HE DOES HAVE WRIST ARTICULATION! It is pretty tight at first, very surprised to see that on such a tiny figure. Not sure what you could use it for, but it is very much appreciated.
Came to the comments to see if this was here yet. I, too, was surprised he had wrist rotation, but I guess since he was small enough, maybe they had the budget to throw in wrist rotation.
Wait, this Bumblebee figure actually had wrist articulation, and it's just a tad bit tight?! Okay, that's a bit surprising, but Emgo, how could you jump to conclusions like that? Now, look, I understand that it's perfectly normal to make mistakes, but there are some mistakes that are actually avoidable, and sometimes, depending on the situation, it really triggers me when people make mistakes that are actually avoidable! 😖😣😫😭
@@DragmaKerp It was cancelled early due to the executives wanting to promote their new (and failed) network The Hub, and ironically it was MLP:FiM that kept that on life support long as it did rather than TF: Prime.
Seeing the old artwork for Animated Bumblebee, I notice the particular design of the feet have been replicated faithfully on the new figure, even without the front bumper forming the toes like usual.
Even though transformer figures have gotten smaller they have gotten more solididty to them compared to some of the older figures. And size classes don't really matter anymore when they're more focused on size comparison to each other.
@@elitegamer21005 I've got Punch/Counterpunch from "Transformers: Power Of The Primes" who currently has a cracked windshield & the translucent plastic tabs broken off.
@@elitegamer21005I mean my JP93 is already starting to grow stress marks, and I haven't had it a year. Their transparent plastic is not good for longevity.
Kinda dislike the clear plastic and there's a few other gripes, but still nice to see a new Animated Bumblebot. Hoping we get Wasp this time around too.
Yeah, they could've just used a yellow piece of plastic and painted the windows black. It would look a lot better since there wouldn't be any robot parts showing through the windows, too.
Animated BumbleBee is my favorite incarnation of BumbleBee. Like him better than the G1 BumbleBee. Edit: Can't wait to see you review Animated Optimus Prime.
Is this a deluxe??? God, what passes for a "deluxe class" figure nowadays wouldn't have even BARELY passed as a SCOUT class figure back in the good days.
yep, prices keep going up as the figures keep getting smaller and collectors will keep buying them up and say, 'well golly gee at least we have a figure of them'
Honestly the thing i like the most about this figure is the hinge that becomes the spoiler. Overall it's a really fun figure but this little detail is just supoer cool to me
I think they could reuse the mold with a more G1 headsculpt and maybe solid chest/windshield for gen selects or buzzworthy bumblebee and wouldn’t be a surprise
There's someone on the Transformers subreddit who did a really good job customizing Legacy Bulkhead to look more like his Animated counterpart. Granted, given the toy's proportions it looks like a really ripped version of Animated Bulkhead. lol
Just got this figure today. I owned the original Animated Bumblebee toy back in 2008 (I was 10 at the time), but it's been so long since I handled that figure, so I can't do a direct comparison between that toy and the Legacy toy. The Legacy toy is pretty good IMO. Compared to Animated Prowl's figure, I feel like Bee is more consistently enjoyable as a whole. The robot mode for Prowl was great, but the alt mode was pretty whack (mostly due to the end of the bike not connecting tightly). For Bumblebee, everything feels like it goes into place pretty well. The only thing about this toy that I would've liked is if the stingers were more integrated into Bee's arms like the original toy rather than being separate pieces like they are in this figure. Beyond that, I really like Legacy Animated Bumblebee. I should be getting my Legacy Animated Optimus soon, so if he's more like Bumblebee than Prowl, I'm in for a treat since I never owned the original Voyager Earth mode Animated Optimus toy.
I got this figure, as my first legacy united figure, as 1 of my xmas gifts, and this guy was a pain in the butt to transform for the first time without your video to help me 😅😂
Animated introduced me into Transformers when I was 4. And yes, Bee is my most favorite character in this show. Now I'm 20 and I need to get this guy ASAP😅.
