I like how Astrotrain came out around 2 to 3 years ago and the articulation, transformation, looks, and alt modes style Blitzwing. Even the extras they included to justify leader class were better because it was more like a mini armory for other figures than himself.
Yeah, the extras with Astrotrain were great! That coal cart really make the train mode pop, even if it's a bit useless in his other modes. And considering that Hasbro tends to underarm Transformers these days (up to and including sometimes not giving them any weapons at all) it was really nice they gave Astrotrain a full armory of his own.
G1 Blitzwing had 2 balling alt modes and a robot mode that took the hit to make the vehicle modes good. This figure took that and flipped it, giving us a killer robot mode with two suffering alt modes.
This is the best R.E.D Figure yet, I like how you can make it kinda look like both his alt modes, it's quite cool, could make an actual great chug Blitzwing that transformed and all! All it would take is a bit of retooling.
I don’t think you understand how disappointed I am, this was the most anticipated figure for me ON PAPER. Blitzwing is my favorite decepticon design wise
I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news. I could see my self recommending this if it weren't for the Tank Dick? The good news is the TR figure is still great.
@@PerspectiveEnd I just watched a video on how the "tank dick" was actually on purpose due to the original toy having it and also the g1 cartoon having it 😭
I’ve seen the explanation that all the tank kibble underneath is meant to represent something like dead space and you are drawn to the purple of the jet and aren’t meant to see the beige parts as part of the jet? Idk it was a strange explanation for a flawed figure
Part of me thinks that the entire reason the laser hand things exist were to tie into the "Energon monster" listing thing. If i had to guess, they were going to have pieces of it disguised as weapons included with a bunch of figures in the line and then have them combine together to form the energon monster.
Even the compromises of the Titans' Return jet mode are pretty cool. The Soviets had a number of ground attack or interceptor aircraft armed with big Nudelman autocannons - the most famous being the MiG-15 - so Blitzwing having a massive gun pod under the fuselage is exaggerated but fits in with his real world counterparts.
There’s only one blitzwing I like (in terms of character, design wise, they both are cool) that is animated blitzwing. I saw this guy in stores, and thought of picking it up, sadly I didn’t.
You're review has convinced me that if I want this figure, to wait for it to go on clearance. Thank you PerspectiveEnd for your honest thoughts on Legacy Blitzwing. Keep on being amazing.
Likewise. I just gotten a hold of a Takara Legends Blitzwing and once this fella is going on clearance, I'ma cannibalise it, most probably the head and see if anything is worth mix and matching 😂😂
Honestly I love the big stupid hulk hands it just feels like something Blitzwing would use like I can hear his voice just saying shit like “time to smash some Autobots into scrap metal” or and my personal favorite “Allow me to lend you a hand Autobot” it’s just fun ya know. I also really hope we get the remaining three Tripple changers soon
My TR Blitzwing has a terrible QC issue where the legs can't collapse fully. It can still transform, but it causes both modes not to line up correctly. And even with that, it would not switch it for the new one
Ideally I would transplant the Legacy Blitzwing head onto the TR body with some custom neck adaptor, but looks just a bit too wide to store in the titan master cockpits.
While the venom is still fresh, did you know that up here in Canada Toys R Us is selling the new cliffjumper for the equivalent of 40usd when you you get tax in there?
I had recently heard that Canada Toy R' Us is crueler that Scalpers. What Sickening Evil is that? Like What a monkey's paw. You still have it, but it's evil.
@@PerspectiveEnd I sometimes wonder if I'm being an over critical asshole, but when you have the same complaints, I feel a bit more justified for the severity of my reviews. But it could just be that we're both assholes, and naturally, think alike. Idk.
Actually titans return is more accurate due to the fact the original g1 toy before becoming blitzwing had the thrusters in the front and the cockpit in the back. The people drawing the show where just dumb when they transformed the figure.
ProspectiveEnd, I hope you enjoy the figure I recommended more than the “Leader Class” you just review. It so impressed me that I ordered the Mechanic Studios figure that preceded Thunderbolt in numbering scheme MS-27 Poison their take on a legends class G1 cartoon ver of Octane.
I'm getting this. I love how each mode looks, I like the sword and guns (not those fist though), and the Transformations looks amazing. I don't care about "show accurate" or anything like that, I get those that look and transform well and this one has done that.
Well I'm not concerned with it actually being show accurate, I'd be much happier if this wasn't show accurate. I'm just bothered by the fact that they went over board trying to be show accurate, but then phoned it in at the same time. I'm glad you like what you see in any event.
What is there to love about having a huge cockpit sticking out in the front in tanks mode? What is there to love about having a castle hanging from behind in flight mode? Jets is supposed to look likes jets, not buildings.
I personally am a fan of this figure, even with all its flaws I still think it’s a fun toy at the end of the day. However, I’m still such a big fan of your stuff, even if you are roasting a figure I like, I still laugh at the flaws that you point out. Keep up the good content!
Thank you I'm glad to hear that, and I'm glad that you still enjoy the figure after getting it. It's always better when people enjoy the stuff they get. So glad you didn't wind up disappointed.
Legacy Blitzwing is PHENOMENAL. I can tell the designers really tried to make it as good as possible. I love all three of his modes. His transformation is so good and I could figure it out with no instructions
i bought both figure brand new to compare how did they cost to make per figure and I found out that the the legacy figure 24% less than the titans retun
how is it that jihaxus got a better jet mode when his is a made up space jet that he rarely turned into? also he is up on amazon right now if you need one
I honestly don't understand how you see this being a shitty figure even after watching it. My only nitpicks of Legacy Blitzwing was that it was a Voyager+ figure and that it was G1 instead of Animated.
Cause the Tank is the Ugliest thing I've ever seen. I can not Stress just how much I HATE looking at it, they flat out RUINED that mode, and then the jet was never going to be good in the first place with the way they decided to design it. The tank would have been fine without the Dick on the front. Outside that the Transofmations are good, and the posing is acceptable, but it's not really worth the AWFUL altmodes.
I actually really like Blitzwing’s giant laser hand accessories. They’re soooo cool and they remind me of hand bosses that shoot lasers out of their fingers.
