Hasbro Pulse on Instagram have uploaded a very nice and fun official “Sing Along With Grimlock” Stop-motion video that we are sure you will really enjoy.
This video features Masterpiece Grimlock figure wearing a pirate hat and singing a proper pirate song while sailing a a ship. The lyrics are full of Transformers references and jokes and we are sure you will sure have a good time while singing along with the Dinobot pirate… king. Yo ho ho!
Watch the video here, or a YouTube mirror alternative after the jump. Then sound off on the 2005 Board!
Autoboty
I need that pirate hat in both MP and SS86 scales. Any third parties? Theoretical inclusion in next Centurion style weaponizer pack?
UtahRobotInDisguise
Best Transformers related song since The Touch… converted to mp3 and saved! Lol
Night Flame
I love that by about halfway through I started questioning whether I was actually watching this or if somehow I had passed out at my desk and was dreaming it. It's not the craziest thing I've ever seen done by a marketing department, but it's pretty out there.
At least it's attempting to be fun. Something we can't say for certain aspects of Transformers at this point.
Psychoshi
MP Grimlock was $60usd at Toys R Us. I remember buying some at the store. And the tru reissue was also $60.
Toys R Us Transformers Universe Masterpiece Grimlock at tru.com LINK HAS BEEN REMOVED
Toys R Us Exclusive Masterpiece Grimlock Rerelease Found at US Retail
ThunderDestron
They are a promoting their brand though. And this video makes it seem fun. I literally cant find anything to complain about in this video. They are making transformers seem fun again instead of "…must… …be… …depressed… …pleasepayforNetflix…" It doesnt matter to me which Grimlock they used. Casual fans might not even be able to tell the difference and still by the ss86 one off the shelf because of this.
Mister D
Any communication with the public is an opportunity to promote your product.
O.Supreme
Everyone has their own definition of what is "funny", I guess we can agree to disagree. I'm not saying it's impossible for Hasbro to make a funny video, I just saw it and it did nothing for me.
ThunderDestron
I am glad this exists.
Mattymo
not an ad for studio series
Toker
"A …"
Also love the disclaimer at the bottom of the video.
DesertDog
I had expected cringe, but I got lol instead.
Mardroid
Heh. Amusing.
I thought it curious that they used the MP rather than the new SS86, especially as they didn’t use the MP Optimus Prime. (Okay it was just a brief cameo, but a funny one.) The MP does look better in dinosaur mode, to be fair, so maybe that’s why, but shot from the front it’s not much of an issue. Unless the missing front teeth bothered the animators.
thesiege_2005
"Grimlock does not sing." haha
Mister D
They are about the same size – MP maybe a cm or two taller – and the MP has better detailing and proportions in dino mode.
Wasn't MP Grimlock a $100 toy almost 15 years ago? For a $50 toy in 2021, I think they did an ok job of it. Grimlock – all the dinobots, really – were near perfect in their G1 incarnations short of good joints. The kibble – mostly "wings" and heads hanging down the back – was largely incorporated into the cartoon models, so I don't expect a lot of originality here.
Still this is clearly a marketing gag, and there is nothing that the MP Grimlock does here that couldn't be done with the toy currently hitting shelves. Seems like a missed opportunity.
[Wing_Saber-X]
What is this….. I don't even
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Blitz.
I think the marketing department are slowly loosing their minds.
But I dig it. I want to see them going bigger, more abstract. If I have to ask myself "is the producer unhinged from reality?" then it's on the right path. I want to see them starting to remake scenes from movies. At first rather innocent ones like say the bike ride from ET but the twist is it's a BotBot as thats an easy thing to pitch… then, then when there's a level of trust slowly get more insane and do a shot for shot remake of The Room.
Tanafor
Actually I think this is more fun than most fan videos out there. I love the non-sensical videos Hasbro and Takara are making these days. Catchy song! Arrrh!
primalxconvoy
I'm a big fan of "pirate" Grimlock, especially one that's "larger than life":
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Mojom
I don't blame Hasbro for recycling the Masterpiece Grimlock's joints and transformation mechanisms for SS86, but the overall downgrades (not even sparing a little extra plastic to offset that hollow wrist syndrome) feels like an insult of a boot-leg of the MP figure. Oddly enough, I've yet to see side-by-side comparison pics of SS86 with MP Grimlock.
dinorobo
Should have paid Gregg Berger. It would have been so much better with him.