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Bobton03 wrote:Beyond the last approx. 10 issues of the Marvel-US series, has there ever been a story-arc in the Transformers comic universe in which Optimus Prime has ever been a steady character such as Prowl, Bumblebee, or Cliffjumper?
Chupacabra Convoy wrote:Hmmm.... I'm going to say they're on par with each other. While Prime never went to such drastic measures as much as Ratchetl did, he never had to. He was a soldier who used his troops and his other skills/assets to prevent most situations from getting out of hand. Also, as leader he couldn't throw his life away because then the Autobots would be in disarray, and risk joining him. Yeah, okay, he did die for a video game, but I chalk it up to bad writing, his second death was proper.
As for Ratchet, he had to go such drastic measures because he shouldn't been those situations in the first place. Don't get me wrong, he rises to the occasion every time, but with such few combat abilities to call upon, his best play is the suicide card. Also, I think he went the distance because in his mind, sacrificing his life for many is merely an extension of his job as a medic. You see everyone you know die to left and the right of you despite your best efforts, and then you see a chance to prevent it, you take chance, regardless of consequences, because you're sick of death. If it had been Jazz in those situations, he would probably get the job done without losing his life, and with style.
So I'd say Ratchet and Prime on equal terms heroically, but Ratchet does go all the way for a victory.
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