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Man, if they made a remastered version of this figure with better articulation, I'd definitely buy it.

1:18 Toy Guy Gets sponsorship and does dad reveal.

I ended up buying all three molds of Tidal Wave. He’s just so awesome. Hopefully he’s given a new mold in a future toyline (and no, the one from Titans Return doesn’t count since it was just a recolor of Broadside) or is given a 3rd party figure. I’d love to see the big guy make a comeback, but bigger and more articulated.

My energon version had the nose droop out of the box so probably a weight issue. Could also be miss-assembly of the ratchets. Either way Tidal wave is one of my favorite decepticons of all time 👍. Thanks for another great video!

Armada tidal is my childhood and the first tf toy i've ever seen in my life

forget about tidalwave, that toy guy's dad reveal is the real shit

The best toy from Armada, even the whole trilogy hands down, honestly if my house is on fire and I have to rescue one toy it would be this one, the fact that you can also transform it without taking it apart is a plus, also the droopy front is an issue since I have had it brand new, it is baffling that this toy has almost 20 years and is still sooo good.

I use a small, soft bristle paint brush for dusting my transformers. Works great on all that molded detail. I use an even smaller brush for those nooks and crannies that are hard to reach. No dust here!

that toy guy is a perfect example of looking nothing like what your voice sounds.

Tidal Wave was my first ever figure and I remember how happy I was when I first got him on my birthday as a kid. Also to kindly correct you, the coloring is based on the PS2 game appearance of him. Takara’s version from Micron Legend is more faithful to his original coloration we see in Armada. Great review as usual man! Really enjoyed this video! Low key kinda jealous you got the super link Galvatron though lol.

Tidalwave in Armada tells scale to f*ck off where he sometimes he's the same size as Megatron and sometimes he's huge and in the Armada game he's a shadow of the colossus boss

Of course it's Tidal Wave, because he's amazing. Let's pray for a new version in Legacy!

I’ve been waiting for this review. The second I saw his feet I let out a full body gasp. I remember playing with Tidal Wave back when I was way younger, this guy was a huge nostalgia bomb

I had that same feeling when I was able to fill in the missing parts of my optimus battle blades from hftd, just epic

Congrats!!! Great figure, this thing survived my kid , 5 at the time, transforming it literally every damn day. He's 22 now and it sits proudly on shelf looking great (mini-con and all). They don't make these toys like they used to!

The ratchets on the armada toys are so crisp even now it amazes me every time I transform my sideways

Local toy store I went to had this listed on their website for a while, but then took it off. Made me think they sold it but then the girl at the store told me that they just couldnt find it. I went in today for my usual browsing and somehow, she had found it the other day. Im proud to say Tidalwave is apart of my army now

I just got the only 2 core class Soundwaves from my local Wal-Mart! One to open and one to keep in the box. It is really good and I'm so happy I found him!!! Also I love how you used the minicon from Vector Prime in the video! I have him and he is a great figure.

I really need to buy this guy, instantly became one of my favorite decepticons when he was introduced

I always really wanted the energon repaint of this figure. Also love the suddenlyoranges texttospeak bionicle

Ah I had this as a kid! I always had him come in as a bit of a mecha combiner with Megatron and just had him wail on the Autobots until they get the Star Saber!

This is such a cool figure it reminds me of overlord who I am also a big fan of I wish we had more transformers that split apart into many vehicles

Armada figures had such beautiful sculpted detailing!

this has me HYPED for the legacy version

Now the new one is coming out. I’m just watching videos of people that have this. I had this when I was a kid and took it everywhere. Of course now I’m in my 30’s I really regret not storing it closer. Been buying legacy figures just cause the nostalgia lol

And now about 2years later, we finally get a Titan in Tidalwave.

I'm sad we didnt get a titan sized figure of tidalwave in the titans return toyline

Fire transition into that Bokksu ad read, bro!

He was such a great design and toy for its time. He really needs to be the 2023 Titan class!!

When TidalWave was released[Armada version] he was $30 and hard to find, most commonly found at K Marts.

