by Rodimus Prime » Fri Jun 17, 2016 6:20 am
- Motto: "Individual freedom above all else."
This is just my view on it, so don't take it as written in stone.
Ultra Magnus didn't "die" like Optimus did. His spark didn't leave him. He got shot by Galvatron and his body exploded, but that doesn't always mean a character dies. He was in stasis lock, but not technically "dead." Yeah, Arcee said "First Prime, now Ultra Magnus" but that was just speculation on her part. (At least I think it was her who said that line. Haven't seen the movie in 5 months, I can't remember.) So basically the Junkions just repaired some damaged parts and brought him back online. That couldn't be done with Prime, he had suffered too much damage.
Also, this is a matter of opinion as well, but I think removing the Matrix had a negative effect on Prime as well. He had been carrying it for so long, removing it at the most critical time could have been the last blow to his already pulverized systems. Could he have survived had the Matrix stayed in him? It is a life-giving force, right? (Or is that just in the comics?) Yeah, he thought passing it on was the right thing to do, but he was not mentally in a good state, he could have been mistaken. I mean, he was mistaken about who the recipient of the Matrix should have been. I don't know if the argument that Hot Rod touched the Matrix 1st and that's why it didn't work for Magnus holds any merit, but as things turned out, It was Hot Rod who was "The Chosen One" not Magnus.
So to answer your question, as far as the 2 "deaths" are concerned, and what the Junkions could do about it, they're 2 different situations, as I believe Ultra Magnus was not actually dead like Prime.
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