Wheeljack Retrospective - Autobot Engineer
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- Опубліковано 24 лип 2020
- The Autobots' crazy engineer, Wheeljack is one of the most popular characters in the franchise. Today we take a look him, along with some of his wacky inventions.
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Grimlock: "Me Grimlock no care whole planet fall apart! Makes no difference to me Grimlock."
Wheeljack: "With you on it?"
Grimlock: "Huh... hadn't thought of that."
This goes to show how smart Wheeljack really is!
Me Grimlock Stupid
This guy invented the Dinobots, the aerialbots, and had he lived, probably the Technobots alongside a smart Grimlock. Dude's awesome, and he should've made it past the movie. At least he's getting love these days.
He's getting a lot of love and I'm very happy about it too.
Believe me or not smokescreen was supposed to be with wind charger in the autobot city, but i think it was coincidentally that wheeljack's toy was also phased out before the movie and that's why he takes smokescreen's place instead.
@@mingfanzhang4600 SPAM!
It’s a shame that Wheeljack was basically the father of the Dinobots and they didn’t mourn his death in the movie.
@@39Hundred Grimlock and other Dinobots would probably be enraged and go on a Decepticon Killing spree.
"Wheeljack, the one who enjoys explosive devices"
-Megatron 2012
I mean I’m assuming that’s from transformers prime and even though in that show he’s a maniac
The quote fits him in most incarnations
“What can I say, chief? I’m uncouth!”
Wheeljack's a mad scientist, a racer, and a fighter who talks with a mob accent. It's incredibly unique and hard to forget, so why do so many continuities mess it up? I'm looking at you, British Einstein Skeleton Man.
At least DOTM Wheeljack was an inventor TFP messed up
@@ThrowerOfDogs Unicron Trilogy's a big offender too. Almost every continuity.
To be fair TFP Wheeljack was at least cool.
Bayformers Wheeljack was the monstrous reincarnation of Albert Einstein XD!
Why do people hate que? Is it because they consider him ugly among the other transformers? Is it because he’s not a scientist or wrecker, but an inventor? Or is it the usual of “that’s not my wheeljack!”
I was just thinking, though Wheeljack died, his creations(alongside Rachet), the Dinobots, survived the 1986 film.
Because they were popular.
The cool part is that this always alluded to in the transformers devastation game.
@@windam.mk.4.340 The game did mention his time will be short, but his legacy will survive.
I was also thinking...If Wheeljack has been human, then that makes Grimlock his "son". & when Grimlock created all 5 Technobots (thanks to his super boosted brain) then that makes the Technobots Wheelsjack's grandsons. So basically, in about 20 years or so, Wheeljack would be a grandfather!
@@RppRussell In Unite Warriors, the Technobots spent Father's Day with Grimlock.
Wheeljack first tranformer on the tranformer G1 TV show.
Also, he was the very first Transformer, I owned.
Wheeljack Builds Something
Explodes In His Face Everytime
Lol
Nice
@DTS Studios there are inventions that actually works tho.
XD
Hmmm the inventions does work
I was genuinely upset as a lad when I saw Wheeljack's corpse.
Always was and will be my favorite Autobot.
Rodimus! Thanks for the upload! It's always great to see creators keeping at it in the long haul.
@@mingfanzhang4600 be quiet
Same. Wheel Jack was the first. You never forget your first.
Something so iconic about his original voice
The voice actor, Chris Latta (deceased) is the same for Starscream. Some come close to sounding like Latta, but they'll never be the original.
@@XiaoFury that's awesome. I have always loved starscreams voice
yeah Chris Latta had the knack for iconic voices for sure
That's pretty much all the classic 80s cartoon voice actors. I think some of them came from the golden age of radio dramas. Really professionals.
It's definitely the Starscream undertone.
Wheeljack was always one of my favorites. i always liked the "tech guys" in those old 80s cartoons: Panthro and Donatello come to mind, but Wheeljack was like the mad inventor, and I just loved him. I also had a love of the Dinobots, and he invented them, so that made me like him even more.
The Genetronic Translink System could also explain how Ironhide and Smokescreen made non-speaking appearances in the Headmasters with Prowl. Smokescreen was intended to die and given how there was a Smokescreen-colored Wheeljack that was in the same room, Smokescreen's death was prevented by this intention. But it would be unintentionally responsible for the creation of the Generation 2 Smokescreen.
