 Hey, what's going on guys? Patriot Prime here once again with another episode of The Sit Rep. And my guest tonight is Phantom Super from the YouTube channel, Phantom Super. Phantom, how are you doing this evening? I'm doing pretty good. I had some sushi with a friend and a girlfriend, so it's been pretty good. I can't complain about that at all. First off, thank you very much for hopping on the show with me. I know we've been trying to do this for a while. Oh yeah. Nice to do it. Good, good, glad to have you. So for those of you who don't know, or if you need a refresher how The Sit Rep works is I have 10 questions for my guest, five questions regarding him as a transformer collector and five questions regarding you as a YouTuber. So if you are ready to go, we will rock and roll. Yup, I'm ready. All right, sir. Question number one is, what's the appeal of transformers for you? I have ADHD, so I like just moving around. And also like puzzles, because it keeps me moving, or at least my hands. And I see transformers as a puzzle, and I love just getting from A to B pretty much. Nice. So yeah. All right, question number two. Aside from G1, which is always the number one answer, what's your favorite transformers fiction? Maybe Transformers Prime. Although I liked the Shia LaBeouf films, just because I grew up watching Shia LaBeouf on a Disney Channel, and that's pretty much it. Yeah, he wasn't his first show. Wasn't that Holes, that was the movie he was in? Yes, but also even Steven's. Okay. I'm pretty sure. That hit me during that age where I wasn't watching stuff like that. I'm old, I'm old. All right, question number three. Do you have a favorite Transformer figure or grail, one toy you will never get rid of? Possibly Studio Series, Judge Fire has to be that grail. Is this the newer one or the, yes, all the Studio Series is the newer one. Yeah, the one. Okay, I see him. Yeah. He can combine with the Optimus Prime, right? Yeah, the 32, number 32 Optimus. I have yet to get a Studio Series. I've got to dive into that at some point. I've been looking at the Megatrons and definitely the Bumblebee Optimus Prime. Yeah. There's prices, man. I know, I know. Of course, I'm trying to save up for old TF Conn here. So I'm trying to really hold off on getting any. Yeah, I'm trying to save up for a car. Okay. So, number four is what figure is your white whale, your most wanted toy? Possibly, I love powder rangers or at least not the new stuff, the old ones. So at the time of Energon, I never had the Optimus and I always loved it as a kid. Is that the one that combines with the submarine and the helicopter and everything? Yeah. So like, as an adult, I got the Platinum Edition one, the Year of the Snake and it's just better colors and there's no electronics, but I really like it just because it's kind of Megazory type robot. My son just got a Power Ranger figure from his cousin the other day. She founded a Goodwill, paid $2.99 for it. This thing is half-dicast metal. It's made from different animals. It's awesome. It's missing like two parts. I think it was, it's called Animus or something like that. It's got a bull, a condor, Oh, yeah. A saw shark and a cheetah and a lion. It's like a whole bunch of stuff. It's like... Wildcourt. Yeah. Oh yeah. That's from Wildcourt. Well, it's pretty cool. I want to go on eBay and find the rest of it. And of course, after seeing what it goes for on eBay, after I do get rest of it, I'm gonna lock it up for a while. He's like, well, why can't I play with my toy, daddy? Because I said so. All right, question number five is what's your favorite Transformer character, any fiction, any media? I think Hot Rod. That's my favorite Optimus Prime. Not Optimus Prime, but Prime. I don't know where you're going. He killed off Optimus Prime, so he could be Optimus Prime. Rock. I just like, he's like pretty much a hotshot until he gets the Matrix and he actually has responsibility in, I don't know, just something speaks about that and I think he's kind of cool. He's a great mold. I was so glad that they reissued him. I mean, everybody's complaining because Walmart was overstocked with him and it was so cool to get another Hot Rod. Yeah. The one I had, he was old, missing some stuff. So I bought, I ended up getting two of them. About one, it was on clearance for $12 and then I got another on clearance for seven. So I didn't spend too much on him. Yeah, that's what I did as well. Keep one on box. Yeah, those two boxes look so good on the shelf. I've got a box of Starscream and Hot Rod up there. Did you see that? I got a G1 Optimus for $14.88? I