Studio Series '86 Commander ULTRA MAGNUS: EmGo's Transformers Reviews N' Stuff 

I'm not surprised this figure doesn't have the base albino prime figure inside the magnus armor, i mean, i know the white Optimus is a nod to the original Diaclone figure/g1 toy but i don't remember seeing magnus without his armor in the entire cartoon, let alone the movie

I can imagine Grimlock: "Why Ultra Magnus taller than me Grimlock?"

I wonder, does this Magnus come with a 90 day warranty when you put him back together, like the movie one did?

The engineering on this figure is insane and he's a CHUG. Hasbro has dumped a lot into their Commander Class and I am grateful for it.

That's an engineering marvel. Bravo, Hasbro.

The fact that his cab can turn separate from the trailer already makes it a huge plus over Siege and Kingdom Magnus. But that this version is also a true car carrier rather than his predecessors (holding 3 Deluxes and a Core class) also makes him the fanciest, funnest car shelf in my collection.

Is it just me? Or is Hasbro getting closer to matching that 3rd party quality with each figure they put out?

I'm so happy to see this! Ultra is probably one of the 2 main ss/ legacy transformers im getting soon, another is the armada prime and tbh they both are impressive in every way possible!

cool piece. It uses the transformation from Masterpiece UM and improves on it. Wonder why no one has made size comparison with the two of them.

The bug wanted to help with the Review😂

Between this & Armada Prime, commander has killed it this year. This guy is truly a mini masterpiece, hell he may be better then the MP.

I picked a great time to start collecting again, 3-4 years ago. These new figures are outstanding they really are, so happy to be here for them all

Review even included organic Insecticons! 🐜

Thats one of the best Transformations Ive seen from a mainline official figure

They did my boy Magnus dirty in the movie. He shoulda been the next leader of the autobots.

I picked mine up from BBTS and he came in yesterday! I can’t get over how show accurate he looks! An amazing figure!

So looking forward to this guy, I was impressed with Legacy Motormaster when I got him last month and it looks like I will be just as impressed with Magnus when I get him later next month.

i have the same stress mark in the same spot! love this figure! i keep fiddling and transforming it and love that theres no parts forming!

Got him this week. Everything I wanted and more. SO glad I didn't buy those overpriced third-party versions. He's the right size and rock solid, no hollow spaces. I finally have my posable Magnus. Could've done without those white hinges on his chest, should've been colored red. Way to go, Hasbro! He's a winner! 🏆

Love this! Some aspects are even better than the masterpiece

I remember telling myself I'd be okay with just the Classics toy with the Fansproject upgrade armor back when I was just starting in the fandom; but here we are.

I love this look to Magnus. However, even though it is a decade old, I would have loved a CW Magnus comparison. Just out of curiosity's sake.

I was on the fence about buying this but your video convinced me to pull the trigger. As a fan since the show started in 1984 I'm amazed at the crazy engineering tricks they can pull off these days. It's one of the cleverest transformations I've seen in a while. The way they hid the entire cab is genius.

The head hanging out on the bottom of the vehicle reminds me of how G1 Jetfire’s head formed a rotating gun turret on the bottom side of the plane mode.

"You can stack those up." I got that (unintentional) reference.

I held off watching reviews for 2 weeks just for this video

Another great video, thank you!!!

While I was fine with Kingdom Magnus, seeing this reveal at the sdcc tf panel and in action was really something. Magnus is my all time fave TF, so I was willing to spend extra. Glad to see so far across reviews that he’s turned out great with an insane transformation, great alt mode, and clean robot mode with a humorously morbid play feature. Kingdom Magnus isn’t going to go to waste for me either, as I can just make him permanently the white Prime. Once SS86 Magnus shows up, imma display my Legacy Dion, Kingdom White Prime, and SS86 Magnus as part of a character evolution.

Best magnus imo, very impressive

The kingdom magnus is now officially the magnus at home.

