Originally Posted by liegeprime
They might not be able to use the Machination as the rights to those characters may belong to IDW (just as G1 super-human villain Circuit Breaker belongs to Marvel). They could use COBRA since Hasbro owns the rights to that, but then you'd also have to bring in G.I. Joe (or somehow explain their absence).
Cobra Commander did appear once in the G1 cartoon, but of course, this was in the relative future where COBRA has presumably been long disbanded and G.I. Joe are no longer around -- possibly reorganised into the Earth Defence Command. We know that EDC officer Marissa Fairborn is the daughter of G.I. Joe's Dashiell R. Fairborn (aka Flint) and Allison Hart-Burnett (aka Lady Jaye). GI Joe and COBRA had a few encounters with the Transformers in the Marvel Comics.
But I'm not sure if Hasbro's willing to tie G.I. Joe in with Transformers at such a level... in any case, MECHA appear to be a very well organised paramilitary force which, IMO, makes them an interesting and formidable (and actually credible) foe for the Autobots. What appears to make them even more deadly aside from their use of advanced technology, is their use of strategy. They're clearly not idiots who'll keep fighting the Autobots no matter what -- in the end Silas ordered a tactical retreat and attempted Scorched Earth. While the Autobots may be physically stronger and more technologically advanced than MECHA, it's possible that Silas may be a better tactician and, as he eloquently pointed out, they have home-ground advantage (whereas the Autobots are stuck in a cave for the most part).
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