TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online

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The Transformers Collectors' Club envoy to the Seibertron.com Energon Pub TF_JW has just dropped in to let us know that the second TSS 5.0 prose story is now online! Featuring some dino-tastic words, Life Finds A Way is written and illustrated by Matt Frank, with colors by Goncalo Lopez and assists by Paul Hanley. Check it out by following the link - and fun fact: the original Fractyl toy image is directly from the Seibertron.com galleries here!

5/13/2016 - Of Masters and Mayhem Wreckers tie-in continues!
Prose Fiction!We are thrilled to release the second installment of the 4-part prose series that ties directly in to the ongoing TCC Magazine comic story. Impactor has recruited his first new Wrecker and the journey continues to track down the scientist known as Fractyl, but will he get to him before the Rapticons get to him first? Click the thumbnail to read this second installment!

For more information on the toys that will make up this new Wreckers team as well as other great characters such as Double Pretender Optimus Prime, Double Pretender Megatron and the Paradron Medic Lifeline, check out the TFSS 5.0 on our official TCC Facebook page and then order the TFSS 5.0!

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Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1789420)
Posted by RevTibe on May 13th, 2016 @ 3:57pm CDT

I've never really been that intrigued by prose Transformers fiction (to my tastes, giant robots are far, far more suited for visual media), but the promise of feathered raptors has my interest.

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1789422)
Posted by G.B. Blackrock on May 13th, 2016 @ 3:59pm CDT

RevTibe wrote:I've never really been that intrigued by prose Transformers fiction (to my tastes, giant robots are far, far more suited for visual media), but the promise of feathered raptors has my interest.

I, too, have a personal preference for the more visual forms of Transformers storytelling, but it's hard to deny that most of the prose stories are pretty good (I can name a few clunkers, as I'm sure others could if they wanted to, but I find the gems far outweigh those).

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1789456)
Posted by RevTibe on May 13th, 2016 @ 6:03pm CDT

It was pretty good; more nitpicks than I'd normally like, but still a pleasant read. Had some elements I've been wanting to see in a Beast Wars story for a while now (stasis pod cold open, alien planet w/ some earth animals). Author says "I’ll be posted the final art for all 4 Raptoricons when they’re fully revealed in the next issue!", which makes me curious how the characters will be involved next issue, since Fractyl already left. A separate story, just a character model gallery or something else?

G.B. Blackrock wrote:I, too, have a personal preference for the more visual forms of Transformers storytelling, but it's hard to deny that most of the prose stories are pretty good (I can name a few clunkers, as I'm sure others could if they wanted to, but I find the gems far outweigh those).

I certainly didn't mean to speak to the quality of the club's prose stories; hard to do that when I haven't read them. Any stories in particular stand out as gems? Would be interested to take a look at them!

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1789457)
Posted by Deadput on May 13th, 2016 @ 6:20pm CDT

That was a damn good read very interesting.

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1789458)
Posted by G.B. Blackrock on May 13th, 2016 @ 6:21pm CDT

RevTibe wrote:It was pretty good; more nitpicks than I'd normally like, but still a pleasant read. Had some elements I've been wanting to see in a Beast Wars story for a while now (stasis pod cold open, alien planet w/ some earth animals). Author says "I’ll be posted the final art for all 4 Raptoricons when they’re fully revealed in the next issue!", which makes me curious how the characters will be involved next issue, since Fractyl already left. A separate story, just a character model gallery or something else?

G.B. Blackrock wrote:I, too, have a personal preference for the more visual forms of Transformers storytelling, but it's hard to deny that most of the prose stories are pretty good (I can name a few clunkers, as I'm sure others could if they wanted to, but I find the gems far outweigh those).
I certainly didn't mean to speak to the quality of the club's prose stories; hard to do that when I haven't read them. Any stories in particular stand out as gems? Would be interested to take a look at them!

I would personally recommend the Shattered Glass prose, although if you're not a fan of the Shattered Glass concept that may not appeal. In that event, I would suggest any of the current "Beast Wars: Uprising" stuff, which typically has the advantage of being a touch shorter, but I still prefer the SG stuff.

