Optimus Prime uses Megatron's arm in Transformers #5 (Energon Universe Discussion) Skybound Comics
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- Опубликовано: 17 фев 2024
- The conflict between the Autobots and Decepticons escalate as each faction gains new footholds and begin reviving more of their fallen soldiers. Optimus Prime, haven taken on Megatron's arm, goes toe-to-toe with Starscream and the Autobots roll out to reclaim the Ark! But the Decepticons have a surprise or six up their sleeve...In this video, I break down the noteworthy things that caught my attention in Transformers #5 and how Skybound's Energon Universe is taking shape.
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Transformers #5
Published by Image Comics/Skybound on February 14th, 2024
Daniel Warren Johnson - Writer, Artist
Mike Spicer - Colorist
Rus Wooton - Letterer
Sean Mackiewicz & Jonathan Manning - Editors
Andres Juarez - Publication Design
Ashby Florence - Production
Animation cells from D.M.'s thread on the Allspark forums: www.allspark.com/forums/threa... 
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Prime with Megatron arm looks so badass, poor Skywarp though 😢
He becomes a Sweep maybe?
I hope he keeps it.
No doubt a reference to Japanese exclusive character, Guiltaur.
I lost my shit when I saw Devastator. I thought it would be a least a year before we saw him.
Same! I really wasn't expecting to see him so soon!
@@Moonbase3 Same here.
In your 50s? Maybe you need adult diapers? 🤷🏻♂️
Just in case you lose it again at least you’ll know you’ll be safe. 💩
@@boxingmmafighter4-life258 what?
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Throw in a case of ecto cooler and I am down.
Optimus using Megatron’s fusion is kinda disturbing………and yet, seems fitting for G1 Prime to do, G1 Prime, not any other incarnation.
Totally. It's weird, but at the same time feels logical and natural. It's an interesting choice, that's for sure!
@@Moonbase3 For G1, it worked because of how Megatron allows Prime to use him in Gun Mode. So here, since it’s basically a rebooted G1 (G3 maybe?), it’s not very far fetched. However it can’t always work in other incarnations because of the context of the story.
Beast Wars, a T-Rex Gorilla Fusion…I mean there is Fuzors, but nah. Unicron Trilogy would make it seem silly. Animated didn’t give enough of a rivalry for it to work. Transformers Prime, given everything that’s happen, nah, it would be VERY out of character for that Optimus to use his cannon. Cybertron games, works because Throwback Blaster. Earthspark, Megs let Prime use it at one point. And you know Hollywood is gonna bandwagon on this, even if we all know Movies take YEARS to make, and by then this unique trend is already over………unless they stop riding on Bay’s previous success and just create good stories with the Transformers like Skybound is doing.
That's a good point! I hadn't looked at it that way with the other continuities. And I probably wouldn't have made the connection between this and Prime firing Megatron in gun mode a couple times in the G1 series if you hadn't mentioned it. Thinking about it, I'm kinda surprised they never had Optimus use the cannon against Megatron - since Brawn got to!
Arcee looks to be a Lamborghini...v cool!
Awesome, thanks! Like I said, I had no idea what kind of car it might be, so I was hoping someone might know.
@@Moonbase3 She's specifically based on the Lamborghini Revuelto, which is the *very* latest car they've made. Like, it pretty much just started getting sold. All the other cars seen so far are stuff that would've typically been seen on the road in the 80s, though. Attempting to figure out a solid time period of this series is gonna be fun.
The alt mode fits her very well!
I just got a new head cannon with the way Megatron's arm transformed into primes truck.
Head cannon:
At birth each Cybertronian has a basic body structure that correlates to how they transform and where those parts go. This will still apply with new surgically graphed parts (so long as they are attached correctly). The parts join with the "blueprint" to allow for continued transformations
That's a pretty good theory! 👍🏻
That feature (if indeed it is true) goes a long way demonstrating how resilient the Cybertronian species is.
Optimus is like now I see why Megatron likes fusion cannons so much, it solves so much problems on the battlefield!
It seems like it would be a handy weapon to have!
Bro Optimus useing Megatrons Arm is like a Reunion for the Brothers
What I find interesting is that the Cybertronians aren’t all "I’m permanently dead because you shot me" but instead are super repairable where injuries aren’t super fatal and can be repaired easily.
Though I don’t know about Reflector cause he was atomized and his spark would have probably went as well though it would be cool that because of his destruction, we can see him become the three Reflectors.
