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Who are your favourite characters in this era, and why?
My favorite characters in this or any other era in which they may appear, in no particular order, are: Megatron, Soundwave, Starscream, Shockwave, Jazz. That will never change. However... as far as their characterizations in this Cybertron series goes (i.e. the first three of those listed) they are by no means my favorite character portrayals, which was the most disappointing thing for me about the show.

Hence, in terms of my favorite character portrayals for this series, the only ones that really stand out for me are:

  1. Scourge
  2. Vector Prime
Scourge: Scourge was and is, by far, my most favorite character in terms of development. Here was one guy who actually evolved throughout the series in a tangible and meaningful way, as we watched how his beliefs and values gradually changed from one episode to the next, and all without losing his core personality. I really liked his connections with Backstop and the Jungle Planet. He was one damn cool character that I still remember to this day. In fact, if it weren't for Scourge, I probably would not watch this particular series again.

Vector Prime: Another unique character, with a great VA and multi-dimensional personality. I really liked this guy, and still do. I was disappointed with his ending, and I really hoped that he, more than any other Autobot, would be able to help bring to the surface that inner, deeper part of Megatron that keeps hinting is there but never really gets a chance to shine... he would come close at times... sort of, and I remember, especially towards the latter half of the series, watching each episode just hoping, waiting, for that special moment where maybe, just maybe... we may finally get to see that Megatron and (some of) the other Decepticons are so much more than just the "bad" guys, thanks to Vector Prime - kind of like Lori and Optimus were the catalysts for Scourge's development. But, it never happened. Wishful thinking? Perhaps. Still, that's the one thing about Vector Prime that I remember most. He had an insight and wisdom about things and others that no one else had.

Optimus and his close team of Autobots: Looking back on the series now, I really don't have much to say about them. They come across as rather predictable and boring. Hot Shot was okay - reminds me of Steve McQueen from Cars for some reason (or maybe I'm thinking of someone else? It's been a few years since I watched this show)... Override was interesting, especially at the beginning when she appeared resistant to the Autobots' plight. Scattershot, Red Alert and Jetfire? Kind of like the nerds of the show.

The humans in this series were okay. I remember liking Lori, probably because of the way she interacted with Scourge, and Thunderblast.

Thunderblast: Ehh... she's... well... one of those characters you just love to hate. Annoying, funny in an annoying sort of way... you get the picture.

Starscream: Because Starscream is one of my favorite characters, I found it hard to watch. My biggest disappointment overall. I found myself wishing that he'd just hurry up and get defeated already by Primus so that I wouldn't have to watch anymore scenes with him in it.

Megatron: Awesome, awesome character... intelligent and with so much potential. Again though, so much disappointment for me personally. The more the series went on, the more he became predictable, until the dreaded G word replaced him. It was at this point, actually, that I lost interest in the rest of the show (same as with the original TFTM). My heart just wasn't in it anymore.

Soundwave: Soundwave... Soundwave was okaaaay. Not great, could have been worse. Again, another potential to be something more that was lost.

Sideways: This guy gets some character points. Intriguing, he was all just for himself, and you always knew that you could never trust his loyalty or allegiance to anyone, ever. This made him quite different, and unique, to any other character in the show.

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Which characters were disappointing or over-used?
Disappointing:
  1. Starscream - see above
  2. Megatron - see above
  3. Soundwave - see above
  4. Thundercracker - all I can say is, wtf? This is a good example of why we should not reuse names for (new) characters that have no similarity whatsoever to their namesake.
Over-used:
No one really that I can recall at the moment.

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Who would you have liked to have seen more of in this Series for being under-used?
  1. Wing Saber - he could have been more kick ass, more rebellious. I liked his arrogance.
  2. Snarl - I don't remember why but I really liked this guy for some reason.
So there you have it. I hope you found some of the above interesting, and thanks for taking the time to read.