why no punch /counter punch in idw?

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  1. redwolfbear

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    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
     
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    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..
     
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    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
     
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    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?
     
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    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.
     
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    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.
     
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    Hear us, Roberts......
     
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    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?
     
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    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