Hasbro Shared Universe storytime: Titan edition

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>>91133045
Okay, SOMETHING went wrong there...

>>91133045
Thank you OP. Very excited for TAAO

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Next up: Rom, starring Orphion the Snake-Knight.

>>91133508
Ah shit some of the Dire Wraiths are turning good now.

>>91133599
Yeah, they were already hinting that in G.I. Joe.

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Might as well put Lost Light in this thread too. I refuse to pay for MASK, so that isn't going up until it's in the Win-O.
>>91133599
Yep. Including G.I. Joe's Doc.

>>91133783
Drift looks so fucking ridiculous in this art style, well more than usual.

>>91133735
The theory that Lug is dead and Anode is imagining her turned out to be true. Huh.

>>91133205
So what's it like having no standards?

>>91134242
TAAO's at least better than MTMTE right now.

>>91133288
Is Windblade kill? I hope so.

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>>91134242
Optimus>TAAO>MTMTE unless you're implying TAAO is garbage, fite me faget

>>91134444
What's your opinion on Revolutionaries

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>>91134038
Had to.

>>91134473
none, I've avoided Revolutions besides the tie ins to the main 3 TF lines. I'll eventually read them when I buy the trades.

>>91133045
>I'm pretty sure there's a MASK issue too but I can't bear to check
I want to call you a coward, but that line has been so damn dull.

>>91134845

If we ignore it, it might go away Anon.

There is no MASK in Ba Sing Se

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>>91133807
is whirl gonna tell a story that's basically tailgate and cyclonus or is roberts really gonna give whirl some tragic star crossed lovers backstory

because this love angst bullshit roberts keeps pushes on all the main cast is getting real fucking old

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>>91133144

Love the art on this

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>>91133183

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>>91133251
>toothbrush scene intensifies

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>>91133251
I need my buff fembot toy

#FireJamesRoberts
#BringBackMilne

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>>91133288
tíll wє mєєt αgαín...

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>>91133746
we got some pretty good Whirls.

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>>91133164
>listening to the TF5 soundtrack and be all like...

>>91134845
I like the theory that all the MASK characters are robots poorly attempting to mimic human beings.

>>91134573
Ah. You should read GI Joe and Revolutionaries, though, they're the best Transformers titles and they're not even Transformers

>Liege Maximo before Onyx Prime
Huh. I hope this doesn't mess up whatever Barber's got planned.

>>91135569
Well GI Joe vs Transformers wasn't something I missed given the storytimes after that godawesome end issue.

Thanks for the storytime!

>>91135586

I don't think so, the scene from two Optimus Prime issues before shows everything to be fine... though I sure hope Liege Maximo doesn't go down like a bitch.

>>91133746
Oh god are we really doing this?

>>91135976
It's Roberts, what do you think?

We live in a world where TAAO is the best TF comic out right now. Didn't think I'd see the day.

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>>91136531
It has Starscream and IDW Elita. It was great from the beginning already.

>>91136531

Because it's the only Transformers comic.

OP is a shitty TF X GI Joe crossover and LL is Roberts masturbating.

>>91136622
OP's pretty good tho.

Roberts is figuratively and literally, an AU that has no bearing on the future most likely.

>>91136657

OP suffers from typical Barbarisms of pointless inner monologues that do nothing to the story, interesting ideas that fiddle out and lead to nothing, characters having great ideas and set ups only to act like complete retards in the end and everything just ending up like a wet fart.

The intro-boxes are fucking annoying too, if people can't keep up with the same 5 characters for #5 issues then they are mentalily retarded and shouldn't be reading comics in the first place.

It's not a pure diarrhea slide like LL simply because I like the gritty 2000AD art style but it's not a good book.

Revolutionaries, now that's Barber in his prime.

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Is Scott tsundere for /tfg/?

>>91137228

Also I'll add that I do enjoy Barber in short bursts.

I feel like he should be doing Revoluionaries and one-shots like the Annual we had because his writing is really fun in that format.

As an ongoing give someone else a turn. At this point I wouldn't even mind Shane "muh gewwunn" McCarthy trying an ongoing again. At least EoS was SO SHIT it was hilarious to read bc of how bad it is.

>>91137276
Scott if your reading this.

Your not good enough to pay for

>>91137295
Cosigned.

>>91137295
Yes.

>>91137290
>At this point I wouldn't even mind Shane "muh gewwunn" McCarthy trying an ongoing again.
Would prefer him over Roberts and that airhead.

>>91137295
Agreed.

>>91137333
I want furman back.

No joke.

Seriously give him the dinobots and a corner of the idw verse to play with and let him at it

MTMTE/Lost Light aka Roberts Stroking Megatron's Dick: The Comic.

>>91137364

Furman is a tired old man, let him write his bizarre military fetish comic and flavour text in video games.

Plus the hateboner the comic community has for Furman I bet that the sales would be in three digit numbers.

>>91137364
The tears that would generate would be able to power Dubai for a year.

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Is this preview for Revolution: Aw Yeah! #1 already posted yet?

#4 is listed as "cancelled and will not be resolicited" given Art Baltazar's schedule.

>>91137364
Furman's gone full retard and should be put out of his misery old yeller style before he ever touches another TF book.

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>>91137423

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>>91137449

End

>>91133154
Which limb is suppose to be Scoop? Did he switch from right leg to left arm?

>>91133645
>>91133715

So what's Anode doing in two universes at once?

So, I'm, is Metroplex dead?

And Rodinus is "het up?" What does that even mean?

