Refresh my memory..

Yaya · Post by **Yaya** » Thu May 06, 2010 2:39 pm

I love Decepticons. But I can't recall where these guys are right now in the IDW continuity:

Thunderwing
Sixshot
Scorponok
Ratbat
Bludgeon
Banzai-tron
Straxus
Arcee

Either I'm going senile or IDW just hasn't made me care enough.

Post by **snarl** » Thu May 06, 2010 2:46 pm

Twing... not sure
Sixshot - knackered by Metroplex
Scorponok - at large after Max Dinos
Ratbat - he was in AHM wasn't he? Didn't read it as it was ****, but sure he was.
Bludgeon... I know the bots had him after Revelations, dunno after that.
Banzai-Tron - didn't he get ****** up in revelations as well?
Straxus - see above
Arcee - Last seen ******* up Jaiaxus at the end of Revelations?

For the record, I think IDW's imaginings / handling of those "classic" baddies at the end of Revelations was GASH.

Much like Man Citeh.

Yaya · Post by **Yaya** » Thu May 06, 2010 8:01 pm

snarl wrote:Twing... not sure
Sixshot - knackered by Metroplex
Scorponok - at large after Max Dinos
Ratbat - he was in AHM wasn't he? Didn't read it as it was ****, but sure he was.
Bludgeon... I know the bots had him after Revelations, dunno after that.
Banzai-Tron - didn't he get ****** up in revelations as well?
Straxus - see above
Arcee - Last seen ******* up Jaiaxus at the end of Revelations?

For the record, I think IDW's imaginings / handling of those "classic" baddies at the end of Revelations was GASH.

Much like Man Citeh.

Shouldn't Twing be in Autobot custody at the end of Revelations?

Did Sixshot escape at the end of the Metroplex spotlight after being crushed?

So Scorponok wasn't taken to Garrus-9?

I don' think Ratbat was in AHM. Last I remember didn't he get killed or something by Soundwave in Megatron:Origin.

For some reason, I recall Bludgeon flying a ship with the Monsterbots in it. Or was that just a dream?

It's all ****** up.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu May 06, 2010 9:50 pm

You know, you could always re-read your copies of the relevant issues/tpbs.

Alternatively, there's always wiki'ing it.

Jack Cade · Post by **Jack Cade** » Fri May 07, 2010 12:34 am

Thunderwing - In storage/locked away, post-Revelations and Jhiaxus' plans falling apart.

Sixshot - At large.

Scorponok - Garrus 9, still locked away or with Shockwave

Ratbat was in AHM as a Dolby cassette. He's most likely with Soundwave now.

Bludgeon - At large.

Banzai-tron - At large (if Arcee let him go)

Straxus - Presumably died in Revelations.

Arcee - At large.

Yaya · Post by **Yaya** » Fri May 07, 2010 2:02 am

Rebis wrote:You know, you could always re-read your copies of the relevant issues/tpbs.

Alternatively, there's always wiki'ing it.

That would require effort and time. And I'm quite a lazy chap.

Thunderwing - In storage/locked away, post-Revelations and Jhiaxus' plans falling apart.

Sixshot - At large.

Scorponok - Garrus 9, still locked away or with Shockwave

Ratbat was in AHM as a Dolby cassette. He's most likely with Soundwave now.

Bludgeon - At large.

Banzai-tron - At large (if Arcee let him go)

Straxus - Presumably died in Revelations.

Arcee - At large.

Well. At least being 'at large' spells potential for the future. [/quote]

Post by **Best First** » Fri May 07, 2010 9:42 am

isn't this a bit of a non issue?

Out of a cast of thousands all you are saying is we have not seen some people for a bit.

What's the fuss?

Yaya · Post by **Yaya** » Fri May 07, 2010 1:43 pm

Just wondering where the big Con players went, is all.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri May 07, 2010 1:54 pm

Yeah, what did happen to Megatron?

Jack Cade · Post by **Jack Cade** » Fri May 07, 2010 3:08 pm

Yaya wrote:Well. At least being 'at large' spells potential for the future.

