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"Obi-Wan never told you what happened to your father..."
"He told me enough. he told me he was reformatted into Cyclonus!"
"What? NO! Well...ok, maybe...I mean, everyone else seems to be a suspect so I guess it could have...look, honestly, I'm not sure, we'll come back to that, but what I was saying was-"
-As it happened, his father had actually been reformatted into a Jedi Starfigher, and both a TIE Advanced and the Death Star depending on which characterization/toy you're preferences run to, so probably not. Still, the possibility remains...
"He told me enough. he told me he was reformatted into Cyclonus!"
"What? NO! Well...ok, maybe...I mean, everyone else seems to be a suspect so I guess it could have...look, honestly, I'm not sure, we'll come back to that, but what I was saying was-"
-As it happened, his father had actually been reformatted into a Jedi Starfigher, and both a TIE Advanced and the Death Star depending on which characterization/toy you're preferences run to, so probably not. Still, the possibility remains...
Funny how no one ever suggests Megatron turn into a cannon, like Galvatron (who also had a pistol mode).
I've been saying for years that a large, tow-behind sort of Howitzer would be a great alt-mode for Megatron. He's still be a gun, but not a handgun.
Hearts of Steel Megatron has been my favorite of the 'modern' reimaginings that's not even actually modern. I gave it to my nephew, pairs great with any of the Deluxe-ish G1 Primes, too.
That's true! I forgot that we did literally just get Megatron as a large cannon, albeit an olde-timey one. I even have that toy, just totally slipped my mind at the moment.
He wasn't particularly big, though, and that sort of removes him from consideration for a lot of people. Main reason I thought of him was my nephew's favorite Optimus's are the toy style and Devestation deluxes, so that wound up being his go-to Megatron. I didn't plan it, but it worked.
But yeah, one of those earthshaker manned artillery pieces (the mobile gunnery sort like you see today, direct decent of the old Civil War cannon) would be great. Or the sort of thing that might be mounted on a ship. Pretty much Hearts of Steel but 21st century. Maybe even with a seat that a Soundwave minion could sit in to 'crew' it.
I have a great respect for those things since I saw/heard a set of them used once to perform an authentic version of the 1812 Overture. You have to respect a percussion section that has to be placed far enough from the audience to not accidentally deafen or kill anyone even when firing blanks. Those things BOOM...
But yeah, one of those earthshaker manned artillery pieces (the mobile gunnery sort like you see today, direct decent of the old Civil War cannon) would be great. Or the sort of thing that might be mounted on a ship. Pretty much Hearts of Steel but 21st century. Maybe even with a seat that a Soundwave minion could sit in to 'crew' it.
I have a great respect for those things since I saw/heard a set of them used once to perform an authentic version of the 1812 Overture. You have to respect a percussion section that has to be placed far enough from the audience to not accidentally deafen or kill anyone even when firing blanks. Those things BOOM...
I admit that between my love of deviceformers, my love for 70s and 80s robots, and my love for retro firearms, I have a soft spot for P-38 pistol Megatron.
I know he can never really happen again for very good reasons, but I do appreciate him nonetheless.
I know he can never really happen again for very good reasons, but I do appreciate him nonetheless.
"Ow, I crashed into this stupid turret!"
In my head canon, Ferak is "Armada". He's the second Cyclonus we see in TF:TM.
He got shot down when the Decepticons attacked Autobot City the second time. He was severely injured and knocked off line. When he came-to, he found himself in the ruins of the city, all alone. Wanting to rejoin with the Decepticons, he took off for Cybertron, but ran low on power half way there.
He drifted in the void for months and was eventually found and repaired by the Star Raiders. Thundertron told him Galvatron had left him for dead, that Unicron had been destroyed and the Decepticons defeated with the Autobots re-taking Cybertron.
He refused to believe it! He was one of the elite troops created by Unicron himself! There was no way Mighty Galvatron would forsake him!
He blasted his way out of the pirate ship, with the Star Raiders giving chase, when Thundertron told them to stop, that he'd be back.
Armada first went to Cybertron, only to find it crawling with Autobots. He hung around long enough to learn that the Decepticons had settled on Charr. That was his next destination.
