Transformers One
Summary
TheTransformers Onetrailer highlights a favorable rapport between Optimus Prime and Megatron , which stand in stark contrast to the sinister reputation the latter is known to have in the lore . Among the constants oftheTransformersfranchiseis Megatron ’s role , given that the character is traditionally depicted as a baddie across all his moving picture appearance . Interestingly , though , that ’s not the impression provided by theTransformers Onetrailer , which paints him in a much more positive ignitor .
The first trailer for the forthcoming flick offers a deep look at what to await from the animatedTransformersadventure . direct by Josh Cooley , Transformers Onewill plunge into the yesteryear of Optimus Prime as he fights alongside a team of Autobots during his early days on Cybertron . Among his friend at this point in theTransformerstimelineare Scarlett Johansson ’s Elita , Bumblebee , and perhaps most amazingly , Megatron . Despite their iconic competition and Megatron ’s story of attacks against Earth , it ’s made clear in the footage that there was a time when Optimus Prime and Megatron actually catch along quite well .
Megatron Was Once Optimus Prime’s Friend In Transformers Comics
In severalTransformerscontinuities , Optimus Prime and Megatron ’s relationship is consistent with the movies , with it being understood that they ’ve never been on the same side . This extends to their new daytime on Cybertronwhen Optimus Prime used the name " Orion Pax . “One exception to that reading of their story is IDW’sTransformerscomic book series , which has revealed that in its universe , the classic villain was n’t always unapologetically evil . In some of these stories , Megatron and Orion Pax were even demo to be friends . Unfortunately , they were drive aside by ideologic divergence .
TheMegatronseen in IDW ’s Transformers comics started out as a Cybertron resident driven by a solid stance on his planet ’s politics . Megatron had late - rooted , political beliefs about the direction Cybertron was fill . In his psyche , Cyberton was becoming frail in its avoidance of territorial expansion . His opposition to this culminated in the character leading violent motion . Ultimately , his views put him on a hit course with Orion , with their contrasting ideals laying the foundation for their next competition as Optimus Prime and Megatron .
Transformers One Is Telling A New Story, But Honors Multiple Continuities
While the friendliness between Optimus Prime and Megatron speaks to a level of influence that IDW ’s comics may have had onTransformers One , it ’s still an original fib nonetheless . Optimus and Megatron serving together on a squad of Autobots and the two getting their power from the same source goes to show thatTransformersOne unquestionably stands on its own . However , the emphasis that the trailer seems to be putting on how close their moral force feels like a affecting monitor of the movies , which lay down that Optimus Prime once consider Megatron as a " brother . " This moral force appear to be the relationshipTransformers Oneis building for their origin story .
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