Knockoff Beatdown: Christmassacre | Thew's Awesome Transformers Reviews 242 

"I will literally destroy a hundred bootlegs instead of going to therapy" feels like the title of Thew's autobiography.

"Christ-massacre" is the B grade 80s horror flick I never knew I needed until now. Thank you, Thew, and have some Happy Holidays!

Man, I clearly remember mailing you a Bloodthirsty War Dolphin like 4-5 years ago. If that was the one I sent it’s great to know it actually got there!

Every time I see knockoff TFs it brings about a strange nostalgic feeling in me. I live in Asia, and I would often receive KOs as gifts from well-meaning relatives who didn't know any better. My parents would then get mad at me when i showed outward signs of displeasure for being disrespectful. For me, Chinese TF KOs like "Taikongzhans" and "Dong Man Jin Gang" are just as part of my childhood as the real deal. Good stuff Thew, and Merry Christmas to all my fellow TF fans out there. (btw, to answer Thew's question, Transformers in Chinese are known as "变形金刚" [bian xing jin gang], which Chinese-to-English dictionary translators often literally translate to "Deformation", hence why the name is so commonly used)

God I missed this series, this is the highlight of overall pretty bad Christmas season, thanks thew!

"Doesn't mean shit now, does it?!" That's not true, Thew! It means a lot to me. Skids is a great character and needs so much more love! And I think your video was a major contributer to showing how much we want Hasbro to stop sidelining him and show him the respect he deserves!

"oh the wea-ther outside is weather" It's always something small and casual that gets me laughing

I kind of actually love the Purple Vegas Stripper Megatron, like as if he didn't go to war and became a performer. Hop Hop Bunny made me squeal with joy, it's adorable.

There are some absolutely classic Thew lines in here. My mind was blown when you said “custard gannet”

It’s very odd hearing Thew say words like “Exkaiser” and “J Decker but I’m here for it (and want more of it)

Thew out here, literally delivering serotonin directly to my brain. Merry Christmas my good man. Thank you.

When the world needed it most, Knockoff Beatdown returned😁 Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone!

The best Christmas gift a man could ask for. Merry Christmas, Thew. Thanks for the memories.

Love the use of the Galaxy Shifters as subs for knockoffs that Thew actually likes lol

I nearly spewed eggnog all over the place. There were a huge amount of laughs, which I am entirely thankful for. Thew, you have made my Christmas better, and I thank you for it.

I honestly laughed out loud at the "You Died" gag. Lots of fun in this one.

Normally I'd be concerned that all the flying plastic shards could be dangerous and cause you an injury, but we all know this plastic is too weak to manage anything more than a light scuff. It's great to see the Beatdown back again. Smart move with the Galaxy Shifter figures being proxy smashables. Can't feel guilty about smashing them blandotrons up.

this episode was one of the best presents i received this christmas, what a treat!

Alternate title for this series: "Thew finally cleans his closet."

16:23 The only time when Thew roasted a toy so hard that it fights back.

This is quite literally smash or pass.

"Maybe if I lie down, Thew won't notice I didn't die." [gets a brick] "Well fuck."

Thew refusing to smash the little tank is so relatable.

Love how the Gamera roar just continues in the background for a few second while thew is talking, made me smile

I'm imagining these series of episodes are going to follow the 12 days of Christmas or it at least I think they might. Would be cool

"it can barely hold it's head up *nor should it" xD not even 3 minutes in and he's already got me laughing

_Welcome to Bottom Bin_ Seriously though, this felt a bit like an elevated iteration of Knock-Down to the point where it not only felt like a wonderful skit, but I could feel the genuine fun time being had. Of course, your vids are always a chill, fun vibe of just talking about mostly Transformers, but this. This felt special.

I had the soundwave knockoff as a kid, still thought it was ingenious that the two handle halves became the head

Gotta be honest, I've never really missed KO beatdown since I've loved all the rest of your content so much, but it's still so nice to see it back

I love the sound effects on the K/O's getting obliterated, but I would really love to hear more stock screaming sound effects on them. It just adds a touch more delicious cruelty to the whole thing, and makes me laugh out of pure schadenfreude.

Fingers crossed for another one of these in a matter of weeks. I need the catharsis.

Another Beatdown is like having another present under the tree. One I wanted just as much as anything that’s actually under my tree. Thanks for the unexpected gift!!

