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u/Roisepoise101 Apr 17 '26
Can’t wait for Elita to loose it all.
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u/GhidorahRod56 Apr 18 '26
Slip and fall?
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u/reality_is_fatality Apr 18 '26
And will never look away?
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u/Dawnbreaker538 Apr 18 '26
Lose it all. Lose it all. Lose it all
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u/Significant_Camera47 Apr 18 '26
Them bringing back Optimus in RID after his beautiful sacrifice in the finale of TFP was dumb (also hate how they written him) 🥀
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u/Several-Ad1231 Apr 18 '26
99% of RID was dumb. So much of even the best of it was based upon tearing down good things from Prime.
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u/Significant_Camera47 Apr 18 '26
Also Soundwave trying to destroy earth to alert Megatron doesn’t make sense given that Megatron RETIRES at the end of TFP 😭🥀
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u/Several-Ad1231 Apr 18 '26
He wouldn't know that since he was on Earth, but that doesn't matter. It isn't even consistent with when he tried that same scheme in Season 2. His original design in that very season wouldn't have destroyed the planet and as far as he knows Megatron explicitly wanted Earth in one piece to conquer.
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u/Blue_Jay_Raptor Me no flair, me king Apr 23 '26
Atleast the Artstyle was cool though
It's probably an bias on my end since RiD introduced me to transformers, but it's honestly one of my fave 3D animated projects artstyle wise.
The Artstyle alone is doing most of the heavy work for RiD, and I think that it does make up for most of the more worse aspects of the show.
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u/Spirited_Airline6206 Apr 18 '26
If I had a nickel for everytime Hasbro made a sequel series connect to the previous popular one & screw up the canon, I'd have 2 (MLP G5 & RiD).
Hell there's probably more that I'm missing.
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u/BhanosBar Me no flair, me king Apr 18 '26
My issue with Elita Prime is the same as Arcee Magnus.
Had potential to give them a cooler new name, and didn’t. Just slapped Magnus/prime at the end. Hell the designs aren’t even that different either. Elita’s design sucks
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u/CesarGameBoy Soundwave: Superior Apr 18 '26 edited Apr 18 '26
“Elita” already kinda sounds like the name of a Prime to begin with lol. Being based around the word “Elite,” which means Elita Prime literally translates to “Best Best.”
But I do get what you mean. It’d be like saying “Starscream Prime” instead of like “Stellar Prime” or something.
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u/sansywastakenagain Apr 18 '26
Stellar Prime should have been the name of AOTP Star Convoy. I've maintained this opinion since the figure was revealed.
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u/BhanosBar Me no flair, me king Apr 18 '26
Idk man. People been waiting for years for someone like Elita to take up the role of Prime and it was pretty rushed and lackluster here. Hell her design is just Elita with back wings.
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u/arseniccattails I'm not splittable Apr 18 '26
Prime also means one. Elita's name has the same construction as Optimus's to begin with.
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u/NoChampionship1167 Apr 18 '26
Honestly Elita is like the only character I see keeping her regular name after upgrading.
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u/Blue_Jay_Raptor Me no flair, me king Apr 23 '26
It’d be like saying “Starscream Prime” instead of like “Stellar Prime” or something.
Actually if Starscream had an Prime name it'd either be:
- Saggitarius Prime or Supernova Prime (referencing how Supernovas are basically "Stars screaming when they die")
- Stellaris Prime (reads better than Stellar Prime)
- Stellaris Scream (would basically be him using his own name over the "Prime" name)
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u/sansywastakenagain Apr 18 '26
Arcee really should have been called Arcana Magnus
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u/fknhatewhities Apr 18 '26
Just saw a piece of arcee magnus fanart titled Arcana Magnus, and i thought that name sounded so cool. Skybound writers missed an opportunity there
Im also really hyped to see more of Arcee/Arcana Magnus, since the magnus title feels earned in her case.
Elita Prime though... i dunno. I'm hesitant to read the new issues with her in it. Given the way she was written in the beginning of the series, I'm not optimistic about her tenure as prime.
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u/sansywastakenagain Apr 18 '26
Pretty sure the name Arcana Magnus comes from an interview about the POTP vote. From what I've heard, the designers were asked about what name would've been given to Arcee if she won, and they answered with Arcana Magnus. Dunno how true it is, I've just heard it repeated a few times in this sub.
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u/fknhatewhities Apr 18 '26
Oh cool! Even its not true, its a cool head canon to have. I just hope the skybound writers find a way to work that nane into it (even thoughi know they wont)
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u/NumericZero Apr 18 '26
I kinda accept Arcee a bit more because it’s a role Arcee as a character hasn’t really been in and the “level up” felt more natural
Way more natural at least compared to Elita
Big agree on Desgin tho All they really did was give rhem bigger shoulders and a sorta new headpiece for
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u/tornedron_ Our worlds are in danger! Apr 18 '26
“Arcee Magnus” implies Ultra Magnus’ name was just Ultra
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u/Blue_Jay_Raptor Me no flair, me king Apr 23 '26
Andromeda Prime could've been real
Or heck, Icarus Prime
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u/megosonic Apr 18 '26 edited Apr 18 '26
Random thought, I wonder if Heatwave could be considered a worthy successor
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u/BazingaTrainZ Apr 18 '26
Not directly to prime, But he would be a good envoy for Cybertronians to Earth, and Earth to Cybertronians.... Oh wait a second He IS
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u/RRY1946-2019 Apr 18 '26
Or he would be if the Griffin Rock powers that be didn't let the Rescue Bots serve openly as aliens.
