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[Sabrblade]

Isn't it always an impossibly bug number like that? I reckon they part time it like only fight one day a year or something, although even that number woukd still be ridiculous

Its usually been 4 million years. While still high, it gets more and more incredulous that the war has not ended yet. Especially in this case where the leader was presumably absent for 65 million years.

Funnily enough, the Fall of Cybertron video was almost set 65 million years ago, in an attempt to justify the altmodes of that game's Dinobots. Matt Tieger claimed in a couple of interviews for the game that it was set 65 million years ago. Thankfully, the Fall of Cybertron prequel comics and Prime Beast Hunters comics each provided an in-universe source that put the game's timeframe as being "Thousands of years ago" rather than 65 million, with the FOC comics having that Shockwave look into Earth's past for inspiration when he created the Dinobots' altmodes, and thus effectively overriding Tieger's out-of-universe claim.

[william-james88]

Isn't it always an impossibly bug number like that? I reckon they part time it like only fight one day a year or something, although even that number woukd still be ridiculous

Its usually been 4 million years. While still high, it gets more and more incredulous that the war has not ended yet. Especially in this case where the leader was presumably absent for 65 million years.

Funnily enough, the Fall of Cybertron video was almost set 65 million years ago, in an attempt to justify the altmodes of that game's Dinobots. Matt Tieger claimed in a couple of interviews for the game that it was set 65 million years ago. Thankfully, the Fall of Cybertron prequel comics and Prime Beast Hunters comics each provided an in-universe source that put the game's timeframe as being "Thousands of years ago" rather than 65 million, with the FOC comics having that Shockwave look into Earth's past for inspiration when he created the Dinobots' altmodes, and thus effectively overriding Tieger's out-of-universe claim.

I like that route, its the same used in the G1 cartoon and beast wars. what also makes no sense is that Grimlock had all that dino kibble before he landed on earth 65 m years ago. Even my daughter was confused.
Also the show keeps changing Acid Storm's gender from show to show, its annoying as ****.

[Sabrblade]

I like that route, its the same used in the G1 cartoon and beast wars. what also makes no sense is that Grimlock had all that dino kibble before he landed on earth 65 m years ago. Even my daughter was confused.

Everyone in this show has their Earth kibble/vehicle modes seen on Cybertron in the flashbacks. Grimlock's just continuing the trend, barring his in-universe new altmode. I guess the animators couldn't make separate Cybertronian-bodied character models for everybody.

Though, the G1 cartoon likewise had everyone with Earth kibble in their Cybertronian robot modes.

Also the show keeps changing Acid Storm's gender from show to show, its annoying as ****.

She looks female to me in both of these new episodes.

[william-james88]

Also the show keeps changing Acid Storm's gender from show to show, its annoying as ****.

She looks female to me in both of these new episodes.

It really switches from one episode to the next. Would be nice if they got their **** together



Also, we know there are coneheads and we have seen them in flashbacks, so I dont know why Thrust is not a conehead in the present.

[ThunderThruster]

Quite liked the latest two episodes with Grimlock in, and it is an interesting route they're taking with his "inteligence" with this.

[PerfectVision]

I saw the final,my worry is a lack of originality in the future,i don'care anymore about a duel Op-Mega okay?!

[william-james88]

I saw the final,my worry is a lack of originality in the future,i don'care anymore about a duel Op-Mega okay?!

Well, I still care about those. I want OP vs Megs all day everyday, I just love that rivalry and those showdowns. If Hasbro is listening, please make more.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Really enjoyed the callback to Fall of Cybertron Grimlock. I wouldn't mind if Grimlock kept that sort of beast mode is brute mode deal, but robot mode is more articulate. It's a nice reference to FOC without making him the Hulk. but I really enjoy both Grimlocks

[notsoalex]

Also the show keeps changing Acid Storm's gender from show to show, its annoying as ****.

She looks female to me in both of these new episodes.

It really switches from one episode to the next. Would be nice if they got their **** together



Also, we know there are coneheads and we have seen them in flashbacks, so I dont know why Thrust is not a conehead in the present.

Acid Storm had the female voice (and VA) for the whole show, they didn't start using the female face 'til Siloed though.

