Transformers: The Basics

S1 · E1 · 2017년 6월 3일

Continuity 1화

The first episode of a new series designed to help new Transformers fans get to grips with complicated concepts and lore! This episode gives you a basic overview of the history of the Transformers franchise and how it breaks down into different continuities.

S1 · E2 · 2017년 6월 10일

Characters 2화

Episode #2 of a new series designed to help new Transformers fans get to grips with complicated concepts and lore! Lots of Transformers share the same name - so why are some similar, and some totally unrelated?

S1 · E3 · 2017년 6월 17일

Biology 3화

Episode #3 of a new series designed to help new Transformers fans get to grips with complicated concepts and lore! Where do new Transformers come from? What are they made of? How do they transform? What's a spark? What happens when they die? All these questions and more answered!

S1 · E4 · 2017년 6월 24일

Creation Myths 4화

Episode #4 of a new series designed to help new Transformers fans get to grips with complicated concepts and lore! Where do Transformers come from? What's the origin behind their race? THE LAST KNIGHT has some answers... but so does the rest of Transformers history!

S1 · E5 · 2017년 7월 1일

IDW Comics 5화

Get THE BASICS on IDW Publishing's line of Transformers comic books! What is each series about? Where should you start reading?

S1 · E6 · 2017년 7월 15일

BUMBLEBEE 6화

Get The Basics on BUMBLEBEE with this complete history of everyone's favorite little yellow guy, from G1 right the way up to today!

S1 · E7 · 2017년 7월 29일

SHOCKWAVE 7화

Get The Basics on SHOCKWAVE with this complete history of the Decepticons' one-eyed, one-handed, flying purple people-pleaser!

S1 · E8 · 2017년 8월 12일

ULTRA MAGNUS 8화

Get The Basics on ULTRA MAGNUS with this complete history of one of the Autobots' mightiest warriors!

S1 · E9 · 2017년 9월 2일

THE PRIMES 9화

With POWER OF THE PRIMES on the way, it's time to get The Basics on the THIRTEEN, the original PRIMES of Cybertron... plus, just what IS a Prime, anyway?

S1 · E10 · 2017년 9월 16일

the G1 CARTOON 10화

This weekend marks the anniversary of the premiere of "More than Meets the Eye, Part 1," the first episode of the GENERATION 1 CARTOON - so what better subject for this mini-documentary episode of The Basics?

S1 · E11 · 2017년 9월 30일

the DINOBOTS 11화

With the classic DINOBOTS soon to make a return in the upcoming "Power of the Primes" toyline, this episode gives you the Basics on the history of the team, and all the others who have shared their name!

S1 · E12 · 2017년 10월 14일

The Matrix 12화

One of the most important objects in all of Transformers, and one was on the list of planned episodes from the very start of this series - it's time to get The Basics on THE MATRIX!

S1 · E13 · 2017년 10월 28일

Terrorcons 13화

Halloween is a time for terror... TERRORCONS, that is! Three very different types of 'bot from throughout Transformers history have used this name, and this Halloween special episodes gives you The Basics on all of them!

S1 · E14 · 2017년 11월 11일

Headmasters 14화

On the anniversary of "The Rebirth," and just in time for the TITANS RETURN cartoon, it's time to get The Basics on HEADMASTERS, one of Transformers' most diverse and varied concepts!

S1 · E15 · 2017년 11월 25일

Cyclonus 15화

Hot on the heels of his role in the Robots in Disguise cartoon, it's time to get THE BASICS on one of the most popular characters in Transformers comics today - CYCLONUS!

S1 · E16 · 2017년 12월 2일

Shattered Glass 16화

Going for a deeper cut on this week's episode as we take a look at one of the most famous convention-exclusive concepts in Transformers, which has slowly begun to influence mainstream parts of the franchise. Time to get THE BASICS on SHATTERED GLASS!

S1 · E17 · 2017년 12월 16일

Soundwave 17화

It's Christmas, so I figured what better present than to give in to popular demand? Everyone's been asking for it, so this week, we're diving into The Basics on one of the all-time greats - SOUNDWAVE!

S1 · E18 · 2017년 12월 30일

Getaway 18화

To coincide with the release of this week's LOST LIGHT #12, we're going to ring in the New Year with The Basics on GETAWAY! Watch out for spoilers!