You know, that would be really interesting if Reflector's fate in this issue was a prelude to him taking his usual three-bot form!
They can't survive head shots
@@maxaxe1941 possibly, with the scarce resources the Autobots and Deceptions have, that could be true but if they get a functioning base, they could bring back Bumblebee down the line.
@@isplat927 heard the writer of this comic dislikes Bee
@@maxaxe1941 well, more like didn’t want to draw him.
Jeez Skywarp has just a gruesome fate. I wonder if megatron would be that cruel.
I'm looking forward to finding out!
Maybe he becomes a Sweep?
I could say metal is cold.....
cus Megatron is..
What is disturbing more is that Optimus has yield the aura of Megatron just by using his gun…
I have to wonder if Wheeljack being only a torso was a callback to Ironhide and Ratchet's weird alternate modes.
Interesting idea!
That's what his lower half seemed like it was!
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Prepare for termination-Devastator
Prepare for a good Transformers comics-Skybound
Long Haul's surprise introduction nearly have me a heart attack I was not expecting a combiner this soon, let alone them combining already.
Prime was so badass when he just roasted scared starscream with meg's arm
Definitely a pretty wild moment!
Sheesh, Jazz, Ratchet, Arcee, Wheeljack etc etc...
This might be my favorite lineup of main Autobots especially if a certain other fembot ends up joining as solicitations have been hinting.
Yeah, it's nice to finally have more Autobots around. I'm really looking forward to seeing what happens with that certain other fembot!
05:23. Pet peeve of mine. Evil characters doing stupid things just to show how "evil" they are. I think Shockwave would not be shocked at the callousness of the situation, but the illogical wastefulness of scrapping a soldier in a war front lacking reinforcements instead of using spare parts first to at least attempt a repair job without losses of soldiers for future use.
Skywarp is and always has been My favorite TF. For one reason and one reason alone, he can warp! But in the first episode and in others I believe he had to ask permission. This series has been great at working things in from the G1 series. I can see them hooking him up to the ship to give it warp capabilities. We shall see.
Yeah, I'm wondering if it'll be something like that. IDW 05 did a similar thing in Robots in Disguise, so maybe that's influenced my thinking on it.
RC is a Lambo Revalto in this alt. V12 with hybrid torque fill and 2 electric motors in the front for 4 wheel drive. Very nice.
Awesome!! Thank you for all the details here. Glad to hear that this was an actual car!
Did you catch what Cliff was?
I have the feeling that Optimus will get a story centered around his ‘addiction’ to using Megatron’s cannon. As in, he’ll start to grow semi-arrogant from blasting Cons left and right that he unintentionally disregards collateral damage or other Autobots in need. In fact, I can just picture the end moment he says, “I never meant for this to happen. We simply needed more firepower.” Although considering where the storyline’s going, I highly doubt it.
Personally, I prefer Telewrap.
Megatrons cannon is a terrifyingly powerful. Hate to see what megatron will do with it when he comes back and reclaims his arm from prime
Things are going to get intense when Megatron's fully back in action!
Just noticed the cover has Megatron's cannon atop a pile of human weapons.
Man was this issue such a banger🗣️
Yeah, I loved it!
Lots of great cheer worthy moments throughout this issue, Devastator was a huge surprise (no pun intended). On the topic of G1, I’ve been satisfied with how it feels like designs are really the only thing that are overtly G1. The storytelling and events have felt so fresh and unique, along with DWJ’s actual art style, that it’s very easy to see this as its own new thing.
I think that's well-said, that it's the designs that feel the most overtly G1. And I agree about the overall storytelling - despite being rooted in the G1 cartoon, or the odd superficial comparison to other comics continuities here and there, the art and writing make this feel different than anything else we've gotten as far as Transformers comics go. I'm intrigued to see how things go when Johnson moves over to writing duties only for the second arc and beyond when he departs the book entirely. I'm open to seeing new creators take the reigns, but he'll be a tough act to follow!
I really doubt that Perceptor and Blaster are dead imo
Because until further notice I’m not counting there deaths however I did tell “NO BLASTER MY BELOVED”
And omg no don’t let Percy be dead
It's definitely possible that they'll be brought back, in which case I'll reverse the tally. :)
Wheeljack and Arcee are finally here! Devastador was definitely a surprise to me, I wasn’t expecting him at all. There is gonna be some mayhem next issue! Can’t for Elita-1 as she was shown in the issue #7 cover you showed last video but she is also front and center in the cover of issue #8 which just makes me more excited for what’s to come!
