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* CreatorsFavorite: When asked, James Roberts stated they find Nautica to be their favorite character.
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* CreatorsFavorite: When asked, James Roberts stated they find that he finds Nautica to be their his favorite character.
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* ApprovalOfGod: While not what he had intended when writing Tailgate, James Roberts has stated he approves of the {{fanon}} that Tailgate is female. Specifically, it was brought to his attention via a tumblr post that one of the MTMTE promos described Tailgate as "ingenue", a descriptor typically reserved for female stock characters, and was pleasantly surprised when it was brought to his attention. This in turn led to his approval of Susan Blu being cast as Tailgate at the "Prevenge" script-reading, and later led to him confirming that Tailgate's Holomatter Avatar is a baby ''girl''.[[labelnote:*]]Holomatter Avatars used by the Lost Light crew are theorized by Rung to, when not specifically chosen to resemble someone, represent the inner psyche of the bot it belongs to, as per the specific design specifications of Rung and Brainstorm, with Tailgate's being a baby reflecting his mental immaturity and youthfulness. Gender wise, Cybertronians operated on the idea they were genderless, but multiple Cybertronians eventually realized they were transgender such as Anode and Lug, meaning it ''is'' possible Tailgate subconsciously identifies as female due to possessing a female avatar. The same could likewise apply to Cyclonus and Bluestreak due to their also possessing female avatars, but that is neither here nor there.[[/labelnote]]
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* ApprovalOfGod: While not what he had intended when writing Tailgate, James Roberts has stated he approves of the {{fanon}} that Tailgate is female. Specifically, it was brought to his attention via a tumblr post that one of the MTMTE promos described Tailgate as "ingenue", a descriptor typically reserved for female stock characters, and was pleasantly surprised when it was brought to his attention. This in turn led to his approval of Susan Blu being cast as Tailgate at the "Prevenge" script-reading, and later led to him confirming that Tailgate's Holomatter Avatar is a baby ''girl''.[[labelnote:*]]Holomatter Avatars used by the Lost Light crew are theorized by Rung to, when not specifically chosen to resemble someone, represent the inner psyche of the bot it belongs to, as per the specific design specifications of Rung and Brainstorm, with Tailgate's being a baby reflecting his mental immaturity and youthfulness. Gender wise, Cybertronians operated on the idea they were genderless, but multiple Cybertronians eventually realized they were transgender such as Anode and Lug, meaning it ''is'' possible Tailgate subconsciously identifies as female due to possessing a female avatar. The same could likewise apply to Cyclonus Cyclonus, Whirl, and Bluestreak due to their also possessing female avatars, but that is neither here nor there.[[/labelnote]]
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* ApprovalOfGod: While not what he had intended when writing Tailgate, James Roberts has stated he approves of the {{fanon}} that Tailgate is female. Specifically, it was brought to his attention via a tumblr post that one of the MTMTE promos described Tailgate as "ingenue", a descriptor typically reserved for female stock characters, and was pleasantly surprised when it was brought to his attention. This in turn led to his approval of Susan Blu being cast as Tailgate at the "Prevenge" script-reading, and later led to him confirming that Tailgate's Holomatter Avatar is a baby ''girl''.[[labelnote:*]]Holomatter Avatars used by the Lost Light crew are theorized by Rung to, when not specifically chosen to resemble someone, represent the inner psyche of the bot it belongs to, as per the specific design specifications of Rung and Brainstorm, with Tailgate's being a baby reflecting his mental immaturity and youthfulness. Gender wise, Cybertronians operated on the idea they were genderless, but multiple Cybertronians eventually realized they were transgender such as Anode and Lug, meaning it ''is'' possible Tailgate subconsciously identifies as female due to possessing a female avatar. The same could likewise apply to Cyclonus and Bluestreak due to their also possessing female avatars, but that is neither here nor there.[[/labelnote]]
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** In the Functionist Universe, Orion Pax would have still done heroic things, with Megatron acting as TheMentor to him. Due to the shortage of time and pagespace however, he couldn't be included when Megatron returned since their relationship would have required a lot of focus.
