mmmmm merge , will be picking up the TPB's soon to finally see all of this 1st hand, till then these and other brief glimpses (such as Sky's new sig) will have to satisfy my curiosity.
"all i can say is that my life is pretty plain, you don't like my point of view you think that i'm insane"
Originally posted by the_escaflowne_2k mmmmm merge , will be picking up the TPB's soon to finally see all of this 1st hand, till then these and other brief glimpses (such as Sky's new sig) will have to satisfy my curiosity.
You're lucky I didn't scan the page I wanted to use.
Spoiler tags around a graphic image...hmmm, fun. Anyways, I'm loving what IDW are doing so far, the way everything is linked together is mind-boggling.
The stuff that turned Thunderwing into a galactic threat, the stuff that Nightbeat discovered in his 'Spotlight' issue - I reckon it's all part of a new 'dark god' (one of Unicron's brothers or sisters) or at least a 'dark force'. This possibility was mentioned way back in G1 UK #150.
Originally posted by snavej This possibility was mentioned way back in G1 UK #150.
This is a fresh continuity, thus anything siad in Marvel doesn't matter and as has been mentioned there will be no Unicron in this continiuty.
Also as Denyer notioned, Unicron isn't all that great plot wise (or all that novel either), so why can't we just leave him and any slight modifications along the "dark god" theme alone.
"all i can say is that my life is pretty plain, you don't like my point of view you think that i'm insane"
Originally posted by snavej The stuff that turned Thunderwing into a galactic threat, the stuff that Nightbeat discovered in his 'Spotlight' issue - I reckon it's all part of a new 'dark god' (one of Unicron's brothers or sisters) or at least a 'dark force'. This possibility was mentioned way back in G1 UK #150.
You must be referring to the deposits of the "mysterious" ore that Shockwave placed through out Earth (Shocker's himself refers to it as raw energon). Which is also the same exact ore that Bludgeon used to revive Thunderwing, as seen in Soundwave's Spotlight, ultimately causing the events seen in Stormbringer, AND is also the same stuff the Megatron is currently juiced up on.
Unicron, thank Dreamwave's rotting corpse, had nothing to do with it.
On the other hand, a 'dark force' could be created and perhaps controlled by mere mortals - carbon-based beings, iron-based beings, silicon-based beings, etc. An experiment gone wrong is a common sci-fi theme. Also, it could evolve from humble beginnings as micro-organisms: a kind of sneaky inter-stellar contagion! From the look of it, the 'whatever-it-is' has been around for a long time and is pretty powerful and resourceful by now. A clever, scheming entity is more entertaining than a mindless one, so I think that the writer would rather it be clever.
Raw energon alone might not be sufficient to make Transformers freak out, at least not permanently. There could be another element in the mix. Perhaps Shockwave had something to do with it, or perhaps he was unaware.
Huge quantities of unguarded energon left on scattered planets for many millennia are surely a tempting bounty for those creatures who can exploit them. Also, certain creatures could lie in wait for others who come to claim the energon.