He arrived on that burned out, depressing rock to find the Decepticons huddling in the ruins. He had to find Galvatron! When he located his leader he found a raving mad man, ranting like a maniac and abusing his troops.
The few Decepticons he met greeted him with, "Hey, aren't you dead?", and choruses of laughter.
Thundertron was right.
He didn't matter to the Decepticons. They didn't even care that he had survived!
He looted the energon stores and blasted off into space. He found the Star Raiders, presented Thundertron with the stolen energon and asked if he could join them.
"I knew you would be back." said Thundertron. "Now you see that I was telling you the truth. The Cybertronians don't care about you. But I do. I will never lie to you, and I will never abandon you."
Thundertron had him remodeled, repainted, and re-armed.
"This is who you are now. Armada is dead. You are now, Ferak! You will be my hunter/killer. All Cybertronians will come to fear your name, and the Decepticons will regret ever abandoning you."
Ferak never looked back. He looks forward to the day when he can face off against Cyclonus to prove which one of them is the most powerful.
He got shot down when the Decepticons attacked Autobot City the second time. He was severely injured and knocked off line. When he came-to, he found himself in the ruins of the city, all alone. Wanting to rejoin with the Decepticons, he took off for Cybertron, but ran low on power half way there.
He drifted in the void for months and was eventually found and repaired by the Star Raiders. Thundertron told him Galvatron had left him for dead, that Unicron had been destroyed and the Decepticons defeated with the Autobots re-taking Cybertron.
He refused to believe it! He was one of the elite troops created by Unicron himself! There was no way Mighty Galvatron would forsake him!
He blasted his way out of the pirate ship, with the Star Raiders giving chase, when Thundertron told them to stop, that he'd be back.
Armada first went to Cybertron, only to find it crawling with Autobots. He hung around long enough to learn that the Decepticons had settled on Charr. That was his next destination.
He arrived on that burned out, depressing rock to find the Decepticons huddling in the ruins. He had to find Galvatron! When he located his leader he found a raving mad man, ranting like a maniac and abusing his troops.
The few Decepticons he met greeted him with, "Hey, aren't you dead?", and choruses of laughter.
Thundertron was right.
He didn't matter to the Decepticons. They didn't even care that he had survived!
He looted the energon stores and blasted off into space. He found the Star Raiders, presented Thundertron with the stolen energon and asked if he could join them.
"I knew you would be back." said Thundertron. "Now you see that I was telling you the truth. The Cybertronians don't care about you. But I do. I will never lie to you, and I will never abandon you."
Thundertron had him remodeled, repainted, and re-armed.
"This is who you are now. Armada is dead. You are now, Ferak! You will be my hunter/killer. All Cybertronians will come to fear your name, and the Decepticons will regret ever abandoning you."
Ferak never looked back. He looks forward to the day when he can face off against Cyclonus to prove which one of them is the most powerful.
I get the feeling that if he ever did confront Cyclonus, Cyclonus might attempt to reason with him into rejoining the Decepticons. Of course, it'd be an uphill task and Ferak would likely reject the offer, but Cyclonus would most likely be the one Decepticon who would try to persuade him, especially since he was created from Cyclonus's own image at the same time that Cyclonus himself was created. After all, Cyclonus was the only Decepticon who seemed to have an ounce of respect for any of the troops beneath Galvatron. In many respects, Cyclonus might have been the better choice to lead the Decepticons instead of Galvatron, but he never would have done that because he was too loyal and (for lack of a better term) honorable.
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I mis-scrolled and saw this without context and thought you were talking about Cyclonus meeting himself somehow and talking himself into doing things.
So, I was reminded today that the prototypes for the Machine Robo Battle Armor 5 and Land Commander 5 originally included parts to attach to the arms of the small robots in the Power Suits. Does anyone know if any enterprising 3D modeler has tried to recreate these, either as a 3D printer file or an "upgrade" kit?
I also wonder if anyone has tried to make the City Turbo II robo, but that would be quite a bit more complicated...
I also wonder if anyone has tried to make the City Turbo II robo, but that would be quite a bit more complicated...
I cannot look at amalgamous and not see a variant of the eye mouth eye emoji
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