S1 · E19 · 2018년 1월 6일

Skywarp 19화

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Pretenders 20화

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Beast Era 21화

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Combiners 22화

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Beast Wars: Uprising 23화

S1 · E24 · 2018년 2월 24일

Jetfire 24화

S1 · E25 · 2018년 3월 3일

Beast Modes 25화

S1 · E26 · 2018년 3월 17일

Hoist 26화

S1 · E27 · 2018년 4월 1일

Gobots 27화

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Beast Wars Megatron 28화

S1 · E29 · 2018년 4월 21일

Titans 29화

S1 · E30 · 2018년 5월 5일

Mini-Cons 30화

S1 · E31 · 2018년 5월 19일

Nemesis Prime 31화

S1 · E32 · 2018년 5월 26일

Insecticons 32화

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Windblade 33화

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Hearts Of Steel 34화

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Prowl 35화

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Optimus Primal 36화

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Female Transformers 37화

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Beachcomber 38화

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Perceptor 39화

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Unicron Trilogy 40화

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Combaticons 41화

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Wreckers 42화

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Grimlock 43화

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Overlord 44화

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Wheeljack 45화

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Blackarachnia 46화

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Micromasters 47화

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Blitzwing 48화

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Punch/Counterpunch 49화

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Acid Storm 50화

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Quickswitch 51화

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Bludgeon 52화

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Slipstream 53화

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Predacons 54화

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Robots In Disguise (2001) 55화

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Omega Supreme 56화

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Quintessons 57화

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Star Saber 58화

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Galvatron 59화

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Ironhide 60화

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Unicron 61화

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Decepticon Justice Division 62화

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Blaster 63화

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Around The World 64화

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Cheetor 65화

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Hound 66화

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The Japanese Series 67화

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Starscream 68화

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Seacons 69화

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Inferno 70화

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Sentinel Prime 71화

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Targetmasters 72화

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Elita One 73화

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Sky-Byte 74화

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Transformers Animated 75화

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Springer 76화

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Sixshot 77화

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Jazz 78화

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Lockdown 79화

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Humans 80화

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Straxus 81화

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Drift 82화

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Thundercracker 83화

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Sideswipe 84화

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Waspinator 85화

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Reflector 86화

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Ricochet 87화

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Nightbird 88화

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Hauler 89화

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Energon 90화

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Blurr 91화

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Romance 92화

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Scorponok 93화

S1 · E94 · 2020년 2월 29일

Jumpstarters 94화

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Constructicons 95화

S1 · E96 · 2020년 3월 21일

Vector Sigma 96화

S1 · E97 · 2020년 3월 28일

Bulkhead 97화

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Spinister 98화

S1 · E99 · 2020년 4월 11일

The Fallen 99화

S1 · E100 · 2020년 6월 20일

The Invention of the Transformers 100화

Celebrating 100,000 subscribers with a return to the very beginning - from G.I. Joe to Henshin Cyborg, Microman to Micronauts, Diaclone to Micro Change, we look at the real-life history behind the invention of the Transformers!

S1 · E101 · 2020년 4월 25일

Optimus Prime 101화

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Ratbat 102화

S1 · E103 · 2020년 5월 9일

Maccadam's Old Oil House 103화

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Arcee 104화

S1 · E105 · 2020년 5월 30일

Warpath 105화

S1 · E106 · 2020년 6월 6일

Primus 106화

Patreon supporter FaceMan sponsors an episode that takes us back in time, to the dawn of creation and the beginning of the Transformer race, with The Basics on the god of the Transformers, PRIMUS!

S1 · E107 · 2020년 6월 27일

Ravage 107화

Patreon supporter Arixmethes sponsors this look at the Decepticons' feline master of stealth - RAVAGE!

S1 · E108 · 2020년 7월 11일

Sideways 108화

Don't believe everything you hear - especially if the one you hear it from is this two-faced trickster! These are The Basics on the one Transformer you should never trust, SIDEWAYS!

S1 · E109 · 2020년 7월 18일

Rhinox 109화

Time for another visit to the kingdom of the beasts this week, as The Basics takes a look at the toughest, smartest member of the Maximals - RHINOX!

S1 · E110 · 2020년 7월 25일

Cosmic Rust 110화

If Cybertron be your home, far away, never roam! Watch this video, listen and fear, danger comes, the end is near! A disease that turns Transformers to dust... these are The Basics on COSMIC RUST!

S1 · E111 · 2020년 8월 1일

The Allspark 111화

As the Autobots and Decepticons once again go to war over it in Netflix's new WAR FOR CYBERTRON TRILOGY, learn the history of the relic that granted life to Cybetron and the Transformer race, with The Basics on THE ALLSPARK!

S1 · E112 · 2020년 8월 15일

Red Alert 112화

From paranoid security director to serious-minded medic, these are The Basics on the emergency-services Autobot for whom caution is the watchword - RED ALERT!

S1 · E113 · 2020년 8월 29일

Barricade 113화

From street-racing punk to bad cop - these are The Basics on the many 'bots who have gone by the name BARRICADE!

S1 · E114 · 2020년 9월 12일

Box Art 114화

S1 · E115 · 2020년 9월 19일

Omega Sentinels 115화

Unfortunately for the Decepticons, the gigantic Autobot Omega Supreme isn't the only one of his kind! This week, it's The Basics on Cybertron's gigantic, ancient protectors, the Guardian Robots - aka, the OMEGA SENTINELS!

