Aaaand I guess I didn't hit Cntrl + S after saving the trim at the end. It's just the rest of the whole song and a blank screen. Pain lol. Ah well at least the rest of it is fine
@ThatToyGuy On May 5, 2023, when you posted your video on Studio Series 86 Leader Class Snarl titled “Snart I mean Snart I mean Snarl… good Dinobot?” During the video you posted that day you said “when Swoop drops I do plan on making a video on all 5 Dinobots.” So I just wanted to say, the clock’s ticking. ⏰
Picked this guy up recently, and ROTB SS Scorponok about a month ago. I love me some grunts. They can be any character you want to be. You can get a squad of them. It's all up to you.
To answer why GE Barricade sucks: Originally, Gamer Edition was going to just have the Optimus at the start. So one Voyager. Bumblebee and Barricade were rushed out so they could have a bunch out the gate, Barricade likely having barely any time in the oven. All the other GE stuff should (as far as I’m aware) had a less rushed production hence why the rest of the line has been pretty good!
How often the character comes out needs to be taken into consideration. We get roster-filling Decepticons every year, but there’s only ONE High Noon Barricade.
If I am remembering how the Autobot soldiers looked in the game, I think they might use the Sideswipe as a base with a comparable level of remolding as the Decepticon. Should be straight fire
It's just a matter of patience, concept characters have already gained figures and obviously the Deceptcon prototypes will have their turn and there are three variations of them in the films, that means three different dolls, Hasbro won't want to lose that money.
I got this figure after work (i was in the toy aisle lmao) and I was genuinely impressed by it! Yes, it is a Barricade redeco but I genuinely had fun messing with it! Now I have one trooper that my GE Starscream can boss around haha
My theory is that the development time / budget on the first batch of gamer edition figures was planned around them getting access to useful files from the games' development. They spent a bunch of time waiting and trying to get a hold of or make use of those files but eventually something went wrong or there was a technical wall and they had to start from scratch. Future waves aren't going to have that problem because they aren't wasting all that time trying to reuse CAD.
Just got four of these guys today and they are definitely good army builders and size up well with the prime vehicons and in a way makes two different forces for decpticons with the deception troopers being your more traditioned grunt that gets blown a lot while the vehicons are your special forces type of soldier , they still get blown up as well but are usually more threating than the grunts .
Speaking of crossovers, there was a Transformers/Star Trek crossover where Kirk got himself wired into the Enterprise and was able to turn that into a robot so why don't they make a Transformer toy that turns into the Enterprise.
My only real problem is that his shoulders don't securely stay in place and that I can't get a good pointing pose out of him. But other than that, I'm happy with him.
If the other drones get figures (which they should) I hope they get their own molds. Brutes, Titans, Jets, Shotgunners, and Rocketeers need their own molds, and I'd love a CQC specialist in core class if that's still around. And a commander class Destroyer Hasbro please! 🙏🏻
Love the decepticon solder and can’t wait for the autobot solder next but what I really want to see, is them making the decepticon and autobot flyers, I really and I mean I’ll sell my soul for the flyers. I always loved the designs for them. Like the aerial bots should be somewhat easy to do….its the decepticon flyers that’ll be complicated
I guess the one thing really sucks is that this *IS* a Decepticon soldier. That just screams "Army Builder" to me. And being in the Studio Series line, it's just very difficult to afford multiple of these guys T.T
You can actually store either his gun or his arm INSIDE the backpack, with plenty of room for them to sit in it so you don't have to worry about losing whichever isn't attached to his forearm. Honestly that gives it a few extra points for me, since I hated the only thing between you and losing his arm/weapon was that one little tiny tab holding it on.
@@A-Microwave nothing wrong with that. I'm just presenting an option for those who want to keep the accessories with their figures securely without separating them.
