I got a question about the line up in the film.

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Postby trence5 » Wed May 23, 2007 11:20 pm

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Any one know why they decided to feature such a small number of Autobots compared to the Decepticons - and why, with the exception of Scorpinok(?), Starscream and Megatron - the Decepticons were given the most original characters and the Autobots don't even get one?
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Postby XeroSyphon » Wed May 23, 2007 11:28 pm

To answer your first question: it was so the Autobots were outnumbered, IIRC.

I'm not to sure what you mean with your second question.
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Postby trence5 » Wed May 23, 2007 11:37 pm

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XeroSyphon wrote:I'm not to sure what you mean with your second question.
I'm not sure, but I think Barricade, Blackout, and Brawl (if not based off the G-1 combaticon) are kinda/sorta new characters.
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Postby Leonardo » Thu May 24, 2007 1:04 am

Well, they probably wanted a Decepticon car, and Barricade is a better name than Runabout, Runamuck and Wildrider. It also ties in with the police theme.

As for Blackout, well...if I recall correctly, he was originally named Vortex. I don't see why they couldn't have stuck with that name, unless they either didn't want two Combaticons, or they wanted the 'B' alliteration in the Decepticon names. Who knows? Maybe they just wanted to leave their stamp on the franchise.
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Postby YouFearGalvatron » Fri May 25, 2007 12:01 am

Leonardo wrote:Well, they probably wanted a Decepticon car, and Barricade is a better name than Runabout, Runamuck and Wildrider. It also ties in with the police theme.

As for Blackout, well...if I recall correctly, he was originally named Vortex. I don't see why they couldn't have stuck with that name, unless they either didn't want two Combaticons, or they wanted the 'B' alliteration in the Decepticon names. Who knows? Maybe they just wanted to leave their stamp on the franchise.


The name Vortex is awesome, but Blackout kind of hints at the effects of his EMP capability against foes.

Both names rule for a Decepticon.
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