Kingdom Retrospective: A Toyline that Lost the Thread
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- In today's video I wrap up Kingdom. OR DO I?
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i honestly love the idea of kingdom being a mix between obscure characters and a reimagining of the beast wars characters,i actually love kingdom,we got a solid figures like galvatron and optimus,rhinox and we get a robot mod reimagining of the ark,i give the line 8.5/10
I'd put it very high my self. Though I would have to disagree about Rhinox, that's one of my most hated figures of all time.
@@PerspectiveEnd most hated figures of *all time?* you've got to be kidding me. He isn't even close to the likes of Supreme cheetor
I feel like if Hasbro managed to get all the beast war season one characters out in kingdom (since thats what the line is promoted by) I’d have very high regards of the line
@@celestialalkaid5721 I agree, but honestly the way we got gems like Cyclonus and Blaster makes me still not hate it at all. It's at the same level as Siege for me.
I never collected much Beast Machines so I've never experienced that.
kingdom felt like earthrise leftovers with the same cat mold 8 times in different sizes, though looking back at it it gave us the best figures of the trilogy in terms of engineering.
That is absolutely a valid viewpoint.
I only got into collecting around the middle to end of kingdom, honestly what a line to start on. I love them a lot especially Cyclonus, galvatron and Blaster.
I got back at the Tail end of TR, and the start of PotP. That was OK, getting back in Siege would have been amazing, but Kingdom is definitely the next best line after that. It had some of the Highest Highs of the decade, though it is worse than Siege because it also had some of the lowest lows.
When you said it confused you that it was odd that Paleotrex was a Predicon but his head was primal’s weapon, I think it’s because as far as a story goes, I think primal ripped his head off and used it that way
That seems a little evil for primal.
@@PerspectiveEnd Movie Optimus
@@PerspectiveEnd bro got Bayverse Prime genes in him
Something about primal makes me gravitate to it, there are issues but it looks so good that I can honestly overlook them
It looks Ok to me, but that chest hole just kills it.
@@PerspectiveEnd understandable, thats definitely the worst part of the figure to me
Is Legacy a 1 season series that is like a Multiversal crossover, if so when is that ever going to happen? It just seems like a toy line to celebrate the years (not saying it’s bad just curious)
I'm not sure quite what you mean by that, it had a show, and the show was WRETCHED.
I think Legacy is supposed to be a Celebration of all the years. Kingdom was Meant to be the BW line, I think I make sense of it in my next script so stay tuned for that.
I'm pretty sure Legacy is supposed to be another 3 year thing. Hasbro's gotten stuck in a trilogy mindset. I'm pretty sure it's eventually getting fiction, but I'm not sure when.
I've heard/read that Hasbro wanted to have a Transformers: Legacy show (likely as a sequel to the WFC trilogy), but Netflix didn't want to do it.
If Netflix doesn't want to screw up another Transformers series, that's fine by me. They have no idea what quality means, or they just refuse to pay for quality. Not sure which. I'm sure there'll be comics, or Hasbro can do a series themselves or give it to a competitor. I know the histories of most of the non-comics-only characters, so I don't need fiction to get me to buy.
Legacy is guaranteed at least 2 years, given Wave 2 is listed as December, but I'm pretty sure I've read 3 years.
@@PerspectiveEnd I heard that Netflix didn’t want to pass the pitch for the show so like it was an idea that hasbro wanted but Netflix just rejected it I guess
I subscribed because I feel like Blur is the narrator.
You make this channel fun! thank you for your dedication, and thorough source material.
keep it up!
Thank you.
I try very heard, glad you appreciate that.
Kingdom for me was what really got me back into transformers. I'm here for the Cores personally. Cheapo boys, really fun transformations, and it's just neat. Core class scratches my itch personally and it's just so nice to have these boys on a budget.
Bottom line the biggest win Kingdom probably has I would argue is Core Class.
Totally get it, legends scale stuff is fun and cheap.
honestly for me, I feel like hasbro should reused the blaster mold to make a new soundwave
I don't know that that would work the best, since his legs are too big, but they would have worked out better than the Netflix version.
Love the cliffhanger.
