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So now the whole story begins to fall into place.

The Galactic Counsel hates Megatron since he is now doing their job of protecting organics whereas he used to hate them. The council fears being replaced, so they rebuild Overlord to kill Megatron, teaming up with Getaway, who puts the mutiny into action. He removes Rodimus and company with the thought that the council only promised to kill Megatron and the others would live. So he's not the total slimeball he's come off as, but he still is slime. Then Tarn shows up somehow (Beginning to wonder about that, coincidence or not. Getaway should know the DJD wouldn't spare the Autobots, so if he summoned them to get Megatron off the ship by attacking Necroworld, did they somehow promise to spare the others as an empty promise?) but the council is ok with this since they want him dead too. But the council has no intent of letting the other Autobots live. Maybe they arranged for the DJD to attack and summon Megatron there then unleash Overlord, but weren't expecting Deathsaurus' group? I'm not sure about that.

And then, Megatron has Trailcutter's forcefields, enabling him to use the panic bubble to save himself. And of course, Deathsaurus is about to have a conscience attack courtesy of Rewind and Swerve, spurring him into Defending Megatron.

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:So now the whole story begins to fall into place.

The Galactic Counsel hates Megatron since he is now doing their job of protecting organics whereas he used to hate them. The council fears being replaced, so they rebuild Overlord to kill Megatron, teaming up with Getaway, who puts the mutiny into action. He removes Rodimus and company with the thought that the council only promised to kill Megatron and the others would live. So he's not the total slimeball he's come off as, but he still is slime. Then Tarn shows up somehow (Beginning to wonder about that, coincidence or not. Getaway should know the DJD wouldn't spare the Autobots) but the council is ok with this since they want him dead too. But the council has no intent of letting the other Autobots live. Maybe they arranged for the DJD to attack and summon Megatron there then unleash Overlord, but weren't expecting Deathsaurus' group? I'm not sure about that.

And then, Megatron has Trailcutter's forcefields, enabling him to use the panic bubble to save himself. And of course, Deathsaurus is about to have a conscience attack courtesy of Rewind and Swerve, spurring him into Defending Megatron.

Yeah. I read the three page preview too.

Sorry, just really thinking, and a bit confused

So now it makes sense! It feels a bit easier now knowing that Perceptor and everyone else thought it'd just be the Galactic Council sending agents to kill Megatron. The DJD just happened to be there too.
Now I can rest easy knowing Blaster and Perceptor aren't that dickish.

Kurona wrote:So now it makes sense! It feels a bit easier now knowing that Perceptor and everyone else thought it'd just be the Galactic Council sending agents to kill Megatron. The DJD just happened to be there too.
Now I can rest easy knowing Blaster and Perceptor aren't that dickish.

That is true.

But that is also what leads to my confusion. Why are the DJD there then, if they weren't Getaway's plan to begin with, especially since they provided the way to get Megatron off the ship? That whole part is not clicking for me yet

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

Kurona wrote:So now it makes sense! It feels a bit easier now knowing that Perceptor and everyone else thought it'd just be the Galactic Council sending agents to kill Megatron. The DJD just happened to be there too.
Now I can rest easy knowing Blaster and Perceptor aren't that dickish.

That is true.

But that is also what leads to my confusion. Why are the DJD there then, if they weren't Getaway's plan to begin with, especially since they provided the way to get Megatron off the ship? That whole part is not clicking for me yet

Yeah, that is the one little thing; especially since they had a base set up and everything. Mystery abounds...

Kurona wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

Kurona wrote:So now it makes sense! It feels a bit easier now knowing that Perceptor and everyone else thought it'd just be the Galactic Council sending agents to kill Megatron. The DJD just happened to be there too.
Now I can rest easy knowing Blaster and Perceptor aren't that dickish.

That is true.

But that is also what leads to my confusion. Why are the DJD there then, if they weren't Getaway's plan to begin with, especially since they provided the way to get Megatron off the ship? That whole part is not clicking for me yet

Yeah, that is the one little thing; especially since they had a base set up and everything. Mystery abounds...

Actually, a thought: They have been tracking down the ship right? They even said that they couldn't catch the Lost Light. So they attacked Necroworld by themselves, and when Rodimus and Megatron decided to investigate, Getaway used that as the opportunity to mutiny. The mutiny was set, they just needed the chance for the captains to leave, and they did, so the trap was sprung, without anyone realizing that the DJD were there.

