Blackout is exactly who the movie needed. As the first Deception on screen, he sets the tone for just how dangerous and destructive the Deceptions can be. His alt-mode works very well to establish dread in the opening. No other vehicle would be as intimidating, and the design is in my top 5 Decepticons in the movies.
Yup! Completely agree! My only complaint is that after that awesome debut he was practically gone for the rest of the movie and basically came back in the end to be killed off. Such a waste :(
@MogusMasterSaikawa22 yes that's the whole point. After the awesome debut, the movie basically drops the ball and basically trashes his character. A big waste.
@@StoriesFromTheToyshelf right the only decepticon worth anything in the movie is starscream. and frenzy and scorponok in their own different way the rest of the decepticons are complete trash ashfdoi.
@MogusMasterSaikawa22 and yet even Starscream wasn’t spared and was killed off. Problem is Bay and the writers just viewed the Decepticons and most Autobots as just cliche good and bad guys...not actual characters that a lot of the fandom grew up with...no respect for them and so treated them like disposable trash.
The first time I ever heard of Blackout was when it was the name of a Mini-Con from Transformers: Armada. So, by the time I saw the ‘07 film, I was already familiar with the name. But, I didn’t expect him to have a head design that had a minuscule Gundam design influence, armed to the teeth with missiles, EMP shockwave emitters, chainguns, rotor blades that can act as a buzzsaw melee weapon, and transform into an MH-53 Pave Low helicopter. Whoever came up with that idea is a genius imo.
I never watched Armada. I know you said he was a minicon, but did he have similarities to the movie Blackout? Like was he at least a helicopter as well? Just curious 🤔 either way what we got for the movie was awesome...I only wish he stuck around longer !
@LockeLynx yup Soundwave was definitely in the mix for potential Decepticons to be used in the first movie. Although I believe Barricade was supposed to be Prowl. Until Bay thought it would be a better idea to have an EVIL police car...thus we got Barricade :)
To be fair I think the more accurate statement would be they took then obscure names of Blackout and Barricade and made them refer to actual relevant characters :) but yeah, one of the few things the movies did right :)
He was so good that the second movie was like “let’s throw this same robot model but give it a different name in it” Gotta be one of the best Bayverse decepticon designs ever :o
Blackout being Soundwave was dropped due to Hasbro say in the matter, they didn't want him turning into anything other than a stereo so much so that in the TV show at the same time Animated, Sound turned into a SUV with Stereos. After the success of the first movie they decided to be leinent on the issue.
Nice touch that they still kept the Stereo alt mode in the first movie turning into Frenzy though . At least in the end Soundwave did make his live action debut AND did just a little better than Blackout before being killed off himself.
@@sagittariusneptune9330 which is such a shame.....Soundwave isn’t a Decepticon you just kill off....brawl, bonecrusher maybe? But definitely not Soundwave, Shockwave or Screamer
Here me out, the designer team at transformers should do a G1esk styled movieverse Blackout in the legacy line as a leader class. I know it wasn't the most popular with the prime characters but I feel it could work here because we already have a retail and masterpiece version of him out for about 5ish years now, instead of the prime character that had to wait about 10 years.
Oh yeah I would be ALL for that! I mean temheycalready G1-ified Barricade, even if it was just a rather uninspired recolored Prowl, why NOT Blackout? Even if they had close to zero personalities I do like a. Good number of "original" movie verse designs. Would also love to see a G1 Ifield movie Crosshairs :)
It would also work if they wanted to use the Animated Blackout for some influence to help get a more block style without being too much.... either that or a retool of Sandstorm. (I would prefer his own figure though.)
Yea. Blackout stands out among the other Live Action Decepticons as he was the first transformer to appear in the movie and he immediately wreck havoc after his introduction. You should do more videos about Decepticons 🎉
RIB FIR 4 Life!!!🤣🤣🤣 My parents spoiled me & my siblings as kids. Hell, it was the 80's & he was a union electrician. We were the definition of middle class 'Murica. My brother & I spent many birthdays & holidays trying to decipher just how in the hell to transform our gifts. When we got stuck, there was always Dad. Fast forward twenty some years. I spent most of the spring & early summer of 2007 in hospitals. Who knew that a massive, crippling exacerbation could be your first symptom of multiple sclerosis? Not this guy!😂 I now had a toddler of my own. Trying to get back on my feet was my priority. I had completely forgotten about the movie's release. During my rehab, my father asked if I could have a day trip. We were going to the movies. And the theater served beer! And it was glorious! Sure it was schlocky, had some questionable racism sprinkled in, but damned if it wasn't big dumb fun! "Orgasmic" really was the perfect way to describe that Blackout scene. One of my son's Christmas gifts that year was Blackout. Who gets a three-year-old one of the toughest toys to transform? His Pappap. My dad passed in 2017. Sadly, I don't have many pictures of him with my son. I do have one from Christmas of 2007. They are sitting on the living room floor, transforming Blackout. Great video! Sorry for rambling on & getting all emotional. Sometimes life really is a beautiful circle.
