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I really appreciate you highlighting how helpful and friendly Ultra Magnus is to Rodimus Prime in the cartoon. It really points out how out of character he was in that what if comic from IDW, Transformers: Deviations. Magnus was just constantly hard on Hot Rod for no reason, treating him as a major screw up, even when he didn't do anything wrong. He definitely felt more like a voice for the author's dislike of Hot Rod, and part of the reason why this story reads like fan fiction.

"He's just a solid dude, without an ounce of ego." Great one line summation of my favorite Autobot! Thanks for this episode, it's very comprehensive! Another reminder I need to get my hands on the UK comics too.

It's also possible that Ultra Magnus was an upgraded Smokescreen. Same color scheme, both have shoulder missiles, same voice actor, and when UM appears, like Superman with Clark Kent, Smokescreen is no longer around.

10:15 - he punches Ramjet so hard he turns into Dirge!

Oh my, good brother, this was absolutely sensational! Thank you so much for doing an incredible amount of justice to my favourite big bot! You (car) carried) the load like a true hero! And those closing credits... man, I got chills. Just wonderful - even magn(us)ificent! ;)

I can't believe that Ultra Magnus 's birthday is Christmas. I just pre-order SS86 Ultra Magnus and I'm not opening him until Christmas. Merry Christmas and merry Magxmas 2023 too.

There's so much great lore in Transformers comics that I was not familiar with. Thank you for this great deep dive!

One of my favorite bots and the duly appointed enforcer of the Tyrest Accord.

Ultra Magnus deserved better....he was the stoic commander that did what needed to be done....never worried about whether he would be in command he was a soldier's soldier.....deserved way better....I liked him being the wise veteran offering advice to the young leader...

I became a fan of Magnus from the moment I first saw him in Transformers: The Movie. For all the reasons you've laid out here. He had his flaws. But he was strong, courageous, and fought to the end. Thank you! Beautiful work!

Great work. Magnus and Grimlock are my two favorite Autobots and this is the best Ultra Magnus feature I've seen so far. Keep it up!

I do love Magnus. Him and Rodimus make a great duo and I like the early 2000s idea in R.I.D. and Dreamwave to make him Optimus' brother it added a little something to both their characters. My favorite version of him is defiantly the Animated version because that whole show was an amazing reimagining of everything that is Transformers instead of just rehashing G1 like most modern stuff does and it's a awesome toy compatible with Bulkhead's Headmaster helmet and had that fun Roadbuster recolor which may have been made only to keep a trademark, but I love off color figures so I'll always take a new one.

This was awesome Michael. Watched this a couple of times now. Thanks for showing some of the UK comic panels too. Geoff Senior's Magnus vs Galvatron art is incredible.

Outstanding video Michael Mercy!!! Ultra Magnus is my all time 2nd favorite Autobot after Optimus Prime. :D Thank you for this video, I had no idea that my favorite episode of G1 "War Dawn" aired on Christmas day in 1985. :D Keep on being amazing.

Ultra magnus and galvatrons rivalry was my favourite in the UK g1 comics.so when regeneration one finally concluded it was worth the wait.ultra magnus getting up off the floor saying everyone calls me cybertrons greatest warrior.....its about time I believed it.then went toe to toe and killed galvatron.it took me back to being a kid again🙂

Wonderful video, Mike!!! You're the only RU-vidr I know of who talks about and understands the essences of what true, old school (i.e. eternal) heroism, courage, selflessness and valour really are, and isn't afraid to say it out loud. I would have said 'toy RU-vidr' but, heck, I can't think of anyone else I've heard talking from a position of the same wisdom either. Long may you continue, my friend!

Man, what a great video to wake up to!

Your ad break was the most genius thing I’ve ever seen

Hi Micheal, I really appreciate you highlighting how helpful and friendly Ultra Magnus is to Rodimus Prime during the 3rd Season of The Transformers, also Ultra Magnus is one of my favorite but best Transformers characters ever but also one of my best but favorite Autobots ever voiced first by Robert Stack and later by the Late Jack Angel, also Ultra Magnus is also the City Commander and 2nd in Command of the Autobots under first Rodimus Prime and later (as of 2022): Optimus Prime, Magnus is infititely reliable,fair, courageous,Honorable,brave, Self sacrificing, and completely Trustworthy, he also prefer to follow orders and work on a strictly tactical level-which he always does brilliantly, improvising things on the battlefield that most skilled military planners could only dream of imitating.also Ultra Magnus has incredible strength, endurance, and intelligence.he is an accomplished soldier, hand-to-hand combatant and tactician, not to mention a field commander without equal.also Ultra Magnus is all soldier.most comfortable when carrying out Optimus Prime's orders. Ultra Magnus still possesses magnificent fighting skills,courage,and a gift for battlefield improvisation, His outer armor is equipped with two missile launchers, each capable of hitting a target at a distance of 30 miles, they are useable in both robot modes, he wields a powerful laser rifle. In vehicle mode, Magnus trailer is capable of carrying several mid-size vehicular Autobots, also the following bio they are: 1.allegiance (as of 2022): Autobot,2.Function/Primary Function (as of 2022):City Commander, Transformation(as of 2022):Car Carrier, also your latest video about Ultra Magnus was superb and The Ultra Magnus stuff was outstanding, also I'm looking forward to watching your latest video later this year, also thanks for sharing Micheal keep up the great work stay safe out there and have a nice day.🙂👍😊🟢😀🇺🇸🦸✌️💪

