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Your Protectobot origin theory

Postby Necessary Evil » Thu Sep 09, 2010 6:04 am

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I know that the Protectobots never received an "origin episode" in the G1 cartoon (so short-changed, they were... D:), but there had to had been some plausible explanation for their existence.

Could we say that Wheeljack built them (he and Ratchet did construct the Dinobots, after all)?

Well, anyway, I wanna hear you theory/ies. Let 'em rip!
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Re: Your Protectobot origin theory

Postby G1 Smoketreader » Thu Sep 09, 2010 12:11 pm

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Plaything wrote:I know that the Protectobots never received an "origin episode" in the G1 cartoon (so short-changed, they were... D:), but there had to had been some plausible explanation for their existence.

Could we say that Wheeljack built them (he and Ratchet did construct the Dinobots, after all)?

Well, anyway, I wanna hear you theory/ies. Let 'em rip!



Heya!

I love the Protectobots!!

I've learnt recently that the canon for G1 was changed several times before the protectobots arrived so I just want to excercise caution and mention that I don't have any idea how reliable what I say still is (but it's canon to me):

But:

Acording to my introduction to them in the '80s, the Protectobots were amongst the Re-enforcements that came to Earth from Cybertron (Generation 1.5) after both sides found out that Optimus and Megzy were still alive (and Earth had Energon).

Optimus commissioned the Protectobots and Defensor to take care of the Human casualties and the collateral damage to Human cities,so they took the emergency-response AltModes we are familiar with, tho I assume their Cybertronian role was something similar to emergency response/first response roles, anyway.
Defensor was a just-in-case safety feature to make sure the Protectobots had the firepower they needed to neutralize/counter Decepticon surprises when caught away from the main battle.

In terms of theories, I theorise that all the G1.5 Autobots (Hoist,Grapple,Red Alert, Inferno,Protectobots etc.) got to Earth hitching a ride onboard Omega Supreme.

If you don't find a more 'truthful' truth, I hope this good for ya!
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Re: Your Protectobot origin theory

Postby Skyfire77 » Thu Sep 09, 2010 8:59 pm

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I always figured that Tracks, Red Alert, et al had been found in previously inaccessible parts of the Ark as the Autobots started clearing out the rubble.
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Re: Your Protectobot origin theory

Postby G1 Smoketreader » Fri Sep 10, 2010 10:05 am

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Skyfire77 wrote:I always figured that Tracks, Red Alert, et al had been found in previously inaccessible parts of the Ark as the Autobots started clearing out the rubble.


Sounds logical to me.
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Re: Your Protectobot origin theory

Postby Skyfire77 » Fri Sep 10, 2010 6:27 pm

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orriezaros wrote:
Skyfire77 wrote:I always figured that Tracks, Red Alert, et al had been found in previously inaccessible parts of the Ark as the Autobots started clearing out the rubble.


Sounds logical to me.


There's a fanfic that mentioned the idea too, FWIW.
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Re: Your Protectobot origin theory

Postby craggy » Sat Sep 11, 2010 9:00 pm

Red Alert and Smokescreen are just Sideswipe and Prowl in makeup, and among some of the many Autobots that Prime had repaint themselves to make Megatron think his army was larger than it actually was. Maybe?

edit: The Protectobots? the Anti-Combaticons. One day Ratchet went to try and help humans, and Prime got all positive about it, and told him to make new Autobots. Sparkplug had some banged up old emergency vehicles in his garage and they put some magical glowy pink squares into them and voila, Defensor!
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Re: Your Protectobot origin theory

Postby RK_Striker_JK_5 » Sun Sep 12, 2010 8:46 am

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Skyfire77 wrote:I always figured that Tracks, Red Alert, et al had been found in previously inaccessible parts of the Ark as the Autobots started clearing out the rubble.


Considering they ran out of 'cybertronium' at the same time as the others in 'Desertion of the DInobots', it's almost confirmed.
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Re: Your Protectobot origin theory

Postby Stormwolf » Sun Sep 12, 2010 9:05 am

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Skyfire77 wrote:I always figured that Tracks, Red Alert, et al had been found in previously inaccessible parts of the Ark as the Autobots started clearing out the rubble.


Yup, you could reason that the majority of reinforcements was put in stasis to conserve energon for the core crew when they left Cybertron.

This was shown to be the case in the Marvel comics:
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Rock_and_Roll-Out!
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:MarvelUK-053.jpg

It would seem plausible that something like this could have happend in the cartoon.

I think that Wheeljack, Ratchet and/or Perceptor simply redesigned the Protectobots with the Aerialbot combiner tech.
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Re: Your Protectobot origin theory

Postby Necessary Evil » Wed Sep 15, 2010 4:20 am

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orriezaros wrote:Heya!

I love the Protectobots!!

I've learnt recently that the canon for G1 was changed several times before the protectobots arrived so I just want to excercise caution and mention that I don't have any idea how reliable what I say still is (but it's canon to me):

But:

Acording to my introduction to them in the '80s, the Protectobots were amongst the Re-enforcements that came to Earth from Cybertron (Generation 1.5) after both sides found out that Optimus and Megzy were still alive (and Earth had Energon).

Optimus commissioned the Protectobots and Defensor to take care of the Human casualties and the collateral damage to Human cities,so they took the emergency-response AltModes we are familiar with, tho I assume their Cybertronian role was something similar to emergency response/first response roles, anyway.
Defensor was a just-in-case safety feature to make sure the Protectobots had the firepower they needed to neutralize/counter Decepticon surprises when caught away from the main battle.

In terms of theories, I theorise that all the G1.5 Autobots (Hoist,Grapple,Red Alert, Inferno,Protectobots etc.) got to Earth hitching a ride onboard Omega Supreme.

If you don't find a more 'truthful' truth, I hope this good for ya!

Hey! That's great stuff you have there! Nice theory; do like. :)

Skyfire77 wrote:I always figured that Tracks, Red Alert, et all had been found in previously inaccessible parts of the Ark as the Autobots started clearing out the rubble.

As orrie has already said, it does sound very logical. A good theory, too, might I add.
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Re: Your Protectobot origin theory

Postby zenosaurus_x » Sun Sep 19, 2010 12:37 am

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Well, I'm kind of assuming they came to Earth from Cybertron sort of like the new Autobots in ROTF.
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