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** In the Functionist Universe, Orion Pax would have still done heroic things, with Megatron acting as TheMentor to him. Due to the shortage of time and pagespace however, he couldn't be included when Megatron returned since their relationship would have required a lot of focus. As such, he's mentioned as one of several bots the Functionist Council {{killed|Offscreen}} in their war with Megatron, alongside Terminus, Functionist!Rung, Functionist!Impactor, and Nightstalker.
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** Because of Information Creep, meaning [[spoiler:no one can remember Rung following his death]], none of the cast actually ''knows'' where they got the [[spoiler:matrices]] they used in the final issues, with any attempts to remember leading to conflicting ideas and theories. The likewise ''remember'' the events regarding the Guiding Hand... ''except'' for Primus' identity [[spoiler:being Rung]]. The best any of them can do is Swerve due to his once being {{medium aware|ness}}, remembering a comic cover that had [[spoiler:Rung]] on it, but can't explain who or what he is.
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** Because of Information Creep, meaning [[spoiler:no one can remember Rung following his death]], none of the cast actually ''knows'' where they got the [[spoiler:matrices]] they used in the final issues, with any attempts to remember leading to conflicting ideas and theories. The They likewise ''remember'' the events regarding the Guiding Hand... ''except'' for Primus' identity [[spoiler:being Rung]]. The best any of them can do is Swerve due to his once being {{medium aware|ness}}, remembering a comic cover that had [[spoiler:Rung]] on it, but can't explain who or what he is.
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** Before ExecutiveMeddling forced Season 3 to be shortened for the sake of the ContinuityReboot, [[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/james-roberts-ama-mtmte-ll-questions-answered-transcript.1164603/ James Roberts had intended on introducing Quickswitch to the story]]. Specifically, Quickswitch would have been an artificial "Phase Sixer" built by the marooned crew using the knowledge Chromedome took from Overlord's memories, constructed from Ununtrium and a Spark, and been a pacifist by nature just for the sake of {{irony}}, even having a seed of an idea planted during "The Sound of Breaking Glass". When that fell through, Quickswitch would instead be introduced in other parts of IDW... twice actually. First in the pages of ''ComicBook/TransformersVsVisionaries'' in a bit role were he'd end up dying, and then in the pages of ''ComicBook/TheTransformersRequiemOfTheWreckers'' as part of the next generation of the Wreckers, the latter due to Nick Roche being unaware he had been killed in the former, prompting the quick {{retcon}} that the one in the latter was actually ''Sixknight''.
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** Before ExecutiveMeddling forced Season 3 to be shortened for the sake of the ContinuityReboot, [[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/james-roberts-ama-mtmte-ll-questions-answered-transcript.1164603/ James Roberts had intended on introducing Quickswitch to the story]]. Specifically, Quickswitch would have been an artificial "Phase Sixer" built by the marooned crew using the knowledge Chromedome took from Overlord's memories, constructed from Ununtrium and a Spark, and been a pacifist by nature just for the sake of {{irony}}, even having a seed of an idea planted during "The Sound of Breaking Glass". When that fell through, Quickswitch would instead be introduced in other parts of IDW... twice actually. First in the pages of ''ComicBook/TransformersVsVisionaries'' in a bit role were where he'd end up dying, and then in the pages of ''ComicBook/TheTransformersRequiemOfTheWreckers'' as part of the next generation of the Wreckers, the latter due to Nick Roche being unaware he had been killed in the former, prompting the quick {{retcon}} that the one in the latter was actually ''Sixknight''.
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** [[https://www.mixcloud.com/GuernseyGeekOnPodcast/guernsey-geekon-james-roberts-interview-in-full/ According to James]], while the DJD encountering Team Rodimus was always in the cards, the ''reasoning'' for the confrontation was different. Originally, the plot was for the DJD to come after the Lost Light due to ''Drift'', specifically hunting him on their list for his past as Deadlock. After the [[ExecutiveMeddling mandate]] that Roberts sell the idea of a [[TheAtoner remorseful Megatron]], Rogers changed the plan to instead have the DJD going after Megatron following [[spoiler:Getaway leading a mutiny to kick Team Rodimus, Megatron included, off the ship]]. Traces of the original idea can be found with the Quantum Duplicate Lost Light, where the DJD arrive at [[spoiler:Brainstorm's]] request to take Overlord, but lose it upon seeing Drift while dosed on Nuke, causing them to slaughter the duplicates [[spoiler:with the exception of Rewind.]]
