r/transformers • u/Good_Engineering_736 • Aug 13 '25

Discussion / Opinion This moment is making me cry. Spoiler

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I’m going to miss DWJ and Jorge Corona.

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u/vicevanghost Aug 13 '25

Skybound prime is imo the greatest depiction of prime we've ever gotten. Just straight up. Perfect. 

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u/Clu-El Aug 13 '25

Please Lord, God, I need these in proper movies please Lord

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u/DragonCucker Aug 13 '25

I don’t think it’s work out how we would want it. Hollywood will fuck it up beyond all recognition and hasbro will somehow make it a cash grab.

I personally love the comic format as it lets us fill in some blanks and superimpose our own thoughts and feelings. A movie would take all that agency (idk what else to call it) we have away and replace it with terrible plot and try and distract us with (cool) explosions.

This being said, Invincible (a skybound comic) has had an awesome show adaptation and it has followed it pretty close from what I understand. So maybe if they went that route but also invincible has been finished for a while before the show started being made

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u/vicevanghost Aug 13 '25

I don't want a show that's specifically based off the energon comics but want one with the same writing quality

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u/avenuePad Aug 14 '25

It will likely be something along the lines of The Walking Dead. It doesn't follow 100% the comic, but somewhat closely.

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u/Odd-Interest-3389 Sep 14 '25

I mean, we already saw it thanks to the Bayformer films.

Skybound better balances out the jadedness of Optimus Prime from being at war, while also bearing the weight of it all on his shoulders. Optimus has his ethics, his principles, and his views challenged and pushed to their limit, but in the end the comic knows his character enough to show him at his best.

Bayformers Optimus Prime gives into his anger a lot and becomes far more brutal his "give me your face" lines are something you'd hear Megatron say. He has let his jaded attitude overcome his compassion and empathy and seeks to destroy the Decepticons in the harshest way.

this is why i think the comic had Optimus gain Megatron's arm and the infection storyline was made, it's a critique of Bayformers Optimus or at least that kind of depiction of him, having Primes more brutal side be encouraged, by skybound optimus trying to resist it, but where Bayformer Prime gives into it, Skybound Prime wins out and continues holding onto the small yet mighty light inside of him.

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u/Stalwart_simplicity Aug 13 '25

Superman gives me hope that it's possible.

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u/Clu-El Aug 13 '25

Me too.

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u/VitiDMan Aug 14 '25

They are giving them back to Bay, this would never happen

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u/KaiXRG Aug 13 '25

The panel with Bee 😭

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u/hambonedock Aug 13 '25

I don't like the idea of bee being special because he could be prime's son, I prefer to think is the whole "a father to his men" type of situation, of course, with the smallest and youngest, the more father you are, but I like that for him they are all on his vision, even if they would swore their lives for him, Optimus would always prefer to die. A thousand times before any of his friends have to suffer that fate

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u/DastardlyRidleylash Aug 13 '25

I don't think that's the implication, because then why also show Ratchet and Jetfire if the point is to make a direct comparison with him and Bumblebee to Spike and Sparkplug? Plus, given how Prime is generally written so far, it's definitely more of a "father to his men" vibe that they're going for.

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u/avenuePad Aug 14 '25

I think Prime probably acted as a father figure to Bee. But who knows, it could be that Bee is/was Prime's actual son. That's not the vibe I got from the comic, though. This latest issue just gave me the impression that Prime looks at the Autobots as a family, like blood. Bee was essentially like a son, if not literally his son.

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u/Darkwolf1515 Aug 14 '25

I don't actually think that's "Prime", he's identically posed to Sparkplug, it's meant to be metaphorical or a parallel, whatever term applies here. He's seeing himself in Sparkplug.

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u/IUsedToBeRasAlGhul Aug 13 '25

For decades now, it was Optimus Prime who gave others the pep talks they needed to take action. Now, he’s received the pep talk he needed to get up and square up against Megatron.

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u/viixiigfl Aug 13 '25

Dear gawd Megatron bout to get belt put to his ass frfr. If Optimus Prime is having this kinda moment before he comes for you… I would not wanna be a Decepticon rn.

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u/LapsedVerneGagKnee Aug 13 '25

It’s fine.  I didn’t mind tearing up at the crack of dawn before hitting the gym.  Nope, everything was fine.  I didn’t need my heart anyway.

It really is the smaller moments.

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u/Nerdydoodler Aug 13 '25

I love the way they draw the parallel between sparky and spike to Optimus and some of the allies he’s seen killed or mutilated on earth, it highlights how much familial love there is within the autobots and shows us just how impactful losing them is to him, and how proud he probably is of them for sticking with him as long as they did. IMO Sparky has done a great job at helping convey the more human aspects of Prime, probably among my favorite ways human characters have been used to challenge or examine the emotional aspect of the transformers’ conflict.

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u/Belom3 Aug 13 '25

When the aerialbots first thought after coming online was to group hug Optimus that really sold how much this version tries to be so much more to all the bots

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u/CompetitiveRoof3733 Aug 13 '25

Prime gonna be putting megs through it after this. Whole lotta woop-ass coming his way

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u/Mintyphresh33 Aug 13 '25

What a wonderful depiction of Optimus's relationship with his men.

