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Shadowman wrote:

cybercat wrote:Megatron and Starscream are married.

Oh dear God I forgot about that. Anyone who considers what Megatron and Starscream have going to be "love" has a really messed-up definition of the word.

Wait, people used to think all that "X" is married to/a lover to "Y" crap for real? Ive only seen it in fanfics that started out good and well written, only to be turned into the stuff nightmares are made of.

BeastProwl wrote:

Shadowman wrote:

cybercat wrote:Megatron and Starscream are married.

Oh dear God I forgot about that. Anyone who considers what Megatron and Starscream have going to be "love" has a really messed-up definition of the word.

Wait, people used to think all that "X" is married to/a lover to "Y" crap for real? Ive only seen it in fanfics that started out good and well written, only to be turned into the stuff nightmares are made of.

Oh yeah. I haven't seen anyone bring it up in a while, but that could just be my own willful ignorance. After a while you learn when to divert your attention.

I can only try not to imagine an avid fangirls reaction to Knockout and Breakdown. I know Blitzwing and Lugnut was a thing too, come to think of it, Its the kind of **** you find on a random TF related google image search. Ive since stopped because seibertron, suppressed memories.

This pertains to more than just Transformers, but those of us who bash things before we give 'em a chance.

Take Transformers Animated for example. A lot of people won't go near it just because of the animation style.

As mentioned before in this thread is 'How long did it take to build that?' I am asked this at least once every few weeks lol

Ah, shipping.

"Two characters appeared on screen together that one time, they MUST be a couple/lovers!"

Midnight_Fox wrote:Ah, shipping.

"Two characters appeared on screen together that one time, they MUST be a couple/lovers!"

More like "Two characters appear on screen together, and the core of one of them is that he's constantly trying to kill and replace the other. They MUST be in love!"

How romantic!

Shadowman wrote:

Midnight_Fox wrote:Ah, shipping.

"Two characters appeared on screen together that one time, they MUST be a couple/lovers!"

More like "Two characters appear on screen together, and the core of one of them is that he's constantly trying to kill and replace the other. They MUST be in love!"

Wait that can't be right, don't all of your significant others try to off you? Right? Right? Now I'm thinking I may need to call the police.



















Especially if my wife actually reads this

njb902 wrote:

Shadowman wrote:

Midnight_Fox wrote:Ah, shipping.

"Two characters appeared on screen together that one time, they MUST be a couple/lovers!"

More like "Two characters appear on screen together, and the core of one of them is that he's constantly trying to kill and replace the other. They MUST be in love!"

Wait that can't be right, don't all of your significant others try to off you? Right? Right? Now I'm thinking I may need to call the police.

Especially if my wife actually reads this

I know that the psychotic love/hate relationship is more common (I seem to be the victim of those), but people sometimes want to kill someone for reason that has nothing to do with love.
Can someone want to kill someone for nonsexual reasons?!?

What irks me is when you have to deal with that one guy that just HAS to be a sanctimonious ***hole and jump all over the fandom when a debate starts and people suddenly lower themselves to the level of 10 year olds...

Oh, wait... I guess that would be me.

Well, never mind then. I got nothing.

Midnight_Fox wrote:Ah, shipping.

"Two characters appeared on screen together that one time, they MUST be a couple/lovers!"

I've been saying this since I joined the fandom, and I come under fire from the shippers because of it.

But you can't stop it, there will always be someone who will make anything sexual. And don't get me started on the Team Fortress 2 female fan base...

1. humans are important or even necessary to a story

2. does it always have to be:
PRIMR, BEE, MEGS, STARSCREAM & ALL THE USSUAL CAST OF BOTS?

no and no

Z3ROhour wrote:1. humans are important or even necessary to a story

Had you said "every story" I'd agree that they aren't always important or even necessary. But since you wrote "a story", it really just depends on the story. Some stories do have them important and for good reason.

The Masterforce cartoon, for instance, demanded the presence of humans since, for the most part, they were the Autobots and Decepticons of that (superb, awesome, and epic) series.

The human factor also as a plot device gives pause to the hulking behemoths to stop and smell the flowers......you know, not wantonly destroy everything in their path and realize that there are other non mechanical lives that also matter.

fenrir72 wrote:The human factor also as a plot device gives pause to the hulking behemoths to stop and smell the flowers......you know, not wantonly destroy everything in their path and realize that there are other non mechanical lives that also matter.

Indeed. Humans mean much to the Autobots. As do all the wonders of Earth. Just ask Boulder:

fenrir72 wrote:The human factor also as a plot device gives pause to the hulking behemoths to stop and smell the flowers......you know, not wantonly destroy everything in their path and realize that there are other non mechanical lives that also matter.

It also gives a sense of scale, driving home just how giant the giant alien shape-shifting machines are.

Shadowman wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:The human factor also as a plot device gives pause to the hulking behemoths to stop and smell the flowers......you know, not wantonly destroy everything in their path and realize that there are other non mechanical lives that also matter.

It also gives a sense of scale, driving home just how giant the giant alien shape-shifting machines are.

And how small humanity is in the grand scheme of the Universe. If we think we bad, there's always something worst around the corner.

Btw, I'll go back to Masterforce. It's a nice nod that the shows creators used the "Ancient Astronaut" theory on how wide the influence the Cybertons (Aliens) had in molding Earth's civilization. Waaaaaaaay before BW with the Protohumans.

Aside from the (what the?) part on Devil Z and how the Jr HM trantectors got involved with the manipulation of Devil Z (turning into sentient beings when only the Godmasters should have been the ones to have gained sentience etc).

OST a bit sappy but it grows on you. So what's wrong that it irks me? Watch the series first before saying it sucks. A lot of the fandom are not enlightened that they close their minds to anything done on the opposite part of the Pacific,

Another one: When people mistransform Transmetal Optimus Primal like this:

I'd say that people automatically assume I'm talking about the movies whenever I say I'm a Transformers fan. When they ask me which one is my favorite, I usually segue by saying the first one, from 1986.

Madeus Prime wrote:I'd say that people automatically assume I'm talking about the movies whenever I say I'm a Transformers fan. When they ask me which one is my favorite, I usually segue by saying the first one, from 1986.

Or you could say "The Japanese one from the 90's" to really mess with them.

Madeus Prime wrote:I'd say that people automatically assume I'm talking about the movies whenever I say I'm a Transformers fan. When they ask me which one is my favorite, I usually segue by saying the first one, from 1986.

oo, I so dislike that

Sabrblade wrote:

Madeus Prime wrote:I'd say that people automatically assume I'm talking about the movies whenever I say I'm a Transformers fan. When they ask me which one is my favorite, I usually segue by saying the first one, from 1986.

Or you could say "The Japanese one from the 90's" to really mess with them.

Yeah, plus when people think that Bumblebee is the best...as in the movie version...

Sabrblade wrote:

Madeus Prime wrote:I'd say that people automatically assume I'm talking about the movies whenever I say I'm a Transformers fan. When they ask me which one is my favorite, I usually segue by saying the first one, from 1986.

Or you could say "The Japanese one from the 90's" to really mess with them.

what Japanese tf movie are you talking about?