You are like the Third person in a ROW to like the Laser Hands. What are you swapping between all your alts to talk it up? Are you talking about the Sub Space Emissary?
@@PerspectiveEndi like the hands in tank mode they remind me of missile launchers and honestly overall i like this figure the tank mode is meh but the bot mod and tank mode i like a lot the only thing in the tank mode i domt like is seeing his head but even the nose cone reminds me of his g1 tank mode
How to make it better 1. Get rid of the cockpit on the tank and make a flap to flip over that area 2. Flip in the boosters on the tank back 3. Try and compress the tank tread kibble into being part of the wings. 4. At least it’s better now
I saw another review that pointed out the "g1" design in the cartoon was an animation error because they had the turret backwards. The plane nose was supposed to be in the back and the box art of the original toy shows that as well. They also noted that the kibble seemed to be sort of based on contrast art, where you are supposed to pretend the purple bits aren't there in tank mode and Grey bits aren't there in jet mode.
Did you know that the tank mode is even wrong in g1. The cockpit is supposed to be facing backwards. It's on the g1 transformation instructions on the box.
Still so thankful for this video, because every time I look at my Siege Astrotrain, and think “man, should I get that Blitzwing to pair with him?” And get a good reminder why I haven’t gotten Blitzwing lol
The whole reason for blitzwing having a cockpit in the dead center of his tank mode is the fact that when the diaclone toys where being brought from japan someone who worked on G1 mistransformed the diaclone figure that would become blitzwing cause the original fig had the cockpit at the back of the tank.
Hasbro pulse is selling this guy at clearance for 30 bucks right now. I also genuinely dont know what shade of purple this guy is supposed to be because some images seem to give it a lighter purple and others seem to give it a darker purple.
@@PerspectiveEnd I'm actually currently waiting for it to arrive so I can see wether or not I'll like it. Yes it does have the weiner tank. Yes it does have the squish jet. But I'll be darned if it doesnt look nice in robot mode, and I'm mostly looking for a fun and interesting transformation between the three modes.
The jet cockpit in the front was a design error from the animation studio: it was supposed to go on the back while the "thrusters" stickers had to go on the front lmao The g1 box, instructions and even the diaclone version hide the cockpit on the back lmao
Gotta say this has the worst accessory between voyager sized leader deceptions. Shockwave has armor that make him abit bigger, astrotrain has a coal tender that's also a launchpad. Gonna hope that the eventual octane doesn't have this.
Some already said this in the Emgo video about this guy, but if they would’ve engineered a way to make the tank kibble rotate so the middle of the tank would be a the back of the jet. This wouldn’t outright make the jet mode spectacular, but it would make it look more aerodynamic and cohesive.
Yeah, I didn't used to think of it that way either. But the TR had this gimmick where Spring loaded purple bits pop up along the sides of his head, and I looked into why that was. Learning it was to mimmick that.
Funny enough, the on G1 toy the thrusters were actually meant to be on the front, making the G1 Show Tank innacurate with the toy, and therefore giving the Legacy version G1 accuracy, that's not even accurate to itself.
The worst part about the tank was with the original diaclone figure, the plane cockpit was on the back and I’m pretty sure the same transformation was with the original g1 toy too
I prefer the look of this guy than the Titan's return version. The reason why it's leader is due to engineering like Hot Rod being a voyager other than accessories
What do you mean the Leader Engineering like hotrod? The TR is Better Engineered? Now the Stickers were a lame choice, but on an Engineering front the TR is Just as cleaver if not more so.
@@PerspectiveEnd It does a better job hiding some of the tank parts in the jet mode. And the robot size? I've always thought Blitzwing was at Megatron sized, but the "almighty" scale chart says otherwise.
In my opinion the only thing keeping me from getting this is the price The figure looks okay, for a voyager, not a leader. The only reason this is a leader is the triple changing
Funny thing, if you examined the G1 Blitzwing toy more clearly, you'll find out that it was backwards in media the whole time. The jet cockpit was supposed to be the back of the tank mode, but whoever did the lineart for the tank mode fumbled up so badly that most G1-styled Blitzwing tanks have that dingy cockpit slapped onto the front.
I was planning on getting this Blitwing but looking at it more and you saying it looks awful and this video I can say I'm not touching this figure at all. What is your opinion on the Starscream coronation set that is being sold for leader price?
The Starscream wasn't good enough when it was a Voyager, slapping some opening hands on it doesn't make it a leader. I want the other stuff from the box, but I don't need a second copy of that thing.
Got my hands on Sludge, and I cannot believe how each Dinobot keeps getting worse and worse. Grimlock was perfect on QC and nothing liked to pop off, then Slag is slightly loose and too tight in many areas and his back wings have a chance to pop off, plus he also has weird proportions. Now take Slags issues and double it as Sludge is a mess. Legs are very loos and barely keep him up, his wings are loose as hell and will pop off as soon as possible, proportions are worse in person than in the images with skinny arms and thick legs. Only decent thing about him is that his Dino Mode is amazing and the best part of him. Still get him if you want but Rodimus Unicronus needs to kill Sludge like in the POTP show and end his suffering as the worst Dinobot (so far)
Seems like you got a really bad case of QC. The only loose part on my sludge is one back wing, I think I got amazing QC on sludge but not for my slag, the ratchet broke immediately after one transformation… grimlock is perfect no flaws with him on my copy.
Damn Cody, I did not know they were getting worse and worse, I only got Grimlock so far, may actually look into this and in worst case scenario skip the rest, thanks for your input.
I've been wondering if this figure is worth getting over the Titans Return, but after seeing this I think I'll save up for a tr blitzwing instead. Sweet review as always, I do miss the rage sometimes. (If anyone reading gets that reference, lol.)
Thank you so much, and yeah It's nice to FREE THE BEAST every now and then. And I agree with that Decision. The TR is a figure I always Recommend to people.
