MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:All they do is squabble and have 1 personality trait. Sideswipe is the rebel, Strongarm worries, Fixit is a geek, Bumblebee is douchey, and Grimlock's cute. There's really not that much range... they're each stuck in their own schtick
So too, did the Beast Wars characters, well into Beast Machines (a lot of it came from Rattrap, admittedly). And the Animated characters. And the Prime characters. Even G1 had the good guys squabbling amongst themselves at times.
PrymeStriker wrote:...Strongarm. She doesn't really worry, much more than she hates grinding against protocol. On the surface, she's your standard by-the-book archetype. However, like Sideswipe, she seems to have a constant need to prove something to somebody. In her case, she wants to prove to Bumblebee that she's a good cadet and could make a good superior like her supervisor.
Pretty much your standard Academy grad/rookie lawman character. But we are starting to see her starting to learn that sometimes you have to bend a little to get the job done. How far that character arc will go is anyone's guess.
PrymeStriker wrote:Fixit, as you said, is a geek. As he's only had one focus episode so far, there hasn't been a whole lot of development on his part. Besides, with Bumblebee, Strongarm, and Sideswipe being the most prominent characters, it's hard to get a word in edgewise. However, what he lacks in depth so far, he makes up for in entertainment quality. His stuttering issues and bubbly/friendly personality make him a pleasure to watch whenever he's on camera.
Hopefully we'll see his character arc as the series goes on. Right now, he's just there to provide exposition on the Decepticon-Criminal-of-the-week.
PrymeStriker wrote:Bumblebee is far from being a douche. He's just a police lieutenant that was thrown into the position of leader after being stranded on Earth with two teenagers, a criminal, and a minicon. then shoved into hunting Decepticon inmates. As such, he's trying to find his grounding as a leader. Characterized by his lame "roll out" phrases and his sometimes faulty decision making, he finds that his team doesn't always take him seriously as he tries to be the leader Optimus was. What he discovers and is learning is how to lead in his own right, not like his former leader. Also, any depth or backstory this character received has run its course in Prime. Therefore, they're trying and succeeding in giving him a new arc.
This is pretty much what Rodimus Prime's character arc in G1 should have been, but I'm getting ahead of myself there. Bumblebee is also a vet of the last war, but he spent most of it as a scout, and only had a brief stint as leader during "Predacons Rising." In a sense, he's the vet of the team, but he's learning how to be a team leader, as Striker said, with a team made up of what are essentially rookies.
PrymeStriker wrote:Although, you're right that Grimlock's about as deep as a kiddie pool and as intricate as a pencil holder.
I think part of the problem with Grimlock is that we all got used to the Grimlock from "Fall of Cybertron," not to mention this is yet *another* "goofy Grimlock" we've seen in the franchise. This is, of course, assuming that RiD15 Grimlock is the same character as FoC Grimlock (they very likely are) - the writers haven't delved into Grimlock's character arc yet. Hopefully, we'll get some story as to why he was stuffed into that stasis pod and had a Decepticon symbol stamped on him later in the series. Especially since this series seems to treat "Decepticon" as synonymous with "criminal" (aside from Fracture, who probably was a Decepticon by choice) - some of these "Decepticons" don't seem like individuals that Megatron would have tolerated on his team (Springload and Clampdown come to mind, personally).
Switching gears a bit, anyone think it's possible any of the Rescue Bots characters might make an appearance on RiD? Granted, they never showed up in Prime (never stopped Optimus or 'Bee from showing up in RB), but it would nice for at least one of them to show up in this show. Personally, I think Heatwave would be the most likely to make the leap to RiD.
