by Savage » Fri Nov 02, 2007 3:35 am
- Weapon: Diffraction Sword
I still cant stand this version of Prime. He looks like the illegitimate lovechild of Buzz Lightyear and Prime's retarded brother. If they wanted to give us a "young" Prime, I would have preferred a moody, struggling just-became-Prime-and-feeling-the-weight Prime as opposed to this young, lieutenant-type, Captain Hero/Buzz Lightyear, everybody's favorite yesman trash.
On the flipside, I *LOVE* this Megatron. Passionately. More than I've loved some ex-girlfriends. Which might be why they're exes now, but that's not important. It seems like they went with a nicely stylized G1 Megatron body, and gave him a half G1 half 07 Megatron head. While I was not overly excited with 07 Megs' head, I have to admit that this Animated version is not so bad. It's a bit simpler, and I like it.
Starscream. Oh, come on, people, where's the love? This is SO Starscream's best form in a while. Though Starscream does have a history of awesome incarnations. He's sleek, slender, sly, and a bunch of other sl words, lol Sure, he's got that big chin thing going on, but wont that really just give him that perfect smirk. And sweet Jesus, that voice. I dont know who is voicing Animated Starscream, but I think they should take a paternity test cause I think there's some Latta in that guy's genetics. I swear, just those few lines in the Animated Preview, every time I hear it, I still get chill pumps.
Prowl. Now, before I say this, you have to promise me you won't throw rocks.
Promise?
No, really, I'm gonna make you promise.
Say it.
Fine. I like Animated Prowl. I like Prowl as a motorcycle. Why? Because Prowl has evolved. His character has grown so much over the past 20 years. Back in the 80's, Prowl was nothing but an overly logical teachers' pet. We've also seen Prowl suffering under the pressure of trying to be Prime, trying to be ready, trying to be sure he would be the next Prime, only to have command given to Grimlock instead. And you know what? I liked the latter better. Give me a moody Prowl with a dark side. But that doesnt really feel like a police car. Plus newer fans will be thinking of Barricade. Besides, Prowl has had his name slapped on many different forms including 2 Beast Warriors. And remember Action Master Prowl? He rode a police motorcycle. So I think moody ninja Prowl is gonna be a nice deep character, and he looks great on screen and in plastic.
BlitzWing, I am so glad you're back. And still a Triple Changer. The split personality thing could be fun, but it also has the potential to be overdone and become annoying and cheesy. I think BlitzWing looks absolutely awesome in this series, and he was an excellent choice for the Decepticon cast. He's not Soundwave, Shockwave, a Seeker, but still a noteworthy Decepticon. I'm glad he hasn't been lost to forgotten lore.
Forgotten lore... That just made me think. Maybe it's time we gave G1 the honorary title "The Old Testament" Heh. Some of us do treat it like a Bible sometimes, even myself. I know that 90% of the things I like about Animated are the obvious G1 references.
Anyways, I've pretty much forgotten what I set out to say in this post, and it's gotten pretty long, so I think I'm just gonna quit writing now.
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