Michael Bay Celebrates Tanks-Giving in Transformers
CHUD reports that Megatron will indeed be back for Transformers 2, which should surprise no one not currently in a coma. But the real news is that Megatron will ditch his indistinguishable-from-Starscream jet transformation mode to an indistinguishable-from-Brawl tank mode, which at least has some precedent in the toys and cartoons, making it the least offensive change Bay has made to franchise so far.
How does Megatron come back? I’m glad you asked. Apparently, the Autobots resurrect him to fight the Fallen, which CHUD eloquently describes as the “Satan equivalent Transformer from the recent comic books.” Given the Transformers in the movie seem to have the mental acuity of four-year-olds, this does not shock me.
PS?I’m really sorry about the hideous article title. It got stuck in my head, and I saw no reason why I should have to suffer it alone.
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