As an owner of Wingblade Optimus- for some reason- the translucent Optimus is the ONLY animated Optimus I’ve owned where the ‘drama in transformation’ works FLAWLESSLY. Every time. Every single time. It’s nuts.
I also own one, can confirm. Not sure if there was an update somewhere or some difference in the plastic helps. Either way, cool it works, still a pain to close lol
12:16 My brother used to have that "Battle Begins" Prime figure, the ball joints on the legs wore out so fast that he couldnt even stand anymore, and we called him "Floptimus Prime"
While there is no version better than G1 Prime, Animated Optimus is definitely my second favorite. He was just so great. His voyager figure was great too.
This was an excellent video! I never knew just how many Optimus Prime things were made. Also, thank for showing off the original "Hero" desgin, it looks awesome! It would be a cool video to go over the ideas that came before and would become Animated.
Gotta love that designer or Hasbro/Takara exec who was pushing for that Nightwatch deco. Because you've got it here in Animated, and three separate versions for Movie Optimus released around the same time. In fairness, I do rather like the blue Optimus look!
Last year when i watched tfa for the first time i saw the cybertronian Prime in a second hand store. He was missing a leg, had no axe, and his limbs kept popping off. But he was also 5 bucks and i felt at the time it was like seeing a rare bird for people who like bird watching. Then the legacy animated optimus got leaked and felt silly.
@user-or3ux2ed8q I did! He's one of my favourote figures in my small collection. :) I'm still not sure whether or not the get the legacy optimus but we'll see! Maybe he'll end up in a 2nd hand store too one day.
What kills the Legacy one for me, which I never see anyone mention, is the bot mode's total lack of a waist. The chest just immediately transitions into the hips, with the grill just being smushed into the chest section. It's very ugly, and removes from Animated Optimus's heroic silhouette. Besides that, I really like the interior details and the arm engineering for sure. At the same time though, I feel like the faithfulness to his show model only makes all the greebles and panel lines, just, stand out way more. I'm really not into those, especially the leg grills that make him resemble G1 Optimus. He's certainly the best Animated character in Legacy so far, but he's still far from ideal to me, personally.
I'ma be real rip Derick and love him dearly but man I really prefer the Powermaster upgrade designed by Eric. It looks so sick but I can understand if it wouldn't vibe with the rest of the design of the show.
With Animated (and the live action movies lol) being my introduction to Transformers, I got hella nostalgia seeing the bumper and the electronic toy. Had both of those growing up
this video is currently in its prime bc it just came out im really optimistic about this video would have been cool if all the optimus primes would automatically transform. after all, hes an autobot i can keep going
Dang those jokes really *roll out* the tongue They hit like a *truck* They were *legend* -ary They were *fire* The most *elite* jokes I could think of These jokes *activated* a humorous and *animated* side of me (That was my old yt that got hacked)
I love this video because he shows a picture of some ultra obscure figure and he's like "this is skibidi optimus, it was a japan exclusive from a magazine giveaway. The only difference from the normal figure is that the paint is one shade lighter blue, there were only 5 ever made" and you think oh ok he doesn't have this one and then he shows he has like 3
HOLY CRAP DUDE. I had a bumper battlers Optimus as a kid because my sister bought it for me. I lost it many many years ago and I have been trying to search for it online for so long now and could never find it until I found this video. Thanks.
I would love to see hasbro make legacy toys based the cancelled season 4. Like an earth mode Ironhide, a marauder Megatron, a powermaster Optimus Prime, a blackarachnia figure maybe.
Powered Convoy was the Diaclone release of Ultra Magnus, who had a vastly different color scheme. The character Delta Magnus was made in reference to that Diaclone color scheme.
I had the toxitron version of optimus, I had gotten it in a box of other transformers from goodwill. I didn't watch animated, and needed to make space so I sold off some. I posted a lot of them on facebook and I think I sold like 10 assorted transformers including toxitron (I didnt Know) for like $80.
24:59 oh i love this toy so much that it still in my shelf and i never ever want to give it away. this it the best optimus prime i ever had and most expensive than brawl.
29:53 we got both the regular Transformers AND the jumpstarters in Brazil!! In fact the last gift my father ever gave me was the happy meal animated bumblebee!