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** [[https://www.mixcloud.com/GuernseyGeekOnPodcast/guernsey-geekon-james-roberts-interview-in-full/ According to James]], while the DJD encountering Team Rodimus was always in the cards, the ''reasoning'' for the confrontation was different. Originally, the plot was for the DJD to come after the Lost Light due to ''Drift'', specifically hunting him on their list for his past as Deadlock. After the [[ExecutiveMeddling mandate]] that Roberts sell the idea of a [[TheAtoner remorseful Megatron]], Rogers Roberts changed the plan to instead have the DJD going after Megatron following [[spoiler:Getaway leading a mutiny to kick Team Rodimus, Megatron included, off the ship]]. Traces of the original idea can be found with the Quantum Duplicate Lost Light, where the DJD arrive at [[spoiler:Brainstorm's]] request to take Overlord, but lose it upon seeing Drift while dosed on Nuke, causing them to slaughter the duplicates [[spoiler:with the exception of Rewind.]]
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** The Galactic Council having the authority to punish Megatron is because of Cybertron wanting to join the Council. Roberts declared the Galactic Council to the United Nations, in that all members need to surrender a degree of sovereignty in exchange for joining and follow a joint set of laws, and that Cybertron had been excluded from it following prejudice born out of the Great War. So when the leading members of Cybertron, including Prowl, wanted to join them, they have to acquiesce to the rules of the Council, with Megatron being offered to them as a War Criminal and carrying the message of "[Cybertron] will trust [the Galactic Council's] judgement over our own." That's not to say Prowl didn't ''agree'' with the idea though.
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** The Galactic Council having the authority to punish Megatron is because of Cybertron wanting to join the Council. Roberts declared compared the Galactic Council to the United Nations, in that all members need to surrender a degree of sovereignty in exchange for joining and follow a joint set of laws, and that Cybertron had been excluded from it following prejudice born out of the Great War. So when the leading members of Cybertron, including Prowl, wanted to join them, they have to acquiesce to the rules of the Council, with Megatron being offered to them as a War Criminal and carrying the message of "[Cybertron] will trust [the Galactic Council's] judgement over our own." That's not to say Prowl didn't ''agree'' with the idea though.
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** The original plan for Season 3 was to have ''Scorponok'' be the ArcVillain and make him that seasons final boss, with the other enemies like the Architect, [[spoiler:Getaway, and the Omega Guardians]] being the plot of Season 4.
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** Rodimus would have [[HeroicSacrifice sacrificed himself]] to stop [[spoiler:the Omega Guardians]] at the very end. In addition, Brainstorm and Whirl would have also likely died somehow.
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** Rodimus would have [[HeroicSacrifice sacrificed himself]] to stop [[spoiler:the Omega Guardians]] at the very end.end, no one knowing it was him due to thinking he'd ''already'' died, but being content with no one knowing it was him as a testament to his CharacterDevelopment. In addition, Brainstorm and Whirl would have also likely died somehow.
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* CreatorBacklash: James Roberts ''really'' regrets killing off [[spoiler:Trailcutter]], and states numerous times during an interview at Botcon 2018 how, if given the chance to rewrite it, he'd have spared him.
* CreatorsFavorite: When asked, James Roberts stated they find Nautica to be their favorite character.
* CreatorsFavorite: When asked, James Roberts stated they find Nautica to be their favorite character.
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** Fireflight, Ironhide, and Wheeljack were all supposed to be part of the crew during the planning process, with Ironhide being part of the Command Trio. However they all ended up being claimed by John Barber for ''Robots In Disguise'' so Fireflight and Wheeljack were purged from the story entirely, while Ironhide's role got swapped out for Ultra Magnus's role in the final product.