That helps me make some sense of things

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

Kurona wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

Kurona wrote:So now it makes sense! It feels a bit easier now knowing that Perceptor and everyone else thought it'd just be the Galactic Council sending agents to kill Megatron. The DJD just happened to be there too.
Now I can rest easy knowing Blaster and Perceptor aren't that dickish.

That is true.

But that is also what leads to my confusion. Why are the DJD there then, if they weren't Getaway's plan to begin with, especially since they provided the way to get Megatron off the ship? That whole part is not clicking for me yet

Yeah, that is the one little thing; especially since they had a base set up and everything. Mystery abounds...

Actually, a thought: They have been tracking down the ship right? They even said that they couldn't catch the Lost Light. So they attacked Necroworld by themselves, and when Rodimus and Megatron decided to investigate, Getaway used that as the opportunity to mutiny. The mutiny was set, they just needed the chance for the captains to leave, and they did, so the trap was sprung, without anyone realizing that the DJD were there.

That helps me make some sense of things

Yeah; that, and reading on TFWiki reminds me that Tarn broadcast the signal as a lure. And maybe there wasn't an arranged place for Getaway to drop them off, it just happened to be the Necroplanet - and that's why it took so long for Overlord to get there!

Kurona wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

Kurona wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

Kurona wrote:So now it makes sense! It feels a bit easier now knowing that Perceptor and everyone else thought it'd just be the Galactic Council sending agents to kill Megatron. The DJD just happened to be there too.
Now I can rest easy knowing Blaster and Perceptor aren't that dickish.

That is true.

But that is also what leads to my confusion. Why are the DJD there then, if they weren't Getaway's plan to begin with, especially since they provided the way to get Megatron off the ship? That whole part is not clicking for me yet

Yeah, that is the one little thing; especially since they had a base set up and everything. Mystery abounds...

Actually, a thought: They have been tracking down the ship right? They even said that they couldn't catch the Lost Light. So they attacked Necroworld by themselves, and when Rodimus and Megatron decided to investigate, Getaway used that as the opportunity to mutiny. The mutiny was set, they just needed the chance for the captains to leave, and they did, so the trap was sprung, without anyone realizing that the DJD were there.

That helps me make some sense of things

Yeah; that, and reading on TFWiki reminds me that Tarn broadcast the signal as a lure. And maybe there wasn't an arranged place for Getaway to drop them off, it just happened to be the Necroplanet - and that's why it took so long for Overlord to get there!

Problem solved! Yay us!

Now, since Getaway did not want any Autobots to die, I wonder what he will think when he learns Skids died...

My guess would be that Overlord was the one who killed the Necrobot and set up the distress call to lure the Autobots to him. It makes the original plan fit together: The Galactic Council agrees to take care of Megatron; they send their agent, Overlord, to send a distress signal that they know the Lost Light will respond to; the Necrobot modifies the distress signal to warn them away (which doesn't work); the crew makes sure that Megatron and his supporters are the ones to go on the mission; Overlord kills Megatron. There was no reason for the DJD to kill the Necrobot because he was a pre-war neutral (which is why they did not bother him when they first found him). The method of the Necrobot's death also points to Overlord, him being a sadist and all.

As to why the DJD showed up, that is a mystery. The Galactic Council certainly isn't happy about it, and neither is Getaway if his concern for the rest of the crew is sincere.

Off-hand, I wonder if Getaway knew that the Galactic Council would send Overlord. I would guess the answer is "no" if he expected the rest of the crew to survive the encounter.

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

Kurona wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

Kurona wrote:So now it makes sense! It feels a bit easier now knowing that Perceptor and everyone else thought it'd just be the Galactic Council sending agents to kill Megatron. The DJD just happened to be there too.
Now I can rest easy knowing Blaster and Perceptor aren't that dickish.

That is true.

But that is also what leads to my confusion. Why are the DJD there then, if they weren't Getaway's plan to begin with, especially since they provided the way to get Megatron off the ship? That whole part is not clicking for me yet

Yeah, that is the one little thing; especially since they had a base set up and everything. Mystery abounds...

