Line #117 Trivia/TheTransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye


1	* 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, Whirl, and Bluestreak due to their also possessing female avatars, but that is neither here nor there.[[/labelnote]]
2	* AscendedFanon:
3	** A lot of the finer details of the setting are lifted from James Robert's time with the "Transmasters" fanfic group/SharedUniverse. The portrayal of Star Saber as [[AdaptationalVillainy a villain]] (Transmasters reimagined him as an AntiVillain), the time system used by Cybertronians, locations such as Delphi, Chromedome and Prowl as partners, the method of Cybertronian reproduction (though that one had some changes from the original idea) etc.
4	** When asked by a fan-letter if [[Anime/TransformersRobotsInDisguise Railspike]] was a crewmember on the ''Lost Light'', this was basically the creators' response, with the addendum that he didn't have his Earth altmode.
5	** Pipes has 113 shannix saved in his account.
6	* ColbertBump: A lot of the songs and bands featured in the soundtrack saw significant upswings in downloads and search interest.
7	* 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.
8	* CreatorsFavorite: When asked, James Roberts stated that he finds Nautica to be his favorite character.
9	* {{Defictionalization}}: My First Blaster is available from a third-party vendor to be used with the Swerve figure. Takara Tomy also recolored the minicon packaged with swerve to match My First Blaster colors as a nod. Hasbro, sadly, did not.
10	* ExecutiveMeddling:
11	** At [=TFcon=] 2017, Jame Roberts revealed that the decision to have Megatron [[HeelFaceTurn become an Autobot]] was a mandate by either Hasbro or IDW and Roberts was tasked by his higher ups to put Megatron in the comic and "sell" the former Decepticon leader, who up to that point had been portrayed as one of the most genocidal and tyrannical versions of the character, as a repentant and sympathetic figure.
12	** IDW deciding to reboot the ''Transformers'' universe impacted ''Lost Light'' quite severely, as Roberts had to heavily compress many of the arcs and stories he had planned to make them all fit into the number of issues he was given to wrap up.
13	* FandomNod: The opening of season 2 has an amusing LampshadeHanging about how ''Dark Cybertron'' was a massive PlotDetour for the Lost Lighters, referencing how a good number of fans were complaining about MTMTE getting derailed for several months for a CrisisCrossover.
14	* LineTOGod: James Roberts, Alex Milne, Josh Burcham and Nick Roche are all active on twitter. In fact, James Roberts is sometimes, way [[TrollingCreator too active]].
15	* PromotedFanboy: Two cases from Japan.
16	** Kotteri, known for her fanarts on pixiv, was tasked to do several covers for not just [=MTMTE=] but also [=RID=].
17	** Hayato Sakamoto, known for his botcon art, did the art for issue #39 and #44 of [=MTMTE=]
18	* RealitySubtext: Issue 28 starts off with Nautica saying "Aaaaand we're back!" This is the first issue after the ''ComicBook/TheTransformersDarkCybertron'' and the plot get's back on track with the comic's second season.
19	* RunningTheAsylum: A well-received example, as it follows on the steps of ''ComicBook/TheTransformersLastStandOfTheWreckers''.
20	* 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.
21	* TrollingCreator: James Roberts LOVES to mess around with the fans and he constantly cracks jokes about the comic and the fan reactions. He once pulled a "FromACertainPointOfView" about issue 13 just to freak out fans into thinking that Rewind and Swerve would die in issue 12. Here is what he posted on Twitter after the incredibly intense and heartrending issue 20 was released.
22	-->"[[OhCrap Please save your tears for issue 21]]."
23	** Alex Milne has recently started to do this in light of his work in Issue 32. So far he has mentioned a high body count and [[EyeScream gouged eyes]].
24	-->'''Alex Milne''':"Starting to really enjoy horror movie MTMTE."
25	-->'''Alex Milne''':"joy, a page with corpses 13 corpses. what fun"
26	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
27	** 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.
28	** James Roberts wanted several Decepticons on the crew like Blitzwing, Soundwave, Mindwipe, and Ravage, but ultimately they appeared in RID instead. Only Ravage made it into the final product. Dreadwind would've been part of the crew as well if Mike Costa hadn't unexpectedly killed the character off during his run.
