 Hey, what's going on guys? Patriot Prime here once again with another Generation 1 Transformers review. And I'm coming to you after surviving 6 days of the flu. Yes, I get a flu shot and still get the flu. Just my luck. But as I'm lying in bed, snotting, sniffing, coughing my head off and wishing I was dead, I get inspired for a new video series. Since I had the bug, let's review some bugs. So for February, I'm going to go over the Generation 1 Insecticons. And the first one we're going to go over is 1985's Deluxe Insecticon Venom. Now Venom and the other three Deluxe Insecticons came from the company Bandai, which is there on his back, if you can see that. So due to copyright issues, I don't know the full details, it wasn't as grand as jetfires, the Deluxe Insecticons were never featured in any American media. There is no commercial for them. There is no mention of them in the Generation 1 comic book, nor do they appear in the Generation 1 cartoon. So I really don't have any history to go over with these guys. So without further ado, let's take a look at 1985's Venom. I wonder how many people are going to watch this video because they punch in the name Venom expecting that Spider-Man symbiote. Venom's insect mode is a very colorful cicada, and he is an awesome looking cicada at that. He's got some gray collars, some nice markings, those are painted details there on top. Of course, Sticker Decepticon logo. He's got translucent wings, one of mine's a little loose. Plus he's got those red beady eyes that cicadas are known for. A lot of nice sticker details. See some there along with thorax and on the side. He's got his rub symbol there. Very very nice looking insect mode. The only articulation he has in this mode are the legs, and they're connected right at the back of the figure so they can just move around like so. Now, the only issue with this mode is cicadas are not venomous, and of course his name is Venom. Now what I do like about this also is he is a Decepticon, so as he flies in as a nice innocent looking cicada, his head can transform into that of a mosquito and he can lay into you and inject Venom. So there you go guys, there is Venom in his cicada mode. Now let's get him transformed into robot mode. The first thing we're going to do is rotate these wings up and out of the way. Now you want to be careful with the wings, they are translucent plastic. You don't want to just grab them by the tip and move them around, especially if this part's tight. I've seen a lot of these figures with the wings snapped off right there. The next thing is here on the side, get your thumb nail up and under here and pull out. These will release the arms. Now the arms are spring loaded, so they'll pop right into place. You go ahead and do that on the other side. This one's a little tight, so I kind of give him a little help. Now you're going to take the wings, move them further up out of the way, so you can manipulate the thorax here, which becomes the legs, and how you do that is just simply pull them out. Mine are a little tight, so mine are a little fiddly, so pull these out, twist them around, make sure the green part forms the knee as you fold up. Then up and under here is the foot you want to flip out, so there you have one leg. So we'll go ahead and do the other side. Well first, make sure you pull the hip out. Mine is a little tight, so you've got to manipulate that out a little bit and make sure that hip is fully extended, giving the other leg clearance to maneuver. So get this out, spun around, like I said, mine is very tight, get the knee in the right place, flip the foot out, and work that hip out. Some might not be as tight as mine, but there we go, hips out, arms out, and we have him all stood up. Now let me adjust my camera accordingly. From this position right here, you just kind of maneuver the wings out of the way yet again, get the arms forward, rotate the head up, and now you're going to take these wings and shift them back, rotate up, and you're going to get them in between the insect legs, the upper two. So he's going to look like that. Then you can kind of use the legs to hold the wings in place, and then you can take the lower legs and just push straight down, and there you have Venom in robot mode. Venom does come with two accessories. He comes with a green blaster and a handheld axe melee weapon. All of the collars from Venom's cicada mode carry over very well into his robot mode, if not better. I love that combination of orange, green, and white, especially those little details there on the chest. And check out that head sculpt. That looks so evil. Now Venom, for a G1 figure, has some great articulation. The legs can go up and down, there is a thigh rotation, he has a knee bend, I mean that is great for G1. The arms have great articulation as well, but therein lies the problem with this figure. They can't maneuver because of the wings. Now another option you can do for the wings that I've seen, is let's say move these legs down at the back, and then rotate the wings down, let's say you got to be careful, rotate them down and back, like so, which kind of makes it look like he's wearing an old school tuxedo with tails. But this will allow you to give the arms their full rotation, where they can go up and down, all the way around, and in and out a little bit thanks to transformation. So there is another option for you. Venom has another issue where he's very top heavy, and he doesn't have any heel spurs. He's hollow back there, so getting him in the right position without dropping his weaponry can be a little bit tricky to get him to stand. Now for a quick size comparison, here is Generation 1 Venom with Generation 1 Optimus Prime. And there you go guys, 1985's Deluxe Insecticon Venom. So does a Generation 1 Venom belong in your collection? Without a doubt, this guy is fantastic. I love his collars. He really stands out on the shelf and he's just a really cool looking bot. Be wary though looking for him because it's his weapons that will cost you the most and pay special attention to those wings. You can usually find him for maybe around 50 or 60 bucks on eBay unless you luck out. Guys I want to appreciate you watching, thanks for stopping by, checking out my video. Don't forget to like and don't forget to subscribe. I've got a lot more insecticons to go over this month. I also plan on reviewing Transformers the Movie from 1986. I've got new Toy Hacks decal sheets coming in for Siege Optimus Prime, Siege Hound and Siege Skytread. Guys this is Patriot Prime, signing out. Ho-wah! 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