Why did Transformers change their motto

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the changes in the Transformers franchise, specifically the alteration of its motto from "robots in disguise" to "more than meets the eye," as well as changes to character designs, particularly Optimus Prime. Participants express nostalgia and critique these changes, exploring their implications and the history of the franchise.

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  • Conceptual clarification
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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express dissatisfaction with the change in motto, suggesting it was a bad decision.
  • One participant humorously claims that secret agents were offended by the change.
  • There is a repeated concern about the redesign of Optimus Prime from a lorry to a fire-engine, with participants expressing strong negative feelings about this change.
  • Questions arise regarding the continuity of characters, such as whether Megatron is still alive or if he became Galvatron, with differing opinions on the nature of these transformations.
  • Some participants share nostalgic memories of the franchise, including references to favorite characters and moments from the series.
  • There are discussions about Unicron's role and origins within the Transformers lore, with some uncertainty about his relationship to other characters.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally express disagreement regarding the changes in the Transformers franchise, particularly about the motto and character designs. There is no consensus on the implications of these changes or the continuity of character transformations.

Contextual Notes

Participants reference various aspects of Transformers lore, including character transformations and historical context, but there are unresolved questions about the accuracy of these details and the implications of changes over time.

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From "robots in disguise" to "more than meets the eye"? This was a bad decision.
 
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Secret agents got offended
 
They did this what? Two decades ago?
 
Why did they change Optimus Prime from a big Lorry to a ****ty fire-engine?!?
 
J77 said:
Why did they change Optimus Prime from a big Lorry to a ****ty fire-engine?!?

What!? Oh no...:frown:
 
EL said:
What!? Oh no...:frown:
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/372/b414pj.jpg
:frown:
 
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J77 said:
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/372/b414pj.jpg
:frown:
It's a sad world we live in nowadays...
 
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No Way!

You can't turn optimus into that heap, that's just so uncool...

How i used to love my thermal TF stickers...
 
That firetruck isn't optimus prime.

And wasnt the motto both "more than meets the eye" and "robots in disguise"?
 
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Is Megatron still alive or not ? :cry:
 
  • #11
Didn't he change name to Galvatron after a while?
 
  • #13
PIT2 said:
No galvatron is a different one i think.

My favorit transformer is this one:
http://www.unicron.com/mainpage/unicron/unicron.htm

But Unicron hardly qualifies for being a transformer. He's more of the god of the bad side (weren't they called "decepticons"?). And, if I don't remember wrong, at least in my Swedish transformer magazines, Unicron was the one transforming Megatron into Galvatron!
 
  • #14
Transformers,
More than meets the eye!

Autobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons.

Transformers,
Robots in diguise.
Tranformers,
More than meets the eye.
Tranformers!
 
  • #15
Megatron turned into Galvatron in the movie voiced amazingly by Leonard Nimoy and unicron has to be the weirdest transformer of all because where the hell did he come from? :eek:
 
  • #16
How did megatron get turned into galvatron then? Was he eaten by unicron?
 
  • #17
Well unicron came across their battered bodies in space and rebuilt megatron and a few others as galvatron and some new guys. I haven't seen the film in years so someone could correct me if I'm wrong.
 
  • #18
DeadWolfe said:
Why did Transformers change their motto..
Why do Transformers change?
 
  • #19
Kurdt said:
unicron has to be the weirdest transformer of all because where the hell did he come from? :eek:
I think he was there from the beginning of time...togehter with the good transformer god, Primus, who turned himself into "Cybertron", trandsformer's home planet...am I not right?...
 
  • #20
EL said:
I think he was there from the beginning of time...togehter with the good transformer god, Primus, who turned himself into "Cybertron", trandsformer's home planet...am I not right?...

I have no idea I was only born in 83 so I'm a bit young to remember the transformers at their height of fame. I remember the movie fondly though for that was shown a lot in the early nineties :biggrin:
 
  • #21
http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/07/17" :rolleyes:
 
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