did. I went to my Walmart, they have one and it looks like it got put through a washing machine. The box is beat to hell, still regular price and if you saw my video where I got the prowl, the most they will do is 10% off and I'm still like, that's still too much for just the cab. But yes, congratulations. I bought the prowl because of you. That's right there and that's right there. He's much better than I thought he was. Yeah. All right, well that's it for our Transformers questions. Now we're gonna get to know you as a YouTuber. So, number six is, what possessed you a grown ass man to do toy reviews on YouTube? I actually like filming. It's not something I thought I would like and doing it as a hobby now, I kind of do as a job because I have ads on my videos sometimes and it just makes me appreciate for what I do because I put a work into it. And now I just like filming anything. I might do vlogs like daily, but yeah, it's pretty much it. I think my favorite part, a lot of people hate this. I love the editing. I feel like that's where your creativity comes in, especially if you screw up a lot like I do and you have to cut it out. Yeah. Well, I don't have a computer to do all that. I just do it raw for my phone. Oh, wow. Then it's taking the app and just merge videos together. I've got one on my phone. I think it's called PowerDirector. I use that for real quick videos, but I've had this program. I think the one I run is from 2007. So it's an old one. I need to update at some point. Maybe after TFCon. All right, number seven. I think you kind of answered this already is what keeps inspiring you to get in front of your camera? Well, I never show my face, but for filming, I like creating content and from seeing the likes, the views and pretty much how I can entertain people and children, I guess, it's kind of cool being like an entertainer and seeing how many people actually want to watch you. And have you developed like a following? Like you got the same people that will watch and comment and they're always looking forward to your next reviews. That helps. I always love, you know, as soon as you pop up that video, I guarantee I'm going to get five comments from this guy, this guy. It's just cool. It's like your own little groupie section, if you will. It's me getting those comments about first comment and second. Yeah, at least like some substance to mind. Just don't hit me with the first. What do you think? Yeah. All right, where are we at? Number eight is there are thousands of toy reviewers on YouTube. What makes you any different? I have to give you the props for being brave. You toy hunt guys blow my mind because I feel so self-conscious if I'm walking down the aisle with my camera like, uh, yeah, here, yeah, it just, I can't do it. As I said, I do myself for all. I don't use any things for it. And I'm just trying to show that you don't need a computer or any fancy equipment. I mean, it's probably nice and easier if you do have that. But, but any, I just want to show that anybody can just go out and step like out of the comfort zone and just film what they love and showing people what they love. It's pretty amazing. And for me, it was a brand new way to appreciate what I already have. You know, you woke up here and you got all this plastic just standing on here collecting dust. But when you actually started showing it off, it gives you a new appreciation for what you already have. Yeah. That's, and I love it. I love it. I'm on this. I'll go ahead. Thought I would have. Yeah. I was just saying some of this. Yeah. So it's kind of nice. I just appreciate everything. And make other people jealous. Oh, I wish I had that. I mean, all I want to do is reach over and get this and people start drooling. Oh, yeah. Well, I have actually some Dark of the Moon Skywarp. Not many people have that. Was that the Starscreamery issue? Or it was like a Recaller? Yeah, of the Deluxe Dark of the Moon Starscream. I think I heard that. It was for Decora. It's a Deluxe. No, mine's like a Voyager. Hold on. Hold on. Oh, okay. Such a nice collection. Trying to see if I notice any. I see the Cybertron Optimus. I have the Siege. There you go. What? Right up there. Wow. That's the life. Living the dream. Lots of dusting by Jason Maske over there in the corner. Oh, yeah, that's the... I think that's the target of Walmart exclusive Skywarp. At the end. I think it was Walmart. Yeah, I think it was Walmart. Yeah, mine's from Decora and it was Dark of the Moon. I'll have to... I have a pic of it somewhere so I'll have to show you. Okay. That I have a Q. Dark of the Moon Q. So