S1 · E116 · 2020년 9월 26일

Ratchet 116화

S1 · E117 · 2020년 10월 10일

Teletraan 1 117화

S1 · E118 · 2020년 10월 17일

Transforming 118화

S1 · E119 · 2020년 10월 31일

Monsterbots 119화

S1 · E120 · 2020년 11월 7일

Knock Out 120화

S1 · E121 · 2020년 11월 14일

Smokescreen 121화

S1 · E122 · 2020년 11월 28일

Action Masters 122화

S1 · E123 · 2020년 12월 5일

Alpha Trion 123화

S1 · E124 · 2020년 12월 19일

Hot Rod 124화

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Bug Bite 125화

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Bumper 126화

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Flamewar 127화

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Moonracer 128화

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Soundblaster 129화

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Space Bridges 130화

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Doubledealer 131화

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Scraplets 132화

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Sky Lynx 133화

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Scourge 134화

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Cybertronian Colonies 135화

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Seaspray 136화

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Triple Changers 137화

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Aerialbots 138화

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Liege Maximo 139화

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Beast Wars in Japan 140화

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Blackout 141화

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Rubsigns 142화

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Chromdome 143화

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Circuit Breaker 144화

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The Great War 145화

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Cliffjumper 146화

The 'bot who everyone always seems to think is just "Red Bumblebee" - the little Autobot go-getter, CLIFFJUMPER!

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G.I JOE CROSSOVERS 147화

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Beast Wars DINOBOT 148화

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SHARKTICONS 149화

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MEGATRON 150화

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The Golden Disk 151화

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Trypticon 152화

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Whirl 153화

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The Ark 154화

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Tidal Wave 155화

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The Horrorcons 156화

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Skids 157화

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Kiss Players 158화

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Swindle 159화

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Astrotrain 160화

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The Aligned Continuity 161화

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Road Rage 162화

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Enemy 163화

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Transmutate 164화

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Shadow Striker 165화

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Rack 'n' Ruin 166화

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Protoforms 167화

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Slug 168화

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Tigatron 169화

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The Protectobots 170화

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Brawn 171화

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Sandstorm 172화

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KREMZEEK! 173화

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Dreadwing 174화

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Lio Convoy 175화

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The Marvel Comic 176화

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Jhiaxus 177화

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Powermasters 178화

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Thrust 179화

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The Underbase Saga 180화

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Bumblebee (Updated for 2022!) 181화

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Shockwave 182화

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Vector Prime 183화

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Deathsaurus 184화

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The Vok 185화

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The Primus Vanguard 186화

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Rattrap 187화

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IDW's Robots in Disguise 188화

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Steeljaw 189화

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Liokaiser 190화

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Starscream's Ghost 191화

S1 · E192 · 2022년 11월 12일

Dreamwave 192화

For the first decade of the Tranformers franchise, Marvel Comics were king... but after "Generation 2" ended in 1994, "Transformers" comics went away. Then, in the early 2002, a new company took the reigns, producing wildly successful new series... that, in just a few short years, inexperienced, egotistical business owners drove straight into the friggin' ground. Patreon supporter Luke Wood sponsors this look at the history of DREAMWAVE!

S1 · E193 · 2022년 11월 26일

Laserbeak 193화

This week, we're taking it back to 1984 once more for a look at another of the Transformers franchise's founding characters - Soundwave's favourite cassette, LASERBEAK!

S1 · E194 · 2022년 12월 3일

Iguanus 194화

Obscure Characters Month begins with a look at the reptilian Decepticon given new life by this year's Transformers: Legacy toyline - IGUANUS!

S1 · E195 · 2022년 12월 10일

Dion 195화

This year brought us a new toy of Orion Pax, the young robot who was fated to become Autobot leader Optimus Prime... but before he was Prime, Pax had a best friend, and that's the bot we're looking at today! It's The Basics on DION!

S1 · E196 · 2022년 12월 17일

Skullgrin 196화

Obscure Characters Month continues with another 'bot who got a new toy in this year's "Transformers: Legacy" toyline - the monstrous mechanoid that Marvel made a movie star, SKULLGRIN!

S1 · E197 · 2022년 12월 24일

Crasher 197화

Crashing through the snow, this Go-Bot's out to slay, stomping as she goes, laughing all the way! This year's Obscure Characters Month comes to a close with the basics on that riotous renegade who's gone from GoBotron to Cybertron and back again - It's The Basics on CRASHER!

S1 · E198 · 2023년 1월 28일

The Seekers 198화

And we're back! For first first video of 2023, it's time to look at one of the most iconic aspects of the entire Transformers franchise - the lookalike Decepticon jets known as the SEEKERS!