10:25 the piece hitting the camera with the sound effect made me laugh for 15 minutes

That Bee reveal caused all sorts of incredulous laughter from me, now I have to explain to my coworkers why this is funny. Good news is that they saw me laughing so hard that they are now genuinely interested.

I am 100% a casual watcher lol. My friend is the transformer guy. He introduced me to you through Knockoff Beatdown funnily enough. I came for the destruction and stayed for the fantastic pun names and just fun personality. Keep up the amazing videos!

Knockoff Beatdown, the gift that keep on giving! Thank you, and Merry Christmas!

Such incredible editing by thew

Here in Spain knock offs are sold in legitimate toy shops right next to the official stuff and there is always a tiny part of me that thinks “should I buy one and send it to thew just to see it get blatted with a brick? You’ve definitely created a sub-genre of transfandom.

It’s a Christmas miracle! Every time a bootleg gets destroyed, an Angel gets its wings!

Look at Santa Thew here delivering a heft of his own nerd nostalgia knock off nutcracker holiday punch. Cheers, foo

Gonna be honest, it was Knockoff Beatdown that got me into watching your content in the first place.

An advert just came up and my instant reaction was: "don't interrupt this man he's a British worldwide icon!!😠"

Man, these were almost disappointingly competent! Still, though, man, I don't even know _where_ some of these came from. Merry Christmas!

I don't know why, but "Oh, the weather outside is weather~" REALLY got me and continues to crack me up whenever I think of the original song.

Imagine moving in next door to Thew, and seeing him bashing robots. I'd definitely go over and try be his friend

Oh my god, I remember having the rainbow Tank-Streaker as a kid...Like over 25 years ago

Epic intro, and the galaxy shifters as stand-ins was brilliant

That one knockoff Sunstreaker has a head like he got hit in the face with a baking tray and it left a cartoonish indent.

Holy hell. "Police Navidad" brought me to tears, well done!

YES!!!! Finally! I have missed these so much. I love all your reviews, but I always end up in literal tears when you do a KO Beatdown. From the bottom of my heart, thank you, Thew! Bring the rain!

Finally, another Knockoff beatdown. Its about time

You definitely outdid yourself on the intro. Everything from the editing, VO, to your expressions is just perfection. I’ve had a really bad Christmas, but the opening alone was enough to cheer me up, let alone the actual beat down. Thanks for everything you do man, you bring a lot of joy to a lot of people. Merry Christmas, here’s to a better year with even better plastic. Or not, content is content, and with yours it always good

Here are some pointless timestamps. 2:56: *BUSTA PRIMES* and *MEGATRON THEE STALLION* 7:13: *DISTORTION HERO SUPER DISTORTION ROBOT* 8:28: *BOTTOMWIBBLE* 10:31: *TRANSMUTATION WARRIOR* 11:56: Hop Hop Bunny Bee 14:07: Upscaled Beast Hunters Bumblebee *(BALLISTA FLOCKHEART)* 15:22: *TRAIL* I can't believe it's not *CUTTER* 16:53: *PETE PASTEL THWAITE* and *SUNSHRIEKER* 20:45: *LI'L HOPPY* 22:40: *LEADER-NONE* 24:10: *SALVATION IN ONE WATERBOURNE POLICEMAN* 27:27: *INSPECTRO MORSE, SPYSSAC GLASSIMOV, AND THEWFINDER* 31:34: *SHOCKOFF* 32:13: *BLOODTHIRSTY WAR DOLPHIN*

ahhh, 13 years later and i still don't get sick of hearing 10 second bursts of merge for the kill over transformations

One of the greatest Christmas presents anyone could ever ask for! Thanks for all your work and effort Thew! Merry Christmas!

OOhhhh..... This was where I was supposed to go last year to not feel miserable on Christmas. Noted. Subscribed and Thew pilled.

Merry Christmas Thew. Loved the beat down - can't wait for more

I think "Get dead, stupid!" is my new war cry for the coming year.

It's still as beautiful as the day it left us. Thank you for the gift of a good ol' fashioned beatdown! Edit: Wait a minute. 24:48 I have had knockoffs of that drill guy and his dozer pals for ages. I finally know where they came from, after all these years.

i didnt realize how much i missed beatdowns, i love them. serotonin achieved. i love this shit. the comfort content returns

“Or when?” 2 years later….nothing

In this video we see Thew's wide collection of... hammers and crowbars.