Actually, a thought: They have been tracking down the ship right? They even said that they couldn't catch the Lost Light. So they attacked Necroworld by themselves, and when Rodimus and Megatron decided to investigate, Getaway used that as the opportunity to mutiny. The mutiny was set, they just needed the chance for the captains to leave, and they did, so the trap was sprung, without anyone realizing that the DJD were there.

That helps me make some sense of things

I like this better than my theory.

EDIT: What kept hanging me up was the fact that the crew was stranded after the Rodpod was destroyed. I forgot that they would have been stranded anyway because the Rodpod only had the juice for one jump and couldn't jump back. Getaway likely wasn't aware that Team Rodimus had been attacked, because his plan was just to strand the ship wherever the group went to so that the Galactic Council could move in after.

MrBlack wrote:My guess would be that Overlord was the one who killed the Necrobot and set up the distress call to lure the Autobots to him. It makes the original plan fit together: The Galactic Council agrees to take care of Megatron; they send their agent, Overlord, to send a distress signal that they know the Lost Light will respond to; the Necrobot modifies the distress signal to warn them away (which doesn't work); the crew makes sure that Megatron and his supporters are the ones to go on the mission; Overlord kills Megatron. There was no reason for the DJD to kill the Necrobot because he was a pre-war neutral (which is why they did not bother him when they first found him). The method of the Necrobot's death also points to Overlord, him being a sadist and all.

As to why the DJD showed up, that is a mystery. The Galactic Council certainly isn't happy about it, and neither is Getaway if his concern for the rest of the crew is sincere.

Off-hand, I wonder if Getaway knew that the Galactic Council would send Overlord. I would guess the answer is "no" if he expected the rest of the crew to survive the encounter.

Only problem with that theory is that it was stated the DJD attacked the Necrobot and sent out the fake distress signal to lure the Lost Lighters.

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:Sorry, just really thinking, and a bit confused

Just giving ya guff.

Honestly don't know how I feel about this reveal. It makes sense but it honestly feels a little anticlimactic.

Honestly getting really tired of the twists and "shocking reveals"

Kurona wrote:

MrBlack wrote:My guess would be that Overlord was the one who killed the Necrobot and set up the distress call to lure the Autobots to him. It makes the original plan fit together: The Galactic Council agrees to take care of Megatron; they send their agent, Overlord, to send a distress signal that they know the Lost Light will respond to; the Necrobot modifies the distress signal to warn them away (which doesn't work); the crew makes sure that Megatron and his supporters are the ones to go on the mission; Overlord kills Megatron. There was no reason for the DJD to kill the Necrobot because he was a pre-war neutral (which is why they did not bother him when they first found him). The method of the Necrobot's death also points to Overlord, him being a sadist and all.

As to why the DJD showed up, that is a mystery. The Galactic Council certainly isn't happy about it, and neither is Getaway if his concern for the rest of the crew is sincere.

Off-hand, I wonder if Getaway knew that the Galactic Council would send Overlord. I would guess the answer is "no" if he expected the rest of the crew to survive the encounter.

Only problem with that theory is that it was stated the DJD attacked the Necrobot and sent out the fake distress signal to lure the Lost Lighters.

Well, there is that conjecture on the wiki, but I'm not sure it has been made clear in the book itself who attacked the Necrobot. I am inclined to think it was the DJD at this point, but the full circumstances have not been made clear yet.

All in all the arc is sounding like a "series of unfortunate events" storyline to me: someone wants to mutiny to kill one guy and just remove the others, which includes his former partner; He doesn't know a group of killers is the reason the mutiny succeeded; he doesn't know the person sent to kill the one will kill them all; everyone is there, all the evil is there, and meanwhile the organics are planning to use something that reminds me of that "geo-bomb" thing from MTMTE 46 that Fort Max mentioned to maybe destroy the entire planet, which I think they will try, but somehow Nightbeat and Rung save everyone. Ba-doom.

MrBlack wrote:

Kurona wrote:

MrBlack wrote:My guess would be that Overlord was the one who killed the Necrobot and set up the distress call to lure the Autobots to him. It makes the original plan fit together: The Galactic Council agrees to take care of Megatron; they send their agent, Overlord, to send a distress signal that they know the Lost Light will respond to; the Necrobot modifies the distress signal to warn them away (which doesn't work); the crew makes sure that Megatron and his supporters are the ones to go on the mission; Overlord kills Megatron. There was no reason for the DJD to kill the Necrobot because he was a pre-war neutral (which is why they did not bother him when they first found him). The method of the Necrobot's death also points to Overlord, him being a sadist and all.