I'm so excited to see what they do with Elita-1! It's really satisfying seeing the cast list expand, finally.
Devastator!!!!!! I love this guy! I like reflector to for the camera references. Dang I’m loving this series so much! It also seems by Starscream saying new toys when introducing the constructicons might mean he built them
And you called Devastator being in it, too! And nice catch about the "new toys," thing - I wonder if that's the direction they'll take with the Constructicons' origin.
What an amazing chapter. Like Idk what Skybound is on. But for their first crack at these IPs they’re killing it!
It's a very strong start!
I’ve seen clips of this comic and damn the art and feeling just looks incredible
This comic gets better and better! And yeah I'd be all over a 3p (or as unlikely as it is official) Fusion Cannon prime. Some folks said this could be a good way to get Optimus reformatted into his G2 Hero variant. I dont see it happening... but being the fan of neon camouflages and 90s radness I am, I can dream. Loving a lot of the character moments too, like Cliffjumper secretly bringing Carly along. And Carly's got some servo's on'er! Didn't hesitate to get a glock out and shoot some Cons lol.
I had a section on Carly recorded, but wasn't satisfied with it, so I cut it during the final editing for the video. I'm expecting there to be a little bit more to talk about there after issue #6. Needless to say, I definitely am enjoying what Johnson is doing with the character!
And, I'm with you on those eye-searing G2 decos! I loved it when Transformers became so intensely colorful during that time!
If you have the yolopark model kist you cN do that panel.
That's cool! I'm going to have to check those out...though I don't think I have time to put together a kit right now!
@@Moonbase3 They're not as complexe as gundams. More like bionicles. Pretty easy to build. Takes you around 10 minutes.
Oh, nice! That's definitely not as daunting, then!
Just found out about your channel via YT Recommendations and MAN i haven't binged a channel in awhile and you have got me HOOKED, can't wait for the next vid!!
Thanks! That's awesome to hear. Glad to have you aboard!
Perhaps the color mistakes are a tongue in cheek call back to G1 animation errors.
That would be hilarious! 🤣
On my full thoughts, I loved this issue. Had a lot of heart, a plethora of great character moments, and one BIG reveal.
Of course the biggest highlight to me was of course Wheeljack back in action. ‘Jack is among my favorite characters ever, so I always look forward (and often dread) seeing him come back in new media. This version of the mechanical engineer is quite decent, taking on the kinder and gentler personality of latter IDW/Robots in Disguise 2012. Love that version, though I do hope in upcoming issues we get a bit more of the slightly chaotic Sunbow Wheeljack.
The biggest surprise was trading Skywarp for Thundercracker. TC is my second favorite ‘con after Sixshot, so that was a delightful reveal for me. Unfortunately both Skywarp and Thundercracker tend to have a pretty short shelf life outside IDW, so perhaps my rejoicing is premature. In any case love to see him in functioning condition. I agree with you: I don’t think Skywarp has bought it yet, but it also wouldn’t surprise me if he did. Perhaps DWJ’s commentary will clear that up like it did TC’s fate in issue 1. (All of this said, Starscream and Soundwave are in fact a couple of absolute dicks.)
But I didn’t just get my favorite Autobot back, I got my second and third[ish] favorites back as well with Jazz and Arcee. Love that Jazz is back again, busting ‘cons the moment he’s online. There’s that little moment between Arcee and Ratchet that I love, and I interpret as a little homage to Transformers Animated where they had a very close friendship. Then there’s Reflector, Frenzy, and DEVASTATOR. Reflector is fun, and honestly I prefer Frenzy to Rumble (better name and colors, those being RED), but it looks like they both ate shit pretty hard (Reflector look like he don’t feel so good Mr. Starscream). That’s the way it goes sometimes. But the Devastator reveal was amazing, the artwork conveying the sheer size and horror of the great Decepticon gestalt. I’m a little bit afraid that this will worf Devestator in the long run, but that’s probably inevitable. Still what an awesome way to end the first arc!
I’m already counting the days until the next issue to see that climactic confrontation. Masterful work as always MB3!
You know, I've always preferred Frenzy to Rumble as well, for the exact reasons you listed!