Hey thanks for sharing! I completely don't mind the rambling 😅 first off I do hope you're doing better these days! I'm not very knowledgeable with the MS but I'm hoping that rehab and treatment is going well. For what it was, the first movie was really good. I mean I guess since Spielberg was more was more involved, there was someone to keep Bay sort of in check 😅 and yeah seeing a Blackout transform and come ro life was DEFINITELY. One of those movie moments that I will always remember...up there with Cap yelling Avengers Assemble in Endgame. Its sad though the the movies got progressively worse as Bays complete disinterest in storytelling and character development ruined things. But that first movie, while definitely far from perfect, was definitely special :) and it's stories like what you shared about you, your dad and your son having this shared connection to a decepticon of all things that adds to that specialness 👍👍👍👍
@harrishyatt6283 nice! I also googled it he he. He definitely would have been released as a Blackout recolor if the show and toylinenhadnt been cancelled. Still sore over that 😅
i hope to see shadowhawk (terroncon blackout) in a future transformers series, also hope to see blackout in his armada design in a future transformers series, as well as hoping to see teiden (autobot version of armada blackout) in a future transformers series, along with seeing grinder (decepticon version of armada grindor) in a future transformers series too
It's not so much that there wasn't a dark colored decepticon who transformed into a helicopter and specialized in information extraction back in g1, he was there he just went by Vortex, he was a Combaticon and combined with others to form Bruticus.
@@StoriesFromTheToyshelf It's never too late to see a cinematic Bruticus. And if they included his autobot twin Blades I would appreciate him being a heroically redesigned version of Blackout rather than a fully original concept. Just some fan service.
@pacstermh thanks appreciate the feedback! Yes I'm thinking of ways to be less reliant of stock photos. But out of necessity they'll most likely still be around in future videos...albeit in lesser quantities 👍👍👍 that's the plan at least :)
I think some people keep forgetting Transformers is for the visuals and fun, if you are trying to find a deep meaning and character lore it's equivilent to wasting time finding a plot in a porno.
Yes the visuals and fun are important, but a good story with good characters will always make any movie better, which many would appreciate. Where Bay saw just a commercial for toys, Spielberg saw a story about a boy and his car and built around thay. Which is why the first movie while definitely not perfect will always be infinitely better than the sequels Bay did on his own. Also yes they don't have to be deep characters, but I think we could do with less "explosion porn" 🤣
I think the smaller scale is superior as a reboot. If I have to choose between smaller figures and bigger figures, I'm going to choose the space saver. Bigger does not equal better. Plastic quality, ease of transformation, media accuracy, sturdiness of engineering, and paint applications decide if a transformer is better. Now, granted the masterpiece and upscaled figures generally possess those qualities, I can't afford to finance a house with space to store a collection of over 200 masterpiece scale figures. Which is why I prefer CHUG. I also generally prefer the G1 art style, so WFC, Legacy, and SS86 have been my preferred lines. I do still enjoy buying master piece figures, but generally only for very specific designs and characters which I think merit a greater presence in my collection. If I already have 10 Optimus prime figures, well then 2 masterpiece primes won't hurt to have. But if I had to collect an entire cast of masterpiece, and wait years for their release schedule, that's just not going to work for me. Masterpiece generally looks great and feels great, but their designs are often excessively complicated or disproportionate to realize. Which is why I generally prefer the fun-oriented generations figures, especially the ones which totally reimagine the character's design and transformation in a way which is unique and fun, but still authentic to classic form and personality. To me having a good figure is more about how well it captures the energy and impression of the subject, and not how perfectly it totally replicates every minute detail. Smoother rounded boxy designs are more ergonomic and simple, as well as less prone to damage or paint chipping. But don't get me started on plastic yellowing. FFS hasbro, find a better supplier.
I honestly don't mind the smaller scale in theory and agree with the points you bring up. For me it was more of the fact that they didn't fit with what was there before. So like myself who had gone pretty much all in on all the previous movie toys and. Was hoping for a properly sized Blackout, I was out of luck with the new Studio Series one cuz despite being an improvement in almost every way, it still wouldn't work in my current collection. As for chug vs MP, yes it all boils down to what type of collector we are or what about the TFs do we value I guess as both have their pros and cons. I collect both. As my then 4 year old put it, daddy has two collections, one for play, and one for display 😅
Am i the only one left who still wants Studio series figures of that Waste Management trash truck transformer we saw briefly in Dark of the Moon and in Age of Extinction and Trench the Caterpillar Excavator in the Last Knight?
