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Transformers General Discussion

Alas, Transformers#13 is in the Top 5 most sold comics of October!!! Previously #12 was in the top 20s (around 13 if I recall) so this is a huge boost!!!
BTW, I just noticed all the current comics from the Energon Universe (Transformers, Void Rivals, Destro and Scarlett) are all in the top 50, although Destro and Scarlett are the last issues so I do wonder if that boosted them
 
Issue 13 and 14 mini review

Absolutely loved Starscream in this. Just a pure manipulative and narcissistic bastard. Him being friends with the cat and getting mad over a sketch not portraying him right is just gold.

I really don't know how to feel about that origin. Megatron being capable of corrupting people who have his body parts feels kinda meh? This kind of mind corruption tropes really weaken a lot of elements in the story.
 
Issue 13 and 14 mini review

Absolutely loved Starscream in this. Just a pure manipulative and narcissistic bastard. Him being friends with the cat and getting mad over a sketch not portraying him right is just gold.

I really don't know how to feel about that origin. Megatron being capable of corrupting people who have his body parts feels kinda meh? This kind of mind corruption tropes really weaken a lot of elements in the story.
I don't mind it tbh, Starscream was at least aware it was happening, so it is not a full on Corruption, it might have helped Scream to go on a darker path but I think it is foolish to take all form of accountability from him. Also Skybound really made one of the msot cruel versions of SC, the guy has no chill, waited for the guy to wake up to slaughter most of his team and then him
 
I want to get into the combiner war comics but I have no idea where to start

Is there a guide anywhere that can help with this?
 
Yes. Are they canon to the show too? Cause I'm not interested in the show
No, but like ROP said, they are an arc to the comics rather then their own thing. I never read it myself, you might be alright if you just read RID, I am not fully sure, that wasn't one of the books I read from IDW
 
Well I have a question. On Death Battle how do you feel about the portrayal of transformers charecters both in terms of research and characterization?
 
Well I have a question. On Death Battle how do you feel about the portrayal of transformers charecters both in terms of research and characterization?
I think the portrayal of Optimus and Unicron were really great, and Megatron was fantastic. Though I haven't seen Starscream vs Rainbow Dash so I can't say for sure on that one
 
I think the portrayal of Optimus and Unicron were really great, and Megatron was fantastic. Though I haven't seen Starscream vs Rainbow Dash so I can't say for sure on that one
OK thanks from what you told me it seems DB did a good job overall. I've been asking similar questions all over the site and it's been interesting to see so many opinions on one show.
 
Well I have a question. On Death Battle how do you feel about the portrayal of transformers charecters both in terms of research and characterization?
Characterisation, pretty great. Megatron was fantastic. Optimus and Starscream were fairly decent.

Research? Starscream's was meh. Composite, Optimus was alright.

Megatron was.... not great. Other than universal IDW, which was kinda bad. Their composite standards for Megatron were nonsense. Using G1 and IDW as canon but excluding JPG1 and the DW Guides as non canon when those have more in common with G1 than IDW is just so ????

It's clear to that they just copied over their scaling from the old G1 blog, which was why Meg's research felt really half baked.
 
Apart from like the speed/AP ratings, this looks pretty good
 
Apart from like the speed/AP ratings, this looks pretty good
Disagree:
1. Optimus climbing is not surface scaling
2. Body Control seems like a huge stretch to me
3. Weapon Mastery's description is bad
4. Profile assumes Orion Pax has Fire manip when he never had it in the first place
5. Immortality type 2's reasoning is bad, it's like saying when I am shot in an important organ and I say a few words before dying and that would give me Immortality type 2
6. Optimus doesn't enough feats/showing to warrant Immortality type 4 and possibl Ressurection, in fact, the fact Zeta was not revived or regenerated seems to imply that won't happen again
7. Also iffy about creation
8. That was not Aura
9. Instinctive Reaction: LOL
10. That was not Attack Reflection, that's like saying a shield reflecting a light attack is attack reflection, and even then, he didn't deflect them, he blocked them
11. He prob doesn't have regen, otherwise, Zeta would've been revived
12. Resistance to Power Null's justification is Bullshit
 
Apart from like the speed/AP ratings, this looks pretty good
The "Summary" is also literally just the entire plot summary '-'
 
Even if 5-B as a value is inaccurate, does the justification itself hold up?

I don't think it makes a lot of sense because The Matrix empowered thousands of Cybertronians with transformation cogs.
 
Disagree:
1. Optimus climbing is not surface scaling
2. Body Control seems like a huge stretch to me
3. Weapon Mastery's description is bad
4. Profile assumes Orion Pax has Fire manip when he never had it in the first place
5. Immortality type 2's reasoning is bad, it's like saying when I am shot in an important organ and I say a few words before dying and that would give me Immortality type 2
6. Optimus doesn't enough feats/showing to warrant Immortality type 4 and possibl Ressurection, in fact, the fact Zeta was not revived or regenerated seems to imply that won't happen again
7. Also iffy about creation
8. That was not Aura
9. Instinctive Reaction: LOL
10. That was not Attack Reflection, that's like saying a shield reflecting a light attack is attack reflection, and even then, he didn't deflect them, he blocked them
11. He prob doesn't have regen, otherwise, Zeta would've been revived
12. Resistance to Power Null's justification is Bullshit
And P&As forgot that. Just referring to the formatting and how it's stylized, it's really good looking
 
Even if 5-B as a value is inaccurate, does the justification itself hold up?

I don't think it makes a lot of sense because The Matrix empowered thousands of Cybertronians with transformation cogs.
They did say outside of AP ratings so I didn't consider putting that there
 
And P&As forgot that. Just referring to the formatting and how it's stylized, it's really good looking
Its alright I guess, it goes on and on on both the summary and the inteligence which does not warrant Genius at any level
 
They did say outside of AP ratings so I didn't consider putting that there
I'm just wondering separately from that.

I've been trying to work on some One profiles myself, but can't calculate the feat where the Vehicons burst through Alpha Trion's cave.
 
I'm just wondering separately from that.

I've been trying to work on some One profiles myself, but can't calculate the feat where the Vehicons burst through Alpha Trion's cave.
I thought Megatron's fusion cannon would yeild higher results I guess
 
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