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** Fireflight, Ironhide, and Wheeljack were all supposed to be part of the crew during the planning process, with Ironhide being part of the Command Trio. However they all ended up being claimed by John Barber for ''Robots In Disguise'' so Fireflight and Wheeljack were was purged from the story entirely, while Ironhide's Wheeljack's role went to Brainstorm, and Ironhide got swapped out for Ultra Magnus's role Magnus in the final product.
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** Rewind was also supposed to have survived his encounter with Overlord and like him would have been captured by the galactic council. He would subsequently have been transported into another dimension by an experiment gone awry and a story would have been made about him trying to find his way back, learning about Chromedome's secret in the process and culminating with him being forced to choose between the two Rewinds. It was cut out both because the reduced amount of issues for ''Lost Light'' and because Roberts weren't sure how to implement it.
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** Rewind was also supposed to have survived his encounter with Overlord and like him would have been captured by the galactic council. He would subsequently have been transported into another dimension by an experiment gone awry and a story would have been made about him trying to find his way back, learning about Chromedome's secret in the process and culminating with him being forced to choose between the two Rewinds. This would also be why Rewind 2 would have been able to survive at all, since the original Rewind wouldn't have been present in their universe anymore, Rewind 2 would have been able to remain while the rest of the Quantum Duplicates vanished, with Rewind 1's return putting one of them at risk of being erased. It was cut out both because the reduced amount of issues for ''Lost Light'' and because Roberts weren't sure how to implement it.
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** Before ExecutiveMeddling forced Season 3 to be shortened for the sake of the ContinuityReboot, [[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/james-roberts-ama-mtmte-ll-questions-answered-transcript.1164603/ James Roberts had intended on introducing Quickswitch to the story]]. Specifically, Quickswitch would have been an artificial "Phase Sixer" built by the marooned crew using Ununtrium and a Spark, and been a pacifist by nature. When that fell through, Quickswitch would instead be introduced in other parts of IDW... twice actually. First in the pages of ''ComicBook/TransformersVsVisionaries'' in a bit role were he'd end up dying, and then in the pages of ''ComicBook/TheTransformersRequiemOfTheWreckers'' as part of the next generation of the Wreckers, the latter due to Nick Roche being unaware he had been killed in the former, prompting the quick {{retcon}} that the one in the latter was actually ''Sixknight''.
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** Before ExecutiveMeddling forced Season 3 to be shortened for the sake of the ContinuityReboot, [[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/james-roberts-ama-mtmte-ll-questions-answered-transcript.1164603/ James Roberts had intended on introducing Quickswitch to the story]]. Specifically, Quickswitch would have been an artificial "Phase Sixer" built by the marooned crew using the knowledge Chromedome took from Overlord's memories, constructed from Ununtrium and a Spark, and been a pacifist by nature.nature just for the sake of {{irony}}, even having a seed of an idea planted during "The Sound of Breaking Glass". When that fell through, Quickswitch would instead be introduced in other parts of IDW... twice actually. First in the pages of ''ComicBook/TransformersVsVisionaries'' in a bit role were he'd end up dying, and then in the pages of ''ComicBook/TheTransformersRequiemOfTheWreckers'' as part of the next generation of the Wreckers, the latter due to Nick Roche being unaware he had been killed in the former, prompting the quick {{retcon}} that the one in the latter was actually ''Sixknight''.''Sixknight''.
** The Scavengers would have had five "parts" to themselves for their adventures, enough to fill an entire trade paperback on their own. Had there not been time constraints, the Firstborn would have been formally adopted by them too, prompting them to get into further conflict with Scorponok over her. She would have aged at a normal rate, and [[spoiler:one of the Scavengers would have likely died in a HeroicSacrifice protecting her.]]
** Rodimus would have [[HeroicSacrifice sacrificed himself]] to stop [[spoiler:the Omega Guardians]] at the very end. In addition, Brainstorm and Whirl would have also likely died somehow.