As to why the DJD showed up, that is a mystery. The Galactic Council certainly isn't happy about it, and neither is Getaway if his concern for the rest of the crew is sincere.

Off-hand, I wonder if Getaway knew that the Galactic Council would send Overlord. I would guess the answer is "no" if he expected the rest of the crew to survive the encounter.

Only problem with that theory is that it was stated the DJD attacked the Necrobot and sent out the fake distress signal to lure the Lost Lighters.

Well, there is that conjecture on the wiki, but I'm not sure it has been made clear in the book itself who attacked the Necrobot. I am inclined to think it was the DJD at this point, but the full circumstances have not been made clear yet.

But consider this: If it was Overlord who set the trap, wouldn't he have arrived sooner or actually been at the fortress to greet Megatron and kill him there?

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

MrBlack wrote:

Kurona wrote:

MrBlack wrote:My guess would be that Overlord was the one who killed the Necrobot and set up the distress call to lure the Autobots to him. It makes the original plan fit together: The Galactic Council agrees to take care of Megatron; they send their agent, Overlord, to send a distress signal that they know the Lost Light will respond to; the Necrobot modifies the distress signal to warn them away (which doesn't work); the crew makes sure that Megatron and his supporters are the ones to go on the mission; Overlord kills Megatron. There was no reason for the DJD to kill the Necrobot because he was a pre-war neutral (which is why they did not bother him when they first found him). The method of the Necrobot's death also points to Overlord, him being a sadist and all.

As to why the DJD showed up, that is a mystery. The Galactic Council certainly isn't happy about it, and neither is Getaway if his concern for the rest of the crew is sincere.

Off-hand, I wonder if Getaway knew that the Galactic Council would send Overlord. I would guess the answer is "no" if he expected the rest of the crew to survive the encounter.

Only problem with that theory is that it was stated the DJD attacked the Necrobot and sent out the fake distress signal to lure the Lost Lighters.

Well, there is that conjecture on the wiki, but I'm not sure it has been made clear in the book itself who attacked the Necrobot. I am inclined to think it was the DJD at this point, but the full circumstances have not been made clear yet.

But consider this: If it was Overlord who set the trap, wouldn't he have arrived sooner or actually been at the fortress to greet Megatron and kill him there?

Read my post.

I am just pointing out that the solution isn't quite clear yet, as I do not recall Tarn or anyone else taking responsibility for killing the Necrobot or sending the distress signal in the comic, even though I think that theory is likely correct.

MrBlack wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

MrBlack wrote:

Kurona wrote:Only problem with that theory is that it was stated the DJD attacked the Necrobot and sent out the fake distress signal to lure the Lost Lighters.

Well, there is that conjecture on the wiki, but I'm not sure it has been made clear in the book itself who attacked the Necrobot. I am inclined to think it was the DJD at this point, but the full circumstances have not been made clear yet.

But consider this: If it was Overlord who set the trap, wouldn't he have arrived sooner or actually been at the fortress to greet Megatron and kill him there?

Read my post.

I am just pointing out that the solution isn't quite clear yet, as I do not recall Tarn or anyone else taking responsibility for killing the Necrobot or sending the distress signal in the comic, even though I think that theory is likely correct.

I read your post, I was just agreeing with you and providing something else I had thought of while reading through other posts.

And I'm looking back through, and I'm pretty sure you're right that no one has taken responsibility for killing Necrobot. We can only assume that this point.

But also using an assumption: what if the Lost Light actually comes back for these guys, if Getaway is anyway alarmed that the council intends to kill the other Autobots, maybe he will come back, and something else in 3 weeks time comic time wise is the reason they are radio silent.

On another topic: What's in the box???

MrBlack wrote:On another topic: What's in the box???

I'm thinking the geo-bomb Fort Max mentioned in 46. He said the counsel made a bomb from Killmaster's design that could destroy planets, and it is small "size of an eyeball" said Crankcase. Maybe they intend to use it to kill hundreds of cons, Megatron, and any other robot that so happens to be there. It all comes down as a win for the counsel.

MrBlack wrote:On another topic: What's in the box???

Step one: cut a hole in the box.

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

MrBlack wrote:On another topic: What's in the box???

