Perspective On The Future: I Beg for Sanity. 

As a Bumblebee maniac, I’m definitely interested in 86 Bumblebee. A version of Siege Bumblebee that doesn’t have parts-forming, SIGN ME THE FUCK UP.

The gamer edition army builders are about to buy themselves a cybertronian version of the terracotta army

5 “new” leader classes and one is a repaint while 3 are voyagers with new accessories…. My disappointment is… indescribable. Now if you’ll excuse me I’m gonna cry in my bed now.

"Oh we're giving Springer a hammer? Why not a 1986 style plug figure of Charlie Watson to go with 86 Bumblebee?" Unironically I do think this is a awesome idea.

I remember seeing someone on twitter saying something like "the 86 bee is so bad that it helps justify my argument that partsforming is valid" I took psychic damage reading that the first time

im very disappointed with 86 springer is the siege version good yes but why is it a leader with too many accessories to make it a leader

This guy has valid opinions idk why people cant see that

9:20 and they used the Kingdom Core Class Soundwave artwork because they KNEW that that figure is better

Hasbro's weird distribution has made me twice as excited as I normally would be for like half of these. Australia just kinda- skipped Thundertron, and the Siege Springer is just unattainable on the aftermarket now. Bumblebee and Soundwave speak for themselves because "Ah yes, Soundwave and Bumblebee, they should be exclusives, they wouldn't sell on their own"

I showed my friend who loves Straxus the figure, and he started freaking out about it... He wasn't mad, he just thought it looked so good he couldn't contain his excitement. Also I love to just put the word "Ferocious" Infront of any image of the SS 86 Steeljaw, because funny.

The Legacy: United Optimus Prime that’s based on his G1 Toy is a figure I’m really looking forward to, I can’t wait to see how he turns out!!!!

I do want that Bingotoys Grimlock, looks so neat

1:59 He still has his foot accessory if you see the back of the box

A wholly toy accurate mold in Generations was not something I expected. And I want it. Ngl, I’ve always preferred toy stylings to toon stylings. I like the details that come from the vehicle and the confidence in the fact that they turn into vehicles, and not having to hide away vehicle parts like on the toon designs. Also, shiny thing good.

I wholeheartedly agree that they are going to do Soundwave so dirty.

I love how 86 Springer comes with that one missile that he loaded into that one artillery cannon in that one scene...truly Springer would be incomplete without....I'm kind of surprised they didn't just put the whole artillery cannon in there too! Make it a Commander why don't ya!?

8:42 Essentially you're the Dr House of the Transformers community

The main thing with the Thundertron set is that the two new guys apparently can become a pirate mast for Tidal Wave with the accessories. But WOW I hate this current wave overall. Straxus is dope and I wish I could get the ice car by itself. Also am I the only one who likes Earthrise Soundwave NOT because it's G1 accurate but because I like it? Also I agree completely on the point about Hasbro's cheaping out. Soundwave, Steeljaw, Springer, and Bumblebee are absolutely Hasbro pushing their boundaries on what we're willing to buy. And Because those are all G1 they WILL win this time. This is why I usually try to get figures secondhand, especially ones people are ditching because a cleaner/better deco just dropped.

The transformers fandom consists of three main groups, always angry, always happy, and always woke. All three are always insufferable.

I am personally hyped for the Leader Thundertron pack. Magneous combines very well with Thundertron's regular release and when I saw the RatBat pack in my mind was blown as it finally made the random slots on the figures right shoulder make sense, it's to have it perch on thundertron.

It was such a bitter sweet reveal stream. On one hand there is basically nothing there I'm excited for - on the other hand I don't need another mortgage

Hasbro's been packaging accessories separate from the figure for a while now. I highly doubt the foot's missing lol

I love how Straxus looks and I didn't see people complaining about it. Frankly I barely remembered the rumors about it being a Galvatron repaint/retool so it was a nice suprise seeing it on the stream.

REALLY I mean we kind of knew that Leader Soundwave was going to be an Earthrise rerelease, but what’s even the point of making it a leader if you’re not going to include ALL the cassettes. And Thundertron gave me some hope that they would, since he has a full on deluxe as an accessory

I believe Diamondbolt summed it up best. The size class means nothing but the price point.

this genuinely might be my favorite video of yours I agree with literally everything and man this video is something else.

