Being nice to RID 2015 for a change! 

*"Oh please, there will be plenty of time for bowing and screaming later."* - Starscream

bumblebee's neck is buffed so his voicebox wont get ripped out again lmao

*Steve Blum's back must've hurt from carrying the entire freaking show.*

Just two words: *Starscream's arc*

Even though I am sad that Skylynx and Darksteel died, *I will say that Starscream's storyline was awesome in this show.*

Imagine a Transformers show where Seekers had angel wings naturally? And they use them to fight like the angels in Legion, and they're like swords that can thrust, slice, parry, and they even have such control over the metallic feathers that they can grab a sword mid-thrust, or grab a stick while it's falling! THAT SOUNDS REALLY FUN!

"I fear no man. But that thing..." *Bumblebee's neck* "It scares me."

Megatron, is just chilling somewhere in the universe self reflecting: “What’s that sound?” * *Starscream theme intensifies* * Starscream: “I’M BACK B*TCH!”

RiD definitely is flawed, but it had a surprising amount of heart put into it. Would have benefitted being a standalone show instead of being mashed into the already unaligned "Aligned" Continuity. And Steeljaw being voiced by Troy Baker is partly the reason I even started watching this show ngl.

I don’t know why. But Saberhorn’s accent just-*chef’s kiss* I’m in love with it.(and him-)

May Starscream’s wings and back somehow heal. Pray for this poor guy.

The Chompazoids (is that how you spell it?) Would be amazing in a dark setting. Imagine seeing a Chompazoid just eat someone alive out of nowhere, would really set a mood...

And yes... one of Rid's redeeming qualities was Starscream... and wish they had added in Arcee and Airachnid to solve the plot of Airachnid's Zombi-Insecticon Army in one of Cybertron's Moons...

The show is still disappointing, but I do love how it started a short trend where tf shows showed female cybertronians with bulky bodies and had varied designs and colors for all

Last year I looked upon Adam Beechen's (the producer of RID) Q&a site and discovered that RID is NOT a sequel to Transformers Prime. Adam said that Rid was never intended to be a sequel to Prime but rather a spin-off and wanted their show to be less continuity-based. Starscream wasn't even going to appear in this show but Hasbro wanted to include him. This is what he wrote. "What I meant by “less continuity-based” was that each episode of RID was meant to stand more on its own than the episodes of Prime, which was more serialized and required some knowledge of what had gone before in order to fully understand any individual episode. We wanted new viewers to be able to tune in at any time, having never seen a Transformers show before, and be able to grasp the general concept of our series - alien robot heroes on Earth hunting down escaped alien robot criminals. As I’ve said, RID was never intended to be a sequel to Prime, but rather a spin-off. Some of our characters, like Bumblebee and Optimus, may have crossed over, but our tone was much lighter than Prime’s was, and directly continuing the darker, sometimes grim storylines from Prime would have been inconsistent tonally with what RID was trying to achieve - a lighter toned series targeted and younger, newer viewers. If we’d tried, Prime fans wouldn’t have been satisfied, because the stories would have been told in our storytelling manner, not the way Prime would have handled them." "I hope someday the Aligned Continuity fates of Arcee, Smokescreen, Ultra Magnus, Wheeljack, their previous human companions and all the rest are revealed. I’d like to know what they are, too. But RID wasn’t built or intended - ever - to do that. Hopefully, Hasbro considers those stories not forgotten or abandoned, but just on “extended pause.” I suppose we’ll see." adambeechen.com/ I am suprised that nobody talks about it. Because it feels like I am the only one that knows it. Adam was also in an interview where he talks about the show, and he went on record saying that RID was more as it's own show. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sDYZrBXTEC8.html Till all are one. =)

I actually love the story arc and the design of starscream and Soundwave giving them the g1as well the FOC design, but I really wished they could use more of them as main antagonist. Like Starscream having his own army like in TFP with vehicons as well as seekers while Soundwave and Shockwave teaming up having a army of dinobots/predacons and minicons.