RP: "Some even backfired on him, such as his instant immobilizer."
Me: *Technically,* it worked. 😀
True. It worked so well even HE was immobilized!
I thought the same thing when I saw that scene! Totally immobilized himself.
RodimusPrimal i would like to see an Armada-based Wheeljack as a tow truck.
First rule about the ‘Wheeljack’ from Dark of the Moon, we don’t talk about ‘Wheeljack’ from Dark of the Moon.
Why do people hate DOTM Wheeljack, im starting to think people hate everything from the movies just because they are the movies
@@ThrowerOfDogs The reason a lot of us hate what’s in the films is because a lot of the changes they did make no sense and feel like they did it because they could. Bay is the kinda director you go for style over substance, which can be fine but if that’s done for every movie it gets old real fast, especially when all of the characters feel static. And “Wheeljack” was a pretty bad stereotype in DotM, which is something Bay really needs to be called out for. That’s why I LOVE the Bumblebee film. It had character growth, nobody made dumb decisions and you could actually tell apart the Autobots and Decepticons from each other.
Still better than Armada Wheeljack.
NotRealMixmaster because everything about the Bay Bot movies sucks and pays little to no attention to anything that makes Transformers great. He just Bay’s it up by blowing up everything in sight, hanging American flags on every conceivable surface, and putting product placement over cinematic integrity. Those (swallows bile) “films” are an insult to Transformers.
@@ThrowerOfDogs Because it's a mess.
Wheeljack was always one of my favorites. As the smart kid in school, it showed that the smart kids could also be bad ass. It's a shame that they don't shine a light on engineers in any type of entertainment. Broke my heart worse than Prime seeing his lifeless body in the movie. Thought he deserved better.
Wheeljack is my most favourite autobot and ironically this showed up after prasing wheeljack on twitter
same differently one of my fav's too!
Yep, got sideswipe and my brother gave me his wheeljack because he didn’t like transformers
That was a great Christmas 🤣
@@jondough7777777 you just got the best of the best
fun fact: most of those autobots that Grimlock revived at 6:53 were part of Marvel UK's Earthforce. Fun little easter egg Furman threw in.
I have the Cybertron version of Downshift. Easily one of my favorite Transformer toys.
Wheeljack the science bot!
You know i saw an Einstien poster said "even Einstein asked questions" than i thought "hmm maybe i should do the poster with wheeljack on it" and boom but i lost it I'll re do it and and it to you. :)
How did I never realize that g1 wheeljack was Starscream....
Talk about kono dio da
In Cyberverse, Wheeljack and Starscream are also voiced by the same actor.
It’s poetry. It rhymes.
Mark Hamill would make a great Starscream though! RIP Chris Latta
One of my all time favorites. I’m actually saving up for a white Lancia Stratos kit car in the Group 5 body style just so I can have a license plate “G1WHLJK”. If I had enough money, I’d assemble a collection of G1 vehicles like that.
G1 Wheeljack will always be my favorite, I still like the way he talks when those 2 light bulbs light up.
"Present day of 1984"
Wait, that's illegal
That into was hilarious. I love wheeljack in general. He's one of favorite.
Small correction: Wheeljack transformed in a Lancia Stratos Turbo, and while that one is based on the rally car, it's a completely different beast. (Group 5 endurance racing).
Good to know. I was looking up his car when researching the script but I don't know enough about racing to go any further than I did. I've been told that the car broke down a lot, which made a LOT of sense for him being Wheeljack.
Wrecker, Genius Inventor, Mad Scientist-quite a rapsheet.
Why did we never get a figure of his Cybertronian mode in Siege?
Kudos to being 1st. On screen bro Jackie! 👍👌
I’d love a G1 Transformers series Cybertronian Alt mode.
I believe it was a vote between Spinister and Wheeljack. Fans voted for Spinister to get a toy.
I kind of want to see a Wheeljack movie where he starts out as a normal engineer and eventually becomes an Autobot
Swamp Trooper That’d be actually epic.