>>91137485

MU Anode made it to Luna 2 500 years previously, was attacked by a Decepticon, and was saved by the Necrobot. She is now on Necroworld with the Lost Light castaways and the other people Necrobot saved.

AU Anode made it to Luna 2 500 years previously, and since the Great War never happened, she came across the Cybertronians. She was incorporated into their society before eventually defecting to the Anti-Vocational League.

>>91137535

Metroplex isn't dead, he's just effectively locked in because Windblade separated the connection between his brain module and his body. Somehow he sent a signal that release Chromia from her cell.

I've no clue about het. Heated up? Megatron's so repulsive he's going straight? Who knows.

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>>91133269
WE G2 BABY!!!! Happy that IDW kept his OG coloring.

>>91133288
She's dead Jim

>>91137659
I really wish they would get around to reprinting G2.

>>91137695

You and me both. It's only 12 issues, you can hammer that out in one TPB.

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>>91137484

he's the front loader leg, he basically is new Scrapper.

I'm still disappointed after all this time Scrapper's personality didn't emerge out of Prowl in Combiner Wars.

>>91133209
>Rust-licking gear grinder
This sounds problematic

>>91135586

Look back at the page...

>>91133280

... it looks like he's teleporting to me.

>>91133269
>>91133280
>We want the MCU Loki fags.

>>91137276
Piracy is the one true method of existence.

>>91133288
Windblade is kill. Oh no.

Not one of the others titan's survived, that sucks.

>>91137916
Ok? Did you reply to the wrong post?

>>91133045
We Pacific Rim naw

>>91135012
Whirl's only love is his clocks!!!!!!!

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>>91138018
Clocks you say?

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>>91137918

I'm pretty sure Liege Maximo always was designed with the Loki like horns.

>>91137535
Het up means to be angry/exited/flustered about something.

Not sure if it's British English thing.

>>91138014

No, just wanted to say that it's possible that Liege Maximo is gonna bail for now, and thus not mess up Onyx's status as a threat.

>>91138000

I don't think they'd be salvageable even if they did survive. The only Titanmaster nominally on the side of Cybertrone is Waspinator, and I'm not sure how many people actually know that he is.

>>91138160
Yeah but this new one is pretty obviously more of a pretty boy than that one wouldn't you say?

>>91137425
Furman at his worst is still a good read.

Better then current mtmte and 95% of barbers output

>>91137228
>The intro-boxes are fucking annoying too, if people can't keep up with the same 5 characters for #5 issues then they are mentalily retarded and shouldn't be reading comics in the first place.
I like them. They're a good place for extra jokes.

>>91137659
>IDW not screw up the coloring

Madness

Aww yeah, storytimes! Thanks anons!

>yfw Season 3 Galvatron was a less abusive boyfriend to Cyclonus than ugly baby Failgate

>>91138610
They would remake a new titan with dead titans parts maybe?

>>91133791
Those character are not funny, are annoying.

Question, guys:

In a new Transformers series, how would you depict Optimus and Megatron?

I wouldn't mind seeing Optimus as a young and inexperienced leader, in command of all the Autobots, but hasn't been completely traumatized or jaded by war yet.

For Megatron, I'd like a kind of fallen hero, wanting the Cybertronian race to be the supreme rulers of the galaxy and their destiny (superior to the organics, as well as the old government that sold their race to said organics), but will trample upon anyone who stands in his way

>>91140284

I don't know how I'd portray them, but one thing I know is that I want Starscream to start on the Autobots' side (at least as a mole), and then betray them for the Decepticons.

>>91140284
Optimus Prime and Megatron are split personalities of the same body.

Can someone please tweet Roberts to quit fucking around and quit writing shit and bring the DJD back to slaughter Megatron like should have happened. That might have been actually interesting.

>>91140284
Your Optimus was already done by Animated.
>>91140786
There's a reason that people call him the peach. He bruises easily.

>>91140825
>There's a reason that people call him the peach. He bruises easily.

Okay, you got a laugh out of me.

>>91140825
>There's a reason that people call him the peach. He bruises easily.
Kek. I was wondering where that nickname came from.

>>91140854
I'm entirely serious. People nickname him "peach man" because he gets upset at even the lightest criticism of his work.

>>91138684

based on the Alligned concept, which was created JUST before Loki appeared in the MCU.

>>91140911
Im not defending him but he is technically a new writer, Im not sure if he knew what he was in for when he accepted the job.

>>91140911

Who calls whom what now?

>>91140911
I have never once heard him called this before

Is this tfw autism or something?

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>>91140911
He's too sensitive for his own good.

>>91140911
>he gets upset at even the lightest criticism of his work.


Is this about the tweetlonger shit about Grimlock being retarded or did he get some new ass pounding?

>>91133791
reaction image gold

>>91141027
ive not heard any new stuff recently and i follow his twitter
no idea what theyre talking about

>>91141027
If I had to guess it might be about people calling him on his massive throbbing megatron boner and him getting really defensive about it.

>>91141027
It's just about him always acting like he's friendly and open to criticism and then bristling and getting defensive when someone says "hey you wrote that bit badly".

>you're the only one that likes Windblade in the comics
>people happy she might be dead (she isn't, OP already spoiled that she's just out of action a few issues ago)

Welp, different strokes I guess.

Hope her new toy she's getting later in the TR line is better than her earlier Generations one.

>>91141389
She needs to become possessed priest of Liege Maximo.

>>91141389
I like Windblade.
I don't think she's terribly interesting, but I don't like her any less than, like, Sideswipe, who everyone loves.

