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Q&A for Transformers Fans, Day 14
Jun. 18th, 2015 05:00 pmShow Me Some Love: Which character do you like that doesn't really get as much attention as he/she should?
I’ve ranted about this before, but - Elita-One and her crew, for definite. Arcee to a lesser degree - she had some badass moments, but I would’ve liked to see more of her because I am thirsty for more ladybots. Nighbird - c’mon, they were blatantly setting up for a “Revenge of the Ninja” ep there. There are some badass human ladies in G1 as well, but seriously - Elita-One & crew get one episode and then never get mentioned again? Seriously, Chromia is fabulous, Moonracer is the action hero I need AND deserve, Firestar is like Hot Rod’s big sister, and Elita is… um… potentially awesome?
…shit.
Look, the writers really have no excuse for this. I don’t care that it was the eighties. There were lots of heroines in media by then. And the fact that they made her crew so amazing just makes it worse that they made Elita a bit of a damsel and then promptly forgot any of them even existed. This is supposed to be Optimus Prime’s equal in rank and her finest warriors, dammit. Hell, Elita doesn’t even have the Matrix - whatever rank she had, she bloody well earned. Can we see that, please? A spinoff? A miniseries? A one-page advertisement for Hostess Fruit Pies? Anything? …yeah, guess not. I swear, I’ve got half a mind to write it myself. Yeah, and it’ll be even better than what they could come up with! That’ll show ‘em!
So, basically: more ladybots. More variety in my ladybots. More ladybots in the bloody spotlight. Strongarm’s a step in the right direction, I guess, but I haven’t actually seen RiD so I couldn’t speak to how her character is being handled.
I’ve ranted about this before, but - Elita-One and her crew, for definite. Arcee to a lesser degree - she had some badass moments, but I would’ve liked to see more of her because I am thirsty for more ladybots. Nighbird - c’mon, they were blatantly setting up for a “Revenge of the Ninja” ep there. There are some badass human ladies in G1 as well, but seriously - Elita-One & crew get one episode and then never get mentioned again? Seriously, Chromia is fabulous, Moonracer is the action hero I need AND deserve, Firestar is like Hot Rod’s big sister, and Elita is… um… potentially awesome?
…shit.
Look, the writers really have no excuse for this. I don’t care that it was the eighties. There were lots of heroines in media by then. And the fact that they made her crew so amazing just makes it worse that they made Elita a bit of a damsel and then promptly forgot any of them even existed. This is supposed to be Optimus Prime’s equal in rank and her finest warriors, dammit. Hell, Elita doesn’t even have the Matrix - whatever rank she had, she bloody well earned. Can we see that, please? A spinoff? A miniseries? A one-page advertisement for Hostess Fruit Pies? Anything? …yeah, guess not. I swear, I’ve got half a mind to write it myself. Yeah, and it’ll be even better than what they could come up with! That’ll show ‘em!
So, basically: more ladybots. More variety in my ladybots. More ladybots in the bloody spotlight. Strongarm’s a step in the right direction, I guess, but I haven’t actually seen RiD so I couldn’t speak to how her character is being handled.