Ah yes, Wheeljack. That lovable lug nut, Wheeljack and his whacky inventions that always go haywire. Maybe Spike should have LIED to him and told dinosaurs were super intelligent beings! Oh we got to see his horrifying corps in the movie!
It was sad to see him die in the 86 movie 😢
My favorite Wheeljack along with Bumblebee, Sunstreaker, Sideswiipe and Optimus, is his G1 Version. I like G1 version the best.
They definitely need to make wheeljack's cybertronian vehicle mode! When they first announced this trilogy, and Siege being the first chapter was the war was still on Cybertron, not on Earth yet, I was thinking we was going to finally get his original cartoon vehicle mode! But Hasbro missed the chance to make him! Maybe one day we'll get a version of him in his original cybertronian mode, as well as Bumblebee, and Jazz!
WheelJack is going to end covid 19 one day
Then it'll explode in his face and come back worse don't let him touch it
Too bad he died in 2005. 😕
@@hamzadawud noooooo whatchu mean
@@elxr9434 Have you seen the '86 movie?
@@hamzadawud ooooooh I thought you were talking about the actor dying
Very cool. Love the size of the Dinobots in G1👍
Larkin's Lair I Feel Like If We Get WFC Dinobots They Should Be Commander Class
I count the “wheeljack” from dotm a different character
XD
We count a lot of character in bayformers as other characters it’s save our sanity that way
They called him Queue so even they thought that
Great review. Honestly though I have a question. Why are Que and Dino fro DotM referred to as Wherljack and Mirage among fans? They were not called those names in the movie. I never paid attention to the toys or other ancillary media. It just seems they aren't those characters at all, so they should not have their names.
Brandon and Charlene I know I would call Dino mirage but not call que wheeljack
Wheeljack is my not only favorite Autobot, but my favorite Transformer in general.
Yeah, it's LONG overdue for Wheeljack to get a Cybertronian vehicle. He was the 1st transformer ever shown on screen. Hell Bumble has his Cybertronian vehicle.
Weeljack is one of my favorite transformers along with hound and sludge
For me the most logical answer for the question of who my favorite wheeljack is Would be the 1 from the original generation 1 cartoon...Even though some of his inventions back fire
"Duck or it's barbecue city!"
Wheeljack 1985
My favorite is the one from Prime. Also in my opinion, he’s the most developed Wheeljack.
G1 Wheeljack ftw, although Prime and Cyberverse WJ are fun. Definitely should be a toy of his cybertronian G1 mode sometime.
I absolutely love how you used the Dr. Weird theme music
Wheeljack is one of my all time favorite Transformers characters. :D Thank you for another outstanding retrospective video RodimusPrimal, Double Thumbs Up. ;D
Wheeljack has been my favorite character since i first saw the cartoon back in 85. Idk always loved his look and attitude.
James Horan is a staple in the sci-fi/fantasy genre. Many know him as the immortal Grayson in the Highlander series in season 1. I never would have pictured him as Wheeljack.
Well, there you have it. I think this retrospective is perfect for this crazy engineer. Love Whelljack. Almost as much as Sunstreaker and Sideswipe. Thanks again for a great review.
I love Wheeljack's G-1 version, the most.
Much love for the intro. Dr. Wheeljack.
It still hurts to watch the scene when wheeljack was dead in autobot city on the 1986 transformers movie
Fantastic episode! Very thorough. I had no idea there was so much to say about Wheeljack. I've always loved that character and toy. Yes, we need a Cybertronian version of him complete with blast shield accessory!
My favourite Wheeljack is G1 and Cyberverse
Wheeljack is truly one of the best and most inspiring Autobots. Thank you for this retrospective RodimusPrimal!
Another 18 valuable minutes well spent reminusing on Transformers, thanks for the dedication to entertaining and historical references for fans and newcomers alike.
I love how Prime gave Wheeljack a working retractable faceplate like Optimus.
I like Prime Wheeljack (as a wrecker) and G1 (as an inventor).
Yes! Wheeljack is my favorite character in the whole series and one of my favorite characters in all of fiction.
I love his design, I love his character, I love his color scheme, heck I can’t think of a single thing I don’t like about Wheeljack (that doesn’t have to do with that thing from DotM)
Best Wheeljack? G1 version of course! The other ones had their charm, but not the Armada one, that should have been either Sideswipe or Rampage, as their Japanese counter part. He is one of the best characters in all of transformers. I hope someday Hasbro listens to us give us a Cybertron Altmode Wheeljack and an Winged Cybertron Altmode Bumblebee!