>>91141389
Its ok man, were all reading these comics for different reasons

>>91141380

Comparing how he wrote an entire issue of "lol it's a comic book stop being so serious" when people called him out on his shitty hipster music and Dr Who ripping off back in the 40s these days it's pretty much tame man.

If anything I think he's getting a bit anxious that the book sales have hit the shitter since Milne was cucked. He didn't realize that the art was as important as his shitty hipster references so he's in full panic mode now.

>>91140911
That's even funnier.

>>91140954
He's been doing TF comics since what, 2011? 2010?

>>91138684

New Maximo: Obvious robot.
Old Maximo: Looks like some kind of techno-organic thing. Cyborg maybe? Like a Cyberdemon from Doom.

>>91141571
Any real proof the sales have dipped because of the art?
Either way they need to fucking get Milne back. NOW.

>>91141577

2011 officially. Problem is Roberts isn't a comic reader or a big fiction reader in general. He's more into TV.

He writes his issues like it's a TV show. He structures his plots as if it's a TV show. And being that he was a fanfiction writer first he also doesn't understand how mass media franchises ran by a big corporations work and that his "vision" can have a big corporate cock shoved though its butthole at any point at time.

That's why his Dark Cybertron issues were shit. That's why his Revolution issue was shit. That's why his every event issue is shit. He's unable and unwilling to move past his regular idea and at least TRY to do anything remotely interesting as a side story.

>>91133154
>Titan fastball specialling Devastator
Score one for "things I didn't know I wanted"

>>91140284
>>In a new Transformers series, how would you depict Optimus and Megatron?

Strict G1 Optimus, John Wayne hints in his voice and all. Allows for fun and actually being a good leader.

Megatron would be full on early IDW/All Hail Megatron tier.

Sorry, but those are the best ways both of these characters have ever been done, and I'd want a comic series with'em both. Actual body designs can vary of course, I just need those personalities. You can have your IDW-ized body designs with those personalities, or whatever.

>>91141690
what seriously made him fuck up the issue 55 conclusion? I havent seen good bad guy characters wasted that pathetically in close to 20 years

>>91141655
214 Transformers Lost Light 2: 7,534
231 Transformers Lost Light 3: 6,770

It used to be constantly between 8-9K which is a-ok for a transformers books (TMNT a MUCH bigger toy/kid franchise barely does 15K) but now it just keeps on dropping, and more and more people keep talking about how they will go back to LL when Milne comes back.

Between the Revolution and Milne leaved a large portion of the non-comic book reading fanbase that only cared about MTMTE and nothing but MTMTE fucked off.

>>91140786
>quit writing shit
>but write an asspull to bring back the Decepticon Gestapo squad

I mean, I'd like to see them back too, except this time with actual personality and not just being built up as some sorta-unstoppable force that totally got their shit wrecked the instant they actually clashed with the main characters.

I want 30 pages a month of knock down drag out bare knuckle fights, one DJD member per main character, and some real close calls between who lives and who dies.

>>91141690
>That's why his Dark Cybertron issues were shit.
all of dark cybertron was shit, i thought the MTMTE portions were the best bits

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>>91133715
I see some Mindwipe transformation in there.

>>91141808
Oh shit thats hilarious, thanks man.

>>91141808

Anon you forget that there was a large and I mean LAAAAAAAARGE portion of the MTMTE fanbase that was balls deep into DJD.

With them gone a lot of them went "welp, this comic is worthless now to me" and gave up.

>>91141810
I agree it would have to be an asspull to bring them back but it seems to be a concensus that 55 was fucking garbage and everyone wants a do over.

>>91141690
You still called him a new writer. 2011 is not new.

And what kind of media he likes doesn't matter. The fact is that he has his head so up his own ass he doesn't care what fans want. Or pick and chooses what fans he wants to listen to (the ones who only have high praises).

>>91141897
not everyone, i like 55 and the djd conclusion

>>91141808
What are the numbers for OP and TAAO?

>>91141758

My pet theory is when the internet figured out who Tarn was long before it revealed to be "literally who" that no one could give a shit about, he had a meltdown, scrapped everything, and rewrote it in a fury.

>>91141875
can confirm this after seeing the mass shitstorm their wet-fart deaths caused
not gonna lie I havent actually bought a single issue since they were axed

>>91141932
Then youre very lucky anon.

>>91141941
Hes a true idiot then. Well no, hes an idiot both ways really.

>>91141941
Why do people keep refering to Glitch as a Who? A Who is someone you don't know at all. We knew who Glitch was. He had hints of being Tarn, we were all guessing it well before the reveal.
>>91141956
I haven't bought a single issue ever

>>91141939

Same really. TAAO never went over 7K because it's the retarded leprosy ridden book of the TF fanbase that nobody cares about, and OP despite being a good book is hated bc the comic fandom has a HATEBONER for Optimus as a character and exRID was always seen as the boring shit where Hasbro stuffs their toy commercial.

Comic fandom is kinda dead really. Everything outside of Bayformers fandom and toy fandom is kidna dead right now.

>>91142040
RID15's coming back this Saturday and it's a full 26 episode season full of combining.

>>91142007
Glitch had like zero characterization, Tarn was brutal, suave, and had an unexplained grudge with Optimus. Whether it was Roller or Glitch, they were both missing huge gaps in their character arcs.

>>91142074

Yeah but literally nobody gives a shit about RID15.

The TFP fags are still crying about it being a continuation of Prime.

>>91142074
Oh boy how terribly exciting.

>>91142128
It probably would have been better if they left his identity unresolved.

