#but he feels so different and with such an inherent connection to optimus and to revolution there’s a million different ways that can go

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i’ll be the first ass in the seat if they make transformers: two dgmw but at the same time, if this is the end for transformers: one, i feel like it’s a real high note to out on. i know some fans were annoyed that it wasn’t as lore-reliant as other transformers projects, but as someone whose introduction to the franchise is tf1, the conciseness of that world is a feature to me instead of a flaw. it invites a lot more creativity than much denser projects, while still encouraging viewers to engage with the rest of the transformers universe. and i’m reluctant to give that freedom up to a studio tbh

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Does the Matrix do any fuckery with Prime's mind or body at times? Is the Matrix even sentient?

The matrix unfortunately does create some fuckery in primes life. But not as much as you’d think, it’s more ambitious than straight forward. it’s other… factoids related to it to Op’s deteriorating mental state.

The power of the matrix

The matrix is like the key to primus (cybertrons.) spark (Aw). It creates a deep connection with the holder and the planets core. The Matrix will attach itself to the new Primes spark, where then they will get a unique feelings and a special power. Feeling that come from the matrix is usually a calming sensation, some says it’s like a powerful fire, other primes reports an endless supply of energy. It depends on the person I guess. In Orions case, the sensation he got from the matrix was calming and gentle, the feeling of absolute comfort. He ended up sleeping. (Of course he woke up depressed but that an thing Orion probably.)

But in dire circumstances the Matrix will let’s out extreme burst of energy that can cause the older to become feral and incredible violent. This is pretty rare but as of recent times Primes have made it a focus of their training to harness this power.

Not only that, but the planet as well as it’s creatures seem to bend to the will of primes. The surface of cybertron is always shifting. At times the environment will change for the prime, and other times it falls completely still. Some primes have the ability to connect with some of the most dangerous creatures on the planet. It works in mysterious ways but will never be completely tamed.

It also connects all the primes to each other, both dead and alive.

A prime doesn’t have to actually die to have the matrix passed to another. If a Prime were to die and just anyone pick it up and tried to use it, the matrix is a glorified paperweight. No one really understands how the matrix chooses and when it leaves. How long all this is or anything for that matter. It’s a mystery. It is said to come at dark times.

Even tho the Matrix is gone from the holder the bond formed with planet and past/present primes will never go away. Leading a curtain level of entitlement.

The point is the matrix never had any specific rules of in place except a description that reads till all are one. The matrix isn’t inherently a good or bad object either. It chose both sentinel and zeta at one point, but it also chose Optimus.

Right of passage

Any Rules and Rituals set in place have all been written by past primes. Shuttle interpretations her and there over millions of years just became law.

In cybertron society to be Prime is to be the emperor of the whole planet. It is the highest class system you can on cybertron. But a prime must prove themselves worthy to the people first.

One of Sentinels lessons was, if you can conquer primus creatures you can conquer her people.

So he’ll take his knights to Uraya for a lil field trip. The idea is to find the biggest baddest creature and tame it. Normally these trips are unserious and unsuccessful. But when he took Orion he was completely serious.

Conquering different cities and cultures being the main focus of most of a primes training. A prime cannot be a stranger to killing.

A prime is supposed to be a representation of cybertrons strength and strike fear to their lessers. So before they are presented to the public modifications must be made to not break this belief. Optimus is heavily modified. Most of him was reconstructed.

Older primes will share parts of themselves with the new prime. Allowing them to have pieces of their own frame. Optimus eyes are not his.

By the time a prime has been presented to the public, they have killed, dominated and changed into something else entirely. Leaving their old weaker self behind.

In Optimus quest to become strong he realized he lost his way. He never really committed to being as horrible as Sentinel classest and a complete psychopath. But he has killed.

(I really didn’t do some of these rules in order but oh well!)

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@robosideblog I will agree with you that Micheal Bay did not do well with the characters at all, and it was a whiplash to see these movies again.

I went years without seeing these movies and during that time, Optimus became a completely different character in my mind. The one that I had come to love was a a once noble leader whose diplomacy and gentleness lost him his world, and he failed his planet. At some point he didn't realize he wasn't pulling his punches or considering the choices he made. He was tired, ashamed and and fell into his rage. As someone mentioned and i agree with, I don't think this Optimus was necessarily inherently more violent, but one stuck in an endless cycle of rage, sorrow and death. A darker version down the road of TFP. There was still hope him, but he was not the Prime he used to be. We just see the darkest part of that spiral.

Tfp I feel like operates more out of the idea, 'war is war, but you must ne able to live with yourself afterward.' Yes he did become more steeled by the end of the show, but I feel that the connections he shared and the hope of the relics set him on a different path. He was just less as far down the road as my version of the Bayverse was.

Possibly two sides of the same coin. These are the characters I considered when making this. I'm not arguing anything, just adding to what you said andsharing my thought processes and interested in what you all think.

I don't think either are right, I just feel that this is how the two would interact.

This was was rant and I hope it makes sense.

But yeah.

I have LOVED the convo around this little comic, and you guys are so cool!

I am back at it with the sketches!

Bay Optimus is not pleased with how Tfp Optimus operates. The moment he found out Tfp spared Megatron on multiple occasions- he had to ask a few questions.