TRANSFORMERS: THE BASICS on CHROMEDOME
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- čas přidán 9. 07. 2024
- Transformers characters have been known to find different kinds of fame in different countries for different reasons - like today's subject, one of the original Autobot Headmasters, CHROMEDOME!
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Chromedome is his name
Not having a single Toy with a Chromed Head is his Game
I guess, like Bluestreak, his name is taken from slang, in this case it's another way of saying 'baldy'. :)
@@originaluddite I made the same comment
Well, there's never just one pedant in these comments sections. ;)
Wait, isnt having a chromed head rattrap's job?!
What about his other head?
I’m a neuroscientist, so seeing IDW go in the “mnemosurgeon” route with him was fascinating.
Then I would like to ask this question if I may: From what the comics have given us about mnemosugery, does it have any real life correlations to any real life neurosciences?
IDW Chromedome is wonderful and it’s why I like a lot of Transformers from that series
Huh, so Japanese Chromedome was like Animated Optimus: the main character but not the overall leader.
Yes, in the Headmasters the Autobots had three different leaders. First Optimus, then Rodimus and finall Fortress Maximus.
@@Hektols fortress maximus has come himself
@@Hektols then in the other series it was Ginrai, then star saber, then Dai atlas
Before Ginrai it was Metalhawk...
Basically,Chromedome is the typical shonen anime hero.
Just gonna say, I MUCH prefer the Japanese version of headmasters to the American "alien partner" style. It just works so much better.
Yes, it doesn't have any of the drawbacks and it is more versatile.
It also makes more sense.
Yes it does. I very much enjoy the Japanese G1 continuity as a whole, even if it gets confusing.
The whole idea of headmasters and targetmasters is really confusing
Gotta disagree considering how beast machines went into the organic and machine style which the nebulans tie into greatly
So Chromedome got a well deserved happy ending, but Thundercracker's award was left unclaimed.
I've developed a "love-This is going to annoy me the rest of my life" relationship with IDW at this point.
I just always assumed TC won.
how rodimus' story ended falls into the latter for me
Literally me with Star saber, that was just straight up unforgivable
"chromedome, I'm going to send you to hell!"
"NO WAY!"
“You’re dead!”
“Not likely!”
@@optimistprime3192 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😆😆😆😆😆😆
Best.Line.Ever 😜😆
NO WAY! >:()
@@GeekBearReporter yeah, this is why the omni production dub is funny as fuck 🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😆😆😆😆
“And yes, there were also contemporary new Rewind figures for each toy to *canoodle* with”
I see what you did there
Wow, did not realise how little history Chromedome had for a character so popular in Japan and in the modern comics.
I loved Domey in the IDW run, from his past , to his wonderful relationship with Rewind, to throwing Prowl off of a cliff. Good times ! Thank you so much for this video of him!
He’s my favorite transformer because of IDW
Chromedome and rewind are a thing now what a surprise I should, there really do deserve each other there really are perfect for each other we are so happy of them
Why did he throw poor Prowl off a cliff?
@@BPJD2004 Cause Prowl's a prick
sheesh, i know prowl was really cold but whatever the hell happened for chromedome to throw his once friend off a fricking cliff
Everyone: *talking about Chromedome*
Me: Did Chris say canoodle?
Apparently
IKR
Correct. There was a silly incident where Chromedome and Rewind were canoodling in Roller’s alt-mode trailer when he was taking up the space in their “ship”
"Proving that no matter what version of a Transformer you're familiar with, there's always more to them than meets the eye!"
- Chris Mcfeely
Something I learn EVERY episode on this channel!
Another great video!
Yeah, me too!
IDW: (Exists)
Minor Transformers character who was never that popular: "Primus has blessed us!"
Major Transformers character who was popular: Prepare to be twisted and bastardized.
@@zuttoaragi8349 Prowl fr!! have to say it was a cool revision of his character tho- I clapped my hands in delight when Chromedome threw him off the cliff.
I like him for being brown, it's a rare color to see in an Autobot
Agree, his color pattern is quite unique.