@@StoriesFromTheToyshelf okay so the trash truck Decepticon comes in at the point when Megatron is sitting on the memorial for Abraham Lincoln... Sentinel Prime makes a small space bridge and a bunch of Decepticons come through transforming into many Washington DC vehicles... One becomes a police car but another one scans then turns into a Mack Wast Management front loader trash/recycling truck... And drives away...this happens right in front of the camera so you can't miss it.... Second waste management truck was an Izezo cab-over rear loader trash truck...and that same Decepticon or at least the front part is knifed in the head by Hound as he says come here you little punk! Last one was in the scrap year with Kade yagger aka Mark Walburge this is just as Decepticons are coming to attack all the autobots are transforming including a Caterpillar excavator who was named Trench...it's just as Kade says dont be a hero Hound... And the robot aka Trench looks like Scraper the Decepticon but an Autobot and a Excavator rather than a front loader
@sabertoothtrucker4531 oh wow I completely don't remember! Thanks so much for the detailed scene descriptions. Really appreciateit!, Will rewatch those specific clips to see what you're referring to. THANKS!
@@StoriesFromTheToyshelf your welcome I'm really hoping studio series will at least get those two characters into toy form as well as the Mountain Dew vending Machine that came to life when the Alspark eltricty hit it... Dispenser was his name... Even if he turns into a soda delivery truck I'd be happy
@@sabertoothtrucker4531 ok Dispensor I remember 😂 I believe Takara made a toy of him a few years back. He was an extensive retool of a Decepticon who transformed into an armored truck. It was a pretty decent retool...although I guess he would be a little big for the studio series scale...
Blackout was the best Decepticon in the films with how well he was introduced to having a pretty balanced design all things considered. He may not have spoken but he still radiated character. If only the rest of them had gotten as good enough treatment.
I think that Barricade is up there with Blackout. Although yes Blackout started out the movie in the best way possible. He along with the rest of the Decepticons should definitely been treated better! So much wasted potential
@@StoriesFromTheToyshelf For whatever reason I forgot about Barricade but yes, both of them really represented how serious the Decepticons would’ve been realistically as a threat without the usual, albeit endearing goofiness we’re used to. Past the first film they just started acting and looking like mindless demon monsters. A far cry from how scary they could’ve been as first hinted as far back as that awesome Mars rover teaser so long ago.
@alexkogan9755 to be fair, Bay forgot about Barricade too as he pretty much disappeared from the last part of the movie which I guess was a good thing so he didn't get killed off 😅 Agree with you on the misuse of pretty much all the Bayverse TFs. Especially the Decepticons. It wasn't until TLK that we got more decepticons with any personalities...but even most of them were dead by the end of the movie. That Mars rover was awesome :)
Blackout existed previously as a micromaster who formed a B1 stealth bomber with another decepticon, however his bio made him out to be rather cowardly rather than the decepticon who was gonna run the ones with Optimus in the end had it not been for Lennox third partying him. Even though he died his introduction attacking the military base is still one of my favorite bits of transformers media as it made the cons feel incredibly terrifying as, if some no name was THIS deadly that he effortlessly destroyed a military base, then how terrifying was someone like MEGATRON gonna be? I wish they kept that tone with the movies after DOTM as the cons in movies 4 and 5 were weak by comparison.
@@calebe4266 brawl(or, how bay named him - devastator) pretty much has no character in 07 movie, sadly out of all cons he got the short end of the stick(the stick being screentime) bonecrusher is underrated, sadly
@@xharerae Well, both bonecrusher and brawl received little screentime, but the screentime they received to me were good. Bonecrusher took out optimus and made him get late to the final fight, devastator/brawl survived 3 autobots and a lot of soldiers. So they aren't push-overs and definetly put up a fight before going down. The decpticons on the first movie were freaking scary
Nice! How is the MP? Like I stated in the video I ended up with the OS version of the SS toy. I was tempted with the MP and depending on the size, call the smaller one Blackout and the larger one Grindor 😅
@DanielReisi hmmm I would think he would be easier to find after thr MPM release with people selling them off for the official one. But I guess they're going the Blackout/Grindor route 😅
Honestly Blackout was pretty cool. It was a good way to showcase how the transformers would look -and he was the very first live action transformer really to be shown.
Most of them hardly do anything ....but die. But yeah Blackout has the distinction of being the first live action TF we see and he's awesome at it so there's that!
I actually didn't get MPM Blackout but I heard good stuff about it. I ended up getting the OS version of SS Blackout, Hide Shadow by Wei Jiang. If I do end up getting him, I'll probably name the larger one Grindor 😅
1:38 There actually was another Blackout in Transformers Energon which turned into a helicopter. He was part of the combiner Bruticus Maximus, and despite the name none of the members had the names of the G1 combaticons; also the “not Onslaught” of the team was named Barricade.