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1789484)
Posted by RevTibe on May 13th, 2016 @ 8:09pm CDT

G.B. Blackrock wrote:
RevTibe wrote:It was pretty good; more nitpicks than I'd normally like, but still a pleasant read. Had some elements I've been wanting to see in a Beast Wars story for a while now (stasis pod cold open, alien planet w/ some earth animals). Author says "I’ll be posted the final art for all 4 Raptoricons when they’re fully revealed in the next issue!", which makes me curious how the characters will be involved next issue, since Fractyl already left. A separate story, just a character model gallery or something else?

G.B. Blackrock wrote:I, too, have a personal preference for the more visual forms of Transformers storytelling, but it's hard to deny that most of the prose stories are pretty good (I can name a few clunkers, as I'm sure others could if they wanted to, but I find the gems far outweigh those).
I certainly didn't mean to speak to the quality of the club's prose stories; hard to do that when I haven't read them. Any stories in particular stand out as gems? Would be interested to take a look at them!

I would personally recommend the Shattered Glass prose, although if you're not a fan of the Shattered Glass concept that may not appeal. In that event, I would suggest any of the current "Beast Wars: Uprising" stuff, which typically has the advantage of being a touch shorter, but I still prefer the SG stuff.

Thanks, I'll throw those into my short story queue. Although I'm typically not crazy about mirrorverses, Shattered Glass seems to have grown a bit beyond that (SG Soundwave seems to be quite a bit beyond a simple mirror Soundwave, for instance). I'd forgotten I'd read Burning Bridges from Uprising, which had its strong points, but the basic concept behind Uprising hasn't clicked with me yet.

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1791166)
Posted by TF_JW on May 20th, 2016 @ 12:44pm CDT

Toxitron gets his story told!

http://transformersclub.com/TCCprose.cfm

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1791182)
Posted by G.B. Blackrock on May 20th, 2016 @ 1:12pm CDT

TF_JW wrote:Toxitron gets his story told!

http://transformersclub.com/TCCprose.cfm

Just got done reading it. I do enjoy that these are a bit shorter. Easier to read in one sitting. This one... well, it's designed to time-skip, but I still felt that there was a chunk in the middle missing.

Still, worth the read. I look forward to the next one.

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1791188)
Posted by RevTibe on May 20th, 2016 @ 1:54pm CDT

Huh. While there's very little set in stone about Toxitron, I always got a goofy vibe from him - be it the "haha, look at those colours and name!" he had originally or the "me am not Bizarro homage!" take in animated. This is certainly divergent! (Edit: and seems to fit with the release being originally planned for Nemesis Prime.)

Still a well done story though, although some aspects felt a bit artificial when trying to play him up as badass.

I wonder if the stuff about him keeping that head in his torso might lead in to the Combiner fiction (although he does discard the noggin later).

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1791189)
Posted by G.B. Blackrock on May 20th, 2016 @ 2:02pm CDT

RevTibe wrote:Huh. While there's very little set in stone about Toxitron, I always got a goofy vibe from him - be it the "haha, look at those colours and name!" he had originally or the "me am not Bizarro homage!" take in animated. This is certainly divergent! (Edit: and seems to fit with the release being originally planned for Nemesis Prime.)

Still a well done story though, although some aspects felt a bit artificial when trying to play him up as badass.

I wonder if the stuff about him keeping that head in his torso might lead in to the Combiner fiction (although he does discard the noggin later).

I guess we'll see, but it seems that the description how his chest opens up is incompatible with how the toy actually works

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1793018)
Posted by TF_JW on May 27th, 2016 @ 1:23pm CDT

Foundation And Wreckage Part 1: Deadly Aim is now online!