some people wish they had those of my collection. I wanted the sound wave from Dark of the Moon so bad but I guess he never came out. Like there was the Alliance version that was really, really cool looking. Not a huge Bayverse fan but some of the characters he introduced and their designs. Like I love sound wave. I love shock wave and barricade's my favorite. I can't wait for the siege barricade to come out just because I love that character so much. All right, moving on down the line here. Question number nine is what's your thoughts on the Transformers social community? IE, YouTube, Facebook and do you have any special shout outs? I think the community is great. A lot of positive energy. Is that what you're trying to say? That's it. Is that a... Okay. It's kind of your opinions on how things are going and you know, and I have to agree because I've met so many great people doing this just through these plastic robots. You never would imagine it. I mean a few years ago any of your toy collectors, it's the big guy with the neck beard that lives in his mom's basement. But it's a lot of normal guys like you and me and I've met some great people and what's really shocking is all the military guys I've met that are into this. Yeah, I know. It's crazy how many people there are and how much like the same love that you have for your hobby. It's nuts. Yeah. You like me? I'm not a sports guy at all. I can't sit down and talk anything about sports, but by God we will sit down and discuss the 86 Transformer movie over beer any day. Yeah. All right, my friend. Here we are. Last question. Do you have any channel goals for yourself and where can our viewers find you? This is your chance to plug yourself. What was the first time? What's your channel goals? Goals? I don't just showing what I love and keep entertaining. And always trying to show what's new out there for people to check their given hope that they can have the same luck as I do. What's your hunting grounds? What do you have available to you where you do your toy hunt? I know you've got a Walgreens. I've seen that. Yes. Yeah. My Walgreens is right by my work. So I could just easily walk there. And when that siege ratchet shows up, I'm definitely going to be filming that. My closest Walgreens is two hours away. My closest target is two hours away. I've got one Poedunk Wal-Mart here in town and another Poedunk Wal-Mart about 20 minutes down the road. Yeah. The Transformer section is a two foot tall by two foot wide area. Right. This city has one Wal-Mart and they're rearranging everything and it looks really not like a Wal-Mart anymore. And in Houma, Louisiana, there's two Wal-Marks and a target. And that's pretty much where the places I go unless I'm out of town. I would try to hit up what they have near to me. So that's pretty much it. I'm hoping, you know, we used to have three different department stores where I live. We had a Magic Mart, a K-Mart, and of course the Wal-Mart. And the Magic Mart and the K-Mart, they're gone. But rumors has it that we might be getting something in. You know, fingers crossed where I'll have another offered, you know, hunting grounds. But time will tell. I mean, for that right now, it's Amazon, Hasbro, Pulse, and possibly my Wal-Mart. Yeah. And far as plugs, my channel is Phantom Super. I think I have enough following where you can just look Phantom Super up and it will just show up. Then my Instagram is Phantom underscore super, I believe. And yeah, that's pretty much it. I don't have a Facebook devoted to Phantom Super or anything. But I think that's it. Far as plugs. And for all of you guys watching, I will link Phantom's YouTube channel in the description of this video. And at the very end, when you see that American flag waving, there'll be a link to his channel and one of his newer videos as well. So my guys can easily find you. Okay, I appreciate it. Not a problem. Well, I do appreciate you stopping by and taking the time to talk to me. Sorry, it took so long to do this, but that's pretty much it, man. I appreciate it. I appreciate you coming on. Oh, I appreciate it. It's been nice. Good. I love talking to fellow collectors face to face. You know, we're always seeing each other via Instagram or YouTube comments, but it's so cool to actually meet people. Technology is wonderful. And guys, I want to thank you for stopping by and checking out my video. Don't forget to like and don't forget to subscribe. And don't forget to check out Phantom's Super. We both appreciate our viewers and want to thank each and every one of you. This is Patriot Prime, signing out. Hua!