On the next episode of PerspectiveEnd, we find out the answer but wait? A new figure might arrive to be reviewed, we'll find out on the next exciting video of Perspective Z.... Erm I mean PerspectiveEnd
PerspectiveEndZ
Who know's maybe I'll cover the store exclusives in the next one.
Kingdom had a lot of heart put into it from the start, and that was evident with the way some of the figures were designed and how they turned out in hand. Unfortunately that can only go so far. Still one of my favorite lines since I've gotten back into collecting, but I kinda wish wave 4 is where it ended off at. As opposed to shoe horning in 2 figures at the last minute to artificially extend the line by a few months
One of my favorites as well, and I think there's a clear reason as to why the line had a lot of heart at the start, you will hear about in the next video.
So basiclly, kingdom is when hasbro trying to do beast wars character but their love of G1 making kingdom turn from a beast wars intended toyline into a G1 toyline
Perhaps. Maybe we will see in my next video.
1:41 I feel like Vertebreak isn't a fossilizer because they're so small, and it'd be difficult to make them partsform and become weapons. The best i think they could have done is give it a third mode where it takes from battlemasters and turns into a weapon without partsforming. Like that rhinox gun thing we got for ROTB.
I think there are at least a few things they could have done.
Kingdom holds a special place in my heart since its what got me back me back into collecting and its definitely become one of my favorite toy line, the highlights for me being warpath and galvatron those two figures are great
They are both great, it's just sad that it came at the expense of line Cohesion.
Ooooh to be continued!! Definitely want to hear your theories!
Yeah, this had to be broken up, though I think it leaves this video a little wanting.
@@PerspectiveEnd It was still a good video. We’re you planning on including the exclusives?
That Cyclonus is the crowning achievement of main line Transformers of 2021. It makes masterpiece versions pointless unless you insist on scale. Same for the Galvatron. With upgrade kits, it really shines.
I mean I wouldn't say no to a better face, and an MP could be more poseable, but from body Sculpt, to Transformation, to altmode I wouldn't really want them to change it.
Making a key BW Season 1 character an online exclusive over a Japan-only BW repaint of Cheetor is such an Earthrise thing to do.
This is true.
Titan class ark is more or less a place were you can grab the core classes- screamer, meg's, prime, soundwave, and have fun with them at that scale
Exactly, that's what I have him displayed for.
As someone who has a wingfinger, I have no idea why it bends reality
Same, it shouldn't be as good as it is, but it's great.
@@PerspectiveEnd it’s honestly my favorite fossilizer
I throughly enjoyed kingdom. I have I belive a majority of the figures, and I don't have problems with most of them. Yes it was a mixed bag of characters, but it was really fun and allowed me to fill a lot of gaps in my newly started collection. Another good video PE. Keep it up
Thank you so much, I think I might have every last TRUE Kingdom figure.
This is a great summary of the line. Looking forward to seeing your overall thoughts on Legacy once it's done.
Thank you very much glad so many people liked this one.
Great video PE, was hoping you’d do a Kingdom Retrospective. This’ll always have a special place in my heart for being my first line and having Warpath to rope me back in and I’ve gotten so much fun out of collecting ever since and being properly introduced to you and the community. I can see from a Beast Wars fan’s…perspective…that it did seem to taper off near the end but I’m still so glad it exists, really interested in your thoughts next video.
Glad you enjoyed this one so much. Honestly I felt like this one was worse than almost all my other Retrospectives.
Definitely a good line, I was kind of annoyed that red alert was so hard to get here in the uk (still waiting to have enough spare to get him)
After missing out on most of siege and earthrise’s dreadful distribution where I am (I literally only ever saw wheeljack and cliffjumper in stores and got ironworks and arcee for Christmas/birthday) this line was a nice change of pace, hopefully they keep it up with how well studio series and a handful of legacy figures have been showing up where I usually get stuff
I think Red Alert is the only one I don't have.
I will miss kingdom.
I see you know the pain of losing paleotrex's tail as well.
I eventually found it. I had him displayed on a Shelf above my eyeline, and the tail had fallen off and rolled to the back.
So I know the pain, and the joy of overcomming the pain.
It hurts when he shows a figure I like and says “ it’s not bad but..” 😂
Well it's not bad. It just lacks real reasons to Recommended it to everyone. It of course can have niche appeal.