@@Hektols who else is there?
Bayverse Megatron in DotM?
Junkions and Road buster come to mind as well, but brown is still pretty rare
I love his colors!
@@iron1349 Outback is the only other I can think of off the top of my head
@@iron1349 the techobots, wheelie, repugnus
Today I learned that the Chromedome on the shelves today isn't a re-release of his G1 form but a Titan's Return version. As always, thanks for a great video.
Yeah the G1 styled packaging on that figure doesn’t really help the confusion.
I grew up with G1 Chromedome and Rewind among my Transformers, Chromie in particular was a favorite of mine at the time. I thought it was strange that Chromedome (and the other Headmasters) was essentially a decapitated robot, but I really enjoyed the "driver" element and that was often a central part of my play with him. When IDW went the direction with him and Rewind, I wasn't quite sure what to think about that at first and it felt a little awkward. But the writing quickly won me over, and their reunion near the end is one of the few times that comic books brought tears to my eye. Today, Titans Returns Chromedome and Rewind have never been apart, and I don't care what Blaster thinks.
Prowl should be the one you fear. He might flip a table because of it
@@alexbanks2323 😂😂😂 lol!
He works with Blaster, he plays with Chromedome. Or 'plays' if you know what I mean
@@alexbanks2323 I’d ask for a transfer if he was in my department, lol
"Come on you dumb monsters, you don't scare me!"
-Chromedome
“Say the line, Chris!”
This character became more popular in the West after having an expanded role in IDW.
“YEAAAAAHHHHH”
At least he wasn't taken offline by a cosmically-powered Starscream!
@@Levitz9 not yet
Hint: The Japanese always liked heroes with a metal mask, much like Optimus. Because they look like NINJAs
I like that those kinds of designs in robots and mechas. I find it disgusting having metallic human mouths like in some Power Ranger suits. Either Sleek or have designs others than a mouth with lips is good in my book. Also shout outs to GaoGaiGar for the most impressive mouth piece!
* sad starscream noise* XD
But yes. Samurais too. Notably helmets and masks. Gundam and transformer, evidently being both japanese, desplay these influences quite a lot
@@julienthijs1271 The guy who designed Convoy (Shōji Kawamori) also designed the RX-78GP01 "Zephyranthes" and the RX-78GP02A "Physalis" Gundams, from "Stardust Memory".
@@Robocopnik wow. That´s amazing ! : D
@@julienthijs1271 I thought that was super-cool when I learned it. He also did a lot of stuff for Macross, though I'm far less familiar with that franchise.
And there he goes: He release a video of my favourite transformer of all time, right on my birthday.
Thanks Chris, keep up the amazing work, sometimes I literally binge watch hours of your content :D
That's pretty funny. What a perfect coincidence.
@@notgray88 Yeah... Almost as if someone was watching... *check with suspicious intent the vintage cassette players on the desk*
Happy Birthday!
Happy birthday.
@@Doyoulikeadacheese Thank you very much! :)
I live in Brazil, and over here our equivalent to Valentine's Day is celebrated on June 12th, so I found it quite fitting that you release a video about one half of one of the most recent notable romances in TF history on the day. Great video as always!
I will always love Chromedome primarily because, when I got him for Christmas as a little kid, the folding-over-a-sandwich transformation and shoulder ratchet sounds made my eyes roll into the back of my head in drooling satisfaction.
Japanese Chromedome is definitely the best. He was pretty funny in The Headmasters.
Sadly there's no toy were chromedome's head is actually chrome
And that's why Molotow Liquid Chrome paint pens exist. 😉
@@Beedo_Sookcool THERE'S HOPE YET!
He´s already appeared in the new IDW´s continuity, in Transformers Galaxies, as Ultra Magnus sidekick. Hopefully, he´ll meet Rewind later.
Rewind, or Arcee.
@@ltb1345 Arcee is already around and dating Green Light...
Got my titans return figure right next to me for the moment lol
Chromedome and Rewind's trials and tribulations are a guaranteed way to get me to cry, and I'm not sure why. Either way, their story is lovely.
