That's not how I'd put it myself, it has to be said.
Well, the bit with the closet, and Megatron and Starscream getting buried in garbage as they try to fight/make out. Obviously there was some serious political discussion too, and we didn't have The Other Man/Woman Whom The Lead Is Dating Who Is Wrong For Them. Actually, that raises an interesting question about how Decepticon romantic comedies would be structured- would the tension be picking between two suitors like in human ones, or some sort of hierarchical issue? I've always thought the coalescence and sorting of that Useless/Gloryhog trine had the look of a traditional Decepticon story resolution- instead of winning the girl in the end, the hero wins a second-in-command.
Note the issue of the comics where Shockwave beats the tar out of [already weakened] Megatron, then hauls him up in front of the rest of the 'cons and orders them to swear loyalty to him. Megatron then joins in the pledge of allegiance, very weakly, *without being prompted*.
...After Megatron asks Shockwave to kill him so he doesn't have to face the humiliation of surrender, because US Comic Megatron is kind of a whiny brat. And then he lets Ratchet free all the Autobot prisoners because he'd rather regain control than win the war. So possibly a better example would be how Shockwave yields the leadership after a period of co-rule because he thinks Megatron's strategy is better, but I take your general point.
If by "the level of carnage [I] advocate" you mean the kind of cutthroat viciousness as shown between Megatron and Starscream here
I mean how in the majority of your stories the conflict resolution strategy of first resort seems to be murder, and there's never any concern that people might get scolded for this. Off the top of my head- the one where Skywarp and Thundercracker have some sort of romantic misunderstanding, the one with the TV series, Starscream's commanding officer here. Megatron vs. Starscream is a special case (and they do both accept surrenders rather than killing each other), but presumably Shipshape could be rehabilitated with a sound beating and a stern injunction to pay more attention to the Autobots than to the floor.
It does rather imply that Megatron perceives Ravage as an opponent he would have to destroy to defeat.
But a generally loyal one, all the same. Wouldn't that be a turn-off?
Also, who are you and are you the same person who's been commenting anonymously on my other posts?
Loooong-time lurker (like, from the Padded Cell era) and fan of your work. I never got around to getting an LJ, but since you generally seem to like feedback and you're departing fandom, I figured this was the last chance to comment on your fics and you deserved that much of a sendoff at least.
are you the same person who's been commenting anonymously on my other posts?
Well, I can't speak to all your posts, since if non-me anonymice commented I wouldn't know. But these recent ones, yes. I could sign posts, if that would help. (Or go away entirely, if you don't have the energy to deal with feedback for a fandom you're leaving anyway. Your call).
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Date: 2010-06-16 05:25 am (UTC)Well, the bit with the closet, and Megatron and Starscream getting buried in garbage as they try to fight/make out. Obviously there was some serious political discussion too, and we didn't have The Other Man/Woman Whom The Lead Is Dating Who Is Wrong For Them. Actually, that raises an interesting question about how Decepticon romantic comedies would be structured- would the tension be picking between two suitors like in human ones, or some sort of hierarchical issue? I've always thought the coalescence and sorting of that Useless/Gloryhog trine had the look of a traditional Decepticon story resolution- instead of winning the girl in the end, the hero wins a second-in-command.
Note the issue of the comics where Shockwave beats the tar out of [already weakened] Megatron, then hauls him up in front of the rest of the 'cons and orders them to swear loyalty to him. Megatron then joins in the pledge of allegiance, very weakly, *without being prompted*.
...After Megatron asks Shockwave to kill him so he doesn't have to face the humiliation of surrender, because US Comic Megatron is kind of a whiny brat. And then he lets Ratchet free all the Autobot prisoners because he'd rather regain control than win the war. So possibly a better example would be how Shockwave yields the leadership after a period of co-rule because he thinks Megatron's strategy is better, but I take your general point.
If by "the level of carnage [I] advocate" you mean the kind of cutthroat viciousness as shown between Megatron and Starscream here
I mean how in the majority of your stories the conflict resolution strategy of first resort seems to be murder, and there's never any concern that people might get scolded for this. Off the top of my head- the one where Skywarp and Thundercracker have some sort of romantic misunderstanding, the one with the TV series, Starscream's commanding officer here. Megatron vs. Starscream is a special case (and they do both accept surrenders rather than killing each other), but presumably Shipshape could be rehabilitated with a sound beating and a stern injunction to pay more attention to the Autobots than to the floor.
It does rather imply that Megatron perceives Ravage as an opponent he would have to destroy to defeat.
But a generally loyal one, all the same. Wouldn't that be a turn-off?
Also, who are you and are you the same person who's been commenting anonymously on my other posts?
Loooong-time lurker (like, from the Padded Cell era) and fan of your work. I never got around to getting an LJ, but since you generally seem to like feedback and you're departing fandom, I figured this was the last chance to comment on your fics and you deserved that much of a sendoff at least.
are you the same person who's been commenting anonymously on my other posts?
Well, I can't speak to all your posts, since if non-me anonymice commented I wouldn't know. But these recent ones, yes. I could sign posts, if that would help. (Or go away entirely, if you don't have the energy to deal with feedback for a fandom you're leaving anyway. Your call).