I mean, I can see some complaints that Rodimus is basically Bumblebee (or maybe a Bumblebee/Jazz fusion), and that he came out of nowhere rather than using the kid-appeal character who was already right there.
I've always favoured a more abstract translation.
Cybertronian name: *high-pitched digital tone*
Literal translation: Syncopated rhythm arising from apparent chaos
"Fixed" translation: Jazz
Cybertronian name: *modulating digital beeps*
Literal translation: Hunter tracking prey through shadows...
True, but Cobra-plus-obsession-with-transforming-tech kinda leads inevitably to Venom.
I know Cobra loved their sci-fi superweapons, but they always struck me as the more "analogue" terrorists, just with fancy-yet-ultimately-conventional gear.
For that matter, with Prime's MECH, we have a VENOM analogue all ready to go.
You could even build in a lore connection: Zordon (or whoever built the Zords) was originally affiliated with the Quintessons (or maybe even a Quintesson themselves); the Zords are based on the same technology that...
Once again, and until the end of time: SARI!!!
For that matter, The Headmaster; Henry Masterson.
(Also, No-Brainer would've been a perfect G1-esque name for a new character.)
Ennui isn't really boredom, it's more like nihilism or edginess. Or that particular hipstery type of "coolness" that's entirely based on being better than those "gullible sheeple" that actually experience happiness.
(So yeah, it makes sense that it's a teenage emotion and isn't present in...
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