The next IDW Decepticon leader
Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2017 4:44 pm
Let's consider our options.
Megatron's an Autobot. Soundwave's allied with Optimus in the name of peace. Starscream's leading Cybertron. Bludgeon's off doing god knows what with Trypticon for god knows why (aside from the big upcoming Titan-Class Trypticon in stores now for only £150 event!). Galvatron's dead. Shockwave's dead. Ratbat's dead. Straxus is dead...
Lots of dead guys, aren't there?
Point being, the Decepticons don't have much of a choice for a leader if they don't wanna turn neutral, Autobot or space colony enthusiast. I mean, you could make Acid Storm king, but do you really want that? Do you really? ... you totally do, don't you.
So with all those dead or reformed or sort-of-kind-of-reformed-but-not-really or off-being-a-skeleton-samurai-scientist leaders, who's left?
Now of course there's probably a lot of other possible leaders out there (including going for an out-of-left-field BW Megatron. That'd be cool.) But two leadership roles in particular stand out to me.
1. Deathsaurus and/or Nickel.
This, in my opinion, would be friggin' awesome. Just a few issues made me fall in love with Deathsaurus; his love and compassion for his troops winning through completely. And Nickel? I doubt very much her colony's death at the hands of the Black Block Consortia didn't have an effect on her. This could bring us to a leadership style somewhere between Galvatron and Soundwave; an immense care for their troops... but not quite seeking peace over conquest either. These two could be interesting anti-villains, all I'm saying.
2. Scorponok.
This is probably very likely though. He's been MIA for a while - oh, yeah, he was imprisoned on Garrus-9. I'm suuuure he didn't escape during Overlord's little party - and he's got a Titan Class toy coming in a year or two. Just tell me this bastard isn't gonna resurface. Just try and tell me. Try.
I dunno, just figured I'd make this for fun lol. Who should lead the Evil forces of the Decepticons for the Autobots to wage their battle to destroy?
Even though the comic is no longer about that, having evolved past it into far, far more interesting ideas and storylines
Megatron's an Autobot. Soundwave's allied with Optimus in the name of peace. Starscream's leading Cybertron. Bludgeon's off doing god knows what with Trypticon for god knows why (aside from the big upcoming Titan-Class Trypticon in stores now for only £150 event!). Galvatron's dead. Shockwave's dead. Ratbat's dead. Straxus is dead...
Lots of dead guys, aren't there?
Point being, the Decepticons don't have much of a choice for a leader if they don't wanna turn neutral, Autobot or space colony enthusiast. I mean, you could make Acid Storm king, but do you really want that? Do you really? ... you totally do, don't you.
So with all those dead or reformed or sort-of-kind-of-reformed-but-not-really or off-being-a-skeleton-samurai-scientist leaders, who's left?
Now of course there's probably a lot of other possible leaders out there (including going for an out-of-left-field BW Megatron. That'd be cool.) But two leadership roles in particular stand out to me.
1. Deathsaurus and/or Nickel.
This, in my opinion, would be friggin' awesome. Just a few issues made me fall in love with Deathsaurus; his love and compassion for his troops winning through completely. And Nickel? I doubt very much her colony's death at the hands of the Black Block Consortia didn't have an effect on her. This could bring us to a leadership style somewhere between Galvatron and Soundwave; an immense care for their troops... but not quite seeking peace over conquest either. These two could be interesting anti-villains, all I'm saying.
2. Scorponok.
This is probably very likely though. He's been MIA for a while - oh, yeah, he was imprisoned on Garrus-9. I'm suuuure he didn't escape during Overlord's little party - and he's got a Titan Class toy coming in a year or two. Just tell me this bastard isn't gonna resurface. Just try and tell me. Try.
I dunno, just figured I'd make this for fun lol. Who should lead the Evil forces of the Decepticons for the Autobots to wage their battle to destroy?
Even though the comic is no longer about that, having evolved past it into far, far more interesting ideas and storylines