** The Scavengers would have had five "parts" to themselves for their adventures, enough to fill an entire trade paperback on their own. Had there not been time constraints, the Firstborn would have been formally adopted by them too, prompting them to get into further conflict with Scorponok over her. She would have aged at a normal rate, and [[spoiler:one of the Scavengers would have likely died in a HeroicSacrifice protecting her.]]
** Rodimus would have [[HeroicSacrifice sacrificed himself]] to stop [[spoiler:the Omega Guardians]] at the very end. In addition, Brainstorm and Whirl would have also likely died somehow.
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* WordOfGod: James Roberts keeps a steady stream of this through interviews and his own websites to explain certain details that couldn't be fit into the comic, such as the reasons the DJD members are so powerful.
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* WordOfGod: James Roberts keeps a steady stream of this through interviews and his own websites to explain certain details that couldn't be fit into the comic, such as the reasons the DJD members are so powerful. In particular, at the [[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/james-roberts-ama-mtmte-ll-questions-answered-transcript.1164603/ 2018 Botcon]] he answered numerous questions fans had regarding the series.
** If he had the chance, he would have added a character from ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' to the story.
** Rodimus and Drift's relationship ''could'' have been romantic, but more as a FriendsWithBenefits thing, neither having any intention of settling down together.
** If he could rewrite the story from the beginning, he'd:
*** Decompress some of the early issues to make things flow better.
*** Had more {{lower deck episode}}s.
*** Had more stories on the Lost Light during the period [[spoiler:Getaway had taken over]].
*** Given more focus to classic [=G1=] characters like Hound, Inferno, Huffer, Gears, Bluestreak, and Mirage.
*** Introduce a new character that would have been responsible for the "Lost Light Insider" to further the idea the crew has over ''200'' members.
*** [[AdaptedOut Remove]] Red Alert decapitating himself.
*** [[SparedByTheAdaptation Possibly spare]] [[spoiler:Trailcutter]].
*** Have another VillainEpisode focusing on the DJD before they confronted the Lost Light.
*** Use Prowl more.
** Had Megatron learned of the fates of [[spoiler:Starscream, Optimus, and Soundwave]] in the pages of ''ComicBook/TheTransformersUnicron'', he'd have been bitterly affected by all three. More specifically, he'd have been conflicted on the first two due to feeling there was unfinished business between them now that they'd all changed, and he'd have wondered what the latter had been thinking when they died but would ultimately have been [[SoProudOfYou proud of them]].
** Rung [[spoiler:being an amnesiac [[GodUnaware Primus]]]] was an idea in the works from the very beginning of the character's conception, but mainly around the point of "Chaos Theory" did it become anything of note in terms of planning, with the introduction of his serial number in the first issue specifically being done in case any reader challenged the idea it was planned out.
** In the Functionist Universe, Orion Pax would have still done heroic things, with Megatron acting as TheMentor to him. Due to the shortage of time and pagespace however, he couldn't be included when Megatron returned since their relationship would have required a lot of focus.
** Megatron never learned that Terminus lied to him, namely due to that requiring more time than was allotted were he to actually find out.
** The pain Glitch's outlier abilities caused him largely subsided [[spoiler:by time he became Tarn. Tarn's transformation addiction is likewise more an adrenaline rush than anything, just one of many gimmicks given to him rather than any sort of plotline.]]
** The fates of the DJD were always intended [[spoiler:to end in Megatron slaughtering them]]. Had he had more time, he ''would'' have fleshed them out more and given them roles in [[spoiler:posthumous]] flashbacks, but their story was always meant to end where it did.
** While not shown in the aftermath, it is confirmed Flame did survive the series.
** If he had the chance, he would have done more with Ten as a character, including building off his infatuation with Magnus. When later asked if his Spark was a ''composite'' of numerous Cybertronian lives before him, Roberts admitted to liking the interpretation.
** Fortress Maximus, Cerebros, and Red Alert are a [[{{Polyamory}} throuple]], one that works out very well for them.
** Brainstorm and Perceptor declaring themselves "simpatico" at the end was indeed them becoming [[RelationshipUpgrade Conjunx Endura]]. Were they to have a wedding, they'd spend half the time trying to outdo one another, Roberts comparing it to the plot of a sitcom episode.
