Agamemnon wrote:carytheone wrote:[Snip]
Ok, this is a half baked thought and I may be off base. I find it interesting or maybe puzzling that they used the word courage on the Decepticon poster.
I would normally associate courage as a positive descriptor and wouldn't associate it with the "bad guys". Of course, good/bad is determinded by which side of the fence you're on. In the current comics they are exploring the idea that both sides of the war did terrible things, but the 'Cons were still way more ruthless.
I don't know? I'm having a hard time finishing this thought. Maybe some of you could help me fully bake it or add some of your insight?
I don't think you are way off base. Indeed, it is hard to associate positive traits to those seen as "evil." But, I think of some characters and some situations. Storm Shadow in G.I. Joe seemed to be one who was on the wrong side. But I would associate courage and honor with him. Indeed, even Megatron showed honor at times. *shrug* It does seem a little weird to associate it with Menasor. Courage is action in the face of fear, not the absence of fear. To me, Menasor more really didn't care about danger or think about fear. "Fearless" or "reckless" would seem to be better terms...
Not to mention that, well, Jazz did kill a human.
A non-evil human.
fenrir72 wrote:Btw, with the impending release of the white Optimus mold as the Ultra Prime(?) torso. Who is that character going to be in the IDW universe? Raising the question in the toysection because the Comic is just a glorified ad piece for the line.
UM already has the Minimus character piloting "the" UM armor. So who's the white prime? Is it like the Getter robot plot? The proto is the white version until the main kahuna is the colored?
Do you mean the white redeco of Voyager Optimus? That's Optimus Maximus, whose identity is stil a mystery at this point, but I'm growing more and more into thinking he might just be a powered-up form of Optimus Prime. Though it remains to be seen if this thing will appear in the comics or not.