4:57 Not gonna lie. I'm hoping Ravage gets his tail like Steeljaw did. 5:21 To be honest. The mold looks cool. In terms of design however, Titans Return Bee takes the win their. But then I had an idea. SS86 Bee mold, plus Titans Return Bee design, would make Hasbro a gold mine. I'd get it :) 8:05 Slipstream! Yes please! 9:19 Heck! Yes! Please! Worth the buy! I hope the 3rd one is Buzzsaw! :D The hype is real.

I have no doubt in my mind that the extra cassette is Buzzsaw(the yellow version of Lazerbeak).

I'm going to have some faith that Hasbro realizes that GE Barricade is hot garbage and that they fixed the problems and made a really good figure of the Deception Trooper because I really want it.

If no one makes an upgrade kit to give Slipstream a new cheat, more accurate wings (in both purple and teal) and an animated style head I will be disappointed.

6:58 perspective end asking why people are upset is the most ironic thing I’ve ever seen in my life

Hey PE! I just wanted to say that your analyses help me a lot of the time when it comes to my purchases. I might not always agree with you on what is or isn't a good figure, but I can always rely on you to be critical where you feel it's warranted, especially in regards to figure quality. Don't let the Twitter reactionaries demoralize you; you do excellent work!

Love you Perspectiveend keep doing what you’re doing.😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

I'm mostly disappointed that the Star Raider Thundertron with the Armorizer and Ratbat repaint as RID2015 Nightstrike wasn't revealed alongside the rest of the Star Raiders collection in the last Hasbro Pulse fanstream. And from what the rumored listing for this collection states, there's a Roadpig from the Junkion Crashbar that's yet to be revealed. -SS86 Steeljaw looks neato. Like the yellow speaker he comes with from the G1 episode where he had a sound volume fight with Soundwave. Looks like Hasbro might repack the yellow speaker in another Blaster cassette. -SS86 Bumblebee looks like a chibi version of the Netflix Bumblebee, and I like it. -Gamer Edition Decepticon Soldier. Knew that it was going to be a Barricade retool, and I'm fine with it. I'm army building this guy for from Cybertron game collection. -SS86 Springer looks almost the same as the Siege version. I honestly was expecting him to look more different and taller, but I like how he looks here. His helicopter rotor blades becomes a sword, he was the missile from his "I got better things to do than die" scene, and inside his right arm has the mini blaster he used to shoot down Starscream. -BB movie Skywarp, wish he has the G1 black colors with his purple, but he looks cool. Took Hasbro forever, but finally the original seeker trio will be united. -Comic book Straxus looks cool. Like how Hasbro used the Galvatron mold to make him. Especially since both Straxus's alt mode looks like Galvatron's cannon mode. Pipeline Spacebridge sneak peek: -A Bouldercrash repaint is on the way. -Returning from Titans Return, Quake is coming back in a more G1 design(from the Skullgrin mold) and has his two targetmasters. -Slipstream being a reuse of the Cyberverse Windblade mold, not surprising. Like in the Takaratomy legends comics, it looks like she used her interdimensional gyro-rotors in her jetwings to travel from that multiverse to this one. -The OG G1 Optimus Prime will be coming through the Legacy multiversal portal. That sounds awesome. -Metalhawk is soaring back to toy shelves, in a more toy colored paint scheme. -Animated Universe, The Motor Master, will be entering the ring of fighters in Legacy United. -I theorized that the leader class Soundwave would be the Netflix mold. But in G1 toy colors and to come with a bunch of his cassettes like in that G1 toy reissue in 2008. But the speculation around the Transformers fan community thought that it would be in his Marvel comics colors. Which I also hope for. But looks like it's not. He's just the Netflix Soundwave with three cassettes. My hope is that these cassettes are new characters like Enemy, Howlback, and Buzzsaw. -And like the core class Energon Megatron to Galvatron, Armada Universe Megatron will be his powerlinex repaint as Galvatron.

Soundwave should have 20 cassettes to justify leader from my POV

As someone who missed out on the entire War for Cybertron trilogy toyline, I'm okay with Springer and Soundwave. And I don't have Animated Prime because I collect pretty much exclusively Decepticons, so the Motormaster retool is very appealing to me.

