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DOTM Autobot Ironhide's death?

Postby Slashercon » Mon Feb 14, 2011 4:37 pm

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If the third installment in the transformers movies is indeed darker toned, then we should expect more tragic moments than before. I know there have been some Autobot deaths in the past films, (Jazz, Arcee [Chromia+Flareup/Elita 1], Jetfire, and Optimus [comes back to life though]) but if the story is more fleshed out as confirmed, we may see a death as/more tragic [than] Optimus' death in ROTF. Who's death may be the most tragic? The candidates are: Bumblebee (you saw this coming), Optimus (seeing Prime die AGAIN is actually ticking me off), and...Ironhide? Yes, Ironhide. For some reason, I feel Ironhide will be the one getting canned in DOTM for the following reasons:
1. He's a character who's had actual character development in the past two films.
2. He's a character who is generally liked/loved by the majority of TF fans universally.
3. The fact that he along with Bumblebee and Starscream have been pushed to leader class toy status (though Starscream deserved it to begin with)
and 4. He is Optimus' oldest friend. That alone may play a key factor in DOTM.
I may be wrong or completely off, but I am concerned about Ironhide. It could be another bot to have the tragic spotlight though. What do you guys think?
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Re: DOTM Autobot Ironhide's death?

Postby G1 Smoketreader » Mon Feb 14, 2011 6:08 pm

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The leader class idea is interesting.

I've put my suspicions up elsewhere and there are basically plenty of candidates, but Ironhide does bring in a sentimental value that many of the others can't be claimed to have.

I look at this way: as long as Ratchet makes it into any next movie, some others have a chance of lasting through and beyond any next movie too (ignoring the fact that Starscream can clip his arm back into place and Jolt can reanimate spare parts). Any Autobot death is sad if we're not gonna see him in action with his mates who won't arrive until any next film, but there's worth in the loss as long as Ratchet makes it out alive.He's not the only nexus in the survival contingency, but he's a hefty one.

Sizewise, Ironhide leaves a glaring gap in the Autobot lineup.
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Re: DOTM Autobot Ironhide's death?

Postby OptiMagnus » Mon Feb 14, 2011 10:12 pm

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Ironhide I believe was absent at the Kennedy Space Center filming. I don't know about anywhere else, but that could possibly reinforce the theory here.
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Re: DOTM Autobot Ironhide's death?

Postby SlyTF1 » Mon Feb 14, 2011 10:18 pm

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OptiMagnus10 wrote:Ironhide I believe was absent at the Kennedy Space Center filming. I don't know about anywhere else, but that could possibly reinforce the theory here.


They said he was with Lennox somewhere, I think "snowy". And I'm all for debating that the movie do have character development in them, but...when did Ironhide?

The only ones I can think of are Jetfire, Wheelie, and the twins. Robots, I mean.
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Re: DOTM Autobot Ironhide's death?

Postby OptiMagnus » Mon Feb 14, 2011 10:46 pm

Motto: ""Close your mouth and open your mind.""
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SlyTF1 wrote:
OptiMagnus10 wrote:Ironhide I believe was absent at the Kennedy Space Center filming. I don't know about anywhere else, but that could possibly reinforce the theory here.


They said he was with Lennox somewhere, I think "snowy". And I'm all for debating that the movie do have character development in them, but...when did Ironhide?

Oh...good...I don't want Clint Eastbot to die. I was hoping he was elsewhere.
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Re: DOTM Autobot Ironhide's death?

Postby Red 50 » Tue Feb 15, 2011 8:05 am

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I just hope that they (Ironhide, Ratchet, Sideswipe) just get some (no, a whole lot of) more screentime and action.

But I definately don't want them to die. Neither the Twins, these two were funny.
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Re: DOTM Autobot Ironhide's death?

Postby Albershide » Tue Feb 15, 2011 8:32 am

You can check this. I posted it a while ago.

http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/sh ... post161591
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Re: DOTM Autobot Ironhide's death?

Postby Hip-Hoptimus Rime » Wed Feb 16, 2011 5:01 pm

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Movie Ironhide's characterization has always reminded me of Worf from Star Trek TNG. Supposedly this big bad-dog who can kick tail on demand, yet we never actually see him do it so much. I really hope hide can break himself off some this time. That shot from the trailer against 2 Dreads has promise.
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Re: DOTM Autobot Ironhide's death?

Postby Rodimus Prime » Wed Feb 16, 2011 5:28 pm

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I hope he doesn't die. I like his character very much. If he does have to go, I hope he goes BW Dinobot Code of Hero-style and takes out a lot of Cons, as we see the demo derby moment in the trailer. Maybe Shockwave can stab and blast him like Megatron did Prime in RoTF, giving a great emotional moment for the fans and establishing Shockwave as a ruthless bastard.
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Re: DOTM Autobot Ironhide's death?

Postby Starscream GaGa » Wed Feb 16, 2011 5:31 pm

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Ironhide had character development? What? All the robots in the films (and most Transformer franchises, pretty much only excluding Animated and a little Rodimus in G1) have gotten no development at all.
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