S1 · E199 · 2023년 2월 11일

Death's Head 199화

He's met the Transformers, Doctor Who, and the heroes of the Marvel Universe... but if YOU ever meet this mercenary mechanoid, just be sure you DON'T call him a bounty hunter! These are The Basics on DEATH'S HEAD!

S1 · E200 · 2023년 2월 25일

Hot Shot 200화

Kids today have Bumblebee... but twenty years ago, the audience of the early 2000s had this 'bot! Episode #200 finally looks at The Basics on the poster boy of the Unicron Trilogy, HOT SHOT!

S1 · E201 · 2023년 3월 11일

Stunticons 201화

Celebrating 200,000 subscribers with a long-demanded episode looking at The Basics on those Decepticon road-hogs, the STUNTICONS!

S1 · E202 · 2023년 3월 25일

Nova Prime 202화

This episode takes another dive into Cybertron's ancient history, with The Basics on another of the robots who carried the Matrix of Leadership before Optimus Prime: NOVA PRIME!

S1 · E203 · 2023년 4월 8일

Cosmos 203화

The Basics reaches for the stars this week, with a look at the history of the Autobots' outer space lookout, COSMOS!

S1 · E204 · 2023년 4월 22일

Crosshairs 204화

This week, The Basics sets its sights on a popular request from the comments section - Targetmasters, sharpshooter, paratrooper, movie star, it's CROSSHAIRS!

S1 · E205 · 2023년 5월 6일

DARK ENERGON 205화

UNICRON IS COMING! Ahead of the chaos-bringer's return to the big screen in this summer's "Rise of the Beasts," get primed with this history of his evil energy and its many unearthly abilities in The Basics on DARK ENERGON!

S1 · E206 · 2023년 5월 20일

Vehicons 206화

From "Beast Machines" to "Transformers: Prime" and beyond, these are the Basics on the endless, faceless, mass-produced armies of evil - the VEHICONS!

S1 · E207 · 2023년 6월 3일

Metalhawk 207화

As we await the release of "Rise of the Beasts," and its introduction of a new team of Transformers who have been living in secret on Earth for centuries, The Basics looks at the Autobot who did it before it was cool! It's Earth's original secret protector, METALHAWK!

S1 · E208 · 2023년 6월 10일

Mirage 208화

"Rise of the Beasts" is in cinemas now - and that means that, at long, long last, it's finally time for me to deliver the episode you've been asking for! It's the Basics on the movie's new leading 'bot, the Autobot illusion-caster, MIRAGE!

S1 · E209 · 2023년 6월 17일

The Maximals 209화

Creeping, crawling, and flying out of the world of "Beast Wars," get ready to go Beast Mode with this look at the history of the animal-form Transformers who have just set screens alight with their live-action debut in "Rise of the Beasts"!

S1 · E210 · 2023년 6월 24일

Airazor 210화

Wrapping up our "Rise of the Beasts" theme month with a look at the history of the high-flying Maximal who just made her big-screen debut! It's The Basics on AIRAZOR!

S1 · E211 · 2023년 7월 8일

Fortress Maximus 211화

Patreon supporter Devin Brimhall sponsors this episode about the biggest Autobot of them all!

S1 · E212 · 2023년 7월 22일

Generation 2 212화

Patreon Supporter Dad Brad sponsors this episode of the relaunched cartoon and toyline.

S1 · E213 · 2023년 8월 5일

Mini-Bots 213화

Patreon supporter @KeyanCarlileTF sponsors this episode! Keyan requested a look at the Transformers franchise's long history of retooling and recolouring Bumblebee to create new characters - and to tell that story in full, we need to go right back to the start, and look at The Basics on the short-statured members of the Autobot army - the MINI-BOTS!

S1 · E214 · 2023년 8월 19일

Trainbots 214화

Tickets please! Hop aboard for another journey to the Japanese side of the world of the Transformers, with a look at the history of some of the country's first original TF characters - the TRAINBOTS!

S1 · E215 · 2023년 9월 2일

Battle Beasts 215화

Transformers wasn't the only toyline created through the partnership of Hasbro and Takara - these are The Basics on one of their other big collaborations, the BEASTFORMERS, aka BATTLE BEASTS! Patreon supporter Greg Sepelak sponsors this look at the surprising and long-lived connection between the robots in disguise and these armoured animal warriors!

S1 · E216 · 2023년 9월 16일

The Nemesis 216화

Hot on the heels of its long-awaited released in toy form in the "Legacy" line this summer, we're finally taking a look at the Decepticon space cruiser that serves as the evil counterpart to the Autobot's iconic Ark: THE NEMESIS!

S1 · E217 · 2023년 9월 30일

Strongarm 217화

Sometimes Transformers history takes an unexpected left turn, and a 'bot who started out as one thing becomes something entirely different - as you'll find out in the story of the 'bot who went from energon-sculpting Omnicon to rule-obsessed police cadet! These are The Basics on STRONGARM!