29	** Chromedome, Drift and Ultra Magnus were all going to be killed in [[spoiler:Overlord's rampage]] at different points in planning. Brainstorm, however, was ''never'' going to die!
30	** According to an interview with James Roberts, the Annual could have included extended conversations between the characters in Crystal City where they discussed their attitudes toward religion, their faiths, and various experiences that shaped their stance towards Primus. Tailgate would've been with them, and Cyclonus would have explained to him that he disapproved of his branding ceremony because he thought it was the same as entering a cult, with the Autobots forcing their sets of values on him. The conversation between Skids and Chromedome would've also mentioned different Cybertronian takes on religion, such as nihilists, evangelists, atheists, agnostics, and would have had a more existential tone.
31	** WordOfGod says that Fort Max was going to do a very morally questionable thing in order to [[spoiler:defeat Overlord]], but such action would've been [[MoralEventHorizon so terrible]] that the only outcome for him would've been death or life imprisonment.
32	** 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 was purged from the story entirely, while Wheeljack's role went to Brainstorm, and Ironhide got swapped out for Ultra Magnus in the final product.
33	** Skids was supposed to be introduced in issue 1 rather than issue 2, but space issues forced Roberts to push it back. This ended up being a blessing in disguise, since it allowed Roberts to give some more establishing moments and characterization for the main cast, Swerve in particular as he had only gotten a single panel introduction in issue 1.
34	** Issue 9 was supposed to have a scene showing when Drift first met his old best friend Gasket, who's [[DeathByOriginStory death caused Drift to initially join the Decepticons]]. This had to be cut for space. Similarly, issue 10 was supposed to have a scene where Tailgate learned about the Decepticon movement.
35	** James Roberts admitted that originally [[spoiler: Tailgate was actually going to die in issue 21]]. In fact this had been planned from issue 1, but Roberts changed his mind at the last minute because it would've been a waste of a character and it would've crippled Cyclonus's character arc. This explains why [[spoiler: Tailgate's]] recovery is off-screen and he's absent in ''Dark Cybertron''.
36	** Issue 22 was supposed to have a hilarious B-plot that had to cut for space, involving Ratchet tricking Drift into thinking that his hands were possessed by Pharma.
37	** Issue 31 went through two different names before the final issue title; "The Cybertronian Menagerie" and "Take One".
38	** Issue 36 was supposed to have a scene showing that Zeta was secretly trying to negotiate with Sentinel to get more power and was willing to sell out Orion and company to do so.
39	** Roberts had initially wanted Prowl to join the crew as a major player, but later admitted that he would have distorted the comic's dynamic.
40	** Roche and Roberts were initially going to collaborate on a spotlight for Octane (now renamed as "Tall" Tankor) all the way back in 2007. The comic never saw the light of day but [[https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/737322039510507520 some ideas from it were used in Fulcrum's backstory]].
41	** What was it that Prowl threatened to blackmail Chromedome with in Issue 14? Originally, it was that [[spoiler:Chromedome had been involved in helping Dominus Ambus become Agent 113 and had erased the event from Rewind's memory; their encounter at the Relinquishment Clinic would've actually been their second meeting.]] Plus, it would've been revealed Chromedome had confessed his secret to [[spoiler:a comatose Rewind in issue 12--unaware that his camera was still on.]]
42	** 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.
43	** Additionally, the Galactic Council would've put Rewind inside armor designed to look like Primus, intended to use him as a kind of psychological weapon against the Cybertronians. Also, while dimension-hopping, Rewind would've briefly visited the Marvel UK continuity during the "Target:2006" storyline where he would've taken out Omega Supreme and taking his power so that he could continue on his journey.
44	** [[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]], 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.]]
45	** Lug and Anode were supposed to be protagonists of a plotline involving the mutineers. This was cut due to the relaunch of the comics.
46	** 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 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''.
47	** 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.]]
48	** Rodimus would have [[HeroicSacrifice sacrificed himself]] to stop [[spoiler:the Omega Guardians]] at the very 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.
49	** 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.