** Before Pharma JumpedOffTheSlipperySlope, his relationship with Ratchet was akin to that of the relationship between Brainstorm and Quark. Pharma also ''did'' have regret for his actions at one point, but then succumbed to the mania and got over it.
** Whirl and Cyclonus are pretty much Amica Endura by the end of the series, same for Brainstorm and Chromedome, and Misfire and Grimlock.
** Information Creep exists independently of [[spoiler:Adaptus and his actions]], but likely went under a different name before then.
** Because of Information Creep, meaning [[spoiler:no one can remember Rung following his death]], none of the cast actually ''knows'' where they got the [[spoiler:matrices]] they used in the final issues, with any attempts to remember leading to conflicting ideas and theories. The likewise ''remember'' the events regarding the Guiding Hand... ''except'' for Primus' identity [[spoiler:being Rung]]. The best any of them can do is Swerve due to his once being {{medium aware|ness}}, remembering a comic cover that had [[spoiler:Rung]] on it, but can't explain who or what he is.
** The Galactic Council having the authority to punish Megatron is because of Cybertron wanting to join the Council. Roberts declared the Galactic Council to the United Nations, in that all members need to surrender a degree of sovereignty in exchange for joining and follow a joint set of laws, and that Cybertron had been excluded from it following prejudice born out of the Great War. So when the leading members of Cybertron, including Prowl, wanted to join them, they have to acquiesce to the rules of the Council, with Megatron being offered to them as a War Criminal and carrying the message of "[Cybertron] will trust [the Galactic Council's] judgement over our own." That's not to say Prowl didn't ''agree'' with the idea though.
** Swerve and Velocity were JustFriends, and [[ShipSinking never planned to be anything more than that.]]
** Skids was in love with Nautica [[spoiler:before he died]], his love for her comparable to that of a Conjunx Endura. Which only adds to the tragedy as Nautica was always intended to forget about her feelings for Skids.
** Swerve did eventually get Misfire's number, and Roberts compared their dynamic to that of ComicBook/BoosterGold and ComicBook/BlueBeetle.
** Hoist is the Cybertronian equivalent of a UsefulNotes/{{furry|Fandom}}, with his favorite movie being ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}''.
** Following the WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue [[spoiler:for the versions that didn't remain on the Lost Light]], the Scavengers picked up the Firstborn and formally adopted her, Grimlock eventually reunited and reconciled with Swoop, and Crankcase hooked up with [=cons4eva=].
** ''Megatron'' of all characters gives the best hugs.
** Rodimus' "flame on" abilities are ''not'' an Outlier ability, it's an upgrade he got somewhere along the way. Using it [[AwesomeButImpractical costs him a lot of energy and causes him pain]], being compared to a ''very'' excessive tattoo.
** Whirl does miss his former teammates in the Wreckers, and considers them his first real "family".
** If he had the chance, he would have added a character from ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' to the story.
** Rodimus and Drift's relationship ''could'' have been romantic, but more as a FriendsWithBenefits thing, neither having any intention of settling down together.
** If he could rewrite the story from the beginning, he'd:
*** Decompress some of the early issues to make things flow better.
*** Had more {{lower deck episode}}s.
*** Had more stories on the Lost Light during the period [[spoiler:Getaway had taken over]].
*** Given more focus to classic [=G1=] characters like Hound, Inferno, Huffer, Gears, Bluestreak, and Mirage.
*** Introduce a new character that would have been responsible for the "Lost Light Insider" to further the idea the crew has over ''200'' members.
*** [[AdaptedOut Remove]] Red Alert decapitating himself.
*** [[SparedByTheAdaptation Possibly spare]] [[spoiler:Trailcutter]].
*** Have another VillainEpisode focusing on the DJD before they confronted the Lost Light.
*** Use Prowl more.
** Had Megatron learned of the fates of [[spoiler:Starscream, Optimus, and Soundwave]] in the pages of ''ComicBook/TheTransformersUnicron'', he'd have been bitterly affected by all three. More specifically, he'd have been conflicted on the first two due to feeling there was unfinished business between them now that they'd all changed, and he'd have wondered what the latter had been thinking when they died but would ultimately have been [[SoProudOfYou proud of them]].
