Surprises from the IDW Panel at NYCC09

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As I was bored in a meeting I kind of day dreamed a stop motion video with a Drift toy basically following the Poochie the Dog episode.

Bumblebee: "Look Optimus, it's our old friend Drift!"

Drift: *Does a rap song*

[STL]

I'd really appreciate it if this constant bashing of Drift would stop. I've really tried to ignore it but its becoming rather incessant.

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I'd really appreciate it if this constant bashing of Drift would stop. I've really tried to ignore it but its becoming rather incessant.

But going back to bashing Wheelie is so 1980s

[i_amtrunks]

But going back to bashing Wheelie is so 1980s

And the movie isn't out for another couple of months!

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Flippancy aside, is Drift really that bad? I mean, I don't see anyone harping on when Grimlock marches over a bunch of drones or Scorponok deals with Hot Rod not even on panel. It seems that resentment that AHM took over from "-tion" fuels a lot of these snipes. Powerful characters are not new. Even Monstructor as combined mode handing it to omega back in the Prime spollight was over the top.

Drift in comparison has had one moment of "coolness". Just b/c he's not a fan favourite and can get away with doing "silly" things doesn't mean we should keep bashing it. Grimlock is a perfect example of a character that fans cling religiously onto w/out ever questioning his actions and "bad ass" nature. We've heard the complaints, do we really need to hear it where its not even about it?

[kup]

Flippancy aside, is Drift really that bad? I mean, I don't see anyone harping on when Grimlock marches over a bunch of drones or Scorponok deals with Hot Rod not even on panel. It seems that resentment that AHM took over from "-tion" fuels a lot of these snipes. Powerful characters are not new. Even Monstructor as combined mode handing it to omega back in the Prime spollight was over the top.

Drift in comparison has had one moment of "coolness". Just b/c he's not a fan favourite and can get away with doing "silly" things doesn't mean we should keep bashing it.

I think it has to do more with how this character was hyped, promoted and presented to us than anything he has done in fiction. There is also the factor that many people are dissatisfied with AHM and since Drift has been a focal point of their marketing, it is easy to Focus on Drift in the same way that Jar Jar is focused upon for all the flaws that the prequels had even though Jar Jar became a more 'background' character for eps II & III.

[GoktimusPrime]

Well ofcourse, we all do. then we can make photocomics of all our other TF's beating him up.

As I was bored in a meeting I kind of day dreamed a stop motion video with a Drift toy basically following the Poochie the Dog episode.

Bumblebee: "Look Optimus, it's our old friend Drift!"

Drift: *Does a rap song*
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ROFLMAO!!

I think it has to do more with how this character was hyped, promoted and presented to us than anything he has done in fiction. There is also the factor that many people are dissatisfied with AHM and since Drift has been a focal point of their marketing, it is easy to Focus on Drift in the same way that Jar Jar is focused upon for all the flaws that the prequels had even though Jar Jar became a more 'background' character for eps II & III.

I don't know if I'd compare Drift to Jar Jar just yet...

So far...
Drift =
...he'd better not have Silent Engines(TM)... (-_-)

[Lord_Zed]

I think it has to do more with how this character was hyped, promoted and presented to us than anything he has done in fiction. There is also the factor that many people are dissatisfied with AHM and since Drift has been a focal point of their marketing, it is easy to Focus on Drift in the same way that Jar Jar is focused upon for all the flaws that the prequels had even though Jar Jar became a more 'background' character for eps II & III.

I think you have it there it's the marketing that really drives a lot of this anti Drift feeling, the way he was promoted, along with the rumours of a new Toy based on the IDW left many with the Impression IDW regarded Drift as the coolest thing ever to happen in Transformers. It feels as if Drift is nothing more than a marketing ploy to draw people in. Perhaps he would have been more welcomed the fandom had spotlight Drift came first and then he appeard in AHM.

And as far as Drfit being a focal point for some of the dissatisfaction with AHM, yes I'd agree that to is a factor. To me it feels like the hugely diverse TF universe has been reduced to just the favoured cast of Geewun, and instead of seeing the odd cameo, and even a little development of any of the characters from the later years we instead see Drift, replacing all of them.

Ultimately though the Drift spotlight that will make or break the character, and I will be getting that spotlight because believe it or not I and I think everyone else would like to see Drift become something, up untill then though and we get something solid I suspect the Drift bashing may continue.

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ROFLMAO!!


I don't know if I'd compare Drift to Jar Jar just yet...

So far...
Drift =
...he'd better not have Silent Engines(TM)... (-_-)

comparing to Jar Jar not because there are any similarities between the characters themselves but due to each being a focus of backlash from a significant amount of fans who are generally dissatisfied with the Star Wars prequels.

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Get over it. No, really. Don't like Drift? Fine. Don't make it your mission to diss the guy. Leave to what he does in the comic/his Spotlight. You ruin it for everybody else - whether or nto they've made their mind up about it. TFs come and go and deal with the fact that Hasbro liked the idea enough to give it a go ahead.