I love Blackout but I don't collect movie toys. So, since the Legacy line started I had the hope Hasbro would make a g1 version of him, kinda like the one at 12:08
@@StoriesFromTheToyshelf a six-wheeled APC/anti-aircraft vehicle, also blackout was a terrorcon, along with being a different character called blackout that turned into a helicopter and was a combiner
@@StoriesFromTheToyshelf yes he was on both games but on transformers revenge of the fallen if you pick the autobot side, he was a boss, but if you pick Decepticon side, then you can be blackout/grindor same thing with the first game if you pick the Decepticons side, then you can be blackout, but if you pick the autobot side, then you can fight him
@@StoriesFromTheToyshelf for transformers the game you can take out Ironhide but for transformers revenge of the fallen you can pick any decepticon you want like you can pick grindor and fight Optimus or grindor vs bumblebee
As much as his design sucked. His introduction of the transformers was so amazing that I can’t help but love him. Makes you wonder why he’s gotten very few incarnations outside of the movie. His game voice actors were also very cool.
Oh I never heard his voice. But yeah he needs to make a comeback. Especially in the Legacy line :) and to be fair I thought his movie design was OK....but that backpack was a bit much 😅
I can ignore the backpack but the cape can go to the inferno when you realize that in practice he's constantly facing the threat of cutting himself in the legs with the blades
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Who is your favorite "new" character from live action Transformers movies?
Barricade cause he's says are you ladysman217
@kirbywithagun-on4pp if Blackout was the FIRST live TF we saw. Barricade was the FIRST live TF we heard talk :) Big fan here as well!
Nitro Zeus was baddass and pretty much the only reason we rewatch the last knight
Barricade or Blackout
@OwenFoord yes he was! He definitely should have done more though. Hopefully he'll get the Legacy treatment soon!
Blackout is exactly who the movie needed.
As the first Deception on screen, he sets the tone for just how dangerous and destructive the Deceptions can be. His alt-mode works very well to establish dread in the opening. No other vehicle would be as intimidating, and the design is in my top 5 Decepticons in the movies.
Yup! Completely agree! My only complaint is that after that awesome debut he was practically gone for the rest of the movie and basically came back in the end to be killed off. Such a waste :(
Blackout introduction was perfect, the scene was jaw dropping and amazing, to this day it still gives me goosebumps.
I know right? I think I cheered out loud when I heard that transformation sound in the theatre!
and then shoots at the autobots once at the end of the movie misses his shot flies off for a coward and dies. he's not all that
@MogusMasterSaikawa22 yes that's the whole point. After the awesome debut, the movie basically drops the ball and basically trashes his character. A big waste.
@@StoriesFromTheToyshelf right the only decepticon worth anything in the movie is starscream. and frenzy and scorponok in their own different way the rest of the decepticons are complete trash ashfdoi.
@MogusMasterSaikawa22 and yet even Starscream wasn’t spared and was killed off. Problem is Bay and the writers just viewed the Decepticons and most Autobots as just cliche good and bad guys...not actual characters that a lot of the fandom grew up with...no respect for them and so treated them like disposable trash.
The first time I ever heard of Blackout was when it was the name of a Mini-Con from Transformers: Armada. So, by the time I saw the ‘07 film, I was already familiar with the name. But, I didn’t expect him to have a head design that had a minuscule Gundam design influence, armed to the teeth with missiles, EMP shockwave emitters, chainguns, rotor blades that can act as a buzzsaw melee weapon, and transform into an MH-53 Pave Low helicopter. Whoever came up with that idea is a genius imo.
I never watched Armada. I know you said he was a minicon, but did he have similarities to the movie Blackout? Like was he at least a helicopter as well? Just curious 🤔 either way what we got for the movie was awesome...I only wish he stuck around longer !
@@StoriesFromTheToyshelf he was some kind of mini military truck with…laser guns? Very sci-fi.
@@celestialspartan1176 cool! At least they got the military vehicle part right :)
Blackout and Barricade's designs were originally meant to be Soundwave by the head design according to behind-the-scenes features.
@LockeLynx yup Soundwave was definitely in the mix for potential Decepticons to be used in the first movie. Although I believe Barricade was supposed to be Prowl. Until Bay thought it would be a better idea to have an EVIL police car...thus we got Barricade :)
In kindergarten a kid told me that Blackout got his name by causing blackouts in cities in the movie and from that moment I thought he was badass lmao
Yup that was all thanks to his EMP charges :) definitely fits the name :)
In kindergarten, I told a kid that Blackout got his name because he has the ability to cause blackouts.
@@Zodiac3107 makes sense !
That movie took him and Barricade and turned them from super obscure into actually relevant characters.
To be fair I think the more accurate statement would be they took then obscure names of Blackout and Barricade and made them refer to actual relevant characters :) but yeah, one of the few things the movies did right :)
He was so good that the second movie was like “let’s throw this same robot model but give it a different name in it”
Gotta be one of the best Bayverse decepticon designs ever :o
What they should've was not kill him off in the firat place! Oh well, Best way to sell more toys! Same mold, different name 😅
A yes, Grindor😎
Blackout and Barricade r ironically my fav Decepticons in 2007 they were just so cool
They definitely were the best Decepticons of the 2007 bunch :) shame Blackout was killed off. At least Barricade survived!