It suggests to me that while Prime and Ultra Magnus are farting around on Earth, numerous maniacally evil, super-tough Decepticons are wreaking havoc across the known Universe.

But that's OK because the war is 'over'.

Maybe Transformers is realistic after all!

Hound · Post by **Hound** » Fri May 07, 2010 4:38 pm

I always thought it was unclear what happened to Hardhead? Did he just disappear back into the Dead Universe?

Yaya · Post by **Yaya** » Fri May 07, 2010 6:59 pm

Assuming there is a Dead Universe...

It suggests to me that while Prime and Ultra Magnus are farting around on Earth, numerous maniacally evil, super-tough Decepticons are wreaking havoc across the known Universe.

Yeah. It does.

Post by **Best First** » Sun May 09, 2010 12:42 pm

Jack Cade wrote:
Yaya wrote:Well. At least being 'at large' spells potential for the future.
It suggests to me that while Prime and Ultra Magnus are farting around on Earth, numerous maniacally evil, super-tough Decepticons are wreaking havoc across the known Universe.

But that's OK because the war is 'over'.

Maybe Transformers is realistic after all!

There's just no getting away from this is there? What a screw up.

Yaya · Post by **Yaya** » Sun May 09, 2010 1:50 pm

Best First wrote:
Jack Cade wrote:
Yaya wrote:Well. At least being 'at large' spells potential for the future.
It suggests to me that while Prime and Ultra Magnus are farting around on Earth, numerous maniacally evil, super-tough Decepticons are wreaking havoc across the known Universe.

But that's OK because the war is 'over'.

Maybe Transformers is realistic after all!
There's just no getting away from this is there? What a screw up.

Yeah. I mean, unless Simon pops in for a good ole "It's over ! Finished!", it ain't over.

Yaya · Post by **Yaya** » Sun May 09, 2010 8:45 pm

Are we sure that when they say "the war is over", they don't just mean the war on Earth? Has it ever been explicitly stated the war in over throughout the rest of the galaxy?

It just seems like such a ridiculous notion, I just have to give them the benefit of the doubt they meant just Earth.

Hound · Post by **Hound** » Sun May 09, 2010 9:05 pm

Yaya wrote:Are we sure that when they say "the war is over", they don't just mean the war on Earth? Has it ever been explicitly stated the war in over throughout the rest of the galaxy?

It just seems like such a ridiculous notion, I just have to give them the benefit of the doubt they meant just Earth.

Seems pretty irresponsible to leave that many Autobots on Earth if the galaxy is being ripped up Decepticons elsewhere...

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Sun May 09, 2010 9:07 pm

Where's Flywheels? This is the important issue.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon May 10, 2010 12:02 am

Brendocon wrote:Where's Flywheels? This is the important issue.

While I agree that Flywheels is indeed an important issue, I feel it must be placed on a back-burner until we have dealt with the distinct lack of concern for Pipes.

Yaya · Post by **Yaya** » Mon May 10, 2010 1:59 am

Hound wrote:
Yaya wrote:Are we sure that when they say "the war is over", they don't just mean the war on Earth? Has it ever been explicitly stated the war in over throughout the rest of the galaxy?

It just seems like such a ridiculous notion, I just have to give them the benefit of the doubt they meant just Earth.
Seems pretty irresponsible to leave that many Autobots on Earth if the galaxy is being ripped up Decepticons elsewhere...

That would depend on what kind of Autobot defense you've got throughout the rest of the galaxy, wouldn't it?

I mean, apparently there are 10,000 Transformers out there per Prowl's calculations in his spotlight.

If there's an Overlord, there also could be a Vector Prime out there for all we know. So I'm willing to give IDW the benefit of the doubt unless someone can show we something that indicates they mean the war is over everywhere.

Post by **Best First** » Mon May 10, 2010 8:28 am

You give the benefit of the doubt in some pretty odd situations.

The leader of a vast military force who has just sat on his ass on earth for 3 years but its ok as a story because someone else off panal might be picking up the slack?

Post by **snarl** » Mon May 10, 2010 8:36 am

I've not been reading the new strip, is it ****?