Duuuude, the emotions I felt when Megatron carried the replica Rewind out of Magnus' armour were indescribable.
And even more indescribable was the happiness when Skids told Chromedome to go on the ship's roof
*a fiery tempered young warrior with a heart of justice*
So, just like many of the other Japenese show protagonists
They fairly seem to love their uber generic characters, as bad as the west with it's grizzled white cis het male character who's gruff, buff, talks in grumbles and mumbles, has either very short buzz cut hair or a skinhead, lots of stubble and has little to no personality and intellect beyond having lots of guns and being a 'patriot'.
@@ReinaHW ?
Just remarked that just as in Japan, the west also has it's thing for the most generic protagonists possible who are usually what I mentioned. Not much creative effort required there.
@Matt Borel its literally just cisgender and heterosexual, I dont see whats wrong with that, you need words for things
@Matt Borel sorry then what are you if you arent trans, ase, or anything inbetween
Gotta be honest I don’t know a whole lot on Chromedome. First I ever heard of him was in hilariously awful Headmasters dub, in that same conversation where Fortress Maximus has come himself.
He is unable to enlarge because he has used all of his power on spock
COMMANDASINTROUBLE!
OK!
WHAT ABOUT SCORPONOK'S WEAKNESS?
ITHINKIFOUNDITARCEE
WHAT? REALLY?
THEDESEPTACONSYMBOLISHISWEAKNESS!
@@TheGenuineDWNUT So maybe what you predict is what is going to happen
"Fight smarter, not harder."
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;)
Is Chromedome a Cloaker now?
Leave it to IDW to make a memorable relationship between an old forgotten Headmaster and one of Blaster's mini cassettes.
That is one thing IDW is great about, taking all the old figures who got little to no backstory beyond a blurb on the back of a card and fleshing them out to greatness.
Meanwhile Blaster himself, got nothing...
Happy Pride Month!
@@pious83 He did get an IDW Spotlight, which used his G1 Marvel and cartoon portrayals (fun-loving on air, gruff off air). But then became a background character after that.
@@twistedgaming9185 Exactly. He only got a one off special (which nearly everyone did) and one of his cassettes received more characterisation and importance.
Glad to see we are back to character spotlights! Though I would have added Chromedomes romance with Arcee in Headmasters, and the fact that in IDW he erased his memories of three previous loves who were killed
Chromodome's vehicle mode is definitely my favourite mode ever
His alt mode is badass
Have you seen how bananas the IDW alt mode is?
@@bromicorn it actually reminds me of an old school trans am
i used to mixed up chromedome and brainstorm because their similar head especially in idw 😆
Chromedome is never forgotten by me...he was the first Headmaster toy I ever owned.
Is it a coincidence that this got uploaded in june? ;) Fantastic vid as always. Chromedome and MTMTE is what got me into the Transformers fandom!
i first didn't like him but then i started reading IDW comics and now i actualy like him
Japanese Headmasters Chromedome is by far the best version.
Their Conjux Endura almost made me cry, goes "Domey"!
Really liked how Brainstorm cared for him too when he was grieving the loss of Rewind
I don't know why but hearing him say "Canoodle with" just makes me smile.
In the comics, Chromedome and Rewind actually Canoodled in a Autobots vehicle mode
@@luisdesanta9936 still me creep out though...i mean, Roller tell that straight at Rodimus, you know it must be weird and akward for him
The Manga's title is "Robo Para", seems it's the Cybertronian version of TakaraTomy's famous girl idol series 「プリパラ」"Puri Para".
Chromedome in the west: background Charecter, Neuron scientist, Love intrest.
ChromeDome in Japan: Transformers equivalent to Rohan Kishibe and Josuke
now what if you combined the two personalities?
@@yeoldeseawitch the story potentials,man. THE STORY POTENTIALS
"They were... canoodling!"
Get you someone who loves you the way Rewind and Chromedome love each other.
I hope not. I'd rather not have an abusive relationship.