Blackout being Soundwave was dropped due to Hasbro say in the matter, they didn't want him turning into anything other than a stereo so much so that in the TV show at the same time Animated, Sound turned into a SUV with Stereos. After the success of the first movie they decided to be leinent on the issue.
Nice touch that they still kept the Stereo alt mode in the first movie turning into Frenzy though . At least in the end Soundwave did make his live action debut AND did just a little better than Blackout before being killed off himself.
@@StoriesFromTheToyshelf Yeah unless the decepticon is a main baddy to the movie their usually just cannon fodder.
@@sagittariusneptune9330 which is such a shame.....Soundwave isn’t a Decepticon you just kill off....brawl, bonecrusher maybe? But definitely not Soundwave, Shockwave or Screamer
Could have had him as a sonics riot truck
@@DiceStrike You can see some of Soundwaves facial features in Blackout and both havn the decepticon insignia face.
Here me out, the designer team at transformers should do a G1esk styled movieverse Blackout in the legacy line as a leader class.
I know it wasn't the most popular with the prime characters but I feel it could work here because we already have a retail and masterpiece version of him out for about 5ish years now, instead of the prime character that had to wait about 10 years.
Oh yeah I would be ALL for that! I mean temheycalready G1-ified Barricade, even if it was just a rather uninspired recolored Prowl, why NOT Blackout? Even if they had close to zero personalities I do like a. Good number of "original" movie verse designs. Would also love to see a G1 Ifield movie Crosshairs :)
It would also work if they wanted to use the Animated Blackout for some influence to help get a more block style without being too much.... either that or a retool of Sandstorm. (I would prefer his own figure though.)
@silverback5730 knowing them, it would be a Sandstorm retool somehow 😅
Honestly, Blackout is an underrated decpticon and deserves way more recognition along with Barricade
💯 agree! 👍👍👍
Recent MPMs & modern 3rd party Bayverse figures are just getting more and more accurate. It feels like a good time to be alive!!
Yes it is! Pretty soon they'll be making them transform on their own...oh wait 😅
Yea. Blackout stands out among the other Live Action Decepticons as he was the first transformer to appear in the movie and he immediately wreck havoc after his introduction.
You should do more videos about Decepticons 🎉
Yup! He was the first :) more Decepticons otw 👍👍👍
Great complete video. Thank you for your work man
Thanks! Appreciate it! As long as you guys keep watching I'll kept making them 👍👍👍
RIB FIR 4 Life!!!🤣🤣🤣
My parents spoiled me & my siblings as kids. Hell, it was the 80's & he was a union electrician. We were the definition of middle class 'Murica. My brother & I spent many birthdays & holidays trying to decipher just how in the hell to transform our gifts. When we got stuck, there was always Dad.
Fast forward twenty some years. I spent most of the spring & early summer of 2007 in hospitals. Who knew that a massive, crippling exacerbation could be your first symptom of multiple sclerosis? Not this guy!😂
I now had a toddler of my own. Trying to get back on my feet was my priority. I had completely forgotten about the movie's release.
During my rehab, my father asked if I could have a day trip. We were going to the movies. And the theater served beer! And it was glorious! Sure it was schlocky, had some questionable racism sprinkled in, but damned if it wasn't big dumb fun! "Orgasmic" really was the perfect way to describe that Blackout scene.
One of my son's Christmas gifts that year was Blackout. Who gets a three-year-old one of the toughest toys to transform? His Pappap.
My dad passed in 2017. Sadly, I don't have many pictures of him with my son. I do have one from Christmas of 2007. They are sitting on the living room floor, transforming Blackout.
Great video! Sorry for rambling on & getting all emotional.
Sometimes life really is a beautiful circle.
Hey thanks for sharing! I completely don't mind the rambling 😅 first off I do hope you're doing better these days! I'm not very knowledgeable with the MS but I'm hoping that rehab and treatment is going well.
For what it was, the first movie was really good. I mean I guess since Spielberg was more was more involved, there was someone to keep Bay sort of in check 😅 and yeah seeing a Blackout transform and come ro life was DEFINITELY. One of those movie moments that I will always remember...up there with Cap yelling Avengers Assemble in Endgame. Its sad though the the movies got progressively worse as Bays complete disinterest in storytelling and character development ruined things.
But that first movie, while definitely far from perfect, was definitely special :) and it's stories like what you shared about you, your dad and your son having this shared connection to a decepticon of all things that adds to that specialness 👍👍👍👍
Boackout is my favorite transformer. I got the MPM 13 BLACKOUT, The most recent amd most accurate toy yet, on my desk at work
Nice! I never got one myself since I already had the OS Hide Shadow. But I did hear that the MPM was great!
i hope to see blackout and grinder in there animated designs in a future transformers series
Same! Would love to see them in the Legacy line!