We may have not gotten every beast wars character in this line, but after kingdom came around beast wars has now been a part of the transformers line up more then any others with 8 beasty characters coming around in legacy, could say that it was intended for that line but couldn’t made it in, but I’m happy where still getting them with a killer inferno and transmetal megatron coming around
It's nice to have gotten them at all, it's just weird what happened.
So, recap of my interactions with Kingdom: Vertebreak, Ractonite, Paleotrex, Blackarachnia, Warpath, Wheeljack, Sparkless Seeker, Gen Selects Galvatron will arrive in a matter of weeks.
And...that was it for me in this chapter.
(And for my interactions with everything else (modern) as a whole:
Studio Series: ROTF Megatron, ROTF Starscream, BB Optimus Prime, VW Bumblebee, Dropkick (helicopter), Shatter (car), DOTM Shockwave, DOTM Thundercracker, 86 Hot Rod, (Sideways?, DOTM Bumblebee?, 86 Arcee?), Cogman
Siege: Ultra Magnus, Springer, Apeface, Barricade, Flywheels/Skytread, Red Wing, Rainmakers (Acid Storm, Ion Storm, Nova Storm), Hotlink (Heatstroke, Heartburn)
Earthrise: Optimus Prime, Arcee, Doubledealer, Snapdragon, Exhaust, Bug Bite, Soundbarrier, Smashdown, Dominus Criminal Pursuit (Barricade, Punch-Counterpunch)
Kingdom: Vertebreak, Ractonite, Paleotrex, Blackarachnia, Warpath, Wheeljack, Sparkless Seeker (Singe, Caliburst), (Gen Selects Galvatron)
Power of the Primes: Punch-Counterpunch, Dreadwind, Blackwing, Battletrap (Battleslash/Roadtrap), Cindersaur, Megatronus/Bomb-Burst, Solus Prime/Octopunch, Quintus Prime/Bludgeon, Jazz, Moonracer, Beachcomber, Windcharger, Inferno, Elita-1, Rodimus Unicronus/Nem-Rod, Nemesis Prime/Nemesis Pax (Giza)
Other: Legacy (Prime) Arcee II, Transformers Tribute Bumblebee 3-pack, AOE Bumblebee with Strafe vs Decepticon Stinger
And yeah, I'll have to edit this later if I recall anything else I got in these recent years.)
You haven't gotten a hold of any of them so far? Sorry to hear that.
@@PerspectiveEnd (And again, I have seen Siege Jetfire, Kingdom Beast Megatron, Kingdom Optimus Primal, Kingdom Cheetor, Core Optimus Prime, Core Rattrap, and Core Starscream on my store shelves. And if I had (all) the power to do so, I would have have them.)
(And do you know what I mean about the Legacy Fossilizer Wreckers, and my inability to obtain Wingfinger?)
Man, I sure do miss the War For Cybertron Trilogy toy line. I miss the blast effects, the ramp system, the C.O.M.B.A.T. System and the battle scratches. I remember when the first leaks for Siege Optimus and Megatron and being so pumped up in 2018. I remember Siege Optimus Prime being my first WFC figure, and being so pleased. I remember being excited for Earthrise Wheeljack. And finally, I remember being nostalgia-struck when the first Kingdom reveals dropped. I remember getting Primal and loving the crap out of him. Those were great memories, and I am sad to see the trilogy of hype go. I think I just gave myself depression.
I know exactly what you were talking about. I was salivating over every 3D render of a Siege Reveal they did, each one looking so cool and new.
Epic retrospective PerspectiveEnd!!! I had a similar figure-swapped-inside-the-box story like you did with Ultra Magnus. I found a copy of Kingdom T-Wrecks where the original figure had been swapped with Age of Extinction Scorn, true story. my least favorite Kingdom figures are Rhinox, Tracks, and Hot Rod. :P Keep on being amazing.
Man you should have said "Epic Retrospective Perspective".
This wasn't actually swapped, this was something hasbro was intentionally doing, but man your story is really egregious.
Those three do suck something awful.
And thank you I will.
@@PerspectiveEnd Sorry about that.
Yikes! Intentional, that is beyond egregious, that is borderline criminal.
At least if they are the worst of the Kingdom line, it was overall a success, for me it was. lol
You're welcome! Cheers. :D
This video has resparked my interest in 3d printed a redesigned rumble and frenzy. Where they turn into revolvers instead of cassettes
And what about this caused that?
