Non-Comic Decepticons

Over the last 25 years the Transformers have appeared in media from the exquisite to the scribbled and been licensed to the responsible and the... Pat Lee. Discussion of all the branches of TF media within!

Moderators:Best First, spiderfrommars, IronHide

Post Reply
User avatar
Brendocon
Big Honking Planet Eater
Posts:5299
Joined:Tue Sep 19, 2000 11:00 pm
Location:UK
Non-Comic Decepticons

Post by Brendocon » Mon Oct 24, 2005 9:41 pm

Right, I'm writing a Middle Years era fic (many of you know this already - it's taken many forms and evolved lots, but it's now actually reaching fruition) and basically need to know who I'm free to use and abuse as I please.

I know Sixshot was never in the comics, nor were two of the Deluxe Insections.

A whole bunch of Actionmasters, that's fair game and always fun.

Did Wingspan and Pounce crop up in the Headmasters mini? Or anywhere else?

Anybody else? I might kill Fangry for the hell of it. Because that's always fun.

Help me and receive credit in an exectutive consultant capacity*

Pleeeeeeeeease. :) :( :)


* - Like ******* hell you will.
Grrr. Argh.

User avatar
Best First
King of the, er, Kingdom.
Posts:9750
Joined:Tue Oct 17, 2000 11:00 pm
Location:Manchester, UK
Contact:

Post by Best First » Mon Oct 24, 2005 9:59 pm

clones didn't pop up anywhere.

Reflector is an obvious one, as are slugfest Sqwalk talk, Beast Box and overkill.

Roadblock
Roadgrabber.
Counterpunch

Pretender Monstors only ever appeared in an alt universe so they are game.
Seascons were apparently on Cybertron before coming to earth.

Then you got your e-hobby types, like Magnificus.

That's it really - apart from Micro's and Action Masters.

Oh, and Gnaw.

Quite impressive how many characters made some sort of appearence really.
Image

User avatar
Legion
Over Pompous Autobot Commander
Posts:2739
Joined:Mon Jan 15, 2001 12:00 am
Location:The road to nowhere

Post by Legion » Mon Oct 24, 2005 11:07 pm

then there's the japanese only ones... ;)

megaplex?

i'll get my coat...

User avatar
Brendocon
Big Honking Planet Eater
Posts:5299
Joined:Tue Sep 19, 2000 11:00 pm
Location:UK

Post by Brendocon » Tue Oct 25, 2005 9:02 am

Best First wrote:clones didn't pop up anywhere.
Tres bon. As they say.
Reflector is an obvious one, as are slugfest Sqwalk talk, Beast Box and overkill.
Aaah, Reflector. Generic cannon-fodder if ever it were.
Counterpunch
This blighter I already have down for a key role, though technically he's an Autobot. :)
Pretender Monstors only ever appeared in an alt universe so they are game.
******* excellent point. And one that can tie in well... maybe

Ta!
Grrr. Argh.

User avatar
Best First
King of the, er, Kingdom.
Posts:9750
Joined:Tue Oct 17, 2000 11:00 pm
Location:Manchester, UK
Contact:

Post by Best First » Tue Oct 25, 2005 11:18 am

nay bother son.

Leegeeown is right about the Japanese uns an all. Some Blue Bachus action maybe?
Image

User avatar
Brendocon
Big Honking Planet Eater
Posts:5299
Joined:Tue Sep 19, 2000 11:00 pm
Location:UK

Post by Brendocon » Tue Oct 25, 2005 11:20 am

I think I have all I need. Have some of BrestForce sketched down for possible fringe action.

My disposables quota has been met, I think. The rest of the cast can be those wot we see later, I reckon. :)
Grrr. Argh.

User avatar
Best First
King of the, er, Kingdom.
Posts:9750
Joined:Tue Oct 17, 2000 11:00 pm
Location:Manchester, UK
Contact:

Post by Best First » Tue Oct 25, 2005 11:22 am

There is always the red shirt option - which i tend to prefer as it gives the war a greater sense of scale.
Image

User avatar
Brendocon
Big Honking Planet Eater
Posts:5299
Joined:Tue Sep 19, 2000 11:00 pm
Location:UK

Post by Brendocon » Tue Oct 25, 2005 11:26 am

True, but I find myself taking the approach of "why should I take the time thinking up new characters when there are already dozens of blighters who never got time on-page?"

If I kill them off in the past, it can help explain why we don't see them in the future! Or something. I don't know. I want instantly recognisable people for dramatic impetus! Or something.

Trotting out somebody new is telegraphing the death... or whatever. :oops:
Grrr. Argh.

User avatar
Best First
King of the, er, Kingdom.
Posts:9750
Joined:Tue Oct 17, 2000 11:00 pm
Location:Manchester, UK
Contact:

Post by Best First » Tue Oct 25, 2005 4:43 pm

not if you give them a bit of development, or have a few of them.
Image

Hound
Insane Decepticon Commander
Posts:1595
Joined:Tue Sep 19, 2000 11:00 pm
Location:Manchester, UK

Post by Hound » Tue Oct 25, 2005 5:06 pm

Can't wait to read it (again) Brendy Boy :)
Image

User avatar
BB Shockwave
Insane Decepticon Commander
Posts:1877
Joined:Wed Jun 09, 2004 11:00 pm
Location:Hungary, Budapest
Contact:

Re: Non-Comic Decepticons

Post by BB Shockwave » Tue Oct 25, 2005 6:03 pm

Brendocon wrote:Right, I'm writing a Middle Years era fic (many of you know this already - it's taken many forms and evolved lots, but it's now actually reaching fruition) and basically need to know who I'm free to use and abuse as I please.

I know Sixshot was never in the comics, nor were two of the Deluxe Insections.
-Sixshot has lot of potential. I always imagined him asa freelancer, working for the highest bidder, since he's so powerfull he doesn't really have to take orders from anyone.

A whole bunch of Actionmasters, that's fair game and always fun.
Don't forget some cool UK exclusive guys, Take-off, Charger (who's like an even more evil version of Slag) and Slicer, umm, Wheeljack's evil clone. :roll:

Did Wingspan and Pounce crop up in the Headmasters mini? Or anywhere else?
Nope..
Anybody else? I might kill Fangry for the hell of it. Because that's always fun.
Don't make me Fangry. You wouldn't like me when I'm Fangry... :evil:

The Pretender Monsters are cool. Slog and Icepick especially, writing Cons who doubt what they do is always fun.

Overlord... of course the Powermaster process was not discovered back then.

Also show Thunderwing as a promising liutenant somewhere. And it would be nice to show Ratbat's rise to power.
If I kill them off in the past, it can help explain why we don't see them in the future! Or something. I don't know. I want instantly recognisable people for dramatic impetus! Or something.

Trotting out somebody new is telegraphing the death... or whatever
Sounds like you're going 'Furminator' already... :lol:
Image

"I've come to believe you are working for the enemy, Vervain. There is no other explanation... for your idiocy." (General Woundwort)

Post Reply