I am absolutely stoked for deluxe prime

Out of the two you've shown off so far, I like soon to meet the eye, it's just so smart

And I also cannot believe one of the guys in the stream says that the sound wave Is their favorite item of the year

I accidentaly gaslighted myself into really wanting the decepticon soldier, by convincing myself that he is just one of the clones that megatron made in the one episode where the decepticons play gta (to clarify, im refering to the one where tracks meets roul.) Also the decepticon soldiers' new name is Tod, and he is steves depressed older brother.

I’m really excited with the new reveals. Super hyped for the ss 86 bumblebee and springer, I’m not sure if I should pick up the g1 retro reissue of soundwave or the leader class just revealed . I don’t have a soundwave yet

I’ve just gotta say this again, this is why I respect ya, Perspective, you don’t cower or kowtow under pressure, you form an opinion, share your sincere thoughts, and stand by it with a minigun at your other side to defend it until the object of critique itself proves you wrong. You don’t just follow the bandwagon, you don’t sugarcoat everything, you point out the bullshit with vehement honesty and still will admit if you were wrong about something because you don’t want to shit on everything in the grand, you just want everyone to have skepticism, think about what they’re spending their money on, and demand better quality than what we’re getting. I may not agree with all your takes, for example I actually really like Metalhawk, don’t find myself as angry as I perhaps should be with the Missing Link prices, and pre-ordered Springer because I think he looks better than the Siege version. But human nature is to not align on every view, acknowledging the differences and still being able to go about your day while being cordial to even those you don’t align with. Which is why you getting death threats over a fucking toy is the most insane and disconnected-from-reality bull I’ve ever heard, and I’m almost more mad it somehow doesn’t surprise me. People have seriously gone insane these days and need a reality check, mental help, and ibuprofen. For what I do agree with, though, I’m definitely excited for Straxus, the new Bumblebee even though he’s not perfect, that Deluxe G1 Optimus, Quake (so long as the alt mode is good, which in the image he has completely new lower legs so here’s to hoping they reworked the transformation to actually look like a tank), Armada Galvatron because Armada is my lifeblood, and now that you pointed it out I’m so much more excited for that spiritual Missing Link Grimlock than I ever was for the SS86 one. I’m so hopeful we see more third parties do their own Missing Link stuff because that Grimlock is absolutely gorgeous, and it’s the first time I’ve seen a third party figure that actually looked like a retail mainline figure with a fun transformation and not a nightmare torture device that costs anywhere between a small loan and an apartment’s rent payment.

I just want a damn Soundwave that turns into a tape recorder

I love the Bumblebee Movie Seekers and I'm so happy with how Skywarp looks, thank god they didn't use clear plastic for the cockpit this time

Thanks for not mentioning Robosen at all. That's the most tiresome part of the stream for me, it feels like it is their obligation to remind us those things exist for every now and then.

I agree with you about thundertron, he should have been a box set not a leader but i will definitly try to get him because i dont have any of the molds

When they revealed Springer my immediate thought was "ok, I guess I don't have to upgrade then" and then they showed the tiny little arm canon from one second of the movie and brain immediately flipped into "oh FUCK I need this immediately" and I don't know exactly why that was the moment that did it

When I saw 86 springer for the first time I actually said “Really? That’s it?” Because he’s such a disappointment. Sure he has new stuff, but he’s still the mid fucking Seige mold.

That new missing link deluxe Optimus I’m so hyped for, that’s about the only thing from the stream really, and yeah it sucks to get death threats online, I’m glad it didn’t get you down but good luck in the future

I had ignored the Thundertron reveal, so I didn't give it much thought. Your take is 💯 spot on. Which is really depressing about Soundwaves

Just to let you know I’m not trying to convince you that the new thundertron release is good I’m just telling you why I personally like it First of all I like repaints wether they mean anything or not I like seeing what molds look like in different colors that’s just part of how I enjoy the franchise Second I didn’t get thundertron yet anyway And third the Ratbat retool is a homage to an rid 2015 character and I really like the designs from that show and would like to see more of them in general

"trains, pirates, and gundam" hmm yes i wonder who that is

The Decepticon Soldier is only good to get to replicate the Vehicons, especially their role as being fodder

All things considered the only reason why I’d get SS86 Soundwave is to get the cassettes for my Soundwave since I got him during Legacy and I don’t recall his cassettes releasing during Legacy.

hasbro pulled up to the stream and said “oops, all shit!”

