Evil_the_Nub wrote:Like Airachnid gaining control of the Insecticons. That could have been an entire season long story arc, but she got thrown in a stasis chamber before she could accomplish anything.
While it sucks that it was thrown to the curb, they couldn't even be bothered with that when one considers what they were dealing with in season two. My attitude is that if you couldn't
at least explain it then you shouldn't have put it in the series.
The same goes for Starscream with the Apex armor,
Starscream having the Apex Armor wasn't important
period. It's not like the Apex Armor was destroyed after Starscream lost it. It was put to it's best use later when Miko wielded it to rid of Soundwave.
the Star Saber,
The same Star Saber that Bumblebee used to kill Megatron (epically, might I add)? Yeah, that thing was wasted.
Megatron's zombie army,
Which was only ever intended to be a small, kick-off arc which lead to a series of other arcs.
Unicron,
The arc that lead to the entire Iacon Relic hunt in season 2.
Besides, he came back for Predacons Rising.
or all of those relics they got a hold of and rarely used.
You don't have to use a weapon constantly for it to be important. That's called redundancy. Plus, if they used the relics all the time, they could easily get it taken from them by the opposing side.
Besides, a lot of the relics had a significant use in the series:
- The Apex Armor: Used to distract Soundwave so he would be trapped in the Shadowzone, also saving Jack's life.
- The Star Saber: Offed Megatron (temporarily).
- Phase Shifter: Became Smokescreen's signature weapon, and saved him from death probably more times that G1 quotes have been uttered in the series.
- Forge of Solus Prime: Repaired the Star Saber, saved Optimus Prime's life.
- Resonance Blaster: Provided Knock Out with the advantage of securing an Omega Key.
- Omega Lock: Arguably a relic, its copy on the Nemesis provided Cybertron's restoration. It is worth noting anyway.
The only relics that rendered relatively useless in the end were:
- Spark Extractor
- The Omega Keys
- The force field generator