I'm thinking the geo-bomb Fort Max mentioned in 46. He said the counsel made a bomb from Killmaster's design that could destroy planets, and it is small "size of an eyeball" said Crankcase. Maybe they intend to use it to kill hundreds of cons, Megatron, and any other robot that so happens to be there. It all comes down as a win for the counsel.

That's a better more believable theory than the ones of "it's rewind's spark" if that was the case one of them would be disappearing.

Where was the "Rewinds Spark" theory coming from?

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:Where was the "Rewinds Spark" theory coming from?

A lot of people at TFW2005 believe that.

However the weapon designed by the Counsel is red not blue

Randomhero wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:Where was the "Rewinds Spark" theory coming from?

A lot of people at TFW2005 believe that.

Hmm, can see where that is coming from, but how would Rewinds spark mean anything here, though it could answer the question about what was in Overlord's hand.

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

Randomhero wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:Where was the "Rewinds Spark" theory coming from?

A lot of people at TFW2005 believe that.

Hmm, can see where that is coming from, but how would Rewinds spark mean anything here, though it could answer the question about what was in Overlord's hand.

I've seen that pointed out so many times and I just don't see it. It's two panels of his hand not in shot and it just feels like a conspiracy theory. "WE CANT SEE HIS LEFT HAND!" Okay? So?

I'm more curious about the memory Chromedome took out of Prowl when he he threatened him all the way back in issue 14. I think Chromedome knew Ambus was agent 113 and removed Ambus's memories of rewind so he'd become agent 113. Chromedome just didn't know that Ambus was the pet

So Trailcutter gets some measure of revenge from the grave. I gotta hand it to Roberts, I did not see that coming. Intriguing, very intriguing indeed. Can't wait until the issue is released. Now I have to go back and read MTMTE from the point where Megatron joined them to make it make more sense.

Rodimus Prime wrote:So Trailcutter gets some measure of revenge from the grave. I gotta hand it to Roberts, I did not see that coming. Intriguing, very intriguing indeed. Can't wait until the issue is released. Now I have to go back and read MTMTE from the point where Megatron joined them to make it make more sense.

Which makes zero sense because trailbreaker a force field are because he's a outlier. He's a mutant essentially. It's been stated you can't just replicate outlier tech but here megatron uses trailbreakers ability.

Which brings up a problem with the last issue. Outliers are Cybertronians who are forged. Brainstorm and Chromedome technically should not have had powers

In Brainstorm and Chromedome's case though, it was an artificial outlier ability, and it only lasted very briefly. They were not born natural outliers, but formatted like that.

And as for Trailcutter's shield: Maybe the panic bubble can still operate without him. He did say it is disconnected from his regular systems, so maybe that's how Megatron was able to use it

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:In Brainstorm and Chromedome's case though, it was an artificial outlier ability, and it only lasted very briefly. They were not born natural outliers, but formatted like that.

And as for Trailcutter's shield: Maybe the panic bubble can still operate without him. He did say it is disconnected from his regular systems, so maybe that's how Megatron was able to use it

I don't know. Force fields are part of his ability even his panic bubble was part of him, it's still based off him. Just doesn't seem plausible especially his ability has never been replicated before in 4 million years because he's an outlier.

Also I have issues with Velocity having abilities too. She's only been with the crew for a few months doesn't been possible she would have abilities either. Drift too, he's been away for like 2 years.

I think with regards to the temporary outlier abilities, it is dependent on the one who has the nervous breakdown and spasms. I don't think it has anything to do with the actual recipient having been exposed to quantum energy, just the user.

and I'm not sure about Trailcutter. I just assume the panic bubble was built outside his normal operating system thus it can be used by others.

I'm pretty sure they'll explain more in the issue regardless.

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:I think with regards to the temporary outlier abilities, it is dependent on the one who has the nervous breakdown and spasms. I don't think it has anything to do with the actual recipient having been exposed to quantum energy, just the user.

and I'm not sure about Trailcutter. I just assume the panic bubble was built outside his normal operating system thus it can be used by others.

This story has left me a little sour in many ways. I don't like the outlier boost because it just has everyone getting super strength. That's not how that works. Everyone should have a different ability but they all just became tailgates essentially. It shows Velocity got super speed BUT her name is velocity. She's not been totally fleshed out and one panel of her zooming by isn't enough explanation for me. And I don't count Rodimus going human torch an ability because he's already done that in Maximum Dinobots. Kind of figured Skids death would probably have triggered a spasm with a few of them too.