Lol the ending skit!😂😂

It really looks like they took the lessons from the Masterpiece MP-22 Ultra Magnus and managed to improve on it a bit. My biggest complaint about MP-22 has always been the lower bed not being filled out - his calves were chunky enough where they could've had an added flap on each to cover up the thighs. I'm so glad they addressed that with this version. Generally, the transformation is improved overall. Yes, the way he transforms does give him a bit of an overly broad-shouldered look, but as this is not a new MP figure, it's not a dealbreaker by any means. And I'll finally get mine in from BigBadToyStore tomorrow (Saturday 9/23)! Though... FedEx apparently decided to take my Magnus for a little trip. All my past BBTS shipments went from the hub in Osseo, MN in the Twin Cities (after being picked up across the Mississippi River from BBTS HQ in Somerset, WI), down I-94 and then I-90 through Rockford, IL, passing through Chicago to then head down the Indiana Toll Road and Ohio Turnpike (I-80/I-90) to Perrysburg, OH south of Toledo, then on to Romulus, MI and the FedEx hub near Detroit Metro Airport before getting delivered to my Southeast Michigan home. But this package... went through Bloomingtion, IL, down I-74 through Indianapolis and to Independence, KY (south of Cincinnati), then BACK UP I-74 to Indy again for a day, before finally reaching the home stretch this evening. (Yes, that's a long way to go to talk about how my toy shipment had a long way to go.)

5:17 "You can stack them blast effects up" Great homage there Emgo. Stack.

Excellent review and a great figure! God bless you and yours Emgo! Have a wonderful day!

Just got mine in the mail from Amazon. Super excited to have been able to pick him up.

These videos are great, the information and also the humor and presentation! I got all the Dinobots and used your videos instead of the pretty useless manual to transform them!

I was finally able to add this to my collection when it became available on Pulse again recently. What an amazing figure.

That is really cool. I still think though the price of the Commander class is out of line. Maybe Jetfire was worth it because of his size, but nothing since.

2:43 is the mosquito walking in magnus' right leg included in the package?

Solid figure this one. Even the bug can't help going over Ultra Magnus

I am quite surprised that he is not the Albino Prime in the Studio Series '86 Ultra Magnus this time. I liked that.

I don't mind the wide shoulders. My gripe is the white on the matrix compartment hinges. They could have separated that from the cab part it's attached to and made it red to blend in.

I wish u would have showed him next to the masterpiece. I think this one is a mini masterpiece for sure.

the spring loaded clear plastic chest scares me a bit

24:50 Galvatron: "Wish Granted"

Fantastic review, Emogo! I can't wait to get my hands on this guy! I've waited over 40+ years for this!! I think he looks fantastic! The wideness does not bother me in the slightest! So much better than Kingdom cow/chicken hauler Magnus!

i was SOOO close to getting kingdom magnus, couldnt be happier i waited for this . the fig is amazing and that altmode is PUR g1 love.

You ain't kidding about the childhood trauma from that movie. It's been 38 yrs and I'm still trying to process it lol. Watching my favorite characters get murdered as a 6yr old was pretty wild. I appreciate that film so much more as an adult. Can't wait til I get my Magnus. He looks great

Besides a bloosh you can make him look like he has shoulder flowers 🌼

Great review and this figure seems to be awesome. I love their studio series 86 movie line

This is the best Ultra Magnus I've ever seen.

good thing your review popped up when it did because amazon canada just reopened up the preorders for this guy and I was able to get one, perfect timing lol

A G1 accurate Ultra Magnus without a Mini White Optimus!? This is the coolest transformation I seen in a very long time!

Fun fact there's a loophole to add combiner wars limbs to be on Magnus try using tight rubber bands

Hey Emgo, nice review today.

This is probably the greatest chug figure to come out .... ever? He's basically almost an MP!

That transformation is pretty crazy

Hotrod: "if i wanna ride Magnus, ride in style"

I don't collect mainline, but this one looked so nice I picked him up anyway. 😊

Sick review as always Emgo.

Now I want to see the give us more 86 characters

Magnus's head can roll away from his body!😲

The stock photos did not do this guy justice. He looks amazing!

Mine is delivering tomorrow. Cannot wait. The transformation seems to be a bit like the MP Ultra Magnus or at least some of the elements look the same.

$76 on Amazon right now. I think

Missed opportunity for the display base to be the Planet of Junk.

7:54 *DAMMIT OPEN!*

Another fantastic review Emgo

Hot Rod can finally rise, as long as Magnus agrees to help.