Learn about the "last" two members of the Wreckers and the team's new ability as they prepare to face Thunder Mayhem!

http://transformersclub.com/TCCprose.cfm

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1793028)
Posted by Sabrblade on May 27th, 2016 @ 2:29pm CDT

Image source - https://twitter.com/The_TF_Club/status/736257982196002816/

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1793171)
Posted by Va'al on May 28th, 2016 @ 6:15am CDT

Yet another prose story headed our way from the Transformers Collectors' Club, featuring the Wreckage combiner, the Wreckers in this particular side of the universe, and your very own outsiders Offroad and Alpha Bravo - plus new art by Hosono Tomoya and Marcelo Matere with Josh Burcham! Check it all out here and below.

TF_JW wrote:Foundation And Wreckage Part 1: Deadly Aim is now online!

Learn about the "last" two members of the Wreckers and the team's new ability as they prepare to face Thunder Mayhem!

http://transformersclub.com/TCCprose.cfm

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1793181)
Posted by prjkt on May 28th, 2016 @ 7:03am CDT

Oh, so these are the last two members, not the "bonus" figures or is it a misdirection?

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1793183)
Posted by TF_JW on May 28th, 2016 @ 7:24am CDT

The story should answer your question

If you can't wait though, here is an EXTREMELY spoiler-filled answer. Read at your own risk!

It's a little bit of both.

Part of the reason for the story was to let fans who could only purchase 5.0 build a Wreckage even if they didn't get the other TCC Wrecker figures. We wanted to make sure there was an official representation of a Wreckage with retail limbs in fiction and in art to justify fans building him that way. Even if the roster changed afterward.

Now... As for that ending...

When the Combiner War toys for 5.0 were decided as Wreckers to go with Impactor from 4.0, one of the very first thoughts was "Okay, they're Wreckers. Who can we kill?"

The original idea for who would die and how was very different, but Pete and I wanted at least one Wrecker to die and to have it be a sort of betrayal. I won't get too much into that original concept, but it wasn't Alpha Bravo and Offroad. Actually, Offroad was a very late substitution, but one that I can't be happier with!

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1793186)
Posted by prjkt on May 28th, 2016 @ 7:34am CDT

Yeah posted before I read it. Dr Vaal won't like this one

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1793195)
Posted by Kurona on May 28th, 2016 @ 7:58am CDT

Goddammit, that's not fair. Now Va'al's obsession with AB can be justified because he's a wonderful character!

Aaaaaa I love them.

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1793201)
Posted by ausbot on May 28th, 2016 @ 8:44am CDT

I was looking at the other prose stories and I want that Gobots combiner set.

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1793248)
Posted by SG Roadbuster on May 28th, 2016 @ 12:22pm CDT

so the final part of Masters and Mayhem will come out around the time Impactor and mystery figure of 4.0 yes?

I wonder if there will be a prose story explaining Double Pretender Megatron and Optimus? or mabe some prose stories/comics for The Mayhem attack Squad themselves?

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1793252)
Posted by Kurona on May 28th, 2016 @ 12:54pm CDT

SG Roadbuster wrote:so the final part of Masters and Mayhem will come out around the time Impactor and mystery figure of 4.0 yes?

I wonder if there will be a prose story explaining Double Pretender Megatron and Optimus? or mabe some prose stories/comics for The Mayhem attack Squad themselves?

I really hope there will be because these have been excellent so far. I didn't like the idea of a non-alternating Counterpunch at first but the story totally sold me on him.
... that is, ahem, if I could afford to get him.

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1793379)
Posted by Sabrblade on May 28th, 2016 @ 10:36pm CDT

Kurona wrote:
SG Roadbuster wrote:so the final part of Masters and Mayhem will come out around the time Impactor and mystery figure of 4.0 yes?

I wonder if there will be a prose story explaining Double Pretender Megatron and Optimus? or mabe some prose stories/comics for The Mayhem attack Squad themselves?

I really hope there will be because these have been excellent so far. I didn't like the idea of a non-alternating Counterpunch at first but the story totally sold me on him.
... that is, ahem, if I could afford to get him.

If not, Optimus can still appear in the "Of Masters and Mayhem" magazine comics.

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1793471)
Posted by prjkt on May 29th, 2016 @ 10:29am CDT

Ok now I've had some time to think over and re read this, here are my thoughts;
I like the inclusion of AB and OR, gives those who didn't order sub 4 have a complete combiner, gives the two bots a use if you ended up getting Quickslinger/Breakneck and mentions the scramble-city nature of combiners that hasn't really been explored much in CW-related fiction.