** Rung [[spoiler:being an amnesiac [[GodUnaware Primus]]]] was an idea in the works from the very beginning of the character's conception, but mainly around the point of "Chaos Theory" did it become anything of note in terms of planning, with the introduction of his serial number in the first issue specifically being done in case any reader challenged the idea it was planned out.
** In the Functionist Universe, Orion Pax would have still done heroic things, with Megatron acting as TheMentor to him. Due to the shortage of time and pagespace however, he couldn't be included when Megatron returned since their relationship would have required a lot of focus.
** Megatron never learned that Terminus lied to him, namely due to that requiring more time than was allotted were he to actually find out.
** The pain Glitch's outlier abilities caused him largely subsided [[spoiler:by time he became Tarn. Tarn's transformation addiction is likewise more an adrenaline rush than anything, just one of many gimmicks given to him rather than any sort of plotline.]]
** The fates of the DJD were always intended [[spoiler:to end in Megatron slaughtering them]]. Had he had more time, he ''would'' have fleshed them out more and given them roles in [[spoiler:posthumous]] flashbacks, but their story was always meant to end where it did.
** While not shown in the aftermath, it is confirmed Flame did survive the series.
** If he had the chance, he would have done more with Ten as a character, including building off his infatuation with Magnus. When later asked if his Spark was a ''composite'' of numerous Cybertronian lives before him, Roberts admitted to liking the interpretation.
** Fortress Maximus, Cerebros, and Red Alert are a [[{{Polyamory}} throuple]], one that works out very well for them.
** Brainstorm and Perceptor declaring themselves "simpatico" at the end was indeed them becoming [[RelationshipUpgrade Conjunx Endura]]. Were they to have a wedding, they'd spend half the time trying to outdo one another, Roberts comparing it to the plot of a sitcom episode.
** Before Pharma JumpedOffTheSlipperySlope, his relationship with Ratchet was akin to that of the relationship between Brainstorm and Quark. Pharma also ''did'' have regret for his actions at one point, but then succumbed to the mania and got over it.
** Whirl and Cyclonus are pretty much Amica Endura by the end of the series, same for Brainstorm and Chromedome, and Misfire and Grimlock.
** Information Creep exists independently of [[spoiler:Adaptus and his actions]], but likely went under a different name before then.
** Because of Information Creep, meaning [[spoiler:no one can remember Rung following his death]], none of the cast actually ''knows'' where they got the [[spoiler:matrices]] they used in the final issues, with any attempts to remember leading to conflicting ideas and theories. The likewise ''remember'' the events regarding the Guiding Hand... ''except'' for Primus' identity [[spoiler:being Rung]]. The best any of them can do is Swerve due to his once being {{medium aware|ness}}, remembering a comic cover that had [[spoiler:Rung]] on it, but can't explain who or what he is.
** The Galactic Council having the authority to punish Megatron is because of Cybertron wanting to join the Council. Roberts declared the Galactic Council to the United Nations, in that all members need to surrender a degree of sovereignty in exchange for joining and follow a joint set of laws, and that Cybertron had been excluded from it following prejudice born out of the Great War. So when the leading members of Cybertron, including Prowl, wanted to join them, they have to acquiesce to the rules of the Council, with Megatron being offered to them as a War Criminal and carrying the message of "[Cybertron] will trust [the Galactic Council's] judgement over our own." That's not to say Prowl didn't ''agree'' with the idea though.
** Swerve and Velocity were JustFriends, and [[ShipSinking never planned to be anything more than that.]]
** Skids was in love with Nautica [[spoiler:before he died]], his love for her comparable to that of a Conjunx Endura. Which only adds to the tragedy as Nautica was always intended to forget about her feelings for Skids.