I like how in RID15, Starscream and Soundwave legit became jojo characters. I also like how Thunderhoof sounds like a Detroit mafia boss. Perfect for meme material. Before JoJo: TFP Starscream/Soundwave After JoJo: RID15 Starscream/Soundwave Level 1 crook: Clampdown Level 35 mafia boss: Thunderhoof

I am more than in love with the shows voice actors, and animation. I think the VAs outdid themselves, and I love the body movements in some scenes. The story isn’t that good, but I have a select few episodes I enjoy looking back on! F in the chat for starscream’s back dude.

My favorite thing about this RID is the whole Bumblebee: Starscream, I see you are back to your old body style . Starscream: I thought I needed a more Commanding presense. I freakin loved that

Okay I’ve been avoiding RiD, but after seeing Starscream like this I am now gonna watch it. (:

As a Starscream hater, Starscreams arc was amazing in this show

Soundwave and Starscream were both skinny legends but they took that way from mEEEeEEeEeaea 😭😭😭😭😭😭

Starscream's theme for some reason my mind thinks it as a mix on the Venom theme and TFP theme but extra evil electric guitar and IM LIVING FOR IT. IT SUITS HIM SO FRAGGING WELL!!!

Whoever came up with Starscream's entrance music must be proud of themselves. That music is badass 🎶 (8:40)

We honestly need more Minicon love in future shows and fanfics, because I barely see any after 3 hours of searching. I may have a bias for the little guys because Armada was the first Transformers show I watch completely when I was a kid.

Now I'm thinking of a triple-changer who can transform into an animal (robot, animal, vehicle) I mean, that's what Airachnid in TFP basically was

The art style honestly was my favorite part

10:27 I remember, me and my cousin loved Thinderhoof’s accent/quote so much we just said it. Like Everytime we greeted each other or we got mad at something. We just said it. He the man.

Starscream: enters the scene Also Starscream: why do I hear boss music Starscream a second later: oh wait that's mine, in not used to being threatening and getting my own boss theme.

RID is so underrated. It's bold and original trying new things out and doing it with a lot of heart.

Going back to the eye color thing, I actually prefer what the Bumblebee movie did, where eyes can change based on emotion &/or morality, blue means neutral or other, meanwhile red means, angry or rageful. Also, I would've KILLED to see Megatron return, or even replace Optimus in the show, seeing Megatron become an autobot and everyone coming to terms with it overtime would've made some good episodes

Can we also all agree that Soundwave’s first entrance was dope. He literally took out team Bee all by himself

I have one more compliment to rid. They added Blurr, and double cemented that Rescue bots is in the aligned continuity! I love his bro relationship with Sideswipe, and for some reason, (prob bc rescue bots was the first transformers show I watched) that comment about Heatwave blowing a gasket for him being gone so long made me laugh so hard! Only complain about Blurr in rid,: they didn’t add his rescue bot insignia to his design. That mark, for me anyway, represents a mountain of character development, considering he only got it after he destroyed the falling satellite and presumably died after he came back to the “mud ball” he was planning to leave in the dust. Only then did he become a true rescue bot. Sideswipe even mentions it in the show! “Yknow, Blurr was a real trouble maker when he first joined the rescue bots.” He says it right there!

I have no complaints about RID2015. It was cute, the writing was nice, you can actually tell whose talking because of the varied VAs, Steeljaw was an angel, Thunderhoof and Clampdown's relationship was hilarious, and I loved the animal designs. I agree that it should have been its own show, rather than a part of the Aligned Continuity, but it gave Bumblebee the chance to be a leader (dad), and gave characters that were usually confined to the background some room in the spotlight. Like, Fixit, Strongarm and Scorponok (did I spell that right?) are all real characters from other shows, they just never got much screen time. I wonder if I could rewrite the show in a future fanfiction 🤔? That would be fun, I think. Might take me a few years, especially on top of all the other things I've been writing.

