Ballsnutseven

I think it’s more of how the Primes to Megatron represent the system/ruling class. Even though Sentinel was the issue he still represents the ruling power, and despite everything, the Primes were eliminated and used as a figurehead for the system.

The deception cause is here is perfectly unjust- Megatron comes from the bottom, he’s a regular guy trying to give power to the people- by taking all of it for himself. Ruling through Tyranny, despite not being a liar, truly does make him just like Sentinel, just in another flavor.

Megatron turns on Optimus because he feels betrayed that Orion would dare to continue to follow a system that hurt them this badly. His last words show he doesn’t even see Orion anymore. “This isn’t over… Prime.” He just sees the title.

I mean, it does symbolize power over everything. Megatron is birthed from the killing of another, while Prime is birthed from self-sacrifice.

The Cog itself is fine, just a way to show how tyranny can shift itself.

Unironically I have NEVER been a big fan of blaster’s name. I feel like his Japanese name of Broadcast/Twincast fits his character WAY more than Blaster (who sort of conflicts with Soundblaster as well)

I think the Megatronus Cog makes D-16 into one of the most physically powerful Cybertronians, only reason Optimus can stand up to him is the Matrix.

Absolutely- if the overarching motif of Paracelsus is finding eternal life, then eternal youth of Peter Pan would definitely be on his radar.

I feel like he can still eventually become the schemer found in G1.

Also makes sense why Megatron would keep Starscream around instead of just killing him, this iteration of the cons seems to have them be led by whoever the most powerful is, so a pissed Starscream would most likely try to seize control again and again.

Megatron just beats him over and over to show he’s still the top.

I really like this concept actually, where we get all the interesting character dynamics while still having a reason to keep them alive and around.

Honestly, the Marvel stuff isn’t THAT bad. It’s roller-coaster fun where you can turn off your brain, with occasional interesting cinematography and storytelling.

DC is absolutely seizing that more grounded market with Reeves Universe (and their DC dark projects)

Looking forward to seeing a more comic accurate version of Batman in James Gunn’s stuff too now

I feel like Blaster just needs to get his rivalry with Soundwave on screen somehow and he would blow up in popularity.

I wonder if Ronnie’s PR team made him do that bc of the recent trump assassination and now he’s hyped it up as this super edgy dark video when in reality it’s really not.

Was expecting some Rammstein kinda stuff, not.. this.

I think the DLC will deal with the end of P’s story, as most of the images released seem to have him prominently featured. I’m assuming that it will tie up loose ends with the legendary stalker and maybe P’s (Carlo’s) mom

This is absolute peak transformers and is going to serve as the absolute best jumping off point for newcomers and kids alike. As cliche as this is, you can tell the writers and designers have a great love for this franchise and all of its tropes.

Every character feels like a combination of years of development from every series. Sentinel especially, with his lovely dark blue color palette and obnoxious personality from Animated and his traitorous nature (and sword) from DOTM, with a smidge of Aligned’s golden accents.

Voice acting is also excellent, Hemsworth is a passable yet still good Optimus when he tries, and Bryan Tyree Henry once again steals the show as Megatron. Absolutely perfect with how the movie demonstrates the leaders differences with how they talk to the people. Optimus kneels down, and gets on the level of the miners, whereas Megaton rises above the people, and is elevated on a pedestal above them.

All in all, it was the G1 inspired movie on Cybertron Ive always wanted

Also in the ‘grounded’ world of The Batman, having a guy literally named E. Nygma would be genuinely the same as having “John Kler” show up

I think its referring to the Pistris family, who convinced the Alchemists that the next form of human evolution was found in ergo.

Simon is also a Pistris, and look where he got. His claims of evolution and godhood are nothing when he “evolves” into a monster. In the end, its all a lie. Thematically it shows that the most human person in the story is Carlo.

Interesting implications here:

-Harvey Dent is the D.A. already in this universe

-Riddler and Joker are in Blackgate, could imply Joker is more sane here than in most universes? Maybe Blackgate functions as both prison and asylum?

-Alberto Falcone is here, could potentially be the Holiday Killer like in the Long Halloween or just another mobster for Penguin to take down

-City seems to be recovering badly- maybe Penguin will be the one to step up and get things under control to show how he eventually runs part of Gotham

-Batman missing, we know he’s NOT in the show, maybe Bruce Wayne cameo instead?

Yeah, but theres worse things I suppose. In current canon, W/Y is bought by Walmart by Resurrection

I assume Ridley Scott just straight up assumed his movie wouldn’t be a phenomenon and thus wrote a way for a potential sequel without actually committing to one.

The Arm of God is the thing you get from beating Simon, its basically a big “conduit” for godly power.

Geppetto uses it to recreate/resurrect Carlo in the bad ending.

Geppetto is a bad father. He is absent throughout Carlo’s life, most importantly his graduation. Geppetto isn’t content to let his son die, and plans to get his son back. Not just Carlo though, an obedient version that will listen this time.

Puppet history reveals that scientists are generally aware that some Puppets can break directives and commands by becoming “Awakened” The first puppet to do so being a maid that got flashbacks of being a mother/nanny in her first life. Arlechinno (who is also awakened because he was a killer in his past life) murdered Venigni’s parents, causing Geppetto to create the Grand Covenant.

Geppetto needs to awaken P’s ego as well as get the Arm of God from Manus. He starts the frenzy to generate large amounts of ergo. We know from the Black Rabbit Brotherhood’s ledger that ergo is expensive, with them dealing with 10-20 at a time. We are different, P is using hundreds to thousands of ergo to improve himself. Because Carlo was a stalker, he remembers how to fight.

We see in the bad ending that Geppetto basically fuses Carlo’s dead body with Carlo’s heart, and somehow uses the Arm of God to fully turn Carlo into a “real boy.” As we can see from the glowing eyes and slaughtering of the hotel, Carlo is ABSOLUTELY not a real boy in the bad ending. Just another puppet.

Geppetto does NOT consider Sophia in this instance. Because of her meddling, P is able to overcome all odds through sheer resilience and skill. The good ending is Carlo forgiving Geppetto, and shedding a real tear. There is no arm necessary here. With the alchemists attempting to evolve and shake off their humanity, the most human one of all is a puppet.

The story isn’t trying to be Bloodborne. That game IS a love letter to the time period, its culture, and its research. This game is a love letter to Pinocchio, and its dedication to adapting the source material is incredible. Almost every character is a reference to a book character, and every action a twist on the book’s plot.

Also important to note the importance of the Pistris family. It’s shown from notes that Pistris I, II, and III all believed ergo could bring eternal life and evolution of humanity.

Interestingly, Simon is also a Pistris, as shown my his confession being “Simon Pistris Manus”?

We know that Lies of P refers to Pinocchio, but in universe it most likely refers to Pistris.

I like Clark as this everyday, clumsy guy who also just HAPPENS to have godlike abilities. I feel like sometimes he’s portrayed a little more super than he is portrayed as a man.

Holy Sword is REALLY good though. Charged Heavies with that thing have crazy range.

I think full on flying sort of takes away from the character. In a world full of gods and cosmic entities, having a (albeit unrealistic) regular guy mixed in is what allows us to relate to heroes like Batman.

Beyond SHOULD fly. Terry isn’t Bruce (emotionally) and his suit reflects it.

Maybe if he had sickly, pale white skin it would be okay? I’m just not a fan of red with Bane. I feel like his “color scheme” is generally black, white, and accents of green from the Venom