29:54 So... I'm Brazilian and I have the regular "american" Megatron toy. I have no real recollection of those years, but I think those toys were released in Brazil at some point since I have one of them.
ive been binging your content the last few days and i gotta say this is probably the funniest video of yours ive seen, i hope theres an animated bumblebee video in the works cuz id love to see it
Honestly I love this video, you've earn my sub for how much effort on even trying to own them XD Can't wait to see another video for Animated Bumblebee!!
@@KeyanCarlileTF Holy fuck, what did I watch then?? I swear I remember you talking about how weird it is that the "voyager" Bumblebee (with the hydro jetpack) was smaller in scale than the mainline deluxe! Did I seriously imagine that?? XD Welp, can't wait to see it! Now to find out who the fuck I DID watch talk about it... LMAO
Animated Optimus Prime had to be my favorite incarnation of the character. Much better than the original. (Sorry G1 fans) I had the Supreme Class Roll Out Command Optimus Prime (that was a Christmas present from my godfather) and the McDonald's Optimus Prime. Did you know: 1. There was a version of the Hasbro release of Voyager Optimus Prime that had a white-bordered-silver Autobot insignia. As far as I know, it was a rare variant. Emgo316 had this version. 2. Peaugh did a tutorial on how to attach the Wingblade armor on the Deluxe Earth Mode Optimus Prime, though he speculated that they may have retooled the toy to attach the armor better. 3. I've seen a lot of fans display Voyager Optimus Prime with the axe from Deluxe Earth Mode Optimus Prime. I hope to get the Legacy United Animated Optimus Prime one day (as well as Legacy United BumbleBee and Legacy Evolution Prowl).
I loved transformers animated as a kid but unfortunately I never gotten any of the figures so i ordered my very first animated figure which is deluxe lockdown and he’s single handily the best transformer action figure I purchased
I find it kinda funny that not only was the supreme optimus likely responsible for omega never getting a figure, but it was also likely responsible for devastator never being made since it would've likely been at the same pricepoint
Btw the Optimus blaster does not require you to use the handle to transform it. Simply extend your arm quickly and it will transform (speaking from experience owning it as a kid)
Idk if it fits here, but I had a brain fart I wanted to share regarding "Transformers Animated" Sentinel: finally has the guts to yell at Megatron, and delivers a long long rant Soundwave: adds a heavy metal track, which compliments Sentinel's rant, and makes Sentinel's rant sound like a heavy metal song Sentinel: now starts yelling at Soundwave for mocking him Soundwave: continues playing the track Jazz: chuckles and starts beatboxing Megatron and Optimus: exchange awkward glances, and there's an awkward silence between them Megatron: secretly records this track, and uploads it on Cybertunes Imagine Sentinel's reaction to becoming a meme. I had this brain fart when I saw the "Karen goes metal" series on UA-cam.
There is a blue switch on the front bumper of rollout command Optimus prime. All you have to do is slide that and the gearing that makes it transform will be disengaged.
29:53 i am from Brasil, and and I've always been a nerd since I was s kid, One day I saw a child with a Megatron Mc Donald's toy, (it was 2016 and animated was no longer shown on Cartoon Network so no one at my school knew about Transformers Animated) so I went to talk to the child and said: do you know that this is a toy from a transformes cartoon that aired in 2008? And the kid looked at me like: 😐😑
Man I did have that giant Optimus and I didn’t care about how it can’t roll normally and I was in love with it. I also had that bumper one who I kinda meh. I recently got the legacy Optimus and I do love it! I just found out that axe extended. I feel stupid.
I owned the battle begins optimus. You gotta be careful with the waiste flap connection, it is way too thin and loose to be reliable down the line. Mine broke so I had to get a replacement figure.
I just got the Legacy United figure today and plan to pre-order DNA Design's Wingblade Upgrade for it. The trailer that kit turns into looks sleek. Way better than the Takara Voyager from back in the day.