This figure has that grunt aesthetic that I love the aesthetic of the colonial marines from alien ODSTs from halo etc and I can’t help but love this thing for it
Great Video! FOr the JEt mode, i detatch the kibble and fold it out to kinda form a flight stand and i thjink it looks fine. I totally agree that the fists are stupid. I think that they should have charged voyager price and made more than usual because people may have bought more if it was voyager and no hands
This is blitzwing when he was gunning down beachcomber and warpath that one episode in G1 Because he doesn't have that tan part covering up his nose cone in that episode
You should check out Gei4Mei's video on this figure, he basically talks about how the cockpit came to be on the front of the tank on the original toy, and even the cartoon. It's just because the designers took Blitzwing's design from the Diaclone toy, but accidentally had the turret the wrong way around. And, they just went with it.
Alr so I’m not here to juxtapose my opinion but I’ll give a quick run down on why I feel the legacy is better. 1) Robot mode is more accurate. 2) I really can’t sugar coat the TR tank. There too much purple everywhere and a bathtub on top. The wings at the back don’t help. It looks like a toy. 3) I feel the jet modes are tied. Legacy has an awkward undercarriage but it makes one cool flight stand. The sculpt has a charm too it but it’s not the best. The TR jet whilst having a superior sculpt, quite literally has the arms visible. I hate visible body parts in vehicles. Can’t stand it. 4) the TR is too large. I know scale isn’t for everyone, but it matters to many. 5) TR looks so awkward in the primary display mode. The mold poses so basically and stands out like a sore thumb in a modern chug collection. Missing many what are considered vital points.(wrists, ankles, waist). There’s many more pints but this is a YT comment. I’d love to have a chat about this figure over discord. I’m the same user who informed you of kingdom pipes having double painted wheels.
What do you mean the Legacy has MORE purple. The entire top of the tank and part of the sides is purple, the whole Rear of the TR is purple but it's still less over all. The Jetmodes are not tied dude. Not even 1%. You may want to believe that, but it's not even close. Not even a little. I will conceded that the Legacy Tank is the best tank ever, before I concede that the jets are equal. The arms are JUST as visible on the Legacy, hell they are transformed LESS, it's just the fists wind up on the outside. Blitzwing is supposed to be a bigger than normal dude. Anyways yeah we can continue this convo on discord just DM me about it.
I think the damaged decepticon badge gives him some character like it got damaged when an Autobot shot him while he was in one of his tank mode and the cons couldn't fix the badge from how damaged it was. (edit: ALSO his Energon hands are supposed to be Armada Demolisher's hands)
It would be kind of cool if it were intentional, it's weird how siege was all about battle damage but they didn't have battle damaged faction badges. ... ... Why... Are they Armada Demolishor's hands?
As much as I love my toys being accurate to the G1 cartoon I wouldn’t mind some changes if it meant getting rid of that stupid cockpit in the front of the tank
To be perfectly honest, according to another video on the subject, Blitzwing's Tank Mode isn't even G1 accurate. The instructions for the original figure had the tank turret point the other direction, with the cockpit of the fighter jet on the rear of the tank. Also, the jet engines were smaller on the G1, so you could just ignore them, but the Legacy version you can't. So, in actuality, the more "stylized" Titan's Return version is more accurate than this one. If you want to see the video I got my information from, it is done by a UA-camr by the name of [Gei4Mei]. If someone has already brought this up, I apologize.
Well it's G1 accurate to the show, which is a Bad thing to be accurate to in this instance. Not just cause the toy didn't do that, but because it's a terrible idea. And I've seen the video already, even before people brought it up. It's amazing just how much better the TR is and I think people only prefer this because "New".
@@PerspectiveEnd Oh, then my apologies for bringing up a video that you were already aware of. Yes, while I honestly despise G1, I rather enjoyed the stylized updates to their designs we got in Titan's Return. And, while some of the people I know call it bad, I really did want that Triple-Changer Optimus Prime. Yes, it was supposed to be Octane, but I liked it as Optimus.
I saw a video that really made me dislike the figure. The animation team in g1 got his rank mode backwards, and his jet mode was colored in a way on the original toy to have the mind erase the tank junk on the wing, they didn’t design the toy like that because they wanted to, they did it because that’s all they could do, so they used a really good use of color theory to have the human brain fix that. The animators were just to simple brained at the time to understand what they were going for. Then for whatever reason legacy designers decided to keep the bad mistake of the past while sculpting the figure in a way that you can’t turn the tank turret around to look correct, or format the wings in a way where the look somewhat decent, rather than having the kibble be shaped of the wings which is actually less distracting than what they did. They decided to do slap a brick of loose panels under it. don’t even get me started on the arm panels, who designed those, the person who designed Tracks legs? Then those big hands, I was actually really excited for them, thought they were cool and could got well with other figures. sadly the actual port inside them is too short for any one to hold onto. Blitzwing can’t hold onto them, all so they could be stored in his tank mode which makes it look worse than it already does. I don’t get this figure, I can’t keep my hands off of him because how fun it is to pose and transform, yet it hurts to look at him. wish I could say that for astrotrain who hurts to look at and is not fun to play with. I hear people say that earthrise astrotrain is so much better than titans return. now while I didn’t get Tr astrotrain I had TR sentinel prime, that mold is so much cooler looking and fun to play with, and it’s not shorter than Megatron. I know that ER Astrotrain is scaled for his train mode, which was a smaller Japanese train. frankly I don’t care, in the cartoon he was able to fit so many decepticons in him in both modes, and he was huge in most shots in robot mode. he should have been a commander to equal out Jetfire. Also love how much he played into the series on netflix shows up at the end as big as Omega Supreme to do nothing and never appear again. The fact both astrotrain and blitzwing are shorter than siege Megatron (who in my opinion is already too short) is just dumb. then SS separates it’s triple changers into two figures. It seems like hasbro hates Triple changers in recent years as the only decent one is Snapdragon, who still isn’t that good of a figure. I love both of the decepticon triple changers, love blitzwing design, grew up with animated after all, and I have always loved trains, so to see them get such mediocre figures is terrible. I do not understand how anyone could defend either of those figures, also you complain about long legs, I can get by long legs as long as the knee is in a spot that it’s useful. ER Astrotrain has his knees so high up, his shin is like 4 times the length of his thigh.