@@PerspectiveEnd a reminder of transformers. I’m currently mainly building gundam model kits now.
I've been waiting for this video since your first Legacy review, so the fact that this is going to get a sequel makes me happy! Can't wait to see what you talk about in that video!!!
And Kingdom is my absolute favourite Transformers line, beating Animated by a small margin! Megatron and Galvatron made me fall in love with leaders again. Cyclonus, Dinobot and Blaster made Voyager my favourite class once again. And the deluxes were okay, but Red Alert smashed the rest out of the way. I'm just glad the failed Scorponok mould made an absolutely fantastic Sandstorm who's quality is up there with Kingdom Cyclonus
I hope I feel more proud of the sequel than I do this, because the only thing I'm happy with on this video is the Thumbnail. Which I am super proud of.
Wait the Sandstorm is better than the Scorponok? How?
@@PerspectiveEnd I absolutely love your thumbnail, and you should be proud of this one too, even if you feel like it was rushed!
The build quality is so much better, nothing loose, everything is tight so I don't feel like I'm gonna break it when I pick him up. Same goes for Buzzsaw
This 14 minute video flew right by. It's also an excellent rundown of the Kingdom line.
The only way I'm going to display my ark is with a chef's hat , mustach, and a text bubble saying "MAMA MIA!!!!" Because I made a joke to myself that he turned into a hollow deep dish pizza
Man you just explained it to me, and the joke is still going over my head.
@@PerspectiveEnd I'm more or less referencing the way his hands can move into a stereotypical Italian hand gesture and also very large pieces of pizza
Ahhh! Now I get it.
These types of line recaps are great!
Thank you. It was a lot of work.
Can I just say that the thumbnail is beautiful
Thank you very much. I felt VERY inspired when I realized what I had to do for it.
I actually like blaster a lot more now, I took off his head and replaced it with siege crosshairs and OH MY GOD I LOVE IT. He looks like a weird alternate reality soundwave and I am all for it.
What caused you to do that?
I just really don’t like blasters head and since my crosshairs broke I decided to salvage the head and use it on blaster.
Amazing video!
Thank you so much!
I do like the idea that primal killed paleotrex and uses his head for a weapon
It seems a little out of character to me.
Great Video! I laughed a lot!
Thank you. I didn't realize I was being very funny with this one.
6:40 This honestly changed the entire vibe of this figure for me, looks great
Yeah, Gives him just a bit of his waist back.
Kingdom blaster is one of the best figures of the WFC.
Indeed it is.
This guy almost made history doing a war crime because of a plastic crack called waspinator
What?
4:11 I wish someone would say that to an Acid storm figure....BUT NOOOO BECAUSE HASBRO KEEPS ALTERNETING BETWEEN : I'M STUPID AND I'M SMART BECAUSE THEY LOVE TO DO REPAINTS AND NEVER DO A RAINMAKERS REPAINTS except that one time in siege and at that time they were smart but they weren't when they decide to do trust in Acid storm's color.... HOW DARE YOU HASBRO
Wait what's wrong with Siege Acid Storm?
Almost nothing, I love that toy
Love these videos, can’t wait for when legacy wraps up (prolly after 2 years for the upcoming 40th anniversary) to see the next retrospective
I don't know that Legacy is going to go for multiple years at this point but we will see.
@@PerspectiveEnd me neither, but something tells me that next years line might jus be legacy adjacent
Just shared your channel on my TF facebook group from Quebec, Canada (the french part of Canada, but most of them get english).
Also, can't wait to listen your review on Legacy Dragstrip, been on the fence on getting him, but your opinion being so close to mine generally, I can't wait!
Thank you so much. I thought Quebec was fully bilingual, are there really areas of it where English just isn't taught?
Friday my dude.
@@PerspectiveEnd it is bilingual officially yeah but the rest of Canada is as well and still you don’t here too many folks fluent in French outside of Quebec. Our politicians have the thickest accents and most of 40+ don’t know more than basic 101.
Anyway, can’t wait!!
I got to say I loved kingdom still do even their exclusives I have all of kingdom and I'm glad that kingdom was my first toyline to complete
I originally completed the first Beast Wars line, but those figures have all disappeared over the years, but Kingdom is my second complete line.
