee (having grown up in the 80s myself) I like Hot Shot's character arc. A prime (no pun intended) example of true character growth.
Hot shot has more character growth. Than a single character in the movies.
Very funny to me how Hot Rod was replaced by Hot Shot, who was then replaced by Bumblebee
Ironically, modern Bumblebee is closer to Hot Shot than his namesake. Heck, he’s stolen so much of Hot Rod and Hot Shot’s whole “rash teenager in need of humility and maturity” schtick that it’s been difficult for Hasbro to reestablish either of them. G1 Bumblebee is not “cool” like Hot Rod or Hot Shot. He is so uncool that he becomes cool.
Although Bumblebee was the kid-appeal character that was introduced to me thanks to the live-action movies, Hot Shot was so much more interesting. I really did feel that he grew throughout the Unicron Trilogy. I didn't grew up with the Armada series but it has really found a place in my heart.
And congratulations on your 200th video, Chris! It's not easy producing such high quality content on a daily basis, so it's an achievement to be exceptionally proud of❤️.
rw:the funny thing is Chris,when the 2007 TRANSFORMERS movie 1st came out,i almost thought that bumblebee was hotshot and ratchet was red alert by mistake ^_^;
I can understand.
When I discovered rid 01, I was confused where bee was, until I learnt his name was missing
OMG YES! Being born in 1999 I am one of those kids for who Hot Shot was their original Bumblebee 😂✨ We need more Hot Shot in modern media!
Before Bumblebee (who got me in to Cameros), Hotshot was definitely one of my favorite Autobots since the Unicron Trilogy. Even his shoulder cannon from Armada was my most favorite.
Ironic that Hotshot was going to be called Bumblebee in Armada considering the fact they came out with a Bumblebee figure for Cybertron: Hall Of Legends line that is a yellow recolored version of that Cybertron Hot Shot.
I really want to see Hotshot and Bumblebee together in a series.
I could easily see the two being good friends and almost like brothers.
In my fanfict Hot Shot serwed in an Autobot unit under Ricochet's command. At this point he was still yellow, but after Ricochet's death he repainted himself to his Car robots's color to honor for his former mentor.
I have no connection with Hot Shot, but as always a good informative video!
There's so much potential to have bee and hotshot interact with each other like maybe the other one is jealous trying to be a great friend to Optimus or bitter brothers there's alot
While I did grow up with the g1 pilot miniseries first, i do remember that Transformers Cybtron is the first transformers cartoon I watched fully and Hot shot was one of my favourites.
As for my favourite version of the character I would say Armada, Rescue bots Academy and 2019 Idw.
You know, Bumblebee replacing Hot Shot is actually what soured me on the brand Transformers. I feel like I want to give them another chance, but Armada is apparently SO different from others parts of the brand. I don't know if I can
I love his RBA version is amazing! A trainee in learning
It so oppiside with his Animated version. Both a newbie in the group but one of them is a pyromanic who lost his leg in the battle...
I remember that he was my 2nd transformer ever next to Armada Optimus Prime. I always liked him for his design both robot and vehicle. Although I never knew there was a parody made comic that was popular.
The fact I have a bad memory about transformers and just finding out the hot shot isn't hot rod is mind blowing cause I always thought they were the same character. I grew somewhat watching a little of bit of g1 but mostly watched armada.
When I saw the promotional art material for the first Transformers movie and saw Bumblebee, I said, “Who’s this guy? What happened to Hot Shot?!”
Hot Shot was always one of my favorite characters from Robots in Disguise and the Unicron trilogy, glad you did a video on him!