The only Animated figure I own is the Deluxe Cybertron Optimus Prime. I got it in 2008 or 2009 and sadly have lost his ax and shield. Had no idea the only Animated figure I owned is the worst deluxe Animated figure lmao
The two pack with the battle damage megatron and Optimus is probably a reference the the movie version where Optimus fought megatron in his earth mode and megatron was in his cybertron mode
If Autobots and Decepticons had a temporary alliance due to Unicron, this is how Megatron would save the Autobots in his contacts: Optimus Prime: Optimus Prime Bumblebee: Little Autobot Bulkhead: Space Bridge Technician Jazz: Space Ninja Ratchet: Medic Blur: Fast Talker Sentinel: Spare Parts
I didn't know that the Voyager OP with a silver Autobot logo on the left shoulder was a rare variant. Saw it one time but the logo was scratched so I didn't get it. Still regret not getting it because every one I saw after that didn't have the logo. 😢
Such a great video! I wish I could see a video like this for every single transformer lol. This vid is also making me want to go to Japan to find some TFs
you own 4 of that Nemesis Prime, there are 300 (give or take) in existence, which means Keyan owns 1.3% of all of them
3 still in the box.
well he gave one to jim sorrenson so i guess its just 1% now
I think it looks *cooooool!*
As an owner of Wingblade Optimus- for some reason- the translucent Optimus is the ONLY animated Optimus I’ve owned where the ‘drama in transformation’ works FLAWLESSLY. Every time. Every single time. It’s nuts.
I also own one, can confirm. Not sure if there was an update somewhere or some difference in the plastic helps. Either way, cool it works, still a pain to close lol
12:16 My brother used to have that "Battle Begins" Prime figure, the ball joints on the legs wore out so fast that he couldnt even stand anymore, and we called him "Floptimus Prime"
It's impressive how clear Keyan's voice sounds in this video, considering he sold his lungs for cash to buy all these Optimi
True, its actually amazing!
The Legacy Optimus is so clearly a labor of love, you can’t help but adore the figure. I wish every figure in Legacy had that kind of passion.
While there is no version better than G1 Prime, Animated Optimus is definitely my second favorite. He was just so great. His voyager figure was great too.
Cybertron prime is my personal favorite prime
While there is no "best Prime" as boomers like to think, Animated Optimus is a very worthy addition to the Pantheon of Primes.
G1 prime is pretty easy to top ngl
@@_V.Va_ I mean best Prime in terms of character. When it comes to figures, the Animated voyager and Cyberverse deluxe are my favorites.
I don’t agree that g1 prime is the best, unless you’re referring to the Marvel comics one
The rocks transform into vehicles because it's fucking awesome.
FYI, Takara Tomy is not a subsidiary of Hasbro. There is a partnership with Hasbro but they are completely separate companies.
Oh, you’re the first person to point that out. I actually didn’t know that, thank you.
Well, that explains why Bakugan and Paw Patrol are distributed by Takara Tomy in Japan
I have the legacy versions of Optimus and Bumblebee as my phone wallpaper. Really like those figures from what I’ve seen.
I had no idea Animated Prime did a stage play in Japan.
This was an excellent video! I never knew just how many Optimus Prime things were made. Also, thank for showing off the original "Hero" desgin, it looks awesome! It would be a cool video to go over the ideas that came before and would become Animated.
Gotta love that designer or Hasbro/Takara exec who was pushing for that Nightwatch deco. Because you've got it here in Animated, and three separate versions for Movie Optimus released around the same time. In fairness, I do rather like the blue Optimus look!
Last year when i watched tfa for the first time i saw the cybertronian Prime in a second hand store. He was missing a leg, had no axe, and his limbs kept popping off. But he was also 5 bucks and i felt at the time it was like seeing a rare bird for people who like bird watching.
Then the legacy animated optimus got leaked and felt silly.
Did you buy it, though?
@user-or3ux2ed8q I did! He's one of my favourote figures in my small collection. :) I'm still not sure whether or not the get the legacy optimus but we'll see! Maybe he'll end up in a 2nd hand store too one day.
Optimus's transformation is still fun to this day and I wonder if they had scrapped plans to recolor him in his S4 Color palate.
What kills the Legacy one for me, which I never see anyone mention, is the bot mode's total lack of a waist. The chest just immediately transitions into the hips, with the grill just being smushed into the chest section. It's very ugly, and removes from Animated Optimus's heroic silhouette.