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u/Diabeanie Team Rodimus! Apr 18 '26
He is very worthy and I'm totally not biased or anything towards my husband 😌
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u/Edgoscarp Me no flair, me king Apr 17 '26
Give elita some time, she has been a prime for two issues and only one had her in it
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u/Elemental-T4nick JAAaAam??? Apr 18 '26
Rodimus - did nothing wrong
Smokescreen - never succeeded him
Bumblebee - fuck that guy
Elita One - she literally just got the matrix, calm the fuck down and wait to see what she does
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u/Stuffies2022 Apr 19 '26
SPECIFICALLY that Bumblebee or all Bumblebees?
Also sure I’ll wait to see what they do with Elita’s character but as of now she isn’t really giving me many reasons to root for her
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u/The_Word_Wizard Apr 18 '26
I still think it would have been awesome in Prime if Smokescreen had been Hot Rod instead and Optimus had actually died and passed the Matrix on. Would have been a good way to include that “what it means to be a Prime” theme that wasn’t super prominent in the actual show.
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u/Foreign_Split4768 Apr 18 '26
The way Elita-1 got the Matrix is bad, and I'm tired of some influential creators acting like it's not
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u/Radio__Star Autobot Apr 18 '26
Optimus offering smokescreen the matrix was such a tease man
Give the kid his shot
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u/UltraGiant Our worlds are in danger! Apr 18 '26
Transformer fans when they want something new and fresh but don’t do anything different to how Optimus prime is
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u/fatherandyriley Apr 18 '26
Why can't we ever have Jazz become Prime?
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u/SuperSlavSergei Apr 18 '26
Actually who here as actually watched Power of the Primes?
I wanna gauge from y'all if Optimus Primal there fits as the fifth time?
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u/Zombiehousey234 Apr 18 '26
I guess this is why Optimus will never get replaced he’s just too ironic
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u/nova-prime-enjoyer FEMALES? I thought they were extinct! Apr 18 '26
TFP Smokescreen is just Hot Rod with a stolen identity
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u/Several-Ad1231 Apr 18 '26
Put some respect on Smokescreen's name, him choosing to give up the Matrix and the destiny he always wanted and choosing to revive Optimus was absolutely perfect character writing.
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u/Willhelmlee Apr 18 '26
Trying to succeed Optimus feels doomed to fail each time. Optimus set the standard and the qualities of a Prime in most of the media they present him in. I like the concept of the young leader with grand expectations and responsibilities placed upon them, but they need to at least attempt to have the young leader grow into that role and earn their title (and not bring Optimus back randomly in the middle of the story. I’m looking at you RID.).
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u/RETARDERP Apr 18 '26
I'd argue that Rodimus DID do something wrong. While he was told multiple times not to interfere with Prime's fight, he ignored basic commands and still got involved. But that's NOT the issue here. The issue is HOW he interfered. Hotrod, who for all intents and purposes to us is a rookie nobody, decided a good way to help Optimus while he had a gun trained on Meg's face, would be to jump in the way and physically get close to Megatron, the strongest deception in their ranks and their LEADER. Hotrod, youre not that guy. But here's the thing, he could have avoided literally ALL of that issue, if he just yelled at Megatron from behind, dragging his attention from the gun, and then seeing Hotrod standing with both his arm guns trained on him as well, standing a comfortable distance AWAY from the murderous psycho. So now, Megatron has two sets of guns trained on him, (Hotrods arm guns are apparently able to EASILY ground a freaking shuttle on their own, so they should be plenty sufficient to harm Megatron in his weakened state.) It would have assured that no matter what move Megatron made next, Optimus would have been able to blast him apart on the spot if he retaliated. (Something he was completely unable to because Hotrod offered himself as a free body shield for Megatron) Those are just my thoughts on the matter and why Hotrod is just... Really stupid
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u/Shadowbeast3316 Apr 18 '26
Personally I enjoyed smokescreen and am curious to what would've happened if he actually became a prime because the fact he knew optimus could lead better and that he knew himself to be childish at times he decided to risk it all to help optimus get fixed which proves he has some qualities of a prime
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u/Palmer132YT FEMALES? I thought they were extinct! Apr 17 '26
Rodimus: Did nothing wrong people misplaced anger
Smokescreen: never actually succeeded him
Bee: Optimus came back after he led a team for 5 minutes
Elita: literally was going to steal the matrix until Optimus gave it to her, then she proceeds to disown people who remain loyal to him.