are we ever going to see punch/counterpunch show up in idw's transformers? i dont think i have ever seen either of him make a single appearance in the entire run from infiltration up to today hell even the autobot sixchanger great shot got in a single appearance so far
I think a story was written called Legacy Of Rust, but never published... not sure if it will ever see the light of day. So hes not been around as yet..
given the whole dual personality angle concerning punch /counterpunch i could totally see them being portrayed as a kind of batman /two-face sort of dr jekyl and mr hide set up
I’ve always wanted to see Punch/Counterpunch. Why the comics have strayed from him is beyond me. Also, when did the Autobot 6-changer appear?
optimus prime storyline concerning the junkions invading earth post all hail optimus i believe, New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain - Transformers Wiki Greatshot was among the Autobots commanded by Prowl at the battle that destroyed Junkion. At one point he fought against Fangry. A Lonely Pillar on the Plain
Because you should totally go read MASK instead! Doesn't that sound FUN?! Yes I realize that Legacy of Rust was canned long before the Hasbroverse was even a glimmer in Ryall's/Barber's eyes.
Man I'd love to see Punch/Counterpunch in IDW. I really believe Roberts could do some fantastic stuff with him with his stories about the old Autobot Regime, all the way to the black ops stuff /mind wipe storylines he had Skids and Getaway in.
I think the explanation is pretty simple: he's too unique a character to waste on a cameo/minor role, and outside of the unreleased Legacy of Rust, nobody's had a particularly strong idea to use him. So he gets left in the toybox until someone really wants to use him. It's better than, like, sticking him in Punishment as a background character, surely?
HELL with the whole dual personality angle why not portray him as being a mob justice driven anti hero type who kills his enemies in his decepticon persona? but otherwise being a law abiding autobot allied vigilante with a strict no kill code as a under cover agent in his aiutobot persona think batman for punch and punisher for counterpunch