Shuttershock wrote:Metro Prime wrote:Autobot tap out wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:I really feel that due to the movies they've stressed the point of Optimus Prime as the one, true, Autobot leader. I think they should stay away from any radical changes as long as the movie franchise is going on.
I'm confused your either saying that prime in rid 2015 should still be leader (even though he sacrificed himself) or give the leadership role to someone else, probably bumblebe
I think he means that, because of the movies, kids associate Optimus Prime with a leadership role. With the Optimus-heavy Age of Extinction coming soon, it may be somewhat confusing to see Bumblebee as the leader and a brand new set of characters.
I see what YOU mean by confusing continuities, but I can't help but think of the "Ironhide not in Prime" situation. Because he died in DOTM, they supposedly didn't want to confuse kids, so had Bulkhead in his place as the team muscle. Yet Megatron, Starscream, Soundwave and Shockwave were all primary antagonists in the show, and they got annihilated in DOTM.
My overall point is that I think we could get by with mainstream continuities with different leaders. IDW does it, and Hasbro doesn't make them tow the line. It just kind of bugs me that future shows have to fall in line with movie sensibilities, when that continuity is doing the LEAST creative things with the brand.
Sorry for ranting, I just kind of get on a track and have to get it all out.
The problem is that, for a lot of people, the Bay movies ARE the definitive version of Transformers. Some people just don't understand the concept of multiverses and alternate continuities.