Besides that, I really like the interior details and the arm engineering for sure. At the same time though, I feel like the faithfulness to his show model only makes all the greebles and panel lines, just, stand out way more. I'm really not into those, especially the leg grills that make him resemble G1 Optimus. He's certainly the best Animated character in Legacy so far, but he's still far from ideal to me, personally.
That’s completely fair. I hadn’t thought of that. The typical “superhero proportions” aren’t carried over. I do still really like it, though.
This was a great video and I want to thank you for giving me another reason why I should buy the Legacy: United Animated Optimus Prime!!!
I'ma be real rip Derick and love him dearly but man I really prefer the Powermaster upgrade designed by Eric. It looks so sick but I can understand if it wouldn't vibe with the rest of the design of the show.
I agree. Thte powermaster design is amazing. Also R.I.P derick
With Animated (and the live action movies lol) being my introduction to Transformers, I got hella nostalgia seeing the bumper and the electronic toy. Had both of those growing up
33:04 I had this as a Christmas gift, right now it is in storage.
The segment where you go over the merchandise was absolutely hilarious and I love it
34:51 It's everyone's favorite trio: Optimus-Bee, Bumblemega Prime, and Megamus-Tron
8:29 the stacks on his arms I feel homage the grapple
this video is currently in its prime bc it just came out
im really optimistic about this video
would have been cool if all the optimus primes would automatically transform. after all, hes an autobot
i can keep going
I looked at this comment three times before I realized it’s a bunch of puns 😂
Dang those jokes really *roll out* the tongue
They hit like a *truck*
They were *legend* -ary
They were *fire*
The most *elite* jokes I could think of
These jokes *activated* a humorous and *animated* side of me
(That was my old yt that got hacked)
Passionate working on youre show, and knowledgeable. It's dope, and a great time to be a fan
I love this new series!
The blue switch in front of the Supreme figure is there to lock the upper half from auto transforming so you can roll it freely.
I was really iffy on Legacy but this retrospect sort of made me appreciate how they omaged him a little more. Might pick him up
I love this video because he shows a picture of some ultra obscure figure and he's like "this is skibidi optimus, it was a japan exclusive from a magazine giveaway. The only difference from the normal figure is that the paint is one shade lighter blue, there were only 5 ever made" and you think oh ok he doesn't have this one and then he shows he has like 3
HOLY CRAP DUDE. I had a bumper battlers Optimus as a kid because my sister bought it for me. I lost it many many years ago and I have been trying to search for it online for so long now and could never find it until I found this video. Thanks.
I would love to see hasbro make legacy toys based the cancelled season 4.
Like an earth mode Ironhide, a marauder Megatron, a powermaster Optimus Prime, a blackarachnia figure maybe.
theres an upgrade kit for legacy tfa prime that gives him his powermaster armor
38:21 You were right on the money! The new DNA Upgrade Kit is literally Powermaster suit
I've been praying for days like this
2 things
1. why dose powered convoy look like delta magnus?
2. do you hope we will get animated blitzwing in legacy united?
Powered Convoy was the Diaclone release of Ultra Magnus, who had a vastly different color scheme. The character Delta Magnus was made in reference to that Diaclone color scheme.
29:53 we also got the "normal" McDonald's toys, i know bc i had Bumblebee and multiple friends of mine had Megatron and Lugnut
I had the toxitron version of optimus, I had gotten it in a box of other transformers from goodwill. I didn't watch animated, and needed to make space so I sold off some. I posted a lot of them on facebook and I think I sold like 10 assorted transformers including toxitron (I didnt Know) for like $80.
The montage of commercials saying Optimus Prime made me smile
29:57 As a Brazilian, i can confirm :,)
24:59 oh i love this toy so much that it still in my shelf and i never ever want to give it away. this it the best optimus prime i ever had and most expensive than brawl.
29:53 we got both the regular Transformers AND the jumpstarters in Brazil!! In fact the last gift my father ever gave me was the happy meal animated bumblebee!
I don’t think I’ve ever watched a more entertaining transformers video!
