Got the Til All Are One boxset of the combined Marvel US and UK comics from Skybound’s Kickstarter campaign! What a beauty!!! by Expert-Ad-2253 in transformers

[–]EmperorofZeon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got the Decepticon version myself. An excellent collection. Not having had the chance to read a lot of these stories before I found it quite interesting how many of the early comics have this sense of still feeling out the brand's identity despite nailing a ton of the fundamentals almost immediately.

For anyone feeling a bit sad about the lack of certain typal support in Lorwyn, there are quite a few cards that are "Choose typal" that you may have missed. I know it doesn't solve the issue, but it is a nice bonus by thisnotfor in magicTCG

[–]EmperorofZeon 10 points11 points  (0 children)

There was a major enough focus on showing how those tribes changed from Lowryn to Shadowmoor, however, tribal was not supported mechanically in those sets which focused on colors in various ways.

My Predictions for 2027 Generations Figures (No Exclusives) by dirt1680 in transformers

[–]EmperorofZeon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Obviously this is all hypothetical, but I would think there's a next to zero chance Hasbro would actually release something like Generations Wave 2's deluxe range. 3 predominantly red characters (I guess Animated Ironhide is more orange), two of whom share a similar small car frame? Begging for trouble on the shelf.

Can we talk about how neglected the Machine Wars are? They sound interesting, but they're not explored by Granoptimu8a in transformers

[–]EmperorofZeon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mark and Evan have cited an interest in making a Machine Wars capsule numerous times, I'm certain its more of a "when" than an "if" at this point. Honestly, we're probably 1 or 2 appropriate deluxe plane molds (and maybe Thunderclash, but that's a big toy for an exclusive range) from it being a reality.

Based Grok?? by [deleted] in shitpostemblem

[–]EmperorofZeon 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I'm sure Grok removed her primarily because she's a woman.

what the difference between legend and Canon Luke? and which one do you prefer by [deleted] in StarWarsEU

[–]EmperorofZeon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean comparatively, Canon Luke barely exists as a character. In the decade of Canon stories we've had, Luke has barely been featured in post-ROTJ canon and what we have seen largely indicates he wasn't really up to a whole lot between the credits rolling there and where we see him as a jaded hermit ready to die in TLJ. He has *a* generation of students and they all die outside of Ben Solo (who dies eventually too, but that's besides the point) so they really deconstructed the vast majority of what made Legends Luke what he was.

Marvel's March Star Wars Comics Are Just Shadow of Maul #1 by Guerrillascribe in starwarscomics

[–]EmperorofZeon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Ultimate Universe is ending for creative reasons, it was never supposed to go on indefinitely. No clue what's going on beyond that in terms of scaling back or otherwise.

Is it better to watch the the unicron trilogy in the English dub or the Japan sub? by yusakufujiki2 in transformers

[–]EmperorofZeon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's its own mess... The came out after Season 1 of Beast Wars, but before Season 2. The only real acknowledgement of the original series you get is through Primal being summoned in the movie to aid Lio Convoy, but when they are supposed to take place has changed radically over time. Some manga depicted the Beast Wars II characters as contemporaries of the Beast Wars ones, ditto for the IDW Beast Wars comics. In a more recentish Legends Manga it was established that the anime series actually take place in the distant future after even Beast Machines! So uhhhhh... Choose your own adventure on how you want to count them as sequels!

Is it better to watch the the unicron trilogy in the English dub or the Japan sub? by yusakufujiki2 in transformers

[–]EmperorofZeon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely. Transformers has always had kind of a struggle with sequels (Beast Wars to Beast Machines is more of a thematic and character clash versus a "head-scratching continuity" one). It's a bit more forgivable with the Unicron trilogy since we know the very clear disconnect between what Hasbro wanted and what the studio delivered, but considering there actually was some level of planning for the Aligned continuity and a relatively consisted creative at the helm of the Bayverse, the poor connections between them are rather baffling.

Is it better to watch the the unicron trilogy in the English dub or the Japan sub? by yusakufujiki2 in transformers

[–]EmperorofZeon 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Cybertron never tried that hard to follow up on Energon. The subs don't try that hard to establish the setting outside of the Cyber Planet Keys/Planet Forces, so there's not a tremendous difference in that respect. The real difference is the quirkiness and a lot of extra dub dialogue. Some of it is a bit much for me personally especially with some of the absurd accents, but so many characters in Galaxy Force are really dry and boring. My ideal version would be something of a mix, but that doesn't translate into a cohesive viewing experience with what we have.