I agree with pretty much all of what you've written here. I really like Thundercracker, but it is surprising to see him tag in for Skywarp - I would have thought Skywarp would have been more "evergreen" due to his teleportation abilities...seems like said abilities would be more useful for plot/narrative devices than TC's sonic boom abilities...but what do I know! Regardless, I am hoping that Skywarp's fate is either addressed in the comic or during one of DWJ's commentaries.
Arcee looks like an Italian supercar, my first thought was a lamborghini, specifically a Revuelto. but it could also be a ferrari of some sort.
There are a few comments saying she turns into a Revuelto - that seems to be the consensus, but now I'm curious if there's a Ferrari that's similar!
@@Moonbase3 the F8 Tributo gives me a similar vibe, at least from the front profile.
Oh yeah, I think I can see that!
I made a Lego mod of that arm and it works the same in the car mode as well for the Lego prime set
Carly Continuing to have the Whole Bakery
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Megatron will become Galvatron, Skywarp will become Cyclonus.
Arcee's alt mode looks a bit like a lamborghini. not sure which one tho...
Revalto
Arcee Alt mode is one of the new Lamborghini’s that recently unveiled. The headlights give it away when she turns sideways on the Dam.
Con la aparición de Devastator, queda claro que los cómics de Transformers de Skybound serán una versión mas oscura de los cómics de Transformers de MARVEL de los 80 donde en los primeros números los Autobots la pasaron muy mal 😐
That's a good observation and comparison to the Marvel series! The Autobots are really struggling here.
JAZZ IS IN THE SERIES!? WHAT!? LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Arcee appears to be the new Lamborghini revulto
Rc kinda looks like a Lamborghini Merciliago
Nah it's the new Revulto
this issues show cases how S!@# Starscream's leadership, when Telatrain-1 is fixed Soundwave tries to repair Ravage only for Starscream to kick Ravage out of Soundwave's arms and drags over Thundercraker. Soundwave then tells Starscream about the Autobots getting the Energon that the Decepticons gathered, the Energon that Starscream left so he could hunt Optimus. Having the Constructicons up and running is good but Starscream should have go to them first to further repair then fortify the ark. Looking forward to the issue 7 where Soundwave changes Srarscream for leadership. good call of the fight near then dam being a call back the Sherman Dam fight in the cartoon, it was so different that I didn't notice. Also liked the little Animated bit between Arcee and Ratchet.
Oh yeah, despite continuously keeping the Autobots off balance, Starscream's leadership is horrendous and I think it'll come back to bite him in numerous ways. His treatment of Soundwave's tapes and fellow Decepticons, lying about Skywarp's "sacrifice," and whatever happened between him and Megatron during the Ark crash...they're setting him up to really take a fall at some point.
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And I’m all here for it. Also, you wanna bet that Starscream had something to do with Megatron losing his arm?
@@justanormaldilo.249 that wouldn't surprise me, it be a neat call back to Animated if that was the case
Well, Optimus does have a line about the last he remembers, Starscream was on the receiving end of the fusion cannon, so it seems like it's definitely possible!
Haven't read the issue, digital edition delayed, but this satisfied my thirst for the issue, thank you
Hope you enjoy it when you get to read it!
@@Moonbase3 oh I will
Forgot to say, digital edition is on Google Play if you don't want to wait. Don't know why it's delayed on Kindle.
This issue had so many insane panels and page turns. The action went absolutely crazy, the panel of Arcee drifting up the dam was insane, and the constructicon reveal out of NOWHERE had me legitimately shouting. Awesome issue can’t wait for the next
That Constructicon reveal really got me!
Neat information
Your videos are awesome. You go very in depth on each issue.
Thank you! I appreciate that! Glad you're enjoying them. :)
Lambo Arcee??? Pro-Gamer move, Skybound!!!
Im rdy for the toy lineup!!! Take my 💰💰
Loving how many views this channel is getting now!
I was pretty surprised to see it, but I'm certainly not complaining!
background characters coloured incorrectly? Sounds like this truly WAS based off the OG Transformers XD
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Let me be the first to say…LESSSSS GOOOOOO WHEELJACK IS BACK BAYBEE
…ain’t got legs but now beggars can’t be choosers and all that I suppose.
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Better late than never.
Dude i really love your breackdown of this issues !
Love your voice also : )
I wonder ... could those coloring errors be generic transformers instead ? It would not be new for a G1-like universe...
Thank you! Much appreciated.
The errors could certainly be generics - even if they weren't meant to be, it could be an easy fix to utilize them in that way to bring in the named characters later on.