Nice video bro. Liked everything about it and agree 100%. I bought mpm-13 KO instead of ss ko
Thanks! Glad you liked it! There already is an mpm.13 KO? Sweet! I gotta go check it out then 👍
grindor appeared in transformers animated based off of his armada version, also bayverse grindor had to be called grinder in transfomrers animated
Oh I didn't know that...as in he appeared in the actual cartoon? Or as concept art revealed later on?
@@StoriesFromTheToyshelf concept art
@harrishyatt6283 nice! I also googled it he he. He definitely would have been released as a Blackout recolor if the show and toylinenhadnt been cancelled. Still sore over that 😅
i hope to see shadowhawk (terroncon blackout) in a future transformers series, also hope to see blackout in his armada design in a future transformers series, as well as hoping to see teiden (autobot version of armada blackout) in a future transformers series, along with seeing grinder (decepticon version of armada grindor) in a future transformers series too
That's a lot of versions of Blackout I was not aware of 😅 for me I'd appreciated a legacy G1 ified version 👍👍👍
They call him Grindor in Revenge of the Fallen game
Yup that's the big question if they are one and the same :)
At the beginning are those chocolate coins? Also good job on the video
I don't know about the chocolate coins 😅 but thank you! Much appreciated :)
He was actually killed by F22s PLUS Lennox shooting him.
Oh I didn't see the F22s taking him out....all I saw was the crotch shot 😅 gotta go do a rewatch then. Thanks!
Blackout is my favorite Decepticon ever.
Cool :) hope my story on him was OK 😅
@@StoriesFromTheToyshelf To be fair it was a pretty positive story
@bhunt799 ha ha thanks! I try to give them their just due..I mean I DO have him in my collection :)
It's not so much that there wasn't a dark colored decepticon who transformed into a helicopter and specialized in information extraction back in g1, he was there he just went by Vortex, he was a Combaticon and combined with others to form Bruticus.
That whom a lot assumed he would be. Fortunately they went with Blackout. I prefer that new character:)
@@StoriesFromTheToyshelf I found out about Vortex by complete accident. I'd like to think that Vortex and Blackout are the same character.
@@ursidae97 I wouldn't mind that...had they included the rest of the Combaticons 😅
@@StoriesFromTheToyshelf It's never too late to see a cinematic Bruticus. And if they included his autobot twin Blades I would appreciate him being a heroically redesigned version of Blackout rather than a fully original concept. Just some fan service.
@ursidae97 actually there was a "heroic" repaint of Balckout called Evac in the 2007 toyline :)
Exelent vídeo 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you!!! Much appreciated!
He certainly made an impression.
A good one on you I hope 😅
you only need to make this 4 words long
cool robot
cool vehicle
True. But I would have also greatly appreciated cool personality 😅
This guy makes great videos but damn he loves stock images lmao
Yup! That's me 😅 glad you like the videos though :)
@@StoriesFromTheToyshelf Yep I'm enjoying all your videos so far but I suggest you to put some footage instead of stock photos. It's more engaging
@pacstermh thanks appreciate the feedback! Yes I'm thinking of ways to be less reliant of stock photos. But out of necessity they'll most likely still be around in future videos...albeit in lesser quantities 👍👍👍 that's the plan at least :)
I think some people keep forgetting Transformers is for the visuals and fun, if you are trying to find a deep meaning and character lore it's equivilent to wasting time finding a plot in a porno.
Yes the visuals and fun are important, but a good story with good characters will always make any movie better, which many would appreciate. Where Bay saw just a commercial for toys, Spielberg saw a story about a boy and his car and built around thay. Which is why the first movie while definitely not perfect will always be infinitely better than the sequels Bay did on his own. Also yes they don't have to be deep characters, but I think we could do with less "explosion porn" 🤣
yeah but like, transformers is really gay in the first place and the first 5 movies imo are the only good stuff so idc
@@alobaymar hoooookay thanks for the engagement anyway 😅
I think the smaller scale is superior as a reboot. If I have to choose between smaller figures and bigger figures, I'm going to choose the space saver. Bigger does not equal better. Plastic quality, ease of transformation, media accuracy, sturdiness of engineering, and paint applications decide if a transformer is better.
Now, granted the masterpiece and upscaled figures generally possess those qualities, I can't afford to finance a house with space to store a collection of over 200 masterpiece scale figures. Which is why I prefer CHUG. I also generally prefer the G1 art style, so WFC, Legacy, and SS86 have been my preferred lines.
I do still enjoy buying master piece figures, but generally only for very specific designs and characters which I think merit a greater presence in my collection. If I already have 10 Optimus prime figures, well then 2 masterpiece primes won't hurt to have. But if I had to collect an entire cast of masterpiece, and wait years for their release schedule, that's just not going to work for me.
Masterpiece generally looks great and feels great, but their designs are often excessively complicated or disproportionate to realize. Which is why I generally prefer the fun-oriented generations figures, especially the ones which totally reimagine the character's design and transformation in a way which is unique and fun, but still authentic to classic form and personality.
