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Vector Oracle

So the elbows on the arms don’t rotate at all?

Bicep rotation, but has fixed wrist. Elbows goes like you're doing jumping jacks, and not curling from front, like doing dumbell curls.

Vector Oracle

Two questions: Can accessories from other TFs (such as guns or swords) fit into his hands? If so, can his arms be rotated so that his hands face upward like most TFs?

Yes can fit into hands and no the hands do not rotate.

I'm particularly intrigued by the idea of Autobot X being involved, either as a reference or even an active participant. The echo of Spike's soul reacting to his father's danger would be a poignant moment, adding a really emotional dimension, while Monstercons are still alive and scattered, potentially seeking revenge on Megatron or pursuing their own agendas…

ZacWilliam

Well if we're sticking to the way the G1 Cartoon worked: A Lot, and then Not At All.

New Groups were usually super powerful on their first appearance to sell the new characters and toys and make them a threat and then after their first episode they were basically just on par with everyone else.

So I'd imagine in their first ep they'd have some sort of special powers like the Insecticons cloning and the Stunticons anti-grav and shields. Maybe they have a "Fear Field or Draculus has a Darkness ray and Frankentron can summon lightning or something. And it makes them very dangerous, where they are only *just* defeated… and then those powers are just never mentioned again or are suddenly significantly less of a big deal every time they showed up after that.

-ZacWilliam, till their toys were discontinued and they just suddenly stopped appearing or only showed up miscolored standing in the background on Char.

Uhmm, got it!

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ZacWilliam

Well if we're sticking to the way the G1 Cartoon worked: A Lot, and then Not At All.

New Groups were usually super powerful on their first appearance to sell the new characters and toys and make them a threat and then after their first episode they were basically just on par with everyone else.

So I'd imagine in their first ep they'd have some sort of special powers like the Insecticons cloning and the Stunticons anti-grav and shields. Maybe they have a "Fear Field or Draculus has a Darkness ray and Frankentron can summon lightning or something. And it makes them very dangerous, where they are only *just* defeated… and then those powers are just never mentioned again or are suddenly significantly less of a big deal every time they showed up after that.

-ZacWilliam, till their toys were discontinued and they just suddenly stopped appearing or only showed up miscolored standing in the background on Char.

I got to thinking about your idea and was thinking that this could have been a 2 parter back then. I was even thinking that perhaps Autobot X would either be referenced or even included (awakened but has an echo of Spike's soul that reacts once again when his dad is in danger – perhaps a pivotal point for the episode).

-In the spirit of their origins while they start out as souless/sparkless automatons(transtector?) at some point in the episode they are hit with that bolt of lightning that for some reason gives them "life".

-Other powers to include to your ideas are that Frankentron is physically powerful (close to Megatron and Prime) but dull and Draculus can sap the energy off a bot either through touch or faster if he can sink his teeth in and take their energon that way (in a way making Draculus the most energy independant as he can get his energy most anywhere easily but direct contact and drain from another bot is the best/fastest). The Wolfman one can combine speed and strength (not as strong as Frankentron).

-In the end the plan goes belly up as Frankentron, being somewhat slower than the others attempts to fight Megatron causing his anger to boil over and attack the "traitors".

-Attack is successful as it seemingly buries them.

-At the very end we see that the Monstercons are still alive as they go their separate ways, likely unknowing that the others made it out to seemingly strike out on their own.

I'm curious what do you guys think about – how would the Monstercons' presence affect the overall balance of power between the Autobots and Decepticons?

Poe Ghostal

While I feel like Draculus is just too specific and odd (with the cape and all) to fit in with the "regular" G1 canon, I feel like Frankentron actually kinda works. I love to imagine him as the Decepticon equivalent to Ratchet.

When I first saw the G1 Concept art for the Movie Monster figures that these are "sort of" based on I thought that it was too silly/odd to fit G1 and was mostly glad they didn't happen back in the 80s.

But as I've thought about it I've changed my mind. I actually think they could have fit really well in the G1 universe if introed Cartoon Dinobot style.

Here is what's in my Brain now:

G1 Cartoon episode.

We open with the Decepticons raiding a power plant for energy. Soundwave dispatches the tapes to fill the Energon Cubes but unexpectedly the human workers, knowing the Autobots will be coming, stand up to them and by sheer surprise and numbers delay them from filling the cubes until the Bots arrive, and the Cons are quickly forced to retreat.

Back at Decepticon HQ Rumble is complaining loudly that the humans weren't afraid of them anymore. Megatron says:

"Then we will build NEW Decepticons they WILL fear! Soundwave, find out what humans fear!"

Soundwave flips through a bunch of channels quickly on the main view screen and settles on an old man in a goofy costume: "Welcome to our All Night Classic Movie Monster Marathon! Where all your biggest fears come alive" the man cackles and the screen flips through Black and White shots of Dracula, Frankenstein, Wolfman, etc… while Soundwave watches.

Cue the construction of Draculus, Frankentron and whoever else. The "Monstercons" are born!

-ZacWilliam, wishes we got things like Halloween Special cartoons cause I'd absolutely watch this one.

In a wonderful surprise twist Amazon has shipped my order for this guy!

Ravewind

::Checks own Amazon Order::

"Now Arriving December 27th"

::sighs::

I understand how you feel.