S1 · E218 · 2023년 10월 14일

Bombshell 218화

Spooky season is just around the corner, so let's warm up with The Basics on at one of the creepiest 'cons around, the Insecticon master of mind control, BOMBSHELL!

S1 · E219 · 2023년 10월 28일

Mindwipe 219화

This year's Halloween special takes a look at the history of the Decepticons' batty black magician, Mindwipe!

S1 · E220 · 2023년 11월 11일

Rescue Bots 220화

Transformers toys are generally intended for kids aged 5+, but over the years, Hasbro has made several attempts to target the preschool market with big, simple figures for little hands. This is the story of their most successful endevaour - it's time to Roll to the Rescue with The Basics on RESCUE BOTS!

S1 · E221 · 2023년 11월 25일

Soundwave - Updated for 2023! 221화

Updated and expanded, revised and re-written, it's time for a fresh look at The Basics on Megatron's loyal spymaster SOUNDWAVE, now including all the new toys, cartoons, and comics and movies that have come out since the original episode six years ago!

S1 · E222 · 2023년 12월 2일

Toxitron 222화

Kicking off Obscure Characters Month 2023 with a look at the story of that lean, green, pollution-spewing machine, TOXITRON!

S1 · E223 · 2023년 12월 9일

Apelinq 223화

Obscure Characters Month continues with the history of a Maximal science-hero who this year made a very unexpected appearance in live-action! It's The Basics on APELINQ!

S1 · E224 · 2023년 12월 6일

Antagony 224화

Obscure Characters Month continues with more BotCon Beast Wars content, as we look at The Basics on ANTAGONY! Pain is her friend - allow her to introduce YOU to it!

S1 · E225 · 2023년 12월 26일

Transit 225화

Obscure Characters Month plumbs new depths with the paragon of public transport, the duke of the deleted scene, the maestro of memes - It's The Basics on how a very under-represented alternate mode has slowly grown in prominence to inspire TRANSIT!

S1 · E226 · 2023년 12월 30일

Kranix 226화

2023's "Rise of the Beasts" saw the return of Unicron to cinema screens, so to wrap up Obscure Characters Month for this year, we're looking at The Baiscs on KRANIX - a 'bot from the world that was the planet-eater's first victim, when he made his debut in 1986's "The Transformers: The Movie"!

S1 · E227 · 2024년 1월 27일

The Golden Age of Cybertron 227화

Cybertron wasn't always a world at war - once, long ago, the Transformers' home planet was a world without conflict, when energy flowed freely, and peace reigned. These are The Basics on the history of Cybertron and it's harmonious GOLDEN AGE!

S1 · E228 · 2024년 2월 10일

Kup 228화

If you're looking for some history and lore from the world of the Transformers, there's no 'bot better suited to spin you a tale than the one we're looking at in this episode - curmugeonly old Autobot KUP!

S1 · E229 · 2024년 2월 24일

Snarl 229화

This week, The Basics turns the spotlight on another of those prehistoric powerhouses, the Dinobots - the surly stegosaurus whose name got away from him, SNARL!

S1 · E230 · 2024년 3월 9일

Sparks 230화

This episode takes a long-overdue dive into the mysteries of Transformer life itself, with a look at the concept of the Cybertronian soul - the SPARK, the mystical lifeforce that makes Autobots and Decepticons more than mere machines!

S1 · E231 · 2024년 3월 23일

Breakdown 231화

Don't let this episode's subject know I've made a video about him - he wouldn't like the idea of being watched by so many people! It's The Basics on the paranoid Stunticon, BREAKDOWN!

S1 · E232 · 2024년 4월 6일

Magmatron 232화

This week's episode is about the prehistoric powerhouse of a Predacon thrust back into the spotlight by the Legacy toyline this year! Blazing in from the Japanese side of the world of "Beast Wars," these are The Basics on MAGMATRON!

S1 · E233 · 2024년 4월 20일

Rock Lords 233화

Today we explore the secret origins of the Armorizers with a look back at what's often thought of as one of the oddest toylines of the 80s, a spin-off of the Transformers' direct rivals, the GoBots! Shaking, quaking, crashing, breaking: it's The Basics on ROCK LORDS - powerful living rocks!!

S1 · E234 · 2024년 5월 4일

Omega Prime 234화

From one of the more overlooked "Transformers" cartoons to HasLab success story - these are The Basics on the combined form of Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus, OMEGA PRIME! Plus - the story of the time Optimus Prime was a girl! Who is... YELLOW SPLENDID CONVOY?

S1 · E235 · 2024년 5월 11일

Chromia 235화

This week, it's time for The Basics on one of the very first female Transformers - Elita One's second-in-command, Ironhide's lady, and Windblade's best galpal, CHROMIA!

