We need to have a talk about Megatron.
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 7:07 pm
So I got this idea while listening to the last podcast (previous to today's) when those fine fellows were discussing MTMTE 50. I felt that convo ended way to soon, so here we are. Needless to say, if you aren't caught up on your reading, spoilers will be found here. This is your only warning.
So tomorrow issue 51 arrives, and Megatron's story moves a step closer to a pivotal moment, perhaps even the final one, and a strong chance the last good story before the Hasbro forced Titans Return ruins everything. There are many questions still swirling, and I feel we should try to answer them before they get answered for us.
First up, is Megatron really changed? We just had it dropped on us that the fools energon that the Autobots places Megs on can alter personalities. This is, imho, a pretty big damn deal. Megatron is many, many things, but an Autobit is not one of them. Maybe back in his mining days, but life ground that out of him. Suddenly, Bumblebee, a bot Megatron has shown nothing but scorn for, dies in front of him, and he is a new bot. Sometimes that can do it though. Megs didn't start out evil, and I think a part of him has always been repulsed by it. That said, he is still **** Megatron. He is no pacifist pushover. The idea of a personality dampened makes perfect sense to me. I think Megs will get an injection of real energon, and Tarn is in for a hell of a fight.
Second, will Megs survive? With Hasbro forcing the Titan Return storyline, I can't see them letting IDW kill off, even temporarily, one of their biggest characters. I think his survival is a given, so really we need to ask: which Megatron will survive? The new happy one? Or the good old badass version?
That's enough from me for the moment. It's late, and I'm tired. Discuss away, my friends.
So tomorrow issue 51 arrives, and Megatron's story moves a step closer to a pivotal moment, perhaps even the final one, and a strong chance the last good story before the Hasbro forced Titans Return ruins everything. There are many questions still swirling, and I feel we should try to answer them before they get answered for us.
First up, is Megatron really changed? We just had it dropped on us that the fools energon that the Autobots places Megs on can alter personalities. This is, imho, a pretty big damn deal. Megatron is many, many things, but an Autobit is not one of them. Maybe back in his mining days, but life ground that out of him. Suddenly, Bumblebee, a bot Megatron has shown nothing but scorn for, dies in front of him, and he is a new bot. Sometimes that can do it though. Megs didn't start out evil, and I think a part of him has always been repulsed by it. That said, he is still **** Megatron. He is no pacifist pushover. The idea of a personality dampened makes perfect sense to me. I think Megs will get an injection of real energon, and Tarn is in for a hell of a fight.
Second, will Megs survive? With Hasbro forcing the Titan Return storyline, I can't see them letting IDW kill off, even temporarily, one of their biggest characters. I think his survival is a given, so really we need to ask: which Megatron will survive? The new happy one? Or the good old badass version?
That's enough from me for the moment. It's late, and I'm tired. Discuss away, my friends.