I once more stayed up all night for this
I find it interesting that in Headmasters Chromedome was a bot who left Cybertron "Millions of years ago", but is a "young bot". And he doesn't even have the Ark crew excuse of being offline for 4 million years after crashing.
He would have been more popular in the 80s if he were any other colour scheme than brown and beige. What a choice.
Love his color scheme... I dont think that had anything to do with his popularity. More like the headmasters didnt come out early enough in the line.
@@danielgray2909 Yeah, but I'm talking about his popularity relative to the other three Autobot HMs. Like, if I was gonna buy a toy and all four were on the shelf, I'd buy a brown car last.
In that context I agree
Agreed. It seemed like Chromedome was their base model. Then got fancier with the rest.
this was such a satisfying episode! and i can tell from perusing the comments that many fans have a lot of love for this character as well. i only first learned about him after i picked up the titans return fig and what i can say is that his character design stands the test of time and his toy is super fun and one of my favs amongst my collection. Head On!!
Ah, my favourite channel to watch every Saturday. Thanks for making our Saturdays great again, Chris McFeely! 👍
5:46 My favorite part of this. Chromedome and Rewind is one of the best IDW Transformers couples aside from Cyclonus and Tailgate.
And idw chromedome can rewire your thinking if you disagree with him. Sounds like a powerful social lobby who get people doxxed and canceled if you disagree with their non stop interference in modern day life.
“But, Chromedome. What about Scorponok’s weakness!”
I THINK I FOUND IT ARCEE!
In the final 3 part episode the rebirth. Chromedome was one of the characters that was a mystery. They never had him talk much so you didn't get to see much of his personality. The same for Point-blank too.
I actually didn't know the second Rewind was made from a teleportation accident. Guess you really do learn something everyday.
Who would win in a fight: gay space rocks or gay space robots?
Transformers Headmasters japanese version of Chromedome still best the typical hot-blooded with strong sense of justice but also smart too.
Like any protagonists would do as Convoy and Rodimus Convoy. He has romantic relationship towards Arcee oblivious love interest.
I should say that in "The Rebirth", Chromedome is apparently voiced by Frank Welker (I think).
Chromedome, the Autobot who does not have a dome shaped head.
My favorite obscure Transformer of all time. Love ya, Domey!
Great episode as always! These are the best parts of my Saturdays
Very fitting episode for today, as it's Valentine's Day in Brazil!
Definitely idw for me. Great video as always. Hope we will get a hotshot episode soon
By far one of my favorite Autobots. I practically own so many versions of the guy
I like cromedome's colors ,they stand out among the other guys.
Never rly knew much about the character tho, great video 👍 love your work
I hope one day we get a modern hasbro toy that looks like either his idw or his original cartoon version. (the titans return toy looked not here like either aside from the heads)
I dunno why, but when you said "canoodle" it made me giggle. 😂
It has to be said, Destro will always be THE Chromedome.
Headmasters is an amazing anime and a very underrated series in general
Would love to see a studio series “86” (I guess it would be 87) version of this guy made.... and an IDW ver, his alt mode is awesome!
Well, he wasn’t in the 86 movie and therefore can’t have a movie line figure, but his rereleased titans figure is pretty faithful, and I’m sure given a year or two, they’ll make a new one with the quality we’re used to getting now
Yeah, it's called Studio Series 86 for a reason. There was no movie in 87.
No way is Chromedome going to hell!
What
@@sparklesparkle3370 Reference to The Headmasters: Sixshot tells Chromedome he's getting sent to hell, but Chromedome says "NO WAY!"
@@Aidan_Yao man I gotta watch that
@@sparklesparkle3370 czcams.com/video/DqlD_tWTEdY/video.html Gotcha covered
fun fact: I have a 2nd hand headless Chromedome that I got from an auction in 2006-ish, which has become a halloween gag called "The Headless Headmaster Horseman" (riding precariously on Carnivac's pretender shell).
Wow! Always so instructive!! Well done!
One of my favorite toys when I was a kid. I love the design and color scheme. Don't know why but have a fondness for the character. Thanks!
Another fantastic Episode Chris!
