OK. Having just stumbled across this thread an hour into overtime at work, I figure they should pay to perform some important tasks on the Beast Wars front.
Now with regards to the whole Transmetal aspect, each time characters are referred to as transmetal within the series, it has been through direct contact with alien influence (ie transwarp explosion mixed with the Vok planet killer, or the transmetal driver). Should Op Optimus and Dragon Megs be classified as TM2 or should they be a category of their own?
a) Yes, Transmetal
b) No, they should be G-metals
c) Perhaps a subcategory of Transmetal (Verson 2.1)
Additionally, should Tigerhawk be TM2 or perhaps a Transmetal Fuzor Elemental Super Gandalf figure would be the most accurate.
Did Optimus Prime actually see Op Optimus when the matrix was retored?
a) Yes, that's why Optimus Prime is always so sure of himself throughout G1.
b) No, Prime was in stasis lock and the eye flare was his system rebooting.
c) Perhaps Optimus Prime was given a brief flash of the future but he can only witness these memories by delving deep inside the Matrix.
Should TM2 Dinobot have attacked Megatron at the end:
a) No, standing up to Megatron was difficult enough because he had to go against the overriding programming Megs had implemented.
b) Yes, he should have leapt up in beast mode and repeatedly smashed into Megs' chest like he did against Depth Charge at the point of his rebirth
c) Yes, there should have been a Darth Vader esque moment where Dinobot sacrifices himself to buy the Maximals more time.
d) No, Dinobot understood a direct attack against Megatron would be futile. By manipulating the situation to give the Maximals the class 3 data he did the right thing.
Did G1 Megatron's spark end up being returned?
a) Yes, how else would G1 Megatron have been alive.
b) Maybe after the series, experts from Cybertron surgically removed the spark and sent a team to restore the spark within the G1 shell before destroying the Transwarp fold to secure that place in time from further tampering.
c) No, this would explain why G1 Megatron can be so cold a heartless. We know that a Cybertronian cannot function without a spark, however what if the spark that was taken my Beast Wars Megatron was only a small portion of G1 Megatron's power or even half the spark like TM2 Dinobot and Rampage?
Well this has gotten all idealogical and has been quite a good use of an hour and has given me an additional entry for the Beast Wars Laws of Physics which I will add now
If anyone wishes to have a debate or discussion about any or all of these points feel free to bring them to the table. I'm going to try and start attending the big chat thingies (even though it does mean getting up at 4am #shudder# on a sunday) however that wont be for another two weeks because I'll be moseying up to Queensland for the National Fencing Tournament. So when I get back I should reclaim my weekend only to become a slave to the BW empire... I wonder if it would be worthwhile taking a laptop to the beach?
It's ok sir. I'll be fine...
Just listen to your commander, bonebrain!
Yes dear...
) I got an e-mail asking me to change the poll from last week. Well, if people have a problem with my polls:
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