@@PerspectiveEnd alright fixed it, sorry I didn’t reread it, I’ll start doing that, I typed this on my phone at the time, I’ll probably use my computer from now on.
Bro, I’m just being honest, but you are like the one reviewer I know that has no sense of fun. Idk, just thought I’d share. Like it’s not a bad thing, cause sometimes you need reality, but MAN HAVE MORE FUN!!!
I think I have fun, have you seen my video on the Acid Rain toys. I had a great time with that one, it's just a silly good time. This figure is just uniquely bad and frustrating.
It feels like every time this figure does something right, it follows it up by doing twice as many things wrong
Pretty much yeah. Like I could have recommended it if it didn't decided to intentionally be bad in altmode.
One step forward, two steps back.
@@godmagnus In This Case it's Like, 1 Step Forward, 7 Steps Back
@@PerspectiveEndI still like this figure one of my favorites
I like how Astrotrain came out around 2 to 3 years ago and the articulation, transformation, looks, and alt modes style Blitzwing. Even the extras they included to justify leader class were better because it was more like a mini armory for other figures than himself.
Yeah no it's pure BS. Like sure it was weird they gave him a ton of Guns, but it's way better than a pair of Red Demolishor hands.
Yeah, the extras with Astrotrain were great! That coal cart really make the train mode pop, even if it's a bit useless in his other modes. And considering that Hasbro tends to underarm Transformers these days (up to and including sometimes not giving them any weapons at all) it was really nice they gave Astrotrain a full armory of his own.
G1 Blitzwing had 2 balling alt modes and a robot mode that took the hit to make the vehicle modes good. This figure took that and flipped it, giving us a killer robot mode with two suffering alt modes.
Very similar to TT broadside except everything on that figure was suffering
You cant have three perfect modes
@@thegiantenemyspider1ER Snapdragon:
@@Lopnawerobot mode needs better elbows, ship mode is decent, and dino dragon mode is bad
This is the best R.E.D Figure yet, I like how you can make it kinda look like both his alt modes, it's quite cool, could make an actual great chug Blitzwing that transformed and all! All it would take is a bit of retooling.
You know what you aren't that wrong, considering this poses like a normal RED figure.
I don’t think you understand how disappointed I am, this was the most anticipated figure for me ON PAPER. Blitzwing is my favorite decepticon design wise
I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news. I could see my self recommending this if it weren't for the Tank Dick?
The good news is the TR figure is still great.
@@PerspectiveEnd I just watched a video on how the "tank dick" was actually on purpose due to the original toy having it and also the g1 cartoon having it 😭
@@ManaPower027 The Jet mode's undercarriage is also supposed to homage the original toy
They aren't meant to be 100% realistic
I’ve seen the explanation that all the tank kibble underneath is meant to represent something like dead space and you are drawn to the purple of the jet and aren’t meant to see the beige parts as part of the jet? Idk it was a strange explanation for a flawed figure
@@braziliansamurai4194 yeah well the figure had good merits so people try to excuse or down right ignore the flaws.
I loved the pure sheer rage during the tank mode
It deserves it. It ruins the Tank for G1 accuracy that no one wanted, and isn't accurate.
That scratched deception logo looks absolutely awesome looks like it's battle Damage
You know it could be kind of cool.
Part of me thinks that the entire reason the laser hand things exist were to tie into the "Energon monster" listing thing. If i had to guess, they were going to have pieces of it disguised as weapons included with a bunch of figures in the line and then have them combine together to form the energon monster.
Even the compromises of the Titans' Return jet mode are pretty cool. The Soviets had a number of ground attack or interceptor aircraft armed with big Nudelman autocannons - the most famous being the MiG-15 - so Blitzwing having a massive gun pod under the fuselage is exaggerated but fits in with his real world counterparts.
Well I mean they both have the cannon on the underside, though the TR is a little more reasonably sized.
I'm pretty sure that practice died out with the MiG-21
There’s only one blitzwing I like (in terms of character, design wise, they both are cool) that is animated blitzwing.
I saw this guy in stores, and thought of picking it up, sadly I didn’t.
Animated Blitzwing is probably the most memorable.
@@PerspectiveEnd I would agree, I also love the accent
The old perspective is back! And congratulations to the winners of the contest.
Indeed he is, and he was angry being locked up for so long.
I'm very happy about that.
You're review has convinced me that if I want this figure, to wait for it to go on clearance. Thank you PerspectiveEnd for your honest thoughts on Legacy Blitzwing. Keep on being amazing.
Thank you, and I'm glad to hear that, waiting for this to be on sale is the smart choice.
@@PerspectiveEnd You're welcome. :D It is a smart choice.
Likewise. I just gotten a hold of a Takara Legends Blitzwing and once this fella is going on clearance, I'ma cannibalise it, most probably the head and see if anything is worth mix and matching 😂😂
Honestly I love the big stupid hulk hands it just feels like something Blitzwing would use like I can hear his voice just saying shit like “time to smash some Autobots into scrap metal” or and my personal favorite “Allow me to lend you a hand Autobot” it’s just fun ya know. I also really hope we get the remaining three Tripple changers soon
I mean he wasn't exactly the brightest boy on the planet. So I can see him get some dumb pleasure out of that.
Also the titans return one had a (pretty good) Megatron retool.
Indeed that was quite a good figure.
Deep down, we're all doodle bears hoping to break free from our armor.
That sounds like a Motivational poster.
This is going to be interesting one
More a Rage Fueld one.
I’ve been waiting for this review and you did not disappoint. Well done sir!
So glad I’ve got the Takara version of the Titan’s Return mould.
Glad I could satisfy.
The Takara Version does look quite good yes.
Bang 'n' Burn with love to you and channel. Always a great time.
I have never heard that phrase before? Thank you so much.
@@PerspectiveEnd Just keep hanging in there.
Oh power of the Prime's leaders why did I ever take you for granted?
Well to be fair the rest of the line is really good.