Good work.

As for the story, I also like how it explains the Thunder part of Thunder Mayhem, why it looks like Thunderwing out of Bludgeon... the story is getting interesting.

Looking forward to finding out who the remaining member may be...

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1793737)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on May 30th, 2016 @ 8:44pm CDT

I liked the story too. The part with Alpha Bravo sacrificing himself and his friend to stop a monster was very touching and very cool. That is character right there. I also like how they were pals :MAXIMAL:

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1818685)
Posted by TF_JW on August 25th, 2016 @ 4:09pm CDT

http://transformersclub.com/

The latest Beast Wars: Uprising prose story is now online! Find out what Magmatron and the crew of the Dinosaur have been up to!

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1830598)
Posted by Nexus Knight on October 5th, 2016 @ 8:12am CDT

Next TCC story up! "Lively Pursuit" featuring the new Bluestreak figure- synopsis and link as follows: Wreckage gets a second lease on life after Impactor discovers an unexpected survivor.

http://www.transformersclub.com/prose/bluestreak.pdf

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1832208)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 10th, 2016 @ 10:29am CDT

We now have the latest prose story from the Transformers Collectors' Club, featuring a new Survivor, the Wreckers of this very interesting universe, their combined form of Wreckage (sorry, no Fall of Cybertron Ruination here; not even a Rotorstorm), and new cover art done by AK Cyrway and Erika L. Galan! You can check out the new story HERE or below.

Nexus Knight wrote:Next TCC story up! "Lively Pursuit" featuring the new Bluestreak figure- synopsis and link as follows: Wreckage gets a second lease on life after Impactor discovers an unexpected survivor.

http://www.transformersclub.com/prose/bluestreak.pdf

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1832218)
Posted by Railbomb on October 10th, 2016 @ 11:06am CDT

Hopefully this means TFSS 5.0 will be shipping out soon.

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1832229)
Posted by SG Roadbuster on October 10th, 2016 @ 1:04pm CDT

this has been up for about a week already. possibly longer.

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1832230)
Posted by Nexus Knight on October 10th, 2016 @ 1:19pm CDT

SG Roadbuster wrote:this has been up for about a week already. possibly longer.

Yeah, if you look at my original post, I made it three days ago. And I'm almost sure it's been up longer than that.

But hey! First news credit! Awesome! Thanks! :-D

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1832384)
Posted by RNSrobot on October 11th, 2016 @ 12:36am CDT

I've tried, I've really tried to read these prose stories, but they're... not very good. Oh well.

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1832407)
Posted by TF_JW on October 11th, 2016 @ 6:50am CDT

That's unfortunate to hear. The Club tried to vary the writers and genres/styles across the prose to widen appeal. Especially this year with seven writers working on three universes.

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1832432)
Posted by Kurona on October 11th, 2016 @ 9:07am CDT

I've been loving them. Only one I wasn't able to finish reading through was Fractyl's story - and tbh I'm not sure why - but the others I've all found amazing in terms of storytelling merit, enjoyable characters, and just pure utter fanwank.

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1832555)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 11th, 2016 @ 6:15pm CDT

I've been enjoying them too. The story with Counterpunch as well as the first appearance of Wreckage were 2 good ones to me

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1832558)
Posted by Kurona on October 11th, 2016 @ 6:18pm CDT

Alpha Bravo + Offroad was my personal favourite.

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1832560)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 11th, 2016 @ 6:21pm CDT

Kurona wrote:Alpha Bravo + Offroad was my personal favourite.

Oh yes, that was a good one. I love Toxitron too. He is a great character to me

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1832584)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 11th, 2016 @ 8:10pm CDT

Nice to see folks actually talking about and enjoying the prose stories, as those don't seem to get a whole lot of love around here, it seems.