TBH I still kind of feel like that Barricade was Hasbro's way to find out how lazy they can be to still be able to have profit and to make people buy their stuff because I refuse to believe someone saw that Barricade and thought this was acceptable
Barricade was straight-up an Authentics toy released as a mainline. I cannot recommend it in good conscience. The Decepticon Soldier improves that mold in a lot of ways, but I still feel like it's bad in different ways. Like you said, the purple is SO thin. If they'd gone with a darker, more gunmetal-ish grey and a brighter purple, I think it'd really pop, and would better match the look in the game. But man. Those legs still bring it down. For an army builder, I'm not sure I would want to buy this three times. Gamer Edition has been a real letdown.
I love this design big step up from barricade definitely went to see more soldier bots, I’ve just got the foc sideswipe figure and the gun he comes with looks great on all the bots including the voyagers and it’s got a 5ml peg so it can be held by prime and megatron
Definitely looks like a 2010 moreso than the others. Would probably look pretty decent next to the original game figures as I still can't be bothered with many of these. Still tempted to get the Stascream, as he's apparently better than the pictures would suggest.
Though honestly i don't mind the problems, i honestly feel like the sheer lack of knees was a deal breaking problem for me... also one thing that is confusing is there are actually two autotrooper versions one i actually can't remember if it got a vehicle mode yes or no but the flyers i prefer seeing fist(though the robot mode might be very limited in articulation though less than barricade from what i remember)
these guys would be perfect if their leg kibble compressed a bit more i mean there definetly had to be a way to make the back of the leg kibble fold up and swing into the hollow legs. For the whole stability issue this could cause they can jsut add the armada starscream fold out heel.On a different note i would LOVE to armybuild these guys but 25 euro is so much😭
He is always so aggressive with his figures. I just imagine he has a display shelf of random broken tabs and loose pegs due to swiveling them like twisting a wing nut lol
Missed opportunity to renew the trademark on Vehicon. I ignored Barricade after the initial reports of how poorly designed he was so I didn't pay this guy much mind either. Had no idea how much had been changed between the two.
I wonder if they’ll do a voyager shield solider or a leaper while this mold is improved it’s still not the best better than before but still a few issues, or if we’ll get more repaints from this
I feel barricade is originated from earlier FOC toyline which he could be canceled from releasing before collectors know what happened. That is why he looks so out of place between other toys we are having now
i feel like this would be an easy win of a figure if i just… didnt hate fuckin lookin at em. the colours are just really offputting, like it’s grey and olive green, it doesn’t say decepticon much less visual appeal. maybe if they decide to doll it up in prime vehicon colours i’ll bite, but he just does not have the drip like barricade did.
The cannon fodder of me using the scatter blaster on them and Megatron shoots him over a million times otherwise great figure review better than prime Vs prime
Nice that they fixed a lot of the issues but man does that bot look bland...bleak and pale as...something. The design is good, but not the paint. How did they turn a mainly black robot with purple details into a gray and green robot with purple details? Major disappointment.
Aaaand I guess I didn't hit Cntrl + S after saving the trim at the end. It's just the rest of the whole song and a blank screen. Pain lol. Ah well at least the rest of it is fine
yeah
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@ThatToyGuy On May 5, 2023, when you posted your video on Studio Series 86 Leader Class Snarl titled “Snart I mean Snart I mean Snarl… good Dinobot?” During the video you posted that day you said “when Swoop drops I do plan on making a video on all 5 Dinobots.” So I just wanted to say, the clock’s ticking. ⏰
@@sono.tf_editz no, no, you were supposed to just say "yeah"
@@ZurigaSungama oh. Lemme do that rq
0:07 can I say that the transition between the in game decepticon soldier and the toy here was clean?
Deadass
Shi was lit
I’ve been enjoying the game and movie scenes in his video
but sir, thats suicide! *gets destroyed by Megatrons pew pew blaster thingy 7000*
@@AEvadePlayer any further objections
@@dylanbroome7915 no
**pew**
@@dylanbroome7915 RAM THIS WARSHIP STRAIGHT INTO THE HEART OF THAT STATION
@@IndianaBones0080 but Sir that's suicide!
suprised they were able to turn one of the worst releases in the last year into this suprisingly good figure
I love that the more grunty soldiers are getting good toys, the more I see of them the more I want to form a collection of basic grunt soldiers
Picked this guy up recently, and ROTB SS Scorponok about a month ago. I love me some grunts. They can be any character you want to be. You can get a squad of them. It's all up to you.
