Only via an AVP retcon from the AAII.(checks wiki, which notes that "Alpha Prime" is connected to PrimON)
well, crap
Besides, the last letter of the Greek alphabet is Ω, so wouldn't the opposite counterpart of Alpha Prime be Omega Prime?
Only via an AVP retcon from the AAII.(checks wiki, which notes that "Alpha Prime" is connected to PrimON)
well, crap
But the Cybertronian alphabet goes from A-analogue to Z-analogue.Only via an AVP retcon from the AAII.
Besides, the last letter of the Greek alphabet is Ω, so wouldn't the opposite counterpart of Alpha Prime be Omega Prime?
Sure thing, as "Zed Prime" also called to mind images of this guy and we definitely do not want him getting his hands anywhere near a Matrix's power:But the Cybertronian alphabet goes from A-analogue to Z-analogue.
...Let's just call the whole thing off.
I love that idea.I'm running my own continuity with the Renegade table top game. In my backstory, the majority don't know where Optimus came from. He just kinda showed up one day after one of Megatron's attacks. This had lead to a lot of rumors about his origins, with some conspiracy relgious nuts claiming he's a reincarnation of one of the original 13, but they're largely dismissed as nutjobs.
Maybe if he were voiced by Bobcat Goldthwait.Sure thing, as "Zed Prime" also called to mind images of this guy and we definitely do not want him getting his hands anywhere near a Matrix's power:
I love it when Sandstorm is mourning his home planet and Rodimus is just like "get over it, it sucked, Cybertron's where it's at."
The Diaclone toy that would become Ultra Magnus could have even instead been sold as an upgraded armored version of Optimus, representing the form he took on after stepping down to become Rodimus's sub-commander (maybe named "Optimus Magnus" since Rodimus would be the new Prime). While this would have removed the new character of Ultra Magnus from the equation, the new toy would have still been sold (preferably in its original, more-Optimus-like Diaclone colors) in stores at the time. It also would have paralleled Megatron getting a new upgraded toy of his own as Galvatron (and kinda Hot Rod upgrading to Rodimus).
I had a similar idea the other day, but instead the movie would largely play out the same, with the same Name idea idea except that Prime's injuries don;t kill him, but are still gravely serious, and that need to get back to Cybertron/The Moonbases asap to get him proper medical attention. This still largely removes Prime for the movie for Hot Rod to shine, would slightly change their reason for leaving Earth. Optimus passes on the Metrix to someone, just in cases he doesn't make it. The armor would be revealed and basically be new life support armor created to help him heal. I would probably keep the idea of Vehicle to Armored Robot in the cartoon, with him having to stay in it until he's fully healed. Then if we still got PM Prime, that could be him after he's been fully healed.
My Deviations issue would be authentic 'nobody told Marketing what the movie is about' silliness played totally straight. Megatron and Galvatron are two different bots, with no time travel explanation. Hot Rod and Rodimus Prime are two different bots. The Battle of Autobot City is entirely replaced by Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction. Things like that.
You know what? Sorry I brought it up. Clearly something I stated outright as being anecdotal and never presented as otherwise while taking great pains to let it be known that whatever side you fell on I wasn't trying to attack anyone clearly deserves protest responses about how clearly a story about non-fans and how they feel about things is totally countered by how fans feel. Thanks guys. Sorry I tipped over the sacred cow.
I think Hot Rod taking the shot meant for Prime, or at least one shot, and Op getting distracted enough to get hit by the next one, would do a lot to improve the scene. (Just have his arm guns on empty or whatever; I'm going for as close to the original scene as I can manage for simplicity's sake.)
Sure thing, as "Zed Prime" also called to mind images of this guy and we definitely do not want him getting his hands anywhere near a Matrix's power:
Thing is I kinda love it? Like maybe not the circumstances per se but I like the idea of Rodimus being a deadpan snarker. Helps set him apart from Optimus while strangely feeling true to form?As I've gotten older, yeah, that's one thing Rodimus Prime said or did in G1 I wasn't really big on.
It's all Gucci, as the kids say.I'm sorry if my post made you feel wronged, that wasn't my intention. The Mr. Burns thing was just a playful response to the Poochie thing, and the rest? Well, that was just my experience with it.
Strangely despite me going on about how Sunbow did Rodimus no favours as a character I still like him. His snark gave him a personality, his potential for a good arc to grow as a leader is intriguing... all stuff I like and would like to see built on down the road should Hasbro ever decide they're not afraid to use him as a leader.For a while, years even, I was afraid to show too much support for Rodimus/Hot Rod, due to the seeming ire around him. I'm glad he's been able to return and grow with further iterations, and I feel like the G1 cartoon is just one example of the character, one that didn't sit right with some people.
Hot take.As late as 2009? Have we already forgotten? I mean, I can't say I'd blame anyone who really wants to block it out, but I think it's one of those things that must never be forgotten, lest we allow history to repeat itself. Already way too much of that happening.
At the very least, we can probably anticipate that his (and those of the other Thirteen) altmode will probably be (in the words of Thew) some kind of a "Space Whatever".