To me having a good figure is more about how well it captures the energy and impression of the subject, and not how perfectly it totally replicates every minute detail. Smoother rounded boxy designs are more ergonomic and simple, as well as less prone to damage or paint chipping.
But don't get me started on plastic yellowing. FFS hasbro, find a better supplier.
I honestly don't mind the smaller scale in theory and agree with the points you bring up. For me it was more of the fact that they didn't fit with what was there before. So like myself who had gone pretty much all in on all the previous movie toys and. Was hoping for a properly sized Blackout, I was out of luck with the new Studio Series one cuz despite being an improvement in almost every way, it still wouldn't work in my current collection.
As for chug vs MP, yes it all boils down to what type of collector we are or what about the TFs do we value I guess as both have their pros and cons. I collect both. As my then 4 year old put it, daddy has two collections, one for play, and one for display 😅
BTW thanks for the comment! I truly enjoy the discussions spawned between fellow passionate collectors :) keep them coming!
Am i the only one left who still wants Studio series figures of that Waste Management trash truck transformer we saw briefly in Dark of the Moon and in Age of Extinction and Trench the Caterpillar Excavator in the Last Knight?
I must be getting old. I totally don't remember those guys 😅 pls help refresh my memory!
@@StoriesFromTheToyshelf okay so the trash truck Decepticon comes in at the point when Megatron is sitting on the memorial for Abraham Lincoln... Sentinel Prime makes a small space bridge and a bunch of Decepticons come through transforming into many Washington DC vehicles... One becomes a police car but another one scans then turns into a Mack Wast Management front loader trash/recycling truck... And drives away...this happens right in front of the camera so you can't miss it....
Second waste management truck was an Izezo cab-over rear loader trash truck...and that same Decepticon or at least the front part is knifed in the head by Hound as he says come here you little punk!
Last one was in the scrap year with Kade yagger aka Mark Walburge this is just as Decepticons are coming to attack all the autobots are transforming including a Caterpillar excavator who was named Trench...it's just as Kade says dont be a hero Hound... And the robot aka Trench looks like Scraper the Decepticon but an Autobot and a Excavator rather than a front loader
@sabertoothtrucker4531 oh wow I completely don't remember! Thanks so much for the detailed scene descriptions. Really appreciateit!, Will rewatch those specific clips to see what you're referring to. THANKS!
@@StoriesFromTheToyshelf your welcome I'm really hoping studio series will at least get those two characters into toy form as well as the Mountain Dew vending Machine that came to life when the Alspark eltricty hit it... Dispenser was his name... Even if he turns into a soda delivery truck I'd be happy
@@sabertoothtrucker4531 ok Dispensor I remember 😂 I believe Takara made a toy of him a few years back. He was an extensive retool of a Decepticon who transformed into an armored truck. It was a pretty decent retool...although I guess he would be a little big for the studio series scale...
Blackout was the best Decepticon in the films with how well he was introduced to having a pretty balanced design all things considered. He may not have spoken but he still radiated character. If only the rest of them had gotten as good enough treatment.
I think that Barricade is up there with Blackout. Although yes Blackout started out the movie in the best way possible. He along with the rest of the Decepticons should definitely been treated better! So much wasted potential
@@StoriesFromTheToyshelf For whatever reason I forgot about Barricade but yes, both of them really represented how serious the Decepticons would’ve been realistically as a threat without the usual, albeit endearing goofiness we’re used to. Past the first film they just started acting and looking like mindless demon monsters. A far cry from how scary they could’ve been as first hinted as far back as that awesome Mars rover teaser so long ago.
@alexkogan9755 to be fair, Bay forgot about Barricade too as he pretty much disappeared from the last part of the movie which I guess was a good thing so he didn't get killed off 😅
Agree with you on the misuse of pretty much all the Bayverse TFs. Especially the Decepticons. It wasn't until TLK that we got more decepticons with any personalities...but even most of them were dead by the end of the movie.
That Mars rover was awesome :)
Blackout existed previously as a micromaster who formed a B1 stealth bomber with another decepticon, however his bio made him out to be rather cowardly rather than the decepticon who was gonna run the ones with Optimus in the end had it not been for Lennox third partying him. Even though he died his introduction attacking the military base is still one of my favorite bits of transformers media as it made the cons feel incredibly terrifying as, if some no name was THIS deadly that he effortlessly destroyed a military base, then how terrifying was someone like MEGATRON gonna be? I wish they kept that tone with the movies after DOTM as the cons in movies 4 and 5 were weak by comparison.
Keep in mind, 07 movie made up not just 1 decepticon, BUT 2. And both of them are pretty iconic for the franchise.