Gary has returned for his brother Steve, let the vehicons unite
I still need a figure, a New version
Tbh, I wish I had some of the Beast Machines and Prime Vehicons to hang out with this guy.
Someone called this guy Master chief. Sounds about right.
To answer why GE Barricade sucks:
Originally, Gamer Edition was going to just have the Optimus at the start. So one Voyager. Bumblebee and Barricade were rushed out so they could have a bunch out the gate, Barricade likely having barely any time in the oven. All the other GE stuff should (as far as I’m aware) had a less rushed production hence why the rest of the line has been pretty good!
How often the character comes out needs to be taken into consideration. We get roster-filling Decepticons every year, but there’s only ONE High Noon Barricade.
“It’s high noon”
Ngl dig the master chief transformer look
If I am remembering how the Autobot soldiers looked in the game, I think they might use the Sideswipe as a base with a comparable level of remolding as the Decepticon.
Should be straight fire
no thats foc. I think theyd have to wait for a ironhide/ratchet or make a new mold
I like grunts because they are blank pages, you can write a whole life for them within the Transformers universe. I usually buy two of them.
Now we just need a modern rendition of the Transformers Prime Vehicons and we'd be set
I honestly think they wouldn't be that hard to do since they have such simple designs
To be fair, they could just straight up re-issue the original. It's one of the most solid Deluxes in existence.
i really dont like barricade but this looks like a steady improvement
I’d say the same
bro looking like master chief
@@ZenithusPrime facts bro
Makes me think, what if the barricade mould was just a cancelled old toy brought back in the gamer line 🤔
wonder if the Autobot Trooper will be a remold of GE Sideswipe?
Nah brute has almost the same alt mode as onslaught so i could see a retool there
Ah yes, the zaku of transformers
I want to see studio series do the Decepticon protoforms next since we got this guy and the Autobot Trooper for next year.
It's just a matter of patience, concept characters have already gained figures and obviously the Deceptcon prototypes will have their turn and there are three variations of them in the films, that means three different dolls, Hasbro won't want to lose that money.
I got this figure after work (i was in the toy aisle lmao) and I was genuinely impressed by it! Yes, it is a Barricade redeco but I genuinely had fun messing with it! Now I have one trooper that my GE Starscream can boss around haha
My theory is that the development time / budget on the first batch of gamer edition figures was planned around them getting access to useful files from the games' development. They spent a bunch of time waiting and trying to get a hold of or make use of those files but eventually something went wrong or there was a technical wall and they had to start from scratch. Future waves aren't going to have that problem because they aren't wasting all that time trying to reuse CAD.
The more I look at his visor the more I see the Tesla sign 😭
Goddammit you ruined his face for me😭
@@TheOfficialCringeatron im sorry 😭
@@Xeno_Ultima_Animates hope you're happy with yourself😭😭
@@TheOfficialCringeatron im sorry lol 😭
@LeifTunteri-s7r n o
Just got four of these guys today and they are definitely good army builders and size up well with the prime vehicons and in a way makes two different forces for decpticons with the deception troopers being your more traditioned grunt that gets blown a lot while the vehicons are your special forces type of soldier , they still get blown up as well but are usually more threating than the grunts .
5:17 Cleary you enjoy the sound of foam packaging squeaking
They could probably use the head sculp for a mandalorian/transformers cross over figure and it would work.
Speaking of crossovers, there was a Transformers/Star Trek crossover where Kirk got himself wired into the Enterprise and was able to turn that into a robot so why don't they make a Transformer toy that turns into the Enterprise.
The ankles can definitely tilt up and down if my toy is any indication.
I can’t wait for Toyhax to release a Morbot conversion set for this.
My only real problem is that his shoulders don't securely stay in place and that I can't get a good pointing pose out of him. But other than that, I'm happy with him.