This guy is pretty cool. Been rewatching Armada lately. My absolute holy grail is transmetal Rattrap. I was never able to get the 90s toy as a kid and I always regretted it. Even occasionally had dreams about buying it. I've got my eye on TransArt's Rattrap but haven't been able to save up for it yet. Hopefully soon.

That stop motion at the beginning was incredible!

I bought one new off the shelf when it was airing and it had the droop snoop too, so I think it was there from the beginning.

Scored mine for less than $20 US at a garage sale of all places. Had no idea what it was at the time. But yes, very much a grail. Love it. Sadly, incomplete. I am missing missiles as well and ramjet. But so glad to have what I have.

Great Thew Adams shoutout there. Appropriate too, since the Energon Tidal Wave review is where he coined the phrase "ratchet solo".

Who would of guessed old school transformers with Rachet joints would make great asmr

You need to get an Armada Megatron with this. The two of the COMBINE!

I was happy one day that I found Armada Tidal Wave mint in box from a hobby store. Was the best purchase cause I've been looking for since the series showed him.

Got all my stuff when I worked at wal- mart back in the days. I have I have 2 of each figure from G2 starting with in 93. Up until about 2019. I got mine at retail price. Excellent shape, n the shelf for the last 20 years. Then I got 2 energon tidal waves the repaints. Now a Titan size class tidal wave is set for 2024. So Yeah I have 4 tidal waves.

Looks great

Our boy got sponsored! They grow up so fast.

You are lucky tracking this guy down, I need One to go with my Armada Megatron, though I like the Energon design better

Dude, I agree with you because I was born in the 90s, lots of people today who watch this stuff don't really know that the other shows exist, like Beast Wars and all that. I don't get why kids only go for the newer stuff like what's on now, and while I'm okay with that, I just don't get why kids today don't appreciate a lot of the older series we grew up with.

Two-headed boat thing!! 🤣

He would be a perfect titan class for the current direction of the toyline.

Tidal wave is a menace bro y’all remember that time he got stuck and new smokescreen helped him and he just uppercutted him to heaven

Jeez that tidal wave looks like he's been trhough hell and back. The one I've had since I was a kid still looks like the day I bought him, though he was also bought used. Been been on and off seeking out the other versions of him the last several years, not aiming to pay crazy prices as I've seen him complete for around $30 US used his entire existance (unless it's the takara one then ALL people want crazy money for him) The comments about sculpt not being detailed or him not being too posable are kinda odd. He's got all kinds of greebling going on with his sculpt that makes him look like he could feasibly be an actual seafaring vessel that becomes a robot or vice versa, and the only real thing he's lacking is knee and head articulation. Oddly the same knee issue as Armada Megatron, who he's built to combine with. Somewhat of a thematic coincidence in a sense lmao.The droop is caused by his sheer girth, mine was always like that when I picked up the combined mode. In terms of colorschemes, this version has always been one of my favorites. Always kinda just pictured the green as implied scum/rust from constantly being in the water, has more of a "nautical" vibe about it than the takara or energon versions.

Bro your dad's been drinking from the fountain of youth

With the full combined vehicle mode it’d be interesting to see this next to Siege Jetfire!

Less goooooo my boy got his first sponsor

TIDAL WAVE... TIDAL WAVE... TIDAL WAVE...

Man, I wish this guy got a modern version, whether it be third party Masterpiece style or official Titan Class 😔

When I discovered armada, I enjoyed the minicons and hope to see minicons in the future, them I seem this man and I said “We need a titan class for him

I think of the green was replaced with a black or different shade of grey from the legs it wouldn’t be 100% accurate but it would look better than what’s current. Maybe you could paint over the green cause it’s just the head, fingers, and shoulders

Video starts at 3:00. Really awesome review as always. I really want my own Tidal Wave, since I played the Armada game on PS2 when I was like 7. One of my favorite childhood games.

a funny thing you can do is use the ports of the arms and combine them with Cybertron Prime/Megatron or even give tidal wave Leo/Nemesis Breaker

Not to take away from your happiness with Armada Tidalwave, but I've got the Micron Legends one and my GOD is it awesome. Same figure, but with slightly more cartoon accurate colors.