[notsoalex]

Thanks to a heads up from Seibertronians Sabrblade and D-Maximal_Primal, we have word that the 14th and 15th episode of the Transformers: Cyberverse cartoon is now up on Hasbro's YouTube channel, "Siloed" and "Kign of the Dinosaurs!" Episode 14, "Siloed," follows Windblade after being captured in the previous episode, "Teletraan-X." Episode 15, "King of Dinosaurs" stars, shock of shocks, Grimlock, and his backstory of his time on Earth. So check out these episodes below and tell us what you think in the Pub forums below!

These episodes have aired in Canada and Cartoon Network for US airing, as well as the Cartoon Network mobile app and their website.

Check out the last episode "Matrix of Leadership," here.

[Bumblevivisector]

So after reducing the 4 million year time gap to about 1 million in the Unicron Trilogy, IDW and the Bayniverse ironically eliminating it for TF arrival on present-day Earth while working more nebulous time gaps into prehistory, Animated reducing the time gap to 50 years, and Prime's Predacon prehistory perhaps perplexing us most of all after Unicron's reveal meant Earth had always had a connection to Cybertron...

...we finally get a TF universe with a straight-up +65 million year time gap to explain the Dinobots...all 1 of them.

Just seems long overdue, is all I'm saying.

And implies that all the searches for energon, the Ark, any Allsparks etc. really were totally blind, spanning the whole universe. Can't wait to see what all gets retconned into this huge time gap over the next 3 years or so!

[Sabrblade]

And finally, the concluding two episodes of the season are up on Dailymotion.

Episode 17, "Awaken Sleeping Giants" - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6z2ijo

Episode 18, "Eruption" - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6z3wgk

[notsoalex]

And finally, the concluding two episodes of the season are up on Dailymotion.

Episode 17, "Awaken Sleeping Giants" - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6z2ijo

Episode 18, "Eruption" - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6z3wgk

Thanks a lot!

[william-james88]

I saw the final,my worry is a lack of originality in the future,i don'care anymore about a duel Op-Mega okay?!

So I watched the finale and I dont get this message, Megatron isnt even in sight.

[PerfectVision]

I saw the final,my worry is a lack of originality in the future,i don'care anymore about a duel Op-Mega okay?!

So I watched the finale and I dont get this message, Megatron isnt even in sight.

I was talking from a global,futurist viewpoint,look like a incoming repeat.I hope some surprise about him,i can suggest the BEAST MACHINE phantom style but it kill it a bit.

Oh yes,that wasn't a spoil at all.

[Sabrblade]

I saw the final,my worry is a lack of originality in the future,i don'care anymore about a duel Op-Mega okay?!

So I watched the finale and I dont get this message, Megatron isnt even in sight.

I was talking from a global,futurist viewpoint,look like a incoming repeat.I hope some surprise about him,i can suggest the BEAST MACHINE phantom style but it kill it a bit.

Oh yes,that wasn't a spoil at all.

[Ig89ninja]

I saw the final,my worry is a lack of originality in the future,i don'care anymore about a duel Op-Mega okay?!

So I watched the finale and I dont get this message, Megatron isnt even in sight.

I was talking from a global,futurist viewpoint,look like a incoming repeat.I hope some surprise about him,i can suggest the BEAST MACHINE phantom style but it kill it a bit.

Oh yes,that wasn't a spoil at all.

I think he wants Megatron to be half dead from an accident or something, and for him to be hooked up to some creepy life support system like this

[Sabrblade]

I think he wants Megatron to be half dead from an accident or something, and for him to be hooked up to some creepy life support system like this

But, that Megatron was neither half-dead from an accident nor hooked up to life support. That was his control harness that allowed him to control all of Cybertron in full totalitarian rule, seeing and hearing everything on the planet's surface Big Brother style.

[Ig89ninja]

I think he wants Megatron to be half dead from an accident or something, and for him to be hooked up to some creepy life support system like this

But, that Megatron was neither half-dead from an accident nor hooked up to life support. That was his control harness that allowed him to control all of Cybertron in full totalitarian rule, seeing and hearing everything on the planet's surface Big Brother style.

I’ve head cannon it to be a bit of both, since he fell without any protection though the fury of a time vortex, which in turn damaged/aged his organic half and mentally damaged him as well, but that’s just my head cannon

[PerfectVision]

I think he wants Megatron to be half dead from an accident or something, and for him to be hooked up to some creepy life support system like this

But, that Megatron was neither half-dead from an accident nor hooked up to life support. That was his control harness that allowed him to control all of Cybertron in full totalitarian rule, seeing and hearing everything on the planet's surface Big Brother style.

