#Transformers: Fall Of Cybertron

[groundrunner100]

Megatron Summarized In 2 Sentences

“Burn

it

down!

All

of

it!”

- Megatron, Transformers One (2024).

[transformers0]

From previous asks where you mention being annoyed at Hasbro for mandating the modern Optimus voices be like Peter Cullen, I'm guessing you weren't a fan of Transformers Prime having Peter Cullen himself come back to do Optimus?

Gonna pull from a couple of my debate posts on TFW2005 for this.

For the record, Cullen's best takes on Optimus were in G1 and the 2007 movie up to DOTM (and arguably AOE, if you really want to include that).

With that said, I am tired of Peter Cullen's portrayal of Optimus being put on a pedestal and shoved in our faces, to the point where modern incarnations, even when not voiced by Cullen, have actors who are mandated most of the time to try and sound like him.

Also, if fans are obsessed with Peter Cullen's portrayal to the point where they will rate poorly written or mediocre Optimus Prime portrayals (TFP, Bay Films) over objectively better written Optimus portrayals out there, then there's a bias problem.

I also think Cullen's portrayal is growing stale inevitably due to age.

He was the right age to play a father figure in G1.

In the Bay Movies, and to a lesser extent the High Moon Games, he was more of a military leader first, so whatever effects age had on his performance as Optimus were acceptable.

But honestly, with other parts of Aligned trying to make Optimus a father figure again (when they're not trying to stupidly make him a god), their attempts fall flat because Cullen is just too old to sound like a father. He sounds increasingly more and more like a grandfather figure, which isn't his fault, but is inevitable due to the passage of time.

It is grating and frankly cheesy (and not in a good way) when, particularly in TFP, Optimus refers to those of his senior troops as "old friends" — yet said troops still sound young enough to be the equivalent of his children.

Going back in the Aligned timeline to the WFC and FOC games, I'd have Optimus NOT be voiced by Peter Cullen. He was supposedly young when he got promoted to the rank of Prime, so have his voice reflect that, ya know?

Also, there was a time on TFW2005 that a number of G1 / Cullen fans were clamouring for Optimus to be voiced by an AI that could replicate Peter Cullen once Cullen is actually gone.

Which is, frankly, farcical.

If a franchise is timeless because one of the things it does is reinvent itself for future generations, then locking one of the main characters to a literal portrayal of their first incarnation — done by AI, just to remind you — is a disservice to the character, the actor, the story, the franchise, and filmmaking, acting, and audiences as a whole.

Focusing again on Transformers Prime, the show's writing issues seem to get a lot of free passes just because Optimus and Megatron are portrayed by Peter Cullen and Frank Welker yet again.

That's honestly why I personally push the need for new voice actors for all the characters (as long as they're professional) in each incarnation as possible, rather than more role reprisals. Because 1) let's be fair to other great voice actors and give them a chance, and 2) people are gonna get complacent with acting and writing standards if the same acclaimed voice keeps coming back to multiple incarnations over and over again.

[howlingday]

Ironwood: Reroute all power to thrusters and lift us into the sky! FULL SPEED AHEAD!

Marrow: But, sir, that's suicide!

[blade-liger-4ever]

@vitamaeternum Is it just me, or does Grimlock's hand look like it's the size of a small car?

Fall of Cybertron Grimlock and Optimus Prime

[g4zdtechtv]

THE PILE PRESENTS: X-Play - Ready Player None | 4/24/12

Aired on G4's 10th Anniversary, and now being presented on its 22nd!

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[randomthefox]

These levels are absolutely the highlight of the game for me. I think when playing this game for the first time, these levels were what truly Sold me on Transformers as a franchise. For some reason the potential of the Robots In Disguise concept really just clicked for me thanks to this. Everything about it from the whole strategy briefing overview, to the adaptations they make in the field on the fly, to the disastrous conclusion really feels like a legitimate military operation and makes the whole idea of the Transformers WAR really feel like a real conflict. And it's all just such a joy to play, and the games graphics really make these locations feel like a spectacle.

Not only that but these levels made me really love the Combaticons! I absolutely adore their chemistry all throughout, their interactions with each other, the way their personalities bounce off one another. The fact they feel like real team mates both in how they bust each others balls and yet also support one another. It's good banter and it's solid squadmate dynamics. It really makes sense that they get along so well too considering they can combine into a single entity. The way Bruticus clearly has his own independent personality despite being a combination of five individuals is so interesting to me hehe. Plus that is such a fucking Megazord moment, if you know what I mean, when they combine together. I'm sure the Constructacons and Devastator are more popular, and perhaps they have a right to be. But I ADORE the Combaticons entirely because of these levels in this game. Teletran even has some dialog with Swindle that alludes to his character from TAS which is a cute easter egg.

The fact they have such a confrontational relationship with Starscream is also hilarious given their G1 origin story. I will say these levels feel SLIGHTLY like Starscream slander. Since he really doesn't feel like he should be THIS suicidal egotistical as a leader, and he never really sounded any retreats in the original show. But the parts where he's trying to take over the briefing speech and make dramatic little gesture poses and completely deflects all responsibility for the plan going tits up feel on brand at least. Still feel like they could have ended up in the same place plot and character wise WITHOUT having Starscream lead his wing into a meat grinder of the anti aircraft guns and then sounding a retreat like a whimp though.

This game kicks ass, Decepticons are fucking awesome.

[mon-000]

[donfeliceano]

Desepticons is very good sculptors. My english very bad. Thanks for the translation @norflameplague :з

[jujucomet]

For doodle requests, may I suggest a Shockwave of your choice stargazing?

[officialcombaticons]

Combaticons - Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

"We need to take control of this ship!"

[groundrunner100]

Groundrunner100’s Ranking of Swindle Designs

1. Fall of Cybertron

2. IDW

3. Universe

4. Animated

5. Online

6. EarthSpark

7. Armada

8. IDW 2019

9. Generation 1

10. Cybertron

[driver270]

Fuck it, I'm down.

[shnowyfox]

dumping more transformers art from the past few days yayay

sometimes u have an astrotrain kinda day (middle one is a scrapped pfp)

ggbg megop so true (color picked from the video)

what I actually ended up making and using as a pfp

roleplay server shenanigans

Hellbat I drew for my tupper's pfp I still can't get over him,, my silly seeker,,

almost done with beast wars so expect a beast wars post in the same vein as my headmasters, masterforce and victory review posts soon (i actually drew quite a bit for this series teehee)

[g4zdtechtv]

THE PILE PRESENTS: X-Play - Where's My Energon? | 8/21/12

One HUGE episode. Borderline obese, really.