Transformers: Prime/Headscratchers: Difference between revisions

* Why aren't there more Autobots on Earth? And where's the Ark?

** Dude, all we've got so far is the [[Five Episode Pilot]] and new episodes don't start til February. Give it some time to answer the questions.

*** Honestly, I think the lack of the Autobot Ark is more because this is a reboot of the franchise, and it's not necessary; [[Transformers Animated|Animated]] got by. Besides, given how closely this resembles the movie franchise in some respects, chances are the 'bots in Prime came to Earth the same way.

** [[Word of God|The producers have gone on record as saying that they'll keep the cast size relatively small to keep costs down.]] 

** [[Ruined FOREVER|There's a trope for that.]] But more seriously, because Ratchet is [[The Smart Guy]], and Wheeljack wouldn't work as well as another Smart Guy.

*** Wheeljack is normaly a [[Mad Scientist]], which would work well with grumpy deadpan Ratchet

** His introductory episode barely had time to show the real him interacting with the main characters, let alone the nuances of his personality. With those constraints they focused on showing him to be a bruiser like Bulkhead. Apparently [[Word of God]] states that, among the Wreckers, Wheeljack is a mechanic and there wasn't anything that contradicted ''or'' supported it in the episode. If that doesn't come up in any further appearances then it might be an [[Informed Ability]]. There might be a niche he can fit into as a mechanic while Ratchet is a scientist, but at this stage of the series he would be a redundant Ratchet ''and'' Bulkhead.

** Knowing the [[Badass Army|Wreckers]], it's entirely believable that their mechanic would have to be a huge badass.

** [[Animation Lead Time]]. The show is being aired while its being produced, and it takes quite a bit of time to make a show of this quality. The hiatus's are when the airing schedule catches up with production. At least, that's one possible explanation.

*** If that's the case, why is Canada now showing the remaining six episodes, when the Hub was prepared to wait until ''September 10th'' just to show the first of them? They can't possibly still be working on the rest of Season 1; some other motive is at work here.

*** Season two is scheduled to start on Nov. 28. My guess is they're trying to minimize the gap between the S1 finale and the S2 premiere.

 

** His little organic kids he makes it plain he has nothing but contempt for. Besides, the implication I got was that Earth is a natural planet that happened to have formed around Unicron's comatose form, meaning that its life evolved naturally and Unicron didn't actively create any of it. No reason for us ''to'' be protected against Dark Energon.

** "Earth formed around Unicron" was explained in detail in OSR, pt. 1. Unicron's body may be the delicious chewy center, but the rest of the planet is made of good ol' normal solar system stuff. The effect of the possession of the planet by Unicron's consciousness is another matter ...

 

* In "Partners" Megatron believed the Autobots had captured Starscream. Why hasn't he asked Optimus what he has done to Starscream, particularly when he ''enters their base and Starscream is not there''?

** Episode 27 reveals that Megs realized that Screamer had done a runner and had told his Vehicons to "detain" him if he ever turned up. For what it's worth, he bluntly tells Optimus that Screamer died.

* I'm a little confused as to the exact nature of Optimus' amnesia at the end of season one. So...if emptying the Matrix of the Wisdom of the Primes has caused Optimus to lose his memories of BEING a Prime and revert back to Orion Pax, that still doesn't explain why he still thinks of Megatron as his good buddy Megatronus. Ratchet's explanation of Orion's past with Megatronus and the beginning of the war (and Exodus would confirm this as the stories match up closely) Orion wasn't OFFICIALLY a Prime until he went to the Core and received the Matrix of Leadership, by which point the war with the Decepticons had been going on for some time. Shouldn't Optimus (as Orion) still at least have memories of Megatronus blowing up at the Council (and then blowing UP a councilor, if Exodus is to be believed), and at least the early days of the war? Yet as soon as he sees Megatron he assumes it's his best buddy and mentor, Megatronus. Or am I wrong?

** He didn't ''officially'' become a Prime until he got the Matrix, but he began that path to Primehood the same day he and Megatron turned on one another- that day in the council chamber. Apparently when the Matrix begins collecting his wisdom to add it to the collected wisdom of the Primes, it counts wisdom and memories thereof from ''before'' getting the Matrix as well as from after.

*** They didn't turn on each other that day. They disagreed. There's a big difference. He was friends with Megatronus for a long time before that. It's reasonable that if he forgot becoming a Prime and remembered that conversation he'd still consider Megatron an ally. That said, it doesn't seem like he remembered that day at all.