>>91142128
roller was interesting and would have been a solid choice though

>>91142007
>we were all guessing it well before the reveal.
It's hilarious how people flip flopped on the reveal here.
Before #55:
>Tarn being Roller would be stupid, it's been too obvious. Wouldn't it be great if it was Glitch?
After #55:
>Tarn being Roller was meant to be! Who the fuck is Glitch?
It's like how the DJD died influence everything else about them and you all forgot what you actually wanted.

>>91142174
Knowing what we do now? Yes I absolutely agree.

>>91142184
well their deaths do change the out come

I dont think most people thought Roberts would kill ALL of them let alone tarn, it was such a tremendous waste

>>91142174
Honestly? I think it would've been better if it WAS literally someone we'd never heard of before, given that the apparent point of it being Glitch was "the DJD are a bunch of pathetic nobodies".

>>91142254
>I dont think most people thought Roberts would kill ALL of them let alone tarn
wait really? is that part of the source of all the butthurt? we knew well beforehand that the djd were going to bite it from the solicitations

>>91141389

I like Windblade! She's my robo-waifu.

>>91141932

I kinda liked it, but it could have been better.

>>91142317
They spent years building them up and their power, with them wrecking the floor with superpowerful guys and how they were designed to kill planet-destroying guys. Then they all turn into pure energy in half a panel from getting anti-matter'd.

>>91142414
>Then they all turn into pure energy in half a panel from getting anti-matter'd.
... yeah?
- Antimatter will fuck you up.
- Megatron having Antimatter powers was long established in IDW and in Transformers in general.

>>91142414
By Megatron going full nuclear
it's a fair death

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>>91142414
Megatron has faced off with Gods and has lived. In terms of power ranking the DJD didn't get Jobbed.

>>91142525

I think you're missing the point here. The point being, it is anticlimactic and frankly, boring as fuck to just have them all vaporized damn near instantly in what amounts to a handwave. It's unsatisfying. It's terribly shitty writing.

Which is why pretty much everyone hates it. It was a long time building things up, and ended in the writer shitting the bed.

>>91142692
There was no way to make it satisfying sadly. You would have to basically devote a year to making it last stand of the wreckers level but that would have gotten boring for different reasons.

>>91142766

Do a special 60 page issue. A big monster finish of a fight.

So that's what happens when a NON-Titan Master tries to control a Titan.

You get fucked.

I guess that she didnt have "THE TOUCH".
Poor Wind-Voice.

Where is Optimus Prime when you need him?
Dont Titans fucking love him and obey?

I know IDW doesnt want the Matrix back, but I REALLY liked how Optimus Prime would perform miracles with that thing.

Why is it that NOBODY in the IDW universe recalls the times Prime saved the fucking day with that thing? It's only recently that they've been noticing his Prime abilities.

>>91143048

Optimus Prime was busy on Earth, and it was mentioned at the beginning of the arc that there was no time to bring in reinforcements while also having time to ship out all the injured (particularly Omega Supreme, who would probably be a bitch to transport).

I believe most of the Matrix-based miracles were at the beginning of the war, so not everyone is around to remember them.

>>91142766
>You would have to basically devote a year

Now imagine if those oh so important Swerth, Personality ticks and Sunder issues got replaced into the DJD arc issue.

Surely MTMTE couldn't possibly exists without it's shitty sitcom and music references.

>>91134444
Optimus is utter shit, bruh.

>>91143147
I'm not that guy, but I disagree. Optimus is amazingly written.

I just hate the fact that IDW keeps writing Optimus Prime as such an atheistic non believer, when he's literally been TRANSFORMED BY THE MATRIX FIRE, when he was shot to pieces and torn apart, and reborn into a huge body capable of taking on Megatron.

He also has used the Matrix to perform what can only be described as MIRACLES.

Does he need more proof or something?
Does he need Primus himself to tell him "You've got the Touch!"

Maybe the Matrix needs to transform him again, and make him into Apex Armor Optimus Prime, like that version where he merges with his trailer.

>>91143338
He believes in actions, not titles.

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>>91142074

as a Canadafag, I'm excited if its true.

it was exciting when we got the last set of episodes.

>>91143394
He just needs to stop doubting his destiny. Even his enemies call him a true Prime. OTHER Primes call him a Prime. TITANS obey him and call him a Prime. The only thing missing now is for the Matrix to repair itself, and do the whole "LIGHT OUR DARKEST HOUR" thing.

>>91143394
>>91143648

I think Prime fears that if he ever stops doubting his destiny, he may end up thinking that his exhaust smells good no matter what, and walk the path that the other primes had, to ruination.

>>91143648
Because all the Primes, Optimus has dealt with were assholes, fake wannabes or brutally corrupt. And the sum of their actions including his own and Megatron's was 4 millions of Civil War that destroyed their home.

>>91143538
I'm glad RID2015 finally figured out how to do a season finale story arc. That miniseason was great.

I fear we as a country will drop the ball again on actually recording and uploading it.

>>91143648
they alread did the light our darkest hour thing back during chaos

>Bay will be back for Transformers after the Bumblebee spin-off.

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>>91144241
Hot damn, the tears will be delicious!

>>91144241

He has to die at some point right?

He has to get overdosed on coke or something eventually right?

>>91144103

I can assure you, the same people who got the last season out will try again.

>>91144241
Iam always up for a stay in Michale bay-sed's Boom Room

>>91144779

TLK will have around 4-5% on RT and will earn 3 billion dollars probably.

Our only hope is the Bumblebee spin-off.

If it makes a fuckload of money and the RT score ends up over 50% then the studio might go "we don't need Bay anymore, and we might get something different.