Rock: I'm coming for dat ass Sunshrieker:you're too slow!

"They've done unspeakable things with Sunstreaker's head" Just like IDW.

"police navidad" had me traveling through the multiverse at mach 18 xD

That first Megatron is like, the Tiger King meth addiction variant.

The entire police squad segment is some of your best work. I cannot tell you how much I needed this video this week

Not gonna lie I actually shed tears when he pulled out that hammer and said the words "beat down". I didn't even cry watching grave of the fireflies or the boy in the striped pajamas. And a British man with a beard managed it with a hammer and two words. I think I'm broken.

Thanks, Thew. Love your videos, even though I haven't owned a Transformers figure since I was a kid. Always make me smile. Have a good 2022!

This is the Greatest Christmas present Thew could have ever given us

I would have loved to get all the broken remains to create a giant Junkion diorama

“Police Navidad” has me dying!

The little chuckle in police navidad really hit me, always good to see someone just having fun in their creative process

Merry Christmas you absolute gift to the transformers community

That Topspin ko may be the most endearingly cursed thing I've ever seen. Like, it's so horrible and creepy that it winds up being kinda lovable? Taking an overwrought movieverse design, sanding down the details to *that* extreme, and giving it a face straight out of a Studio Ghibli film was not something that *should* have happened, but I kinda love that it did.

Thew, I've been watching your channel since 2008 and while I may not be a (Transformers) collector, I've always enjoyed your content! This was so fun to watch after such a long absence and I can't wait for more!

Loving the blinged out Unicron in the back there.

Only 11 short months after this video was released, the "Police Navidad" gag finally clicks for me because I'd never heard that song before, until this week!!

Good I just want you to know how much what you makes means to me! I’ve had a stressful holiday and getting to wind down and watch something like this that’s familiar and comforting while also new and entertaining and even somewhat thoughtful is absolutely a gift

I was fortunate enough to track down a gator figure from the Hop Hop Bunny line, it's great. XD

And I thought Kingdom Waspinator was the best Transformers centric Christmas present I was gonna get today, guess I’m pleasantly surprised haha. Merry Christmas Thew

Thank you Thew, a great Christmas gift, loads of fun watching you destroy knockoffs, looking forward to what you have for 22.

Merry Christmas Thew. Knock-off beatdown is a gift that keeps on giving. Have a good break.

Oh Thew, what a gift you have given us this day! Happy holidays everybody and a merry beatdown to all!

Lil Hoppy? Come on, Toad Caesar is right there.

I grew up with so many of these knockoffs as my transformers/power ranger collection. Mostly the combiner but everything from the big lots change robot line is something very nostalgic for me. Its nice to see them being recognized and/or smashed to bits, which is what would happen to them anyway

You just made a David Firth reference. Bro you are bringing back childhood nightmares.

Possibly the best intro, made me itch with anticipation. P.s love the xmas lights on unicron.

On the purple negation from the start, there are some buttons or something on a silver pannel, which from a distance I thought were suppose to be the lettered B & D, so I’m gonna call it Big Deal Megatron

Now THIS is what I call a ‘Perfect Christmas Present’!

I am so freakin' happy!! I subscribed in early 2020, so this is the first time I'm seeing a Knockoff Beatdown actually made while I'm subbed!! Thanks so much for making this, Thew, we've been hoping this would come :D

The whole video is phenomenal, but I especially love the comments Thew makes to himself off camera when he's bringing the smash down.

31:08 "Oh no, he survived!" But seriously, thank you for doing this series again! I missed this so much...I am really happy you brought it back! Keep it up!

I'm enjoying the galaxy shifters being used as ritual sacrifices

What a season of nostalgia. First Spider-man, then the Matrix, and now Knock Off Beat Down. Best Christians ever!!

My jaw legitimately dropped when I saw the Bumblebreveal

Little late but happy holidays thew. You are by far and away my favourite transformer fandom personality and whenever you release a new video it makes my day so please keep your chin up and I wish you all the best this coming year. Much love from the colonies

Megatron Thee Stallion is somehow the perfect name for that color scheme

This video helped me figure out that the yellow drill-headed "Drillma Flintstone" bot at 24:43 (that I've had for over a decade) is actually a machine robo combiner figure... Who knew?? 😂😂😂

That intro is literally the most epic thing I have seen in my entire life