Man just man I just want both the legacy slipstream and the comic edition straxus

man, you should be known as PerspectrodamusEnd

I’m not kidding when I say I breathed a sigh of relief when they said that 86 bee isn’t a partsformer I was not gonna get that bad masterpiece bee retool that calls itself Netflix bumblebee

I really wanted a cell shaded Jhiaxus with the guns he used in the comics but then I remembered he was from G2 and not the marvel comics so there probably not going to make one

I may get the springer for 2 reasons 1. I dont have either versions of the siege mold 2. It seems to have a sword that actually transforms into the rotors like the T30, and i am a sucker for extra pack in accessories that transform.

Highly disagree about the original Thundertron figure, but that "leader" is a joke. I hated ERs leaders, and we're playing the same game again it seems. Also I'm shocked how good Straxus looks. Love the new arm struts.

That 86 bumblebee looks like ass . I see people saying it’s good and it just comes off as”I can’t get Netflix bee so I’m coping by hyping this ko hubcap up”

Hahahaha I gotta admit, I'm lookin forward to gettin that Thundertron, I wasn't able to get the first release and I've always really liked the character. That said I had imagined something a lil more pirate-esque to be what bumped him up to leader.

I wonder... What universe will Hasbro's "We have Missing Link Optimus at home" classify as? G1? Marvel Comics? SKYBOUND?! (Imagine if later on we get some kind of Megatron also at Deluxe scale, and you can swap their arms)

The Thundertron was something I kinda predicted and mentioned in the interview we did, that being basically the voyager class but with more accessories. But I didn't expected the extra accessories being a third deluxe rock truck that tries to become accessories and a recolored cosset.

i like that bb skywarp has the cybertron coulour scheme

Thundertrons foot is likely in the back of the packaging.

I think the extra cassette might be buzzsaw because rumble or frenzy are covered in 86. lazerbeak and ravage are probably going to be there and ratbat is never going to be touched with a ten foot pole. On the other hand we haven’t got a buzzsaw since Titian’s return and yes I know this soundwave is going to be worthless but the buzzsaw is what I’m getting it for.

This video made you my favorite TF reviewer Edit: if the “leader” soundwave is bad whatever the top figure in the reply’s is I will buy it out of spite for the soundwave

The Thundertron Leader is just the Netflix Megatron & Skelivore again, but with a bonus cassette instead of matrix and blast effects. It will probably end up clearance again and I might get it then.

As far as Soundwave goes I'm waiting on a studio Series 86 version

I agree with everything you said about the thunder tron box set but rat bat repaint turns into a pirate flag and I need that

I can already bet half the figures won't be avaliable at my local stores let alone the good figures releasing within the next 40 years. Still only got Legacy year 1 figures, studio series rotb airazor and legacy united beast machines cheetor shelf warming at all the stores I visited. So I will be waiting to see your videos on the figures

Honestly ive seen people review the 86 bumblebee and i gotta say... its not half bad The transformation is completely different then the ER cliffjumper and not to mention not bullshit like it either Everything tabs in well in robot mode and in beetle mode. And the best part. The backpack doesn't look like shit. It's actually really good. I never thought it was possible to make a good bumblebee figure. I thought when they made mp-45 I thought it was all down hill from there but no it's actually really good I mean granted the backpack is attached to a ugly spine but atleast it's not partsforming or dai atlas's spine

Im surprised you never talked about Springer's rotor blades that face the same way.

The missing link bumblebee and cliffjumper are literally the same as Impossible Toys versions from over a decade ago.

Ngl looking at that 3 pack, the only thing I’m interested in is the repaint of Rabat, I think that casette would look badass with the giant skull, when it’s put in Merc Soundblaster. I’m a little mad that I missed out on a Netflix bumblebee cause I was waiting for the 86 and I was disappointed, and I like the straxus I’m just hoping we get a version with a bit more paint as the comic version has the gap in between lines when using the color fill in mspaint effect with some comic Ben-day slapped on top. If we get him with a little bit more silver in there, I’d scoop it up.

Mr. End, whats your opinion on what should come first in a transformer reveiw? The alt mode or the robot mode?

Honestly, Galvatron was the only fitting base for a comic accurate Straxus. I still love the Generations mold for the clever transformation and part storage; but a Decepticon Leader deserves a Leader Class toy. I'll wait for the reviews. In direct contrast, if Quake is a Skullgrin retool, I'll stick to TR Quake, he's perfect, and offers a lot of customization if you own his G1 Targetmasters.

