Legacy Commander ARMADA OPTIMUS PRIME: EmGo's Transformers Reviews N' Stuff 

I hope that hints towards those figures becoming remade in future for the legacy lineup 🙏

@@zaink7037 Seeing that his insignia is also removable for no apparent reason (and being made of clear plstic for no reason, as well...), chances are that a future Jetfire might be hinted! I think the same can be said about Megatron since his waist can be pulled up, just like the original, which could further hint at a possible Tidal Wave. But it makes me wonder if he is backwards compatible with the old Armada/Energon Tidal Wave figure.

Do we know if that extends to Armada Jetfire?

If only the figure was backwards compatible with armada Jetfire

@@nucleonegro9762 Well I think he would have been too small for the OG Armada Jetfire

Basically Emgo does a good review gettign to the major details and some size comparisons, but what makes him the best is his fun jokey aditions, like running gags like "And give a great big BBBBBBLLLLLOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!". Fromt he opening joke and end skit and his closing saying "Remember you don't stop playing because you grow old, you grow old because you stop playing, be geek, be proud, palm in your face." A great saying, great joke, and overall he's easily the best Transformers reviewer.

Hard agree 😊 ! Plus he has that ho so rare of qualities : objectivity (as close as reasonable). But to quote the Joker: "You ... are our number one ... *BLOOSH!!!* "

Armada megatron and prime were my firsts too

Wholesome

Same here. Seeing this guy and armada Megatron brings me back to my childhood.

This is where I started too all 20 years ago can't wait for a powerlinx repaint

My first ever transformer was ss cogman

I've never owned the figure, but from I can tell from reviews, when it came out it seemed perfect as it was and the ultra Magnus figure was amazing as well, especially when they combined into omega prime.

I've been waiting for your review of him, then mine shows up 2 days ago. Still had to watch your vid tho. He is dope, haven't stopped messing with him. Awesome review as usual 👍

This incarnation is certainly the best prime, though Cybertron is the one I grew up with specifically

@@Xeno-The-Wanderer Yeah, Cybertron was definitely one of the coolest. His figure was by far better than Armada or Energon.

Energon was the first TV transformers I watched then cybertron. I gained interest and nostalgia from the armada series was when I played the Transformers game back on the ps2. Already preordered my copy of this toy along with the armada legacy megatron which I'm waiting for someone to make a video on 😬

Honestly this was my prime, I grew up with the Unicron trilogy at least till cybertron, but I was always more partial to the armada and energon lines. Hoping we get some mini cons like Jolt Sparkplug, Leader-1, and Preceptor. And I always preferred Prime being able to combine, and actually give use to the trailer

Naval Commander = Better display piece Legacy = Better at everything else

That's my one gripe with these armada updated figures. They look great, but are missing their mini-cons. Also IIRC, Starscream's wing doesn't turn into his sword like the original.

@@ArcheTelos IKR, Armada's whole gimmick was the mini-cons unlocking hidden features(just like the Cyber planet keys in Cybertron, and the hyper modes and power links in Energon) So not having the Mini-Cons on the updated Armada figures is really disappointing.

I actually prefer naval commander over this figure and it’s not even close for me.

@@raysandrarexxia941 More like other way around. Legacy = Has look closer to the original toy with toon proportions Naval Commander = Has almost all the gimmicks of the original with new ones, has a minicon, better articulation, better base mode, minicon compatibility, continues the UT tradition of having plastic dense enough to be used against you enemies

WFC Seige did Cybertron Optimus Prime

Imagine one for Primus in the same size of the Haslab Unicron.

Arguably speaking the Galaxy Upgrade we got in Siege counts for Cybertron, but we might get one for Energon

@@primusvsunicron1 but it was just a retooled magnus, not a true cybertron optimus

@@matthewbrune5490 the Siege one wasn't a good quality one, and they remake the G1 version every 3 years anyway

It didn't help that all Commander Class (with the possible exception of Rodimus) have been characters that fans have been wanting for years.