My TR Blitzwing has a terrible QC issue where the legs can't collapse fully. It can still transform, but it causes both modes not to line up correctly. And even with that, it would not switch it for the new one
What's causing the legs to not fully collapse?
10:55 "Fantastic. Now I don't have to rant about why they couldn't have made better figures right from the start"
Hopefully Legacy keeps on the current great trajectory, but this was a NASTY hickup.
Still getting it, if the transformations are good then I can put up with everything else
Ideally I would transplant the Legacy Blitzwing head onto the TR body with some custom neck adaptor, but looks just a bit too wide to store in the titan master cockpits.
Yeah that's the problem if you did that you'd have to just set it off to the side. But yes that would be an over all improvement.
While the venom is still fresh, did you know that up here in Canada Toys R Us is selling the new cliffjumper for the equivalent of 40usd when you you get tax in there?
I had recently heard that Canada Toy R' Us is crueler that Scalpers. What Sickening Evil is that? Like What a monkey's paw. You still have it, but it's evil.
I was not expecting that going into this review great review btw
Thank you very much. Why didn't you expect it, and what did you expect.
I usually don't win giveaways this is the first one
I picked one up yesterday, examined it this morning. I could have written your script...
You mean you could have been the one who wrote this because it lines up so perfectly, or like anyone could have done what I did?
@@PerspectiveEnd My critiques were nearly verbatim to yours. Your reviews are often like listening to myself think. A+
@@PerspectiveEnd I sometimes wonder if I'm being an over critical asshole, but when you have the same complaints, I feel a bit more justified for the severity of my reviews. But it could just be that we're both assholes, and naturally, think alike. Idk.
I would've waited an eternity for this..
It's over Blitzwing.
The ONLY good Thing about the fists is that u can make the joke that he has litteral finger guns
I don't know if that's worth it.
Actually titans return is more accurate due to the fact the original g1 toy before becoming blitzwing had the thrusters in the front and the cockpit in the back. The people drawing the show where just dumb when they transformed the figure.
This is absolutely true. Though I still would prefer it if they just hid both features.
I remember a while ago I asked you to review this figure. You didn't have it yet, but you did review it now. I'm kinda disappointed it isn't good
I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news, I wanted this to be good, and it could have been if they didn't go out of their way to ruin it.
What joints do the big hulk hands have
A wrist rotation.
ProspectiveEnd, I hope you enjoy the figure I recommended more than the “Leader Class” you just review.
It so impressed me that I ordered the Mechanic Studios figure that preceded Thunderbolt in numbering scheme MS-27 Poison their take on a legends class G1 cartoon ver of Octane.
I mean it has to be better, there's no way it's not. That isn't possible.
I'm getting this. I love how each mode looks, I like the sword and guns (not those fist though), and the Transformations looks amazing. I don't care about "show accurate" or anything like that, I get those that look and transform well and this one has done that.
Well I'm not concerned with it actually being show accurate, I'd be much happier if this wasn't show accurate. I'm just bothered by the fact that they went over board trying to be show accurate, but then phoned it in at the same time.
I'm glad you like what you see in any event.
I advise you to be wiser with your money.
@@DiggitySlice I've looked through 5 different review videos before deciding. I've believed my decision is wised.
What is there to love about having a huge cockpit sticking out in the front in tanks mode? What is there to love about having a castle hanging from behind in flight mode? Jets is supposed to look likes jets, not buildings.
@@grandiosa86 I think it neat
I personally am a fan of this figure, even with all its flaws I still think it’s a fun toy at the end of the day. However, I’m still such a big fan of your stuff, even if you are roasting a figure I like, I still laugh at the flaws that you point out. Keep up the good content!
Thank you I'm glad to hear that, and I'm glad that you still enjoy the figure after getting it. It's always better when people enjoy the stuff they get. So glad you didn't wind up disappointed.
Legacy Blitzwing is PHENOMENAL. I can tell the designers really tried to make it as good as possible. I love all three of his modes. His transformation is so good and I could figure it out with no instructions
Overcharge is a guaranteed purchase
He currently takes the spot for Leader of the year
Call if a Christmas gift bias but I would recommend it
I'm glad you are loving it so much, but I just can not agree.
@@PerspectiveEndAnd so does your discord
Hey perspective End can you please review studio series 86 sludge and do the pose of sludge getting slammed by devistator
I want to, but the problem is I can't find one, I'll do it as soon as I am able.
i bought both figure brand new to compare how did they cost to make per figure and I found out that the the legacy figure 24% less than the titans retun
What do you mean it cost 24% Less?
how is it that jihaxus got a better jet mode when his is a made up space jet that he rarely turned into? also he is up on amazon right now if you need one
It's definitely less ugly.
@@PerspectiveEnd which is funny because g2 was the definition of 90s comic book edgyness
Thank God MechFansToys has that amazing blitzwing. Won't need ol' shlong tank here
Lot of people really seem to like that one huh. I can't believe I'm saying this but the FansToys one looks promising too.
I honestly don't understand how you see this being a shitty figure even after watching it. My only nitpicks of Legacy Blitzwing was that it was a Voyager+ figure and that it was G1 instead of Animated.
Cause the Tank is the Ugliest thing I've ever seen. I can not Stress just how much I HATE looking at it, they flat out RUINED that mode, and then the jet was never going to be good in the first place with the way they decided to design it.
The tank would have been fine without the Dick on the front. Outside that the Transofmations are good, and the posing is acceptable, but it's not really worth the AWFUL altmodes.
No one can make me hate you, Blitzwing
You know you can tell that directly to the figure, you don't have to tell me to tell him.
Why on earth did they give him Hulk Hands? When would those ever be useful in any way?
I think it was probably something they just had laying around.
Also I kinda like the giant fists. I like to put them in other figures like Vi’s Atlas Gauntlets from Arcane
Maybe they could have been cool if they weren't designed to look the way they do. Also Really they couldn't hinge, they had to separate and attach?
I actually really like Blitzwing’s giant laser hand accessories. They’re soooo cool and they remind me of hand bosses that shoot lasers out of their fingers.
You are like the Third person in a ROW to like the Laser Hands. What are you swapping between all your alts to talk it up?
