"7000 subscribers means it's time to review another of the worst Transformers in my collection and if you thought Tobias was terrible... we are only going deeper into the abyss. There's very, very basic things I expect a Transformer to do. Things like... standing. What kind of action figure can't even get standing right? Gotta click to see the 4th worst Transformer of all time."
Release: April 18, 2011
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- Awesome, yet Impractical: Points out this is one of the biggest problems with Demolishor: his movie design simply was never intended to work in real life and thus while the toy gets the design right (except for being completely the wrong color, and the rotating gimmick is finicky to deal with), it also cripples the toy to the point standing is a feat onto itself and he can't roll in any mode.
- Bigger Is Better: Discussed. TJ believes the figure was only made a Voyager Class figure because of how big he was in the movie. Cue rant.
- Did Not Think This Through: The BIG reason Demolishor is on the list: it's treads are made of a type of fake rubber that is known for drying out and crumbling apart when stationary but here is used in a constantly flexing part. This is something that amazes him because of how monumentally shortsighted it is of Hasbro to make a toy that's inevitably going to self destruct one day. He was both correct and incorrect at the same time: he was right the fake rubber would break down inevitably, but it doesn't dry out and crumble apart. It creates an acid that eats through the hard plastic of the toy, and potentially other toys around it.
- Late-Arrival Spoiler: At the time of his "Worst 5" arc, in an effort to keep each reveal a surprise, the video title only addressed the figure as "4th Worst" and the icon did not feature a cropped stock photo like the regular episodes do. With the release of this episode, the identity of the "5th Worst" was revealed in the title and video icon.
- Palette Swap: Lampshaded. TJ brings up how this version of Demolishor is actually in Scavenger's colors, which allowed Hasbro to sell the more accurate recolor down the line. He also points out how they did to same to fellow Constructicon, Rampage.
- We Are Experiencing Technical Difficulties: At one point, he goes on a long rant and after that he stops himself... then glares at the figure and goes on an even angrier rant. Cue static and Technical Difficulties card.
