Mayhem Transformers Discussion: Reheated Leftover POTPie

[Tuxedo Prime]

"THIS IS AN ENGLISH WIKI"

I mean, we did call him "Giant Decepticon Soldier" rather than "Kyōdai Destron Heishi" back in the pre-AVP days.

I do miss the fun non-Juniper attempts at transliterating characters that never appeared in English-language media, such as "Lard-o-Lata" and "Violin Juggler"....

 

[unluckiness]

I prefer Star Optimus because by the conventions of the Japanese naming pattern, Star Convoy would be a different character.

 

[DefaultOption]

I do miss the fun non-Juniper attempts at transliterating characters that never appeared in English-language media, such as "Lard-o-Lata" and "Violin Juggler"....

"Deaths 'Я' Us" was a classic.

 

[GodSentinelOmega]

Ah, the might space chicken!

I think Violin Juggler is how I’ve said that name for years. As for Star Optimus. It is a name. I think maybe Stellar Prime would’ve rolled off the tongue better. But since this is supposed to be ancient Optimus, what else can you call him.

 

[Princess Viola]

But since this is supposed to be ancient Optimus, what else can you call him.

it's not though???????

 

[GodSentinelOmega]

Star Optimus is supposed to be, as far as the Age of the Primes goes, Primes original form as the Thirteenth Prime. Whereas Star Convoy was Prime/Convoys final evolution.

Personally, I’m not one for making Optimus one of the original Thirteen… But at least we do get a new Star Convoy/Star Optimus figure out of it.

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

I prefer Star Convoy because I can pretend he's a separate character from Optimus Prime. Yes, I know he's really not, but that's what fanon is for.

 

[Tuxedo Prime]

"Deaths 'Я' Us" was a classic.

I may have been the only one to see it, but to me it stood to reason that with two combiners named "Road Caesar" and "Liokaiser", that the lead villian of Victory's name was supposed to have been parsed "Death Czarus".

That train sailed a very long time ago, though.

 

[GodSentinelOmega]

Now that I see it written out, I kinda feel dumb for not seeing it myself. Especially when they released the subbed series years back and were translating his name as Dezarus at the time.

Death Czarus just… fits.

 

[Princess Viola]

oh see i don't pay attention to any of the nonsense marketing hasbro uses for their collector toylines these days cuz we all know none of this jive matters cuz it's not like they're actually doing anything with the story marketing they come up with to explain the toyline (but they have to do it cuz turbonerds online would moan in the comment sections online begging for explanations as to WHY ARE THE 13 PRIMES AROUND WITH THE MODERN GUYS THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE ANCIENT??? HOW HASBRO IT MAKE NO SENSE because these people can't accept 'because we wanted to make toys of them' as an answer)

 

[GodSentinelOmega]

That’s probably the best way to be honestly.