S1 · E236 · 2024년 5월 25일

Technobots 236화

Finally! This week, we're taking a look at the history of the last of the classic G1 Autobot combiner teams - fearless, futuristic warriors unappreciated in their own time - the bots whose combined form was once voiced by *MatPat* of all people! - those often-overlooked high-tech heroes, the TECHNOBOTS!

S1 · E237 · 2024년 6월 8일

Minerva 237화

Sponsored by Patreon supporter El Coronna, this week we're looking at the first female Transformer toy ever produced! From the Japanese-original series "Super-God Masterforce," these are The Basics on MINERVA!

S1 · E238 · 2024년 6월 22일

Roadbuster 238화

Patreon supporter Brigadier Darman sponsors this look at a prennial member of the Wreckers - the down and dirty ROADBUSTER!

S1 · E239 · 2024년 7월 6일

TRIPREDACUS COUNCIL 239화

They're the rulers of the evil Predacons and masters of the long game, preferring to bide their time, scheming in the shadows until the moment is right for them to strike! It's The Basics on the TRIPREDACUS COUNCIL!

S1 · E240 · 2024년 7월 20일

TRANSFORMERS: PRIME 240화

As the 2000s were reaching their end, "Transformers" underwent a huge surge in popularity and success thanks the first live-action movie, which Hasbro were quick to capitalise on with the launch of their own TV network, which served as home to a prestigious new high-budget TF cartoon! Patreon supporter Dom Verzi sponsors this look at the making and legacy of their favourite TF show, "TRANSFORMERS: PRIME"!

S1 · E241 · 2024년 8월 3일

RAPTORICONS 241화

Delving into the obscure this week with an episode sponsored by official Transformers artist Matt Frank, who wanted The Basics to look at the fanged foursome of ferocious females he created for the Transformers Collectors Club - the RAPTORICONS!

S1 · E242 · 2024년 8월 17일

STAR SEEKERS 242화

Arr, matey! Back in the spotlight thanks to a new range of toys in this year's LEGACY line, it's The Basics on vengeful pirate captain THUNDERTRON and his crew of scurvy space-dogs, the Star Raiders - better known as the STAR SEEKERS!

S1 · E243 · 2024년 8월 31일

MAYHEM ATTACK SQUAD 243화

Autobots beware! This week, The Basics dishes out doom 'n' destruction with a look at the worst of the worst, the Decepticons' MAYHEM ATTACK SQUAD!

S1 · E244 · 2024년 9월 14일

METROPLEX 244화

This week it's a popular request from the comments, as we break down the history of the original Autobot city-former, greatest of all the Titans, Scramble City himself - METROPLEX!

S1 · E245 · 2024년 10월 5일

ORION PAX 245화

Discover the origins of OPTIMUS PRIME with this special TRANSFORMERS ONE tie-in episode, unpacking the full story of the Autobot leader's early life, and the 'bot he used to be - ORION PAX!

S1 · E246 · 2024년 10월 19일

D-16 246화

Discover the origins of MEGATRON with this special TRANSFORMERS ONE tie-in episode, exploring the full story of the Decepticon leader's rise to power from his humble beginnings as an ordinary 'bot named D-16!

S1 · E247 · 2024년 10월 26일

MONSTRUCTOR 247화

Time for another peek into the creepy corners of the Transformers universe in a Halloween Basics about the monstrous Decepticon formed by the combination of the Pretender Monsters Birdbrain, Bristleback, Icepick, Scowl, Slog, and Wildfly - MONSTRUCTOR! Plus get the lowdown on his Japanese counterpart from "Victory,", DINOKING and the DINOFORCE, back in the headlines this year thanks to the Legacy toyline!

S1 · E248 · 2024년 11월 9일

ELITA ONE - Updated for 2024 248화

Revised and re-written for 2024! Things have changed a lot for the leader of the female Autobots in the five years since The Basics originally look at her history, not least of all her recent big-screen starring role in TRANSFORMERS ONE!

S1 · E249 · 2024년 11월 23일

ULTRA MAGNUS - Updated for 2024 249화

Celebrating 250 episodes with an overhauled and updated version of one of my very first character spotlight videos from over seven years ago! It's The Basics on the Autobots' greatest warrior, ULTRA MAGNUS!

S1 · E250 · 2024년 12월 7일

DEVCON 250화

Obscure Characters Month 2024 kicks off with the story of the Autobot bounty hunter created for the original cartoon and kept alive by conventions!

S1 · E251 · 2024년 12월 14일

HARDTOP 251화

Obscure Characters Month continues! He's far from one of the best-known Decepticons there is, but this little-heard-of Decepticon sniper has a tendency to pop up in roles of surprisingly significance just when you're least expecting him!