Great Video about Ultra Magnus. I love the way you edit your videos. I have the Ultra Magus from the Kingdom release in 2021 and the one from the 80's but that one is incomplete. Maybe one day I'll get it complete. Transformers is one of my favorite cartoons and toy lines growing up in the 80's.

Great video. Love the epic music at the end that lends itself nicely to the UK comic book fight scenes.

These character break downs are so damn good … well done

Another well-made retrospective. Ultra Magnus is indeed a natural born leader, full of devotion and full of humility. Something his RID counterpart (known as God Magnus in Car Robots) doesn't have. Nicely done, dude. Keep it up. And Godspeed to the late, great Jack Angel. A voice acting legend to the last. #UltraMagnus #JackAngel #RespectVoiceActors

@Michael Mercy...That is one of the best retrospectives I have ever seen👀..It brought a tear😪 to my eyes.. thank you sir✌👍

Awesome editing. As always.

It has been great to learn more about Transformers lore and media from many parts of the world. Those Japanese toy/candy figures had to be quite sweet and fun at the same time. Ultra Magnus was definitely a class act.

I've Loved Transformers since 84 in the UK, and still to this day, love your video's and your amazing collection, keep up the great work!! "Nerdmasté! 🙏"

This was Great thank You for the work you put into research. UMagnus was one my fav as a kid and never had sadly. This history channel you do makes me happy to have lived during these times. Thank yo for this.

Great Video! Ultra Magnus has always been my favorite. Passed up by the Matrix and fans mocked him for not being worthy of the Matrix, yet he moves forward and fights for what is right. He doesn’t care for accolades he just fights for what is right and will give his life so others can live.

Liked! As a huge Ultra Magnus fan, you did an outstanding job w/ my boy Ultra Magnus history and toys!!! Well done, Michael!

Long video, wasn't sure when I would have time to watch it, but I *can* deal with that now!

Very thorough review!

This was such an fantastic video straight heat 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Ive never loved Ultra Magnus more than after watching this vid, great job Mike!

Awesome video..Thanks

I love all your shows, this is one of my favourite. You did Magnus justice my friend. Till all are one!

Brought tears to my eyes, thank you…

Ultra Magnus has always been my favorite. I still have my G1, which has the missing paint, windshield and plastic tires (18:08). Up until now, I always thought that version was the first release of the toy, not the second.

Would love to see more history of transformers stuff like this

Great video 👍

Ultra Magnus never really resonated with me. I never hade the toy as a kid and I didn’t read the comics. But I’m a fan now. That was a joy to watch/listen. Thanks.

awesome job about The History of Ultra Magnus [Patreon Special Missions]

great video

Fun fact the diaclone powered convoy other then being shattered glass ultra magnus was made into delta magnus

His G1 toy commercial is the only one that got lyrics!!! “When Ultra Magnus rolls into action, he takes on Decepticons like no else can!”

Bay supposedly wanted Magnus to play the role Sentinel had in dark of the moon, however hasbro intervened to avoid a situation where the characters established integrity came into question!

Thanks for so honoring my favorite Cybertronian. I remember first encountering him in the G1 series when I was just a kid and being drawn to his selflessness and nobility. I love Optimus and Primal and Rodimus has grown in me, but Ultra Magnus, that is my heart.

21:45 Indeed there is. In the Transformers Legends manga Ultra Magnus is revived to help fight the time travelling future Galvatron that first appeared in issue #78 of the US Marvel comic, officially named 'Galvatron II' to tell him apart from the other time traveling Galvatron from the UK comic; Galvatron II is a favorite of Japanese writers for filling plot holes from before the movie made it over there. Legends being a comedy, the first thing he does after being revived is criticize the Headmasters for his method of burial.

The reason why ultra magnus is one of my favorite characters

Great biography on Ultra Magnus AAA+++loved the story. Thanks

Nice Video micheal

Ultra-fiffic video Mike!😁

"I've never seen anything this beautiful in the entire galaxy. Alright, give me the bomb. " 😂

There's absolutely no reason toy robots should have such incredible characters. Amazing work.

Considering Fans Toys/Fantastic Model announced a new Ultra Magnus today, this upload is well-timed.