If it doesn't well be stuck with Bayformers for the next 30 years until Bay either dies or the franchise collapses onto itself and stops making money Hub style.

>>91142545
>>91142681
It was the way the DJD went out after so much HYPE that is what made the ending so shitty for most I think.
You know that scene in the Indiana Jones films where the guy with the hug scimitar sword steps out to fight Indy and he just shots him with a gun? It was funny and clever because they guy had no build up and no one was expecting an epic, long drawn out battle.
The DJD had been teased for 4 years as big scary murder machine badasses. And the only time we got to see them in a real fight was when they fucked about a bit fighting a few of the Lost Light crew. And then poof they were all killed by Megatron in a few panels. You don't build something up like that for 4 years to shit out in 4 panels. I hate to say it at this point because its almost meme status but yeah, its bad writing.

>>91145101
there was the time they fought the scavengers
then the time they fought the LL crew
then the time tarn fought overlord
then the time they fought the LL crew again

also don't forget the time they tortured skyshadow
the time they tortured blip
the time they tortured the LL crew

remember, the DJD weren't a fighting force. they were assassains and torturers. we saw them in action plenty of times.

>>91141389
I like Windblade. I ship her a bit with Starscream honestly, but mostly as friends. Cause god damn it he needs an actual friend who he knows isn't imaginary.

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>>91145243
>skyshadow
Come on now.

>>91145243
>remember, the DJD weren't a fighting force. they were assassains and torturers. we saw them in action plenty of times.
Anon I agree we saw them plenty of times but every single one of those you posted besides the Scavengers battle was no more than a few pages, usually 2 or 3 tops out of a whole issue. The torture scenes were also incredibly short. I see what you're getting at but if I really wanted to make a case for us seeing them I would say issue 39 was as good as it got.
But yeah the speed with which they were slughtered compared to the fight between them and Megatron having been teased since Megs first turned was horrible imo.
But none of that matters at this point, only trying to figure out what it was that made so many people hate 55.

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>>91133746
Whirl should ask Cyclones to show him on the dolly where the mean Roberts touched him.

>>91145823
imagine the awkward conversation Tailgate is going to have to have with Cyclonus now that he knows

>>91135163
It's like he's watching her HNNNNNG something.

>>91133791
>Mate
jesus fucking christ roberts stop with the fucking slang

>>91145608
>only trying to figure out what it was that made so many people hate 55.

Because it wasn't a huge issue filled with a cool, satisfying fight. You can't blueball people for years and then not deliver and still expect people to suck the farts from your ass and call it perfume.

I'm an idiot, I don't understand what's going on with Whirl, Tailgate, and Cyclonus that has everyone all in a fizzy.

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>>91147502

Turns out Tailgate is having spastic fits in his "sleep" that cause him to injure himself. Cyclonus is getting fucked up hard core because he's trying to stop Tailgate from injuring himself in his "sleep", because Tailgate has retard strength and is tearing Cyclonus apart with his retard flailing while he "sleeps".

Whirl is not happy with this because FIND OUT NEXT ISSUE MAYBE OR NOT WHO KNOWS.

>>91147314
Come on mate, mate is one of the most common terms especially online.

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>>91147548

Also a slightly different version, maybe cropped a bit better.

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>>91147693

And another, because I'm bored and having fun making this dumb shit.

LL really went to shit huh.

>>91140992
WHERE IS THE-
CRUSH-
HA HA HA HA

>>91148605

I think currently, it's good. Basically the entire season finale was a slow crawl down the shitter, then everything got better immeadiately after.

>>91148605
Its been shit since the 2nd season of mtmte.

>>91149173
I have seen no improvement.

>>91148605
I would say he's not a good closer. He's decent about keeping everything going but this was a horrible spot to end this issue. The Rodimus Megatron spat was good. But he could have saved a whole page by having Minimus voice his faith in Megatron in the next issue. In fact, what's going on with the moon could have waited until the next issue after Rung said his piece and let us see whatever Rodimus jumped into. I also feel like the Whirl/Cyclonus stuff could have held off by a little bit after they dealt with Killmaster. He just jumps around a little too much. No one is getting too much spotlight but as a consequence not too many are getting enough.

>>91148605
Not really anywhere to go when it was shit from the start.

>>91133280
Aww Maximo is pissed he lost his best buddy.

Worlds will burn....

>>91133280
They clearly know Liege is locked up in the ship and yet they had the absolute shittiest contingencies in case he gets out. For that matter why even keep him locked up like that and not just launch him into a star?

>>91135012
I get the feeling its gonna be more a thinly veiled story about TG and Cyclonus... and spoilers it was you all along kinda end to it.

Inb4 Megatron decides "Fuck Fate and this Whole Gay Moon" and goes old days Megatron on the Senate and their moon gun.... Like full blown Megatron medieval mode full stop no bars held guns and glory.

>>91141389

I like Windblade. Her naive optimism is cute.

Don't care for shoving her into Aligned, though...

>>91145608
Killing Ravage off unnecessarily made me personally hate the issue.

>>91152321

I hated losing him too, but the fact that it affected us so much must mean the writing was effective.

>>91152321
Killing Skids, Ravage and the DJD was all unnecessary and goes back to Roberts boner for slaughtering as many as he can for a cheap rise out of his audience.

>>91151828
I'm more expecting newly purple Rodclonus to completely murder them, guns blazing, doing Megatron proud and when Drift goes, "WTF DUDE!?" Rodimus will just shrug because it's not their universe so who gives a fuck.

>>91152429
I didn't think it was that effective, as it was basically just killing him off just so Megatron can use Terminus as his sounding board and confidant.