It looked like it was going down the road of Spike giving out hard anal every week, with Decepticons reduced to doing dirty protests and getting electrocuted, whilst the Autobots sit around having tea and toast.

Yaya · Post by **Yaya** » Mon May 10, 2010 1:33 pm

snarl wrote:I've not been reading the new strip, is it ****?

It looked like it was going down the road of Spike giving out hard anal every week, with Decepticons reduced to doing dirty protests and getting electrocuted, whilst the Autobots sit around having tea and toast.

As a trade, I think it will actually be worth a read.

The leader of a vast military force who has just sat on his ass on earth for 3 years but its ok as a story because someone else off panal might be picking up the slack?

What I'm asking is, has anyone from IDW indicated clearly that the entire war is over, or could they just have meant Earth?

Because it's such a ridiculous notion, it would make Micromasters look brilliant.

bumblemusprime · Post by **bumblemusprime** » Mon May 10, 2010 2:02 pm

Spike giving out hard anal every week, with Decepticons reduced to doing dirty protests and getting electrocuted, whilst the Autobots sit around having tea and toast.

I want Snarlos to write the book.

Post by **Best First** » Mon May 10, 2010 2:37 pm

Yaya wrote: Because it's such a ridiculous notion, it would make Micromasters look brilliant.

As far as i can tell they have asserted this repeatedly. Prime seems to be centreing his whole new idiotic character around the notion that it's over. Prowl is whining about it. Hotrod is whining about it. Thundercracker is musing on it. Swindle is exploiting it. BB is shouting at UM about it.

Even if it isn't explicit that it is galaxy wide surely the fact that more or less the entire 'bot command team is on earth and they are saying it suggests it in away i don't think can be ignored.

Costa also explicitly gave that absurd Nazi analogy thus demonstrating that he failed to understand the events of AHM, all prevous continuity and World History at the same time. Which was at least efficient of him.

What might have been good is if a bunch of bots and cons had been left behind, and had no idea what was happening out there (which is kind of true of the cons) but the presenence of Prime, Omega, Jetfire and Magnus totally sinks that from a bot perspective.

Frankly the sooner they reveal that a vast amount of past their warrenty cerebro-shells are involved in all this the better.

Then again given 99% of AHM happened off panel maybe they are hoping if they keep it that way (along with the notion that Hunter has access to every security code ever) we may eventually forget about it all.

Doesn't sound like us though does it.

Sunyavadin · Post by **Sunyavadin** » Thu May 27, 2010 2:54 am

My guess is they'll use this to pull a G2 - the autobots get off Earth to find various rogue decep commanders have set up their own empires across the universe. The whole galaxy is ruled by the Decepticons and Earth and Cybertron are the only places left.

Of course, then Metroplex will show up with his awesome secret plot device, probably coinciding with Hot Rod kicking Starscream's arse and coming back home with the Matrix as the new Prime. And the Autobots win.

And then there will be cake.

Optimus Prime Rib · Post by **Optimus Prime Rib** » Thu May 27, 2010 3:53 am

Its been a long time since Ive purchased a TF comic.. when did Arcee become a decepticon?

bumblemusprime · Post by **bumblemusprime** » Thu May 27, 2010 4:42 am

Optimus Prime Rib wrote:Its been a long time since Ive purchased a TF comic.. when did Arcee become a decepticon?

She's not really a Decepticon. Yaya thinks all women are Decepticon.

Optimus Prime Rib · Post by **Optimus Prime Rib** » Thu May 27, 2010 5:33 am

bumblemusprime wrote:
Optimus Prime Rib wrote:Its been a long time since Ive purchased a TF comic.. when did Arcee become a decepticon?
She's not really a Decepticon. Yaya thinks all women are Decepticon.

well they ARE inherently evil.

I would think they would be Pretenders if they were transformers.. seeing as how a whole other being can come out of their shell...

Disgusting train of thought? Yes.

I am glad to be back

Post by **Best First** » Thu May 27, 2010 9:52 am

Shame you didn't go for headmasters[/casual sexism]

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu May 27, 2010 10:55 am

Or, for anatomical appropriateness, Powermasters.