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Before we dwell into the nitty-gritty, it should be noted two Deviants were the inspiration to what you’re viewing above. The first was user “WebDisaster01” for bringing the concept into existence, and user “PoeticIce” for agreeing to my insane ramblings over the parallels. Thanks mates.

Not to mention the fact which anyone new to my account should take note of: As of mid-2010, all ‘Sonic’ related books published by Archie Comics (all 2 of them, we never got the Archives to begin with) ceased regular distribution at newsagencies. This means a fair chunk of readers had to find new means of reading the latest issues, or miss out entirely (such as yours truly because of both comic book store unreliability, and the distinct lack of them down here due to a ‘small’ population). Rather than continue repetitive babblings, why not check out my last Journal entry (2010 Retroscpect: Part 2) for the whole story? Not that it will change anything, but perhaps viewing the matter through a local’s perspective can help.

Moving on, since I cannot read the issues, everything post STH#213 and SU#16 has been guesswork or relayed to me by other fans. And because of this, we have that rather interesting piece of artwork up there to comment or criticize.

Upon reading the synopsis of SU#25, a thought struck me hard. A dark universe with a power-mad anti-hero hanging bodies up in a throne room? Surely this is a bit like “Shattered Glass”? Look at it this way; Alpha Trion was evil in that reality and he strung up some interesting victims. An interesting parallel, but nothing more in retrospect.

What happened next was a revelation. Or perhaps a revolution. As the next 2 issues had their outlines sent to me, the “Shattered Glass” theory crumbled to pieces in favour of something far more sinister.

“Cor! This is a bit like flippin’ Beast Machines!”

Yes! The sequel to the highly-successful CGI “Beast Wars” (or “Beasties” if you’re Canadian) cartoon. Anyone remember what that involved? If not, here’s a recap quoted from Simon Furman:

“After the epic, but essentially upbeat, resolution of Beast Wars, the Beast Machines animated series, which first aired in 1999, took us to a darker, more dangerous world. Set on Cybertron, Beast Machines introduced a drastically altered reality wherein Megatron is ruler of a Cybertron, and Optimus Primal’s Maximals are outnumbered and outgunned by Megatron’s Vehicon Drones.”

Megatron (Enerjak) conquored Cybertron (Mobius), stripped the Sparks (Cores) from the Transformers (Mobians), and placed them in Vehicons (Prelates) to seek out and destroy the Maximals (Resistance). Our hero is Optimus Primal (Lara-Su), determined to lead a band of familiar characters, along with a powerful newcomer, to rescue the Sparks (Cores) and return Cybertron (Mobius) to a Organic (normal) world.

Just for a bit of fun, you could also ‘link’ a few of the characters/items together:

Optimus Primal: Lara-Su (obviously)
Cheetor: Bunnie (maybe)
Rattrap: Bean the Duck (both like weapons)
Blackarachnia: Fiona Fox (bad girl gone heroic)
Nightscream: Silver (c’mon, new hothead arrival…)
Rhinox: Rotor (err…)
Silverbolt: Antoine (Strikingly heroic)
Megatron: Enerjak (obvious)
Vehicon Drones: Prelates (assuming he has regular citizens)
Vehicon Generals: Chaotix Prelates.

Deserted Cybertron: Deserted Mobius
Sword of Acorn: Key to Vector Sigma
Spark: Core

And before people start to accuse me of bashing Ian through incredibly coincidental parallels, don’t. There’s nothing wrong pointing out a vastly overlooked reference. When fans took a swipe at the “Other M” factors, some did it constructively, and it’s hoped you can see that here. Anyone who thinks I’m being cruel and unreasonable to their favourite writer have been warned nothing of the sort was intended. Though I have a feeling some of you may not have made it this far into the post, so there is no doubt I may have to once more play the proverbial record. Life goes on…

Megatron! Yes I know that is the Grand Mal head on a body, which totally wasn’t part of his design. While I do like the “Hannibal” face-mask, there was something about his floating head form I liked more, so it was chosen instead.

Enerjak! Was that redesign intended? You bet! Why? Initially to have a crack shot at testing what I would have done with the character, but now a more secure means of keeping this image up. See, I have absolutely no doubt there is somewhere in those 4 issues a drawing of Enerjak standing on a right angle snarling. Had I drawn him in the regular design, someone would probably see the image and shout “Plagiarist!” without reading any of the above. So how do I protect myself from misunderstandings? Redesign the character! Hopefully the new look (without being too unrecognisable) will ensure I don’t have to play the proverbial broken record again, but I doubt it will work. Can’t please the fans…

Wrapping this up, I leave you viewers a question: Who is the most influential of the above? BW/BM Megatron or Enerjak? Who frightens you more? Cast your vote here, but I have a feeling it will not set aside their differences. So how can we determine who’s greater?

FIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!