Brawn:"Ha! Beat you to it,Optimus! I used Megatron's gun in a first season episode of the original Cartoon back in 1984!!!" (Then it got snatched back by Laserbeak...)
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Great vid bud 👍 I’m really getting stoked for this new series. Bold move to seemingly kill of Blaster and Percepter so fast since they both become major characters later on in the original series but I totally get it, all bets are off no one is safe.
Thanks! I would like to see Perceptor and Blaster again someday, but I guess we'll see if they stay dead.
I for one would like to see Optimus Prime get his original right arm back.
I imagine it's gotta happen someday. I'm waiting to see if he removes Megatron's arm on his own or if Megatron rips it off.
Hey, no one calls Soundwave a dick!
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If it’s any consolation, I doubt Soundwave took any pleasure from it.
Starscream, on the other hand….
I hope SkyBound brings in Victorion to face Devastator, those girls need more love in my opinion
I'm not opposed to seeing newer characters like that. I'm interested to see if they'll be integrated later on...
@@Moonbase3 so do I
"To any third party company watching this."
SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!!!
10:05. Character miscolors definitely go back to the G1 cartoon. XD
Very, very true! :)
I really need the transformation diagram of this Optimus Prime. WHen he was un-armed, he still could turn into a mostly full truck, but in this issue, with Megatron´s arm, he has the fussion cannon replacing his missing smoke stack. It is quite interesting.
Also, I guess we can count Bumblejumper/Bumper as one of the dead, XD
I know, I really wasn't expecting to see the fusion cannon integrated into the alt mode yet!
this reminds me of that one part in IDW were they used Skywarps body to use as teleportation device.
Yeah, it's curious how he - in some ways - met a similar fate here, but the situation starts to seem more distinct in later issues.
Not gonna lie that wish your Duke reviews had gotten more views and discussions but obviously this is Transformers main channel understandable.
Thanks. I'm still pretty happy with how those videos turned out and I'm grateful for the views they got! Maybe there will be more discussion when the series gets going a little further.
If I lose my other arm in this comic, Megatron better has his other arm lying around.. and my good arm is currently being repaired, but progress is moving slowly..
i really wish I could see these comics but I am very happy there are people like you willing to bring a blind man a good story he would have read if he had the eyes. This series is what I have always wanted from TF and GIJoe heres hoping that it continues to get better and the peak is a long way away 😊
I hope the peak is a long way away, too - this continuity has exceeded my expectations so far, so I'm hopeful the best is yet to come.
It was subtle, but Ratchet and Arcee appear to have some sort of close bond in this issue. Whether or not that's a romantic relationship, I have no idea. But I'm definitely interested to see more!
Same here! Might be taking some inspiration from Transformers Animated there.
I believe Arcee's car model is Revuelto, which is the successor of Aventador from Lamborghini
With one of the covers for issue 7 showing Starscream crushing Ravage and if Rumble and Frenzy are dead that could potentially leave Soundwave with just Laserbeak,Buzzsaw,and Ratbat. Unless they’re planning to put in other Decepticon Mini-Cassettes for Soundwave like Squawk-Talk,BeastBox,Flipsides,Howback,Slugfest,and Overkill.
That would be pretty cool if some of those lesser-known cassettes got some time to shine!
@@Moonbase3 yeah and I’m intrigued by issue 7 cause according to the summary for that issue the main plot will have Starscream and Soundwave fight for leadership of the Decepticons and I’m hoping Soundwave wins. I think it would be cool after all in the Marvel Comics Universe whenever Soundwave would be leader temporarily he’s shown to be an extremely effective leader.
Yeah, I would be very interested in seeing Soundwave take control! Although that will no doubt be bad news for the Autobots as I would expect Soundwave to do a much better job than Starscream.
@@Moonbase3 you know characters I’m interested to see what they do with is the Terrorcons. They are Decepticons but in the G1 episode Money Is Everything and the Japanese cartoon continuity they worked with the Quintessons. Plus I feel like the G1 Terrorcons are far too underutilized.
Agreed 100%. I'd love to see more with the Terrorcons!
Cliff and Jazz looks so funny on the cliff
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I wonder if Megatron's arm will corrupt Optimus' mind later in the story. Making him more agressive like Dark Raiden in Mortal Kombat.
I'd be surprised if that happened, but you never know!
