New Transformers Prime "The Human Factor" Promo
Wednesday, September 12th, 2012 9:22PM CDT
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Silas is given a bizarre new lease on life, and approaches Megatron with a plan to join the Decepticon ranks.
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Posted by PrymeStriker on September 12th, 2012 @ 9:26pm CDT
RIP Breakdown.
Posted by Sabrblade on September 12th, 2012 @ 9:27pm CDT
Posted by njb902 on September 12th, 2012 @ 9:30pm CDT
Posted by Hypershock on September 12th, 2012 @ 9:43pm CDT
Frankensilas! or... Breakenstein!
Franken.... BreakenSilasStein? FrankenSilasDown?
Posted by njb902 on September 12th, 2012 @ 9:47pm CDT
Hypershock wrote:gyyaaahhh
Frankensilas! or... Breakenstein!
Franken.... BreakenSilasStein? FrankenSilasDown?
Siakenstein?
Posted by ausbot on September 12th, 2012 @ 9:52pm CDT
Posted by Autobot032 on September 12th, 2012 @ 10:01pm CDT
I love it.
I hope they stretch this out and don't make it a one note episode. I think this is a story line that could carry an arc for a few episodes, at least. Or make him a recurring character. (Much like he was, prior.)
But, now this should put people's questioning minds to rest... Breakdown is dead, dead, dead. The writers or producers (can't remember which) said that once someone's dead, they're dead. No ifs, ands, or buts about it. Ballsy.
Posted by MINDVVIPE on September 12th, 2012 @ 10:30pm CDT
Posted by KNM2012 on September 13th, 2012 @ 12:33am CDT
PrymeStriker wrote:Goodbye, old friend.
RIP Breakdown.
Well... If this'll cheer you up, I have heard that the Takara Tomy Combaticons (FOC Generations version) will be more series accurate.
Or would you prefer a scale model of Airachnid being killed by a resurrected Breakdown?
Posted by The Variable on September 13th, 2012 @ 12:54am CDT
Posted by Gundamu on September 13th, 2012 @ 1:54am CDT
Posted by Mechastrike on September 13th, 2012 @ 2:14am CDT
Posted by theRED1 on September 13th, 2012 @ 7:12am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on September 13th, 2012 @ 7:24am CDT
This is more of a take on "Autobot Spike" than the Headmaster tech.theRED1 wrote:Maybe they can work out a Headmaster storyline out of all of this!
Posted by njb902 on September 13th, 2012 @ 9:07am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:This is more of a take on "Autobot Spike" than the Headmaster tech.theRED1 wrote:Maybe they can work out a Headmaster storyline out of all of this!
Hmmmm I don't think either fit. It's more like Spike and Daniels exo-suits or a human protector shell. Silas definitely doesn't turn Into a head or have his mind taken out of his body. Oh oh or like in g1 season 3 when cobra commander transplants the captured Autobots minds and the criminals drive their mindless bodies.
Edit: though the criminals weren't surgically attached, so I guess it isn't like that either.
Posted by PrymeStriker on September 13th, 2012 @ 12:37pm CDT
njb902 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:This is more of a take on "Autobot Spike" than the Headmaster tech.theRED1 wrote:Maybe they can work out a Headmaster storyline out of all of this!
Hmmmm I don't think either fit. It's more like Spike and Daniels exo-suits or a human protector shell. Silas definitely doesn't turn Into a head or have his mind taken out of his body. Oh oh or like in g1 season 3 when cobra commander transplants the captured Autobots minds and the criminals drive their mindless bodies.
Edit: though the criminals weren't surgically attached, so I guess it isn't like that either.
I think it exactly fits their name. It's a MECH.
Posted by XDMan on September 13th, 2012 @ 1:45pm CDT
Posted by PrymeStriker on September 13th, 2012 @ 2:03pm CDT
XDMan wrote:IT'S ALIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVVVVVVVVVVVVVE!!!!!!!!!!!!
XDman made me XD
Posted by Mindmaster on September 13th, 2012 @ 3:40pm CDT
Exquisite.
Posted by El Duque on September 13th, 2012 @ 5:52pm CDT
Posted by Ironhide/Starscream on September 13th, 2012 @ 6:25pm CDT
Posted by BeastWarsFTW on September 13th, 2012 @ 6:30pm CDT
Posted by Terrifying Wasp on September 13th, 2012 @ 8:02pm CDT
Posted by PrymeStriker on September 13th, 2012 @ 8:25pm CDT
Terrifying Wasp wrote:I hope Breakdown wakes up and takes control over his body again
He's not in any slumber. He's dead. And he's not coming back. That would go against their motto: "Once we kill a character, we kill a character. They won't come back."
Do you want to teach kids that you can come back to life if someone takes over your body?
Posted by Terrifying Wasp on September 13th, 2012 @ 9:16pm CDT
PrymeStriker wrote:Terrifying Wasp wrote:I hope Breakdown wakes up and takes control over his body again
He's not in any slumber. He's dead. And he's not coming back. That would go against their motto: "Once we kill a character, we kill a character. They won't come back."