50	* WordOfGay: James Roberts confirmed in an interview that Prowl is indeed attracted to Chromedome (and suggested that the two may have once been in a relationship), which is implied in the comic itself but not said explicitly.
51	* 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.
52	** If he had the chance, he would have added a character from ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' to the story.
53	** Rodimus and Drift's relationship ''could'' have been romantic, but more as a FriendsWithBenefits thing, neither having any intention of settling down together.
54	** If he could rewrite the story from the beginning, he'd:
55	*** Decompress some of the early issues to make things flow better.
56	*** Had more {{lower deck episode}}s.
57	*** Had more stories on the Lost Light during the period [[spoiler:Getaway had taken over]].
58	*** Given more focus to classic [=G1=] characters like Hound, Inferno, Huffer, Gears, Bluestreak, and Mirage.
59	*** Introduce a new character that would have been responsible for the "Lost Light Insider" to further the idea the crew has over ''200'' members.
60	*** [[AdaptedOut Remove]] Red Alert decapitating himself.
61	*** [[SparedByTheAdaptation Possibly spare]] [[spoiler:Trailcutter]].
62	*** Have another VillainEpisode focusing on the DJD before they confronted the Lost Light.
63	*** Use Prowl more.
64	** 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]].
65	** 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.
66	** 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.
67	** Megatron never learned that Terminus lied to him, namely due to that requiring more time than was allotted were he to actually find out.
68	** 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.]]
69	** 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.
70	** While not shown in the aftermath, it is confirmed Flame did survive the series.
71	** 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.
72	** Fortress Maximus, Cerebros, and Red Alert are a [[{{Polyamory}} throuple]], one that works out very well for them.
73	** 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.
74	** 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.
75	** Whirl and Cyclonus are pretty much Amica Endura by the end of the series, same for Brainstorm and Chromedome, and Misfire and Grimlock.
76	** Information Creep exists independently of [[spoiler:Adaptus and his actions]], but likely went under a different name before then.
77	** 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. 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.
78	** The Galactic Council having the authority to punish Megatron is because of Cybertron wanting to join the Council. Roberts 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.
79	** Swerve and Velocity were JustFriends, and [[ShipSinking never planned to be anything more than that.]]
80	** 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.
81	** Swerve did eventually get Misfire's number, and Roberts compared their dynamic to that of ComicBook/BoosterGold and ComicBook/BlueBeetle.
82	** Hoist is the Cybertronian equivalent of a UsefulNotes/{{furry\|Fandom}}, with his favorite movie being ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}''.
83	** 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=].
84	** ''Megatron'' of all characters gives the best hugs.
85	** 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.
86	** Whirl does miss his former teammates in the Wreckers, and considers them his first real "family".
87	* WritersHaveNoSenseOfScale: A RunningGag of sorts. The Size of The Lost Light in perspective based on Ultra Magnus comments and artwork.
88	** On a two-dimensional perspective, the Lost Light is 15 miles long and 10 miles wide, giving it a rough surface area of 150 square miles, roughly the equivalent of the Bronx and Brooklyn combined. However, because its a tri-dimensional figure, and based on the artwork, it has roughly a height of 3 miles, thus giving it a rough estimate of 450 square miles of total exterior surface area, about the total of ALL OF NEW YORK CITY.
89	** The rough number of the crew hovers at around 300 cybertronians, each cybertronian would technically have 1.5 CUBIC MILE of space for themselves.
90	** If you consider just width and length alone, each Ammonite must cover 2.85 sq miles by themselves just to surround it.
91	** And if the Lost Light were to have a single rivet for every square foot of surface to keep it together, and Swerve and Rewind were to be punished by making them replace all the rivets in the exterior surface of the ship, it would take them 198.97 years were they to do it non-stop at a rate of 1-rivet per second. Although... that's probably part of the idea of the punishment.