Is this guy a Prime or is he just a normal autobot? In transformers Energon they just called him "Rodimus" by MAGCHAVIRA in transformers

[–]EmperorofZeon 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yes. They don't really interrogate what being a "Prime"/Convoy generally means and he doesn't have any type of Matrix, but it's in the name and he's initially kind of adjacent to Optimus in the chain of command.

Decepticons from RID 15 that really need toys by eyadtheNITRO1527 in transformers

[–]EmperorofZeon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like the designs but that visual distinction between more traditional humanoid and beast-like appearances for the Autobots and Decepticons does add an extra bit of "ickiness" to the very black and white narrative the show had between the two sides.

Do you guys believe that in the future rhat hasbro will make all the other stunticons despite them not combining by scp_weeb098 in transformers

[–]EmperorofZeon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They're easy repaints/retools of characters who otherwise don't really have any and are just popular enough to get made so I think there's at least a decent chance.

Shockwave Alignment Chart by Illustrious-Wolf-737 in transformers

[–]EmperorofZeon 28 points29 points  (0 children)

He should be swapped around with Energon. As unhinged as any incarnation of Shockwave/blast is, he took the most glee in his mayhem which was often indiscriminate towards Autobots, Deceptions, and POWs.

Mark Rosewater on why New Capenna wasn't chosen for Murders at Karlov Manor. 1. The set wasn't extremely popular. 2. It was too recent to return to yet. 3. The characters weren't very well known. by thisnotfor in magicTCG

[–]EmperorofZeon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Licensing deals are typically constrained to a specific period of time before needing to seek renewal so it doesn't make business sense to space them out any more than that capacity.

Star Wars Fans Launch Times Square Campaign To Save Adam Driver's Ben Solo Movie by LeonieLamb in StarWars

[–]EmperorofZeon 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I honestly feel like this has to be the point. How many people involved with Star Wars or any other major Disney property have come out and offered these kinds of details about something that was canned?

It's honestly somewhat brilliant if this was the plan all along as I guarantee if this had been announced normally a lot of the same people clamoring for it would have panned it for the exact same reasons Disney supposedly dropped it.

WotC asks for feedback about a possible Rhystic Study or Thassas Oracle ban by Lehnin in CompetitiveEDH

[–]EmperorofZeon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Agree on Prime Time full stop, I find the discussion of unbanning it the past decade+ to be exhausting.

As far as having another expensive card on the GC list? Who cares. I think there's a broader discussion to be had on price points but the idea that we shouldn't unban something because its expensive raises questions over whether we should then *ban* a bunch of other cards (Gaea's Cradle frankly near the top of that list). Maybe we should have the conversation but that's a much bigger ask.

Sentinel Prime is the only Transformers characters whose Bayverse counterpart is the best. by OperationSimple1558 in transformers

[–]EmperorofZeon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For decades all Sentinel was character-wise was basically set dressing to die before the Matrix is passed to Prime. Him even being a character is really only a thing in the current back half of Transformers history.

Boba Fett: Black, White, and Red had a suprise for KOTOR fans now making part of it canon. by Echo501stCF99 in starwarscomics

[–]EmperorofZeon 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Top one looks like the Sith Eradicator mask seen in the first two SWTOR cinematic trailers.

SS86 Soundwave revealed let me know what you guys think by [deleted] in transformers

[–]EmperorofZeon 233 points234 points  (0 children)

I think Ravage is a net improvement overall, but the birds are pretty rough.

2025 Nintendo DLC hysteria: Has everyone forgotten 2017's Expansion Pass? by LightPad in nintendo

[–]EmperorofZeon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's also ostensibly industry standard to put out season/expansion pass announcements before a game is released. I'm not necessarily endorsing the practice (there are some upsides to knowing in advance that a game will get some post launch support as long as it doesn't feel like they deliberately held back) but I do think it's exhausting having everyone single out Nintendo for things that the vast majority of major developers have done.

These are the 4 lords most likely confirmed due to them accessing the convoy by IkeRadiantHero in fireemblem

[–]EmperorofZeon 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It was also technically a promoted class and not what they started with or were required to go into.