This show, to me, had approximately 2 redeeming qualities. Number 1: Starscream. Just Starscream, he's so amazing. Number 2: Soundwave. He is Superior.

I agree with everything you said except bringing back Optimus. I'm happy he returned. I watched RID during covid and I was pretty sick. I watch it over and over again just to occupy me mind with something and I remember I almost screamed with happiness when I heard his voice. I like him being alive.

I just thought of a great idea! A simple way to make the show better would be to switch Optimus with Ultra Magnus. That way it would make sense that he’d argue with Bee for leadership and go on solo missions.

I like it when bumblebee turns into the voice actor's character from those Marvel show's

You should review every kind of starscream from the shows and movies and rank them.

i really liked how minicons were done in RiD15, i hope they use that interpretation of them again in a future iteration. also, i'm really glad they decided to just ditch Megatron being the main big bad all the time, Steeljaw was a very refreshing main villain.

Tfp has the best in story, animation, and skill. Rid 2015 did do well in cultural storytelling too

If they left Prime dead then it would actually make Bumblebee have a more character development in the when Optimus is not around.

I liked that Megatron was a space vigilante, like he took that unicron armor upgrade and put it to use, it'd be cool if he got his own movie/side story

3:45 I always loved that Unicron Trilogy Starscream never got red eyes. In Armada they go from orange to white. In Energon, they go from green to blue and they stay purple throughout Cybertron.

Now I feel like rewatching this

Wow, this was incredible. I never really hated RID 2015, because I think it was made the way it was because the creators knew they wouldn't be able to reach the level of Prime, so why try? I still had my complaints with it, but again I never really hated it. I was just indifferent. But you really made me realize a lot of stuff I never really consider it had going for it.

The main thing i dont like about the animation is the shadeing and lighting, specifically when there was a night time scene, the bots where still all shiney with no disernible light source, but they did do well with lighting in the background

fun fact: the reason starscream is my fav transformers character is bc I watched this show when I was younger and I loved the starscream arc lol

This show is nothing compared to Transformers Prime, but with what RID got right, it got right. I loved the characters, how their personalities bounced off each other, the humor, the humans actually helping the transformers, the minicons are just adorable and of course, Starscream's comeback. The animation wasn't all bad, either, especially with the colors helping certain characters stand out. There are some things I dislike about the show but I'm making this a positive comment. Maybe next time.

This is a first! Also STARSCREAM AND SOUNDWAVE ARRRC

Thunderhoof and Shadlelock were awesome. I love how a crime boss like Thunderhoof turns into a tractor 😂

I assume that before cybertronians had a frame of reference for male and female they just had “the curvy ones” and “the blocky ones”

When I was getting through the series, I had a lot of trouble. But there are a few key scenes that really made me jump out of my seat in excitement. My personal favorite was when Soundwave returned and promptly kicked the asses of the rest of the cast for trapping him in that alternate dimension for years. I also really liked how Starscream was portrayed as well.

I like the Show as a Whole. Also,RID deserves more attention cause it's Underrated.

RID would have been an EXCELLENT standalone show🤗 I just wonder if they had ever considered it.

I have to be honest, I have such a soft spot for RID 2015. Even with all of it's flaws, I still really liked it and thought it was great! The show had so much interesting ideas that while I wished got explored more, I was still quite happy with. The one thing I still can't get over, is that they could've had Sunstreaker in the show. You know how interesting that would've been? We get to see some love for Sunstreaker, develop more of Sideswipe's personality and see him grow. Not to mention, the possible brotherly interactions they could've had. Also somewhat unrelated, but I used to think that RID 2015 was actually a continuation of Animated instead of Prime, since I knew that it was a continuation but didn't know for what series/continuity

On the TFP Decepticon designs, the way I see it, the show was attempting to blur the line between the beloved cartoons and the mixed-reception Michael Bay films by using iconic aspects of the toy designs and adding some of Bay's flair while keeping them at an animated level.