S1 · E252 · 2024년 12월 21일

XAARON 252화

The penultimate entry in this year's Obscure Character Month returns us to the world of the original Marvel "Transformers" comic book! He's an Autobot councillor turned resistance leader turned avatar of Primus, who just this year, after nearly four decades, recieved his first ever toy. These are The Basics on EMIRATE XAARON!

S1 · E253 · 2024년 12월 28일

QUAKE 253화

Bringing Obscure Characters Month 2024 to an end with the Decepticon Targetmaster whose biggest claim to fame is the fact he tends to die at the end of nearly every story he appears in! Back in the spotlight currently with his little buddies Tiptop and Heater thanks to the Legacy toyline, it's The Basics on QUAKE!

S1 · E254 · 2025년 1월 25일

SUNSTREAKER 254화

Let's get back to Basics for 2025 with a video you've been asking me to do for ages! We're going right back to where it all began with the first Transformer, the coolest Countach, the self-lovin' lambo, the Autobot egotist who thinks he's the most beautiful machine to ever roll off the line -- SUNSTREAKER!

S1 · E255 · 2025년 2월 8일

HATE PLAGUE 255화

This week we're looking at another of the deadly diseases of the Transformers universe, from it's introduction in "The Return of Optimus Prime" to its recent return to TV in "EarthSpark" - the roiling red rage that is THE HATE PLAGUE!

S1 · E256 · 2025년 2월 22일

TARANTULAS 256화

Arachnophobes beware! This popular request from the comments returns us to the world of "Beast Wars" for a look at the history of the evil Predacon scientist, TARANTULAS!

S1 · E257 · 2025년 3월 8일

BONECRUSHER 257화

From construction to destruction, from Constructicon to Beast Warrior, tiny Mini-Con to giant Combiner, bulldozer to buffalo - this 'bot does it all! Arriving just in time for his new Studio Series release, it's The Basics on the many different Transformers who have shared the name BONECRUSHER!

S1 · E258 · 2025년 3월 18일

Prima Prime 258화

The Age of the Primes is upon us! Come with me now back to the very dawn of Cybertron itself, for a look at the story of the first Transformer ever created by Primus! Wielder of the Star Saber, bearer of the Matrix, leader of the Thirteen Primes - these are The Basics on PRIMA!

S1 · E259 · 2025년 4월 2일

Victory 259화

After yet another successful HasLab campaign, I thought it was time we took a closer look at the series Star Saber, Deathsaurus, and Liokaiser came from! These are The Basics on "Brave No. 0," the most popular of the Japanese-original Generation 1 anime, TRANSFORMERS: VICTORY!

S1 · E260 · 2025년 4월 14일

Ramjet 260화

Keepin' it classic this week, with a look at another of the iconic Decepticon jets!

S1 · E261 · 2025년 4월 29일

Override 261화

S1 · E262 · 2025년 5월 22일

Solus Prime 262화

The Age of the Primes continues! Join me for another look into the mists of Transformers history, as we tackle The Basics on the tragic tale of the first female Cybertronian, SOLUS PRIME!

S1 · E263 · 2025년 6월 7일

Silverbolt 263화

From the Aerialbots to the Beast Wars, this episode look at two iconic Transformers characters with one thing in common! It's another Age of the Primes tie-in, as we look at the The Basics on the high-flying heroes who share the name SILVERBOLT!

S1 · E264 · 2025년 6월 21일

OPTIMUS PRIME'S AXE 264화

It's one of the Autobot leader's signature weapons, going right back to the original G1 cartoon - but it hasn't always been widely represented onscreen! Learn its history in The Basics on Optimus Prime's Energon Axe!

S1 · E265 · 2025년 7월 5일

GINRAI 265화

He LOOKS like Optimus Prime... but he's not! Journey with me now once more to the Japanese side of the world of the Transformers, and discover the story of the human being who wore the face of the ionic Autobot leader, GINRAI, as The Summer of Optimus Prime continues!

S1 · E266 · 2025년 7월 19일

STAR OPTIMUS PRIME 266화

The Summer of Optimus Prime heats up with an episode looking at the Autobot leader's ultimate transformation! Just in time for his new toy in this year's AGE OF THE PRIMES, it's the positively stellar STAR OPTIMUS PRIME - aka STAR CONVOY!

S1 · E267 · 2025년 8월 2일

ROLLER 267화

The Summer of Optimus Prime rolls on with the history of the companion who's been with the Autobot leader through forty years of adventures! He's the little drone that could - ROLLER!

S1 · E268 · 2025년 8월 30일

The THIRTEENTH PRIME 268화

This episode, we conclude the Summer of Optimus Prime with a look into the furthest reaches of Optimus's past! From the pages of the Binder of Revelation and the Covenant of Primus, this is the legend of the forgotten member of Cybertron's ancient pantheon... these are The Basics on the THIRTEENTH PRIME!

