Decepticons are obsessed with combining. If you leave 2 ‘cons is a room alone together, they’ll be standing on each other’s shoulders in seconds! I guarantee it.
The only combiner who could be considered successful (as in a perfect melding of the components' minds) in Gen 1 was Predaking, who in all the Gen 1 media except the cartoon was shown to retain the intelligence, cunning, and ferocity of the Predacons, united flawlessly by their love of the hunt and able to work as one single predatory beast.
Favorite combiner: Volcanicus. Not necessarily for ability or anything like that. The Dinobots are my favorite team of characters and I'm so happy to see they got an official gestalt form after so long. The giant sword is obviously a plus.
Honestly Volcanicus is one of my favorite Autobot combiners, only matched with Superion. Making the Dinobots a combiner team was a genius move, the full robot looks so coherent with the gold and silver of the bots, just like the Seacons, except the Seacons were designed to be a combiner from the start, and Volcanicus was an engineering miracle from modern times :D
When I was a kid, I loved the combiners! My favorite Decepticon combiner team was the Stunticons, and my favorite Autobot combiner team was the Aerialbots.
I agree. I'm a big, or rather, out of shape, kinda chubby fan of the Stunticons. They're Autobot counterparts are probably my second fave. I enjoy their individuality too! Especially Dead-End, Wildrider, and Breakdown! Not a fan of Dragstrip or Motor master as MUCH. I just really like the 80's car alternate modes, and personalities. Slingshot, Skydive, and Air-Raid have great appearances in THEIR alt. modes as well. I don't know why I had to go on a tangent.. could'a just gave a thumbs up, I guess..
I love how when the fans were given a choice, they collectively said 'eff if, let's go full girl!' Srsly shows some intestinal fortitude as a fan base. It doesnt have to be a boys club
@Nexus Prime The original marketing team, for one. The reason there were no female Transformer toys was they said Transformers is a boy's toy and boys don't want female characters. They were completely wrong, as the She-Ra experience should have told them.
Computron would have to be my favorite. He was the first combiner I ever owned so he has a special place in my heart. And I just love the sci-fi/fantasy aesthetic of the Technobots' alt modes. However, that being said, I've got much affinity for most of the Decepticon combiners as well. I mean, I'm Autobot all the way, but it's hard to not like badasses like Devastator, Bruticus, and Predaking.
Computron was probably my favorite. The only thing I didn't like about him was his Maroon color scheme. I just think they could have gone with a better color scheme. The other Autobot Combiners Superion and Defensor had more positive color schemes.
As far as combiners go I'm partial to Devastator as he was around first. Chris these videos are so good, I watch them as soon as I see them in my feed, keep up the good work! :)
I agree dude, but that said the Revenge of the Fallen Devastator did two things better than the toy/cartoon/comic one; each Constructicon had his own size and colour which made each look unique and when they combined they looked like a large animal rather than a large humanoid. But I just couldn't look past the wrecking balls! :(
Actually I think the real first combiner , was voltron I could be wrong but he's been around sense been around. Like the 70's. But for sure the Go bots had a combiner before dia clone did & that show ended like a year before transformers G1 started. Go bots even had the first triple changer.
I’m almost ashamed to say that my new favorite combiner is Optimus Maximus...I wanted an Optimus combiner since forever (who DIDN’T pop Prime into Magnus’ armor at least once?), and now I have him 😊! This series is fantastic! My only complaint is that I have to wait so long for the next episode...but I’m so very thankful you make me wait and take the time to do this show right. Keep up the fantastic work, Chris!
My favorite combiners are Safeguard and Defensor! Safeguard because I love his component characters very very much, and Defensor because his honorable mother hen personality is an adorable and refreshing departure from “big scary dumb bot”
@@zeterzero4356 while that may be true, part of the Transformers fandom sometimes takes it to a whole other level, to the point its not self deprecating its just them being salty.
I friggin LOVE combining robots! Ever since watching Power Rangers at a young age, the idea of multiple machines combining into one BIGGER robot by folding and changing their appearance has always fascinated me, and I'm very glad that the franchise of Transformers is another franchise that keeps the concept alive and kicking!😁
Fave Combiner Bots: Victorion(I love her rusty getup), Superion(because aerialbots) Fave Combiner Cons: Bruticus(PLAY FALL OF CYBERTRON AND YOU WILL UNDERSTAND), Megatronia(her color palette is just so glam)
@@gent777 but for some reasons, the Combaticons, organized group of tacticians, gave up their intelligents for the sake of combining process into Bruticus.
Same, Combiner Wars is my least favourite Transformers series though I'm newish to the franchise so haven't seen some of the other infamous shows like Energon. Also I refuse to watch Titans Return and Power of the Primes when it comes out
All you need to know is that he was Orion Pax's mentor or something. He is older than the war itself and at this point it is believed that he has had enough replacement parts to build a small army. In his G1 self, he would tell old war stories to the younger autobots. In summary he is a cranky, broken down, outdated autobot that's been in almost every situation possible, a feared soldier to the decepticons. He is my favorite as well.