Now that all of the ones from years' past are available for anyone to access from the Club's website (minus two that are still missing from the site), anybody here read any of the older ones? Cybertron? TransTech? Wreckers? Classics? Shattered Glass? Wings Universe? Or even the recent Beast Wars: Uprising ones?

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1832587)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 11th, 2016 @ 8:19pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:Nice to see folks actually talking about and enjoying the prose stories, as those don't seem to get a whole lot of love around here, it seems.

Now that all of the ones from years' past are available for anyone to access from the Club's website (minus two that are still missing from the site), anybody here read any of the older ones? Cybertron? TransTech? Wreckers? Classics? Shattered Glass? Wings Universe? Or even the recent Beast Wars: Uprising ones?

Where are the Shattered Glass ones?

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1832588)
Posted by Kurona on October 11th, 2016 @ 8:21pm CDT

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Nice to see folks actually talking about and enjoying the prose stories, as those don't seem to get a whole lot of love around here, it seems.

Now that all of the ones from years' past are available for anyone to access from the Club's website (minus two that are still missing from the site), anybody here read any of the older ones? Cybertron? TransTech? Wreckers? Classics? Shattered Glass? Wings Universe? Or even the recent Beast Wars: Uprising ones?

Where are the Shattered Glass ones?

http://transformersclub.com/TCCprose.cfm

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1832591)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 11th, 2016 @ 8:24pm CDT

Kurona wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Nice to see folks actually talking about and enjoying the prose stories, as those don't seem to get a whole lot of love around here, it seems.

Now that all of the ones from years' past are available for anyone to access from the Club's website (minus two that are still missing from the site), anybody here read any of the older ones? Cybertron? TransTech? Wreckers? Classics? Shattered Glass? Wings Universe? Or even the recent Beast Wars: Uprising ones?

Where are the Shattered Glass ones?

http://transformersclub.com/TCCprose.cfm

I thought that there was separate section with all the shattered glass stories, like the reunification story. Or is that a whole other thing?

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1832592)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 11th, 2016 @ 8:25pm CDT

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:
Kurona wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Nice to see folks actually talking about and enjoying the prose stories, as those don't seem to get a whole lot of love around here, it seems.

Now that all of the ones from years' past are available for anyone to access from the Club's website (minus two that are still missing from the site), anybody here read any of the older ones? Cybertron? TransTech? Wreckers? Classics? Shattered Glass? Wings Universe? Or even the recent Beast Wars: Uprising ones?

Where are the Shattered Glass ones?

http://transformersclub.com/TCCprose.cfm

I thought that there was separate section with all the shattered glass stories, like the reunification story. Or is that a whole other thing?

Reunification's a magazine comic storyline, not a prose story.

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1832595)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 11th, 2016 @ 8:27pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:
Kurona wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Nice to see folks actually talking about and enjoying the prose stories, as those don't seem to get a whole lot of love around here, it seems.

Now that all of the ones from years' past are available for anyone to access from the Club's website (minus two that are still missing from the site), anybody here read any of the older ones? Cybertron? TransTech? Wreckers? Classics? Shattered Glass? Wings Universe? Or even the recent Beast Wars: Uprising ones?

Where are the Shattered Glass ones?

http://transformersclub.com/TCCprose.cfm

I thought that there was separate section with all the shattered glass stories, like the reunification story. Or is that a whole other thing?
Reunification's a magazine comic storyline, not a prose story.

Well damn

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1832642)
Posted by Nexus Knight on October 11th, 2016 @ 11:00pm CDT

I really enjoyed Counterpunch's story. It had the right amount of mystery for a Transformers spy story to have. And I'm partial to stories in the first person, so I found it funnier than the others. I also seem to enjoy things about characters that don't get much of the spotlight, especially mysterious ones like Punch/Counterpunch.

The BW Uprising stories are also very interesting, probably because it's very different. I don't think there's been any TF series quite like them. I appreciate all the references and back stories they've created (also, Lio Convoy :-D

). If y'all haven't read them, I think you oughta. There's no clear "bad guy" a lot of the time. The Builders are the obvious antagonists, but they also have Maximals fighting Maximals that have no other choice than to help the Builders. It's really interesting.