If only RID had Prime designs.

Am I the only one who likes that they don’t look entirely human and have the weird necks???? Legit when I first saw bumblebees thick neck I thought “damn he lifts”

I agree that Starscream was the best part of that show. And I love his more G1 design because I like the bright color. My only real complaint is that my other favorite character Knock Out never made an appearance.

RiD 2015 is like me trying to do maths, it really tries and SOMETIMES the results work and make sense! But most of the time they don’t, and I get disappointed

I always wondered where Steel Jaw’s tail when when he transformed into a car. Steel Jaw and Strong Arm were my two favorite new characters from this show.

Visually RID 2015 had so much to offer and honestly that was probably my favorite part of it. I really want to revisit it now that I've watched Prime Wars and Netflix WFC cause, I had a new appreciation for Cyberverse after watching those, I'd probably have a very different look on RID now. Also, wanna point out that although the lipstick thing is weird, at least it isn't always limited to female characters? Netflix's WFC Megatron and IDW Overlord both look like they're wearing lipstick CX Overall the main reason I watched RID 2015 was because of Fixit and how much I enjoyed his design and character.

I love RID Starscream so much. His design, presence and voice scream epic. Do you think this Starscream would have given Megatron a good fight in a 1v1 battle(no darksaber or minicons)?

I definitely get you on the whole "it's easier to critique a series than talk about the things we like", since I tend to do that when talking about Naruto. And yeah, RID had a lot of problems, but there was some things good about it, so it's nice seeing a video talking about the handful of good things

Personally, RID 2015 is one of my favorite transformers series. The animation was a bit of a downgrade but it's still beautiful in its own way and it's a ton better than those flat 2D animations they got in kids shows these days. And I found it a very refreshing change of pace that instead of killing Cons, they just put them in stasis. Plus, this show gave me my favorite Grimlock and a Con with a personality and voice that just screams guilty pleasure.

I love how starscream had his wings like a Cape and shoulders akin to his shoulders pads from his Coronation scene in the 86 movie

Watching The Prime Wars Trilogy, then watching RiD15 is like- having to listen to "What's New Pussycat" 7 times in a row at a Diner, then getting hit with a "It's Not Unusual". The *relief* man...

At least they tired to do something with Optimus and make him fit in the story. Perhaps the Reason he was here may be due to Bumblebee's development and him trying to step out of Prime's shadow.

8:12 everyone recognized his voice He is HEATWAVE

Starscreams appearance in the show was the best reveal in my opinion I also love Soundwaves first episode in the sow that was awesome 👏🏻 (I also have a soft spot for his second episode in the show but it’s not as good as the first) although I will say laser beak got a better design in his second appearance of the show xx

BROOOOO I never had a problem with bee’s neck unlit you said it 😂😭

starscream arc and soundwave were pretty good

The animalistic looks of all the 'Cons is courtesy of ShockWave. Add to that, ShockWave has been experimenting on Kidbots & Kidcons before & during the war---in an alternate Aligned timeline, created by Dr. Morroco(Dr. Morro) & The RescueBots at the end of TransFormers: RescueBots, season 1. This means that, the alt timeline had elements from the OG timeline---with a few slight differences, which will be explored in my upcoming R.I.D. 2015 FanFiction, in a few years.

Something that transformers rid unintentionally did was really put into perspective on how the deceptions lost. Anyone labeled as a deception are these crude animalistic cybertronian criminals, being a deception no longer means someone under the belief and influence of decepticonism like in the war for cybertron but rather a individual who’s a criminal ,doesn’t fit the standards of autobot standards or Is a straight up freak. Just imagine being an autobot who committed a crime now being labeled as a decepticon, you’ll forever be looked at as a criminal or threat to cybertronian society

I like to imagine that even if Soundwave or Starscream found Megatron he'd just be confused and wondering why Autobots and Decepticons are still fighting even after he said the Decepticons were over at the end of Transformers Prime beast hunters.