Honestly this one loses a lot of the charm of Animated Bee by shrinking his head so much.. it's the most significant factor to separate him from other Bees and he just doesn't have it.
Hmm if they did thT stinger thing with bee majes me wonder if there will be a transmetal cheetor as same gimmick with his cheetor head wich is his hands fjr his wepon thing
I'm happy that Best Bumblebee has a new figure out, I'll definitely be picking him (and Optimus) up. I'll buy anything Animated relevant that Hasbro feels like putting out (Animated Megatron commander class when, Hasbro?)
@emgo316 I pre-ordered Alien Attacks A-04 and A-05 figures (dotm Crowbar and Crankcase) are you gonna review those figures? They look amazing in both modes
This might be the smallest deluxe toy weve EVER gotten and its barely bigger than the core bumblebee. It honestly pisses me off that an almost 30 dollar toy is barely bigger than a 12 dollar toy
Honestly maybe they should have recycled the engineering from the original Animated figure, released it as a Core class, and it may have worked. or at the very least included Sari with this thing.. or painted rockets..
I don’t want to ruin things for you, but Chris Chan pretty much plagiarized this entire review with his “bumba-lumba” except now it has his cringe in it. It was hard to get through.
Really don't like the head sculpt because it isn't g1-ified at all. The style of the head clashes with the G1-ified body so it looks really wierd to me. They did a better job with the head sculpts for Prowl and Optimus. I really liked Bulkhead in TFA and TFP and I really like his Legacy figure. I'm not convinced I need any of these TFA characters in my collection, and even then I'm not paying full price for this Bee.
Since animated bumblebee is out, we need other animated characters like Sari sumdac Ultra Magnus Ratchet Rodimus Lugnut Blitzwing Warpath Red Alert Cliffjumper And omega supreme
There's not even a listing for Animated Bulkhead or Ratchet, so I wouldn't get too optimistic. Chances are, they're not gonna do a whole lot more Animated with the remainder of Legacy.
That's the thing with Classes nowadays, it's no longer about size rather it's about the engineering and parts count. Major examples of this are some of the modern Leader class figures which are just voyagers with extra accessories
@@Mystic-Mangook. still doesn't look worth $25. if anything, it looks like Hasbro is taking a swing at shrinkflation, especially when Override qualifies as a Voyager now..
@@EL-uj1pl Because Override despite being Deluxe size has the engineering of a Voyager. It's the same case with SS86 Ironhide, the Voyager engineering on SS86 becomes more of an impact when you compare it to Earthrise Ironhide
@emgo316 yeah, I know but why should we as consumers accept inferior products and higher prices. I think we should make a stand and say "no more". I am.
HE DOES HAVE WRIST ARTICULATION! It is pretty tight at first, very surprised to see that on such a tiny figure. Not sure what you could use it for, but it is very much appreciated.
K!
Came to the comments to see if this was here yet. I, too, was surprised he had wrist rotation, but I guess since he was small enough, maybe they had the budget to throw in wrist rotation.
Wait, this Bumblebee figure actually had wrist articulation, and it's just a tad bit tight?! Okay, that's a bit surprising, but Emgo, how could you jump to conclusions like that? Now, look, I understand that it's perfectly normal to make mistakes, but there are some mistakes that are actually avoidable, and sometimes, depending on the situation, it really triggers me when people make mistakes that are actually avoidable! 😖😣😫😭
2 days ago, 16 years ago we have got the show that didn't promote toys, it promoted a story to tell more then toys
Who knew that selling characters and story over toys would sell more! Long as they didn't go Beast Machines or Prime in design extremes.
Wasn’t animated cancelled cause it sold poorly (for the executives standards) ? I may be miss remembering though
@@DragmaKerp It was cancelled early due to the executives wanting to promote their new (and failed) network The Hub, and ironically it was MLP:FiM that kept that on life support long as it did rather than TF: Prime.
Seeing the old artwork for Animated Bumblebee, I notice the particular design of the feet have been replicated faithfully on the new figure, even without the front bumper forming the toes like usual.
