TRANSFORMERS: THE BASICS on RATCHET 

Lockdown: Tears Ratchet spark out Ratchet: I NEEDED THAT!

I know he's been gone for almost 25 years, but RIP voice acting legend Don Messick. Voice of G1 Ratchet, Gears, and Constructicon Scavenger.

Bumblebee: solo movie Ratchet: I NEEDED THAT

My favorite Ratchet is the Aligned version, mostly because he has spread a pandemic known as: "I NEEDED THAT!"

There are no bad versions of Ratchet imo, the guy has an EXCELLENT track record few legacy characters can boast

Ratchet might legitimately be the only character spanning nearly all continuities who everyone universally loves. It's amazing lmao I've never talked to a single person who's ever disliked him. So what I'm saying is, where's our MedBay spinoff series??? (I mean it's a joke but I'd watch it lol)

*We needed that!* Unsubtle hint that Prime Ratchet is the best Ratchet.

When you realise knockout is basically a millennial ratchet... "There is no bond greater than that of a father and son"

I wish Ratchet’s connection to Omega Supreme featured in Animated would be further used in future stories. Ratchet was like the only one who would treat the arguably abused Omega as a friend rather than a tool and weapon. I found it very wholesome

Them: Who watches a McFeely video at 3 AM!? Me: Oh boy, 3 AM!

RIP movie ratchet. You will be missed and I hope the reboot keeps some designs of bayverse ratchet in the future. Whenever I see a ratchet with some bayverse designs into it, it makes me miss the time when movie ratchet was alive... God good memories

Again its funny how in the movie Drift debuted... Ratchet died...

Ratchet? being a party animal? Well i didn't see THAT coming up in his original profile. But i needed to know more about my favorite 'bots.

"BULKHEAD I NEEDED THAT!" -Prime Ratchet

When I saw "Age of Extinction" in theaters and Ratchet was killed by Lockdown, I cried like a baby.

I’m generally a “Geewunner”, but Jeffery Combs is my favorite Ratchet.

Who's going to be the first to make a "I NEEDED THAT" joke?

I guess I like both the Animated and Prime versions of Ratchet best.

*“ZAT* vas doctor-assisted homicide!”

Arcee: (loses her memory) Ratchet: I needed that!

Finally a video about Ratchet. I NEEDED THAT!!!!

Animated,Prime and RID are the versions that I like.

This guy was first intended to be a SHE but became a HE because of Hasbro's reluctance. Could you imagine what could have happened if Ratchet became the first female Transformer instead of Arcee?

99.9% of TFP rachet's lines: *"insert name" I NEEDED THAT!!!*

My favorite is definitely the one from Prime. The fact that he’s voiced by Jeffrey Combs elevates him to one of my favorite transformers of all time.

I think Prime's Ratchet might be my favorite and I LOVED his VA from Prime too. But the level of Sass that the IDW Comics Ratchet throws around is beyond Godlike. "Hear that? It's the glorious sound of the past tense." But really, I love all things Ratchet. He is the single best Transformer in all of epic Transformer-dom! Long live the King of Sass!

“Bulkhead I needed that!”

It's like being a kid again and watching transformers on the weekends. Great full thank u.

"Hehe, Ratchet, say the thing!" ".........." "*sigh*, I needed that..."

I actually really liked the live action vehicle mode that Ratchet had

Feels weird to hear Ratchet's iconic: "Bulkhead, I needed that!!" without its also iconic retort to what Bulkhead replied: "Puh-lease!!"

Ratchet was my first ever transformer toy, from my nanna 😊

I wonder if Shattered Glass Ratchet is like Nurse Ratched in personality.

My favourite iteration of Ratchet is his Prime counterpart. I also never knew G1 Ratchet was a party animal. I would like to see a take on him where he is one

Ratchet having a nephew is cute

Ratchet is a great character, my favorite version of him is TFPrime. "I NEEDED THAT!"

Hoo-ah!

Prime Ratchet is one of my favorite characters in the Transformers franchise! Great pick for a basics's episode!

I love the prime version as I love seeing him warm up to the humans as it hits me when Rafael says that Ratchet was teaching him cybertonian in his spare time.

