A Transformers Thread

So let me get this straight. BW Megatron didn't even lose to Arcee or Sky-Byte, he lost to Wheeljack? WTF happened?

edited 28th Apr '12 7:17:26 PM by Kostya

Wheeljack...

It's just wrong.

Here's hoping Megs will be an auto-in next year.

Which Wheeljack?

I'd be somewhat understanding if it was Prime Wheeljack. Somewhat.

All of them are counted as the same character. Although if you want to get technical it would be Prime Wheeljack since the Hall of Fame bios are written with that continuity in mind.

Sort of. "All" is right, in that a Hall of Fame nomination is really more tied to the character name than any specific embodiment, so a character's entry will kind of span the multiverse. They'll mostly be included or voted in for their G1 (or Beast Wars) incarnation, though their bio might make room to highlight whichever universe is currently being pushed. To Sell Toys, after all.

Before anyone says anything I want to note that BW Megatron is a special case. He exists in a universe that already has a Megatron so he's more of a successor than a truly new version of the same character.

Yes. By that same token, Primal and Inferno could be nominated separately from their G1 namesakes.

I now hate Wheeljack with all of my hate. Seriously, any of the others I wouldn't have minded as much.

For reference here's the bio for Wheeljack:

They definitely had his Prime version in mind when they wrote that bio.

edited 28th Apr '12 7:43:02 PM by Kostya

Most of it, maybe. The bit about all of his inventions in the first couple sentences mainly calls back to his incarnation in The Transformers.

Transformers: bitch to write, but a wiki delight!

GODDAMMIT I HATE WHEELIE.

FUCK HIM.

ALMOST RUINED THE MOVIE.

What's the general consensus about the human villains in Transformers Animated? Am I a freak for disliking them, and then actually kinda missing them when they disappeared in Season Three?

Partially, I might have just felt bad for them. Hasbro asked for non-toy characters to be given less screentime, but it almost feels like they're all too pathetic for the Transformers to bother with any more. Even Meltdown.

It might also be because I find MECH too generic in Transformers Prime. Who knows? Maybe I'd like Silas more if he flew around in a dress on an animatronic unicorn ranting about "big nasty robots."

FUCKING WHEELJACK.

Which one?

All of them. Seeing activity in this thread reminded me the results of the Hall of Fame this year. I shan't be gracing him with my time by adding him or the results of this poll to the Ensemble Dark Horse page, so someone else probably should.

But...

Prime Wheeljack is pretty cool (he actually put up a good fight against Soundwave)

G1 Wheeljack is a wacky inventor (he built the Dinobots. That's awesome)

And Superlink Wheeljack just had a smooth voice (yes, that's right. I mentioned Superlink. Not saying I liked it, just think the guys japanese voice is slick).

Animated Wheeljack had my favorite design. Love the robo-goatee. Wish he got a line or two in the cartoon.

And anyways, didn't Megatron already make it into the hall of fame? Is it the end of the world if he's not in it again?

Wait, scratch that, I'm wrong. It was G1 Megs that made it into the hall of fame, not BW Megs.

Here's a bit of Irony:

For all his incompetence, G1 Megatron actually succeeded in killing Optimus Prime (yes, he did have a little accidental help from Dumbass Hot Rod but still), something his smarter and cooler successors can't...

Oh right. Forgot Beast Wars Megs killed an Optimus as well. Never mind. Then again, G1 Megs actually fought his Optimus to the death, and got a lucky break that gave him the win. On the other hand, Beast Wars Megs wasn't really trying to kill Optimus Primal, its just that things worked out for him and he was able to eat his cake too so to speak.

Still, all those Megatrons, and only two have managed to kill a Prime.

Beast Wars (my favorite series) Megs proved you don't have to beat them in direct combat. I'm pretty sure he was a great physical threat over the course of the series and Beast Machines, except for that one time Rhinox beat the Predacons with a fart extensive combat and the Chainguns of Doom.

Where's that Lil'formers strip where the Megatrons compete for who was best?

edited 25th May '12 6:11:17 PM by wanderlustwarrior

Love that strip. Wish the artist would do a follow up on Animated Megs and Prime Megs.

I do love BW Megs, and I don't mind his characterization in BM either, but Animated Megs is probably my favorite of the Megatrons. He's a badass warmonger that manages to be intimidating as a head in a laboratory, and once he gets a body again, things get worse. He's pragmatic and dangerously genre savvy, and Corey Burton plays him so well he makes me wish he'd get more villain roles.

Is it bad I've never watched Breast Wars?

YES! Yes it is.

Quite honestly, I'll admit I don't like CGI when it comes to television programming.