S1 · E269 · 2025년 10월 18일

SIMON FURMAN 269화

From Marvel to Dreamwave to IDW and beyond, Generation 1 to Beast Wars to the live-action films and more, this is the Transformers journey of the most prolific writer to ever work on the franchise, responsible for moulding and shaping it like almost no other, SIMON FURMAN!

S1 · E270 · 2025년 11월 1일

RUNABOUT and RUNAMUCK 270화

BATTLECHARGERS, the hard-charging, fast-changing Decepticon hoodlums whose idea of a good time is blowing something up! It's The Basics on Transformers' own Beavis and Butthead, RUNABOUT and RUNAMUCK!

S1 · E271 · 2025년 11월 15일

SPIKE WITWICKY 271화

This long-overdue look at the Autobots' original human ally! From oil rig worker to interplanetary diplomat to Headmaster partner of Fortress Maximus, these are The Basics on SPIKE WITWICKY! Plus: Witwickies across the continuities, from Marvel's BUSTER, to the Shia LaBeouf's SAM!

S1 · E272 · 2025년 11월 29일

RUMBLE and FRENZY 272화

The twin Decepticon cassettes whose ever-changing colours are the source of one of fandom's oldest arguments: FIRRIB vs FIBRIR! It's The Basics on RUMBLE and FRENZY!

S1 · E273 · 2025년 12월 6일

IRONFIST 273화

Obscure Characters Month 2025 begins with the Autobot weapons expert who's as much of a big ol' dork about Transformers as you or me! From little-known beginnings as a European-exclusive "Lightformer" figure to becoming a cult-favourite thanks to his turn as the tragic hero of IDW Publishing's "Last Stand of the Wreckers," these are The Basics on "Fisitron".... aka IRONFIST!

S1 · E274 · 2025년 12월 13일

FLATLINE 274화

Created for the pages of IDW's comics, now immortalized in plastic in this year's Age of the Primes toyline, Obscure Characters Month 2025 continues with The Basics on the Decepticons' malevolent medic, FLATLINE!

S1 · E275 · 2025년 12월 20일

CARNIVAC 275화

the honourable Decepticon Pretender who learned what it means to be an Autobot! From Marvel to IDW, get ready for out-and-out Mayhem with The Basics on CARNIVAC!

S1 · E276 · 2025년 12월 27일

DELTA MAGNUS 276화

From his "Diaclone" origins as "Powered Convoy" to his reinvention through the combined efforts of IDW Publishing and the "Masterpiece" toyline to his impending return in next year's "Missing Link," these are The Basics on DELTA MAGNUS!

S1 · E277 · 2026년 1월 24일

BLUESTREAK 277화

A look at the 'bot behind one of the most famous "Transformers" urban legends! It's the motormouthed Autobot known as BLUESTREAK - so why isn't he BLUE?

S1 · E278 · 2026년 2월 7일

MICRONUS PRIME 278화

S1 · E279 · 2026년 2월 21일

VELOCITRON 279화

Rev up those engines for a look at The Basics on the Transformer colony world where more haste means more speed!

S1 · E280 · 2026년 3월 7일

BIG CONVOY 280화

We return to the Japanese side of the world of "Beast Wars" to look at the Maximal mammoth who's so powerful, he's known as the One-Man Army! These are The Basics on BIG CONVOY!

S1 · E281 · 2026년 3월 21일

RAMPAGE 281화

S1 · E282 · 2026년 4월 4일

TECHONORGANICS 282화

S1 · E283 · 2026년 4월 18일

SWOOP 283화

Looking at another one of those prehistoric powerhouses, the Dinobots! He's been known by a few names in his time, including Strafe and Ptero... but we know him best as SWOOP - the terrifying pterosaur who's second only to team leader Grimlock as the most distinctive and memorable member of the team!

S1 · E284 · 2026년 5월 2일

APEX ARMOR 284화

Suit up for The Basics on one of the mightiest weapons on Cybertron! From its conceptual origins in "Super-God Masterforce" with Godbomber and God Ginrai to it's television debut in "Transformers: Prime," learn the history of the power-enhancing battlesuit known as the APEX ARMOR!

S1 · E285 · 2026년 5월 23일

POWERGLIDE 285화

And AWAAAY we go, with The Basics on the Autobots' stunt-flying showman, POWERGLIDE, from his iconic cartoon spotlight with the girl who loved him, to his struggle for relevance in the 21st century! From Universe to the Bayverse, from Mini-Bot to Aerialbot, and more - plus, the surprising double-life of Astoria Carlton-Ritz!

S1 · E286 · 2021년 11월 27일

BRAWL 286화

It's time to spotlight one of the team's members who's been lucky enough to enjoy some solo adventures of his own! These are The Basics on the bellicose 'bot called BRAWL!