Comparing Starscreams design to Ryo from devilman crybaby has made my day

Just want to say that I like your videos, they are... Relaxing and comfortable for me And, of course, interesting💕

I will admit I did think the animation in rid 2015 was pretty good I mean it’s bright, it’s colourful it’s a nice mix between cgi and cell shading and at least it’s not like energon’s animation or cybertron’s animation they actually did put some effort into it

Anyone else love that Batman Beyond ended up being Bumblebee? Considering his leadership role in RID it fits

I wish they did more with Grimlock, i always pictured this Grimlock as FOC Grim post war and after a lot of trauma counselling and therapy. Imagine if we got to see him relapse in one episode and have him return to the horrifying war machine he used to be. He rarely ever uses his t-rex jaws in the show, that could be explored as a conscious effort, along with him refusing to use his fire-breath, to not fatally wound anyone given that they’re merely apprehending fugitives rather than offing them.

I feel like this isn't the real Megatronus, but a Cybertronian with some ancient relics who belives himself to be the reincarnation of Megatronus. Weren't the original 13 alot bigger than modern Cybertronians? Even with the ever-changing designs in the Aligned Continuity, I still think the real Megatronus would tower over Optimus Prime.

you always put my exact thoughts into words, i honestly love (some) of the character interactions in the show. It can be wholesome and funny to watch, but it always ends up being overdone or the show does something stupid and i remember how much i hate it again lol

When starscream spoke for the first time in RID, it was like: oh my god, he is a live, the whole 3rd season is my favourite thanks to the rfp references, including autobot omega one bases, I wish that we could know what happend to Jack, Raf, Miko, June, Fowler And Fogel(the train driver in NY lol). And is there explanation where is Megatron cause I've never find out?

Agree with all your points. Especially the Diversity of the characters and postwar Cybertron. Oh and Miko's voice actor Tania Gunadi is doing a Virtual Con at TFNation on the 29th this month.

I like all the various species out there. also, would them being decepticons be because Decepticons have become another word for criminal?

Have you checked out Cyberverse? It's got colorful designs like RiD, with what I think is a cleaner, more thought out art style, and the characters actually develop and learn.

As a person who sincerely considers TFA to be the best show, I want to say that I think RID is no worse (if not better) TFP for one simple reason - it does not deceive you. Ty for this vid ^^

Bumblebee's neck almost destroyed me

I want Starscream's and Soundwave Themes from this show lol

There are some things I like in show as well mostly the things you mentioned.

I think all these reasons are why i didnt really mind with the flaws and just enjoyed the show

At least Cartoon Network/Hasbro back then had the guts to hire Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime and give more Soundwave voiced by Frank Welker lines 😎

I love how Troy Baker used the exact same voice for Steeljaw and Greed from FullMetal Achemist

I'm writing notes, this is all very interesting

I only have access to season one so I can't talk about Starscream, but I actually really enjoyed the goofy villain-of-the-week vibe the show started with. It was a fun excuse to put the characters in whacky situations that otherwise might not have happened, like the old west episode (not my favorite but definitely memorable).

"cherubim Starscream doesn't exist, he can't hurt you." 8:58

The Alinged Era: *Cybertron Trilogy:* The Covenant of Primus Exodus War For Cybertron Exiles Fall of Cybertron Retribution *2010-2014 Trilogy:* TF: Prime Rescue Bots TF: Beast Hunters *Post-Aligned Trilogy:* Robots in Disguise Rescue Bots Academy

I only like three things from the whole show ... ~Starscream ~Sideswipe ~Steeljaw And the things I hate are..... alot ~

In short, Transformers Prime was the Clone Wars of Transformers: Dark, humurous, and just plain amazing. RID 2015 was the Rebels of Transformers: it had its moments, but overall sucked. Also I hate the designs and animation style.