92
93	!The Promo Images
94	* Season 1:
95	** Red Alert - Is hearing things
96	** Brainstorm - Has a suitcase
97	** Swerve - Doesn't know
98	** Cyclonus - Is key
99	** Ultra Magnus - Won't make it
100	** Ratchet - Knows his time is up
101	** Rodimus - Believes his hype
102	** Rewind - Does things he shouldn't
103	** Rung - Wants to be remembered
104	** Whirl - Hates Everyone
105	** Drift - is trying too hard
106	** Chromedome - is being used
107	* Season 2:
108	** Megatron - The Apostate
109	** Nautica - The Savant
110	** Riptide - The Knave
111	** Trailcutter - The Catalyst
112	** Tailgate - The Ingenue
113	** Nightbeat - The Inquisitor
114
115	!The Music
116	* The Complete Soundtrack list for ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye''
117	** Main Theme: Music/OkkervilRiver - "Lost Coastlines"
118	** Theme for Season 2: Music/DexysMidnightRunners - "Let's Make This Precious"
119	** Theme for ''Lost Light'' (Season 3):David & The Citizens - "Graycoated Morning"
120
121	[[folder:Season 1]]
122	* Issue 1
123	** Music/FionaApple - "Across the Universe"
124	** Music/TheDivineComedy - "Absent Friends"
125	* Issue 2
126	** Stars - "Calendar Girl"
127	** Music/TheNational - "Bloodbuzz Ohio"
128	* Issue 3
129	** Music/TheMountainGoats - "Love Love Love"
130	** The Divine Comedy - "Tonight We Fly"
131	* Issue 4
132	** Music/{{Suede}} - "The Next Life"
133	** The Editors - "Smoker's Outside the Hospital Doors"
134	* Issue 5
135	** Music/BelleAndSebastian - "Get Me Away From Here, I'm Dying"
136	** Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - "Carries On"
137	** Tindersticks - "City Sickness"
138	* Issue 6
139	** Lonely, Dear - "Sinister in a State of Hope"
140	** Beulah - "A Good Man is Easy to Kill"
141	* Issue 7
142	** Emmy The Great - "Easter Parade"
143	** Music/LosCampesinos - "My Year in Lists"
144	* Annual
145	** Music/EchoAndTheBunnymen - "Nothing Lasts Forever"
146	** Gene - "For the Dead"
147	** Departure Lounge - "Too Late to Die Young"
148	* Issue 8
149	** Music/IronAndWine - "Die"
150	** The Flaming Lips - "Do You Realize"
151	* Shadowplay Arc
152	** Music/{{Mew}} - "Comforting Sounds"
153	* Issue 9
154	** The Leisure Society - "Our Hearts Burn Like Damp Matches"
155	** Jon Brion - ''Film/EternalSunshineOfTheSpotlessMind'' Theme
156	* Issue 10
157	** Choir of Young Believers - "[=Action/Reaction=]"
158	** Hjaltalin - "Traffic Music"
159	* Issue 11
160	** I Am Kloot - "No Fear of Falling"
161	** Music/JoyDivision - "Atmosphere"
162	** Music/{{The Cure\|Band}} - "Plainsong"
163	* Spotlight: Orion Pax
164	** Frausdots - "Softlight"
165	* Spotlight: Trailctutter
166	** Cloud Cult - "Nobody Said This Would Be Easy"
167	** Carter USM - "The Only Living Boy in New Cross"
168	* Spotlight: Hoist
169	** The Books - "Enjoy Your Worries, You May Never Have Them Again"
170	** Music/{{CAKE}} - "The Distance"
171	* Issue 12
172	** Music/{{Radiohead}} - "[[Music/OKCOmputer Airbag]]"
173	** Eluvium - "Prelude for Time Feelers"
174	* Issue 13
175	** Music/{{Morrissey}} - "Now My Heart is Full"
176	** Music/BobDylan - "[[Music/BringingItAllBackHome Subterranean Homesick Blues]]"
177	** Rialto - "The Underdogs"
178	** The Lodger - "The Good Old Days"
179	** Music/DavidByrne - "The Man Who Loved Beer"
180	** Pelle Carlberg - "Pamplona"
181	** The Research - "Lonely Hearts Still Beat The Same"
182	** Duke Special - "The Night I Nearly Died"
183	** Music/SuperFurryAnimals - "It's Not The End of the World?"