To any car guys here Arcee clearly transformers into a Lamborghini which is a vehicle mode i never saw as a good fit for Arcee
3:40 look at cliffjumpers face :)
🤣 it's such a funny image!
One thing I liked about the marvel transformer comics is that some of the human had super powers. I wonder why they never went that route in any of the other comics animated programs.
Yeah, that doesn't seem to be used too often in the franchise.
Damn. Would love to have some figures from this comic line up
Same here!
And here a issues can easy build up , the casulty and missoloring, and i feel there reveal all there cards .
Werent a fan of the direction, but hey i want to see where this goes.
It's meant to put Thundercracker over the edge with his trust with the Decepticons like his original bio said
You're most likely right about that!
I think that the yellow mini bot is just Bumper. Totally seems like the kind of deep cut Skybound would have.
It's certainly possible, but the different head design for G1 Bumper has me hesitant on that.
Personally, I don't think the bot that Prime's mourning at the start is Perceptor, but another Autobot who shares his bodytype but with a different paint job.
Could be!
Bruh, them integrating skywarp into the wall is basically the Imperium of man bolting servitors to cogitaters. Ive seen this shit but its funny to me to see skywarps cyberpunk lookin ass built into the consol
Skywarp built into the console makes for a cool image, that's for sure!
Cobra Commander #2 came out today so i expect a video about it is pending.
It's in the queue!
Im still not over skywarp they did him dirty, its nice to see thundercracker care though I always felt they had a better relationship then starscream had with either
Im buying this when they release the whole thing
I'm hoping for a nice hardcover volume with oversized art someday.
@@Moonbase3 FUCK YEA AND HOPEFULLY A POSTER OR SOMETHING. I love their art style, its kinda rough like the G1 comics but still more polished while feeling close.
Posters in this style would be rad!
Yeah, the Fatality Issue is a odd thing about the Transformers. Like how they like to say "The War has lasted for Millions of Years" bnaack on Cybertron. But when the kid gloves come off, it seems like they are pretty good at destroying each other.
You're right, there are definitely some inconsistencies and contradictions there!
I have a theory about the miss coloring of background characters. What if it is homage to the actual cartoon?
In the G1 Cartoon because it was a rush production most of the time, miss coloring and miss placing characters was pretty often.
I would like to think they pay homage to that little quirk of the original cartoon and in my eyes as a fan of G1, it adds more to its charm.
I could be wrong tho XD
It definitely could be an intentional homage! Even if it's not intentional I could see how it could still be a nostalgic callback to those animation errors. :)
What do you think about Go Beyond Comics' theory that the Ark unintentionally destroyed Jimmy's shuttle when it entered Earth's atmosphere? 🤔 I wonder how that would work but imagine if the shuttle was destroyed in space heading somewhere and they found out it was directly caused by the Ark.
I hadn't heard that one yet - interesting! Like you, I also wonder how the specifics of that would work out (did anybody see the Ark entering the atmosphere? Maybe someone did and it's...classified), but it's certainly possible. That would be a pretty brutal twist in light of what happens in issue 6. I assumed the stuff with Jimmy was just there 1) to set up Sparky's arc; and 2) to set up some eventual payoffs with Spike potentially going to Cybertron (as Spike was shown to be interested in following in Jimmy's footsteps and becoming an astronaut in #1), but I could be wrong.
I was so glad that we got an earth mode Arcee! Means that they're not sticking to G1 designs 100% of the time and that other characters with typical cybertronian alt modes (i.e. the upcoming Elita-One) could get new modes too
Agreed! I love to see it
I think there's a reason to making Skywarp and Teletran One into one beings-
When the Autobots inevitably take control of the Arc again, Skywarp's teleportation ability will be a sorts "get out of jail free"" card the Decepticons can play.
Interesting theory! I'm definitely wondering if Skywarp being turned into Teletraan will have repercussions in the future...
I suspect Skywarp and Megatron might get 'reformatted', if you know what i mean. (G1 fans know).
I think we all can say that seeing any combiner at all this early was not something any of us every thought skybound was going to do
It was a nice surprise, though!
Was finally able to read the issue.
Reflector wanted to obliterate the Autobots but was instead himself obliterated.
Long Haul is BEEG in truck mode.
Long Haul is humongous! As he should be!
First IDW now Skybound. Please don’t let Skywarp being turned into machinery become the new ‘Cliffjumper must die’ lol
Reflector being a single individual meant be a cartoon reference. Since I’m pretty sure there the intend the single reflector with the spyglass was the original, and the other 2 were just clones. But in order to booster up the Decepticon ranks decided to make a bunch of clones of reflector as background fillers.
