Obsidian's Lament and other post-Beast Machines stories

Dark Ramjet · 04-05-2007, 12:00 AM

Great Comix Shane I read it all today at work. Glad the boss took the day off. I got absolutely no work done, lol

Gears · 04-05-2007, 02:08 AM

HellSpawn · 04-05-2007, 07:20 AM

Got myself a "normal" Beast Machines Cheetor some years ago. But even that one has a left arm beastmode, right arm in robot mode gimmick. Lower arm rotates when the lever thingy on top of the arm is pulled.

btw: poseability sucks on that one. Because of the strange leg design, and it has a chromed chest piece.

Shane Anderson · 04-05-2007, 07:37 AM

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Will you have a reason for going back to the 'usual' look if you get the Titanium one? Such as a power suit, or will he just be 'reverted' back to his normal state?

I'll address it into the narrative somehow. I suspect he'll just lose the armor he's currently wearing. Maybe he'll decide that it restricts his movement or something.

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Anyway, great so far. So we find out the agent really IS Blastcharge. It's kinda funny, but we have a three-way setup within Obsidian's ranks. Obsidian already knows about Wreckloose. There will always be the question about who gets the drop on whom. But with Blastcharge as a spy in the ranks, directions can shift, or plots can get totally decimated. It'll be fun to watch it all unfold.

And I have been keeping up. I just haven't been posting all so much. Keep up the great work.

I wonder if Obsidian has a spy in the Maximals' ranks?

I'm having fun setting up a 'cold war' type scenario, where both sides are plotting and constantly trying to get the drop on each other. To me, that's just as interesting as all out warfare, if not more interesting.

One of the great things about post-Beast Machines is that it allows me to avoid two staples of Transformers fiction: 1) Optimus and Megatron as leaders and 2) fighting primarily over energy reserves for the purposes of winning the war. There is no war per se, just criminal elements working against the Maximal regime, and energy is plentiful for all, leaving me free to work on other types of stories.

And it's interesting to explore Cheetor's approach to leadership. Technically, as a member of the ruling council, he shouldn't even be out in the field taking part in combat and espionage, but he just can't let it go.

Pun-3X · 04-05-2007, 10:17 AM

Being Cheetor, I wouldn't expect him to. Being young tends to help.

Seawing · 04-05-2007, 06:50 PM

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One of the great things about post-Beast Machines is that it allows me to avoid two staples of Transformers fiction: 1) Optimus and Megatron as leaders and 2) fighting primarily over energy reserves for the purposes of winning the war. There is no war per se, just criminal elements working against the Maximal regime, and energy is plentiful for all, leaving me free to work on other types of stories.

Yeah I agree. Leaving those two elements out lets you build on established characters, introduce new ones and give you the freedom to write what you want and still keep the story interesting.

Leemon · 04-05-2007, 08:37 PM

But, the question I have rumbling around in my head is; will Blastcharge truly turn against Cheetor and fully accept Obsidian's point of view as his own? That in itself could be a whopper of a story. "The Mole's Tale." Or, something like that.

Eric · 04-05-2007, 09:09 PM

Just got up to speed with these stories, and all I can say is this:

WOW.

Great comic, Shane!

Shane Anderson · 04-06-2007, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Dark Ramjet

Great Comix Shane I read it all today at work. Glad the boss took the day off. I got absolutely no work done, lol

Don't get fired for reading comics at work!

Glad you enjoyed it.

Shane Anderson · 04-09-2007, 10:13 PM

Night Flame, if you're still reading, the first part of this story is your fault.

Back when I was posting Obsidian's Lament, I included some dialogue which revealed that Rattrap and Botanica's relationship had been short-lived. Night Flame expressed disapproval of the cavalier manner in which I wrote off Botanica, a character I personally can't stand, however interesting the idea of a plant-Transformer is. So I challenged myself to write a story in which Botanica played a part, however small, simply to see if I could fairly write a character I disliked.

As you can imagine, the only way to include her was with screen captures. It's a lot of work to erase the background from them so the plant-lady can make an appearance, but here she is. I'll try to treat her well, but I can't vouch for Rattrap.