I remember playing the armada video game and his boss fight was enough to make me stop playing with the toys for a day lmao

Combined vehicle mode reminds me of the Alicorn from Ace Combat 7.

Droop snoot is normal even right out of the box. Had one BITD and sold it about 5 or so years ago. It is due to how the joints.. well.. joint :)

I had a cool beast wars idea, tidal wave turning into a mosasaurus

A toy like this doesn't come pre-owned. It comes pre-loved.

Hasbro needs to Do an UPDATED VERSION of this Toy! I’m so glad I kept mine since armada and I also have the Cybertron too! I bought mine when it first came out!🤗🤗🤗🤗

I always wanted this as a kid

6:45 welp guess thats a thing hes got now too

I'm surprised 3rd parties havent jumped on making TidalWave. There's a good chance TidalWave might be the next Titan class figure. We can hope.

the titan class tidal wave has a micro scale version of his 3 boat modes.

For a scaling for Commander class, should of had him next to a Combiner, like your PotP Abominus.

I actually prefer the Hasbro color version over Takara's original (fight me), It's more varied and the combination of purple and red is neat. I think if all the greens were replaced with reds then it would be even better.

“You’ll love Boxsu” *awkward pause*

Dang your pretty good at ratchet music, I think you made up a new instrument XD

There it is: the bigger boat.

I got mine for 30 bucks. Pretty solid figure! Well worth it!

idk if it’s dust it could be that soapy stuff when you’re a little kid playing in the tub

You can also transform it between vehicle and robot mode without the need to seperate all the pieces

"Rumble eject, operation: Tidal Wave"

In my story for transformers the titans are omega supreme (the ark) vs trypticon (the nemesis and darkmount), fort max (an aircraft carrier vs scorponok (a scorpion) ,Broad side (nova primes ship)vs metrotitan (the revenge) ,metroplex (the gates of the well of all sparks and a city) vs tidal wave (three large ships) with the final two with the final two begin the strongest.

Tidal Wave is as small as he is because he is meant to combine with the Megatron and Galvatron toys in that line. I don't know how he is supposed to scale in-universe without size-changing anyway... and if his toy scaled per his vehicle mode he would be at least roughly three times the size of the USS FLAGG playset from the 1980s.

Congrats on getting sponsored

Maybe non-alcohol wipes from the baby section (ex. Target yellow pack, Walmart blue pack)? I used them to clean a G1-toy, so I wasn’t expecting much, but yeah, cleaned well! CAUTION: I think “Wet Ones” wipes have alcohol.

I think of the hovercraft as a d day landing thing.

*YO YO PIRAKA EY YO GO PIRAKA*

''And that era being 2003. Surprisingly an era many of my viewers weren't even alive in'' Me: *laughs in 1999*

you can't transform him fully when fully combined. you'll need to detatch and rotate the waist portion for robot mode

image someone 3d printing a larger and different molded tidal wave that is size accurate

I still need to complete my Tidal Wave.

I was alive in '03. Heck, I was an adult in '03

Honestly I like his color scheme

Commander class Tidal Wave

Titan class Tidal Wave upcoming

They should make a titan class of this

If memory serves armada tidal wave can combine with armada megatron

I had this figure when it first came out and in the combined vehicle mode, the front ALWAYS drooped, it was the only thing I didn't like about the figure. I wish I could find mine, I think I still have it in a box somewhere, unless my ex-wife got rid of it.....

We need to relentlessly beg Hasbro for a titan class.

Just saw one in person earlier.

New Tidal Wave teased!

I hope one day or next year I hope he gets new figure in legacy

Im still trying to find an energon Tidal Wave to complete my set,

I’m 90% sure fans hobby announced a tidal wave!

I have the Japan relese version. Not exactly a grail find since its pretty common in my part of the world