I liked the Animated version. I want more of old, cranky Ratchet and his adopted robot son Omega Supreme.

Prime’s incarnation of Ratchet has always been by favorite, they truly wrote his character development significantly better than others. Ugh, just love him.

I like the “grumpy old man” Ratchet of TFA and TFP. “Bulkhead!?! I needed that!” 😄 And I loved how the TFA figure looked like it gave him an “old man beer gut.”

Ratchet will always be one of my faves. He showed his best in the gen one cartoon, when he and Wheeljack built Autobot X, to house Spike's mind when he was undergoing surgery after a near fatal accident. That cemented my love for the Autobot medic.

Everyone on their way to the comments to say "I needed that!" or something along the lines.

My daughter and I look forward to each of these. Thank you.

I will say, my favourite Ratchet moment was in the IDW comics, and actually after he had died, so minor spoilers for the very last chapter. During his funeral Whirl (one of the wreckers who had been a clockmaker and then lost his hands) was attending on parole and was approached by Drift after the service. As it turns out, Ratchet had left his hands to Whirl in his will so that he could have proper hands again, something Whirl had wished for previously

It would be interesting to see a female version of Ratchet. I imagine her as a caring, mother figure, especially to Bumblebee. And her big rants whenever one the autobots does something stupid, and they call her and old lady.

I still can't get over how Hasbro really thought killing off everyone's favorite characters was a good idea in G1

Animated would most definitely be my favourite version of Ratchet, though IDW is a close second. Who'd be your favourite incarnation(s) of him, Chris?

Animated ratchet is by far my favorite.

A classic if there ever was one. The Megatron/ratchet combined zombie creature was one of the most haunting things I saw as a kid

The part where both rachet and Megatron fussed together that scared the crap out of me

Jeffrey Combs was such a perfect voice for Ratchet, and my personal favorite.

TFP and Animated will ALWAYS be my favorite.

10:14 - WFC Siege Ratchet: Walgreens Exclusive. _[Buys him at a Canadian EB Games store weeks before most Americans 😈]_

Racthet's run ins with Megatron in the G1 comic were some of the more emotional Transformers stories.

Prime is definitely my favorite. Though I have a soft spot for the movie version, as it was my introduction to the character.

3:13 that means he wasn’t off-lined by a Cosmically Powered Starscream at all!

7:31 - 7:40 Most important part of the video.

Transformers animated once again most underrated tf series

Why do I feel the need to hit the like button the second I hear Chris' voice?

I actually have my own variant on Ratchet, which incorporates his attitude from Prime with his scientific knowledge and willingness to cooperate with the inventor/assistant medic Wheeljack from G1.. (Wheeljack in my version is a combination of his G1 inventor/medic job and his job as a Wrecker in Transformers: Prime. Basically, he's the Wreckers' engineer, repairing 'bots and breaking 'cons, while inventing new ways and new mechanisms to do both.) Not to mention his classic Prime catchphrase: "I NEEDED THAT!"

I’d love someday see a party loving female Ratchet someday Mixed with the old and grumpy characterization and you basically get robot Eda The Owl Lady which sounds amazing

See Ratchet and Drift together: I NEEDED THAT

Lockdown: (Tears Ratchet's spark out) a fine addition to my collection

God, this made me tear up. Thank you, thank you so much for this. Ratchet is one of my favorite Transformers EVER! He's THE supporting character and a pillar to whatever group he's part of. I watched G1 as a bitty, and Ratchet was one I always remembered aside from Optimus Prime and Bumblebee. No matter which series he's in, he has seen some shit. Despite the disappointment the new Netflix series was for me, I loved how they handled Ratchet. As a Geewunner, I honestly like Alligned!Ratchet and IDW!Ratchet best.

chris you forgot about shattered gl- oh, wait

Probably one of my favorite moments of Ratchet from Prime was when he (almost drunkenly) referenced Bantor from BeastWars. Ratchet: "Do I hear a Fuzor in need of voice box repair?..." AgentFowler: "WHAT THE HECK IS A FUZOR!?!?!?!?" Ratchet: "... Just ask Bantor, he was all mandrill before I put a tiger in his tank!" That line gets me every time! It's fun for me because I actually have Bantor's toy from the BeastWars toy-line; I always wanted to know more about him, since he never appeared in the cartoon. How about it Chris McFeely? A basics video on Bantor, perhaps? There were a lot of BeastWars characters that never appeared in the BeastWars cartoon, maybe you could do a video or 2 about them. Of course, it's just a suggestion.

