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by Ares
Mon Oct 09, 2023 4:56 am
Forum: Character Sheets
Topic: Jab’s Builds! (Miss Piggy! The Swedish Chef! Sweetums! Gonzo!)
Replies: 35322
Views: 7081115

Re: Jab’s Builds! (Dinobot! Waspinator! Scorponok! Tarantulas!)

So who were y'all's favorite Beast Wars characters? I remember digging Rattrap, Dinobot and Rhinox the most, and loving Megatron as the baddie. (he says, totally not extending this page to the fifteenth post so Megatron isn't at the bottom of a page) To the surprise of probably no one, my favorite ...
by Ares
Fri Oct 06, 2023 8:34 pm
Forum: Character Sheets
Topic: Jab’s Builds! (Miss Piggy! The Swedish Chef! Sweetums! Gonzo!)
Replies: 35322
Views: 7081115

Re: Jab’s Builds! (Optimus Primal! Cheetor! Rattrap! Rhinox! Dinobot!)

Dinobot and Rattrap were one of those cases of two guys starting out hating each other but becoming 'vitriolic best buds' over time. They kept up the same banter and what not, but there wasn't any real animosity unless one of them was really ticked. It was what made Dinobot's betrayal all the more h...
by Ares
Wed Oct 04, 2023 5:22 am
Forum: Character Sheets
Topic: Jab’s Builds! (Miss Piggy! The Swedish Chef! Sweetums! Gonzo!)
Replies: 35322
Views: 7081115

Re: Jab’s Builds! (Fortress Maximus! Trypticon! Scorponok! Unicron!)

Rather than "not take itself seriously", I'd say that Beast Wars was good at balancing humor with drama, never becoming too grim but only rarely devolving into outright farce. You could often have humorous moments even during dire battles, but at the same time there was often real risks of...
by Ares
Tue Oct 03, 2023 8:17 pm
Forum: Character Sheets
Topic: Jab’s Builds! (Miss Piggy! The Swedish Chef! Sweetums! Gonzo!)
Replies: 35322
Views: 7081115

Re: Jab’s Builds! (Fortress Maximus! Trypticon! Scorponok! Unicron!)

* Speaking of the Trial... it's a bit weird. Okay, so Galactus is at his lowest ebb of power, and Reed votes to save his life- he can't allow ANYONE to die if he can avoid it (fast-forward to Hickman's Infinity stuff...). Galactus thus survives, vows to spare the Earth once more, and declares Reed ...
by Ares
Tue Oct 03, 2023 7:58 pm
Forum: Character Sheets
Topic: Jab’s Builds! (Miss Piggy! The Swedish Chef! Sweetums! Gonzo!)
Replies: 35322
Views: 7081115

Re: Jab’s Builds! (Fortress Maximus! Trypticon! Scorponok! Unicron!)

And yeah, Unicron is just one of those epic villains. The concept of a robot the size of a planet that goes around eating other planets, then can transform into humanoid robot with this bitching 'viking angel of death' look is just amazing. The moment he starts transforming in the movie and Galvatro...
by Ares
Tue Oct 03, 2023 4:48 pm
Forum: Character Sheets
Topic: Jab’s Builds! (Miss Piggy! The Swedish Chef! Sweetums! Gonzo!)
Replies: 35322
Views: 7081115

Re: Jab’s Builds! (Metroplex! Fortress Maximus! Trypticon! Scorponok!)

Naturally I waited until Jab is almost done with his Transformers builds to post this. Oops.
by Ares
Tue Oct 03, 2023 4:43 pm
Forum: Character Sheets
Topic: Jab’s Builds! (Miss Piggy! The Swedish Chef! Sweetums! Gonzo!)
Replies: 35322
Views: 7081115

Re: Jab’s Builds! (Metroplex! Fortress Maximus! Trypticon! Scorponok!)

Going through my Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye (Dreamwave) collection, which was as close to an Official Handbook of the Transformers Universe we've gotten. While they mostly are vague about describing certain attributes (above average, incredibly strong, immensely strong, etc.), they do act...
by Ares
Mon Oct 02, 2023 4:09 pm
Forum: Character Sheets
Topic: Jab’s Builds! (Miss Piggy! The Swedish Chef! Sweetums! Gonzo!)
Replies: 35322
Views: 7081115

Re: Jab’s Builds! (Omega Supreme! Metroplex! Fortress Maximus!)