Are you talking about the Sub Space Emissary?
@@PerspectiveEnd lmao! No, I ain’t swapping between my alt accounts. It’s just some people like the big ass hands
@@PerspectiveEndi like the hands in tank mode they remind me of missile launchers and honestly overall i like this figure the tank mode is meh but the bot mod and tank mode i like a lot the only thing in the tank mode i domt like is seeing his head but even the nose cone reminds me of his g1 tank mode
I actaully kind of want 2 other heads, so it can be like animated blitzwing, that would have been cool
That would be cool, and I can't believe they never used the Headmasters for the TR to do that.
How to make it better
1. Get rid of the cockpit on the tank and make a flap to flip over that area
2. Flip in the boosters on the tank back
3. Try and compress the tank tread kibble into being part of the wings.
4. At least it’s better now
I'd say you don't even need step 2 and on, the first one would be enough, since at that point the figure would stop getting actively RUINED.
I will give it this, it looks good standing next to Astrotrain on the shelf
I'm sure they feel great together.
Finally, a legacy figure that is actually not good.
Yes, you can finally save your money and not feel abd about it.
Not gonna lie, a tank chode isn't something that I was expecting to see here today. xD
I'm sorry I had to scar your mind like that.
@@PerspectiveEnd No worries. xD
I saw another review that pointed out the "g1" design in the cartoon was an animation error because they had the turret backwards. The plane nose was supposed to be in the back and the box art of the original toy shows that as well.
They also noted that the kibble seemed to be sort of based on contrast art, where you are supposed to pretend the purple bits aren't there in tank mode and Grey bits aren't there in jet mode.
Was it Gei for Mei?
Yeah that's Gei For Mei.
That second part was conjecture on their behalf.
Did you know that the tank mode is even wrong in g1. The cockpit is supposed to be facing backwards. It's on the g1 transformation instructions on the box.
Yes for the original toy, though the show did have it wrong the whole time, and this is doing the stupid thing of Emulating the show.
I am having a bad day this made me feel better
I'm glad to hear my RAGE gave you some joy.
Wow a figure that made a part of earthcee kinda good
It is a dark timeline.
@@PerspectiveEnd unicron is near where’s the matrix
He said Maori someone acknowledged us
Wow? I didn't know that about you.
Still so thankful for this video, because every time I look at my Siege Astrotrain, and think “man, should I get that Blitzwing to pair with him?” And get a good reminder why I haven’t gotten Blitzwing lol
I'm happy to have saved you from this figure. The TR one is still excelent.
8:57 Not sure if the placement is intentional, but it looks like the Whippet is sad about the Jet Mode. And that's an adorable mental image.
That's not, but that's a very funny observation.
The whole reason for blitzwing having a cockpit in the dead center of his tank mode is the fact that when the diaclone toys where being brought from japan someone who worked on G1 mistransformed the diaclone figure that would become blitzwing cause the original fig had the cockpit at the back of the tank.
Which is the worst Justification possible.
Hasbro pulse is selling this guy at clearance for 30 bucks right now. I also genuinely dont know what shade of purple this guy is supposed to be because some images seem to give it a lighter purple and others seem to give it a darker purple.
You may like it for that price. I'm still not going to pick it up my self.
@@PerspectiveEnd I'm actually currently waiting for it to arrive so I can see wether or not I'll like it. Yes it does have the weiner tank. Yes it does have the squish jet. But I'll be darned if it doesnt look nice in robot mode, and I'm mostly looking for a fun and interesting transformation between the three modes.
The jet cockpit in the front was a design error from the animation studio: it was supposed to go on the back while the "thrusters" stickers had to go on the front lmao
The g1 box, instructions and even the diaclone version hide the cockpit on the back lmao
Yep, it's being stupid to be accurate to the show, which it's not even accurate to, and shouldn't have been trying to be.
Gotta say this has the worst accessory between voyager sized leader deceptions. Shockwave has armor that make him abit bigger, astrotrain has a coal tender that's also a launchpad. Gonna hope that the eventual octane doesn't have this.
By the time they get to Octane they are just going to give him like a Single monkey from a Barrel of Monkeys and call it a day.
I like how before this I just watched your opinion on him in another video
Yeah it's pretty much unchanged.
Awesome the real Perspective End came back with a vengeance! Anyways great review Perspective End!
He came back just in time for what Truly Deserved the RAGE.
Some already said this in the Emgo video about this guy, but if they would’ve engineered a way to make the tank kibble rotate so the middle of the tank would be a the back of the jet. This wouldn’t outright make the jet mode spectacular, but it would make it look more aerodynamic and cohesive.
That would be better. Then again almost anything would be better than what they actually did.
Gewalt with comfortably stay my go to Blitzwing. Having an actual jet mode helps.
For me it's the Tank Mode that needs to be addressed.
Can't wait to get this figure. Recently got the figures I needed from Wave 1. Now onto Wave 2.
Well, if after you saw me loose my mind on this figure and you still want it, you will probably like it.
Until you pointed it out, I did realized in the cartoon he had purple on the sides of his head.
Yeah, I didn't used to think of it that way either. But the TR had this gimmick where Spring loaded purple bits pop up along the sides of his head, and I looked into why that was. Learning it was to mimmick that.
I actually really liked this guy, I just ignore the price
100%
Funny enough, the on G1 toy the thrusters were actually meant to be on the front, making the G1 Show Tank innacurate with the toy, and therefore giving the Legacy version G1 accuracy, that's not even accurate to itself.
Yeah, the whole thing is a Giant stupid mess that shouldn't be there. We should just let it die.
The worst part about the tank was with the original diaclone figure, the plane cockpit was on the back and I’m pretty sure the same transformation was with the original g1 toy too
They do look remarkably similar in terms of transformation.
One year later….those fists do nothing on Menisor, glad I spent money on Blitzwing thinking I needed the parts for the combiner.
And it's a good thing that they don't. Does anyone really want that stupid thing to end up on Menasor?
What's funny is that the Titans return figure Parts forms the head when it didn't need to and this probably should have Parts formed the head
That's sad but True. This would be better by being head master.