Are you referring to Barricade? Cuz yes I would agree with you on that :)
Bonecrusher and devastator are also new characters despite having names of old characters
@@calebe4266 yup! Bone crusher was definitely NOT a Constructicon 😅 and I believe Devastator was eventually renamed to Brawl...also NOT a Combaticon👍
@@calebe4266 brawl(or, how bay named him - devastator) pretty much has no character in 07 movie, sadly out of all cons he got the short end of the stick(the stick being screentime)
bonecrusher is underrated, sadly
@@xharerae Well, both bonecrusher and brawl received little screentime, but the screentime they received to me were good. Bonecrusher took out optimus and made him get late to the final fight, devastator/brawl survived 3 autobots and a lot of soldiers. So they aren't push-overs and definetly put up a fight before going down. The decpticons on the first movie were freaking scary
I love him. He didn't say a word and that's okay. Bought the masterpiece this week so this video is kinda funny to me lol
Nice! How is the MP? Like I stated in the video I ended up with the OS version of the SS toy. I was tempted with the MP and depending on the size, call the smaller one Blackout and the larger one Grindor 😅
Hi, ok so i don't wan't to open it because i like to collect...i'm thinking of buying another one just to open it haha.
I wan't the wei jiang one now, but i can't find it in europe
@@DanielReisi well if you do end messing with it or get an extra one let me know how it turns out!
@DanielReisi hmmm I would think he would be easier to find after thr MPM release with people selling them off for the official one. But I guess they're going the Blackout/Grindor route 😅
I loved playing TF1 on my ps2 when I was little and him being the first decepticon you played as. Good times ,🤙
I never played the games but it must have been a trip playing as Blackout!
Honestly Blackout was pretty cool. It was a good way to showcase how the transformers would look -and he was the very first live action transformer really to be shown.
💯 % agree!
@@StoriesFromTheToyshelf yeah! And the design was unique enough, that it got a nod to in the Transformers PRIME comic.
@@ronindallon367 oh I did not see that!
idk why but Blackout is just one of those characters you like, but he does close to nothing in the grand scheme of things
Most of them hardly do anything ....but die. But yeah Blackout has the distinction of being the first live action TF we see and he's awesome at it so there's that!
Video is great but the music is too loud dude
Thanks for the feedback! Appreciate it! Will definitely keep that in mind for future videos! Hope you come back to check them out :)
Very cool video as always :)
Simple answer, yes, that was my favorite character in the first movie
Good choice :) for me it's a toss up between him and Barricade 👍
Blackout is a character we all love and where we got into the bayverse.
In a way you can say that he started it all!
What are your thoughts on MPM 13 Blackout?
I actually didn't get MPM Blackout but I heard good stuff about it. I ended up getting the OS version of SS Blackout, Hide Shadow by Wei Jiang. If I do end up getting him, I'll probably name the larger one Grindor 😅
1:38 There actually was another Blackout in Transformers Energon which turned into a helicopter.
He was part of the combiner Bruticus Maximus, and despite the name none of the members had the names of the G1 combaticons; also the “not Onslaught” of the team was named Barricade.
Oh I did not know that! Thanks for that new bit of info. It makes more sense! Much Appreciated 👍👍👍
I love Blackout but I don't collect movie toys. So, since the Legacy line started I had the hope Hasbro would make a g1 version of him, kinda like the one at 12:08
Yeah he would be a GREAT Legacy line release :)
blackout was a mini-con in transformers armada
OK cool! What did he transform into then?
@@StoriesFromTheToyshelf a six-wheeled APC/anti-aircraft vehicle, also blackout was a terrorcon, along with being a different character called blackout that turned into a helicopter and was a combiner
And he was in two games transformers the game and transformers revenge of the fallen the game both on xbox 360 and the Wii
OK good to know, unfortunately I never played any of the movie related games. Was he a playable character? Or a level boss?
@@StoriesFromTheToyshelf yes he was on both games but on transformers revenge of the fallen if you pick the autobot side, he was a boss, but if you pick Decepticon side, then you can be blackout/grindor same thing with the first game if you pick the Decepticons side, then you can be blackout, but if you pick the autobot side, then you can fight him
@@Barricade6430 that sounds cool! If you play the Decepticon side as Blackout, who is the Autobot boss you have to take down?
@@StoriesFromTheToyshelf for transformers the game you can take out Ironhide but for transformers revenge of the fallen you can pick any decepticon you want like you can pick grindor and fight Optimus or grindor vs bumblebee
@@StoriesFromTheToyshelf oh and transformers, revenge of the fallen had multiplayer, but the first game didn’t
Excellent character
💯 agree! I just wished that they used him more!
Not really a fan of this dude
He was OK for me. Lacked any proper development. But then again, par for the course for a Bayformer 😅
As much as his design sucked. His introduction of the transformers was so amazing that I can’t help but love him. Makes you wonder why he’s gotten very few incarnations outside of the movie. His game voice actors were also very cool.
Oh I never heard his voice. But yeah he needs to make a comeback. Especially in the Legacy line :) and to be fair I thought his movie design was OK....but that backpack was a bit much 😅
I can ignore the backpack but the cape can go to the inferno when you realize that in practice he's constantly facing the threat of cutting himself in the legs with the blades
@ignitedmotion5807 true true 😅 at least he looked cool from the front :p
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