...There is more than one "G1 universe".
"G1" does not solely equal "the 1984 The Transformers cartoon".
Heck, the cartoon wasn't even the first Transformers series to give us Optimus Prime. This was:
I dare anyone to say that that isn't "G1".
This is reminding me of how people started speculating if Hasbro should outright retire the character of Optimus Prime in light of Peter's passing. To which I say, no, they should not do that, because they tried to do that before, and it backfired on them tremendously. They tried to get rid of...
There is a huge difference between portraying a real-world historical figure whom people expect historical accuracy from said portrayal, and portraying the newest iteration of a fictional character whom people expect to see what's new and different about this latest take when compared to...
That was the best part, though. Whenever his Cullen impression broke under the strain of his needing to emote, that was when he finally brought something new to the table.
The short's score has been put on YouTube:
How did you feel about Neil Kaplan's Optimus? He was instructed to do a Cullen impression, but I feel he also sounded distinct enough to not sound quite like a complete imitation.
Every social media post about it got suddenly deleted within two weeks after it was announced at BotCon, leading many to suspect Hasbro stepped in and put the kibosh on it.
You made a reply about the announcement.
Jake Foushee? He was also Cyberverse Optimus, and Optimus in Rescue Bots...
Assuming that they are, I can't help but wonder if this short and whatever it leads into is another reason Jon Bailey's Transformers Blokees cartoon seemingly got cancelled (in addition to him likely never actually getting Hasbro's licensed permission to make it, as he apparently only went...
"Anything you can do I can do better! I can do anything better than you!"
"No, you can't!"
"Yes, I can!"
"No, you can't!"
"Yes, I can!"
"No, you can't!"
"Yes, I can! Yes, I can!"
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