I’ve head cannon it to be a bit of both, since he fell without any protection though the fury of a time vortex, which in turn damaged/aged his organic half and mentally damaged him as well, but that’s just my head cannon

He is phantomatic overall,that's his vibes.

BH Skylinx,he look squellettic but does he is really a zombie?
Some display advice:bipedial with dragon head and big hand,there's a gap beetween them and the arms sadly,i paint his eyes in dark violet but i could have choose black.

[Sabrblade]

I’ve head cannon it to be a bit of both, since he fell without any protection though the fury of a time vortex, which in turn damaged/aged his organic half and mentally damaged him as well, but that’s just my head cannon

Whereas in the actual show itself, his beast mode looked wrecked because of all of his experimentations to get rid of it and its organic aspects.

[Sabrblade]

Having already watched it (as well as the final two episodes) in advance, I plum forgot that Episode 16 was put up on YouTube two days ago:

[notsoalex]

We have a gift for you this Christmas! The 16th episode of the Transformers: Cyberverse cartoon is now up on Hasbro's YouTube channel, "The Extinction Event!" This episode stars Shockwave, and his arrival to Earth to start his plan of the "extinction event." We also get more screen time for Grimlock, who was found last episode. So check out the episode below and tell us what you think in the Pub forums below!

The episode has aired in Canada and Cartoon Network for US airing, as well as the Cartoon Network mobile app and their website.

Check out the last two episodes, "Siloed" and "King of the Dinosaurs," here.

[william-james88]

While we started with roundtable reviews of episodes, as we got nearer to the end of the year it was not as easy to plan such articles. So for this batch, it's just me. For those who have some catching up to do as we near the finale, I have the youtube links right below the quick fire reviews.


Transformers: Cyberverse 11

Sabotage

Summary: Shockwave traps Bumblebee in a false memory designed to convince him he's a Decepticon.

Quick Thoughts: Shockwave has always been a rather underutilized villain in shows. Often on the sidelines. That is very contrasting to the comics where he has several times been an even bigger nemesis than Megatron himself. I really like the middle ground between those two extremes that this show takes. We have him as the diabolical scientist and as a looming threat but also getting his hands dirty for some immediate villainous treachery. My only problem is I think his plan was dumb, you would think someone that smart would come up with a plan that an amnesiac Bumblebee couldn't poke holes through in a matter of minutes.




Transformers: Cyberverse episode 12

Teletraan X

Summary: Windblade and Bumblebee trace an Autobot signal and find themselves lured into a trap set by Slipstream and her Seekers.

Quick Thoughts: I am not a fan of quirky characters, and that's what Teletraan X is. But hey, at least it's better than that Peter Dinklage drone from Destiny. It's cool to see the show come into it's own without relying on cool G1 fan wank flashbacks, though I find the seekers to not be that meaningful of threats. Also, while I do not care that Hasbro made Acid Storm female in this version, it gets quite frustrating to have the use a male seeker body for her.




Transformers: Cyberverse episode 13

Matrix of Leadership

Summary: Bee learns the meaning of leadership through three memories of Optimus Prime.

Quick Thoughts: Back to flashbacks, but I am not complaining. This is all the stuff a kid wants to see, Optimus being a bad ass (with no face removals). I also like seeing his Autobot light up shield since it makes it a fun gimmick kids can recreate with his toys, I am all for toy/show synergy. A fine episode but I still preferred the previous Optimus appearances.




Cyberverse episode 14

Siloed

Summary: The Seekers attempt to extract the location of the Ark from Windblade's memories.

Quick Thoughts: While the Maccadams episode is all kinds of special, I feel this might be my favourite. We get to see the show not dwell on flashbacks and focus on Windblade, a rather new character in Transformers lore. So it gives us a good look at what the show has to offer aside from all the fan oriented callbacks. And it is better WIndblade content than anything we have ever gotten in Machinima. I also love the Decepticon hierarchy and how scared the seekers are of Shockwave. The action was excellent and I love the little details, like how Windblade in jet mode has to do a slight circle to be able to escape vertically.

[Randomhero]

It’s no longer surprising anymore that when a transformers cartoon gets announced and when clips start rolling it’s just panned and hated by the fandom and does a full 180 eventually.

thats not a dig at you Will. Just something I have noticed now. 4-5 months ago before the release this series just loathed and now the first season has finished and it’s got overwhelming praise. There will always be that snarky fan here and there that will claim they could do better but over all it’s a solid series and is finally recognized for its merits.