Losing my mind over Transformers: Earthspark
Gonna be discussing some spoilers for the first episode of the show here (both stuff that was revealed in-episode and also just theorisin') Aight, so, Quintus Prime!!! I am so so SO hyped to see one of the OG Thirteen getting more love, especially Quintus! Cyberverse set the bar big time with Maccadam/Alchemist, hoping weâre seeing a trend being set here! Even if we wouldnât have known it was Quintus speaking if it wasnât for the name drop in the end credits, Iâll hecking take it. Mayhaps we'll even have some flashbacks where we get to see Solus Prime do something cool other than dying, ehh?
Gotta say, it doesnât look good for my poor boy. His line seems to be a recording, so itâs entirely possible Quintus is straight up dead by now. (I do have to admit, thanks to my horrible auditory processing, I thought he was speaking a Cybertronian language, and only realised he was saying âLegacy of hopeâ after translating the scrolling Autobot glyphs, which say the same thing on loop. Itâs unclear if heâs rigged the cave with some kind of universal translator or if weâre just hearing the words in English for our benefit, but either way, itâs interesting⊠And also strangely poignant?
The thing is, Quintus Prime is famous for creating the Quintessons, so if heâs confirmed to be in it, theyâre probably not far behind. Which begs the question⊠Whyâd he make this cave in the first place? The cool swirly rock can probably be safely assumed to be the Emberstone, which is a very important artefact to leave lying around for just anyone to discover and possibly (mis)use. If he knows the Quintessons are coming, a weapon to defeat them with might make more sense from the Transformersâ perspective, but Twitch and Thrash have made it clear theyâre not really interested in fighting, theyâd rather play and learn cool stuff. Quintus is a pacifist who loves all forms of life, so it makes sense that he didnât want to build a weapon. The Quintessons thrive best by sowing fear and mistrust between organics and Cybertronians, so Quintus left behind something that would bridge that gap, something which shows how organics and mechanoids can not only co-exist, but actually thrive and need each other. A legacy not of war, but of hope. Thatâs a message I can really get behind for the TF franchise!
Yeah, weâve only seen 20 minutes of this show and Iâm already Emotional, what of it?