I do appreciate Rachets conviction as he removed a stolen part from Lockdown. In Animated & felt his fear when dealing with Soundawave in Prime. Theres quite the history to this medic!

7:46 Awww Papa Ratchy is so proud

As much as I love grumpy old Ratchet, I'd like to see his party animal personality explored. I imagine he'd be something like Hawkeye from MASH.

I needed this ;)

I have to say, I think Prime Ratchet is my favorite.

My favorite Ratchet quote: "No time for long goodbyes; There's the door"

My all time favorite character of the entire Transformers franchise. And my favorite version must be the Prime one, because of the design and Jeffery Combs. Thanks for making this video on the backstory of my boi :)

Ratchet when something important gets destroyed: I NEEDED THAT!

My favorite version of ratchet can be summed up in one line "Bulkhead I needed that !!"

Optimus: looses the matrix Ratchet: I NEEDED THAT!!

When Dreamwave's Ratchet is with Brawn, there is always an odd feeling that they will soon die.

Matter of fact, in Japan, the Armada incarnation of Red Alert is named Ratchet in their markets.

I always wondered why medic and mechanic are different roles in a race made up primarily of non-organic entities especially when there are times Ratchet doesn't know much in terms of organic biology.

7:32 Bulkhead i needed that!

My main question about Ratchet is... Did he ever actually throw wrenches, or is that just a fan thing? That's probably my favorite thing about Ratchet in the fandom. 🤣

The Basics on. . . Ratchet? I NEEDED THAT!

fans: “hey so what’s next after wfc?” hasbro: 0:04 - 0:07

Prime Ratchet is best Ratchet for two reasons: I NEEDED THAT! and HOOAH!

Fun fact: Armada Red Alert was called "Ratchet" in the original Japanese version "Micron Legend"

FUN FACT: When Transformers Armada anime and toyline release in Japan six months after the US, Red Alert was renamed as Ratchet for the Japanese market

Man, i needed this episode

My favourite ratchet has to be primes just for his character alone being stuck at base when he wants to be out there helping the bots and his guilt getting the better of him on times like in the Synthetic Energon episode and waiting to be cut up in a scrapyard when Raf and Bee find him and try to get him to come back to get a counterattack ready

Bulkhead: literally breathes near Ratchet’s tools Ratchet: *anger*

. . . I think Ratchet might be my favorite character. Hard Headed, Stubborn, but always doing what's best for others, no matter the cost. I think Ratchet deserves his own Live Action film!

My favourite version is the Marvel one especially his rivalry with Megatron.

“Bulkhead I NEEDED THAT!!” Needless to say, Prime Ratchet is still one of my favourite characters, Animated honestly being a very close second... and omg IDW! ... Okay I just really like Ratchet.

Still can’t believe they had Jeffery Combs in tf prime. I mean he’s frickin Herbert West! “If you get that reference, congratulations your old. And sad enough to be here” - JobbytheHong (check out his RU-vid channel)

I love how in the thumbnail all the Ratchet's except animated are in dynamic hero poses. Hes just like "i'm here, i need a nap...😑"

This made me realize that Prime Ratchet sort of made a drug test on himself. XD

You can say whatever you want about bayverse but you cant deny that they brought most of the first generation of transformers back to prominence

My all-time favorite Ratchet is the Marvel Comics version. For all intents and purposes, HE was Megatron's rival instead of Optimus. Also, his friendship with Prime was given perhaps its deepest portrayal, with each taking an issue to mourn the other's death--and with Optimus's conflict over what to do about the Ratchet/Megatron fusion forming one of the key storylines of "The Price of Life" (one of my favorite comics ever). Even Ratchet's ultimate sacrifice in that series--crashing the Ark to stop Megatron and company--invokes Optimus, highlighting how interconnected the three of them were.

I NEEDED THAT!! Prime rachet is by far my favourite incarnation of rachet