29:54 So... I'm Brazilian and I have the regular "american" Megatron toy. I have no real recollection of those years, but I think those toys were released in Brazil at some point since I have one of them.
ive been binging your content the last few days and i gotta say this is probably the funniest video of yours ive seen, i hope theres an animated bumblebee video in the works cuz id love to see it
Honestly I love this video, you've earn my sub for how much effort on even trying to own them XD
Can't wait to see another video for Animated Bumblebee!!
This was amazing. rhank you for uploading this
THE BUMBLEBEE BUMPER BATTLER WAS ONE OF MY FIRST TRANSFORMERS TOYS EVER if nor my first
excellent work. love animated op
Quite the collection.
This is a far superior gift for the sixth day of Christmas
1:54 I had this toy as a Christmas Gift back 2009.
Question, where did the Bumblebee collection video go? I swear you had eon up, but I can't seem to find it anywhere now!
Ha! No, I’ve actually never edited or posted that. But I will soon!
@@KeyanCarlileTF Holy fuck, what did I watch then?? I swear I remember you talking about how weird it is that the "voyager" Bumblebee (with the hydro jetpack) was smaller in scale than the mainline deluxe! Did I seriously imagine that?? XD
Welp, can't wait to see it! Now to find out who the fuck I DID watch talk about it... LMAO
You’re living my dream, Keyan. ❤️🙏🏽😔💙
Having a shitty hair cut Is your dream?
@@nitrostormskystriker478Wow, you weren't kidding. He should just shave it all off.
@@_V.Va_ Blud thinks it's salvageable
This was literally the first video I saw in 2024. Watched it at midnight.
Animated Optimus Prime had to be my favorite incarnation of the character. Much better than the original.
(Sorry G1 fans)
I had the Supreme Class Roll Out Command Optimus Prime (that was a Christmas present from my godfather) and the McDonald's Optimus Prime.
Did you know:
1. There was a version of the Hasbro release of Voyager Optimus Prime that had a white-bordered-silver Autobot insignia. As far as I know, it was a rare variant. Emgo316 had this version.
2. Peaugh did a tutorial on how to attach the Wingblade armor on the Deluxe Earth Mode Optimus Prime, though he speculated that they may have retooled the toy to attach the armor better.
3. I've seen a lot of fans display Voyager Optimus Prime with the axe from Deluxe Earth Mode Optimus Prime.
I hope to get the Legacy United Animated Optimus Prime one day (as well as Legacy United BumbleBee and Legacy Evolution Prowl).
33:43 So that's why I never saw that in stores. I wondered why I didn't see it, but I never bothered to look it up.
There was something about the bulkiness of the animated characters that made me like it's toys so much
I loved transformers animated as a kid but unfortunately I never gotten any of the figures so i ordered my very first animated figure which is deluxe lockdown and he’s single handily the best transformer action figure I purchased
Hey Keyan, do you think you could do one on Animated Megatron?
6:36 sounds like primes saying NO GOD NO kind of just a little bit
I don't know if anyone else thought of this, but what if Derrick wanted Sari to be the minicon for power Master prime in season 4...🤔
Animated Optimus being one of the best OP designs 🤝 Cybertron Optimus being one of the best OP designs
DNA Upgrade KIT 54 is an awesome Powermaster Upgrade for the Legacy Animated Optimus
I had the night watch Optimus toy when I was younger, alongside the cybertronian version and the voyager version of his earth mode… good times
How do you have all of this?
I find it kinda funny that not only was the supreme optimus likely responsible for omega never getting a figure, but it was also likely responsible for devastator never being made since it would've likely been at the same pricepoint
Btw the Optimus blaster does not require you to use the handle to transform it. Simply extend your arm quickly and it will transform (speaking from experience owning it as a kid)
Idk if it fits here, but I had a brain fart I wanted to share regarding "Transformers Animated"
Sentinel: finally has the guts to yell at Megatron, and delivers a long long rant
Soundwave: adds a heavy metal track, which compliments Sentinel's rant, and makes Sentinel's rant sound like a heavy metal song
Sentinel: now starts yelling at Soundwave for mocking him
Soundwave: continues playing the track
Jazz: chuckles and starts beatboxing
Megatron and Optimus: exchange awkward glances, and there's an awkward silence between them
Megatron: secretly records this track, and uploads it on Cybertunes
Imagine Sentinel's reaction to becoming a meme.
