BW never made it clear if that was the Matrix or Prime's spark that Primal picked up. More likely the latter, I think.
The trouble is Prime's spark container looked exactly like the Matrix. So it's impossible to know- does Optimus Prime randomly have a Matrix-shaped spark container? Is the Matrix-bearer's spark the glowy bit nestled in that core of the Matrix, and that's how the Matrix communicates with him? Either way it's a bit baffling, especially since in G1 the Matrix is blue and glowy whether it's in someone's chest or not.
They have different leadership styles which are pretty much at odds with their fanon personalities
Fandom almost has an excuse for fanon!Megatron, because there's so much emphasis on his physical strength that people think 'dumb jock' and don't look further, and he does go off on anti-intellectual rants from time to time. But what about Starscream could possibly make anyone think "subtle long-term planner," I couldn't begin to guess. He's occasionally a better strategist than Megatron because he favors shooting the Autobots now before they have a chance to regain the advantage, but that has less to do with native intelligence and more to do with him lacking Megatron's determination to kill Optimus Prime in a sufficiently ironic and dramatic way.
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Date: 2010-06-08 07:56 pm (UTC)The trouble is Prime's spark container looked exactly like the Matrix. So it's impossible to know- does Optimus Prime randomly have a Matrix-shaped spark container? Is the Matrix-bearer's spark the glowy bit nestled in that core of the Matrix, and that's how the Matrix communicates with him? Either way it's a bit baffling, especially since in G1 the Matrix is blue and glowy whether it's in someone's chest or not.
They have different leadership styles which are pretty much at odds with their fanon personalities
Fandom almost has an excuse for fanon!Megatron, because there's so much emphasis on his physical strength that people think 'dumb jock' and don't look further, and he does go off on anti-intellectual rants from time to time. But what about Starscream could possibly make anyone think "subtle long-term planner," I couldn't begin to guess. He's occasionally a better strategist than Megatron because he favors shooting the Autobots now before they have a chance to regain the advantage, but that has less to do with native intelligence and more to do with him lacking Megatron's determination to kill Optimus Prime in a sufficiently ironic and dramatic way.