I don't know why, but it seems like i am - the next to the only person in fandom, that has no problems with Cheetor's shoes. They dont' fail me. Ever.
But one time they failed me, they realy failed me. Like, he fell of the shelf, taking Hot Rod with him and making him drop his guns 'cause of the posable fingers. And they fell right into the space between the wardrobe and wall.
Honestly, Cheetor might be the single figure that impacted my colection the most, making me get new shelfing, so when they fall they end up on a soft coach instead of that terrifying void.
Glad to hear you don't have a problem with them.
And yeah I heard that, sometimes you just need new shelving for your displays.
@@PerspectiveEnd it's not for display. It's for safety. I don't want my Hot Rod to loose 2/8 of the things that make him a Voyager.
Yeah, getting the Legacy Galvatron, I really do enjoy the figure a lot. There are only two things that could make this figure better, in my opinion.
First off: a better head. While the one we have doesn’t have a bad head, the helmet of it is bit more ovular in shape. I think we all would have loved a head sculpt closer in shape to how Galvatron’s head was in the 86 movie.
Second: I wish they would have made a Galvatron with the bluish-purple color he had in the 86 movie. While purple is the more baser color of Galvatron, that blue tint he had in the 86 movie made him pop out a bit more for me. The only company I’ve seen that’s come out with a Galvatron figure that is closer to his color scheme in the 86 movie is FT when they released him in his FT-16m variant. Now X-Transbots’ Galvatron does seem like it may have a closer color scheme to what he had in the movie, but we’ll have to see when it fully releases.
With that said though, I did find someone on Reddit who repainted their Kingdom Galvatron with the movie accurate colors, and it looks beautiful. It’s under r/transformers and posted by FCB323 if you want to search it up. Or just look up Kingdom Galvatron repaints.
Absolutely, that's one of my main problems with the Galvatron my self, that head just ain't it cheif.
I think that Color is only on some transfers of the movie, this purple feels pretty close to what I saw in the movie, though it could stand to be a little darker.
I don't know how to search reddit by user, can you link?
Next year:
Legacy: A Mixed Toyline
So far that does not seem to be the case.
Kingdom in a nutshell
It’s evolving backwards
I said that Didn't I at some point?
I don't know about other places but the beast characters have been real peg-warmers around here. wave one sat around so long that the other waves never had a chance to show up
Definitely some stunners and stinkers in the line, in at times equal measure.
I would flying suplex a robot for an IDW inspired remold of Cyclonus though, hands down.
I just wish the add-on kits to diy weren't piecemeal in three batches and still lacking the samurai-esque thigh guards.
WHY IS NO ONE DOING THAT!
At best even the 3P companies are just including a new head and calling it a day.
@@PerspectiveEnd NewAge is the first company I can think of to make one that is only a retool of the other incarnations of himself, and includes the unique molding bits as well as (albeit partsforming) thigh guard plates that also go where they should in spacejet mode.
Unfortunately it's in legends scale, the scale I've set for my G1 set, not upper chug/MP scale which I'm using for my Lost Light IDW crew. If someone, or NA themselves would release an upscale version I would easily pay double for it, it's that good. I don't think images can be added to comments, but look up NewAge Toshiro and it should come up.
They really should’ve put scorponoks tail at the top of its back instead of by the waist. It just seems like it’d be a much better toy
There are many ways to make that a better figure, the most useful of which being to make it nothing like it self.
Kingdom was kind of a breath of fresh air for me, it was the first time I bought nearly an entire line, and honestly I’m glad I did, for the record, wave 2 was my favorite wave, and my overall favorite figure was leader megatron
Love that Megatron. He's so good. And yeah Kingdom felt really special.
Kingdom was an amazing toy line despite it being heavily infested with G1, like other lines! It gave me figures of BW characters I thought that I’d never own, glad that had the opportunity. Legacy has done similar to me as well, can’t wait for future figures!
Kingdom was truly special, sad to see it over.
Low-key I would've liked to hear the "Snyder Cut" of this video
- Cyclonus 🤣
What about Cyclonus?
And I mean I will be making a second half of this video so just combine the two and that's the full cut.
Nice video, also that is a really cool thumbnail.