"BUT SIR THAT'S SUICIDE!!" 🗣️🗣️🔥🔥
6:56 nah that's my copy too. Probably just a friction issue
I just got this guy today, for a few bucks cheaper at Target. He'll pair nicely with my studio series 109 Megatron and Prime Rumble.
If the other drones get figures (which they should) I hope they get their own molds. Brutes, Titans, Jets, Shotgunners, and Rocketeers need their own molds, and I'd love a CQC specialist in core class if that's still around. And a commander class Destroyer Hasbro please! 🙏🏻
Love the decepticon solder and can’t wait for the autobot solder next but what I really want to see, is them making the decepticon and autobot flyers, I really and I mean I’ll sell my soul for the flyers. I always loved the designs for them. Like the aerial bots should be somewhat easy to do….its the decepticon flyers that’ll be complicated
I guess the one thing really sucks is that this *IS* a Decepticon soldier. That just screams "Army Builder" to me. And being in the Studio Series line, it's just very difficult to afford multiple of these guys T.T
You can actually store either his gun or his arm INSIDE the backpack, with plenty of room for them to sit in it so you don't have to worry about losing whichever isn't attached to his forearm. Honestly that gives it a few extra points for me, since I hated the only thing between you and losing his arm/weapon was that one little tiny tab holding it on.
i just have a big ziploc bag to hold accessories
@@A-Microwave nothing wrong with that. I'm just presenting an option for those who want to keep the accessories with their figures securely without separating them.
TBH I still kind of feel like that Barricade was Hasbro's way to find out how lazy they can be to still be able to have profit and to make people buy their stuff because I refuse to believe someone saw that Barricade and thought this was acceptable
This guy has major Vehicon vibes, making him a must buy for me. Some sort of rolling/wheel feet would have been perfect.
Barricade was straight-up an Authentics toy released as a mainline. I cannot recommend it in good conscience. The Decepticon Soldier improves that mold in a lot of ways, but I still feel like it's bad in different ways. Like you said, the purple is SO thin. If they'd gone with a darker, more gunmetal-ish grey and a brighter purple, I think it'd really pop, and would better match the look in the game. But man. Those legs still bring it down. For an army builder, I'm not sure I would want to buy this three times.
Gamer Edition has been a real letdown.
It’s alright but man did it need a new mold. He’s so thick 😂
I don’t personally need an army builder to pose all that great so I hope we get some repaints as other color schemes of Decepticon grunts
The visor gives me Ratchet Deadlocked Vibes.
I love this design big step up from barricade definitely went to see more soldier bots, I’ve just got the foc sideswipe figure and the gun he comes with looks great on all the bots including the voyagers and it’s got a 5ml peg so it can be held by prime and megatron
I thought I was crazy after I got this and immediately thought that they somehow made this mold so much better
Definitely looks like a 2010 moreso than the others. Would probably look pretty decent next to the original game figures as I still can't be bothered with many of these. Still tempted to get the Stascream, as he's apparently better than the pictures would suggest.
The Autobot soldier is probably going to be a reworked Sideswipe.
hold him gentle like hamburger
Have his knees been fixed from barricade? I remember barricade having no knee articulation...
Though honestly i don't mind the problems, i honestly feel like the sheer lack of knees was a deal breaking problem for me... also one thing that is confusing is there are actually two autotrooper versions one i actually can't remember if it got a vehicle mode yes or no but the flyers i prefer seeing fist(though the robot mode might be very limited in articulation though less than barricade from what i remember)
you arent the only one where the roof wont sit flush, having the issue with mine as well, would love to know where i need to shave off some material
In the game file he Is called decepticon mascine gunner.
these guys would be perfect if their leg kibble compressed a bit more i mean there definetly had to be a way to make the back of the leg kibble fold up and swing into the hollow legs. For the whole stability issue this could cause they can jsut add the armada starscream fold out heel.On a different note i would LOVE to armybuild these guys but 25 euro is so much😭
I would like to buy a Hamburger (that Pink Panther reference is LOL)
He is always so aggressive with his figures. I just imagine he has a display shelf of random broken tabs and loose pegs due to swiveling them like twisting a wing nut lol
Well time to go into major debt
Missed opportunity to renew the trademark on Vehicon.
