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A PALE REFLECTION

Story and Letters by;
Waseem "Ninjha" Bashar http://ninjha.deviantart.com

Art and Colours by:
John Phillip "JP-V" Valmeo http://jp-v.deviantart.com/

Edits By
Franco "m3gr1ml0ck" Villa http://m3gr1ml0ck.deviantart.com/

Wow, great story. And how true.

I have to say, Ultra Magnus never really struck me as the whiny, jealous type.

Great story and art, but it seems to fit more with RiD rather than G1.

Tekka wrote:I have to say, Ultra Magnus never really struck me as the whiny, jealous type.

I agree. I'm not up on the comic universe backstory stuff(getting caught up slowly but surely) but I like the version of UM that is a loyal soldier and reluctant leader. I'm not for making UM someone with a super inferiority complex.

All continuity issues aside (as y'all have started), as a oneshot, it had a solid theme, a good story arc, and actual character development. Nice. And maybe there's a fine, but important distinction between whiney and...I don't know, that humiliating struggle one must go through when faced with one's failings? He seemed very believeable to me, and I read his monologue as frustration with himself as much as Prime, which is quite a bit different than a whine.

Prime is always hard to get a read on--he's so 'good' that he's almost untouchable, unreal. I imagine MOST Autobots would feel 'less than' compared to Optimus.

HK, I know I would.

hellkitty wrote:Prime is always hard to get a read on--he's so 'good' that he's almost untouchable, unreal. I imagine MOST Autobots would feel 'less than' compared to Optimus.

HK, I know I would.

That's true! I considered mentioning similarity to Superman in my last post.

I don't mind UM being more than just a bland soldier character but I'd like to see him show legitimate animosity towards OP for something more solid. In the strip, he comes off as "Optimus is SO much better than me! WHY can't I be like him?". He's whiny.

Optimus being as good as he is should be inspiring and not cause others to feel less than they are.

Convotron wrote:

Tekka wrote:I have to say, Ultra Magnus never really struck me as the whiny, jealous type.

I agree. I'm not up on the comic universe backstory stuff(getting caught up slowly but surely) but I like the version of UM that is a loyal soldier and reluctant leader. I'm not for making UM someone with a super inferiority complex.

Srly, we don't need another Starscream-like TF on the Autobots.

shonenfan4 wrote:Srly, we don't need another Starscream-like TF on the Autobots.

Oh...you've gone and done it now.

Run away!

shonenfan4 wrote:

Convotron wrote:

Tekka wrote:I have to say, Ultra Magnus never really struck me as the whiny, jealous type.

I agree. I'm not up on the comic universe backstory stuff(getting caught up slowly but surely) but I like the version of UM that is a loyal soldier and reluctant leader. I'm not for making UM someone with a super inferiority complex.

Srly, we don't need another Starscream-like TF on the Autobots.

Hrm. See, that's not my read on Starscream at all. *INferiority* complex? Are you kidding me? If anything, he has a narcissistic streak. Sure, he whines, but that's part of his charm.

Even at his whingiest (cough cough Armada) he still thought he knew better than everyone else, Autobot OR Decepticon. That's not what Ultra-Magnus is experiencing here, at all.

HK, Oh dear, y'all have initiated a mandatory fangirl *swoon*.

I like it, it actually bears some small similarity to the Magnus backstory I had written for an alternate-universe comic I was writing!

Obligatory he "just can't deal with that now" comment.

Someone had to.

Nice origin for Magnus's armor

Razorclaw0000 wrote:Obligatory he "just can't deal with that now" comment.

Someone had to.

Haha, I was surprised no one made that reference until you did.

ultra magnus:
the first shameless repaint that doesn't like being a shameless repaint

but yeah,i agree.this story(as good as it is) fits more with the rid magnus,the more immature one than the old g1 robert stack one that we all like the character for

but yeah,as good of a mosaic it is,i just can't picture g1 magnus saying/thinking something like that

also,im back.haven't been on in a loooong time,but im here to stay! *my 3 fans now applause*

Has the "G1 armourless/white Optimus Prime looking Ultra Magnus" ever had any official appearance in the official comics? I'm more familiar with more current appearances such as Spotlight: Ultra Magnus. I'm just wondering if anything like this take on the character has been done in the comics.

i thought this was going to be about reflector

cannonfodder4000 wrote:i thought this was going to be about reflector

That could work. Reflector could be crying about how Laserbeak does every facet of his job better than him.

Convotron wrote:Has the "G1 armourless/white Optimus Prime looking Ultra Magnus" ever had any official appearance in the official comics?

Yes, once, in Dreamwave's "War & Peace" by James McDonough and Pat Lee.

M3Gr1ml0ck wrote:

Convotron wrote:Has the "G1 armourless/white Optimus Prime looking Ultra Magnus" ever had any official appearance in the official comics?

Yes, once, in Dreamwave's "War & Peace" by James McDonough and Pat Lee.

Excellent! Thank you very much. I'll have to track that down.

How did I know this would be about Ultra Magnus? Even before looking at the comic, I just knew.