** Swerve did eventually get Misfire's number, and Roberts compared their dynamic to that of ComicBook/BoosterGold and ComicBook/BlueBeetle.
** Hoist is the Cybertronian equivalent of a UsefulNotes/{{furry|Fandom}}, with his favorite movie being ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}''.
** Following the WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue [[spoiler:for the versions that didn't remain on the Lost Light]], the Scavengers picked up the Firstborn and formally adopted her, Grimlock eventually reunited and reconciled with Swoop, and Crankcase hooked up with [=cons4eva=].
** ''Megatron'' of all characters gives the best hugs.
** Rodimus' "flame on" abilities are ''not'' an Outlier ability, it's an upgrade he got somewhere along the way. Using it [[AwesomeButImpractical costs him a lot of energy and causes him pain]], being compared to a ''very'' excessive tattoo.
** Whirl does miss his former teammates in the Wreckers, and considers them his first real "family".
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** Before ExecutiveMeddling forced Season 3 to be shortened for the sake of the ContinuityReboot, [[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/james-roberts-ama-mtmte-ll-questions-answered-transcript.1164603/ James Roberts had intended on introducing Quickswitch to the story]]. Specifically, Quickswitch would have been an artificial "Phase Sixer" built by the marooned crew using Ununtrium and a Spark, and been a pacifist by nature. When that fell through, Quickswitch would instead be introduced in other parts of IDW... twice actually. First in the pages of ''ComicBook/TransformersVsVisionaries'' in a bit role were he'd end up dying, and then in the pages of ''ComicBook/TheTransformersRequiemOfTheWreckers'' as part of the next generation of the Wreckers, the latter due to Nick Roche being unaware he had been killed in the former, prompting the quick {{retcon}} that the one in the latter was actually ''Sixknight''.
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** Lug and Anode were supposed to be protagonists of a plotline involving the mutineers. This was cut due to the relaunch of the comics.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally Powerglide was supposed to have Tailgate's role. However Livio Ramondelli, one of the artists, was unaware of this and drew Powerglide into a battle scene during the previous ongoing. To avoid continuity issues his role was given to Tailgate, though Powerglide is still a crew member.
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** Originally Powerglide was supposed to have Tailgate's role. However Livio Ramondelli, one of the artists, was unaware of this and drew Powerglide into a battle scene during the previous ongoing. To avoid continuity issues his role was given to Tailgate, though Powerglide is still a crew member.
** Originally Powerglide was supposed to have Tailgate's role. However Livio Ramondelli, one of the artists, was unaware of this and drew Powerglide into a battle scene during the previous ongoing. To avoid continuity issues his role was given to Tailgate, though Powerglide is still a crew member.
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** [[https://www.mixcloud.com/GuernseyGeekOnPodcast/guernsey-geekon-james-roberts-interview-in-full/ According to James]], while the DJD encountering Team Rodimus was always in the cards, the ''reasoning'' for the confrontation was different. Originally, the plot was for the DJD to come after the Lost Light due to ''Drift'', specifically hunting him on their list for his past as Deadlock. After the [[ExecutiveMeddling mandate]] that Roberts sell the idea of a [[TheAtoner remorseful Megatron]], Rogers changed the plan to instead have the DJD going after Megatron following [[spoiler:Getaway leading a mutiny to kick Team Rodimus, Megatron included, off the ship]]. Traces of the original idea can be found with the Quantum Duplicate Lost Light, where the DJD arrive at [[spoiler:Brainstorm's]] request to take Overlord, but lose it upon seeing Drift while dosed on Nuke, causing them to slaughter the duplicates [[spoiler:with the exception of Rewind.]]
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* ShrugOfGod: When people in twitter suggested that Ultra Magnus and Tailgate's holo avatars were really female, he just shrugged and said ok. He also noted that although not shown in the series, he intended for Cyclonus' avatar to also be female.
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* ShrugOfGod: When people in twitter suggested that Ultra Magnus and Tailgate's holo avatars were really female, he just shrugged and said ok. He also noted that although not shown in the series, at the time at least, he intended for Cyclonus' avatar to also be female.
