Quote Originally Posted by TaZZerath View Post
I wish that there was more characters with unique abilities (like Thundercracker, Skywarp, Point One Percenters etc) beyond the standard 'pew pew' or 'hack-n-slash' tropes.
Granted, but each power is offset by some stupendous drawback.
* The ability to teleport anywhere up to a maximum range of 1mm
* Unlimited flight range but when you're in aircraft mode and already at cruising altitude (so you can't actually take off)
* Post mortem invulnerability. This bot's corpse becomes indestructible.
* The ability to transform into anything but never the same mode more than once. So he's lost the ability to become a robot looooooong ago and can never go back to robot mode again.
* Offset camouflage. Will always take on a colour that offsets the bot's environment. e.g. if in a snowfield he will become deep black, if at night will become a high-vis bright orange or yellow. This is an involuntary ability.
etc.

I wish for good Transformers novels to be written, not like that awful Keepers Trilogy. Blegh.