Do you want to teach kids that you can come back to life if someone takes over your body?
I think there is a possibility.Breakdown's body is intact,his head is not damages(Except the eye of course) he just needs some energon to power him up and go...but of course if it was that simple dark energon wouldn't make sense would it?
I just miss Breakdown
Posted by PrymeStriker on September 13th, 2012 @ 9:55pm CDT
Terrifying Wasp wrote:PrymeStriker wrote:Terrifying Wasp wrote:I hope Breakdown wakes up and takes control over his body again
He's not in any slumber. He's dead. And he's not coming back. That would go against their motto: "Once we kill a character, we kill a character. They won't come back."
Do you want to teach kids that you can come back to life if someone takes over your body?
I think there is a possibility.Breakdown's body is intact,his head is not damages(Except the eye of course) he just needs some energon to power him up and go...but of course if it was that simple dark energon wouldn't make sense would it?
I just miss Breakdown
You and me both, but it doesn't make sense for him to come back. He's dead. You would need to reignite his spark, and of course you'd need Breakdown's memory core...and processor. And get new writers to change their philosophy.
Not to mention Breakdown was in pieces before MECH got a hold of him. Who knows what they did with the essentials to make room for Silas?
Posted by Hypershock on September 13th, 2012 @ 10:13pm CDT
I'm not holding my breath.
Posted by PrymeStriker on September 13th, 2012 @ 10:29pm CDT
Hypershock wrote:Hey, if they can counter-hack Raf with the press of a button on the console of the helicopter AND know next to nothing about Transformers yet know how to disable their pain receptors AND have a light that turns off instantly when you snap your fingers AND construct a near-perfect replica of Optimus Prime that you can operate with a thruster, two pedals and a joystick?
I'm not holding my breath.
All that information they acquired over time with careful study.
I don't know why people hope and hope for characters to come back after they die. The writers said themselves, a thousand times, that they aren't going to bring back a character after their dead. If they're dead, tough luck; keep crying.
Sure, I'm sad Breakdown's dead. Sure I'd give anything for Breakdown to come back, but it's not going to happen. It's the unfortunate truth.
Posted by MINDVVIPE on September 13th, 2012 @ 10:37pm CDT
PrymeStriker wrote:Hypershock wrote:Hey, if they can counter-hack Raf with the press of a button on the console of the helicopter AND know next to nothing about Transformers yet know how to disable their pain receptors AND have a light that turns off instantly when you snap your fingers AND construct a near-perfect replica of Optimus Prime that you can operate with a thruster, two pedals and a joystick?
I'm not holding my breath.
All that information they acquired over time with careful study.
I don't know why people hope and hope for characters to come back after they die. The writers said themselves, a thousand times, that they aren't going to bring back a character after their dead. If they're dead, tough luck; keep crying.
Sure, I'm sad Breakdown's dead. Sure I'd give anything for Breakdown to come back, but it's not going to happen. It's the unfortunate truth.
I'd prefer more Autobots dead. Enough handing the good guys all the breaks.
Posted by PrymeStriker on September 13th, 2012 @ 10:47pm CDT
MINDVVIPE wrote:PrymeStriker wrote:Hypershock wrote:Hey, if they can counter-hack Raf with the press of a button on the console of the helicopter AND know next to nothing about Transformers yet know how to disable their pain receptors AND have a light that turns off instantly when you snap your fingers AND construct a near-perfect replica of Optimus Prime that you can operate with a thruster, two pedals and a joystick?
I'm not holding my breath.
All that information they acquired over time with careful study.
I don't know why people hope and hope for characters to come back after they die. The writers said themselves, a thousand times, that they aren't going to bring back a character after their dead. If they're dead, tough luck; keep crying.
Sure, I'm sad Breakdown's dead. Sure I'd give anything for Breakdown to come back, but it's not going to happen. It's the unfortunate truth.
I'd prefer more Autobots dead. Enough handing the good guys all the breaks.
I curse the day they let Bulkhead survive (after that long break) and recover so quickly. Stupid writers.
Posted by Street-Convoy S0S on September 13th, 2012 @ 10:55pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on September 13th, 2012 @ 10:57pm CDT
Maybe. They used Starscream's T-cog for Nemesis Prime, so they might have left Breakdown's alone.Street-Convoy S0S wrote:I have one question to ask: will he be able to transform or is he stuck in robot ?
Posted by MINDVVIPE on September 13th, 2012 @ 11:00pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Maybe. They used Starscream's T-cog for Nemesis Prime, so they might have left Breakdown's alone.Street-Convoy S0S wrote:I have one question to ask: will he be able to transform or is he stuck in robot ?
chee-choo-cheek-choon-chuk-choon-cheek
Posted by Terrifying Wasp on September 13th, 2012 @ 11:04pm CDT
MINDVVIPE wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Maybe. They used Starscream's T-cog for Nemesis Prime, so they might have left Breakdown's alone.Street-Convoy S0S wrote:I have one question to ask: will he be able to transform or is he stuck in robot ?Silas is all oohh wait what the **** WHAT THE ****!! *smooich*
chee-choo-cheek-choon-chuk-choon-cheek
You can see Silas driving Breakdown in a preview.kinda funny
Posted by Twitchythe3rd on September 13th, 2012 @ 11:36pm CDT
Posted by krenger99 on September 13th, 2012 @ 11:50pm CDT
I would imagine Megatron sent him to loot the data on how the humans (MECH) accomplished the feat of fusion between a Terran and a Cybertronian. What I wonder is how the mad doctor will react to all this. Will Knockout be enraged by what happened to his partner/friend or will he be more curious about the science behind what has transpired...?