Thank you very much, the part of this I'm most proud of is the Thumbnail.
@@PerspectiveEnd yeah it's pretty cool.
In my Blackarachnia I noticed that that post on the chest that many reported as fragile was shorter than in other copies, perhaps to solve that post breaking they decided to make it shorter in later copies. I got my Blackarachnia when wave 3 was coming out
I have heard they did a change to prevent it from breaking, though I don't know what that entails for sure.
Awesome videos pal! Its like bacon to my eggs! LOL!
Thank you!
I am glad we got kingdom because my beast wars shelf was looking really sad just wish they were more accurate
I'm Happy to have gotten it, just wish it could have been more.
A 2 PARTER?! Aaaaah... Then my thought on Kingdom will be in the next video comment section as well.
I'll be happy to see you there too.
I'd like the Fossilisers/Weaponisers more if they were designed as Loadbearers. Even if the core robot just folded up like a Headmaster, depicting the character as a self-contained robot who has been augmented would fit better with my concept of what a Transformer is than if it's a self-assembling pile of body parts.
I'm not sure what you mean by load bearers.
@@PerspectiveEnd A Transformer like Ultra Magnus whose spark is well suited to augmentation. So instead of Slammer's torso being nothing but an adapter piece once you steal his arms and legs, you'd transform it into a smaller robot mode.
It started good then went off a Cliff while on fire and I regret not getting the Dinobot
That's a bit more violent then I'd describe it but you aren't wrong.
Kingdom will be missed
It will.
I honestly enjoyed what Transformers WFC Kingdom had to offer. Bringing back Beast Wars characters with more realistic animal/dinosaurs/insect molding is cool. Sure there were some hits and misses, but luckily I don't have to deal with that, as I preserve my figures in their boxes. The introduction of core class is cool. Not really a fan of the downsized characters like Optimus Prime, Megatron and Starscream. But like how it was used for Rattrap, Soundwave, and the two new characters, Vertebreak and Dracodon, as I consider them Fossilizers. Speaking of, out of the three sections in the trilogy, Kingdom is the first where I got every weaponizer gimmick Fossilizer characters. From store shelves and exclusives. Do I wish for more Beast Wars characters to appear in this toyline, yeah sure. I do wish there was more Decepticons characters, as it was just Galvatron and Cyclonus to represent that faction. And I wish Kingdom didn't have the package refresh of Optimus Prime, Wheeljack, and Arcee. As those spots could have been filled with either more Decepticons or Beast Wars characters. I do remember there was a rumor listing for Starscream to return. And honestly, I kind of wish it had happen. As I would have Seekers from across the trilogy chapters. But I guess it was because of the Studio Series 86 Starscream that it didn't happen.
-Legacy is among us. With some Beast Wars theme characters, either planning to appear or released. Got Nightpowler, Buzzsaw, and Sandstorm. Looking forward to what else is in store.
But you just said you didn't like the Downsized characters then you immediately tell me you liked Soundwave.
What do you mean Legacy is Among us.
Because Soundwave is known mass shifts from big robot to little cassette player. Can't believe I didn't think of using core class Soundwave like that before. Guess it's because I got the tiny cassette player Soundwave, from the Centurion Drone weapons pack, for that use. I did see core class Soundwave on clearance. So I gave him a chance, and he serves as my desk toy, in his little cassette player mode. Hope a core class Blaster is in the works.
Wrong choice of words, I mean Legacy is already here.
That thumbnail looks great
It's the thing I'm most proud of with the whole episode.
I luv all your vids perspective end
Thank you so much.
Kingdom was the breath of fresh air I needed to get back into collecting. Year after year it’s always the same G1 stuff and it’s just so uninteresting to me.
Totally get it. Kingdom felt different and interesting.
With Waspinator, I think Hasbro & Takara dropped the ball, they should of made him a weaponzier, so that we can recreate some of the scenes where he blown to bits and has to put himself back together!
That's what I've been saying since he was announced.
I don’t think he should’ve been simply because his transformation doesn’t typically partsform besides the gun
It definitely is a better cap to a trilogy than PotP. That one felt like they had given up and just pumped out more CW with a few new molds.
I thought PotP was Ok, but it definitely had no idea what it was trying to be.