@@Hektols I was semi-surprised that Skyfire was THAT popular, but I always liked the Robotech version of Jetfire more than the cartoon one. But, hey, it's a good enough figure to maybe justify getting that OSKO to put onto the Masterpiece shelf....

Naval commander only had issues on his first run, and they offered replacement parts for everything that was compromised so like… you can fix every problem on a first run copy with the updated fixed parts. Every run since has not had the issues the first run had.

Yo, what about Armada Overload?

@@MegaBeast6854 Forgot about him since he only shows up like once, but sure. He'd be cool.

@@Andrew7923 Yeah, a Legacy Evolution Armada Overload would be bad-ace! Along with a Legacy Evolution Armada Jetfire.

some leaks have suggested that we will infact be getting an armada overload to go with this dude. heres hoping the do up armada jetfire as well. would be a holy grail of mine to have a superweapon jet optimus

I feel the same way. Kinda nervous about their Overload and transforming for Jetfire.

I wonder if that’s the second run was supposed to fix…. Because I know they mentioned fixes on the second run.

@Megamanlanprime I had to get a whole new arm unit because the left split broke when I first transformed it to super mode. The piece the arm is connected too is a tiny half circle that the base mode uses as a waste swivel.

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@@Megamanlanprime Second run and onwards have the fixed plastic, and no other of their releases have the same issues fortunately. I have their Armada Megs and Energon Optimus with the 2nd NC run and they're all great.

I'm still putting out content almost every day :)

Lol. This one will be sold out indefinitely like Tarn. You'll end up paying much more so just pre order it now.

@@sarveshgovinder2775 Wishful thinking on my end, then. I remember when I wished for Titans Return Alpha Trion to go on sale in the late 2010's. Shame that that never happened. At least I'll have my Beast Hunters Ultimate Optimus to keep me company.

we're most likely getting overload and Jetfire.

Nah. Just get the new legacy figures

It is quite a show and has one of best Starscreams. ...And then there is Energon, that peaked at Shockblast.

It's rough if you just go in with geewun googles, but if you put that aside it's enjoyable on it's own right, energon on the other hand you can skip lol and Cybertron is the strongest of the 3 imo.

Feel free to watch it. Energon meanders a lot...Cybertron gets fun again. But always remember, G1 had a lot of dud episodes too.

Armada has a rough start but once the minicon groups come into focus things start to go up and the story comes in stronger and stronger as you go on. Energon afterwards is rough but not unwatchable as many may say (especially considering less enjoyable series have come out after) it’s one of the few times the post war era is tackled with human collaboration being a major part of the series, gives a Gundam like feel at times if one is familiar. The story has missed opportunities but it doesn’t end up as terrible. Cybertron is a tough one to think about, it was originally planned as a sequel to Energon and even has an outline that fits pretty well into the whole Unicron Trilogy but when given to the studio to make they made it original and not connected (though later on there’s some references that seem to reference Energon and armada) so the dub had to do it’s best to re establish the connection… outside of that Cybertron is definitely the best of all 3 overall from beginning to end, best transformers ending probably

With the exception of Rescue Bots, I've seen every Transformers show ever aired. Armada is good

Yes, it has DNA design upgrade on it.

@@emgo316 looks awesome. thanks!

I start the the review in whichever mode it comes packed in. Lucked out this time lol

@@emgo316 well I would suggest the alt mode first because the robot mode has more to show and it’s best to save the most for last

I put it to an audience vote and the majority voted for starting in whatever mode it's packed. After making the change I totally agree that it's way more helpful to do it that way.

@@emgo316 😔fine. Another reason why alt mode first is better because of how in the first episodes of series like Beastwars when they were in beast mode first and transformed into robot mode for the first time. Also I really miss when all transformers were automatically packaged in their alt mode. Call me crazy but it just feels better that way

I agree with you, but ultimately the purpose of these videos is to be as helpful as possible to the viewer.