My three favorites would be 3: piranacon cause of his obscurity as well as the amazingly styled individual bots that worm him, there was a lot of creativity there 2: monstructor because of sheer brutality and cause he’s basically just abominus + devastator 1: devastator, why? mean just look at him, there’s so much personality put into that character, especially in the IDW continuity, there friendship with prowl was just the sweetest thing.
Hey Chris McFeely. My favorite combiner ARE..... 1.) The Aerialbots 2.) The Protectobots 3.) Skylinks 4.) The Technobots Those were MY FAVORITE Transformers as a KID.
My favorite combiners are Devastator and Predaking :) Scramble City style combiners do not sit well with me. I prefer it when each member has a specific spot.
Computron being a methodical thinker who takes TOO long to consider things and fails to react in time is part of his original characterisation! That's what's happening in this scene: as he shoots him, Abominus snarls "Computron think too much!"
I have all of The Special Teams collection. My favourite group is The Stunticons, my favourite Decepticon of the collection is Swindle, my favourite Autobot (the character not the toy) of the collection is Groove
That Enigma of Combining is pretty powerful being able not only control combiners but fully revive a dead ones and reminding us never trust Starscream.
Fantastic video! I'd have to go with the Unite Warriors Grand Galvatron on the grounds that the eplaination for his existence in the accompany comic as well as his limbs are some of the most out there stuff I've seen in Transformers and it amuses me to no end.
Awesome video, Chris! Really high quality stuff. I am looking forward to your videos every week. I am not a great fan of combiners in general, but if I'd have to pick one, it would be IDW's Devastator with Prowl as it's head. Speaking of Prowl; hopefully we'll have a Basics on Prowl one day... and a million other characters. Love your Basics videos so much!
I couldn't agree more, Mathia! IDW's comics are my favorite incarnation of the Transformers, besides Prime. IDW Devastator with Prowl is also my favorite combiner! And I am dying for a basics episode on Prowl (or Jazz)!
tbb033 Have you actually read MTMTE or RID? How can you call them garbage? I respect your opinion of course but that implies you respect mine, or Mathia's. It is proof of your immaturity and lack of respect for another's opinion that leads me to make the above inquiry and to question my position regarding my own respect for you. You cannot state that "IDW is garbage and shit" without becoming a troll. "CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE BECOME A TROLL!" -I am channeling my inner Prowl here, BTW.-
My favorite combiners have always been Superion and Bruticas. Superion because the team that makes him is awesome. Being that they were the break out bots for the autobots side that were planes. Bruticas because the team I feel pretty much sum up what it means to be decepticons. Especially with Onslaught and Swindle. Who are two of my favorite decepticons.
Chris I love this series! So much information to take in and it’s so interesting. Favourite combiner is definitely Bruticus because I grew up on RID 2001 and armada and so on but when I learned of G1, Bruticus was always my favourite combiner at first because of the look but now because of the characters (and the look) my favourite version of Bruticus has to warbotron’s version.
Abominus. Even though the Terrorcons technically hasn't made any appearances lately, his cool design and ferocious appearance is the reason why I like him.
I can never forgive the Bay films for taking a fan favorite in Devastator and turning him into a scrotum joke. A joke that doesn't even make sense when you think about it. There is no piece of construction or demolition equipment that has 2 wrecking balls.
Not many know this, but the limbs of the said "Scramble City" combiners can actually combine with G1 Metroplex, connecting to his shoulders and knees, hence the name Scramble City.
I'd have to say Menasor (G1) is my favorite combiner. I mean, the first episode they appeared in showed them chopping trees in half while driving, flying off cliffs, and in that one episode where Wildrider crashes into a wall and knocks off Bluestreak, he drives off fine, but with the combined mode of the Stunticons, if their armor in vehicle mode can withstand that much in vehicle mode, he's one tough combiner!
My favorite would be Piranacon by the Seacons. It's the first combiner I got to read about in the few comics I had back in the day. Some story involving them and I think Shockwave and Galvatron.
I do like the idea of the combination having to be mentally uniform to function efficiently/effectively or it could be hindered or come undone and personal I like the approach of one controlling consciousness as oppose to the individual components having to work in consort with each other
0:48 "Oiler's dead" "I am sad that Oiler is dead" "Did you know Oiler is dead?" "WHY ARE YOU NOT SAD THAT OILER IS DEAD!!?" AKA: More or less; the entirety of Slide's dialogue in IDW's Optimus Prime comic series
The only G1 transformers figure I ever owned was First Aid. I didn't know much about transformers at the time, but as I grew older I discovered he was part of a team called the Protectobots. And so my love for Defensor was born. I have just got the last part of Defensor on Ebay, the elusive and hard to find Blades.
Thanks for mentioning the Scramble City Combiners ability to swap. I don't think they every brought this up in the U.S. when the toy line was first introduced.
My favorite combiner? The Predacon(not those ones.) combiner Predaking! They unite fully being one of the few combiners to act normally, as the Predacons are unified by their love of the hunt. Also he has a lion on his chest and bird wings. Hard to get cooler than that.