I always liked Fortress Maximus. Just that name is frickin awesome, but the whole concept of an Autobot base that could transform into basically a full on Godzilla-sized robot was awesome. That Spike got to be a part of him was also pretty awesome, as it let him finally be able to directly contribut...
by Ares
Sat Sep 30, 2023 2:33 am
Forum: Character Sheets
Topic: Jab’s Builds! (Miss Piggy! The Swedish Chef! Sweetums! Gonzo!)
Replies: 35322
Views: 7081115

Re: Jab’s Builds! (Piranacon! The Predacons! Headmasters! Pretenders!)

One explanation given for how Pretenders work is that the Pretender Shells actually have the same kind of mass shifting/size shifting powers some Cybertronians have, and allow the Transformer to shrink down to human size. The 'armor' most of the Pretender Shells wear is also removable, so once down ...
by Ares
Fri Sep 29, 2023 1:25 am
Forum: Character Sheets
Topic: Jab’s Builds! (Miss Piggy! The Swedish Chef! Sweetums! Gonzo!)
Replies: 35322
Views: 7081115

Re: Jab’s Builds! (Computron! Abominus! Defensor! Piranacon! The Predacons!)

The Targetmaster concept is actually kind of fun, as sentient weapons are cool and the idea that the gun can be a sidekick is interesting as well. I was actually reading my Transformers Official Handbook collection due to Jab's thread and came across Sureshot and Spoilsport, and it honestly made me ...
by Ares
Thu Sep 28, 2023 6:31 pm
Forum: Character Sheets
Topic: Jab’s Builds! (Miss Piggy! The Swedish Chef! Sweetums! Gonzo!)
Replies: 35322
Views: 7081115

Re: Jab’s Builds! (Computron! Abominus! Defensor! Piranacon! The Predacons!)

The Headmaster concept was weird in the way it was implemented, IE: Transformers literally have their heads removed and bonded with a human-sized being so that the human turns into their head. It made a bit more sense for Targetmasters since at least then it's the other character becoming a weapon ...
by Ares
Thu Sep 28, 2023 4:25 pm
Forum: Character Sheets
Topic: Jab’s Builds! (Miss Piggy! The Swedish Chef! Sweetums! Gonzo!)
Replies: 35322
Views: 7081115

Re: Jab’s Builds! (Computron! Abominus! Defensor! Piranacon! The Predacons!)

The Headmaster concept was weird in the way it was implemented, IE: Transformers literally have their heads removed and bonded with a human-sized being so that the human turns into their head. It made a bit more sense for Targetmasters since at least then it's the other character becoming a weapon t...
by Ares
Wed Sep 27, 2023 7:11 am
Forum: Character Sheets
Topic: Jab’s Builds! (Miss Piggy! The Swedish Chef! Sweetums! Gonzo!)
Replies: 35322
Views: 7081115

Re: Jab’s Builds! (Superion! Bruticus! Computron! Abominus! Defensor!)

One explanation I've heard that apparently came from the writers of the movie is that Soundwave knew that if he tried to stop Starscream from tossing out Megatron, he'd get overruled. Instead he apparently knew there would be a fight for leadership, and he planned to win and then order them to go ba...
by Ares
Tue Sep 26, 2023 3:22 am
Forum: Character Sheets
Topic: Jab's Rifts Builds (Rifts- A Final Summation!)
Replies: 3773
Views: 677369

Re: Jab's Rifts Builds (Soviet Soldiers! Vedmak Cyber-Doc! Cyborg Soldier!)

So with this being the last World Book, I'm curious what your plans are after this? Will you be doing the Dimension books, other settings books (Heroes Unlimited), other things Paladium put out (their Robotech and TMNT books), etc? One fun idea might be that, having gone over all of Rifts in this ma...
by Ares
Mon Sep 25, 2023 11:03 pm
Forum: Character Sheets
Topic: Jab’s Builds! (Miss Piggy! The Swedish Chef! Sweetums! Gonzo!)
Replies: 35322
Views: 7081115

Re: Jab’s Builds! (Galvatron! Quintessons! Devastator! Menasor!!)

I kind of liked the way the Combaticons were portrayed in the War for/Fall of Cybertron games. There the teams emphasis on military and combat translated into them being this elite Decepticon special mission for that could turn the certain defeat of a Decepticon attack force into a win solely due to...