Could be! I've seen a few theories that Reflector's apparent demise here might be setting up the three-robot version somehow. Maybe they'll take the clone approach somehow?
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Hey, Moonbase 3. Sorry, I'm so late to comment on this. Long story short the digital release of this issue was delayed by a week (For whatever bizarre reason) and that's been how I've been reading these issues. I wanted to read it for myself before watching your video.
But I'm here now, and me oh my this issue was fantastic! I'm glad we're finally seeing some of the Autobots come online, looks like we didn't have to wait long before getting Jazz back for good.
And yes I am also very surprised at the fact we're seeing combiners this early.
I guess if I have any concerns right now... I'm worried Johnson might be going through characters too quickly. I mean yeah it's not definitively clear if Skywarp is dead or not but the death of Reflector, the implied death of Blaster and Perceptor, and the fact the solicitation for the next issuing promising "Someone will die" makes me nervous. I don't want the Energon universe to kill off too many interesting characters too soon, especially if they wanna keep this going for a while. And yeah I know death is cheap in the world of Transformers but I don't want them to over rely on resurrecting characters.
Still, for now, this series is an absolute blast. I can't wait to see how this first arc is gonna wrap up.
Good to hear from you, dude! I heard the Kindle version was delayed, which was very odd, but I totally get wanting to read the issue before watching the vid!
I think you raise a valid concern with burning through characters too quickly. Sure, Transformers has tons and tons of characters to draw from, but it definitely would be nice for characters to get some significant page time and character development. My hope is that there's a cluster of safe or mostly safe characters that will continue on in the story for the long term while the "bit players" are the ones that are being killed off. In theory, that means that the most important characters (important to the story, that is) will still be around and driving the story forward.
The obvious problem there, though, is that every Transformers character is somebody's favorite and is bound to lead to some disappointment. I don't envy DWJ or future writers on the series having to make those decisions!
Also, I 100% agree with you in not wanting a bunch of resurrections. Too much of that stuff can really wear me down.
@@Moonbase3 Thanks for understanding about my lateness, and agreeing with me about the concerns on burning through characters.
As for other stuff in this issue I liked. It's good to see Thundercracker back. IDW's fleshing out of his character has made him a huge favorite of mine (To the point I'm even writing a fanfiction starring him right now... yes I write fanfiction don't judge me LOL). I'm glad Johnson seems to be drawing from his IDW take based on the brief glimpse we see in this issue, which makes sense given I think Johnson mentioned he's read All Hail Megatron before.
Also, it was a small thing, but the KAT logo in Long Haul felt like it was thrown in there for me because my dad used to work for the actual CAT company. XD
No judgment here! I think that's pretty cool that you're working on some fan fiction! I agree that the brief bit we get with Thundercracker was interesting and compelling. I would definitely like to see that character stick around and be further developed. I can definitely see him being part of the reckoning when Starscream's lies and poor leadership catch up to him.
And that's cool about the KAT logo - I love it when little things like that jump out for people because of their own experiences!
Arcee is a Lamborghini Sián
Some other people have pointed out that she turns into a Revuelto, which makes sense to me because of the backend.
Okay okay okay, slight spoiler so look away if you dont wanna hear what happens in the chap 6 tease.
Cliff and carly look like they are going to find a secret ark entrance. My guess is they sneak inside and get skywarp to help carly make... THE DINOBOTS, now i know this is a big assumption but i want bragging rights if i guess correctly.
You might be onto something there! After Devastator, I'm definitely wondering if we'll see Dinobots sooner rather than later...
Arcee's vehicle mode kinda looks like a Lamborghini Aventador.
I think they sidelined skywarp because of his teleportating ability. Think about it, it's way too overpowered an ability to not be used often. In the previous issues they used it in interesting ways. However like I said it's overpowered and these are the same people who did invincible so there is no way they would just ignore this power that is why they got rid of him.
Could be!
Actually, the way Prime transformed, Megatron's gun would actually be beside his cab. Think about that for a moment.
That would be a terrifying sight to see driving towards you! 😂
Frenzy and rumble are sorta main bots or I should say cons. They need to live
I hope they're still around! I would definitely like to see more of them.
I hope superion makes it in the comic especially since devastatior in this comic
That would be cool! I'd like to see more combiners, for sure.