Ravage was one of my favorite characters from way back in the G1 days, and I was happy he was going to be joining the MTME cast so he can actually do something.
Too bad that something he did was fucking die.
and then his TR toy came out which was even more of an insult

>>91152640

Ravage has long been one of my favorites since I was little and had his G1 toy. Losing him in MTMTE just when he got to be awesome and do stuff killed me.

>>91152640
>>91153191

I felt the same way when Trailbreaker died. At least you guys didn't get jerked around a few issues later with the possibility of revival through time travel, then "Nah, still dead".

>>91153327
Actually that bothered me too, especially since he just HAD a Spotlight and a toy come out before that debacle.

Also really jarring as unless it's Rewind nobody really mourns people croaking in MTME, but I guess a few hundred centuries of war can do that to a robot.

>>91152567
Or they both go apeshit in different locations and show why Cybertron 1 is better then Cybertron 2... Causing a Blurr Point....

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>>91152640
>and then his TR toy came out which was even more of an insult

Theres always the MP. Or the 3P ones.

>>91153842
I only buy regular retail and the cheaper ones at that. I'm still balking about buying TR Soundwave since he's 40 bucks.

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>>91153898

If you wanna be the best you gotta buy the best. Or something.

>Optimus
>The Young Pope
Sasuga

>>91144847
Apparently TLK will be better

>>91155737
>Bayformer movie
>being good
>ever

Maybe you've got more faith than me.

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>>91156545
Fifth (5) time's the charm~
Never give up, anon! I'll be rooting for you in the sidelines!
We'll have a good movie one day

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>>91156564

But we did have a good TF movie. It was in the 80's, and it was great.

>>91156602
It was ok. Decent toy commercial

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>>91156602
>Libido Ravioli cover

We'll have anothe animated feature special
Maybe a Transformers Animated movie
The possibilities are endless once you reject this reality

Or some kind of one-shot like how DC had Flashpoint, Doom, Crisis on Two Earths, etc, etc.

>>91156602
Man, I was around back then and the butthurt you always read about supposedly happening was mostly real.

>almost all your old favorites? DEAD
>screentime taken up by literally whos for almost the entire movie
>Dinobots lose any and all intelligence they once had (sure they were lacking in subtlety and people skills in the first place, but they weren't borderline retarded like the movie and 3rd season)

Frankly it's a miracle Soundwave and every one of his cassettes survived the culling the movie did to the cast since virtually everybody from the MTME pilot became dead or MIA.

Always find it funny now interviews with story writers, producers and Hasbro had virtually none of them think that the deathtoll wouldn't upset the kids that would be watching it.

>>91156992

So was I, and as a kid I was a bit upset, but I also thought it was pretty cool. I also liked the new characters.

>>91157033
Frankly I thought losing Starscream was the thing that hurt the most (and the writers did too since they brought him back as a spoopy ghost later).

The way they had the final fight between Optimus and Megatron really could have had more thought put into it though. Hot Rod's basically being responsible for Op's death soured a lot of people on him (and the third season having Rodimus Prime be a jerkass or complaining about being leader didn't help).

Roddy was a pretty decisive character for quite awhile in the fandom. Shame he's getting to that point again in IDW due to bad writing.

>>91152134
Windblade's entire purpose is to shove her into things, she's a brand longevity celebration character.
>>91156992
>Frankly it's a miracle Soundwave and every one of his cassettes survived
>The popularity of Soundwave and his interactive tape gimmick was evident from an early stage: his toy continued to be sold throughout 1986, after the vast majority of his 1984 brethren had been removed from toy shelves, and Mini-Cassette partners continued to be produced for him even after this, through 1988.

>>91157589
Same thing happened in the Marvel comic, and it was hilarious.

>Pretty much all the non-Master or Pretender characers bite it in the Underbase saga
>Except Soundwave, the only character who was attacked by Starscream, but was perfectly fine for some reason.

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>>91157639
Underbase was ridiculous in it's culling, toys that were less than a few months old got slaughtered.
Even ones still on shelves like the Predacons and Seacons.

>>91157149
I really like Rodimus, but he really needs to talk with Rung more and Megatron should NEVER have been made captain. He's been great as part of the crew but Getaway still had a point. A four million year war and countless dead and he gets a position of authority and a pat on a back? It's just not...right. In the newest issue I thought the spat between Megatron and Rodimus was great and needed. But Roberts is stroking Megatron's dick here. Immediately berates Rodimus for trying to obtain a teleporter so they can get back to their own universe. Plus there's there's the tactical advantage of having an offensive teleporter that could be used to attack functionist weaponry. I don't think anyone else knows of the need to get back to their universe from Drift's vision. I could go on...but there's just so many little things piling up...

>>91157646
>had virtually all the Decepticon cassettes as a kid.
>eventually all get lost or stolen
>rereleases and MP versions are ridiculous in price for something so small
>can't even get the Ravage that came with that one Hound toy that came out several years ago without paying out the ass
>TR 'cassettes' are hideous ugly jokes unless you are Eject or Rewind

It's not fair.
not fair at all. ;_;

>>91157711
Megatron being allowed to roam free AND given co-captaincy of Rodimus own privately created expedition was such a fucking asspull. If Getaway wasn't so fucking assholish and ruthless in his methods, I would agree with what he's arguing about. Too bad what he's pulled is pretty irredeemable (and having everybody else be perfectly fine with abandoning Rodimus' inner circle is also horrible).

I want this Functionist side quest to be over with so we can get back to the Lost Light.