The cohesive part 3 line that Kingdom never was I dub the Rebirth line. If the Studio Series 86 figures were never welcomed into that line and instead found their home in WFT 3.
I feel you with that.
the retrospect is back!!! even if it was for a little
I mean this is my largest Retrospective ever.
11:44 Waspinator is a LOT shorter than Dinobot. He's like chest height at most.
Gets to Cheetor **my cat comes running** 😎
Is your cat named Cheetor?
@@PerspectiveEnd nope, named Shinta, he was just doing a cheetah - & hence Cheetor - impression, when ya started ya segment on Cheetor.
@@PerspectiveEnd anddd my cat is Cheetoring around the house at 10 to 6am, which is making me channel my inner Rattrap.
This was a great video! Even though it wasn’t that long ago it made me feel nostalgic lol. Also it’s sad the show turned out to be so bad. Kingdom R.I.P. - you tried and failed but you will be missed.
I don't know that it turned out bad but it needed work.
I still think you G1 fans owe us Beast Wars fans an apology.
I love the fact that the BW characters are based on realistic animals, I love the original beast modes from the show but I can’t help but prefer the new kingdom alt modes
I'd be down for this if they were just Accurate for once ever, cause the OG toys weren't, and now these aren't.
@@PerspectiveEnd well they are accurate to the real life animals and I think for some characters it’s a mix of the cartoon design and toy design
Kingdom fell off the Empire State Building.
What like Kong?
Yeah pretty much
If one thing I wish ALL lines would end is clear plastic joints. Windows and cockpits for clear plastic is fine. But using it for joints is something that ruins even the greatest figures
Yeah that's an amazingly bad idea for them to keep pulling.
I couldn't agree with you more about the Kingdom line. It's weird and all over the place.
For a while I was very mad at it for having lost it's way so hard but my final theory really chilled me out to it.
What a wacky toyline this was, and I missed out on most of it due to Hasbro's crappy distribution. Thanksss!
Yeah they are pretty terrible.
@@PerspectiveEnd At least I managed to pick up some of the BW characters, they're good.
When this line was announced I was like BEAST WARDSAsS and now I still like it but I only got one figure was dinobot the others were just a little bit overpriced
What is Wardass?
That's an awesome thumbnail
Thank you very much, it took me like 2 hours to figure out what to do with it, but by the end I was VERY proud of it.
Are just gonna ignore the fact that cheetor doesn’t have a blaster
Yeah that was lame, but expected since they made the tail a partsforming piece so "He already had an accessory".
What are your thoughts on the cards included with each kingdom figure? I kept getting dupes of Blackarachnia- Unites Factions and Dead Optimus Prime floating in space.
Oh man I need to mention those in the next video.
Now let's see who WFC Kingdom really is.
(rips off mask)
EARTHRISE ACT 2
Lol.
A while ago, Netflix turned down a Legacy series. This confirms its existence, so I think that it is possible that Galvatron and Nemesis prime were reformatted in to Galvatron II, and Nemesis into RID Scourge.
Hopefully that means someone competent will pick it up and we will finally get something good.
hey perspective! quick question, i found a magic square optimus prime (dead version) for a good price and it doesn’t seem to have any loose joints, should i get it?
If you are 100% sure that it is the Full Scale version and not the Legends one, and you want THAT version of the character, or are Comfortable Customizing it, I say go for it.
@@PerspectiveEnd thanks! i’ll buy it soon.
Sadly, when it comes to these toys, I was 30 cents short on BW Megatron, and regret it so much
That blows dude. Sorry to hear that.
Heh, even though it's just a minor issue, I'm glad blackarachnia didn't snap at that breast tab, even though I've converted her at least 20 times. I think someone said they changed something about that tab, so it wouldn't snap, but I'm not sure
Is it paper thin? Cause if not they changed it.
@@PerspectiveEnd i think it's thicker
The had rise of the beasts coming out. Hence the holding back on realistic beast alts
I mean rise of the beasts isn't exactly having a realistic beast modes?
the line is good
It is indeed.
I am thankful for kingdom for getting me back into transformers (being a beast wars fan) they were very affordable, partly nostalgic, plus I dig the realistic animal takes, it separates them from the masterpiece. This would also lead me into getting an actual masterpiece figure when I found a discount (Masterpiece Dinobot)
I get that, but it's not like they've all been done in MP, infact it's only like 5 of them so far. I'd be down for Realistic Beast modes, if we had EVER gotten accurate one's before that weren't MP.