184	** Music/{{Pulp}} - "Bar Italia"
185	* Issue 14
186	** Music/{{Pulp}} - "The Fear"
187	** Music/{{Magazine}} - "A Song from under the floorboards"
188	** James - "Born of Frustration"
189	* Issue 15
190	** Music/{{Morrissey}} - "The First of the Gang to Die"
191	** Music/JohnnyCash - "The Mercy Seat"
192	** Duels - "Brothers and Sisters"
193	* Issue 16
194	** Music/PetShopBoys - "Your Funny Uncle"
195	** Music/MercuryRev - "Holes"
196	** Mogwai - "Tracy"
197	** Neil Hammon & Music/YannTiersen - "Les Jours Tristes"
198	** Momus - "The Sadness of Things"
199	** Byrne - "Embers"
200	** Music/SnowPatrol - "Run"
201	** Arco - "Lullaby"
202	* Remain In Light Arc
203	** Music/MurrayGold - "A Dazzling End" (background music from the ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E11TurnLeft Turn Left]]," during the scene when Donna accepts her HeroicSacrifice)
204	** Music/{{Blur}} - "The Universal"
205	* Issue 17
206	** Music/TalkingHeads - "[[Music/FearOfMusic Heaven]]"
207	** Music/TheShins - "A Comet Appears"
208	** The Ballet - "Is Anybody Out there?"
209	* Issue 18
210	** Clearlake - "Winterlight"
211	** Drugstore - "El President"
212	** Holm - "Afterglow"
213	* Issue 20
214	** Shakespeare's Sister - "Hello"
215	* Issue 21
216	** Ballboy - "Stronger Hearts Than Mine Lie Empty"
217	** John Murphy - "Sunshine (Adagio in D Minor)"
218	** Music/{{Morrissey}} - "Nobody Loves Us"
219	** Soulsavers - "Longest Day"
220	** Music/ArcadeFire - "No Cars Go"
221	** (The Real) Tuesday Weld - "Dreaming of You"
222	* Issue 22
223	** Laptop - "End Credits"
224	** Music/FrankTurner - "I Knew Prufrock Before He Got Famous"
225	** Black Box Recorder - "Goodnight Kiss"
226	[[/folder]]
227
228	[[folder:Season 2]]
229	* World, Shut Your Mouth Arc
230	** Julian Cope - "World, Shut Your Mouth"
231	* Issue 28
232	** Their Hearts Were Full of Spring - "A Question of Trust"
233	** Music/ElectricLightOrchestra - "Mr. Blue Sky"
234	** Frisbie - "Let's Get Started"
235	* Issue 29
236	** The Ladybug Transistor - "Words Hang In The Air"
237	* Issue 30
238	** Music/{{Morrissey}} - "Speedway"
239	** Public Image Limited - "Rise"
240	** Music/{{Radiohead}} - "[[Music/TheBends Street Spirit (Fade Out)]]"
241	* Issue 31
242	** Labradford - "S"
243	** Music/TheDivineComedy - "Lost Property"
244	* Issue 32
245	** Music/{{Low}} - "The Dark"
246	** Death in Vegas - "Dirge"
247	** Simon Warner - "Waiting Rooms"
248	** Music/TheDivineComedy - "Note to Self"
249	* Issue 33
250	** Smog - "Teenage Spaceship"
251	** Music/{{Spiritualized}} - "Ladies And Gentlemen, We Are Floating In Space"
252	** Lightning Seeds - "Pure"
253	** Pelvis - "Light and Day"
254	* Issue 34
255	** Music/MichaelNyman - {{Knowing the Ropes}}
256	** Micah P. Hinson - "Don't You Forget"
257	** The Notwist - "The Devil, You + Me"
258	* Issue 35
259	** Longpigs - "Blue Skies"
260	** Music/{{Radiohead}} - "[[Music/OKComputer No Surprises]]"
261	* Issue 36
262	** Clem Slide - "Fontanelle"
263	** Julian Cope - "An Elegant Chaos"
264	* Issue 37
265	** The Radio Dept. - "Where Damage Isn't Already Done"
266	** Music/TheDivineComedy - "The Certainty of Chance"
267	** Catherine Ireton - "The Psychiatrist Is In" (from the concept album and accompanying movie ''Film/GodHelpTheGirl'')