I've always been a Bruticus fan, which initially started with Ruination in RiD. That toy and the FoC Bruticus are the only combiner toys I've been able to get so far.
My favorite combiner is Devastator for many different reasons but the most significant is his portrayal with Prowl in the IDW comics. I was blown away by the art and the characterization. Having said that here are my ideas for future 'the basics' episodes. - Jazz - Prowl - Ironhide - Knockout - Ratchet - Wheeljack - Rodimus/Hot Rod - the Wreckers - Optimus - Primus - Unicron - The symbiont/carrier relationship - Sideswipe and Sunstreaker - Jetfire/Skyfire - Megatron - The Decepticon Justice Division - Starscream - Seekers (all fliers) - The human characters - Minicons - Mass displacement - Transformers Live Action Movies (Bayverse, I bet it would be fun to make!) - The G1 marvel comics - The Japanese side of the fandom - The fannon - Thundercracker - Scourge -Galvatron - Astrotrain - Sixshot - Triple changers - Cybertron - Alt. modes/ Transformation Cogs (T-cogs) - Female transformers (Arcee, Elita-One, Chromia, Nautica, Windblade etc.) - Animated - The unicron trilogy - The aligned continuity - Autobots - Decepticons - [...] Primus! I'm sorry about the length of this list! But it's just I love this series so much, Transformers is a huge part of my life and... I just love watching you, Chris, do it justice. I'm looking forward to the next episode!
My favorite Combiner is Computron, for no other reason than it coincided with my favorite Grimlock story. (Always been a sucker for a good Flowers for Algernon plot) Now I’m real excited to see a proper Dinobot Combiner team. One that isn’t The Beast, no less.
Thanks for this video. I enjoyed it . I think my favorite autobot is the technobots, and favorite decepticons are the stunticons. I loved that episode when Optimus and team looked like them to infiltrate and throw off megatron plans for the day. Haha , I’m gonna go watch that right now actually . Thanks again.
My favorite combiner is Devastator. Yeah I know classic option but he’s the goat for a reason. He’s made of six bots instead of the typical five. All six of them are of similar size making them all feel of equal importance. The team leader, Scrapper, isn’t a head or a torso, he’s a leg. I respect that about him. I love their unified color scheme because it shows how well the constructicons work together, although I think it’s cool when they have unique palettes too. Also I just love green in general and Devastator is the guy everyone remembers for being loud and obnoxious green. Even the movie version of Devastator is really cool, although for opposite reasons of G1 devastator. He’s made of nine bots, an odd number. They don’t have a unified color, he’s made of green, yellow, red, and gray. They are not all the same size, Scavenger is huge. And all these factors end up making movie Devastator a complete monster of a transformer that walks on all fours. It’s pretty gnarly and I dig it. And lastly, my favorite thing about Devastator. The dude is made up of a bunch of adorable little construction vehicles. Who would think the dump-truck, the cement mixer, a crane, and a few shovel trucks would combine into a huge robot capable of mass destruction. I love him.
Happy New Year! I like your videos that you have produced every weekend. Something I noticed in one of your videos is that I don't see the video on the Technobots. I hope you make the video soon. Can't wait to see another future video.
Something I would like to know more about is one of the few Transformer units that as far as I know, never got a Combiner form despite being all the way back in G1 (like the Dinobots) - the INSECTICONS. The team from G1 is the one most recognise, but then there's all the different bots as part of the Insecticon subspecies (also like the Dinobots), so there's a lot to cover. The Insecticons were pretty much the Decepticons answer to the Dinobots, so it makes sense that they shared a lot of qualities - though the smaller size of the Insecticons meant a mass-produced version of them was involved in one or more Eras of the show. You may want to include some other things that, while not technically Insecticons, are similar enough to be talked about, like the Scraplets - and don't forget to mention that Starscream was for a very brief time an Insecticon, when the ghost of his Spark possessed the body of Waspinator during the Beast Wars! (Starscream and his transcendental spark could be a video of it's own, too!)
7:06 Toei and Zordon says that Harada Sanosuke will attains city-stomping Godzilla-esque proportions. Also note: Toei Company and Zordon says that Toei Company's Combiners will fight against Giant Harada Sanosuke
Even though Predaking is seemingly the most powerful Superion with the Enigma is actually the most powerful combiner and he is my favorite thank you Chris great vid
Defensor is my favorite. I'm partial to Decepticon, as a whole, but I think I can confidently say that Defensor is, objectively, the most underrated combiner.
Decepticons are obsessed with combining. If you leave 2 ‘cons is a room alone together, they’ll be standing on each other’s shoulders in seconds! I guarantee it.
Swerve is that you?
in most of the anime it is combiners [autobots] vs. strange energy[ decepticons]
THE TRANSFORMERS COMBINER WARS TOYS ARE REALLY THE BEST STUFF I EVER IMAGINED
VICTORION SHE'S WAS THE BEST FEMALE AUTOBOT GIRLS BUT LIOKAISER HE IS WAY MORE POWERFUL AS UNICRON WAS
i hope so if megatron's little sister mega empress did not turn into megetronia as a lewd combiner
The only combiner who could be considered successful (as in a perfect melding of the components' minds) in Gen 1 was Predaking, who in all the Gen 1 media except the cartoon was shown to retain the intelligence, cunning, and ferocity of the Predacons, united flawlessly by their love of the hunt and able to work as one single predatory beast.