So, that's what Ravage brought him in the mystery box so many issues ago. Yet another off panel image paid off.

Ebonyleopard wrote:So, that's what Ravage brought him in the mystery box so many issues ago. Yet another off panel image paid off.

Pretty sure Megatron took that with him in issue 35 when he visited Trailcutter's corpse. Ravage brought him one of Brainstorm's Briefcases

Randomhero wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:So Trailcutter gets some measure of revenge from the grave. I gotta hand it to Roberts, I did not see that coming. Intriguing, very intriguing indeed. Can't wait until the issue is released. Now I have to go back and read MTMTE from the point where Megatron joined them to make it make more sense.

Which makes zero sense because trailbreaker a force field are because he's a outlier. He's a mutant essentially. It's been stated you can't just replicate outlier tech but here megatron uses trailbreakers ability.

Which brings up a problem with the last issue. Outliers are Cybertronians who are forged. Brainstorm and Chromedome technically should not have had powers

Well no. Megatron has done a Ratchet. He's replaced his own hands with Trailbreakers, (Just like Transformers Prime), so technically Trailbreaker's mutant powers are still be used by Trailbreaker's body, just not being mentally activated by Trailbreaker's brain.

Megatron has official gone Red Skull v Charles Xavier.

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

Ebonyleopard wrote:So, that's what Ravage brought him in the mystery box so many issues ago. Yet another off panel image paid off.

Pretty sure Megatron took that with him in issue 35 when he visited Trailcutter's corpse. Ravage brought him one of Brainstorm's Briefcases

AH, yeah, you're right. Got my time line mixed up. But, that's the cool thing about these comics. It's like trying to follow clues of a mystery.

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

Ebonyleopard wrote:So, that's what Ravage brought him in the mystery box so many issues ago. Yet another off panel image paid off.

Pretty sure Megatron took that with him in issue 35 when he visited Trailcutter's corpse. Ravage brought him one of Brainstorm's Briefcases

Which I've been thinking about the last couple hours actually.
Unless it was already explained and I missed it, what the heck does Megsy want with a time case?

Kurona wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

Ebonyleopard wrote:So, that's what Ravage brought him in the mystery box so many issues ago. Yet another off panel image paid off.

Pretty sure Megatron took that with him in issue 35 when he visited Trailcutter's corpse. Ravage brought him one of Brainstorm's Briefcases

Which I've been thinking about the last couple hours actually.
Unless it was already explained and I missed it, what the heck does Megsy want with a time case?

We don't know what Megs wants with the time case. But ya know, I have a theory regarding that:

This new Autobot Megatron we have, is going to use the case to end up back in time and become Terminus.

Or maybe, he will use it to save Terminus, or at least find him and find out what happened to him. But the remaining time case seems to be a season 3 thing for now

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

Kurona wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

Ebonyleopard wrote:So, that's what Ravage brought him in the mystery box so many issues ago. Yet another off panel image paid off.

Pretty sure Megatron took that with him in issue 35 when he visited Trailcutter's corpse. Ravage brought him one of Brainstorm's Briefcases

Which I've been thinking about the last couple hours actually.
Unless it was already explained and I missed it, what the heck does Megsy want with a time case?

We don't know what Megs wants with the time case. But ya know, I have a theory regarding that:

This new Autobot Megatron we have, is going to use the case to end up back in time and become Terminus.

Or maybe, he will use it to save Terminus, or at least find him and find out what happened to him. But the remaining time case seems to be a season 3 thing for now

I don't think Megatron will become Terminus.

I don't think the case will come back into play until maybe the very end of MTMTE

I think the briefcase will come back someday but won't have time altering effects. It'll be like the last time where "this was always meant to happen" or it will get used to alter something that very recent like only travel back an hour or so.

Or it will be used to save Buckbeak BUT NOT SIRIUS! There are rules

Randomhero wrote:Or it will be used to save Buckbeak BUT NOT SIRIUS! There are rules

By Primus Man.... really?

But I can see that with the briefcase. I mean, until they get to the Lost Light, they can't really do anything with it unless someone else finds it or Megs has stored it in his body somehow

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

Randomhero wrote:Or it will be used to save Buckbeak BUT NOT SIRIUS! There are rules

By Primus Man.... really?