I had this brain fart when I saw the "Karen goes metal" series on UA-cam.
I know I'm in the minority but this is, hands down my favorite transformer series and my favorite Optimus.
I use to own a Bumper Battler as a kid back in late 2000s, that being Optimus Prime.
12:08 I had that pack years ago I hope to be that pack again man I'm old
were you the one that beat me on the yahoo auction of the optimus prime black ver. on october?
Not in October. I got all of mine pretty early in 2023.
There is a blue switch on the front bumper of rollout command Optimus prime. All you have to do is slide that and the gearing that makes it transform will be disengaged.
29:53 i am from Brasil, and and I've always been a nerd since I was s kid, One day I saw a child with a Megatron Mc Donald's toy, (it was 2016 and animated was no longer shown on Cartoon Network so no one at my school knew about Transformers Animated) so I went to talk to the child and said: do you know that this is a toy from a transformes cartoon that aired in 2008? And the kid looked at me like: 😐😑
Optibotimus was able to show us a drama transformation for the legs.
29:50 as someone living in France I can clearly say we were lucky lol
Man I did have that giant Optimus and I didn’t care about how it can’t roll normally and I was in love with it. I also had that bumper one who I kinda meh. I recently got the legacy Optimus and I do love it! I just found out that axe extended. I feel stupid.
Everybody gangsta till there's drama in the transformation
I owned the battle begins optimus. You gotta be careful with the waiste flap connection, it is way too thin and loose to be reliable down the line. Mine broke so I had to get a replacement figure.
12:20 so kids could recreate the 2007 Bayforner fight.
Thank you tf legacy for giving me a chance to get animated optimus.
Kenyan Charlie casually just having all of these primes
I just got the Legacy United figure today and plan to pre-order DNA Design's Wingblade Upgrade for it. The trailer that kit turns into looks sleek. Way better than the Takara Voyager from back in the day.
This should be a next door exhibit to the bionicle museum
This video is so well made
33:29 oh I bet there will be wimgblade prime with a transformable trailer I'll wait for that when it's announced it saves my money
The only Animated figure I own is the Deluxe Cybertron Optimus Prime. I got it in 2008 or 2009 and sadly have lost his ax and shield. Had no idea the only Animated figure I owned is the worst deluxe Animated figure lmao
The two pack with the battle damage megatron and Optimus is probably a reference the the movie version where Optimus fought megatron in his earth mode and megatron was in his cybertron mode
If Autobots and Decepticons had a temporary alliance due to Unicron, this is how Megatron would save the Autobots in his contacts:
Optimus Prime: Optimus Prime
Bumblebee: Little Autobot
Bulkhead: Space Bridge Technician
Jazz: Space Ninja
Ratchet: Medic
Blur: Fast Talker
Sentinel: Spare Parts
I didn't know that the Voyager OP with a silver Autobot logo on the left shoulder was a rare variant. Saw it one time but the logo was scratched so I didn't get it. Still regret not getting it because every one I saw after that didn't have the logo. 😢
Such a great video! I wish I could see a video like this for every single transformer lol. This vid is also making me want to go to Japan to find some TFs
The McDonald was my first ver Transformers toy and for this I love it
Bro really did Shogo Hasui san dirty by saying his name slightly wrong in 2 different ways💀 Awesome collection tho
I counted 66 but I may be off by one or two. However that is definently more than 40 so you werent wrong in the thumbnail.
I never knew there was so many legends of prime
Wingblade voyager animated optimus prime was hands down the best figure
I can’t imagine in how much depth you are now😂
I have the 3 your missing they are 1 of kind and doubt I'll ever sell them
The rest looks amazing
I always wish/hope we get more firetruck atl modes outside of R,I.D and Animated.
I just got a battle damaged optimus prime. I'm not sure which 2 pack it came from, and I don't have the axe, but hey, it's nice, and I still like it.
21:09 Sari's transformation theme!!!!
I hope the legacy line isn't the last time we get figures from the animated characters