I ignored Barricade after the initial reports of how poorly designed he was so I didn't pay this guy much mind either. Had no idea how much had been changed between the two.
I would love different colors/variants. If they make a hammer/spear big guy I would believe in god
Now we wait for the Breakdown and Dead End retools to happen from this mold
I think the reason why infantry is so big is because to me if they remold is he kinda looks like the undead zombies from the first episodes of tfp
Waiting for the black and purple repaint. I would of bought 3 at retail with that color blocking.
Nice transition as an editor i respect it
I wonder if they’ll do a voyager shield solider or a leaper while this mold is improved it’s still not the best better than before but still a few issues, or if we’ll get more repaints from this
I feel barricade is originated from earlier FOC toyline which he could be canceled from releasing before collectors know what happened. That is why he looks so out of place between other toys we are having now
This guy and the future re-tools is probably why Barricade sucked; they designed him specifically to accommodate retools.
kinda seems like the toy was engineered for the old wfc/foc toys in a way, like its got some of those design conventions
I feel like they might use Ratchet as the base for the autobot soldiers, since their alt modes in WFC are a similar shape to Ratchet.
I think color wise they could have used a dark grey instead of light grey since light grey washes out the bright purple.
i feel like this would be an easy win of a figure if i just… didnt hate fuckin lookin at em. the colours are just really offputting, like it’s grey and olive green, it doesn’t say decepticon much less visual appeal. maybe if they decide to doll it up in prime vehicon colours i’ll bite, but he just does not have the drip like barricade did.
Why wouldn't they just rotate that wheel into the hollow calf???
The top of my vehicle mode does also not sit flush, so it's not just a you thing for sure
Chief what are you doing in that metallic exoskeleton
i wonder if its possible for them to revisit barricade, but with different mold
I found it too big for a henchman, plus the backpack and the barricade mold doesn't help much.
Sevine or SS-709 is the vehicon trooper I came up with. So yeah…😅
I almost bought him but all of that bland grey plastic does not do it for me.
I think I've found a new army builder
Can’t wait for the go-bot three pack review
The cannon fodder of me using the scatter blaster on them and Megatron shoots him over a million times otherwise great figure review better than prime Vs prime
This looks really solid I can’t wait to pick it up
OK SICK MATCH CUT THOUGH
1:00 DECEPTICONAIDEN SPOTTED HELLO FRIEND
Huh,not too bad for a generic Decepticon,might get one. Now if only I could find a copy of the game online that isn't outrageously priced....
Looks like he signed up to the FF Pax school of retools elevating a mould well beyond the expectations of the original.
Thanks for the video! I missed out on the games, so the toys are all I have. 🙄
A Pink Panther reference? In 2024?!
I can’t wait to get two so I can customize one into master chef
It has a thy rotation, but what about a thyroid tation?
Smooth ass transition
Chances are the autobot soldier will be a re-tool of ratchet and ironhide
Hey toy guy can you please keep adding the song from the decepticon 15th anniversary song in the beginning
Bro I just want thindercracker and skywarp to finish my set.
I look forward to this discounting so I can buy 4
Hate that I want 2 of these guys to match my 2 Legacy Autotroopers.
"for adult collectors"??? bro I'm 15 and wfc was a major part of my childhood fym lmao 😭😭 and i have tons of tf toys anyways-
Great video. ❤🎉
Weird when an army build version is better than a named character.
I want this guy cos he has my grey/green colours
am I the only one thinking that that is chief from Doom Slayer as a cybertronian
Nice that they fixed a lot of the issues but man does that bot look bland...bleak and pale as...something. The design is good, but not the paint. How did they turn a mainly black robot with purple details into a gray and green robot with purple details? Major disappointment.
My gf got me this for my birthday so regardless of anything this is now my prized possession. His name is Paul.
Good for Steve. Still not a figure for me.
Whatch them making Sideswipe the Autotrooper…
The hammer guys WERE annoying lmao
Metroid samus repaint when. Lol jk