And that's why he's the best.
Liokaiser from victory is much like g1 predaking. He is described as cruel, merciless, and cunning.
Well, that and I assume it was because they functioned as a pack, yielding to their ‘alpha’, who was stronger than the rest
Devestator is better than predaking
@@literallylemon2665 True
Favorite combiner: Volcanicus. Not necessarily for ability or anything like that. The Dinobots are my favorite team of characters and I'm so happy to see they got an official gestalt form after so long. The giant sword is obviously a plus.
Honestly Volcanicus is one of my favorite Autobot combiners, only matched with Superion.
Making the Dinobots a combiner team was a genius move, the full robot looks so coherent with the gold and silver of the bots, just like the Seacons, except the Seacons were designed to be a combiner from the start, and Volcanicus was an engineering miracle from modern times :D
I liked his potrayal in Cyberverse where all the dinobots are like still active
Technically, Volcanicus is Transformers' counterpart to Power Rangers' Dino Megazord.
My personal fav is victorion. The first female combiner and one that was voted on by fans! I love that! Plus the sword is so cool!
Dinobots finally combined?!?!..... when?!?! Where?!?!?
When I was a kid, I loved the combiners! My favorite Decepticon combiner team was the Stunticons, and my favorite Autobot combiner team was the Aerialbots.
The Key to Vector Sigma episode
I agree. I'm a big, or rather, out of shape, kinda chubby fan of the Stunticons. They're Autobot counterparts are probably my second fave. I enjoy their individuality too! Especially Dead-End, Wildrider, and Breakdown! Not a fan of Dragstrip or Motor master as MUCH. I just really like the 80's car alternate modes, and personalities. Slingshot, Skydive, and Air-Raid have great appearances in THEIR alt. modes as well. I don't know why I had to go on a tangent.. could'a just gave a thumbs up, I guess..
If you were a combiner what autobots would have in your team?
Liokaizer and superion
Those were the original 5 team combiner
I love how when the fans were given a choice, they collectively said 'eff if, let's go full girl!'
Srsly shows some intestinal fortitude as a fan base. It doesnt have to be a boys club
intestinal fortitude? must be some strong intestines
@Nexus Prime the gender balance of the fandom is definitely more vast than i originally thought. It's pretty cool
Heck I know I ton of gender diverse peeps who love transformers too! Me being one of them haha, who doesn’t like giant shapeshifting robots?
@@God_gundam36 I think its cus it's so old
@Nexus Prime The original marketing team, for one. The reason there were no female Transformer toys was they said Transformers is a boy's toy and boys don't want female characters. They were completely wrong, as the She-Ra experience should have told them.
Imagine if like 5 combiners could combine into a super combiner the size of Unicron
That would be like 25 deceptions trying to work together
No, it’s just be big… like idk metroplex big
Oh boy. If we had that, imagine someone wanting 5 of THOSE to combine. 125 separate robots.
Well, a couple of us know what happened when Starscream attempted to do that...
IMAGINE 5 UNICRON COMBINE
The triple changers would be a good basics topic, I think.
Oh yes. Reminds me of my friend Springer.
Hi, I'm Hot Rod .... he’s got better thing to do tonight than die
I would be interested in that
what about split changers
@reinhart jonathan sorry i mean the religious flywheels and the sadistic overlord
Computron would have to be my favorite. He was the first combiner I ever owned so he has a special place in my heart. And I just love the sci-fi/fantasy aesthetic of the Technobots' alt modes.
However, that being said, I've got much affinity for most of the Decepticon combiners as well. I mean, I'm Autobot all the way, but it's hard to not like badasses like Devastator, Bruticus, and Predaking.
Justin Wahlne Decepticon are better.
Computron was probably my favorite. The only thing I didn't like about him was his Maroon color scheme. I just think they could have gone with a better color scheme. The other Autobot Combiners Superion and Defensor had more positive color schemes.
@@pp3k3jamailaverage hope crusher (joke)
"Decepticons are obsessed with combining. Get 2 of them alone in a room and one will try and stand on the other's shoulders."
im genuinely surprised that Transformers and Voltron have never gotten any sort of crossover. Voltron is literally a combiner!
Yeh more power rangers tho
@@inosuke2679 Well they're owned by the same guys now.
@@Beelzeboogie really I didn’t know that
Voltron, is the original combiner!👍🏿
@@bowtomlinjr129 you need to watch old Japanese cartoons. Several combiners before Voltron such as Combatra V and Voltus V.
Optimus: Uh Jazz look out, there’s combiners Jazz, there’s combiners
Jazz: Oh no Prime, there’s combiners Prime, combiners
Both: Ahh ahh
Prime: *Combiners*
Dark Scream DiamondBolt lol
THEY RE GONNA BUILD AN ARMYYYY OF COMBINEEERS
I totally get this reference
I read this in his voice 😆
What?