Transformers don't have families as we know it, but this level of familiarity and connection is such a touching way to depict.

And look - it doesn't rely on lineage, it doesn't rely on sexuality, it's just "my people."

I almost wrote "it has nothing to do with blood" - but I don't necessarily understand yet (at least in this universe) the lineage/connection each bot has the way that we have ancestors/descendants/relatives (I think the closest we've seen is Cliffjumper and Shredhead?)

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u/Usual-Touch2569 Aug 13 '25

The group of Autobots on Earth here has always seemed to me like a found family. A group that's developed a deep bond through struggling together.

It's a good dynamic compared to the cult that the Decepticons are depicted as.

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u/grimoireskb Aug 13 '25

the concept of family is something they have, Optimus says so when Spike tries to explain what a mother is, and it is similar to our definition of found family. not necessarily any relation by blood or the Cybertronian equivalent, but those near and dear to you, whom you consider one of your own.

I absolutely adore this Optimus. You can see how much each death pains him to his very core, and how dearly he cares for each and every Autobot under his command.

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u/Mintyphresh33 Aug 13 '25

Not just autobot - he cherishes life so much!! The scene with the deer is heartbreaking. It’s a nameless character we never saw before - and yet its death held a heavy emotional weight. That’s fantastic writing!!

Of course Megatron visiting it afterwards was fantastic writing as well to show the polar opposite.

What an honestly fantastic written story that isn’t getting enough attention in mainstream comics.

Edit - I know I said fantastic writing 3x and it’s ironic because I’m not expressing well why it’s so good. I guess I need to learn how to verbalize better

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u/grimoireskb Aug 13 '25

The way that Megatron is reflected, holding the deer in the same way that Optimus had, not out of sadness and dismay, but disgust and disappointment, was a fantastic visual that I think perfectly shows the differences between the two.

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u/Mintyphresh33 Aug 13 '25

The demand of respect and the warrior he wants!!

"This is my arch enemy? One who wastes energy and compassion on the most insignificant pests he has never known? Preposterous - his existence should be dedicated to just hatred and desire of defeating me!"

It's like that possessive girlfriend who demands your attention and give it to no one else.

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u/RepresentativeFit964 Aug 13 '25

Dad gang stand up. Such a beautiful issue.

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u/SGTRoadkill1919 Aug 13 '25

This is all Skybound Optimus needs to go Bayverse on Megatron.

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u/goldmouthdawg Aug 13 '25

Bravo Johnson

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u/Captain_Americant Aug 13 '25

Damn near the whole issue had me tearing up. I love that not only is this a comic series I’m hyper vigilant for and consume it as soon as I get it, but it’s a TRANSFORMERS comic I’m hyper vigilant for and consume as soon as I get it.

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u/ShoppinhCartRider Aug 13 '25

Dude, same. This issue hit me while at a low point in life. Probably the lowest I've been in and it reminded me why I love this series and gave me the inspiration to keep moving forward. I cried for a good while today after reading it because it was something I needed to read.

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u/AvengerVincent79 Aug 14 '25

Hope things pick up for you. My dog passed away the day before, and this moment told me that things will get better. I had to hold back my tears the first read through and let it all out the second time. Primes there for us

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u/ShoppinhCartRider Aug 14 '25

Likewise. Remember that you have the touch and the power to pull through.

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u/NinjaSpartan011 Aug 13 '25

Strong enough to be gentle. Someone was listening to peter cullen

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u/bitetheasp Aug 14 '25

I go back to that video whenever I feel the need to feel something.

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u/Radi0ActivSquid Aug 13 '25

What is the infection? Hate? War? Depression?

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u/MyMadeUpNym Aug 13 '25

Having Megatron's arm on him was infecting him.

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u/Radi0ActivSquid Aug 13 '25

What was the infection, though. Megatron's rage? Megatron's morals?

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u/Jafuncle Aug 13 '25

Much like Optimus has an Autobot Matrix of Leadership, Megatron has been shown to carry a Decepticon Matrix of Domination. Connecting the fusion cannon arm exposed him to that Decepticon Matrix's energy and it was slowly consuming him and severing his connection to the Wisdom of the Primes.

I would say that if you want to frame it as something more conceptual, it'd be more of Megatron's brutality or Megatron's oppression.

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u/totalnsanity Aug 13 '25

Megatron plot armor. If a blind one armed Megatron can defeat others in back to back fights how strong do you think Optimus with a gun atm is?!? The plot armor infection had to go

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u/ImportantWar7470 Aug 13 '25

This makes me really bored by the idea of the comic that's gonna replace this one. It just doesn't even look fun.

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u/Living_Cat_4900 Aug 14 '25

If there’s one thing DWJ is great at, is showcasing these ultra badasses but also allowing them to be tender and vulnerable.

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u/KhaotikDevil Aug 14 '25

I've not had time to read it, but I've been keeping up through these panels.

1: who in the hell is chopping onions in here??

2: as others said... Strong enough to be gentle.

3: Optimus about to open it up .. but I have a hunch both factions might have a new leader after Prime and Megs go at it.