Quote Originally Posted by griffin View Post
Considering Ultra Magnus didn't die in the Movie after being blown into lots of little pieces, this just seemed like a very cheap death... to, as Gok said, make Sixshot seem like a super powerful character.

I'm not sure why they bothered though, as he apparently goes soft soon, thanks to a friendship with Daniel.
I think they could've made Sixshot appear to be a powerful character if they'd maybe just employed some robot dismemberment and a good old Spark: Rip 'n' Crush, that would've made him truly something to be feared - instead we got piss poor laser shots that didn't even leave scorch marks, mind you it was quite amusing to watch UM get placed into a casket and get shot into a body of water like he was literally being flushed and forgotten about.

My only gripe with Sixshot in Headmasters is that he keeps being referred to as a Ninja when he is probably one of the least covert characters of the show, that and I agree with Griffin in that his supposed 7th mode is just pointless.

The clones I really liked as I didn't mind the 'speech in unison' effect they gave them as it gives a sense that they are, though I know they're not, sharing a spark - The Galvatron debacle is a bit of an oversight but, that Galvatron sure does work in mysterious ways.

I too thought it was weird that the Autobots, after having gone to such lengths to unlock this Pyramids secrets, would just up and leave after a bit of a moral story... that was clearly eons old
It is indeed unfortunate though that Daniel didn't use Wheelie as target practice with Highbrow's offering, this incarnation of Wheelie is far and beyond way more annoying than the US version, I know he is supposed to be young but damn!

The most disappointing part I've found with this series is the weird 'Quick, throw in a character!' but then 'Let's never use them again!' attitude.
The writer/s hold onto really friggin' annoying characters but give 2 seconds to others whilst the majority of the main cast are quite boring.

The Decepticons main cast I find myself liking a lot more as:
1. They get less air time so they don't get developed into dickheads and,
2. The voice-over cast does an awesome job with their characters.
The bloke who provides Zarak's voice nails it IMO as Zarak/Scorponok is my favourite character and with his booming Japanese voice, he makes Galvatron sound like a grunt.

I'll wait until Griffin posts further thoughts on later episodes, I finished the series on Saturday as I just went Headmasters Marathon Nuts! , before I make any further comments but for me this series is a 'watch once' kind of thing unfortunately as there are only a few standout episodes so I hope the subsequent series will be a bit more refined and enjoyable.

Oh, one thing I will say - Spoilers: Targetmasters are absolute jerks, like U.S. Military level jerks - I'd gladly take to them with an Energon Blade!!!