Even though I was never a fan of the idea of using Merlin in this movie, it would make things a whole lot better if his "magic" was actually Cybertronian tech rather than actual magic.

 

which is possible, because if a Transformer landed on Earth during the medieval times and medieval people saw them transform and all kind of stuff with theri tech, they would easily assume its magic, because for them at the time its the only logical explenation

 

Also, keep in mind that Seekers can still be in play here. We know many Seekers were on Earth right.

 

That's not what I meant. What I meant was I want the movie to have some connection and flow as a continuity.

 

Ok, So Optimus is gonna comes back from Cybertron stating an artifact on Earth can restore their dead planet and it's connected to Merlin, probably Excalibur aka the key to vector sigma. They turn a space bridge in to a time bridge (maybe?) and go get it, Decepticons sneak in behind them and while in the past they grab frozen megatron before humans do... from here anything could happen. Autobots return to a future that's ruled by Megatron or maybe they find out about them in the past and fight it out with the knights of the round table. Either way it will alter the existing time line and pretty much scrub out Galvatron. I'm probably way off. I do like the idea that the Autobots will be on a mission to save their homeworld and not protecting Earth from certain doom.

 

I'm not having a pop at Retroheavy in any way, his comment just has made me think of something I wanna put out there...

every movie I see people suggesting time travel being a big part of the plots.... why is that?

AFAIK there's never been any hints of time travel for any of the movies.

 

No sweat! Only reason I was thinking time travel and not flash back is that I was pretty sure I saw a shot of Mark Wahlberg floating around online in what looked like some medieval garments.

Mark Wahlberg Films Action Scenes for ?Transformers: The Last Knight?! | Mark Wahlberg, Movies, Transformers : Just Jared

Taking a closer look at the pics it seems to be just a regular shirt but he is holding a big a** sword!!

 

22/8/16 Filmin Transformers/ Isle of Skye - Images | Buchanan Photos

 

Interesting photos. Seems the knight is carrying something on his back and it looks cybertronian.

 

Well, that's certainly a Cybertronian something-or-other on that knight's back. Looks like a staff of some kind rather than a sword.

EDIT: Looking through more of the photos, they seem to have filmed some scenes with the "staff" on the knight's back and some without, which to me would suggest that he finds it at some point during the sequence they're filming or it's given to him by a Transformer.

 

i don't think he just finds it in this scene. Whatever it is, it's been part of his order for some time. Look at the cross symbol on the staff and look at the same symbol on his chest. If he "just" found it, he shouldn't have the same symbol on his armor.

Also, in the JoBlo leak, wasn't it said that Merlins Magic was given to him by a TF? Merlins "Staff"? So could this actually be our Merlin here in these pics?

 

Some awesome props here.

 

https://instagram.com/p/BJlz6WcBfFI/

https://instagram.com/p/BJlz85MhIJo/

https://instagram.com/p/BJl0UQ9haQ7/

 

Yay, there goes the famous Merlin, transformers style. But wait, isn't that humongous beard going to be the first thing that's going to catch on fire when the great Predaking shows up.  

Not trying to be funny, we'll, maybe, a little.

 

Well this confirms my prediction that the "magic" was indeed the result of Cybertronian technology. Now the question is, will they go full "Madman's Paradise" on us and make him a banished creator, or will Merlin only be merely just a human that wielded Cybertronian technology?

 

Definitely a flashback scene...

 

Solar Cross (Odin’s Cross, Sun Cross, Wheel of Taranis)
The Solar cross is probably the oldest religious symbol in the world, appearing in Asian, American, European, and Indian religious art from the dawn of history. Composed of an equal armed cross within a circle, it represents the solar calendar- the movements of the sun, marked by the solstices.
This symbol is also linked to Woden (the chief god of the Anglo-Norse Pantheon). It is meant to be a wheel representing the circle of life and death over which Woden held power. This symbol might well be on pendants, clothing and weapons.

 

This could be a simillar plot to the new Harry Potter book (the cursed child) where the son of Harry travels back to save Cedrick Diggery,returning to different variations of the present.
Prime may be desperately searching for the artifact to travel back in time to save Cybertron,returning to various present times.

 

The script was written independently from Michael Bay, and therefore subject to a lapse in the initial custodian's security.

People really DO need to stop giving Michael Bay so much credit.

-A.S.

 

but after the leaks from the earlier movies.... you'd think Bay would have the scriptwriters encased in more security than the NSA....(Bad example atm I know)