Maximize or Terrorize
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Transformers have been around since 1984 and along the
way have seen many toys, cartoons, games, and more recently movies. Michael Bay
created an interesting story with the history of transformers which has
intrigued me and I’m sure having captured the imagination of many. Having
watched the recent 4th movie last summer I am left to wonder what is next in
this series. So this article is a few thoughts on what I would like to see in
the next outing.
In the most recent movie Transformers: Age of Extinction
towards the end you see that Optimus must team up with the Legendary Knights
Grimlock, Strafe, Slug, and Scorn to defeat Galvatron and his army. As you
noticed these legendary knights were dinosaur transformers known as
dinobots. Grimlock a Tyrannosaurus Rex,
led the group and is a very rough and tough individual with a fight now worry
about consequences later attitude. He
expected a high fighting standard amongst his warriors. Strafe is a two-headed
Pteranodon is a fierce merciless combatant in the field but off the field he is
both approachable and friendly of the four. Slug is a Triceratops and is very
technically minded. He, however, has a raging temper that makes him stubborn
and reckless of others. He has a deep respect for Grimlock and will follow his
lead in any mission. Lastly Scorn, going by the nickname spike, is a
spinosaurus. He is a demolition specialist and is practically impossible to
take down because of his massive size. These four make up the Knights in which
we see in the film. These characters, though they had minor cameos, give me
hope for what could be next and with a new director for the 5th
film, could go in a completely different direction then any of us could have
foreseen. This brings me to what I would like to see for this next movie.
In 1996 there aired a cartoon that I absolutely loved and
I also owned almost every toy that came out for it. I also owned the pc game
which was one of the slowest games to run on my parents’ computer. This show is
a relative of the Dinobots introduced in 1984 and would go on for 3 seasons.
This television show was Beast Wars Transformers.
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Beast Wars harnessed the forms of animals after landing
on a planet that later is thought to be Earth. They take on animal and fossil
forms of life to protect their bodies from a material called energon. The two factions are known as maximals and
predacons, essentially autobots and decepticons. Watching this show more
recently on DVD, I have come to appreciate the story and characters more than I
did when I was a kid. Which got me thinking, why not make a Beast Wars movie,
either somehow lead up to it or do a spinoff of the current movies? They
already used the legendary Knights as well as a character that was in the
second movie, Scorponok. Scorponok was second in command next to Megatron in Beast
Wars and was very loyal to him. This brings me to the cast of characters from
the television show that could be utilized as cast members.
This is the list of all the characters they could
potentially use or reuse if they were to make a movie based off of the animated
show.
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Maximals
Optimus Primal – Silver Back Gorilla – Leader of
Maximals
Rhinox – Rhinoceros – Second in command
Rattrap – Rat – Stealth and demolitions expert
Cheetor – Cheetah – Missions specialist
Predacons
Megatron – Tyrannosaurus Rex – Leader of Predacons
Scorponok – Scorpion - Second in command
Tarantulas – Tarantula – Technology expert
Terrorsaur – Red Pteranodon – Aerial Combat Expert
Waspinator – Wasp – Informant/Messanger
Transformers who switched teams
Dinobot – Velociraptor – Warrior with strict code of
honor. Was Predacon turned Maximal
Blackarachnia – Black Widow Spider – Fighting &
venom expert. Predacon turned Maximal
Silverbolt – Fuzor- part Gray Wolf, part Golden
Eagle – Noble warrior – Predacon turned Maximal – Also came later in the series
Transformers who came later
Maximals:
Tigatron – White Tiger – Peaceful & wise scout
Airazor – Peregrine Falcon – Air Scout
Tigerhawk –White Tiger & Peregrine Falcon – Were
created from Tigatron & Airazor
Depth Charge – Manta Ray – Rouge Warrior after
Rampage –
Predacons:
Inferno – Fire Ant – Defender of the colony
Quickstrike – Fuzor – part Scorpion, part Cobra –
Paralysis and venom expert
Rampage – Crab – Tank weapons expert fleeing Depth
Charge
Dinobot II – Velociraptor – Clone of Dinobot and
loyal to Megatron
As
you can see there is quite a cast and this is only the Beast wars animated
series. There was also a second animated series called Beast Machines that
aired after Beast Wars that had some new and old members. Both of these series
had interesting plot lines that I would love to see on the big screen.
This
could also possibly be a prequel to the series because in Beast Wars animated
series the Maximals come across two, what are called Protohumans, named Chak
and Una. The Maximals rescue them from the Predacons who start fire to there
surroundings. The leader Neanderthal recognizes and trusts the Maximals since
Dinobot saved his life. This episode shows us the first contact, transformers
had with post-humans. This leaves for a potential movie or movies that could
lead up to the modern day of meeting Sam Witwicky.
Weather
the new movie follows the vehicles and modern tech transformers or utilizes a
different realm of robots in disguise I hope that it holds true to the
transformers universe. As Maximals would say before they transform, “Maximize!”
let’s think what would best maximize our imaginations and push this series
forward.
I
leave with this quote: “Until that day…till all are one,” A dying Optimus from
Transformers: The Movie (1986). We look
forward until the day that next movie will bring us together.
As
always #keepitnerdy
Written
by Shane Kelley Follow me (@stillsaneshane)
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