268	** Ballboy - "A Europe-Wide Search For Love"
269	* Issue 38
270	** Music/{{REM}} - "It's The End Of The World (As We Know It)"
271	** Music/{{Aqualung}} - "Good Goodnight"
272	** Guillemots - "If The World Ends"
273	** Gene - "Where Are They Now"
274	* Issue 39
275	** Music/KateRusby - "Village Green Preservation Society"
276	** Earl Brutus ‎– "The S.A.S. And The Glam That Goes With It"
277	** Ludovico Einaudi - "I Giorni"
278	* Issue 40
279	** Music/BelleAndSebastian - "Nobody's Empire"
280	** It's Jo And Danny - "Love Expression"
281	* Issue 41
282	** Beth Orton - "Sweetest Decline"
283	** Music/TheBreeders - "Cannonball"
284	** Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. - "Call Me Ishmael"
285	** Music/IronAndWine - "Flightless Bird, American Mouth"
286	* Issue 42
287	** Music/BlocParty - "She's Hearing Voices"
288	** Music/{{Magazine}} - "The Light Pours Out Of Me"
289	** Music/PrimalScream - "Velocity Girl"
290	** Music/TheSmiths - "How Soon Is Now?"
291	* Issue 43
292	** Ben Lee - "I Love Pop Music"
293	** Gary Portnay - "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" (''Series/{{Cheers}}'' theme song)
294	** Adem - "There Will Always Be"
295	* Issue 44
296	** Music/TheSmiths - "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want"
297	** A Camp - "Song For The Leftovers"
298	* Issue 45
299	** Music/PrimalScream - "Loaded"
300	** Music/TheStoneRoses - "Fools Gold"
301	** Black Grape - "Shake Your Money"
302	* Issue 46
303	** Babybird - "It's Not Funny Anymore"
304	** Strangelove - "Living With The Human Machines"
305	** Music/BrightEyes - "Bowl of Oranges"
306	* Issue 47
307	** Music/KateBush - "Wuthering Heights"
308	** Lloyd Cole And The Commotions - "Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken"
309	** Rachel's - "Water From The Same Source"
310	* Issue 48
311	** East River Pipe - "Take Back the Days"
312	** Music/TheMountainGoats - "You or Your Memory"
313	* Issue 49
314	** Thee More Shallows - "Monkey vs. Shark"
315	** Music/{{Suede}} - "The Living Dead"
316	** Music/{{REM}} - "Losing My Religion"
317	* The Transformers Holiday Special: Silent Light
318	** Andy Williams - "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"
319	* The Dying of the Light Arc
320	** Music/JohnnyCash - "Hurt"
321	* Issue 50
322	** Music/DavidBowie - [[Music/HeroesDavidBowieAlbum "'Heroes'"]]
323	** Music/OkkervilRiver - "Our Life Is Not A Movie Or Maybe"
324	** Grandaddy - "Nonphenomenal Lineage"
325	* Issue 51
326	** Music/NickCave and the Bad Seeds - "The Ship Song"
327	** Music/NickCave and the Bad Seeds - "Foi Na Cruz"
328	** Music/SimonAndGarfunkel - "The Sound of Silence"
329	* Issue 52
330	** Music/MichaelNyman - "Franklyn"
331	** Clinic - "The Return of Evil Bill"
332	** Music/MassiveAttack - "[[Music/Mezzanine Teardrop]]"
333	** Fariña - "Twilight of the Empire"
334	* Issue 53
335	** The Delgados - "Make Your Move"
336	** Music/ScottWalker - "Little Things (That Keep Us Together)"
337	** Music/MazzyStar - "Into Dust"
338	** Music/{{Blur}} - "Out of Time"
339	* Issue 54
340	** Broken Records - "Slow Parade"
341	** Cinerama - "Superman"
342	** Ed Harcourt - "The Birds Will Sing For Us"
343	* Issue 55
344	** I Monster - "Daydream in Blue"