Even though transformer figures have gotten smaller they have gotten more solididty to them compared to some of the older figures. And size classes don't really matter anymore when they're more focused on size comparison to each other.
I think original Animated figures can be considered PRECIOUS, to me they are at least. Awesome review!
#animatedprecious
All that translucent plastic that this figure has does scare me knowing that the tabs & hinges will crack over time.
It’ll be fine
@@elitegamer21005 I've got Punch/Counterpunch from "Transformers: Power Of The Primes" who currently has a cracked windshield & the translucent plastic tabs broken off.
@@elitegamer21005I mean my JP93 is already starting to grow stress marks, and I haven't had it a year. Their transparent plastic is not good for longevity.
Kinda dislike the clear plastic and there's a few other gripes, but still nice to see a new Animated Bumblebot. Hoping we get Wasp this time around too.
Yeah, they could've just used a yellow piece of plastic and painted the windows black. It would look a lot better since there wouldn't be any robot parts showing through the windows, too.
Animated BumbleBee is my favorite incarnation of BumbleBee.
Like him better than the G1 BumbleBee.
Edit: Can't wait to see you review Animated Optimus Prime.
He's the best!
The transformation on this figure is AMAZING.
I love this figure! Definitely kinda gappy in vehicle mode but when you use the boosters it hides well enough to not really fuss about it.
I am actually trying to design a new part to fill that
To no one’s surprise, I am a Bumblebee stan. What I’m trying to say is, another awesome review! 👍🤘
happy for you mate. Honestly this is a very nicely done recreation of animated Bumblebee
@@GameTavern2224 yeah
Is this a deluxe??? God, what passes for a "deluxe class" figure nowadays wouldn't have even BARELY passed as a SCOUT class figure back in the good days.
yep, prices keep going up as the figures keep getting smaller and collectors will keep buying them up and say, 'well golly gee at least we have a figure of them'
He's just so widdle in Vehicle Mode! 😂
TRANSFORMERS! MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE
Seems like a neat little figure.
I also really like how they handled the stingers
Think the feet could use some black around the front/sides, both to match the art more and break up the sea of yellow there.
Honestly the thing i like the most about this figure is the hinge that becomes the spoiler. Overall it's a really fun figure but this little detail is just supoer cool to me
Is it just me or that Bee looks like an older version of the one seen in the animated cartoon?
It's a reincarnation of the animated version
That's literally what it's supposed to be lol
No, it's just you 🤣
I think they could reuse the mold with a more G1 headsculpt and maybe solid chest/windshield for gen selects or buzzworthy bumblebee and wouldn’t be a surprise
I just love your energy man really look forward to watch your vids after a shift keep it up man
We better get a Wasp from this
I'd argue that given the alt mode, Legacy Bulkhead works WAY better as an Animated Bulkhead than a Prime one
And a good chunk of people would agree with you
There's someone on the Transformers subreddit who did a really good job customizing Legacy Bulkhead to look more like his Animated counterpart. Granted, given the toy's proportions it looks like a really ripped version of Animated Bulkhead. lol
Just got this figure today. I owned the original Animated Bumblebee toy back in 2008 (I was 10 at the time), but it's been so long since I handled that figure, so I can't do a direct comparison between that toy and the Legacy toy. The Legacy toy is pretty good IMO. Compared to Animated Prowl's figure, I feel like Bee is more consistently enjoyable as a whole. The robot mode for Prowl was great, but the alt mode was pretty whack (mostly due to the end of the bike not connecting tightly). For Bumblebee, everything feels like it goes into place pretty well. The only thing about this toy that I would've liked is if the stingers were more integrated into Bee's arms like the original toy rather than being separate pieces like they are in this figure. Beyond that, I really like Legacy Animated Bumblebee. I should be getting my Legacy Animated Optimus soon, so if he's more like Bumblebee than Prowl, I'm in for a treat since I never owned the original Voyager Earth mode Animated Optimus toy.