Prime would go second (perhaps also the Bumblebee movie)!
I love these retrospective videos you do, it really brings back memories of watching the Transformers after school every day. And they’re very informative, as you get into a lot of Transformers cartoons and comic books that I’ve never seen. My kids are starting to get into that new Netflix series.
I like the Alternators/Binaltech version of Wheeljack. I have the Hasbro figure, complete with a Toyhax label set based on the detailing of his G1 alt-mode.
Another outstanding review! I'm still a G1 Wheeljack fan!
The only wheel jacks I know are the g1 and prime. Honestly I love both for their own rights. By the way love the aqua teen hunger force reference.
I hate looking at stock images sometimes. The stock image for the Cybertron Downshift is mistransformed, at least looks like it. Looks like the hip part wasn't rotated correctly and snapped into the bottom of the bottom of the hood/robot upper body. I always find it amusing when the people they hire to take stock photography for catalogs and stuff done really pay attention. Lol
It would have been interesting to see how the cartoon writers would have handled the story after Hasbro brought back characters like Wheeljack and Prowl; assuming the series held on till the end of the line, that is.
Also forgot to mention when I first saw transformers victory and wondered how wheel jack was alive, I thought maybe he did survive the movie and when we saw his lifeless body he could have been in stasis.
The Japanese came up with their own solution to a problem they created.
Yes, Cyber tronian mode for wheel jack, bumblebee, and mp seekers is a good idea
I didn't understand why he had an Italian-American accent until earlier this year, but at least I figured it out on my own. 😂
Never noticed how he was basically covered in the italian flag? XD
@@arx3516 Yeah, and the actual car that he's based on says "Alitalia".
Nice introduciton video, almost includes everything. Wheeljack is my favourite transformer and it's just so happy for me to see him still be active in the franchise. I especially like the G1 version and the Prime version. Although they are so different.
BTW, it's good to see wheeljack appears in the new netflix show. But it seems that he only appears at the beginning (according to the poster, or other stuffs we can already see)... I just hope that he can appear more in the main story in the future.
Wheeljack upon testing unproven inventions, such as a Dinobot or three perhaps, should have installed a remote controlled "off switch" if things go haywire.
And remove it when proven worthy.
Rodimus I totally freaked out when I saw you did this! Thank you for doing my favorite G1 character!
Wheeljack is one of my favorite Autobots from the cartoon. A genius, a tinkerer, and co-creator of both the Dinobots and Aerialbots. The side panels on his head flashes when he talks. He was killed off in the Transformers the movie.
Chris Collins, aka Chris Latta RIP.
Wheeljack was always one of my favorite Autobots. I always enjoy your retrospectives. I learn something new every time I watch these. Till all are one
After Optimus Prime, Wheeljack is the next Autobot name I memorized.
Guess from that childhood naivety up to now, there's a part of me being fond of mechanical stuffs/repairs.
It took me 14 years to fully watch the 1986 film. Well, its hard to see him and Ratchet bid farewell in "The Great War." Their departures paved way to First Aid.
But then, the producers/animators should create a scene Wheeljack and Ratchet played a significant role in constructing Autobot city and Metroplex.
Speaking of significant contributions, I remember and appreciate more of their key roles in three-part "The Ultimate Doom" episodes. Alongside Jetfire/Skyfire, it was action-packed! ;)
As always, thanks very much! :)
I would love to see a Cybertron version of him.
It was in the very first scene of the very first episode.
I’m really happy that you made this video Good old Wheeljack ever since I watched the first 3 episode of g1 he has always been my favorite transformers character, to me he was the one that got me into transformers as for my favorite version it’s of course g1 but I do like the IDW and the tf prime version too, and yes they should make a toy of his cybertronian mode. And always remember “never do what your enemy expects you to do”
Loved G1 Wheeljack. And I'd love to see a Cyrbertronian Transport mode Wheeljack!
Animated Wheeljack was designed to look like Jamie Hyneman of Mythbusters fame.
@@mingfanzhang4600 ...?