I prefer the look of this guy than the Titan's return version. The reason why it's leader is due to engineering like Hot Rod being a voyager other than accessories
What do you mean the Leader Engineering like hotrod? The TR is Better Engineered? Now the Stickers were a lame choice, but on an Engineering front the TR is Just as cleaver if not more so.
@@PerspectiveEnd It does a better job hiding some of the tank parts in the jet mode. And the robot size? I've always thought Blitzwing was at Megatron sized, but the "almighty" scale chart says otherwise.
Could u do a review of the TE blitzwing?
I should one day, but it's not currently on the list of Priorities.
In my opinion the only thing keeping me from getting this is the price
The figure looks okay, for a voyager, not a leader. The only reason this is a leader is the triple changing
I think if they didn't FUCK UP the tank mode intentionally I'd recommend it.
Funny thing, if you examined the G1 Blitzwing toy more clearly, you'll find out that it was backwards in media the whole time.
The jet cockpit was supposed to be the back of the tank mode, but whoever did the lineart for the tank mode fumbled up so badly that most G1-styled Blitzwing tanks have that dingy cockpit slapped onto the front.
I have yet to see another Blitzwing to bother with this bit of accuracy.
Thank god then
You can’t convince me otherwise Perspective. I will be getting Overcharge. THE COLORS LOOK SO GOOD
I was planning on getting this Blitwing but looking at it more and you saying it looks awful and this video I can say I'm not touching this figure at all.
What is your opinion on the Starscream coronation set that is being sold for leader price?
The Starscream wasn't good enough when it was a Voyager, slapping some opening hands on it doesn't make it a leader. I want the other stuff from the box, but I don't need a second copy of that thing.
Got my hands on Sludge, and I cannot believe how each Dinobot keeps getting worse and worse. Grimlock was perfect on QC and nothing liked to pop off, then Slag is slightly loose and too tight in many areas and his back wings have a chance to pop off, plus he also has weird proportions. Now take Slags issues and double it as Sludge is a mess. Legs are very loos and barely keep him up, his wings are loose as hell and will pop off as soon as possible, proportions are worse in person than in the images with skinny arms and thick legs. Only decent thing about him is that his Dino Mode is amazing and the best part of him. Still get him if you want but Rodimus Unicronus needs to kill Sludge like in the POTP show and end his suffering as the worst Dinobot (so far)
Seems like you got a really bad case of QC. The only loose part on my sludge is one back wing, I think I got amazing QC on sludge but not for my slag, the ratchet broke immediately after one transformation… grimlock is perfect no flaws with him on my copy.
I have heard REALLY bad stuff about his QC.
Don't you dare say that about Rodimus Unicronus. That was a True Tragedy.
@@PerspectiveEnd I rewatched POTP and was just confused why it was just Sludge that died.
Damn Cody, I did not know they were getting worse and worse, I only got Grimlock so far, may actually look into this and in worst case scenario skip the rest, thanks for your input.
Swoop's pretty good IMO
I've been wondering if this figure is worth getting over the Titans Return, but after seeing this I think I'll save up for a tr blitzwing instead. Sweet review as always, I do miss the rage sometimes. (If anyone reading gets that reference, lol.)
Thank you so much, and yeah It's nice to FREE THE BEAST every now and then.
And I agree with that Decision. The TR is a figure I always Recommend to people.
I own the TR blitzwing and I can say that it's much better when it comes to poseability and vehicle modes
I can’t believe the figure from the line with unnecessary head Gimmicks Is the definitive Blitzwing. I mean Megatron. I mean Blitzwing.
Yeah, it's weird isn't it.
As Blitzwing Said, Go Build A Bridge,AND JUMP OFF IT!
This figure has that grunt aesthetic that I love the aesthetic of the colonial marines from alien ODSTs from halo etc and I can’t help but love this thing for it
Ah yes, hulk smash fists. Blitzwing’s most “””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””iconic””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””” weapons.
Did you break your fingers making those quotes?
Great Video! FOr the JEt mode, i detatch the kibble and fold it out to kinda form a flight stand and i thjink it looks fine. I totally agree that the fists are stupid. I think that they should have charged voyager price and made more than usual because people may have bought more if it was voyager and no hands
I probably would have done that for this review but I didn't want to damage someone else's toy.
@@PerspectiveEnd idk if it would damage it its just letting it lay there kinda u dont have to remove it
This is blitzwing when he was gunning down beachcomber and warpath that one episode in G1
Because he doesn't have that tan part covering up his nose cone in that episode
I don't remember that specific shot.
You should check out Gei4Mei's video on this figure, he basically talks about how the cockpit came to be on the front of the tank on the original toy, and even the cartoon. It's just because the designers took Blitzwing's design from the Diaclone toy, but accidentally had the turret the wrong way around. And, they just went with it.
I have actually already seen that.
And yeah it's infuriating.
I honestly was expecting the jet mode for Blitzwing to be goofy as hell before the leaks, but I was not expecting the tank to have an erection.
How is it that the TR got all three modes right, but the "NEW BETTER" figure only got his robot mode.
If you compare this to jiaxus........ jiaxus have articulated hands but blitzwing no?
I know RIGHT! That's so stupid!
Alr so I’m not here to juxtapose my opinion but I’ll give a quick run down on why I feel the legacy is better. 1) Robot mode is more accurate. 2) I really can’t sugar coat the TR tank. There too much purple everywhere and a bathtub on top. The wings at the back don’t help. It looks like a toy. 3) I feel the jet modes are tied. Legacy has an awkward undercarriage but it makes one cool flight stand. The sculpt has a charm too it but it’s not the best. The TR jet whilst having a superior sculpt, quite literally has the arms visible. I hate visible body parts in vehicles. Can’t stand it. 4) the TR is too large. I know scale isn’t for everyone, but it matters to many. 5) TR looks so awkward in the primary display mode. The mold poses so basically and stands out like a sore thumb in a modern chug collection. Missing many what are considered vital points.(wrists, ankles, waist). There’s many more pints but this is a YT comment. I’d love to have a chat about this figure over discord. I’m the same user who informed you of kingdom pipes having double painted wheels.
