The Autobots weren't wrong when it comes to Demolishor, but they were definitely in the wrong with Sideways. Why?
2.) Sideways drove away from the fracus, did not attack anyone, did not harm a human, and tried to run in fear. He said nothing, he wasn't given the chance to say anything, and how do we know he was here in a malicious manner? Who are we to say he wasn't here merely for asylum?
Why would be take asylum on a hostile planet? What sense does that make? The Decepticons weren't just chilling begging for energon cubes. They even said during the film, they were looking for something. Which was the key to killing all life on our planet. Sideways smashed thru a house to escape and almost hits a human, and could have easily injured people in the process.(he came really close to killing the guy. He just happened to not hit any doesn't mean he wouldn't. The area was for most part evacuated.
We don't know, because he was snubbed out too soon and never given a chance to be fully fleshed out. Yes, it can be assumed that he was there with malicious intent, given what the other Decepticons have done, but considering he ran like a chicken and went out of his way to avoid conflict....I'd say he was hunted and killed mercilessly.
He wanted to avoid conflict, he should have stayed heck off earth. Like you broke into someone's house to hide out and steal their stuff, then were upset someone shot you for it. You see how asinine that sounds?
And again, I will not be swayed on this.
Because you don't want to acknowledge any potential info that would prove you wrong, it doesn't make you right. If you are going be that hard headed about it, why even post as to have a discussion. You just keep saying it's that way because you say so. Not because you are supporting it with any facts from any source, internal or external.
And no, I don't take Hasbro's bios on the cards and boxes as golden truth. If it's in the film, it's cannon. I don't look at the video games, bios, or comics as cannon. Until the people behind the movie come out and say "Yeah, it all fits.", then I'm going by what the movie showed me.
And the movie showed me that the Autobots were capable of cold blooded murder.
The film showed the Decepticons doing nothing but evil on earth. If he wanted to defect to the autobots, he could have contacted them. Not like they blew away jetfire upon seeing him. They let wheelie join their ranks, so your view isn't holding much water.
Ultimately it always will burn down to the Decepticons don't belong on earth. They can be on any other planet, and the Autobots aren't coming after them. The Autobots are at war, and acted accordingly. It's not murder, it's doing your job when you're a soldier. In this case, a job they needed to be done as the decepticons were two seconds away from ending all life as we know it. They can not afford such hesitation. That gets you killed on the battle field.
This is not G1, stop judging it by Saturday morning cartoon morality. It's portraying it as a war; War is hell. The Decepticons kill without hesitation.(look how much damage Demolisher caused in under a minute.) Besides Wheelie and Jetfire who defected, when did any other Decepticon do anything to suggest they should be given a chance to be reasoned with? I fail understand this sympathy for the devil. (besides being Fans of Sideways.)
He might not been a combatant that moment(starscream opts to flee alot, it doesn't make him harmless.), but he still was aiding their cause. He had to be removed as a potential threat, as wasn't like he was harmless like Wheelie. Sideways might have realized it was a losing proposition to fight being out numbered.
Had it only been the twins fighting, who knows he might have decided to duke it out with them. He didn't stop and put his hands up when they arrived. I seriously doubt the autobots would attacked him if he opted to surrender. He smashed thru buildings and could have easily caused more damage if left alive. What did you really expect them to do with him?
"The question that once haunted my being has been answered. The future is not fixed, and my choices are my own. And yet, how ironic...for I now find that I have no choice at all! I am a warrior...let the battle be joined." —Dinobot
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