The problem with that decepticon soldier is the lack of color it looks like a unfinished prototype in my opinion...

I don't actually have anything to add to what you said in the video, but signal boosting is fine too, right? I will say I appreciate the chance to get an animation-colors Springer with transforming rotors, since I was a bit too slow to get him at MSRP before and now he's about as much as a Leader Class with the collectors' market price bump anyway. Hopefully the ankles will have been firmed up as well.

I saw the Thundertron and saw what it was coming with and then got depressed, I really wanna complete the rocks btw to see their combiner (if they Have one) But i'm saddled with Photo negative Batman And the Squid lips who has a hook (Btw he is coming with the foot its just packaged separately) Im gonna get soundwave, It feels like a con (which it is) But i really want a Earth mode sound wave with his cassettes, But the rest all looks good (Minus springer(id honestly buy infantry before him))

2:44 this gotta be the most biggest crash out I have seen in my life🤣

that bumblebee looks like a retool of the ER mold to me.

From the looks of it Steel jaw has gold plastic syndrome, has hasbro not learned that it’s disintegrates over time? Like come ONNNN you could’ve just painted it!

I think the revealed once all look pretty good. I honestly really like how Springer looks, he was mayorly retooled and the extra accessories are pretty fitting too.

Try the name “ more than my wallet can handle “

the designers have said they want to do an 86 soundwave that scales with blaster, so there's still a chance of him coming in the 86 line

Couldn’t agree more about the Soundwave. I was convinced it be the comic version that be a repaint. I don’t have the Earthmode Soundwave but I do have legacy and that one also has problems. I have blaster too, one of my absolute favourite figures. Soundwave needs a new mold or an extreme retool from Blaster.

Man idc abt most of these reveals but finally I can get a non legends straxus

I love that everyone I listened to about Transformers has used the Missing Link Optimus Prime at home line. I was mad about the Soundwave because I swear BMAC and crew said they were making their own version of Soundwave.

I was originally so hyped for leader soundwave. Then I found out it was a straight repack of the earthrise and my heart died

Man, I just bought a Voyager Thundertron yesterday, too.

Is it a bad time to say i like the look of the repaints in the thundertron set

I suspect the logic with the Thundertron was that the Ratbat retool is meant to be his parrot and the rocklord is supposed to be some sort of buried treasure or literally just a rock for him to do the "Adventurer standing on a big rock" pose. The Steeljaw honestly doesn't offend me as much as it could have, simply because it appears to have a more complex transformation than the other cassettebots and, if they are going to sell cassettebots individually for $10 each, it's at least better to have the oversized lump of plastic included be usable by their big bot as well, unlike Rumble and Frenzy, who's piledrivers have nowhere to go when they are in Soundwave's chest. One thing I noticed from a bunch of folks is that the official photography and renders look substantially worse than they looked in-hand during the reveal stream. On a more personal note, my Legacy United Starscream suffered a catystrophic failure in transit, despite being in a shaving kit, in my suitcase, during my return from Law School. I was worried the little cyber planet key would be lost and inserted it into his back when I noticed it fell out of the gun during my pitstop in Portland. Got back to HI to find the damn thing snapped off, leaving part of it in his back and the rest as just a circle. CPS strikes again, I guess.

The only way I could see the leader soundwave being a good deal is if the three cassettes he comes with are brand new higher engineering to normal core class figures. Maybe retooling the arms to not have the siege landing gear. And improved articulation. Maybe add an crunch

I cannot wait for bumblebee. I think that Evan and Ben were hinting about ss86 devastator… (In the stream)

I honestly like the 86 Bumblebee and Springer- I always wanted a springer figure, and it looks kinda neat! I also like the accessories it comes with My ONLY issue with Straxus is the comic stuff on it, but I know it's part of the line he's from, so it's aight- I just hope they release him normally in United! After that, I gotta say that I honestly like the windblade figure-

Man, twitter sounds horendous. I feel like I might pick up the thundertron three pack just for the other two for army building, then sell thundertron himself. Also, a question: I'm interested in starting to buy third party legends figures, do you have any suggestions? Great video as always

I really hope the Leader Soundwave tanks the aftermarket prices for the Netflix version. I just want scalpers to lose