As far as combiners go I'm partial to Devastator as he was around first.
Chris these videos are so good, I watch them as soon as I see them in my feed, keep up the good work! :)
Devastator forever!
J-Tron not the revenge of the fallen one though, or at least for me
I agree dude, but that said the Revenge of the Fallen Devastator did two things better than the toy/cartoon/comic one; each Constructicon had his own size and colour which made each look unique and when they combined they looked like a large animal rather than a large humanoid. But I just couldn't look past the wrecking balls! :(
Actually I think the real first combiner , was voltron I could be wrong but he's been around sense been around. Like the 70's. But for sure the Go bots had a combiner before dia clone did & that show ended like a year before transformers G1 started. Go bots even had the first triple changer.
Commander Jamaa Oh God no!!!
I’m almost ashamed to say that my new favorite combiner is Optimus Maximus...I wanted an Optimus combiner since forever (who DIDN’T pop Prime into Magnus’ armor at least once?), and now I have him 😊!
This series is fantastic! My only complaint is that I have to wait so long for the next episode...but I’m so very thankful you make me wait and take the time to do this show right. Keep up the fantastic work, Chris!
Optimus maximus is my favorite too
Me too, i’m also imagining if Maximus appears in the live-action movies.
Devastator, the first and still the best
Volcanicus upon first combination, tore devastator to shreds viciously!
My 2 favorite combines are Victorion and Superion
Who you calling Inferior?!
Nobody call Soundwave unchrasamatic!
VICTORION AND LIOKAISER ARE THE BEST TRANSFORMERS COMBINER WARS TOYS IN THE WORLD
My favorite combiners are Safeguard and Defensor! Safeguard because I love his component characters very very much, and Defensor because his honorable mother hen personality is an adorable and refreshing departure from “big scary dumb bot”
Excellent work, a transformers lore channel is such a great thing to be able to watch, my favorite combiner is either Bruticus or Abominus
It’s such a breath of fresh air to hear someone talk about transformers and do so in a positive light. Way to many “haters” in this fandom now days.
That's most fandoms though.
@@zeterzero4356 while that may be true, part of the Transformers fandom sometimes takes it to a whole other level, to the point its not self deprecating its just them being salty.
@Samuel Cannon Shows what kind of sweats Gee-wunners are.
I friggin LOVE combining robots! Ever since watching Power Rangers at a young age, the idea of multiple machines combining into one BIGGER robot by folding and changing their appearance has always fascinated me, and I'm very glad that the franchise of Transformers is another franchise that keeps the concept alive and kicking!😁
Devastator being the first always has been important to me, but I would say Predaking always fascinated me more.
Man Chris, you do not disappoint! Thought I knew about combiners, learned SO much more.
Me too. Definitely good content.
Fave Combiner Bots:
Victorion(I love her rusty getup), Superion(because aerialbots)
Fave Combiner Cons:
Bruticus(PLAY FALL OF CYBERTRON AND YOU WILL UNDERSTAND), Megatronia(her color palette is just so glam)
Fall of Cybertron is a great game.
I couldn't agree more.
The Devastation image of devastator was what my eyes first saw
I love these videos, you are one of an elite few that has the bell clicked.
I have a theory,that in order to work together completly they need to work as a team and gain each others trust,so the can work in combined form
Isn't that kind of a given?
Which is extremely ironic, considering the Decepticon combiners tend to be some of the most dysfunctional groups in most series.
@@gent777 but for some reasons, the Combaticons, organized group of tacticians, gave up their intelligents for the sake of combining process into Bruticus.
DERR GOANNA BILD AN ARRRMEEEE OF COM BINE OOOOOOORRRRS!
I'm sorry
Pat Rex 11 I hate machinima for doing that they ruined menasor
Same, Combiner Wars is my least favourite Transformers series though I'm newish to the franchise so haven't seen some of the other infamous shows like Energon. Also I refuse to watch Titans Return and Power of the Primes when it comes out
Pat Rex 11 I watched them just to see how bad they were michima dosen't disappoint
Good to know... I guess
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssssssssssssss!
Combiners are definitely one of my favorite topics, thinking about both the physical means and the mental effects. You did a fantastic job here!
I happen to be stickering my reissue g1 constructicons while watching this
my favorite is the version of devastator from the IDW comic series that has prowl used in the combiner
Please do The Basics on Ironhide
He’s my favourite Transformer
All you need to know is that he was Orion Pax's mentor or something. He is older than the war itself and at this point it is believed that he has had enough replacement parts to build a small army. In his G1 self, he would tell old war stories to the younger autobots. In summary he is a cranky, broken down, outdated autobot that's been in almost every situation possible, a feared soldier to the decepticons. He is my favorite as well.
J-Tron are you sure your not talking about kup?
No I'm sure that's Ironhide, I got this from the movie and the G1 bios on Transformers Wiki. Although I think Kup shares the same data.
J-Tron who's older, ironhide or kup?
TheBd62 kup.
