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I want to start this off by saying that I’m a big fan of Optimus Prime and Transformers; Prime as a whole. I loved them then, I love them now. But there is something that tickles me until today about the two. Yes, this is where I’ll be discussing what I hate most about the series in general and Optimus in particular: his lack of action against Megatron.
For all of us that have watched Prime in its entirety or majority, it became clear rather quickly that Optimus was cast as this saintly model all creatures should be striving for and should admire. He was wise and refrained from frivolity, calm even in the toughest of times, brave, selfless, strong, gentle, and forgiving. On the surface, one might conclude that his only fault was mortality.
But what if I tell you that all of these qualities, in certain times, can turn into deadly vices?
Now, after you’ve accustomed yourself to the show, I think you’d notice another thing about Optimus: why hasn’t he tried to kill Megatron?
We know that most of his decisions were built upon ideals: that violent resolutions should be a last resort, that death is unconscionable, that every being deserves a second chance, and that everyone has the capability to change. But, apparently Optimus had never heard that there is a season for everything. There’s a time to kill and a time not to. With Megatron, it certainly was a time to kill. Not out of revenge, but in order to prevent more destruction, to protect those that can’t fight for themselves.
It is darkly funny actually that after eons of war, after Megatron had made a living hell for so many Cybertronians (the only group of people Optimus is legally obligated to protect), committed so many crimes, he’d be swinging so many times if he were a human, Optimus decided he had had enough and was now out for blood because Megatron unintentionally (although he was all jolly about it) hurt a human boy. It’s actually a very interesting aspect of his character, how he held on to his ideals so tightly that he’d sacrifice so many lives for it. Alas, it was never acknowledged as such by the writers. There actually were dissenting opinions in-universe, usually coming from Ratchet—and weren’t they very valid points—but at the end Optimus was always portrayed as the correct one, that his decisions were all good.
Speaking of Optimus and his ideals, I now really wish they had ventured into those darker implications of Optimus stubbornly, even fanatically, holding on to them. It could’ve been a really great nuance to his character: sometimes, a hero’s sins can have roots in his own goodness.
#I wish they had explored that!!!#TFP was great but they had wasted potentials scattered about#I heard that RID had the Decepticon's ruling Cybertron after the war and there they revised the war's history#Making Optimus out as the responsible party for Cybertron's destrcution#Only thing is there is truth in that and many Cybertronians I believe feel that way#But ehhh it was a kid show#I heard they made the population brainwashed or something#tfp optimus prime#tfp megatron#tfp autobots#tfp decepticons#tfp#transformers; prime#Cybertron#Transformers#transformers aligned continuity#character analysis#Mann Walter
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#YOOOO THE FULL VIDEO IS HERE#tumblr please be kind and let me through#transformers#maccadam#transformers one#tf one#optimus prime#the chocolate guy#amaury guichon
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Doomed yaoi in every universe...
#megop#megatron#optimus prime#maccadam#transformers#transformers prime#transformers idw#transformers one#transformers animated#transformers g1#transformers armada#plainandgeneric draws
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every time I see a big robot hold/save a human I feel like. hmm. how does the big guy know when to stop squeezing and when the human goes pop
#my art#sketches#transformers#optimus prime#I think transformers + humans media should be more awkward
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Transformers one fan art
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has anyone done this yet
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Meet the IDW
#transformers#megop#megatron#optimus prime#tf1#tfone#D-16#orion pax#fanart#comics#erinni#maccadam#transformers idw
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#transformers one#transformers#transformers fanart#bumblebee#b 127#optimus prime#megatron#this is how the movie ended im pretty sure#optimus got custody rights 😭😭#megatron can visit him on the weekends i guess#awesome step mom elita#i love u elita#i need to draw more elita and bee
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Highmoon TF: ONE concept art, Cybertron
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‘Cause I was born with a hole in my heart Yeah, we were fucked from the start Tell me it’s inevitable that I’d End up with scars from falling Down, down We were always meant to fall apart
#megatron#optimus prime#optimus#d-16#orion pax#transformers#transformers one#tf one#maccadam#dies one million agonies. AAOUUGHH#megop#megaop#rushing this print bc im bringing it to my next tabling event bc i wanna chat up other tf fans!!!!!! i must!!!!!!!!!!!#a switch has been thrown back on in my brain and i can't turn it off. a.
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you didnt understand, and i couldnt explain.
#transformers#transformers one#megatron#optimus prime#megop#ranfart#yaaayyyy im drawing#watch thi smovie.
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Transformers One poster from Studio Trigger
Drawn by Masaru Sakamoto
#transformers#transformers one#studio trigger#orion pax#optimus prime#d-16#megatron#b-127#bumblebee#elita one#maccadam
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#transformers one#tfone#transformers one spoilers#orion pax#d 16#elita one#b 127#optimus prime#megatron#bumblebee#maccadam
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I like to think that we’re like hamsters to the transformers. insanely easy to squish, with a short lifespan and we die in the most unexpected and crazy ways
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