I like how you didnt even finish tracks transformation
I did off camera, after he broke my light box. Rip Light Box you've been with me since the start of my channel.
You know honestly I snapped The Claw on my copy of Blackarachnia I was super glue it back together but I've never attempted the transformation again after that
Makes perfect sense, that is one of the thinnest parts of her body. Sorry to hear about yours.
0:37 And it’s not like they ran out of BW characters for the line, they could have given us some of the transmetals, fuzors or even characters that never appeared in the show (like Wolfang). Hell, they should have given us a kingdom BW Inferno since he was recently added to the hall of fame, so they should have done something with him by now, and is the only from the original cast to not have one yet.
Yeah there were a million and one things they could have done that they just chose not to do.
Still no mentions of starscreams grey hip but that ok. Also “BeSt BeAsT MoDe In ThE EnTiRe LiNe” count: 2. Lol anyway nice retrospective and as always ercee shall not be included. I actually like the rattrap I mean sure, it’s inaccurate in beast mode and sure it’s not the right scale but seeing that thing in store along with a whole lotta shelf formers… I fell in love, though in the end I bought core Soundwave instead. Also why can hasbro do at least ONE consistent toyline, like bruh. Though legacy is showing potential, just hope hasbro won’t waste it. And I just love the whole ark transforming scene in the show , the toy for the ark (or jimmy as I for some reason like to call the robot mode) is just *chefs kiss* 👌🏾. I just wish they made a better cliffjumper bc the version shown for like a second in the show looked so refreshingly crisp and clean. I also wish ultra Magnus has a bigger role and survived till at least earthrise kingdom or just appeared as a spark in the end battle against galvatron and nemesis and the spark ghosts just all ran at them two and had a sort of epic battle instead of just vanishing them.
What what is this about them making a better Cliffjumper?
@@PerspectiveEnd ye impossible I know, but it’s nice to dream *sigh*
I really do need to pick up a Blaster before they're not available at or below MSRP. I actually like the character almost as much as Wheeljack, but somehow things keep coming up first.
I mean it's in two lines currently so there's a good chance he will last a bit.
I can’t be too harsh to this line, because it returned me to collecting. But it hurts that I needed to wait for legacy to get my favourite character from beast wars tarantulas and not from BW line
Yeah, all the Season 1 characters should have been in kingdom.
My scorponk is missing the bottom claw on one side I still can’t find it it’s been weeks
Mines missing one of his legs. I did that scene where I ripped off all his limbs and it just vanished.
@@PerspectiveEnd oof I wish a third party company made better claws
Thoughts on some figures in Kingdom
Rattrap and Dinobot : The first two I bought because I couldn't wait any longer for lock down to end to get the figures. Still two of my favorites despite the flaws. Also, one of the only Core Class released here
The Ark : Never planned on getting this until I got it for Christmas. While the ship mode is the best mode, I still don't mind the robot mode all that much
BW Megatron : YESSSS! Got a later copy and I cant stop playing with it. Transforming it or posing it in both modes. Amazing!
Scorpinok : Not as bad as I thought, but not great. I dont mind the new robot mode, but I wish I waited for Sandstorm
Blaster : Still weird he Beat Soundwave as a figure for once. Wish more cassettes came out
Airrazor and Tigatron : All round good figures, but only bought them so Tigatron could hold Airrasor on one arm as they fire at enemies. I am sure it would be the other way round and if I remember, You said you did it with an Arcee and Springer?
Honestly, Kingdom is a good line. Wish there was more beast wars in it, but maybe Now hasbro will start adding more beasts into lines now they know we want the beasties
You bought the Besties Together. Cuet.
BW Megatron Rules, people still fight me about him being the best of Wave 1.
Kingdom deserved more BW Stuff.
@@PerspectiveEndI got the late wave one, so thankfully it has stronger plastic
wouldn't mind more obscure characters in the line.
This line tried. It couldn't beat the greatness of Seige, but it actually came close for me. Most of the figures are good, and I'll miss the WFC line.
Yeah, Siege was Consistantly Fantastic, this had more Amazing figures, but also more TERRIBLE ones.