My three favorites would be
3: piranacon cause of his obscurity as well as the amazingly styled individual bots that worm him, there was a lot of creativity there
2: monstructor because of sheer brutality and cause he’s basically just abominus + devastator
1: devastator, why? mean just look at him, there’s so much personality put into that character, especially in the IDW continuity, there friendship with prowl was just the sweetest thing.
"THE BASICS on COMBINERS". Well, now you just need to do the basics on Titans and I'll be happy.
hey starscream, he did that
Favourite combiner would have to be predaking. Just love the idea and concept. RID 2001 Rail racer is a great concept too
Transmech534 Same
I have Rail Racer. He's cool looking when he's put together but he never stood up very well.
Prime!
Look out!
*COMBINERS!*
WonderCreek Jazz
Lookout there’s
Combiners!
Uhhh
Uhhh
*Combiners*
Oh no. Jazz
Look out for the titans
Ah, Prime...
Look out for the Titans...
UHH UHH
*T I T A N S*
*I*
*T*
*A*
*N*
*S*
I certainly hope that if not in the Power of the Primes toy line than a future toy line we get the Sea-cons with Combiner Wars connections
gameboy4064 I like Beast Wars II seacons repaint more than g1
There might be in WFC: siege
Selects: releases Piranacon and god Neptune
Hey Chris McFeely. My favorite combiner ARE.....
1.) The Aerialbots
2.) The Protectobots
3.) Skylinks
4.) The Technobots
Those were MY FAVORITE Transformers as a KID.
My favorite combiners are Devastator and Predaking :) Scramble City style combiners do not sit well with me. I prefer it when each member has a specific spot.
6:02 How ironic, because Computron would've been able to dodge that, being an advanced supercomputer and all.
Computron being a methodical thinker who takes TOO long to consider things and fails to react in time is part of his original characterisation! That's what's happening in this scene: as he shoots him, Abominus snarls "Computron think too much!"
I have all of The Special Teams collection. My favourite group is The Stunticons, my favourite Decepticon of the collection is Swindle, my favourite Autobot (the character not the toy) of the collection is Groove
That Enigma of Combining is pretty powerful being able not only control combiners but fully revive a dead ones and reminding us never trust Starscream.
Fantastic video!
I'd have to go with the Unite Warriors Grand Galvatron on the grounds that the eplaination for his existence in the accompany comic as well as his limbs are some of the most out there stuff I've seen in Transformers and it amuses me to no end.
I think, Predaking, since it was so amazing when he combined when he hunted Megatron.
Great video on one of my favorite topics. 😄
I would have my favorite Combiners are Defensor and Predaking.
Awesome video, Chris! Really high quality stuff. I am looking forward to your videos every week.
I am not a great fan of combiners in general, but if I'd have to pick one, it would be IDW's Devastator with Prowl as it's head.
Speaking of Prowl; hopefully we'll have a Basics on Prowl one day... and a million other characters. Love your Basics videos so much!
"IDW's Devastator with Prowl as it's head. "
Yuck. IDW IS GARBAGE and shit like this is just one reason.
I couldn't agree more, Mathia! IDW's comics are my favorite incarnation of the Transformers, besides Prime. IDW Devastator with Prowl is also my favorite combiner! And I am dying for a basics episode on Prowl (or Jazz)!
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Have you actually read MTMTE or RID? How can you call them garbage?
I respect your opinion of course but that implies you respect mine, or Mathia's. It is proof of your immaturity and lack of respect for another's opinion that leads me to make the above inquiry and to question my position regarding my own respect for you. You cannot state that "IDW is garbage and shit" without becoming a troll.
"CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE BECOME A TROLL!"
-I am channeling my inner Prowl here, BTW.-
My favorite combiners have always been Superion and Bruticas.
Superion because the team that makes him is awesome. Being that they were the break out bots for the autobots side that were planes.
Bruticas because the team I feel pretty much sum up what it means to be decepticons. Especially with Onslaught and Swindle. Who are two of my favorite decepticons.
Superion (Aerielbots) vs Menasor (Stunticons)
Defensor (Protectorbots) vs Menasor (Combaticons)
Computron (Technobots) vs Abominus (Terrorcons)
Dinobot vs Devastitor (Constructicon)
Predaking (Predacons)
My favorite combiner is bruticus and movie devastator has some of the coolest movie decepticon designs
Chris I love this series! So much information to take in and it’s so interesting. Favourite combiner is definitely Bruticus because I grew up on RID 2001 and armada and so on but when I learned of G1, Bruticus was always my favourite combiner at first because of the look but now because of the characters (and the look) my favourite version of Bruticus has to warbotron’s version.
Wait a sec. If Nexus Prime was a combiner and one of the thirteen Primes, does that technically mean that there were seventeen Primes?
Basics on Triple Changers would be pretty cool. Not sure how much lore information exists behind that, but it might be worth looking into.
Abominus. Even though the Terrorcons technically hasn't made any appearances lately, his cool design and ferocious appearance is the reason why I like him.
THEY GONNA BUILD AN ARMY OF COMBINERS!