(And what do you mean Enerjak sunk Downunda?! First we don’t get the issues, now they destroy our home? Those fellows over at Archie Comics have a lot to answer for…)

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Before we dwell into the nitty-gritty, it should be noted two Deviants were the inspiration to what you’re viewing above. The first was user “WebDisaster01” for bringing the concept into existence, and user “PoeticIce” for agreeing to my insane ramblings over the parallels. Thanks mates.

Not to mention the fact which anyone new to my account should take note of: As of mid-2010, all ‘Sonic’ related books published by Archie Comics (all 2 of them, we never got the Archives to begin with) ceased regular distribution at newsagencies. This means a fair chunk of readers had to find new means of reading the latest issues, or miss out entirely (such as yours truly because of both comic book store unreliability, and the distinct lack of them down here due to a ‘small’ population). Rather than continue repetitive babblings, why not check out my last Journal entry (2010 Retroscpect: Part 2) for the whole story? Not that it will change anything, but perhaps viewing the matter through a local’s perspective can help.

Moving on, since I cannot read the issues, everything post STH#213 and SU#16 has been guesswork or relayed to me by other fans. And because of this, we have that rather interesting piece of artwork up there to comment or criticize.

Upon reading the synopsis of SU#25, a thought struck me hard. A dark universe with a power-mad anti-hero hanging bodies up in a throne room? Surely this is a bit like “Shattered Glass”? Look at it this way; Alpha Trion was evil in that reality and he strung up some interesting victims. An interesting parallel, but nothing more in retrospect.

What happened next was a revelation. Or perhaps a revolution. As the next 2 issues had their outlines sent to me, the “Shattered Glass” theory crumbled to pieces in favour of something far more sinister.

“Cor! This is a bit like flippin’ Beast Machines!”

Yes! The sequel to the highly-successful CGI “Beast Wars” (or “Beasties” if you’re Canadian) cartoon. Anyone remember what that involved? If not, here’s a recap quoted from Simon Furman:

“After the epic, but essentially upbeat, resolution of Beast Wars, the Beast Machines animated series, which first aired in 1999, took us to a darker, more dangerous world. Set on Cybertron, Beast Machines introduced a drastically altered reality wherein Megatron is ruler of a Cybertron, and Optimus Primal’s Maximals are outnumbered and outgunned by Megatron’s Vehicon Drones.”

Megatron (Enerjak) conquored Cybertron (Mobius), stripped the Sparks (Cores) from the Transformers (Mobians), and placed them in Vehicons (Prelates) to seek out and destroy the Maximals (Resistance). Our hero is Optimus Primal (Lara-Su), determined to lead a band of familiar characters, along with a powerful newcomer, to rescue the Sparks (Cores) and return Cybertron (Mobius) to a Organic (normal) world.

Just for a bit of fun, you could also ‘link’ a few of the characters/items together:

Optimus Primal: Lara-Su (obviously)
Cheetor: Bunnie (maybe)
Rattrap: Bean the Duck (both like weapons)
Blackarachnia: Fiona Fox (bad girl gone heroic)
Nightscream: Silver (c’mon, new hothead arrival…)
Rhinox: Rotor (err…)
Silverbolt: Antoine (Strikingly heroic)
Megatron: Enerjak (obvious)
Vehicon Drones: Prelates (assuming he has regular citizens)
Vehicon Generals: Chaotix Prelates.

Deserted Cybertron: Deserted Mobius
Sword of Acorn: Key to Vector Sigma
Spark: Core

And before people start to accuse me of bashing Ian through incredibly coincidental parallels, don’t. There’s nothing wrong pointing out a vastly overlooked reference. When fans took a swipe at the “Other M” factors, some did it constructively, and it’s hoped you can see that here. Anyone who thinks I’m being cruel and unreasonable to their favourite writer have been warned nothing of the sort was intended. Though I have a feeling some of you may not have made it this far into the post, so there is no doubt I may have to once more play the proverbial record. Life goes on…

Megatron! Yes I know that is the Grand Mal head on a body, which totally wasn’t part of his design. While I do like the “Hannibal” face-mask, there was something about his floating head form I liked more, so it was chosen instead.

Enerjak! Was that redesign intended? You bet! Why? Initially to have a crack shot at testing what I would have done with the character, but now a more secure means of keeping this image up. See, I have absolutely no doubt there is somewhere in those 4 issues a drawing of Enerjak standing on a right angle snarling. Had I drawn him in the regular design, someone would probably see the image and shout “Plagiarist!” without reading any of the above. So how do I protect myself from misunderstandings? Redesign the character! Hopefully the new look (without being too unrecognisable) will ensure I don’t have to play the proverbial broken record again, but I doubt it will work. Can’t please the fans…

Wrapping this up, I leave you viewers a question: Who is the most influential of the above? BW/BM Megatron or Enerjak? Who frightens you more? Cast your vote here, but I have a feeling it will not set aside their differences. So how can we determine who’s greater?

FIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!

(And what do you mean Enerjak sunk Downunda?! First we don’t get the issues, now they destroy our home? Those fellows over at Archie Comics have a lot to answer for…)