But I can see that with the briefcase. I mean, until they get to the Lost Light, they can't really do anything with it unless someone else finds it or Megs has stored it in his body somehow

It's hidden in his alt mode. We'll see it the day Megatron transforms...yeah we're never going to see it again...

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

MrBlack wrote:On another topic: What's in the box???

I'm thinking the geo-bomb Fort Max mentioned in 46. He said the counsel made a bomb from Killmaster's design that could destroy planets, and it is small "size of an eyeball" said Crankcase. Maybe they intend to use it to kill hundreds of cons, Megatron, and any other robot that so happens to be there. It all comes down as a win for the counsel.

Wait.

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:He said the counsel made a bomb from Killmaster's design that could destroy planets, and it is small "size of an eyeball" said Crankcase. Maybe they intend to use it to kill hundreds of cons, Megatron, and any other robot that so happens to be there. It all comes down as a win for the counsel.

Hang on.

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:destroy planets

"Let's go guys, IT'S HAPPENING"




(Or this may still not be happening at all but I'm having entirely too much fun turning any minor hint into something to do with this )

The Galactic council's warship is actually the alt mode for Unicron's head. Necroworld is the rest of his body and it's hollow since it lacks the evil head of the beast, and then Rung is the piece caught investigating with Nightbeat that forms the connection and Unicron is reborn thanks to organics, autobots, decepticons, and a poor little Rung in the wrong place at the wrong time!

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:The Galactic council's warship is actually the alt mode for Unicron's head. Necroworld is the rest of his body and it's hollow since it lacks the evil head of the beast, and then Rung is the piece caught investigating with Nightbeat that forms the connection and Unicron is reborn thanks to organics, autobots, decepticons, and a poor little Rung in the wrong place at the wrong time!

Naw Rung will survive. After all, he turns into the key for the Omega Lock. Without him Cybertron can't transform

Randomhero wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:The Galactic council's warship is actually the alt mode for Unicron's head. Necroworld is the rest of his body and it's hollow since it lacks the evil head of the beast, and then Rung is the piece caught investigating with Nightbeat that forms the connection and Unicron is reborn thanks to organics, autobots, decepticons, and a poor little Rung in the wrong place at the wrong time!

Naw Rung will survive. After all, he turns into the key for the Omega Lock. Without him Cybertron can't transform

Let's just hope his alt mode actually has more planet key slots than it has been shown to have so far, otherwise there ain't no way in heck they are fitting a cyber planet key in there, let alone the necessary 4!

I'm really finding it hard to see Megatron as a villain anymore... it's kind of beautiful. This personality and redemption story has kind of defined him as a character for me; made me enjoy and like him.
I mean, when I think back to his Animated and Prime incarnations... well, those are fine, but it just doesn't seem right anymore. This evil, manipulative, abusive leader who laughs evilly as his plans triumph... it just doesn't fit with my image of Megatron anymore. Whatever happens after this; whether he goes back to being a Decepticon or not - to be honest, I don't think Hasbro will let that not happen sadly - this is my definitive Megatron. Not even as he was before in IDW; not even in the recent issues before his becoming an Autobot in Dark Cybertron where he made Prowlastator - just as he's been in MTMTE. This is Megatron.

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

Randomhero wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:The Galactic council's warship is actually the alt mode for Unicron's head. Necroworld is the rest of his body and it's hollow since it lacks the evil head of the beast, and then Rung is the piece caught investigating with Nightbeat that forms the connection and Unicron is reborn thanks to organics, autobots, decepticons, and a poor little Rung in the wrong place at the wrong time!

Naw Rung will survive. After all, he turns into the key for the Omega Lock. Without him Cybertron can't transform

Let's just hope his alt mode actually has more planet key slots than it has been shown to have so far, otherwise there ain't no way in heck they are fitting a cyber planet key in there, let alone the necessary 4!

It is the mystery that makes Rung untouchable.

Kurona wrote:Stuff completely right about Megatron being an Autobot

I agree. It's very difficult for me to see the other evil Megatrons. This MTMTE version of the character has really grown on me over the past 2 and almost a half years. Enough so that seeing him as anything other than the current Autobot feels weird. I like this good guy Megatron, and it feels like this was what the IDW version was meant to be. Galvatron is going the good job with evil anyway, let Megatron keep being this guy