I Like the G1 ad Prime versions of Wheeljack best.
Prime wheeljack felt more like drift
These transformers deserve a generations update: Nitrozeus, Cyburn, Blackout, Downshift, Lockdown, and Shadow and Dropkick!
One of the most important Autobots.
Loved wheeljack in prime and cyberverse. My idea would be a wheeljack that is a crazy scientist but can fight with the wreckers and do some Damage.
I remember Wheeljack, I love how he invent things.
Oh man, one of my favourite ever Transformers of all-time.
One of my favorite retrospectives so far! Good old classic wheeljack for me.... we will see if that changes after Netflix 🤘😁🤘
one of my fav characters in the g1 cartoon, it was always fun to see what he made, and then watch it blow him in the face or used by the decepticons, I remember actually wanting to be like him when I grow up...guess I'll either make my self a suit of armor or set extra precautions ^_^'
for me the most iconic thing about him was the blinking ears every time he talked, wish the recent games/cartoons had added that
That was an impressive Italian accent at the beginning. I'm impressed.
Well I'll be Damned, for a character that's went through so many personalities, it's hard for me to pick the best cause they're all great in my opinion! So I'll have to pick both and call Wheel-Jack a *"Engineering-Speedfreak-Warrior"* until further notice.
Also the way I see it, if G1 Continuity's Optimus, along with Beast Wars Dinobot, or Soundwave and all be resurrected, (the latter who came back as Soundblaster in Headmasters) then so can Wheeljack as well. So until I get to read up more on the lore by myself and try to understand that justification at the end of this vid, I'm gonna say "Off Screen Resurrection" is why he came back. Nonetheless amazing new episode RodimusPrimal, and nice change in the Intro as well!
G1 Wheeljack with *BOTH* shoulder mount launchers! He was my very first Transformer way back when, and I'm still a Transformers fan at the age of fifty. No shame whatsoever 💯
Ahh thank you once again. I was searching for an explanation about why Wheeljack showed up in the TF Victory series, and you included it here. 🙌
i think wheeljack is probably in my top 3 g1 autobots i love him
One of my favorite Transformers of all time and in my estimation one of the top 5 most vital of all time. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
His design for dark of the moon still gives me nightmares. Even more,than Freddy Krueger
Personally, I think they should make cartoon accurate toys of every character that had a Cybertronian mode in G1. They kind of did with the seekers, and G1 Soundwave could kind of be made into his "streetlight" mode, but the others like Wheeljack, Bumblebee, Jazz and Laserbeak should be done too.
Thanks for another great video! I have a greater appreciation for the characters you cover!
Wheeljack and Jazz were always my favourite when I was a boy.
someone likes aqua team hunger force as well.
Dreamwave Transformers was really good. It's too bad it ended abruptly due to Dreamwave's bad business practices.
He was probably one of my favorite parts of Wfc
When I was I kid I always draw 🔧Wheeljack🔧 is my favorite character of all time is my numero 1 (number 1)
And now I can't wait for the Netflix series
Nice video!! So much I didn’t know about this character!!
Could you do a video on the history of the primes in different continuities like G1 and onward? Also differences like how in the alined continuity you have to be chosen to be a prime, and "true" primes have the matrix. Or how in the Bayverse, primes are like a bloodline, and you have to be related to be one. Also how most of the time there are the 13 original primes but sometimes 7. You could also give your opinion on what direction you would like the new movies to take. I think a topic like this would be good for a video! 👍
They are on my list. I've put them to the side for a lot of reasons.
RodimusPrimal ok, looking forward to it when it comes, thanks for replying though!
This is my favorite autobot (g1)!
I relate to his character
Great video. Wheeljack is one of my favorite Autobots
WheelJack is another one of my favorite autobots in Season 1! I mean he was the first character to appear on the show, created the dinobots, the Immobilizer, and loved making inventions. Plus it was cool he returned in Prime, while more of a badass soldier character than a scientist, it was still cool nonetheless. Also his character in the Netflix series was fantastic as even the voice actor sounded like his G1 voice and it was amazing! One character that not only I love, but many fans as well!
Fantastic video as always.
1:05 this is where generations selects Decepticon Exhaust is inspired from
Now you know, and knowing is half the battle.