Counterpunch wrote:Not to be a jerk or anything, but what in Blitzwing's documented history/character traits would indicate that he'd suicide?
This is a fair question, so I'll try to answer it.
My reasoning upon trying to think of how you'd fill this particular gap was... Octane's plight in "Starscream's Ghost" - reduced to peddling scrap to the Junkions, getting his ship blasted out from under him by a Galvatron-hired assassin anyway, and having to finally resign himself to crawling to the Autobots - suggests to me that there's not exactly a lot of options for an exiled Decepticon (especially considering that Octane strikes me as being a lot more charismatic/connected than Blitzwing).
So... way I see it, he's likely to eventually be reduced to a few general choices... join the Autobots (or someone else willing to provide sanctuary), finally finish wasting away from lack of energy, give up and have Galvatron come kill him and "win" after all, or find some way to go out in a blaze of glory.
The middle two options seem rather... ignominious to me for someone who's portrayed in the show as getting a great deal of glee out of being a fighter. And the Mosaic itself tried to address the first option. (Yes, I know he originally was going to be written as joining the Autobots after all instead of Octane. I still can't picture it; it just feels too out of place with the character to me.)
Which leaves... well. Plus, Blitzwing *is* sort of nuts. I could see him deciding that he just can't go out without getting to blast one last thing, even if the only thing currently available happens to be himself.
I do freely admit it's a pretty unconventional take, but not one I think is entirely out of whack. I can understand if you disagree, though!
At any rate, I might have some other notes on my writing process later... just wanted to address that particular thought. I'm relieved that people seem to find this interesting so far. Considering it's the first fanfic I'd written in eons, and the first comic page I wrote period, I was sort of nervous all this time! :>