Posted by Immortal Starscream on September 14th, 2012 @ 6:06am CDT
Posted by jspags15 on September 14th, 2012 @ 8:14am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on September 14th, 2012 @ 10:27am CDT
"What could Soundwave be hacking into?"
Two words, guys: "Project Damocles".
Posted by TransformersGuy96 on September 14th, 2012 @ 2:22pm CDT
Posted by BeastWarsFTW on September 14th, 2012 @ 2:33pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:"What would Megatron want that Silas has?"
"What could Soundwave be hacking into?"
Two words, guys: "Project Damocles".
This is true. In one of the trailers for this episode you see lasers being fired at autobots from directly above them.
Posted by Autobot-Hellstriker on September 15th, 2012 @ 7:55am CDT
Posted by BeastWarsFTW on September 15th, 2012 @ 7:59am CDT
Autobot-Hellstriker wrote:What is Project Damocles exactly?
Try this thing called google.
Posted by TransformersGuy96 on September 15th, 2012 @ 8:06am CDT
Autobot-Hellstriker wrote:What is Project Damocles exactly?
It was first mentioned in "Grill" when we found out Silas' real name which was Leland Bishop and that he use to be a Colonel of the US special tactics branch. You see back when Silas was in the military he was the creator of Project Damocles which was meant to create a network of satellites in orbit around Earth, which would be able to target any location on the planet with lasers. The project was mothballed and the reason Silas was discharged.
Posted by PrymeStriker on September 15th, 2012 @ 12:25pm CDT
BeastWarsFTW wrote:Autobot-Hellstriker wrote:What is Project Damocles exactly?
Try this thing called google.
Well gee, not everyone here knows what Project Damocles is. It wouldn't hurt to explain it to him. Telling him to google it is just rude.
TransformersGuy96 wrote:Autobot-Hellstriker wrote:What is Project Damocles exactly?
It was first mentioned in "Grill" when we found out Silas' real name which was Leland Bishop and that he use to be a Colonel of the US special tactics branch. You see back when Silas was in the military he was the creator of Project Damocles which was meant to create a network of satellites in orbit around Earth, which would be able to target any location on the planet with lasers. The project was mothballed and the reason Silas was discharged.
I commend you, sir.
Posted by lonrac on September 15th, 2012 @ 12:27pm CDT
how are you expecting to sell toys when you kill off the character?
okay- maybe in the takara-verse, kids want all these one shot characters, but why should I want a skyquake, nemesis prime, or Sylas after these episodes. maybe if I want to reenact episodes---Damn, still missing 98 vehicons.........
is this the show up and blow up Pheonomonon?
You know, this is why I think Simon Furman used to 'create' bots and cons for the british comic-- so you could kill them off without endangering the toy marketing? Sorry Simon, no offence meant, but look at Fang(target 2006), Chameleon and Seizer (city of fear?).
Posted by Sabrblade on September 15th, 2012 @ 12:32pm CDT
But if he (and Bob Budiansky, for that matter) hadn't, we wouldn't have later gotten the awesome that is Squadron X.lonrac wrote:You know, this is why I think Simon Furman used to 'create' bots and cons for the british comic-- so you could kill them off without endangering the toy marketing? Sorry Simon, no offence meant, but look at Fang(target 2006), Chameleon and Seizer (city of fear?).
Posted by BeastWarsFTW on September 15th, 2012 @ 12:52pm CDT
If you havn't watched the episode yet don't read the spoiler text below!
Was I the only one that was disappointed the thing between Megs and Silas didn't work out? I thought it was gonna be cool. But they will dissect him unless he escapes. If he doesn't escape maybe this is how the beast hunters thing comes about. Similar to the thing Megs did in Beast Wars by controlling the velociraptors with transformers technology and upgrading them.
Posted by PrymeStriker on September 15th, 2012 @ 1:05pm CDT
BeastWarsFTW wrote:Haha I was just messing with him (No offense Hellstriker). But I had to google it to find out what it was.
No, you really didn't. It was explained in the episode (and in Grill).
Or you could have asked one of us (like that other fellow did). We would've told you.
Was I the only one that was disappointed the thing between Megs and Silas didn't work out? I thought it was gonna be cool. But they will dissect him unless he escapes. If he doesn't escape maybe this is how the beast hunters thing comes about. Similar to the thing Megs did in Beast Wars by controlling the velociraptors with transformers technology and upgrading them.
Not really. I was hoping to have Cylas as a new Decepticon. Oh well. We're back to Megatron, Knock Out, Soundwave, Dreadwing, and company.