Been waiting for this one, a video on my favourite transformer
Chromedome is so iconic. He's a japanese protagonist, he's a mind editing surgeon and he and Rewind are the most iconic gay couple the fandom knows and loves.
Great videos as always!
Chromedome honestly became one of my favorite if not my all time favorite Transformer character thanks to the Headmaster cartoon. I honestly think he deserves a shot in animation in the west aside from the 4th season of the G1 cartoon. He'd probably make for a better Bumblebee.
Never forget that him and Rewind snuck into Roller's truck compartment and were "canoodling" inside of him.
What a lovely video to watch in June
I love him inMTMTE! I love all of MTMTE!
It's the best
@@anthonycourt7977 my fave TF media!
I wish I had the money to put together all the toys of the crew of the Lost Light.
,@@FortMetroplex I've started collecting mastermind creations idw line it's the most accurate to the comic pages
MTMTE Chromedome forever.
I think Chromedome is my favorite of the retro Headmaster rereleases. I only just started collecting WfC toys this year, and despite Chromedome being a part of the last toy series' design, he and the others fit in quite well with the WfC toys.
Brilliant as always. I actually just purchased Chromedome and the rest of the headmasters. Amazing stuff. Looking forward to next week.
I had one of these... Some of my old favourites the headmasters back in those days. Had a Scorponok too but I don't think I ever had an actual head for him for some reason. Such a shame they up and gave up at this point and I never knew much about this character at all based on the cartoon alone certainly. Good to see a whole episode about him now though. Cheers.
I’m so excited to see this one
My first transformer figure back when I was wee. I think I got him from a car boot sale! Had that ladybird book as well, pretty sure because he was on the cover I thought he was a super important character.
I really like the japanese G1 continuity
Sweet! New episode!
It's 4 am in my timezone. But I'll be back later!
Thanks for the upload.
I experienced a temporarily waning interest in Transformers about the same time the Headmasters came out, so I never learned much about the toy lines from then.
I saw the toys in stores, but that was it.
I always thought Chromedome was a bigger deal. His appearance, for whatever reason, just seemed to have a "more important character" look to me.
Kinda surprised to find out he's a 2-bit side character.
I find it hilarious that ChromeDome is usually an insult or nickname for a bald person. Granted Hardhead isn't exactly a compliment either. Surprise there wasn't one called Airhead or Brainfart.
Or Numbskull
Airhead would work with transformer with flying altmode, to reinterpret his name he could be air commander
I think you kind of described Highbrow and Brainstorm without meaning to.
What about Scrap face
Yes! Thank you! Chromedome is one of my favourite autobot!
The artwork depicting him duking it out in an office is a very subtle nod to his career as mangaka after retiring as a neuroscientist. He would later go on to write the extremely popular "Turboyasha" among the decade old cybertronians, based on his experinces with Rewind.
I always loved the chest peice that showed stats for the figure when you put their head in
"Yeah we gay,keep scrolling"
Chromedome was my first Transformers I had when I was a kid. Definite favourite of mine
Wow I had this toy and never knew the name! Thank you. I used to love this guy so much. Cheers Chris.
IDW Chromedome was good with his fingers.
No wonder he rewind loved him so
Nice video this week and hope to see one on Wreck Gar in the future?
Great biography, as usual
Gotta say, in terms of character, I prefer the scholar/scientist from IDW rather than the hot-headed fighter from The Headmasters. Chromedome’s personality from the headmasters his basically the same fiery-tempered fighter-for-justice we’ve seen in a lot of anime, JRPGs, and even other TF shows, it’s a bit too basic. Chromedome’s personality in IDW was much more interesting and tragic, his guilt over changing people’s memories during the war, his relationship with Rewind, it’s a much more compelling character than what Headmasters gave us.
Not to mention his name actually makes sense if he's a scientist. Most of the initial Headmasters' names contained puns about heads, and as a result, also referenced academia. Chromedome's name is meant to imply that he's an egghead, a nerd among nerds.
And yet that was exactly what I liked about Chromedome in The Headmasters versus IDW.