Absolutely amazing especially for Ultra Magnus 💯he was my favourite as a kid growing up.

The rubber tires were only available for the first issue of the toy in early 1986. By the end of the year plastic wheels were the norm. I've seen a sealed example with the mail in poster offer which would have been a late summer/fall 1986 premium. Magnus had some very interesting variations. You had: 1. rubber tires/painted heads 2. plastic wheels/painted heads 3. unpainted head but painted mask/plastic wheels 4. plastic wheels, both heads unpainted and lack of chrome and loss of windshield. Its not known if the first 3 were available solely in 1987 or as running changes throughout 1986 but the final variation would have been the 1987 release. It was said that Kaybee toys carried Ultra Magnus without the windshield as an exclusive as a way to sell the toy at a much lower retail price, but I've never seen documentation to prove this. You still see the windshield/lack of chrome and paint magnus toys listed from time to time as Kaybee exclusive.

My favorite from the new line of transformers. Another Mike mercy classic

- Orion Pax was rebuilt into Optimus Prime - Ariel was rebuilt into into Elita-1 - Magnum was rebuilt into Ultra Magnus - Dion was never rebuilt into anyone Alpha Trion himself tells us that he only has enough parts to rebuild Magnum OR Dion, but then never tells us which one he rebuilds. Hasbro eventually outright directly confirmed that Dion was never rebuilt into any other robot, which is then the last piece of information we need to know that Magnum was the robot who became Ultra Magnus (and...I mean...duh, that's obviously the reason Magnum was designed.) If Dion was rebuilt into anyone, it would be Huffer - a robot that: - shares Dion's colors - essentially looks like Optimus Prime/Ultra Magnus - except about half the size of Optimus/Magnus (almost as if Alpha Trion didn't have enough parts to rebuild him as a full-size Optimus/Magnus-style robot) - has a seemingly innate role as a helper/sidekick minion for Optimus, almost as if he was built for that purpose at the same time.... This then streamlines the logic, where Orion and Ariel were rebuilt into super versions of their original designs using the same colors, and so was Magnum, .....rather than Dion inexplicably gaining a radically different design and color scheme that matched Magnum for some reason. Related, but technically a separate matter, Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus SHOULD be acknowledged as brothers ins EVERY continuity. ESPECIALLY all the ones where Magnus is a white Optimus with armor. They both have the same "father" who rebuilt them, and they're twins. It's ludicrous and outright BIZARRE that the only continuity that recognizes them as brothers is RID Ultra Magnus - the only continuity where they're WILDLY different designs. 🤦‍♂ Even Animated Magnus looks like he's essentially just Animated Optimus wearing armor. Plus, it makes sense that their father built two ultimate champion super robots, but he only had ONE Matrix Of Leadership, so he gave the other one the Magnus Armor instead, so they each gained a unique super upgrade. But I guess MAYBE that then makes it slightly awkward that Elita-1 is technically then Optimus' sister....? But who cares? She's not REALLY. It's not like she's even a pink Opimus Prime robot. Meanwhile.....Dion/Huffer is just lucky Alpha Trion scrounged together enough spare parts to rebuild him at all.

Another Ultra Magnificent job, Michael...!!! Like I mentioned on your RU-vid community page, my favourite version of Magnus is definitely the one in the Marvel UK comics, so thank you for giving both him and the comics themselves so much well-deserved praise here - as you can see in the following extract from the classic 'Target 2006', his rivalry with Galvatron was truly the stuff of legends, yes...? Galvatron: '...How many times must I beat you before you realise the futility of further struggle? Does your pathetic Autobot Code demand sacrifices? Must I destroy you to stop you...?!' Ultra Magnus: 'Yes...' not to mention this later example from 'Vicious Circle': Galvatron: '...You should have stayed dead, Autobot! This just means I've got to kill you all over again...!' Ultra Magnus: 'Thanks...but one death per day is my limit...!'

PS: Of the Ultra Magnuses (or is that Magni...?) you couldn't fit in here, I can especially highly recommend checking out the one from IDW Comics' 'More Than Meets the Eye'/'Lost Light' series - for me, it takes many of the iconic character traits you mentioned and extrapolates their implications into some very interesting stories indeed, yes...?

Something I always thought was funny he's even though Magnus was billed as City Commander we always sell blaster in charge of Metroplex in the 86 season 3 of Transformers

A really special new commander class ultra magnus was announced for SS86, and if it's anything like the rodimus, it'll be the best representation of the character.

Got the original for Christmas in 1986 when I was 7,after seeing the movie months before I always figured the white Optimus Prime was just his dead body integrated into Ultra Magnus to fill out his body and form his truck.

I had ultra magnus and mirage as a child I also had galvatron bumble bee and starscream loved them all

I aways wondered about his head! It looks like some sort of blaster setup. I just could never figure out a way to use it.