This Power or Ability of the Cybertronians was Created by Nexus Prime. He Had the Power to Combine with Anything
4:20 *_HOLY SHIT I'MA COMBINER TRANSFORMER!_*
I can never forgive the Bay films for taking a fan favorite in Devastator and turning him into a scrotum joke. A joke that doesn't even make sense when you think about it. There is no piece of construction or demolition equipment that has 2 wrecking balls.
Those aren't wrecking balls they're ballast weights
My personal favorite would have to be raiden but landfill may just be a close second.
As a kid I used to go Bruticus ,, and smash stuff ,, as a 46 year old i still do it... Yet I still love Devastator
Not many know this, but the limbs of the said "Scramble City" combiners can actually combine with G1 Metroplex, connecting to his shoulders and knees, hence the name Scramble City.
I've always loved Predaking since reading the Dreamwave comics, something about him being one of the only truly unified combiners.
The Basics on Energon Ironhide. Yes that sounds about right.
Seth Tan sounds like a good idea
Seth Tan KICKER
Seth Tan
Osi
Seth Tan oh,god,no
The beast
Oh god
I'd have to say Menasor (G1) is my favorite combiner. I mean, the first episode they appeared in showed them chopping trees in half while driving, flying off cliffs, and in that one episode where Wildrider crashes into a wall and knocks off Bluestreak, he drives off fine, but with the combined mode of the Stunticons, if their armor in vehicle mode can withstand that much in vehicle mode, he's one tough combiner!
My favorite would be Piranacon by the Seacons. It's the first combiner I got to read about in the few comics I had back in the day. Some story involving them and I think Shockwave and Galvatron.
well this clears up a lot that i was confused about with RiD season 4 combiner force, i watched it as a kid so there was a fair bit i forgot about.
Brilliant series. How about an episode on The Wreckers?
HELL YEAH!
I do like the idea of the combination having to be mentally uniform to function efficiently/effectively or it could be hindered or come undone and personal I like the approach of one controlling consciousness as oppose to the individual components having to work in consort with each other
My favorite combiner?
OVERCOMPENSATRON!
aka nexus
0:48 "Oiler's dead"
"I am sad that Oiler is dead"
"Did you know Oiler is dead?"
"WHY ARE YOU NOT SAD THAT OILER IS DEAD!!?"
AKA: More or less; the entirety of Slide's dialogue in IDW's Optimus Prime comic series
A burger and a turkey sandwich should combine to form Burgerturk.
The only G1 transformers figure I ever owned was First Aid. I didn't know much about transformers at the time, but as I grew older I discovered he was part of a team called the Protectobots. And so my love for Defensor was born. I have just got the last part of Defensor on Ebay, the elusive and hard to find Blades.
To be frank, I don't remember watching the entirety of G1 so I can't say I have a nostalgia fuelled favorite, but I really like Abominus.
Thanks for mentioning the Scramble City Combiners ability to swap. I don't think they every brought this up in the U.S. when the toy line was first introduced.
I’m surprised defensive is outclassed so often
He’s often used as “deus ex machina” the robot
My favorite combiner? The Predacon(not those ones.) combiner Predaking!
They unite fully being one of the few combiners to act normally, as the Predacons are unified by their love of the hunt. Also he has a lion on his chest and bird wings. Hard to get cooler than that.
7:08 DULL SURPRISE!
I was looking for this comment. :D
Devastator is everything I think of when I think of when I think of ‘combiner’. Awesome video Chris!
Well my favorite combiner is DragonStorm and maybe you could do a video on the guardian knights at some time
Considering they got so little screentime and actual lore in The Last Knight, a The Basics video would be difficult to make
Shortest basics video ever- "Welcome to the Basics of the Guardian Knights... oh just go watch The Last Knight. And there's the basics on those guys"
How the hell can Dragonstorm be your favorite combiner??? He lasted all of 20 seconds and has no personality whatsoever.
a dragon combination of twelve knights that was inspired by arthurian legend? how is that not awesome XD
Mine is Infernocus.
I've always been a Bruticus fan, which initially started with Ruination in RiD. That toy and the FoC Bruticus are the only combiner toys I've been able to get so far.
Masterpiece Devastator and Bruticus pls XD
My favorite combiner is Devastator for many different reasons but the most significant is his portrayal with Prowl in the IDW comics. I was blown away by the art and the characterization. Having said that here are my ideas for future 'the basics' episodes.
- Jazz
- Prowl
- Ironhide
- Knockout
- Ratchet
- Wheeljack
- Rodimus/Hot Rod
- the Wreckers
- Optimus
- Primus
- Unicron
- The symbiont/carrier relationship
- Sideswipe and Sunstreaker
- Jetfire/Skyfire
- Megatron
- The Decepticon Justice Division
- Starscream
- Seekers (all fliers)
- The human characters
- Minicons
- Mass displacement
- Transformers Live Action Movies (Bayverse, I bet it would be fun to make!)