What do you mean the Legacy has MORE purple. The entire top of the tank and part of the sides is purple, the whole Rear of the TR is purple but it's still less over all.
The Jetmodes are not tied dude. Not even 1%. You may want to believe that, but it's not even close. Not even a little. I will conceded that the Legacy Tank is the best tank ever, before I concede that the jets are equal.
The arms are JUST as visible on the Legacy, hell they are transformed LESS, it's just the fists wind up on the outside.
Blitzwing is supposed to be a bigger than normal dude.
Anyways yeah we can continue this convo on discord just DM me about it.
I think the damaged decepticon badge gives him some character like it got damaged when an Autobot shot him while he was in one of his tank mode and the cons couldn't fix the badge from how damaged it was. (edit: ALSO his Energon hands are supposed to be Armada Demolisher's hands)
It would be kind of cool if it were intentional, it's weird how siege was all about battle damage but they didn't have battle damaged faction badges.
... ... Why... Are they Armada Demolishor's hands?
The stickers have arrived and I am enjoying them
Glad to hear it.
I don't know if I want him anymore
I think you should probably save your money, but that's your choice.
Yeah your right
The step in his Leg is to be G1 accurate
I guess kind of, but that Necked down a bit higher, and it was smoother.
Your heart be like:
Gimme fuel
Gimme fire
Gimme that which i desire, oough!
Why though?
This guy is currently rotting alone at my local Walmart
Like nobody wants to pay full price for this guy
There's still a few at mine too.
As much as I love my toys being accurate to the G1 cartoon I wouldn’t mind some changes if it meant getting rid of that stupid cockpit in the front of the tank
I don't think even the WORST Geewunner out there is excited about the cockpit sticking off the front.
To be perfectly honest, according to another video on the subject, Blitzwing's Tank Mode isn't even G1 accurate. The instructions for the original figure had the tank turret point the other direction, with the cockpit of the fighter jet on the rear of the tank.
Also, the jet engines were smaller on the G1, so you could just ignore them, but the Legacy version you can't.
So, in actuality, the more "stylized" Titan's Return version is more accurate than this one.
If you want to see the video I got my information from, it is done by a UA-camr by the name of [Gei4Mei].
If someone has already brought this up, I apologize.
Well it's G1 accurate to the show, which is a Bad thing to be accurate to in this instance. Not just cause the toy didn't do that, but because it's a terrible idea.
And I've seen the video already, even before people brought it up.
It's amazing just how much better the TR is and I think people only prefer this because "New".
@@PerspectiveEnd Oh, then my apologies for bringing up a video that you were already aware of.
Yes, while I honestly despise G1, I rather enjoyed the stylized updates to their designs we got in Titan's Return.
And, while some of the people I know call it bad, I really did want that Triple-Changer Optimus Prime. Yes, it was supposed to be Octane, but I liked it as Optimus.
The laser fists on my copy were broken out of the box. Which is fine.
I saw a video that really made me dislike the figure. The animation team in g1 got his rank mode backwards, and his jet mode was colored in a way on the original toy to have the mind erase the tank junk on the wing, they didn’t design the toy like that because they wanted to, they did it because that’s all they could do, so they used a really good use of color theory to have the human brain fix that. The animators were just to simple brained at the time to understand what they were going for.
Then for whatever reason legacy designers decided to keep the bad mistake of the past while sculpting the figure in a way that you can’t turn the tank turret around to look correct, or format the wings in a way where the look somewhat decent, rather than having the kibble be shaped of the wings which is actually less distracting than what they did. They decided to do slap a brick of loose panels under it.
don’t even get me started on the arm panels, who designed those, the person who designed Tracks legs? Then those big hands, I was actually really excited for them, thought they were cool and could got well with other figures. sadly the actual port inside them is too short for any one to hold onto. Blitzwing can’t hold onto them, all so they could be stored in his tank mode which makes it look worse than it already does.
I don’t get this figure, I can’t keep my hands off of him because how fun it is to pose and transform, yet it hurts to look at him. wish I could say that for astrotrain who hurts to look at and is not fun to play with. I hear people say that earthrise astrotrain is so much better than titans return. now while I didn’t get Tr astrotrain I had TR sentinel prime, that mold is so much cooler looking and fun to play with, and it’s not shorter than Megatron. I know that ER Astrotrain is scaled for his train mode, which was a smaller Japanese train. frankly I don’t care, in the cartoon he was able to fit so many decepticons in him in both modes, and he was huge in most shots in robot mode. he should have been a commander to equal out Jetfire. Also love how much he played into the series on netflix shows up at the end as big as Omega Supreme to do nothing and never appear again.
The fact both astrotrain and blitzwing are shorter than siege Megatron (who in my opinion is already too short) is just dumb. then SS separates it’s triple changers into two figures. It seems like hasbro hates Triple changers in recent years as the only decent one is Snapdragon, who still isn’t that good of a figure. I love both of the decepticon triple changers, love blitzwing design, grew up with animated after all, and I have always loved trains, so to see them get such mediocre figures is terrible.
I do not understand how anyone could defend either of those figures, also you complain about long legs, I can get by long legs as long as the knee is in a spot that it’s useful. ER Astrotrain has his knees so high up, his shin is like 4 times the length of his thigh.
Dude can you please reformat that so I can read it. I need paragraphs to not lose where I am.
@@PerspectiveEnd okay sorry will do.
@@PerspectiveEnd alright fixed it, sorry I didn’t reread it, I’ll start doing that, I typed this on my phone at the time, I’ll probably use my computer from now on.
Bro, I’m just being honest, but you are like the one reviewer I know that has no sense of fun. Idk, just thought I’d share. Like it’s not a bad thing, cause sometimes you need reality, but MAN HAVE MORE FUN!!!
I think I have fun, have you seen my video on the Acid Rain toys. I had a great time with that one, it's just a silly good time.
This figure is just uniquely bad and frustrating.
@@PerspectiveEnd with this figure, I will say it’s not great, but like the energon are nothing to fuss over. The tank penis is though.