How about doing the History of Starscream next?

Bravo 👏🏻 ❤

Thanks very interesting video back then in 86 I didn’t liked him much but with time Magnus reached a special place for me. Found a japanesse version in box never wanted to open it since it was boxed but I got lucky I found another loose version.

I so love this! Magnus is my favorit! Thanks for a great episode

Amazing video man. Ultra Magnus is my favourite character and I have quite a few magnus figures in my collection. Although I have one rule, not white primes. I don't think I'll be the only one who has that rule 😂

The Kingdom version of Ultra Magnus was no doubt the best design. ( Although I could imagine if they do a reboot of the Transformers G1 to find out who Ultra Magnus was ).

nice! I see this as im opening my 3rd party deformation tongtian

i was in like 2nd grade when this was made. i kinda stopped with toys when i was around 11. . but i had alot of the first gen tranformers . i had a sleeping bag i got for christmas with transformers . my friend had the constructacons and voltron . i remember it was a big deal to him his mom had them on lay away for months at gemco. lol. he had so many toys it was hilarious.

I like how Michael says Puma, “Pyooma”.

Siege had great world building and interviews you can tell that’s what they cared about.

Great vid plz keep the transformer vuds coming

I got ultra Magnus as 1986 xmas present ❤ along with Voltron and Venom Jackhammmer.

He was my favorite too.

After seeing that Masterpiece no. 22. My wallet weeps. Solid video. Loved, Ultra Magnus since 1991 in the states. Was a wee lad when I saw that film. Need to read those UK comics by Mr. Furmon.

Hey that's my costume in the middle!

i got the gen 1 ultra magnus for Christmas when i was a kid. i wish i still have him today

1:43 this character is now canon to the Transformers universe. His name is delta magnus

Yes ultra Magnus is my favorite character!

it'll be interesting to see if X-Transbots Commander Stack or Fanstoys Margh will be the definitive magnus toy

Cool I just got my war for Cybertron ultra Magnus a couple days ago so that's really cool 👍

There is a dubbed English version of scramble city out there fan-made it gets the story done

Impressive very impressive. Good evening, Micheal. How are you and around? Excellent vidéoclip/show on Transformers Autobot/ULTRA MAGNUS. Ultra Magnus was...and still my TF all-time favorite ever since day one at 1986 (year of Magnus debut in both G1 cartoon and toy. Yes, I got the Magnus toy at that year's Christmas. 2001 RID toy version of Magnus which I found it three years later. And now couple weeks ago, WFC/Netflix collection of Magnus. I always like the Autobot greatest soldier, Autobot City commander. Yes, it was a shock and heart broken for me when he was tortured and killed by Megatron in WFC SIEGE series. But when you showed this footage of Magnus...ONE WORD ONLY CAME IN MY MIND ONCE I LISTENED ENTIRELY: IMPRESSIVE 👌🏾👍🏾🤩🎇🎊🎉 Bravo for this one, Micheal...and THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR showing some great memories of Transformers, including Ultra Magnus...but also thank you so much for reminding me why I'm a longtime TF fan, a ULTRA MAGNUS fan and why for all of him. Also I have some thoughts and thankful of both late Robert Stack and Jack Angel (May heaven take care of their souls🌹🙏🏾). Take care of yourself and your family/friends, Michael and please continue your wonderful clips...so inspiring so memories 🙏🏾🎉🎊🎇🤩👍🏾👌🏾

Ultra Magnus...my favorite Autobot!

Kingdom Ultra Magnus was so disappointing. If we could just get a SS86 Commander class Magnus I could die happy.

Ultra magnus is that one character that would rather die a hero and not to live to be a villain

Another Brit here who loved Marvel UK Ultra Magnus. It's not often our versions of the US stuff is superior, but it's basically Soundwave compared to the Constructicons ;)

I think Kingdom Magnus is my favorite Magnus thus far but if they do another version of him where his altmode looks more like the original, I'd be happy.

Imagine how different history would’ve been if hasbro chose powered convoy as Optimus instead of regular convoy

The RID Ultra Magnus is my Ultra Magnus cause RID and the Unicron Trilogy was the transformers I grew up with nothing gen 1 related so it's interesting to see how others view him

I'll put myself in the Dion is Magnus camp. It's a nice bit of head cannon.

PPS: Thanks again for mentioning Death's Head - just wish he could be a Transformers-related character once again, especially following his somewhat patchy recent career over at his owners Marvel, yes....?

Neat.

There was some promo for the movie with the diaclone colors

@6:30 I noticed recently when I watched my Blu-ray of Transformers the movie that the animation of Ultra Magnus putting the matrix into his chest compartment is very badly edited. It shows him put it in three times. It's almost like he tries to put it in once screws it up and tries two more times. I don't think that's the intention. It looks like an editing problem where three shots of the same thing were included.