Transformers: Animated Retrospective

Discussion in 'Transformers Earthspark and Cartoon Discussion' started by Blam320, Mar 30, 2019.

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Do you still want Animated's Fourth Season?

  1. Slag Yes! Any way I can get it!

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  2. Yes, in TV Show form!

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  3. Yes, in Comic form!

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  4. It's Over, Finished. Just move on already!

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  1. CalamityCons

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    Please don't let the TFA Fan Service die D:
     
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  2. Maximus Danz

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    Your about 3 years late to the funeral.
     
  3. Blam320

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    I hope you're referring to Hasbro's decision to nix even small Animated references in toys and such.
     
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    Yup. When they even stopped magnus hammers after 2016.
     
  5. Blam320

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    The lack of modern Lugnuts is also disappointing. They couldn't even bring back Lugnut proper in Cyberverse.
     
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  6. Honorbound

    Honorbound Taking a break.

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    That's just sad. Stuff like the Magnus Hammer adds flavor to an otherwise carbon-copy G1 clone. Blitzwing's triple personalities, Lugnut and Lockdown's very existences, all ignored, and for what? More G1 fanservice?
     
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    Pretty much. Which is absurd, because Animated is already loaded with G1 fanservice.

    Heck, it was the first time most of the bots featured appeared on-screen in a form resembling the originals since G1 ended.

    It might have been in a highly stylized art form, but the weird proportioning actually works quite well.
     
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    Out of long term influences, I'm glad older Kup-like Ratchet still carries over to other media. I'm hoping the new IDW verse still has that. As far as other things I wish carried over futher besides things already mentioned like Lugnut and Blitzwing's personalities, I thought Wreck-Gar as a garbage truck was novel, and would like a more traditional, non-Animated take on it in a future toyline. Female Drag Strip from the convention-only toys is another.
    That said, there's also things about Animated I'm glad didn't carry over, but it helps to keep some things about it unique.
     
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    Oh, and forgot to add the bot that would become Slipstream in future lines.
     
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    Like what?
     
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    Didn't want to elaborate because the op was about positive things, and it's personal opinions, but some things that worked for this series like Blackarachnia being a tragic take of Elita-1, the seekers being literal clones, some of the ways the Autobot military was structured, are things I could do without seeing redone in other series, especially the Elita-1 thing. But like I said, just preference, and I'm not going to give fans of those a hard time about it.
     
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    The Elita-1/Blackarachnia twist was certainly a very unique take on the character(s); I wish we could have gotten more of her backstory, as was planned in Season 4.

    Also, can we take a moment to appreciate Blitzwing? The split-personality gimmick, combined with triple-changing, was an excellent way to make the character both a dangerous enemy and comedy relief.
     
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    I consider not doing that for the Titans Return Blizwing a lost opportunity. Headmasters was perfect for that gimmick. While I can imagine they wouldn't want to put 3 Titan Masters figures into one retail Voyager, Angry 'wing and Crazy 'wing could have worked for those individual TR releases that came with those tiny vehicles.
     
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    honestly that seems like something they would do if they were to make a blitzwing in the new war for cybertron trilogy

    probably won't happen though unfortunately since we just got a blitzwing
     
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    There are abundant rumors of a new Astrotrain for the new WFC line, plus some store listings that seem to confirm it. There may yet be hope to get an Animated-style Blitzwing in the near future.
     
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    They should do a Transformers Animated season 4, 5, and 6, please! :) 

    Release the unreleased and in concept toys while they are at it!
     
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    That's the spirit!
     
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    Bro. Thank you so much for saying that. I've seen the whole "Elita becomes Blackarachnia/Airachnid" thing too many times. Let them stay separate characters.
     
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    Transformers Animated is the reason why I love Transformers.
     
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