I already stressed the shoulder mounts (where it's clear) just by lightly handling mine
I think an upgrade kit could help this figure
All that I have to say is the one on the left. Big Brother, the one on the right little brother.
Car mode looks way better on the ancient one
I want a wasp repaint and an animated bulkhead to go with him and a
My only complaint is the size of the figure, it could’ve been at least an inch taller. Other than that, it’s *PERFECT.*
Animated was my favorite transformers cause it’s the one I grew up watching
I got this figure, as my first legacy united figure, as 1 of my xmas gifts, and this guy was a pain in the butt to transform for the first time without your video to help me 😅😂
The lack of paint apps in the back of vehicle mode is kinda buggin' me.
Same, so that’s why when I get it I plan to add some paint
Another time the original beats the new one.
Animated introduced me into Transformers when I was 4. And yes, Bee is my most favorite character in this show. Now I'm 20 and I need to get this guy ASAP😅.
I always loved thus design. Will you do more Optimus Prime? I would like more of that content❤❤.
Bee is my friend
i miss the original animated bumblebee i need to see if i can find the one i used to have or just try to find and buy one
Love the look of this figure, still sad for not being able to get a Netflix Bumblebee...so want one but not for the prices people are charging...
Honestly this one loses a lot of the charm of Animated Bee by shrinking his head so much.. it's the most significant factor to separate him from other Bees and he just doesn't have it.
You can also use his transformation joint to guve him an ab crunch
I just got him and he's awesome! The leg on mine is a little wonky and falls off
Hmm if they did thT stinger thing with bee majes me wonder if there will be a transmetal cheetor as same gimmick with his cheetor head wich is his hands fjr his wepon thing
I'm happy that Best Bumblebee has a new figure out, I'll definitely be picking him (and Optimus) up. I'll buy anything Animated relevant that Hasbro feels like putting out (Animated Megatron commander class when, Hasbro?)
Since they've recently made a precedent for triple changing Megatrons who never made it to the screen, imagine if they finally did season 4 Megatron.
@emgo316 I pre-ordered Alien Attacks A-04 and A-05 figures (dotm Crowbar and Crankcase) are you gonna review those figures? They look amazing in both modes
This might be the smallest deluxe toy weve EVER gotten and its barely bigger than the core bumblebee. It honestly pisses me off that an almost 30 dollar toy is barely bigger than a 12 dollar toy
Honestly maybe they should have recycled the engineering from the original Animated figure, released it as a Core class, and it may have worked.
or at the very least included Sari with this thing.. or painted rockets..
Classes are no longer about size and it's been like that since WFC, nowadays it's about how much engineering and parts count a figure has
@@Mystic-Mango okay? Still doesnt seem worth the price
You've been Chris Channed, my friend.
I don't care
I hope they do the repaint for this so we can have wasps
Animated figures should have painted windows not transparent imo
My copy came with two stingers with male pegs. I can’t tab them together to form the combined stinger. Shame.
Honestly i feel legacy prime bulkhead works better as an animated bulkhead
He's pretty nice and very cute. Don't know that he's worth the price, though. Wish i could've gotten him at a discount, but oh well
I wanna see a Sari Sumdac, figure.
Cool. An inoffensive version of the bumbler. I'm still not quite sure what I think of the stinger, but its not terrible. Cool review, man. :o)
Such a smol boi, but Hey Emgo how ya doing!
I have a problem with mine. His right arm is very tight and cannot be twisted up and I'm afraid it'll break the connecting joint. What should I do? 😅
I love Animated Bumblebee's design! I can't wait to get my hands on this figure! I loved how he was written in Animated!
My favourite bumblebee! Such a good characterisation for him
@@markspc1285I know! I love his personality, his design, his voice, everything!
I'm holding out hope for Wasp.
So they redesigned the feet and you can't do wheels on heels?
