In the movie universe we know so far Optimus and the Dinobots are linked to the creators and what seems to be a horde of knights made by the creators to serve them well some of them. It makes me wonder if this is also a way to introduce other TF characters as being knights in The Last Knight too to go along with the theme of the movie. If so then who do you think are the likely characters from Transformers lore to be fellow knights either working with the creators or against them? Here's my list. Star Saber: He's a character that would be a perfect fit into the movie since he's very knight inspired and whatever direction they take his character in either be his original heroic G1 personality or his villainous fanatical IDW personality I think he would be an interesting character to explore and it would be a way to give him a chance to shine as either a rebel knight or a fanatical follower of the creators. Dai Atlas: Like Star Saber he has some knight themes going on though not as strongly but still I think he can work in the movie like if he's part of the knights at one time grew guilt about what he creators made him do and then like IDW founded the City of Light as a way to retire form his warrior days then if Optimus runs into him and convinces him to join against the creators again it'll make for a cool story arc. Ultra Magnus: Hear me out on this idea. Making Magnus as a knight would not only be a cool way to tie him into the same backstory as Optimus and sharing design cues but it'll also be awesome if they use his original G1 toy gimmick with combining his cab into the trailer and make it like he's wearing a knight's armor which you gotta admit that would be awesome to see on screen. Rodimus: Somehow I can see Rodimus being a knight himself and it would be a good way to explore the theme of Optimus likely seeing potential in Rodimus to carry out the legacy of Cybertron.
Inb4 Windblade is made a knight to force her into the movies and make her important. Kidding aside, those are some good choices that I can get behind. There's plenty of characters I can think of, but the question is, what will the writers go for? I think they'll generally go for more well known and recognizable characters.
As cool as it'd be to see, I think there being more knights would kinda undermine the whole "last knight" thing.
Sound perfect to me! I always view the trailer as his armor so knight it is.... Such ashamed MP22 couldn't make it work...well at least Hasui tried.
Maybe. Maybe not. If it's the Last Knight alive, then yeah, it would undermine it. If the Last Knight is the last Knight not controlled by the Creators or is the last Knight controlled by the Creators, then it could work if the other Knights are in the opposite mental state or state of freedom from the Last Knight. Of course, it could be a reference to Prime in AOE when Lockdown says he had caught all of the other Knights over the centuries. I actually find this likely. If we do see other Knights at some point, I'd love to see Bludgeon as a Knight. I suspect the Knights include members of different factions.
I think Ultra Magnus, Rodimus, Star Saber, Dai Atlas and Windblade are all likely candidates. A part of me thinks maybe we could get a "Prime" like Vector or Alpha Trion in this. I wouldn't mind if they had Decepticon knights too maybe Cyclonus and Scourge could be in this as well.
Or the Last Knight may be the last surviving knight of the original Knights of Cybertron. They're considered legendary (and probably extinct) by this point in time.
To those who are saying that the movie's title about there being a last knight I mean yeah it could just be about Optimus being the last knight alive which can be true. However at this point it could be about anything different entirely since some titles can mean a lot of things. As for Windblade while I can see her being a knight I'm not sure if maybe he design right now really counts as being anything knight like to make her one. That said it could surprise us. Speaking of knights I have a new list of who can likely be part of the knights. Nova Prime: Reason I include him in here is because of something he's also called in IDw which is Nemesis Prime. So in that regard if there is going to be Nemesis Prime who's to say that it may actually be Nova Prime being Nemesis Prime here and not Optimus going evil or an evil Optimus clone? I can see that happening. Tyrest: Given his status in IDW and goals I can easily see him being a fanatical follower of the creators and have his own legion of knights be ready to chase after Optimus and the Autobots and if they take Star Saber in the IDw route he could be part of that army too. Deathsaurus: Since the Dinobots obviously take on beast forms I can see the creators having more up their sleaves and Deathsaurus is one I can see being the one canidate for that and he could make a good rival to Star Saber should they have him be more heroic. Also the ideas of Cyclonus and Scourge being knights is cool too espepcially for Cyclonus.
That's true, but if the other knights are controlled by the creators, they'll probably just be mindless pawns with no names. I guess it's not impossible that they could retain their personalities while under the creators influence, but that seems really unlikely. Edit: Also, it referring to the last knight who they do control also seems unlikely. I feel if there's multiple knights, but only one was evil, the title would indicate it, like the Lost Knight, or something.
The reason I brought it up was because there's always the possibility they could later be released from their spell or mind control and be explored as characters in later films. Also, I think the exact meaning of the title is something we may not know until the movie itself is playing, because it could be based on a piece of dialogue or something. I think it's very likely the title refers to Optimus, but even then we can't be 100% certain. Lockdown captured Prime alive and not dead, so it seems the Creators have some purpose for the Knights other than just killing them. That's why I think the title may not automatically mean the other Knights are dead, especially given that Lockdown says he captured the other ones. Granted, a lot of this is just speculation. Who knows at this point?
That is true. I guess it is worth discussing, however unlikely other Knights seem. To build upon your earlier speculation, if Optimus frees all but one knight, and the creator controlled knight is what's being referred to, perhaps the reason why the title doesn't distinguish that it's on the side of evil is because the term knight is what distinguishes it. Optimus was never referred to as a knight until AOE, so perhaps the Knights don't use the title to show that they've broken free. Although, that would indicate that all Knights were built by the creators, which would mean Optimus either turned up from nowhere, as far as any other Cybertronian is concerned, and nobody's ever commented on this until now, or he's one of the original TF, like in Aligned.