RNSrobot wrote:I've tried, I've really tried to read these prose stories, but they're... not very good. Oh well.

Sorry to hear that. Why in particular you think they're bad?

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1841795)
Posted by TF_JW on November 17th, 2016 @ 6:07pm CST

The next Beast Wars: Uprising story is now online!

"Not All Megatrons" is Part 1 of the BW:U finale.

https://www.transformersclub.com/

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1841823)
Posted by Nexus Knight on November 17th, 2016 @ 10:02pm CST

He forgot to put the synopsis-

After years of striving, Megatron has consolidated his hold on Cybertron's underworld. But even this magnificent accomplishment feels paltry when weighed against the mighty deeds of his long-gone namesake. Determined to make his mark on the world, he takes advantage of the chaos of the Grand Uprising to take the first, bold steps towards the next level of the evolution of the Maximals and Predacons alike.

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1841939)
Posted by Evil Eye on November 18th, 2016 @ 12:09pm CST

Not gonna lie, I'm deeply disappointed by the choice to title these prose stories after SJW terminology. I understand they're puns, but really? Trigger Warning? Microaggression? Not All Megatrons? It's just inflammatory and pointless.

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1841949)
Posted by G.B. Blackrock on November 18th, 2016 @ 12:46pm CST

Black Hat wrote:Not gonna lie, I'm deeply disappointed by the choice to title these prose stories after SJW terminology. I understand they're puns, but really? Trigger Warning? Microaggression? Not All Megatrons? It's just inflammatory and pointless.

Inflammatory? Really? That sounds to me more like you're just looking to be offended whenever something that looks at all like "SJW" comes up, no matter how appropriate to the overall theme of BW: Uprising.

Seriously, this should be a non-issue.

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1841951)
Posted by Evil Eye on November 18th, 2016 @ 12:50pm CST

G.B. Blackrock wrote:
Black Hat wrote:Not gonna lie, I'm deeply disappointed by the choice to title these prose stories after SJW terminology. I understand they're puns, but really? Trigger Warning? Microaggression? Not All Megatrons? It's just inflammatory and pointless.

Inflammatory? Really? That sounds to me more like you're just looking to be offended whenever something that looks at all like "SJW" comes up, no matter how appropriate to the overall theme of BW: Uprising.

Seriously, this should be a non-issue.

What can I say. I don't want political bullshit in my Transformers. I'd feel the same way if it was /pol/ memes being used as titles. It's stupid and I don't like it.

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1842013)
Posted by TF_JW on November 18th, 2016 @ 5:17pm CST

I would encourage you to read the stories. So you can judge how the titles apply to the plots for yourself.

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1842048)
Posted by Nexus Knight on November 18th, 2016 @ 10:45pm CST

TF_JW wrote:I would encourage you to read the stories. So you can judge how the titles apply to the plots for yourself.

Heck yeah. It's very different from the normal TF stories we've (or I've seen).

Also, in the latest story, in the scene changes, there's dividers covered with Cybertronix (Cybertronian alphabet). Decoded, there's a bonus story. It's not extremely important to the plot, but it does flesh out some details and gives some backstory. For those that don't read Cybertronix, here's a translation- http://jalaguy.tumblr.com/post/15335240 ... ith-infamy

Re: TFSS 5.0 'Life Finds a Way' Prose Story by Matt Frank Now Online (1842242)
Posted by Sabrblade on November 20th, 2016 @ 12:14am CST

Nexus Knight wrote:
TF_JW wrote:I would encourage you to read the stories. So you can judge how the titles apply to the plots for yourself.

Heck yeah. It's very different from the normal TF stories we've (or I've seen).

Also, in the latest story, in the scene changes, there's dividers covered with Cybertronix (Cybertronian alphabet). Decoded, there's a bonus story. It's not extremely important to the plot, but it does flesh out some details and gives some backstory. For those that don't read Cybertronix, here's a translation- http://jalaguy.tumblr.com/post/15335240 ... ith-infamy

That translation is incomplete. Here is the full version in downloadable PDF format.

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