Transformers Prime Episode 64 - Synthesis - Discussion

[Undrave]

Originally Posted by UltraPrimal

^Speaking of that, does it bother anyone else that when Predaking transforms he's like 3 times bigger in beast mode than robot mode?

Yeah well Arcee's shin is the size of her alt mode, so I kinda stopped complaining back in season 1, but yeah I think it's stupid.

I mean these guys have friggin' computer animation models! That means they can map the size of things much more efficiently than back in G1! Why they can't figure out a decent alt-mode to robot-mode scale I'll never understand. It's not that hard to just match the size of the alt mode tire to the size of the robot.

I guess the Decepticon flyers would be WAY too big if they went that way...

[UltraPrimal]

Originally Posted by pandaprime

if all the different characters who mass shift haven't bothered you by now, like g1 soundwave, g1 blaster, g1 megatron, etc. then this one really shouldn't either

I don't have any problem with the mass shifting. Heck, Arcee has been mass shifting all series.

But the difference between Arcee and Predaking is that she mass shifts for disguise. Predaking doesn't need to mass shift from alt mode to robot mode. He'd be better off staying large in robot mode. All the more powerful and imposing. Instead his robot mode seems to be a handicap, where with most Transformers, the opposite is true. The ONLY reason I can see why he mass shifts is so that he can walk around the Nemesis without have to crouch awkwardly through the hallways.

[Nightscrabbler]

They probably figure it'll be awkward if he's too big in robot mode. But it's a matter of how dense their bodies are in each mode... it's not necessary for robot and alt modes to be the same size.

Saying it's the last battle is a little cheesy, I mean they've had critical battles all the time and never assumed it would be the last one.

It was lame how Ratchet found out about Megatron killing the Predacons. And how he escaped.

There was nothing especially good about this episode.

[obakemono]

I really hope dr.wu makes all of those weapons.

[Perceptor]

Momentum building for a finale. Are we actually gonna see other predacons?

[Fermix]

Originally Posted by Nightscrabbler

Saying it's the last battle is a little cheesy, I mean they've had critical battles all the time and never assumed it would be the last one

I disagree. Optimus acknowledges that they have to take the Decepticon ship in order to safely secure the Omega Lock and Earth's safety. The ship is their base of command, how else are you to take it besides forcing the enemy into submission? In other instances the Decepticons had a base to retreat to, in this case there is nowhere to hide so it's either the Autobots take the ship or die trying.