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>>91155737
>Optimus Prime x The Young Pope

Triple kekeroonies

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>>91144847
I'm rather optimistic to be honest. If it does hit 40-60%, then I have faith for whatever horror comes next.

In any case, here's the Cinemacon footage description:

The Opening
>The first scene was the actual opening of the movie. It starts with the familiar Paramount logo and then giant fireballs launching over it. What ensues is a tremendous battle of medieval warriors battling it out. We quickly learn that King Arthur's forces were being overwhelmed and Merlin has gone for help. Interestingly parts of King Arthur's armor seemed to move and glow, suggesting the Knights of the Round Table had armor enhanced with Cybertronian technology. We are quickly introduced to Merlin (in a rather comical fashion) before seeing him arrive at what appears to be a Cybertronian ship that crashed ages ago.

>Cut to Merlin riding back to the battle, this time with Dragonstorm! This scene was a powerful and visceral way to begin the movie. The battle scene involved hundreds of actors and stuntmen filming over three days and all the hard work shows on screen. It was also fascinating to see that Transformers and humans worked together in the distant past. I am also glad this scene did not repeat the live action movie trope of having Optimus Prime do a voice over. It felt more fresh and new that way.

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>>91158078
The Junkyard
>At a junkyard Cade is seen chastising Grimlock as Izabella and Sqweeks watch amused. Grimlock apparently loves chewing on cars (or eating them). Cade tells him to spit it out and eventually he does, and looks a bit sick in the process. Cade talks to him like a child, telling him to think about what he has done. There is also a quick line Cade says about being "guests" at the junkyard.

>Though a good portion of this sequence has already appeared in trailers it was nice to see it put together as a complete sequence instead of just a tiny clip. For some fans seeing Grimlock going from the fierce warrior in "Age of Extinction" to having a "comedy scene" may seem odd, but in an unexpected way this parallels what happened with Generation One Grimlock. In the TV show he was often portrayed as a rebellious, powerful warrior. Then later in the 1986 film the writers added a comedic element to the character, down to him asking Kup to tell him stories like a child. So long as they keep his fierceness and ability to battle I have no problem with it.

>>91133288
I think it was Scott who said Windblade and Chromia are best described as sisters, not lovers?

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>>91158089
Assault
>In this sequence we see the TRF gearing up to capture a target. From all appearances, their target is Cade! Among those leading this group is Lennox. Next we see a dramatic sequence where military vehicles drive along a highway only to be attacked by Grimlock and Slug! The Dinobots make quick work of the vehicles, tossing them into the air and knocking them aside. It was a really dramatic sequence and reminded everyone that the Dinobots represent incredible power. I will also say for such a dramatic sequence the camera was surprisingly still compared to previous films. There is one great shot of Slug from roughly a human's level that was amazing to behold and will look amazing on an IMAX screen.

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>>91158096
based Scott bringing in the platonicism

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>>91158111
Cogman
>What appears to be a bowling alley, Cade meets Cogman. This human sized Transformer is not part of Bumblebee's group but rather has been sent to bring Cade to...someone. When Crosshairs tries to step in to help Cade, Cogman manages to beat the shit out of him. He may be human sized, but he seems just as powerful as the larger Autobots. He then tells Cade that he has a destiny and that he must leave his friends to protect them. In a key scene, he hands Cade a metal symbol like the ones on the armor King Arthur and the Knights were wearing in the opening sequence. It moves up Cade's arm and Cogman tells him it will not leave him. What this means remains to be seen. Cade realizes that Cogman is right and tells Izabella that she will be taken care of because she is family (this scene is in the trailer). Cogman then takes Cade for a ride in an old style bomber plane, complete with propellers and silver chrome exterior.

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>>91158133
Sir Edmound Burton
>At a gigantic castle we meet Sir Edmound Burton (played by Anthony Hopkins) is walking his dog (played by Freya the world's "loneliest" dog). Cogman, Bumblebee and Cade walk towards the castle when a seemingly inactive World War One tank fires a blast at them. Burton tells the tank to hold off and it transforms! While the character is not named, he looks like a chunky Transformer wearing a military hat with a monocle on one eye! This is a very "retro" design, like something that you would see in an alt-history Transformers story. Burton explains the tank is old and still thinks its in World War One but he calms down. Soon a sports car comes roaring down the path transforming and ejecting a woman. The robot is Hot Rod who looks apologetic about ejecting his passenger.

>Later, inside the castle it is revealed the woman brought to the castle by Hot Rod is Viviane Wembly (played by Laura Haddock). She and Sir Burton have history (I think she is his daughter but the different last names are throwing me off). Cade and Viviane do not get along at first, leading to Cogman attacking Cade to "protect" her. Sir Burton stops him and then begins to tell a story. The story incorporates some of Anthony Hopkins' narration from an earlier trailer.

>Flashing back again to the time of King Arthur, we learn that the Knights of the Round Table were each backed up by a Cybertronian Knight. Dramatic images play of the human and Cybertronian Knights joining swords in a circle. Sir Burton tells us they were a force of good and justice even back then. The Cybertronian Knights all looked like stylized medieval knights, with armor that was reminiscent of the way the Dinobots looked in the last movie in robot form, but with more smooth parts and less jagged points.

>>91158096
I never saw much of anything romantic from Windblade's end, just friendship, Chromia seems more than a little infatuated with the other though.
To the point of MURDER.

>>91158089
I hate dumb Grimlock, why must most media keep going back to that?

>>91158096
Windblade is being saved for Screamer.

Not really though. I doubt Hasbro wants her to have a relationship with anyone right now since that might negatively effect fan reaction to seeing her in other media.