345	** Music/TheSundays - "Here's Where the Story Ends"
346	** Villagers - "Everything I Am Is Yours"
347	** Music/BenFolds Five - "Missing the War"
348	** Music/TheDivineComedy - "To the Rescue"
349	* Issue 56
350	** The Jazz Butcher - "Rosemary Davis' World of Sound"
351	** Lambchop - "It's Not Alright"
352	** James - "Out To Get You"
353	* Issue 57
354	** Gene - "Who Said This Was The End"
355	** Casiotone for the Painfully Alone - "Bobby Malone Moves Home"
356	** Michael Head and the Strands - "Something Like You"
357	** Bill Wells and Aidan Moffat - "The Copper Top"
358	** Music/TheDivineComedy - "The Dogs and the Horses"
359	[[/folder]]
360
361	[[folder:Lost Light (Season 3)]]
362	* Dissolution Arc
363	** Lost in the Trees - "Neither Here Nor There"
364	* Issue 1
365	** Music/TheDecemberists - "This Is Why We Fight"
366	** The Go-Betweens - "Magic In Here"
367	** Rachel's - "Water From The Same Source"
368	* Issue 2
369	** British Sea Power - "It Ended on an Oily Stage"
370	** Liquid Liquid - "Optimo"
371	** Lisa Hannigan - "Lille"
372	* Issue 3
373	** Anthony Reynolds - "Those Kind of Songs"
374	** Music/OkkervilRiver - "A Stone"
375	** Andreas Mattsson - "The Summer of Speed"
376	* Issue 4
377	** Nils Frahm - "You"
378	** Music/TheNewPornographers - "The Bleeding Heart Show"
379	** Music/{{Interpol}} - "Next Exit"
380	* Issue 5
381	** Orlando - "Just For a Second"
382	** Pedro the Lion - "Of Up and Coming Monarchs"
383	** Tarwater - "All of the Ants Left Paris"
384	* Issue 6
385	** Damien Jurado - "Cloudy Shoes"
386	** Scotland Yard Gospel Choir - "Everything You Paid For"
387	** Tom Brosseau - "Favourite Colour Blue"
388	** Music/SixpenceNoneTheRicher - "I Won't Share You"
389	* Issue 7
390	** Goldmund - "Threnody"
391	** Daughter - "Medicine"
392	** Tobias Jesso Jr. - "Without You"
393	* Issue 8
394	** Emmy the Great - "Mahal Kita"
395	** The Blow - "Get Up"
396	** MUNA - "I Know a Place"
397	** Would-Be-Goods - "Sad Stories"
398	* Issue 9
399	** Her Space Holiday - "Sleepy California"
400	** Mojave 3 - "Who Do You Love"
401	** Hefner - "Goethe's Letter to Vic Chesnutt"
402	** Pernice Brothers - "The Weakest Shade of Blue"
403	* Issue 10
404	** The Vaccines - "A Lack of Understanding"
405	** [=McAlmont=] and Butler - "Yes"
406	** Destroyer - "Introducing Angels"
407	[[/folder]]
408
409	[[folder:Character Songs]]
410	* Rodimus: My Friend the Chocolate Cake - "I've Got a Plan"
411	* Tailgate: [[Music/{{Eels}} Mark Oliver Everett]] - "Hello Cruel World"
412	* Chromedome and Rewind: Music/{{Kenickie}} - "I Would Fix You"
413	* Ultra Magnus: Jon DeRosa - "True Men"
414	* Megatron:
415	** Music/ScottWalker - "The Old Man's Back Again"
416	** Music/{{Morrissey}} - "Irish Blood, English Heart"
417	** Music/{{Morrissey}} - "Speedway"
418	* Nautica: The Lucksmiths - "Fiction"
419	* Brainstorm: Music/PetShopBoys - "Left To My Own Devices"
420	* The Scavengers: The Ballet - "Meaningless"
421	* Cyclonus: Music/SufjanStevens - "Chicago"
422	* Whirl: James - "Getting Away With It (All Messed Up)"
423	* Getaway: Music/{{Pulp}} - "I Spy"
424	[[/folder]]
425
426	Listen to the [=MTMTE=] on Spotify [[http://open.spotify.com/user/zaine2003/playlist/2zFy65CvlsBAMAO9WMz5AW here]].

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