- The G1 marvel comics
- The Japanese side of the fandom
- The fannon
- Thundercracker
- Scourge
-Galvatron
- Astrotrain
- Sixshot
- Triple changers
- Cybertron
- Alt. modes/ Transformation Cogs (T-cogs)
- Female transformers (Arcee, Elita-One, Chromia, Nautica, Windblade etc.)
- Animated
- The unicron trilogy
- The aligned continuity
- Autobots
- Decepticons
- [...]
Primus! I'm sorry about the length of this list! But it's just I love this series so much, Transformers is a huge part of my life and... I just love watching you, Chris, do it justice. I'm looking forward to the next episode!
Victorion is my fav.
DanTheWildBirdMan me too
Same here
My favorite Combiner is Computron, for no other reason than it coincided with my favorite Grimlock story. (Always been a sucker for a good Flowers for Algernon plot)
Now I’m real excited to see a proper Dinobot Combiner team. One that isn’t The Beast, no less.
Computron, Menasor, and Predaking the goats
Thanks for this video. I enjoyed it . I think my favorite autobot is the technobots, and favorite decepticons are the stunticons. I loved that episode when Optimus and team looked like them to infiltrate and throw off megatron plans for the day. Haha , I’m gonna go watch that right now actually . Thanks again.
I think that this video is very good researched
"Autobots can't truly combine til all are one"
~optimus prime
Bruticus angry! Bruticus SMASH like button!
I am currently building Elita-Infin1te using only Rippersnapper, generations selects and some decepticon. Still waiting for red Swoop to get in stock.
Can you do the basics of the character Star Saber.
He is my favorite character
does chop shop from transformers robots in disguise count as a combiner? he is 5 minicon spiders that combine into 1 bot
Optimus: Uh Jazz look out. There's combiners
Jazz: Oh no Optimus look out there's combiners
Both: Ahhhhh
Optimus: Combiners
I like G1 dragstrip & I like dragstrip design too!😍😻😍😻😍😻😍😻😻😻😍😻😻😍😻😍😍😻😍😍😻😍😻😻😍😍😻😍😻😍😍😍
The basics on minicons?
I would combine the subject with Micromasters just to get the Micro play pattern done in one shot as well.
+darthirian Heh, *Combine* the subject
My favorite combiner is Devastator. Yeah I know classic option but he’s the goat for a reason. He’s made of six bots instead of the typical five. All six of them are of similar size making them all feel of equal importance. The team leader, Scrapper, isn’t a head or a torso, he’s a leg. I respect that about him. I love their unified color scheme because it shows how well the constructicons work together, although I think it’s cool when they have unique palettes too. Also I just love green in general and Devastator is the guy everyone remembers for being loud and obnoxious green.
Even the movie version of Devastator is really cool, although for opposite reasons of G1 devastator. He’s made of nine bots, an odd number. They don’t have a unified color, he’s made of green, yellow, red, and gray. They are not all the same size, Scavenger is huge. And all these factors end up making movie Devastator a complete monster of a transformer that walks on all fours. It’s pretty gnarly and I dig it.
And lastly, my favorite thing about Devastator. The dude is made up of a bunch of adorable little construction vehicles. Who would think the dump-truck, the cement mixer, a crane, and a few shovel trucks would combine into a huge robot capable of mass destruction. I love him.
You missed "the beast"
Hey Vsauce Michael here That is the stuff of non-canonical fanwankery, that is truly better off left forgotten.
Even if it was canon I'd still recommend forgetting about it.
That's because it should never be mention.
_no._
I always imagined the G1 Dinobots to become combiners and then years they were remade to become combiners modeled from G1. That's awesome!
Another great vid! I can't be the only one who'd like to see a Basics on The Rise and Fall of Dreamwave... could I?
Happy New Year! I like your videos that you have produced every weekend. Something I noticed in one of your videos is that I don't see the video on the Technobots. I hope you make the video soon. Can't wait to see another future video.
Something I would like to know more about is one of the few Transformer units that as far as I know, never got a Combiner form despite being all the way back in G1 (like the Dinobots) - the INSECTICONS. The team from G1 is the one most recognise, but then there's all the different bots as part of the Insecticon subspecies (also like the Dinobots), so there's a lot to cover. The Insecticons were pretty much the Decepticons answer to the Dinobots, so it makes sense that they shared a lot of qualities - though the smaller size of the Insecticons meant a mass-produced version of them was involved in one or more Eras of the show. You may want to include some other things that, while not technically Insecticons, are similar enough to be talked about, like the Scraplets - and don't forget to mention that Starscream was for a very brief time an Insecticon, when the ghost of his Spark possessed the body of Waspinator during the Beast Wars! (Starscream and his transcendental spark could be a video of it's own, too!)
7:06 Toei and Zordon says that Harada Sanosuke will attains city-stomping Godzilla-esque proportions. Also note: Toei Company and Zordon says that Toei Company's Combiners will fight against Giant Harada Sanosuke
Even though Predaking is seemingly the most powerful Superion with the Enigma is actually the most powerful combiner and he is my favorite thank you Chris great vid
Defensor is my favorite. I'm partial to Decepticon, as a whole, but I think I can confidently say that Defensor is, objectively, the most underrated combiner.