£25 for a large core class? hasbro can fucking do one there is no way they're charging so much for something this small
Hope they do animated Megatron
I don’t want to ruin things for you, but Chris Chan pretty much plagiarized this entire review with his “bumba-lumba” except now it has his cringe in it. It was hard to get through.
Always a great transformation video. Btw, for search purposes, wouldn’t it be better to add « animated universe » to the title of the video?
Ho ho ho i can't wait for animated prime ❤❤❤
my only complaint is that I wish the chest had some black
Next Transformers Legacy Review Wingblade Or Chase?
Watch it be Magneous.
I NEED WASP FOR THIS MOLD
Will be getting it
Bee Time!
Hey Emgo, do you remember
Transformers animated villain Meltdown?
do you have to combine the stingers together or can you have them separated on each hand without combining them like what he did in the show
You can have the separated if you want
Is it just me or does animated bee's car mode look similar tp a kia
good job about Legacy United Animated Universe Deluxe Class BUMBLEBEE Action Figure from Transformers
I'll turn it into Glyph
Really don't like the head sculpt because it isn't g1-ified at all.
The style of the head clashes with the G1-ified body so it looks really wierd to me.
They did a better job with the head sculpts for Prowl and Optimus.
I really liked Bulkhead in TFA and TFP and I really like his Legacy figure.
I'm not convinced I need any of these TFA characters in my collection, and even then I'm not paying full price for this Bee.
They need to make Sari Sumdac! Pronto!
Hey
The amount of clear plastic used scares me. Hopefully a version will be released with none later down the line.
Was thinking about buying this, until I saw his chest! Nope!
just loving the word Squozen or sqozen :D. How do you spell it Emgo?
I guess it would be squozen. That seems right 😂
@@emgo316 Squozen it is :D. Thank you for enriching my vocabulary with words like Squozen and transclearent! 🤣😂👍
you're welcome and I'm sorry
@@emgo316 Like Rhyback used to say: Feed me MORE!! 😛
Damn someone need to cook up a new head for prowl. Prime and Bee look way more animated, the panel lining really helps. I
Nice to see Bloosh retired for tonight at least
🙄
I don't like his headsculpt
Since animated bumblebee is out, we need other animated characters like
Sari sumdac
Ultra Magnus
Ratchet
Rodimus
Lugnut
Blitzwing
Warpath
Red Alert
Cliffjumper
And omega supreme
How the heck would Sari work?
@@BrandontheAwesomemost people speculate a core class of her s3 upgraded form
@@gabrielchee8470plus they did Noah Diaz in studio series
There's not even a listing for Animated Bulkhead or Ratchet, so I wouldn't get too optimistic. Chances are, they're not gonna do a whole lot more Animated with the remainder of Legacy.
@@EL-uj1plAt least I got Animated Bumblebee! I can die happy!
not sure what he is supposed to look like, because he don't lookike the charger nor vw bumble bee
Sorry not buying it. Look at the size man ! $20+ for a Deluxe CORE edition ?!! Robots in disguise indeed !
That's the thing with Classes nowadays, it's no longer about size rather it's about the engineering and parts count. Major examples of this are some of the modern Leader class figures which are just voyagers with extra accessories
@@Mystic-Mangook. still doesn't look worth $25. if anything, it looks like Hasbro is taking a swing at shrinkflation, especially when Override qualifies as a Voyager now..
@@EL-uj1plwell look at POTP HungGurr and Siege Prime. Notice any difference?
@@EL-uj1pl Because Override despite being Deluxe size has the engineering of a Voyager. It's the same case with SS86 Ironhide, the Voyager engineering on SS86 becomes more of an impact when you compare it to Earthrise Ironhide
If they make anything out of plastic and then call it deluxe you should instantly give it a 0/10. IMO.
Can you name any other material instead?
But… they’re all made out of plastic regardless of class.
@robocyclops2854 there used to be metal. Die-cast.
that was the '80's, brother. Welcome to 2023, soon to be 2024.
@emgo316 yeah, I know but why should we as consumers accept inferior products and higher prices. I think we should make a stand and say "no more". I am.