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>>91158147
Underwater
>Cade and Vivian are in what appears to be an old World War Two submarine. They are being followed by two modern submersibles with Lennox and his crew. The subs are all approaching a gigantic Cybertronian structure underwater. Cade and Vivian are able to get in through a giant hatch, but it closes behind them causing Lennox and crew to have to find a different way in. This scene was quick but gave a good sense of the scope of the visuals and story. Also, this scene gave us a quick peek at a control room where General Morshower was on hand to give orders!
Battleground
>In what looks like it could be a part of the final battle sequence in the movie, a group of TRF Ospreys crash land near giant chunks of land crashing into what look like parts of Cybertron. The two appear to be merging and there is definitely a sense of tension throughout the scene. The scene also shows the Autobots on their own vehicles flying into the scene alongside Dragonstorm! The scene had a lot of quick cuts so the exact story context was not quite there, but it should prove interesting seeing how all these warriors come together for this final battle.

>Once the lights came up, Bay actually asked us all for our feedback on what we had just seen. Apparently the clips we saw were a reel put together for theater companies to see and he wanted to represent the film as best as he could given footage that is available now. He took the feedback well and confessed that much of what we were saying reflected his own thoughts. One non-spoiler suggestion was to include more moments with the Decepticons in the reel (in contrast, there was plenty of Autobot representation). When asked about how long he has to finish the film, Bay told us that movies have been known to come as close to two weeks before the release day of a film. He told us "Age of Extinction" came very close to its deadline due in part to the complexity of some of the special effects.

>>91158123
>>91158096
You can tell IDW is straining hard to cram in as many dyke moments with Chromia and Windblade as possible without committing to it. Gotta have that tumblr appeal.

Aside from Lightbright and MAYBE Nautica, all fembots are dykebots.

>>91158160
Finally, the TF5 theme
https://soundcloud.com/laszloven/transformers-5-soundtrack-by-steve-jablonsky

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>>91158154
>>91158169
hey so long as romance isn't gonna be in any of it and continue on with robo politics, I'm game for any non-committed pandering.

As for other relationships, the only g1-based pairing I'm curious to see is OptimusxElita though I doubt they'll go with it, I'll still chuckle at the thought of this version of Elita meeting Prime.

So far I think Ironhide and Chromia will have a more natural relationship building.

>>91158222
>So far I think Ironhide and Chromia will have a more natural relationship building.

It's not happening, this was already confirmed.

>>91158238
Ah well I hope they can still be friends.

>>91158250
I think Chromia's clock is ticking. Her crimes are now known and she just now busted out of prison. Pretty hard to recover the character from the stupid shit the writers have had her do, so I see a sacrifice or a senseless death in her future.

Especially since Windblade is still getting toys and she hasn't had one since her original IDW inspired release a long while back.

>>91158153
>I hate dumb Grimlock, why must most media keep going back to that?

Because everyone remembers him as a loveable retard. Only the older comics ever really did the whole "genius fighter" bullshit, and honestly, not too many people read those compared to people who have seen the older cartoons.

And yeah, I prefer retard Grimlock too.

>>91158222
I kinda ship Windscream, but honestly I just want the guy to have a friend he knows isn't imaginary. The good he could do if he actually trusted somebody like her and what it will take for him to actually trust and rely on someone other than himself has potential for a good story.

>>91158271
Yeah well so was Megatron now look where he's at, the ex-Grim Reaper's house with a couple of not-dead mother fuckers and now they're in an AU rescuing Rungberts.

I could see Chromia being a convict on the run.

>>91158271
That's because Hasbro is desperately trying to push Windblade as a main character in an effort to force people to want her, hence why she keeps getting new toys at Optimus-speeds.

I don't think it's working.

>>91158275
I think the FoC does both of that. He was a brute fighter but got fucked in the head because of Shockwave.

>>91158298
Well at least she sells more the Bumblebee.

Well, everyone else too.

>>91158275
He wasn't a downright retard in most of the cartoon though, it was only the movie and season 3.
Hell, his first appearances had him disgusted at Optimus Prime's leadership and complaining about his group basically being used for heavy muscle.

>>91158305
Yeah, FoC was a great attempt at consolidating both origin stories.

A shame making WfC/FoC part of the Alligned continuity ruined it, even despite the fact they broke that up thanks to Grimlock ironically.

>>91158275
I like him portrayed more like Bragg from Gaunt's Ghosts. Not the smartest guy. But because he's big too people think hes stupid. So he let's people think that and they underestimate him. He never approached anything like a "genius" but he was able to surprise people more than once because of it.

>>91158313
Does she?

Every time I go looking for Titans Return figures (and inevitably find nothing but Stripes and Rewinds) I always see unsold RiD Windblades.

>>91158298
She's only had one Generations toy, one deluxe RiD toy, a legion version of that toy, and is getting a TR toy in the future. Since Hasbro considers RiD different than Generations then she's only had two toys for each line. Still less than most of the other main characters.

Her Generations toy was also horribly mediocre, especially compared to the Arcee and Chromia toys (granted Chromia was just a retool of Prime Arcee).

>>91158318
Wait. I forgot it's Aligned. And RiD is Aligned. But that Grimlock is completely different!

>>91158305

Thats probably what they're going to do in the IDW stuff as well, if he ever stops being a virtually mute vegetable anyway.

>>91158331
RiD figures suck in general because of the GIANT BADGE taking up a large portion of some part of their design. Plus they're usually smaller and simpler.

>>91158344
Well at least none of the other dinobots seem to be heading that way. In fact I think they adapted one of the dinobots from AoE in the Redemption oneshot.