This may be the best Hasbro offering I've seen in a long time. The typical cost cutting "features" that I can't stand are mostly missing. There are a couple of minor things about the alt mode that I don't love, but nothing is a real deal breaker for me. I would've liked to see the smoke stacks and gas tanks get some silver paint, and maybe some sort of design change to make the rig a little more convincing when taken off the trailer.

Probably the best retail Magnus since Combiner Wars. Siege was cool but not very accurate to the original (granted neither was CW, but was still an all-in-one build). Studio series has had some real home runs lately.

It would be hilarious if they made an Optimus Prime figure that used colour changing thermal paint. Cool him down and he turns grey and dead :) Yay! Childhood trauma!! Edit: Actually the other way around would be even better. Warm him up to bring him back to life and get to watch the life fade from him as he dies over and over!

I’m ordering this tomorrow, i am incredibly excited

Lmao. Ultra Magnus is always saying I can't deal with it right now

I have the kingdom version and that's my favorite one. When you take off all of his ultra Magnus parts he becomes white Angel Optimus prime. Love it totally. Love seeing Optimus as An Angel Inside of ultra Magnus totally Epic awesome. Much Love Emgo !!! Love this video my friend Epic awesome. Much love my friend.

"Relive your childhood trauma kick" If they do a Premium Finish "Code of Hero" Dinobot they can emotionally hurt Beast Wars fans.

It’s a good thing we have Emgo to deal with this review!

I was waiting for this review!

I am pretty sad that this new Studio Series 86 Ultra Magnus doesn't have the removable cab turn into a white Optimus Prime figure, at least it's a much better figure than the Siege and Kingdom Ultra Magnus figures, now Hasbro and Takara Tomy, if you're reading this, please work on making a Delta Magnus repaint of this!

I foresee a grey Prime in our future…😂

I skipped Kingdom Ultra Magnus in hopes of getting a better Earth based version and was not disappointed. Kinda unfortunate that I didn’t do the same with both Ironhide and Ratchet but I still got both their Earthrise and SS86 versions because I wanted the improvement. So, either way, I’m still happy with what I got.

Great review and what an awesome figure. The BEST Magnus to date.

The photo shot of Magnus looks to be the scene where Galvatron was attacking the ruins of Autobot city, and the pose is from when he took shots at Galvatron while he was in Cyclonus

My brother and I did a direct comparison between this and MP Magnus and it shows how Takara learns and improves upon the MP every time. Ways he SS beats the MP: -butt flap works and is animation accurate - backpack is more animation accurate - face sculpt more accurate, but MP does have swappable plates - waist can SWIVEL - trailer mode effectively covers up most of his legs and crotch area. MP has his full robot thighs and crotch visible Other than that, SS is effectively a scaled down MP as everyone has noted

I just got it today. Thanks for this video it helped me to transform to truck mode. 🚚

Bro that bug really loves ultra magnus lmao

A good chunk of the transformation reminds me of MP Magnus, which just reminds me of an MP-sized slightly more complex chug toy, which I love.

What a good lookin dude!

A fly, Decepticon spy - "Muhahahaha... lord Starscream will be pleased with the data I have received." Thank you for this video.

Holy smoke. This thing blows me away. A mainline with all the bells and whistles you'd expect from a high priced 3rd party. I was staring at the screen with my jaw agape for the transformation. You just don't see that kind of engineering in chug. I am going to have to get this.

Seems like a good budget went into it and it shows. I wonder what size are the constructicons going to be, I hope they are voyagers.

I want this and a Movie-Accurate Rodimus Prime so much.

Damn! I thought the impudent bug had been on my monitor!

Lol. I had no end of trouble trying to pop on his head pipes, which come loose with all the blast effects and his weapons. Took me a good ten minutes to realise, 'Just rotate his head, idiot!' 😓😓

Youve got a very interesting chapter list my guy

Ok don't get mad but i think this is definitely the best transformer hasbro has made EVER.

This fly is on him in memory of the meeting with Junkheap in 1986.😆

I got mine today and realized the smoke stacks are bloosh compatible!

Ya know what, I kinda would like to see what the Siege deco looks like on the SS86 mold.

3:06 insecticons